So the other night after reading many many JONAS ff's. (Kacy and Nacy of course!) I tried to get to sleep, but couldn't my lips were ridiculously dry- so I hunted down my carmex jar and applied liberally. For those of you who are unaware of the tingly cool refreshing feeling carmex gives your lips- go buy some right now. Seriously.

Honestly I didn't expect to jump into the JONAS fandom this quickly- but this fic wanted to be written.

Disclaimer: Hey what do you know? I don't own JONAS! Thanks for rubbing it in.

Her finger traced over her lips methodically. She did this without thinking- without the aid of her reflection. Most of the girls at Horace Mantis were the lip-gloss and stick kind of girls. Macy Misa found that the original carmex from a jar was the best for her- lip gloss just made her hair stick to her mouth- which was not something you wanted to worry about while playing volleyball or any sport- lip stick always came off and required a mirror to even put on- at least for Macy, Stella was an expert at putting on her makeup without a mirror- even mascara. Macy always ended up stabbing her eye if she ever tried to mimic her. Best leave blind make-up application to professionals.

That was the wonderful thing about carmex- it was clear- no need to worry about coloring outside the lines. The original was the best- no need to make things all fancy and use the cherry or strawberry flavored ones! Macy stuck to it.

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Nick watched Macy spread the balm over her lips- entranced. At some point he started seeing her a little differently- shamefully he pinpointed the moment to the first time he went to one of her swim meets. Her grace, agility and speed astounded him. This couldn't be the girl who repeatedly injured him and his brothers! This girl was amazing!

She won for every category she competed in- and burst into a large smile when declared the winner- shaking the other competitor's hands, with words of congratulations and encouragement to each of them. Stella dragged the boys over to her to congratulate her- Macy's smile seemed to brighten even more at the sight of her best friend and the band that she loved. Nick couldn't help himself and gave her a hug in congratulations, despite her dampness. He was reminded that despite her recent display of athletic prowess, there still was some work to do- she passed out. Stella swatted his arm- censuring him not to surprise her like that.

He proposed to his brothers that they needed a plan to get Macy used to them. Let her get to know them as the Lucas brothers and not her idealized view of JONAS. Joe and Kevin didn't ask Nick too many questions about this sudden urge, they knew he would not be the only one to benefit from it.

Operation Mild Macy Misa was a simple plan- be around her more (with concealed protective gear of course.) they started showing up at her various sporting activities- each time wowed by what a supreme athlete she was. She wasn't as affected by JONAS when there was a sport- especially when she was participating. At game time she had an unmatched focus. Stella started bringing her over to the Firehouse more often and when there were big televised sporting events Macy was invited to watch them on the big screen with the boys. Focusing on the game she was able to forget where she was and who the people were around her, screaming at the screen, to the amusement of all there.

Slowly the Lucas boys transitioned to hanging with Macy without the sports. She would eat with them at lunch, sometimes the Lucas's and the Misa's (and Stella) would have dinners together, the families interacting playing board games. Many a Wednesday afternoon was spent at Macy's house watching various assortments of movies. Kevin Nick and Joe began to understand why Stella and Macy were best friends. Macy was fun to be around- she always maintained a positive attitude. She made monopoly fun for Joe and Kevin and competitive enough for Nick.

There were less accidents and injuries, occasionally she would still hyperventilate- but those moments where deteriorating in length and frequency.

The plan was entering the final part- slowly they started to introduce band practice, and general music jams into the mix. They had avoided music up to this point- feeling that it was too JONAS. Macy didn't freak out- though her eyes glazed over when Joe mentioned that it was for the new JONAS album.

Later that week Stella told the boys that Macy's room had a major change since the last time she saw it. JONAS was no longer plastered all over the walls. She also mentioned that they should check out her JONAS website. Kevin immediately entered the address- it hadn't been updated in last few months. There was also an announcement- Macy was handing over her webmaster position to another JONAS head. Nick punched the air- Kevin and Joe high fived.

