"Joseph, is it too hard for you to act your age every once in a while?"
The curly-haired boy stared at his brother with his brown eyes full of anger… and perhaps.. despise?
"Oh, well, I'm sorry I can't be as perfect as you, Mr Maturrity" answered Joe, with the sarcastic smile that was now his signature "Perhaps being, you know, rich, famous and good-looking it's too hard for you and I just can't understand why"
Nick's face dropped, and for a minute he seemed almost desperate " Joe… can't you just admit it? You hate this life… that's why you have changed so much. And that doesn't mean you have grown.. you are just different. We are all different, and that's what's hard for me" He looked at his older brother, looking for some sort of understanding… and he just found coldness.
Joe laughed "Are you planning on writing about that, Nicholas? Because it sure sounds like one of your old cute cheesy songs… it'd probably be a hit"
"I don't know why I even bother talking to you anymore" Nick's face turned again into stone. "You'll never grow up…"
JOe just laughed again, and approached Nick. "Well, you'll never what's like to be a teenager, a normal one… and that's what you wish, right?"
Nick seemed so angry and so hurt at the same time…
Kevin had been quiet the whole fight, just watching them. He was sick of them fighting all the time. Nick and Joe were not his little brothers anymore.
Joe wasn't his crazy randomly insane brother.. he had becomes this cold stranger, nothing seems to affect him… he just doesn't care about anyone..
On the other hand, Nick had started to get upset about everything.
Kevin used to try to fix the gap between his brothers, he just wanted everything to be the way it was… but he couldn't. and now, he had given up… almost
"Joe" Kevin was trying to get his attention away from Nick, whose fists were already ready… "Nick is right about something, you are already 23 and you take things less seriously than ever…"
"Now you are taking his side?" for just a moment, Kevin could see surprise, even perhaps anger in his eyes. Bu the moment fade away "Whatever dude. I'll jus go for a walk so you loving bros can have a nice moment without me.
He just stormed out of the room.
"Nick… don't you think…" the elder brother could not finish his sentence "I'll be in my room" interrupted he and just locked himself in his room.
Now, Kevin was alone. But it's not like he wasn't before…
Joe's POV
I don't care about them, I don't need them in my life.
My own "brothers", my band mates, my former best friends, or so I thought. Yeah, I know what they think of me now, what they see when they look at me. Nick feels so superior, he thinks he's my boss, he thinks I'm a complete waste of space… but I don't care anymore If he is sure I'm so useless, well, I m ight as well be as useless as I can. Proving him wrong is not on my list of things to do.
Kevin, on the other hand, thinks he's so wise, he thinks everything can be ok with a "I'm sorry" But that's not the way things work. I'm just tired of them. They are just part of my band. I don't need them as my brothers. I do much better being on my own.
But I gotta admit Nick was right about something. This life of ours… is empty. But n why shouldn't I enjoy an empty life? It's not like I were a deep person or something…
This hadn't been my first fight with Nick, so I wasn't really upset about. Not caring was the easiest way to live… I had learned that the hard way. Especially if no one cares about me.
I used to think I had a great life, great brothers, great Big Rob, great fans who loved me… but then I realized my own brothers probably despised me, Big Rob was being paid to like me, and my fans didn't love me, Joe jonas. They loved Joe Jonas the superstar. Well, guess what¡ Now I'm 100 Joe Jonas, the superstar. And all I care about is me.
Well, I was walking, thinking about all this stupid stuff, when I bumped into a girl, and she fell on the floor. I helped her to get up… tha fact that I don't care doesn't mean I'm a monster.
Wait… I know this girl…
No one's POV
The blonde girl stood, up and looked at Joe. She had big, brown, lost eyes. L ike a hurt deer… Joe could perfectly remember those eyes.
Flash Back
4 years ago
"I cannot believe we are touring with Hannah Montana"
Kevin couldn't help but laughing at the excited smile of his little brother.
"Yeah because you are sooooo crushing on her since we met at that recording studio" teased him Joe, making a mess out of his brother's curls "You are pretty! That was sooo sweet Nicholas" he laughed sarcastically
"Stop it, Joe! Nick blushed and pulled away from his older brother "Ok, she's cute and sweet, but I do not have a crush on her!!"
"Whatever you say, dude" smiled Joe.
"Hey guys, Hannah will be right here, she wants us to talk a little bit about the tour"
"Awwwwww Nicholas do not blush so much" Nick looked at Joe really annoyed… but then he laughed "I think I can manage the situation, Joe"
About five minutes later, just when Nick was in the bathroom, someone knocked the door. Joe rushed to open it, revealing a blonde girl with long bangs, skinny figure and colourful clothes.
"Miss Montana" he made a bow, and the girl laughed "You are way too silly, Joseph" she gave him a playful hit and then went to hug Kevin. "Oh I forgot, this is my friend Lola, guys. She'll be touring with us"
A slight smaller girl came in, she seemed really nervous. She had bright red short hair, which Kevin thought was really weird, while Joe considered it "awesoooome"
"Lola, this is Joe…" The girl just stood there, staring at him. Joe noticed she had really big, beautiful blue eyes. Kinda lost… like the eye of a hurt deer. He smiled with his thoughts and then shook the girl's hand "Nice meeting you, Lola. This is my brother Kevin…" "Also nice too meet you, Lola" said Kevin, also shaking Lola's hand.
"sweetheart.. perhaps you could say something now" whispered Hannah, kinda exasperated, since the girl was just staring at the brothers with a big smile
"… OMG I'M YOUR BIGGEST FANS YOU GUYS ARE SO ADORABLE!!" suddenly screamed the girl, hugging Joe, hugging Kevin, hugging both at the same time…
"Ok… those weren't exactly the word I had imagined… but whatever… NICKIE!!"
