I wrote this last week and it was my very first Joe/Stella. But then they had to go get together, didn't they? And ruin everything. Damn them. So then I decided to write this as a Nick/Macy (because, let's face it, Kevin's too nice to toy with someone's feelings) and I'm glad I did because I prefer it. However, I just noticed that someone has uploaded a story recently with the same concept. I haven't read it so I apologise in advance to the author and the readers if there are similarities within this. It's accidental and, bear in mind, up until two days ago this was Joe/Stella. It was originally intended as a one-shot but, due to the length, I'm uploading it in two parts. Also, I have other Fics that I've been working on for quite a while (two multi-chapter stories, one Kevin/Macy one Nick/Macy) and several one-shots, in which Joe and Stella are not together. But I do not intended re-writing things just for them. Especially the multi-chapters (the Kevin/Macy doesn't have a name but the Nick/Macy is called 'He's A Lady' and I've been working on them since early September, 'He's A Lady' sparked the one shot 'The Red Dress'). Apologies for the novel of an authors note and thank you for reading it.
And, yes, before you ask, Vicki is becoming my official Kevin/OC if ever the need arises. It used to be Ashley but I wrote a few things (one of which is Diary Of A Lucas, which will be uploaded soon) with Vicki and I just think her and Kevin Lucas make an ADORABLE couple.
That reminds me, I have the next chapters of '8 Simple Rules', 'Something About Macy' and 'What Goes Around' written. They just need to be fixed.
I Want You To Want Me.
Macy sighed again.
Van Dyke Tosh.
If ever there was perfection (that didn't have JONAS attached to their name) he was it.
And with Stella and Joe finally getting together Macy could stare at Van Dyke all she wanted.
Nick sat down next to her.
"Staring at Van Dyke again?" He asked, a smirk on his face.
She nodded. "Yep. Trying to come up with ways to win over Sabrina again?" She asked, lazily.
"Yep." He opened his notebook. "So far I'm liking singing 'I Want You To Want Me' to her over the Intercom. What do you think?"
Macy pulled her eyes from Van Dyke to give Nick a questioning look.
"I think that's incredibly cheesy…" She contemplated the thought for a second. "I think it'd work. It'd certainly get her attention anyway…."
At that moment Joe and Stella sat down at the table, laughing giddily over something, before Joe leaned in a pecked Stella's lips
"You two are sickeningly cute you know that?" Nick told them acerbically.
"Yeah," Macy chimed in, infuriated that Joe had blocked her view of the hottie she was crushing on. "Get a room." She told them, taking a chip from Nick's plate.
"Seriously." Nick agreed, taking a handful of peanuts from Macy's tray.
"I did it!" Kevin slid up beside them, a huge grin across his face. "I asked Vicki out!"
Joe high-fived him.
"I'm assuming she said yes." Nick muttered and Macy laughed, being the only one who heard him. He shot her a smile.
"I was all, hey Vicki, you look really pretty. And she was all, thanks Kevin, I like your …tie… And I was all, I'm not wearing a tie…"
Macy took this as her moment to zone out.
She wasn't really in the mood to listen to people discussing their happy ending.
"Chocolate milk for the muffin?" She asked Nick in a bored tone.
"Like always." He agreed, equally as bored.
"Want me to have a minor JONAS freak out to liven up the situation?" She asked.
"Nah, I think if you did that Kevin would die of a heart attack. He's kind of on planet Loopy at the moment."
Macy smiled. "Isn't he always?"
Nick smiled back and Macy looked at Sabrina who had just entered the cafeteria.
"So," She smirked. "The Intercom…"
Nick walked into the Thrift Store. "Brought the Biology notes." He told Macy.
She sighed in relief. "Thanks so much, you're a life saver." She walked around from behind the counter to take the notebooks.
"Oops," Nick said, putting the first notebook under his arm. "Plan book."
Macy laughed. "Still hell bent on the Intercom idea?"
Nick shook his head. "Mrs Hume said that the Intercom is for school announcements only and that I have to keep my romantic life to myself, even if I am a JONAS." Nick rolled his eyes. "The one person I would actually like to have a weak spot for JONAS. What about you? Any luck with Tosh?"
Macy hopped up on the counter. "No." She folded her arms and Nick jumped up next to her. "He's all, "I want Padma, 'cause I can't have her", which is totally annoying. So much so that I had a total Stella moment earlier and nearly decided to make him jealous." Macy shook her head. "Boys." She muttered.
"Macy!" Nick exclaimed, his eyes lighting up. "You're a genius!" A look of bewilderment (and a little fright) swept over Macy's face. "I am?" She coughed. "I mean, of course I am… but… why?"
Nick jumped down. "We make them jealous."
Macy hopped down and leaned against the counter. "I'm listening."
"Well, you said Van Dyke only wants people he can't have and Sabrina just doesn't know how to take a hint. Let's pretend to go out with each other and make them jealous."
Macy rolled her eyes. "You really need to stop listening to Joe."
Nick scoffed. "No one should take advice -romantic or otherwise- from Joe… So, what do you say?"
