The ringtone on there is Don't Trust Me by 3Oh!3

XD

Its Zoe's fav song

LOL

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BILL'S POV

"Oh hold on…" she said as her phone began to ring – "Black dress with the tights underneath I got the breath of a last cigarette on my tee." I wondered which song that was.

At first she frowned and then that ever – infectious smile broke across her face.

"I'M GONNA BE THERE IN TWO!" The twin sisters shouted out of the blue. WHAT THE HELL?!

"NO! I'M GOING!" the screamed at each other at precisely the same time. I exchanged a glance with Tom – What in HECK is goin' on? – we both thought to each other. If you'd seen us right now we looked like to guys nervous but determined to separate the fighting sisters.

"No WAY. She was gonna come tomorrow!" Twisha said, shocked.

"OK, who the HECK is this anyway?" Georg asked irritably.

"Zoya Shain AKA Zoey" Meera said quietly as she broke away from Chris. Her look said it all – I HAD GOT A MOMENT AFTER SO LONG… LEAVE IT TO YOU TO RUIN IT. But she shook her head apologetically towards me anyway, and smirked.

"If you're gonna be sticking around… there is a LOT of craziness here…" she said. I smiled at here. I was beginning to feel all of them were gonna be interesting to talk to as individuals.

"Forget it. I'm going. You'd want to stay." That last bit sounded like it held more than an order there. Hmm… Tom and me lost ourselves in each others thoughts, and glimpsed – for a moment – what the other was feeling – strange feelings of compassion… of wanting a friend or few more…

"Oh-my-gosh I'm gonna have to get Cameron here to help with that scenario." Niki whimpered from next to Gustav. How did she get there now?!

"You bet girl." Twisha said, getting up. For the first time I completely noticed this band member. She had seemed disinterested all day, but I just realized it wasn't disinterest – it was her lost in thought. She smiled at me.

PAYAL'S POV

A bit after we got back Bill and Tom were to be found speaking silently in a corner, and Bill did NOT look happy. I could hear a lot of German gibberish but obviously I couldn't decipher anything besides the word "arschloch".

Hmm…

TIME FOR ZOE TO GET HER ASS HERE!!

"I'M GONNA BE THERE IN TWO!" me and Niki yelled at the same time. I looked at her, eyeing her, weighing my options. The both of us get intimidated by the other on such rare occasions of long quarrelling. ;)

BILL'S POV

OK, time for a little talk – talk with my big bro.

Yeah.

I pulled him over to the side.

I was worried that this was not going as planned.

"WHY are we doing this! It isn't going anywhere!" I muttered to Tom in German. Even as I said it, a staggering pain hit my heart. I didn't want to leave now. New friends were more than welcome to me right now… especially ones that understood. Both these statements did not come out of my thoughts often – it was a rare occurrence.

"I don't know." He said through gritted teeth. Obviously he felt exactly the way I did, not only because he felt what I felt, but otherwise too.

"I don't think this is the best time for this talk." Tom muttered to me, looking over at the excited party, breaking my reverie.

PAYAL'S

"Okay, here's how it goes." Twisha said. "I and Niki can go pick Cameron and then go pick up Zoe. Anyone willing to join can come along, but be warned…there will be reference to a lot of emo boys, and absolutely no silence until the end of the night! By the way – is the barbecue still on?"

"Did anyone just say barbecue? I'M SO THERE!"

NIKI's POV

I heard Gustav Schafer speak at an audible tone for the first time today. He walked up and stood next to me, smiling with one earphone in his ear while the other hung down the front of his shirt.

"I've been craving short ribs for quite some time now…and after that tandoori Indian stuff at that deli the other day, I'm in LOVE!" His grin broadened, as he looked around at all our freaked out faces.

Meera stood there with her mouth hanging open. "He SPEAKS!" she exclaimed. We stood there laughing and decided to keep the barbecue, a sort of surprise party for Zoey and Cameron.

And so started the walk to home, with everyone in tow the car. After a couple of streets we finally got there. I switched on the lights as I got into the house. As soon as I was out – surprise surprise – Tom was staring at my car, gaping – with a longing expression on his face.

"Just don't leave fingerprints anywhere. That's my baby." I said to him.

