Chapter One

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That's weird. Camila thought. She was sure that something happened last night, but she wasn't sure what.

Lately there had been a lot of fights with Lauren. Her best friend Lauren.

Lauren was always arguing that Fifth Harmony was more than its dance moves, she was always pushing the girls to write songs, and she was always ready to find a way to improve. Camila admired Lauren for it, but all she needed right now was a little rest. Being on the road tired all the girls out. They barely got enough sleep, and when they were the first in line for make-up, they got even less.

Camila didn't need to be told which riff complimented which part of the song. She didn't need to be told that this song she wrote was good or should be worked on. Lauren was the best when it came to making 5H better, but sometimes Camila also wished she got some rest from it. Some sign that they were good enough as they were to Lauren.

Sure, Camila agreed with Lauren on everything she said. It was funny how whenever she was thinking something, the next day Lauren would stand up for it.

Like that one time Camila wasn't comfortable in her heels, or in her outfit. When she didn't like the song choice, or thought the songs could have been improved upon.

Getting snapped out of her thoughts, Camila got called to the practice room. The rest of the girls were already warming up. Fifth Harmony was on tour.

"Chancho!" Dinah called from across the room. Camila streaked straight towards her, engulfing her in a koala hug. "Chanch!" Dinah giggled as the breath was knocked out of her. "You have to get off sometime soon! We have to dance!"

"Says who?" Camila mumbled into Dinah's shirt.

"Me." Lauren smiled coming up behind Camila and snaking her arms around Camilla's waist, as she pried the girl off of Dinah. Camila immediately clung onto Lauren instead.

"I don't think we're going to be able to rehearse today!" Dinah laughed as the rest of the girls walked in.

Their choreographer wasn't there yet, so the girls opted to feed Camila grapes instead, as she continued clinging onto Lauren.

"Catch!" Ally called out, throwing a grape at Camila. Camila frowned as it hit her straight on the forehead.

A grin spread across Camila's face as she shifted onto Lauren's back, like she was taking a piggy back ride. "CHARGE!!!" She shouted out gleefully, as Lauren ran towards Ally. Scared, Ally jumped onto Dinah, who ran behind Normani. Due to the head on charge Lauren was currently in, Normani toppled back onto Dinah and Ally, with Lauren and Camila all falling on top of them.

"Girls!" The choreographer cried out, as he entered the room just in time to see them all fall over each other.

As they lay groaning on the ground, Dinah pushing everyone off of her, the choreographer sighed. "Guess there's no practice today." He said making them all cheer. He laughed as he helped the girls up, before walking back out.

"I can't believe we really got out of practice like that!" Camila hopped around, clearly still exhilarated.

"Yeah! We should squash Dinah more often!" Lauren chuckled, steadying Camila.

"I hate you all!" Dinah groaned, still rolling around on the ground, clutching her stomach, claiming that it hurt.

"You loooovveeeee us!" Camila sang as she skipped around the room, not even looking at Dinah. Somehow Lauren had begun chasing Camila, with Normani trying to trip her, and Ally chasing after her.

"Here boy! Here!" Ally called out as if Lauren was a little puppy.

Lauren burst out laughing, and leaned down and sat next to Ally, letting Ally ruffle up her hair and lay a kiss on her cheek. Camila came up behind Ally, whining as if feeling left out. In response, Ally pulled Camila towards her, letting Camila rest on her too.

Soon enough everyone was piled on top of Ally and Lauren, as she ruffled their hair and sang out "My babies!"

The girls broke into a fit of laughter, soon complaining that their stomachs hurt from all the laughing. Ally ushered them all to their respective bunks, ordering them all to take a little break and rest before the show that night.

Camila climbed into her bunk. Closing her curtain she pulled her phone out of her pocket and dialed her dad's number.

"Papi!" She exclaimed as he picked up the phone. "Are you coming down for the show tonight?" she asked excited. They were in Florida, and Camila couldn't wait to see her family again.

"Mija, we're sorry." Alejandro let out a soft sigh. "I have to be working tonight. We'll make it to another performance. Plus in a week you get a break! You'll be back in Miami, and we'll get to see you soon.

"Papi, can't you take one day off?" Camila asked, her excited tone gone.

"Mija," Camila's mom spoke through the phone. "We need the money. We don't expect you to support us, and your Papi doesn't have a full time job yet. He's still just making ends meet. He'll find one soon though. Please don't worry."

"Ok Mami. Tell Sofi I said hi for me. Love you."

"Love you too Mija." Her parents chimed.

Camila hung up the phone, opting to scroll through her news feed instead. She saw various rumors and articles regarding Fifth Harmony. Some rumors were silly, like one about Fifth Harmony allegedly adopting a monkey. On the other hand some talked about suspected relationships the girls have with members of various boy bands, etc. That's when Camila found one about Lauren.

She made a mental note to ask Lauren about it after the show. It couldn't be true. Lauren wouldn't take up acting and modeling without even talking to Camila about it, right?

"Hey," a voice interrupted Camila's train of thought. Camila immediately decided not to bring the article up just yet. "I brought Pizza," Lauren said holding up a box.

Camila giggled. "Fine I'll let you snuggle with me then." She held her covers up, letting Lauren slide in besides her. "Thanks Lo," she laid her head on Lauren's shoulder as she took a bite out of the slice Lauren was holding up for her. Lauren then nipped a bite of the same piece, and this continued until they had eaten as much as they could between them.

"Time for makeup and sound check, princess." Lauren chuckled, nudging Camila before she could drift off to sleep on Lauren's shoulder.

"Hey! I why are you wearing the pants? I told you I wanted to wear them tonight." Camila said sitting up suddenly

"Princess you can-"

"Why did you wear it?" Camila said getting grumpy. "Now wardrobe probably won't let me wear it."

Camila completely spaced out, not able to remember anything until all of a sudden she was up on stage in front of the whole crowd.

This is what she meant when she said she couldn't remember certain things. Camila would randomly space out, and she'd end up somewhere else, not remembering how she got there. Camila looked around for Lauren.

Lauren came up behind her and snaked an arm around Camila's waist again, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "I'm sorry Camz." She apologized. And Camila didn't know what for.

This was weird. This was strange, and Camila couldn't help but feel anxious about it happening more and more frequently.

A/N - New story! Have it all planned out. Enjoy :)

Love,

Katie

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