"Kenz! Come on! We gotta help the guys pack!" Ali called from the living room. I walked into the living room in my pajamas. "Oh my God you're still not dressed?"
"You mean by the fact that you woke me up 10 minutes ago and there's no way I could be dressed without some sort of food in my stomach, right?" I smirked.
"Fine, that's what I meant. Okay, eat something and get dressed! We gotta go! Jessie will be here any minute. Bi! Come on!" She walked down the hall.
"Okay Sargent." I mocked and grabbed an orange. I peeled it as I walked into my room and picked out some black shorts and a pink Disney cuties t-shirt with Winnie the Pooh on it. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and pulled on my shoes and walked into the living room to find Bi with a baseball hat on, half-asleep.
"Has she always been like this?" Bi yawned. I giggled.
"Since we were kids, yeah." She drank from a coffee mug. I smiled at her. She looked quite comfy in shorts and a big baggy NYC sweatshirt. I noticed a little purple flower necklace hanging on her neck. I'd never seen that before…
"Where'd you get the necklace?" I asked. She looked up at me.
"Hm?"
"That necklace. I've never seen that before…" I raised an eyebrow. I noticed Bi started to blush… "Wait… Did you get that from…?"
"Maybe…" She reached up and grabbed the necklace.
"Oh. My. Sugarblossoms! James gave you that?"
"1. Sugarblossoms? No more internet for you.." She laughed. "2. Yes, okay, James gave it to me." She smiled.
"So are you two like, dating?" I smiled. She sighed.
"I don't know… I mean, I really like him. Yes, I admit it, I have a crush on him. But, I don't think he really likes me, that way." She said.
"When did he give you that?" I asked.
"Last night after your party. Sorry, gathering."
"And he just gave it to you, no explanation?"
"Well, he said I was one of his best friends, and he wanted me to have it as something to remember him by, I think. He has a bracelet with the same charm on it." She explained.
"Bi, he totally likes you!"
"How do you know?"
"He gave you something to remember him by. He's gonna be gone for a few months, and he doesn't want you to forgot him! And you're going to talk just about every day."
"You have a point… You think he really likes me?" She smiled. I nodded.
"Of course! You should ask him out!" Her eyes went wide.
"Are you crazy? I'm not going to ask him out!"
"Why not?"
"Because that'd be weird! How can I ask him out?"
"I'll help you with it. It'll be cool!" Ali walked in.
"What are you two talking about?"
"Bi likes James." I smiled. Bi rolled her eyes.
"What else is new?"
"I mean she admitted it." Ali's head shot up.
"Holy crap! You admitted it!"
"Okay I liked sugarblossoms better." Bi commented.
"You actually admitted it? Are you gonna ask him out?" Ali smiled.
"We're gonna hafta help her with that." I told her. Just then there was a knock at the door. Ali opened it and Jessie walked in.
"Hey guys! Ready to go?" She smiled.
"Yup! Let's go!" Bi said and we all walked out the door.
"Kendall said the guys had their stuff at Kendall's apartment, so just meet them there." Jessie said as we all piled into her light blue slug bug.
"Okay!" We all said, and continued planning a way for Bi to ask out James.
Ali knocked on the door to Kendall's apartment, and it opened about 30 seconds later with Carlos smiling at us.
"Hey ladies, come on in!" He gestured us to come in. He gave Ali a kiss when she passed by him.
"Alright, so who goes where?" I asked, looking around the small apartment. There were 4 suitcases, 3 of which were a pretty much mess, 1 was perfectly neat and folded.
"We're actually almost done. Just gotta put away a few more things, and then we're ready." He told us.
"Where is everyone?" Bi asked, looking around. Carlos was the only one who appeared to be there.
"Kendall and Logan went to go get muffins and donuts. James is…" He looked at Bi. "Somewhere." She raised an eyebrow.
"Okay… So let's get started then!" Jessie said. Carlos and I were working at one suitcase, Ali and Bi were at another, and Jessie was at the last one. We were pretty much just shoving everything in, and making sure it closed. Carlos' just zipped shut and he was fine.
"So, where is James?" I asked him quietly.
"He's somewhere." He shrugged. I looked at him.
"Carlos. Where is he?" He looked over at Bi, who had her back turned to us. He sighed and looked at me.
"Okay, fine. He's on a date right now." My eyes went wide.
"What? He's on a date? I thought he liked Bi?" He sighed.
"Okay, so you got that too. He did, he really did, but then he figured she would never like him that way… So he tried to move on, and so one of his friends set him up." He explained.
