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I took a deep breath, my hands were shaking like Chihuahuas, my knees felt like they were going to give out.

I looked to my right to see Ayleen and Minnie, hand-in-hand. They were undoubtedly one of the cutest lesbian couple on this earth.

On my right was Triona, who looked more than ready. I didn't get how she was so brave, I admired her for that.

Suddenly we heard the crowd chanting our band name. We all looked at each other and took deep breaths before walking out on stage.

This was it, our biggest show yet. 10,000 people. 20,000 eyes watched as we took our places. 10,000 mouths cheered and screamed at our presence, sending chills up my spine.

One by one we introduced ourselves. Finally it was my turn. I looked out at the sea of people and spoke into the mic.

"Hey guys, I'm Scarlette." I began. My eyes scanned the crowd and I spotted a particular blonde boy in the first few rows.

He seemed to look at me with such, interest. I caught myself staring at him and looked up as I continued.

"And we're Never Only Now." I said with a smile. Screams and more screams erupted from the arena.

We played our entire set which lasted about 2 hours, with a couple breaks in between. The rush of performing made me never want the show to end, but it eventually had to.

We all left the stage sweaty and pumping with adrenaline.

Minnie and Ayleen pecked each other on the lips and broke away with wide grins, buzzing about the show.

My eyes couldn't help but linger back to the crowd of teenagers chanting our names.

It was at this moment when I realized I'm living my dream. I made it. I found my feet dragging myself back to center stage, people who were leaving all turned back and raced towards it, their screams piercing my ears.

I looked towards Triona, Ayleen and Minnie and saw them exchanging confused smiles with each other then turning their attention towards me.

I tapped the microphone on the stand to make sure it will still on and cleared my throat. "Hi guys, um, wow," I stuttered out as a few people chuckled.

"I just wanted to say thank you for making my dreams come true and I love you guys so fucking much! Stay lame guys," I laughed as the crowd went wild, throwing various things on me like bras and, um, toys.

Triona ran on stage quickly and took a bra. "If you guys are going to throw bras, I would appreciate it if it was a 36D. Thank you."

The crowd erupted into laughter as Triona continued to pick up all the items on the stage, making faces at the vulgar ones.

After a few more minutes of all of us interacting with the crowd, we all headed out of the venue and into the black van that takes us back to the hotel.

We piled in one by one, Ayleen and Minnie sitting next to each other, of course. Triona sat to my right as I laid my head her shoulder. 

"Scar, get off me." she groaned. I frowned and she groaned once more, forcefully putting my head back on her shoulder. 

"You're a pain in the ass, you know," she muttered, thinking I couldn't hear. I just giggled and let sleep take over. 

A few minutes later I was awakened by someone shaking me. "No one's going to carry you. Get your ass out of the van." someone ordered. 

I recognized the voice to be Ayleen's. Her being the oldest of the group may make her seem like the responsible one by default, but boy is that farthest from the truth. Ayleen was not the most mature in our band, not even second most. But without a doubt we loved her the same. I on the other hand, was the baby of the group, at 17 years old. I was undoubtedly the biggest pain, by far. 

I didn't mind sleeping in the car, so I didn't move a muscle. Seconds passed as each of the 3 groaned in frustration. Suddenly I felt 2 big arms scoop me up and carry me inside the lobby. 

I fell back asleep and couldn't remember the rest of the walk up. I woke up a few hours later, around 3 or 4, something I did often. 

Everyone else was asleep, or so I thought. I heard sloppy kissing noises and giggles come from the bed opposite to the one I was on. 

I grimaced at the animal noises they were making and slowly crawled out of bed. I tiptoed over to their bed, standing at the end. 

I turned around and purposely hit the table behind me, causing their session to subside. I pushed down on the end of the bed, ever-so-slightly, making them both gasp. 

They slowly pulled the covers down and let out a piercing scream when they saw me. The squirmed and jumped and screamed again, waking Triona up. 

"What the fuck?!" she barked. Ayleen and Minnie sputtered for words as I gasped for air from laughing so hard. 

When I calmed down again, everyone was shooting dirty looks at me. I frowned at them playfully before everyone crawled back into bed. 

...

I woke up to Ayleen shaking me awake. "We have an interview in an hour get up, Scar." A frustrated groan made its way from my lips.

I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes before stumbling out of bed. My feet dragged to the bathroom and I opened the door to find Minnie brushing her teeth. 

"Out." I demanded, my head beginning to become light from the sudden movement. "I just h-" 

"I said out. If you have not exited this bathroom by the time I count to 3, I will personally shove that toothbrush up your ass. 1..." Without another word she left. Needless to say, I'm not exactly a morning person. 

I walked in and looked in the mirror to be greeted by a zombie. My face contorted into a cringe, giving me a chance to smell my breath. I nearly gagged. 

I washed up and dried and combed out my hair before slipping into some clothes. "Is Princess Scarlette feeling chipper now?" Minnie teased. 

I stared blankly at her, hoping she'd receive the message. 

"My mood will not be improved until there is a Sausage McGriddle in my stomach." I announced to everyone in the group. Everyone's eyes rolled to the back of their head, clearly annoyed with my high maintenance requests. 

"The baby gets her bottle in a little. We'll get food on the way to the interview." Ayleen said while fixing her bed. 

"What are you doing?" Triona asked with a tone that everyone recognized. She only used it when someone was doing she thought was exceptionally stupid. 

"I'm just trying to make the maid's job easier." she said as she placed the pillow nicely on the head of the bed. 

"Sweetheart, you know the maids only tear the sheets back off to wash them again?" Minnie said gently, not wanting to hurt her beloved girlfriend's feelings. 

"Oh yeah. Shit." she muttered, making everyone else in the room crack up. "For the oldest you're not exactly the sharpest." I said. 

She scowled and everyone and muttered a 'let's go' as she walked out the door, everyone following after her. 

We all piled into the van before heading to McDonald's so my requests could be fulfilled, then off to the interview scheduled. 

A/N

Hiya guys :) So this is a new story that I'm working on with Triona (@alltimecalum) and I hope you guys like it and sorry the first chapter took 200 years but here it is :) -Michelle (@mukeulele)