CHAPTER ONE

"WAKE UP STUPID!!"...Joel slowly began to open his eye's. Still a little blury, but could make out who the person standing in front of him, yelling was. "Aww,Man...Tice, do ya gotta be so d@mn loud?...Ive got a bad headache" Joel sat up in bed, rubbing his eye's. Tice sat down next to him. "Hangover" She said, "Yea...So whisper" Joel squinted his eye's at her, the light was beginning to bother his eye's and give him a worse headache. Tice stood up "You have an interview and photo shoot in half an hour", she threw a pair of jeans at him, and walked out of the room. Joel stood up, barily standing strait, and wobbling a bit. He got dressed and went into Benji's hotel room. "Hey dumb&! You're finally up!" Benji was sitting on his bed watching tv along with Tice, Billy, Paul, and Chris. "Do you really have to be so loud?" Joel turned off the tv and sat down next to Billy. "Do you really have to get so drunk?" Benji said with enthusiasm as everyone grinned and began to chuckle. "Not anymore I dont..." Joel began, when Billy interrupted him. "What do you guys want to do today? I'm bored out of my mind" They all looked at each other with blank faces and obviously blank thoughts. "Sleep..."Joel got up and as he began to walk to his room, he heard the phone ring. "Ill get it...And you're not sleeping all day, so sit your happy little @$$ right back down."Benji said,his hand over the receiver of the phone so the person on the other end would not hear. "Hello?....Yes it is...." Benji jerked his head away from the phone grabbing his ear as it started to throb. "D@MNIT!!!" He hung up the phone screaming in pain. "What was that all about?" Paul stood up and walked to the other side of the bed. "Fans...LOUD @$$ ONE'S!!!" Benji stuck his finger in his ear and raddled it around, trying to stop the ringing. Paul slid open the shade's on the window and Joel looked away. "It's to bright!!!Close them!!!" Joel's head began to throb worse then before. "Need some asprin?" Tice started to look through her bag. "Yea...thanks..." Joel took the bottle Tice handed to him and took 2 pills from the bottle. He looked around the room with a confused face, then walked to the bathroom sink. He popped the pills in his mouth, turned on the fosit, and shoved his head under it gulping the water. "You guy's have an interview and photo shoot in 20 minute's...You all need to get ready!" Tice got up and went into her own room, where she began to get dressed. They all scattered into individual rooms throughout the 5th floor of a New York City hotel and began to get dressed. Once they were all ready, they rode on the elevator to the 1st floor. They all walked out of the elevator together, where they all heard loud screaming. Benji looked toward the glass doors and saw hundreds of people, they were all chanting "G-C...G-C...G-C" All the guys, including Tice dropped theie bags and sat down on the lobby couch's "It'll be a while" Tice said with a sympathetic face. Benji took his cell phone out of his bag and dialed a number on it. As it started to ring Chris asked "Who ya callin'?" Everyone looked up and said in unison "Security Guard's!" They looked at each other for a moment then began to laugh. "Hey guy's! Where are you???......Ummm.....oh!I see you, alright, thanks!" Benji stood up and grabbed his bags "They're right there you guys" Benji pointed at three heavy set men dressed in jeans and navy blue t-shirt's that read "Security" in white lettering on the back of them. Benji, Joel, Billy, Paul, Chris, and Tice walked to the clear doors and stood for a moment, until the doors opened and the three men walked in. "What are we suppose to do?" Benji stood with 1 bag over his shoulder. One of the men stepped forward and looked around for a moment. "Ive got an idea, give me a minute." He unhooked a walkey talkey off of his jeans and pushed a button "Pull the car to the back lot!" He told the person on the other end. "C'mon" He walked all of them back towards the elevator and once they got to the elevator they looked around. There was a moment of silence, then Paul looked at them. "GO!" He yelled loud. They all raced to a back door in the hotel. The fan's broke through the doors and ran towards the security guards. The security guards tried to hold the fans back, but they broke through. Chris looked behind him and screamed "THEY'RE COMING!" The guy's and Tice pushed their way through the door and into a long black limozine. They all sat breathing hard. Tired and out of breath from running. Tice looked out the window of the car and saw the fans bust through the back door of the hotel. Joel sat for a moment, then leaned back to relax. The fans ran at the car screaming, some banged on the windows, some jumped on top of the car. They all sat for a moment, still in the car. The driver waiting for something as the security guards began to pull fans away from the car, as police drove up and tried to help the three men, who were out-numbered by the hundreds of fans. Once most of the people had been pushed off the top of the car and pulled away from it, the driver began to slowly drive. Then once it was clear that there was no one else too close to the car, he sped up. "Where to?" The driver asked a little shaken by all the people. The guys looked at each other confused. None of them actually knew where the interview was. Tice looked at Joel, "You guy's dont know where it is?" There was a long silence, untill Paul finally broke the silence "...Uhm...No?" Tice picked up the phone in the limozine and dialed a number that none of the guy's quite recognized just by seeing her dial it. "Brad?" Tice looked up at the guy's with a more relaxed face "Hey...Uh...Where's the interview at?...Where's that?...Why don't you just give the driver direction's? Thanks" She sat the phone down and looked up at the rear view mirror "You take it!" She said to the driver. The driver rolled up the window between the back seats and the driver seat, then picked up the phone. "I think we might just be lost without you Ticey" Joel said with a sweet face at Tice. "Where did the nick-name Ticey come from anyway? I've wondered that for a long time." Paul looked blank. Tice looked at Paul and thought for a moment. She found that the only thought that came to mind, didn't have anything to do with the question Paul just asked. All she could think was about how the guy's had meant so much to her and just the fact that Joel said they would be lost without her was the entire reason she loved them. "I dunno." Benji looked up at Paul "I like it...makez her seem sexier...*smiles*" Tice looked at Benji with a shy smile and laid her head on his shoulder, still thinking about them being her entire life and wondering what would it be like if they weren't together....if they weren't friends...

Chapter 2

"Ticey?" Tice looked up and shook her head. Benji was standing above her looking into her eye's and smiling. She thought for a moment... "I could get lost in those eye's" She jerked fast and realized that she must have been thinking out loud because she just said that to Benji. "Excuse me?" Benji said, a little confused. "Oh, um, sorry. I must've dosed off...I was dreaming about...about..." She was thinking, but couldn't come up with anything to say... "About me?!?" Benji said in a cocky voice. "Yea, Benji, I was dreaming...about you!" Tice let out a sigh of relief, she thought she was about to get caught. She knew she liked Benji, but she had never thought about him like that. "Where is everyone?" She said, still a little dazed about what she had said. "There already inside.I said I would get you. You still tired?" Tice knew she wasn't, but it seemed a little weird to say she wasn't since she had fallen asleep on the way over. "Yea" She said. Benji stood up and helped Tice out of the car. "You need to go get your makeup done." Tice said in a sweet voice. Benji made a fake pouty face and said "Why? Do you think Im ugly?" Tice started "I think you-"...She paused for a moment, staring into space, then realizing she almost did it again...Thought out loud that is. "I think you look shitty!!!" She threw in those words as fast as possible, then grabbed Benji's arm, "Just kidding...You're a hottie....Remember?" Tice and Benji walked side by side into a tall building. They walked to an elevator and when they got in it Tice pressed the number 10. Once in the dressing room Tice sat down on a large couch next to Billy. "Ticey?" Billy looked up from his gameboy he had been playing. "Yea?" Tice waited with a content face for a reply from Billy. "You okay?" Billy seemed a little concerned. "Im fine...Why?" She leaned her head forward in a daze. "You ju-....Just seem to be acting a little funny today...that's all." Billy stood up and walked to a small refrigerater sitting across the room. "Want anything?" Billy grabbed a Pepsi from the fridge. Benji's head jerked up "Are you refering to...EVERYONE? Because if you're not....You might want to direct that question to the certain person you were speaking to. Otherwise...Its going to seem kind of rude when you say 'I wasn't talking to you' to the person that the question wasn't directed to, if they ask you for something!!!" Billy looked up with his head turned slightly to the side and a confused face plasterd on him..."What do you want...BENJI!" Benji smirked "Coke...I l-l-l-lllllooooovvvvveeeee you Billy." Benji laughed at his own joke. "Coke's fine with me" Tice smiled at the floor...Still thinking about Benji's eye's that she 'could get lost in'. "HERE TICEY!!!" Billy threw the coca cola can across the room, Tice looked up and it was obvious she hadn't been paying attention because her eye's got very big and she started to sheild herself from the flying can. "NNNNOOOOOOO!!!" Benji yelped, then ran across the room and caught the soda can. "MY HERO!" Tice jumped at Benji, as they both fell on the floor laughing. "GIMME THAT!" She grabbed the soda from his hand, then sat up and drank it. Joel walked out of one room with nothing but a towel covering him, dripping water from his hair. Tice whistled "HEY SEXY!!" She laughed. Then thought...'I wish that was Benji'...Then she shook her head trying to get those thoughts out of her mind. Benji stood up, then helped Tice up "Im gone to makeup and hair." Benji looked down at Tice and smiled "Wanna come?" Tice thought 'He's never asked me to come with him before!' "SURE!" She jumped at the oportunity. They walked together to an elevator. When they got in the elevator Benji pressed the number 16 and the doors closed. 'He smells so good!' Tice thought to herself.'Oh!God...Ive got to stop this...It's Benji for god sake's!!!'She squinted. "Whats wrong?" Benji looked down at her.'Oh why does he have to give me that sexy sudductive 'One eyebrown rased' kind of look?!?!' Tice thought to herself again. "Nothing, just...thinking" Benji looked back at the elevator doors "'Bout what?" Tice thought fast "...About...us." She blurted out. 'What the hell was I thinking?' Benji looked back down at her slowly, one eyebrow raised with a confused face "Huh?" She didnt know what to say. She couldn't think of anything. "Ummm...."

