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A-non-nee-mus- Thank you, I'm glad you liked the chapter. Really, you like Jecho? I'm glad you like them and yeah, it is a Kendall OC, but I think my next one will probably end up as a James OC. And I'm sorry, it was just a super long chapter and I'm writing off the top of my head now! Thanks for reviewing! : )
Carla- I got you to seriously consider Jecho? I'm proud! I know, I'm actually confusing and frustrating myself at times! I'm really happy you actually looked at the dresses! Aww, great writing ability? Thank you so much! Aha, thank you, honestly my new story is failing, I really haven't written a lot! I can't I'm just so connected to this one at the moment! : )
TheClaire24- I hate Echo's mom too. Yeah, Kendall and Echo certainly get it on! Aha, thank you, I wanted that part of the chapter to be readable instead of completely boring. Prom is coming up, don't worry, when is there not something big happening? ; )
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TheCooliest- Yeah, I couldn't bring myself for it to be Kendall. *High five* let's just say, Echo sucks at most things in life. Maybe that's what I'm trying to do, prove its still Kecho, or maybe I just like surprising people ; ) hope this clears quite a lot up for you! I think you'll see James in a definite different light in these next few chapters. Aha, thank you! I try to make my stories different and unique from everyone else! You'll see when I eventually piece together the plot and stuff. I actually haven't touched it since starting it which is really bad. Only because I keep writing the character as Echo which is really bad because she's nothing like Echo. So I guess I just have to finish this story first before I start writing it. : )
whatIfeel- Yeah, I just couldn't let it be Kendall! Aha, it's fine, I've got a very mixed view on the whole Jecho thing. Hopefully, the next few chapters is going to clear a lot up for everyone and gives an insight to why James is so…James I guess. The little snippet is pretty much all I have written, I just can't concentrate on that story while I'm writing this one! Thanks for the review. : )
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Check yes Juliet
Here's the countdown
3, 2, 1 now fall in my arms now
They can change the locks
Don't let them change your mind
Lace up your shoes
Ah Oh Ah Ohh
Here's how we do
We The Kings- Check Yes Juliet
I don't think I mentioned, last chapter the dresses that Camille and Echo are wearing are on my profile. If I have then I'm sorry for repeating myself!
Back to the same old sized chapters.
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We've reached 200,000 words guys, Damnn this is getting long!
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Warning: The ending of this chapter may make some reviewers aggressive… you know who you are. ; )
I was getting so anxious about the dance that the rest of the day flew by. I spent most of it dropping hints to Kendall as we chilled with the guys in the apartment but he was completely clueless.
Tuesday I spent the day with Camille, Asha, Katie and the guys in the Palm Woods pool. Chilling out, getting a tan and playing in the pool. Camille gave me countless exasperated looks to when I dropped a load more hints to Kendall, but he just ignored them again.
I was so paranoid I could barely register what went on in the day until Camille took me up to her room as the guys, Asha and Katie all went back to theirs.
"Okay, Kendall is either amazingly stupid or just plain stupid." Camille said to me as we got inside the apartment. I rolled my eyes at her rant as I squeezed my damp hair, trying to dry it out a little. I said a brief hello to Camille's parents before walking into her room. She closed the door behind me as I dropped the beach-sized bag I had for the day in the corner of her room.
"Well, the dance is tomorrow, I'll just go solo." I shrugged like it didn't mean anything when, inside my head it meant a lot more.
"You're kidding right?"
"Well, Logan hasn't asked you yet!"
"You know he's shy."
"So you want to go with him?"
"Well…"
"Oh my God! You totally do! What about this other guy?"
"I think I'm going with him to prom."
"Damn, you slut!" I giggled as she rolled her eyes at me with a little smirk on her face.
"Hasn't anyone asked you?" Camille asked as she shuffled through her draws and threw a spare pair of PJ's at me.
"Well… I am going out with Kendall, so don't you think that would stop them?"
"Yeah… but, there's always one. Plus, you raise your right eyebrow a little bit when you're going to lie or attempting to." Camille raised her eyebrow at me in a victorious way when I looked at her sheepishly.
"Okay, so say if someone else asked me and I said no because I was waiting on Kendall but, maybe I thought about it, would it make me a bad person if it happened?" I asked.
"Well, it's a dance, not a date. Kendall hasn't asked you and this other guy has. Give him a chance."
