The week went by slow. I wrote a letter to my parents telling them that I was fine and I said it was from a friend of mine. I wasn't going to let them hurt me. And from what I know, their some psychotic freaks that like death of their children, and for all I know, I'm not their first child. I mean it would make sense, I'm 17 and their in their 50's, so Lord knows how many other kid's they've had. I was in my temporary room with I herd a knock at my door.
"Come in." I said putting my book I was reading down.
"You packed?" Kevin asked coming in. We went shopping the day after the incident but we only got a few things. He said we'd do some more shopping later in some other cities, cause he wanted me to be a "Walking fashion statement". I had only known him but a week, and he was treating me like a daughter.
"Of what I have, yeah. When are we leaving?" I asked standing up.
"Now. The buses are outside waiting. Along with everyone else." He said picking my bag up.
"I can get it. Your probably under enough pressure with this tour and all." I said grabbing my bag back from his hands.
"Can't argue with that." He said holding his hands up.
"Thats what I thought." I said starting for the stairs. I walked outside to be greeted by Brian.
"Hey girl. Took you guys long enough!" Brian said giving me a hug. We had grown pretty close over the past week. He was a true sweetheart, I'll tell ya.
"Don't give me that crap! We weren't in there but 5 minutes!"
"Thats besides the point!" He joked.
"Where's Nick?"
"On the bus. Why?"
"Oh, I just wanted to um.... barrow his Journey CD. I lost mine." I lied. Truthfully, I had grown a secret crush on him, and would do anything to strike a convo with him. I wouldn't admit it to anyone though, who knows what they'd say. He'd finally gotten used to having me around, I don't know why he was so nervous in the first place.
"Well he's back in the entertainment room. Might want to wait a few though, he's in the middle of a game."
"Oh. Will do." I said stepping on the bus. I walked over to the bunks and stared. "Who's bunk is who's?" I yelled.
"Doesn't matter. Just pick one thats empty." Nick yelled from the back. Oh, how I loved the sound of his voice! I tried to find his bunk and had good luck on that part. I picked the one right below his. I just hoped he didn't fall off the thing! I suddenly felt a thump of the bus starting off.
"Okay cool." I yelled back to him. I settled my stuff back in and suddenly herd footsteps coming from the back. Thinking it was just Nick, I just shrugged it off and continued to read my book. So much for shrugging it off..... next think I know theres a 173 pound body on me with blond ruffled hair. Hmmm...... I wonder who that might be?!
"Nick Carter! Get your big butt of me!" I yelled laughing. "Ummm.... breathing problem here! HELP! Kevin! Help me!!"
"Whats going on?" Kevin asked coming in.
"I can't breath cause this bozo won't get off me!"
"Its my bunk though!"
"Reality check hun! Yours is up there!"
"Well I like this one better. Its softer!"
"Nickolas Carter if you don't get off of me this moment I will pull every single one of those bleached blond hairs of yours! And I WILL make it hurt!" I said in a stern voice.
"Okay, okay! Geez! No need to get physical!" he said jumping up.
"Oh yes there *cough* was!" I said sitting up. "Excuse me, but I like the oxygen!" Kevin and Brian were enjoying the argument, cause you could hear their muffled laughs from the doorway. "Funny is it?" I said and jumped on Brian's back causing him to fall over. I was straddling him front ways. "See how much you like to breath!" I said crossing my arms. I think he was already having a hard time cause he was laughing so hard. Along with Kevin who was about to fall over laughing.
"Hey Nick! Push Kevin with your finger and see how hard he falls!" I said turning to him. He did as told and *Boom!* Down with the giant! "I don't get it. I just don't get it! What is so funny, is beyond me!" I said getting off of Brian.
"Who knows!" Nick said going into the entertainment room. I quickly followed.
"Where's Howie?" I asked him as I followed him.
"Asleep."
"What about AJ? I haven't seen him yet." I asked Nick.
"He's asleep in his bunk."
"Uh-oh." I said with a devilish smile.
"What?"
"Wanna have some quick fun?" I asked Nick as we sat down on the couch.
"How?"
"Do you have any eggs and peanut butter?"
"We should. Why?"
"Well AJ's so worried about his hair all the time.... maybe we should teach him a lesson." Nick started to grow the smile I had.
"Oh yeah!" He said as we both quickly got up. We walk into the kitchen to gather our supplies for our "Secret Mixture" when Kevin walked in.
"What are you 2 up to?" He asked giving us a weird look.
"Just gonna teach AJ a lesson." I said cracking the eggs in the bowl.
