Laurie sat in the taxi in her long black jeans with white sleeveless blouse. She forced Bill to wear a simple outfit with a jacket with a large black hood. He had his hair straightened down and his favorite large black sunglasses.

"Why am I wearing all of this? It's not that cold out." He tugged at his clothes to let himself get some air. His jacket made him feel so warm.

"You made me agree to it. Her dad was the mayor of the city. If she thinks that I'm some kind of freak then my entire home town will think I am one. I don't want them to think that." She groaned as she rested her head on Bills shoulder and he laughed at his. She slapped his knee in annoyance.

The taxi stopped in front of the bistro and Bill pulled Laurie out of the taxi. "We have to confront her sooner or later." She fluffed her hair after she had messed it up on Bill.

"I choose later."

"Too late." He forced her through the doors.

"Laurie!" It was Taylor waving her hand from the other side of the restaurant. Laurie gave a fake smile and waved back. "Over here," she shouted in a half whisper tone, "come on don't take all day."

Laurie and Bill stalked up to the table and took a seat. Taylor was with a guy in a very casual suit and wavy black hair that was pulled back.

"Hello, my name is Nick Rupert." He extended his hand and Laurie and Bill shook it.

"Laurie Collins."

"Bill."

"Looks like we have a couple of celebrities in the house."

Aww crap! Laurie thought. He recognized Bill.

"You recognize him?" Taylor asked. "How?"

"Oh I don't actually. Just with his get up I just guessed. Am I right?"

"I-I-uh, I guess I am somewhat, but mostly in Germany." The group ordered their meals.

"Wow, I loved it in Germany," Taylor said. "I went there on our sophomore summer trip. Beautiful country."

"Ja. Vonderful." Bill played with his water and took a sip. "My family and I vere raised there."

"How nice," Nick said.

"Vat do you do, Nick?'



"I'm a student at Chappell Hill in North Carolina."

"I plan to go there too next year." Taylor added. "We met in church a last year. We all miss you at church. You need to come back and visit."

"Religious?" Bill asked. "You're an atheist."

"There's a reason why I gave up Christianity. This is one of them."

"What?" Taylor asked. "Is anything wrong?" A genuine look of concern grew on her face.

"No, everything's just fine, Taylor."

The young waitress walked up to the table and tapped Bill on the shoulder. "I'm sorry, sir, but sunglasses are not allowed inside the facility. You'll have to take them off."

"No, uh, I-" Bill stuttered.

Laurie made a motion with her hand. "It's okay. Go ahead."

Bill slowly pushed his sunglasses off of his face and revealed his dark black eyeliner and eye shadow. He nervously put them into his jacket pocket.

"Okay, now you look really familiar." Taylor said. "Isn't he the guy that the news said you were hooking up with?" she snapped her fingers in realization. "Bill… Kaulitz! Now I remember!"

"Oh crap," Laurie sighed. "But, we aren't a couple," Laurie lied. "Honestly."

"Of course you aren't," Taylor sarcastically agreed.

"Seriously, I'm nothing more than his manager." God, she knew that Taylor had a big mouth.

"Well," Nick said, "let's let this conversation go into another direction. Where do you guys each plan to go this Christmas."

"Germany," they said in unison.

"Um, he's visiting his family and I'm meeting up with some representatives. Life can be hard when you start your career at fifteen."

"I bet." Nick said. "But you can't be having much fun if your only there for work. Where's your holiday spirit?"

"Oh, don't worry about it. This meeting's very important anyway." Laurie fumbled around with her newly arrived dinner. "I'll be fine."

(Underline now means English)

"Holy crap!" Laurie shouted. Four days ago she had gone to dinner with her old 'friend' and had what seemed like forced discussion with her. She now held the weekly People magazine and read the horrid article about her and Bill.

"Friends of New York heiress, Laurie Collins, claims that she and long time 'friend' Bill Kaulitz are going back to Germany to spend the holiday with his family.

'I know those two are together, they told me themselves,' Taylor Mitchell said. 'They really are cute together, I hope they will last." Rumors of the two dating have been circulating for months but the couple have always denied it.'

'Laurie and Bill are just friends,' says guitarist and twin brother to Bill after leaving a concert. 'They are really getting upset about how much publicity is being made.' Is there something between the two? Or is this simply a rumor that won't die.

'I personally think there's a chance that Bill is just fing his way to the top,' a Universal Music studio worker said."

"Ugh!" Laurie shouted. "Heiress? I sound like I'm the next Paris Hilton or something!"

Georg took the magazine from her. "Who is this friend?"

"God, some girl I knew in middle school. If it weren't for Mr. Hospitality here this article wouldn't have been made." Laurie gave Bill and evil glare.

"I didn't know. How was I supposed to guess that she would say things like that? She seemed like a very nice person, I was clueless!"

"So you are coming to Germany with us?" Tom asked. Laurie nodded as she rested her forehead in her palm. "What does it mean f-ing his way to the top?"

"Uh, it's saying that the guy thinks that you guys are only signed on because Bill sleeps with me." She collapsed on Tom's bead.

"That's totally untrue!" Tom shouted.

Laurie raised her head. "Oh, right, now you care!"

Bill sat down next to Laurie and made her rest her head on his shoulder. "Don't worry about it. We knew the public was going to find out eventually. Come on, it's not that big of deal."

Laurie finally took a deep breath as she hoped what Bill said was true.