"I've already said no."
"Aha! I knew someone else asked you. Who?"
"Who do you think?"
"It could be Bitters for all I know."
"But you're you. You always know something about my business."
"Just tell me already."
"Okay, well James said-"
"James, I knew it."
"Then why did you ask me?"
"Because I like to see you uncomfortable."
"I hate you."
"Don't blame me, Logan told me."
"He's like a freaking message carrier to you!"
"You know it."
"Look, James didn't exactly ask me, he asked if it would be inappropriate to ask me, so technically, he hasn't."
"Keep telling yourself that. I wonder what Kendall will say when he finds out."
"Kendall's not going to find out because nothing is going on between James and me."
"Alright, chill out. You know I'm only messing with you. Now, get to sleep. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
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"C'mon, Echo. Get up!" I shouted in protest when Camille literally screamed down my ear to wake me up. I jolted, sitting up on the makeshift bed on the floor, rubbing my face tiredly and groaning when I realized what had gone on.
"You're such a bitch." I growled, staggering up and stretching, Camille standing up too.
"Yeah, whatever. Get changed, your clothes from yesterday are folded over there, I'll go get breakfast." Camille was already fully dressed and ready for the day in leggings and a summer dress with ballet flats. I groaned again when she was out of the room, yawning and walking over to my clothes from yesterday, pulling the jeans on and shrugging on the white tank top.
I pulled my hair up into a messy ponytail, knowing that it was going to be styled tonight so I didn't bother with it. I walked over to Camille's make-up desk and borrowed some of her eyeliner and lip gloss, unable to use her foundation as I had a slightly darker skin tone than her.
As I buckled up my black gladiator sandals, Camille walked back into the room.
"Logan texted an hour ago. Miss. Minnesota asked the guys to help them with the dance, they've gone down to Gustavo to talk about the venue and what we're gonna have in there and stuff." She said, passing me a bowl of Fruit Loops as she ate her own.
"Isn't that your job if you're on the committee?"
"I dodge things really well." She shrugged, grinning. "I think they need to get punch, snacks, chaperones and I think they're performing so they'll be practicing for that as well."
"So in other words, I'm going to the dance solo?"
"Well it looks like I am too, so stop complaining." I rolled my eyes, having another spoonful of Fruit Loops as we walked into the kitchen
"You're parents are never here." I observed as we jumped on the couch and Camille turned the TV on.
"They are, it's just whenever you're here they think we want space so they disappear or sometimes, like today, they just have work." We then eased into silence as we watched some Spongebob for 30 minutes.
Don't judge me; you're never too old for Spongebob.
As the episode ended Camille turned to me.
"Want to go and chill by the pool?" She asked turning the TV off and getting up.
"I've got nothing better to do."
"Good, cause I need help practicing with a script. I'm going for an audition for a new TV show that's coming out in a few months. It's called New Town High."
"What's it about?"
"Some school that has witches, ghosts, vampires and all that."
"Sounds interesting, who you want to play?"
"Some girl called Lucy, she's a ghost."
"Go get your script and we'll go down." I told her, getting up too as she wandered into her bedroom. Moments later she came back, script in hand.
"Alright then, off to the pool." She announced opening her apartment door for me to go out of, I thanked her as I walked past and she closed the door behind her, locking it with her key. She slid her key into her pocket as we walked to the elevators and pressed the lobby floor.
"So when's this audition?"
"End of the month."
"The day of prom?"By this time we had walked outside near the pool, taking the seats under some gazebo thing.
"No, the next day, the 1st of September."
"Right, isn't your birthday in September?"
"Yeah, September 22nd, Logan's is September 14th, James' is July 16th, Carlos' is December 15th (AN: I know it's really August 15th but obviously, it wouldn't look right in the story because Echo joined around the space of a month and a half ago, just after James' birthday.) and Kendall's is November 2nd."
"Yours and Logan's birthday are close together."
"I know, when's yours?"
"October 10th." I told her as the elevator doors opened and we walked out into the lobby.
"Really, you planning on doing anything special for your 18th?" Camille asked.
"You turn 18 before me."
"But I'm not going to do a party, it's too much effort and I would only want you and the guys there."