Bill snorted. "You sound uncannily like Tom." Gustav seconded it by shaking his head at the same time and Georg thirded it by smirking. Tom and I stared at each other, shrugged and giggled at the inside joke we shared but did not want to say out loud. By this time Bill was staring at me funny – a far away look, like he was considering something, like he was considering me.

I waved out to everybody, and winked at Bill before getting behind the wheel of my shiny black convertible, Twisha slipping into the passenger seat and slamming the door shut…

Out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw Tom glance back just once, as Gustav raised his hand, as a "see you later" and Georg began to walk backward, his front towards our retreating vehicle.

Although he rolled his eyes at me when I winked, looking back in the rear view mirror Bill Kaulitz was the only one staring after the car as we drove away, with a longing indescribable by any means of description that existed written all across his face.

PAYAL'S POV

After Niki and Twisha had zoomed off, the rest of us moved towards home to prepare for the barbecue.

"You own that car?!" Tom asked me – his face shocked and his eyes twinkling as he tugged my arm, pulling me aside.

"Hell yeah I do! Niki and I bought it last year! Cool na?"

"Can I take it out for a spin later?! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?!"

I blinked. He was standing right in my face. I shook my head.

"Niki will kill you if you touch her 'baby'."

He groaned. "SCHIESSE!"

"Did Bill Monster rub off on you?" I asked innocently.

"YOU – You're going down…" he said menacingly, moving towards me agin. I starting backing away slowly, keeping my gaze on his face, getting ready for the final taunt…

"C is for cookie that's good enough for me!" I recited in a deep booming voice.

"BAHAHAHA!!"

And so begun the wild goose chase --- thank goodness for creating Tom's twin the hyper Bill who I will owe for evermore because he opened the door –

"Wait – you LIVE here?! WHAT THE FREAKING FUCK MAN!"

Meeri giggled. "That's what Niki says."

Tom snorted, "Thank God you didn't say 'she'."

While Tom and the rest of Tokio Hotel marveled at MY baby – the big white house – I heard the idiot shout –

"BLOODY HELL! THATS EVEN COOLER THAN THE PLAYBOY MANSION!" I giggled to myself as I shook my head. Idiot…

"Yeah that's my – " I had followed them to where they were standing in the passageway to mine and Niki's room…

"HOLY SHIT WHO CLEANED MY ROOM?!?!"

"Uh – huh…" Bill's said, imitating Niki from last night, and then giggling at his own imitation. Gustav rolled his eyes and cracked up that goofy grin of his – which of course faltered as he got into my room that is.

Ok, brief up on me – I'm half hip – hop half Goth.

Yeah.

So basically if you happened to enter my room right now you would see two black walls, one red wall, covered in a heck load of posters and framed pics that I have clicked. A ceiling where my twin sister had painted the night sky.

And a lot of gothic style furniture.

Apparently Niki had taken to cleaning while I'd collapsed on the sofa. My bed was done up, and everything was in it's place. SHEESH. My guitars lay against the red wall (the one facing the wrought iron bed, with the ornately cared head post).

At least my drum set was lying all messed up.

"W-O-W" I heard Georg say, just as the breeze blew inwards – oh yeah, my window gives me a view of the beach.

GEORG'S POV

Ok. This chic had it going. The posters covering the walls, let me name a few – Green Day, A LOT of Evanescence, us (TOO MANY… AGAIN), Creed, 50 cent, Pharell, , Snoop Dogg, SAMMY DELUXE, Bushido, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slipknot, Fort Minor, Children of Bodom, Deep Purple, Kanye West, Beyonce, Lil' Wayne, Chamillionare, Akon, Flipsyde etc… you get the picture.

"Go goth hip – hop girl!" I said raising my arm, fist up. She giggled. Tom's mouth was still open, while Bill lost himself to the star patterns on the ceiling. Billi, Billi, Billi… what will I do with that guy??!!

PAYAL's POV

"Who made THAT?" Bill asked, pointing at the ceiling with an amazed look on his face.

"Niki did….art is kind of everyone but my 'thing to do' in this house…." I giggled at everyone else's shocked expressions.

