She saw JC laying down on her bed. "Do you have a spare key or something?" she asked him. He smiled and walked over to her. He took her hands in his and kissed her. After he stopped she looked up at him. "I thought I told you never to do that again." "I couldn't help it." he said kissing her neck. She smiled. She shook her head and pushed him away. "Wait, what are you trying to do?" "What do you mean?" "Why do you think you have the right to kiss me?" "Well...." "You don't. I never gave you permission." "I didn't think you needed permission to kiss someone." "Well you do. Haven't you noticed that that kind of pisses me off?" "Umm, yeah." "Then why are you doing it?" "Because." "Because why?" "Umm, because I want to." "Are you trying to get me to have sex with you?" "No." "You're lying." "No I'm not." "Yes you are! Get out of my room." she said opening the door. "But-" "JC, you're still on my 'people that I want to die' list. So leave before I start to hate you even more." He scratched the back of his head. "Ok. I'll see you later." "Maybe." she said closing the door. She turned around and started to walk to her bed when someone knocked on her door. She opened it and saw JC. "Didn't I tell you to leave?" He walked in and closed the door. "Go to a club with me tonight." "Is that an order?" "No, it's a request." "You made it sound like I have to go." "No, I'm asking you to go." "I don't think I can. You know what happened last time.... Is that why you're asking me to go?" "No. I just want to do something with you tonight." "Why does it have to be a club?" "Because I like it there." She rolled her eyes. "I don't see why I should." He smiled at her. "Because I'm asking you politely. Please." She sighed. "Fine." "Great! I'll come and get you at eleven." "Ok." "Thanks." he said kissing her on the cheek and leaving her room.
"Do you want anything to drink?" JC asked Ebony as the walked to the bar. "No." "Why?" "Because I'm not getting drunk again." "Oh come on, it's just one drink." "Well, ok. But just one." He smiled and ordered their drinks. "So, are you going to dance tonight?" JC asked. "Yeah. Why isn't Joey here again?" "He has a headache." "Oh." "Who ya gonna dance with?" "I don't know. Whoever I want to I guess." A few minutes later they were done with their drinks. "Umm, Ebony?" "Yeah?" "Umm, do you want to, umm, dance with me?" "I don't know." "Oh." he said looking away. She smiled. "Ok." He smiled, took her hand, and led her onto the dance floor. 'Peaches and Cream' came on and he smiled. He put his left hand on the small of her back and they started dancing.
Joey knocked on Justin's door and Destiny answered it. "Do you know where JC went?" he asked. "Yeah, the club. I thought he asked you if you wanted to go." "No he didn't. Did he go with anyone?" Destiny sighed. "Yeah, Ebony. Damn he's smart." Justin jumped off the bed and smiled. "You guys wanna go to the club?" Destiny smiled and grabbed her purse. "Let's go." she said as they all walked out. They drove to the club and after about two seconds they got in. "I love being famous." Justin said as they walked to the bar. "Do you see them anywhere?" Destiny asked Joey as he looked around. "Nope." They looked around for five minutes and Destiny gave up. "Well, since we're here, you wanna dance?" she asked Justin. "Sure." he said taking her out onto the dance floor.
Ebony put her arms around JC's neck as they started getting a little more freaky. He started to kiss her neck as he moved his hand down to her butt. A few songs later they bumped into someone. "Sorry," she heard a girl say. "Ebony!" She turned around to see Destiny and Justin. "Hey guys! What are you doing here?" she asked. "Looking for you!" Destiny said taking her hand and dragging her to the bathroom. "What were you doing out there?" Destiny asked. "Dancing." "Stop being a smart ass. God, the way you two were dancing you might as well have been having sex!" "Well...." "Have you been drinking?" "No... Well, just one little drink." "Didn't you learn your lesson the other night?" "Yeah, but- Wait! Why do you care anyway?!? We were just dancing! And what I do is my own business!!" "I don't want you to regret anything later." "We're just dancing!" she said walking away to the bar. She saw JC leaning against the wall, looking at the floor. She walked over to him and he looked up. "You ready to go?" he asked. "No. I'm still dancing." she said taking his hand and leading him back onto the dance floor.
