Disclaimer- I do not own JONAS or anything else in this story...except Nikki and her family and background because guess what??? She's based off me! haha!

Chapter Three: Movie Night

The next thing they knew, it was Friday at Horace Mantis, and the group was sitting at lunch at their normal table.

"So Nikki? What'd your parents say about the painting party Saturday?"

Nikki smiled as she pushed her salad around her Tupperware bowl. "They like the idea. They're happy I've made some friends, and grateful for the help. And oddly enough, they're both off on Saturday. Well dad's on call, but he should be there for some of it."

"Great! I'd love to meet your parents," Stella said.

Kevin kind of shifted uncomfortably in his chair, but the only person that took notice was Nick. Nick looked over at his brother sitting next to him and furrowed his eyebrows. Kevin looked back at him and discreetly shook his head as if to tell him 'Later'.

"So Nikki! Today in gym we get to sign up for sports. Do you play any?" Macy asked.

Nikki swallowed her food while nodding before she said, "Yes I do."

"What do you play?" Kevin asked.

"I play volleyball and softball."

"See Mace? Two sports. That's a reasonable number. Not every single one offered," Stella said.

"But I like them," Macy pouted, slouching in her seat.

Nick patted her back gently. "It's ok Macy. It's not so bad now since you're not injuring us with your equipment anymore."

Nikki's eyes were darting from person to person with a confused look on her face, and when Joe caught sight of it he said, "Oh! Sorry Nikki. You have no idea what we're talking about do you?"

Nikki smiled as she shook her head. "Not a clue."

"Well Miss Macy here is JONAS's number one super fan. For a while after she met us, she was always super clumsy and injuring us with whatever sports equipment she had in her hands at the time," Nick explained.

"But thankfully, she's gotten much better since last summer. But she's still our favorite fan," Joe said.

Macy smiled as her cheeks tinged red. "Oh stop guys," she said, waving a hand at them.

"Well I'm sorry if me not becoming majorly star struck when I met you guys. I mean, I like y'alls music and everything, I just don't judge people by their superficial covers."

"Which is why we like you so much. Right Kevin?" Nick said.

Kevin cleared his throat while he nodded. "Right."

Nikki smiled. "Y'all are sweet," she said.

"I like your accent. Could you teach it to me?" Joe asked.

Stella rolled her eyes. "Ignore him. He doesn't know any better."

"What?" he asked.

Stella grabbed hold of his hand underneath the table. "Nothing sweetheart."

Joe eyed her carefully before he turned back to his lunch.

At P.E. that day, they had dressed out, and were standing in a large group in front of their coach. "Alright. First off, we're going to stretch and run a mile at the track. Then come inside and sign up for any sports you may want to sign up for. Be sure to jot down the date for tryouts for the specific sport you sign up for. Alright. Take off!"

Everybody ran outside, some groaning as they headed to the track. After everybody had stretched, the coach blew her whistle, and they took off for four laps around the track. Nikki and Macy easily led the pack at a good steady run, giving them a chance to talk among themselves.

"So is that all you played back in Texas?" Macy asked.

"No. I played basketball for a little while, until I got injured during a game and had to have knee surgery. Then I quickly lost interest in it. I ran track too. But softball and volleyball were my favorites. And you like a little bit of everything, huh?"

Macy nodded. "Yeah. I've always been the athlete, and sports just fascinate me. And I'm good at them, so they're kind of like my comfort zone."

"That's cool." Nikki glanced behind her to see at least a hundred yards between them and the rest of the pack before she turned back around to Macy. "So what's going on with you and Nick?" she asked with a smirk.

Macy stumbled slightly before she squeaked out, "What?"

"You can't tell me nothing's going on with you and Nick," Nikki said in a hushed tone.

Macy glanced behind her before she said softly, "There's not, but I wish there would be."

"Aww. Really?" Nikki said.

Macy nodded. "I mean, since my extreme fangirliness has eased, he's become like my best friend. We spend like so much time together. And see this." She reached underneath her shirt and pulled out the necklace for Nikki to see. "He gave this to me for Christmas. It's REAL gold!"

Nikki's eyes bugged out. "Wow. He must have some kind of feelings for you too."

"I dunno. I'm just so scared to make a move in case I'm wrong. But you can't say anything to anybody. Not even Stella. She doesn't know."

Nikki crossed her heart as they finished their second lap and starting their third, coming up on the slower runners. "Cross my heart."

