~Author's Note:~ No way in anyway do I own the characters from Center Stage, the only characters I own is Joseph Sampson, Brianna Parker, & Stephan McDaniel. Keavy Simms is the made up character from a friend of mine So is Jade Tanzer..now I must stop writing before I make this longer than my story..too late! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH *LOL*
"Yes I'm alive…at least I was the last time I checked," she gave a weak smile. She looked up as the walk sign flashed in front of them. Finally, she said mentally. It must have flashed about a million times but she was too into her thoughts to notice. As she strolled across the street with Joseph at her side. She noticed that something had caught his eye. Brianna turned her head to the side, and blinked. She didn't know which one her friend was staring at, Jody Sawyer or Keavy Simms. Neither is worth his time, she thought with a scowl. But, it surprised her that she had such a thought. She didn't particularly care about Jody, but Keavy was rather nice.
"Hey Joey, which one are you starin' at?"
"I'm not staring, just looking," Joseph stated simply.
What a surprise that he'd say something like that. Joseph was always a smart-ass when it came to comments like that. She shook her head and sighed. This was worse than it seemed. More or less, Joseph was one of Cooper Neilson's good friends. Which was one thing that scared her even more. Cooper was a arrogant, cocky bastard that hurt women cause of some stupid pain that was caused to him, which he could of easily gotten over. She was a bit scared the Joseph would turn out that way, it would be easy enough. Joseph didn't believe in any form of love, and could easily use it to his advantage. She looked up at him and noticed that his "looking" had actually turned into staring. Snickering softly, Brianna knew exactly whom he was staring at. For the one of the two had walked off. A fine choice Joseph, she thought with a grin. If she could just get the two together, it'd be set.
Stephan McDaniel raked his fingers through his floppy brown hair and glanced around. His friend was late. Then again, Charles Simms was ALWAYS late to one thing or another. At his side was Jade Tanzer. Charlie's other friend and Stephan's lover. He wrapped an arm around her waist and smiled to her. He looked up as Charlie came trotting down the hall, a grin on his face. Jade observed him. Charlie had jet-black hair, the contrasted with his light blue eyes, and smile that could win the hearts of every girl. But he never used it to his advantage. He was one of the sweetest guys currently going to ABA. Charlie gave Jade a quick hug, then shook Stephan's hand. Those two make a fine couple, he thought.
"Where are we gonna go eat?" Charlie asked thoughtfully.
"How about sushi?" Jade gave Stephan a small grin. He gave her a look that told her 'no.' Past experiences had prevented him from wanted to go back to a sushi restraunt. Charlie let out a soft laugh, and looked down the main street of New York, falling into thought.
Joseph leaned over the bar, ignoring the sound of the other students conversing. He wasn't much of a socialite. For the only one he really talked to was Brianna. He stared out the window, folding his arms across his chest.
"Excuse me..but, are you alright?"
That caused him to jump. Turning his head, Joseph was met face-to-face with her. He blinked slightly, but marveled, silently, at her beauty. He could force any words to come out, but he could force his head to nod firmly. He wondered what it would be like to be with her, but he quickly pushed the thought out of his mind. Anything concerning romance was far beyond his world. At least in his mind anyway. She smiled softly. That made him almost go nuts, he wrapped his arms around his stomach and forced his own smile. This was all too confusing for him. "Okay then," she said softly. He watched as she walked away and wished that she'd come back. He knew her name, Cooper had told him about her. And he wished that he stood a chance against someone like her.