Macy was two days away from seeing JONAS and Stella Malone again, after the whole summer. She was excited, nervous but underneath it all she was surprisingly confident. After the whole summer of yoga and extreme, dance classes and of course she developed a proper diet. Not an Atkins diet, it was healthy which she put together with her doctor. And finally, her outer core had came together. Her now healthy lifestyle and skin care routine made her bronzy olive skin tone shine and her nails white and nicely shaped. She had went from a nice blonde / Brown colour during the summer to her original brown colour again. Why did Macy Misa need confidence off the court? It was absolutely nothing to do with having a certain compassion to a Nicholas…It wasn't that she was in love with Nick. Or that she even liked him, she had slowly became one of his best friends over the summer; Well over phone calls. And that made Macy determined to prove herself to Nick, and I guess to everyone. She was sick of people walking over her because they knew she was surely going to forgive them for what ever they had done in the space of ten seconds flat. She had picked out her new gym gear for the year already. It was out of Macy Misa's comfort zone.
It was a tight tailor fitted elasticised blue tank top with white Horace Mantis written across the chest area. The top sat above her belly button ( Only because she had lost a lot of weight ). She picked the matching elasticised shorts up also. Which stop only a couple inches below her butt. Even though Macy wanted to be modest she couldn't help but think how freaking hot she looked. Her old 5"1 height had been left behind after a long summer of working out she deserved those extra three inches. She wasn't going to pass out Stella's 5"6 but she was a nice height. Not small and if you seen her you would instantly look to her chest, butt or her long tanned legs or maybe even her curved waist line. Macy Misa had nothing to hide this year. Jessica her enemy couldn't call her small or pleasantly plump this year, because it was a proven fact that Macy was taller and more sexy than her now.
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Nick Lucas on the other hand was dying to see his new found best friend, for reasons unknown. He didn't find Macy extremely attractive, he found her more a beautiful inside person. But he was always quiet drawn to her looks anyhow . He had always been drawn to her legs and her sporty arms. And her gorgeous eyes and smile.
He didn't know what was getting in to him. He missed his brunette friend like crazy. He was hoping there constant phone calls over the summer months was enough for them to become even better friends when he gets back for school. It was surely great to have Stella with him during the summer, but only continuous teasing was given to him about Macy and his brothers following her lead. But Stella Joe and Kevin all knew that they were only good friends, Well yet. Joe still refused to go back to school without a helmet and knee and elbow pads. Stella had agreed and sewed them into his uniform in little pockets so they could slip out and in easily. Stella had re-purchased items for her first aid kit. It included 'snap and freeze ice' and plasters of all shapes and sizes. She had the ambulance on speed dial once again.
Nick begged to differ. He sensed something different about Macy. And this odd difference made Nick tone up and made him go to the gym. It made him feel like he had something to prove. Love most definitely act's in the most strangest ways.
He had tried all sorts of gels and hair styles till he found the one he would use on his first day back. He had choose the way he wanted to wear his uniform for the rest of the year. The school required that you wear the school crest and name in a smart or sporty fashion. That's why so many people had different uniforms in Horace Mantis. In case you were wondering. Yes this would be a good year.
Just then Nick's phone rang.
"Hey Mace" Nick answered. He walked into his bedroom and dropped on the bed.
"Hey Nick" Macy replied. Macy sat at her vanity in New Jersey after returning from advanced Yoga.
"What you doing?" He asked her. She sigh.
"Nothing, I haven't seen any of my friends from school all summer, from travelling to Cuba and helping mom…I guess I'm just tired" Macy sounded tongue tied. Nick puffed air through his teeth.
"I guess were both tired then. Just try not to faint when we come back" Nick teased her.
"Oh ha-ha Nick your actually hilarious" Macy was being sarcastic of course. Nick smiled to himself. The smile that no one could see; But Macy. Don't ask.
"Well I've been told I'm a pretty hilarious person." Macy laughed at him. Nick rolled on to his toned stomach.
"What did you do today?" Macy wondered running the brush through her freshly dyed chocolate hair.
"Banged my head against a wall trying to make a new hit, played table tennis with Frankie and talk on the phone to you." Nick counted on his fingers.
"Maybe you just lack inspiration, go look at the back of the crunchy cats box for a half an hour or something." Macy suggested. Nick snorted. she wanted him to look a cereal for a number 1 hit?