Chapter 3

The elevator doors opened,and Tice jumped out,like she had been sufocating in the elevator."IVE GOTTA GO TO THE RESTROOM!!!ILL BE RIGHT BACK!!!"Tice yelled to Benji,and then walked,fast to a water fountain near by."I cant believe I just said that...What was I thinking!!!"She took a big gulp of water"He must think Im a lunatic now!!...Wait...He's always thought I was a lunatic"she laughed quietly,then splashed a little water on to her face.She walked back to the elevator,where Benji was waiting for her."What's with you today?"Benji looked at her like she was a lunatic.Tice looked at him "I havent been feeling very well today"She cleared her throat,and then whispered"Benji?"Benji looked sympathetically at her,and put his arm around her waist."Yea Ticey?"He began to rub her back, it was obvious he felt bad that 'Had'nt been feeling well'..."When you guys are done with the photo shoot,can you take me back to the hotel?...You guys still go,I dont want to interfere with you're fun."Benji looked at her like she was crazy again,then said "If you dont go,I dont go...And if I dont go...Then there is no fun!"He chuckled.Tice sighed loudly,then turned to where they were facing each other,and buried her head in his chest."Benji...I...I need to be alone...for a while."Benji seemed stunned that she didnt want to hang out with them,it was so unlike her."Okay,now I know something's wrong...You usually love to have people around you.What's wrong?!?!"He demanded,Grabbing her by the shoulders so that they were looking strait into eachother's eye's."Can we talk about this later? Please." Tice looked down at the ground.She thought she was about to be sick."Yea" Benji faked a smile...for her sake"C'mon,I gotta get into makeup & hair!"He put his arms around her,and hugged her tight.He felt bad,and wished he could fix...whatever was wrong. Tice turned away for a moment to wipe a tear away 'Whats going on' She thought 'Why am I crying...Whats wrong with me?'Benji looked over her shoulder to see what she was doing,but they were almost the same height,so he couldnt see.He grabbed her hand,and yanked her softly.They walked down the hall.Tice looked at her hand that Benji was holding,and a small twinge of a smile came across her face.'He's holding my hand...This cant be real!'She thought,and then smiled even bigger.As they approched the door they had been walking to,Tice felt her cheeks start to hurt,she could tell she had a huge smile plastered across her face,and started to get nervous that Benji might look her way,and get suspisous.'BREATH STUPID!!!DONT FORGET TO BREATH!!!'she thought then chuckled a little."What"Benji looked at her.She quickly calmed her self,and tryed to smile...less."Nothing,just thinking about...Joel."Benji looked at her funny"Joel?"he said confused.She smiled at him"In his underwear."They both laughed as they entered the room.It was a big white room,with a long line of mirror's,and cabinet top filled with makeup,hair spray,hair gel,and anyother type of hair or makeup accecorie you can think of.A long line of 8 black chairs sat infront of the mirror's,like a barber shop.There were 2 young women in the room,one was sitting,and one was standing behind a black chair with another person in it.Benji,and Tice walked in the room,and Tice went to sit in a big black chair next to the women,and other person in the chair.She expected Benji to let go of her hand,but he didnt.They walked together to a big black chair,and as Tice went to sit,Benji jumped in front of her."Get up,I was about to sit there!" Tice said with a pouty face."Fine!Ill sit somewhere else...MEANIE!!!"She laughed a little,and began to walk to another big black chair.Benji wouldnt let go of her hand though,He tugged her arm softly,so that she was standing directly infront of him,and he grabbed her other hand."Tice?"Benji looked at her with a sweet smile,biting his lip ring a little."Yea?" Tice began to shivver.'Its cold in here'she thought."I love you.You know that right?"Benji said."Huh?" Tice said a little confused,she had'nt realized he was talking while she was thinking."II LLOOVVEE YYOOUU!"There was a short pause."Do I gotta spell it out for you?"The person in the chair infront of them turned around.Tice felt a soft tug from behind,and before she knew it,she was sitting in that person's lap."I love you to"It was Paul,he laughed softly,then let her go.Tice stood,as they all three laughed."Paul...nice hair..." Tice laughed at his lop sided spike's."They arent done yet!"Paul said trying not to move his head to keep his hair from falling over even more.Benji straitened his chair to where he was facing the mirror,as the girl that had been sitting began to part his hair for his spike's.Benji seemed a little ansty as the girl touched,and poked at his hair.He didnt trust many people to screw with his hair."Do you mind...if Tice does my hair?"The girl looked at Benji in the mirror with a 'what the hell is wrong with me' kind of look."What?...Benji,c'mon...I dont feel like it right now!"Tice stompted over to the couch,and sat quietly."Tice, please, I really am not in the mood for some person I dont know to poke,and praud at my head!"Benji seemed a little annoyed with the girl trying to do his hair.Tice stood,and picked up a comb."Fine!...But you wont do this to my again...Next time...You can do them your self!"Benji smiled weakly "Ticey,you know if I do them myself,they dont come out looking that great!"Tice began to part his hair"You better be glad you dont have that long hair anymore,cause I wouldnt have done it then"Benji smirked,and looked at her in the mirror."What?!" Tice demanded.Benji looked deeply into Tice's eye's,and there was a long silence.Benji smiled shyley,and looked at the floor.He looked back up at Tice in the mirror,and they both smiled.Benji finally broke the silence "Yes you would." Tice smiled very sweetly.

Chapter 4

"Done." Tice's arms hurt,and her hands were almost numb,but all she could think about was how Benji seemed almost helpless without her,and She loved it.She loved the fact that he could openly say he loved her,and the feeling she got from being needed.Benji stood up,and looked in the mirror "Thanks Ticey.It looks great!" Tice smiled,and put arms down "I have to wash my hands."She walked to a door ,and opened it.She walked in and closed the door behind her.She finally broke down.She sat down on a bench inside the large restroom,and began to cry."Im so damn tired!...This wasnt ment for me,I cant do it anymore!"She tryed to whisper,but didnt succeed.She stood up,and wiped her face on her shoulder."Ill be okay."She told herself. Tice walked to the sink,and looked at herself in the mirror. Tice was short,she had black hair with lime green streaks all through it that she kept in a pony tail most of the time,even though she had beautifuly wavy hair,she had peircing hazel eye's,and rosey pink cheeks,which she covered with makeup most of the time,but the makeup had run down her face.She had black mascara,and red eye liner draining down her cheeks.She washed her hands,and stood for a moment stairing into the mirror,like she was in a trance.She let out a weak smile,and turned the water back on.She splashed her face with water,and dryed it with a towel.She stood looking in the mirror,at her rosey pink cheeks,and peircing hazel eyes."I could fall into his eye's."She whispered quite softly,then let out another weak smile.As she walked out of the bathroom,she let her hair down,shaking her head.She walked into the hair/makeup room,and saw that most of the guys were in there now.Billy whistled"Hey babe!...lookin' good." Tice laughed.She was actually very relieved to be around all of them.Benji walked in the door looking up trying to hook his necklace back on "Hey Tice can you d-"He looked down at Tice and his eye's got very wide,there was a long silence,and Tice's palms started to sweat."You look...beautiful..."Benji made a shy smile.Tice smiled back,and wiped her hands on the side of her jeans,trying to keep people from noticing what she was doing."Ticey,could you help me out? Please." Tice walked over,and turned her head,then flipped her hair.She had a tendency to do that when she wore her hair down."sure"She walked tword Benji, Benji's eye's were set directly on Tice's face,He started to breath hard,but not so hard that everyone could here him.He closed his eye's,and leaned his head down.When he opened his eye's back up,he shook his head."Turn around." Tice smiled at him,he smiled back,and turned around.She latched his necklace,and walked away.Benji looked at her back,and noticed how long her hair was.'She has the most beautiful hair.She also has the most beautiful eye's.' He though to himself.He rubbed his eye's,as if he was tired,then turned around."Holy Shi-....You scared me Joel."As Benji turned around,Joel was standing right behind him. Tice walked out of the room."ah..."She stopped,and opened the door back up."Anyone want a soda? Im buying.I dont feel like walking back down to the dressing room."Benji jerked to look at Tice and blurted quickly "Ill go with you if you want to go back to the dressing room for soda's!!"All Tice could think way 'More alone time with Benji' "Okay...Come on,anyone?"Billy stood "Coke!"Joel glanced at Tice, then looked back down at his feet "Dr.Pepper" Paul scratched his head thinkingly,and said "bottle of water?"Benji walked to the door "Okay..."Benji, and Tice walked out the door,and left.
Chapter 5

