The One Time Nothing Happened

[amfiguree]

[Pre-slash] [American Idol] [David Archuleta/David Cook] [G]

Inspired by this post. ETA: AND ALSO, THIS STORY NOW HAS ART BECAUSE scoop_k IS MADE OF FUCKING WIN, AND. JUST. IT'S UNDER THE CUT BECAUSE I WANTED TO POST IT IN ALL ITS BIG, BEAUTIFUL, ORIGINAL-SIZED GLORY. AORIEFHW(#OIRJFEWHR*OIKLWQEADSFIU@R(*IURT$*()WIFKELSA!!!!!!!11111



The One Time Nothing Happened




by scoop_k, who is, like, a fucking goddess. only better.

It feels to Cook like he's only just stumbled into bed, high on life and doing the Hollywood thing and having one or four too many rounds of alcohol, when his phone rings. Judging from the extra leaden weight in his head, though, it's probably been closer to a couple of hours.

Cook considers letting the call go to voice mail, but the phone's singing do you catch your breath when I look at you? like a goddamn full-on band practice in an empty auditorium, and Cook snarls under his breath as he picks up. Goddamn Michael and his goddamn ring tones. "What?"

"Oh my gosh," the phone says. Its voice is strangely high-pitched, colored with something that sounds vaguely like relief.

"Mmmf," Cook grumbles, into his pillow. Then it clicks. "Archie?"

"Oh my gosh," David repeats. He sounds like he might've been crying, and Cook pushes himself up immediately and swipes a rough hand over his face. "Cook, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I just - they said I could only get one phone call and no one else is picking up, and if I call my parents they're going to be so mad--"

"Archie." Cook pinches the bridge of his nose. "It's, like, two in the morning, man. Of course no one else is gonna..." he pauses, then, and David's silence is suddenly deafening. "Dave," he says, slowly. "One phone c--where are you?"

"Um," David says. His voice is small and tinny over the line, and Cook is suddenly wide awake.

"Fuck," he swears. "Jesus fucking Christ, David."

"Please don't tell my dad," David moans. "He's totally going to flip out. But nothing even happened, I promise; it was all--"

"Just tell me where the station is," Cook snaps. Concern shapes his tone, but anger makes it too-sharp, and Cook hears it when David's breathing hitches. "I'll pick you up."

Comments

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

Dude, I love the first line - I hate that feeling when it's like you've just laid down your head but it turns out you've been asleep for hours and - yeah, I just love how you got that across. And Cook is such a good friend, too! Bless. ♥

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

you read! omg METTE! how much do i love you for reading! AND FEEDBACK. gah, you are too lovely to me. <33333

[snackbreak.livejournal.com]

LOL TO THE MAX! Oh my gosh, I never, ever, ever, ever, EVER thought about what if Archie went to jail and had to use his one phone call to call Cook, just GAH priceless and PERFECT and sorry to little David because now I kind of want this to happen D: and AHHHHHH

I also want to know what he did to get himself in jail and what poor Cook is going to do and say, so if you ever feel the need to continue this? I'd be ALL ABOUT THAT, just in case you were wondering XD

OMG, too awesome, seriously. I want all of those photoshoot scenarios to get written now, like the mermaid one I'd probably cry laughing if I tried to read something that actually was about that, but at the same time they are all so awesome just I am going to explode with David love anyway, XD

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMMENTING. it's scary venturing into a semi new fandom and having to wonder, all over again, if people are going to hate your work or not comment or - or... *deep breath*

and i totally plan to have more... sometime.

OMG SOMEONE SHOULD WRITE MERMAID!FIC. I WOULD DO IT MYSELF IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD FALL COMPLETELY, UTTERLY FLAT.

[boomingvoice.livejournal.com]

omg omg omg omg omg.

omg.

oh my god.

AND MJ CHANGED HIS RINGTONE TO CRUSH. OF COURSE. AHAHAHAHAHA.

and don't tell his dad! omg. Oh my god. nat, you own me. nat.

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

omg i was totally supposed to go to bed, like, two hours ago, only i've been writing other archie!fic HALF THAT TIME, and, just, i DON'T EVEN KNOW, BRI! *FLAILS*

[boomingvoice.livejournal.com]

oh my god ::flails back:: nat, i don't know what i did in my past lives to deserve this, but i am so happy you don't even know. i hope he eats the rest of the flist as well. i miss people

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

scratch screen. i deleted. i forget i'm not posting under the right account. :/

[boomingvoice.livejournal.com]

oh, nat. ::hugs::

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

gah, i'll get over it! *snuggles you* hopefully this archie!fic is the answer! (and oh, bri, i love it SO MUCH already i cannot even say, and it's the first time in forever that i'm terrified that i'll actually finish it and run out of excuses to NOT post it and then have people not comment, or worse, HATE it, and THEN what will i do!?)

i swear i'm going to stop unloading on you now, but ilu and thank you for all your patience with my whining. <3 GOODNIGHT.

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

AND ALSO. YOU LIKE. YAYE.

[starafar]

How can you say nothing good happens at 2am? I READ THIS. :D :D

And yes, you have no excuse for not finishing and posting, missy. >.<

:D

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA. ILU.

