Test Of Your Sanity 4

~Test of Your Sanity 4~

It was 3 months into the tour, and the girls were watching Backstreet Boys perform again. They could replay every dance move in their heads if they wished, but they saw the concert so many times, it would be like watching it AGAIN.
Before the last song, the girls ran backstage and waited for the guys to run back out and leave. Brian was the first to arrive, followed by Kevin, Howie, AJ, then finally Nick. They were all breathing heavily and sweaty.
�Hey,� Nick smiled, grabbing Heather�s hand.
Heather�s face bunched up. �Ew. It�s all sweaty.�
Nick laughed. �We were dancing and singing under hot lights for an hour and a half. What do you expect?�
�For you to towel off.�
Jessie laughed and followed after her friends. It was a game really. Ever since that stupid �she doesn�t have a friend� fight, Nick and Heather pretended to be dating. Everybody else, on the other hand, thought that they meant every word. �They�ll figure it out,� they always said.
They all piled onto the bus and they pulled away from the arena.
We all plopped down on the couch, exhausted, except for the girls who were only watching.
�That was a good show Nicky,� Heather said, patting the singer�s arm.
�Thanks.�
�God you say that EVERY show,� Jessie snickered, ducking behind Kevin before Heather could hit her.
�Shut up.�
�Ooh, feisty aren�t we now?� AJ joked, also hiding before Heather could whack him.
�Stop that,� Nick said, putting an arm around her waist. �This is getting old.�
�We are too, so let us have fun before we die!� AJ shouted.
�Then you guys better get moving cuz I think there�s gonna be an accident tonight!� Heather threatened, leaving the room with Nick.
AJ and Jessie looked at each other nervously.
�Wanna sleep out here?� AJ asked, knowing from his years of experience there probably WOULD be an accident.
Jessie nodded. Then she mumbled, �I SAID that I wanted to go with NSYNC, but nooo. I�m here. Stuck with a witch who�s gonna kill her best friend and ex. Just peachy.�
AJ laughed his rough laugh. �She�s not really gonna kill us. But she�s gonna get us good if we don�t stay awake.�
Jessie�s face brightened as she got an idea. �Hey AJ��
***
�C�mon Nick!� Heather begged. �Please?�
�I�m not gonna do that to my FRIEND,� Nick refused.
�But Nicky please?� Heather pleaded, jutting her lower lip out. �I�ll love you forever.�
He sighed. �If I do you this favor, will you do ME a favor?�
Heather smiled. �Sure.�
�There�s this Jive dinner tomorrow and I don�t have a date��
Her smile got bigger as she realized that she benefited from both favors. �Consider it done.�
Nick smiled, but then was replaced by a devilish grin. �So WHAT was it you wanted to do?�
***
�Ok, you ready?� Heather asked, looking at Nick and shaking the bottle in her hand.
�Yeah.� He held an identical can in his hand.
They tip toed next to the bunks. Heather wanted to do AJ first, so she snuck up next to his bunk, which was above Brian�s. She smiled and threw open the curtains. She almost shouted angrily when she found out that he wasn�t there.
�Jessie�s not here,� Nick reported, standing up.
�AJ�s not here either.�
�They�re probably in the living room,� Nick whispered, remembering that any of the others could wake up at any moment.
She nodded quickly and turned around. They tip toed quietly into the living room, where they found Jessie and AJ sleeping.
�Wait a second,� Nick said, stopping. �Does this look funny to you?�
Heather looked closely in the dark bus. Her eyes widened. They were sleeping close together, Jessie�s head on AJ�s chest and AJ�s arm around Jessie�s waist. Her arm was also wrapped around AJ�s waist.
�What do they think they�re doing?� Heather asked herself.
Suddenly, AJ and Jessie sprung up, spraying something in Heather and Nick�s faces. They screamed and sprayed their bottles, missing AJ and Jessie. The hissing of the spray was loud.
Heather pulled the neon pink silly string from her face and demanded, �What the hell was that?�
Jessie blew the top of her can and said, �Self-defense.�
AJ looked at the ground and asked, �You were gonna cover us with SHAVING CREAM?�
Heather�s eyes narrowed. �This is NOT how this was supposed to go.�
Suddenly, the lights flickered on. �What�s going on?�
AJ and Jessie threw the cans at Nick and Heather�s feet. Jessie and AJ smeared some shaving cream on their faces.
�Look what they did to us Brian!� Jessie said, pointing to Heather and Nick and her face.
Nick and Heather shouted, �WHAT?�
Kevin looked at them sternly. �What were you thinking?�
Heather looked angered and clenched her fists.
�It wasn�t us!� Nick cried. He looked at his hand, which still held the canister of shaving cream. He looked back at the 3 older men and shouted, �I know it looks bad, but they smeared it on themselves!�
�Really?� Howie asked. �I think that�s kind of hard to believe.�
�What?� Nick and Heather shouted.
AJ and Jessie high-fived behind their backs.
�You guys have been known to do pranks,� Kevin said. �I afraid that it�s your word against theirs.�
�But�but�� Heather and Nick stuttered. �It wasn�t us!�
�What proof do you have?� Brian asked.
�Check for fingerprints!� Nick shouted. �It wasn�t us!�
�You think we�re gonna check for FINGERPRINTS?� Howie asked. �That�s stupid!�
�Face it you two,� AJ said. �You can�t wriggle out of THIS crime.�
�What crime?� Heather asked angrily, frustrated that they didn�t believe her. True she played pranks, but that didn�t mean she wasn�t honest.
Jessie wiped off some shaving cream. �This is SUCH a dirty trick.�
�Traitor!� Heather shouted, leaving the room.
Nick glared at the rest of them before he too left.
Once they were out of earshot, they broke out laughing.
�We are good!� AJ laughed.
�Did you see the look on her face?� Jessie asked. �But she�s gonna be SO pissed when I tell her it�s all a joke.�
�Nick will never trust us again!� Brian said.
�He never did,� Howie said.
�We should be actors,� Brian said.
�But why were you two out here anyway?� Kevin asked.
�I dunno,� they said.
�It would�ve been easier to get them. Since they were so surprised�� Jessie trailed off.
�Spare me the details,� Kevin said. �I�m gonna go to bed.� He turned around and left.
Brian and Howie followed him.
Jessie wiped off the remainder of the shaving cream on her face and wiped them clean on a cloth nearby. Then she sat down on the couch, feeling the tiredness getting to her. AJ sat down next to her, also getting a little tired.
�That was fun,� Jessie smiled, leaning back on the couch.
AJ sighed. �Yeah.�
A moment of silence followed.
�Jessie?�
�Hmm?�
�There�s this Jive thing tomorrow�do you wanna go with me?� AJ asked uncertainly.
Jessie smiled. �Sure.�
AJ put his arm around her shoulders, then fell asleep, smile on his bearded face.

~Chapter 5~

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