Hey im back : ) its awful that I keep updating this story and not We Stick Together, Always. No worries I haven't abandoned it but im just stuck. So to get over my writers block im doing this.
Big Time Love Song : )
"Riley! Riley! Riley!" A voice shouted, shattering my once pleasant dream.
I groaned, mentally listing ways to murder whoever dared wake me up. Cracking an eye open, I was met with darkness instead of rays of sunshine like I expected. Okay not only did someone wake me up but they woke me up in the middle of the night, oh yeah someone was going to die. I blinked and opened my eyes all the way to see James's face hovering over mine.
"James, would you like to tell me why you're waking me up?" I groaned, rolling over and burying my face back into my pillows.
"No! No sleep for Riley." James insisted while pulling the covers off me.
The cold airs of our air-conditioned apartment wrapped around my body making me shiver and open my eyes in pure annoyance. James was standing beside my bed in sweat pants and a black v-neck. Due to my tiredness, I didn't even bother to stop the little voice in my head that exclaimed damn he looked good. I was to sleep deprived from endless hours of dancing Gustavo so harshly put us through.
"Alright, I'm up. What is going on?" I questioned the teen who was bouncing on the balls of his feet. He looked like a kid who just received a bag of candy.
"Guess who's coming to visit for four whole days!" James replied looking way to wound up for a boy who complained about not getting his beauty sleep.
I ran a hand over my face, trying to get myself at least a little coherent. "Who James?" I asked, knowing I really didn't have to guess because he'd just tell me.
"Maddie!" James exclaimed with a blinding grin anyone could see in pitch black.
His answer did cause me to awake fully. Now I understood why he was so excited and happy. Madison Diamond was coming to visit her little brother and that easily called for all good emotions. Maddie Diamond is James' older sister by two years but was like an older sister to all of us. The eighteen year old is one of the coolest people on the face of this earth and having her come to visit would be a much needed break from Gustavo's intense training.
"Are you serious?" I squealed, immediately jumping out of bed and turning on the lamp beside my bed.
James nodded violently, "Her flight comes in the morning!"
My happy retort was cut off by a young irritated voice. "Could you two shut up?" Katie growled, giving us both a what-the-hell look that she easily adopted from her older brother.
"Go tell the guys." I ordered James who eagerly flew out of the room and I turned to Katie.
"Maddie's coming to visit!" I exclaimed to the annoyed ten year old. As if a light went on in her head, she immediately brightened at the mention of James' sister.
"No way!" Katie yelled, jumping out of her bed and following me out the door to the living room where James had dragged the others out of bed.
Carlos was looking unsteady on his own feet and had his helmeted head on Logan's shoulder as if his best friend was the only thing keeping him upright. Logan eyes kept closing before he would violently shake his head in order to keep them open. Kendall was standing, glaring daggers at James looking more angry than tired.
"Guys, Madison is coming to visit!" James yelled, latching onto Carlos's shoulder and shaking him viscously. That caused Carlos' eyes to shoot open, Logan's eyes to permanantley stay open and Kendall to stop glaring.
"Dude, you're kidding right?" Carlos shouted, grabbing onto James' forearms and staring at James with an excited grin.
James shook his head, "She's coming in the morning!" He explained, slapping away Carlos' hands to turn and give me a giant hug that made my stomach flutter.
James and Maddie were always really close and I was so happy that she was coming to see him. James was as close to his sister as he was to us and I couldn't imagine being away from any of them as long as James has been from Maddie. I was also excited because I finally had someone besides Katie to talk to about whatever I was feeling for James. There was no one better to ask than Maddie.
The six of us stayed up through the night, unable to sleep because of our excitement. We talked about the fun times we had with her and the different plans we had to do with Maddie. When morning rolled around Mama Knight just rolled her eyes as the six of us rushed around trying to get ready so we could all wait for her arrival.
Soon enough James and Ms. Knight left to go pick her up from the airport and the rest of us waited anxiously for her arrival.
"I'm bored." Carlos complained after twenty minutes of sitting around, waiting.
"I know what we could talk about." Kendall announced looking as devious as ever.
"What?" I questioned cautiously. I didn't like the fact that his devilish smirk was pointed at me.
