Surprises of Life Chapter 8 Flower Festival Surprises
I groaned getting up, I didn't get any sleep whatsoever, that stupid nightmare kept me awake all night.
"What's wrong with you?" Finn asked with a raise of his eyebrow when I plopped down into a kitchen chair letting my head hit the table.
"I had trouble sleeping..." I whined lifting my head slightly.
There was a knock on the door, "Who is it, Finn?" I asked with a whisper.
Finn flew over to a window, "Um...you might want to dress quickly, Kayla..." Finn replied.
I ran over to my wardrobe to dress quickly in a yellow shirt and a pair of my jeans and my boots, "I'll be there in a minute!" I yelled.
I rushed over to the door and pulled it open, panting slightly with a glare.
"Um...Gill wanted me to come here and tell you about the flower festival tonight..." Chase said with a rub of his neck nervously.
"Shouldn't he have told me yesterday...?" I asked.
"He...um...forgot..." Chase said.
"I guess that's okay...well I'm not stopping you, but would you like to come in?" I asked, Finn whined.
"Um...I-I..." Chase stuttered.
"I have orange juice." I said with a small smile, my words making his decision.
Chase walked in awkwardly, "You can take a seat while I get you your juice and I hope you don't mind if I eat some breakfast..." I asked pointing towards the table for him to sit down at.
"Um...no it's fine..." Chase said awkwardly while twiddling his thumbs.
I sat down a glass of orange juice in front of him while I sat down with a cheese omelet.
"So...tell me about this flower festival." I said.
"Well...it's a couple's festival where couples spend the evening watching the cherry blossoms, but you could go alone if you wanted to." Chase said.
"Okay, thank you for the info, but..." I trailed off as Chase was getting up to leave, making him stop, staring at him to sit back down.
"But what...?" Chase asked sitting back down.
"But, you don't like me very well, do you? Well, I don't really blame you nobody does." I stated pushing pieces of my omelet around on the plate.
"You're..." Chase said before I interrupted him.
"I'm a weirdo, mentally insane, and apparently gay." I said looking down at my plate.
My words must have surprised him because everyone probably assumed I didn't hear them talking about me.
"Y-You h-heard?" Chase asked with shock, I nodded still twiddling my fork around.
"How could I not? That's what anyone talks about these days. I've been here three almost four weeks." I said.
"How come you haven't denied any of our accusations?" Chase asked, Finn flying over to land on my shoulder.
I shrugged, "I don't see the point of correcting you all if I'm just going to be leaving soon anyway."
"Do you mean Mayor Hamilton sending you away because you're insane?" Chase asked with a curious tilt of his head.
I shook my head, "No not because of that, I'll be leaving sooner hopefully before that happens..." I trailed off with a sigh pushing my plate to the side.
Finn hopped down from my shoulder to the table and asked with his eyes if he could finish my food. I nodded slightly to him before he started eating the rest of the food.
"Why?" Chase asked.
I shrugged, "Because I have a life back in the city, even if it is a sucky one."
"I'm sorry..." Chase said with his head down in shame.
"Why!? You have nothing to be sorry for." I said.
"I talked about you like...that and I shouldn't have...none of us should have done that to you." Chase said looking up at my face for a reaction.
"It's okay. I'm an outsider and I knew when I came here it would be hard for you all to trust me." I said with a smile, surprising him.
"Brian...can we start over...?" Chase asked.
"Yeah...I would like that very much!" I said with nod.
"I'm Brian, the new farmer!" I said with a bright smile.
"I'm Chase, I work at the Brass Bar." Chase said with a slight smile shaking my hand.
"That's the first smile I've seen on your face." I said with a smirk making the peach blond sputter.
I laughed, "It's a cute smile." I said, making him blush even more.
I laughed even more, "H-Hey this isn't funny I don't smile for anyone." Chase semi-yelled with a pout.
"Sure you don't." I said with a wink, standing up to put my plate in the sink.
Chase noticed that the plate was empty when he knew I didn't eat most of it. He just blocked out the weird thought, but he was really enjoying Brian's company, surprisingly.
"Well, you probably have to go to work, now..." I trailed off, picking up his empty glass.
He shook his head, "I work at the bar, remember, I don't have to work until the afternoon or late morning if I really wanted to work." Chase said.
"Good...I was wondering..." I trailed off as he stood up in front of me, I can't believe I've never noticed how much taller he is.
"You were wondering what exactly...?" He asked with a playful smirk.
