Chapter 3 Round One!
Two weeks later:
"Guys, guess what?" Miley exclaimed as she ran towards their 'private room' they go to that room whenever they feel inspired, or they want to have rest from working and just be with each other, it's next to Selena's office in the company!
"What? Miles?" Demi asked her as they turned to look at her.
"I brought you some job, something you should've done, Dem. It's your job." Miley smirked proud of herself.
"Then why do you put your tall nose in my job?" Demi shot back.
"What? The fact that you're lazy and missed it, doesn't mean that I should miss it too."
"Guys, stop. Just get to the point, Miley." Selena said when Demi was about to reply.
"Ok, do you know that new store which opened last week?" Miley asked and they nodded. "Well, they want a good company to design for them some styles to start their work with, you know they didn't do good job as a start." She said.
"So?" Demi asked her.
"They are willing to pay any price, but just if they really liked the styles." Miley continued, "And here's the number." She handed them a little paper with a number on it.
"How didn't I know about that?" Demi narrowed her eyes.
"Because you're a lazy employee." Miley shrugged.
"No, seriously, how did you know?" Selena asked her.
"I have my ways." She smirked.
"Miley." Demi threatened.
"Okay, Taylor told me." Miley laughed.
"And you're so happy about it? I thought you made communications with another companies." Demi said.
"Hey, I still got you some news." Miley said.
"When will you two mature?" Selena said silencing them, "Ok, let's go to my office and call them." She said standing up as she head towards her office followed by the other two.
"Well, who will call them?" Demi asked when they reached Selena's office.
"You." Miley and Selena said in unison.
"Okay." Demi sighed, "Give me the phone." She said and started dialing the number when Selena handed her the phone.
"Hey Nick, can you hear me?" Joe said in the radio as Nick rolled his eyes.
"Yes, Joe, for the millionth time, I hear you." Nick said impatiently, "What do you want?"
"I was just making sure." Joe laughed as Nick huffed in annoyance.
"Shut up and focus on your job." Nick said and took his telescope searching for any sign!
"Hey guys, any of you saw them yet?" Jacob, their cousin and also works with them in the company.
"No, not yet." Joe answered.
"Wait, here they are." Nick smiled as he finally saw them!
"Where?" Jacob asked.
"I think it's the office of one of them, I'm not sure whose." He answered, "It's in the third floor."
"Oh, yeah, found them. It's Selena's office." Jacob answered.
"Yeah, found them too. But what are they doing?" Joe asked.
"Are you sure you found them, Joe? Because I'm sure it's obvious that they're talking on the phone." Nick said.
"Yeah, now I saw them." Joe said, "Wait, what if it was a job call? How will we know?" Joe finally said something useful!
"Well, here comes my part." Jacob said.
"Yeah, but hurry up, Jake. Before they hang up." Nick said.
"Already on my way, dude." Jacob said and dropped his radio on the grass, so they won't talk while he's doing the plan, and then they'll be busted.
"What? Did you make a plan without me knowing about it?" Joe complained.
"Joe, you were driving and singing instead of sharing ideas with us, which I'm thankful for." Nick smirked.
"Hey." Joe whined, "Anyway, what's the plan?"
"Just wait." Nick said and after about ten minutes they heard Jacob talking again.
"Mission accomplished." He said, "Joe, I'll come give you your headphone." He said and Joe agreed, as he started to get the plan in his head.
After a while, when Nick saw that Demi finished the phone call, he put his headphone on, and started hearing, as the voice of the three girls filled his ears.
"What did they say?" Selena asked Demi as soon as she finished the phone.
"Well," Demi grinned widely, "They said they'll gladly work with us, this sweet woman told me that they were hoping to work with us or with Taylor's company or the 'Evils'." Demi said
"By the evils you mean?" Miley asked as Demi nodded, "So, we made a deal, right?" Miley asked, she was worried that the Grays took the deal before them.
"YES." Demi exclaimed as Miley and Selena stood up and hugged her.
"So, how much will they pay and for what? Tell me about the deal. We have to prepare ourselves." Selena said getting serious.
"Relax, Sel." Demi said rolling her eyes playfully, "They said that they will pay us whatever we want, but they wanted us to set up a meet with them, so we can see those things, and I told them that I have to talk with my partners first and will reply after fifteen minutes." Demi explained further.
