Hello lovely readers;) I'm back with an update as promised! I've gotten quite a few requests to write in Drew's POV so I'm going to do that somewhere in the chapter(or a later chapter) but I'm not sure yet.. I'll see how it goes as I write! I'm sitting down as midnight and focused because I need to get this out. So just sit back, relax and enjoy this long chapter that I'm about to get hand cramps from:D
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MAY'S POV
"I'm going back to Hollywood." I didn't even know I was verbally saying those words until they came out of my mouth. There was no turning back now though.
"Huh?" Brianna gasped. I guess she wanted to get me back to Hollywood another way.
"May," Drew started and began walking towards me. I brought my hands in front of me and he stopped in his tracks.
Forcing a smile I began talking, "I know you didn't kiss her. Well technically you did but you know what I mean… but my semester here is almost done anyway… I'm just speeding up the process." A pregnant pause passed and the silence could have been echoing off the walls it was so quiet.
"California is where I'm really supposed to be. I have to get back to my career and stop getting dis-distracted…" The more I talked the more I began feeling the hot sting in my eyes and I knew the tears were coming. My hair covered my face and I turned on my heels so I could leave the room.
Taking a deep breath I turned back around and forced another smile but the fresh tears running down my cheeks told another story.
"This is what you wanted right Brianna? This is how I'm repaying you for what happened with Brendan. But don't forget, you have to come back with me now that there's nothing left for you here. " With that, I left the room and broke out in a sprint down the hallway. My feet clumsily tripped over nothing because the tears were filling in the rim of my glasses making everything blurry.
"May!" My favorite voice called for me. I kept running until I was outside and then stopped by a tall oak tree close to the school grounds.
Drew stopped in front of me and brushed some strands of hair away from my eyes.
"Why?" He asked. Being my stubborn self, I crossed my arms over my chest and avoided his sharp gaze.
"Why what?" I asked dumbly. His hands gripped my shoulders and he didn't start talking until I made eye contact with him.
"Why so suddenly do you want to go back to your old life? You still have a month. And if this is all about Brianna forget about it! Why are you letting her control you like this?" He asked me.
"I…" Drew silenced me with a finger on my lips.
"These past two weeks have been perfect. Our relationship with each other and with the rest of our friends has been flawless. Are you really letting Brianna get to you that much to the point that you'll leave us earlier?"
"Drew you don't get it!" I cried out. He backed off slightly; I'd never raised my voice like that to him. "Even if Brianna wasn't here I really do have to go back. I can already see the headlines: Little Miss Charming's Daring Stunt. Actually I can see worse… The main point is Hollywood is my life. It's my career and I've been immature and I've left it just hanging there and I need to go back now. Brianna just made me realize that sooner. Of course I'm going to miss all our friends and you even more but… I've got to go Drew," I finished.
"You're really going to go?" Drew asked me, his green eyes not filled with arrogance but sadness.
I nodded my head. "Yes but please don't tell anyone. I'm not going to tell them about it until the day I'm leaving," I said solidly. Drew's eyes widened slightly.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" He asked me, his eyebrows crinkling together with worry.
"No," I replied casually while reaching up to brush my fingers across his forehead to smooth out the worried wrinkles. "But I know everything will work out," I said with confidence. Drew gave me a small smirk only to turn serious once again.
"When will you leave then?" I thought for a bit before answering.
"If today's December first then I'll probably leave around the eighth or tenth. So I'll be here for at least one more week."
Honestly, I was surprised how well I was holding up and answering these questions. In my mind I was having a breakdown and all I wanted to do was cry.
"I don't want you to go," Drew admitted while placing a feather light kiss on my nose, making me blush. He released a sigh. "You have to though." I smiled at his understanding.
"I do. Just act normally for the next week okay?" I asked him. He nodded his head reluctantly.
"Thank you," I said after standing on my tiptoes to kiss his cheek. "I have to go talk to someone now though."
My legs didn't give him time to answer because they took off in the direction towards the school again.
Hoping that she would still be here I ran even faster and then stopped once I got in front of the door I wanted. After school she was usually in the music room.
When I opened the door, I sighed from relief as I saw the familiar face come into view.
