Disclaimer: I do not own Charlie (or Chad Michael Murray, though I sure wished I did!! ^-^) or Jess (I can't spell his name at all sorry, but my friend wishes she can call him her own though!!). The wonderful people own them from the WB (the best network ever in my opinion) and themselves. If I happened to steal this from someone or a TV show, I'm sorry!! Don't sue me because I seriously don't have anything valuable. Unless you want Billy, my dumb computer that sucks big time, or my little brother Alex…which no one wants anyway!!! By the way, all the other characters are created by me so therefore are there to call my own.

Author's Note: This story is a spin-off from when Charlie (from Dawson's Creek) left Boston to go on tour with his band and Jess (from Gilmore Girls) who left Stars Hallow for New York. This story basically centers on the girls and what happens to them during the tour they go along with Aggressive Mediocrity (for those who don't know, that's the band Charlie plays in). This is my first Dawson's Creek (I decided to put this story in only DC since Jess is only a minor character but I still love him so don't worry) fan-fiction, so please be nice when you review. Oh yeah, PUH-LEASE REVIEW!! I would really really appreciate it!!!! No flames please!!! ^-^

Chapter One: Starbucks Coffee & New Bands

"Okay, I'll tell the rest of the girls tonight!! Bye, I love you too," the bubbly blonde whispered into the phone before she hang up. She got up from her safe haven of blankets on her bed and skipped out to the living room of the spacious loft she shared with her two best friends. Her friends were probably arguing over who left the coffee maker on overnight. Smiling to herself, she shook her head in disbelief on how silly her friends could be.

The blonde's name was Angela (all her close friends called her Angie though) Rosenberg. She was tall, about five foot five, with a willowy figure. Her long blonde hair cascaded down her back in a glowing waterfall. She had large sapphire blue eyes that held innocence and always had a smile on a face. She was the drummer of the band that she played in with her friends.

"I still think we should change the band's name to Javajunkies!!" the raven-haired beauty said loudly to her friend on the couch. Her friend was so disagreeable sometimes! But she still loved her anyway; they have been through a lot during their friendship. She watched the brunette next to her ponder over the name.

The raven-haired beauty's name was Amara Pennington. She was about Angela's height give or take a few inches, actually Amara was five foot six with an athletic build. She had thick black hair that was cut into a short bob (sorta like Buffy's new hairdo) with blue tips. She had amethyst eyes that always held a bit of mystery in them and a knowing smirk on her face at all times. She was known as the electric guitarist of the band.

"Sure, what the hell! Why not, I'm sick of the name Love for Lust anyway!!" the brunette next to Amara said sarcastically, her friend sure was strange. Everyone knew of the band's coffee fetish, so why not go along with it and change the name to something coffee related? "Really??? Cool!!!!" Amara said excitedly as she danced around the living room.

The brunette's name was Haley Murray. She was five foot five with a petite build. She looked like she took years of dance (which she did actually). Her thick brown hair was laced with honey brown highlights that fell a little past her shoulders in soft layers that surrounded her face. She had almond shaped hazel eyes that sparkled with life and always a sarcastic remark on her tongue. She was the main vocalist of the band and the bass guitarists.

"What's up people?? Are you two fighting again?" Angela said as she plopped down on the couch with them. She reached over them and grabbed the remote and turned the channel to Cartoon Network where Powerpuff Girls were showing. The two other girls glared at Angela for a few moments for changing the channel where they were happily watching a documentary on Starbuck's coffee.

"We were not fighting, we were simply arguing over what name we should call ourselves from now on that's all!" Haley said to Angela while trying to snatch the remote back from her. But to her dismay she couldn't, not without help from Amara. Angela had held on to the remote with all her strength as to not lose it to the coffee hungry girls she lived with.

"Yeah!!! We decided on the name Javajunkie!! Isn't that great? Speaking of coffee, I really need some right now don't you?" Amara piped up as she jumped up suddenly and ran to her room. She came rushing back out with her coat on and a pair of running shoes on her hand. "I'm gonna run down to Starbuck's, anyone wanna come with?"

"Sure!! I can't pass up a chance to get some of that coffee goodness!!!" Haley replied. She went to her room to grab her hoody and fix her hair and make up. She quickly ran a comb through her hair and pulled it up into a dancer's bun (a habit that was from her dancer years) and applied some mascara and lip-gloss. After grabbing her wallet she put on a pair of sneakers and was out the door of her room. "Angela, aren't you coming??? You know how much you love their chocolate chip cookies!! Wait, that was me…oh well!" Haley said as she passed Angela on her way to the door.

"Nah…I have to pick up Brent and the rest of his band at the airport soon remember???" Angela replied with a small smile. All her friends knew how much she loved her boyfriend Brent and how she was overjoyed that the band he played in agreed to tour with the band she was in with her friends. That meant she would get to see him everyday of the tour. "They're staying here for the night, is that okay with you girls?" Angela suddenly asked them before they went out the door.

