I'm gonna keep this short cause I'm tired and pissed. As you know, voting season has come, the show, Laura and Ross have been nominated. Turns out, the Every Witch Way fandom have been using an app to cheat. It allows you to create dozens of accounts and when you send one tweet (vote) it counts as as many accounts as you have. This is why they get thousands of votes per hour. We can't catch up, it's hopeless and we have tweeted Nickelodeon multiple times, who chose to ignore it. We're desperate. Please, if you have any questions regarding this, please visit my twitter page. I have just explained everything in a few tweets with photos as proof. The link is on my profile page.

PLEASE, IF YOU COULD, VISIT MY PAGE TO FIND THE LINK TO THE NICKELODEON WEBSITE. THE CAST COULD REALLY USE YOUR VOTE ONLINE, SINCE THE TWITTER VOTES ARE BEING CHEATED ON. THANK YOU!

This is one of my favourite chapters yet, I wish I could be more enthusiastic, but I'm not. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please ignore it and stay happy. It'll only ruin your mood.

Almost 4000 words full of Raura goodness. You deserve it.

The last few days, the temperature in New York had been slightly higher, which caused the snow to melt. The streets were covered with melted snow, slightly brown and blubbery. But today, the frost had returned. The thin coat of water on had frozen, making the sidewalk extremely slippery and hard to walk on. Laura's boots weren't the best footgear to help her through it.

''Do you have any grip with those boots?'' Ross questions her after studying her wobbling for a minute. The bottom of her black boots were completely smooth, not giving her any hold onto the ice covered road. She continues to put one foot before the other, carefully to step on the least icy parts.

''I haven't fallen yet!'' she answers, staying positive while using her arms to keep her balance. He walks behind her, watching her every move, being grateful for his choice to wear his comfortable sneakers. She keeps her eyes on her feet as she's gradually moving forward until she stops her pace.

In front of her, the little spots of uncovered pavement had disappeared. Instead, the whole sidewalk was covered by a thick layer of shiny ice, leaving not a single inch of it uncovered. She looks at the ground and then turns to Ross. He can't help but laugh at her sad form.

''The hotel isn't too far away, we can still go back to change your shoes,'' he assures her while pointing back and he's about to turn around to walk back when she stops him.

''No, I don't feel like walking back. I just need something to hold onto,'' she speaks while holding her chin, looking up in a thinking position. She turns around to look at the ice one more time, thinking of any solutions. Ross sighs deeply before walking up to her and putting his lower arm out gentleman-ish. She's still looking around, not noticing him as she stands with her back to him.

She turns around, her mouth open as she's about to tell him something, when she notices his silent gesture. Gratefully grabbing his bent arm with two hands, she looks up smiling before they start walking together. She holds herself up by putting both her hands inside his elbow and slightly leaning against him.

''You really like holding onto people, don't you?'' Ross smirks, looking straight forward. Laura blushes as she grips his arm tighter.

''You're saying that like it's a bad thing,'' she responds, laughing at him. Suddenly, her face is filled with worry. ''You don't mind, do you?'' she's about to let go when his other hand covers hers.

''Don't be ridiculous, of course I don't. On the contrary,-'' his sentence is interrupted by a lot of flashing lights blinding the two. In front of them, three men with photo cameras block their way as they ask them multiple questions, all at once. Laura and Ross hold a hand in front of their faces, eyes narrowing, to protect them from the bright flashes.

''Laura, Ross, are you guys on a date?'' one of them asks while snapping a few photos. The two look at each other, nervous and irritated at the same time.

''No, we're not. Just…going out,'' Ross answers as he leads Laura forward. As they take a few steps, the men don't get out of the way but walk a few steps back, leaving only a few feet between them. They don't seem to have gotten all they wanted as they keep shooting questions at them.

''Where are you going? You look great together! Ross, tell us the truth, did you ask her out?'' the other two men follow the other's example and question the two more.

''I did not ask her out, could you please leave us alone?'' Ross continues to answer, now starting to get angry with the paparazzi. Laura holds her head down, trying to hide her face, as she keeps quiet. While two of them keep their attention on Ross, one turns to Laura. He drops his camera, brings out a small recording device and brings it close to Laura as he keeps walking backwards. She looks at Ross scared, but he doesn't notice her as he's still trying to get the other two man to leave. His face turns into a frown as his voice starts to get louder with every annoyed answer he gives.