Macy smiled at her. "Thank you."

They started to lap students, and when they reached the middle of the group is where they met up with Kevin, Joe, Nick, and Stella. "Hey guys!" Macy called.

They glanced behind them to see Macy and Nikki coming up towards them, squeezing easily into the line. "Hey. Weren't you guys in front of us?" Nick asked.

"Yeah. We're lapping you guys," Macy said.

Nick groaned. "Figures."

"Well they won't quit talking!" Stella said a little breathlessly.

"Me and Nikki had quite a nice conversation on our first two laps," Macy said.

"Yeah but you guys are the athletes," Joe muttered.

"Oh come on. It's not that bad. Suck it up. Come on Nikki. The sooner we get done, the sooner we can sign up!" Macy said, briefly tugging at Nikki's arm.

"Sprint the last lap?" Nikki asked.

Macy smiled. "I'm in," she answered as they took off, waving to the group behind them.

"Man. You guys' girlfriends are quite the athletes," Stella said.

"She's not my girlfriend," Kevin and Nick answered in unison.

Nikki and Macy were, of course, the first ones to finish, headed back to the gym where Coach Franklin was waiting for them.

"Nice Misa. Figured you'd finish first. But I don't think I know you," she said curiously, eyeing Nikki.

"I'm Nikki Rivera. I just moved here," she answered.

"Really? Well girls, sign up for the sports of your choice. And since you guys finished the mile in five minutes, I'd recommend signing up for track too."

Nikki signed up for track, softball, and off season volleyball, while Macy signed up for everything. "What positions do you play for softball?" Coach Franklin asked.

"Pitcher and first base," Nikki answered.

Coach Franklin nodded. "Two very strong positions. I look forward to seeing you at tryouts Monday after school."

Nikki smiled and nodded. "Thanks Coach."

Just then, the rest of the gym class started to trickle in the door. Nikki walked over to Macy, who was stretching against the wall. "Hey Mace," Nikki said, as she walked up.

Macy turned and smiled. "Hey! Coach Franklin talking to you about softball? She's the softball coach ya know."

Nikki nodded. "Yeah. She was asking me what positions I played."

"What ones do you play?"

"Pitcher and first base."

"Cool! I'm either short stop or third."

"Hey guys!" The two girls turned to see Kevin, Nick, Joe, and Stella coming their way.

"You sign up for everything already, Macy?" Stella asked with a grin.

"And what if I did?" she snapped.

"I wouldn't expect any less from you," Stella said.

"You guys sign up for anything?" Nikki asked.

They all shook their heads. "No time," they answered in unison.

Nikki nodded in understanding. "Gotcha."

"Alright everybody! Hit the showers," Coach Franklin yelled.

Everybody rushed off to their respective locker rooms. After quick showers and redressing, they exited the locker rooms, and the group met up at the front doors.

"So what's everybody up to tonight?" Stella asked as they walked to the parking lot.

"Nothing surprisingly," Nick answered. "Why do you ask?"

"Well I just thought we could all go out or something."

"Not a good idea. I don't think I could run from a screaming mob of girls today," Joe said.

"That run wear you out?" Macy asked in a teasing tone.

Joe pouted and nodded. "Yes."

Macy rolled her eyes. "Oh please."

"Why don't we just meet up at the fire house after dinner and watch a movie or something?" Nick suggested.

"That sounds like a plan. I'm in," Stella said.

"Me too!" Macy said, bouncing on her toes.

Kevin turned to Nikki. "And you?"

Nikki bit her lip. "I don't know where the fire house is," she said timidly.

"Just follow the trail of screaming teenage girls," Macy said.

Nick turned his head towards her. "Cute."

"Well I'll come by your house and you can follow me over there or I could pick you up or something," Stella said as they stopped at Kevin's car.

Nikki smiled. "That sounds great. Then count me in too."

"Great! I'll get to show you my awesome otter that plays the trumpet. Well…it's not a real otter, but that's not the point. The point is, it's awesome!"

Nikki laughed. "You're funny. And I'd love to see your amazing trumpet playing otter."

Kevin's ears turned red as he smiled. "Great."

"So we'll say, meet at the fire house at seven?" Nick said. Everybody agreed. "Cool. See you guys then."

"Bye guys," Nikki said, as she walked to her truck, waving over her shoulder.