"Well, I don't really want a party but I feel that Griffin is going to, you know, fatherly love or bonding or whatever you call it." I said shrugging as we walked to one of the shaded tents and both took a seat on the woven chairs.
"Well, I hope I'm invited."
"You know you will be. Hey, is that the guys over there?" I asked pointing over to the lobby direction as James, Logan and Carlos all stood in a line, Logan and James had smirks on their faces with dark sunglasses while Carlos had a big dimple-y grin on his face as he shoved his helmet on his head. Camille had been reading her script, making facial expressions as she mimed the words when I spoke, she looked up though when I pointed and asked the question.
"Yeah, I have a feeling I know why they are out here." Camille said watching with me in amusement as the three Jennifers strutted around the pool looking windswept and all picture perfect. Carlos murmured something to the guys before jumping over to them, the dimple grin still present on his face.
"Will you go to the dance with me?" He asked the short, curly haired Jennifer, speaking with an overly enthusiastic and loud voice.
"No." She told him point blank, I knew she had a look of poison on her face even though all I could see of the Jennifers were the backs of their heads.
"Will you go to the dance with me?" He asked sleek, brunette Jennifer, the one he was with in sports.
"No." She said in the exact same tone as the last Jennifer.
"Will you go to the-"
"Don't even bother." The blonde one said. "I already have a date." And then he three of them walked off in an arrogant fashion.
"I call all the girls currently in Palm Woods park!" Carlos shouted at Logan and James as he ran off.
"Who knew Jennifer would have a date and the other two Jennifers haven't." Camille and I rolled our eyes, returning our gazes to each other and me helping her.
"Does that normally happen?" I asked skeptically.
"Normal? Ha! Nothing is normal with the Jennifers; they always travel in a pack of three, do things in a pack of three. I wouldn't be surprised if they shit together and have threesomes on a regular basis." She muttered.
"Wow… cause that sounds completely… normal?" I asked smirking at Camille's little joke.
"Oh hey, Logan!" Camille said as Logan stumbled towards us. I looked behind Logan to see James standing at a distance away, watching Logan.
Ah, so this is going to be Logan's attempt at asking Camille out to the dance.
James grinned and waved at me when our eyes caught; I smiled and did the same.
"What's up, Logie?" I asked trying to ease the tension that had built up pretty much instantly when he walked over.
And, I'm pretty sure it's sexual tension…awkward.
"I was just wondering- me and James were actually had the same- pshhh haha just uhhh- blee blah bloo- haha!" I watched on in painful humor at Logan talking to Camille before giving up, giving an awkward smile and then briskly walking back over to James.
James looked at Logan in horror as the shorter teen reached him but I just giggled lightly.
Well, it certainly was an attempt…
Logan reached James and patted him on the shoulder, turning him around as they continued to walk on and I turned to Camille.
"Wow, Logan has such a way with words." I told her, bursting out into laughter.
"That was even more painful than I had imagined." Camille slapped her hand to her forehead.
"Hey, at least he asked you! I haven't even seen Kendall today!" I told her muttering.
"Look, you're going out so you are technically already going to the dance together."
"It would be nice to be asked though."
"If being asked for you is anything like that, I think I would rather not be asked."
"Hey, at least he's making an effort, even if it does make him look like a bumbling idiot, it's still cute. Now, let's work on this audition."
"Oh, yeah, there are two scenes I've got to do. One, I'm standing up talking to Rachel, my best friend and the other one I'm sitting down and talking to West, my ex."
"Okay, so I'm Rachel and West." I nodded, as Camille passed me her script and got up, reading over the lines I was supposed to read.
As I looked up, Camille's whole aura suddenly made a drastic change.
Her shoulders were slightly slumped, her pupils grew bigger and her eyes became glassy.
"Rachel, I don't know what to do!" Camille whispered in a fragile voice, looking at me straight in the eye with such misery.
"What's happened, Lucy?" I asked.
"My powers, I'm losing them. Each day I grow weaker. My parents are arguing constantly and I saw Amber making out with Eric!" She exclaimed; a dry sob racking her throat as her lip trembled.
Woah, Camille is a damn good actress!
"Amber kissed Eric?"
"Yes, but the worst thing was, as I began to shout, they couldn't even hear me. I'm fading, Rachel."
"What do you mean, fading?"
"… I…" The word caught harshly in her throat and she looked to the floor, her fists balling up as a prevention from crying.