"They were just dancing." Justin said as Destiny angrily downed another beer. "Can I have another beer?" she asked the bartender. "Forget that, she's had enough. Destiny, maybe we should leave now." "No! I have to make sure she doesn't do anything with JC!" He sighed. "Where's Joey?" "I don't know. So, we can't leave until we find him." "Then let's go find him." "No! He'll find us when he's ready to leave." "Destiny, give it up. Ebony's not going to do anything with JC. They're just dancing." "Did you see the way they were dancing?!? His hands were all over her!" "If she didn't want him doing that she would have stopped him. And it's not our business what they do. So we should leave." "But-" "If they have sex, which they won't, it'll be her problem. You should let her make her own mistakes." "But-" "Come on, you're drunk and we're leaving."
"What time is it?" Ebony asked JC as they pulled into the hotel parking lot. "Umm, 3:25." he said looking at his watch. "Oh." They got out of the car and he walked her to her room. She put her ear to the door and didn't hear anything. "I wonder if she's in there." she said. "Only one way to find out." he said putting his hand into her pocket and taking out her key. She smiled as he unlocked the door. They walked in and didn't see Destiny. "I bet she's in Justin's room." she said. "Yeah. Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." JC said turning around and walking away. "You don't have to leave." He stopped and turned around. "Huh?" She walked past him and closed the door. "You don't have to leave." she said putting her arms around his neck and kissing him. She slowly backed up towards the bed while still kissing JC. She laid down and pulled him on top of her. He pushed her legs apart and started to kiss her neck. After a minute of kissing he unzipped her pants and put his hand down them. She smiled as he started fingering her. "EBONY NICOLE MITCHELL!!! JC.... WHATEVER THE HELL YOUR NAME IS!!!!!" Destiny yelled. JC quickly pulled his hand out of her pants and stopped kissing her. "Always ruining a good moment." Ebony said. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!?" "Well, I was having fun, until you showed up." "JC!! GET OUT!!" "You can't make him leave." "This is my room!" "It's half mine too!!!" "I say JC leaves!!" JC stood up. "I really should be going. I'll see you later." he said walking out. "Stop trying to ruin my life!!" Ebony yelled. "Ruin your life?!? I'm saving you from regret when you sober up!!!!" "Whatever!! Leave me alone!!" she said pulling the covers over her head. "FINE!" Destiny said turning off the lights and getting into her bed. "Bitch." Ebony mumbled. "I heard that." "Good."
An hour later Ebony slowly took her sheets off and looked over at Destiny. "Thank God, it's about time you fell asleep." she said to herself as she stood up. She quietly opened the door and left their room. She walked to JC's door and stood in front of it. Hmm, should I go in? Maybe Destiny's right, maybe I am drunk. Oh who am I kidding? I'm drunk. But should I go in? I know what will happen if I do. And I don't know if I'll regret it later. But I really want to. Justin walked by and saw Ebony staring at JC's door. "What are you doing?" he asked. "Nothing." she said smiling. "No, I really want to know what you're doing." "Well, I'm debating whether or not I should go into JC's room." "Why?" He thought about it for a minute. "Oh. Don't do it Ebony, you'll only regret it later." "Yeah, that's what I was thinking. And it's what Destiny's been telling me. But I really want to go in." "Well, if you want to go in I can't stop you. But I wouldn't if I were you. But then again I'm not you." he said walking off. She sighed and started walking back to her room. "Life sucks." she said as she walked back into her room.
Destiny woke up the next morning and looked over at Ebony's bed only to see that she wasn't there. She jumped up and ran to the bathroom. She opened the door and saw Ebony brushing her teeth. "Calm down girl. I'm here." Ebony said. "Thank God. I was thinking you went to JC's room after I fell asleep." "I did." "WHAT?!?" "Just because I went to his room, doesn't mean I went in." Destiny sighed. "So, what did you do? Just stand in front of his door?" "Yeah. I was thinking about whether or not I should go in and Justin walked up and persuaded me not to. So then I came back here and went to sleep." "Good. So, what if you did have sex with JC. Would you be regretting it right now?" "Yes." "SEE! I told you!!" "Shut up." she said smiling and spitting out her toothpaste.