"So..."Benji said nervously. Tice looked up with an eyebrow raise "So...what?Why are you acting so funny?"Benji calmed himself, and realized he was being stupid. "Im not acting funny!"he said, acting funny, and laughed. Tice smiled, as they got to the elevator. Benji pressed the down arrow, and they waited. "Come here." Tice said with a confuse face."I...am here."Benji was also confused. Tice sighed seeming annoyed, even though she was'nt"Your hair is falling down in the back, come here!".Benji turned around as Tice struggled to reach the back of his hair "I can't reach it, turn around."Benji smiled, and turned his back to the elevator so that they were facing eachother. Tice wrapped her arm's around his neck, and stood on her tippy toes as she reached the back of his head, and began to massage it, trying to get the hair to stick back. Benji closed his eye's day dreamingly, and when he opened them back, there faces were barilly 2 inche's from eachother. 'KISS HER!!!'is all Benji could think, but he froze up. Tice smiled with a devious face, and took her arms off of him "There.That look's better."Benji shook his head, forcing himself to come back to reality "yea...better."The elevator rang, and the door's opened. They got in the elevator together, and Benji pressed the number 10, and the doors closed again. They both stood quietly. Benji began to feel a bit weird, with both of them standing in silence. "RAH!"Benji screamed a random thing that came to mind, Tice jumped then looked at him as if he was a lunatic. Benji smiled, "What was that?" Tice asked confused. "Trying to start a conversation..." Benji smiled weakly, and laughed. "ahhh" Tice started barking at Benji, and then laughed. "WHAT THE-" Benji was cut off "Trying to start conversation..." Tice smiled at him. "Tice..."Benji looked at the elevator doors, or down at his feet as he spoke. "yea?" Tice bit her bottom lip, and felt a little odd as she stared at the floor. "I...Would really like for you and I to hang out together tonight...Just us. I-" Tice looked up at the doors and her eye's glazed over, and she half way smiled. Benji cut off to look at her. "you?" Tice asked. Benji jerked his head to look back down at the ground, "I would like to talk to you tonigh...About...Some things. Okay?" Tice tempted to ask why he could'nt talk about it now, but decided to leave it at that. "Sure...Anyway...What do you want to do once we get to New Orleans tomarrow?"Benji looked at her and laughed, and they both began to laugh. They had both been thinking of the same thing. "Water balloon fight!" They said in unison. "Okay, We'll stock up on balloon's tonight, and fill them up before we get there."Benji said. They took a few minute's to plan out a balloon fight they would have. They had both remembered last time in New Orleans. It was the year before, and they had been waiting on there friends from Simple Plan at a hotel in New Orleans. Once the guys from Simple Plan got there, Benji, Tice, & Joel had bombed them with water balloons. Billy, Chris, and Paul, had they known about it, would have also been in on it. Instead, they all got soaked with balloons to. The elevator rang. Benji, and Tice stepped off the elevator, and walked back to the room they had been at before. They walked into the room, and there was no one there. Benji sat down on the couch, and Tice sat next to him. "I don't feel like going back right this second." Tice put her head on Benji's shoulder. "What ever." Benji felt a little awkward, even though he had been in this situation a million time's before. "I-I" Benji stuttered. Tice sat up "What?". Benji stood up, and walked to the refrigerator "You want anything?". "nah....what's wrong?" Tice sat up strait against the couch. Benji felt heat rising up his neck, and to his face, and felt his face turning red. "I uhm...I w-want...Why is this so hard for me to say?!!!?"Benji grabbed a bottle of water from the refridgerater, and popped the cap. "Benj...you alright?" Tice seemed concerned."Yea, I'm fine...I just cant seem to tell you what I need to tell you."Benji gulped down half the bottle. Tice seemed pretty clueless to what he was trying to tell her. "Why don't you get the drinks for the other guy's...Ill meet you back in the makeup room."Benji grabbed another bottle of water, and was gone out of the room before Tice could say anything. He ran to the elevator, and jumped in, just wanting to get out of the room. He pushed a random number, and the doors closed. He sighed relievingly, and dropped both bottle's of water purposly, and sat against the wall. He slowly slid down the wall of the elevator, untill he was sitting on the ground, in a puddle of water, from the busted bottle's he had dropped. "I cant do this!" he screamed at himself, breathing deeply as if he was having a nervous breakdown. Tears began to stream down his cheeks, altho he was keeping a straight face, his cheeks were turning red. He slammed his hands on the ground, as the water splashed. He stood, and felt water all over his back, and legs from sitting on the ground. "SHIT!" he screamed to himself. He press the elevator stop button, then pressed another number. The elevator stopped on the floor he had just been on. He walked to the dressing room. He looked like he had just ran through rain, his eyeliner was running, his cheeks were red, and his clothes were soaked in water. He stopped at the door, and took a deep breath trying to calm down before he walked in the room, Tice was surely sitting on the couch in.