"HOLY FRIGGIN SHIT I CAN SEE THE FLOOR OF YOUR ROOM!" Rishika entered the room then, two grocery bags full of bread and cans of coke for the barbecue.. "YEAH! She CLEANED it!" I was not feeling the room then…second brief on me – cleanliness? Yeah. Not my thing…I can find a perfectly ironed pair of jeans off the floor better than I can from a cupboard; THAT is for my hats and gazillion pairs of sneakers!

Bill was still lost. "Are – Are you serious? NIKI made THAT?? Not even Picasso can make something as cool as THAT!" Pointing at the ceiling on the word 'that'. "YEAH DUDE SHE DID! AND SHE FRIGGIN CLEANED IT….hmm at least she didn't touch my drum kit so I'm fine. LETS GET THIS BARBECUE STARTED BABY!" and walked out of the room, dragging Tom by the arm.

BILL's POV

We walked out towards the back of the house, and Tom, Payal & I started setting up plates and cups for the party…And I couldn't help but notice the empty pool a few feet away.

"Yeah that's still under construction. Twisha wanted a hot tub but the rest of us were tired of the gazillion times she's dragged us to the spa. Honestly – My pores are gonna turn into blackholes if this keeps up!"

"You don't need a spa honey, you rejuvenate ME all the time!" Tom…what can I say? He's the world's greatest brother, but sometimes he just needs to be like that.

Payal laughed. "Nice try Casanova, it takes a lot more than lame pick-up lines to get ME interested" I joined in, and Tom looked at me with a broad grin playing on his lips..as if saying I likey!

TOM's POV

I really DO likey…while setting up the backyard, Payal was running around everywhere, making sure everything was PERFECT for this Zoey's arrival. Oh yeah also, she and Rishika were yabbering on about how 'cool' she is…

"She's into a lot of scene music and emo boys..a bit whiny but once you get to know her she's AWESOME! It takes a while to get used to her constant jabbering and randomness though, and the talks about the thousands and thousands of tattoos and piercings she's seen on people.."

"Oh and don't' forget, she plays and sings bass in the band, is planning on opening up a photography studio with Payal and has is one of the tallest people I know! RISHIKA STOP BLOWING BALLOONS IT'S A FRIKKIN BARBECUE!" I laughed as Payal shook her head and wagged her finger in Rishika's face.

"But WHY? I LIKE balloons!" Oo…kay. "Do you happen to realize you're seventeen years old woman? Pink balloons and party hats with ponies on them is NOT something any seventeen year old would like! What's next? Pink ponies???" I couldn't help but retort, dude its irritating!

As time passed, I was getting more and more desperate to talk to her…and after a point I just couldn't take it, I walked over to her and asked her to show me around. "I wanna come too!" Georg said..I quickly caught Gustav's eye and signaled him to drag Georg away and he immediately came to my rescue.

"Georg but I need you here to help me fix the coals in the barbecue! You know how uncoordinated I am with these things no? Come and help me…you have all day to see the house!" and dragged him away…sometimes the quiet ones do the best of things!

NIKI's POV

Ugh! WHERE THE HELL IS SHE? Cameron and Twisha are driving me CRAZY!

The three of us were standing outside the airport, waiting for my third best friend/bandmate/housemate to arrive. She was in Dehli for the finishing touches on our album which was soon to be released worldwide. We haven't seen her face in a MONTH and Payal & I have missed her like CRAZY!

"Her flight landed HALF AN HOUR AGO! She should be out by now!!" Okay – brief up on Cameron – he's Zoey's best-friend-turned-boyfriend and they started dating pretty soon after they met. He's also one of the best DJ's I've ever seen, and we used to go to Jazz class together when we were tiny. Only he wasn't so… scene back then. And also I didn't know him that well… we didn't speak a lot.

Waiting…and waiting…and waiting….and finally we saw Zoey emerge from the airport gate, wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and boots with her long black wavy hair tied back into a ponytail.

'UGH! FINALLY YOU'RE HERE FREAK! I THOUGHT YOU DIED IN THERE!" Twisha ran like the wind towards her, and engulfed her in such a bear hug, that poor Zoey had to ask her to let go… SHEESH

"Oh MY GOD India is SO boring…missed the cleanliness here and the house here like SHIT!" She hugged me and gave a quick kiss to Cameron, and we looked over to our new task – try and pick up her seven suitcases and bulging duffel bag into the car.

