Disclaimer: I do not own Jive records or know the Backstreet Boys in person(I wish I did!), I just wrote this for entertainment purposes
~Samantha was a HUGE Backstreet Boys fan, and today was her lucky day~
"I'm soooo excited! I can't believe we won that radio contest! We get backstage passes to the Backstreet Boys concert and it's tonight!" Samantha said, she was on the phone with her best friend Roxanne.
"I know! It's in exactly 6 hours 39 minutes and 46 seconds!" Roxanne replied
"Do you like to calculate EVERYTHING????"Samantha asked sometimes her friend was almost TOO exact
"Yea! Makes thing more interesting, that's why math's my fave subject remember? Ooh Only 6 hours and 38 seconds now!"Roxanne replied, yet again calculating the time
"Hey, gotta go, lunch time!"Samantha said
"Okay, see ya later!"Roxanne said with alot of joy
"See you at four!"Samantha replied and clicked the phone
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"Hey, so I heard someone won that contest we put out?"Nick said outloud on the Backstreet Boys' tour bus
"Yeah, they're both girls, well no duh, but their names are Samantha and Roxanne"A.J replied
"Oh really? Who's their favourites??"Nick asked A.J
"Well, Roxanne's favourite is Brian and Samantha's favourites are You and me..."A.J said and his voice trailed off
"That's funny, she has two favourites...."Nick replied
"At least she doesnt like Howie!"Nick whispered
"I'm telling Howard that!"A.J yelled
"Fine by me"Nick said
"Hey guys, we're here, in Canada..."Brian shouted
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*ding dong* The doorbell rang at Samantha's house
"I'll get it!!!"Samantha shouted
Samantha opened the door thinking it was Roxanne
"Hey Rox! We gotta pick out some outfits for the conc---- Oh my gosh! It's Nick! and A.J! and Brian, and Howie!!!"Samantha stammered she was shocked
"Hi, I'm guessing your Samantha, winner of the radio contest!"Nick said gleefully
"Umm..Yeah"Samantha was really nervous infront of Nick
"Dont worry, relax, no need to be nervous infront of us, just think of us as old friends!"Brian said
"Nice hair!"A.J said out of the blue
"Thanks, I love dying my hair!"Samantha said with joy
"Hey, come in, you can't stay out there forever!"Samantha said welcoming the boys in
"Mom! It's the Backstreet Boys! You might wanna say hi!!!!"Samantha shouted
"I'm sorry dear, I'm kinda busy here, i'm cooking, but later I might come out okay? Bring them to your room! It's much better there!"Samantha's mom shouted back
"Okay!"Samantha said
Samantha leaded the boys to her room and showed them around
"...And I have ALL of your albums including Nick's solo album Now Or Never! It's really cool! I've probably put the poster store out of business too! And I've saved some of these newspaper articles that you guys in it, really sorry to hear that Kevin quit though...."Samantha said excitedly
"That's Cool, you really are a fan, it's really cool that you enjoy our music"Nick said
The doorbell rang again
"It's probably my friend, Roxanne, be right back!"Samantha said
She walked down the stairs and answered the door
"Hey Rox!"Samantha greeted
"Hey!, Brought my best clothes to choose from. Why are there soo many shoes here? Isnt it just you, your mom and dad? Or is it because your dad went on a shoe shopping spree?"Roxanne asked
Samantha gave out a little giggle
"No, The BACKSTREET BOYS are here!"Samantha said enthusiasticlly
"No way! Really?"Roxanne asked again
"Way! Their up in my room, come on!"Samantha replied
The girls walked up to Samantha's room and saw the boys talking
"Hi! I want you to meet the other winner of that radio contest, Roxanne!"Samantha introduced
"Hey!"
"Hi!"
"Hello!"
"Hola!"
"Howie, you are so weird!"A.J exclaimed
"What? What's wrong with using a foreign language?"Howie replied
"Nothing..."A.J said
"So, can you guys help us pick out clothing?"Roxanne asked
"Sure!" They all chimed at once
They got straight to work Nick and A.J helping Samantha and Brian and Howie helping Roxanne.
"I was thinking maybe a bit more pink in my outfit"Roxanne said
"I dont know, maybe this shirt and that pants look better"Samantha commentated
Finally after and hour of decision making Roxanne and Samantha changed into their outfits for the concert and got out to show the boys.
"You two look fantastic!"Brian said
"Yeah, really nice!"Howie exclaimed
"Thanks for helping us guys!"Roxanne and Samantha said
"Almost time for the show! We better get going, do you guys wanna come with us?"A.J asked
"I dunno, screaming fans seeing other fans on the tour bus? What if they throw rocks at us? Better just go ourselves, waaay more safer!"Samantha replied
"Suit yourself!"Nick said leaving the house
As the boys went off Samantha and Roxanne couldn't wait for the show, they would know more about the Backstreet Boys soon enough!
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5:30 hit the girls rode in Samantha's Celica to the concert. They popped in a Backstreet Boys CD and sang along with it.
They finally arrive at the concert stadium, they showed one of the security guards their passes and went inside the building, there was still fifteen minutes left until the concert.
"Why dont we head backstage to wish them good luck?"Roxanne suggested
"Sure!"Samantha replied
So the girls went to the backstage door, they showed another one of the guards the VIP Backstage Pass and managed to get in. They spotted the boys at a near by table
"Hey!"The Boys said
"Hi guys, we just wanted to wish you good luck before you preform!!"Samantha said cheerfully
"Yeah, cuz' it does seem a little freaky"Roxanne added
"Well, Thanks, that's really nice of you"Howie said
There was 5 minutes to the concert
"You guys better get ready, only five minutes till you get going! See you later!"Samantha exclaimed
"Bye!"
