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How could I have been so stupid no to have noticed them? Every girl in my old school was obsessed with them, they were seriously all I ever heard about.

I must have been starin because Briana nudged me in my side. I blinked and looked down to see Joe Jonas holding his hand in out in the air. I just looked at it.

"Um, he started, "Are you going to shake my hand?" "Oh!" I exclaimed, hearing laughter from behind Joe. He smiled at me. He introduced himself, as if it were necessary, and we shook hands.

"This, Joe said pointing to the one I had heard laughing, is Nick." Nick Jonas. I had heard a lot about him. "Do you have a problem?" I asked irratibly. Weren't they used to people being in awe of them? Not that I was. At all. Truth was, I thought their music was really, really good. It's just I'm not the type to like someone just for their looks.

"It's just Bri told us that you weren't the type to be a groupie, or whatever," Nick said, as if apologizing. I mentally smacked myself. Way to go Chloe. "Sorry," I mumbled, feeling incredibly stupid. Truth was, I thought their music was really, really good. Nick shrugged it off.

"And I'm not a groupie!" I added defensively. Kevin chuckled. "Of course not," then added, "I'm Kevin Jonas, by the way. "I know," I said, preparing myself for the teasing to follow.

They all started laughing as if on cue. "Not a groupie, eh?" Joe asked in a fake British accent, putting an arm around my shoulder, directing me into Texas Road house, the others following suit.

30 MINUTES LATER

"And then Nick started to scream like a girl, and everyone in the whole world, basically, saw it!" Joe exclaimed, as we all cracked up at another one of his stories from their most recent tour.

I had to admit, even though I'd only known them for about 40 minutes (and Briana for more) they all made me happier than I'd been in a long time. First there was Joe. He was defintely the funny one out of the group, even though Nick and Briana gave him a run for his money. Either way, we were all kept in stitches throughout dinner.

Kevin was the protective older brother type. Whenever a guy looked at Briana for too long he gave them the "look." And believe me, I never want to be on the receiving line of it. Ever. And, even though we'd just met, he'd already pulled the big brother act on me. Half-way through dinner, an older guy winked at me and was cat-calling at me and what not. Well Kevin wasn't going to have this, so he stood up and went over to the man to give him a firm talking to. Didn't see the guy after that.

And Nick is...well, I'm not too sure. He's nice like his brothers, and he's funny like Joe, but he is really quiet. It took him up to about now to actually start talking full conversations. I'll just have to wait to see about him.

"So, Chloe, we don't know too much about you. Enlighten us." Kevin said smiling. What a cheesy line.

"Well, I just moved here from North Dakota and- "Wow, really? Did your parents have a job transfer or something?" Joe cut in.

That hit a nerve. It also made me think. I didn't belong here with these rich, happy people. I was dirty and mean, and not worthy of their friendship.

I pushed back my chair and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Nick asked, confused.

"Um, I just remembered I had to go home for some, uh, family time," I lied. The look on the boys' face made me feel like crap. I should just stay here and be nice, and possibly even make friends...No. I can't.

"Okay, Joe said slowly, "Will we see you again?" I just shrugged my shoulders and left.

It was better this way, I said to myself. They wouldn't want to be friends with someone like me anyways. And I tried as hard as I could to make myself believe it.

So, just to clear things up, something happened to Chloe back in N.D. and that will probably be revealed in the next chapter or 2.

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