OMDWG 20 reviews on our first story! That's exciting!
PLEASE READ THIS PARAGRAPH BEFORE READING THIS CHAPTER! Before I answer anybody's reviews, it says later in this chapter that Lauren is eight months pregnant. THIS IS TRUE! Please read the earlier chapters because I have edited some of them so it all now makes better sense. And remember, the impossible is always possible in fanfiction :)
Now you may proceed to the answering of reviews.
TearsOfaClown: The chapters are short because I FEEL LIKE MAKING THEM SHORT MWAHAHAHAHA! NO but seriously, they're short because it's all in the suspense. I mean, they've all got secrets, and babe, these dead goddamn problems with them are secret for a reason. And yes, before the accident, they were in a feud, but the reason for Joe walking to her apartment building will be revealed later in the story :)
Ms Leen Gillies: I know you're a bit confused but we're being vague for a reason. I mean, I'd love to tell you what the secrets are, but then there wouldn't be any point in the story! And this would've come out sooner but it was hard squeezing all this out - the boring stuff is always hard.
starkidllamas-llama: Here's another one to add onto the list! Riddle me this, eh Potter? ;D
Starkidwhovian: Wow, none of us thought that people would like it, but let me just say that your compliment warms my heart (Lady Legend)! And to think, we had no idea how we would blend our writing styles together and this story just came outta nowhere. Literally.
GinnyGirl998: Haha Ingrid! I must say, I'm surprised you're in the fanfiction world myself. I mean, I didn't know many RPers that were on this site, but yay I found one (Taz)! Hope you don't mind that we borrowed your secret!
KabraPotterJackson: Yay Ali you read it! Haha thanks for that compliment, I'm sure Johnny is shaking his head at it because he doesn't think it's true.
So so sorry for the late updates but I (Lady Legend) had such horrible writer's block that it was a miracle for me to pop out that first part, and even then I pulled the rest of it straight out of my ass. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: We don't own StarKid. But I do want Brian Rosenthal for Christmas. Wrapped in a cute, purple, sparkly bow (with extra sparkles because it's my favorite color).
"Caaaaaaaaaaaaarl, that KILLS people!" The sounds of 'Llamas With Hats' filled the bus and laughter was heard loudly as Carl responded with "Oh, I did not know that," and the short video went on. The only person not watching the video with then was Lauren, and she was in her bunk instead of watching the YouTube video with the rest of the StarKids, and everyone knew that she needed her rest, assuming she was sleeping.
But Lauren wasn't sleeping. She was listening to the Starship soundtrack—more specifically the song Life. It fit her perfectly at the moment.
"One mind, one voice, one body to live in..." The words hit home for her and she stopped the music, throwing her iPod to the side. Lauren sighed and lay down on her back, not sure what to do now. She didn't want to have to face the others, because they had kept giving her pitying looks.
"Walker, seriously, you can't take what she said to heart." Brolden's voice was heard over the other's laughter and Lauren could tell he was coming closer, obviously talking with Joe.
"She said she didn't need me anymore, Brian." Joe replied, and Lauren bit her lip, not sure where he was going with his words. "I couldn't deal with that. At all."
"We know." Was the only sentence said after that, and Lauren closed her eyes. She knew that she had made a mistake as soon as she had blurted out those words, especially because of what she was going to have to discuss with him as soon as possible.
"I was a wreck. At the hospital." Lauren could hardly believe Joe's words as he kept talking to Brolden, and she slowly scooted closer to the opening of the bunk to listen closer. "I've never cried like that before. Not since I was a kid." Lauren sniffed silently and closed her eyes, eventually falling asleep with her arms wrapped protectively around her stomach.
Hormones sucked.
About three hours into the road trip to Colorado, Denise sat down on the couch next to Alex, who had come out of her bunk about an hour ago when Brian said he needed some sleep (and of course, he was too lazy to get up from her bunk to sleep in his own just underneath).
"This is definitely going to be an interesting vacation, don't you think?" Denise said as she was getting comfortable on the sofa next to her girl best friend, and Alex nodded in agreement, turning off her phone.
"What are you gonna do in Colorado?" She looked at Denise with a raised eyebrow, and then she smirked. "You gonna finally go on a date with Dylan?" Her friend blushed to the roots of her blond hair, and Alex smiled smugly, knowing that she hit a good spot. But Denise quickly wiped the grin off of her face.
"Why, are you jealous just because Brian hasn't asked you out on a date yet?" Denise retorted, and Alex paled.
"He's my best friend Deeds. He doesn't like me that way." Alex replied, and then she started to stammer when she realized what she had said. "I mean I-I don't like him in...in that way!" She tried to laugh it off, but Denise didn't believe her.
