We're all part of the same
Sick little games
And I need to get away, get away

-Sick Little Games, by All Time Low


I read what de C!News had said this time. So, apparently Nick and Macy had confirmed their relationship. Wow.

I had a feeling in my chest that I didn't know how to describe. Jealousy? Woah, no way. I was surprised. Yeah, that was it.

I heard my dad calling me from downstairs, so I turned off my laptop and slipped through my pole. Everyone was having their breakfast.

"So, Nick? You have something to tell us?" Kevin asked in his "it's about a girl" tone.

"Erm, no?" Nick said, confused. Ha! As he hadn't read the article yet.

"Really? Look at this" my dad hung him his mobile phone. Nick read the article with caution. He was shocked. Oh. So he hadn't read the article yet.

"...So?" Kevin asked.

"This people are sick! I just rescued Macy from being devoured by paparazzi. Then I took her home, and we joked! She said I was her hero and I told her I was her boyfriend after all! But we were joking! It isn't true!" he exclaimed.

"Well, the paparazzi don't seem to know that" I said.

"You have to be extremely careful about this. You can be sarcastic or even joke about these things. The press believes everything. They're waiting for you to do or say something and then bang!, post it" Kevin said.

"Yeah, you're right. But what can we do? They're gonna look for her even under the rocks. And they will know her name sooner or later. They'll go to school and get someone to tell them their name" Nick said in a sad tone. We all sighed at the same time. Macy didn't deserve that.

"Maybe we can wait...You know, until the rumors end" Kevin proposed.

"But what do we do? They're not going to leave her alone" Nick said. We all agreed.

"What we always do" I said.

"Write a song about it?" Kevin asked.

"No!" Nick yelled. "Well, maybe... What Joe meant is that we'll try to keep it real and don't mess with the press" he said as he stood up and took his school bag.

"Don't mess with the press...Nick, write that down!" Kevin said.

But I didn't pay attention to them anymore. I was thinking about Macy. Poor thing. It wasn't her fault. What would she do? How would she take it?

When we arrived, we noticed that she hadn't come yet, so we all went to her locker and waited for her. A couple of minutes later, Stella joined us.

"So? Have you talked to her?" Nick asked a bit nervously.

"Nope, not since last night. I don't know if she has read the article" she admitted.

"We hope not. If she hasn't, nobody says a thing about it, ok?" I said. They all nodded.

After I said that, we saw her coming down the hall. She had her hair pulled back in a ponytail and was wearing sunglasses. She was also wearing a black coat. It was unusual on her to wear something black.

"Macy?" Stella asked. "Isn't this your mother's coat?"

"Yeah, I...borrowed it?" she said innocently. She sighed and took off her glasses. "Ok, fine. I feel like a spy or something. Or like a diva – which I'm not" she sighed again. "There were like twenty paparazzi in front of my house! I dressed up like my mum so they didn't suspect a thing" she opened her locker and threw her sunglasses in. She also took off her mother's coat and her hair-comb. She now looked like the old Macy we all knew and loved.

"Mace, I'm deeply sorry. I—" Nick started, but he was cut up by Macy.

"Don't apologize, Nick. Really. It's not your fault to be famous—Well, kinda, but all this isn't your fault" she was nervous. Afraid. We all could tell that.

The bell rang and we all headed to our classes. I gave Macy a small hug to let her know that she wasn't alone.

At lunch time, I walked to the art class. Macy had art and I wanted to walk her to lunch. She needed to know that we were all with her, and that she wasn't alone.

"Hey Mace" I said casually.

"Joe!" she smiled. "Thanks for coming, but you can get going. I forgot my purse in my car"

"I'll come with you"

"Aw, thank you!" she said. We started walking to the door and I saw her playing with her hair.

"Macy, are you ok?"

"Huh? Oh, ehm, well... I'm worried. What if there are paparazzi outside the school? What if they see us and take pictures and...?"

"Macy" I put my arm around her shoulders. "Breathe. There won't be any paparazzi out there. The school has gotten better with the security since the last 'Fiona incident'". She sighed in relief.

"Wow. Thanks Joe. That makes me feel better" she smiled. I smiled back.

"No problem"

"But, anyway... What are we gonna do? I mean, we can't live like this forever. There has to be a solution for them to stop chasing after me"

"We've been thinking about it. As for now, all we can do is wait and try to be discrete". She nodded.

I hadn't realized that we were already in the parking lot. And I still had my arm around Macy. Oh well, we were at school. There was no danger. Or so I thought. There were just a few students chatting near us. No problem at all.

I waited for her to take her purse and we went in again laughing at something that neither of us reminded exactly.

