Sparks

Twenty-Two

Touring season had come again, and the band promised everyone that this tour would be better than the rest of their tours combined. They did their best to deliver. They brought new equipment, and did whatever they could to get the audience more involved with their shows.

The feedback they received was amazing. They were featured on The South Bank Show and were much more busy interview wise. Viva la Vida was played all over the radio, and was probably overplayed, or so Chris thought. He still found it humorous that Will had hated that song at first.

The time in which Gwen was needed in New York was nearing its end, which meant that they could move back to London very soon. The thought excited the whole band. It meant more time to work and better, more well-produced tracks.

She had promised that by that time their tour was completely finished, so would be her time in New York. He had clung onto this bit of hope, and decided that this tour would be the best one yet.

After each gig, the guys would hang out together, doing different things each night. Usually, they would go out and get dinner at a fancy restaurant or something, but sometimes they would go sightseeing or to the beach or to a park.

One memory of one of these nights was in Japan. Phil decided that they all needed a meal after a very sticky day on stage (nearly 90°!), so they all went to a sushi place. Jon and Chris were of course vegetarians, but the waiters didn't know that.

Will ordered a large steak, Phil ordered a plate of sushi, Guy ordered a veggie burger, and Chris ordered a salad. When the waitress asked Jonny what he wanted in Japanese, which he was still struggling to learn, he did his best to tell her that he was a vegetarian. Unfortunately, Jonny was struggling to understand the menu and the waitress didn't speak any English. The rest of the band was too busy laughing at him to help him, so eventually he gave up and told her to bring him whatever by simply waving her off.

"Why didn't you just point to Chris and be like 'what he's having'?" Guy asked after settling down.

Jonny groaned. "I can't speak any Japanese at all! I wasn't thinking, it was more panic, really." He sighed. "Oh well, it's just one time. I'm sure breaking the vegetarian diet one time won't hurt." He shrugged and Chris smirked.

"If you dislike it, we can share my salad, Jonny Boy," he offered.

"That's alright. You all eat your food, I'll eat mine. I'll definitely have to learn some Japanese after this."

The guys chuckled and talked about nonsense for awhile, and when their food came, Jonny realized that he was extremely nervous. Phil saw this and was quick to comfort him. "Hey, mate, are you alright? It's just a bit of meat! It'll be alright."

"I'm fine, it's just knowing that I'll be trying meat for the first time scares me a bit."

"Are you sure you don't want to share my salad, J?" Chris offered.

"Keep your food, Chris." He replied.

When the food came out, Jonny looked very nervously at the steak he had received. It was smaller in size than Will's, but it was still very greasy and what Jonny would describe as meaty. "Take a bite, Jon," Guy pushed.

With a deep breath, Jonny cut a tiny bit of steak, and took a bite.

"How is it, mate?" Will asked.

Jonny's face remained stoic for a minute before he laughed. "It's actually really good! Why wasn't I eating meat sooner?"

They all laughed. "I guess that means I reclaim the title of 'Sexiest Male Vegetarian' then?" Chris asked with a wink.