A/N: Hey guys! So here's chapter 7 and I've decided that I am going to wait until I have at least 10 reviews before putting up the next chapter (once I've written it). I think it's unfair to keep giving you guys chapters if you're not going to give me any feedback. I want to thank Fujawara Yume for reviewing. As requested, this chapter has a new song in it. Enjoy please! And remember to review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Big Time Rush or the actual boys. I also do not own the song "The Way That I Love You" by Ashanti. All rights belong to their respectful owners. I only own the plot and OCs.
A week has passed and the eight teens were standing out in the Palm Woods parking lot next to a large black bus with a picture of Big Time Rush on the side. Each boy had his arms wrapped around his respective girlfriend. "Alright, boys. It's time to leave." The boys groaned at Gustavo obviously not wanting to let go. Kelly shook her head sympathetically before following Gustavo onto the tour bus. Carlos glanced at Stephanie before pecking her lips gently.
"Goodbye Steph. I'll miss you." Stephanie hugged Carlos closer and placed a kiss on his cheeks replaying the words back to him. They broke apart and Carlos walked onto the bus while Stephanie headed towards the sidewalk.
"I'll see you in three months." Camille nodded sadly at Logan. Things between them were awkward; then again they always were awkward. Between the slapping, kissing, and then slapping again, Camille and Logan were doted the 'oddest couple' at the Palm Woods. Instead of her rash actions, Camille leaned up slightly placing her lips on Logan's gently. Logan immediately wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer. Logan pulled back resting his forehead against Camille's before speaking, "I promise I'll keep in contact. I know we're going to be busy touring, but I'll make sure I sent at least a text first thing in the morning and last thing before I fall asleep." Camille nodded placing yet another kiss on Logan's lips before joining Stephanie on the sidewalk as Logan entered the bus.
"Bye Jo." Kendall kissed Jo quickly and gave her a tight squeeze.
"Goodbye Kendall. I'll see you soon." He nodded and walked onto the bus. The couple already went through a rough split when the boys performed at a nearby arena earlier for Griffin. Contrary to belief, the boys managed to pull together an amazing performance after having been sent back to Minnesota and losing James. Goodbyes for the couple were easy now. Ariana and James were the last two to say goodbye. Ariana did not want to let James go, but she knew that this is his dream and she needs to let him go.
"Listen Ari, I love you. I'll be thinking about you every single day that I'm not there with you." James gave her a playful wink before kissing her passionately. His hands began traveling up her abdomen and he would have continued had Kendall not pulled him back.
"No sex. Bad dog." James glared at Kendall while Ariana merely giggled.
"I love you too, James. Have fun on tour." James nodded and followed Kendall onto the bus reluctantly. The four boys stuck their heads out the window and waved spastically at their girlfriends on the sidewalk. Giggling, the girls waved back with just as much enthusiasm. Ariana grinned before yelling out as the bus began moving, "James, you might want to put your head back in. You'll ruin your hair!" James yelped and disappeared immediately from sight. "Sometimes I don't get what I see in him." Jo placed her hand on Ariana's shoulder.
"You're in love. You know the sweet and sensitive guy behind the vain one." Ariana nodded in agreement before heading to her apartment. Ariana fell asleep the moment she flopped onto the couch only to be woken up an hour later by her phone ringing loudly. She groaned as she grabbed it out of her pocket and putting it to her ear without even glancing at the caller I.D.
"Hello?"
"Dogette, come to the studio, NOW! I found a new song for you," the phone clicked. Ariana looked at the call log. Gustavo Rocque: 00:00:47, Call Ended. Ariana raised her eyebrows before groaning and making her way down to the lobby. The walk to Rocque Records seemed slow and agonizing, perhaps because James was not beside her this time. Sighing, Ariana pushed through the lobby and made her way to Gustavo's office and entered without knocking. "Ariana! Great let's head over to the studio." Ariana followed behind Gustavo and Kelly as they walked to the studio. Upon entering, Ariana immediately walked into the sound booth ready to record the song. "This is one of the songs you wrote awhile ago. I think it would add something to the CD, similar to pre-love songs since you and James are together now." Ariana glanced down at the lyrics and frowned.
"You want me to sing 'The Way That I Love You?'" Gustavo nodded.
"Yes, like I said I think that something before getting together would add something to the CD. It adds a storyline to it and most people don't have that. Now we'll run it through once with no interruptions and go from there, okay?" Ariana nodded and tapped her foot to the beat of the song and began singing at her cue.
"After all of the times that we tried,
I found out we were living a lie
And after all of this love that we made,
I Know Now you don't love me the same
"The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
"I woke up kinda early today, and something told me from that moment it wouldn't be the same
Felt like you were hidin' something, but I didn't push it,
I didn't complain or say nothing
I tried to act like I didn't see it,
'cause deep down I know I didn't wanna believe it
There it was, it was you and her,
you left your sidekick on the night stand and I read
"Everything you did and everything you said,
now I'm standin' here lookin' like damn
I thought it was you and I,
now all I gotta say is why
"After all of the times that we tried,
I found out we were living a lie
And after all of this love that we made,
I Know Now you don't love me the same
"The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
"I noticed now that when I'm around, you be tryin' to lock the door, whispering on the phone
Now wait a minute,
since we been in this house you ain't never did this before, tell me what's this about.
(What's this about?)