The two girls headed out to where their seats were, not only did they get backstage passes, they got front row seats also!
The boys came out and the concert was just starting, the excitement had just begun....
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"Wow! That was an AWESOME concert you guys!!!"Roxanne said enthusiasticlly
They were backstage and the concert was over
"Yeah it was sooooooo fun! and probably one of the best experiences I had!"Samantha chimed in
"Well, thanks, we do it all the time"Nick said
"Yeah, it's normal,"A.J added
There was some sort of strange noise
"What was that?"Brian asked
"I dont know..."Roxanne replied
"Guys! Watch out!"Samantha yelled and pushed everyone aside
One of the walls backstage had tumbled onto where they were sitting
"Wow, you basiclly saved our lives!!"Howie said
"I wouldnt put it that way..."Samantha said softly
"Well I would, we HAVE to repay you, no matter what you say!"Nick said
"So, name anything, a check, a new car, what do you want?"A.J added
"Ummm...I dont really need any items, but if you guys are free, and you dont mind...my mom and dad are going to Europe, and I do need some company at home..."Samantha said
"Babysitting???"Nick said
"Not really, I'm too old to need to be babysat, I mean, I can drive you know, well just staying at my house until my parents come back!"Samantha replied to Nick's odd comment
"Well, I'm sorry but I cant help you there, because I have a family of my own to help, can I just give you $1,000 for that??"Brian asked
"That's fine, I dont think I need that much money though!"Samantha replied
"Just take it, its completely okay by me!"Brian said enthusiasticly
"I guess..."Samantha's voice trailed off
"So, when does this "Staying at your house until your parents come back" start?"Nick asked
"Umm...Tomorrow?"Samantha replied unsurely
"TOMORROW??? Well, this is our last tour for the season..."A.J said
"And I dont have any speacial events coming up anyways,"Howie exclaimed
"Yeah, same here"Nick said
"So..It's cool?"Samantha asked
"Yep!"A.J answered for all of the guys
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow!!"Samantha said excidedly
"Bye guys!"Roxanne said
"Bye!"
The girls walked out of the stadium and drove off in Samantha's car, she couldn't wait until the next day, she would know the Backstreet Boys in person! She didn't have much age difference between them either, so it was all good.
Roxanne phoned Samantha for the very last time that day.
"Hey, Samantha speaking!"Samantha greeted
"Hi, it's me Roxanne,"Roxanne replied
"Hey Rox, what's up, it's late, shouldn't you be in PJs curling up in bed, you never talk on the phone this late!" Samantha excliamed
"I dont know, it's a Friday, who cares! Anyways, can I drop by tomorrow? I need to get all my BSB merchandise autographed."Roxanne asked
"Sure! Why not, you can hang out with us too!, Nick called he said we would go to the mall tomorrow,"Samantha replied
"You got his number!!! Oh my gosh! Well you did always have a crush on him anyways!"Roxanne said, she was totally shocked
"What?? It doesn't mean anything, just friendship I guess..."Samantha said softly
Samantha's mom told her it was time to stop talking and go to bed
"My mother said its time to snooze...later!"Samantha said
"Bye! See you tomorrow!!!"Roxanne replied and put the phone back in it's cradle, now it's her turn to go to bed, Samantha was right, it was late, and she was extremely tired she didn't know what was in store for her tomorrow, but she knows it would be good!
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An excited Samantha woke up early next morning, the boys promised that they would be there by 10 O'clock, and it was only 8:30AM, she brushed her teeth and ate breakfast, her parents were going to the airport at 12:00PM so she still had a chance to say goodbye.
The phone rang at 9:00PM
"Hello?"Samantha asked
"Hi, it's Nick, is this Samantha??"Nick asked
"Yep, what's up?"Samantha replied
"Well uh, our tour bus broke down, screaming fans are banging on the windows, and the road is blocked, so we're trapped"Nick said
"Wow, I can come down and pick you guys up, well the three of you, my car is small, just tell me where you are"Samantha replied
"We're at Gyllenhale and Forge, right by the Pharmacy, and what car do you drive anyways?"Nick asked as Samantha jotted down the places
"I drive a Toyota Celica, second car, I love it, I see you're a curious type also eh?"Samantha replied
"Yep, Curiousity killed the cat, anyways that's all I've got to say"Nick replied really quickly the bus was surrounded by many fans now
"I'll be there right away"Samantha replied and hanged up the phone.
She ran upstairs and quickly got changed, she ran back downstairs and grabbed the car keys
"Hun, where are you going?"Samantha's mom asked
"Gotta help the boys, their in trouble bus broke down no where to go, surrounded by screaming teenyboppers, no time to talk bye!"Samantha replied really quickly
Samantha started the car and drove off, it was really hard getting pass by the fans, but a person compared to a car, Samantha one, teenyboppers none. Samantha was able to stop right by the bus doors, she unlocked the car doors and saw the guys, they quickly made an escape to her car with luggages filled with clothing, Nick in the front, Howie and A.J in the back, Brian was already somewhere at home cozy away from the madness and spending time with Leighanne and Bayley.
"Hey, Thanks" Nick said as Samantha drove off
"No prob! This car is always ready for a new adventure!"Samantha replied
"So, we're going to your house?"A.J asked
"Mmmmhmmm,"Samantha replied
The drive wasnt long, before they knew it, they were at Samantha's house at exactly 10:00AM, the time they promised her that they'll be there by.
Samantha leaded the boys in and threw her keys on the table carelessly.