I twiddled my finger, "Well...I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me until you have to go to work..." I said nervously.
Chase smirked down at me, "Well..." he said thinking the idea over.
"You don't have to if you're too busy to be messing around with me or if you still don't like me..." I rambled on.
Chase started chuckling, "You're funny, and sure I'll hang out with you." he smiled.
I blushed, "Um...thanks..." I trailed off heading towards the door to go outside.
"So...what do you want to do first?" Chase asked.
"Well, it might not be that fun for you, but I have to take care of my farm before we can go and do anything else..." I said, Chase nodded that it was fine.
"Are you sure? You could go home and when I get done with work we could hang out a few minutes before you go to work." I said quickly.
He shook his head, "No it's fine Brian, take your time. I'll be fine." he said with another small smile.
I nodded, "Okay come on then, I can show you how to farm if you ever needed something to do if you're bored." I said leading him over to my plot of farmland.
"So...what kind of seeds are these?" Chase asked me as I hoed the ground next to my two cabbages.
"Those...are cabbages." I said taking the two bag of seeds from his hand to plant them. "And that one is a strawberry plant."
"This soil doesn't look too good..." Chase stated with a worried glance.
I looked up to him, "That's because it is awful soil." I said taking out my watering can to water my new crops and my old ones.
I refilled my watering can, "What's the point of farming if the crops are bad?" Chase asked as I put away my filled watering can in my rucksack.
"It's actually pretty fun once you get a hang of it." I said.
"Um...how come those look different?" Chase asked.
"Because...those are potatoes and turnips which are ready to be harvested." I said with a smirk.
"Ohh..." Chase muttered, making me laugh.
I pulled him over to the ready crops, "Okay, you're going to harvest your first potato and turnip." I said pointing the crops out with my hand.
"Um...I don't want to mess up your crops, you need the money..." Chase said nervously.
"I don't care now, you're going to harvest those crops and you're not leaving until it's done." I said, he nodded quickly.
"Um...how do I harvest them?" Chase asked looking at me.
"To harvest crops...you need to be strong, not afraid to get your hands dirty, ready for anything, not afraid to battle for control..." I said seriously before breaking out in laughter because Chase was actually paying serious attention.
"Why are you laughing?" he asked.
"Sorry, your face was so serious, I couldn't help, but laugh!" I said calming down some.
"Shut up and just tell me how to harvest crops." he said.
"Fine..." I sighed with a pout. "Just pull it from the ground."
"That's it!?" Chase asked surprised, I nodded for him to go ahead and try.
He does, when he pulls the potato from the ground, he had trouble, but it soon came out flying making him fall in the dirt and I was able to catch the potato.
"Good job, now do the turnips and the other potato and this time try not to end up in the dirt." I said with a smile walking over to a few weeds to get rid of.
He quickly gets the other crops harvested and comes over with them, and gives them to me.
"Thanks, now let me finish getting rid of these pesky weeds then we'll be done..." I trailed off using my sickle on the last few weeds.
"Thank the Goddess..." Chase muttered wiping some sweat from his brow.
I put away my tools before walking over to my shipping bin to put my crops in it.
"Now, that you've learned how to take care and harvest crops, you must now learn how to take care of livestock." I said holding up two fingers.
"WHAT!" Chase semi-yelled, making me burst out laughing.
"Come on." I said dragging him into my barn.
"Hi George, this is my friend Chase!" I said cheerfully.
Chase was behind Brian blushing slightly at his words.
There is no reason for me to be blushing...
"Well Chase,...Chase? You need to come closer to Georgie if you want to learn." I said with a glare.
"Fine...now what do I do?" Chase asked standing next to George.
"Pet him." I said, he does pet him. "Softer."
He does and George moos happily.
"Okay, now go over to that wall and take a pile of fodder and put it in the trough." I instructed, Chase does it and George starts happily eating.
"Now, take this brush and brush her softly." I said putting the brush in his hand.
"Wait...her?" Chase asked surprised, I nodded. "He's a girl?"
"She's a girl and always has been a girl." I said seriously before bursting out laughing at his shocked face.
"Why did you name her George?" Chase asked.
I stopped laughing and shrugged, walking over to the back of the barn to lay out new hay.
"Brian...?" Chase asked putting a hand on my shoulder, turning me around to face him.
I sighed, "I use to have a dog that my parents got me as a kid, it was a girl and my parents wanted to name it Crystal, but I kept calling it George and it just stuck."
"So, you named your cow after your dog..." Chase said.