Macy made a face. "I don't know… I don't think it'd work…"
Nick shrugged. "If it doesn't, it doesn't. Let's try it for a week and if it doesn't work we'll fake break up and try something else. No harm done."
Macy bit the inside of her jaw. "But won't it freak Joe, Stella and Kev- actually, never mind about Kevin, he probably won't even notice… But won't it freak Joe and Stella out?"
Nick smirked.
"Exactly."
Macy smirked back at him. "And we could be all sickeningly cute too, show them how annoying it is…"
Nick fist bumped her. "Two birds, one stone. I like it. So, we on?"
Macy folded her arms. "One condition."
Nick arched an eyebrow.
"We totally up one Joe and Stella on how we 'got together'…"
Nick grinned mischievously and nodded.
"Deal."
Macy mirrored Nick's expression.
"Deal."
"So how, exactly, are we going to pull this off?" Macy asked, tugging on her shirt.
"Well, I told my brothers that I was picking you up this morning and Joe gave me an odd look. I think we just take it from there." Nick shrugged.
"And Kevin?" She pulled at the shirt.
"Oblivious as always." Nick smiled. "Here," He took his hands from his bag and untied the last few buttons of Macy's shirt. "The last three are twisted." He told her, re-buttoning them.
"Thanks." She smiled. "So, ready to be my boyfriend?" She asked as he stood up to face her.
"Ready when you are." He smirked, holding out his hand.
"Let's get em." Macy nodded, taking his hand.
"Forget that, for now I'm more excited about freaking Joe and Stella out!" Nick laughed, liking the way Macy's hand felt in his. It just kind of… fit. But then, why wouldn't it? They were together, right?
Nick smiled at his own thought. Him and Macy? Absurd. Unthinkable.
But, right now, totally true.
"Can't say I'm not looking forward to that myself." Macy smirked and the two walked -hand in hand- through the doors of Horace Mantis.
"And he kissed me to prove his point." Stella was telling one of her friends how herself and Joe ended up finally getting together. "It was so romantic."
Suddenly Kevin laughed.
"Joe, dude," He turned to Joe. "You owe me forty bucks."
Joe's eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
Stella turned to follow Joe's gaze and she felt her own face do the same.
"Mornin'." Macy smiled.
"Since when…" Was all Stella managed to croak out.
"Since last night." Nick looked to Macy. "I came round to give her the biology notes and when I was handing them to her…"
"I dropped them." Macy continued, feigning a giggle. "I'm so clumsy…"
Nick faked a laugh. "And out fell one of my songs and I tried to hide it…"
"And I tried to grab it…"
"And we ended up on the floor…"
"And we locked eyes…" Macy said in a dreamy voice.
"And I kissed her." Nick smiled at her.
"And I kissed him back." She smiled back.
"And then I told her the song was about her."
"And then I kissed him again."
"And now here were are." Nick finished by pressing his lips together, raising his eyebrows, cocking his head to the side and shrugging.
Kevin clapped. "That's more romantic than Joe and Stella!"
Nick squeezed Macy's hand.
"I don't believe it." Stella said.
"W-what?" Macy stuttered.
Nick's hand tightened around hers even more.
"You and Nick… I can't believe it… It's just so…"
"Unexpected." Joe muttered.
"I was going to say cute." Stella smiled. "But unexpected works too."
Macy and Nick internally sighed in relief and Nick loosened his grip on Macy's hand.
"Sleepover tonight Mace. You can tell me everything." Stella squealed.
Macy looked to Nick for help.
"Actually Stella," Nick started, sensing Macy's silent plea. "I'm taking Macy out tonight. To a movie. We'll probably be late so maybe you could rain check?"
Stella looked deflated before a smile crossed her face.
"Why don't we all go? You guys, me and Joe and Kevin and Vicki?"
Kevin nodded and Joe shrugged. "Sounds like fun." Joe reasoned.
"Yeah, I really want to take Vicki to see the Vampire's Assistant. She's mad into Vampires and stuff." Kevin beamed.
"So it's settled." Stella nodded. "We'll all go see the Vampire's Assistant." And with that everyone walked off, leaving Nick and Macy standing alone in the hallway.
"Well," Nick started as Macy slapped her -now free- hand off her forehead. "This should be interesting."
"Stella, really, it's just the cinema." Macy blew hair out of her face.
"Nick's taking you on a date. You have to look nice."
Macy rolled her eyes. It's not a date. She could just wear her track pants (not that she would) and Nick wouldn't care.
But Stella doesn't know that. So she has no choice really, but to play along.
"I can hardly breath in these jeans. How am I going to sit through an entire movie and eat my weight in popcorn in them?"
Stella shrugged.
"Beauty hurts."
Macy rolled her eyes. Again.
Sometimes she wondered what planet Stella was from.
Of course, if it wasn't for Stella, Macy would never have met Nick.
And if she had never met Nick she wouldn't be (having this problem right now) half way to getting the guy she wanted.
"Joe, really, it's just the cinema." Nick ran his hand through his curls.
"Dude, you're taking her on a date. At least make some sort of effort to look good."
Nick rolled his eyes.
Oh, if only Joe knew.