"Yeah… I know right…that's a heck load of bags…" she said, fidgeting with my hands – an old habit of hers : fidgeting with MY fingers.

DAMN that took a while! I think she had rocks in each of them deliberately just so that she can see one of us break our backs…the four of us were at work for a long time and by the end of it we were all huff & puffed out!

On the ride home, I told Zoey about how we met Tokio Hotel and how they're waiting for us back home with Payal and the rest. She kinda strangled me out of shock and excitement, [It went like this : "OMG OMG OMTH OMTH OMTH OMB" – the "B" being for Brokencyde – "OMTH!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL GIRL???!!!!!"] then she sang along with Twisha and me to 'Scream' the rest of the way home…We entered the driveway to be welcomed by a merry sight – Payal walking around the front of the house, I think showing Tom around…but Tom's eyes didn't look anywhere but at her face, all smiles.

PAYAL's POV

SHE'S HERE! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!

"PAYAL!! OMG I have SO EFFING MUCH to tell you!" I missed her EXTRA huge bear hugs…Well, my third best friend is back, and so is the noise in the house! :P (You kinda get used to Niki's hyper activeness after the first shock. She always has a random statement and/or quote to make. :D )

"Zoey this is – "

"I KNOW OKAY I'M NOT STUPID! You're Tom Kaulitz, the coolest guitarist ever and Payal's long time crush…oops! That wasn't supposed to be said!" She giggled…I shook my head. I didn't really get mad over the crush thing because I think he already knew…I doubt he's that stupid.

But he's stupid enough I thought to myself, giggling.

His reaction was typical Tom – at least it was gonna be.

"Well, your rules you change them, you roll with the ladies blah – de – blah – de – blah… we get the picture Mr. No – Middle – Name Kaulitz." I said, wagging a finger in his face. At first he looked taken aback, but then he smirked at me. There was something about that smirk that I couldn't place… oh, well, good luck to me with that one.

TOM's POV

Payal and my little 'tour' ended once Zoey got in, and all of us went out back to get the barbecue started. Once the squealing and hugging was complete, Bill & Niki went to the boom box and started fiddling with the CD rack while Payal and I started grilling the food. (Some stuff called 'paneer tikka').

"I thought you were the drummer...you guitar too?" I was thinking about the black and brown acoustic in her room. She smiled broadly.

"Yeah I do…I used to learn the guitar first, but I'd always wanted to learn the drums too. Thought I'd go for it after two years of guitar, and now look! I cant STOP playing…sometimes I wake up at four in the morning and just play like there's no tomorrow! Niki's gotten used to it by now, although everyone else can use a little gettin used to." She winked at me, and we both began to laugh. There was something about this moment that made me feel at ease, yet wanting more…it felt like she understands me, other than Bill of course, like she just knew…and I stopped laughing at looked at her.

NIKI's POV

Tom & Payal were clearly visible from where Bill & I were sitting and this was NOT going well. He was just standing there like an awkward idiot, and she was getting more and more frustrated by the minute!

Her fake smile and more-than-usual joking around was a clear sign of how hard she was trying not to scream…or maybe I've just been living with her too long. The two of them were laughing away when suddenly Tom stopped and stared at her – the one thing that makes her conscious of herself.

Bill & I just looked at each other and shrugged. Whaddaya do?! Older ones are just gay sometimes…

He aint gonna do it lovie. Hint.

HOW?!?!?! You're telling ME to flirt?! BLOODY HELL!

I laughed out of nowhere. Not unusually, I ended up with everybody but Payal staring at me like I've gone bananas…

"WHAT is it?!" Zoey said to me. Evidently she'd walked up and stood right next to me to see what the heck was wrong. The others just thought I was nuts like BIG coconuts nuts. I shook my head, turning to my left – where Bill stood right next to me, one eyebrow raised while his hand - with the coke can in it – was frozen midway towards his lips. I waved my hand towards Zoe, since I was still bent double trying to control my laughter at the image that had formed in my head – Payal with her face wearing a weird pained expression.

"Are you like this ALL THE TIME?!" Bill asked me.

"No… not always." I said finally managing to straighten up, although I was still chuckling slightly. The guy now had a quizzical look on his face.