I nodded, "Yeah I did, I miss her a lot..."
"Hey don't be sad, you'll see her soon." Chase said with a small smile.
I shook my head, "She died a couple of years ago and my parents wouldn't let me get another one because of my job in the city.
"What did you use to do?" Chase asked as we left the barn to head to the coop.
We walked into the coop and I turned around to face him, "Um...I-I..." I trailed off.
"You do remember?" Chase asked with a smirk.
"Y-Yes! How could I forget?" I said nervously walking over to grab some feed and give it straight to my chicken.
"Then what did you use to do before coming here to become a farmer?" Chase asked, the chicken walked over to him and tried to peck his foot.
I picked up the chicken and whispered to it to bond with it.
"That chicken tried to kill me!" Chase yelled.
"She tried to peck you, it wouldn't have killed you it would have just really hurt. That's why her name is Ted." I said setting the chicken down away from Chase and I.
"Why is she called Ted? Is that your cat's name?" Chase asked watching the said chicken carefully.
I shook my head, "Nope, her name stands for Territorial Eating Demon." I said as we left the coop.
"I'm not going to ask why." Chase stated.
"Good choice." I said as I let out Ted to hang out with George.
"So what do you want to do now, since you're done with work?" Chase asked me as I was putting stuff in my shipping bin.
I closed it and turned to face him, "I'm not done yet, come on." I said walking on the path towards Garmon Mine District.
I picked up some mushrooms as Chase caught up with me.
"What are you going to teach me now?" Chase asked as I was putting the mushrooms in my rucksack.
"Nothing, I'm just foraging for plants to sell. You can just walk with me, and we can talk about random stuff." I said.
Chase nodded, "Okay, so...what did you use to do?" Chase asked. "You never answered my question back in the coop."
"Ohh...well, I've done a lot..." I trailed off as I handed Bo a mushroom.
"It's done, you can use it now, Brian." Bo said, I nodded my thanks before he left.
"What was that about?" Chase asked.
"Come on!" I said opening the mine cart and jumping in with Finn.
"You sure this is safe?" Chase asked as I pulled him into the cart and flipped the switch.
We started going forward, "I haaaate yoooouuu!" Chase screamed as we went down fast.
"Weeeee!" I yelled out laughing when we stopped at the end of the track and jumped out.
"T-That w-was..." Chase trailed off still shaking in fear as we walked down the steps into town.
"AWESOME!" I yelled, laughing, Finn laughing on my shoulder too.
Everyone in town just stopped and stared at Chase and I.
"Ahh come on Chase, you know that was fun." I pouted, Chase and I looked up when we heard giggling from a group of girls.
"Ohh no..." I trailed off, grabbing Chase's arm and dragging him through the crowd of girls towards the beach.
They ran after us, but the guys that clearly like the said crazy girls caught them and held them back.
"Thanks!" I yelled with a wave as we ran onto the beach.
I bent over holding my knees panting, "What the hell was that!" Chase semi-yelled.
"F-Fangirls...a-apparently..." I panted.
"Why were Maya, Selena, Phoebe, Kathy, Renee, Anissa, and even Candace were chasing after you. What did you do to them?!" Chase semi-yelled.
"I didn't do anything, okay!" I yelled surprising him into silence. "They think I'm mysterious and cute and they like being around me even if all of the other guys and older folk hate me. Maya's been asking me out for the last three days! They've all been except for Luna and I'm glad about that, but I wish it was someone who actually didn't hate my guts." I yelled out exasperated.
"Really...?" Chase asked me as I walked towards the water picking up some shells and sea urchins.
I nodded, "Yeah...that's one of the reasons why I like working all day..." I said looking out at the ocean.
"Wait...you do all of this work all day every day?" Chase asked me as we walked towards my farmland again.
"Yep. I do this every day." I said as we walked down to the other beach by my farm grabbing some more shells and a blueberry before heading into Flute Fields.
We walked by a forest to grab a few mushrooms and green herbs.
"So...where do we go next?" Chase asked me.
"Marimba Farm, there's usually a couple herbs, see." I said picking up the green and red herb.
"Hey Kayla, where does that gate lead to?" Finn asked flying over to the gate, I followed.
"Where does that go?" Chase asked as I checked to see if the gate was open which it wasn't.
"I don't know... Come on, let's go ask Ruth." I said as we walked inside.
"Ohh hello again, Brian, what can I get for you this time? Chase, you're actually outside early?" Ruth asked.