"Let's talk about how in love you are with our very own James Diamond." Kendall replied and my eyes widened. Carlos and Logan looked at me in confusion and shock. Oh I was going to kill Kendall.
"You like James?" Carlos and Logan asked in unison.
I glared at Kendall as I replied with, "No I do not like James." My words came out not as strong as I had wanted.
"Your right you don't like him," Kendall said and I almost sighed in relief till he continued, "You love him."
"I don't love James!" I exclaimed, throwing my arms in the air and glaring at Kendall.
"Yes you do." Kendall retorted with a smug look on his face.
"No I don't." I replied sounding like a child.
"Yes."
"No"
"Yes."
"No!"
"No."
"Yes!"
I cursed when Kendall started laughing at the oldest trick in the book. "You know I can see it." Logan said causing Kendall to stop laughing and me to change my glare to Logan.
"See what? There's nothing to see." I said while pouting.
Logan's response was mercifully cut off by the fact that the front door burst open and entered Maddie Diamond. Only one word could describe Maddie and that was perfect just like her brother. I think the Diamonds in general were just all around perfect. Maddie had long chesnut hair and deep brown eyes that she got from her mother unlike James who got his father's hazel eyes. She was thin and fit like a model but that wasn't what she was going for as a career, nope, Maddie Diamond was becoming a lawyer. She was the only one in that family who didn't really care about looks. That's why I loved her; she is the most humble person you will ever meet.
After warm encounters were exchanged, I dragged Maddie to mine and Katie's room where Maddie would be residing for her visit. The boys had excused themselves and went down to the pool while Mama Knight and Katie went over Katie's homework.
"Are you sure about giving up your bed for me? I don't mind crashing on the couch Ri." Maddie said as I helped her set one of her bags on my bed.
"Not at all Maddie. That couch may be hideous but it is quite comfy so don't feel bad." I explained with a wave of my hand.
Maddie flashed me a smile and before looking around the room. Her eyes immediately found my chemistry set that was my desk. "Some things never change with you." Maddie murmured out with a wry smile.
I would have replied if I hadn't heard a familiar shriek through the open window in my room. Maddie and I rushed to the window just in time to see the Sim's twins push Carlos into the pool.
Maddie shot me a questioning look and shook my head and muttered a 'don't ask.' I was about to turn away when I saw Logan, Kendall and James stand to attention and flex. I furrowed my eyebrows until I saw a blond pass by and all four of my best friends try to run after her. I groaned because I knew I would have four boys with crushes on my hands for a while.
"I'm going to go break them up, make yourself at home." I told Maddie and rushed out of 2J to go handle my friends.
I arrived to the pool only to see Kendall, Logan and Carlos trying to pin James down to the concrete. I really hated it when they fought over a girl because they were always such a pain, especially James; I hated it when James fought for a girl. Not because I'm jealous or anything.
Just as I was about to jump forward and break up their fighting, Kelly appeared out of no where next to me with a mega-phone and a cell phone.
"What are they doing?" Kelly asked as she stared at the boys.
"Fighting over a girl," I sighed out before eyeing the mega phone, "Can I borrow that?"
Kelly just smirked and handed it to me. I chuckled manically before pulling the button and putting my mouth to the speaker, "Idiots known as Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan would you be as kind as to STOP ACTING LIKE LOVE SICK CAVEMEN?"
The guys jumped and pressed their hands to their ears at the sound of my screaming. I had the desired effect on them and passed the device back to Kelly.
"Jeez Riley what was that for?" Carlos whimpered and continued to rub his ears with that kicked puppy look.
"You guys were being annoying." I said and shrugged.
"And all of you are wanted at the studio, so get dressed and meet me in the lobby in ten! Move it!" Kelly ordered making the mega phone blare.
In ten minutes we were climbing into the limo, having left Maddie with Mama Knight and Katie. The whole way to the studio the guys gushed and sighed about the new blond from North Carolina. It annoyed me to no end but I knew I couldn't just slap them all to knock them out of it, unfortunately.
When we finally got into the studio, Gustavo was leaning up against the piano with sheet music and a huge, giant guy was in the corner. I furrowed my eyebrows at the unknown man and also got even more confused when I didn't get sheet music.