I nodded slightly in Payal and Tom's direction, not wanting to attract the rest of the party's attention.

"Watch the older set of twins get awkward with each other, since apparently one can't stop making gooey eyes and the other CANNOT flirt for NUTS." I told him, taking a sip from my own Coke can. He looked towards them, smirking ever so slightly.

"That makes you happy?" I asked him curious. His and Tom's relationship was like any other twins and yet very different. I hadn't heard of two such boys in all my life. Don't get me wrong, I didn't assume things about them – but learnt from what they said in interviews etc.

"Not exactly. It's just comical to find TOM stuck in a tight spot for once. Usually it's a breeze for him." He said, sighing slightly.

"What do you mean?" I asked a little too sharply. Agreed Payal was the older of the two of us, but essentially I was the one who kept trying to protect her and the rest of my friends. They all had labeled me "Esme" from Twilight. Don't bother asking because I don't have a clue myself. Bit of a joke from where I see it actually. Oh well.

He sighed, turning to face me properly.

"He's not playing around with her, Niki." He said. The truth in this statement was reflected in his eyes. I gazed into them –

"Fine." I muttered.

"You worry too much." He said quietly.

"Hard to get rid of such a habit when you've gone through hell in life." She muttered.

"What do you mean?" he asked me, curiosity burning in that deep melodic voice of his.

I took a deep breath, closing my eyes so as to block out his reaction.

"Back in my school I had to face a heck of a hell from my class mates. Oh, my teachers were fine. I was one of the few who was confided in, who was welcomed when it came to discussions that were unusual – discussions of varying levels of depth. That way they had a broad spectrum on life. No problems with a topic off the beaten track even if you sounded half crazy to the preppy, petty little kids that formed majority of my class."

I didn't open my eyes, waiting for him to say something like "Oh, that's pretty normal for the average school."

Nothing came.

I opened my eyes to find him staring at me like he was searching me for some kind of little piece of information that had gone missing.

"I'M IN LOVE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WAY..." Georg shouted loudly, causing everyone to burst into laughter. No one had seen the two of us standing there just gazing at each other. But as Georg shouted I broke away. No I said to myself. No.

And although I already had a blush creeping up my face he didn't say a word.

He only caught my hand and squeezed it lightly, rubbing circles on the back of it with his thumb, and then interlocking my fingers with his...

Nothing more, nothing less.

BILL'S POV

I'd heard.

And thus I'd decided.

And so I took her hand in mine.

Even thought she begun to blush.

And squeezed it lightly, rubbing circles into the back of that golden – ish brown, soft skin.

And as I interlocked my fingers with hers I felt the warmth shoot up my hand just like last night.

Maybe this is meant to happen? Maybe it IS right… I said to myself, and sighed inwardly. It sure FELT right.

ZOE'S POV

I was finally back!!

But it felt like I'd missed out on a heck of a lot.

Cameron confirmed it as he squeezed my hand to gauge my attention and nodded in Bill and Niki's direction. They looked… they looked… I don't even know how to describe it -

"…complete?" Cameron said, finishing my thought. I leaned into his side.

"I got a good feeling about this." I said quietly to him.

"You're the sex lovie."

"Sheesh boy." I growled back at him. He chuckled. In that way Cameron was very much like Niki. They both understood me and my moods like I was an open book. They could always comfort me. Their emotion zones matched mine perfectly – a harmony.

"PAYAL on the other hand…" he trailed off. I took one look at the two idiots, standing awkwardly, staring off in opposite directions –

"Girl you need help." I said, imitating an African – American. I aint racist, in fact they actually fascinate me with those accents. But I only said this loud enough for Cameron to hear.

"You bet." He said. I giggled.

TOM'S POV

OK.

I think stopping mid – laugh and staring at a girl isn't the best idea ever.

But after about 10 minutes into it, my little bro caught my attention. My head snapped up just in time to see Payal do the same.

"Well. They work it out better than us." She stated. I shrugged, allowing that. It was still a bit awkward between the two of us.

"OK, why don't we just cut it at the agreement that we're both hopeless." I said in a rush. She exhaled as if she had been holding her breath.

"Sounds good to me."

There was a long silence.