"Uh...yeah...surprising eh." Chase laughed nervously, the both of us knowing that Ruth and Craig both hate my guts a lot more than the others and if she knew we were kind of friends it would be bad.
"Um...I asked Chase to help me find a yellow bell frame and I was wondering about that locked gate you have in your field." I explained.
"A yellow bell frame...hm...I think there is one out there where my useless husband works. I'll make you a deal, if we had some crops to sell, I'll give you the key." Ruth said.
"Okay, I can do that!" I said happily.
"But I'll only accept ten of any these crops: lettuce, tomato, pumpkin, or buckwheat and they have to be Good quality or better." Ruth said.
I nodded, "Okay, then can I buy ten lettuce seeds." I said pulling out the money, and paid for the seeds before leaving with Chase.
"Brian...Brian! What the hell was that about?" Chase asked grabbing my arm to turn me around towards him.
"It was about nothing..." I said. "Come on, I have to plant these."
We walked silently back to my farm.
I started tilling the soil while Chase stood there still mad with me.
After a few minutes of dealing with his death glares aimed at my head, "Ruth hates me and she would be mad that I actually had somewhat of a friend so I lied and said I asked you for help on finding a way into that gate." I explained resting the hoe in the dirt.
"Why are you looking for this yellow bell frame for?" Chase asked, I didn't answer as I started tilling the soil again.
Chase was clearly getting frustrated, "Maybe you should tell him...?" Finn suggested.
I shook my head, "I can't, Finn..." I whispered, but Chase was still close enough to hear.
"Ohh, first you lie to me and now, you are talking to yourself making yourself look freaking insane!" Chase yelled.
"If that is what I have to do to keep you all away and it makes it easier for when I get the hell off this island so be it!" I yelled finishing planting and watering my new crops.
We didn't realize that all of the guys were walking towards my farm because they needed Chase for something.
"I thought we were friends, Brian!" Chase yelled, his friends stepping up to us to back him up.
"I thought so too, but apparently we were wrong!" I said as I rang the bell for the animals to go inside.
"Come on, we're going to go practice for tonight!" Chase said to his friends. "We're not going to talk to you ever again and I hope you do go to an asylum!" Chase yelled.
"Fine! I hope I'm mentally insane too, so I don't have to deal with your or other peoples' shit anymore and I can go back home to where I should be instead of being on this stupid pointless island!" I yelled, tears rolling down my cheeks.
The eight guys were staring at me in shock, as I huffed and stomped inside my house and slammed the door shut.
"What's his problem?" Luke asked.
"Shut up, Luke. Let's go practice our song one more time before we perform tonight at the festival." Chase said as they walked back to town.
I walked silently next to Chase while the others were happily talking to each other.
"Are you going to tell me what that was all about?" I asked.
"Leave me alone, Gill." Chase said.
"Dude, I'm your best friend and I know you too well to know that you wouldn't willingly hang out with Brian, so he must have forced you." I said quietly to him.
"He didn't, I wanted to after I got done explaining tonight's festival." Chase said finally calming down some.
"Luckily, Brian won't be there tonight." Owen said, making all of us look to him.
"How do you know that?" Luke asked.
"It's a couples festival, idiot." I said.
"So, we're going to be there." Luke said.
"Selena will be all over you like she always is." Julius said.
"Point taken..." Luke said.
"I just don't want to think about him anymore..." Chase sighed running his hand through his hair as we walked into the town hall.
"Gilly, you guys need to start setting up and here is the list of songs you need to sing, toodles!" Hamilton said happily handing over the long list before leaving.
"What the hell was that?" my friends asked.
"I have no idea, but we do need to start setting up." I said as we grabbed our instruments and headed to the plaza.
"Brian, what the hell was that?" Finn asked as I wiped away a few of my tears.
"Finn, that was my built up anger from these stupid...these stupid douchebags!" I semi-yelled fuming still over Chase and his bitchy ass self.
All of the sudden my phone rang, I walked over and answered it.
"Hello!" I said angrily into the phone.
"Did somebody call you a guy, Kayla?" a male voice smirked into the phone.
"That's sooo not funny right now, Chris." I said with a small smile, wiping away my tears with the back of my hand.
Finn sighed in relief before flying over to take a quick nap on his tiny pillow.
"But I knew it would make you smile, though so I think it was worth it." Chris said with a smile.
"What do you want?" I asked with my own smile.
"I wanted for you to call me, but you never did." Chris whined, making me laugh.
"I've been really busy lately." I said sitting down on the floor, leaning against the wall.