"What's going on?" I asked Gustavo with crossed arms.
"Today the boys are going to sing a love song; it's a slow song about love." Gustavo explained slowly as if talking to a room of small children.
"What about me?" I questioned, nervously eyeing the huge guy just staring at us.
"I'll get to you Chihuahua." Gustavo snapped causing me to put my hands up in surrender.
"The record company wants one your songs to be a ballad." Kelly told the guys.
"Alright does anyone else notice the huge guy in the corner?" Kendall burst out suddenly and we all raised our hands, letting him know we did in fact see the giant.
"That is Freight Train, he's in charge of making people do what I say." Gustavo replied as we watched the man.
We all jumped and nervously hid behind each other when Freight Train punched a clean hole into the wall. My jaw dropped and I knew I would never do anything to piss this guy off.
"Now Riley it is time for me to show your usefulness to me." Gustavo shouted, turning to me.
I crossed my arms and raised my eyebrow in a silent question. "Griffin wants you to write a love song of your own, one girls can relate to and it needs to be done and ready to perform on Sunday."
My eyes widened in disbelief and what he said sunk in. Me, write a song. Sure I can write but I never thought any of that would become useful in a band where music was written for us. I couldn't do it, not in such short time and not when I knew people would be listening to it.
"But Sunday is tomorrow, I can't write a song in less than two days! I'm not even in love!" I exclaimed.
"Yes you are." I heard Kendall cough and I promptly shoved my elbow in his stomach.
"You will do it Chihuahua or you're fired!" Gustavo shouted.
I groaned in defeat before stomping out of the room to find me some coffee and a private studio that I could work in. It was going to be a very long day especially with the knowledge that James…and the other guys, were in love with a girl they've never even spoke to. Oh yes a very long day.
I spent an hour trying to come up with something on the piano. I kept hitting random keys just praying for something to click but nothing did. Finally I gave up with that instrument and decided I needed to go onto the guitar but looking around, I found none.
"Back to the Palm Woods then." I grumbled and snatched up some sheet music before leaving the small studio.
On my way to ask Kelly for a ride home I ran into to Mama Knight, which alone surprised me. "Hey Mama Knight, what are you doing here?" I called, catching up with the women.
"Katie decided to do her project on Gustavo so I brought her here. Why aren't you with the boys?" She said.
"I'm being ordered to write a song by myself so here I am. Can I have a ride home; I need to get some things?" I replied with shrug.
"That's tough but I know you can do it and of course now come one." Mama Knight encouraged and nodded toward the exit of Rocque Records.
I warmed at her words and gave her a smile in thanks before following her to her van. When we got back to Palm Woods, Kendall's mom went straight up to the room but I stopped and observed quite a funny sight.
Kendall, Logan and Carlos were crouched behind a planter staring at the new girl. Carlos was dressed in a bad boy outfit and I knew they were going to try and impress the blond. I briefly wondered where James was before sauntering up to their turned backs.
"What are you doing?" I loudly whispered causing them to jump and spin around.
"Stop scaring us like that Ri. We're trying to get the girl." Kendall hissed and pulled me down and out of sight.
"You're not going to get her by being creeps." I informed them.
"Just watch. Okay, we'll draw Palm leaves to see who gets to ask her out first. Short one wins." Logan quipped in a "British accent" that made me smirk.
The whole asking her out thing was a disaster just like I had predicted. Carlos was practically shot down and Logan was obviously marked territory by Camille and Kendall didn't even get a chance.
"Told you." I snickered.
Carlos stuck his tongue out at me before asking like the kind Carlos he is how the songwriting was going.
"Awful. I can't think of anything so I'm going to go get a notebook and my iPod and see if that helps any. Maybe I'll even blow up something." I replied with a shrug.
Kendall put a hand on my shoulder and gave me that look that said he knew it all. "Just think of James, Riley. I'm not accusing you of being in love with him just…do it." He said in a tone that was comforting and knowing.
I rolled my eyes and knocked away his hand before retreating to the elevator. Thinking about James, though, made me wonder where he was again. Just as I was going to go back and ask the guys, my phone rang.