"Just find a seat in the living room, anyone need anything to drink? We have coffee, tea, milk, water, soda..."Samantha said as she walked to the kitchen
"Can I have a coffee? I need more energy,"Howie said
"Same here,"A.J said
"I'll just drink water,"Nick exclaimed
"Okay cool, how do you guys want your coffee? Double sugar, triple sugar, regular, black, milk, cream?"Samantha asked
"Double sugar and creme please,"A.J said
"I'll just have regular, and a bit of milk,"Howie replied
"Okay,"Samatha said cheerfully
Samantha took four glasses out of the cabinet, one for each person including herself, she first poured some water in the first glass for Nick and handed it to him, then she made coffee for Howie and A.J and put exactly what they wanted, after that, she made a hot chocolate for herself, then she handed the beverages to A.J and Howie.
"Thanks, you make good coffee!"A.J said
"Yeah, this tastes better than the ones at the coffee shop!"Howie added
"Ahh, I just make it alot for my parents and sometimes for myself!"Samantha said as she sipped her hot chocolate.
The doorbell rang
"Be right back!"Samantha said
She opened the door it was Roxanne
"Hi Rox! Come on in!"She said
Roxanne stepped in, she had tons of posters in her arms and a bag with all of her Backstreet Boys CDs.
"Hi guys!"Roxanne said
"Hello,"They replied
"Wow, you brought alot of stuff!"Nick said
"Yeah, do you mind if you do a little autographing?"Roxanne asked and smiled
"Cool, been a while since we autographed anything,"A.J replied
"I'll get some of my stuff too! Be back ina sec!"Samantha said as she ran upstairs to her room
"So, anything new?"Howie asked as he signed Roxanne's poster
"Nah, the only thing that'll be changing is the posters and CDs"Roxanne replied
Samantha came down with her CDs
"Take your time, you'll be here for a long time anyways,"Samantha said
After a long time of autographing, it was 11:30, and it was time for Samantha to drive her parents to the airport.
"It's time to drop us off at the airport!"Samantha's dad said as he walked down the stairs
"Okay,"Samantha replied
"So you guys can stay here at my house, I'll be back soon okay?"Samantha told the guys
"Sure"
"I need to go home, guess who's coming"Roxanne said
"Oh my gosh! Not spitting Stuart!"Samantha replied
"We have a winner, gosh, by the end of the day, I'll be covered in spit!"Roxanne said groaning
"You can come over if you want!"Samantha offered
"Sorry, cant, have to stay home when guests come over,"Roxanne replied picking up all her posters and CDs
"Poor you, i'll call your cell then!"Samantha said
"Okay! Awesome!"Roxanne replied as her eyes lit up
Samantha and her parents walked out the front door and hopped into her red Celica, it was Samantha's dream car, it had a spoiler, red interior designing, and she replaced the bumper with another one and also replaced the old backlights with better looking ones.
She drove off to the airport, and arrived 20 minutes before departure time.
Her parents checked in and was ready to say goodbye
"I'll miss you soooo much! Have a great time in Europe!"Samantha said
"Bye! We'll miss you too!"Samantha's mom said and then her parents walked off to their flight.
As soon as the plane left, Samantha drove back home and wondered what the boys were doing.
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"Dawg, that girl is hot!"Nick said, it was right after Samantha left the house
"Who? Samantha or Roxanne?"Howie asked
"Samantha!!!!"Nick said excidedly
"Yeah, she's nice and cute,"A.J replied to Nick's comment
"I wonder if she has a crush on anyone though,"Howie said
"That's why there's a game called truth or dare!"Nick said with a smirk on his face
"No Nick, we barely even know the girl and you want to force her into spilling out private things?"Howie said, he had a bad feeling about Nick's plan
"We'll give it a shot, it wouldn't hurt playing a game would it?"Nick replied
"Yeah, I think it's fine just asking a bunch of questions to a nineteen year-old girl!"A.J added
"Then if you guys are gonna to that! Count me out! I'm not that type,"Howie exclaimed
"Come on, dont you like her?"Nick replied
"Well she is kinda good look--"Howie got cut off
"HI GUYS!"Samantha said as she swung open the front door, she put her keys on the table and walked straight into the living room
"You kept yourselves entertained?"Samantha asked
"Uhh..Yeah pretty much,"Nick replied
"What did you do? Watch T.V? Read the magazines on the table? Take a nap?"Samantha asked, she was definately the curious type
"No, we just..talked!"A.J replied
"We could've watched T.V!!!!"Nick burst out
"Yeah, of course! That's why it's there! We wouldn't waste money of a flatscreen T.V for nothing! Would we?"Samantha replied
"Anyways, are your parents fine? Did they get on the flight safely?"Howie asked
"Yes, we said our goodbyes and then they were off, they're somewhere in the air right now,"Samantha replied
"Cool, do you wanna play truth or dare???"Nick asked excidedly
"Yea, sure! Perfect way to get us to know each other more!"Samantha replied
"Count me out,"Howie said
"Okay, where do you wanna play, my room? Howie can watch T.V, or use the X Box,"Samantha said
"Your room's fine,"A.J replied
"Yeah, I'll just watch T.V,"Howie said politely accepting Samantha's offer
So Samantha, Nick and A.J trotted upstairs to Samantha's room.
"Okay, here we are, who's first?"Samantha said as soon as everyone sat down and got comfy
"I'll start!"Nick said
"Samantha, truth or dare?"Nick asked
"Who do you think is better looking me or A.J?"Nick asked with a smirk
"Uhh.....Dare?"