I tried to sit and say to myself,
this here is too good, he don't want nothin' else
"There it was, it was you and her,
you left the credit card receipt inside the beamer with
"Everything you bought
And everything you spent, now I'm standing here
once again I thought it was you and I,
now all I have to say is why
"After all of the times that we tried,
I found out we were living a lie
And after all of this love that we made,
I Know Now you don't love me the same
"The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
The way that I love
(The way that I love you)
"Oh Oh
You lied
You lied
Oh why
Why
Yes
Why'd you have to lie to me
Why'd you have to lie to me-e
Why'd you have to lie to me
Why, why, why, why
You lied, you lied, you lied
We made, we made, we made
Oh."
Ariana smiled sadly at Gustavo, who held a large smile on his face. "This was the perfect choice. We'll run it through and add some back-up vocals now. Great job," Gustavo said as he spun on his chair to mess with a view of the knobs on the soundboard. He turned back around to Ariana and gave her thumbs up. Three hours later and Ariana found herself back in the Palm Woods lobby. It has only been four hours since the boys left and already she was missing them like crazy. I'm thinking about having a girl's night out, Ariana thought to herself just as Jo, Stephanie, and Camille walked in from the pool.
"Hey," Ariana said making her way to stand in front of her friends. "We're going out tonight. Dress to impress girls." Jo and Stephanie giggled happily and smiled before heading up to their apartments. Camille stayed behind with a slight glare evident in her expression.
"The boys are gone for, what? Four hours? And you're already trying to find some other guy? Wow, great job Ari. I'm sure James would love to hear about this," Camille chided her before walking to the elevator. Ariana placed her hand on Camille's arm stopping her from going any further.
"For your information, Camille. I don't plan on meeting any other guy. I'm doing this to have some fun and let loose. If you want to go mope in your apartment by yourself because Logan's not here, then that's your choice. James is getting to live his dream and I'm not going to sit here and become depressed because he can't be by my side. Come on Camille just have some fun. Not everything revolves around Logan, you know." Camille thought for a second before nodding her head. "Good, now we're off to see the Wizard, the wonder Wizard of Oz because, because, because, because of the wonderful things he does!" Camille giggled as we skipped to the elevator ignoring the odd looks from fellow friends in the lobby.
"You look great!" Ariana spun in a circle showing off her outfit. She had on dark blue, distressed skinny jeans, black suede heels with a little bow on the strap across her foot, a plan white tank-top overlaid with a blue, off-the-shoulders t-shirt with black floral designs, and a silver necklace with a blue topaz pendant. Her hair was curled into perfect curls with the right amount of bounce, and her make-up was light and elegant.
"Well to be frank, we all look great," said Ariana grinning as she looked at the other three girls. Jo, being her modest self, wore a pair of black skinny jeans, white pump heels, a pink blouse, and her hair was pulled half up allowing her curls to cascade down her back gently. Stephanie's hair was pulled up in a full ponytail with her bangs hanging down loosely. She had on a cute mini-skirt and a yellow long-sleeved top that hugged her curves nicely. She wore a pair of black gladiator sandals to compliment the outfit. Lastly, Camille looked completely different. Her usual unruly hair was straight and not frizzy. She wore light make-up that made her eyes pop. She wore a form-fitting red dress that stopped below mid-thigh and black high heels. For being anxious about going out earlier, she sure did clean up well.
"Alright girlies, let's go have some fun!" Jo, Stephanie, and Ariana grinned at Camille's enthusiasm. Perhaps tonight would be fun despite the boys being gone.
"James would you stop bouncing your knee! You're shaking the entire bunk." James shot Kendall a glare before placing his foot firmly on the soft carpet.
"Sorry, I'm just a little anxious. Ari and I just got together and now we have to be separated for three months. It's not fair." Kendall rolled his eyes at James' whining.
"James, stop whining. We all have girlfriends that we had to leave behind. We miss them too, but think about this logically. We are on tour. We are going to be performing in front of thousands of fans. We are living your dream, James." James nodded at Logan's words. They made sense; James was just suffering more than the other guys were at the moment. None of them had been intimate with their girlfriends yet, or at all for that matter.
"I know, it's just you guys haven't had sex yet. It's like my body just craves it now and she's not here." The three friends groaned and turned to face the wall within their bunk trying to not look at James.
"Dude, we don't need mental images." Frowning, James grabbed a pillow and smacked Carlos who was lying in the bunk opposite his. "Hey!"
"I wasn't giving you mental images Carlos." Carlos rolled his eyes before facing the wall again.
"So long as we don't wake up to find you doing things in your sleep, we'll be good." James growled again and slumped into his bunk ignoring the snickers from his three best friends. He glanced down at his iPhone and searched through his contacts stopping once he found Ariana. He sent her a text saying goodnight and that he missed her before shutting his phone off and curling onto his side. Tomorrow they would be in Texas for their first concert and he was excited.
"That was so much fun!" Camille exclaimed as the four girls entered the Palm Woods lobby.
"Yeah, thanks for inviting us Ari." Ariana smiled and gave each of her friends a hug. "Goodnight."
"Night." Ariana watched as Jo, Stephanie, and Camille disappeared behind the elevator doors before walking out to the pool area and sitting on one of the lounge chairs. Her phone vibrated in her pocket and she took it out smiling. One new text message from James. She opened the text and smiled wider. Just wanted to say goodnight to the most beautiful girl I know. I miss not being able to hold you and kiss you. Xoxo JM. Giggling, Ariana replied back quickly before heading up to her apartment and going to sleep herself.