Redesign

ONE

James

"Are you sure this is what you want to do man? Have you really left since we all did?" Hunter asked as we walked towards Studio A with Eldon and West. 
In all honesty, I was surprised to be back. This place was once a home to all of us but we've all grown up now, move on
But Michelle and Eldon were pulling us straight back in

"Yes moron, I have left" Eldon said rolling his eyes
"But if you don't want to be here Hunter, We get it" He muttered offering Hunter the out we know he isn't going to take
He may joke about being back but ultimately we all missed this place
"If anyone needs a get out of jail free card it would be Jamesy boy. How is it going to be seeing Riley?" He asked making me shrug
"I don't know? Probably fine?" I offered
"Are you ever going to tell us why you guys broke up?" West asked
"So I can be subject to a Michelle fix, no thank you. In all honesty Riley and I are good. I doubt we have any hard feelings" I said as we finally walked through the door to be greeted by four of the girls we had once grown up with

I say girls lightly, they aren't girls anymore. They were women, they were all grown up and had a whole new side of them none of us had even seen

"Trust you lot to be late" Emily said crossing her arms over her chest, my gaze instantly drifted to the brunette beside her 

The last time I had seen Riley her hair was short and blonde, now it was a rich dark brown past her shoulders. As much as I loved the blonde, I can't help but notice how much more this suits her
It's a new Riley.. 

"It's the boys tradition. Name one time when they were on time to rehearsal?" Stephanie said 
"Whenever Riley was with James the boys were on time then" Michelle laughed making Riley shake her had at her
"Well I'm sure the boys are all more then capable now a days to manage their time themselves" Riley said raising a brow at all of us 

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"I can't believe you idiots bought this place" Emily said swiftly changing topic
"Idiots? Em, you and Michelle used to own it anyway?" Stephanie asked but everyone shook their heads
"We were supposed to but someone went touring instead" Emily answered nudging Michelle
"Regardless, what did you need our help with?" Riley asked almost like she was in a rush to get out here
"We are starting all over again. There is no A-Troupe, no students nothing!" Michelle said 
"Sooo?" Hunter said 
"So, we need to get that on track. We need kids in the door, kids on the team, classes full" Eldon explained 
"I'll be back in a second" Riley said excusing herself grabbing my attention away from the conversation I was stood in the middle of

"Do any of us still dance? I mean it's been years since I've really even thought about it" Hunter admitted and I hate to agree. We all grew up, got proper jobs, moved on from these four walls 

"Riley does!" An unfamiliar voice said making us turn to see a small blonde stood in the door way to Studio A, she couldn't have been more then 15? 16 at a push
"Liv? What are you doing here?" Emily said only making us all more confused
"Well I was looking for Riley before I stumbled into this mother's meeting. What did I miss Auntie Em" She said making all us widen our eyes to the point I'm pretty sure Eldon's was about to pop out of his head

"Guys this is Olivia, the little girl that Riley adopted a while ago. Liv, this is Michelle, Stephanie, Eldon, Hunter, West and James" Emily said introducing us all
"Adopted?" Hunter asked
"Yeah what can I say, I gave Riley a sob story and the rest was history" Olivia said crossing her arms with a confident smile on her face

"That isn't at all what happened Olivia" Riley's voice said making her presence known
"Party pooper" Olivia pouted before following Riley out of the same door they had both just walked through 

"What the hell just happened?" Michelle asked making some of chuckle
"I think we may have just found our first A-Trouper?" Emily said with a shrug