"Lucy, tell me!"
"Rachel… I'm dying." And then she looked up with a bitter look in her face, her jaw was set and a single tear rolled down her cheek as she spoke in a deadly low voice, shivers ran down my spine.
Fucking. Hell.
And then, her body language changed again, she wiped the tear and a smile formed on her face as she held her head high in a look of confidence.
"How was that?" She asked.
"Wow…" Was all I could say to sum up the scene she just acted. "Camille, that was amazing!" I stared at her in awe as she began laughing.
"Thank you, the competition is tough out there, come on, if I just practice this next scene then we can just chill out for the day." She said, pointing to two deck chairs that sat near the pool.
I nodded, agreeing with her. I stood up and walked over to the deck chair as Camille sat down. She grinned at me as I sat next to her.
"Have you ever thought about acting as a career choice?" Camille asked.
"Me? Acting? You're kidding right?" I burst into laughter for the second time today.
"No, I'm not Echo. I'm serious." I quietened down instantly.
"Camille, I really can't act." I told her.
"Believe me, I'm perceptive. You act all the time, Echo. But you don't realize it."
"What do you-"
"Hello, Camille." I was cut off by Logan, smoothly sliding in front of Camille and grinning at her.
Well, hello to you too, Logan. I am sitting right next to her!
"Logan." She beamed at him.
She's so into him.
He's so into her.
It's painful to watch them dance around like monkeys when they should be freaking fucking like rabbits.
Okay, I have just scarred myself for life.
I'm not going to be able to look at cute little bunnies without seeing Logan's and Camille's faces on them.
"Will you…" Logan began and I raised my eyebrows.
He was actually making progress. Though, as he spoke his eyes drifted up. Frowning, I followed his eye line and looked over my shoulder to see James, standing behind the plants behind us pointing at a sign in his hand that said 'Will you go to the dance with me?'
Original.
"…go to the dance with… me?" Logan's voice raised an octave at the end when he realized he had actually formed the one sentence he needed to say to Camille, I was still watching James however and nearly began laughing loudly for the third time today for James began punching the sky as a silent celebration.
"Well…" Camille trailed off, pulling off one of her ballet flats and then, the next thing I knew James screamed and fell onto the floor as Camille's shoe hit him in the face.
This time, I did burst up into laughter.
"Oh!" Logan emitted a high pitched squeak as he watched his fellow band mate disappear behind the plants as he fell and Camille stood up, facing Logan.
"Logan, you may not believe this but, I've never been asked out before." She told Logan, clasping her hands together.
"No, I believe it." Logan said in a genuine tone.
"This is my first dance." She told him. "And I'd like to be asked in a way that I can remember. Not by cue cards."
"Cue cards? Pshhh! What are you- are you going to throw a shoe at my face?" Logan asked as Camille gave him a pointed look.
"No! I'm not looking for a prince to ride up on a horse but how about something with, a little flare?" She asked, patting him on the shoulder. "You coming, Echo?" Camille asked me as she began to walk away.
"In a sec, you carry on." I told her, as Logan and I watched her walk away. As soon as she was out of sight I turned to Logan. He began to smile at me though I punched him in the shoulder.
"Ow! What was that for?" Logan asked, rubbing his shoulder.
"That is for ignoring me." I told him.
"Ow! What was that for?" Logan asked when I punched him in the other shoulder.
"That is for messing up your chances with Camille, twice!"
"I swear, if you hit me again." Logan warned with an angry look on his face. My eyebrows rose and I folded my arms, giving him a slightly evil glare. "I mean, do you want to go to the dance with me? Ow! Echo!" Logan protested when I hit him for a third time.
"Why the hell are you asking me? Why couldn't you do that to Camille without turning into some hilarious dork?"
"Because, it's hard okay! I don't want anything to be painful!"
"Painful? You weren't the one who just got hit in the head with a shoe!" James exclaimed from behind me as he stumbled up, dropping the sign and rubbing his head.
"Aww, do you want me to kiss it better?" I joked to James, rubbing his shoulder as he came to stand next to me.
"Yes!" He said instantly, looking at me deadly seriously.
"He gets a kiss offer and I get abuse?" Logan protested.
"You wouldn't get abuse if you could just ask Camille right!"
"Well what do you suggest I do?" Logan asked.