Ebony walked onto her bus and saw JC sitting down in a booth playing with his shirt. She turned around and started to walk away when JC turned around and saw her. "Ebony!" he said. She sighed and walked back into the bus. "Hey." she said sitting down across from him. "Well, I already know the answer to my question, so I'll be leaving." he said standing up. "What was your question?" "Whether last night meant anything to you. But it obviously didn't and I guess you really were drunk." he said walking out of the bus. "What was that about?" Zoe asked. "Nothing." Ebony said slouching down and slamming her head on the table. "Do you and JC have something going on?" "No."
After the concert Ebony went for a walk around the town they were in. When she got back it was 12:30. "Hey sexy thang." She turned around and saw Jacob, Walter, and Dave. "What do you all want?" "We just want to talk." Dave said. "I detect a hint of reluctance to talk to us." Jacob said. "How very observant of you." she said starting to walk away. Jacob grabbed her arm and slammed her up against the wall. "You're not going anywhere." "Let me go." "No. You're going back to our room with us." "No I'm not." "Oh, yes you are. You really don't have a choice at this point." "I swear to God I'll scream so loud...." "No you won't." he said hitting her over the head, knocking her out.
She woke up and she was tied to a bed, wearing only her underwear and bra. She realized there was tape over her mouth, making it hard for her to breath. Walter walked into the room and smiled. "Guys, she's awake." Jacob and Dave walked into the room. She started to scream. "Now, don't make me hit you over the head again." Jacob said. She didn't listen and started to scream louder. Jacob jumped on top of her. "Listen bitch, the less commotion you make, the faster this will be over." She stopped screaming. "Good girl. You know, it's a shame your friend's not here. She's hot." She started kicking her legs as best she could with them tied down. "Struggling is just going to make it worse," he whispered getting close to her face. "Be still and we'll do this. It'll be over before you know it. And you know, this wouldn't be happening if you would have been a slut like your friend." She shot him an angry look and head butted him. He slapped her. "Alright, who wants to go first?" he asked. Walter smiled and got on top of her. "Can I take this off?" he asked pointing to the tape over her mouth. "No, she'll just scream, or bite you." Jacob said as he and Dave walked into the bathroom.
Walter looked back down at Ebony. "It's ok baby. You'll enjoy this." he said moving his hands to her bra. She started screaming. "Shut up bitch!" he yelled slapping her. She started whimpering and crying as he took her bra off. He started kissing her cheek and moved down to her stomach. There was a knock at the door. He sat up and turned around. They were all silent. Ebony started screaming. "What's going on in there?!?" someone yelled from outside. Jacob walked to the door and opened it a crack. "Nothing, just the tv." he said. Ebony screamed again. Walter hit her and everything got dizzy. "Can I come in and see if everything's alright?" "No, we're fine." "I want to see." "Really, we're fine."
Ebony could hear the two men struggling and Walter covered her with a blanket. After a minute the man from outside apparently got in and started fighting with Dave and Walter. After a few more minutes the cover was lifted from her face. "Ebony!!" JC said. He took off the tape as gently as he could. "Ebony, are you ok?" he asked as he started untying her. "No." she said through her sobs. "You'll be now. I'm calling the police." he said. "Could you please not take this sheet off?" she asked. "Ok." he said. He got her untied and picked her up, wrapping the blanket around her. She put her arms around his neck as he carried her outside. They got into his room and he picked up his phone and called the police. After he hung up he sat down next to Ebony. "Are you ok? Did they do anything to you?" "No. But they would have if you didn't get there when you did." "Are you going to be ok?" She started crying again. He picked her up and held her in his arms. "It's going to be ok, you're never going to see those guys ever again."
She woke up the next morning and she was sleeping on JC's bed, wearing his clothes. She looked around and saw JC sleeping on the floor. She put her hand to her eye and flinched. She shakily got up and walked to the bathroom. She looked into the mirror and saw that she had a black eye and bruises all over her face. She groaned and sank to the floor. "Ebony?" JC said from outside. "I'm in here." He walked into the bathroom and sat down next to her. "Are you ok?" he asked. "Do I look like I'm ok?" He frowned and ran his fingers through her hair. "After you got dressed last night you kind of passed out. So I put you on my bed and the police got here. Those asshole's are in jail now." She smiled and put her head on his shoulder. "Thank you so much." she said. "Don't think anything of it." "Does anyone else know about this?" "No. I didn't know if you wanted them to know, so I just let them sleep. But, I don't think you're going to be able to hide what happened." She sighed. "But I did talk to our tour manager and you don't have to do anymore performances this week. Or for as long as it takes for you to get better." She smiled. "Thanks."
