Chapter 12:

The Last Straw

Time passed and things were certainly taking a turn for the worst. Sasha was distancing herself more and more from the group. Jade seemed to be getting wilder and frequently missed rehearsals and meetings. Cloe was feeling more and more out of touch with performing. And Yasmin was just trying to hold everyone together.

One day Sasha was the first at the recording studio. They were doing their last song for the album. But she was there early. She was itching to go solo. Was this how Roxxi felt during the end of her time with Crash?

Things were too different now anyway. She didn't feel as close to the girls as she used to be. She felt like the management was slowly pushing her out and her friends weren't doing anything about it.

But she didn't care. She had a career ahead of her and she knew it. She'd be a solo artist and choreograph for the best. She wouldn't have to deal with Yasmin's constant bitching and Cloe's complaining and Jade being batshit out of control. It was coming and she could just taste the freedom to do what she wanted.

She was hanging out in the lounge when Cade came in. "Hey," she said.

"Hey, is Yasmin here?" He asked.

Sasha shook her head. "We're early. Wanna chill?"

Cade took a soda out of the refrigerator and sat next to her. "Yasmin told me you guys are almost done with the album."

Sasha nodded. "Yeah, we're finishing up today. I'm done with it all."

"What do you mean?"

"Rock Angelz has run it's course. At least for me anyway. After this tour I don't think I'll stay."

"It won't be the same without you."

Sasha snorted. "They don't want me around anyway."

"I wouldn't say that."

"You have no idea." She looked over at him. His messy brown hair fell over his eyes and he was wearing a tank top that showed off his muscles. She'd always had a crush on him before they became the Rock Angelz. "You've been unfaithful to Yasmin, haven't you?"

Cade looked surprised. "No, I haven't."

She smirked. "You can tell me."

"No I...okay when we took the break I slept with other girls. But that was it, I swear."

"Do you want to get married like Cloe and Cameron?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. I'm not ready to be tied down."

"You're a fucking douche, Yasmin doesn't need you."

He narrowed his eyes at her. "Well how about you? I never see you with a steady boyfriend."

She moved closer to him. "I'm not ready to be tied down." She put her hand on his leg. "We're a lot more alike than you think."

"I wouldn't say that."

She ran her hand down his chest. "Yeah we are. Determined, goal oriented, and don't care who we hurt as long as we get what we want." Then she kissed him.

He pulled away from her. "You're fucked if you think I'm going to hurt Yasmin."

"She won't know," Sasha said as she unzipped his pants. "I can already tell you want it." She climbed onto his lap. "I do too."

She kissed him again and this time he didn't stop her.

*WW*

The album was soon finished and another world tour would begin soon. They were doing an album release concert in Miami the weekend before. The Rock Angelz were all staying in a hotel together before they'd do several concerts the next morning.

Yasmin, Cloe, and Sasha had decided to get their beauty sleep before the big show the next day, but Jade had decided to go out anyway and experience the Miami nightlife whether her friends wanted to or not.

It was 2 am and Jade still wasn't back. Sasha tried calling her to tell her to come back or she'd never have enough energy for the concert.

"Jade you come back right now! You're not going to make me look bad onstage tomorrow!"

"Fine, whatever. I'll call an uber," Jade said over the phone. "Later."

Sasha hung up the phone. "Who the hell does she think she is? She can't just go out all night and expect to do two shows in a few hours."

"Just forget about it. If you stay up all night worrying about her you'll look just as bad yourself," Cloe said from where she was laying on one of the beds texting Cameron.

"Gee thanks Cloe," Sasha said sarcastically.

"What? It's true! Unlike you guys I actually need my beauty sleep."

About 20 minutes later Jade came through the door.

"It's about time you showed up," Cloe said.

"I had to wait for the fucking uber!" Jade said throwing her purse down. "It's not my fault people drive slow."

"Whatever, just try not to look fucked up tomorrow," Sasha said.

"I am not fucked up!" Jade said. She looked at Yasmin. "Right Yas?"

Yasmin looked down. "Um, well..."

"So you agree with her?!" Jade exclaimed.

"Well it wouldn't be the first time you went onstage high as a kite."

"Did you know that all the greats went onstage high on LSD? It made them perform better."