"I don't know, go original and throw her a love Frisbee or something." I said rolling my eyes, turning around to walk away.
"Hey! Don't I get my kiss?" James called behind me. I halted turning around to face him. "My cheek still hurts."
I smirked, walking back up to James and looking him in the eye, leaning closer until the point that I was a mere meter away from James' cheek and lips. I then raised my hand and tapped his cheek a few times.
"Let Logan fail on his own or it won't be just your cheek hurting." I whispered to him before walking away and into the lobby.
As I walked into the lobby my phone vibrated in my back pocket.
Up in my apartment, come join when you want.
I made a beeline for the elevators and stepped inside, hitting floor 5.
What was she doing up in her apartment when she needed to be in 'Logan range'?
As I reached her apartment door I didn't hesitate to just walk inside.
"Hey, I was just about to come back down to the pool. Someone wants to talk to us." Camille told me, raising her eyebrows and grabbing onto my wrist, pulling me out of her apartment even though I had just arrived.
"Who?" I asked her in wonder.
"Someone."
"That really narrows it down."
"It's a surprise." Camille told me as she shoved me into the elevator enthusiastically.
"You forget, I hate surprises." I grumbled to her as the elevator doors closed.
"Oh, lighten up." Camille told me.
"Lighten up? I've been snubbed by Logan twice!"
"Echo, we both know you're not angry because of that."
"Kendall not asking me has nothing to do with this!"
"Funny, I didn't mention anything about Kendall." Camille said with an evil smirk as the elevator doors opened and I glared at her. "Come on." She grasped my wrist again and pulled me out of the elevator, practically running out into the pool area and to one of the wooden tables.
And, that's when I caught eyes with a familiar… acquaintance.
"Stephanie King." I grumbled.
"Echo! Remember me?" She smiled at me from her seat at the table.
"Yeah, you're the girl who tried to get it on with Kendall when Gustavo was living with us." I deadpanned, folding my arms and staring at her in the eyes.
"Right… yeah. I heard you're still dating."
"What do you mean, still dating?" I accused.
"No, I didn't mean it in that way!"
"What way were you implying it then?" I asked.
"Just that he seemed to be getting awful friendly with Jennifer."
"So, Steph, what brings you back to the Palm Woods?" Camille interjected loudly, trying to ease the mood.
"Friendly?"
"Yeah, a few days ago they went bowling together and things got touchy feely."
"Touchy feely? Bowling? When?"
"Yesterday I think, around about 8pm. And yeah, they seemed to be… friendly."
"I swear, if you're lying-"
"I'm not lying!" She protested. I noticed Camille had gotten quiet and turned to her.
"You knew?" I asked the guilty look in her eye said it all.
"Look, it's not a big deal." She began.
"If it wasn't such a big deal then why didn't you tell me?" I asked.
"Look Echo, You and Kendall are dating; he and Jennifer go way back. He's not dating Jennifer, believe me, he's crazy for you, you'll see tonight, just chill."
"Chill, how can I chill?"
"By not making a big deal about it because that bugs guys, jealousy." Stephanie said. I stared at her for a few moments, trying to take deep breaths and taking in what she had said.
"…Fine." I ground out, though all I wanted to do was find Kendall and rip his balls off.
"So, Steph, you coming to the dance?" Camille questioned with a summery tone to her voice even though it's August and we were breaking into Autumn.
"And the prom!" She exclaimed happily.
"Really? That's great!"
"I know, look, I've got to go back to my apartment, I'll see you both at the dance?" She asked as she stood up while I just tried to burn holes through her head.
"Yeah, we both will." Camille emphasized the word both and gave a look to me which related to her sentence as Stephanie walked away.
"I'm still angry." I said, turning around and striding ahead of Camille around the pool. "I still think she's a freaking b-ah!" I let out a yelp as something hit me and I crashed into the pool, right next to the people inhabiting it.
What the hell?
As I broke the surface of the water spluttering and coughing Camille was choking back laughter.
"Well, you needed to cool off." She said, stifling another wave of laughter.
"What the hell happened?" I asked, pushing my wet fringe out of my face.
"You got hit with a Frisbee." Camille explained as she helped me out of the pool.
Frisbee.
As soon as she said the word my head shot up and I locked accusing eyes on wide ones.
Logan.
