She hung up and sat down next to JC. "So what were you guys talking about?" he asked. "Stuff." "What kind of stuff?" "How much fun I'm having. And you." "Huh? What about me?" "She just asked how you were. And asked if you were sleeping around." He frowned. "Oh. You did tell her I'm not, didn't you?" "Yeah." "Good," he sighed. "It's killing me." "What?" "I haven't gotten any in so long." "You need to learn to discipline yourself." "But it's hard!" She laughed. "Oh I did not even mean it that way, and you know it!" he said. "Yeah, but it still sounded funny." He smiled and hit her arm. "You're not supposed to hit a girl you know." "I can when the girl's you." he said pushing her down and tickling her. He put his legs on both sides of her waist and continued to tickle her. "Stop!!" she screamed. He started tickling under her knee and she started thrashing her legs around. He stopped. "Please don't kick me." "Where?" she asked devilishly. "Please don't." She smiled and raised her knee as the door opened. Destiny and Justin walked in. "And what are you two doing?" Destiny asked. "Nothing." Ebony said as she pushed JC off of her. "Sure." Ebony sighed. "What are you two doing in here anyway?" she asked. "We're going swimming and I need my bathing suit. Hey, do you guys wanna go too?" Ebony looked at JC and he smiled. "Sure." she said. "Yay! Well, go get your trunks JC!" Destiny said.
They all walked downstairs to the pool. Justin and Destiny walked ahead of Ebony and JC, holding hands and whispering things into each others ears. Ebony had her arms crossed and she looked at the floor as they walked. "Something bothering you?" JC asked. "Yeah. They are really getting on my nerves." she said looking at Destiny and Justin. "Your nerves? You don't even know." She smiled. They got outside and Ebony sat her towel down on a chair. Justin picked Destiny up and walked into the pool with her in his arms. Ebony rolled her eyes. JC frowned jumped in. Ebony sat down at the side of the pool and put her legs in. She watched Justin and Destiny swim to the deep end and start making out. She saw Justin's hand move down. "Don't you even do that out here!" Ebony yelled. He took his hand away and put it on her back. JC swam up to her. "Why aren't you getting in?" he asked. "I don't know." "Umm, ok." He jumped out of the pool and sat down next to her. She smiled and started kicking her feet. "I saw we accidently drown those two." JC said. She laughed. "Good idea. But then we'd go to jail and that would suck." "Oh yeah. We could make it look like an accident." She smiled. "Nah. I'd get bored if she was gone. And Nsync would go down the drain." "Damn." There were a few minutes of silence. "I wonder what would happen if we slipped Justin some viagra." he said. "Oh God, that'd be terrible." "Ha, yeah." "I wonder what would happen if we slipped you some viagra." "Hey, no need to joke on my sex life." She smiled. "Mmm hmm." "Changing the subject, do you think you're ready to sing our song in front of millions of people." "Well, I was." "Oh, sorry. No need to be nervous." "Sure."
Ebony stood backstage waiting for JC to come and get her. "Are you ok?" Destiny asked as she walked by. "No. I'm so nervous." "Why? We perform on stage all the time." "What if they don't like the song?" Destiny sighed. "Stop it. They'll like it." "And how can you be so sure?" Destiny smiled and walked away. "Good luck!" she yelled as she walked around a corner. Ebony frowned and looked at the stage. JC was singing lead and the rest of the guys were dancing behind him. Oh God, I hope I don't throw up. She sat down on a chair behind her. She laid her head back and closed her eyes. A few minutes later she felt someone tap her shoulder. She opened her eyes and saw JC smiling. "You ready?" "No. But I'll go anyway." she said standing up. "Ok, I'll go out there and introduce the song or whatever and then I'll give you a signal to come out, and then you come out, ok?" "Ok." She stood and watched as JC introduced the song. He signaled her and she walked out. The music started.
Ebony:
Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
JC:
The smell of you skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me, baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time every time
I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
Every little thing that you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Oh, every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you
JC walked onto Ebony's bus and walked to the back room looking for her. "Hey." she said not looking up from the tv. "Hey." he said closing the door and walking over to her. He sat down on the floor, in front of where she was sitting. "What are you watching?" he asked. "A movie." "Really? What movie?" "An old movie. You wouldn't know even if I did tell you the name." "Ok." he said looking at the tv. "What time is it?" Ebony asked. "10:20." "Are we there?" "No, rest stop." "Oh." she said as the bus started again. "Shouldn't you be going to your bus?" "No. I decided I'm going to stay here until we get there." "Oh." Destiny walked into the room with an arm full of junk food. "Hey JC! You gonna join us on this fine afternoon?" she asked sitting down next to Ebony. He smiled. "Yeah." "Great! More fun!" Destiny said opening a bag of chips. "Want any?" she asked Ebony with her mouth full. "Umm, no thanks." Ebony said giving her a look of disgust. "Fine more for me. You want any?" she asked JC. "Sure." he said sticking his hand into the bag. A few minutes later Destiny was still eating the chips. "Can you not see that I am trying to watch a movie?!? Stop crumpling that stupid bag!" Ebony yelled. Destiny stopped moving. "Sorry."