"What??? Where are they going to sleep??? Obviously not with Haley or me!!! Right Haley?" Amara protested. She didn't like that idea of a bunch of hormone driven males in her home with her. Basically she didn't like the idea of touring with them period but she couldn't say no, it was the opportunity of a lifetime for her band mates and her.

"Yeah…I think. But really where are they going to sleep? Uh oh, Hayden might come over tonight!!! What is he going to think when we have all those guys here??" Haley said cautiously. Haley was thinking of ways to convince Angela not to let Brent and them stay when the door suddenly opened and Hayden entered through the door. "Hey Haley!" Hayden said brightly as he leaned down to kiss her softly before greeting the other girls, "I was going to invite you girls out to coffee! I found a real cool one down the block; they play live music and have the best lattes. I thought we could check it out. So how about it?"

Hayden was Haley's best guy friend in high school until they decided to become girlfriend and boyfriend. Hayden is six foot four with a lean, athletic build and broad shoulders. He has sandy blonde, brownish hair that was sorta spiked up and crystal blue eyes that stared into her soul. He had a mysterious aura around him intrigues people. He's kinda soft-spoken and shy but confesses his true thoughts to only those that he is close to like Haley.

"Uhh…sorry, Hayden! I have to go pick up my boyfriend Brent and his band mates. They're gonna stay here for a few days at our place. Is that okay with you?" Angela replied. She wasn't going to pass up quality time with her boyfriend just because one of her friends was afraid of ruining her relationship with her boyfriend.

Hayden looking amused, "Sure, as long as none of your boyfriend's friends pull a move on any of you I'm fine with it. I trust Haley," Hayden replied while wrapping his arm around Haley's waist. Amara who was looking impatient pulled at his jacket and said, "Come on!!! Some of us do want to go check out that coffee place!! Please, I need some caffeine in me!!!" Laughing, Hayden reluctantly let go of Haley and pulled her toward the door with Amara leading the way. "Bye Angela!!" the three chorused as they closed the door behind them.

Amara happily skipped down the stairs of the apartment complex with Haley and Hayden close behind her. "Come on you two!! There is no time for frolicking!!! This is a matter of life and death to me!!!" Amara shouted at them when she reached the bottom floor. The other two came scampering down as fast as they could with a whole lot of noise.

"So, you girls want to walk there and enjoy the fresh air? Or ride leisurely in my Lexus??" Hayden asked when they hit the pavement. Immediately the girls headed down toward his car, knowing they would get there faster in the car then on foot. "Why am I not surprised that you would want to get there as fast as you can?" he asked with a grin as he opened the door for them.

"Put the metal to the pedal Hayden!!! I need coffee and fast! Comprehende?" Haley (who was in the front seat) said to Hayden. She loved how he always took into consideration to include her friends whenever possible and how much he trusted her. "Haley, your staring at him again…Honestly, I still wonder why you didn't just get hitched with the guy. You guys are sooo obviously in love with each other!!" Amara said with a smirk. Sometimes she wondered if she would ever look at a guy like the way Haley did to Hayden.

After a few minutes of driving and fighting over why Britney Spears was so overrated the Lexus pulled up in front of a quaint coffeehouse. Amara leaped out of the car and breathed in the heavenly scent of the coffee beans. "Ahhh……I can stand here and breathe this all day!!" Amara said happily as she linked arms with both Hayden and Haley and tugged them to the entrance of the store.

"Sorry to break it to you, but obviously you are soo deprived of coffee that you can't tell the difference between the smell of coffee or the smell of sewage," Haley said with a giggle as she pointed to the open sewage hole a few yards away. "Ewwww…I must be then huh?" Amara said sheepishly. She still ushered them into the store though.

The coffeehouse had a cheerful staff that looked up when the little bell on the door chimed and they all smiled at the three people. "Creepy…" Amara whispered to Haley. The three sat in a booth and waited for the waitress to arrive to receive their order. "Ohmigosh!!! They sell double chocolate coffee brownies here!!! Way too cool! We should really get some!" Haley said excitedly. When it came to her and chocolate and coffee…well let's just say she gets real excited.

"What am I going to do with you??" Hayden said smiling as he looked over at the ecstatic girl sitting next to him. "Absolutely everything possible to keep me!!" was her reply as she smiled up at him. This was Haley, she made everyday brighter for him. He wouldn't know what to do if she wasn't his to protect and love.

"Okay….you two are officially disgusting!!! Some of us don't like to be reminded about how single we are!!! God, and I just realized Angela and Brent would probably act like that at home too!! What's a girl to do?" Amara complained. Before she could continue one with her rant, the waitress came up to get their order.

"Good afternoon, my name is Wendy. What I can I get you three?" the waitress said with a friendly tone as she bent down to hear their order better. While they were ordering, Haley couldn't help but notice that the waitress kept on eyeing Hayden like a piece of meat.