"Hey, Echo!" Logan called out waving, a sheepish smile on his face.
"Before you do anything rash, you're top has gone see through." Camille whispered in my ear, catching my line of sight.
I looked down, groaning when my red lacy push-up bra was showing boldly through my now sopping wet white tank.
"I really don't care." I growled, frowning at Logan. "LOGAN!" I shouted and the look on his face was like he had just pissed himself.
"…Yeah?" He asked as I walked towards him, beginning to shuffle away from James and into the lobby.
"Why you moving, Logan? I'm not gonna hurt you." I told him.
"That's what you'd say before you hurt me."
"GET HERE!" I shouted, running towards him.
"FUCKK!" He screamed running into the lobby.
"COME BACK HERE!" I ordered following him. I pushed past people recklessly in order to keep up with him.
"MOMMY!" Logan called out pathetically, running around the corner with his phone at his ear.
Was he actually calling mom?
As I sped around the corner I skidded to a halt, looking all around for Logan outside the front of the Palm Woods but he was nowhere to be seen.
What the fuck?
I continued to look for another five minutes or so until randomers –mostly middle aged men- began staring at my dripping wet form, especially a certain area. I glared at them, folding my arms over my chest and walking briskly back inside and around to the pool where James and Camille were chatting to each other.
"He disappeared didn't he?" James asked as I reached them with a frown on my face.
"…Yeah." I grumbled. "What the hell happened?"
"Well…" James began. "Logan took your advice and got a Frisbee which had a message for Camille in it, though Logan has a terrible aim and it hit you. Believe me, if I had helped him, it would have reached Camille." James said with a confident smirk. "And Echo, I know that you think you're covering you're 'exposed area' but you're just enhancing it." James said to me. I groaned loudly when I looked down, much to James and Camille's humor.
"C'mon, Echo. Let's go and get you cleaned up." Camille said, saying goodbye to James and taking me inside to the lobby.
Logan is so dead when I next see him…
/
An hour later I had changed into denim shorts and a black tank, my hair was still wet but was out of my face in a side plait and my make-up was redone.
I continued to grumble to Camille as we walked into Palm Woods Park and sat down on a bench.
"Why can't you just say yes already? Before I get a broken arm or something?" I asked exasperated.
"Because, he hasn't actually asked me himself! Plus, seeing you getting decked by a Frisbee was pretty funny." She laughed to herself.
"This has been the worst week of my life." I groaned.
"Lighten up; you haven't broken your arm… yet."
"Funny Camille, real funny." I said sarcastically to her.
"Look, in ten minutes we'll go and start getting ready. I can't believe its 3pm already."
"I freaking can." I sighed rubbing my arm where the Frisbee hit me until a certain someone walked up to us with flowers in their hands.
Logan.
He gave a nervous smile to me –though I just glared back- and a boyish grin to Camille. They both stared into their eyes for a few moments until Logan did something stupid… again.
"GO AWAY! AHH, AHH! GO. AWAY!" Logan all but screamed in Camille's face, causing her to scream and literally run away from him.
"Smooth." I praised him sarcastically. Logan sighed and threw the bouquet of flowers on the floor in defeat.
I stood up, looking at Logan straight in the eye, he recoiled a bit as I stepped closer.
"You're an idiot." I told him, giving him a punch to the shoulder."Stop attempting to do what James would do. In fact, don't even listen to him."
"How did you know he was helping me with this?" Logan asked slightly shocked.
"I can hear his girlish scream from a mile away." I walked away from him, all the way back into The Palm Woods and up to Camille's apartment.
"I don't know what the hell that was, but it was fucking terrifying!" Camille exclaimed when she opened her apartment door to me.
"It was Logan being a fucking moron." I told her as I walked in and Camille closed the door behind me.
"That's nothing new." She joked giggling. I rolled my eyes as I walked into her room and she closed the door behind us. "My mom and dad will be back before we go to the dance. I think my dad is dropping us off."
"Alright then." I nodded.
"We'll do your make-up first." Camille said. "Mine's already done and my hair is fine as it is."
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2 hours later I couldn't believe what Camille had done to me. My hair was curled to perfection and in a natural mess. My eyes were piercing with smoky black eye make-up and a nude shade of lipstick plump up my lips and making them look fuller. I had a decent amount of cleavage –but not too much- as the dress hugged my body and ended at the top of my thigh. The heels topped the look off.