"Sat down on the floor, didn't you?" Chris asked.
"Mind reader..." I muttered into the phone making him laugh.
"No, I just know you too well, but I bet you wish I did." Chris said.
"Yeah, you do know me too well...I don't like it here, Chris..." I said quietly into the phone.
"I can come get you, you don't need to be there alone." Chris said, getting up and rustling things around.
"No, you can't, Chris." I said.
"Oh, trust me I can be there in three seconds if I wanted too." Chris stated seriously.
"Surprisingly, I don't doubt that..." I said making him laugh.
"Kayla, if you don't like being there, come home, people miss you, they're searching for you especially your parents and plus I miss you..." Chris trailed off.
"I can't, I have to do something really important here and I can't leave until I see it through." I explained.
Chris sighed, "Fine...but I'm still coming."
"What! When?" I semi-yelled freaking out.
"Calm down, Kayla and breathe." Chris ordered, I did what he asked.
"Now, don't freak, but I did some research about the festivals on the island you're on..." he trailed off.
"You are not...!" I said in disbelief and slight anger. "You are NOT coming to an unknown island for a stupid festival when I know for a fact that you have a concert to get to." I stated seriously.
"Um...too late..." Chris trailed off, I sighed in frustration.
"When...?" I asked.
"In a few minutes..."
"Thanks for the warning..." I muttered standing up and rummaging through my wardrobe.
"Come on, Kayla...it'll be fun!" Chris whined.
"I'll be waiting at the dock and there is no mention of Kayla whatsoever." I ordered, pulling out a clean blue striped dress shirt and some new clean black jeans and some dress shoes.
"Oh come on Kayla, don't pretend to be Brian with me pleeeeassse!" Chris begged as I took off one of my gloves and threw it at Finn to wake up.
"We don't want everyone to think that I'm gay now, do we?" Chris asked. "We both know that would be very bad."
I growled in frustration, "Well, I never said I would be there with you, now did I?" I said with a smirk.
"You wouldn't dare!" Chris said in shock.
"I would...!" I said with a evil smile.
"How could you go with another guy, Kayla?" Chris asked with a twinge of sadness in his voice.
"I'm not going with another guy, Chris..." I said.
"No..." he said quietly.
"I'm sorry..." I muttered into the phone.
"Please Kayla, this one time let the people on the island see your true self." he begged. "I'll even bring Kasey with me!"
"Is he there too?" I asked, when I heard a yelled hi from Kasey.
I facepalmed myself, "Why, Chris...why?" I asked.
"Because I love you." he stated firmly.
"I love you too, Chris..." I said quietly.
"Sis, do it this one time, I'll stay at your house and if anyone tries to see Brian I'll stop them." Kasey said taking the phone from Chris.
"No, I'll lock my door so no one can get in and wait...is that Pascal in the background comforting Chris?" I asked.
"Yes, Kayla or should I say Brian..." Pascal said taking the phone from Kasey.
"But how...did they...?" I stuttered.
"No, I suspected when you first showed up on my boat and I saw you go in the ladies room and I asked your brother and they told me the truth. I'll keep your secret, Kayla, so don't worry." Pascal said.
"Thank you, Pascal..." I trailed off.
"I'll be leaving as soon as I drop them off, come as Brian with a bag of your clothes that you'll change into on my ship, a beautiful dress preferably, if anyone sees you as Brian tell them you are taking a trip to the city for a break and that you'll be back in a couple of days." Pascal said.
"What about the farm?" I asked.
"I'll take care of it with your help, Kayla since Brian is my little brother and your twin." Kasey said turning the phone on speaker.
"Remember you're the youngest." Chris said.
"Thank you guys so much, I don't know what I would do without you guys..." I said tearing up.
"Let the tears wait until we see each other again." Chris said.
"Okay, I'll be waiting, but Chris you have to do one thing for me." I said.
"You know I'll do anything for you." Chris said.
"I know, I have some not so much friends on the island that started a band and I was wondering..." I trailed off.
"You know I can't do that!" Chris said.
"Come on Chris, if you listen to them you would, you know I would, but I can't right now since I live here and that would just create more problems." I said.
"I won't make any promises, but I'll listen to them and make my decision only then if I want to represent them or not." Chris said.
"They need the publicity and thank you that's all that I ask!" I said.
"Hamilton knows that I'm coming with my friends for the festival so you better be at the dock." Kasey said.
