I am so in love with this chapter. Normally, I can be somewhat funny but I have to say I couldn't stop cracking up as I was writing this.
*SPOILER* New character comes in. She's a familiar face so don't worry.
BTW it would help a lot if you guys actually watched the episode Big Time Crush
Disclaimer: I do not own Big Time Rush (show or group). The plot is mine.
Camille
"Observing is not an act, it is an art. Do you understand me?" I said to Katie.
We had been sitting in my usual hiding place for over an hour now just watching Logan and I had to admit it was very fun. I gave her many good tips on how to observe someone and in turn she gave me new ideas for ways to get closer to Logan.
"Got it!" She said writing down everything I was saying.
I smiled at her. Knowing that I have someone as smart as Katie looking up to me was kind of cool. Plus she didn't report me to Student Services for watching Logan so I think its safe to say that Katie is here to stay. I glanced at Logan and gasped. I started fumbling around for my notebook as Katie looked at me strangely.
"What? What is it?" she asked frantically looking around.
"It's beauty at its finest my dear. Take a look." I whispered motioning towards Logan.
I swear he is a GOD. I set my notebook down and decided to get out my camera instead. This was such picture worthy moment. Logan was sitting in the perfect spot and the sun was hitting him in such an angelic manner that there was no way in hell someone could say he wasn't a gift from above. Something about the way the light hit his pale skin and brunette hair made him shimmer in the light. His white button down shirt was opened so I got a very much appreciated view of his chest. My mouth watered a bit as I snapped picture after picture.
After a few minutes, I decided that I had enough pictures to add to my Logan shrine so I went back to my notebook. I turned my attention away from Logan to scribble down some thoughts about the moment and glanced at Katie. She was still looking over at Logan with a confused look on her face.
I reached over and snapped my fingers in front of her face to get her attention. When she turned her head towards me, her face softened.
"You okay, kid? I'm not keeping you from class am I?" I questioned.
I kind of felt bad for keeping Katie out here this long. It's just I've never had anyone show any remote interest in Logan like I do. It was kind of nice. I felt normal for once.
"It's not that. I'm just curious as to why you haven't asked Logan out already. You seem like a confident girl." she answered.
I blushed at the compliment but felt my heart drop a bit as she stated the same words many of my friends have asked me before.
"Logan and I are in different majors. Medical Majors usually only date people from their own major. Logan only knows me because I tutor him. Plus, even if I did ask him I don't think I could handle the rejection if he said no." I explained.
It was true. I would rather have Logan be friends with me than have him be all awkward and stand offish towards me. I glanced back at Logan for a moment and immediately froze. I could feel the air thicken and my breathing quicken as I inched closer to the bush. Katie must've sensed the change in atmosphere because she moved closer to me.
"What's going on now?" she asked quietly.
I narrowed my eyes and pointed in Logan's direction.
"What is that? Why is it so close to Logan!" I hissed.
"I don't know but she's pretty." Katie commented.
I shot a glare at Katie and she flinched back.
"I mean she's pretty for a nerd! Of course she's got nothing on you! I mean seriously you are beautiful. If I were a lesbian I would so date you!" Katie said recovering quickly.
I nodded. "That's better!"
We went back to observing it. It had shiny golden blond hair and black rimmed glasses. It wore knee high socks, a white button down blouse (similar to Logan's) and a khaki skirt that went down to a few inches above her knee. I'm not gonna lie for a nerd it was hot. The whole uniform school girl look definitely worked for her.
Suddenly her and Logan burst out laughing and I felt my heart clenched.
"Uh-oh. What do we do now?" Katie asked noticing how close Logan and it were getting.
I thought for a moment.
"We improvise."
I crawled past Katie towards the edge of the side walk. I ignored Katie's words of protest as I got up and fixed my skirt and blouse before walking over to where Logan and it were sitting. As I got closer, it was easy to see that they weren't strangers but that didn't give it an excuse to be all over my man.
As I approached Logan glanced my way and smiled widely. I smiled back just as it turned around. When she turned the wind blew at the precise moment and her hair was brushed back beautifully and for a second the light hit her in the most majestic way.