I actually looked great.
Camille had scraped her curls to the side, letting them loose over one shoulder, minimal make-up and eye catching jewellery.
"You look great!" I told Camille as she did a little spin.
"You're hot." Camille commented grinning, walking over to her bedroom door and opening it, both of us walking out into the lounge.
John and Teresa were sitting on the couch. Teresa was quietly submerged in a book while John was watching some sports program on the TV.
At the sound of Camille's and my heels clicking audibly against the wooden flooring, they both looked up to us.
"Wow, girls. You look lovely!" Teresa smiled, putting her book down. "I'll go get my camera." She announced getting up and disappearing into her and John's bedroom.
"Girls, you look beautiful." John smiled standing up. "Where are your dates?" He asked folding his arms. "I've got a few words to say to them."
"Don't worry, dad." Camille laughed. "You don't have to scare the guys off, we have none."
"How come?" He asked looking genuinely surprised.
"Because, Logan can't talk to me without causing an accident and Kendall didn't ask Echo."
"But I thought Kendall is your boyfriend, Echo." John said.
"He is."
"Ooh, he's in trouble. Maybe not your boyfriend anymore." John chuckled as Teresa came rushing out of the bedroom with her camera.
"Okay girls, get together!" She said, pointing the camera at us as Camille and I smiled to the camera. We relaxed when she put the camera back away.
"You need me to take you two?" John asked us and we both nodded.
"Please." Camille told her father. He nodded, picking up his keys out of a dish on the coffee table.
"Well, let's go then." He announced, walking over to the apartment door and opening it.
"Bye girls! Have fun!" Teresa called out to us as we walked out of the apartment.
The ride to Rocque Records was filled with an antsy Camille and a slightly disappointed me.
"Here we are." John announced, halting the car.
"Thanks dad." Camille called, opening the car.
"Have fun… but not too much, or you're grounded." John called out to his daughter as I got out and she closed the door.
"Okay dad." Camille called to him, both of us turning around and linking arms. "Dads." She muttered rolling her eyes and I grinned at her.
"He cares for you." I told her as we walked inside and into the elevator.
"Yeah, sometimes a little bit too much." As the elevator took us up a few floors I laughed at Camille's nervous twitching.
"I don't know why you're so nervous." I told her rolling my eyes as the elevator doors opened to the dance. Balloons hung up and tables were set out. Punch and other party stuff were laid out of tables around the edge of the room and groups of people stood and chatted happily.
"Camille! Echo!" As we walked in Stephanie called out to us, trotting over in a black and white polka dot strapless, flared dress. "You both look amazing!" She said as she reached us.
"Thanks Steph, you look great too!" Camille said to her as they hugged and I just stood quietly next to Camille.
"Where are the guys?" Camille asked Stephanie.
"I thought they were with you." She said uncertainly.
"Nope." I said curtly.
I still strongly dislike Stephanie, I enjoy holding my grudges.
"Okay, class!" Miss. Minnesota got the attention of the room. "Welcome to the Palm Woods annual Move Your Butt Dance!" She called out smiling as the room cheered happily before disappearing again.
"Talking about the guys. Is that Carlos?" Camille asked, pointing over to the hallway where one of the Jennifers was walking down with some idiot dressed in a bright, sparkly purple blazer, a sparkly black tank top and a pair of sparkly white slacks.
…With a blonde wig?
"Oh, Olaf. You're so famous and my date tonight." Jennifer said loudly as people began to stare.
"Ya, Jennifer. Olaf will meet you on the dance floor." Camille, Stephanie and I then proceeded to watch 'Olaf' run back around down another hallway to meet the curly haired Jennifer in a Jamaican football kit, dreadlocks and sun glasses. "Ya, Jennifer. I'm not just a soccer king; I'm your date, man." Carlos called out in a fail attempt at a Jamaican accent.
What the fuck is he doing?
I mean, who turns up to a dance in a freaking football/soccer kit?
Camille nudge Stephanie forward and over to Carlos and his 'posse' of dates.
"Carlos?" She asked him.
"Yeah?" He asked which instantly earned him a hit to the shoulder from the curly haired Jennifer. "No, I am Olaf." He began again which earned him another hit. "No, I am Ronaldaldo."