"I dare you to....go downstairs and pluck a hair off of Howie!"Nick said
Samantha got up, ran downstairs to Howie, she started talking nonsense.
"Hey Howie! How's it going? Yeah, cool show you're watching! Need a hair! *plucks hair off of Howie's head*"
"Owwww what was that all about?"
"Okay, cool BYE!"Samantha said and quickly ran upstairs to show the guys
"Here, genuine Howie Hair!"Samantha said as she showed Nick one of the hairs on Howie's head
"Okay, Nick Truth or Dare?"Samantha said
"If you were running out of a burning building and you can only save either me, A.J or Howie, who would you save?"Samantha asked
"...ummm.....hmmm......dare!"Nick replied
"Act like A.J!"Samantha blurted
Nick got up and pretended to be a monkey by scartching his armpits and making the sound of a monkey
"Very nice Nick!"A.J said angered
"Okay okay, A.J truth or dare?"Nick asked
"Are there tattoos in places we can't see?"Nick asked again
"Nope, none, really!"A.J replied
After an hour of game playing, Samantha said it was time to call it quits, she needed to phone Roxanne and save her majorly or else she would die.
Samantha held down the number '2' on her cell phone
"Yay! Sam thanks for saving me!!!"Roxanne automaticlly said
"No prob, it's what friends do,"Samantha replied
"Well, I have a problem Rox,"Samantha said
"What is it?"Roxanne asked
"I'm afraid i'm gonna die being single!! I mean, you have Dylan, and I'm just here, alone...."Samantha explained
"Well, I know a place you can go to,"Roxanne offered
"Where?"
"Dating In The Dark, just so people don't go on the whole 'looks' thing"Roxanne said
"Where is it?"Samantha asked
"Just by the mall, instead of turning left at the fountain, go right and at the next light, turn left and there you go, DITD!"Roxanne replied
"Ditd?"
"Dating In The Dark, D-I-T-D"Roxanne replied
"Ooooooh, Sorry for that dumb moment, I'll go there later"Samantha replied
"Okay, gotta go, time for Spitting Stuart to preform "Sonitina In G Major" for us on the trumpet,"Roxanne moaned
"Aww, you'll survive, thanks for your help,"
"And thanks for saving me! Later!"
"Later"
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"Where's Samantha"Howie asked as the boys came down the stairs
"Making a call to Roxanne,"A.J replied
"You know, theres this dating in the dark thing you can go to Nick!"Howie said
"Why"
"Cuz' you're always complaining of being single forever"Howie said
"Yeah, you should try it out!"A.J commented
"Well where is it?"Nick asked
"Just by the mall,"Howie replied
"Here, this is the ad from the newpaper, you can go in around ten minutes" Howie said
Samantha walked down the stairs
"Hi!"
"Hey,"
"I'm gonna needa go to the mall in ten minutes,"Samantha said
"Okay, I just so happened needed to go there too!"Nick replied
"Yeah, but I needa do some 'girl' shopping if you know what I mean,"Samantha replied
"No I dont know,"Nick said
"Shopping for things guys dont use, such as make-up, and other stuff I dont want to mention"Samantha replied
"Yeeeesssh to much info!"Nick shreiked
"That's what I thought,"Samantha said
"Well, I guess I should head out then,"Samantha said
"See you guys later!"
"Bye!"
Samantha stepped out the door and into her car, she drove off to the place Roxanne had told her about.
"I guess I should go to that place now,"Nick said
"Sure, bye!"
"Bye,"
Nick also headed out to the exact same place, not knowing Samantha was going to be there too.
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As soon as Samantha parked her car she went inside.
"Hello, may I ask for your name?"The main entrance worker asked
"Samantha,"She replied
"Please go to room number 7"the worker instructed
"Okay, Thanks"Samantha said and headed to the room. It was really dark in the room. Samantha plopped herself onto a chair she could feel and waited.
Nick trailed behind
"May I ask for your name sir?"The worker asked
"Nick,"he replied
"Room number 7 is the place you will be going to,"The worker instructed
"Okay,"
Nick walked down the halls to the seventh room, he opened the door.
"Hello?"Nick asked
"Hi,"Samantha replied
"Ummm...My name's Nick"
"And mine's Samantha,"
"Cool,"
"Yeah, I think there's a chair near you, I felt it when I walked in,"Samantha said
"Great, thanks,"Nick replied
"So, what do you like to do?"Nick asked
"Shopping, hanging out with my friends, playing soccer and beach volleyball, eating out with friends and family, driving around in my car,"Samantha replied
"Cool, well I like to swim, play football, go to the beach, and play video games, yes I'm a kid at heart,"Nick said
"Great, it's nice that you're still kind of kid-ish, at least you can still have fun"Samantha said gleefully
"Yeah, it's real great"Nick replied
After an hour of talking they exchanged phone numbers and headed home, well Nick did, Samantha decided to go to the mall for a bit of shopping.
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"So you got her number?"A.J asked as soon as Nick got home
"Yeah,Pretty cool eh?"Nick replied
The door swung open and Samantha came home with loads of shopping bags
"Looks like somone's been spending alot of money,"Howie protested
"Yeah, all charged to my credit!"Samantha said
"Hey, what's your cell number?"Nick asked
"416-541-3921(this is not my real cell number), why?"Samantha replied
"Wait, so you were at that dating place???"Nick asked
"Ummm...what's your cell number?"Samantha asked
"416-599-2156(this is not Nick's real cell number),"Nick replied
"So you were there too!"Samantha blurted
"What?? You were there weren't you!"Nick shouted
"Oh my gosh,"Samantha said shocked and she took her bags and ran up to her room without saying anything else
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Samantha went into her room and unpacked her clothing one by one, she looked at herself with the mirror every couple of minutes.