Damn. Even I'm in awe. This girl is good. Really good.
"Hey." I said once I reached them.
"Hi." The girl answered nicely as if I was talking to her.
I put on my best smile and waved. I turned my attention back to Logan as he began to talk.
"Cam this is my friend Peggy. She's a junior and she's in my Drama class with me." Logan said pointing excitedly to Peggy,
"Cool. I'm Camille." I said trying to be polite as possible.
I even stuck out my hand for her to shake. When her hand met mine I couldn't help but notice how soft her hands were compared to mine. What moisturizer does she use? Because I really need some of that.
"Oh I know!" Peggy gushed. "I've seen so many of your plays here! You're so powerful on stage!"
Oh, a fan. Even better. I smiled even wider.
"She's amazing isn't she? Cam's even tutoring me in Drama. She's a miracle worker." Logan bragged.
I smiled brightly at my Logie and had to resist the urge to jump him right then and there. He sounded so sexy when he bragged.
"No wonder, you got so good at saying your lines! Seriously Camille you're amazing. I can't wait to see what you do for your senior script!"
I twirled one of my curls in my hair as I took in the compliments. I was really starting to like this girl. I think we could come to a compromise when it came to Logan.
"Oh well, you know it still needs a bit of work but I hope it turns out good." I said trying to be modest.
"Good? Are you kidding me? Nothing Camille Roberts does is good. It's all tremendous!" She complimented.
Okay, if all else fails with Logan this girl could be mine. Who doesn't love a good compliment once in awhile?
"Well, it looks to me as if you girls are really hitting it off. I have to go to my room to go get a few things before class so I'll leave you guys to talking. See you later Camille. Bye Peggy." He said before leaving.
I watched in awe as my Greek God picked up his stuff and left. I watched for a few seconds before turning back to Peggy.
"So which plays of mine did you like?" I asked Peggy.
She smirked. "None."
"Oh I get it. You didn't like any of them you loved them didn't you. It's nice to meet someone who likes my acting like you do." I said honestly.
"Fuck what I said. I know what you're trying to do." She said harshly.
I took an involuntary step back as cute innocent Peggy turned into psycho Peggy. Her eyes darkened as her hands came to rest at her hips. She stared me down from head to toe and for a second I was frozen in shock. For a second. I quickly regained my composure.
"What exactly am I trying to do exactly?" I said with just as much attitude.
"You're trying to put your sleazy little hands all over my man. You think I didn't notice that bush over there was moving? That and you have a leaf in your hair. Back off!" She said stepping closer.
I scoffed. "Back off? Back off? Bitch I dare you to try me! Your man? I saw him first. You're a junior. I'm a senior. I've known him since the first day he got here. If anyone needs to back off, it's you. You little Britney Spears "Oops I did it again" wannabe."
Peggy rolled her eyes. "Whatever. All's fair in love and war. Let the best girl win. Plus, you're not even in his major. I am. That automatically gives me a few points."
"Points? Seriously, you're counting? Trust me honey, whether you're in the same major as Logan or what, you've got nothing on me. Okay?"
And with that, I walked away as graciously as possible trying to swat the leaf out of my hair. I motioned for Katie to get our stuff and follow me and less than a second later she was right by my side.
"That convo looked very heated." she commented.
I glanced back to where I left Peggy and saw that she was gone. I shook my head at Katie.
"Nah, trust me, it was nothing."
Dinner Time
Dinner was not going well at all. For the first time in almost a four weeks, the whole gang was actually eating together. I sat next on the far edge of the table next to Annie and James but I wasn't paying any mind to my friends. I had something more important to focus on.
Peggy might as well have been giving Logan a lap dance because she was all over him. Her long, tan, and toned legs were resting across Logan's lap as she slipped a cherry through his pale pink lips. Slut. What's next? Is she going to be dry humping him on the table?
I took a big bite out of my BLT not once daring to look away from them. Peggy giggled as she wiped something off his mouth.
"What are you doing?" James asked.
