Riley's POV
I was staring into space, I couldn't focus on the paperwork and with James in London I couldn't do anything. "I wish I never accepted this job, I wish I never came here." I mumbled to myself. Suddenly, I saw a ghostly figure of James? I screamed shocked. "James?" "I'm not that James, who's currently in London dancing, who's your boyfriend that's madly in love with you. I'm a spirit." I'm stunned. What am I seeing right now? "Where's the James that's currently in London dancing and who's my boyfriend that's madly in love with me?" "Oh he's still the same cool guy, who's living it in London competing in a Hip-Hop competition with his best friends and who's madly in love with you." I blush when he mentions James. "Anyways Riley, it's not James I'm here for, let's head to memory lane." With that, he clicks his fingers and we teleport to Studio A. When we're in Studio A, I recognise all the Regionals A-Troupers; James, Emily, Michelle, Eldon, West, Stephanie, Tiffany, Chloe, Daniel, Giselle. But no me. "Where am I? And have we have time travelled?" "Yes we have and Riley remember what you said, hm? That you wish you never accepted the offer of becoming Studio head and you wish you never came here. Well your wish has come true, no-one here, not even James knows you apart from Emily." The spirit replies leaving me regretting what I said. "So what about Nationals and maybe even Internationals?" "Riley, the team didn't even get to Regionals." The spirit states. "What? Why ever not?" "Riley, Emily wasn't being fair. Michelle and the rest didn't get the chance to make up a routine for Regionals. You were one of the reasons, that got the team to make a new Regionals routine, to get to Regionals and win, then get to Nationals and win, then get to Internationals and you and James got to perform your duet and you guys won Internationals. You're the reason why The Next Step came this far." Wow. I can't believe I meant this much to the Studio. "But Riley, you wished that you didn't want to come here. So The Next Step doesn't win Regionals, or Nationals or Internationals and James doesn't know who you are and he's still a player, who causes trouble, fooling around late nights. The Next Step didn't come that far without you. All these things happened because of you. But because of the wish, these things don't happen." I'm speechless. What?! "No! Please I take it back! I didn't want this wish to come true! I'm glad I accepted the job and came to the studio! Please, take it back! Bring the way things were!" I plead but it's too late...Suddenly! I wake up, and look around me. I'm in my office, I'm studio head, there are pictures of A-Troupe (including me) in Regionals, Nationals and Internationals. It was just a dream! I look at the door frame and it's James. I pinch myself, it's not a dream this time! "James?" "Hey babe!" He smirks and comes up to me and pulls me into a hug. I look up at his face, and he's still got his sexy face. "Oh god James, you're human, and you're real and you're here, and the same before you left for London." I say holding him tighter. "Yes baby, I am human, and real and I'm right here and I'm the same!" He chuckles thinking I've gone crazy! "But the question is, are you still the same?" He jokes and I slap him on the arm playfully. "Ah...missed you baby girl." He whispers and lean in letting him know I missed him too. I'm glad my baby is back home and things are the way there were. I'm also glad I came to The Next Step!
