Just Friends
There she goes again
The girl I'm in love with
It's cool we're just friends
We walk the halls at school
But I know it's casual
It's cool we're just
I don't wanna lead you on
But the truth is I've grown fond
She looked around the stage. He wasn't there. He was at some interview, avoiding the question of them. She was here, praying that the questions would end.
"We're just friends." That had always been what they had said. That had always been the story. No one wanted to believe it, but it was the truth.
"Now Kevin, everyone is buzzing about you....." The interviewer would always ask. Kevin would always chuckle and say that one line. The interviewer would push it, see how much they could get out of them. They hoped he would trip up and says that they were an item. They all wanted to be the first to break the news of the hottest couple.
So what if she was on tour? So what if she had been spotted with his mother? So what if she hung out with Frankie? So what if she was as much of a backstage staple as Big Rob and his parents? Things like that didn't matter to them, because they were just friends. They were just friends....
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
Til the end of time
Til I'm on your mind
It'll happen
I've been making lost of plans
Like a picket fence and rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
But it's cool cause we're just friends
The three guys escaped from the interview and came back to the stage. She received her hugs, all three telling them what was said and how much the interviewer tried to dig up. She always listened with a smile and she always paid attention to how Kevin reacted as they told their stories.
They avoided the questions day in and day out. Every photographer they ran into loved pictures of them. She had people camped out by her house to get pictures of her with him. She had hate sites set up in her honor for snagging a Jonas Brother. She was public enemy number 1 so much of the time. She was used to it, but it didn't mean she liked it.
When the guys showed up at the stage and debriefed her, she knew it meant that it was her turn. It was her turn to get grilled. To tell them over and over again that same line that floated around in her head. "We're just friends." She said once, to the three guys who already believed it.
Small talk on IM
Just one words sentences
It's cool we're just friends
If I had my way
We'd talk and talk all day
The chair was uncomfortable. The lights were bright. She had enough make-up on her face to hide any wrinkles she had until she turned 546. The interview already sucked and it hadn't really even started. She was in a sour mood and it was starting to show. She was picky and avoiding that one question they kept wanting to ask.
She and Kevin had become expects on how to dodge that question. They both knew how to give enough information to make them unable to ask it without looking forward. They knew what to say, what to leave out, what to hide. They knew when to look up, when to look them in the eye, when to look at the floor. They knew when to fidget, when to laugh, when to become stone faced. They knew when to say that all important line.
"Every paper and magazine keeps trying to make you and Kevin Jonas a couple. You two keep standing by this line that you're just friends, but you are always out together. Now, I know they have some childhood friends who usually are on tour with them, but what's the story with you then?"
"We are just friends. We talk on the internet when we're not together, and we usually just talk about random stuff. We love to shop for the same stuff, so we will go shopping together. But, it's nothing more than that."
"It's been said that you put your career on hold just to join him on tour."
"I did put my career on hold for the tour, but it was all three guys who invited me on tour. It wasn't just Kevin."
"There's rumors from all your old cast mates and friends that they think you two are dating. And, they think you guys should date even if you aren't."
"Yeah, I had heard those rumors. But, sadly, they won't be getting their way for a bit."
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love just you and me
Til the end of time
Til I'm on your mind
It'll happen
I've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
But it's cool cause we're just friends
The interviewer had left, looking like they were left out of the biggest prank in the world. They had walked past the stage, where the three guys were running through their songs for the night and she was standing behing Kevin while messing with the moniter box at his hip. They both had smiles on their faces and were laughing a little as she kept stepping closer to him.
She had caught sight of the interviewer, that one line flashing through her head for the rest of the night. As she had messed with speakers, microphones, fast food, and fans, she kept thinking of that one line. "We're just friends."
Thinking about how
We're gonna say our vows
It's cool we're just friends
She walks down the aisle
I see all my friends smile
Cause now we're more than friends
She took a deep breath, the concert over. The three guys took their bows and left the stage, smiles on their faces. She gathered up all the electronics from them, leaving them in their specifically marked spot before following them back into their waiting room. She helped them change, gather up all their things and make their way back to the bus.
Once on, the door closed and the bus started off towards the next destination. She dropped her bag on her specific bunk and laid down. She pulled her curtain closed and quickly changed into her pajamas- one of his shirts and a comfy pair of boxers. She lay there, hearing the three guys talking and bouncing off the walls like normal.
Her curtain opened a fraction of an inch and a curly head peeked in. "Hey you." Kevin said, causing her to smile. She scooted over, allowing the newly showered pop star to climb into the bunk. "You just relaxing?"
"Thinking a little." She replied, as Kevin leaned back against his pillow. "You think they'd pick up on it. I mean, you sing the truth every single night.
"Yeah. But, so many people keep saying that they're just friends and people just believe it." Kevin said, placing a kiss on her forehead. "We're just friends."
She chuckled a little, messing with the chain necklace he wore. She pulled the silver band off and slid it over her left ring finger. "Yeah, we're just friends." She said, looking at his matching band. "We're just friends."
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love just you and me
Till the end of time
Till I'm on her mind
It'll happen
We've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and rose garden
I'll just keep dreaming
Just keep on thinking of when we used to be
Just friends
*Just Friends is by the Jonas Brothers. The song belongs to them, I just used it for fun.