"I think she's got the hots for you Hayden," Haley said as she took off her jacket and placed it on the back of her chair. Haley knew that other girls would look at Hayden, he wasn't that bad to look at!!!! When all her friends first met him, they all developed a little crush on him! "I see I have some competition!!!" Haley said with a laugh.

"What?? She was not checking me out!! I would have known it!" Hayden protested with mock horror. He playfully tickled her causing her to giggle madly. "You two, we are in public here. Try to keep this PG-13 please!!!" Amara hissed in mock anger as she laughed along with the other two. The three continued to joke and laugh until there orders came for the next fifteen minutes.

"Okay, major question of the day: Who invented coffee???" Haley asked her friends at her table. She bit into her triple chocolate fudge cake with coffee frosting. "Hmmm……this cake is really really good, you should try it Hayden!" she said as she offered a tasty bite of the morsel to her boyfriend next to her. Sneakily, Amara snatched the bite and stuffed it into her own mouth.

"Yummy, you are soo right Haley. This cake is delicious!" Amara said happily as she chewed the cake and washed it down with her latte. Haley glared at her friend and took a bite of her cake with a huff. "Hey, it's okay! I bet that cake would have killed me anyway. Way too much caffeine for this man!" Hayden said to Haley. Haley just shrugged and took a long sip from her cocoa caramel Milky Way.

"I think we should get back don't you two?" Hayden asked when they were almost finished. He took out his wallet and threw down some bills while the girls went to the bathroom to freshen up themselves. Hayden walked over to the counter and ordered two iced mochas to go for a special treat for the girls while he waited for them to get back. "Those girls must really really like coffee or something!!' the waitress said as she filled the order. "You better believe it, I think they worship it!" was his reply as he watched the two girls he was with return.

"OoOoOoOoOoOoO!!!!!!!!! You bought us more coffee!!!!!! You know if you weren't Haley's boyfriend I would have kissed you right now!" Amara said when she saw him carrying the heavenly drink. "Don't worry, I'll reward him for the both of us!! Thanks soo much Hayden!" Haley said as she took the cup from him and jumped up to gently kiss him softly on the lips. Hayden started to deepen the kiss but she pulled away before it got out of hand. "Hey! That was cruel and unusual punishment!!" Hayden protested as he opened the door of the coffeehouse for them and the door to his car for them. "Well, you only bought as one coffee. You need like four to make her really appreciative" Amara said matter-of-factly.

They drove quite calmly back to the girls loft apartment. That was probably because the girls were drinking their coffees happily while Hayden was just enjoying the peace. "Home again! Home again!!" Amara burst out when they pulled up in front of the apartment building. She jumped out of the car and impatiently waited for the other two to get out. "Come on folks!! This chick has no time for lollygagging!!!" she sang happily as she raced up the stairs. "Why am I so happy you don't act like that when you drink coffee?" Hayden asked Haley as she grabbed the mail before going up the stairs. "Because you know I have been drinking coffee since I was like three and I have grown immune to the stuff. Her body hasn't gotten used to it yet. Also because I already act like that when I don't have coffee," Haley said with a grin as she ran up the stairs after Amara leaving Hayden in the dust.

They finally reached the door to the apartment after a few seconds on the stairs and few yells from the other people who lived in the complex. "Okay……Haley behave yourself okay? Play nice with the other kids!" Hayden said jokingly as he pushed the door open. "Oh, shut up Hayden!" Haley replied as she walked in to door. There was a small group of rock star looking men in the living room laughing and joking along with what seemed to be Brent. They all looked over at the couple standing near the door with bemused expressions.

"Uhh…I think I should go find the girls!!" Haley said quickly as she glanced at the young men who were all giving her appreciative glances. Especially a certain blonde one who was smirking like a Cheshire cat about to go after his prey. She quickly ran to Angela's room hoping to find Angela and Amara in there. The two other girls were indeed in there. "Uhh…their kinda scaring me," was all Haley could say as she entered the room.

"Yeah, don't worry! They eyed me too when I came in the door. Angela wanted me to help her pick out an outfit for dinner. Brent wanted to go out for dinner tonight or something," Amara said quietly. She handed a dark blue strapless dress to Angela who was in her closet trying on clothes that she picked out before Amara came in. "Oww……okay, you two need to get out of my room. I can't change with you two in here!!!" Angela complained after she hit her head on a hanger.

"Hey, we're all girls in here!!! No shame in your body!! Unless you have like an extra arm or something!" Haley sing-songed out as she dragged Amara out the door of Angela's room. "Oh yeah, you girls are going too! So dress nicely!" Angela shouted after them when they closed the door. The two girls outside of the room groaned loudly and headed to their respective rooms to dress for dinner. "You know how much we hate dressing up!!" they both said in unison.

Amara stood in front of her closet trying to find something nice to wear to dinner without having to wear a dress. 'This is hard,' she thought to herself as she selected a few items of clothing. She had laid out a pair of black capris that laced up at the calves and a sparkly black one-shoulder top on her bed with a pair of strappy black sandals. 'Ewww…….I have no clue why I'm dressing up for those guys out there,' she thought with disgust but decided to dress anyway. She quickly combed her hair and applied some lip-gloss and curled her eyelashes.