A half an hour later the movie was over and Ebony and JC were channel surfing. "What in the hell is this?" Ebony said stopping on the discovery channel. "Well, it looks like two turtles getting it on." JC said. "Eee!!!" she said changing the channel. "Not used to hearing those kind of noises?" "Shut up!" she said hitting him on the arm. He laughed. "You know, I've known you for two months and I don't even know if you're a virgin or not." "Well, I don't think that's any of your business." "Oh come on. Please." "No." "You know I'm not." "How could I not?" He smiled. "Please tell me." "No. Stop asking." "Why don't you want to tell me?" "Because it's none of your business." He sighed. Nothing was said for a few minutes. "PLEASE!!!" She smiled. "No." He frowned and put his head on her shoulder. "Please, I'll love you forever." "You will anyway." she said smiling. "Please." She sighed. For the next few minutes she listened to JC saying please. "Shut up!" she screamed. "I will if you tell me." "Fine! I'm not! There!" "Mmm hmm. So, when was your first time." "You will never know." "Please.. Please.. Please." "Shut up!" she said standing up and walking to the door. He jumped up and pulled her close to him. "I'm sorry. That really was none of my business." "I'm glad you realize this now." she said wiggling out of his arms and walking out of the room.
He walked out of the room and sat down across from Ebony in a booth. "What?" she asked. "I really am sorry." She rolled her eyes. "I am. Why are you getting all bitchy about it anyway?" he asked. "Because you're an insensitive bastard with absolutely no regard for women's feelings!" "You are blowing this way out of proportion." "I am not! It is none of your damn business whether or not I'm a virgin! You could have stopped asking when I said no once! But you didn't! Jerk! And then when I finally did tell you, you automatically wanted to know more! You could have fucking stopped!!" He looked around the bus at everyone staring at them. "Umm, people are staring." he whispered. "And you think I care?!? I want everyone to know what an asshole you are!" "Ok, fine, we'll do it this way! What about the past few weeks?!? I've been doing everything for you!" "Only because you feel sorry for me!" "And what about me not sleeping around anymore because of you?!?" "You're only doing that because you want to get in my pants!" "That's a bunch of bull shit! You know I would never do that!"
"Oh my ass! What about all of those times that you kissed me when I told you not to?!? And what about the times you took advantage of me when I was drunk?!?" "I was not taking advantage of you! You came to me!!" "But you knew I was drunk! You knew I would regret it! You could have stopped me!" "Why pass up a good opportunity?!?" "See! You are an insensitive bastard!!" "No! I'm a man! We do that! I'm tired of trying to do everything to make you happy! I'm tired of sacrificing my happiness for you!" "I never asked you to do that! You did it on your own!" "Like hell you didn't!" "I didn't!" "What about those times I came back from clubs with women?!? I know you cried! And then you got your friend to stick up for you!" "But I never asked you to stop!" "No, you didn't ask! But you wanted to!" "How do you figure?!?" "Because, you cried! I might not be too smart when it comes to women, but I know that when I make you cry it means stop!" "But I never asked you!!" "I believe we've established that! You know, you yell at me for being insensitive, but you're not the nicest person to me either!" "What?!?" "This for instance! You yell at me for every little thing I do!" "Every little thing you do is so much! You know I have feelings for you, but you go and sleep with other women!" "But that's not the only thing you've yelled at me for!" "Of course it's not! You're a fucking idiot! You'll say whatever the hell is on your mind without thinking about how much it's going to hurt me!" "What?!?" "Do you remember the time you told me that the only thing women are good for is sex?!? That kind of hurt!" "I wasn't talking about you!" "I'm a woman damnit!" "But you know I wasn't talking about you specifically!" "I did not!" "You should have!" "Well I didn't! I'm sorry if I can't read you mind! And you know, women are extremely sensitive! But you wouldn't know that because the only time you ever associate with them is when you're fucking them!" "That's not true and you know it!" "Bull shit!" "What about you?!?" "The only reason you hang around me is because you want to have sex with me!" "That's bull shit!" "Ha! I see the way you look at me! Especially when I'm in a bathing suit!" "Have you not picked up on the fact that I'm a man?!? I constantly think about sex!" "Well have you picked up on the fact that I'm a woman?!? I'm sensitive!" The bus stopped and JC stood up and walked off. Ebony slouched down in her seat and crossed her arms. "Damn Ebony. That was great!" Destiny said. "Shut up."
