"Hey, thanks for taking care of me last night," I told Cassie as she was busy sorting files. I don't know how there seems to be an endless stream to them. I heard from Cameron that she half-carried my drunken ass to the car and drove me home. I wonder how she did that when she's practically half my size.
I eyed her from head to toe. She looked more like a child to me before but now I noticed that her body's actually pretty toned. Impressive. She's not sexy like other girls who practically starve themselves just to maintain their weight; she's got muscles more than fat which makes me wonder if she works out often. Great! Now I've got more questions piled in my head."Oh please, don't mention it," she said, sounding annoyed and went away. She didn't even look at me when she said that. Just had that grimace in her face. She glared at me when she noticed me watching her."What did I do?" I asked, more to myself, when I saw Kasey eyeing me ruefully."Don't you remembeThink, Matthew. Think.What did I do last night? Did I do something inappropriate? Did I say something to offend her?No matter how much I think about it, I can't remember anything about last night. This is so frustrating. Cassie's been giving off weird vibes since this morning and I wish I could attribute it to PMS but the strange hostility has been directed at me and me alone.Do I smell? Am I carrying a strange virus or something? She literally stays within two meters from me and whenever I try to approach her, she leaves the room instantly. She obviously went out during lunch, which she never does, just to avoid me. She only talks to Kasey and worst, she doesn't even look at me.Does she like Kasey?Did something happen between those two last night?Stupid, Matthew! What am I even thinking? I swear I just started to get more irrational thoughts with each passing second.Should I just ask her? She didn't even want to talk about it this morning.
CassieThank god he doesn't remember a thing, I thought. To be honest, I didn't know how to face him after what he told me. I wasn't even sure if it was the alcohol talking or what. Especially when I'm particularly doubtful when it comes to those kinds of things.Well, I've dated tons of guys before but – Whatever!Don't get me wrong, I like Matthew. As a person. As a friend. That's why I'm being cautious. I can't afford to get hurt and I don't want to hurt him, either. Take it from experience.But I don't think I have to worry about that now. I sighed in relief."Good morning!" I greeted cheerfully as I went to work the next day. The boys were already catching up with yesterday's lost work and just managed to give a small wave and a 'hi' before going back to their business."Hey," I greeted as I bumped into Matthew. He didn't notice me since he was busy tuning his PRS."Uh, hi." He said in reply, he didn't have the time to mask his surprise.
"Landon, do you mind if we take off for a bit?" Mel asked. We just finished the video and it would probably take a while before we get some considerable amount of feedback. Landon and the rest were done practicing and were just goofing around. More like him bullying the others."Sure, where are you guys going?" Landon said. He momentarily let go of the struggling Kasey who took the opportunity to escape. He stared after him like a predator that lost his prey."Meeting Mel's potential love interest," I said and Mel suddenly hit me. She starts hitting people within arm's reach when she can't contain her excitement. Her arms weren’t even that long, I had to just move my chair an inch further and she looks more like a flailing fish out of the water. That or she looks like she would probably burst from lack of air. I think she forgot to breathe when she met Niche Syndrome for the first time."Go ahead," Landon said encouragingly. "At least someone here's actually get
Cassie"Sorry, I promised you that we'll go out today but I got you babysitting my brother instead." Toby apologized as he prepared the food in the kitchen of their house.Thing is, I told Toby I'd like to give him a chance but it's just a matter of time before I could make him give up. I mean, they all do. As soon as I give them the cold shoulder, they all lose interest. And I don't like that. Yeah, I know. It’s mean of me to ignore them after giving them hope but they only knew the good side of me in which they all fall for. But not everything about me is good."Sis!" Boogey came running down the stairs and almost tripped on the last step. Luckily, I caught him. I don't think I could do the same for his brother.Zeus was six. He used to say he was the boogeyman, that's why I called him Boogey. He was a sweet little thing. He looked more Japanese, like their mother. Toby, on the other hand, took after their American father."Do you like cake?" He said