''Laura, you look really great!'' Laura smiles shyly as she still keeps her head low and thanks him politely. ''You can tell us the truth, Laura. I won't tell anyone. C'mon spill the deets,'' the man whispers while making the false promise.

He pushes the device closer to her mouth, not wanting to miss anything and slows his pace, causing her to stop walking. She can't move anymore as he is forming an obstacle on the pavement. He comes closer and lays a comforting hand on her arm. Suddenly, two arms push the man backwards against a display window next to them.

''Leave her alone, right now,'' Ross shouts at him before he pulls her away from them. She can barely keep up with his long legs as he's walking forward in a fast tempo. His eyes keep focussing on the buildings in front of them as is lips are smashed together in a thin line and his jaw is visibly tightened.

''Ross, can we slow down?'' she begs him softly in which he seems to awaken from his trance. He slows down until they walk in a comfortable pace. ''Thanks for that, I felt really uncomfortable.''

''That guy needed to get his hands off of you. Paparazzi is getting more rude every day.'' he states, still angry, while she sees him clench his fist. Laura shakes her head, hating to see him this way.

''He was just doing his job, don't be mad about it,'' she tries to comfort him, squeezing his arm, but sees he's not letting it go. Instead, she decides to change the subject to something a bit lighter. ''Hey, what restaurant are we going to?''

''The karaoke one, remember? Raini made reservations.'' he reminds her, pointing at the bar that was already in sight. She follows his arm and shakes her head quickly.

''Ross, we can't go there, we're too early. She made reservations for four and, besides, I can't sing,'' she starts to add up excuses while pointing at her throat. Ross rolls his eyes, slightly pulling her to the door.

''Laura Marano, not being able to sing? I'm not buying that,'' Laura struggles to walk in the opposite direction as they come closer to the entrance of the bar. ''But, alright, if you don't want to go here, that's fine. Go on. Walk somewhere else,'' and he removes her hands from his arm.

Without him to hold onto, she doesn't have any support and quickly finds herself wobbling on the ice again. Sighing, she grabs his arm to walk towards the door. He laughs as he holds it open and enters after her.

''So,'' Ross speaks while putting his drink down. He intended to order a beer tonight, but, since he wasn't turning 21 until next month, he was still under age and Laura had convinced him to limit the times they had to break the law this evening. ''When are you getting up there?''

''I'm not getting up there ever. Are you planning on performing for us tonight?'' Laura leans back in her chair and crosses her arms as she tries to divert the attention from herself. The stage was actually bigger than she expected to be in a restaurant and only a few people had dared to climb on it. They were okay, not any competition, if she would've planned on following after, which she was not.

''C'mon, Laura, you know you want to. And don't give me the throat bullshit. You and I both know you've been talking non-stop today. Your throat is fine,'' Ross leans forward, placing his elbows on the table to give her a piercing look, smirking evilly. Laura raises her eyebrows before copying his position. They stare into each other's eyes, faces close as they're daring the other to look away first. ''I dare you to perform a song.''

Laura slowly shakes her head as she smirks at him.

''There's nothing you can say that could make me go on that stage. So stop trying,'' she leans back again, grabbing her tall glass of iced tea and sips while studying his face. He's still staring at her, obviously trying to think of a way to convince her. Then his face lights up. A wide smile appears as he grabs his own glass.

''You're right. Laura Marano isn't one to randomly go to a karaoke bar, get on stage and entertain a bunch of strangers,'' she freezes as she's putting her glass back on the table and looks at him, eyes narrowing. He understands he's heading in the right direction, so continues the trail. ''I mean, Raini? Sure. Calum, yeah, probably. But, you, Laura?'' he stands up to give his statement more power as he braces himself on the table to lean over her.

''I don't think you've got the guts.''

Laura's mouth is hanging open, one eyebrow raised and Ross knows he succeeded on his mission. Content, he leans back in his chair, closing his eyes and enjoys the taste of his sprite mixed with the taste of accomplishment when her loud voice sounds.

''You don't think I've got the guts,'' his eyes snap open to see her stand next to him, her hands on her hips, looking down at his sitting form. ''I'll show you guts,'' and she grabs his hand to pull him up. Pulling him behind her, she storms to the guy next to the podium. He's sitting behind a laptop and looks up surprised when seeing them.

''Awesome, are you guys doing a duet?'' seeing her hand around his pulse, he figures they're probably a couple. He turns the laptop a bit so they can choose a song, in which Laura takes place next to him. She scrolls through the song list, determined to find one certain song and finds it after a few seconds, pointing at it to show the guy which song to play.

