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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 23, 2011 22:27:25 GMT -5
The dream…. Or WAS it?
Chapter ONE
‘Don’t be a numpty, Damian!’ he thought to himself as he woke up in a cold sweat. He was having crazy dreams for the last five days now and he was wondering what he was doing to make them come. Always the same dream-he could minds-well, ONE mind and it was that of a mysterious girl he never met. In fact, he had never seen her face in the dream-all he knew was every time he went to look at her, she ducked away and vanished.
He got up. Wasn’t getting any more sleep that night anyway so, he went to the bus door and opened it. The cool night air of the early summer woke him up and made him walk briskly around the rest area the bus was parked in for the night. He was concentrating on trying to see the girl’s face in his dream and he did not look where he was going. He slipped off the tar in the night dew and slid down the embankment toward some power lines. His wrist just GRAZED one of them and then-his world lit up like a supernova and went black in a hurry. “This is not how I am supposed to die, is it?’ he thought to himself. What shocked him more than the power lines was the answer that came back to him-
‘No, love. You are supposed to have one grand adventure with me, first’ in a decidedly female soft voice in his mind.
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 24, 2011 8:59:15 GMT -5
Chapter TWO
Damian woke up back in the bus. Ryan had found him when he went on his morning run sprawled on the grass in the ditch and panicked when he saw how close his friend was to the power lines. He dragged him away and then carried him all the way back to the bus and to his bunk. He knew he was breathing and thought he just was knocked out. He sat with him until Damian woke up about three hours later.
“Unh, how did I get back on the bus?”
“Oh Damo, thank God! You are alright.”
“Ryan? What happened? I was walking around and I slipped down the bank.” He sat up in his bunk and said, “Yeah, I am OK. Why?” It was then that he noticed the burn mark on his right wrist and asked, “Um, Ryan? Where’d that mark come from?”
Ryan saw the nasty burn on his wrist and went to get the first aid kit. He put burn ointment on it and wrapped it in gauze to make it feel better and keep dirt out of it. Then, he went to the front of the bus and had breakfast with the rest of the band.
“How’s Damo this morning, Ryan?” Keith asked, reaching for a banana muffin.
“He’s perfect except for the burn mark on his wrist.”
“How do you think he got that?” asked Neil, looking up from his bowl of cereal.
“If I had to guess, I would say he hit the power lines out there when he slipped and fell down the bank. But, if he had touched them, how could he be alive now? There’s over 20,000,000 volts in those lines-he should be dead.”
Emmet said, “Well, Damo is one lucky guy, then!” All nodding heads agreed with him on that score. “Let him sleep on the way to Meadowbrook, then. When we get there, maybe he will be alright.”
Damian was laying in his bunk, halfway between awake and asleep and he was thinking to himself again, ‘I wonder who said that stuff about the grand adventure.’ The answer came in the same soft velvety female voice, ‘When you get to your next stop, I will see you and the adventure will begin.”
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Post by DaughterofOphelia on Apr 24, 2011 11:42:53 GMT -5
I love it so far! Please update soon! Happy Easter!
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Post by mistyconstellation on Apr 24, 2011 15:33:48 GMT -5
This is awesome! I love it!! Please update soon!
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 24, 2011 18:47:17 GMT -5
I like this! Update soon!!!!!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 24, 2011 19:42:40 GMT -5
Chapter THREE
Damian sat upright in his bunk. ‘Who said that?’
‘Don’t you remember my voice, Damian?’ she thought in his mind again. ‘I have been in your dreams since you asked for me, love. Surely you remember, now.’
Damian had recently been dumped by another girl. Stephanie was supposed to be special and she swore she understood his long tours and could deal but, she broke up with him for him being gone too long-she found someone else. He remembered when the dreams started that night that he had wished on a shooting star that he could find someone who could just KNOW how he felt about him and read his mind to know he cared about them. ‘Could THIS girl in his head be real?’
Laughter filled his mind. ‘I am very real, Damian McGinty. My name is Terpsichory and I am your Muse. You are not imagining this, I promise you. You will see me at Meadowbrook and I will be with you for the rest of the tour. You are not losing your mind, Irish, trust me.’
Damian called out to Ryan. “Hey, Ryan? How long till we get to the next venue?”