Joe, who was being hugged by Lola (which was actually a really pleasant experience, almost exploded with laughs "Nickie??"
Nick blushed a little bit. "Hey Hannah!! I'm sorry, I was.. you know.. At the bathroom"
Hannah laughed and hugged him. She thought he was completely adorable.. Although Joe and Kevin were also really hot. But conquering Nick was her new challenge. Her hug lasted really longer than the one she had given Kevin…
End of Flashback
"Lola" he said, half-smiling. Or should I call you… Lilly Truscott?" Hannah's secret was now of public knowledge, since she had told a wrong person the last year. Also Lola's identity, nowadays one of Hannah's main dancer, had been revealed. "I had never seen" you as a blonde…
"Mr. Joe Jonas. Looking good…" said Lilly, smiling sincerely.
She felt happy about running into Joe. After their awkward first meeting, they had actually become really good friends. On tour, Lilly quickly started feeling really comfortable with him. Kevin was the one she always could talk to about serious stuff, and Nick, well, he was a stud-muffin, but Joe was the one who got all her jokes, who made her laugh about the silliest things all the time…
Besides, since Miley started spending lots of time with Nick, she and Joe had really bonded… partly because Joe had decided he couldn't stand being around Miley… or around his brothers while he was with Miley.
"I know" answered Joe, only half-joking. He then looked at her… she also looked really good. She had grown, and her skinny jeans made her legs look even longer. Joe couldn't help but noticing she had developed a really good figure. "You look really good"
Lilly noticed his stare. 4 years ago she would have been flattered by that. Whe she though the world spinned around Joe Jonas.
But now… she felt weird. This wasn't her Joe, her funny, crazy Joe, the one she coud talk about monkeys, dolphins, and skateboards, all at the same time. She didn't like at all the way he was looking at her…
Lilly's POV
And then, I noticed it. His finger.
"I see you are not wearing your purity ring anymore" Maybe it was all true. Al those rumors I had heard… about Joe being a selfish jerk… about the Jonas Brothers breaking apart…
"Oh, you know. Life changes. Promising to be a virgin is not fun anymore" Joe smiled sadly. His smile made me step back. It was just so… bitter. Again, I could tell this wasn't the Joe I had met 4 years ago. This Joe looked sadder, darker, and colder. Not to mention he ws looking at me as if I were some sort of.. piece of meat.
"So… how are Nick and Kevin doing?" "Oh you know, they just are. As boring as always"
Every word he says hurts me. And I used to have the biggest crush on THIS guy? I feel ashamed for just being his friend. But… he wasn't always like this, right? Everything that I had read on magazines for the last 3 years …
"Joe Jonas… too full of himself?"
"Is fame too much for the Jonas Brothers?"
"Finally, one the so "pure" Jonas Brothers has learned that fame has only one use: to get into girl's pants"
I had refused to believe every single word about them, every single bad word about Joe. But now, looking at him ,those words seemed so truthful…
"And what about your cute little friend Miss Miley? Is she still so annoying?" he asked
"Well.. she is annoying sometimes… but you don't have to say it, Joseph. She's now my boss, you know" I sighed, feeling suddenly sad. I loved Miley, but working for her as a dancer had never been my idea of a fulfill life…
His twisted smile disappeared, and for a minute, he looked at me almost as if he cared. "What happened, Lills? I thought you wante to be a professional skateboarder.. that was your dream, right?"
He remembered. I had the impulse to hug him, but I contained myself. I didn't even want to talk about that subject. About what had happened.
"I just quitted, Joe. It' much easier being a dancer, I make good money, so…"
"But you are not happy"
Can I trust him?
No one's POV
Lilly stayed quiet. Joe then put on his sunglasses "It's all right Lilly. It is not my problem anyway. Wanna go and have a drink with me?",
"I don't drink Joseph" she gave him a dry look "And I thought you also didn't"
"I didn't. Now I do. C'mon, Lills. I'm already grown, it's not such a big deal. I'm big boy."
"You are so not a big boy, Joe" Lilly just wanted to leave, she didn't want to talk to this… stranger, who looked so much like her ex-best friend anymore. "Go by yourself, I'll just go home"
"whatever" Joe seemed a little upset "I guess I'll have to get some random chick to go with me… well you, know, since I'm Joe Jonas, I can get anyone, anytime"
Lily felt anger, her eyes burning "Well, you can't get me" She just walked the opposite direction.
Joe looked at the sky, with a bit of regret. Lilly's big brown eyes, wet, hurt, lost… he saved those eyes in his heart, and then his heart become ice again.
With Miley Stewart
"Wait dad… we are going on tour with Jonas brothers?? Next week? OMG that's gonna be one acward tour…"
"I know you haven't' seem them in many years, sweetheart, but me and their manager thought it's be great to renew the relationship between Hannah and the boys…
"I guess it's ok… I heard they have changed a lot.. perhaps Joe is less annoying and Nick less serious… Kevin is just fine…
"Oh honey, another detail. There's another performer which we thought would be great to join you and the boys…"
"Oh… who is him? " Miley was always interested at meeting new boys
"It's a her, actually, and you already know her. The famous singer Mickayla…
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
WELLL this is the end of chapter one… as you can see.. joe has changged a lot… he doesn't get along with his brothers.. he doesn't wear his purity ring…
Lilly s alaso differente… why did she give up skateboarding?
Well, next chapter will be called "See you again"… joe will see Lilly again.. some controversy between Michayla and Miley… more fights between Joe and Nick… well, you'll see!! And please review!!