Chapter 9 Will they?
Bradin, Ashley, Nikki, Cameron, and Amber were having the time of their life on the tour. It was so much fun for them. Brenna wasn't very friendly with any of the group except for Bradin, but only Bradin and Brenna knew about that.
They were now all stopped in Houston, Texas. In a couple of hours they were going to perform for Houston Middle School. They were all just chilling out in their hotel rooms right now. Ashley and Nikki were in one, Amber and Brenna were in one, and Bradin and Cameron were in one.
Brenna was continually talking on her cell phone so Amber headed over to Ashley and Nikki's room.
"Hey guys what's up?" Amber asked while walking in.
"Nothing really, we were about to play Dance-Dance Revolution, want to do like a tournament?" Nikki asked.
"Sure." Amber said and then there was a knock on the door and Cameron came in.
"Hey Cam, where's Bradin?" Ashley asked.
"He said he was going to sleep." Cameron said shrugging, "He is being really weird lately…"
"Yeah I know…but that's my brother for ya!" Nikki joked, "Want to join our game of Dance-Dance Revolution?"
"Yeah sure!" Cameron said.
They played for almost two hours and they had a lot of fun. The winner was Nikki and then Ashley was right behind her followed by Amber and then Cameron.
"Haha wow, I still suck!" Cameron said laughing.
"Yeah, and I even taught you how to play it!" Nikki said laughing. (It was actually Pump it up…but same diff. lolz)
"Yeah, well we all better get ready…we have to be down in the lobby in 45 minutes!" Ashley said and then all nodded.
"Great, I have to go back to the room with Miss Biotch who thinks she is so sexy and hot!" Amber said and then groaned.
"Good luck with that!" Ashley and Nikki joked.
"Oh Cam, can you tell Bradin I want to talk to him?" Ashley asked.
"Yeah sure." Cameron said and then left.
Amber walked down the hall and to her room while humming 'Remember to Forget' by Play. She pulled her key out of her pants pocket and opened the door. She walked into the room and was shocked at what she saw. Bradin and Brenna were making out on the bed.
"Okay WHAT THE HELL!?!?" Amber yelled.
Bradin jumped up and out of the bed in shock. Brenna laughed and without saying anything walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower.
"Please don't say anything!" Bradin begged.
"How could you cheat on Ashley with that slut?" Amber asked.
"She…well…I…just don't tell." Bradin pleaded.
"I can't believe you!" Amber yelled, "I have to tell her…she is one of my best friends."
"Well she is cheating on me too!" Bradin yelled back.
"What? Yeah right," Amber said, "With who?"
"That Jesse McCartney guy." Bradin said.
"You're joking right?" Amber said in disbelief.
"No, he is single now and she is always calling him and she visited him till 1 in the morning!" Bradin yelled back.
"He is her best friend and he is torn up about his break up. They also are related!" Amber said laughing in disbelief.
"Wait, what?" Bradin asked.
"He is her cousin! She told me that neither of their record companies wanted that out so that if they need to get publicity for something they could "date"." Amber said.
"Are…are you serious?" Bradin asked and Amber nodded. "Oh God I screwed up big time."
"Ya think?" Amber said sarcastically.
"What am I going to do?" Bradin asked.
"Tell Ashley…or I will." Amber said and Bradin sighed and then nodded.
Bradin slowly walked out of the door and headed to his room.
45 MINS. LATER
Ashley arrived wearing a blue tank top/beater with a black vest-like thing over top, black pants, and black sneakers. Her hair was down wavy. Nikki was wearing a blue polo, black pants, and her hair up in a pony. Amber came down wearing a blue tank top, a white button-up oxford with the sleeves cuffed, black pants, and black sneakers. Her hair was down straight. Bradin and Cameron arrived next. Bradin was wearing a white long sleeve shirt with a blue t-shirt over it, jeans, and black converse sneakers. Cameron was wearing a white t-shirt with blue writing, jeans, and white sneakers.
A couple minutes later Brenna came down with a black mini skirt on with black leggings, a black halter top, her hair down, curly, and wedges.
"Wow, you guys all like match!" Brenna said looking at all of them.
"Well that's kind of the point. Before every show we do we pull a piece of paper out of a hat and whatever color it is we all have to wear it." Ashley said and Brenna rolled her eyes, but then put on a fake smile.
"Aw how cute. What a great idea!" Brenna said.
They all headed out to the SUV that would take them to the middle school. Once they got there they headed to the gym where a temporary stage was set up. They all did sound check and then headed into a back room to practice while the kids filed in. Brenna went out first and sang a couple of songs. When she came backstage she rolled her eyes and grabbed her Ipod.
"And let's give a big warm welcome to a new pop group PL5!" the principal said, "Ashley Whitten, Bradin Westerly, Nikki Westerly, Cameron Bale, and Amber Trevors!"
They all ran out on stage as their name was announced. The kids were all really excited and you could tell.
"Hey guys, how are ya'll doing?" Ashley said, "I'm Ashley and I am 16 years old!"
"I'm Bradin and I'm 17."
"I'm Nikki, Bradin's sister, and I am 13 years old."
"I'm Amber and I am 15."
"And I'm Cameron and I am 14."
"So the first song that we would like to perform for you is called 'All I can do.' It was originally sung by Ashley as a solo artist, but we decided to mix it up…so here it goes." Nikki said and they all got into position.