“About an hour, Damo. Why don’t you get some rest and we’ll wake you when we get there.” Ryan said from the kitchen.
That hour was the longest he had endured in a long time. When they got to Meadowbrook, he bounded out of his bunk and ran for the door of the bus. He jumped off and ran to the changing area for the band.
Laughter filled his head. ‘I am here, my love. Don’t look for me. I will find you and you will know it is me-I will be wearing a ribbon of gold in my hair just for you.’
The rest of the band finally found Damian and wondered if Ryan was right-that he HAD hit the power lines with his burnt wrist. Neil asked, “Hey, Damian, are you OK?”
George sighed and said, “Damian is just burning off nervous energy. He is just dandy, isn’t that right, laddie?”
They went through sound checks, dinner and the show. When the Meet and Greet session started, Damian was greeting every girl that came up to him with a friendly hi and took pictures with every one there. About five minutes before the session was over, he saw a girl walk in. She was five foot seven inches tall, with honey colored hair with a golden ribbon in it and his breath hitched in his chest. She was beautiful. She walked in in a white peasant shirt and green jeans and looked like a model. Ryan watched her walk and felt his heart skip a beat. George just thought to himself, ‘If I was 20 years younger, these lads would not stand a chance with you, love.’ Keith looked at her and gave himself whiplash. Neil and Emmet also turned to stare when she walked past them toward Damian.
‘Hey there, Irish.’ she thought into his mind. Aloud she said, in a soft, Irish accented voice, “Hi there, my name is Teri and I loved your gorgeous voice!”
Damian’s throat went dry. He gulped and said in her mind, ‘Hi, yourself. How did this happen? I know I wished it but-is this real?’ Aloud he said in his deep Irish tones, “Hello, love. How are you tonight? Thank you for complimenting me, Teri. My name is…”
“Oh, I know who you are, Damian, darling. I’m supposed to be meeting Sharon for a job tonight. Would you walk me to her, please?” as she took his hand in hers and walked out of the Meet and Greet with a smile for the rest of the lads. When they had left the tented area, they headed for the buses and Sharon. She offered Teri a job as the newest dancer for the group as one of the girls had to go home to help her mother settle her grandmother’s estate. Teri took the job and thought, ‘Damian, it was just that easy. I am with you for the rest of this six month tour. That is five months to have our grand adventure-you ready?’ to which, he nodded at her with a small sweet smile on his face.
Sharon smacked Damian in the back of the head. “Earth to Damo? Come in, lad. I need you to go to Teri’s rental car and get her bags to stow in the luggage compartment. Come on! Get moving, will ya? We need to leave the venue by midnight!” She shook her head at him, muttering, “He sees a pretty girl and comes unglued…”
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 24, 2011 20:23:25 GMT -5
I love it!! I love all the guys reactions to when she walked into the room! Update soon!!!!!!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 25, 2011 10:25:46 GMT -5
Chapter FOUR
Terpsichory boarded the bus and sat in the kitchen galley with Damian. She was holding his hands and talking to him in hushed tones as the rest of Celtic Thunder boarded the tour bus. Sharon said, “OK, everyone. As you all know, Haley had to go back to Ireland to help her mum with a family matter so, I am happy to announce Damian’s lead dancer for the rest of the tour will be Teri Sichory. Make her feel welcome, lads. Teri, you can stay on this bus with the guys to get to know them till we stop for the night at the hotel in Connecticut, OK?”
Teri said, “Yes, Ma’am!” smiling brightly at her as she got off the bus and headed to the lead bus in the convoy, leaving the guys and Teri on the guys bus.
Damian thought, ‘Um, Teri, can you read their minds, too?’
‘Of course, I can, love. Why’d ya ask?’
‘Oh the pranks we can pull! This will be an epic tour!’ as his laughter filled her head, making her blush. He noticed and thought he had to do that again-he loved the pink in her cheeks.
The guys started the intros. “Hi there, I’m Keith Harkin. Pleased to meet you.” He reached out and shook the hand she had just taken from Damian’s.
“I’m Neil Byrne, a pleasure to meet you.”
“I’m George Donaldson. Don’t let the lads get all moony eyed over ya, lassie.”
“I’m Ryan Kelly and it IS a pleasure to meet our beautiful new dancer.” as he kissed her hand softly.