Haley quietly tiptoed to her room since she had to go across the living room and didn't want to attract attention from the guys. "Hey!!! Haley right???" a voice said from behind her before she could even open the door of her room. 'Damn. Caught red handed!' she cursed to herself as she turned around and plastered a smile on her face. "Hmm?? Are you Brent?" Haley said as she faced the young man behind her. "You got that right! Come on, I want you to meet my friends. We're gonna have to spend a lot of time together for the tour so we might as well get acquainted right?" Brent said with a grin as he led her to the couch with the blonde who was staring at her a few moments ago. "Uhh…I kind of have to go get dressed for dinner. I'm sure we can chit-chat later on!" Haley said quickly as she tried to go to her room.

"Nu uh!!! We're not letting you get away, Angela and that other girl kept on avoiding us like the plague!" Brent said as he pulled her back toward the couch, "Plus, the rest of the guys don't bite, much. Well, I don't know about Charlie…" Haley reluctantly sat down on the couch cautiously. "By the way, your boyfriend had to leave. He had to study for some exam tomorrow or something," one of the guys said. "Oh……okay," Haley mumbled. She didn't like this at all, not at all. "Hi, I'm Charlie Todd! And your name is?" the blonde finally said to her. "Uhh…hi. My name is Haley Murray. Nice to meet you," Haley quickly replied. "No, the pleasure is all mine," he replied all too smoothly. Haley didn't like the way he was looking at her; he was like undressing her with his eyes. She avoided his eyes as much as possible.

"Hey, Haley! Can you help me put this on?" Amara said while she walked out of her room with a necklace in her hand, "Oops, I didn't know you were busy." Amara glanced around sheepishly as a she walked backward to her room. "Oww…you can watch where you're going you know!" said a dark-haired stranger with a Metallica T-shirt and a pair of torn jeans. "Sorry…sheesh, maybe you should be watching where you're going then?" Amara said sarcastically. "Whatever, need help putting that on?" was his reply as he picked up her necklace that she dropped. It was a slim silver chain with a silver cross pendant. It was a gift from Amara's boyfriend before he died in a tragic car crash a few years back.

"Thanks…I think," Amara said nervously. She turned around and let him put his arm around her to slip on the necklace. He gently clasped it closed and paused a few minutes before letting go and walking off to sit on the couch. "Sooo…why don't you guys go talk to Amara over there while I go get changed so we can go to dinner okay?" Haley piped up after a few moments of silence as the rest of the guys watched Amara stare after the dark-haired young man. "Huh? Oh, sure. Why not, I'm all ready anyway," Amara replied suddenly as if she zoned back to earth.

"Good, now I want to introduce you to Jess Mariano over there. He's our new drum player!!!" Brent said happily as Amara sat down and Haley made her escape. "Ahhh…hi, I guess. My name is Amara Pennington," Amara said with a glare at him. "We already met, remember? You walked into me a few minutes ago," Jess said with a bored tone of voice. Amara knew immediately she would not, and I repeat would not get along with that boy. 'He's too indifferent, its like he doesn't even care,' she thought to herself as she glanced his way for a moment, 'But he ain't bad too look at though!'

Haley rummaged through her closet like a mad woman. 'Arrrggghh, this is bad! All of my good clothes are too sexy right now!! I don't want to look like I'm trying to get attention,' she thought to herself. She threw down her fifth dress in disgust. 'Way too many anniversary dates with Hayden!!! What am I going to do?' she thought. Finally she spotted a new dress that she bought a few days ago at Charlotte Russe. Quickly she slipped on the chiffony lavender dress. It came down to just below her knees and had thin straps with a ruffly edge at the hem of the dress. She chose a pair of matching platform strappy sandals to go with the outfit. She quickly brushed her hair out until it curled delicately around her face. After putting on a few coats of mascara and smoothing on some lip-gloss she put shimmer powder all over her shoulder blades and cheeks. After a few mists of Clinique Happy she was all ready for dinner.

"Haley??? Hurry up and get out!!!! I am going crazy out here!! I need coffee sooo badly! Wahh…" Amara said when Haley came out of her room. Every guy except for Brent and the dark-haired one looked up as she walked in the living room. "Wow, trying to impress someone??" Charlie said as he got up to offer her his seat. "Whose to impress?" Haley said snidely back as she daintily sat down in his seat. "Well, I see your boyfriend isn't here to compliment you on how gorgeous you look. So I will," Charlie said as he gazed at her with his dark blue eyes. "I'm sure other girls with intelligence levels much lower than a brick's would appreciate that compliment. But thankfully, I'm not one of those girls," Haley said sarcastically as she glared at him.