"Hello?" I answered as I hit the second floor button.
"Riley, you have to save me!" James's voice yelled through the phone in a panic.
I rolled my eyes and said, "Save you from what?"
As the elevator doors opened he replied with a shaky, "I have to get an allergy shot so I can stop sneezing for the love song."
I cringed because I knew James was simply petrified of shots like no other. I would have to hold the sixteen year olds hand every time he had to get blood taken. He was a simple wimp when it came to them.
"I can't come and save you, I have to get this song done James. You'll be fine. Hey while I have you here, can I borrow your guitar. I promise no one will know it's yours."
"You're the only who knows about me playing guitar and IT BETTER STAY THAT WAY…..NO KELLY DON'T MAKE ME-" the phone call ended and I assumed Kelly had gotten to James.
I rolled my eyes at how protective James was of his guitar playing. It was dumb but whatever James was James. I entered 2J and went to my room to find Maddie.
"Hey you look annoyed." Maddie said as I walked into the room.
"I am. Gustavo is making me write a love song and I'm completely blocked." I explained dropping down onto to Katie's bed face first with a huff.
"Write it about James." Maddie said as if that solved everything.
"I don't love James." I snapped but even to me it sounded pathetic.
"Your lies are getting weaker every time Riley." Maddie replied softly sounding exactly like Kendall; comforting and knowing.
"I can't be in love with James. It would ruin everything so as far as anyone's concerned, I don't love James." I mumbled out and the lie seemed to click in my head and I shot up.
"So I'll ask one more time. Are you in love with James?" Maddie asked as she eyed the glint in my eyes.
With a smile curling on my lips I whispered out a 'no' and shot of my room with a notebook in hand. I bolted to James and Carlos's room and reached under James's bed where I knew his guitar was. When I found it, I grabbed the neck and rushed out of the apartment with one destination in mind; the studio.
I was completely absorbed in writing in my notebook and ignored Kendall, Carlos and Logan as Freight Train took us back to the studio in the limo. Everything was just coming to me now that I knew I was lying this whole time. Maybe I was in love with James and I was just lying this whole time. Of course I would keep telling that lie because no one could know but I finally had a start on the song.
"There you are Riley, we've been looking everywhere for you." A familiar voice yelled stepping into what I deemed my studio.
I looked up from where I spread on the floor with James's guitar on my stomach to find none other than James himself. I had been lying there ever since my writing surge ended and hadn't been able to come up with a beginning to the dang song. My stomach fluttered at the sight of him and it reminded me I still haven't gotten the song done and I had to perform it tomorrow.
"What are you doing?" He asked walking over and towering above me.
"Mourning the fact that I can't finish this song." I replied, lying my head back down on the ground.
"You do know that it is ten o'clock at night right? You've had us all worried yet here you are whining about your song," James muttered out and I rolled my eyes at his dramatics, "come on, Mama Knight's out front."
I grabbed onto his hand and allowed him to drag me up while I ignored the electrical storm running through me. I grabbed his guitar and my sheet music and notebook. I was too tired and worn out to ask him about his shot and their song and when I got into the van, I was out for the count.
I was awoken by the sounds of someone moving stuff around. I groaned and cracked my eyes open only to find myself in James and Carlos's room. I sat up slowly and saw it was Carlos opening and shutting his dresser so that meant I was in James's bed. I blushed madly and cleared my throat to get Carlos's attention.
"Hey Ri, bout time you got up! We have to get to the studio." Carlos exclaimed spinning around with a wide grin.
"Why am I in James's bed?" I asked because that was the only thing my mind could comprehend right now.
"Well you fell asleep in the car so James put you in here because he didn't want to just dump you on the couch." Carlos explained, turning back to grab some clothes.
I blushed and tried to ignore the butterflies in my stomach. I was not going to act all giddy because my best friend cared about my well being. Any of the guys would have done the same thing. Yeah, but it wasn't just your best friends, it was the guy you're in love with, A voice said in the back of my mind. I promptly ignored it and thought of something Carlos said earlier.
We have to get to the Studio.
I hadn't finished the song. I had to perform it soon and I hadn't even finished it. I scrambled out of the bed and rushed to my room where I found Maddie and Katie getting ready for the day.