When she got her hand back, she gave it back to Damian and said, “If I am his lead dancer, I should get to know him a bit better, don’t you think so, Irish?”
He said, “Well, there is the small movie room we have in the back of the bus…”
“Lead the way, then.” she said, as she got to her feet and pulled him to his. He walked past the five guys and smiled a small smile watching their jaws drop at the sight of this woman and Damian together.
When they got to the movie room, he put a Celtic Thunder DVD in the player and said, “This is the kind of dancing you will be doing in rehearsals tomorrow, I think.” In her mind he said, ‘Wow! Did you see their jaws all hit the floor when we walked past them? That was classic!’
‘Keith and Ryan are listening at the door right now to hear what we are talking about.’
‘Want to give em something to talk about?’ as he cocked an eyebrow at her.
‘Why, Mr. McGinty, what DO you have in that devious mind of yours?’
‘Follow my lead and watch what happens, ok, love?’ to which, she nodded.
He said aloud, “How old are you?”
She, “I‘m 18. Why? How old are you?”
He, “I’m 18, too. Ow, I have a kink in my neck. Would you massage it out for me?”
She, “What happened to do this to you? Oh! And, what happened to your wrist? Does it hurt?” acting overly concerned.
He, “I fell outside last night and I grazed a power line, I think. And, yeah, it does hurt a little but, don’t tell the guys.”
She, “Let me kiss it and make it better for you, then, Irish.”
The guys knocked and walked in the room at the same time to find Teri sitting on Damian’s lap and kissing his bandaged wrist and gasped. Pretending not to hear them come in, she further made them lose it when she looked into Damian’s blue eyes and said, “Can you kiss me again like you just did, Irish?” Damian looked into her hazel eyes and sighed, kissing her deeply and caressing her cheek with his free hand.
“A-hem!” as Keith tapped Damo on the head. “You’ve known her all of, what, ONE HOUR and you’re kissing her like THAT?”
Ryan just said, “I thought you would have at least asked her on a date first, Damo. Skipped a couple steps there, didn’t ya?”
“We knew you were there the whole time, listening in. So, we gave you something to hear and see!” as Teri got off his lap and her and Damian began laughing at the two of them. When they shook their heads and left them alone finally, she thought at him, ‘Irish? Was my kiss that bad?’ she chewed on her lip, nervously.
‘No! Just unexpected, is all. In fact, I wouldn’t mind another.’ as he kissed her again. ‘Well, this is gonna be one heck of a tour!’ he thought to himself, smiling into the kiss.
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 25, 2011 12:23:32 GMT -5
I love it!!!!!!!! I think they both had a great time teasing the other lads!!!! Update soon!!!!!!!
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Post by DaughterofOphelia on Apr 25, 2011 14:09:16 GMT -5
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please update soon!
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Post by CelticPrincess24 on Apr 25, 2011 15:07:49 GMT -5
Update soon!
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Post by celticbear on Apr 25, 2011 22:20:21 GMT -5
WOW! This story is Fantastic! How the fun Damo and Teri are going to have with the lads! Hey at least since Teri can read their minds Damo will be warned about all the pranks the Lad's have planed for him! The whole scene in the Movie room, was PRICELESS! I'M REALLY HOOKED ON THIS ONE! KEEP THE UPDATES COMING!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 25, 2011 23:34:41 GMT -5
Ok, without further waiting....Chapters FIVE and SIX but, be warned....There is a Chapter SIX AND A HALF....
Chapter FIVE
That night, they checked into the hotels and Ryan, Keith, and Damian were in one suite with George, Neil and Emmet in another and the girls on the tour were broken into similar suites. Ryan and Keith all of a sudden, pounced on Damian and pinned him to the bed.
Ryan asked, “OK, Damo, what gives? Who is your new mystery woman and how on earth did you get to be the one to kiss her She is so out of your league, boy-o.”
Keith, “She’s a beauty, alright but, if she likes our little Damian and makes him smile like he is, then leave him be with her, Ryan.”
Ryan, “I agree, Keith. Just be careful she isn’t a rebound, Damo. Don’t want your heart broken twice on tour-don’t know if we can handle that!”
They all laughed and then, Keith said, “Yeah, but it IS nice if YOU are the one leaving a trail of broken hearts, isn’t that the truth?” followed by more laughter.
