Title: A Lifetime
Summary: One letter tore them apart, and one word might bring them back together. Nina had some bad blood with someone back home. Let's see how things go when they're reunited once more. Will they get their happily ever after or will they finally go their separate ways. After all some loves last a lifetime.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own HOA or BTR.
Point of View: 3rd Person
A/N: Hello! This is a new story I'm writing a BTR and HOA crossover. I hope anyone who reads this enjoys it. Review!
"Its the only life you got! So you gotta live it big time!" The four voices inside the TV sang.
Nina could hear Amber's laptop live streaming some sort of interview on her laptop from the common room. "Amber can you turn that down? I'm trying to get some work done," Nina pleaded from the dining room.
"Sorry Neens! No can do, I have to catch every single last bit of information," Amber replied.
Nina rolled her eyes and went back to her french assignment. Fabian, who was sitting in his usual spot at the table laughed and smiled at Nina. Fabian still hasn't asked Nina out yet. He just hasn't had the guts to do so. Something always holds him back though. Its like her hearts somewhere else with someone else. Only she doesn't realize this, and neither does Fabian.
Joy walked into the common room and glanced over at Amber. "Hey!" she yelled. "You said you would call me once the interview started!"
Amber rolled her eyes and flipped her long blonde hair. "Oops. Well Big Time Rush just finished performing."
Joy plopped herself down next to Amber and watched the live stream intently. "And now time for the Big Time Contest where one of you lucky fans will get a surprise visit from Big Time Rush!" The host began. "Now keep your eyes peeled, for within the next hour Big Time Rush might just be at your door!"
Joy and Amber smiled brightly in anticipation for they both entered the contest many times. "I really hope I win," said Amber who was looking back at the computer screen.
"Totally. If not you me, so that we both can meet Big Time Rush," Joy added. She looked towards Amber and asked, "Alright, which member of Big Time Rush is your favorite? Mine is Carlos. He has this cute, but clumsy vibe going for him."
Amber scoffed. "No way. Logan is the one. He seems really smart and he's cute. Daddy says that's what you should look for in a man."
Joy shook her head at Amber's way of thinking. She turned towards Nina and asked, "So who do you like Nina?"
Nina opened her mouth to reply, but was cut off by Amber who said "Nina doesn't listen to Big Time Rush. In fact she told me she hates them."
Joy's jaw dropped fifty feet as Amber spoke. "Are you serious? They are amazing! How could you not like them?"
Nina slammed her notebook shut and stood from the table. "Because I just don't okay! Can I not do my homework without being questioned on what I do and do not like? I mean god!"
Nina grabbed her notebook and bounded up the steps in a haste. Meanwhile Fabian, Joy, and Amber shared confused looks.
"Carlos, will you give me back my phone?" Logan asked as he chased Carlos for his phone.
"No way! I wanna be the first face that the contest winner sees," Carlos argued.
Logan rolled his eyes as Kendall reached over and snatched the phone out of Carlos' hand. "Guys quit it. Let's just get to the winner's house and do what we have to do. Okay? I wanna get back to the Palm Woods so I can see Jo," Kendall added.
"Guys will you chill. This is supposed to be fun! So pep up!" James cheered.
The rest of the boys groaned in response. "Let's just go. Okay? We do these all the time and we just get some obsessed fan. Remember last time?" Logan reasoned.
They all shuddered in response. "We don't talk about that again. Agreed?" Asked James.
"Agreed," the rest chorused.
"So are we close to the winners house yet?" Whined Carlos. "Because this place is creepy. It's just like that school in Harry Potter."
"We're almost there," Kendall assured. "Besides this place isn't all that creepy. It has character."
They all took a moment to look around at their surroundings. Tall trees, eerie pathways and a bunch of old houses. "Hey, what's the name of the house we're going to again?" asked James.
"Uh." Logan took a minute to check his phone. "The House of Anubis and the name of the contest winner is Amber Millington."
They all shook their heads in response and continued down the path to Anubis house.
"The hour is almost up! They just have to come to our door!" Amber was anticipating the arrival of the band. She just knew they had to come to this door. If they don't she'll probably explode.
"Amber calm down!" Fabian coaxed. "They are just people."
Big mistake. Amber's head whipped around towards Fabian. Her eyes were practically slits in her face. "Just people? No! The people in this house are just people! You are just a person, but this is Big Time Rush and they are not just people!"
Amber turned back around with a huff and went back to her laptop. "That wasn't real smart Fabes," Joy added as she walked by to join Amber. Fabian opened his mouth to speak, but Joy held up her hand as a sign to stop. "Just no."
A shrill scream pierced the air and everyone in the house heard it. Joy and Fabian instinctively covered the ears, and everyone else ran out of their rooms to see what the problem was. "What is it Amber?" A very irritated Patricia asked.
"Yeah. Unlike you Amber some people are actually trying to sleep," Mara chastised.
Amber jumped up from her spot and faced everyone. "Sorry guys. It's just that we are about to find out who won the Big Time Contest!" She squealed.
