Book 1: Echoes Of The Past

Chapter 14 - Static Electricity

"SHANNON! Hey Shan, wait up!" Jared called out across the Car Lot to Shannon as he made his way back to the crew.

Shannon ignored him; he really wasn't in the mood for talking right now.

"Hey Shannon. Are you ready to go again? I think we only need a couple more takes and we'll be done with this part of the video and we can move onto your part with Ivy." Jess told him when she saw Shannon making his way back over to them.

"Ok. Sure." He mumbled.

"Hey, what's wrong?

"Nothing. OK let's go." He picked up the bike jacket which he had discarded over the back of the Director's Chair, earlier.

"Shannon, can we talk?" Jared had caught up with him by now.

"Not right now Jay. I want to get this finished up." Shannon looked at his younger brother.

Jared nodded, before stepping back and talking a seat in the Director's Chair.

"Is he OK?" Jess lent down to whisper in Jared's ear, looking at Shannon who was walking back over to where the bike was situated.

"Oh erm...yeah. He'll be fine." He looked up at Jess and smiled.

There was a sound from behind them and they both turned around to find Ivy making her way over to them.

"Hey Iv." Jess grinned. "Come to watch Shannon in action?"

"Something like that." Ivy pulled on her coat and came to stand near Jared and Jess.

"Here, take my seat." Jared told her, suddenly standing up and gesturing towards the Director's Chair.

Ivy looked down at it and then back up. She caught Shannon's eye as he was straddling the motorbike, helmet in his hands, poised ready to put on. They locked eyes for a few seconds, then Shannon rammed the helmet down over his head and flicked up the visor and turned the keys in the ignition, bringing the bike roaring to life.

"OK Shannon. And. ACTION!" Jared called out to him and Jess snapped the clapperboard shut with a click.

Shannon revved the bike and then gunned it down the parking lot whilst a camera on a trolley followed him alongside running parallel.

"I never knew Shannon rode a bike?" Ivy looked up at Jared who was standing next to her and questioned him.

"Oh yeah, he owns a couple, but his Harley is his favourite. It's a gorgeous bike. You'll have to get him to show you it sometime." Jared smiled back down at Ivy from where he was stood.

**1 hour later**

"Jay, I already told you I'm not filming the crash scene anymore. My ass and ribs are really sore now."

"But I need a few more close-up shots of—"

"NO! JUST FUCKING LEAVE IT ALREADY!" Shannon snapped at his younger brother as he got up off the asphalt and stood up, unclipping his helmet and taking it off. He ran a hand through his hair and ruffled it up.

Hooking his arm through the helmet and cradling it, he made to walk off.

"Shan. If you just do it one more time so I can get some good shots of you spinning on the asphalt. I won't bug you for the rest of the filming."

"No. Jared." Shannon spun on his heel to tell his brother firmly.

Jared folded his arms across his chest and huffed watching his older brother.

"What's wrong? Is he OK?" Ivy walked up to him and looked after Shannon as he walked back to his trailer across the Parking Lot.

"His ass hurts apparently." Jared told her. Ivy sniggered. "it's probably to do with the stick he has rammed up it."