Chapter 2

NOTES FROM LAUREN NICOLE: Sooo…what did you guys think of the first chapter of this story? It was a little short, but I need to introduce the other characters still! Then they'll start getting longer!=] And now, I'm gonna do just that!=] This chapter is for iiPurkyPandie! I hope you enjoy it!=D Here we go!

"I'll be back in a bit, I'm gonna go sit out by the pool!" James called to his friends who were playing video games in the living room. It was 1:17, also known as James' ideal tanning time. He was wearing black flip-flops, a pair of red, black, and white swim trunks, a pair of aviator sunglasses, and was carrying a Pop Tiger magazine. James was ready to get his tan on.

"Mkay…" Kendall yelled back, completely engulfed in his game. James happily walked out the door, eager so soak up the sun. He helped Carlos get his Fruit Smackers; his job was done for the day. Now he had his precious James Time. He headed down to the lobby and strutted out to the pool, receiving some looks from interested, single girls. He flashed a sparkling smile that made almost half the girls in the lobby faint.

He stepped out into the warm, midday California sun. James took his normal spot in the third blue lounge chair by the pool. He flipped open the magazine and started on an article about Dak Zevon. He was completely unaware of everything but the magazine and he didn't notice a beautiful girl sitting down in the chair beside him.

This girl was wearing a pink, yellow, and grey sundress with a pair of grey Converse. Her hair was bleach blonde with dark, black streaks shot through it, and pin straight. She had a spray of light freckles across her cheeks, which made her icy blue eyes pop. Her bangs swooped over and covered her eye.

Right now, she was in a bit of a trance, not realizing that she was staring at James. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw her sitting there. He turned away from his magazine to get a good look at her. He was blown away by how she looked. He smiled at her, which made her erupt in a fierce blush.

"Hey, I'm James." James greeted confidently.

"Hi-I, I'm Brielle." Brielle stuttered. She giggled out loud, and clamped her hand over her mouth. Did I really just do that? She thought to herself. This made her blush even more. "But you can call me Bri, if you want." She added quickly.

"Bri. That's very pretty." James smiled again. He liked Brielle. Like, really liked her. "Are you new around here?"

"Yeah, I just moved in yesterday. Apartment 3C. Where do you live?"

"2J, one floor below you." James answered. "Do you wanna stop by later? I could show you around."

"That would be great!" Bri replied, flashing a silver-braced smile. She laughed, and so did James. And they started talking. James found out that Brielle moved to LA from Seattle to try for a career in singing an acting and singing. And he found out that she's a huge BTR fan. He told Bri a little about himself, and be he knew it, he had a lunch date set up for the next day.

"I'm really sorry, James." Bri apologized, checking her cell phone. "I have to go. My mom needs me to help start dinner." James glanced at his phone screen. It was 5:37! He hadn't realized how long they'd been talking. He needed to get back to the apartment.

"Oh, that's okay. I have to get back too." James agreed. "Can I get your number?" He asked.

"Of course! It's 523-8763." Bri told him. James saved the contact as "Bri" and closed his phone. "I'll text you later?"

"That'd be great." Bri smiled again. She couldn't wait to get that text. "I'll talk to you later."

"Ok, bye." James told her sadly. He was upset that she had to go. She walked away and waved, smiling widely. James waved back. He gathered his things and went back up to the apartment.

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"Well someone's been gone for a while." Kendall commented as James walked through the door. His face had a smile plastered on it from ear to ear.

"Where've ya been James?" Carlos asked, popping up off the couch.

"Oh ya know, down by the pool." James answered.

"Then why are you so happy? I mean, I know you like tanning and all, but I didn't think you liked it THAT much." Logan reasoned.

"Well, I did meet a girl while I was there." James started, his smile growing even bigger. The guys crowded around him, eager to hear all about what happened. They were going into full-on gossip girl mode, but they would never tell anyone that they did

NOTES FROM LAUREN NICOLE: Ta-da! Chapter two ~ check! Second OC ~ check! I hope y'all liked it! This one was for you, iiPurkyPandie! I hope I did your character justice! Like I REALLY hope you loved it!=) On a different note, Happy Day-Before-Memorial Day-Day! And to anyone who is done with school (vikwhis13) Happy Summer you lucky ducks! I'm not done with school until June 17th! Crazy or what? I'm like dying of heat! It's gonna be about 95 degrees tomorrow! And it's in the 80's today! At least I get to go swimming! =D So happy summer everyone who's on break already, and good luck with the rest of the year to anyone like me who is still in school! =) Until next time!

~LaurenNicole