"So, when will we meet them?" Miley asked.
"Are you kidding? Now if we can." Selena said.
"So, what should I tell them?" Demi asked.
"Tell them that we can meet any time. Whenever they want." Selena replied.
"Ok, hand me the phone." Demi said.
As soon as he heard those words, Joe searched for the number of that store, he knew that they were looking for someone to design clothes for them, but it was just a small store newly opened, he thought that it won't be a lose for them if they didn't take that deal, but now, they have to take that deal, no matter what.
When he found the number he quickly dialed it, and a lady answered him, "Hello?"
"Hey, it's Joe Gray from the Gray Paradise, we heard you want designs for your new store, and we'll gladly work with you."
"Um, but we just got a deal few minutes ago." She answered politely.
"We'll agree on any amount of money you pay." He offered and she seemed to be thinking about it.
"Ok, sir. Give me your number and I'll call you back." She said. As he smiled and told her the number, "Well, sorry, I'll call you back, I have another call." She said as she hung up.
Demi was calling for a few minutes now, and she was on waiting. She was about to hang up when the nice lady answered, "Sorry, but I just got another great offer, and I was taking the number." She said.
"What? What offer? I thought we had a deal?" Demi said worried.
"Yeah, but it's not every day that you get an offer from 'Three Styles' and after it 'The Gray Paradise'." The woman said.
"The who?" Demi yelled.
"The Gray Paradise." The lady repeated taking aback by Demi's reaction.
"Please tell me you told them that you have another deal."
"I did, but he told me that they'll accept any money we offer them."
"So did me." Demi complained.
"I know, that's why we have to meet up all, and discuss it, what about a dinner tomorrow?" she said nicely making Demi sigh, she told her to wait a minute as she told her friends about the dinner thing as they agreed.
"Ok, so when and where?" Demi asked her as the woman smiled.
"Tomorrow about 7 pm at that restaurant by the beach, it's the only one there."
"Ok, it was good talking to you, and I hope we'll work together." She said formally as they said their goodbyes and Demi hung up and threw the phone angrily.
"Let's go speak in the garden." Selena said as they stood up and went to the huge comforting garden in front of their company and took a seat on the grass.
"So, the Grays?" Miley asked.
"Yeah, do they have to ruin it?" Demi said in frustration.
"But, what made them change their mind? Taylor told me that they always refuse any offers from the newly opened projects, and they didn't make any reaction that saying they were thinking about this one." Miley said.
"Then what happened?" Selena asked confused, "Is it possible that they knew that we were going to work for it?"
"No, Taylor just told me on the phone before I told you about it." Miley said.
"Ha, I won't be surprised if they were spying on us." Demi said sarcastically.
"Oh my God, Demi, what if they were really spying on us?" Miley said.
"Miley, that's so childish; we're not in high school." Selena said.
"And do you call slipping bottle of mango juice all over me a mature reaction, I swear that boy has mental issues and can do anything."
"What? You better take that back!" they heard someone yell from behind them, as Nick and Jacob slapped their foreheads.
"I expected to see you, Gray. But it's not good to see you at all." Demi said as she stood up.
"Do you think I'm enjoying it?" he shot back as Nick and Jacob appeared by his side and Miley and Selena stood up and went to support Demi and make sure she won't do something stupid to him.
"Why did you call that store?" she asked yelling.
"Do you think we will let you have one deal? You wish." Joe smirked now speaking in his regular voice without yelling.
"So, you went on spying on us? Spying? That's so ridiculous. Couldn't you come up with a real plan? Or do you watch so many cartoons?" Miley spoke for the first time smirking making the other three angrier.
"At least we made a plan; we didn't just set in our office and laughed. We work hard unlike you." Jacob said.
"And your hardest work ended up spying on us?" Miley laughed, "Seriously? If you work hard as you say, why didn't you try to have the deal until we were up to it?"
"Because it's just a small store and it's not our type it's for the losers." Nick smirked.
"Oh yeah? So why do you want it now? You're either being losers or cowards?" Demi said making their faces become red from anger, when she noticed she laughed, "Looks like I have the power to make you red whenever I speak to you, huh?" she said reminding Joe with the strawberry juice.
"Don't say we didn't warn you, we'll take this deal, so don't put so much make up, because it will be destroyed by your crying tomorrow." Joe said.