Chapter 6

"Benji?..."Benji slowly looked up at the door, and realized Tice had opened the door, and was standing...a little freaked out...staring at Benji. Benji sighed, licked his lips, and looked at Tice. "What?"Benji just wanted to get this over with. "What happened?!?!" Tice was conserned. "It's a long story."Benji stood looking blank, waiting for Tice to let him in. "Oh...sorry" She moved out of the way to let him in. "Ill get you some clothes..." She looked Benji up and down. "And...some shoes..."She walked out of the room. Benji took off his shirt, and shoes and threw them in a pile on the floor. Tice walked back in the room with some of Benji clothes, and sat them on the couch. "I've got to go the rest room...It'll give you a chance to change." Tice walked back out of the room. Benji stripped to his boxers, and began to dry off with a towel. There was a knock at the door. "WHAT DO YOU WANT!!!"Benji was very annoyed. "I want in your pants."He heard to girls laugh. Benji sighed, and realized who it was. "Hey guys, hold on...Im almost naked."He shrugged, and realized what he said had actually sounded like. Tice walked back in the room, and realized Benji was almost naked, and screamed lightly. The door swung open, and two girls walked in. Benji fell on the floor trying to put his pants on. "Oh my god!"One of the girls yelled, and they both turned to close the door, and face the wall. Tice looked at the wall. Benji sat up, and slapped his hands on his face, feeling really stupid. "Thanks for that show Benji." One of the girls said. "Your so welcome Lex."Benji said strugling to stand, with his pants half down. He pulled his pants up, and buttoned them. "Okay...You can turn around."Benji said sitting down, and pulling on a pair of shoes. Tice, and Lexi turned around, but the other girl stood with her head at the wall. "Tina...You can turn around."Lexi stared at Tina's back. "I dont think I want to." Tina slowly turned around, and saw that everyone was stairing at her smiling. "Tice, can you fix my hair, after I get my shirt on...Some of it fell down." Benji said looking at the ground, and tieing his shoes. Tice looked at Lexi, smiled, and shook her head wanting to laugh."Sure...Lexi....He's got clothes on." She laughed. Tice felt much better now that her friends were there, her...other friends. Benji pulled his shirt on, and Tice walked behind him. Slowly fixing his hair, as Lexi and Tina mumbled to eachother, talking about something Tice couldnt tell. "There you go." Benji stood up, and walked to the door. "Where's Billy?"Lexi had'nt seen seen Billy in about a month, and seemed to be missing him. Tina looked around in confusion "Where's...Joel...And everyone else to?" Benji turned around "We're going to see them. You comin'?"He asked Lexi, and Tina. All three girls walked in a small group atleast 10 foot behind Benji whispering, and giggling, like they were still childeren. Benji was quite use to this though, everytime Lexi, and Tina came to visit, and they were'nt hanging out with there boyfriends, the three girls would stay together, and talk in quiet voices. It never really phazed Benji, that there's a possabillity they were talking about him...and it still didnt. Benji got on the elevator, and waited for the girls. They finally got on, and the doors closed. It was all of a sudden very silent. Benji looked down at Tice. Just dozing out of reality, and day dreaming. "What?" he heard, he snapped back, and shook his head. "Nothing, I was just thinking." The elevator stopped, and the girls stood still, all three, untill Benji got off, and had walked far in front. Then the girls fallowed. Benji opened the door to the makeup, and hair room, and walked in stairing at the floor. The three girls stopped at the door after it had closed to talk. Benji had'nt been paying attention and ended up walking strait into a wall. "DUDE!"he yelled, grabbing his head in pain. "That...was so stupid.". "YEP."Joel agreed. "Shut up man."Benji sat down. The three girls finally walked in the room, both Billy and Joel had huge smile's come accross there face. Billy was sitting in one of the big black chairs doing nothing, and Joel was standing next to the bathroom door, leaning against the wall. Lexi smiled, and walked up to Billy. Billy grabber both of her hands, and braught her arms over his shoulders. They kissed. Paul was in the bathroom, he had gotten sick from eating fish the night before, and had been in the rest room throwing up for five minute's. Tina just stood still, smiling. Same with Joel. They both just stood, staring at eachother from accross the room. Finally, Tice got annoyed from all the happieness in the room, and pushed Tina in the direction of Joel. Tina walked to Joel, and Joel stood up strait. She threw her arms over his shoulders, and he put his hands on her waist. They hugged for what seemed like an eternaty. Tice, and Benji both seemed to feel left out. Tice walked over to the couch Benji was on, and sat next to him. "so much love in this room...think I should go join Paul." Tice whispered to Benji. They both quietly laughed. "Shut up you guys." Tina turned her head from the eternal hug Joel and her were...still having to yell at Benji, and Tice, then continued with the hug. Joel finally broke it, leaning his head in to kiss Tina, both smiling, and happy. Benji leaned over to whisper in Tice's ear "your just jealous." He said, really meaning it as a joke, but sounding to be rude, because he was having to whisper. Tice looked at Benji with her peircing hazel eye's, and whispered "maybe i am"...Benji smiled a little. "Come with me." Tice stood, and let her hand out for Benji to grab. He did, and they walked to the hall, closing the door behind them. Tice pushed Benji aggenst the wall lightly, and pinned him, so that he couldnt leave. "I have something I have to tell you, this time, your not leaving, and neither am I. Untill I tell you, what I need to tell you. Okay." Tice said sternly with a strait face. Benji looked down at her, seeming a little nervous 'Please move...I think Im going to puke...I just want to leave.' Is all Benji could think. He didnt know what the news was, weather it was good or bad...He knew nothing...

Chapter 7

"Uhm...yea...okay."Benji managed to finally spit out some words. "GOOD!" Tice seemed annoyed that Benji kept running off every time she tried to tell him something. "Can...y-y-you let me go."Benji's palms were sweating, and he had a really scared look on his face. Tice looked up at him biting her lip, debating on weather or not to let him go."Promise not to leave?"She asked. Benji hit his head lightly on the wall, and leaned back, staring at the ceiling. "I promise" he mumbled, not wanting to agree to it. Tice let him go, and walked to the opposite side of the hall. She leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down it, until she was sitting, with her entire body scrunched into a ball. Benji sat against the wall he was already on, with his legs strait out, and head tilted back so that he wasn't even looking at Tice. "Alright...Here it goes. I think." Tice began to get very nervous. Benji glanced down at her, and realized she was staring strait at him, he shivered a bit, than looked back up at the ceiling. "Can you at least look at me? You don't know how hard it is going to be for me to say this." Tice stared at the ground, with tears welling up in her eye's. Benji finally looked down at her, feeling bad for making her feel that way. "Aww...Ticey. Don't cry." Benji crawled on his hands and knees over to Tice, and sat next to her. "Im alright." Tice wiped her eye's, and buried her head in her knee's. Benji put his arm around her. "Your not making this any easier you know." Tice picked her head up, and looked at him. "What did I do?" Benji looked at Tice cluelessly. "I-I don't know...Do you have to look so...SHUT UP!" She chuckled not knowing what to say. "...yea...That's what I thought."Benji smiled. They both laughed a little. Tice got back to a strait face, and began to speak."Benji..."Benji looked at her, biting his lip, still a little nervous "yea." Tice sighed loudly "I love you."Benji smiled "I love you to." Tice was getting annoyed that he wasn't catching on "NO BENJI!...I LOVE YOU!" Benji got up, and started walking down the hall. Tice closed her eye's and sighed loudly, then buried her head in her knee's again. "I...I love you to."Benji walked back to her. Tice picked her head up. "You don't get it...do you?"She felt like screaming, or breaking something out of frustration,instead...She just cried, with a strait face, she had tears roll down her cheeks. She didnt want to try to explain it to him. "Yea...I do...I love you."Benji sat back down next to her. "shut up" She said under her breath, not thinking Benji heard. "Tice...I DO understand. And Im in love with you." She picked her head up, and wiped her tears away. "Why?"she said, staring ahead of her. Benji really didnt know what to say to that question, he didnt KNOW why he loved her so much, he just knew he did love her. "Because...your...your YOU. There's nothing to explain, your perfect. I love you....that's all."Benji looked at his feet. Tice smiled, still looking ahead of her. "I...I love you...to."She said with a big smile. Benji looked at her, and she turned her head. They started to lean in for a kiss. "WHAT ARE YALL DOING!" Lexi said opening the door, but not looking at them yet. Tice pushed Benji, and he fell on his side. Kelsey stood. "BENJI TRIPPED!!"She yelled nervously. Benji tried to hold back laughter. "yea...I tripped."He stood up. "You guys coming back in?" Lexi stood smiling, happy, now Tice knew why. "yea...we're coming." Lexi walked back in, and closed the door. Benji and Tice stood staring at each other, dazed. "YOU GUYS, COME ON!!" They heard Tina yell from inside the room, muffled because the door was closed. "YEA!!" Tice yelled back. Then looked back at Benji. They both stood smiling for a moment. "I love you."Benji smiled. "I love you to."They said it to each other for the first time with ease. Tice wrapped her arms around Benji's shoulders, and Benji wrapped his arms around Tice's waist. They hugged. Standing there for almost 5 minute's, Tina walked out. "Whats wrong?" She stood staring at them, like someone had died. "Nothing...I just needed a hug." Tice said. Benji, and her both laughed.