"Are you living under a rock? Your can't write a hit from a cereal box" Nick told her putting the phone between his shoulder and ear so he could get off the bed and go get him some string cheese, which was growing on him.
"Well it didn't stop you before did it?" Nick rummaged through the fridge and got some cheese out.
"That wasn't a hit…or even a track. I'll probably get my inspiration back when I go to Horace Mantis." Nick finally decided. He was sure he would write one about Macy… eventually.
"Right! Two days." Macy licked her lips and decided on putting on some chap stick. She smacked her lips together.
"Yea. I miss everything about New Jersey especially you" Nick told her closing his bedroom door behind him. He could hear the faint argument of Stella's wardrobe measurements for there final concert tonight.
"Aw. I miss you too Nick. I can hear Stella and Joe fighting. I'll let you go"
"Night Mace" Nick said before hanging up. He looked at his watch. They had to leave in a mere twenty minutes for there last concert in LA. And then they would pack there things up and arrive back in New Jersey at 8.35pm on that Sunday night. Nick had everything mapped out in his head. Assuring plenty of sleep for all of them. Nick walked down the stairs and into the sitting room where Stella was pulling at Joe's shirt and pinning it.
"Stella! Your going to ruin my rock star hair!" Joe whined pulling his grasp away from the now short haired blonde.
"You know what" Stella ruffled Joe's 'Rock star' hair and stomped off. The weekly Stella and Joe fight was now in session.
"No wonder I lack inspiration" Nick shouted and stormed out of the room.
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Macy brushed through her hair once again. She went to the bathroom took out her electric toothbrush, her toothpaste and her crest whitening strips. She did her routine. She went down the stairs and turned off the lights. Her mom wouldn't be back till tomorrow so she was once alone again. She decided to get some sleep.
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Monday
Dee-Day.
Macy brushed through her hair. Applied some mascara and light powder. She turned on her curling iron. She waved the ends of her medium length hair. She pulled her fringe back into a quiff. She gave it some light hairspray.
She was nervous. Her stomach flipped over. She had to do a start of the year lacrosse game and then at the 30 minute break she would walk into the cafeteria and be seen by all her friends. Not her friends on the sports team. She put on her gym uniform and grabbed a leather jacket, her Juicy Couture tote bag, her phone, her pink custom made lacrosse stick and lastly her black BMW car keys.
She browsed over her reflection in the mirror. Her boobs were lifting her top slightly off her paper flat stomach. Her shorts fitted her slim long legs perfectly. Her jacket just put the look together. Her hips were exposed. She didn't realise how tanned she was till now. She blamed it on her vacation to Cuba. She liked it. She ran to her car grabbing a protein bar on the way out. She stepped on the peddle and pulled out of the drive. She ran to the gym before anyone could see it was her.
"Macy Misa? Where's my star player!" The couch yelled.
"Sorry here" Macy told her. She was in her gym gear with her lacrosse bib over it. She was balancing her stick on top of her shoulders and her hands secured on to them. There was a bunch of whispering going on.
"Well…" Jessica started. She stuck her nose up in the air. Van dyke was the first to approach her. He was in his basketball gear. He wolf whistled.
"Jeez, Mace…You look FINE!" Van Dyke told her checking her out.
"Thanks Van Dyke" Macy smiled. She did her laps and stretched out.
"Welcome back girls, this year the competition is higher! The stakes are higher, and god help me I will work you girls till all you do is sleep and think sports!" The coach echoed. "Now drop and give me 20" Most girls groaned. Macy excepted graciously, and dropped.
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It was 1.25pm. Macy was cleaning herself up. She hadn't attended classes due to Lacrosse training and matches. She took off her bib. She heard a small gasp from someone in the locker room.
"Macy…Wow" Penny told her. "How? You look…"
"Thanks. Yoga loti's." Macy answered before putting her leather jacket on and strutting her way out of the locker room. She put in her earphones. She strutted her way towards the cafeteria doors. She ignored the wolf whistles the guys were giving her. She took a deep breath. She pushed the door's open and the almost silent cafeteria looked up and then the buzzing went on. She ignored it. And walked towards the salad stall. She got a chicken salad and a smoothie. She turned around. She looked at her normal table. They were staring at her. Her stomach did a full twist. She smiled and walked confidently over and sat down beside them. Joe jumped off his chair and Stella got her first aid kit. Nick was no were to be seen. And Kevin was in Collage.
