No, I'm not dead. I am so sorry that I haven't updated in ages. I mean, I know what I want to write about. But I just don't feel like writing. I've been really tired and busy lately. Once again, I apoligize. I personally think this chapter is pretty awful. If you have any ideas for the story, please do not hesitate to suggest them to me! I hope you enjoy this chapter :) And thanks to everyone who has reviewed!

Chapter 4

Nick's POV

"That must be Kevin. Shall we get going?" I asked Lily.

She smiled and nodded. "Yup." She replied.

I took her hand and we quickly walked out to the school entrance. I spotted Kevin's car and ushered Lily inside.

"Hey Kev, this is Lily Truscott. Lily, this is my older and wiser brother Kevin Jonas," I stated.

"Nice to meet you Lily, how you doing?" Kevin asked her.

"I'm okay, I guess. Just a little sore but I'm good. How about you? It's nice to meet you too Kevin," She replied, her voice a little shaky.

I glanced at her and mouthed "You okay?" She looked at me confused and nodded her head. Something was up, for sure. I could tell.

"Well, I was having a great dream featuring Rachel McAdams, but some idiot had to wake me up with his phone call," He said.

Lily started giggling. I stuck my tongue out at him as he started driving.

"So, where to little brother?" He asked me.

"Hmm..." I wondered. I suddenly had an idea in my head and whispered something in his ear. He nodded and smiled widely.

"You're going to love this Lily," Kevin stated.

"Going to love what?" She asked me, confusion written all over her face.

"You'll see."

When we finally arrived at the place, I looked over to Lily and she looked rather confused. We got out of the car and Kevin pulled down the window.

"Hey, you kids be safe now okay? I'll see you at home Nick and I'll see you soon Lily. Have a nice time," He said. He handed me a 20 dollar bill and I winked at him. It was our way of saying "Thanks man, I'll pay you back soon."

"Bye Kevin, thanks for much for the ride. I really appreciate it. See you soon!" Lily exclaimed.

"Yeah man, I owe you." I told him. He waved good bye to me and Lily and started to drive away.

I glanced at Lily. Her face was a mix of confusion and wonder. Wait, isn't confusion and wonder the same thing? Okay, whatever.

"Is there something wrong Lily?" I asked.

She shook her head and smiled. My God, was she beautiful. "Nothing's wrong. Just a little confused as to why we're standing in the middle of the road." She said, puzzle.

I let out a little laugh. "Don't worry, just trust me okay?" I replied mischievously.

She rolled her eyes and agreed. I spontaneously grabbed her hand and dragged her to our destination. She seemed a little shocked, but ignored it.

After walking for about 10 minutes, we reached the spot. I let go of her hand and started to run.

"Nick! Where are you going? Wait up!" Lily yelled.

"Catch me if you can Lily!" I screamed back. I continued running until I found a place to hide.

I peeked over to where Lily was and laughed. She was looking all over the place with a stunned look on her face.

"Okay Nick, this is not funny. I'm going home, bye!" She stated, still looking around the place.

I rolled my eyes and jumped out. "Boo!"

"I have an older sister, you have to do better then that." She said, with a grin.

I dismissed the comment and grabbed her hand again. This time, leading her to the exact spot I wanted to show her. When we got there, her eyes enlarged and her mouth dropped open. We were at a beautiful park. It had thousands of bright colored flowers and a swing set. And not to mention, a full equipped water fountain.

"Holy sweet nibblets! This place is gorgeous." Lily said, as her big baby blue eyes widened in shock.

"Yeah, I guess it is. It's my secret spot. I like to go here to think and write songs. You like?" I asked her, even though I already knew the answer.

"No, I love!" She started walking passed me and exploring the whole place.

I smiled and let her go explore whatever she wanted to. I walked up to the swings and started swinging on one. I made sure no one took the swing next to me, I was saving it for Lily. When she finally got back, she walked to me with a huge smirk on her face. She sat on the swing next to me and started kicking the sand.

"This place is beautiful Nick. Thanks for showing it to me." She said, looking into my eyes.

Her eyes were such a beautiful color. The most gorgeous color of blue I have ever seen. I feel like I find some sort of exotic paradise every time I look into them. Hey, those are good song lyrics!

"Um, Nick? Are you there? Hello, anyone home?" Lily asked, waving her hand in my face.

I woke up from my little day-dream and started shaking my head. "Oh sorry, I got distracted."