Chapter Eight

"TIME FOR THE PHOTO SHOOT!!!" a short, and scrawny walked into the hair and makeup room, where everyone was sitting, and talking. "Alright, we'll be there in a second." Joel told the man. The man walked out of the room. "You girls coming?" Paul stood up. "Of coarse." Lexi grabbed Billy's hand, and dragged him to the door. "c'mon guys"She said waiting for the rest of them. They all stood and walked to the door. Lexi opened the door, and they all started walking down the hall. Benji, and Tice trailed about 10 foot behind the rest, and spoke to each other quietly. "What are you guys doing...Come on."Tina waited for the two to catch up. They all walked together, until getting to the room. The three girls sat on a couch, and the 5 guys walked to a part of the room, with a large white screen. "Why is Chris so quiet?" Tina leaned over asking Tice. Tice looked at Chris, then leaned over to Tina "He's always quiet, it's not unusual, He only talks when we're all having a conversation, or something."Tina nodded, then sat back up. They all watched the guys act like idiots in front of a flashing camera for 30 minute's. Benji looked at Tice allot throughout the photo shoot, until the camera man got annoyed, and yelled at him to pay attention to the camera. Then the camera man got individual pics of the guys. Joel walked over, and grabbed Tina when it was his turn for the individual picture's. "COME ON!" he yelled. He picked her up, and the camera flash went off. They all screwed around taking picture's for another 20 minute's, until the interviewer got there. "Hi, Im Sherry. Ill be interviewing you guys today I guess." She was a tall, skinny, giggly girl, who didnt look a day over 19. All the guys sat around a table with Sherri answering question's about touring, concerts, being on tv, & having fans. Then she tried to get into questions about there personal live's. "So...Any girlfriends." she had been writing almost every word they said down, until she got to this. All the guys knew this was her asking, not the interview. "Yes...most of us do have girlfriends."Billy said smiling, but feeling like being rude. Billy hated when people asked about there personal live's, and especially when someone who's suppose to be professional around them try's to interfere with there personal live's. That's why paparazzi didnt go around Good Charlotte to much. They knew what the consequences would be. The guys weren't afraid of kicking someone's ass. "Oh...really?"Sherry said sitting up, and clearing her throat, like she was disappointed. "So who does, and who doesn't?...Just curious."she said giggling a little. "I don't think that's needed for your interview."Joel said smiling, but being stern, and getting his point across. "This isn't for the interview sweetie."She said leaning over, and running her finger in circle's on his hand. Joel jerked his hand away, and rubbed it like he was scared of getting her germs. "seriously though...who doesn't, I don't want to be rude. I really am curious."Sherry said in an apologetic way. "Chris, and I don't..."Benji said like he was guilty of something. "hmmm..."Sherry wrote that down. Once they got up from the interview Sherry pulled Benji off to the side. "I was just wondering...if maybe you and I could go out sometime." Benji kept trying to let her down nicely, but it wasn't going very well. Tice walked in, and saw this. "Hey baby." Tice walked up to Benji, and hugged him. "oh...I thought you said you didnt have a girlfriend."Sherry pointed out the obvious. "I-" Benji was cut off by Tice "we were in a fight, he does that sometimes if we're in a fight or something. Pretends like I don't exist that is. Baby, I hope you can forgive me."Benji smiled, and mouthed the words 'Thank you' to Tice. Once Sherry left, Benji and Tice both busted out in laughter. All 8 of them piled up in the limo, and rode on there way back to the hotel, to get ready to go out.

Chapter Nine

"HURRY UP TICEY!!!!" Lexi screamed from inside Tice's room. Tice was in the bathroom getting ready. All the guys had gotten done, Tice was putting on make up, Lexi was putting on her shoes...and yelling at Tice and Tina, and Tina was in the bathroom with Tice doing her hair. None of the girls ever really dressed up to much, unless it was a special occasion. Paul's girlfriend Janelle was late getting to the hotel, so they were still going to have to wait, but Lexi was ready to go anyway. Tice finished her makeup, and stood looking in the mirror for a moment. Tina and Tice were both silent for a moment. Tice smiled, thinking about the events of the day. "Can I barrow your curling iron?" Tice asked Tina. Tina looked over at Tice and gave her a 'why' kind of look. Tice always left her hair up...untill today. "MAY I."Tina laughed handing Tice her curling iron. "Thanks." Tice took her hair out of the pony tail, and brushed it out. She curled it enough to make it look wavy. "Cute." Tina said finishing up her own hair. "You ready?" Tice asked Tina while sitting on the edge of the bathtub trying to tye her shoes. "Yep. LETS ROLL!" Tina laughed. "Your sounding more, and more like Joel everyday." Tice said smiling. They walked out of the bathroom, Lexi looked up at Tice "What the-....niiicccceeee..."They all three laughed. "Where are the guys?"Tina looked around in confusion. "Paul is downstairs helping Janelle with her bags, They both decided she would stay with Paul for a while....Benji, Joel, and Billy are in Chris' room trying to talk him into going. I think he feels a little left out."Lexi finished, out of breath from saying it so fast, and in one breath. "hmm..." Tice walked to the door in between her room, and Chris', and knocked. "COME IN!!!"Joel yelled loud enough for the entire hotel to here. Tice walked in. "Chris...You gotta go...Please?" Chris looked up from the tv at Tice. "I dont really want to...I dont have anyone to really...hang out with...You know...A GIRL!"he said chuckling like none of them had caught on. "You have me. I can share you and Benji." Tice said sitting down on the bed, and leaning her on Chris' shoulder. "For real you guys, I'd much rather go to bed...Or something..."Chris said being serious. "If your sure, because I wont beg." Tice looked at the rest of the guys, and shrugged. "Im sure."Chris layed back on his bed, and pretended to sleep. "You jackass." Tice said smacking Chris in the stomach. "OW!"Chris yelled. Paul walked in the room with a big black bag over his shoulder, and Janelle walking in behind him. "Hey Janelle." Tice stands up, and hugs her Janelle. "Where are Lex, and Tina?"Janelle says taking the bag from Paul, and sitting it on the ground. "How come Ticey got the first hug?"Paul says smiling ear to ear. It was obvious he had missed Janelle. It was the first time they had seen eachother in almost a month. But that happened alot when the guys were on the road...Tice wouldnt see them for months at a time, and she hated being away from them. "Aw, Paully."Janelle hugs him tight, and they dont let go untill a few minutes later when Lexi and Tina walk in. "JANELLE!"Lexi walks over and hugs her, Tina does the same. "I never get any hugs..."Paul says with a fake frown "PAUL!!!Its been so long!"Lexi walks over and hugs him. They all laugh. Lexi walks over and sits on Billys lap who is sitting on the edge of Chris' bed. "Hey baby."Lexi says sitting with her legs wrapped around his waist. "I love you."Billy says leaning in to kiss her. "I love you to"Lexi says smiling, and they kiss. Joel stare's at Tina for a minute, until Tice, once again gets annoyed by them, and Pushes Tina twords Joel. "You look beautiful."Joel says looking Tina up and down. They start making out. No one had noticed Tice, except Paul who had just smiled at her, and Janelle who had whispered 'You look nice' in Tice's ear when they hugged. "Where's Benji?" Tice said looking around. "DUDE! I didnt even notice how good you look."Billy said breaking away from Lexi and his kiss. "Thanks Billy." Tice said smiling. All the guys look over at her, and say how nice she looks, and that her hair is pretty. Tice can do nothing but smile. "Hey guy-...Woah...You look...good."Benji says walking in, a little caught off guard by Tice's look. She smile's big. "LETS ROLL!"Joel and Tina say in unison, then look at eachother, and kiss. All of them walk out the door except Chris, who had really fallin asleep now. Tice starts to walk out the door, but Benji stops her. "I love you."He says leaning in and hugging her. "I love you too" Tice whispers in Benji's ear. They break from the hug, and lean in to kiss eachother. "COME ON!"Janelle yell's excitedly. Tice and Benji both jerk back from trying to kiss, and Benji smacks his head on the wall. "SHIT!...come on...lets go."Benji says walking out the door rubbing his head.