"Uhuh, yeah, sure." She said, and Alex slapped her in the face with a pillow.
"I'm serious here!" Alex said loudly, and Meredith looked at them with a raised eyebrow, but didn't say anything, just turned back around to talk to Brolden.
"Hey, when do you think Brian's gonna grow the balls to ask Meredith out?" Denise whispered to her, and Alex looked back over at the laughing pair. She smirked and whispered her reply.
"Bet you ten bucks he's gonna do it during our vacation." She said, and Denise nodded, holding out her hand for Alex to shake.
"It's a deal." She replied, and the two girls spit in their hands before shaking their promise, wondering if their own crushes would ask them out any time soon.
Lauren woke up in the middle of the night, extremely uncomfortable with her position on the bunk. She pulled her giant hoodie back on to hide the eight-month baby bump and silently slid down from her perch, trying not to wake up Joe underneath in his bunk. Lauren walked into the small kitchen in the bus and grabbed a lemonade, downing it quickly before looking for some almonds, her new found (and favorite) craving. She was surprised that she had been able to keep a secret like hers for so long, but it was only because of the help from Jaime and Julia that she could. Luckily for her, the fourth floor of StarKid Manor was completely empty, so she had set up the baby's room up there, hoping nobody would find it.
"Lo, what are you doing up so late at night?" She heard a whisper and turned around to see Joey walking into the kitchen, yawning.
"I could ask you the same thing, Richter." Lauren pointed out and she ate another almond. He sighed and shook his head, pulling a cold water bottle out of the refrigerator.
"I couldn't sleep, so I thought that standing up and walking my lazy ass to the kitchen for some water would be a good idea." He said and he gulped down half of the water before continuing on. "But now I'm cold, so I'm just gonna go back and try to sleep." Joey put the water bottle in the fridge and looked at her weirdly. "You okay Lopez? You seem a bit on edge lately, like there's something you're hiding from the rest of us."
"Why would I hide anything from you guys?" Lauren laughed out and finished her cup of almonds before passing by Joey. "Anyway, I'm going to bed. Night!" Joey followed her out of the kitchen and climbed back into his bunk before realizing that she had never answered his question.
The former actress walked into the hotel with a grin, checking into her room quickly. As she got into the elevator, she wondered what each of her old friends were doing. The elevator doors closed and she was left in the small space with only her thoughts for company.
"Why did I leave the stage behind?" She whispered to herself and looked down at her left hand, which was adorned with an engagement ring and a wedding band. Sighing, she dropped her hand and looked back up at the numbers, glad that the elevator ride was slow and long, seeing as her room was on the top floor. "Why did I do it all for some guy?"
After she had met and married her now ex-husband, she left the world of acting behind, only to immediately regret it, and she became depressed. Her ex-husband couldn't handle his wife's moping and cheated on her for over a year before she had finally decided to divorce him. It was quick and easy, and she came out of her depression by joining an acting group in Ann Arbor. She moved back to Chicago at the start of 2013, and took part in a few small plays before taking a vacation in Colorado to get used to the single life again.
The elevator dinged and she was brought out of her thoughts, wheeling her luggage out of the elevator towards her room. As soon as she entered the room, she dropped the suitcase and made her way to the bathroom. She took off her rings and washed her hands, then she looked at herself in the mirror. Feeling inspired, she opened up her suitcase.
"No more married shit." She whispered as she got out a comb and some hairspray. She went back into the bathroom and took in a deep breath, then she started teasing her hair up from its flat ironed state to its usual, wavy hair. Then, wanting a change, she teased it even more so she was looking at a wild, bushy mane of brown hair. She set the comb down and hair sprayed her hair so it would stay like that.
Satisfied with her new hairdo, she pulled off her coat and took her phone out of her pocket, taking a picture of herself in the mirror. She opened Twitter and started a new tweet, adding the picture to the tweet after she typed it, and then she sent it.
MissGruesen's latest tweet: "The coolest girl in the whole wide world is going back!"
I have nothing against Matt Socha. Absolutely nothing against Matt: I love him, he's a totally awesome guy! But for the sake of this story, he has to be a total asshole. It has to be that way for this story to flow properly. I'm sorry!
And yeah, I just had that random idea to bring Bonnie into the story now. She would've been coming in during later chapters, but I did need something to put in, and if you don't succeed with anything else, you improvise! That's what all aspiring actors like me do anyway!
And remember, the secrets from this story are all based off of the secrets from my Twitter RPG, 'StarKid Manor'. I just twisted them around for the sake of the story.
Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter, and please review! It makes my day (and Taz's day, and Rocketship's day)!
~Lady Legend