Novel 2 - AF Meets AI In London

Vince and Khai are shaking hands with the winners of American Idol’s first, second and third seasons, somewhere in the West.
(my guess is London, the home of the Pop Idol franchise)
Vince gets to shake hands with the number ones, while Khai gets to shake hands with the number twos and number threes.
As usual, Khai has his cat, Nemo, tagging along with him.
The AF guys are having a photo session with the American Idol winners.
Vince is to pose with the champions. Khai is to pose with the runners-up.
Vince shakes hands with Fantasia, whom he has already met. Fantasia then introduces Vince to Ruben Studdard, the big, strong and friendly African-American champion of American Idol 2.
Studdard proceeds to hug Vince. “Ouch!” says Vince.
Finally, Vince gets to shake hands with the very first American Idol champion, the attractive American from Texas, Kelly Clarkson.
“Are you OK, Vince?” Clarkson asks Vince.
“I feel groggy,” Vince replies.
“Poor you. Let me help you walk,” Clarkson says. She proceeds to help Vince walk into the studio with the other winners.
Khai is very happy to shake hands with Justin Guarini, who is the second place winner of American Idol’s first season.
He then shakes hands with handsome Clay Aiken, who won the second place in American Idol 2.
Khai proceeds to shake hands with American Idol 3’s second place winner, the
feisty Diana DeGarmo, whom he has already met. Diana cuddles Khai and congratulates Nemo (Nemo and his mate Lucky have five kittens).
Khai moves on to shake hands with American Idol’s first season’s third
placer, the red-haired Nicole McKibbin, and the second season’s third placer, Kimberley Locke.
He finally shakes hands, and gets hugged, by his "distant relative" among the American Idols, the sweet Filipino Hawaiian Jasmine Trias, whom he has already met.
Suddenly, Nemo darts out of Khai’s arms and jumps into Diana’s embrace.
“Grrr! Khai geram lah!” Khai grumbles. “Diana always tackle my cat!”
“Cool it, Khai! It’s only for a while,” Trias consoles Khai, and strokes his back and hair.
McKibbin and Locke, who are standing nearby, also console angry Khai, stroking his back and hair.
The trio accompany Khai into the studio, simultaneously calming him down.

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BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Cerpen Kedua - AF berjumpa AI di London

Vince dan Khai berjabat tangan dengan pemenang American Idol musim 1, 2 dan
3 di UK.
Vince berkenalan dengan pemenang nombor 1, manakala Khai berkenalan dengan
pemenang nombor 2 dan 3.
Seperti biasa, Nemo mengikut Khai ke UK.
Vince dan Khai kena bergambar dengan pemenang AI.
Vince kena bergambar dengan pemenang nombor 1 dan Khai dengan pemenang
nombor 2 dan 3.
Vince berjumpa dengan Fantasia Barrino yang sudah dikenalinya, dan
Fantasia memperkenalkan Vince kepada Ruben Studdard (juara AI2) yang
berbadan besar macam teddy bear.
Ruben memeluk Vince. “Ouch!” kata Vince.
Vince akhirnya berjumpa Kelly Clarkson, si jelita dari Texas yang memenangi
AI musim 1.
“Vince OK tak?” tanya Kelly.
“Saya rasa pitam,” jawab Vince.
“Kesian. Kak bantu Vince berjalan, ya.”
Dengan bantuan Kelly, Vince mengikut Ruben dan Fantasia masuk ke studio.
Khai berjabat tangan dengan Justin Guarini, yang mendapat tempat kedua dalam
AI1.
Kemudian Khai berjumpa Clay Aiken yang mendapat tempat kedua dalam AI2.
Diana DeGarmo, yang sudahpun berkenalan dengan Khai, memeluknya kuat-kuat,
serta mengucapkan tahniah kerana kucing Khai, Nemo, baru mendapat 5 anak.
Khai kemudiannya berjumpa dengan Nicole Kibbin, pemenang tempat ketiga AI1,
Kimberley Locke, pemenang tempat ketiga AI2, dan akhirnya Jasmine Trias,
yang sudahpun berkenalan dengannya.
Jasmine memeluk Khai, semacam menganggapnya sebagai adik
angkat.
Dengan tiba-tiba, Nemo melompat keluar dari dukungan Khai dan melompat ke
dalam dukungan Diana.
“Grrr! Khai geramlah!” Khai berkata. “Diana selalu tackle
Nemo!”
“Cool it, Khai! Itu sementara saja,” Jasmine menenangkan Khai,
serta mengurut belakang badannya.
Nicole dan Kimberley juga menenangkan Khai dengan mengurut badannya.
Khai akhirnya mengikut rakan-rakannya ke dalam studio untuk penggambaran.