Ride (A Union J Fanfic)

Part 2

a/n just a quick one guys, i'd LOVE it if this fanfic got as much feedback as All Your Dreams Are Haunted, I really would. Same with I Will Never Let You Go, too. A sequel's coming for that, btw.

Chow. xxx

George's POV: So we got to the strip club where Cherry said she was performing tonight...and god, it was on another level to anything we as a band had seen before. The neon lights outside, the stage inside, the huge setup, everything was just so immense. Jaymi was completely out of his depth though, from near enough as soon as we walked in. 

 "George I hate it." he said on impulse. 

"Why?" I asked kindly. 

"I don't know." 

"Is it because it's girls and not guys?" I asked, referring to his sexuality.  

"Not really, it's just not my cup of tea." He went all panicky. 

"Fair enough, I mean it's not for everyone. We only came because of JJ, right? It's too mature for me." I said innocently. 

"Yeah...I'll just have to cover my eyes, I guess." He nodded. Poor Jaymi.

Jaymi's POV: I made myself watch a few minutes of it. I guess I couldnt really judge until I'd properly seen what I wanted to judge. But boy, it was ugly. Seven blondes and seven brunettes poured various sweet treats over their near enough naked bodies- some had candy canes, some had honey, some had whipped cream too I think. That was even before Cherry came onto the stage. I couldn't bear to keep looking after that.

JJ's POV: I was in complete awe watching the other girls on the stage, don't get me wrong, but I was hungry for Cherry, I was desperate to see her. The wait to seemed like forever, but when she eventually arrived, you knew about it. We heard a huge bang, (which made Josh jump out of his skin, it was so funny) and a big puff of pink smoke appeared centre stage. Then a bright light about blinded us before it started to fade out, and all you could see was two huge red fruits joined with long, mint green stalks, suspended from the ceiling. They were coming down to our level, and as they did, I got more and more of a look at Cherry. Her pastel pink hair was curled softly, and she wore a mint green dress like the stalks and leaves of the cherry she was sitting on. She looked unbelievably good. She started singing I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry and to be fair, she was a pretty good singer, too. While she did that though, her tights came off, her dress came further and further down until her boobs were on show, then she performed for a while doing the same sort of thing, before poof, she was gone.

"Wow." My face was as shocked as Josh's, but ours were definitely the good sort of shocked.  

"Woah man." George's was a mixture of good, but along with the novelty of seeing this stuff for the first time. 

"I am never watching that again." Jaymi was mortified, and somewhat troubled from this experience, making us laugh a lot. 

"Can we go now?" he begged. 

"Let's just see Cherry." I suggested.

Cherry's POV: I shoved on my old clothes from before, sprayed on some anti-persperant and went back into the bar area. 

"Wow Cherry, that was insane!" All of then, mind the darkest haired one who was a bit embarrassed, exclaimed. 

"You were amazing up there." the cheeky one, who I remembered as JJ grinned. 

"Thanks guys, thank y'all for coming down, I'm real grateful, y'know." I smiled. 

"Anytime." JJ winked at me again. He made me laugh.

Josh's POV: The club goers' soon filtered out of the doors, as did the bar workers. Soon the showgirls did, too. Before we knew it, it was just us and Cherry left in there. 

"Isn't somebody giving you a lift home?" George asked her, concerned. 

"Nah, I'm walking myself." she insisted. 

"In the dark?" Even Jaymi was worried for her safety. 

"Sure, 'do it every night." She nodded before showing a little smile. 

"If you're sure." Me and JJ exchanged guilty looks. We had to make sure she got home okay. She's a lady, after all.

"Guys," I got us four into a huddle. "Me and JJ are gonna go follow Cherry, make sure she gets home alright, okay?"  

"Okay, we'll see you later." Jaymi and George left while JJ and I crept after her.

We sneakily followed her out of the building and around the back of it, hiding behind boxes and stuff as we went along. She carried on walking down the pavement for a bit, but then she just stopped. She looked around her, and laid down. What was she doing? 

"Oh lord, she can't b-" 

"She's...homeless." I cut JJ off. She was fending for herself out there, against the harsh elements of the earth. And she must have been doing it every single night. 

"We can't just leave her." JJ whispered. "Come on."

We tiptoed from behind her and sat down next to her. "Hey." we said quietly.  

"Whatcha' doin' here?" She murmured. 

"You live on the streets, are you serious?" JJ felt so sorry for her. 

"Yeah..." 

"Come back with us. You can stay in our hotel room." He offered. 

"You won't have enough room in there..." 

"...yes we will. We'll make room. We can't just leave you here like this, can we Josh?" 

"No I agree. Come on Cherry, that's right isn't it?" 

"Yeah. Your other two guys back there?" 

"Yeah, they won't mind." 

"Jeez, thanks guys. Nobody's offered to do that for me...before." She went deep into thought. 

"Really?" JJ just looked at her. 

"Yeah look, I don't wanna talk about it right now." 

"Okay, that's alright." we agreed as we took her back with us.