Everyone except Joy and Fabian threw her a pointed look. "We?" Eddie questioned.
Amber nodded her head excitedly. Jerome scoffed in response. "There is no we Amber. There is you, and watch me go back to bed." He smirked and left the room.
Everyone except Joy soon followed and went into their respective rooms.
Amber watched as they left. "How rude," she told Joy. "Looks like it's just us. Now come on let's see if they knock on our door."
James, Kendall, Carlos, and Logan all stood in front of this really creepy door. "You guys ready?" Kendall asked. The rest nodded in response, and watched as Kendall knocked on the door. The door swung open and a loud screech was made. Kendall winced and started talking. "Hey your the lucky winner of our Big Time contest! Are you Amber Millington?"
Amber stared back at them with nothing but excitement radiating from her. "Yes I am! And you're Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan!"
She sent a flirty smile towards Logan who stepped backwards one step. You know? For safe measures. Suddenly a bunch of footsteps were heard as more members of Anubis house were now in in the doorway around Amber. "Please come in!"
Amber pulled them inside and practically started fan girling all over them. "Okay Amber," Carlos began. "Since it's almost time for you to get out of school and head off for the summer."
"We're giving you and one friend access to our next summer tour. When it comes anywhere near you can come to our concert and get free backstage passes," Logan finished.
"Wow. I can't believe this is happening!" Amber squealed. "This is just absolutely amazing!" She let out a long hard scream once more, startling the house member who had yet to come downstairs.
Nina emerged from around the corner and was halfway down the steps scolding Amber on scaring people like that when a voice called out, "Nina?"
Nina looked away from Amber, towards the four boys at the center of it all. She couldn't speak. Her throat became unbearably dry in two seconds flat. Then her eyes met up with his, James Diamond. It was like a gust of wind up and took all her breath away. "Nina?" His voice spoke. He made his way to the bottom of the steps and took one step forward. She took one step back.
He stepped back down seeing as it was making her uncomfortable. "James!" Logan hissed. "Now is not the time."
James looked at Logan and then back at Nina. "You're right. There's never a right time." He turned towards Amber and apologized. "Sorry Amber. I didn't mean to make things weird. I hope you enjoy your Big Time prize."
James walked out of the house and back the way he came. "I guess we'll get going now. Congratulations again Amber," Kendall said.
They were getting ready to leave when someone yelled "Wait!" All eyes darted towards Nina who was coming down the steps. "Can you give him this? I've been meaning to for a while now." She handed Kendall a necklace. He grasped it and gave Nina sad smile. "And will you tell him I'm sorry for how things went."
She stepped away from Kendall and walked back upstairs. The Anubis kids, just watched the entire thing, and boy were they confused. There's something about Nina that they don't know. When they think about it her past is very vague. All they know is that she lives with her Gran. They don't know where in America. They don't knowing she had any friends or (boyfriends). This is all new to them and they aren't very fond of it.
Nina laid back down and snapped her eyes shut. She didn't want painful memories to enter her head, but they still did.
Nina's dirty blonde hair shined brightly in the sunlight. She was laying down on one of the pool chairs enjoying her day. She looked over at her bag where the letter lay. Sure she may have come out here with Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan. They had their music and she had hers. She hadn't released anything yet. So it was the perfect time for her to get a great education right? She picked up her bag and started digging through it to look for that dreaded letter. "Looking for something?" James asked as he approached Nina.
Nina snapped her bag shut and looked at James. "Nothing just," she tried to quickly think of a lie. "Looking through the bag."
James looked unconvinced. "Okay," he replied warily. He sat down in the pool chair next to Nina and said "Hey, did you hear about Kendall and Jo? He's crushed about it. I mean could you imagine us having to be apart for three years?"
Nina's palms began to sweat. "Yeah," she breathed.
James lifted up her chin. "Are you okay? You seem off."
Nina pushed her hair behind her ear and gulped nervously. "I'm fine. I just need to go lie down. I'll see you later."
James threw her a puzzled look. "Yeah. Are we still on for tonight?"
Nina smiled nervously as she stood. "Of course," She bent down to kiss his cheek. "Love you."
"You too," James whispered. He watched as Nina left the pool and went up to her room. He looked back over to where she just sat and noticed her bag was still under the chair. "Hey Nina! You forgot your bag!" He turned around and saw that she was already gone. James being who he is, picked up the bag getting ready to run up and give it to her.
He lifted it up, not realizing that it was upside down and everything fell out. "Great," James muttered. He started to shove things back into the bag when an orange envelope caught his eye. Amun Boarding School the address read. He knows he shouldn't do this, but he opened the letter and read it.
Dear Nina Martin,
We are very proud to have you accept our invitation to join our Academy. You're expenses are paid for since you are on scholarship. All your housing information will be sent further along within the next few days. We can't wait to see you at school this week!