Everyone met up at the 'Reel Cinema' about an hour later. Joe kissed Stella and Kevin picked Vicki up and twirled her around.
"Wow Mace," Nick nodded his head, appreciatively. "You look lovely."
Macy smiled. "It's all Stella's doing."
Joe and Stella looked at Nick and Macy expectantly. "Well?" Stella asked.
"Aren't you gonna give her a kiss or something?" Joe looked confusedly at Nick. "Mr Cute Sensitive One."
Nick shrugged. "Public displays of affection aren't really my thing."
Macy giggled.
Nick shot her a quizzical look before taking her hand.
Joe and Stella shrugged and began walking towards the concession stand. "Kevin's already the tickets," Joe called over his shoulder. "We'll get the sweets, you guys get us good seats. And no PDA's when we arrive."
Nick rolled his eyes before turning to Macy. "What were you laughing at?" He asked, a small smile on his face.
"You don't like public displays of affection?" She cocked an eyebrow as the two walked into the dark screening room. "This coming from the boy who wanted to announce his love for Sabrina over the intercom? The boy who ran through the school to find Penny? The boy who-"
"Okay, okay, I get it." Nick laughed. "But I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have liked it if I just planted one on you right there." He led her into the row.
"Touché." Macy nodded, before remembering he couldn't see her.
Half way through the movie Macy got up. She couldn't take anymore.
Not that she wasn't enjoying the movie. She was. But Joe and Stella making out on her left and (Nick the barricade) Kevin and Vicki talking (not so quietly) about what they'd change in the movie on her left, plus a whole load of necks was just too much to handle.
Nick, of course, followed her out.
"Nick, it's fine." She told him. "You can go back in."
Nick shook his head. "I wasn't really enjoying it anyway. Besides, I'm a good boyfriend." He smirked.
Macy smiled but then put her hands to her neck. It was as though she could feel what the characters were supposed to feel, having their necks attacked.
Nick seemed to notice this.
"You alright?" He asked, his brow furrowing.
"Not a big fan of necks." Macy told him.
Nick chuckled. "But yet you went to a movie about Vampires. Smart."
Macy stuck her tongue out at him. "I just can't have people touching their neck or my neck. It freaks me out."
Nick rolled his eyes playfully.
"Wanna go for a walk?"
Macy nodded, her hands still around her neck.
Nick laughed and swung his arm around her waist.
"C'mon then, before I decide to unleash my inner Vampire and-"
"Sparkle?" Macy asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"Suck ya blood!" Nick ran his tongue along his teeth and Macy shivered.
"I was kidding." He laughed.
"Doesn't make Vampire Nick any less freaky." She muttered, just audible for him to hear.
"Or any less desirable." She added with a smirk.
"Save it for the peeps." He laughed.
But, for some reason, he didn't mean it.
"Okay, okay. I promise this time I won't flinch." Macy laughed.
"You said that last time." Nick told her.
"I promise." Macy crossed her heart.
The two were sitting on a bench in the park. The night had rolled in and only stars and streetlamps provided light.
Macy had to admit, it would have been romantic. If it were real.
"Alright." Nick sighed. "Here we go again." He raised his hand and Macy shut her eyes. "Don't shut your eyes." Nick told her. She opened them again and winced, seeing that his hand was close to her neck.
He very slowly put his hand down on her neck and he felt her let out a breath.
"There, that's not so bad. Is it?"
She smiled in response.
His other hand rested on the other side of her neck.
This time she flinched.
But, not due to the fact that he was touching her neck.
Due to the fact that he'd given her a static shock.
Unknown to her, when she had flinched, she had moved forward and could feel his breath on her face. She looked up at him, her eyes wide. "Sorry." She muttered, preparing to pull back. But the hands around her neck moved behind he head, pulling her forward. And, before she knew what was happening, Nick placed a soft, chaste kiss on her lips.
"Sorry." Nick muttered.
Macy shook her head. "No, no… it's, um… it's fine."
Nick sighed and pulled away.
"Was actually quite nice for a fake kiss." Macy laughed.
Nick nodded, dejectedly.
"Yeah." He smiled, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. "For a fake kiss."
Macy lay on her back that night, trying to think why she had done something this stupid in the first place. She put her hands to her lips, which were still tingling.
She couldn't even remember what she'd seen in Van Dyke.
How had she fallen for someone who wanted someone else?
Nick banged his head of the door as he closed it.
He had to do it didn't he?
He had to kiss her?
And now all he wanted to do was kiss her again. And again. And again.
He wondered how long this fake boyfriend/girlfriend thing would last.
Because right now, it was all he had.
Good 'ole Kevin. The only one who is actually smart enough to just ask the girl out. PS. I'd appreciate that if you're gonna favourite/alert it, you'd let me know what you think. You know us authors. We love them reviews. :P
I'm like Macy. I'm terrified of necks. I can't have anyone go near my neck. Not even Kevin Lucas.
I saw the Vampire's Assistant recently. When I wasn't shutting my eyes, due to necks, it was awesome. Go see it.
Oh and the next bit of this should be uploaded either tomorrow or Thursday.
Later dudes :)