"No fainting…No clumsiness…No screaming…She look's hot…" Stella gasped clutching her first aid kit to her. "Who are you at what have you done with my best friend" She shrieked causing the whole cafeteria to look.
"Stella, gosh. Shriek much?" Macy shh'ed her. Stella herself looked like she was going to faint. Stella ran over and gave her a massive hug.
"Macy…?" Joe asked lowering a book. Macy smiled at him. He covered himself with the book in fright.
"Joe, for crying out loud put the book down you look like a duffus" Macy told him standing it up to pull the book down from his face. Joe gave her a once over before giving her a hug and lifting her off the ground.
"Wow. Mace…Amazing. You look amazing" Joe commented.
"Well not so bad. Nice rock star hair by the way" Macy grinned. Joe beamed.
"Stell! I told you my rock star hair was hot" Joe said to Stella and sat down again. "Well I guess I wont need these anymore" And he then took out his elbow pads and then his knee ones.
"I'm highly insulted by that" Macy scowled. "So how was tour?"
"Same old, screaming fans. Singing and rocking out" Joe shrugged. "Macy…um your different" Stella elbowed Joe, who then let out an oof!
"Yea. I am" Macy answered simply before tucking in to her delicious Chicken salad. She glanced at her watch. "I better go grab my books I'll be right back. She got off her chair so fast she didn't notice someone was behind her. She bumped straight into that person who had a lot of muscle. They both ended up on the floor.
"Woops! I'm sorry…That tends to happen a lot" She apologized before looking up. It was Nick Lucas. She felt a little pink flush to her cheeks.
"Macy?" He asked blinking.
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Nick looked up to see sexy hot gorgeous Macy Misa standing there. There was something there he could feel it. It wasn't a crush. They were best friends for crying out loud. He couldn't help but think it was a little bit more than a crush. But he soon shut it down.
"The one and only" Macy smiled before embracing him in a hug. His stomach did a full 360 degree turn. He suddenly felt awfully hot. He knew what was wrong. His guy hormones were kicking in.
"Listen Mace…Can we hang out after school? I have to go check something out" Nick said quickly.
"Sure. See ya later" Macy told him waving before walking off to her locker.
"I'll be right back guys" Nick shouted over his shoulder before legging it off to the guys empty locker room.
What am I going to do? I can't think like that about my best friend. Even though she was completely gorgeous…She is kind, clumsy, sweet, surprising talented and smart!
Nick took a deep gulp. He didn't know what was happening. He was frustrated.
He banged his head against a random locker.
"No! No! No!" Nick repeated banging his head after each no.
Why me? Why did I have to fall in freaking love with my best friend? She would never like me back in a hundred million years! Look what she's doing to me already! She turns me into Jell-o! This is critical…Great brain now you choose to get inspiration, not helping. Stella and Joe will laugh at me. Great now I have a problem In my pants. How can I say this to anyone. Freaking lust, freaking love! Agh!
Nick slammed his head against the locker and decided to lock himself in the bathroom till lunch was over.
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A month Later
"Hey Nick" Macy greeted a groggy looking Nick. Nick hadn't gotten any sleep that night, well lets just say he had and he liked it but he wasn't supposed to. It was the middle of the afternoon, five minutes before his last class. But he couldn't help but think about the previous night…
The Previous Night
Nick's P.O.V.
I fell on my bed after a stressful, day of trying to keeping my thoughts to my self about Macy. She took her shirt off in front of me today! In front of me. She said it wasn't a big deal. A big deal? I had to un tuck my shirt from my pants to hide my serious pants issues. She's amazing, today when we were in the parking lot an old women slipped and she ran right there, she walked her to the wall made sure she was Ok and got her a bottle of water from the vending machine. The women was so grateful. It made me smile. In front of people. And then I had to explain this totally fake story about a joke in side a gum wrapper! I don't even chew gum. She looks amazing with only a bra on. Wait did I just think that? No use in denying it happened. Its true though.
I slipped my shirt off and went to sleep.
-Dream-
Macy was sitting on my lap straddling me. She was in a short skirt and a tight tank top. She leaned up and pressed up her lips against mine. I kissed her back. Her tongue found itself in my mouth. She was breathing into my mouth, her mint breath was intoxicating. She pushed her self on top of me. Her body pressed up against mine. My hand slid to under her skirt. I was pulling at the hem. She pressed her lips against mine again. We fell back on the bed. My lips went to her neck and I heard a soft moan escape her lips. I could sense my issue's coming back. She lied down on my body pressed right up against it. She didn't seem to mind. She pressed her lower half harder against mine. She grinned and slid her tongue into my mouth she explored around. She put her hands on my shirt and began un-doing my buttons. My hands went further up her skirt. She grabbed my hands and pulled them up to her stomach. I groaned.