"What kind of lesson?"
"On what being obsessed with your hair can do to you!" I said as Nick handed me the peanut butter.
"Why?"
"Because we can! Now enough with the 20 questions!" Nick said getting the blender out. I spooned some of the peanut butter into the bowl as Nick mixed it.
"This is gonna be a long 6 months!" Kevin said getting a Coke and leaving.
"Don't you know it!" I said as Nick turned the mixer off. "So should we just pour it on him from the bowl or..... well theres actually no other choice!" I said grabbing the bowl. "Do you wanna do the honors or shall I?" I said opening the curtains to his bunk.
"You can. That way, I won't get blamed."
"Your a real sugar bunny aren't you? Just get ready to run. On the count of 3. One..... two..... three...." I whispered and poured the gooey mixture on the side of his head. We made a run for it tossing the bowl in the sink on the way.
"Five..... four..... three...." Nick and I said in unison as we plopped next to Brian and Kevin in the entertainment room.
"What the-?!" We herd him yell. A fit of giggles were herd all around.
"WHO DID IT?" AJ yelled coming into the room.
"Who did what, AJ?" I asked innocently.
"Don't give me that I-would-never-do-such-a-thing look! Why is there a un-known substance in my hair?"
"We don't know what your talking about." Nick said giving the same sweet look as I did. I was trying not to blow our cover by not laughing, and I was doing a pretty good job, that is until I noticed what pattern was on his boxers. Colorful little dancing daisy's!
"Oh my ..... gosh! Where..... where did you get th..... those box... boxers?" I said between laughs.
"I'll answer your question when you answer mine." He said rolling his eyes.
"Well lets just say its a price to pay for being obsessed with your hair!" I said holding back another fit of giggles. Nick, Brian, and Kevin, however, didn't have very much luck. Falling over, yet again, laughing!
"I think their on drugs. I don't get it! Where'd ya hide the laughing gas guys?" I said walking out of the room. "C'mon AJ, I'll help you get that stuff out of you hair."
"How?"
"I made Kevin buy me this special shampoo, cause I KNEW while I was on this bus something like this was gonna happen." I said going to my bag. I got the shampoo out and went into the bathroom.
"First off lower your head into the tub." I said as I put a towel around his shoulders. He did as told and I rinsed it out with water at first, then washed it. It came out perfectly clean, just another color.
"Oh, my Lord." I whispered to myself.
"What? Whats wrong?" He asked trying to sit up.
"AJ? Whats your favorite color?" I asked nervously.
"Yellow. why?"
"Well I hope you like purple....." I said getting up.
"Yeah why?" He had no clue what had happened yet.
"In your hair that is." He suddenly scrambled to get up and rushed to the mirror. "Sorry." I said quietly.
"Its okay. I'm cool with it. It'll come out... I hope." He said calmly and walk out of the bathroom. I knew he was mad, but I just hoped he'd forgive me. I giggled at the thought. I walked over to my bunk and threw the curtains open, checking for Blondie. Nope, no Nick, thank God. I hopped onto my cozy little place I was gonna have to call home for a while and got my CD player out. I completely forgot about the Journey CD and went into the entertainment room to find AJ on the couch with Nick next to him laughing his ass off at his hair. Who knows where Kevin and Brian went. Probably to get some more laughing gas!
"I hope you forgive me soon." I said plopping down next to AJ. Nick stopped laughing.
"He was mad at you?" Nick asked amazed.
"Seemed like it." I said with a shrug of my shoulders.
"No I wasn't mad at you. I kinda like it now. Its a new color I haven't had before. Thanks!" He said giving me a quick hug and jetting out of the room.
"Okay. That was weird."
"That's AJ for ya." Nick said smiling.
"Anyways. Why I came in here. Can I barrow your Journey CD?"
"Sure. Which one?" He asked getting up.
"The triple CD set. I don't own a copy anymore."
"Oh cause of all this?" He asked softly.
"Yeah." I said quietly.
"Well here. You can keep this copy." I said handing the CD to me.
"Oh, no thats okay. I just wanted to barrow it." I said getting my CD player out.
"Really you can keep it. I can buy it anytime, plus we're gonna be living with each other for awhile, so I can barrow it any other time." He said with that bright smile of his. Oh, how I love that!
"Okay, thanks." I said getting in my bunk. 'What a sweetie.' I thought to myself. 'Too bad he doesn't like me for more then a friend.' I said as I put the first CD in and skipped to 'Open Arms'.