''Oh, no. This is not a duet,'' Laura grabs the two microphones that are placed in the holder and hands one to Ross, who still looks confused. ''This is a battle.''

''Alright! Get ready, I'll prepare the song,'' the man turns to the laptop while Ross looks around, a questioning look in his eyes. He points at the microphone as he looks at him, silently asking him what's going on. ''Sorry, dude. I think your girlfriend just dared you to a sing-off.''

''Don't worry, Ross. It's nothing you can't handle,'' Laura assures him, smirking while getting ready to go on stage. She knows the song by heart and knows he does too. They played it all the time on set when it came out. She looks at the man behind the music device. ''It's Ross and Laura, by the way.''

''Here are Ross and Laura, bringing you a sing-off. Pick your favourite!'' and with that he presses the play button. Music starts filling the bar, people tapping their feet and nodding their heads on the upbeat tempo as the title of the song appears on the screen next to them. The first few lines show and the blue colour tells them that Ross starts the song.

Ross looks back at Laura who's leaning against the wall at the back of the stage, winking at him when it hits him. He's about to sing with Laura. He smiles, silently praising her for the way she managed to get him up here and shrugs. Bracing himself, he knows he's gonna put everything in the song. He will not accept being beaten in a sing-off, not by Laura.

''Baby, I'm preying on you tonight. Hunt you down, eat you alive. Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals,'' he knows the song and every lyric of it and Laura knew it. There couldn't be a more perfect song for them to perform. He points at the crowd while singing the first part and glances at the screen. The second part of the chorus was shown in the colour pink, telling them the girl must sing the second part.

While singing the last line, he turns around just to see Laura throwing away her leather jacket and ripping the rubber band out of her hair, shaking her curls to they fall wildly over her shoulders. She throws him a dark look before walking up to him, singing her lines.

''Maybe you think that you can hide. I can smell your scent from miles. Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals,'' she walks slowly, making sure she moves her hips with every step she takes until they're face to face. Ross gapes at her with wide eyes, his microphone slowly lowering as he stares at her. ''Baby, I'm-'' just before his part starts, she turns around, walking away from him. She hears him follow her soon after.

''So what you trying to do to me? It's like we can't stop, we're enemies. But we get along when I'm inside you,'' when he sees Laura walking away, he can't help but walk after her to the other side of the stage. He hears the crowd cheer, but, honestly, he doesn't care. He can't keep his eyes off of Laura and she knows it.

''You're like a drug that's killing me. I cut you out entirely. But I get so high when I'm inside you,'' he grabs his hair with his free hand, shaking his head as he stands behind her, leaning his head down like he's singing it to her. Then, she turns around, smiling at him before bringing the microphone up to her mouth.

''Yeah, you can start over, you can run free. You can find other fish in the sea. You can pretend it's meant to be, but you can't stay away from me,'' Laura puts her hand on his chest before walking towards him, pushing him backwards until they stop in the centre of the stage. She moves her index finger left and right at the last line while looking up to him with innocent, wide eyes.

''I can still hear you making that sound. Taking me down rolling on the ground. You can pretend that it was me but no.'' turning her back to him, she presses herself against his chest and closes her eyes. When she's about to walk away from him, he's faster than her and grabs her pulse. Pulling her back and turning around, he pushes her against the wall next to the stage.

''Baby, I'm preying on you tonight. Hunt you down, eat you alive. Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals,'' placing a hand a little above her head, he leans down, singing to her. They stare into each other's dark eyes as they completely forget the other people in the room.

''Maybe you think that you can hide. I can smell you scent from miles. Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.'' she rests her lower arm on his shoulder, causing him to lay a hand on her hip as she follows the rhythm of the song. She smiles widely, showing him how much fun she's having and he's sure he made the right choice of tricking her into this. ''Baby, I'm-''

''Don't tell no lie, lie, lie, lie. You can't deny, ny, ny, ny. The beast inside, side, side, side. Yeah, yeah, yeah.'' she slips under his arm to walk to the centre of the stage once again. Ross watches her, leaning his back against the wall as she sings her part. Bringing one hand to her hair, she grabs it while dancing to the song. She moves her hips quickly on the fast part at the end of the three lines. While singing the 'Yeah', she curls her index finger, signalling for him to come closer.

