| Chapter 2 Amanda walked aimlessly down the hall, searching for anyone to tell her what she needed to do. She looked as a large group of young people crowded around the hotel. �Fuck, what is this, the carnival or something?� She said loudly to herself. People stared at her rudely, and she returned with a dirty �mind your own business� look. �Well, you could say that. They�re all here for Justin anyways,� a familiar voice spoke behind her. She turned around, half expecting who she saw. �Amanda, right?� Amanda smiled warmly, �Yup, that�s it.� She looked around, amazed. �This place is so big, how do you get around?" Christina giggled, �Well, you learn how to after awhile,� she paused, �Are you lost or something? Do you need help?� She asked, twisting her black hair around her fingers. �Of coarse I�m lost. I don�t even know who all these people are! All I know here are you and the dancers.� Christina gave her a look of pity, �Trust me babe, you�ll meet people. It just takes a little bit of time. Half the people here you don�t want to know anyways.� A man walked up to her, sternly. �Tina, why are you out here? I told you to go up to your hotel room as soon as you got in. We can�t hold this crowd forever.� Christina rolled her eyes, �Especially this guy. This is Luke. He�s my bodyguard.� She pointed at her, �This is Amanda, my new dancer. She�s great, she�s one of the best out there.� Amanda laughed, �Yeah right. Nice to meet you Luke,� she spoke, shaking his hand. �Luke, me and Amanda were off to go upstairs anyways. So you don�t need to bully me around,� pouting she went on, �Or I�ll have Justin beat your ass up�� Luke smirked, �Yeah?� Christina put her arm up, �In Nintendo, I meant.� she grabbed Amanda's arm, "Let's go, before Mr. Bossy decides to start yelling at us. Besides, we have some girl to girl things to talk about. And on our way up, I'll introduce you to the important people." "K, that'd be great. Thanks a bunch, Christina." "Anytime." They walked around for a little, with a little bit of chit-chat from here to there, "So why did you decide to try out as a dancer?" Amanda shrugged, "I needed the money. I was really desperate, I thought I was going to start stripping for it," she said, jokingly. "Well you've come to the right place. That's why our tour is called 'Stripped' and now that you're a dancer, well you know," she said grinning. They stopped, and Christina took her by the hand, "Come on, you need to meet this guy. He's tight." Justin Timberlake. Standing right in front of her. He was amazingly handsome in real life. It was like, something unbelievable. "Hey, J. Meet my friend, Amanda." Justin smiled. He smiled at her. At HER! "Hi, Amanda. Beautiful name, for a beautiful person," He spoke, sweetly. Christina gave him a playful shove, "She probably has a boyfriend back home" Justin frowned. "Oh well." He looked around at all the people in the hotel, "Let's grab a bite to eat, ya'll." "No can do." Christina spoke tugging on Amanda, "Luke told us we had to go upstairs or he'd kick our ass. I don't want to test his anger, you know how he gets when he's mad." "Can I come?" He questioned, with his puppy dog frown and all. "Yeah, I guess," Christina said, giving in. * * * The night was fun. She didn't know, but Justin was so charming. Everything about him made her want more. His playfulness, the way he made people laugh and have a great time. It wasn't like it was an obsessive thing. She just thought he was cute, that's not hard to understand. But, why did she crave him? It was just infatuation she was feeling, or maybe it wasn't. She was confused, but a good confused. Nothing like she had ever felt before. She felt warm and tender, and soft and feely. |