... and i totally have an excuse! a very, very valid one! re: SKOOL.

[starafar]

Pffffft. Skool iz louzy.

[sigarilyo.livejournal.com]

I will be an obnoxious person for a second and go: OMG MORE PLEASE?

*ahem*

"Archie." Cook pinches the bridge of his nose. "It's, like, two in the morning, man. Of course no one else is gonna..." he pauses, then, and David's silence is suddenly deafening. "Dave," he says, slowly. "One phone c--where are you?"

"Um," David says. His voice is small and tinny over the line, and Cook is suddenly wide awake.

"Fuck," he swears. "Jesus fucking Christ, David."

"Please don't tell my dad," David moans. "He's totally going to flip out. But nothing even happened, I promise; it was all--"

I love how you managed to put so much meaning into a few lines of dialogue! And, yes, Michael's sneaky ringtone-changing ways ♥

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

BWAHA. obnoxious is good! in fact, obnoxious is welcome and encouraged! there will hopefully be more, too! except, gah, new fandoms are scary! and i should thank you for the prompts! this would never have been written otherwise (BECAUSE OMG, ARCHIE!PICSPAM = BEST. POST. EVAR!)

hee! thank you so much for the feedback! i'm really, really glad and relieved that at least one person not from my f-list (and therefore cannot be commenting simply because they love me and/or are biased) seems to have enjoyed this! :D

[ceares.livejournal.com]

*looks frantically around* OMG-where's the rest? Seriously, this is a terrific start, I hope you do a full story at some point. (Also love the title)

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

BWAH! it is, um, forthcoming - hopefully sometime in the near future! thank you so much for commenting! this was really just a toe-dip in the crazy huge swimming pool that is cookleta, and all the lovely things people have been saying have helped the muses very much! :D

(also, so glad you liked the title. i have trouble with those.)

[astolat]

AHAHA OMG ARCHIE IN JAIL AND COOK IS HIS ONE PHONE CALL. Dude, this is awesome and omg, there must must must be more, please! <3

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

HEEEEE! i will get right on that! thank you so much!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_workinprogress/]

Dude. WHAT HAPPENED?!

(Did Archie get arrested for lewd behavior?)

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

*cackles*

but that would be giving away the plot, wouldn't it? ;D

[snackbreak.livejournal.com]

OMG YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE???? THIS FIC.

YOU KNOW WHO I LOVE FOR WRITING IT???? YOU


I just rec'd it to people that don't even read cookleta because dammit, I WILL CONVERT THEM ALL. ALL OF THEM. It is just a matter of time and persistence! And if that SOMEHOW doesn't work, I will get SRS about it and STRAP THEM DOWN AND READ THEM FIC ALOUD. I WILL. I am trapped in a car with one girl next month for two separate 18 hour car rides in which she will be doing 100 % of the driving..... I feel this is a GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. :D :D :D

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH MY GOSH YOUR AWESOME IS TOO AWESOME FOR WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU READING COOKLETA TO PEOPLE MAKES MY HEART WANT TO FLY LIKE ROSE IN TITANIC. like, it is THAT EPIC. please to promise to read ALL OF ASTOLAT'S STUFF. backwards and forwards! i'd like to see people saying no to the appeal of THAT! i have TOTES recced her stuff to ALL my idol-watching friends, even those that HATE HATE HATE SLASH, and i am like, BLASPHEMY, YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS STORY THAT IS MADE OF TOTAL WIN.

ALWAYS works!

[snackbreak.livejournal.com]

I wanted to do a basic primer to first HOOK THEM AND DRAG THEM IN LIKE THE CATCH OF THE DAY, and I literally was like "here are four of astolat's stories, read them in the order I say. And here is Nat's story because I LOVE IT TO PIECES" and then I couldn't just be here and not tell you how much I love it, SO. :D

But I have a feeling that they might ignore my primer, hence the printing and reading aloud in confined spaces until love of David is FORCED OUT OF THEM like 'water from a stone' or whatever. EEEE!

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

i stared at this IN AWE for the longest time EVER because OH MY GOSH. I AM SO FLATTERED.

also, i very much approve of your back up plan because people NEED TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE MISSING KTHXBAI.

[vna04.livejournal.com]

dude! that was wicked! where's the rest of it?! haha i hope you write what happens/ed hehe

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

heeee! thank you! i hope you saw the prequel! that's where most everything is explained! ;)

[musicboxgirl.livejournal.com]

OMG You are going to get SO tired of me flailing about BUT *flails* OMG ARCHIE!! <3

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

HI, I WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF FLAILING OR FEEDBACK, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS. ♥ ♥ ♥ TY, LOVELY.

[cosmicvanilla.livejournal.com]

Aw, I love this.,

I wonder what Archie did to get in jail. lol. I love how nervous he is about calling Cook. Adorable.

[sparklespiff]

sfka;lsjd Crush. aslkfjas Archie in JAIL OH MY GOD this is AMAZING. That is all.

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDD i am so pleased you enjoyed this, ty, bb!