"Aww, why the long faces girls?? Come on!!!! It's time to go out and have fun!!" Angela said as she sauntered out of her room. She was wearing a dark sea-green strapless dress that shimmered when she walked with a pair of cute sandals. Her hair was pulled up into an elegant French knot and she had a hint of make up on her. The color of her dress made her eyes look more blue-green than the usual blue color. "Well, let's see…while you were getting ready both of us had to deal with a bunch of guys and there overactive hormones!!" Haley said sweetly with a fake smile.

"Haha, real funny. They know they had fun!!" Brent said as he got up to give Angela a quick kiss that took a bit too long. "Ahem, there are some people here who are a bit too young for this kind of affection!" Amara said as she deliberately pointed at Jess as an example. "Amara!!! Come on, I'm hungry!! And I'm not happy about wearing this dress!" Haley said as she giggled at what Amara said. "Oh I'm sure, you'll still look good in a bath towel. Better yet, why don't you change into one right now?" Charlie said suggestively. "Shut up bucko. I may be wearing a dress but that doesn't mean I won't kick you where you deserve to be kicked right now!" Haley said huffily to him as she brushed past him.

Brent is Angela's boyfriend as you can probably tell by now. He is the lead vocalist of Aggressive Mediocrity (sound familiar???) and doesn't play an instrument in the band. He has blonde hair that falls into his eyes in a really cute way. He has blue-green eyes that always have a glint of mischief in them. He also has the most amazing smile ever. It makes you want to smile back at him. He is really outgoing and caring, some might say that he flirts a lot but really he is just really really friendly.

"Why can't we all just get along?" Amara said with a grin. Jess just looked at her like she was wacko. "What are you looking at? All you do is stare at me like I'm an idiot!!" Amara said finally noticing him staring at her. "You called yourself an idiot, I didn't," Jess mumbled. Amara groaned out loud and stalked over to fetch her dress coat from the hall closet. Everyone else followed suit afterwards.

They filed down the stairs in a quiet line…well except for Angela and Brent. They were whispering sweet nothings to each other. "Ewwww…I am soo glad you and Hayden do not act like that in public, Haley," Amara whispered to Haley as she glanced over to Angela and Brent. "Well maybe that's because we know you are a little too immature for what we really do…" Haley said pointedly to Amara. Amara thought about that for a minute. She knew she used to act exactly like Angela did with Brent back when…back when Eli was still alive. 'He's gone now Amara, get on with your life!' she thought quickly to herself before any tears came to her eyes. Didn't want any of her friends to know she was still upset about the whole ordeal.

The group all circled around the two cars that the girls owned. They owned a black Escalade and a silver Audi Jetta. "Okay, we can only fit five people in the Escalade comfortably, two of us is gonna have to take the Audi. Who volunteers??? One of us girls has to drive the Audi and the Escalade. Sorry guys, we don't like you that much!" Angela said cheerily. The three girls looked at each other and the four guys cautiously. "I'll take the Audi!!!! I haven't driven that thing in like forever!!!!!!" Amara volunteered, she hoped that she didn't get paired up with that Jess character or the blonde that kept on hitting on Haley. "Okay, hey Jess why don't you go with her?? You never got to talk to her about what you little electric guitarist types talk about!!" Brent said with an evil glint in his eye. "Whatever, I don't care really," Jess said in a low tone as he climbed in the passenger seat next to Amara.

The rest of the gang piled into the Escalade with Brent at the wheel. "Are you sure your boyfriend is a good driver Angela?? Haley added uncertainly. She was incredibly uncomfortable, with Charlie next to her and all. He kept on glancing at her and smirking like he knew something she didn't. It was literally driving her crazy. "Well, he's a good driver to me!!! Plus, you don't want me to drive do you?" Angela said noticing her friend's predicament. Haley never acted like this when it came guys back in high school. 'He must have gotten under her skin or something…let's hope that Hayden doesn't find out about Charlie and how uncomfortable he makes her feel!' Angela thought to herself, 'I wonder how Amara is doing?'

"Sooo…what kind of music do you listen to Jess?" Amara asked Jess, trying hard to make small talk. He was soo inclusive, it was hard not to feel like he didn't care who you were, and he still didn't like you. "Rock, basically hard rock. I don't like the new rock groups they seem like they are manufactured and fake. I especially do not like Linkin Park, they are too modern and stuff," was Jess's reply as he fiddled with the radio. "What?????????? OHMYGOSH!!! You can't dislike them!!! They are one of my favorite bands!!!" Amara said with an astonished voice. She has never met a guy that didn't like them…. Jess must have been insane or something. "What? And you do? Why do you care soo much? It's my opinion," Jess said with a roll of his eyes. "I was just surprised…that's all. I happen to like rock too for you information!! I'm not one of those types that just listen to music that everyone else is listening to you know," Amara said quietly. She was annoyed beyond reason. She was beginning to think up death wishes for him.