"Professor Juniper, thank goodness you're here," I sighed. Her pale blue eyes met with my own eyes and she smiled.
"May, what do you need?" She asked in her usual kind tone. "Is it about the upcoming orchestra concert?" Shoot! How could I have forgotten about that…
"Actually no… but it does have to do with a concert," I admitted sheepishly.
She gave me a knowing smile and then shuffled some papers into a neat pile on her desk. Standing up, she walked over to me and put her hands up my shoulders much like the way Drew had.
"Could it have anything to do with your art project Miss Maple?" I gasped and she continued smiling at me.
"W-w-wh-what? H-how did you…? Why… what?" I was completely dumbstruck. Professor Juniper gave a small laugh.
"May, I've known since you stepped in this school. Let's just say the principle entrusted me with this bit of info," she explained.
That's right… we had to tell the principle about who I really was or else I wouldn't be allowed to be in this school. It'd be considered identity fraud or something along those lines.
"Oh." My tone was still clueless as Professor Juniper led me to sit down in the seat across from her desk.
"Now what do you really need?" Her eyes studied my face and I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding.
"I'm going to be leaving in a week but I don't want to just leave the school," I began and she nodded her head in understanding while also resting her chin in the palm of her hand, ready to listen. "That's why I'm going to reveal my identity to everyone in the school at an assembly concert type thing if possible."
It was silent for a while and I was worried that Professor Juniper would think the whole idea was stupid and would be a waste of time.
"That's absolutely fantastic!" She cried out. Her hands slapped down on her wooden desk and I jumped in my chair.
"Really?" I questioned, a smile making its way onto my face.
"Of course! Here's what we can do…"
Yes, I was still sad on the inside but Professor Juniper had a great idea for both an "Identity Concert" and a way I can come back for the orchestra concert.
As I exited the school I saw that Drew was gone. He probably left a long time ago. I sighed and shook my head. The hardest part was going to be leaving all of the amazing friends I made.
Dawn was the first friend that I made here and I was probably the closest to her out of everyone other than Drew. I loved her bubbly personality and the way she can make anyone happy.
Leaf was someone that I really grew to love. Her attitude could either make you happy or she could destroy you with just a couple witty remarks. You still had to love her no matter what though.
Misty was violent and could get mad at the smallest things but she also thought things through a lot and was a wise person all together. I remember that she was the one that really made me contemplate my feelings for Drew…
Gary is and always will be a perverted jerk that the ladies love for no reason. But he also proved to be a really good friend to me. He was sort of like a big brother in a way when he needed to be one.
Ash was someone that I actually grew pretty close to. He was almost like a guy version of me with his love for food and enthusiastic attitude. Ash always made me smile and there was a lot more to him that I first thought… a lot more.
Paul actually proved to me that he wasn't just a living statue but he could actually open up to people. I was just glad that he decided to open up a little with me. He's actually really nice if you look on the inside.
Finally Drew… he's cocky, arrogant, funny, handsome, a Grasshead and so much more. At first I hated him. I couldn't stand him. Over time though, I grew to love him and I really don't want to leave him but I have to.
I told myself before I even came here that when it was time to leave it was time to leave and that would be that.
By the time I finished with my "Memory Lane" thoughts, I was on my porch opening my door.
"Mom?" I called out. "I need to tell you something really important."
Her face popped out of the kitchen and I burst out laughing. Leave it to Mom to cheer me up without even knowing it.
Flour was dusted on her apron and she had chocolate batter and chocolate icing smeared on her face and everywhere else.
"What's so funny?" She asked me but then noticed her appearance and began laughing with me.
"What are you doing?" I questioned as I entered the kitchen and saw the counters piled up with brownies, cupcakes, cookies and more… not to mention more things were in the oven and there was still left over batter. "What is all this?"
"This?" She gestured to all the sweets and I nodded my head. "Actually, Professor Juniper called me about twenty minutes ago and informed me of your decision so I decided to make stuff that you could give to all your friends," she explained with a bright smile.
"Mom, you didn't have to do this…" I said amazed at all the things she baked.