The whole show went great and all the students had such an awesome time. After the show they headed back over to the hotel and decided to take a swim. Ashley was ready to head off to her room but Bradin stopped her.
"Ashley…can I talk to you in private?" Bradin asked and Ashley nodded worried.
The two headed to Bradin's room. Cameron ran in and grabbed a bathing suit and headed to Nikki's room to get changed.
"What do you need?" Ashley asked worried.
"Um…I don't really know how to…" Bradin started.
"Bradin you can tell me anything." Ashley said.
"I…I kissed Brenna." Bradin said staring at the ground, "Okay not only did I kiss her but I would make out with her all the time. I thought you were cheating on me with Jesse and I got so upset. Now I know he is your cousin and all and well I am so sorry."
What Ashley did next shocked him completely. She started laughing so hard that she was actually crying.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Ashley said laughing. "You hooked up with Brenna. And…and you thought I was going out with Jesse!"
"What…why is that funny?" Bradin asked utterly confused.
"He and I…it would never and could never happen!" Ashley said laughing.
"I know that now!" Bradin defended, "But come on you guys are so close."
"What made you think that?" Ashley asked.
"Well you always call him! And the night before the tour started you came home and your hair was a mess and everything…" Bradin said and Ashley cut him off.
"Bradin what kind of car do I drive?" Ashley said laughing.
"A Ferrari…oh…that explains it." Bradin said. "I'm so sorry."
"Well I won't say its okay, because it's not…but your forgiven." Ashley said and kissed Bradin. "So who is a better kisser?"
"You…definitely." Bradin said smiling.
"Good answer." Ashley said laughing. "So can you believe that was our last show before we head home?"
"Yeah well we then have the real tour across the US." Bradin said, "I am so nervous about that."
"Why? You got up on stage almost everyday and performed!" Ashley said.
"Yeah but they were all like small stages for about 300 kids…nothing like arenas and amusement parks and stuff." Bradin said.
"Oh you'll love it. This school tour was cool, but the real tours are awesome!" Ashley said, "Oh I wrote this new song! You have to hear it!"
Ashley grabbed Bradin's handed and dragged him down to the ballroom that they had rented. She then sat down at the piano and began to play.
Wish that I could read your mind,
Understand what you hide in your heart,
Then maybe, baby I could help you see how loved you are,
Wish that I could find the words,
That would echo inside of your soul,
'Cause then, my friend, you'll know
He loves you so
God loves you so (Wish that I could read your mind: Jump 5).
"Wow that was awesome." Bradin said, "You are such a good singer."
"Thanks." Ashley said. "So back to the Brenna thing, do you promise me it is over…for good."
"Yes of course." Bradin said.
The two walked upstairs and got changed into their bathing suits. Ashley put a pink bikini on and Bradin put on black swim trunks. They went down and saw everyone playing around in the pool except for Brenna who was lying on a chair with her Ipod on. She appeared to be "tanning", but the pool was inside.
Ashley ran and jumped in right away. Bradin laughed and followed her. They joked around doing random stuff for hours. Ashley, Nikki, and Amber got out and went to go get changed. Cameron, Bradin, and Brenna were left.
"Did Bradin tell you?" Amber asked Ashley.
"Yeah he did." Ashley said and Amber nodded.
"What?" Nikki asked confused.
"Bradin thought Jesse and I were going out behind his back so he went to Brenna, but it's all good now." Ashley said, "I trust him."
Just then two girls about 7 years old came up to them.
"Oh my gosh, you guys are PL5 right?" a little blonde girl asked excitedly.
Ashley squatted down to their height and smiled.
"Yeah, hi I'm Ashley…what are your names?" Ashley asked them sweetly.
"I'm Katie." The blonde said shyly.
"And I'm Laura." The brunette said shyly.
"Hi, I'm Nikki." Nikki said.
"And I'm Amber." Amber said.
"Can we have your autographs?" Laura asked shyly.
"Sure." Nikki, Amber, and Ashley said smiling.
They all signed a paper for the girls and they ran off happily over to their moms who were waiting. When they got there they were so excited. Both of the moms smiled and mouthed 'thank you' to Amber, Nikki, and Ashley. They laughed and nodded. They then got on to the elevator and went up to their rooms.
AT THE POOL
Cameron left to go get changed and it was just Bradin and Brenna. Brenna took her headphones off and smiled at Bradin.
"No…we can't! I'm with Ashley!" Bradin said and turned his back on her, "I don't like you and this whole thing was a mistake."
"Oh come on, you know I am so much hotter than that blonde." Brenna said.
"Not really. Ashley is really pretty." Bradin said.
"Oh come on, what is Ashley that I'm not?" Brenna asked.
"Let's see: smart, caring, considerate, loves her career for other reasons than getting guys, doesn't dress like a slut, and has other ways of being happy and hyper than how you do." Bradin said and left without another word.
Brenna stood there in shock for a second. God she really screwed up again. She really did like Bradin…but he now hates her.
Is this okay? I had so many different ways I was thinking of making this, but this is what I chose. At first I thought Ashley should get really pissed at Bradin. Then I thought Ashley should walk in on them kissing…please review. I have the Jesse concert pictures online now but I don't know how to put a link to them…lolz.