"Remember Me"
Part II
My legs began to carry me onward towards the forest as I embraced my old self, trying to maintain my balance. I had changed a lot since my 19th birthday. Now, it was the day of my 21st, and I couldn't help but wonder when fate decides to change my course through my future.
Emily.
Aileen.
The boys…
That was probably the major change. The boys…
--It's a station, Idedntification...nope just a break in the page--
"Where is this place again?"
"Nikki, can you please just let the surprise, be a surprise?" Aileen sighed with aggravation. Her and Emily were taking me somewhere and I was just really irritable because I couldn't let the fact that the two girls and myself had transferred our lives to New York, the one place I didn't believe I could live in long. Crowds, traffic…oh god this place was a nightmare. We came upon an old theatre and recording studio around the corner from the local coffee shop by our apartment; white grained paint, which really could use some new paint, and tinted windows.
"Come on." Aileen dragged me into the studio and I kept my eyes open, examining my surroundings as we entered.
"It's a studio…"
"Yes, it is, and we are going to record ourselves."
"Gigga what?" I raised my brow to that.
"We are going …to record…ourselves." She repeated slower which earned her a mild glare.
"I heard you, the first time."
"Then stop asking questions and start singing." Emily said as she pushed the record button, I sat down in front of one of the mic's and we began singing random songs like in the past.
"…No, I don't care, this place looks like a dump…" We stopped at a male voice from the front room and we exchanged confused and curious glances.
"Oh my god, Joe, it's just a studio, not the slums."
"Your point?"
"Did he just say Joe?" I asked slightly in shock.
"Yeah…" Emily nodded.
"Shut up, the both of you…oh, sorry we didn't know anyone was here."
"Tell me, three pop stars didn't just interrupted us." I grumbled. The Jonas brothers were in the studio now…shit man…
"Um, if I did, I would be lying." Emily replied.
"Hi…we're-"
"The Jonas Brothers, we know." The three of us said in unison.
--Yeah, i know, Pagebreak...it's stalking you--
Yeah, that was one big day. Ever since we've been in touch with those boys. Emily and I watched as Aileen and Nick became really close. I admit, all the boys have grown up…so much. Now, the boys don't record any more albums, but in their 'retirement' time they hang out with us. We've spent just as much time with each other as a mother does with her newborn baby. That really is saying a lot.
"Nik?" My eyes turned towards the forest entrance, I could hear my name being called but I didn't care.
"Nikki, please answer me, I'll find you anyway!"
"Go away." I called. I didn't want anyone bothering me; damn…I should have kept my mouth shut. It wasn't long, maybe a majority of seconds before the nearby fallen leaves and twigs began to crunch and snap under pressure of feet.
"Nik, what happened?" Joe… damn. I had forgotten he had been out with Jake fishing by the lake. Well, more like throwing rocks at the water because the fish 'hated' them. They never could seem to get anything more than one catch.
"Nothing, I just needed air." I lied.
"Doesn't sound like nothing." He said as he sat down in front of me. "Look, I heard about you and Aileen getting into a fight."
"Nick didn't cheat on her with me!" I snapped. "I'm not trying to steal Nick from her, I know I used to have a celeb crush on him years ago, but he's just a friend, that's all."
"So, you don't like him anymore then?"
"As a friend, yes, as a brother, yes, as anything else, entirely a big N.O." I sighed. This was how it was; ever since JB stopped performing Miley's career has upped, and the media's been talking about her and Nick being a celeb couple again. It made Aileen mad after a while when the press started following us all around. She was his girlfriend, no one else. Even I stood up for that, but she walks in on me hugging Nick as a thank your for his supportive talk, and she flips out on me. I know she's just under a lot of stress lately, but it still hurt. Ever since, the media trips, and the stress and shit with all of us, Kevin has been taking care of us, he and I were closer than myself and the other boys, but when Joe was attacked by a few people and the press outside the apartments last year, I began spending most of my time with him. Kevin and Emily are working on a relationship, and Joe and me are working on opening up to each other. It was easier now a day's though those walls still held firm.
"Nik, please talk to me…"
"I am."
"You know what I mean."
"I can't…handle all of this pressure. Non of can, its ripping us apart."
"And yet you can still kick ass…might I remind you you've now saved my ass numerous times?"
Hah…that was nothing.
"I owe you everything, Nikki." He placed a hand on my knee and gave it a squeeze. He did that a lot, because it was times like these I didn't push him away. I just let him comfort me, or me comfort him. He was kind of my best friend.
--Sorry...Bruiser stole the pagebreak--
"Joseph!"
"Shit, the media." Joe began to run, as Kevin and I walked out of the coffee shop. I looked to my right and sure enough, the press was rushing towards us. Kevin and I took off jogging after Joe. If it wasn't for me wearing sneakers, I would never have been able to catch up to him before he got him by that van.
"Joe stop! It's RED you can't cross!" Kevin yelled. Joe must have heard us because he had turned around five feet into the road to look at us then at the light and then, at the van rumbling toward him. I grabbed his sleeved arm and yanked him out of the street and onto the sidewalk angrily.
"What, are you stupid?"
"You…saved my life." He still seemed shocked by the near-death experience.
"Yeah, thanks to my proximity to your stupid ass." I clenched my jaw, a trademark from my father, and glared down at him. However it didn't faze him, he stood up and hugged me tightly.
"Thank you."
"Sure, get off me." The menace was gone from my tone and was instead replaced my slight amusement.
"I owe you, Nik."