Hey, I know I had originally set this in the current day but I really wanted to include the "just like heaven" performance so just 'pretend' that this part took part in present day.
:Jade's point of view:
As you paused in front of Aimee's face, you looked at her confused look. You suddenly thought, "I can't put all this pressure on her now…it's too soon," and closed your eyes and said, "Good night, Aimee," and left her standing there. As you shut the door, you sighed unsatisfied and walked to your bed and got underneath the covers. You stared at the ceiling going over your thoughts. You remained saddened as you finally fell asleep.
The next day, your band mates woke you up early so you could pack up your stuff and check out of the hotel. You rubbed your eyes sleepily as you blindly walked down the stairs with your suitcase. You sat down on a padded bench and waited for everyone to get ready. You lazily laid your head against the wall behind you and closed your eyes, nodding off while you had the chance.
"Jade!" you heard someone yell, startling you so you hit your head against the wall.
"Ouch, Davi that was mean!" you heard Aimee say playfully as she hit her friend on the head and stalked off with her stuff towards the vehicle.
You looked down at the ground as you passed Shaquell. She noticed you avoiding eye contact and grabbed your collar and pulled you back and said, "What'd you do now?"
You winced and tried to cover your face in case she would hit you, but she was feeling considerate and only interrogated you.
"Does it have to do with Aimee? Because if it does, I think I know what you're going to say because Havok kind of filled me in on his hypothesis. It's pretty accurate,"
You stared at her blankly and said, "What?"
She looked at you dumbly and said, "You totally like her. Let me guess, you tried something and now it's going to be completely awkward between the two of you, killing all the progress you've made."
Your eyes widened and you smirked and said, "I'm very impressed. I think you've got me all figured out."
She smiled widely and started jumping up and down saying, "Oh really? Oooh, I got all super kawaii on your head!"
You shook your head and said, "Don't let it get to your head, though. It was a lucky guess,"
She shook her head and stuck her tongue out at you as Davey walked up and stole her away as they walked to the car together.
You sighed deeply and started walking towards the car. You were light-heartedly greeted by Davey as you sat next to him. He, of course, was sitting by Shaquell, who was spacing and staring out the window. You decided you'd scare her in an attempt to cheer yourself up. You tapped Davey on the shoulder and nodded to him to switch you seats for a second. He smirked and did so quietly so she wouldn't notice. But as you grew nearer she mumbled, "Davey, you smell good,"
You cocked and eyebrow and looked back at Davey with a face of "WTF?" but you shook it off and got really close to her and ear and said, "You don't smell too bad yourself,"
She jumped and yelled, "Jade, you little ass hat! Agh, why did you have to do that? I have been showing you my really nice side but damnit you have brought out the bitch in me! Grrr!"
You tried to switch seats as she darted towards you and started slapping you. You were laughing so hard as you fell off the seat and onto the floor of the car, where she began to flatten you with her feet.
"What did I do to deserve this?" you cried out theatrically.
Davey watched in horror as his new bestowed friend, Shaquell, butchered up his finicky but good-smelling friend, you.
As you got up from the beat-down, you saw Aimee giving Shaquell a high five. You got up, slightly embarrassed as you got up onto the seat. You leaned your head against the glass, when Adam and Hunter got into the vehicle. Adam was driving and Hunter was in the passenger's seat.
You turned around and looked at Aimee and gained eye contact for half a minute before she turned and looked out the window.
It was a long trip to New York City but completely worth it as you drove through the streets and looked at all the buildings towering above you. You rolled down your window and tried to stick your head out but got yelled at by everyone.
"Roll the damn window up! It's freaking cold!" Shaquell yelled at you. You sighed and mumbled, "You don't need to be so DAMN cranky,"
After it got a little quiet, you decided to say something, "I've been here a million times but I adore this city!" No one looked up or acknowledged your comment as you remained quiet until you reached the building where you'd perform.
You all walked into the building and left your stuff for Smith to transport to the hotel where you'd be staying that night. You rubbed your eyes as you looked at the crowd adding up and started talking to the other cover bands. But you caught Aimee's eye as you were going up to tune your guitar.
You felt a shiver go up your spine as you tried to play the first part of "Just like Heaven" quietly to yourself. After a few minutes of practicing, you started to walk up onstage when you felt a small tug on your shirt. You turned slight and Aimee stood there shyly and said, "Good luck, I guess. Break a leg."
You smiled and nodded as you walked out boldly and placed your guitar in position.
:Aimee's point of view:
You stood and watched as Hunter did an intro with his bass but as Jade started playing, you felt all your emotions drained as you stared at his fingers as he played throughout the song. You felt your stomach start to hurt as you watched the spotlight on him as he sang backup vocals throughout the songs. You felt your heartbeat start going faster as you watched thoroughly in awe.
