Destiny: Chapter 6
Toby POV
This morning, I got a call from a very unexpected person, saying a group of words together that I never knew were even allowed to be in the same sentence anymore. I'm not even sure how he even has my number but I'm still glad he called. It was the voice of the one and only Noel Kahn that dragged me out of my slumber this morning. He told me about Maya being alive, how she was forced to move out of Rosewood because her life was in danger, and how she needed to speak to Emily urgently. Together we devised a plan to get the two together and alone before our show tonight, surprising Emily. Although I'm not sure locking Emily in a room unexpectedly with her zombie girlfriend is the best idea, it's the only one we got, so we might as well give it a shot.
After the phone call ends, I recruit Caleb to help me on this mission, informing him on all the things Noel and I had just discussed. We both agree it's best if we leave Samara out of this secret though. We both know she has a thing for Emily and will most likely end up being more of an obstacle than a helping hand.
For the next few hours, Caleb and I try to act as normal as possible but I don't think we're very convincing. We both try and refrain from making any eye contact with Emily from fear of cracking under her curiously confused stares and try to refrain from eye contact with Samara from fear of being interrogated if she thinks something's up. And Ezra just looks at us every now and then, rolling his eyes and returning his focus back onto the laptop screen, most likely thinking we are weird, idiotic teenagers.
"Ok, what's up with you two today, did you guys like put whoopee cushions under our mattresses or something?" Samara asks as we just continue to stare at the TV screen. "No" I answer simply, using the remote to surf through the channels. Emily comes in the room, standing beside Samara and just stares at us. "Move your butt, you're blocking my view" Caleb says, trying to push the girls out of the way but failing miserably. "We're not moving until you tell us what you're hiding" Samara says, crossing her arms over her chest. Me and Caleb exchange glances before sighing in defeat. "Ok, what's going is..." before I could finish my sentence, we were blessed with a true miracle from above. "We're here, 2 hours till show time, just enough time for sound check & wardrobe, grab your stuff come on" Ezra says, making his way out of the bus but waiting at the end of the stairs to make sure we follow. Caleb and I grab our guitars and stampede towards the bus exit, thankful that we arrived at the venue at the perfect time. "Come on girls" Ezra says to the annoyed looking girls now exiting the bus as me and Caleb are already entering to doors of the stadium.
When we get inside, we see Noel, leaning against the wall, talking to some girl. "Noel!" I yell, earning his attention. He holds up a finger as if to say 'one minute' and continues talking to the girl. She hands him a piece of paper which I assume has her number, he puts it into his back pocket and walks towards us. "Toby Cavanaugh and Caleb Rivers. Haven't seen you guys since grad, how ya been?" Noel asks, "Good, just touring and stuff" I answer, not really knowing what to say. I never really liked Noel. "Ok, can we save the friendly chit-chat for later, the second Emily gets in here, we're gonna get drenched in questions" Caleb says, being the only rational one at the moment. "Yea true. So where is she?" I ask, turning my attention back to Noel. "In Emily's dressing room pacing" Noel answers. "Now, how exactly did you get into the dressing or even know that that specific room was for Emily?" Caleb asks, looking thoroughly impressed with Noel fast working. "Girl I was talking to, her dad is the event organizer for this place. I shot her a smile and she was happy to oblige to my requests" Noel smirks in a cocky sort of way. Right after he said that, we hear the girls and Ezra just outside the doors. "While I've done my part, you two can deal with the rest" Noel says as he begins to walk away before Emily has a chance to see. We just turn to him and nod in response.
"Ok, straight after sound check, you distract Samara and I'll get Emily to the dressing room" I say to Caleb. "Or you can distract Samara and I can get Emily into the dressing room" he response. "Not happening, it's my plan" I say "But that not fair, your parts easier" he says, putting a fake pout on his lips and crossing his arms. "Stop acting like a baby, we're doing this for Emily, remember" I say. "Uggh fine" he grunts as the girls and Ezra enter the building. We finish getting all the things we need from the bus and setting it all up on the stage.
After sound check, I give Caleb a nod, notifying him to start the plan. He walks up behind Samara, grabs her sticks out of her hands, jumps off the stage and takes off down the columns of the seats. "CALEB YOU DICK" Samara yells as she takes off after him. I laugh a little at his tactics of distraction before I remember my task at hand. "Hey Em, I left something in my dressing room and I have a feeling that if I go and get it, I'm gonna get lost on my way back. Can you come with me?" I say, quickly trying to think of an excuse as to why she should come with me. "Ya sure, with Beavis and Butthead chasing each other around, I have nothing better to do anyway" she says, putting down her freshly tuned guitar and following me off the stage.
We finally get to the 4 dressing rooms and I stop in front of the first door on my right. I reach out to turn the knob but Emily stops me. "Uhh, Tobes, you do realize this is MY dressing room right" she asks, arching an eyebrow. My eyes widen slightly in fear "How do you know that? Have you been in here?" I ask, somewhat scared of the answer "No" she answers. I sigh in relief "then how to you know it's yours?" I question. "Because of the big star on the door that says 'Emily' on it" she says, pointing to the star that I had just noticed was there. "Oh, well, I guess I used yours earlier by accident, oh well" I blurt out, quickly opening the door "Ladies first" I say, motioning my hand for her to enter the room. She stares at me for a moment but then obliges to my request. The second she's inside the room I slam the door shut, pull the key out of my back pocket and lock it. "I'll be back in 60 minutes, please don't hate me!" I yell loud enough for her to hear through the door, and then I make my way back to the stage. 'This better work out' I think to myself as I try not to get lost on my way back to the stage.
Emily POV
"TOBY WHAT THE FUCK!" I yell through the door but I can tell he's already gone. I blow out air from my mouth as I contemplate what I'm going to do in a boring dressing room for the next hour. I spin around to get a feel of my surroundings and automatically get weak in the knees at the sight that has just stepped out before me. The love of my life, my soul mate, the only person I have ever been in love with is standing right before me and my body won't let me do anything about it. She walks closer to me, so close I can feel her breath hitting my lips. "Hello Emily" she says in that sexy raspy voice that I love so much. "Maya" is all I could get out before everything around me went blurry.