"I was interested in Nick..."Samantha whipered to herself
There was a small knock at her door
"Come in,"She yelled
"Hey,"Nick said
"Hi,"Samantha replied softly as she put away a pink T-Shirt
"Since, I was kinda into you at that place, and I dont know if you feel the same with me but, if you want, I could take you somewhere for fun..."Nick said
"You're asking me out?"Samantha asked
"Well, no, but actually yes, umm kinda, no wait..."
"Let's go,"Samantha said as she wrapped her arms around Nick's left arm
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Nick took Samantha to a small cafe for a coffee with soft music playing in the background.
"This is so nice of you,"Samantha said
"It's the least I can do for you,"Nick said smiling
The two talked until it was 5:30, then they knew they had to head home or Howie would start to get angry and snap at them.
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Nick and Samantha walked in without saying a word, it was time for dinner, and no one had made anything.
"I can make us something if you want"Samantha said
"Yeah,"
"Sure,"
"Okay,"
Samantha looked inside the fridge, she was thinking of making some sandwhiches since there was nothing else to make. She gathered all the ingredence she needed. For the sandwhiches, she used lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers, green olives, red onions and pickles. She cut all the sandwhiches in half and put them on plates and handed them out.
Everyone took a bite out of the sandwhich
"Not anything fancy, but it actually tastes good!"Howie commented
"Yeah, the pickles aren't that sour,"Nick said with his mouth full
"Nick, do you always have to be rude?"A.J asked
"What????"Nick replied
Samantha took a bite out of her own sandwhich.
"Hmm...Maybe I shouldn't have put so much tomatoes, it overpowers the bell peppers,"Samantha said
"Wow, talk about really detailed,"Nick said
"Well, I never thought my cooking creations were that good anyways,"Samantha exclaimed
After everyone finished dinner they decided to go out for a walk to burn it off.
"Do you do this everyday?"A.J asked
"Yeah, after dinner I talk a walk for some exersice"Samantha replied
After 20 minutes of walking they headed back home, it was 7:30PM and Samantha needed to take a shower.
"I need to take a shower okay? Just hang around the house until I'm done okay?"Samantha said
"Yep"
"Sure"
"Cool"
Samantha gathered all her clothing and towels and took a warm shower. By the time she was done, it was almost 8 O'Clock so she hurried and let the others have a turn.
When everyone was finished, it was late, they decided where they were going to sleep for the night.
"Okay, goodnight everyone!"Samantha shouted
"Night,"
"Later,"
"See you tomorrow,"
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The next day came, it was only 9:00AM and Samantha was already up and going, no one had awoken so she tried to be as quiet as possible. She made herself a small glass of coffee and ate half of a chocolate muffin. When she was done she put the plate near the sink for the end of the day so it can be washed. At 10 O'Clock Nick woke up, he brushed his teeth and ran downstairs.
"Morning,"Samantha said
"Hi," Nick replied
"Do you want anything to eat, any coffee?"Samantha asked
"What do you have to munch on?"Nick replied
"Muffins, cookies, bagels, fruit, cereal,"Samantha said
"I'll just have a cookie, any coffee??"Nick asked
"Yeah, in the cupboard, you can get a glass in the left cabinet,"Samantha replied
"Okay,"Nick said
A.J was the next person to wake up, he also had a coffee, he ate a half of a bagel too, Howie woke up at 11 O'Clock, it was almost lunch time.
"Do you guys wanna go out to eat at the mall?"Samantha asked
"Sure,"
"Yeah,"
"Why not?"
They all got dressed and headed for the mall, once again Samantha drove her precious Celica, once they arrived they went to the south entrance.They all walked in and saw a big sign reading "Romeo and Juliet Play, anyone can try out!!!"
"Hey, Sammy can try out for that!"A.J said
"Really?"Samantha replied
"Sure? Why not?"A.J said
"Nick should go too,"Howie suggested
"Are you sure?"Nick asked
"Yeah, dont you guys wanna kiss?"Howie teased
"Ahhh shut up,"Nick replied
They walked into the room and saw 2 people signing their names onto the sheet, Samantha and Nick walked up, there was only about 10 names on the page, Samantha put her name down first then handed the pen to Nick, Samantha studied the page more, and noticed a name.
"No, it can't be!"Samantha said
"What's wrong?"Nick asked
"Charlotte..."Samantha said
"What? Who's that?"A.J asked
"Just this girl, that Roxanne and I don't get along with, no biggie,"Samantha replied
Samantha and Nick sat down with the other people, and A.J and Howie went out to find something to eat.
"Welcome, I am Ms.McLanen"The instructor said
"I will be assigning parts and helping you all out, lets get to know everyone here, lets start there, please say your name,"Ms.McLanen said
After everyone introduced themselves to eachother they started to try out for parts in private rooms.
Samantha was first.
"Hello, which part would you like to try out for?"Ms.McLanen asked
"Juliet,"Samantha replied
She read the script and started to act it out.
