C Minor // R5

Nina the Elephant...Forget Me Not

But sure enough, Ross didn't come by last night, and the more I thought about what Riker said, the less I expected him to come by. So when he didn't show up, I wasn't surprised.

I kinda think Ross and I both knew he wasn't coming.

This is our third week of filming which means we have three more, we have already done a lot of regular dialogue scenes, but not that many dance numbers. Today were packing in two, Falling For Ya and Like Me. Unfortunately, I'm a surfer in Falling For Ya and a biker in Like me, which means costume changes.

I start by putting on frilly white shorts and a pink crop top with a tie at the bottom which is my surfer costume, other than my bathing suit. I do my make up and curl my hair like the other girls have it and skip the endless amount of time at the beauty table and instead look for Ross.

When I leave the girls dressing room, I see Ross and Maia talking down on the beach, so I quickly run up to Ross. Maia sees me coming first and says something to Ross, which makes him power walk away but I catch up with him.

"Ross! Ross!" I say. "Ross come on. Why are you mad at me?" I ask. He turns around and the rough ocean breeze plays with his obviously teased platinum blonde hair. I can't help but think it looks cute.

Back it up, puppy cute not Ross Lynch cute.

What?

Never mind. He sighs as I begin to slowly walk closer to him, as if he's a deer and I don't want to scare him away.

"I'm not mad at you." He says over the loud crashing waves.

"Then why are you avoiding me?" I ask him, finally getting within a reasonable distance of him.

"It just...it hit me. In three week you're going to Boston and I'm going to LA. What if we never see each other again." I knew that I could tell him that I'll make sure we'll see each other and that it won't be long before we are reunited again and that I'll visit a ton every year.

But that would be a lie.

And then, it hit me too. No Christmas, or Birthdays or anything. Probably. Because I'm fifteen and the chances of my parents flying me out to LA all the time other than for work are non existent, especially if there to see a seventeen year old boy who I'm-

Stop it, Nina!

I sigh, and do something that is going to be painful for me, but probably comforting to Ross. I put my hands on his cheeks and bring his face up so he is looking at me, causing fire shocks to run through my arms.

Riker is wrong. Love can't be this painful.

"I'm not going to lie to you, Ross. We can text and call and FaceTime and all that, but I'm not sure i'll see you in person again after this movie. But I will NEVER forget you, Ross. I just hope you won't forget me." I say. He smiles.

"How could I forget you?" He says and I laugh. "You gave me the best not date ever and spoke my favorite Romeo and Juliet scene with me. Actually, second favorite. The death scene is my favorite."

 I just hug him.

"So we'll be each other's elephants?" I say.

"Forget us not." Ross replies right before we are called to set.

Maybe we have a chance to be okay.