Lily raised her right eyebrow and laughed. "Distracted by what? The hot grandma on the bench?" She said sarcastically.

"Um, duh! She's got it going on!" I exclaimed, pretending to put on my sexy pout.

Lily started laughing hysterically and I joined in with her. After we wiped our tears from crying too hard, I started staring into her eyes again. What the hell Nick, stop before she thinks your some freak!

"What? Did my make-up smudge or something?" Lily asked.

I shook my head and turned away. "So, you want to play a game?" I suggested, trying to change the subject.

"Hm, it depends. What game are you suggesting, Nicholas?" She wondered.

"I was thinking of 10 questions, mother." I told her.

She giggled and replied. "Okay, sure. I'll go first."

I nodded and she started to think. "When's your birthday?"

"November 16th." I replied.

"Favourite colour?"

"Royal Blue."

"Food?"

"Steak." I said, rubbing my stomach.

"Band?"

"Switchfoot."

"Movie?"

"Finding Neverland, duh!" She rolled her eyes at my answer.

"What's your most prized possession?"

"I'd have to say my family." I knew it was cheesy, but it was true.

"Aw, how sweet! Favourite ice-cream flavor?"

"Cotton candy baby! Hey, that rhymes. I rule!"

"Yes, you rule. Uh, favourite drink?"

"Red bull and Diet Coke!"

"No wonder why you're so hyper all the time! How many girl friends have you had?"

I was a little stunned by the question, but I answered it anyways. "Only 2."

"How come only 2? Come on now, you're the legendary Nick Jonas. You're like a chick magnet!" She said sarcastically.

"Oh, very funny Lily. Haha, I almost forgot to laugh. I know I'm a chick magnet, they can't resist me! But, I haven't found anyone special yet." I answered.

"Aw, poor baby!" She said, pouting about me.

"Shut up! You have one question left, don't waste it." I said matter-of-factly.

"Okay, fine. Um, do you mind telling me about Arianna? If not, I completely understand. I know how hard it is to talk about it but you know that you should hold on an-"

I smiled at her rambling. "Lily. It's okay, I'm fine with it." I said, interrupting her. I bit my bottom lip and started to fidget.

She looked down at her feet and then at my face again. "Okay." She whispered.

"Well, to start off, Arianna was an amazing person. She was kind, loving and a lot of fun to be around. I met her in the 5th grade and we instantly clicked. We were best friends for 4 years, until she passed away. She um, died in a car crash about
3 years ago." I replied.

I turned my head to see if my answer was believed. Truth is, I lied. Arianna didn't die in a car crash. But I didn't want her knowing the solid truth. At least the beginning was all true. I know she would pity me even more if she knew the truth about Ari's death.

Lily's face softened and I noticed a single tear cascade down her flawless cheeks. "Are you okay?" I asked her, obviously confused as to why she was crying.

"Oh, my. I'm s-sorry." She said softly.

"It's okay. I shouldn't be grieving anymore. I know she's up there watching over me." I explained, truthfully.

She smiled softly and I wiped the tear off her face. I looked into her eyes and they struck me harder then usual. It was weird how this one girl was having this kind of affect on me. She was so different from all the others girls. She was so…unique. I think she got creeped out at my staring because she bolted her face away and started staring at the ground.

"So……" She said, breaking the silent.

I never noticed how sweet her voice sounded until just now. It had this ringing to it. Okay, I sound kind of insane. But I don't know. She had one of those voices that I could listen to all day long and never get tired of.

"Hey, it's my turn to ask you 10 questions now." I told her. I nearly forgot. I was craving to know more about her. And I think I have the perfect question.

She grinned and nodded. "Oh dang, I was hoping you would've forgotten about that."

I let out a laugh and shook my head. "Not over my dead body. So, here's the deal. If I ask you this one question and you answer it, I'll let you off the hook for the other 9 questions. But this question you have to do."

I watched her as her face expression changed to confusion. It looked like she was having a debate with her She finally looked me right in the eyes and nodded.

"Shoot."

I smirked and mentally tapped myself of the back for being such a great persuader.

"Can you sing me the song that best describes your mood right now? Okay, it doesn't have to be your mood. Maybe it could be your favorite song, or the song that describes what you're going through best right now." I said confidently.

"What?! I can't sing! No, no, no. Another question, this isn't fair!" She screamed.

"Nope, you have to do it. You agreed to it, and there's no take backs! You have to do it. You have to." I replied.

"This is so unfair. You're going to laugh at me! No, please don't make me do this." She whined.