"Guys, I haven't finished the song!" I exclaimed and I ran to my dresser and found a shirt and jeans to easily throw on.
"Slow down there speed racer, you got this. You have two hours, you can do this." Maddie said, grabbing my shoulders and shaking me rapidly as if to shake some sense into me.
Hoping to help my nerves, Mama Knight allowed me to drive us to the studio in her car. Yet by the time I pulled up, I was still freaking out. "Guys, give us a minute." James said suddenly, motioning to him and me.
The guys smirked along with Katie and Maddie and got out leaving me alone with James. James slipped into the passenger seat without a word as I slipped in cd I knew would relax us both.
"You know just what I like to listen to." He murmured quietly as music played through the radio.
"It just that we like the same stuff." I replied with a small smile even though I knew what he said was true.
James sighed and ran his fingers through his hair before saying, "I wasn't in love with Jo."
I crooked an eyebrow at him. "I already knew that. Just like I know Logan and Carlos aren't but I have a feeling that Kendall might be."
"Yeah probably. I just have to face the fact that I won't find love." He sighed out dramatically while giving me a smirk and fixing his messed up hair. Once again it clicked, the words hit me and I had it.
"James go do your song. I have to finish mine but tell everyone I will be there." I rushed out and turned off the car before grabbing his guitar and running to the entrance leaving a confused James. I didn't care, I had it.
I finished the song just as I heard the guys finish singing and Griffin approving. I booked it to that studio when I knew he was probably asking about me. "I got it, I got the song!" I yelled running into the studio and shooing out my best friends. I made sure the band had the sheet music and I had James's guitar strapped around me.
I took a small breather and grinned when Maddie gave me a thumbs up. "Get on with it." Griffin said breaking my little break.
I nodded and hoped this wouldn't blow up in my face.
I don't think that passenger seat/Has ever looked this good to me/He tells me about his night/And I count the colors in his eyes/He'll never fall in love he swears/As he runs his fingers through his hair/I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong/And I don't think it ever crossed his mind/He tells a joke I fake a smile/That I know all his favorite songs and/I could tell you his favorite colors green/He loves to argue, born on the seventeenth/His sister's beautiful, he has his father's eyes/And if you ask me if I love him, I'd lie/He looks around the room/Innocently overlooks the truth/Shouldn't a light go on?/Doesn't he know I've had him memorized for so long?/He sees everything black and white/Never let nobody see him cry/I don't let nobody see me wishing he was mine/I could tell you his favorite colors green/He loves to argue, born on the seventeenth/His sister's beautiful, he has his father's eyes/And if you ask me if I love him, I'd lie/He stands there then walks away/My God, if I could only say/I'm holding every breathe for you/He'd never tell you but he can play guitar/I think he can see through everything but my heart/First thought when I wake up is, "My god, he's beautiful"/So I put on my make up and pray for a miracle/Yes, I could tell you his favorite colors green/He loves to argue oh and it kills me/His sisters beautiful he has his father's eyes/And if you asked me if I love him/If you ask me if I love him, I'd lie
I clutched the guitar as I looked at their gaping faces, waiting for any sign of approval. "Perfect. Now I still want a slow love song and put the word baby in it." Griffin said suddenly and left with his associates. The guys cheered and ran in along with Katie and Maddie. First Maddie tackled me with Katie and congratulated me.
Carlos kept gushing about how awesome it was while Logan ruffled my hair fondly. Kendall put a hand on my shoulder and leaned close in. "I thought you said you weren't in love with him."
I looked up at Kendall with a sad smile and murmured, "I'm not." He gave my shoulder another squeeze and let me go to be enveloped by James.
"I knew you could finish it. Now who is this guy the song is about?" James said and I felt my heart break a tad. He was so dense sometimes!
"Someday you'll know James, someday." I told him, patting on the cheek and stepping away from his hug. Maybe he didn't know that I loved him but I least I finally faced the fact.
Finally i did this! Please let me know what you think; it means so much to me when you do. So take a sec and drop a word por favor :)
Also let me know what episode from the first season i should do next. i was thinking either big time demo or skipping to big time dance and then to second season because im kind of done with season one. let me know.