"Okay, I'll be there in a few minutes, how far out are you?" I asked putting away the clothes in my hands and pulled out one of my bags and put a dress of mine in it with a pair of high heels.
"We are fifteen minutes out and Kayla make sure you take out those bobby pins in your hair." Chris said.
"How did you know...?" I asked.
"Your hair has always grown fast and plus Kasey showed me the pictures you sent him where you can clearly see the bobby pins, and that's only true because we stared at it a lot so don't worry about anyone else seeing them." Chris said.
"Okay, I'll take them out, but you have to have my sunglasses." I said.
"I have our matching sunglasses, don't worry. I love you..." Chris said.
I love you too, see you soon." I said as I hanged up.
"Where are you going?" Finn asked putting the glove I threw at him in my wardrobe.
"Chris and Kasey are coming tonight and they want me to be myself at the festival." I said, Finn nodded in understanding.
"We have to get going to the dock." I said.
"I'm not going, I think I'll take a break tonight." Finn said.
"Are you sure?" I asked, Finn nodded.
"Okay, Brian won't be back for a couple of days, but I'll be here with Chris and Kasey." I said as I grabbed my bag and left heading towards town.
"Okay, we should be ready for tonight, but let's run through our debut song one more time." Gill said.
"You know we aren't going to debut anytime soon." I said.
"You're still pissed at Brian." Calvin said.
"So what if I am! Let's just get started." I said as we got ready and started playing.
We are waiting for you to turn around. (Turn around...)
Come closer so I can see your face clearly. (Come closer...)
Remember, the times we spent together. (Together...)
I can't stand being away from you...
Take my hand as we run away from this nightmare together hand in hand. (Run away...)
Remember, the places we've been together.
Our love is infinite as the glittering ocean.
Watch the horizon for me.
We stopped, "Luke, you got off beat." Gill said, he nodded. "And Chase, you didn't hold a note long enough."
"I know I did it wrong, but I'll do it right when it's time, but right now I need a break...I'm going to take a walk and cool off." I said walking out of the plaza.
I walked out of the plaza, to see Brian walk towards the dock.
I decided to follow him and tell him exactly what I think of him, putting down people always made me feel better.
"Brian..." I said walking up behind him as he was waiting at the edge of the dock.
"What do you want, Chase?" Brian asked giving me a glare, that's totally my job.
"I came here to tell you..."
"That you hate me and that you'll make sure I get kicked off the island." Brian said interrupting me, I nodded.
"Yep, you are a real douchebag." I said.
"I know, but you should go back to the plaza for the festival." Brian said.
"Where are you going?" I asked noticing the bag in his hand and the boat quickly approaching.
"Leaving..." Brian said loud and clear.
He's leaving, "If it's because of what happened earlier..."
He shook his head, "No, I need a break from all of this so I'm going back to the city for a couple of days." Brian said as the boat docked and the gang plank lowered to the dock.
He hurried on board, "What about the farm?" I yelled, but he went below deck before he could answer my question.
I cursed, city people always run away from their problems...
I furiously walked back to the plaza even more pissed than I was before.
"What's wrong with you?" Gill asked.
"Shut up." I said with a death glare, walking over to a table of drinks.
"Gilly, I'll be back soon, I have to go show our guests around really quick before the festival." Mayor Hamilton said waving to Gill before leaving the plaza.
"What the hell was that?" Owen asked, Gill shrugged.
"Who's suppose to be the guests?" Jin asked.
"I have no idea..." Gill said.
"It doesn't matter right now, all we should be worried about is our performance...and calming Chase." Calvin said all of the guys nodded.
"Kayla!" Chris said rushing up to me.
"Chris..." I cried hugging him tightly.
He kissed me on the lips, "I've missed you..." Chris said.
"I've missed you too..." I said pulling away as Kasey walked up to hug me.
"It's good to see you, sis." Kasey said.
"Likewise." I smiled up to him.
"Chase could have gone and told someone." Pascal said as I hugged him.
"I know we don't have the time to be doing this right now and thank you Pascal for everything." I smiled as I ran down the hall to the bathroom to change.
I went in and the first thing I did was take out all of the bobby pins holding my hair into my original haircut that I had when I first came here. My hair was still shorter than it was when I was in the city, but I kind of liked it. I ruffled it, it's now shoulder length and rounded at the ends, it's pretty cute.
I opened my bag and pulled out my dress. It's a midnight blue colored dress with a black sash, it had some sparkles to make the dress glow, but not a lot to make it overly flashy. I pulled out my midnight blue heels and quickly put them on.