"If you do this, I swear I won't ask for anything else! I'll take you to dinner on Saturday if you do it!" I suggested. Oh my, what if she thinks I'm asking her on a date?

"Nicholas Jonas, are you asking me out?" She asked, with her eyebrow raised.

Oh crap. "Um, I was jus- I mean, well not like uh. Is this a trick question?" I answered. Nice man, you just made yourself look like a total idiot!

"Yes, to both of your questions." She said, smiling.

"No way! Seriously? Wait, make that 3 of my questions. You still have to sing to come on the dat- I mean go to dinner with me. If that made any sense……" I uttered.

She smiled widely and nodded her head. "Okay, but I swear. If you laugh or tell anyone about this, I'll either never say another word to you again. Or beat the living rock star out of you." She threatened.

I nodded furiously. "Cross my heart." I said, running my index finger over my heart.

"Okay, turn around though. If you look at me, I'll probably get even more nervous." She ordered.

I did what was said and turned around. I waited patiently for her voice to fill my ears but she didn't make a sound. So I did what I did the first thing that came to mind.

"I don't want another pretty face. I don't want just anyone to hold. I don't want my love to go to waste. I want you and your beautiful soul. You're the one I wanna chase. You're the one I wanna hold. I won't let another minute go to waste. I want you and your beautiful soul." I sang.

Lily looked right up to me and smiled.

"I'm alone, on my own. And that's all I know. I'll be strong. I'll be wrong. Oh, but life goes on. Oh I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in this world. Maybe I'm just a girl on a mission, but I'm ready to fly. " She sang.

Her voice was sweet and soft. I personally loved it. It had this zest to it. She could've been a singer if she wanted to. I started to clap.

"Lily, you have an awesome voice. How can you say you can't sing?" I asked her.

"Shut up! YOUR voice is amazing, and nice choice of song. Jesse McCartney is awesome. I've met him once. He's so cute." She answered, dreamily.

I rolled my eyes. "So what am I? A grilled cheese sandwich?" I asked, playfully.

"Um, obviously. I love grilled cheese sandwiches!" She exclaimed, sticking her tongue out.

We both started to laugh again. We stopped laughing at the same time and looked in each others eyes. Oh my, this urge to kiss her is killing me. But I couldn't. I just met her! She'd think I'm weird. We continued staring at each other until I couldn't resist it anymore. I started to lean closer to her and she started to do the same. Ha, so she doesn't think I'm weird! And since she's leaning in, she must like me too right? We were about an inch apart until I heard my ring tone blast out from my cell phone. We darted from each other right away and avoided each other's eyes. The sound of Inconsolable, by the Backstreet Boys filled the awkward silence. I looked at the caller I.D. to find out that Joe was calling. I flipped open my phone and pressed it against my right ear.

"Joe? Why are you calling me right now? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" I asked, furiously.

"Dude, why do you sound like you're pissed off? Well, I could ask the same for you! Oh right, you're not in school! Where the hell are you man? Man, when I tell mom and dad that you skipped school, they are going to grou-" I heard him argue back.

"If you tell mom and dad, I'll tell them that sneaked out last night! I'm at the park, it's a long story. I'll tell you when I get home. I'm with Lily, so don't call back." I shouted furiously.

"Oh wait, what? You're with Lily? Oh Nicholas Jerry Jonas, you better not be doing anything I wouldn't do." Can he be anymore annoying?

"Shut up, Joseph. You are so immature. Can I hang up now?" I whined.

"Well, immature is my middle name." He said, cockily.

"No it's not. Your middle name is Adam, idiot. Okay, hanging up no-"

"No wait, I'm coming to hang out with you guys! We're dissecting frogs today in Biology, and I think I might just faint if I have to cut open a dead frog. I'll be there in 15 minutes. Chao for now!" His annoying voice chimed..

"What! No way, man! You are such a chicken for not wanting to dissect a stupid fro-" I was cut short by the dial tone.

That stupid donkey! I can't believe he's coming here. He is going to get a very long lecture with big words he won't even understand when we get home. Great, now even Lily can fall head over heels for him! I mean, don't get me wrong or anything, I love my brother. But it's usually always him who gets all the girls. He IS the legendary Joe Jonas. Notice I emphasized "is".

"Everything okay?" I heard Lily ask.

I darted around to face her and put away my phone. Confusion was written all over her face. I let out a little sigh.

"Everything's great. Well, except the fact that my idiotic brother is going to be joining us."

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