Disclaimer: I do not own R5, or Laura Marano. Although, I do own the charact 'hope' and the plot. This story was also co-written with my bff, Jenna323-M or Jenna323.M.

Chapter 1: Hope forever

HOPE'S P.O.V.:

"Poof!" She shouted. "

you relize she didn't dissapear Matilda." I stated.

"Well sorry..." she said fidgeting with her hands. "I just was hoping you were dumb enough to believe it."

"I can't believe you.." I said and then I ran off. My older sister can be so rude sometimes. How dare she go and touch my personal stuff. Doesn't she realize what it's in there? Everything...from my crush on her boyfriend, and my deepest darkest secret. And If she found out I don't know what she would do. Probably tell Seth everything and if he ever found out I would die. Not only that, but what would she say to me after finding that me, a 20 year old girl likes her boyfriend, a 21 year old boy. And the fact that he is flirting with me just makes it worse. She calls me nieve. But no, I'm not nieve. I don't make this stuff up. He's always teasing me, and giving out the smallest little compliments when she's not looking. And in me, I've known it from the start that he's bad news. For both me and my sister. But it's like, how can the devil be leading the two of us to someone who looks so much like an angel. I decided I was going to surprise Riker and climb in his window without him knowing. And yes my best friend is thee Riker Lynch. He's the only guy who really understands me, and the only person who i feel i can truly talk about my feelings with. He's like that big brother I've never had. But there's something about him that's so much different than Seth. What is it? Maybe...safety. Something i never seem to feel with Seth. Sure he's cute and funny, but i dont feel easy with him, i dont feel like im alright all the time.

But with Riker, he brightens up my day like no one else. Nobody can make me smile like Riker does. My sister says that we're in love, even his whole family. But I don't think I could ever see us together. He knows about everything.

Seth, my deep secret, everything.

His brother Ross is just another one of them. One of those flirts. Though, I'm sure he likes his costar Laura, it seems like he flirts with everyone. Even me. Of course he doesn't get anywhere past a wink with Riker in walking distance, ready to burn a hole right through sister Rydel says he's jealous, but i think he just wants Ross and Laura together. I mean who dosen't their adorable. And I have met Laura, raini and calum. They are some of the sweetest and funniest people I know.

I mean you have Laura, who is beautiful, and smart, and in Ross's words, "Adorkable."

And then there's Raini who is talented, sweet, and funny.

Then there's Calum...who is very unique in his own way. Strange, but very talented and funny.

And lastly you have Ross who is welll...Ross. Pretty much a flirty, musician, who is most likely hopelessly in love with his costar. But who am I to point the finger on them. Everybody thinks i like Riker, nobody would ever expect Seth.

I got to their house and started climbing. I made sure he was In there of course. Haha man do I feel evil. I reached his window and opened it. As i jumped through I shouted for Sparta and he jumped about 5 feet in the air, plus falling off his bed. "What...the..." he said clearly freaked out that I was standing next to his window.

"You know...you may be the oldest in this family, but your for sure the wimpiest."

He crossed his arms. "Liar." he mumbled.

I shook my head smiling to myself. "You keep telling yourself that."

" I'm gonna get you" he said.

"NOOOOO" i screamed. I started running away from him but since he was so much taller then me he caught me and slung me over his shoulder. Putting me on his bed, he began tickeling me until I couldn't breathe.

"I'm sorry...Ry...please...s..stop...it...h..hurts!" i wailed while he tickled until a screamed loud enough for Rocky to poke his head in with a smirk on his face.

"WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE!" he said seeing as I lay in on Rikers bed while he was sort of really close to me. I slipped away from his grip, realizing how wrong the position really was. "Sorry I asked." he said, shaking his head, and turning to go downstairs.

"Well that was weird." I told him.

"It's not like anything happened... I'm just gonna stop talking now." He replied. We have what has to be the weirdest relationship ever. We kinda act like boyfriend and girlfriend but every one knows we're just friends. Rydel says it's cute, ross tries to stop it, rocky has a dirty brain as you can see and ryland and everyone else just ignores it or thinks its fine.

"Never mind..." he said rolling his eyes. "What brings you to the Lynch house?" he said as if he didn't know. It wasn't much of a surprise I was there. Sometimes I spend more time here than I do at my own house.

"I don't know." I said grinning, as he rolled his eyes.

"You know...you need to stop doing this! One of these days I'm going to have a heart attack and you'll be the one to blame." he said pointing an accusing finger.

I scoffed. "Whatever Riker...you know you love me." I said grinning.

"That's what you think." he said crossing his arms.

I heard Stormy's voice fall up the stairs. "Dinner!"

"You coming?" he asked dragging me down the stairs, not really giving me the option of yes or no.

RIKER'S P.O.V.:

I drug Hope down stairs and we sat down at the table with the rest of the family.

"Hey miss stormie." She said. My mom replied asking her how she was, the usual. "I'm good." she answered, putting her hands on her laps, as she smiled at everyone around the table. There sat my three brothers, my sis, and Elington chomping away on their dinner barely noticing the beautiful girl sitting there. It's not that they didn't realize she was there, or they didn't care. But because they were so used to the familiar face, that they almost felt used to having Hope next to me. Every now and then I get teased of course. Now a days boys can't be friends with a girl without liking her. And honestly I think she's beautiful but I know she likes Seth. But it really does confuse me. She says he's no good, but she likes him. How does that happen? I know there's that thing where people say the good girls fall for bad boys. But I never understood it really. This guy isn't a bad boy. She genuinly knows he's actually bad. But still she blushes at the mention of his name. For some reason that gets to me. And sure, I may not be perfect, but if she was my girlfriend, I would treat her like the princess she is, not another random girl to flirt with that will do nothing but make a girl blush. Sometimes I think I could beat that guy up he's 21 I'm 22. But sometimes I just gotta ignore that gut feeling that if I make a move on her she'll let me.

I peer over at the girl, carefully cutting her chicken while the rest of the family didn't seem to be quite as pleasant. We have Ross choking down his with gravy flying everywhere, Ryland getting bit and pieces scattered all around his plate, and Rydel digging into hers just like the tomboy she is.

"You enjoying that Ry?" I heart Ratliff tease, as he lifts his head from his food, to find my sister stuffing her face without a care in the world.

After wiping her mouth she shakes her head. "No...I hated it." she said licking her lips sarcasm in her voice.

Hope looked around almost out of place, as her face was spotless of food.

"You don't have to be so proper Hope," I say, grinning at her. She sighs.

"I know..." she whispers letting a line of gravy fall down her cheek. "Now THAT is more like it." I grin.