"Nonsense, I wanted to. This was a great opportunity for you. It started out well and I want it to end well for you too," she told me truthfully. I smiled.
"I would give you a hug but…" I eyed her appearance once again.
"Don't worry about it," she laughed. "Just go upstairs and start getting everything ready for when you leave okay?"
"Roger that!" I joked and then bounded up the stairs.
The next day at school Brianna wasn't there and all the fan girls didn't even bother with anyone. I smiled slightly to myself hoping that maybe Brianna was the one that told them to lay off.
"Hey Dawn," I greeted my friend when I reached my locker. She shifted her blue eyes on to me and once I saw her outfit confusion took over me.
"Wondering about my outfit?" She laughed and then spun in a circle.
"Just a little," I told her after putting my bag in my locker and pulling out a spiral notebook and my pencil bag.
Dawn's appearance was different than what it usual was but it was still girly in a tomboy-ish way.
Her normally straight hair was in a loose side ponytail but still managed to look shiny. For her shirt she had on a white tank top and an unbuttoned pink flannel over that and then white denim shorts. Finally she was wearing hot pink high tops. Not to mention that she wasn't wearing any make up.
"Well Professor Juniper emailed my student account last night and asked if I wanted to help out with something after school. She said to wear something really casual or bring something to change into but my locker is already packed with emergency outfits." She opened her locker door farther so I could see the large heap of clothes. "Oh, the rest of the gang is going to be helping out too," she added.
"Hm, she didn't email me about it…" Then it hit me. Could they possibly be setting up for the concert?
"You can probably help out too. I mean, you're dressing pretty casual today," she pointed out while eyeing my athletic shorts, t-shirt, and tennis shoes.
"Don't judge," I joked and playfully punched her arm. "I woke up late this morning again and this was the first thing I grabbed or else I would have had to make Drew wait."
"Of course, we wouldn't like you to leave Drewy waiting!" She teased me back.
We began walking to the art room when I remembered something.
"Hey Dawn?" I asked when we arrived at the door.
"Yeah?"
"Do you know what you're setting up for? I mean, if you need to be dressing casually what could it be?" I began rushing the more I got towards the end of my question. Dawn eyes me strangely before putting on a thinking face.
"Oh yeah! She said it was for some concert type thing and a special guest was coming. We're dressing like this because she said we'll be carrying a bunch of stuff and running around to get things prepared… I'm so excited! Who do you think it will be?" Dawn squealed.
"I don't know," I mumbled and opened the door while Dawn was still throwing out names of people who she thought were coming.
"May, can you come here for a second?" Professor Juniper asked as I entered the classroom.
"Sure thing," I replied and walked up to her desk. "What do you need?"
She motioned me closer and then put on a smile and started whispering.
"I talked to the principle and he said that we could put on a concert. But no one else knows about this other than me, you and him so don't say anything okay?"
"Of course, I wasn't planning to anyway," I reassured her.
"This will be really great but I'll miss you a lot," she told me. I almost felt like crying right then. Mostly because Professor Juniper was probably one of the nicest people I'd ever met and she was easy to talk to even if she was a teacher.
"Aw, don't make me cry," I teased her but I was being serious and I'm pretty sure she picked up on that. She laughed and then shooed me back to my desk where I stayed for the rest of the hour.
DREW'S POV
It was now after school as I headed towards the gymnasium with my hands in my pockets. I never went to the gym considering you only needed to take PE in freshman year.
Honestly, I had no idea why we're having a concert here and I've wondered a couple times if maybe May was the special guest that was coming to our school but I always shook it off. She would tell me… or at least I think she would tell me.
"Drew, what took you so long?" Dawn scolded me as soon as I walked through the doors.
"Calm down, Blue." I smirked at her facial expression.
"Breath in, breath out," she chanted while skipping away to stand with Paul.
"Hey, where's May?" Ash asked me coming out of literally nowhere along with Leaf and Gary.
"Actually, I really don't know…" I said unsurely. Come to think of it I really didn't know which raised my suspicions even more about May being the guest. "I'll text her."
Taking out my phone I opened our text messages.
To May
From Drew
Sent: 3.06
Where are you? Are you not helping out for the guest singer person?