''No girl, don't lie, lie, lie, lie. You can't deny, ny, ny, ny. The beast inside, side, side, side. Yeah, yeah, yeah.'' he walks closer to her, expecting her to back up, but she doesn't. Soon, they're standing chest to chest, smiling at each other in the instrumental break.

''Just like animals, animals like animals-mals.'' Ross nods at her, silently telling her how impressed he is with her performance in which she shyly shrugs.

''Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.'' Laura cocks her head at him while biting her lip as she thinks of what comes next. Looking at him, she knows he knows too and sees him tilting his head back before bringing the microphone to his mouth to release a loud wolf-ish howl. She laughs out loud, covering her mouth as she claps for him with her microphone in one hand.

''Baby, I'm prettying on you tonight. Hunt you down, eat you alive. Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.'' Ross continues singing while running a hand up her bare arm to rest it against her cheek. Laura smiles shakily before ending the song.

''Maybe you think that you can hide. I can smell your scent from miles. Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.'' she covers his hand by his own, squeezing it before removing it from her cheek after a few seconds. The people in the bar go wild, cheering for them as the music guy joins them on stage.

''Wow, guys, that was amazing. Am I right?'' the crowd cheers again in response. ''Nevertheless, this was a sing-off. There's only one winner. Can I hear it for Ross?'' everyone in the bar claps for him as a few people give him a standing ovation.

He walks around them and lays a hand on Laura's shoulder. ''Can I hear it for lovely lady, Laura?'' the clapping is slightly louder and almost everyone stands up from their chairs to cheer for her. Laura jumps up and down as she squeals happily. Ross looks at her, smiling. She totally deserved that one, he couldn't even keep up with her.

''Looks like we have a winner, I'm sorry, Ross, but Laura is the ultimate karaoke champion of tonight. Give it up for Ross and Laura one more time, ladies and gentlemen.''

''Don't worry about it, dude. I'm still a winner, having her with me.'' he tells him quietly while patting him on the shoulder before helping Laura down and leading her to their table.

Was that sexual tension or was that sexual tension. Can you imagine Ross jaw dropping over Laura's sexy singer form? I can. Tell me what you expect to see next time in the reviews below!

BAD1027 chapter 18

This fanfic is honestly so cute! I absolutely adore it! I can't wait for the next update! I like seeing all of the cute coupley things they do together. Haha and I'm sorry but I really want some sexual tension where they argue and yell at each over something really simple and then Laura just goes straight for his lips. Like please. I will give you virtual cookies if you do! 3 - Teehee, same here! Oh girl, I know what you mean. You love sexual tension. I'll get you more sexual tension. And the argue thing? Meh that might even be there too in a while. Might've even already written it. Have I? Gee, I dunno. Wait. You got virtual cookies? Okay okay, I have written it. Something like it. Now gimme the cookies

chapter 18

please continue it, it's amazing but what bet did Raini and Calum make sorry i lost it, but i can see that the next chapter is going to be amazing, love it - Oh, I'm terribly sorry! Yeah, I was kinda scared people would miss it, cause it was such a tiny part in the fanfic. Basically, on the day of the photo shoot, Raini and Calum made a bet in how fast Raura would admit their feelings, Raini said in a week or less, Calum said longer than that. This night is exactly one week later, which makes this the finale night for them to get together if Raini wants to win the bet. This is why she eventually didn't go with. You can read it in chapter 10!

Kristen chapter 18

Hahahah Still don't know what dutch means. Is it a BAD Thing. BTW this chapter was amazing. And Lol from SA. I think we are in the same time scale hahaha keep writing your REALLY REALLY GOOD at it
From KDupies - Hey you! You're from twitter right? Yea you ask me a lot of questions about my fanfic ahahah nice to see you here too! I explained it to you already didn't I?

Anythingyouneed chapter 18

I love this story so much you're doing great love everything about it...and I get what you mean about working in a hotel it's the same for me just running around and fake smiles and all that it's sucks anyways can't wait for the next chapter. - If feel you, fortunately, I only had three days (still have sore feet tho) is this your permanent job? Respect!

Lauren24642 chapter 18

I love this chapter! I need to know what happens at the hockey game haha! Does something go wrong? Does someone get hurt? I need to know haha! And it's just the both of them together ahhh! You're such a great writer! The whole story is just so beautifully wrote! - Thank you! Ooooh I guess you'll have to find out in the next chapter! I can tell you, nobody ends up in the hospital (already used that one oops) Just the both of them, indeed. Like a date. But also not like a date. At a date you only have interest in each other, here…not so much. Spoiler!