JC helped Ebony walk to her room. "God, why did they feel the need to hit my leg?" she asked as he knocked on the door. "Oh my God!! What happened?!?" Destiny asked letting them in. Ebony sat down on her bed and told her everything. "Oh my God." Destiny said hugging Ebony. Destiny looked at JC and hugged him. "Thanks for saving my best friend." He smiled. "You're welcome." "So, are the bastards going to die?" "Umm, I don't think you can get the death penalty for attempted rape." Ebony said. "Well you should. Are you going to be ok?" "Yeah. I'm going to be fine." "You sure?" "Yes." "Positive?" "Yes." Ebony looked at the clock and sighed. "Damn, we have to go. Do you want these back now?" she asked JC. "No, you can give them back to me whenever you feel like it. It's not like I need them." She smiled. "Thanks." "Do you need any help getting to your bus?" he asked. "Destiny can help me. You should go take care of yourself." "Well, I just want to be sure you're ok." "I'm fine." "Ok. I'll see you later." "Bye." "Bye." he said walking away. "Aww, he's so sweet!" Destiny said. "Geeze, it's nice to know that all it took was saving my life for you to realize that." Destiny smiled. "Shut up. Come on, we better go before we're late."
JC walked onto his bus and slowly sat down. "What happened to you?" Lance asked looking at the bruises on his face and knuckles. "Well, last night I heard some screaming coming from Jacob's room so I knocked on the door and asked what was up and he told me it was the tv. Well, a long story short, I beat the shit out of them and saved Ebony from being raped." "My God. Are you serious?" "Yeah. Go look at Ebony if you want more proof." "Man JC, that was very heroic of you." He smiled and looked down. "Yeah, but it hurts now. I'm going to sleep." he said standing up and walking to his bunk. He got in and closed his eyes. The last thing he heard before falling asleep was Justin. "Have you guys heard what happened to Ebony?"
The bus stopped at a rest stop and JC went to Ebony's bus. He saw her sitting down in a booth and he sat down across from her. "Hey. Are you feeling ok?" he asked. "Yeah. Well, as ok as I can get at the moment." He smiled. "Umm, JC. I don't know how I can ever thank you enough for saving me." "You don't have to. I'm just glad you're ok." "But I feel like I have to repay you somehow." "You don't. Stop worrying about it." She smiled as Destiny walked onto the bus. "Hey JC! Here's your aspirin." she said handing Ebony the bottle. "Thank you so much." "You feelin ok JC? You don't look too good." Destiny said sitting down next to Ebony. "I'm fine." he said. "You sure?" "Yeah." Ebony looked down and started playing with her finger nails. "Umm, you know what, I'm gonna go see Justin. Bye." Destiny said getting up and leaving. JC sighed. "You know what, I'm gonna go." he said standing up. "No! Please don't go." "Why?" "I don't want to be alone." "But there's other people on this bus." "Please don't leave." He sat back down. "Thanks." she said. "Umm, do you think I'm ugly now?" she asked. "What? No, you'll never be ugly." "But my face is all bruised and stuff." "You'll never be ugly." She smiled and he took her hand and kissed it. "You'll always be beautiful, no matter what happens."
Ebony laid on a couch backstage with a hot towel on her face. She felt someone sit down on the couch by her feet. "Who's there?" she asked not moving. "It's me, JC." "Oh, hey." she said going to take the towel off. "No, you don't have to move. Stay comfortable." She shrugged and put her arms back by her side. "So, are you feeling ok?" he asked. "Yeah. I could be better, but I'm feeling alright." "Well that's good." "Shouldn't you be getting ready to go on stage?" "Yeah, but I thought I'd talk to you for a while." "Oh... Ok." "When's your birthday?" "August seventh. Why?" "Oh my God, really? Mine's August eighth!" She sat up and took the towel off. "Cool!" "How old are you going to be?" "Twenty three. What about you?" "Twenty five." He stared into her eyes. God she's beautiful.... Why won't you be with me? "JC!!! We kinda need to be getting ready!" Chris said walking into the room. He sighed and stood up. "Well, I'll see you later." he said. "Ok, bye." "Bye."