While waiting for the reply I couldn't keep from thinking that May really was the person but then again she doesn't want the paparazzi or anyone else to figure out about who she really is.
To Drew
From May
Sent: 3.09
There's a guest coming? Maybe I know them;)
Sighing, I typed another text and waited again for her reply.
To May
From Drew
Sent: 3.11
You're avoiding the question… could you by any chance be the special guest?
To Drew
From May
Sent: 3.12
No, I'm not. I didn't even know anyone was coming Grasshead:P
To May
From Drew
Sent: 3.13
Wow, I'm feeling the love.
I smirked in satisfaction at my message but when I got May's reply my jaw dropped and my eyes narrowed.
To Drew
From May
Sent: 3.15
you know I love you3 Oh! 5 bucks that you were smirking while typing that.
"Drew! What's taking you so long?" Leaf called from where she and Misty were setting up some spotlights on the top row of bleachers.
"Hold on, I'm texting May!" I replied and then ignored her yells of protests while sending May another message.
To May
From Drew
Sent: 3.19
Screw you.
To Drew
From May
Sent: 3.20
You wish. Now get to work!
To May
From Drew
Sent: 3.22
Love you too.
To Drew
From May
Sent: 3.23
;)
With that, I put my phone in my hoodie's pocket and walked up to Professor Juniper.
"So, what do you need me to work on?" I asked like I wanted to do it but what I really wanted to be doing was figuring out if May was lying to me or not.
"Oh, Drew!" She seemed surprised when she saw me. "Why don't you go over and help the boys with lifting all of the equipment on the stage and then you can help the girls finish all the lighting."
Nodding, I flicked my hair and walked over to an interesting sight.
"What are you guys doing?" I asked with a slight smirk on my face. I then turned to Paul who was glaring at Ash and Gary. "Do you have any idea?"
"Not at all," he told me and I cracked a smile.
"Oh, this?" Ash gestured to the position he was in.
Gary was currently army crawling across the stage while Ash was sitting on his back with a wire in his hand.
"Obviously that. Whatever that is, that is," I said with another smirk with my confusing sentence.
"Well Ashy boy and I came up with a system. Ya see, Juniper wants us to run the wire along here and we want to do a good job and make it precise," Gary began explaining.
"To make it precise, Gary is moving along at a nice distance from the ground while I'm laying out the wire properly," Ash finished and he and Gary flashed us a thumbs up, resulting in them falling over.
"Ha, idiots!" I heard Misty call down from the bleachers where her and Leaf were still working the spotlights.
"It's called being efficient!" Ash retorted and I face palmed.
"And they get straight A's," I mumbled to myself.
"Wait, where's Dawn? I don't see her with you," Gary pointed out. All of us looked around not knowing where she could have gone off to.
"I'm right here!" She exclaimed while running into the gym and then stopping in between the makeshift stage and bleachers while holding up a machine like it was worth a million dollars.
"What's that?" Leaf screamed from the bleachers.
"Shut up will you?" I told her from my spot in front of the stage. She stuck her tongue out and I flipped my hair just to annoy her even more.
"Guys! This… is… a fog machine I found in the janitor's closet!" She squealed while still holding it up.
"Why were you in the janitor's closet?" Misty called. Dawn shrugged.
"I got bored of being in here so I went exploring and found this!" She squealed once again and ran to the stage and jumped up on it. "Hmm, where should this go?" She thought aloud to herself.
"Oh, geez," I heard Ash mutter.
"Troublesome," Paul told an excited Dawn.
"What'd you just call me?"
Yes, this was definitely going to be a long hour in a half. Just kill me now.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Perfect!" I praised myself and set down my guitar and lyric book after practicing for nearly two hours.
Because of that, my hands were now cramping and my throat was dry and sore.
While walking down the stairs my stomach growled so I decided to get some food as well as make some tea.
"Hey Mom," I greeted her as I passed the living room.
"How was the practicing going?" She questioned after pausing the TV from a cooking show she was currently watching.
"Great! I've got the song figured out and everything but now my throat's really sore…"
Mom laughed. "As expected. You were up there for a long time. Want some tea or something?" I stared at her with a blank expression.