Since Terpsichory could hear all of Damo’s thoughts and those of his friends, she knew that they cared about him very much-like they would a favorite little brother, which she thought was endearing. However, she also picked up on Damian’s wondering if Ryan was right-that she was out of league, after all. ‘Irish, if I had not heard your wish on that star, I would not have come for you. You are the only one I want to be around right now-you and your golden voice, that is.’ When she said that in his mind, those words went straight to his nerves and calmed him down a lot.
The next morning, when they all went to breakfast, Damian had a brilliant idea. ‘Teri, if you can read everyone else’s thoughts, can you tell me when they are going ask me to do anything so I can freak em out a bit? This ought to be good.’
‘Irish, what is going on in that head of yours? Oh, and to answer your thought, I let you have your own mind-I can only read what you want me to see in your mind. The rest of them are completely open to me so, I see all in their heads that is directed at you.’
Just then, Ryan walked in the room. Damian got up and went to the buffet and grabbed a plate, putting a blueberry muffin, four strawberries and two pieces of wheat toast on it and gave it to Ryan. “Heya, Ryan! Is this what you wanted for breakfast?” This shocked Ryan who nodded numbly and took a seat at the table. Damian then went and got a cup of tea and put two sugars and a splash of cream in it and gave that to him as well. “Tea, just the way you like it?”
“How on earth did you just do that?” Ryan asked, decidedly unsettled. “Thank you, Damian. All that is missing is a-” Damian handed him a napkin and he said, softly, “napkin. Damo, is there something going on?” Sharon walked in the room and Damian got up from the table again and went to the buffet. He got her a glass of orange juice and a raspberry muffin and set it in her spot with a single orchid he had gotten from the hotel florist. “This is to say ‘Thanks’ for hiring Teri and for being a good boss.” earning him a hug from Sharon and a tear slid down her cheek. “Damian McGinty, you are too sweet this morning!”
Teri just smiled and said in his head, ‘Hey, Irish. Don’t show off now. You are just supposed to make them think you are more than just their Little Damian.’ Aloud she said, “He is a natural charmer isn’t he?” Sharon just smiled as she was thinking the EXACT same thing.
Chapter SIX
Over the next few days, Damian did things for the guys on the tour bus that they were thinking they should have done but that he DID them already. Little things like getting them sodas when they were only thinking about them, doing their laundry with Teri when they were only thinking of doing it, ordering take out for the whole band and KNOWING what they wanted. He was being a ridiculously huge help to them and the guys were wondering how this change in Damo had come about.
“Hey where did my pile of dirty clothes go?” Keith asked looking in his little hamper and finding it empty. He opened his bunk slider and found neatly folded piles of clean clothes with a note saying ‘Did my laundry and yours, too. Damian’.
Ryan, George, Keith, Neil and Emmet found similar piles of clothes and notes as well. “Well, this is weird. HE is now a neat freak?” Ryan said, looking around the bus. It was spotless. On the table, a chocolate cake with a note saying ‘Found a bakery near the laundrymat. Got this for you and went back for cookies and coffee with Teri. Enjoy! Damian.’, with five plates.
“OK, maybe he DID hit the power lines.” Neil said, looking at the rest of the guys.
“Can’t Teri be the reason he is trying to be more helpful, lads? He is trying to impress her?” asked George, thoughtfully. He liked that Damian was happy and the perks of him being more helpful on the bus did not hurt.
“Erm, are we letting him take on too much? He is looking after us better than we deserve given we pick on him for everything he does. Should we do something for him? You know to thank him for being good to us?” Emmet said, softly from his bunk.
“You know, that is a grand idea, Emmet!” Keith said, thinking it over. “What could we do for him, though?” The five of them put their heads together and thought of a lot of ideas but nothing was THE perfect thing. Until…. “Lads, “ Keith said, looking up from the planning board, “I have the PERFECT way to thank our Little Damian. We can do…” as he whispered his plan to them. He watched them nod their heads and he said, “This will be epic! We just have to surprise him. We can do it tonight.”
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 25, 2011 23:41:03 GMT -5
I love how the lads are so puzzled by Damian's behavior, and I can't wait to see what they have planned for him! Update soon please!!!!!!
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Post by DaughterofOphelia on Apr 26, 2011 0:07:40 GMT -5
I love it!!!!!!!!!!! Update soon pretty please!!!!
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