"Dude. You seriously need to think of better ways to pick up girls," Joe said as the remainder of the group climbed into Kevin's car.

"I panicked!" he said, as he started the car.

"Well from the looks of things, she thought it was cute and amusing. So I don't think you have to worry about that," Stella said from the backseat, wedged between Joe and Macy.

"Thank you Stella. I always knew you were my favorite," Kevin said.

"Awww. You're so sweet. You're my favorite too," Stella said.

"Hey!" Joe said.

"I never heard you say I was your favorite," Stella said teasingly.

"I thought I made it pretty obvious," Joe muttered. The remaining occupants in the car chuckled lightly.

About 6:45, Nikki heard a car horn honk from outside her house. She peaked out her bedroom window to see Stella waving her arm out of the window of her mustang. "Hey Nikki! You ready?" she called.

Nikki nodded. "Yeah! I'm on my way!"

Nikki shut her window to block out the cold, winter air and turned to her full length mirror. She was dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans, a pair of ostrich boots, a white tank top, pink flannel pearl snap shirt that was tied underneath her bust, and a turquoise stone necklace with a crystal cross hanging from it and matching earrings.

She ran her fingers through her hair, grabbed her purse, wrote a note for her parents that she stuck to the fridge before she ran out of her house, locking the door behind her.

"Cute cowgirl!" Stella said as Nikki approached her car.

Nikki smiled. "Thanks."

"So you wanna just ride with me?" Stella asked.

Nikki nodded. "Yeah sure."

Nikki climbed into her car and they took off towards the fire house. They pulled up and Nikki followed Stella to the front door. Stella didn't even knock as she opened the door, walked in, and yelled, "Hello?"

About five seconds later, they saw Macy come bounding in from the living room. "Hey guys."

"Hey Mace. How long you been here?"

Macy shook her head. "Not long. Maybe about five minutes."

"Where's the boys?"

Macy pointed to the living room. "Fighting over which movie to watch."

Stella sighed as she tugged on Nikki's arm. "Come on. We better go save them before they kill themselves."

Nikki laughed lightly as she followed the two girls into the other room. There, they found the boys in a closet that was FULL of DVDs, each holding one and arguing.

"I say we watch Fast and Furious," Joe said.

"No. I say we watch Dark Knight," Nick said.

"But I wanna watch The Bucket List," Kevin said.

"You would choose a semi-chick flick," Joe said.

"Hey! We do have girls coming over," Kevin retorted.

"They don't even know we're here do they," Stella said quietly to Macy.

Macy shook her head. "No clue."

"That doesn't mean they're going to want to watch a chick flick!" Joe said.

"Which is why Dark Knight is good because it has a little bit of everything," Nick said.

"How about none of them."

The three boys turned to see the three girls standing there with either their hands on their hips or crossed arms with smirks on their faces.

"How long have you been here?" Joe asked.

"Long enough to know that it's going to be us girls that picks out the movie."

The three boys groaned as they put their movies back and exited the closet. "Really?" Joe asked as he stepped up to Stella.

Stella kissed him lightly before she said, "Really. Now. You three, get popcorn, drinks and whatnot, and get upstairs. We'll meet you up there."

"Yes Stella," they replied in unison as they exited the room.

"So. What kind of movie do you think is best?"

"How about a scary movie? I haven't seen a good one of those in a while," Macy said.

Stella smirked. "I like it. Nikki?"

Nikki nodded. "I'm in too."

"Then let's see what they have," Stella said, as they walked into the closet.

About ten minutes later, the guys had all the refreshments and were upstairs, when the girls came upstairs. "How do you guys do that?" Nick asked.

"Do what?" Macy asked.

"Come to an agreement so quickly?"

"Because we understand each other," Nikki said.

"Must be a girl thing," Kevin muttered.

"So what do you got?" Joe asked.

"This," Stella said, as she held up Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

"A scary movie? Really?" Nick asked.

"Why not?" Macy asked, eyes wide.

Nick sighed. "Never mind."

"That's what I thought. Now, Joe?" Stella said, holding out the movie to him. He hopped up to put the movie in to the player as Stella and Nikki sat on the couch, with Nikki next to Kevin, and Macy sat on the floor on the left side of Nick's feet.

"Ok. Ready?" Joe asked, as he sat next to Stella with remote in hand.

"Yup!" Macy said with a smile.

"As I'll ever be," Nick muttered.