"So you can read minds now?" I joked. "Anyway, that would be great. Thanks!"
My stomach growled again before Mom could say anything else.
"How about some dinner too?" She questioned while already digging through the fridge and pantry. "Ooh! How about some spaghetti?"
My eyes widened and I clapped my hands and jumped in place.
"You have no idea how good that sounds right now!" I exclaimed, making it rather clear that I was really hungry.
"Go watch TV or something while I fix this okay?" Mom suggested.
"Okay," I said and then walked into the living room and seated myself on the floor right in front of the TV.
The cooking show was over and now the same gossip show I watched so many weeks ago was on again. Once again, my name was brought up so I decided to keep watching it.
"It's Lillian here ready to dish out some juicy gossip! Tonight's show will consist of many scandalous events and questions have been arising throughout all of Hollywood!" The hostess said in an over cheery voice that was creeping me out in a way.
"Our first story involves with May Maple's 'vacation'. Recently, we've discovered that Brianna's gone too. Could the two be besties once again?" Lillian continued asking questions in that cheery voice to somehow get people to watch the show. Then again… I was watching it.
"We all know about the drama between the two and how their friendship was broken from Brianna's ex and May getting quite cozy with each other to the point of kissing. Maybe the two girls have worked everything out or maybe there's even more drama storing up between them. When we find out, you'll be the first to know!" She assured with a wink and then started talking about someone else.
"Ugh!" I groaned before flipping off the TV and going into the kitchen with Mom.
I hoisted myself on one of the counters in the kitchen and started talking about something that I've been meaning to talk about but never have.
"Hey Mom?" I began.
"What is it?" She asked.
"I've been wondering lately… What are we going to tell all the paparazzi and my fans when I get back to California?" Mom stopped stirring the noodles and turned around to face me.
"Whatever you want to tell them. If you want them to know where you've been then you can. I honestly think it's best to tell the truth but it's your decision overall," Mom told me. I nodded my head.
"I don't know. I don't want to lie to all my fans but then again, I also don't want the whole celebrity world to be all on my case! Do you know how many talk shows are going to want to have me as a guest?" I asked while rubbing my temples.
I could already imagine it. The endless phone calls, emails, texts and Tweets.
"Don't worry, honey. You'll know what to do when the time comes," she reassured me with a wink that made me laugh.
"Thanks Mom." She turned back around to drain the noodles and we sat in silence until we were at the table with a plate of spaghetti in front of each of us.
"Since we're going to be leaving soon though, why don't you have all of the girls come over tomorrow since it'll be Saturday. The boys can come over for a while too but don't even ask if they can sleepover as well," she warned with a raised eyebrow.
I chuckled, "I wouldn't even dream of it."
"Glad to know we're on the same page," she nodded in approval.
After the fantastic dinner I went up to my room to text everyone.
To Leaf, Misty, Dawn, Paul, Gary, Ash, Drew
From May
Sent: 6.07
Anyone wanna hang out tomorrow? Guys; you can come whenever and leave by ten or something. Girls; I'm abducting you for the night:D
To May
From Dawn
Sent: 6.08
Ooh! Sleepover and hanging with everyone for a day! I'm there and I'm bringing the makeup and clothes!
To May
From Ash
Sent: 6.10
Sure! Hm, I better make sure Misty doesn't bring her mallet and Leaf's not in a bad mood. HIDE ALL KNIVES OR WEAPONS FROM MISTY AND LEAF.
To May
From Gary
Sent: 6.11
Seriously? The guys can't spend the night? Party pooper:/
To May
From Misty
Sent: 6.13
Definitely. This time will be even better than the last for sure!
To May
From Drew
Sent: 6.14
I'm not sure if I can stand being with them another minute but I guess I'll come or you'll kill me, my dearest.
To May
From Leaf
Sent: 6.17
Did ya even have to ask? Of course! But if Gary is being a perv or Ash an idiot I swear I'll kill them both on the spot! :( Anyway, have a nice night!:)
To May
From Paul
Sent: 6.20
Only because I know Troublesome will be there.
Oh yes, tomorrow is going to be a crazy night…
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