For the most part of the first leg of the journey, everything was fine…the bus was really comfy,and huge! Bigger than any bus she had ever seen, it was fully equipped for over night travel with three single bunks at the end of the bus, one of the couches folded into a double bed, while a chair could be flattened into a single. There was a kitchen and bathroom, a table and booth for eating or playing cards, and an amazing entertainment system complete with tv, dvd player and stereo system. All in all, grace was loving it…she also liked the fact that most of the trips were either pretty short or during the night, after a gig.

Throughout the first week, everything seemed fine and dandy, but grace soon realised, spending 24hours non-stop with a bunch of guys on a tour bus was wearing her patience thin. She had sent all her notes made so far back to max, who would look through them and pick what she should write about that week, but after two days of not hearing back she figured he was still sorting it all out.

"hey, what are you up to?" eli came out of the 'rest area' of the bus and came and sat across from grace on the couch.

"nothing much…where are the guys…?"

"coop's asleep, and ted and wink are going over some new lyrics I wrote, filling out the chords and stuff, we hope to play it at our gig in la…

"that's the last one isn't it? Before we move on to Europe?"

"yea…it should be a good show, simple plan will be opening for us, and then they'll meet us in Australia."

"wow…I heard rumours but I didn't realise they had come to fruision" eli looked at her and shook his head with a wide smirk on his face.

"what…what's so funny?"

"you…your so, proper and smart, I mean, you always have been, but now…now it's like, I wonder where my gracie went, I mean"

"I know what you mean eli, and how many times do I have to remind you, im still her, where it counts."

"yea, maybe she'll join us on this trip…"

"yea, maybe…if your lucky…oh and eli…"

yea?"

"call me gracie again and I'll tell everyone the real reason you left home!"

"yes maam…hey, grace…im glad you came on this trip, despite hating each other for so long, I realise that this must have been hard, but in the end, you were our only choice."

Grace went back into her bunk room and knew she had done the unthinkable, she had fallen back in love with him.

That night marked the last performance made by the guys in their home land of the united states, well at least for a while anyway…and so, a.i wanted everything to be as wild as possible, this, apparentely included her.

"come on li'l sister…everyone else is doin' it"

"everyone else as in you 4 guys…I don't think so!" grace yelled at ted through the curtain which devides her 'dressing area' and the rest of the tour bus.

" come on grace…we cant go on and do the song without u u know, besides…u'd look strange if u weren't in the getup…"

"wink I swear…fine- but I'll meet u guys there ok- I still have to finish…getting ready, ok?

"Okok fine…as long as your there!"

"I will be, now get outta here!"

grace looked at herself in her full length mirror 20 minutes later…oh boy, well the guys wanted her there, and if she gets past her insecurity, she'll reaslise exactly how hot she looks. Jessie and Katie had given her this outfit just before she left on the bus. Jessie had said that it was "for old times sake" it wasn't until she had put it all on and done her hair, that she realised exactly what the old time was.