"Oh, I'm sorry if I was harsh then. I just don't like people judging me by the things like. Back in the town I lived in they did that. I am soo happy to be far away from that hellhole though. I do miss one thing about that place though…" Jess said as his voice drifted off. He started to look out the window again. He was ignoring her again, but she knew he could open up. 'Maybe we will get along better if we agree on something,' she thought to herself as she continued to drive. "How'd you get to be in Brent's band anyway? I knew for a fact you weren't their electric guitarist before," Amara said after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence. "Uhh…well the last guy kinda got sent to some rehab thing in California so they needed a guy to do the tour with them. I happened to be friends with Travis, the drummer, back in junior high so we decided to meet up again to see if I wanted to join in and stuff," Jess replied quickly. "Oh," was all Amara could say.

"By the way, why did you leave that town you were talking about anyway?" Amara asked suddenly as they drove up to the restaurant. "What is with all these questions? I'm not up for Twenty Questions you know," Jess said with an exasperated tone of voice. He got out of the car as fast as he could. He didn't like being asked soo many questions. That's what happened to him back in Stars Hollow and he didn't want that to happen again. It hurt too much to know that Rory probably hated right now for ruining her relationship with Dean. She probably forgot about him by now anyway. 'Hahaha, I bet Lorelai didn't forget me. I was the one to lead her perfect little daughter away from her!' Jess thought bitterly to himself. 'It was time to move on anyway,' he thought as he looked at Amara who was standing five feet away with her hands at her hips in an irritated way. But for some reason she reminded him of Rory for some reason. He just couldn't bear it, but yet he couldn't help opening up to her.

The other car was total chaos; Haley had gotten stuck in the middle of two extremely jerky guys. She had gotten stuck sitting next to Charlie and the no-name drummer (actually his name is Travis, but I really didn't know how in incorporate him into the plot). Charlie kept on breathing down her neck and Travis was just plain perverted and annoying. He kept on asking her if what her bra size was. "Can you stop doing that breathing thing? It is getting annoying!!!" Haley said as she scooted as far away from him but then realized that she would be near Travis who was worse. Travis was still staring at her in an inappropriate way that got her even more uncomfortable. "What breathing thing??? Am I making you nervous??" Charlie whispered into her ear while softly blowing into it. Haley squirmed at how close he was.

"Is Charlie bothering you? Because I can make him leave you alone, but for a price of course," Travis said slyly to Haley. Haley looked at Travis in disgust. 'Ewww…freak. I bet he couldn't get a girl even if he was a perfect gentleman!' she thought to herself. "No thanks, I'm sure I can take care of myself. Plus, he isn't bothering me, its you that is bothering me. So why don't you go walk off the face of the Earth and spare the rest of us okay?" Haley said to him with a smug smile. "Ouch, she really told you Travis!! I didn't know you cared for me Haley!!! Why don't you just admit you like me and dumb that loser of a boyfriend of yours for me?" Charlie said. Haley found it was not worth responding to him for his comment. He knew perfectly well he could never get her to like him.

Okay, for all you curious people out there I'll tell you what Travis looks like. Travis has short, messy, brown hair that's sort of floppy. He has light brown eyes and an easy smile. He is sort of cute, in a boyish way. He is tall and lanky and always looks like he just rolled out of bed with his clothes on. He is always hitting on girl with the worst pick up lines in the world. And he is extremely perverted.

The Escalade had finally pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant after what seemed to be thirty hours of pure torture for Haley. Brent indeed was a safe driver, so safe that he only drove like ten miles per hour for the whole car ride. "Sheesh Brent, could you drive any slower?" Charlie said as he got out of the car. He then reached his hand in to help Haley out. "Thanks, I think," said Haley appreciatively. She was grateful because her dress was kind of hard to get up from with out exposing something that she didn't want to expose. "Your welcome, well let's go in. I'm getting hungry," Charlie said as he offered his arm to her as if he was her escort. They walked by Amara and Jess who were having a heated conversation in the parking lot. Amara glanced there way with a raised eyebrow. Haley just looked away and avoided Amara and Jess's gaze. "Why are you being so nice to me??? It's scaring me, your type usually have a motive for everything they do," Haley said suspiciously. Haley knew those types quite well, that was why she was soo reluctant in going out with Hayden back in high school even though he was one of her best friends. All the guys in her school were known for there inability to commit. She refused every date offered to her from her male classmates.

The restaurant was a cozy little Italian place with candles and flowers at every table. The group was led to a table next to the picture window; which showed scene of the lake next to the restaurant. "Wow, classy…." Amara whispered out loud to no one in particular. They sat down in this order: Charlie, Haley, Amara, Jess, Angela, Brent, and Travis. Haley was mortified at her unbelievable bad luck. 'It couldn't get any worse than this right?' she thought to herself as she seated herself next to him cautiously. "Can get enough of me Haley???" Charlie said with a smirk. He playfully pulled at a strand of her hair while he smiled sweetly at her. "Hey, bucko!!! Haley here has a boyfriend!! Get it?? BOYFRIEND!!! Like in one; which she sees exclusively!!" Amara said as she noticed Charlie clearly hit on her friend. "You act like it's a crime for him to be attracted to her or something, she's not that bad too look at you know!" Jess said bluntly as he reached for a menu from the waiter. "Well he really shouldn't have been hitting on her like that, he knew full well she has a boyfriend!" Amara said defiantly.

