Just For Kicks

Chapter Two

Jakob rubbed his eyes, dark circles at their finest. He was tired, it had been a long day of course he was. There was a faint tap on his window. He looked up and smiled as he saw Josh smilin back through the window. Jakob released the door lock and the other boy shifted into the pasanger seat. "So... you and Isabelle had another fight in the hallway."
Jakob groaned, "Yeah, can I come to your place man? I mean, I wanna go to that party but if Isa's gonna freak out about it I wont go."
Josh chuckled, "Yeah of course, got some of that good shit at my house man." Although it was an apartment and not a house, both boys treated it like a house in the sense they did anything they wanted.
With a loud, "FUCK YEAH!" Jakob started his truck and sped off out of the school parking lot. They were at the apartment complex in a manner of short minutes. Whenever Jakob drove he always drove around 20 miles over the speed limit. Police werent an issue since he could spot them easily and slow down just in time.
Josh reached into his pocket and took out his keys as they approached the door to his dads apartment. He opened it up and walked in, tossing his keys aside he flung himself onto his couch. Jakob followed and tossed his bag to the side. He kicked the door closed and made his way towards Josh's room. He came back out carrying an electric guitar and an amp. The guitar was a nice shade blue that seemed to shimmer in the light.
It had been a christmas gift to Josh from his grandparents, but he never used it. "Gee just take stuff from my room man." Josh said in a muffled voice from the couch. His face was burried in a pillow.
"I could have taken your drugs." Jakob said with a smirk.
Josh lifted his head, "True true. Want a beer?" Jakob nodded as he started plugging in sperate cords. Josh opened his fridge and grabbed two beers. When he came back he put both in front of Jakob. "Work your magic."
   Jakob chuckled as he glanced at the two bottles. He set down the guitar and grabbed one bottle. He knocked on the cap with his pointer knuckle once. The cap seemed to have a dent in it, before the dent could bang itself back out Jakob banged it on the edge of the coffee table in front of him. The metal cap shot off, getting lost in the room. "There." The long haired boy said with a smirk as he handed the bottle to Josh.
   "How in the hell do you do that?" Josh said as he looked at the neck of the bottle. It looked untouched, as if a cap hadn't even been put on it. It was like an extreme magic trick. Jakob had been doing it since they first met. How he did Josh would never know. He had tried it a few times himself, but it never worked.
   Jakob shrugged as another cap shot off towards the wall. "Just something i tought myself to do. More of a party trick than magic." Jakob said taking a swig and setting the bottle down. He picked the guitar back up and began to play. His phone rang and and he nodded towards it. This was his motion for Josh to answer it.
   Josh picked up the cracked iphone and answered it. "Hello?" Josh leaned back into his couch and continued to drink his beer. "Yeah he's right here, can't you hear the guitar?" Whoever it was on the other end sounded like a guy. That crossed out Isabelle. "Isabelle got mad at him, he can't make it to the party." Jakob set the guitar down and asked for the phone.
   "Who's this?" He asked as he pushed hus hair out of his eyes.
   "It's Grayson, sorry you can't come to the party man. Want me to like make it another day?"
   "Nah nah, Isabelle was mad cause Max was gonna be there. Go ahead man I'll just be here with Josh." Jakob said with a chuckle.
   Grayson sighed, "Alright, well Nikki is gonna be pissed. She was really looking foward to partying with you tonight."
   Jakob laughed, "Tell her not to worry, there'll be more parties."
   Although it was over the phone, Jakob could tell Grayson had rolled his eyes. "I guess, but come on are you really gonna let your girlfriends ex boyfriend keep you from a party?"
   "Yes, if Isa doesn't want me there i won't go. Besides I've got a new song that I'm working on."
   "Alright. And sweet man, make sure you send me a demo so I can start working on it."
   "Alright later man."
   "Later."
   With that Jakob hung up and tossed the phone on the table. He took another swig of his beer and continued playing. Josh's phone dinged, he picked it up and sighed. "Derek needs me to pick him up, I'll be right back."
   "Alright I'll just be here man." Jakob said as he pulled the lyrics from earlier. Josh nodded and snagged Jakobs keys before leaving. After the door closed Jakobs phone started ringing. He picked it up and answered. "Hello?"
   "Are you still mad at me?" It was Isabelle on the other end. Jakob had been expecting a call from her.
   "No, Nikki will be. You're depriving her of her Jakey time." Jakob said with a loud laugh. Isabelle laughed on the other line as well.
   "Well of course, if she has more Jakey time than me theres a big problem." After the laughter died down Isabelle sighed. "I know you wanted to go to that party. I'm really sorry."
   "Don't worry about it, there'll be more parties. Besides I think Derek is coming over. It'll be fun to mess with him." Jakob said with a smirk in his voice. Isabelle sighed and her boyfriend could tell she was rolling her eyes with her right hip bumped out. He new her that well. He knew without having to listen to background noise that she was in a starbucks, waiting for some cute guy to give her a caramel macchiato with his number on it.
   "Why do you constantly pick on him?" Isabelle asked annoyed.
   "I don't know, who else can I pick on that's just as fun to?" Jakob asked as he finished off his beer and set the bottle down.
   Isabelle chuckled, "I guess you have a point. I know I used to pick on him." Someone called for Isabelle on the other end of the line. "I have to go I'll talk to you later Jake, bye."
   "Bye." Jakob hung up, then tossed his phone aside. As he began playing again he heard a key jingle inside the door to the apartment. Josh and Derek came in laughing. Jakob smirked and winked at Derek, who blushed in return.