Sorry if I ever write Lauren instead of Alyson. The character's name is Alyson, but my name is Lauren so I just get confused sometimes.

Chapter 2

I jumped into the car and as Maddie began to drive, I shouted into her face, "Maddie, you will never guess who I just met!" Just as I said that, Maddie became really excited

"Ooo, give me some clues!"

"Well, he's extremely cute, he's in a boy band, and we're going to hang out with him tomorrow with the rest of the band."

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe it! You actually met him!"

"Yeah! He was super nice and not to mention adorable."

"I can't wait to meet Joey Mcintyre from New Kids on the Block! He is a stud muffin with a side of hot sauce. What time are we going to meet him and the rest of the band?"

"What the heck, he's like 35 years old or something, that's twice your age!"

"So, Brad Pitt is like 45 and he's still attractive."

"I must admit, your right."

"Anyways, since you already crushed my dreams of meeting Joey, who is the guy. But I bet he isn't going to be as good as Joey, I mean who can? Did you here New Kids on the Block are having a reunion? I'm so getting tickets to….."

"Shut it, your ruining the moment. I ran into Travis Garland and we're going to hang out with the rest of NLT tomorrow."

"Who's he?" I let out a deep sigh. My excitement made me forget that Maddie doesn't listen to any music from the 21st century. I mean, if you look at the girl's iPod, the most modern song she has is one by the Backstreet Boys. I've tried to get her to listen to some music that normal people listen to, but she won't budge. She's such a dork. Wait, if she's a dork and I'm her best friend, what would that make me? Have I been a dork my whole life and not known it? What is this world coming to!

"Hello, earth to Alyson. Who is Travis, and what is a NLT?" Wow, she practically lives in my house and she doesn't notice that my wall is plastered in posters and photos of NLT. I mean, it's really hard to miss it.

"They're just some cute boys who can sing and dance. You'll meet them tomorrow."

"Whatever. Gosh, why couldn't you have met Joey Mcintyre?"

"Well I'm sorry."

"Apology accepted." I rolled my eyes. Maddie could be so weird at times.


I was patiently waiting in the car because SOMEONE just had to get some chocolate. Man, how long can it take to just buy some chocolate? I'm going to give him 5 seconds. 1, 2, 3, 4…He jumped into the car with some silly grin on his face. I know chocolate is supposed to make you happy, but this is just creepy.

"Dude, I was just about to come in and strangle you!"

"That wouldn't be a very nice thank you to the guy who just scored dates for us with two hot chicks."

"I don't know. I think I need some time before I go start dating someone." I was nervous about the idea of dating anyone. My last relationship didn't end so well. It ended up that my ex, Kimberlyn, was cheating on me. That wasn't the worst part, it was with two other guys! Yeah, unholy, I know. But since then, I wasn't so sure about dating.

"Come on, it's been an entire 6 months. If you don't start dating soon, you're going to loose your touch."

"I really don't know……"

"Come on, they're cute! Well, at least one of them is. She's medium height, amazing green eyes, and she's blonde, but not too blonde. Exactly the way you like them." Travis winked at me and wiggled his eyebrows. I blushed and shoved him, if that's possible while you're driving a car.

"Stop it, Trav. Girls aren't just about what they look like, it's about what's on the inside too."

"Yea, yea, but it does help if they are total babes."

"But what about V and Kevin? They need dates too!"

"Well, Kevin can bring his mysterious sister that he hasn't introduced us to for some reason. As for V, he'll probably bring his lady friend Kate." Travis really emphasized Kate, so I was kind of confused.

"Wait, is V dating Kate?"

"Not yet, but soon enough." Oh gosh. The last time Travis set me up was with some fan we met. I bet you can guess who it was. If you guessed Kimberlyn, you're right.

I sighed and said, "Remember the last time you tried to set someone up, I ended up with a broken heart. I don't want V to go through that to." You might say that I'm 'in touch with my feelings.' Actually, I can't even watch The Secret Garden without crying my head off. But it's not entirely my fault. Before Kimberlyn it was Ashley, and before her it was Megan. Both were just as bad as Kimberlyn. I guess I'm just a target for bad relationships.

"This is different," replied Travis, "We actually know Kate. She's totally chill and you know it."

"Yeah, I guess your right." Kate is pretty cool. She's exactly V's type, too. She's only about 5' 4" with midnight black hair that went to her shoulders, but she recently chopped it off into a pixie cut. She even has the total rocker vibe going. Plus, she's cool with the rest of us. She goofs off with Kevin, makes these amazing brownies for Travis, and she watches chick flicks with me. I wish that I could find that perfect girl.

Travis interupted, "So will you go?"

"I don't know."

"Well, if you're not going to do it for me, like you should be doing as a good friend and roommate, at least do it for the girls. I don't want to just blow them off. That would just be plain cruel." Travis knows my exact weakness. I hate doing things that makes girls upset. Probably because so many girls have hurt me, I just never wanted to inflict pain back. Yes, I am the perfect gentleman. Woah, I just sounded cocky like Travis. He's contagious I bet.

"Fine."

"Yes, you're not going to regret this. Anyways, where should we go?"

"Let's go to Six Flags. That place is awesome, and we always have a good time."

"Okay, JJ. Let me text everyone the plans." I nodded and began to worry a little. I just hope that tomorrow works out okay.


So you just found out that the bold was the point of view of JJ Thorne. Why not Travis you may ask, well, you'll see later. Just if you guys didn't know, the normal lettering is Alyson and the bold is JJ. I took the idea from Jayyyy so all credits for that is to her. Sorry these past two chapters are somewhat short. I haven't brought all the characters together yet and that's when the drama starts. I'm kind of busy but I plan to post the next chapter in a day or two. Read and review. If you have any ideas, I take them all into consideration!

Disclaimer: I do not know or own NLT, just the story.