Their plan was coming to an end- Macy was more used to them than ever. She hadn't referred to any of them as "Kevin, Joe or Nick of JONAS" in months and she remained conscious if any of them touched her unexpectedly. The real test would be when she came to join them backstage at a concert. Before the craziness of the plan- Stella had asked them if she could bring Macy along to one of their concerts- naturally it ended with Kevin holding an icepack to his knee and Nick holding one to his forehead- and Macy passed out on a couch.

This time however, there were no injuries- and Macy was alert the entire time. She even teased them before they made their entrance onstage. (Stella didn't mention to them that Macy did have a bit of a freak out after they got onstage- lasting for a minute or two. Stella had a feeling that it had more to do with the screaming fans than JONAS.)

Operation Mild Macy Misa was complete. Nick finally felt ready to ask Macy out on a date.

Over the next two weeks Nick Lucas discovered that he was a wuss.

Before Operation triple M- Macy was just another fan- well not just a fan- she was their number one super fan, running the second most visited JONAS website, her obsession bordering on creepy.

Now she was Macy- a good friend, fantastic monopoly player, competitive, funny, passionate, intelligent, determined, a beautiful untouchable athlete- Macy.

He understood why Joe and Stella were so…Joe and Stella. They didn't want to ruin their friendship and working relationship. He maintained that he and Macy were different…really.

The event that finally made Nick jump into action was not when Stella confronted him and asked him when he was going to get around to asking Macy out. It was not when Joe shot him a pointed look after a pointed question. It wasn't when his Dad asked him if there was a new girl- or when Frankie told him that if Nick didn't ask Macy out that he would, and then he'd have competition; and it was not when for the umpteenth time Stella smacked him and told him to just do it. It almost happened after Kevin compared him to Joe.

It was Macy, putting on carmex.

Nick was standing by her locker- they were making plans for another game of monopoly, (he was going to beat her this time!) she was nodding her head as she searched her bag- pulling out a small yellow and white tub. She unscrewed the lid and swirled her finger over the contents. She told him that she would be able to come after her badminton team meeting- and proceeded to trace her lips with her balm covered finger. Nick followed the trail of her finger with rapt attention.

"Yeah well Joe Kevin and Stella are going to be… somewhere else that night, so it will be just us- take out sound good?" the words tumbled out of his mouth before he could process what exactly he was doing.

Macy's eyes were questioning- but her mouth answered in the affirmative.

Nick smiled and turned stiffly to find his brothers and Stella before Macy did.

That week Nick put everything into place- making sure his parents would be out (surprising them with a certificate to their favorite restaurant, and tickets to his mom's favorite musical in New York, meaning that they would be away for the weekend.) and making sure that Kevin, Joe and Stella took Frankie with them wherever they went that night (Stella's for pizza (good pizza) and movies). He told Macy that he would pick her up at her place- so they could get some food together. She nodded- questions still lurking in her eyes.

Today was the day- or rather this afternoon was the afternoon. He attempted to concentrate in his classes- not happening. Stella peppered him with questions about what he was planning and what he was going to wear- tempered with threats of bodily harm and hideous itchy outfits should he break her best friends heart. Nick deflected all her questions and assured her that he was not just messing with the brunette.

He arrived at her house and collected himself before he approached her door.

Macy answered the door- "Hey Nick! Just give me a second- I have to find my carmex." She whipped around- sending the fragrance of her shampoo his way. The corners of his mouth turned up in a smile. She hurriedly looked through her backpack and pulled a small jar from the bottom of the bag with a sound of exclamation.

Nick was pretty sure that a meteor hurling towards the earth couldn't move him at this movement. Smacking her lips Macy turned towards him- his eyes still trained on her mouth.

"Nick?" her voice was timid

He met her eyes and gulped. "Macy- I want to try something"

He tasted carmex for the first time.

They walked arm in arm to the car- both smiling from ear to ear.

"My lips feel extra tingly." Nick said with a goofy look on his face.

She smiled and whispered "Carmex" against his lips.

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