After they had all eaten their respectful dinners and desserts (the girls all wanted some of the double double chocolate fudge cake with a cup of coffee) the musical entertainment started to play. There was a five-part jazz band playing there that night. "Amara? Will you have this dance with me???" someone said from behind her where she was watching Angela and Brent do a weird kind of waltz together. "Uhh, sure…I guess," she replied without even looking at the person.

"Care to have this dance with me??" Charlie asked Haley who was sitting at the table by herself sipping at her iced tea. Haley looked up at him and nodded slowly, she knew she would regret this but she could resist not getting into the magic of the evening like all her friends. Angela was dancing with Brent in a private corner while Amara was dancing with somebody who no one could quite make out, and Jess was nowhere to be found. "I knew you couldn't get your hands on me!!! Why don't we just both give in to the temptations??" Charlie said into her ear in a husky whisper. Haley shivered and tried to pull away but he just pulled her closer. She saw little old ladies smile and point at them probably saying what an adorable couple they made together.

"Angela, you don't mind if the guys and I crash at your place with your friends for a few days before the tour do you? The apartment we were supposed to be renting got mysteriously sold to an old couple and we kinda need a place to stay," Brent asked Angela while they were dancing. Angela was giggly at who Amara was dancing with and totally not paying any attention to what he was saying. "Huh?? I'm not quite sure about that. The girls are apprehensive about the guys. Especially Haley since she has a boyfriend and all. And well Amara just doesn't like her privacy being invaded by a bunch of guys," Angela said finally to Brent. Brent looked thoughtful for a moment before speaking, "Oh, it doesn't hurt to ask them does it?? I mean we'll behave!!! Plus, we might as well get used to each other anyway, we'll be spending the next month or so on tour together remember?" Angela sighed and continued to dance with him. "Yeah, I guess it doesn't hurt. I'll ask them tonight okay? You have to make the guys promise to behave or it's the streets for you!!" Angela said finally as the song ended. "Oooo, I like it when you get all dominant and tough!!!! Sure, I'll try to make them behave but that doesn't mean they will actually listen to me. Especially Jess, he doesn't listen to most of us anyway. You won't throw me out to the street will you?? I mean I love you!!! You can't do that to your boyfriend," Brent said with a grin. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean you get to act like a arrogant moron!" Angela said with mock annoyance.

"Sooo, did you know that I find you incredibly attractive tonight???" the person Amara was dancing with said to her. "What?? No I didn't and frankly I don't really care," Amara replied as she twirled around trying to find Jess. 'Where did he go off too??' she thought with wonder. "You know you are being awfully rude to me. I asked you to dance and all. But don't worry sweetheart, I know just how you can make up for it," Travis, who was the person that asked her to dance in the first place, said while letting his hand casually slip downward to her butt. Amara jumped at the touch of his hand near her butt and stopped dancing with him. "You bastard!!!! Like I would even do anything for you!" Amara said angrily. She stepped back and punched him squarely in the nose. "Oww, you bitch. Don't do that ever again or you will regret it!!" Travis said as he grabbed his nose; which had started to bleed. "Oh you better believe that I am a bitch!!! And don't you forget it!!" Amara said as she kicked him in the balls and sauntered off with a satisfied expression on her face.

"Heard the commotion in there. What happened??? Did one of your friends break a nail??" Jess said sarcastically as he stepped out from a shadow on the wall. Amara looked up at him curiously and grimaced at what she did to the poor guy inside. "You heard from all the way out here??? Angela broke her nail and she got real emotional and punched out this guy next to her," Amara said playing along with the story. "Figures, all girls get emotional when that happens. You probably do too don't you?" Jess said as he moved to stand next to her. Amara could feel the electricity in the air, as he got closer to her. She could feel the fabric of his coat against her bare arm. "Yeah right," she said with sarcasm dripping from her voice, "Actually I don't for you information. I don't have any nails to break." She showed him her hand as proof she didn't have any nails to break. "So I bet that no one broke a nail did they in there? I heard a guy curse and someone get hit," Jess said thoughtfully. "No…Travis hit on me and I knocked him out. He got what he deserved though. Oh yeah, I also uhh…kicked him in the balls." Amara said sheepishly.