"Oh god, please don't," Cloe said.

"What if I did?" Jade challenged.

Sasha sighed exasperatedly. "I'm so done with you."

Jade was really mad. "Great! Leave! See if we care!"

"You're damn right I will!" Sasha said. "I've been planning it for months. I even talked about it with Koby and Fianna."

The others wre shocked but for different reasons.

"Why Koby and Fianna?" Jade asked confused.

"Oh, Koby didn't tell you he and Fianna are engaged?" Sasha said sarcastically.

Jade let that sink in for a moment. She still missed Koby even though she'd never admit it, not even to herself. To hear that he was engaged to Fianna broke her heart. Deep down she'd always hoped they'd get back together.

"Koby and Fianna..." She looked at Cloe and Yasmin. "Did you know too?"

"I didn't even think you still cared about Koby," Cloe said. "It's been like two years since you broke up."

Jade held back her tears. "Why the hell didn't you tell me?!" She yelled at them.

"Maybe Koby would be engaged to you if you weren't so crazy," Cloe pointed out.

"Oh shut the fuck up Cloe!"

"Sasha, why are you leaving?" Yasmin asked. She was still stuck on that.

"Like you guys don't want me to leave!" Sasha said.

"Well we don't want you to leave but you're so insufferable..."

"Oh really? That's what you think of me huh?!" Sasha said. "I'm so done with you trying to act all high and mighty Yasmin. Ever since Byron put you in the front that's all you've been!"

"I've been trying to keep this group together!" Yasmin exclaimed. "You make it so hard to do. There you go accusing me back and forth acting like you're better than everyone. You know what I don't even care if you leave, things will be so much easier around here without you!"

"Yeah, then you can have your little Rock Angelz all to yourself! You'd like that wouldn't you?! God, you probably fucked Byron to get you higher and higher haven't you?!"

"I can't believe you'd think that about me!" Yasmin shouted. "I, sorry I ever called you my friend, you're nothing but a bitch!"

"I slept with Cade!"

Yasmin froze for a second. "What?"

"I. Slept. With. Cade."

In that moment Yasmin felt angrier than she ever had. "How the hell could you do that to me?!"

"No wonder I'm not your friend anymore, huh?"

That was it. Yasmin ran towards Sasha and pounced on her. She'd never been so angry in her whole life and the only thing she wanted to do was kick this bitch's ass. No friend of hers would ever treat her this way.

Punches were thrown back and forth between each other. They rolled on the floor yelling and swearing at each other.

Cloe ran over to them. "Oh my god, you guys stop!" She tried to break them up but it was impossible. She'd never thought she'd see Yasmin of all people fight like this.

Cloe looked over at Jade who was just sitting on the bed watching. "Jade help me!"

Jade just sat there with her arms crossed. "Let them kill each other. I don't care anymore."

They stood up still beating each other up, backing up until they pushed through the door Jade had left open. They didn't care, all they cared about was getting revenge on each other.

Jade went to the doorway to watch what they were doing not making any move to stop it.

"You bitch!" Sasha shouted.

"How the hell could you sleep with my boyfriend you whore?!" Yasmin shouted.

"You guys stop it!" Cloe yelled.

They were being really loud and causing people to come out of their rooms to see what was going on. They were shocked to see the Rock Angelz fighting in the middle of the hallway.

That's when Byron came out. "Oh my god! Girls stop! Stop it right now!" It took a lot of effort but he managed to pry them apart. Cloe held back Yasmin and Byron held back Sasha. "Anyone want to tell me what the living hell is going on here?!"

"She's a bitch and a whore!" Yasmin shouted.

"I'm done Byron! I'm fucking done with all of this!" Sasha exclaimed. She broke free of Byron's arms and went towards the room.

"What do you mean you're done?!" Byron said.

"I'm done with all of this! I refuse to work with them anymore! I quit!"

"You can't quit! I have you booked for two shows tomorrow! You can't leave now!"

"You better bet your ass I can!" Sasha said. She grabbed her stuff and with that she was out the door.

"See ya bitch," Jade said bitterly.

The realization of what was going on hit Yasmin at that moment. She'd lost her boyfriend and she'd lost her friend. The Rock Angelz were falling apart and there was nothing she could do.