*Outside of the room*
"Hi, I'm Charlotte,"Charlotte introduced
"Uhh, yeah, I'm Nick,"Nick replied and turned away
"So, what do you like doing?"Charlotte asked
"Hanging out with friends, swimming, why are you asking me questions?"Nick replied
"Oooooh Me too!"Charlotte excliamed
"Yeah, whatever,"Nick said carelessly
"You know you're kinda cute,"Charlotte said
"Very nice, can you leave me alone now?"Nick said
Samantha walked out of the room
"Nick, you're up,"Samantha said
"Cool, wish me luck!"Nick replied and gave Samantha a kiss on the cheek
"Good luck Nick!"Samantha shouted as Nick walked into the room
"You know him?"Charlotte said dryly
"Duh, of course!"Samantha replied
"I dont know why he would wanna know someone as weird as you,"Charlotte insulted
"Hey, just because I'm not like you, doesn't make me weird, get that straight,"Samantha said back
"Whatever,"Charlotte replied
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What part would you like to try out for?"Ms.McLanen asked
"Romeo,"Nick replied
She handed him the script and Nick began to read out the lines one by one.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"No! We should get McDonalds! We haven't ate it in a while anyways!"A.J said, he and Howie were supposed to get lunch
"Why not subs for a change huh?"Howie replied
"Noooooo! McDonalds! Don't make me whine like Nick!"A.J fought back
"Oh alright, I dont need a Nick Jr. here,"Howie said
They both lined up at the McDonalds line
"What should we get them?"Howie asked
"How about a quarter pounder with cheese for all of us?"A.J replied
"Get whatever, you're paying anyways,"Howie replied and yawned
"I guess you can use a coffee right now,"A.J said
"Suuuure, just order the food already!"Howie replied
A.J leaned to the counter and ordered the food.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I have now decided who's going to play what part,"Ms.McLanen announced
"Romeo, Nick, Juliet, Charlotte, Nurse, Samantha,"Ms.McLanen said and recited the rest of the list
"If anyone does not want to participate, please leave the room,"Ms.McLanen said
Samantha and one other person got up and left the room.
"Samantha wait,"Nick said
Samantha ignored him and left the room casually
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Samantha went to the washroom, There was no on in ther but herself.
"Why? Why Charlotte, I've got just as much talent as she has,"Samantha said to herself, her mascara ran because of crying.
Her cell phone rang
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's A.J where are you guys?"A.J said
"Oh, Nick's at that place, I'll come down in a sec,"Samantha said, hicupping from crying
"Okay, later,"
"Bye,"
Samantha turned off her cellphone just incase Nick called and wiped her face, she went to the food court.
"Hi,"Howie said
"Hello,"Samantha replied
"Where's Nick?"Howie asked
"Still at the thing,"Samantha protested
"Then why aren't you in there?"A.J asked
"Cuz' I quit,"Samantha replied
"Why, you didnt get the part you wanted?"A.J asked again
"Yeah, that's why, well she let us quit anyways, and I wasnt the only one,"Samantha replied
"I'm starving, what did you buy to eat?"Samantha asked
"Burgers,"Howie said
A.J handed her a burger
"Thanks,"Samantha said and she munched down her burger, piece by piece.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Now, rehearse one more time and I'll let you out,"Ms.McLanen said
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand,This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." Nick said with no expression
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss." Charlotte replied
"Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?" Nick said, once more with no expression
"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer." Charlotte recited gazing into Nick's eyes.
"O, then dear saint, let lips do what hands do; They pray: Grant thou, lest faith turn to despair." Nick said
"Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake. Charlotte said
"Then move not while my prayer's effect I take. Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged." Nick said
Charlotte reached for a kiss on the lips but Nick just air kissed her on the cheek, he hoped Samantha wasnt mad.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I'll call him if you want,"Howie said
"Yeah, he's taking way too long,"A.J replied
"Nick have his way with that dumb girl, who cares anyways,"Samantha replied
Nick came running through the food court.
"Hi guys, sorry I'm late, that girl doesnt know how to shut up,"Nick said
"Who?"A.J asked
"That dumb girl Charlotte! It's like gosh, leave me alone already!"Nick replied
"Yeah, why'd you leave Sammy,"Nick asked
"Cuz' I wanted to,"Samantha said
"It's not because of the part was it?"Nick asked again
"Maybe,"Samantha replied carelessly
"Come on, you can tell me, I'm like your 'almost boyfriend' after all"Nick replied pleadingly
"No I'm not telling you, and you're not my boyfriend, just because you took me to that small low budget cafe doesnt mean that I'm dating you!"Samantha shouted and stormed out of the food court.
"You really gotta work on your wording Nick,"Howie said
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Samantha went directly to her car and drove off, knowing A.J and Howie were left with no transportation, she decided to call them when she got home, she didn't care a teeny bit about Nick anymore.
Samantha picked up her cellphone and dialed A.J's number.
"Hello?"A.J asked
"Hi, its Samantha, uhh I kinda drove home so I'll pick you up right now, and just say that you're going to the washroom and leave Nick there, bring Howie too, and if anyone asks who this is, don't tell them my name, just say it's advertising, and dont say okay either, just scream at me, I've wasted enough of my time taking you're dumb advertising calls,"Samantha said
"I've wasted enough of my time taking you're dumb advertising calls!!"A.J said with as much enthusiasum as he could
"Perfect! Meet me at the South entrance! Bye!,"Samantha replied and hanged up her phone, she made a U Turn and went back to the mall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Howie, come,"A.J said
"Okay, we'll be back okay Nick, just sit here,"Howie said to Nick and walked off
"Yeah, Samantha's coming to pick us up,"A.J said as soon as they were as far a possible from Nick
"What about Nick?"Howie asked
"She said to forget about him,"A.J replied
"Okay, about time we got back at him,"Howie said
"She said to meet her at the South Entrance,"A.J said
"Okay, lets go,"Howie exclaimed
Samantha arrived at the South Entrance and pulled up to the side, A.J and Howie were there waiting for her already.