At lunch, everything was great. It seemed like there weren't any problems at all. We laughed for about 10 minutes when Kevin 'accidentally' spilled his milk in Stella's sweater (you know, that horrible one that looked like a peacock had puked in?).

But the lunch was far from an ordinary lunch. Because I could see a thing that no one else had noticed: the way Nick looked at Macy. Especially when she laughed. He smiled. Smiled! That was so rare in him. I kinda knew what that meant. But it was too soon to say anything, so I decided to keep my mouth closed. Plus, it was the least thing Macy needed to know. She was stressed enough. And I didn't feel like arguing with Nick because of his denial problems.

That night, before going to sleep, Nick seemed so off. So I decided to talk to him with softness. Well...with brotherly softness.

"Nick, dude, you ok? It looks like you're gonna faint any minute now"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking about a song" he said, not even looking at me.

"Uh-huh. Is it a love song?" I asked.

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"I don't know. Brotherly senses, I guess"

"Yeah, right" he said. He suspected something. But I didn't care.

Right before going to sleep, I did something that was becoming a daily routine. A bad one. I turned on my laptop and entered at C!News website.

I wished that nothing about Macy was written there. But it was the opposite of what I wanted. Or even worse. If that's possible.

Hey you, gossip readers! Here we are again, with the information and drama you all were waiting for!

First thing first, the mysterious brunette name is Macy Misa. She's the star-athlete at HMA and a close JONAS friend. She's also Stella Malone's bff. Now we know who you are, princess!

But it doesn't end up here. Nope, not at all. Cause Nick's girlfriend isn't as sweet as she seems!

Today, some HMA anonymous students have sent us some amazing pics of Macy and Joe! They walked out of the school. He had his arm around her shoulders. After she picked up something of her car, they went in again laughing. We told you! Nick's gf is cheating on him with his own brother. Will he break up with her after this?

Now, who would you choose? Nacy or Jacy? Vote on our request online!

And stay here for all of the gossip and to continue reading about this crazy love triangle!

Ok, that was –with difference- the worst article I had read in my entire life. I mean, they left Macy as a b* * * * . That she wasn't as sweet as she seemed? What the heck...?! She was the sweetest person I had ever met!

And since when could people decide who Macy should be with? It was her decision, not theirs. What? Did they think that Macy would visit that page and say 'Oh, look. 70% of people say that I should be with Nick, so I'll pick him'?! Please.

Oh, what the heck was I thinking of? Macy wouldn't choose any of us. We were her friends. And even then, she wouldn't pick Nick...would she? Well, Nick liked her, after all... Agh, I was going insane.

What would Macy think when she read that? Without thinking twice, I grabbed my car keys and went straight to the door. I couldn't let her be alone when she read that. Right before I could close the door, I heard Nick's voice.

"Joe? Dude, it's 10 pm and tomorrow we have school. Where are you going?"

"Have you read this?!" I pointed to my laptop. When I was sure he had finished reading it, I continued. "I can't let Macy alone with this. She needs someone by her side"

"I'm coming with you" he said as he grabbed his jacket. I didn't care if he came or he didn't. I only cared about Macy.

Wow! I can't believe it. 25 reviews and I haven't updated in a week! I'm such a terrible person.

Ok, let's see:

Jacy -- 7 votes

Nacy -- 14 votes

Ok, so it seems that Jacy has half of votes than Nacy, huh? But you can keep on voting ;)

So, a few things. I won't introduce Kevin in this love triangle for one mainly reason: he's married. And I know that Joe and Demi are dating now, and there are rumours about Nick and Selena, but it's not the same. I would feel very uncomfortable writing about Kevin flirting with a girl when he's married. Even if this is a TV show and not reality, I would feel strange anyway. I hope you understand.

Oh, and I love that you guys review me and tell me which couple do you prefer, but I would like it even more if you also review the story itself, you know? Instead of just saying "JACY" or "NACY", say something like "NACY, and I really like this story". You know, if it isn't too much to ask.

And I just wanna say...THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH for your reviews. Believe me, everytime I opened my hotmail and saw 15 messages and all were from fanfiction .net I jumped like crazy.

Oh, and one last thing: could you please please tell me songs to put on the leading of each chapter? You know, songs about fame and Hollywood and that stuff. I already know about Sick Little Games (as you can see), Starstruck and Welcome To Hollywood. But you can tell me songs you'd like!

And even though what Joe thinks in this fic, you guys CAN decide who Macy should end up with ;D

You know I love you xxxx

P.S. I apologize if this chapter was too short. I'll try to get better. And I don't think I can update till next week, cause I have 4 exams in 2 days (which remind me that I should be studying by now) and on Wednesday I leave for a three-day school trip. So I'll try to update next weekend, asap, ok? Thanks for reading!!!

And thanks again to silvereyed_angel for being such a sweet and great person :)