Inside, everyone was crowding around Travis who was rolling around on the floor in pain. "Owwww!!! That little bitch!!!! God, no wonder she doesn't have a boyfriend, who would want to date a bitch like that??" Travis moaned to no one in particular because everyone had scattered away from him. "Hahaha, someone had to put him in his place. I'm just sad it wasn't me," Charlie snickered to Haley. Haley was just staring at the figure that was still rolling around on the floor. "Yeah, but then again I'm sure Travis wouldn't hit on a guy," Haley said with a smirk. "You think so? Even one as gorgeous as me?" Charlie replied with a grin. "Men and their egos. Sheesh, if I didn't know better it's probably because their equipment is so small and all!!" Haley said with a roll of her eyes. "Oh really? Well, want to find out??" Charlie said seductively to her. "Thanks, but no thanks!! Some of us want to have nice dreams tonight, not nightmares," Haley responded to him.

"Hey guys!!! Brent and I are getting tired and we thought it would be a good idea to turn in now. Is that okay with you two?" Angela said as she came up to the table that Charlie and Haley were sitting in. "Sure, but we have to find Amara and Jess first. And what about Travis over there?" Charlie said stating the obvious. "Uhh…he can sit with you boys while I drive back with Angela in the front with me," Haley said calmly. She still couldn't help giggle at what happened to Travis though. "Good plan, Haley!" Angela said brightly. The two girls walked out of the room followed by Charlie and Brent who were shouldering Travis who was still in pain. "I must have busted him up pretty good huh?" Amara said happily as she joined the girls with Jess at her side. "Sure did, he was rolling around on the floor and everything!!" Haley said in a fit of girlish giggles. "Looks like I missed quite a show," Jess said to Amara. "Yeah, I guess so!!" Amara replied to him.

Amara and Jess parted with the rest of the group and walked over to the Audi Jetta while the rest of the gang walked to the Escalade. "Think he'll be okay???" Amara asked Jess as she slid into the driver's seat. "Yeah, it hasn't happened before for him, I'm sure. But you sure did make him bleed a lot though," Jess replied while fidgeting with the radio yet again. He finally settled on a soft rock station before turning to look at Amara with a serious expression. "Yeah, I guess I did. Why are you looking at me like that???" Amara said with a nervous laugh. "I just wanted to tell you that what you did today really got me to think of you in a different manner that's all," Jess said as he turned to face the window beside him. 'Rory, would've never done that. But yet again she probably would have reacted the same way,' he thought to himself. "Oh, okay…I guess," Amara said with a puzzled expression as she continued to drive down the street.

"Soooo, that was a nice restaurant wasn't it??" Angela asked everyone in the car who was listening to her. "Yeah, I guess it was. It sure had nice entertainment, and I don't mean in the musical department," Charlie replied to her while glancing at Travis, who was still moaning and groaning, in a comical way. "It was like we were part of a bad Jerry Springer show," Haley said sarcastically but she still smiled at Charlie's comment anyway. "Uugghhh, I think I need to see a doctor!!!" Travis moaned from the back seat. "Man, shut up!!!! You are acting like a huge drama queen," Brent said irritated. Everyone in the car except for Travis laughed at Brent's comment. "Yeah, Travis. Keep this up and you might never get a girl ever again in your life," Charlie said. "Like he could before!!" Haley retorted with a grunt of annoyance. She hated it when guys referred to girls as something they can just obtain. Girls were human beings too just like they were.

The two cars pulled into the apartment parking lot about the same time. "Soo, I'm guessing we need to discuss sleeping and bathroom arrangements," Angela said chirpily the whole group which had gathered around the door of the girl's loft apartment. "Okay, we have one guest bedroom and a very comfortable couch. Plus a wonderfully carpeted floor!!!!! You guys can all share the guest bathroom," Haley said after a few moments of pondering. "You guys should figure this out on your own," Angela said as she unlocked the door to the apartment and walked to her room. The two other girls decided to head to the kitchen to make what else but coffee for themselves.

"I'll take the couch," Jess said finally to the rest of the guys who were watching American Pie on TV. "Yeah, okay. That leaves the guest bed, the guest floor, and the floor here for the rest of us," Brent said sarcastically as he gestured to the floor. "Hiya guys!!! Scoot over please??? I wanna sit and watch too!!" Haley said in a kiddie tone to Jess and Charlie who were occupying the couch. The two males obliged and she sat down with a cup of coffee in her hands. "How can you two girls do that without spilling a drop of coffee?" Brent asked with laughter in his eyes. "Easy, we know not to waste perfectly good coffee," Amara replied while she pushed Jess out of her way so she could sit on the couch. "I really think I should take the guest bed, I mean in my condition and all," Travis said suddenly from the floor. "Nah, you should stay on the floor where you belong. You can sleep on the floor here," Amara said with a dictating tone. She threatened him with one of her infamous glares and he looked away from her gaze. "Hahaha, I guess that leaves me to bunk with Brent huh?" Charlie said with a smirk as he glanced over at Haley who had the unfortunate luck of having her bedroom next to the guest bedroom. "Yeah, let's flip for the bed Charlie," Brent said as he pulled out a quarter from his pocket. "Tails," Charlie called out as Brent flipped the coin. "Damn, you always get it right!!!" Brent said with a laugh. The group then decided to follow Angela's example; who had already went to bed, and turn in for the night.