"How was the taste of the juice? Yummy, huh?" Demi smirked ignoring his last sentence making him boil from anger that he didn't notice the absence of Miley and Selena.
"Hey, looks like your friends are cowards enough to leave you handle a fight with us alone." Nick smirked cockily, but then a rush of cold hit his back making him jump as he turned around to be faced with shot of water all over him, when it stopped he saw Miley carrying a hose.
"Who did you just called cowards?" she smirked and he was in a loss for words, he didn't notice that the same thing just happened to Jacob and was about to happen to Joe when Demi disappeared to get her own hose.
"What did you do?" he yelled and she opened it again to cover him with water again.
"This." She shrugged simply.
"You… you're-" she gave him another amount of water.
"What was that all about?" Jacob shouted at Selena.
"For spying on us."
"And this is for calling us cowards." Miley said as she covered Nick was water again.
"Stop doing that." He yelled raising his hand on a try to protect himself but with no success. But she just didn't stop and got nearer to him making the pressure of the water harder on him that he didn't have a choice but run, as the same happened to Joe and Jacob and they soon found themselves beside their car which also covered in water, they quickly got in and Joe started the engine and the girls finally stopped the water.
"You should thank us; we gave you showers and washed your car for free!" Demi laughed as Joe started the engine and drove away, but Nick who was in the back seat, looked back at them from the window with a threatening look.
"You'll l-" he didn't complete the word or more likely couldn't complete it when he found three shot of water in his face as he went back inside the car and closed the window as the car moved away leaving three girls hysterically laughing.
"I can't believe that." Jacob said angrily.
"They're so…. What's the word!" Joe said.
"Daring? Provokers? Surprising? Yeah, I'm with you, bro." Nick said. They seemed to be really angry but when the three of them looked at each other, they broke into laughers.
"But, th-they are so funny." Jacob said while laughing.
"Yeah, who would have expected they will you use hoses to kick us out." Nick said trying to control his laughs.
"No, after what that Stinky did to me, I can expect anything from them." Joe said focusing on the road.
"Come on, Joe. Did you expect going home all wet?" Nick said.
"All right, I didn't expect it to be that way, but it's not surprising me." Joe said as he finally pulled into the driveway of their huge house, and once again he got out of the car and entered the house wet, but this time he wasn't the only one wet.
"Hey bo- do I have to expect that from now on?" their mother said when she saw their look. They just looked at her not knowing what to say, "Seriously, what happened this time? Did you drop the car in a river or lake?" she asked sarcastically.
"No, mom, the car is perfectly fine." Joe answered.
"Alright, go change into something dry before you catch a flu, then you own me an explanation." She said as her two sons began to walk away, "You too, Jacob, I'm sure you have clothes here."
"Yeah, right." He said and followed Joe and Nick upstairs.
She sighed and sat on one of the couches, after about ten minutes, they came back downstairs and sat around her, "Well, what happened?" she asked.
"We were working." Joe answered shrugging.
"If I remember right, your job is about clothes, not pools." She said making them smile.
"Well, we weren't in our company." Nick said. "Do you remember two weeks ago, when the red Joe started a war with those three girls?" he asked and she nodded.
"Well, we were trying to beat them in the war; you know we must be the first one to attack to guarantee the win." Jacob said.
"Oh, no, what did you do?" her eyes widened as she said that.
"We were trying to know what they were doing, I mean if they have new styles or something like that." Nick said.
"How exactly were you trying to do that?" she narrowed her eyes.
"Ok, mom, I'll go to the point. We took telescopes and went to their garden and watched what they were doing and when they were talking on the phone, Jacob went and put microphones there so we can hear them." Nick said as his mother stared at him for a second before she burst out laughing.
"You were spying on them?" she asked laughing.
"Yeah, mom, but it actually helped." Nick said and explained to her what happened exactly and about their dinner the next day, and then he went to the water part, and his mother couldn't stop herself from laughing while he was telling her.
"You know what? I really like those girls." She said.
"What? You like what they did to us?" Joe asked her.
"Yeah, because you were wrong. And they sure know how to defend themselves." Denise said.
"Yes mom, we were wrong and maybe childish but they have no right to shower us with that water like that."
"No, I love their ways to kick you out." She said, "And look at the bright side, they washed your car."