"Get in,"Samantha called out the window
Howie and A.J stepped in
"So what if Nick starts to worry?"Howie asked
"I dont care,"Samantha said as she turned left
"So, you're that mad at him?"A.J asked
"Yep,"Samantha replied
"Oh, I'll stop bugging you and let you concentrate on driving now,"A.J said
"Thanks,"
It was a silent drive home, no one spoke to one another, when they arrived, Samantha unlocked the door, and they walked in without a word.
Later on the phone rang.
"Hello?"Samantha said
"What's up with this? You guys just let me sit here in the food court!"Nick said
"Yeah, got a problem?"Samantha replied with alot of attitude, she wouldnt really be like this
"Of course! Now I cant get home!"Nick replied with anger
"You have two feet, and lotsa money, use it sometime,"Samantha exclaimed and hanged up the phone without a goodbye
"Oh yeah well!,"Nick was about to fight back when he heard the tone on the phone, Samantha had already hanged up on him
"I guess I'd better start walking,"Nick said to himself and put his cellphone back into his pocket
While walking, Nick had stopped to sign some autographs for passing fans, which slowed him down even more, he nearly tripped on a rock too.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Who was that?"A.J asked
"Nick,"
"Did he find out?"
"Yeah,"
"He's mad right?"
"Totall-"Samantha was just about to reply when the door swung open, she had forgot to lock it, it was Nick
Without a word, Nick immidiately went upstairs to take a shower
A.J and Samantha looked at each other for a while
"Uhhhh Yeah, I'd better have some R&R time,"Samantha said
"Sure, I'll be in the backyard"A.J replied
Samantha went upstairs to her room and closed the door, she was mad at Nick, but mad at herself too, it really wasnt Nick's fault, but still, he could've left too, instead she just sat in her room, helplessly. She took down all her Backstreet Boys posters and put them inside her walk-in closet.
After a while Samantha made sure that no one was in the hall, and slipped out to a small closet, she grabbed the razor blades without knowing that Nick was watching her and locked herself back into her room.
"To cut, or not to cut, that is the question..."Samantha said to herself as she looked at her previous scar from last time
She let out a sigh
"I promised Roxanne that I wouldn't do it again but..."
There was a soft knock on her door
"Sam, its Nick, can I come in to talk?"Nick asked
"Leave me alone,"Samantha replied softly
"Or get A.J," Samantha said choking on some tears
"Okay, fine,"Nick said and walked away, he knew there was only one place to go, Roxanne's house, she lived right across the street too
Nick went to Roxanne's house.
"Hey Nick! What's up?"Roxanne greeted
"Lots of stuff,"Nick replied
"Sam aint' talkin' to me,"Nick exclaimed
"Oh, wait, did she go into a closet and grab something?"Roxanne asked seriously
"Umm Yeah"
"Great, okay I needa get her!"Roxanne said and slipped on flip-flops and ran right across the street to Samantha's house, Nick followed her back, Roxanne swung open the door and said a quick hello to Howie and fled upstairs.
Roxanne opened Samantha's room door just as the razor blade was about to touch her soft skin Nick was outside the room listening to the conversation
"Sammy, you promised,"Roxanne said and kneeled down beside Samantha
"I'm sorry, I can't help it..."replied Samantha in a soft voice
"Remember last time?"Roxanne exclaimed
"I know,"
"I'll be taking these then,"Roxanne said as she took the razor blades
"I'm so sorry Rox,"Samantha said with tears in her eyes
"It's okay, just try not to do it again,"Roxanne replied
They gave each other a warm hug
"I'd better get back to my house, I'll see you later,"Roxanne said
"Okay, bye,"Samantha replied
Roxanne walked out the door and as she opened it Nick fell on the floor
"Evesdropping?"Roxanne said with a smirk on her face and closed the door
"Whhaaaat? I care about her too you know!"Nick replied
"Ha, yeah, I gotta jam, later,"Roxanne said
"Bye,"Nick replied and went to the guest room
As Roxanne walked down the stairs A.J greeted her
"Hi Roxanne,"A.J said
"Hello, hey, I really gotta run, my parent's dont know I'm here,"Roxanne said as she slipped on her flip flops and opened the front door
"Okay then, I'll see ya 'round,"A.J replied
"Sure, bye"
Roxanne hurried out the door, crossed the street and went home, her parents didnt even notice her gone.
Nick was wondering about Samantha, and he had a good idea, he quickly picked up the phone and dialed the number to Ms.McLanen's class.
"Hello, Ms.McLanen speaking,"
"Hi um..this is Nick,"
"Oh hello Nick! What can I help you with?" Ms.McLanen asked
"I wanna quit the play,"Nick said
"Are you sure???"Ms.McLanen said with shock
"Yes, thanks and bye,"
Nick hanged up the phone before Ms.McLanen could say anything, and he headed straight for Samantha's room.
Nick knocked on the door
"Samantha, I seriously needa talk to ya,"Nick said
"What do you want now?"Samantha said dryly
"Umm..Nevermind, I lost my thought,"Nick said and turned away
"Complete waste of time.."Samantha murmured
Another knock was on the door
"I told you to leave me alone Nick!"Samantha shouted
"Its A.J,"
"Oh, sorry,"Samantha replied
"Can I come in?"A.J asked
"Of course you can!"Samantha replied
A.J stepped in
"You know you're gonna have to get outta this room sooner or later,"A.J said
"I know," Samantha said back
"Yeah, so umm...do you wanna do something right now?"A.J exclaimed
"Oh puh-leaze, you're gonna turn out like Nick aren't ya?"