Or at least it felt long. But it was comfortable, somehow.

"How about we play the 'responsible' ones for once." She said, smirking at the "younger ones".

"By 'responsible' do you mean – "

"Shove them somewhere where they can talk? Yeah." She said nodding enthusiastically.

"Wel maybe its your first but – "

"Surrree honey." She said. A sarky, she was. That much was obvious.

"Fine, lets pull it!" I said. She giggled.

"I think my baby sis rubbed off on me or something." She said, referring to her maniacal giggling.

We walked over to the two of them, just in time to see to Niki spotting us and smirking. She was just about to say something but I cut in.

"Don't you wanna show Bill around the place?" I said loudly.

Take the hint while I'm giving it to you little bro… I thought

Confusion was written all across his face.

"Huh?" he said.

Looks like I said it too loudly after all.

"OK, this time round I AM coming!" he said. Zoe looked up from where she was leaning into Cameron's side.

She glanced at me nervously. I hope my eyes shouted loud enough for help.

"Um… why don't I take you round the tree house, I guess you already saw the inside of the house." She said.

Poor Geo. Buddy needs brains so bad.

"Besides you haven't seen Niki's room yet." Payal said, turning back to the two confused idiots. I think everyone was taking turns tonight getting confused. Except Geo, who was always confused.

And Gustav, NEVER confused.

We are a weird bunch eh?

So there we go – the "younger ones" are nicely shoved inside the house.

BILL'S POV

OK.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

Niki glanced back at the fools before they shut the freaking door on us.

She eased her hand out of mine as she placed it on her forehead, wondering.

"What the - ?! Oh, I get it – they're trying to send us on a little 'moment' trip!" she said, exasperated.

You could call us both idiots now.

"Meh… anyways what was that about my room anyway?!" she turned to face me.

"What? Oh, yeah, that. I saw the painting on Payal's ceiling. How did you freaking make that?!" I asked. I could hear the childish awe in my own voice. She threw her head back and laughed.

"Spray, oil and acrylic paints. A HECK of a lot of paints."

"So you did that to your room too?"

"Yeah." She said nervously. Bet she knew I wanted to see it.

"Can I see."

"That's where we're going now."

We stepped into her room, and she flopped down on her bed. On the wall behind her bed there was a huge Tokio hotel poster in red, black and white. It sprawled all the way across the wall. I didn't know the made them THAT big!

I walked over to it, meaning to touch it. Niki had been watching me while her feet dangled over the edge of the bed. My hand froze midway.

It wasn't a poster.

I couldn't speak.

"Yeah I… I kinda painted that."

"Heilig…" that's it. All that came out was that.

"Oh… um… look down Mr. Kaulitz." She said. Her back was facing me but I could hear the smile in her voice.

"HOLY SHIT!" I shouted.

"Shh!! It's not that bad!"

"Damn right it isn't! CAUSE ITS GLASS!!"

"You saw the floor didja?" I heard Payal shout up.

"Yeah… More like I saw the GROUND floor." I retorted.

Niki looked at me, puzzled.

"Um…you might want to touch that…" she said.

"No thanks, I'm fine on the bed." I said, sitting cross – legged on her wrought iron bed and eyeing the floor fearfully.

"SHEESH!" she grabbed my hand, and pulled me down on the floor with her, placing my hand palm down on the floor.

Where I expected smooth coldness, and a clink sound of my metal rings on the glass, I felt wood.

"Yup… its paint. A HELL LOT of paint" she said from next to me.

I lifted my hand again, and tentatively touched the floor with my index finger.

"GAH!" I said.

"Sheesh boy!" she said, exasperated.

"And you painted this on your own?"

"No, this required Twisha, my sis – in – law, and me of course." She smirked.

"Like to give your friends a shock?"

She shrugged allowing it. And I let out a not – so – manly giggle.

WHAT will I ever do with you… my brother sighed in my head

"NOTHING!!" I shouted back down to him, causing him to smirk, and Gustav to roll his eyes. And everyone else to stare at me like I was coco nuts.

"You might wanna get your head in before everyone freaks out" Niki said, her voice shaking with the effort of not bursting out laughing.

I rolled my eyes as I turned back in.

"So what's up?" I asked, taking her hand again.