"Whatever, mom." Joe said.
"I'm going to call Kevin and tell him about this meeting." Jacob said as he stood up and started calling Kevin.
The next day:
"Are you ready?" Selena asked her friends as she wore her dress and put on her makeup.
"Yeah, we were waiting for you." Miley said from the living room. The three of them were wearing matching dresses, they were different degrees of blue, but mixed with other colors, so it didn't look identical.
"Let's go beat them girls." Demi said as the three of them linked arms and left their apartment.
"Let's go, guys." Kevin said as he entered the driver seat, Danielle was in the passenger one and Joe, Nick and Jacob were at the back seat.
"We'll take that deal no matter what." Joe said gritting his teeth an evil smile dancing on his lips.
"Hey, why didn't you wear plastic suites? They might see you're dirty again, and you know that restaurant is next to the ocean." Kevin told the other three boys as he and his wife laughed at the thought of them being pushed to the ocean by three girls!
"You know, I like those girls." Danielle said.
"I can't see why." Jacob said.
"They know how to treat jerks." She replied playfully making them shut up.
Two cars pulled in front of the restaurant at the same time, they parked next to each other, three girls came out of the first Black car, and four guys and a woman came out of the second black car.
Automatically, when the younger three boys and the three girls saw each other they glared at each other, and if glares could kill, then they'll all be long gone now.
When they entered the restaurant, Demi asked for the table reserved under the name of Albert Addison, he was the owner for the store and his wife Julia Addison.
The waiter guided them towards a table set for ten; it was at a quiet corner so they can talk without caring who hear them. Two couple were setting next to each other, when they saw them they stood up to greet them, the man was black haired which matched his dark brown eyes, he was tall comparing to them, not so tall, but he was the tallest in them all. His wife had a brown hair, green eyes, and she seemed lovely, she smiled at them as soon as she saw them, then they all started with the handshakes, then finally sat down.
"Nice to meet you. I didn't believe my wife when she told me we have offers from the Grays and Three Styles." Albert said smiling.
"Yeah, we didn't believe it too, when we knew that the Grays called you!" Miley said smiling at the couple, but for a second she glanced at the brothers and their cousin with a glare. Albert and Julia sensed the hatred between them, but decided to ignore it.
"First, before we start the work, please choose what you prefer to eat." Julia said in her polite way.
"Finally someone can actually be nice here." Demi murmured but Joe and Jacob who were opposite from her heard but ignored.
They all chose what they want from the menus and ordered from the waiter then, looked at the two couple again. "So, we hope we can work with you." Demi smiled her hearted smile at them.
"Yeah, us too." Joe said, then he suddenly felt something hard on his leg, he winced and then realized that it was a kick, a kick from someone wearing high heels. When he looked at Demi she smirked and looked at the couple again.
"Well, it depends on your offers." Albert said.
"Ok, I brought some of our new designs, here." Selena said as she handed the papers in her hand to Demi who handed it to Miley who handed it to Julia who was setting next to her, with that they granted that no one will see them except the two who are meant to see them. In another words, they didn't want the Grays to see their job.
"Wow, it's really great." Julia said as her husband knelt down to see with her, and they both stared at the papers in adoration.
"Well, we have some designs too." Kevin said and did the exact same with the papers, so the girls didn't see them.
"Well, they're pretty good too." Albert said, and looked at the boys, "How much do you want for them? I mean in which range?" he asked.
Kevin's face let up knowing that they loved their designs more, "Well, depends on how much do you want."
"About a hundred from each design, but that's for the beginning." Albert said.
"Well, then about 25,000$." Kevin replied.
"Twenty-five thousand, for all?" Julia asked.
"Well, you know we're famous and everyone would love to buy our designs, and I have to tell you it's made of the best fabrics in the states, so it's for each design." Joe answered her.
"Ok, and what about you? How much do you want for the designs?" Albert asked the girls, Kevin's face filled with confusion; he thought that they were going to have the deal, so why is he asking them?
They looked at each other and whispered some things nobody heard before finally answering, "About 35,000$" Selena replied.
"For each design?" Julia asked.
"Well, you know that we're famous and everybody wants our designs, and we make our clothes from the best fabric in the states, but we actually have our ways to make them cheaper than they look, so it's for all the designs." Demi said mimicking Joe making him glare at her, but before he could say anything the waiter came with their dinner.