It was like his hearts been ripped into two. She's leaving? Why wouldn't she tell him? It doesn't make any sense to him. James quickly folded the letter and placed it back in the open envelope. He placed everything back in the bag and made his way to the elevator. As he waited for the elevator to come down anger started to boil up inside him. How could she not tell him about this?
James just shook his head as all these thoughts ran through his head. He pressed the button for the elevator and waited for it to get to the second floor. He stepped off the elevator and walked down to 2B where Nina stayed. He knocked on her door and waited for her to open it.
Nina opened the door and smiled at him "Hey. What are you doing here? I was about to fall asleep," she laughed.
James smiled. "What? A boyfriend can't come up and visit his girlfriend? Especially when she should be thanking him for bringing her bag up from the pool."
Nina's jaw dropped and she laughed nervously. "Thanks. So is that all?"
James paused for a moment. "No actually," Nina gulped. "I wanted to talk to you about something."
"Oh really now?" Nina asked nervously.
"Yeah. So, how would you feel if we skipped going out to dinner with Kendall and Jo, and just hung out at my place. We don't really get that one on one time very often," he explained.
"Of course," Nina breathed. "Cool if I come around seven?"
"Yeah. That'd be great," James smiled and leaned in for a kiss. One that Nina dodged and backed away from. "Bye then," he said coldly.
6:45. James was running around trying to find his phone while the rest of the guys were out. Mrs. Knight was about to leave but stopped once she reached the door. "James," she began. "Just because I'm letting you have the place to yourself tonight doesn't mean anything funny can go on, and by that I mean sex. None of that. Cause I don't want to tell your mom that her only son is going to be a dad at 16."
James had stopped running around to listen to her and was very embarrassed. "Don't worry Mrs. Knight. Trust me none of that will be going on."
She smiled and began her way out the door. "Good. Now have fun!"
James shook his head and continued running around looking for his phone. About twenty minutes later he finally found his phone in the bathroom. Don't ask why. He had plopped down on the couch when a knock came from the door. Knowing it was Nina he called out, "Its open!"
She came through the door and walked in looking so pretty in such a simple outfit. She was wearing jean shorts, a blank tank top, a plaid button up shirt, and some black converses. "Hey," she greeted.
Nina sat down next to him on the couch and they both immersed in some aimless chatter. Soon though, James was ready to talk about what he wanted to all evening. "So, earlier when you left your bag at the pool I went to go pick it up and everything fell out." Nina's eyes met his. "And there was this letter." Now, her eyes just couldn't seem to find his. "Boarding school Nina? When were you planning to tell me about this? The day you were gonna leave?"
Nina stood from the couch and looked down at him, "Now you know I wouldn't do that!"
James stood too. His 6' 1" frame towering over her 5' 4". "So this is why you've been acting weird all week? Because of this stupid school!"
"It's not stupid!" she argued. "You know I care about you, and I would never want to hurt you!"
"Then why would you keep this from me?" James started breathing heavily, for he was too mad.
"Because I care about you! Do you think its easy for me? I want so many things! I want to go to school and get an education! I want to pursue my career! I want to stay here and be with you!"
"Then why don't you stay?" This argument was heated. They both wanted different things.
"Because its not what I want!" Nina yelled. As quick as those words left her mouth she wanted them back in. They were both silent. Contemplating on the words she just said. "My parents were high school dropouts from Minnesota. You know that, and you know I want to do something that they couldn't. Get an education."
James rolled his eyes in annoyance. "I get that, but there are good schools in California too!" He paced back and forth on the wood floors of the brightly covered apartment. "What bugs me he most about all of this is that in that letter its said that you already accepted their invitation to go to school! So when did you accept their invitation? Cause I'd really love to know!"
Nina sighed and shook her head. "A couple of months ago," she whispered.
James looked at her incredulously. "Are you serious Nina? Your telling me you knew for a couple of months that you were leaving and you didn't tell me?"
"This is exactly why! Either way you would have freaked out!" Nina stopped talking for a moment. "I think we're getting too serious."
"We're not getting too serious Nina! We're falling in love!" He paused. "At least I'm already in it."
"James! That's not fair and you know it," Nina chastised.
"We're like Corey and Topanga," he continued.
Nina's jaw dropped. "They are characters from a TV show!" She paced the floors for a minute. "Look. We both want different things."
"Yeah I see that." James looked everywhere except for her. "You know we should break up."
"Fine by me," Nina replied stiffly. She shook her head and walked to the door. "I never knew you could be such an ass James."
"And I never knew you could be such an unreasonable bitch."
Its been two years since they last saw each other. They said some pretty hurtful things the last time they were together, and she missed him everyday yet she hated him at the exact same time. As she thought of the memory she wished so much that it could have gone down differently. That they could have stayed together these past two years. Now she's 18, he's 18. They could have done anything. If they had stayed together they could have made the impulse decision to get married, or move in together. Maybe she would be a successful actress.
Sometimes she just couldn't help but wonder what if?
A/N: I hope you all liked it! I really would love it if you all reviewed! Also check out my other stories!