"No...but I just want to go somewhere with...a girl...not guys,and don't you wanna make Nick jealous?"A.J said with a cute look on his face
"Okay, good idea where do you wanna go?"Samantha asked
"Umm..I dunno....just for a walk?"A.J decided
"How about, we book a spot at Piczaxo, and we can hang out there,"Samantha suggested
"What's in it?"A.J asked
"Pool tables, ping pong stuff, I dunno I've been there once only,"Samantha replied
"Mmkay, give me the number and I'll call, where's the phone?"A.J asked
"On my desk,"Samantha said pointing to a bunch of papers
"Okay thanks,"
"The number should be somewhere on that bulletin board up there...."Samantha exclaimed
"Okay double thanks,"A.J replied
"No problem,"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I screwed up big time Howie!"Nick said when A.J and Samantha were upstairs
"Yeah,"Howie replied and flipped a page from a book on the tabe
"Howie you're not helping!"Nick yelled and snatched the book away from Howie
"Why'd you do that for?"
"Cuz I wanted to!"
"So what were you saying...."Howie asked
"I sai--"Nick was talking and then A.J and Samantha came downstairs all dressed up for Piczaxo, Samantha had a pink and black shirt, black flared pants with rhinestones and a pair of pink Versace sunglasses when A.J had a white long blouse, black hat, and long black pants.
"Where you you guys going?"Howie asked
"Piczasco,"Samantha replied putting on her shoes
"Yep, we'll see you dudes later!"A.J said and opened the door
"After you madame,"A.J said
"Thank you A.J,"Samantha said and smiled
Both of them walked out the door.
"See, I screwed up completely and A.J won her heart, now I'm gonna be single forever,"Nick said hopelessly
" 'least you're not the only one..."Howie replied
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Samantha and A.J arrived at Piczasco at 7:00PM
"An urban place eh?"A.J commented
"Yeah, I dont think its that shabby,"Samantha replied
"How long should we stay?"A.J asked
"As long as you want,"Samantha replied with a smile
They both walked into Piczasco, A.J booked room 17.
The lights were down low and there were multi coloured lights and two pool tables, there was also a ping pong table, there were tons of tables, and posters on the walls.
"Yes! A pool table Woooohooooooo!"A.J shouted as soon as he got in
"Up for pool I guess?"Samantha said
"Yeeeep! Let's play!"A.J said excidedly
The two of them stayed at Piczasco until 12 midnight, then they decided to head back home.
"So, do you like it?"Samantha asked as she opened her car door
"Yeah, it's pretty cool,"A.J replied
"Ya know....we just did this to make Nick jealous right?"Samantha asked and turned on the engine
"Umm yeah,"
"So there's no affection between us, just friendship, right?"Samantha stated
"Course!"A.J replied and smiled
"Cool, lets head home now,"
By the time they headed home, Howie and Nick were fast asleep, Howie was sleeping on the couch for some reason but Nick was upstairs.
"Sleepy butts,"Samantha whispered as she opened the door quietly
"Yeah, how are we supposed to brush our teeth now?"A.J asked
"Just brush it!"Samantha said back
They hurried up and got changed and brushed their teeth
"Night A.J,"Samantha said, they were both out in the hall
"Goodnight,"A.J said, and reached for a small peck on the cheek, Samantha kissed him back, on the cheek too, of course!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next day came, Nick was the first person to get up, he brushed his teeth and walked downstairs and headed straight for the kitchen cupboard, he was hungry, and had a craving for pancakes, he found pancake mix and tried to find a pan, when he finally found one, he hoped he wouldn't stink up the house.The second person to wake up was Samantha, she had wondered who was making pancakes. After brushing her teeth, and combing her hair with alot of care, she changed into a new set of clothing and went downstairs. She noticed Nick, but he wasn't paying any attention, she pretented that he was there and went straight for the cupboard and took out her coffee cup, she brewed coffee and poured it into her mug, she left the rest in the container just in case A.J wanted any, she also looked in another cupboard for a biscut and a chocolate. When she found everything she needed she took her breakfast into the living room and flicked on the TV. Nick was just finished making pancakes and spoken.
"What time did you get home last night?"Nick asked
No reply
"You're giving me silent treatment aren't ya?"Nick said outloud and A.J walked downstairs
"Hi A.J had fun last night?" Samantha said
"Mornin', yeah tons of fun, any coffee?"A.J asked immediately
"Yep, in the container,"Samantha replied
Then, of course Howie was the last to arise, but he only got up because of the sweet smell of pancakes ^-^
"Yum yum, pancakes, can I have some?"Howie asked when he walked downstairs
"Whatever, they're in the microwave,"Nick replied
"So, how long did you two stay at the pix something place?"Howie asked
"Till midnight,"Samantha replied
"Are you serious?"Howie asked once more
"Yep,"A.J said
"You guys are craaaazy,"Howie said outloud
"Annnnnnywaysssss, I was flippin' through the paper last night and I saw this thing for a talent show, course I have the talent to sing, but I'm still gonna sign up anyways, cuz' of the reward, the unreleased PS2 game, so anyways anyone wanna sign up too?"Nick said
"Uhh...congratz for you Nick, I'd rather do that for mmmuuuula, not some crappy game,"A.J said
"Its not crappy, its an UNRELEASED game and I'm gonna try out,"Nick said proudly
"Whoopee, big deal,"A.J said
"So, I'm gonna go sign up at twelve,"Nick protested
"And kiss girls along the way"Samantha muttered to herself
"What?"Nick asked
"Nothing."Samantha
"Okay whatever,"Nick said
There was an unsecure silence for a moment, until Samantha finally got up and washed her dish in the sink.
To Be Continued