"Why am I feeling like this?" you asked yourself. You got shivers as you listened to the lyrics and tried to turn away from the music but it was luring you in. You fought to look back at Jade as you tried to walk away.
"Why won't you ever know that I'm in love with you, that I'm in love with you"
You grabbed your head and walked behind the speaker and felt tears spill out. "What the hell is my problem?" you yelled at yourself as you wiped your eyes on your shirt.
As the song ended, they walked offstage. You felt them pass you as you tried to blend with them until you got to the car, but Davey stopped and asked, "Why are you crying?"
"I'm not crying! Someone threw something onstage and now I'm eternally blind," you lied. He looked and you and said, "I'm supposed to believe that? Was the song that bad?"
You shook your head and said, "It was beautiful. My emotions got the best of me."
He smiled and kissed your forehead and wrapped his arm around you in a friend-like manner as he escorted you to the exit, where he met up with Daverz whom he put his open arm around as he walked out with a smirk upon his face. He released you to roam into the vehicle as he opened the door for you. You then all drove to the hotel.
When you arrived, you started to walk upstairs but were pulled back by Jade, who said, "I want to show you something, come with me."
You shrugged and looked at him eerily but went with him as he walked into the basement of the place. Inside the basement was a bunch of cleaning supplies with a room located directly above.
"I want to see what's in that room," said Jade as he grabbed your arm and led you up the flight of stairs that led to the room.
"We won't get in trouble for this, will we?" you asked unsure to move on. He shrugged and opened the door at the top of the stairs.
Inside revealed a storage room filled with boxes. Jade frowned and said, "Well that's dumb. What a jip!"
You shrugged and walked inside further and climbed onto one of the boxes. Jade climbed on one opposite to yours and sat cross-legged and looked at you face-to-face. As you realized how close the two of you were, you scooted back a little.
He sighed and said, "I know we're supposed to hate each other but I wonder what would happen if we just tried one time just for fun and to see if what happens."
You stared at him blankly and said, "Are you serious? This cannot be happening,"
He shrugged and said, "You're telling me. You're not unattractive, you know. I think you're really beautiful."
You shook your head and said, "Is this some kind of sick joke? Are you trying to toy with my emotions? This is really starting to piss me off!"
"Oh, we really wouldn't want that, would we?" he said and came really close and put his lips on yours gently. You sat there for a few seconds before pulling away and saying, "What the hell are you doing? Are you really this desperate?"
His eyes went towards the ceiling before saying, "It's only a kiss. Friends are allowed to kiss, aren't they?"
You winced as you tried to be disgusted but as you got up to charge out of the room, you found your body stopping and turning around and forcing you to say, "What we just did…can we…can we do that again?" before pausing and saying, "Does it seem like I'm begging?"
His eyes widened and he smiled slightly and stood up and walked over to you and lifted his hand to your chin and raised it slightly and kissed you once more, but with more emotion, this time as you felt your insides feel that sudden urge, that you thought you'd never ever have after your experiences. But you were enjoying the moment, pushing all thoughts of reason and concerns into the back of your mind.
"Oh my god. What the hell are you guys doing in here?"
You jerked around dragging Jade with you as his button got caught on your tie. There was standing Davi, staring cluelessly at the two of you in the awkward position of Jade being bent over since your tie was dragging him down since he was taller than you.
"What are you doing here, Davi?" you asked slightly annoyed that she showed up at the worst time. She looked up at the ceiling and said, "I don't know. I wanted to know what was down here. What are you doing here?"
You frowned and looked at the floor, embarrassed that you were caught making out with the same guy you swore on hating. Why did this situation have to happen to you?
"We were talking but we got stuck together because his button got caught on my tie, okay? Now help us get unstuck," you explained and demanded.
She stared for a second before snapping back into reality and running over to you. She took one look at the knot and said skeptically, "You did this from talking, huh?"
You looked at the ceiling ineptly and looked up at Jade shamefully. Your eyes spoke, "Why did I have to be put in this situation?"
"This is really close, Jade…It's like making me claustrophobic," you said as you realized you were like attached to the front side of his body.
"It's not my fault, you chose to 'Talk' in the tight corner surrounded by boxes," he said sarcastically.
It took a few minutes before you got unstuck. After being separated you sarcastically said, "I now know how a conjoined twin feels after they get separation surgery."
Jade smirks and says, "So do you feel incomplete now that I'm my own man again?"
"I hate you so much."
"I love you too, dahling," he said in an accent.
You shook your head and spit out, "Pfft, you're so full of shit. Didn't your mother tell you not to lie to the ladies?"
"You're a lady? cough"
"Don't even get me started on genders. I will slaughter you," you said confidently yet dead serious. You were deadly when it came to stuff like that.