Matthew"What the fuck!?" I blurted out when I saw Mel's post a few seconds ago. It was a picture of her but on the background was Cassie and that guy Toby.What are they doing? Are they on a date? Where are they? The questions raced inside my head. I zoomed in the picture, desperate to find more clues. I saw an arcade on the left and a popcorn stand on the other.I knew it, they're at the cinema!Kasey! He said he was going to watch the movies. I thought while pressing the speed dial on my phone.Answer the phone, you idiot!"Hello hello, miss me?" he answered after the third ring."Find Cassie and Mel," I ordered as I got into the car. "They're at the cinema, tell her I'm coming."I ended the call and drove full speed. It was only a matter of minutes before I came running to meet Kasey with the three of them."What are you doing here?" Kasey asked innocently."Going to watch the movie of course!" I lied."But you said you -" I
MatthewThe following weeks flew in a blur. We had a series of lives in different areas, sort of like a mini tour, and we're either on the road or practicing. We barely even have enough time to rest but I didn’t mind since we loved what we were doing. It doesn’t even feel like work for me, it was our passion."Here," Cassie said, tossing us each a bottle of water. I almost didn’t catch it but thankfully I gripped the bottle just in time to avoid embarrassing myself in front of the girl I like. Landon finished his in a few gulps. His shirt was soaked so Cassie placed a towel in his back so he won't get sick. She looked like a mom tending to a child. Clark was topless (as usual) and Kasey was stretching his legs out. My hair was already damp with sweat so Cassie wiped my hair with a towel. Good thing I was sitting down because I wouldn’t know how she would reach my head if I was standing."Are you okay?" Cassie asked. She was frowning. We just fi
Cassie“He’ll be fine.” Adam gently said as my tears kept flowing on his white doctor’s coat. He was stroking my hair and patting my back. He’d never been this affectionate to me before. But then again, I never broke down in front of him and he must have been shocked himself.“What happened to him?” I asked wiping my tears away. Crap! I probably look like hell. I’m sure my whole face was red and my eyes are already swollen.“Over fatigue. He needs complete bed rest for a couple of days and he’ll be better.” He answered simply. Thank god it wasn’t anything serious. That was the last leg of their tour and they really went all out for their fans. I wish I’ve done something so they didn’t over exert themselves. Matthew, especially.“I can’t tell you not to worry about him but I’m telling you, your boyfriend will be just fine.” Adam said sheepishly. Since when d
Matthew"Stupid Matthew!" Clark scolded standing next to my bed. "What would we do if something happened to you?""Clark's right," Kasey added, without his usual jolly antics. "We were all very worried. We thought you won't wake up.""Ouch," he cried when Landon slapped his head."Stop talking like that," Landon scolded. "You sound like Matthew's almost dead.""Calm down," I told them quietly. The sound of their voices combined is making my head hurt. "I'm fine. Alright?""Thank goodness Cassie was there, everyone's just running around and shouting." Landon said, peeling an orange. The scent instantly filled the room. He's right, I remembered the commotion that followed right after I fell down. It was mass hysteria."She's amazing. She even knew first aid!" Landon continued.Yeah, right! He was the one who did nothing but shove his face on mine when I was hardly breathing."Well, that's Cassie for you." Clark said, just like a proud fathe
Cassie"Are you okay?" I asked Matthew once we got out of the room. He's no longer as red as a tomato but he still avoids my gaze.I was just in the mood to tease him more so I kept moving towards his line of sight and he would do his best to look elsewhere aside from me. I could not help but chuckle at his childish behavior."Yeah, I'm alright." He says, but seemed to have changed his mind as I smiled at him. "No, actually I am not.""Why? What's wrong with you?" I ask him. Maybe he's really not feeling well. I tried to touch his forehead to feel his temperature but he doesn't feel hot. He took my hand from his forehead and pulled me towards him.Matthew's body is firm and sturdy. I could basically feel the muscles underneath his thin shirt. He places my hand over her heart and I could feel his heartbeat. His heart is beating so fast underneath his chest.I took a step closer towards him and I could hear him gasp as I placed my head over his chest. Wow
Cassie“Oh my god. I can’t believe I got April’s signature! And we even had a photo together! This is definitely going on my wall.” Mel says, her reaction quite over the top if I have to be honest.“Maybe you should have asked for her number too.” I joked at her, her eyes went wide as if she was both baffled and terrified of the idea.“I could never.” She says, recovering from her shock, and I couldn’t help myself but laugh at her.“Excuse me.” One of the staff came over to us with a blonde girl beside her. “She’s with April, can you lead her to where she is.”“Sure.” I tell him. “We’re on our way to her anyway.”“You look kind of familiar.” Mel muttered beside me. She was looking at her as if trying to remember where she saw her.“I’m Michelle. I’m April’s sister.” The girl says, smiling.