Chapter Ten

"Who's going with who?" Joel asks grabbing Tina's hand, and almost throwing her in the pasenger seat of his car. "I guess Im going with Joel."Tina says laughing. "Benji, you taken your car?" Joel asks sitting down in the drivers seat of his own car. "It doesnt matter..."Benji says holding Tice's hand behind his back, so no one notices. Tina, Joel, Billy, and Lexi end up riding in Joel's car, and Janelle, Paul, Tice, and Benji end up riding in Paul's car. "Where...exactly are we going?" Tice ask's scooting closer to Benji, slowly, so Paul, and Janelle dont notice. "Some club here in New York City."Paul says turning on his blinker to follow Joel. "Okay." Tice grabs Benji's hand, and puts it in her own. Benji looks down at her and smile's. "What's with you guys? Are you together or something?" Janelle asks turning around. Benji, and Tice both knew she had seen them holding hands outside, but hoped she would say nothing about it. Benji and Tice both stare at eachother for a moment. "...Please dont say anything to the other's Paul...Janelle...Please."Benji says holding Tice's hand, like he was scared she might let go. "THATS SO GREAT!"Janelle says turning back around in her seat. "I, Paul Thomas...Solamly swear not to tell anyone, that you to freaks are together."Paul looks at Both Benji and Tice in the rear view mirror. They all smile, and begin to laugh. "We're here."Paul looks at Janelle, and smile's. "LETS ROLL!" Tina says running over to Paul's car. Benji and Tice quickly move away from eachother, and let each other's hands go. They all walk up to the door. Janelle keeps looking back and Benji and Tice, and smiling mischievously. Once they get in the club most go out on the dance floor, and screw around, just acting stupid. Paul, Janelle, Tice, and Benji sit at a table together talking. "So how long..."Janelle ask's with a wide smile. "Just...a day." Tice says holding Benji's hand under the table. "What Up Dawg?" Joel says walking back to the table from the dance floor, holding Tina's hand. "Scoot."Tina says sitting down next to Tice. Benji scoots closer to Paul, and Tice scoots closer to Benji. They all sit at the table chatting about meaningless nothings. Billy and Lexi are still on the dance floor acting like fools. "I LOVE YOU!!"Lexi trys yelling over the music. "WHAT?"Billy asks still dancing, but trying to pay attention to Lexi. "I LOOOVE YOU!!"Lexi yells again right at the music stops. She smile's shyly and starts blushing. "I LOVE YOU TO!"Billy yells at the top of his lungs even though the music had stopped, just to make Lexi feel better. They smiled at eachother, and kissed. "Come on...Lets go sit with the others."Lexi said dragging Billy back to the table. Everyone scoots over, to make room for Lexi, and Billy, and they both sit. They all sit and talk for a while longer, then get back up to dance, and do whatever. Benji, and Tice are left at the table alone. "Why are keeping this from everyone Benji?" Tice looks at her hand that's under the table, holding Benji's hand. "I-....I dont know. Im kind of scared of what there reactions will be. I guess..."Benji says playing with Tice's fingers. "What would they do, kick you out of the band?" Tice laughs. "No...I dun't know...Do you WANT to tell them?"He looks over at the crowd to see a big ball of his friends dancing, and having fun. "I've wanted this for so long, I've wanted to be like them. To be happy, because Im in love. I dont like hiding it."Benji says pulling there hands out from in under the table to make sure there holding hands was in view. "YOU GUYS!!!"Benji yells, and all of his friends look around in confusion, untill they notice it was him yelling. "Benji, not now!" Tice whispers, but there friends are already to the table. "Is everything al-....you guys are holding hands."Joel says bluntly. Janelle looks at Paul, and her eye's begin to widen. "Yea...we are."Benji looks up at his friends. All holding there girlfriends hands, all happy, all in love. "Anyhow, what's up?"Joel asks looking Tina strait in the eye's, then winking at her. Lexi sits down in the large booth, and Billy scoots next to her. Lexi crosses her arms on the table, and lays her head in her arms. Billy kisses her neck. "I-...we...have to tell you something."Benji says holding on to Tice's hand tighter. Lexi picks her head up, and scoots closer to Tice, and Billy scoots closer to Lexi, to give everyone room to sit. "Go on."Lexi says lying her head on Billy's shoulder. "Tice and I...W-"Benji is cut off by two blond girls standing at there table staring contently at the guys. "CAN WE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPHS!"They both ask. "Sure..."Billy says, Lexi pics her head up, as Billy signs there white shirts, and passes the marker on to Benji, who does the same. Paul finally gets it, signs there shirts, and give them back there things. The girls still stand there. "Can we help you with something?"Janelle asks not trying to be rude. "CAN WE GET A PICTURE!"One of the girls asks. "yea..."Benji says sighing loudly. They all scoot out of the booth, and Janelle takes a picture of the guys, with the two blonde's. "THANKS SO MUCH!"The girls say finally leaving. They all sit back down. "What were you saying Benji?"Janelle says agging at him to tell the rest of the group.

Chapter Eleven

"Tice and I...You see...Today was...."Benji couldnt seem to find the right words to say what he wanted. "THERE TOGETHER!!!"Janelle finally blurted out. "JANELLE!"Paul yelled. "sorry..."Janelle put her hand over her mouth realizing she said that. "YOU ARE!!!"Lexi said jumping. "Yea." Tice and Benji said in unison. "That's great!"Tina said cuddling up to Joel. "What does this mean?"Joel asked a little confused. "What?...It means that Tice and I are...dateing, I guess."Benji said smiling. Tice grabs his hand, and they hold hands for the rest of the night. "You guys...Its 3am...Lets go..."Janelle said. Tina, Tice, Lexi, and Janelle had all been trying to talk the guys into leaving for the past hour. "Yea...Im tired."Benji said smileing at Tice. They both laughed. "What's so funny?"Joel said getting his things together getting ready to leave. "We're delerious from lack of sleep, can we leave now? The sun's going to be up in a few hours." Tice and Benji stand up. Both stretching, because they'd both been sitting in the booth all night talking. They all walk out of the club, and into the parking lot. "That was fun.." Tice said grabbing Benji's hand. Everyone gets to the cars, Benji and Tice still standing there. "we havent even kissed yet...thats so pathetic." Benji whispers to Tice as they begin to walk towards Paul's car. "You want to kiss...we'll kiss." Tice starts to lean into Benji when Paul yells at them. "YOU GUYS!!IM HAPPY FOR YOU AND ALL!!!BUT CANT THIS WAIT TILL WE GET IN THE CAR?!?!?" Tice drops her head looking at the ground, and Benji kisses her on the head. "It's a lost cause." Tice says as they get to the car, and get in. "Do you want to now?"Benji says smiling. "Why bother..." Tice says looking quiet bored. "...what do you mean?.."Benji looks at Tice like what she said really hurt him. "I didnt mean it like that. It's just, every time we get the chance to kiss, and its romantic...SOMEONE.."She yells refering to Paul "...has to ruin it...It's not romantic anymore...It's just like...your ready to get it over with."Benji looks at her and laughs. "You act like your losing your virginity or something...its a kiss..." Tice looks at him with a guilty look on her face "shut up" She whispers. "What?"Benji leans his head on the window. Tice looks to Benji "I am....a...a...." "A VIRGIN?!?!"He yells loud enough for all of New York City to here. "you dont have to yell it...yea...a virgin." Tice says like she's ashamed. "Is it a big deal?"Janelle buts in. "janelle...there buisness..."Paul looks at her. "sorry, that was rude."She turns back around to face the road. "It's not a big deal...It's just...diffrent. You're 21...And your a virgin...I think its sweet though."Benji looks back out the window. "I love you" Tice whispers, not expecting Benji to here her. Benji sits back up, and Tice leans her head on his shoulder. "I love you to"Benji whispers in Tice's ear, and kisses her on the cheek. "AWW...You guys are so cute."Paul looks in the rear view mirror. "You know...I was going to kiss her...but you ruined the 'romance' you fucker."Benji says flattly. "sorry...I will shut my mouth...from NOW on..."Paul smile's not wanting to laugh, afraid to ruin the 'romance' again. He does anyway. "DUDE SHUT UP!!!"Benji yells from the backseat. "Watch the road, and mind your buisness" Tice says smiling up and Benji. They both laugh, not really knowing what to think of there stupidity. They finally arive back at the hotel, and get out. "Where are Joel, and the rest?"Janelle looks around, climbing out of the car. "They'll be here, Im cold...lets go inside." Tice says rubbing her arms, and trying to warm them up. "Lets go."Benji grabs Kelsey's hand, and leads her inside. They get to the elevator, and wait contently on the others. "Chris?" Tice hears Benji say. She turns around to find Chris walking off the elevator. "Dude, I was starting to get worried about you guys. I thought something might have happened to you guys."Chris says in a relieved but annoyed voice. "Aw...Chris, thats so sweet." Tice smile's at him. "You guys are holding hands...that scares me."Chris looks down at Benji and Tice looking like...a couple. "We're dating now." Benji says like its a normal thing. 'I love this...It feels great.' Tice thinks to herself about how Benji put his words. "Thats great you guys. Your still going to sneak in my room at night...right?"All three of them laugh."Sorry Chris, no." Tice says smiling. "I was talking to Benji dude."They all bust out laughing again. "You guys seem really happy."Chris says smiling, and being happy for them. "I-...we are."Benji says, trying to get use to saying 'we'. "Benj, I love you and all, but Im Fuckin' tired. Im going up to bed." Tice says stealing the elevator from Chris. "You sleeping in your regular room?"Benji says, kind of dissapointed, hoping she'd say no. "Yea, I think thats the best idea....for now." Tice says pushing a button. Right as the doors are closing they exachange 'I love you's' And the rest are off to bed once they reach the lobby.