"I'm hungry…" she said. I threw my head back and laughed as we begun walking downstairs into the humungous kitchen.

"She took all the ribs out!" Niki said when we got down. "Anyway, I'll make of what I have…" she muttered. She rummaged in the fridge, and came up with a pack of Skittles.

"Oooohhhh!" I shouted.

"Hey save some for me!" she said, as I grabbed a BIG handful out of the pack.

"So…" she began. I looked up, my mouth stuffed with a few Skittles. She giggled. I raised an eyebrow.

"You look like that time you guys went to the amusement park for your 20th Birthday – like a happy hyper kid."

"They're Skittles!" I said, through a mouthful of the self same. She laughed harder.

"But tell me though," I started when all the Skittles were done with, "how is this so normal?"

She considered me – it was a look I just couldn't place.

NIKI'S POV

Life had gotten crazier over just a night.

I considered him – staring into those golden – brown pools.

"I don't know…" I said shrugging

"I mean, its so weird… I don't think I've done something like this before – its out of the blue." He said – musing out loud.

"Neither have I. Well it's just the beginning for me, but I get what you mean. Not being used to just hanging out with just someone you met. Strange the paparazzi haven't caught up with you guys yet." I stated, summing up my thoughts about this truly strange occurrence. We were now sitting on the kitchen tabletop.

"Us you mean." He corrected me.

"No - Tokio Hotel. 13 Moons of Demetria hasn't even landed here yet, according to their sources."

"So that's what you're called? Hmm… fits… somehow." He added, smiling, "But why keep on the low though?" he asked me.

"Wanted to surprise the fans." I said, shrugging.

"You already have a fan base here?" he questioned, a tad shocked.

"Yeah… gave us quite the shock, really… never expected all this in just 1 and a half year… not the usual scenario for a new band." I stated, while watching Rishika bug the hell out of Georg and Tom – and Payal and Gustav's maniacal laughing along with that scenario of course.

BILL'S POV

She had that "thinking" look on her face, like she was turning over an idea in her head.

"Why'd you do it? Why'd you step out of the shell and talk?" she asked me suddenly, turning to look at me. I started.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude…" she said, a little embarrassed – the blush begun to spread across her face again.

"I just didn't expect that coming u so suddenly…" I said, "I don't know either. But I have no regrets. Maybe it WAS time to slip out of that shell and let one or two people in… Besides, it's more comfortable with you guys because since the moment we stepped in here you'll haven't assumed a single thing about us. I don't even recall the words Tokio Hotel being mentioned in this span of time."

"So where does this leave us I still do not get." She said. I shrugged, but my shoulders slumped. I didn't want to let go; I didn't want to drop these… this?... day into a trash can at the back of my head. I couldn't believe all of this had occurred over just a day. It already seemed a week.

We didn't look at each other. It seems we were both interested in the same tile on the kitchen floor. But this silence wasn't uncomfortable.

"How about you two love birds get your skinny asses out here…since Niki is the only one who can work the barbecue… And that we only have a round about of 3 hours left before we get our asses to the hotel and begin packing?"

She blushed a deeper red – the colour made her face glow. And as I looked in her eyes again I realized how when I'd first looked into them I'd easily slipped off the cover; because of the way she genuinely cared. She could rid all of her face of emotion but her eyes. The true reach into a person's soul…

"Let the banana and coco nut roast chicken!" she said merrily, throwing her hands up as we walked back out the door. Everyone laughed, including me, and I felt the way I'd let myself become me for such a long time with a different set of people for the first time.

I watched as she walked over to the grill, expertly picking up the chicken lying on it and throwing it out since it had gotten burnt.

"I haven't spoken to YOU yet." I turned around to find Zoe standing and looking at me with a smile playing on her face.

"Zoya." She said holding out a hand for me. "Hey." I said taking it, a little unsure of what this was all about.

"Chill… I just wanted to ask if you wanna sit with us till the chicken's done." She said smiling. I eased up a bit, but looked back at Niki. She waved at me to go ahead.

"I have sensitive ears." She said tapping one of them with that long index finger and smirking. Zoe giggled. Suddenly Niki's head snapped up towards one of the trees. HEY! I hadn't noticed THAT before!