Matthew“So how is it recording with your husband?” I ask April after the interview. The staff were packing up the equipment and Cassie went out for a bit to take care of some stuff.“It’s fun.” April says, smiling. “He’s very supporting especially during the times that I don’t feel like doing anything at all. I would be like, I don’t want to work today and he’d push me towards the practice room and tell me to go do my vocal warm ups.”I chuckled while imagining the scene. So there were times that even the great April Hale doesn’t want to sing.“And it is fun creating the harmonies with him, you know.” April added, clearly thinking about him. Is this how people who are in love look like? “You’re giving me that look.”“What look?” I ask her, surprised by what she said.“That, she’s obviously in love, look in your face.” She
MatthewThe day finally came with our interview with April. To be honest, I feel nervous. Not because April is here but more because of Cassie.“Are you okay?” She asks when she seems me fidgeting in the corner. The staff was busy putting the camera and equipment in the interview room, and even Landon and the rest have walking to and fro. Everyone’s just coming in from every direction I already feel tired just from watching.“Yeah. I am.” I tell Cassie, giving her a small smile. She’s been so busy ever since this morning that I was surprised she even noticed me standing here. Sometimes it just seems like she doesn’t see me at all.“Are you nervous?” She asks, obviously teasing me. I can tell by the way her lips began to curve upwards on one side first before turning into a full smile. Little habits that I came to notice more as every day passes.“Of course not!” I tried to deny it, but there&r
Cassie“What time is our meeting with miss April?” I asked Mel, since I couldn’t be bothered to look at the schedule. I’m sure she’s memorized our schedule for the day. She’s not this good at memorizing stuff at school but I guess it’s really a different thing when you actually get to work.“It’s later, at three in the afternoon.” Mel says, not even needing to look at our schedule. It’s just the same when it comes to memorizing the songs, it just comes to her naturally. She’s a natural of handling of people and keeping track of things just so to make sure that every thing goes smoothly.“Cool.” I said. Well, the guys are excited to meet her but Matthew doesn’t really seemed so thrilled as they expect him to be.“Oh my gosh, we’re allowed to ask for an autograph, right?” Mel asks suddenly. I guess she only thought about it now.“I think so.”
Matthew“Oh my god, I can’t believe those three fools had the energy to tease me the whole day.” I tell Cassie when we met up after work.“Well, it was pretty fun seeing them harass you all day.” Cassie chuckles. “You should have seen the look on your face.”Cassie is a few years younger than me but she’s always been so mature that I’m pretty sure right now that she wouldn’t be jealous just hearing the other members tease me about my celebrity crush the whole day. And even if she is, she’s not the type of person to try to hide it and would most certainly try to confront me about it so that I could re assure her.“What?” She asks when she catches me just staring at her.“I was just thinking that I think you’re the type of person to push your boy friend away to some other girl if he doesn’t stay loyal to you.” I tell her. Like if my feelings for her wavered fo
Cassie“What’s the commotion all about?” I asked when I went in to the room to find three monkeys harassing Matthew to the point that his face turned beet red from all their teasing.“Cassie, you won’t believe what just happened!” Landon says, running towards me when he saw me. Kasey and Clint won’t leave Matthew alone.“Why? What happened?” I asked him. Seriously, I thought every one will get a little break just after the world tour but it seems like the company has already something lined up for them soon right after. They should give them a break from time to time. I don’t want Matthew to collapse again from fatigue and over exhaustion. Nor the other members.“We’re having a collaboration.” Landon tells me.“And?” I asked him. It’s not like it’s their first time doing a collaboration. They’ve done a lot of collaborations with tons of other artists o
Cassie"You should have told me you were coming with your boyfriend. I wouldn't have bothered you that way." A voice crept from behind me and I can't help but feel shivers down my spine."Seriously, Eric?" I asked, my eyes wide in disbelief. "Rain already came to me in America. Now, you're following me in Japan? Who's next?""Hey, it's not like I didn't give you a heads up." He said in defense. "I asked you to meet up with me so we can talk but you keep ignoring me."He's right. I sighed."You really do know how to get into his nerves do you?" Eric said, smiling sheepishly."Shut up." I snapped.I thought he would leave but Eric just stood silently behind me. This day had been too perfect I knew that one way or another, something would happen that will drag me from this fairytale back into my harsh reality. The moon up in the night sky was full. Its brilliance illuminates the waves crashing into the shore. The sea breeze blows gently from the east.
Matthew"Hey, you know, your Japanese sounds good for an English speaker." Cassie commented after I ordered some ice cream.Even though she and I started going out, things had been pretty busy lately especially because of our world tour. We barely saw each other at all. Thank god she was able to come with us. Now that the tour is finally over, we can finally go on dates like a normal couple."How can you be so fluent in Japanese, too? It's like you're not American at all." I retorted. She definitely sounded like a native speaker and to be honest, I really love her accent."Cause I'm smart." She confidently said, getting her strawberry cone while I get the vanilla. "What? No snarky remarks?""Well, it's true." I said, putting my arm around her shoulder as we exited the ice cream parlor. She used to be so distant but now it felt like she gradually let me become closer to her. "Where do you want to go?""Hmmm." She said looking up at me with the shades on