I sighed it felt so good to be back into my own clothes. I put on some lipgloss before putting everything back into my bag, I walked out of the bathroom to put my bag in a room to hide it until I'm ready to be Brian again.
I walked back over to Chris and Kasey, "Are you guys ready to rock this festival?" I asked with a bright smile making them turn to face me.
"Wow..." Chris and Kasey trailed off looking at my outfit.
I giggled, "Thanks you two, I left my bag hidden in the far room, I hope you don't mind, Pascal." I said as Chris handed me my sunglasses.
"It's fine, enjoy yourselves!" Pascal said as we walked off the boat.
"Kasey, you should be leading us around since we've never been here." Chris winked pushing his sunglasses down to cover his eyes.
"Remember you're dating my little sister so I'll be watching your every move." Kasey said with a glare as Hamilton walked up to us.
"Oh welcome, you must be our special guests, and it's good to see you doing well, Kasey!" Hamilton said cheerfully like it wasn't his fault that he kicked Kasey off the island.
"Thank you Mayor..." Chris said.
"Oh how silly of me, I'm Mayor Hamilton the mayor of this beautiful island and we have a beautiful house for you to live in and we have a lot of single beautiful young ladies and handsome young men that will satisfy anyone's taste." Hamilton rambled on, Kasey and I mentally facepalmed ourselves.
"Thank you Mr. Hamilton, but we are only here for the festival, we heard so much about it from Kasey and when he told us that he was coming, we just had to see it for ourselves." Chris said, taking my hand into his.
"Aw, young love..." Hamilton sighed happily leading the way towards the plaza.
I gave Chris a 'wtf' look, but Chris shrugged as we walked behind Hamilton and Kasey.
"Where will you three be staying, I'm sure we have rooms that you can rent at the inn." Hamilton said as we walked up the stairs to the plaza.
"Father, the festival is about to start..." Gill trailed off as he and his friends walked over to us while the other islanders watched Kasey warily.
Everyone glared at Kasey for coming back so they didn't really pay Chris and I any attention until I spoke.
"Um...Mr. Hamilton, we will be staying on Brian's farm." I said stepping forward towards the Mayor and into everyone's view.
Everyone stared at me, "Yeah, it'll be fun!" Chris smirked walking up beside me lifting his sunglasses up onto his head so everyone could see his golden eyes.
Everyone gasped at seeing Wish here on their island like I knew they would.
"Dude, don't do that!" Kasey said playfully punching Chris in the arm.
"Hey, that hurt..." Chris whined with a fake pout.
I rolled my eyes at the two rivals for the people's attention.
I looked around the plaza and noticed the small little stage off to the side.
"Is there always music at these festivals?" I asked lifting my sunglasses onto my head.
Everyone gasped at seeing me, none of them answering my question.
"Brian...?" Chase asked walking over to me, asking me the question that is running through everyone's mind.
Is that Brian...as a girl?
Chris and Kasey laugh, I glared at them to shut up before I murder them in their sleep.
"No, I'm not Brian, I'm Kayla Blythe, his twin sister." I smiled. "And you are?"
"Um...Chase..." Chase said nervously.
"Oh, you're Chase, I've heard so much about you!" I said with a bow, he jumped in shock thinking that Brian said something bad about him.
"You must be Hamilton's son, Gill!" I smiled walking over to the blond, totally making him squirm.
Everyone is nervous because they are afraid that Brian told me bad stuff about them so I better stop those fears before anyone freaks.
"Don't worry though, Brian's only told me good things about all of you and how you've all have helped him get started and about the island." I said with one of my fake smiles that I use to do in the city in public for the media.
Everyone sighed in relief and went back to their business while some of the time they would glance back to us.
The eight guys walked back over to the small stage with Hamilton when Chris walked up to my side.
Kasey ran off to Luna apparently, "Why did you use your fake smile for?" Chris asked quietly in my ear.
I shrugged, "I hate these people with a passion, pretending to be a twin and being nice to people who has been torturing me and spreading rumors about me for the last three weeks, you actually think I would use a real smile." I muttered making Chris laugh.
"I guess you're right, your true smiles should only be seen by the worthy." Chris said.
"Well than, you shouldn't see my smiles then because you are totally not worthy." I walked towards the table of drinks, smirking over my shoulder, making him pout.
"Kayla...Kayla!" Chris called after me.
I just smiled to myself, the girls crowded Chris as soon as I left his side.
