Aj walked past the rehearsal room to get to the dressing room. He stopped dead in his tracks, when he heard a voice singing 'Amazing Grace'. It sounded like Toni Broxton, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey all wrapped into one. He stepped into the room and saw Michelle dancing on the hardwood floors in front of the full length mirrors.
"Noway!" Muttered Aj, as the music stopped. Michelle heard him and turned around. Without a word from Michelle, she walked over to the cd player, took out her cd then walked to the door.
"Who was that singing?" Asked Aj.
"Me." Michelle answered, flinging her hair over her shoulder with attitude. She walked down the hallway without looking back.
"I swear to god, if I didn't love her, I'd kill her." Aj told himself, not believing what he had just said. 'Michelle is the one person who has done nothing but totally and utterly get on his last nerve, but.....but...but...it's true.' He thought.
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Twenty-five minutes later, as everyone walked onto the bus, Michelle heard her name being called.
"Michelle!! Michelle!!!! Hey Mickey!!" They yelled.
"Noway." Michelle said slowly repeating the phrase Aj had used earlier. She looked at Kylie before turning around, to face the person who had called her nickname from years ago.
"Mickey?" Scuffled Aj, behind her. Michelle was about to turn around and relive the incident that happened in the bus a few weeks ago but she heard someone slap him lightly.
"Mickey?" Asked her caller from across the parking lot.
"Jake?" Michelle returned stunned. She was referring to her ex-boyfriend, Jake Ariel.
"This would be the last place I would expect to see you. What are you doing here at a BSB concert?" Michelle asked as she hugged him.
"My girlfriend likes them." He replied. A much younger girl was walking towards them.
"Hi, I'm Nicole." She said.
"Hi, I'm Michelle an old friend." She replied.
"So, did you enjoy the concert?" Asked Kylie as she looked over.
"Yeah, it was styling!" Nicole said. Michelle looked at Jake, "A little young for you?"
"I'm thirteen." Nicole replied.
"Statutory rape, my man." Michelle reminded him.
"What are you doing here with the guys from the group?" Jake asked, changing the subject.
"We're going back to Kylies house to watch acouple of movies. You two are welcome to join us." Mentioned Michelle.
"No thanks, I gotta take Nicole home." He replied.
"Okay bye, don't forget to tuck her in and leave the night light on." Mentioned Michelle as she and Kylie walked back to the bus. The guys just looked at each other and laughed. Michelle and Kylie walked to the back of the bus while the guys were up front. Mandy and Leighanne were talking to the guys about how Michelle could kick And ass in a shopping spree. Aj was in the washroom at the time they were talking.
The bus pulled into Kylies driveway, then everyone piled off and followed Kylie into her parents house. Two hours later, they all sat in Kylies home theatre watching Six Sence. Kevin sat with Michell and during the whole movie they were talking quietly to each other. Aj felt a twinge of jealousy. When the movie was finished, Michelle got up and walked out of the room, then slamming the door behind her. Everyone looked over at Kevin.
"What just happened?" They all asked.
"I guess I said somethings Michelle didn't like." He mentioned. Aj decided to go talk to Michelle, so he followed her out the back door. Aj followed Michelle and when he caught up with her, she was slipping off her running shoes. Michelle wanted to run around Kylies half mile track in the down pour of rain.
"Michelle!!!!" Aj called, running to catch up to her. Michelle's hair and clothes clang to her body but Aj was just as wet.
"Can we talk now?" Aj questioned softly, placing his hand on her shoulder, stopping her. When Michelle didn't answer him, he swallowed his pride and said once again, "I'm sorry."
"Oh." Michelle responded dully, still thinking about what Kevin had said to her about letting go of Brad and to move on with life.
"Michelle, please forgive me. I want to be friends." Aj pleaded.
"Friends!! Aj we are beyond being friends!! What you did was unforgettable." She yelled.
"Michelle, if you try hard enough, anything is forgiveable." He told Michelle softly. Her eyes filled with tears, hearing that.
"What? I'm sorry." Aj said panicking.
"That was something Brad would have said." She whispered as the tears from her eyes and mixing it with the rain. Michelle walked over to Aj and gave him a hug.
"It's alright. I'm sorry." Aj whispers back.
"It's so hard to go on without him." Michelle told Aj, as she held onto him, as if her life depends on it.
"I know, I know." Aj consoled Michelle by rubbing her back.
"No.....no you don't." Michelle responded pulling away, and she pushed her wet hair out of her face. Michelle sat on the track and put her head down on her knees. "Nobody does."
Aj sat next to Michelle, then wiped her tears away with his thumb, even though there was no point. Even if Michelle stopped crying, the rain would still run down her face. Aj leaned in and they began to kiss. Michelle pulled away and looked at Aj, then kissed him back. Aj deepened the kiss. They both pulled apart and they told each other they loved each other. This time Aj was even crying.
