Superstar
Chapter 24: Long Live
Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own the Clique.
A/N: Wow, this is it. This was one of my first stories on this site and it kinda sucks that it's over now. But I am out of ideas for it. Check out some of my other stories, they're pretty good too.
"And here they are-the girls that gave up their fame to be normal girls-Alicia Rivera and Massie Block," Mickey said as Massie and Alicia walked over and sat on the other two high legged chairs.
"Hey Mickey," Alicia said.
"Thanks for having us here," Massie smiled.
"Well, I think the first question we should ask you, is the one that everyone is asking. Why," Mickey said.
"Well," Massie and Alicia said together and burst out laughing.
"You first," Massie said.
"I think when I saw how Massie was being treated when she came back to Westchester for the first time I realized that nobody really liked her anymore except for her true friends. Everyone else was pretty much using her. I left because I was really hurt and didn't really think about it. But when I realized I had a choice to stop, I had to. I didn't want to be like that and not know who my real friends were," Alicia said.
"And I just couldn't handle everyone trying to prove me to be something I wasn't. I was tired of my agent and publicist telling me to do this and act like that. I wanted to be Massie Block again," Massie explained. "Luckily, my best friends were there for me through the whole thing. They didn't think I was abandoning them or anything. They understood I had to get away," she said.
"Yes, speaking of the best friends-why don't we bring them out," Mack said.
Kristen, Claire and Dylan filed out and sat down on the couch.
"Well, why don't you tell us what the real Massie and Alicia are like," Mickey asked.
"Well," Kristen said. "Massie's a natural born leader. She makes everything better and she always has a plan. I remember when we got expelled on a trip to Lake Placid because Dylan got upset and ran into the woods and we all followed," Dylan looked down sheepishly. "Massie had the perfect plan to get us back and when a bear came-she totally saved us," Kristen said.
"That is incredible-and what about Alicia?" Mack asked.
"Well-Alicia's always wanted to be on top," Dylan said. "She and Massie used to fight so much in middle school. She just wanted to be the best she could be. I don't think she realized that she already was that until Massie left," she explained.
"And what do you have to say Claire? I mean, you were the new girl? How'd they treat you?" Mickey asked.
"They hated me. Massie didn't want anyone to just be added to her friends. I guess I didn't help matters since I got them into trouble all the time. But then Alicia's lying cousin came and Massie, Alicia and I had to work together to show everyone what she was really like. That's pretty much when I was officially in," Claire said.
"Claire-that's a lie," Massie giggled. "You were in when Harris drove me and Cam and Derrington to the photo-shoot for Teen Vogue. If I didn't like you-I wouldn't have brought Derrick along," she said.
"Ah, Cam and Derrick-those are two of the boys in your life, right? Well, why don't we introduce them?" Mickey said and the five boys came running out.
"Immature," Massie replied.
"Boys," Alicia giggled.
"Well, what do you boys think of Massie?" Mack asked.
"I'll leave that to Cam and Derrick since they had the closest relationship with her," Plovert said.
"Massie's a control freak," Cam said and the audience laughed. "But she's always there for you. I was probably the biggest jerk to Claire over and over again but she kept helping me get her back," Cam said.
"What's there not to love about Massie?" Derrick said. "She's the most forgiving person I know but she doesn't forget. I mean, I'll probably always be that jerk that broke her heart time and time again but she forgave me. She says she doesn't do second chances but she doesn't stop giving second chances. She had a world of chances for me and I was slowly burning through them all."
"Plovert-tell them about me-you can't insult me," Massie smirked.
"Massie's like my sister. I'm not sure why but I've just always looked out for her and I've always seen her good qualities. No matter that she does, I think she's right," Plovert said.
"And Alicia," Mack asked.
"Alicia's just an all around loving person. She was the only girl out of her friends that I dated and even when we broke up the first time we were still friends, even though I cheated on her. She's not capable of hating somebody unless you hurt her friends. She hated Derrick for a while," Josh said.
"Each of us guys have one of the girls that we are closest with. For Josh, it is Claire-they actually sorta dated when he first moved here. Dylan and Derrick-who also dated-are another example. Kristen and Cam-who never dated-are yet another and then there's Plovert and Massie. Alicia and I are the last ones. I don't know where it started but I know that it's true. Alicia is always funny-even when she doesn't mean to be. She has talent that she doesn't even realize and she makes me a better person." Kemp said.
"Well, it seems like you two are all set with true friends. We'll be back after this commercial break with some clips," Mickey said.
Long live the walls we crashed through/While the kingdom lights shined just for me and you/I was screaming long live all the magic we made/and bring on all the pretenders-one day, we will be remembered.
"And we're back," Mack said.
"So, you told us about when you were expelled-when one of your fellow classmates made a video of what happened when you heard the news," Mickey said and hit a button and the clip played.
Massie smiled at Derrick as she re-watched him hand her the dying bouquet of flowers. Claire and Cam grinned as they watched them hug goodbye. Alicia and Josh laughed at how awkward they looked, Alicia hugging him tightly goodbye as Josh tried to make his way over to Claire. Plovert looked down sheepishly as Dylan mock-glared at him for clinging to Olivia even though she wasn't being expelled. Kristen buried her head in Kemp's shoulder as she watched the seventh grade Kristen beg the teacher to let her back in school.
"But you made the most of being expelled," Mack said as another clip played. This was one of Alicia and Massie on the Daily Grind.
"Yeah, we had some amazing memories," Alicia said.
"And we hope that one day, we're going to be remembered," Massie said.
They watched on and on as clips from seventh and eighth grade played. They had clips from the Love Struck dance, from soccer games and from Massie's parties. They had videos of shopping trips and Skye Hamilton's party. There were clips from spa days and Friday Night Sleep Over parties. They even had clips of Massie and Claire in Aspen. The biggest shocker though, was of the one with just the four original PC members when they had first become friends.
But the clip they moved the most was the one of the four walking into school on Claire's first day with her following, head lowered, after being locked in the Range Rover and having Isaac embarrass Massie.
All the clips brought back a different memory and each one filled them with happiness. The girls shared a smile and they pulled an old seventh grade routine where Kristen pinched Massie's elbow and Massie gripped Dylan's arm. Dylan tugged on Alicia's hair and Alicia side-hugged Claire.
Love live the mountains we moved/I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you/I was screaming long live, that look on your face/And bring on all the pretenders, one day-we will be remembered/Hold on to spinning around/Confetti falls to the ground/May these memories break or fall/And you take a moment/ Promise me this/That you'll stand by me forever/But if god forbid fate should step in/And force us into a good bye/If you have children someday/When they point to the pictures/Please tell them my name/Tell them how the crowds went wild/Tell them how I hope they shine/Long live the walls we crashed through/I had the time of my life-with you.