The next day before the concert Ebony walked outside and saw Justin sitting on the curb drinking a mountain dew. She sat down next to him. "What are you doing out here?" she asked. "I just had to get out of there and get some fresh air." "Oh." "So, what's up with you and JC?" "Huh?" "He's been acting weird, so I kind of figured it had something to do with you." "Oh. We just got into a fight." "About what?" "Different stuff." "What started it?" "He kept on asking me if I was a virgin." "Oh. It's really bothering him." "Why?" "He just seems really depressed. He really cares about you. Do you have any feelings for him?" "Well, yeah, a little. But I can't let him know that." "Why not?" "All he wants me for is sex. And I don't want him to drop me as soon as he does." "I think he likes you a little more than that." "Well he sure doesn't show it." "Sure he does. Haven't you noticed how nice he's been lately?" "Well, I guess." "He's changed a lot since he's met you. And trust me, it's for the better." She smiled and looked at the ground. "Can't you just give him a chance?" he asked. "I don't know. It's a lot more complicated than you think." "Ok." he said. The door opened and Destiny stuck her head out. "Girl, I've been looking for you everywhere! We need to be on stage soon!" "Ok. See ya Justin." she said standing up. "Bye." he said.
A week later Ebony and JC still weren't talking. She and Destiny walked to their bus in the morning. "Umm, I'll be there in a minute." Ebony said. "Where are you going?" "Somewhere." she said walking away. She walked into Nsync's bus and saw JC walking to his bunk. "JC?" He stopped and turned around. He didn't say anything. "Umm, I just wanted to apologize for what happened." He smiled but still didn't say anything. "So, um, I'm sorry." There was silence. "Aren't you going to say anything?" He walked over to her. "I've never heard you say sorry to me." he said. "Well I don't apologize very often. Consider this a blessing." He smiled. "I will. Well, I accept your apology." Justin put one foot into the bus, but when he saw JC and Ebony he walked away. "Well, I should be going. I don't want to be stuck here all day." she said. "Ok. See you later." "Bye." she said walking off the bus. Justin walked past her and smiled. "Good job." he said.
"What do you want for your birthday?" Ebony asked JC. "It's a week till my birthday and you still haven't gotten me a present yet?" "Umm, no." He shook his head. "I got yours three weeks ago." "We were fighting then." "I knew we'd get over it." "Well I'm glad you did. I was starting to doubt us ever talking again." "Oh please." "So, what do you want?" "I'm going to let you pick it out without me helping you." "What? Why?" "Because I did it, so you have to." "That's not fair." "I think it is." She sighed. "Can you give me a hint?" "Nope." "Oh come on, just a little one." "No." She leaned back in her seat and crossed her arms. "You suck." He smiled. "No I don't." She smiled and kicked him. "Ouch! Why'd you do that for?" "Because I wanted to. And because you won't tell me what you want." "Sorry. You're going to have to figure it out for yourself."
Ebony walked through the mall with Chris and Lance. "So, what do you think he'd want?" she asked. "Why didn't he tell you?" Chris asked. "Umm, I didn't ask." she said smiling. "I don't think he wanted to tell you." Lance said. Chris gasped. "You're cheating!" "Oh I am not. I'm just getting a little help from the people who know him best." "Cheater." Chris said under his breath. "So, what should I get him?" "Cologne is always good." Lance said. "Yeah, and so not original." "She has a point." Chris said. "Hey, I'm just trying to help." They walked around for a while looking in every store. "Maybe you should get him lingerie." Chris said. She laughed. "He would enjoy that wouldn't he?" "You know, we could use a few new dvd's on the bus." Lance said. "I'm getting something for him, not you all." "It would be for him. We'd just be enjoying it with him." She laughed. "So, do you guys know what he got me?" "Yeah." Chris said. "What is it?" "I'm not telling." "Why not?" "Because he told me you would ask, and he told me not to tell you." "Damn. Well, I guess I'll get him some dvd's." "Yay!" Lance said. She sighed. "But it's so not personal." "Maybe you could throw in the lingerie as a bonus." Chris said. She laughed. "I don't think so."