I took a drink from the table before walking over to the stage where all of the guys were with their instruments, glaring at Chris for having all of the girls' attention.
"So, do you all play?" I asked walking up to the eight guys, surprising them.
"Uh...y-yeah..." Luke stuttered, I nodded.
Luke mentally slapped himself for stuttering in a girl's presence.
"Have you been recruited yet?" I asked with a curious tilt of my head, if they have, then this was all for nothing.
"No, we haven't." Jin said standing next to Toby.
"What do you two play?" I asked the two.
"We're the managers." Jin said, elbowing Toby to wake up.
"I see...well I'll tell you if you could make it as professionals if you play a song for me." I smiled innocently.
"Um...no one is even paying attention to us..." Luke said sadly.
"Well you all know I'm Kayla, how about you tell me all of your names and I'll do something about getting those girls' attention on you guys." I smirked.
"Well you know that I'm Gill and the peach haired guy is Chase, the buff guy is Owen, the Indy looking guy is Calvin, the purple haired guy is Julius, and the blue haired guy with the bandana is Luke." Gill said pointing out each person, I nodded.
"Hope you don't mind this question, but what do you think of Brian?" I asked with a tilt of my head.
I couldn't help myself, I just had to make them squirm.
"He's great." they all said right away.
I rolled my eyes, "Sure, you really do think that." I said sarcastically turning and walking away quickly.
What's her problem?
I walked over to the group of girls still bothering Chris. I pushed through them making them spread out so the eight guys could see me walking over to Chris in the middle of the crazy group of girls. All of the girls gave me death glares, but Chris is truly mine unlike what the media has been saying about how Chris is dating some other girl that he was seen with which was just his cousin.
I walked up to him and kissed him on the lips, Chris wrapped his arms around my hip.
"I missed you..." Chris muttered as we pulled apart.
"I had work to do while you were messing around with other girls." I said with a fake glare, turning around quickly to walk back over to the eight guys watching me.
Chris grabbed my arm before I could leave, making me face him.
"You're still mad over what the media said about my cousin and I." Chris said.
"I am not!" I said angrily.
"There is no reason for you to be jealous of my cousin, Kayla. I love you too much to cheat on you, remember that, okay..." Chris said pulling me into an embrace, making me truly smile happily.
"Come on!" I said pulling him towards the stage.
"Hey...Kayla, slow dooowwwn!" Chris laughed as he was being dragged past all of the girls.
"Get on the stage and start before anything else happens." I told the eight guys, they got up on stage.
"We would like to sing our debut song for you guys!" Luke semi-yelled into one of the microphones making everyone turn to face the stage.
"Chris, hand me your phone." I said taking his phone from his hand.
I opened the video recorder to record their song.
I nodded for them to start as I pushed the start button.
We are waiting for you to turn around. (Turn around...)
Come closer so I can see your face clearly. (Come closer...)
Remember, the times we spent together. (Together...)
I can't stand being away from you...
Take my hand as we run away from this nightmare together hand in hand. (Run away...)
Remember, the places we've been together.
Our love is infinite as the glittering ocean.
Watch the horizon for me.
I'll come flying to you wherever you are.
We'll be together, remembering our fondest memories for the rest of our days.
Just keep waiting for me to come find you.
I'll follow my heart to the end of the Earth as long as I have you by my side.
Let me keep on dreaming, please don't leave...
Take my hand and stay with me.
This doesn't have to be the end of us.
We still can make this work, somehow...
You'll always have a part of my heart even if you hate me.
Don't leave me for some other guy because I'm here for you when he isn't.
Remember, our love because it'll last for all eternity. (Eternity...)
You are mine and I am yours...
I am you and you are me.
We are together forever in each other's heart.
Remember me inside yourself and come with your heart open to me.
Let me in and remember...
Chris and I listened to their amazing voices, I ended the video when all of the girls started screaming for the guys rushing past us.
"Thank the Goddess for giving those girls other guys besides my man." I smiled playfully up at Chris.
"I love it when you get all territorial." Chris laughed, making me glare and pout as I crossed my arms and playfully turned away from him.
"Ah, don't be that way, Kayla..." Chris whined.
"Then don't be such a douchebag." I stated firmly before being turned to face Chris and embraced by him.
"I love you, Kayla, more than life itself." Chris breathed.
"I love you too..." I breathed as Chris leaned in to kiss me.
The eight guys were getting all kinds of attention from the corresponding girls that they liked.
Gill looked over to Chris and Kayla, jealous of the relationship that they have together.
