(A/N: Personally one of my favourite chapters I have planned, so I really hope this turns out well lol. Also- filler songfic thing-)

Impulse knew it was probably his fault. In his defense, though, he wouldn't have been so tired in the morning if Zedaph and Tango hadn't convinced him to play monopoly with them all night.

"Impulse, wake up!" Tango shook the brunet awake, buzzing with excitement, "You're supposed to be driving today!"

"Mmmnoooooo" Impulse groaned and turned over. "Five more minutes, m'kay?"

"We're leaving in five minutes!" Tango said, "Come on! Zed and Bdubs and Scar are already at the van!"

"..Fine, fine. Be right there.."

Tango grinned, grabbing his backpack and dashing out of their tent, leaving his friend to doze off once more.

When Impulse woke up again he was being carried. He looked up and saw Scar, who was looking quite panicked. "Grab Impulse's bag, Bdubs!" He yelled, "Oh snap- I can't see their van anymore.."

Impulse groggily put two and two together and flailed out of Scars arms, landing on the ground with a loud thump!

"I'm so sorry! I slept in, didn't I?" The brunet grabbed Scar's hand and dragged him to the van muttering, "fuck this is just like my ninth grade finals..."

Once everyone, after a mad scramble, had piled into the van, they took off immediately, already ten minutes behind the other team.

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"Guys I'm really sorry I-"

"Really Impulse, it's okay!" Scar patted Impulse's shoulder, "I doubt anyone here is actually serious about this competition."

Tango turned around in his seat to face the backseat. "The only downside is that Zed is going to be whining the whole time."

"Impulse, I don't wanna driiiiiiveeeeeeee for so loooooooonggggggg!!" Zed said, dragging out any and all vowels in 'drive' and 'long'. "I could be doing so many more productive things right now!"

Tango laughed, "Like what."

"Like staring forlornly out the window and wishing you were mine..."

There was a moment of silence before all hell broke loose.

"LOOKIT TANGO'S FACE HAA HEAHHHHHH"

"HaHA smoooooth~"

"You absolute fucker-"

"PFFFT- YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND- DATE ME-"

Zedaph grinned, "The reactions to my quips are hilarious. I should keep flirting with you, Tango."

Tango crossed his arms. Impulse couldn't quite see from the back, but he was pretty sure Tango was scowling his ears pink. "All you do is flirt with me now."

"Ye...ah-" Zedaph's voice faltered, "Are you okay with it..?"

Impulse frowned. This might not be good for his OTP. The brunet leaned forward as the duo in the front seats started speaking in hushed tones.

"I.. I'm okay with it." Tango whispered, "I just- can we just still- y'know.. agh this is stupid nevermi-"

"No, Tango, your needs aren't stupid." Impulse leaned on his hands, his elbows resting on the space between the front seats. "Speak your mind."

"Jesus christ Impu-"

"Believe it or not, I am still here." The brunet gestured to the three of them vaguely, "Attending the ZIT trio meeting. Whats up, Tango?"

"Uhm.. okay." The blond bit his lip, turning to Zedaph, "I'm okay with flirting. I know you don't mean anything by it so-" Zedaph coughed, "-it's really nothing. But can we interact without flirting still, though?"

"Of course, I'm sorry- I'll hold back the aggressive flirting." Zed smiled sweetly, "I'm glad we can talk about this stuff Tango. And- Impulse."

"And this is a small van," Impulse leaning back, "So Scar and Bdubs too-"

Next to Impulse, Bdubs grinned, holding his phone in front of his face. The brunet giggled, pretending to end a recording.

"It's Reality TV," He explained, "You guys'll be famous!"

Scar shook his head, "Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that Zedaph and Tango are a bit too gay for 'mainstream-old-white-men' televison. "

Impulse pouted. "That sucks. Society sucks."

"Yeah, don't go around saying that-"

"waTCH M-"

"HEY!" Zedaph inturrupted Scar and Impulse's banter, not wanting one of his best friends to turn into the joker. "Wanna- listen to music?"

Tango switched on the radio, "I think that's a great idea-"

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"...And next on 99.9, Farmers Jam, we've got 'I'm gonna be' from the Proclaimers!"

It had been an hour since they turned on the radio and-- "FINALLY A GOOD SONG!!"

Tango pumped his fist, turning the radio up, "You guys up for some" - he did jazz hands as the melodiac plucks of the first few notes of the song started playing - "karaoke?"

Bdubs cheered, "I'M DOWN!"

Scar seemed equally excited about the song as Tango, "YES!!"

Impulse and Zedaph laughed, and the latter pulled out his phone. "Don't mind me recording, boys."

"🎵When I wake up,🎵"

Tango gasped with an exhilarated grin. "Well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you!" He sang, throwing his hands in the air.

"When I go out!" Scar joined in, elbowing Bdubs as well "Yeah I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you!"

Impulse laughed at how horribly his friends were, but he went along and sang the next line.

"When I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you-"

While all this was happening, Bdubs had been looking up the lyrics on his phone. The tanned boy squinted at his screen, then shrugged.

"Idon'tknowwhatthislyricmeansbut- when I haver!" Bdubs made a face, "Hey I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN-"

Tango laughed, "Chorus ti- oeh- And I would roll 500 miles!"

Bdubs pushed the boy in front of him from the backseat, "And I would roll 500 more!"

"Just to be the man who rolls a thousand miles to fall down at your door!" Scar finished.

"When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you~" Impulse screeched, "And when the money, comes in for the work I do, I'll pass almost every penny on to you whywouldyoudothat-"

Tango snorted, "Idon'tfuckinknow- When I come home!"

"When I come home!"

"-well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you!"

"And when I grow old," Scar glanced out the window, smiling. "Well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you..."

"But I would roll 500 miles, and I would roll 500 more!" Bdubs exclaimed, stealing Impulse's phone and turning it to him.

The brunet laughed, "Just to be the man who rolls a thousand miles to fall -- why fall -- down at your door!"

Bdubs grinned, "I KNOW THIS PART- Ba da daa da!"

Scar echoed Bdubs' chorus of notes, the two going back and forth. Whilst they were having the time of their lives, Tango shoved Zedaph during the intermission of the song.

"Don't shove the driver, Tango" Zedaph warned with an amused grin.

"Sing with us Zed!" Tango commanded, "C'mon do the chorus with me!"

"Okay, okay!" The britt laughed, "And I would roll 500 miles,"

Tango beamed, putting his arm around Zedaph's shoulder. "And I would roll 500 more!"

Zedaphs eyes flickered from the road to Tango, his heartbeat quickening. He grinned. "Just to be the man who rolled a thousand miles to fall down at your door-- Tango!"

"And I would walk 500 miles!"

"And I would roll 500 more!"

"Just to be the man who rolled a thousand miles,"

"To fall down at your door~!"

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Love that song.

Zedaph: I don't wanna drive for long
Also Zed: I'd roll 1000 miles for ya Tango :D

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