"So, what's your decision?" Kevin asked Albert and Julia while taking a bite from his food.
"We'll see and tell you after we finish the dinner and the desert." Albert answered smiling, "And by the way, we invited you at this dinner, so we'll pay!" he smiled, and then turned to talk to his wife. They were so into their conversations that they were completely unaware of the exchanges of the death glares at the table.
"Are you having a nice meal?" Joe asked the girls obviously faking a smile.
"Yeah, but it would have been better if you weren't sharing us, thanks for asking." Miley replied.
"Aw, my pleasure. If our existence making you uncomfortable, we'll be with you everywhere." Joe replied with the same smile as it didn't leave his face for a second.
"Oh, guys why didn't you remind me to order strawberry juice?" Demi complained to her friends and smirked at Joe.
"You can use the ketchup instead, it's more red than strawberry." Miley said as the three girls laughed, and all the Grays except for Joe tried to hide the smile.
"Why are you so proud of it? I slipped the mango juice on you first." Joe said angrily.
"Yeah, but first it didn't make me all red, and second you don't have this." She said as she held her phone showing them the picture she took, with Joe's priceless expression. This time they couldn't hide the smile, but they wiped it away quickly.
"Why do you keep it?" Joe complained.
"It's a good weapon. That's how you play in a war." Demi smirked.
"You're so-" Joe started but got cut off by Danielle.
"Joe, it's enough." She said.
"What? Didn't you hear her? She's irritating me." Joe said.
"Actually, Joe, if I remember well, you were the one who started." Kevin replied calmly. Joe just glared at Demi and started eating again.
"We'll get that deal, sis." Miley whispered to Demi as she smiled.
"Yeah, they're in the beginning and we're much cheaper for them." Selena said.
"Yeah." Demi smiled and they completed eating.
"This chip is good." Joe said with his mouse full making them all look at him disgusted, except for Albert and Julia who were still talking.
"Yeah, especially with the ketchup." Jacob agreed.
"Joe, be careful from the ketchup, obviously you have an issue with reds." Miley said as they laughed again. Joe was about to reply when Danielle send him a look that stopped him.
After they finished the dinner and the desert, and after they stopped insulting each other, Albert and Julia spoke up, "It was nice knowing you." Julia said.
"You too, so what's your decision?" Joe said.
"Sorry, guys, your prices are so high for us; we're still in the first of our way, so we have to choose the girls' offer." Albert said as the four boys stood in a shock, and the girls high-fived each other and Danielle just smiled.
"But, if you like our styles better, we can make a discount for you." Kevin said.
"Yeah, but actually, I like their better." Julia said with an apologetic look.
"Julia will call you to tell you about signing the contract and this stuff." Albert told the girls as they nodded. "Well, it was nice meeting you all, we have to go now, don't worry about the pill, we already paid." He said as he and his wife walked out of the restaurant followed by the others.
"Yes." Demi exclaimed happily.
"We took our first deal after opening the store." Selena said.
"Looks like round one was for us." Miley said looking at the boys who were walking with their faces to the ground.
"That teaches you not to be so sure of yourselves." Demi said.
"So what? It's just one deal." Nick said.
"Then why are you so sad?" Miley smirked.
"Face it, you're ashamed of yourselves." Demi said.
"If I can kill you, I won't waste a second hearing your annoying voice." Joe whispered but they heard him.
"Go on, the ocean is just a few steps from us." Selena said and Joe was about to reply when Kevin spoke.
"Let's go guys, before Joe say something we'll all regret." Kevin said and took his brother's hand leading him to the car like five years old.
When they were in the car, they drove away leaving behind them three girls singing happily. They were so happy about that deal, not because the Grays wanted it, but because it's their first important deal.
As for the boys the deal didn't matter to them, all that mattered was their lost in front of the girls, and worst was they lost for them, three new girls, won the Grays. Joe, Jacob and Nick were the angriest, Kevin didn't really care, the three younger boys were so competitive, they wanted to beat them even if it was the last thing they'll do in the life. But then again they all knew that those girls are so smart and can face them perfectly without fearing them, and that's what scared them the most!
That was tooooo long :D probably the longest chapter I've ever written. I hope it wasn't boring!
Sooooooo, the girls won the deal, obviously :D who's happy for them?
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