"What about the necklace?" I asked. Carlos stopped and looked at me.
"What necklace?" He asked.
"The one Bi's wearing." He turned around and looked, but Bi still had her back turned to us. "Hey Bi! Can you toss me a sharpie?" She nodded and turned around, and her necklace stuck out on her neck. She turned around and Carlos turned back.
"Where did she get that?"
"James gave it to her. Last night."
"That's what that was! I was wondering why he was keeping it a secret…" I looked at him.
"What do you mean?"
"I saw it yesterday before we came over, and when I asked him about it, he said it was nothing and put it in his sock drawer." I nodded.
"Interesting… Oh crap…"
"What?"
"Nothing except we just spent the whole morning trying to convince Bi to ask out James. And it took until we got here for her to be ready to do it! She can't ask him out if he's got a date!" Just then James walked through the door, with a tan dirty blonde haired girl laughing at something behind him. He looked around the room.
"Oh… I didn't know you guys were here already…" He said. I looked over, and Jessie and Ali both looked shocked. I looked at Bi's face, and it seriously hurt. She looked shocked, and a little hurt. Carlos seemed to see that too.
"Um… Yeah, they came over to help pack a little." He said casually. James nodded and turned to the girl next to him.
"Okay.. Well this is Dakota. She works on the same show as my friend Jeff. Dakota, this is Kenzie, Carlos, Ali, Jessie, and Bi." He hesitated when he said Bi's name, and she gave a small smile and looked away, pretending to be interested in something on a t-shirt. Dakota smiled.
"It's nice to meet you! James mentioned a few of you guys-" She was interrupted by Kendall and Logan walking through the door.
"Hey! We got breakfast!" Kendall shouted.
"It's noon." Carlos said.
"Okay, we got brunch." Logan said. He stopped and looked at Dakota. "And you are…?"
"Dakota." She smiled.
"And how do we know you?" Kendall added.
"I'm James' date." She smiled. James looked down at his shoes. Awkward…
"You're James'… Date?" Logan asked. She nodded.
"What about-" Kendall started, but was cut off by Carlos hitting him in the gut, and nudging his head in Bi's direction, then shaking his head. Kendall looked back and forth, obviously confused, but then he seemed to get it.
"What about what?" She asked and looked around. Everyone looked at Kendall.
"What about… The donuts! We got a lot, who wants one?" He smiled. Everyone grabbed one and started talking about something random. I noticed Bi standing in the kitchen. I went over to by her.
"Hey… You okay?" I asked quietly. She quickly nodded.
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" I looked at her.
"Yes." She turned around and saw Dakota laugh at something Kendall said. She gave me a small smile. "I need some air." She whispered and walked out the door. I went and sat down by Logan.
"Where's Bi going?" He asked me quietly.
"She just needs some air…" I looked at the door.
"Should someone go talk to her?" He asked. I sighed.
"Probably… I'll go."
"I'll come with you." He said and we got up.
"Where are you two going?" James asked.
"Just for a quick walk. We'll be right back." Logan said and we walked out the door. We walked down the hall, down the stairs, and outside. Bi was nowhere in sight. We walked about a block down the street to a local park.
"Where could she have gone?" Logan asked. Then I spotted her sitting on a bench.
"Over there. Come on." We walked over and sat on either side of her. I looked at her face, which had some tear streaks. I grabbed her hand.
"Bi… Are you sure you're okay?" I asked. She shook her head.
"No…" She replied. Logan put his arm around her and gave her a big hug. She didn't let go of my hand, and rested her head on his shoulder. "Why does it hurt so much…?" She asked and sniffled. Logan looked at me.
"I don't really know…" He said slowly.
"Why did I think he liked me? I should have known!" She said, shaking her head.
"He did like you sweetie!" I told her.
"Yeah right."
"He did! Carlos told me. He said he was crazy about you."
"It's true. He really was!" Logan added. "James has had a crush on you since he met you. All those jokes we would make about you two dating, whenever we'd bring that up when it was just up, he's light up." Bi sat up and wiped her eyes.
"Ugh. This sucks."
"I know it does sweetie."
"And we have you're going away party tonight." She said to Logan. "She's gonna be there, isn't she?"
"Probably." Logan said slowly.
"Which is why we're going to have to make sure you look absolutely fantastic!" I smiled at her. She gave me a small smile and grabbed our hands.
"Thanks you guys. It means a lot." She said and got up from the bench. "I guess we should be getting back, huh?"
