STARS; nick carter

020

December 25, 1995 Wittenberg, Germany
SAGEs POV

Right now I was somewhere else in Germany, amazing I know. The trip from Bermen to Wittenberg wasn't too long just 3 and a half hours, I was able to get sleep on the tour bus too, thankfully, so it was all good.

We had also decided that the hotels were a waste of money since I could just sleep in the tour bus and decided to ditch the hotel-in-every-city plan, thankfully Lou wasnt able to pre-reserved the hotel rooms meaning it would be easy to back out from the 'hotel-in-every-city' plan.

The next day I wake up to silence, I was gonna be honest I was expecting maybe knocking on the bus door this time, possibly the boys. I didn't want to admit it, especially not in front of the guys it'd boost their ego too much, but I missed them. They were family I couldn't not live with them.

I sigh to myself as I get up and do my usual morning routine I go to the bathroom and I see a vase there with a paper it said: 'I'm sorry we can't be together physically for a while because of our touring schedule, I'll miss you a lot but don't worry we'll see each other again in a week's time -nicky'

I put the paper back where it was as I smiled to myself, this had just made my day better. Nick knew exactly how to make me feel better and I was grateful for it, tremendously grateful.

I continue with what I normally do in the morning and head to brush my teeth, take a bath, change into my clothes go get some McDonalds drive through and get to rehearsing.

"Alright yesterday was awesome! We didn't have too much problems except for the song Enchanted, the bass was a little off key so if we could rehearse that from the top?" Mike asks, like normal we do as told and soon its finally break that is until I have to get back on stage to perform.

"Hey Lou I'm gonna go to the mall get some stuff probably!" I announce to Lou who was a good 2 meters away from me "alright be back before 6 please and just call if you need Q alright?" Lou responds "alright! Bye!" I wave him off.

I go out and as I'm nearing the mall a crowd is starting to form, I was confused... I mean sure I was quite popular in Europe but I wasn't too popular where crowds this big would form I mean unless I was with the boys, sure, but by myself..? definitely not I wasn't as big as the boys were in Europe

"are the magazines true?!"

"You and Nick we're spotted close together there was a photo sent by anonymous can you finally confirm suspicions?"

"What's going on with Nick?"

"Do you think you're worthy of his love?" 

I suddenly hear people harass me with questions of me and Nick. I was extremely confused! I did get questioned about me and Nick's relationship a few times, here and there, but not to this extent! I would get maybe 1 person asking me per day but this.. this is just a lot

"uhm magazines?" I question as I chuckled nervously "yes! Here!" a girl shoves a magazine to me and there were photos of me and Nick in Florida when we'd be touching each other a lot since we thought we wouldn't get caught there because of our lack of fame in the US.

Clearly we were wrong.

"I'm sorry but I think you've got the wrong girl.." I trail off as I try to get passed the crowd. My face was thankfully covered in the photo by a bush or something so I hoped I could just brush off the allegations and continue on with my not so merry life.

I decided to ring up Lou asking him if he could send Q over, after a while Q and some other security guards came and helped me through the crowd "what was that crowd all about?" Q asks "me and nick" I sigh in frustration.

"well are they true...?" Q nudges as he gives a shy grin I just shake my hand laugh "yes they are but I don't want publicze our relationship you know it'll mess us up and whatever" I explain "I get it I get it, look its fine we'll get through it" Q cheers me up.

"I god damn hope so" I muttered under my breath.

December 25, 1995 Lingen, Switzerland 
NICKs POV

The next day was a dread I was extremely exhausted but I was happy I spent yesterday with my love, thankfully we got through the day and everything was good.. well I thought.

After the show we go to our hotel rooms and I go get my makeup removed and go change into something else when Howie barges into my room, shit I had forgotten to lock the door to my hotel room.

"hey nick its sage!... sounds kinda worried talk to her" Howie whispers the last part.

I quickly get the phone and try to comfort her "hey baby whats up? everything alright?" I ask worriedly as I finish putting my shirt on "the magazines, someone leaked photos of us in Florida and.. I don't know how to handle it I'm getting more stressed" Sage cries out.

"hey its alright ok, we'll handle this together ok? What you can do for now is shut down any allegations being made at any given opportunity alright?" I try to help "Nick I can't handle it the stress is building up" Sage bawled.

"Its ok baby shh" I try to calm her breathing down she soon is able to completely slow her breathing down and I go to talk to her "alright now do you want talk about it more?" I ask "I couldn't perform properly on stage nick.. I kept messing up choreo and- I- I don't know why this is such a big thing to me its not like I don't wanna show you off to the world its just.." Sage's breathing starts getting uneven again.

"sage, baby, breathe" I remind, she breathes in and out and steady her breathing "we'll be alright we'll get through this together, I mean come on you're a strong girl you handled living with 5 idiots for 3, 4 years you'll make it out - we'll make it out ok?" I insert a little joke trying to lighten up the mood.

Sage chuckles a little on the other end "there's my girl, there's the laugh I wanted to hear" I grin "thank you Nick, I love you. I really do" Sage whispers "I love you too, do you want me to stay on the phone?" I offer "please" Sage breathes out.

"Alright, I'll just be here ok?" 

"ok" After a while I call out for sage but she doesn't respond I assume she's asleep and I end the call not wanting to disturb her, I then go out my room and head into Brian and Kevin's, we weren't using the tour bus since Lou had pre-reserved out hotel rooms for the December part of the tour so we still had the luxury of staying in the hotel for the rest of December then we'd just use out tour bus for the rest of the tour to save up.

"There you are dawg, we were gettin worried" Brians country accent prominent as he talks "Sage was stressed about the magazine whatever and stuff" I sigh as I go to sit down beside Brian on the couch "Oh yea I saw it a while ago... I wonder who took the photos I mean there was absolutely no one when we went there no one also knew we were even goin' there" Kevin wonders.

I groan in frustration and throw my head back "it's alright, she'll handle well.. it's sage we'll help her alright?" Kevin rubs my back.

"thank you" I thank him "anytime" 

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a/n: do my descriptions and stuff make sense cuz idk if it does or not 😭