The movie started, and it went rather well in all their minds. They all jumped at some parts, making Macy cling to Nick's leg, and Stella and Nikki either cling to each other, or the boy next to them. After the movie was over, Joe turned the lights on and the movie off, and Kevin sighed. "Is that really based on a true story?"

Nikki nodded. "Yeah. From what I know, the guys uncle is in prison at Gatesville state prison in Texas for assisting in the murders. The chainsaw killer himself is dead."

"That's still freaky," Nick muttered.

"Oh. Did Nick get scared?" Macy asked in a mocking tone.

"I dunno. Ask my leg that has no circulation to my foot," he said with a smirk when Macy pouted, crossing her arms across her chest, and leaning back against the chair.

"So Nikki? You want a tour of the fire house?" Kevin asked.

Nikki smiled and nodded. "Yeah!"

Kevin hopped up before turning and offering his hand to her. "Come on then."

Nikki took his hand as he helped her off the couch, dropping their hands once she was on her feet, and followed Kevin. He showed her around their room (not forgetting to show her the trumpet playing otter), and the downstairs. When Nikki slid down the fire pole, she lost her balance briefly, but Kevin was quick to set her right.

"Thanks. It's not everyday I slide down a fire pole," Nikki said as Kevin removed his hands from her waist.

Kevin's ears turned red as he said, "No problem. It happens."

Around eleven, Stella announced that since they had a big day of painting ahead of them, they should head home and get some sleep. Everybody agreed. The boys walked the girls to the door, hugging and bidding them good-bye. Stella dropped Macy off at her house (which was only a few blocks away) first before she drove to Nikki's house. On the way, she turned down the radio and said, "He likes you."

Nikki furrowed her eyebrows. "Who?"

Stella smirked. "Kevin."

Nikki's cheeks immediately flamed red as her eyes bugged out. "Really?"

Stella nodded. "He's kind of admitted it, but the biggest reason we know is the way he's acting. He's different. He's not as scatterbrained as he normally is. And the way he is around you. He's never done that before."

Nikki shrugged a shoulder. "Maybe he changed over Christmas break. I mean, how has he acted around other girls he's liked?"

Stella shook her head. "Kevin doesn't fall for girls easily. He never has. He's only had one serious girlfriend in his life, and that was like three years ago, and it only lasted a few months until she broke up with him because she couldn't handle dating a rock star. It broke his heart. So Kevin's always been very careful. But we can all see something different with you. And I think Kevin sees that more than any of the rest of us."

Nikki looked down at her hands in her lap, trying to soak in what Stella had just said. "Nikki? You ok?"

Nikki took a deep breath before she turned to the blonde that had a worried look on her face. "I'm fine. I…I'm just shocked is all. I mean, out of all the girls in the world that he could have, he likes me. It's just kind of hard to comprehend."

Stella nodded. "I understand. I was the same way when I first realized that Joe liked me like that. I mean, I liked him too, but it was just really hard to comprehend. So I feel you." It was silent for a moment before Stella asked, "Now let me ask you this. Do you like Kevin?"

Nikki was silent for a few moments as she stared out the passenger side window. She didn't even turn to look at Stella when she said softly, "Yes."

Stella smiled. "Well then that's the first step. Now just let everything else run it's course and it'll all work out. I promise," she said, as they pulled into Nikki's drive way.

Nikki turned to her and smiled. "Thanks Stella. You helped a lot. I'll call you tomorrow when I get up and moving around to let you know what time to be over here for sure. But for now, I'm saying after lunch, around one."

Stella nodded. "Sounds good. See ya tomorrow," she said as Nikki climbed out of the mustang, closing the door behind her.

"Later!" Nikki called over her shoulder as she headed to the front door.

Stella pulled out of the driveway with a smile on her face. She pulled out her cell phone, hit 2 on speed-dial, and put her phone on speaker phone.

"Hey. You made it home yet?"

"No not yet, but I got something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

Stella smirked. "It concerns Nikki and your oldest brother."

A/N-- So? What'd ya think? Reviews would be awesome. And you know what? Since I'm posting everything today except the last chapter, if you don't want to review each chapter, I won't make you. But reviewing at the last chapter you read would be VERY nice indeed. Thanks bunches!!!

-NikNak5

P.S.- What I said about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre in this story is only what I've heard. So I'm not 100% sure if it's true or not. If it is...that just makes it that much creepier!!