I groaned as I tore my eyes away from the devil to answer my friend. When I turned to look at them, I noticed they were looking at me with knowing looks.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." I said trying to be innocent as possible.
I snuck a glance Logan and Peggy again and saw that they were almost done eating. I wasn't about to let them anywhere out of my sight.
"Yeah, we don't believe you." James snorted.
Jo turned to look at Logan's table and rolled her eyes.
"Really Camille? Please tell me she isn't the reason why you have a death grip on your sandwich." she said motioning to Peggy.
I glared at her before turning to shoot a glance at their table. They were getting a bit too cozy.
"Camille!" Jo said snapping me out of my trance.
"What?" I hissed.
"You can't be serious!"
"It's not like I'm doing anything. But trust me I should be, because that girl is psychotic!" I defended.
"Yup,its the other girl who's the psychotic one." Kendall said muttering under his breath.
I shot him a glare before turning back to Jo.
"You don't even know her. You probably never even talked to her in your life!" She said.
I rolled my eyes and smirked. "Ha, that's where you're wrong. I met and talked to her today! Come on Jo you can't say she isn't being a little too forward over there!"
Jo shook her head. "Get. Over. Him."
"Leave her alone Jo." Annie hissed.
Jo smirked at Annie and turned her attention to her.
"Please, you think this is normal? Unlike you, I'm trying to be a good friend."
"Unlike me? Why can't we just let her be happy? If this makes her happy, than I'm alright with that." Annie retorted.
"Guys, can you not talk about me like I'm not even around? Why does this have to be a recurring argument?" I asked frustratedly.
I didn't want there to be any sort of tension during this dinner. Then again, I didn't plan on having Peggy get in my way. I just don't get things my way.
"Let's start this all over. Carlos, Stephanie, you guys have been quiet this evening. What's going on with you two?" Annie asked.
Carlos and Stephanie both looked like deers caught in headlights. They looked at each other for a second before turning back to the group. Stephanie pulled nervously at the sleeves of her navy sweatshirt while Carlos looked a bit uncomfortable.
"Um, well nothing is going on really. You know, just school stuff. Preparing for Parent's Day and all. The usual." She explained.
My eyes widened at the mention of Parent's Day. Parent's Day at Wainavo Academy is a stressful day for everyone. It's the one day that parent's get to see what you've been working on all semester. For me, I should be preparing to show my dad some of my script. The same script I've been failing to make any progress on.
"Great. Now I actually have to make it look like I've been doing something all semester." James groaned.
Stephanie rolled her eyes and preceded to stab her veggie burger with her fork. Carlos pulled on her hand lovingly before kissing her forehead and whispering in her ear.
"Awe, your cuteness never gets old." I cooed.
It was true. If I could have any type of relationship I would go for what Stephanie and Carlos have. Hopefully, I wouldn't have to be wishing I had that for much longer. One of these days, I would have that with Logan.
"So how's things going with the video?" Kendall asked me out of the blue.
I looked down at my BLT before answering. I could feel the spot Steve grabbed throb and for a moment I closed my eyes trying to push any negative thoughts out.
"It's going well. We're getting there."
It wasn't a total lie. We had one scene out of four done. Wayne had already shot his own scenes with Steve so I just had to get mine done.
"That's cool. So do you think you guys will be done by Parent's Day?" Kendall asked.
"Um, I'm not sure."
"Well, here comes Steve now. We can ask!" Jo interrupted suddenly.
Sure enough when I turned I was met face to face with Steve. He was out of uniform, wearing a simple black t-shirt and grey sweat pants and his hair was pulled back. He dragged a chair over to out table as he greeted everyone and sat next to me.
"Hey Camille." He said smiling brightly.
I looked up shyly. "Hey."
"Hey Steve, we were just talking about you buddy. We hear the video's going well and we were wondering if it would be done by Parent's Day to show everyone." Kendall said beaming.
Steve thought about it for a second before nodding his head. "Yeah, it should be done soon. Parent's Day is in two weeks, so if we work every night for the next week than I can have it edited and ready by the time all our parent's come."