"God, your in a rush tonight" She said with a cheeky grin on her face. I looked smug. My hands moved to her shirt. I put my hands underneath. She held her arms up in the air and I pulled it over her head. I pressed my lips on her and flipped her over so I was on top. She began pulling at my belt.
"Now Who's impatient" I teased her. She rolled her eyes. She took my hands and placed on her thighs. I began to tug it down a little
-End Of Dream-
I woke up with sweat dripping down from my forehead. How could this happen to me? Oh crap. I looked down. It was 4.46am I ran to the bathroom and took a shower. I'm going to eventually have to tell her. I can't keep this bottled up and then have these dreams I like but don't like at the same time. Today you will explain it to her. I will.
-Back to the present -
"Oh hey Mace" Nick answered. Macy was beaming. She too had quiet a weird experience.
-Present Night with Macy.
The last month has been torture. Why? Because I have feelings for my best friend!
Am I insane. I think I am. How could I? This is not fair. I let my guard down and now when I try close it his foot is like jammed there. He's always on my mind, Always. And Stella? She can see right through me. I'm just going to sleep.
I hoped in my bed and turned the light out.
-Dream-
"Are you sure your ready?" Nick asked a brunette girl lying down on the bed. That was me!
"Of course I am" I answered and pressed my lips to his. He looked a me once and deepened the kiss.
"I love you Mace, you know that right?" He asked. I nodded.
"I love you too Nick" I smiled and he began un buttoning my shirt.
-End Of Dream-
"You look exhausted" They both said to each other. Macy blushed a little and dialled in her locker combination.
"Um, I had a dream. And then I couldn't get back to sleep after" Macy told him.
"Weird, I had a dream too." Nick shook his head at the possibility she could have been dreaming about him.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked him. Nick thought for a second.
"Maybe after school…Starbucks?" He asked her. Macy nodded and closed her locker. "I'll see you after class, thank god schools out for the weekend"
Macy grinned.
"Whoop whoop" Macy cheered. Nick chuckled at her silly-ness. He kissed her cheek like he always does and walks off the sound of the bell. Just as Macy touch the place on her cheek were he kissed her, Nick touched his lips because of this odd tingling sensation. He smiled to himself.
Nick was sat in class, thinking about everything. When a song came to him.
I want someone to love me,
Who I am.
I want someone to need me
Is that so bad?
I wanna break all madness
But it's all I have,
I want someone to love me.
For Who I am.
Nothing make sense
Nothing makes sense anymore.
Nothing is right, Nothing is right when your gone.
Loosing my breath, loosing my right to be wrong…
He began taping his foot to a melody he had in his head.
"Mr. Lucas, could you please stop disturbing my class" Mr Hodge asked, Nick looked up from his page to see the whole class looking at him. Stella was tapping her pencil sharply off the desk giving him a strange glance.
"Sorry sir, it wont happen again" Nick apologized and quickly jogged the melody down. He wanted this song to be his own. It was like his own story. And as mean and odd as it sounds he wanted it to be a solo song. The song was indirectly about Macy. `
Macy was collecting her books out of her locker. She checked them off making sure she had everything she needed. She had plans to go to the lake with Stella and the guys this weekend. It was exciting the sun, boating and swimming. The more she thought about it the more she felt all impatient for the weekend. She pushed her side-swept bangs out of her face. Although she wouldn't admit it there something about being a senior that freaked her out. And not just only that Nick had been acting insanely weird towards her. Was she being over-dramatic? She couldn't answer. She ended up picking at her nails and scraping the nail polish off her manicured index finger with her teeth. She couldn't help but think about what she was going to say to Nick when he see's her next.
The ironic thing was he couldn't figure out either how to say in a gentleman fashion that he had dreamed about having sex with his best friend. There was no easy way to say it. And he didn't think there ever would be.
-Next Time…
"There's something about the Lake that makes a Jersey girl feel at home"
"Homes were the heart is"
"And would the heart be here?"
"Maybe…"
"Well if it helps I think Penny still likes you too Nick."
"It wasn't Penny I was talking about"