"Where's Olaf?" The long haired Jennifer asked with a pointed look to Carlos. He nodded, scrambling away and returning a few seconds later, half in a football kit and half as Olaf.
"Ya, I'm Olaf."
"No, you're not. Olaf doesn't dress like that."
"Well, Olaf is stupid, he's mine." The curly haired one told the other Jennifer, puling Carlos to her.
"No, he's mine!"
"He asked me to the dance first!"
"And you rejected him!"
"CARLOS!" Stephanie shouted. Causing the two fighting Jennifers to shut up. "Do you want to dance?"
"Carlos would love to dance." Carlos said to Stephanie, ridding himself of the brats; Curly and Bitchy, linking arms with Stephanie and disappearing into the crowd together.
The two Jennifers looked completely dejected, sighing at each other.
"This would have totally worked if it not for Jennifer ditching us." The curly haired one said to the other as the walked angrily away.
"Well, at least she's happy." I said referring to Stephanie as I spoke to Camille, not in a particularly nice voice when referring to Stephanie. "I can't fucking believe Kendall didn't talk to me, let alone ask me to the dance today!" I growled at Camille.
"Yeah, well, Logan attempted many times but let's face it, he's horrible at it." She sighed.
I know.
As I agreed with her a certain sight caught both of Camille and my eyes. A certain member of Big Time Rush on the back of a… life sized horse… but not an actual horse.
"Is that Logan?" I asked, my eyes widening. "…On a horse?" As I finished my sentence Logan reached us. He smiled charmingly at Camille.
"Hello, milady. Would you like to accompany me to the dance?" He enquired, outstretching his hand to her as an offer.
"SAY YES!" I noticed that girlish shout from anywhere.
James.
What the hell was James doing as a horse?
As I started sniggering Camille looked deep into Logan's eyes.
"Fuck yeah, I will!" She shouted, grabbing his hand and jumping on the 'horse' behind Logan.
"Onward trusty steed!" Logan called, slapping the horse on its neck.
"OW! I'm not a real horse!" James called out as the 'horse' walked into the next room.
Miss. Minnesota decided to make another appearance, shouting out to everyone as the excitement died down from the 'horse.'
"Everybody! Move your butts and start dancing!" She called out, pointing to the dance floor in the next room. I sighed to myself as people cheered and crowded into the next room until I was left alone.
Fucking great.
Best dance ever…
"Hey, what are you doing out here all alone?" I turned around to a voice, James stood there in a black button up t-shirt which was rolled to his elbow and black skinny jeans.
"I'm out here all alone because I got ditched." I sighed irritably.
"Why are you all alone?"
"Because, Camille got her prince charming, Stephanie's on it with Carlos and I haven't seen Kendall anywhere."
"You do know he was the other half of the horse right?"
"Yes, James."
"Well, Big Time Rush have got a song to sing. Why don't you come and watch?" James asked kindly with a dazzling grin, offering me his hand.
"I guess so." I told him, smiling despite how I felt as he lead me into the next room, hoping up onstage with Logan as I wedged my way through the crowd to Camille.
"Hey, seen Kendall yet?" She asked me.
"No." I growled back at her.
"Look, you know what, Echo? This is a dance. You don't need Kendall to have a good time, if he's being a douche bag, party like its 2011."
"Because it is 2011."
"Look, you know what I mean. It took us forever to find that dress! You looking miserable in it isn't doing neither of you or it any good. So just let Kendall be a fucking idiot, have fun, worry about him tomorrow, no matter what. Promise me."
"… What if aliens invade?"
"That is the only reason that should stop you from partying, promise?"
"…Fine, I freaking promise."
"Hey, guys, we're Big Time Rush!" Kendall announced bouncing up onstage next to Carlos who joined shortly before.
"We're going to sing a song." Logan said.
"And, this song goes out to my date." Kendall said.
Oh, so now he starts the acknowledging me.
Camille nudged me knowingly.
"Jennifer."
…that's not my name.
Wait… JENNIFER?
Kendall smiled to the back of the room, pointing his finger. Camille and I followed his finger direction and saw the blonde Jennifer giggling with the other Jennifers and waving at Kendall.
WHAT THE FUCK?
I so wish an alien mother ship landed on Blondie's fat, extension filled airhead right now, possibly taking out Curly and Bitchy too.
: O
...Please don't kill me!
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