Can't Take My Eyes Off You Ch. 4
#4 of Cant Take My Eyes Off You
Thanks anyone and everyone who read Ch. 1 -3. I hope you enjoy this one.
Slowly the world came into focus. I woke up with a feeling of warmth and happiness inside me. I stood up and glanced around the dressing room. Seigi was still resting on the couch. I decided to leave him sleeping, and went down the hall to find a bathroom and maybe some food. I found the bathroom, and went and wandered around some more. I found Mr. Wolfe's office, and knocked on the door. "Come in." I opened the door and was greeted by Mr. Wolfe's smiling face. "Kausn, just the person I was looking for. Please, have a seat."
"Ok, thank you."
"So, how do you feel the concert went?"
"I think it went very, very well, at least for my first concert." I reminisced on the last song, the way Seigi looked at me, the way we kissed, the way everything was perfect.
"It was a huge success. It was probably the most successful concert that any new act has had with our company. You know how much money we made, Kausn?"
"I have no idea, Sir."
"We made roughly about 3 quarters of a million dollars off of this concert." I just looked at him in disbelief.
"750,000 dollars!? How is that possible??"
"Well, a great number of people support you. Most of the audience was so touched by your last song, they started donating money to you. We made a killing on ticket sales. As people realized how good you were, they started calling their friends to come. The concert started with about 4000 people, and we ended the concert with roughly 10,000 people. Think about that, Kausn. 10,000 people, all there to see you. That, and Seigi helped too." This was unreal. 10,000 people. How does that happen? I still had a dumb look on my face as Mr. Wolfe continued. "That means you and Seigi are going to get about 10,000 dollars. Each." This last bit of information left me speechless.
"10,000 dollars.....each......that's a lot......."
"Consider it a signing gift. If you guys do concerts like that again, you can expect that number to go up."
"I don't know what to say."
"You don't need to say anything. You were amazing, and you and Seigi are an unstoppable force. You guys will take the music industry by storm. It helps that you guys are a couple. That will really add to the power of live performances." "So you're totally fine with me and Seigi being a couple?"
"Why wouldn't I be? I can see he brings out the best in you." At that, I blush and nod my head.
"Thank you, Mr. Wolfe, for everything."
"It's no problem. You have talent, and I think you and Seigi will go really big someday. Now, why don't you go back to him and get some rest. I want to get you guys into the studio as soon as possible, and I also want to come up with a name for you guys."
"Ok, sounds good. I can come tomorrow to the recording studio if you like."
"That would be fantastic!"
"Ok, I'll be there then." I stood up to leave, shaking Mr. Wolfe's hand.
"Thank you, Kausn, for being such an amazing performer, and having such an amazing boyfriend." I blushed at the word boyfriend, and I left the room, my tail going wagging like crazy. I walked back to the dressing room with a huge smile on my face. That grin instantly vanished when I saw Seigi in the dressing room, crying. Seeing him crying hurt more than anything I could have possibly imagined. I felt like a knife had been stabbed through my back. I ran over to him on the verge of tears myself.
"What's wrong honey?" I was extremely concerned. I had absolutely no idea what was going on, and I hated it.
"My....my parents.....they..." He choked out in between sobs. "They called me. They saw the concert." I saw where this was going and I didn't like it at all. I hugged him, and he hugged me back, twice as hard. "They called me and dad said... 'No son of mine is going to be a faggot.' They disowned me, Kausn. They burned all of my belongings. I have no place to go. They don't love me anymore." His crying had died down, but his eyes were still wet, and the fur around his eyes was matted and wet.
"I still love you Seigi. If your parents can't accept you for who you are, then they don't deserve to know you. You are an amazing person, and they clearly can't see that. That is why I'm so happy to have you." I looked into those glistening eyes, and wrapped him in another embrace. At that moment, my cell phone rang. I looked down at it, and I got a sinking feeling in my stomach. I let go of Seigi and flipped open my phone. "Hello?"
"What the fuck was that?!" The voice on the other end was practically yelling, trying to contain his anger, but not doing a very good job at it. "I go to a concert to see my son succeeding, and at the very end, I see you kiss another guy. Are you fucking gay or something?"
"Yes dad, I am. I love Seigi." My tone was ice cold. I knew what was about to come, and I wanted to prepare myself for it.
"You fucking faggot. I never want to see you at this house ever again. If you even so much as stand in front of this house, I'm going to come out there and beat your gay ass until you're unable to walk again."
"That's fine by me. I don't care what you think. I have a wonder boyfriend who loves me, and that's all that matters." I put extra emphasis on the word boyfriend, which seemed to make my dad all the more angrier.
"No son of mine will be known as a faggot. I never want to see you again." With that, the line went dead. I stood there, trying my hardest not to cry, but it was no use. I broke down, and fell onto the couch. I have no where to go. Seigi and I are alone in this world. As I sat there sobbing, I felt Seigi wrap his paws around me.
"I don't know why this has to happen to us, but we have each other, and that's all that matters." I looked at him between sobs, and wrapped him up tighter. As I slowly stop crying, I reflect on the things that had happened.
Was it all worth this? Should I have just performed Need You Now alone? No, because then Seigi wouldn't have been discovered, and then we wouldn't be able to perform together. But where will we go? We can't just stay here. I got up, and Seigi looked at me with those longing eyes.