"Cool. So what brings you to our table?" Jo asked.
From the corner of my eye I could see Annie glaring at Jo and Carlos and Stephanie were sharing a knowing look. I felt a bit out of the loop so I continued to play with my sandwich.
"Well, I've been looking for Cam all day and couldn't find her so I figured she'd be here with all of you." he answered.
"What a coincidence that you were looking for Camille and managed to find her here with us, when this is the first time we all have had dinner together in almost a month." Annie commented sarcastically.
"Why were you looking for me?" I asked.
He took my hand gently away from it's place on my sandwich and rubbed his thumb over it gently. For a second, everything and everyone quieted as they waited to see what would happen next. I locked eyes with Steve and his brown eyes were soft and welcoming but not like Logan's. Never like Logan's.
"Will you like to go out on a date with me? We've been spending so much time together and I've gotten to know you and I really like you Camille."
I heard an "awe" from Jo. And I lowered my head. This was what Jo wanted. Someone that wasn't Logan to ask me out. Someone else for me to be fascinated with. I liked Steve. I didn't like the way he grabbed me but he didn't mean to do it. Still there was Logan. There was always Logan. But somehow I knew I could prove a point by saying yes to Steve. By dating him, I could show Jo that no one can be my Logan other than Logan Mitchell himself. I would somehow prove to Jo that this wasn't infatuation but real love.
And maybe, I can even bring out the jealous side out of Logan.
"Sure. I'll go out with you."
Once the words left my mouth Kendall and Jo both screamed "yes" and slapped high fives while Steve just smiled. I smiled back too just not with as much enthusiasm.
"Great. I can't wait. I, um, have to go do a few things before curfew but we have a morning session tomorrow anyway so I'll just see you then and we can talk details, alright?"
I nodded as he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and left.
"See, a nice guy who's not Logan asked you out! Aren't you happy?" Jo exclaimed
"Just peachy." I said sighing.
Third PoV
Soon after Steve left the table, Camille did too. Claiming that she had to go work in the theatre, she quickly grabbed her stuff and said goodbye before leaving.
Immediately after she left, Annie's composure broke.
"You conniving little bitch!" Annie screeched.
James put a protective arm around Annie, while Jo sat there clearly unphased by Annie's outburst. Stephanie and Carlos merely shook their heads and stayed quiet.
Yet, Annie knew better. She knew when Jo had gathered them all up for a "friendly" dinner that there was some motive behind it. She just wanted to make it easier for Steve to find Camille.
Jo stood up and so did Kendall. "Look I did nothing wrong. Steve's a nice guy. Deal with it."
She started walking away just as Annie opened her mouth to speak again. She wasn't yelling but was loud enough for Jo to hear her.
"Is this supposed to make her happy? I swear to God Jo, if anything bad happens to Camille it'll be all on you and your little boy toy over there. This better end well." Annie threatened.
Jo stopped and smirked. "Coming from the girl who isn't even in a real relationship, I guess I shouldn't expect you to know what happiness is like."
Jo's words stung Annie so badly that she had no choice but to clamp her mouth shut as Jo walked away.
"Nothing's going to happen, babe. Not on my watch." James said trying to calm Annie down.
Annie nodded sadly before turning to Stephanie.
"Can we just head in for the night, please? I just really want to go to sleep." She said.
Stephanie nodded before giving Carlos a quick peck on the cheek and standing up. James tried to kiss Annie goodnight but as he leaned in she moved her head.
"No." was all she said as she put a gentle hand on his shoulder.
This was not the "friendly" dinner any of them had expected.
I made this chapter long in effort to make up for the crappy chapter last time. Plus, I thought this idea to bring Peggy in could add some comedy to the story. Plus, it gets extra funny next chapter when you see what Camille's going to do about Peggy. It's hilarious.
I saw that barely anyone reviewed last chapter and I really want your opinions on this story. This story is way different than anything I've done before so I'd like to know what you guys think. Plus, I know how busy these weeks have been with Midterms and all that crap.
So please review!
-Nessa