Chapter Twelve

"TC..." Tice slowly opened her eye's to see Benji standing over her. "hmm..."She rolled back over. "Tice. We have to go. Seriously. You have to get your stuff together."Benji sat his bag on the bed, and began to put his things in his bag. "okay." Tice got up, and walked to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth, and her hair, and changed clothes. She put all her things in her bag. "How much time do we have till we have to be at the airport?"She said walking into Chris' room where everyone else was, and threw her bag in a pile of bags on the floor. "It is...1 o'clock, the plane leave's at 4, so we need to be at the airport at about 2:30. We should get going in about 30minute's, you guys know how New York City traffic is on Monday's."Billy stood up, and walked to Lexi, who was sitting in a chair. He sat on the bed in front of her, and grabbed her hands. "Come here."He yanked her on top of him, and they began to make out. Tice looked at the floor, and Benji walked in. "Hey guys."He threw his bag in the pile also. "What do you guys want to do for 30minute's?" Benji said sitting down next to Tina. "We should probably check out, and get down to the lobby, incase there are any fans there, we'll have time to get out."Janelle looked around at the rest, they all agreed. "Ill get your bag Ticey."Benji said smiling. "You dont have to."She said picking up her bag from the pile. "I want to."Benji grabbed it from her, and took his own. They got down to the lobby, and dropped there bags next to the lobby couch's. "Hey guys, your taking the limo up to the airport, we'll take care of getting your cars to L.A. alright?"The security guard said walking up to them, and taking there bags a few at a time to the limo. "Thanks man."Joel walked up to the rest, and gathered up the 9 room keys they all had. "We're checking out."Joel said to the woman at the desk. "Alright." She said taking the keys from him. "sir?"She said with a smile."Yea?"Joel said in a tired voice. "This is something we're really supose to ask our celebrity customer's, but I was hopeing I could get an autograph."She said a little excited. "Oh, sure."Joel said sighning a small notebook she pulled out. "GUYS!Come here."Joel said to the rest waving them over to the front desk, and getting them to sign the notebook to. "Thank you so much."The lady said putting the notebook back under the desk, and into her purse. "No problem."Billy said, all of them walking back towards the girls. "I dont see any fans...surprising."Janelle looked through the front glass dorrs, there was no one in sight, except an old man walking his dog. "Lets get going anyway."Benji grabbed Tice's hand and dragged her to the backdoor. "...shit?..."Tina said walking up to the door, to here screaming, and see hundreds of fans surounding the car. "Lets go..."Paul said in an annoyed voice. The security guards kept the fans away for the 6 foor walk way the guys and girls had to get into the limo. The girls went first, and the guys ran in, and jumped into the car after them. "That was so gay...its not even funny..."Janelle said laughing at Paul from jumping into the car like a phsyco. "LETS ROLL!"Joel and Tina said in unison, then smiled at eachother. "That was cute...not..."Lexi said cuddling up to Billy, knowing it would be a long drive, so she might as well get comfortable. They arrived at the airport at 2:45pm, and rushed out of the car, grabbing there bags. "We need....uh-"Benji was cut off by Tice "9 tickets to L.A. on the 4:00pm flight."Benji smiled down at Tice. "Okay, here you go. The flight leave's in less than an hour. I need all the bags that aren't being taken on board, or that aren't open."The lady at the airport tells them. One by one Benji take's there bags, and places them under the desk, to be tagged, and put in the lower compartment of the plain. "Thank you, here are your tickets, and have a nice flight Mr.Madden."The lady tells Benji. "How did you know my name?"Benji ask's stupidly. "Well, one. There on your tags, on your plain ticket, and bags. and 2. My sister's a pretty big fan of Good Charlotte."She says smiling. "COME ON BENJI!!!"Lexi says dragging Billy to the turminal. "We....We have to go...bye."Benji says clumsily. They get to the right turminal, and have to sit for another hour.

Chapter Thirteen

"turminal 16, Flight 150, for L.A., California, has been postponed for 20 minute's. We're sorry for this inconvienience we are having some problems."Benji looks at Tice as the here the woman over the intercom. "There having...problems?"Lexi jumps on Billy's lap freaking out. "Lexi's nervous about flying..."Billy says to the rest of the group. "I have to go to the rest room." Tice says getting up, and walking to a near by water fountain. She take's a sip of water. "Lexi's not the only one that gets nervous" Tice says running to the bathroom. She goes in to the stall, and locks the door. "I think Im gonna-"She's cut off by herself throwing up in the toilet. "damn..."She stands up, and flushes it. Walking out of the stall she looks up to see Tina. "Are you okay?" Tina says rubbing Tice's back. "Yea...Im really nervous though. I've only been on a plain once. That was with the guys, but Im still freaked out." Tice says shoving her head under the sink, and gulping water. "It'll be okay, I promice."Tina says leading Tice back to the group. "Whats wrong?"Benji says standing up, getting a little worried. "She threw up in the bathroom." Tina says sitting Tice down. "Damn Benji, and I thought you didnt spend the night in her room."Joel says laughing. "Dude...Im nervous, shut up." Tice says looking up at Joel who's smiling and shaking his head. "Flight 150 for L.A. is now boarding."The lady on the intercom says. "We have to go. Are you going to be alright TC?"Benji helps her up. "Ill be fine after takeoff, thats the only thing I really get nervous about." Tice grabs Benji's hand. They all line up behind one another as the lady rips there tickets, and they board the plain. "I DONT want window seat." Tice looks at Benji smiling. Benji and Tice sit together, Benji's got the window seat, Tina and Joel sit next to eachother, and Tina has the window seat, Paul and Janelle sit together with Janelle at the window seat, Billy has the window seat sitting next to Lexi, and Chris ends up sitting infront of Benji and Tice, and behind Paul and Janelle by himself. They all buckle there seat belts, and sit quietly untill the lady come's over the intercom. "Incase of an emergency, you will see the drop down from your overhead compartment..."Billy raises his hand like a third grader. "yes sir?"The lady says "Where are the emergency exits incase of an emergency?"Billy stands up. Lexi hits him in the stomache, and there's a loud roar of chuckling coming from the group of friends. "Sir, this is no laughing matter."The lady says...The group of friends laughs harder. Altho Tice was nervous, she still kept her sence of humor. The plain starts to move, and Tice see's the sturtases buckle up in there own seats. Billy starts headbanging right as the plain gets on the run way, Lexi's laughing like crazy at Billy's stupidity. "Dude. Stop...Tice's still nervous."Benji says looking behind him at Billy barely missing Benji's seat while wildly throwing his head around like a maniac. "Its okay...That doesnt make me nervous." Tice says smiling. Benji throws his seat back about 4 inche's, and Billy slams his head right into it. "DUDE!"Billy yells in pain "SSHHHH!!!"He hears the croud of people on the plain. "I know you aint shh'ing MY boyfriend. aw no...aw no..."Lexi says laughing...The croud shuts up. They finally take off, and Tice's squeezing Benji's hand. "You okay now?"Benji ask's. "YEP" Tice reply's happily. "We'll be there in about 4 or 5 hours...more or less."Tina says looking at Joel.

~Hours Later~

"Please buckle your seat belts, and make sure your tray table's are in an up right position. We will be landing in about two minute's."The stuertes said over the intercom. "You gonna be alright?"Benji asked looking at Tice. "Oh, yea...Its only take off that I get nervous about...I cant believe we're in L.A...This is so cool!" Tice held Benji's hand tightly, as the plain shot down out of the air and landed on the run way. "Please stay seated untill the plain has come to a complete stop, and the seat belt lights go off."Once again they heard the lady say over the intercom. "The lights off, lets get out of here."Everyone stood up stretching, and tired. "It's almost 10 o'clock at night. I hope they have us registered at a hotel. Do they?" Lexi got up grabbing her things. The large group of couple's, and friend's were the last one's off the plain. "You guys..."Tina said in shock. "What's the matter?"Joel looked at her. "Do you hear that? That screaming?"Tina said as they were leaving the terminal...There were people packed into the airport, and screaming, and there were police trying to get them out. "IF YOU ARE NOT BOARDING AN AIRPLANE PLEASE LEAVE!!!"The lady yelled over the intercom. "Well...Doesnt this suck?" Tice grabbed Benji's hand, as they all walked to the back door of the airport, an emergency exit. As they walked out of the emergency exit they were in an alley, and they saw a limo parked at the end of the alley. "I officially hate limo's...And we wonder how fans know where the hell we are."Benji said walking hand in hand with Tice. "DUDE....You are so stupid sometime's....There are thousands of limo's in LA..."Joel grabbed Tina's hand and they raced to the limo. They all climbed in, and waited for the driver. The driver finally got in. "You have registered at a hotel about 20 minutes from here. We put your bags in the trunk."The driver said as he slowly drove away from the huge airport. "Thanks man."Benji said trying to relax. They were all exhausted, and ready to sleep.