"I'm sorry honey, but I'm going to go talk to Mr. Wolfe. He might be able to help us with our living situation." I reluctantly left him sitting there, and walked to Mr. Wolfe's office. As I walked, I tried to make myself look presentable, but I was no use. When I reached his door, I still looked like a wreck I knocked on his door, and there was some shuffling of papers before I heard a friendly "Come in!" I walked through his door, and his face instantly turned to a look of compassion.
"What's the problem?"
"Well, Seigi and I are kind of out of a home. We were wondering if you knew of any living arrangements." His face turned to a look of horror.
"Your parents kicked you out?!" Disbelief overpowered his voice.
"Yes they did."
"Well, I believe I can help you. I know someone who owns a hotel in the next town over. I can have him get you a room, and you can spend the night there at least. I'm so sorry this had to happen now."
"It's ok. You have no idea how grateful we are. Thank you so very much."
"It's no problem. Why don't you go get Seigi and you guys can head down there. We have some company cars we were going to let you guys use, so here you go." He tossed me two sets of keys.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wolfe. You seem to be the only person that's ok with all of this."
"No need to thank me. I know how difficult this can be. I was kicked by my parents when I was freshman in college. They didn't approve of my girlfriend, and when she got pregnant, they were furious. Now, go to the hotel, and get some rest. If you don't want to come in tomorrow, you don't have to. I want you to just rest."
"Thanks, Mr. Wolfe. We're going to try to make it in tomorrow. I'll call you if we can't."
"Ok. I hope everything works out for you two."
"Thank you." I left the room, feeling a little bit better. We had a place to stay for the night, and I got to spend time with Seigi. I walked back to the dressing room, and told Seigi what had happened. He seemed to get a little bit happier, but I could still see the pain behind those deep blue eyes. I left to get my guitar off the stage, and when I got out there, I couldn't help but stare into the empty arena. I felt alone in the world. The arena swallowed up any sound I made, and the emptiness made me feel no one was there for me, even though I know that wasn't true. When I got back to the room, I saw a post-it note attached to the mirror. It read:
Kausn,
I'm sorry, but I wanted to leave. Driving helps clear my head. That, and I need to sleep. I'll see you at the hotel. Mr. Wolfe came and talked to me, and he wished me the best of luck. I'll see you soon.
Love,
Seigi
That wolf. How dare he leave without me. I chuckled even after all that happened tonight, and grabbed my guitar and the keys on the counter, and left soon after. I found the car that was waiting for me. It was a red Chevy Impala, and it was loaded with every option imaginable. I climbed in a started it up, hearing the engine roar to life, and then gradually die down to soft purr. I pulled out on to the highway, and just drove. I thought about Seigi waiting for me at the hotel, and I sped up just a little bit.
I loved driving on the open highway. It gave me a chance to just sit back, relax and drive. That's what I needed to do right now. Relax. At this time of night, everything was quiet. I was the only car out as I thundered down the highway. Why did this have to happen now, tonight of all nights? It was supposed to be the best night of my life. Now, my fucking parents turned it all bittersweet. I continued down the highway, enjoying the emptiness and the space. Suddenly, I saw a glow on the side of the road, about a mile from where I was at. I wonder what that could be. As I got closer, I could make out what it was, and I gasped. Oh my God. A car had rolled over onto its roof, and now the front end was on fire. I slammed on the brakes, and stopped my car. I got out, and ran over to the wreckage. As I got closer, I could see that the fire was small, but I knew that it would soon grow. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed 911.
"Hello, this is 911. What is your emergency?"
"Yes, I need to report a car crash. A car has rolled onto its roof, and is now on fire. Please send someone out here, quickly."
"Ok and what is your location sir?"
"I'm on US 131 by exit 15."
"Thank you sir. Help is on the way."
"Thank you."
I hung up and went over to the car. In the 30 seconds that I made that call, the fire had already grown double in size. I knew that if I didn't react soon, any people in the car would be dead. Why does this have to happen after all that's already happened today? I went over to the driver's side, ignoring the intense heat radiating from the fire. I looked into the car, but I couldn't see anything through the smoke that was now filling the cockpit. The window was smashed, so I reached my paw inside to feel if anyone was in there. My paw connected with an arm, and I knew that I had to act fast. I climbed into the car, finding the seatbelt, and unbuckling it. I didn't realize that as soon as I did that, the unconscious body that was above me would come down and crush me under its weight. All the air from my lungs rushed out, and I was forced to suck in smoke, which threw me into a coughing fit. I felt broken glass dig into my stomach from the broken window. The pain was intense, but my pain wasn't the focus right now. I had to get this person out.
With a large amount of struggling, I was finally able to crawl out from under the person. I felt the heat from the fire now inside the cockpit, and I knew I didn't have much time left. I got most of the way out of the car, more broken glass digging into me, tearing up my fur and skin. I grabbed the other persons arm and tried to drag them out with me. I used all the strength I could rally up to pull the person out of the car. I pulled them out just in time, as a moment after they were clear from the car, the entire vehicle burst into a ball of fire. I looked around for any sign of help, but none was present. I was finally able to look at the figure that lay before me. They were coved in cuts, and their leg was twisted in a way that it shouldn't be. Their fur was covered in red, and I feared for the worst. When I glanced at their face, I almost vomited. My head started to spin. I fell to my knees, and broke out in a crying fit. I was so shocked I couldn't think straight. This can't be happening. It just isn't possible. I recognized the owner of the face. It was Seigi.
Thanks for reading. :) Got a little dramatic, didn't it?