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Chapter five: A dream come trueSo Kaiden was going on tour, and asking Alex to be a special guest for it. That had been such a massive goal for Alex, not to mention that it would be a great publicity opportunity. She had already gained subscribers, just from the rumours. Not long after Kaiden got a phone call Alex had received one as well, similar to Kaiden's. The whole group had celebrated that night, having a great time. They played board games, watched movies and crashed out at a late hour of the night. The boys left late the next day, promising to hang out again. It seemed as if the four had gained some new lifelong friends. They all got on majorly well.
"So, whilst Alex is touring America with her boyfriend, what will the rest of us do?" Jordan said, flopping onto the couch.
"Not my boyfriend," Alex snarled, rolling her eyes very dramatically.
Dix laughed, but didn't say anything. Alex loved her for that.
"You can stay here, and we'll just hang out together for six months," Bear said, smiling widely.
Alex nodded in agreement, before pausing.
"Six months!?" She almost shouted.
Dix looked at her as if she was crazy, "Yes, Alex. December, January, February, March, April, May… six months Alex."
Alex stalled, "I mean I heard the dates, but it didn't fully process. I'm going to be alone with my celebrity crush, for six months."
She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks and she could feel the embarrassed look on her face. Bear and Jordan were trying not to laugh, and she loved them for that. But she still hated them.
"Alex, you're a celebrity too so he's just your crush. And I'm sure he likes you back." Dix said, sounding way too wise for Alex's liking.
Alex felt like being a baby in that particular moment, so she threw the pillow that was in her hands, stood up and stalked upstairs into her bedroom.
Tour prep
Kaiden was so excited, today him and Alex were meeting with their marketing teams to decide the sort of advertising they'd be doing, followed by the first tour rehearsal. He was most excited to meet up with Alex, he enjoyed spending time with her. They'd seen each other a couple of times since the infamous 'Alex tantrum day' as he liked to call it, although he was beginning to see that that was just Alex everyday. He found her so endearing, but he didn't want to catch feelings for her. It'd ruin their friendship… right?
They met up at the record company, Alex and Kaiden having the usual banter they always had. They greeted Jarvis and Roka, Kaiden's and Alex's managers. Zain, the two's joint marketing director sat down in front of them smiling charmingly.
"Here's the plan: you two will announce the tour on Alex's YouTube channel and Kaiden's socials. You will create the video tomorrow and the announce date will be on August 26th, so in one week. Your rehearsals will be twice every week, we expect you to be prompt and on time, understand? Good."
Alex and Kaiden glanced at each other, clearly trying not to laugh. It sounded like a good deal to Kaiden. They went over some other details, which was very exciting and interesting to Kaiden- yet when he looked over at Alex she looked very bored. If he had learnt anything about Alex in the short time he knew her it was that she had the attention span of a goldfish, so he took mental notes to tell her later. They finished up, both shaking the hands of the crew and left together.
"Do you want to stop somewhere for lunch?" Kaiden asked Alex after they left.
The bridge of Alex's nose wrinkled and she blanched.
"No, I'm sorry I've got some work to do before tomorrow."
Kaiden frowned, Alex was not a good liar, "Okay, no worries then. I'll see you tomorrow at ten so we can film."
Alex smiled at him, though the smile didn't reach her eyes.
"Sounds good, I'm really excited."
He could hear the honesty in her voice, yet he could also hear that she wanted to go. If Kaiden didn't know any better he'd say she was avoiding him. The thing was- he didn't know any better. Was Alex ignoring him? They said goodbye to one another and left, Kaiden contemplating what he'd done wrong.
Okay, so maybe Alex was avoiding him. It wasn't her fault! She was nervous and worried and questioning life. She was going on tour, it sounded amazing. The plan sounded so fun, she knew it would be a blast. But, she was going with Kaiden, the very boy who always seemed to be on her mind. She hated it, yet she couldn't stop herself. She unconsciously pulled into starbucks, parking and getting out of the car. Added on top of all the stress, Alex really hated how addicted she was to starbucks. She went in and ordered, before sitting down and pulling out her phone.
"Um, excuse me?"
Alex looked up to see two girls who looked identical standing there looking at her. Her brows furrowed.
"Sorry to disturb you, but we were wondering if we could get a photo? We're massive fans of your channel."
Alex immediately perked up, all thoughts of Kaiden leaving her mind. She smiled widely.
"Of course, what are your names?"
The two told her and they had a great chat, Alex really liked them. After around five minutes of conversation the girls got their photo they wanted, asking a random person to take it for them. The two left and Alex grabbed her starbucks, already feeling happier. This tour could be good, all of her fans were so amazing. She couldn't pass an opportunity like this, plus- how bad could a tour with Kaiden be? They were just friends after all… right? She spent the rest of her way home listening to music and sipping on her drink, suddenly excited for the next day to come.