Chapter Fourteen

Tice tossed, and turned most of the night before falling asleep, and still woke up 3 or 4 time's throughout the night.

~Morning~

Tice slowly opened her eye's, it was dark in the hotel room, but she saw light shining through the shade's, barraly. She sighed, and slowly got out of bed. She slowly opened the door between her room, and Joel & Tina's. She peeked in the room to find Joel and Tina crashed out on the bed. Joel was snoring, but he had cuddled up behind Tina, and they were holding hands. She closed the door slowly, making sure not to wake them. Then crept to the other side of her room, where there was a door between her room, and Lexi and Billy's room. She slowly opened that door, to find Billy's left arm hanging off the bed, and his right arm rapped around Lexi, with Lexi's head on his shoulder. "This is depressing." Tice said softly to herself, then closed the door. She grabbed the key to her room, and walked into the hall. "Paul always leave's his door unlocked."She told herself, then opened Paul's door. She saw Janelle with her arm lying on Paul's stomache, and her head on his chest. He had his hands under his head. Tice again, slowly closed the door. She looked at the clock hanging in the hall, and said "What am I doing up at 5:15 am?"She walked to another door in the hall, and opened the door. She walked in, and closed the door behind her. She slowly walked over to the bed, where Benji was sleeping...alone...He did'nt have blanket on him, and he was shivering. Tice picked the blanket up, and crawled next to Benji's warm, but shivering body. She rapped the blanket around him, and herself. She kissed his cheek, and he stopped shivering. "I love you Benjamin Madden." She whispered in his ear...Not expecting a response. She closed her eye's, and layed her head on his chest. 5 minute's later, she was asleep, and for the first time that night, she did'nt wake, she did'nt toss and turn. Benji slowly opened on eye, and peeked down at Tice, to find her sleeping. "I love you to Tice Manley."Benji said softly, then kissed the top of Tice's head. He layed his head back down, and fell back to sleep.

~Noon~

"Hey...Your up..."Benji said smiling. They were both still in the same position they were when they fell asleep. "How long have you been up?" Tice asked scooting up to Benji's level, so they were face to face. "About an hour. I didnt want to move, I was affraid to wake you."Benji said hugging her. "I love you.." Tice said with a smile on her face. "I love you to."Benji said sitting up. "Im going to take a shower, Ill be back in 5 minute's."Benji got out of bed, and walked to the bathroom, and closed the door behind him. "Hey sis..."Billy said busting in the door between the bedrooms. "You have'nt called me sis in year's." Tice said sitting up, and climbing out of the bed. "That's cause I don't claim you in public."Billy laughed. "YOU GUYS ARE BROTHER AND SISTER?!?!!?"Tina said walking in the room with them. "yea...You've been friends with me for almost 2 year's, and you didnt even know he was my brother...thats sad Tina." Tice laughed, and stood up out of bed. "You guy's...I dunno...You ACT like brother and sister, you guys have just never said anything about being brother or sister."Tina sat down on the bed. "We use to call eachother sis and bro all the time...you heard us..."Billy looked at Tina with a 'your-weird' kind of look. "Well...You call Joel bro, and you call Paul bro...and they all call you sis..."Tina said with a funny face. "Where'd you guys plan on going today?"Paul walked in the room. "HERE...Im tired...I'd like to relax..." Tice said lying back, and relaxing in the bed. "What...We're in freakin' California...YOU SUCK!!!"Paul said with an evil grin on his face. "Okay...fine where'd you guys plan on going?" Tice sat up, hering a knock on the bathroom door. "YEA BENJ?!?" Tice walked to the bathroom door. "CLOTHES!!"He yelled. "I dunno...Maybe....the beach or something I guess...I dont know."Paul said as Tice walked around the room gathering some of Benji's clothes. "...You guys think of somewhere to go...Ill tag along." Tice said walking to the bathroom door, and Benji opened it. She handed him his clothes, and the door shut behind her. "Let's wait untill everyone gets in here."Billy said grabbing Lexi. "My Lexo..."He said smiling. They both laughed, and began to kiss. "There...Im squeaky clean..."Benji said with a stupid laugh when he walked out of the bathroom wearing his clothes. "Mmm...Yes. And you smell good to." Tice said leaning into Benji, she put her head on his shoulder, and smelled his neck. "I love you."Benji said putting his arms around Tice. "I love you to."She said looking into his eye's. They stared into eachother for a minute, and finally kissing. When they were done, they heard Paul, Billy, and Lexi clapping. Then they realized everyone was in the room clapping. Tice seemed embarrased. "You realize thats the first time I've seen you two kiss."Tina said laughing. "Thats because that was our first kiss."Benji said looking into Tice's eye's, and they both smiled. Again, there friends clapped, in a joking way.

Chapter 15

"Baby?" Benji whispered at Tice, who had fallen asleep. She picked her head up, and looked at the clock on the radio. "5:30"She whispered to herself. The sun was beginning to set. "Your up."Benji said getting out of the car, walking to the other side, and opening her door for her. "yea...Where are we?" Tice looked around, but didnt recognize anything. "Don't worry, we're still in LA..."Benji smiled, and helped Tice out of the car. She was pointed twords the trunk when she got out. She wrapped her arms around Benji's neck. "I love you..." Tice looked strait into Benji's eye's, and there were tears rolling down her cheeks. "I love you to...."Benji looked confused"What's the matter."He hugged her tight. "I never want this to end."She held him tighter. "Me either."Benji said letting his grip go. Tice wiped her tears away, and changed the subject. "What are we here for Benj?"She stood smiling. "Close your eye's."Benji said smiling. Tice closed her eye's, and felt Benji's hand's slide around her waist, and turn her around. He rested his chin on Tice's shoulder, and kept his hands around her waist, he was behind her. "Open 'em"Benji said, trying to hold back excitement. Tice opened her eye's. In front of her was the beach. It was completly deserted, but beautiful all the same. The sun was setting, and the sky was mixed with orange's, red's, blue's, and purple's. "Benji..." Tice said still staring into the beautiful sunset beach. "yea"Benji grabbed Tice's hand, and they began to walk along the beach. "I love you." Tice said smiling. "I gotta ask you something."Benji said. They sat down on the beach, and burried there feet in the sand.

~Hours Later~

"Where have you two been!?!?!"Tina yelled, as Lexi grabbed her on one arm, and Tice on the other, and dragged them both into the hall. "What the-"Benji was cut off by Lexi slamming the door behind her. "SO!!!"Lexi tryed to stay quiet. "what?"Tina and Tice said at the same time. "Why were you guy's gone for so long?"Lexi asked. "You'll find out later." Tice said grabbing Tina, and Lexi, and dragging them back into the hotel room. "What the hell was that?"Benji said looking at Tice like she was guilty of something. She shook her head 'no' "Lexi being the loser she is."Tina laughed. "Shut up about my fiencee'."Billy said in an english accent. "FIENCEE'!!!"They all yelled, including Lexi. "only if you'll say yes..."Billy said smiling, and got down on one knee. Lexi didnt even give him a chance to say anything before jumping on him, and yelling 'yes' continuously. "I guess that's two couple's engaged..."Tina said smiling, with her head tilted, and a suductive look plastered all over her face. Joel smiled and looked at the ground shyly. "i love you" Tina said. "i love you to."Joel kissed Tina. "...Three couple's....Actually..."Benji said looking at Tice, and winking. They kissed, as everyone's jaw's dropped. "Treat my sis right."Billy said hugging Tice. Everyone looked at eachother smiling.

~The Next Morning~

"Wake up." Tice opened her eye's to see Benji standing over her. "Time to go."He said. They all got dressed, and walked to the bus that was sitting outside. They got on it, and began to drive away. "GOODBYE L.A.!!!...GOODBYE BEAUTIFUL BEACH!!!...GOOD BYE...Joel?" Tice said staring out the window. Benji looked outside to see Joel standing next to the hotel. "ITS NOT LIKE IM IMPORTANT OR ANYTHING!!!IM ONLY THE LEAD FUCKING SINGER!!!!"Joel yelled after them. The bus stopped to let him on. "Now everything's perfect." Tice smiling at Benji from accross the table. "You know...You were wrong."Benji said holding Tice's hand. "About what." Tice said still staring out the window. "It doesnt ever have to end."Benji smiled at her. They kissed. "Aww...how cute."Chris laughed. "SHUT UP STUPID!!" Tice yelled. "Some things...Will NEVER change."Joel said laughing.

AND THEY ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER...THE END