Chapter∆7
"A little more to the left!" Danielle yelled as they all rehearsed the first three songs. Chris and the crew were all tired and hungry, which meant barely any progress from the dancers.
"Where's Kae with our food?" Chris asked, standing in one spot not even trying to look like he was trying to participate.
"I'm right here!" Karrueche yelled. Everyone jumped off the stage and platforms and attacked her for the bags. Aaliyah waited patiently for Karrueche to have some room before walking over to her. She took a bag with Chicken nuggets and fries
"Thanks Kae. I really appreciate it." Aaliyah smiled sweetly. Karrueche's face owned an honest smile.
"Did we say thank you to my woman?" Chris yelled. Everyone mumbled a loud thank you. Kae just waved them off. She looked down and realized someone took her food. She sighed and was about to walk back out of the auditorium.
"Hey! You want to share?" Aaliyah asked. Kae shook her head. But it was too late Aaliyah had already evenly split everything.
"No, Liyah it's fine I'm not really hungry." Karrueche said. Aaliyah gave her a look and Karrueche just knew there was no way she would be able to walk away without eating.
"Thanks Aaliyah." Kae smiled. Aaliyah simply nodded. It wasn't a big deal. Rashad would just have to eat from the vending machines out in the lobby area.
"Okay. Since pretty much everyone is eating there's going to be a thirty minute break." Danielle said before walking out. Everyone just groaned. They'd been there for hours and only did about three songs.
"Y'all she tripping, let's go to that little fair across the street." Chris said. Everyone nodded and agreed. As soon as the whole crew were fed and their food was digested then they were gone. As the walked down the street paparazzi crowded Chris and Karrueche. They asked them plenty question partaining their relationship. Chris ignored them and gave them a hard look whilst Kae kept a warm smile. But it was when the photographers saw Aaliyah and Rashad laughing they redirected and crowded them.
"AALIYAH IS THIS YOUR MAN?" they asked, Aaliyah and Rashad shared a loud laugh.
"No way this fine man is my brother Rashad." Aaliyah spoke sweetly. The photographers gave a very skeptical face.
"SO NO RELATIONSHIP GOING ON HERE?" They asked again. Rashad gave them a look causing them to know that she was telling them the truth.
"She's my little sister do y'all want proof?" Rashad asked. The photographers shook their heads and returned to bother Chris. Who was livid to the fact that theses scumbags were bothering Liyah.
"Aye can you people bother people who want to be in the spotlight." Chris asked. The veins on his neck seemed as if they were going to pop any second. Kae held his hand and pulled him away. She thought she was helping his anger all she did was make it worse. He ripped himself away from her and walked over to a photographer who was taking pictures of Aaliyah and Rashad. He tapped the man's shoulder.
"Chris want to ta-" Aaliyah's words were at an immediate halt. Her eyes widened as Chris snatch the camera and broke it. She walked over to him and grabbed him looking into his eyes. The feeling of shame flooded Chris' heart.
"I'm so sorry." Chris said to the angry camera man.
"Fuck your sorry I'm going to sue your crazy ass. I wasn't even bothering your egotistical ass!" The man yelled looking down at his camera. Chris felt as if he was some type of beast. And the way Aaliyah looked at him wasn't helping. She was ashamed in him. This wasn't her new proclaimed friend. She was seeing someone she's never ever thought she'd encounter. He wasn't the Christopher Brown she was slowly starting to fall for. This man in front of her was what the tabloids wanted.
"Chris wait." Aaliyah called out to the descending view of him. He turned and looked at her and knew he didn't deserve her. He broke that man's camera for pictures she was posing for. He needed to get as far as he could. It was when Kae walked up to him putting her wallet in her bag.
"Chris you can't have them, get to you. I paid them off and paid for his camera okay?" Kae said. Chris looked down and nodded. He had something so good with Karrueche, why was he trying so hard to get with someone who didn't even notice his love. But then again, he felt a connection when both him and Aaliyah are together. There was such a strong connection. Something he's never in his life felt with a woman.
"Excuse me Kae can I speak to Chris please?" Aaliyah small voice was heard in the distance.
"It's not really a good time. He needs to calm himself down." Karrueche spoke. She knew deep down that Aaliyah was the root of the Chris Brown explosion. At this point she wanted Aaliyah far from her man. But the way Chris accepted Aaliyah and pushed her away. She knew she was losing him. Aaliyah looked at her with pure sympathy. Karrueche played naïve.
"Chris what got into you?" Aaliyah asked. Chris looked at her and sighed walking to the picnic table. He sat down and watched as people began to notice him.
"I don't know. I've never had a good relationship with the paparazzi since that night." He said. Aaliyah knew just what he was talking about.
"Look, I can see that they aggravate you. But you can't be breaking their cameras. Just like you have a job to entertain they have a job to lie and play in the dirt." Aaliyah said. As she reached for his hand. As soon as they touched. She felt a tingling feeling. She looked to see Chris smirking.
"You felt that?" He asked. Aaliyah giggled and nodded. He looked at her with so much want and need, and she ignored his strong gaze.
Little did Chris and Aaliyah know, Karreuche and a very sneaky photographer caught them. And Kae began to cry. She had to find a way to end it with Chris before her heart got broken. More than it was already.
Aaliyah knew her feelings were wrong. He had such a sweet girlfriend and here she was having a moment. One thing Aaliyah wasn't and that was a Homewrecker. She stood up and turned to walk away but Chris grabbed her. He looked down at her wondering what was going on in her head. She blinked back trying not to make her nervousness come out through her tears. Her throat was dry and her eye burned. So bad she wanted to cry and get this confusing feeling off of her heart.
"Chris, I think I like you. But I don't want to." I don't think we can hang out as much as we do. We should keep this strictly business." Her words were like knives. He looked at her and laughed.
"Baby girl-"
"It's Aaliyah or Miss Haughton." Aaliyah said. She was so confused. Her feelings were all over the place. She wanted Chris but didn't want to take him.
"If it's meant to be then it'll be." Aaliyah said to herself. Chris heard her and a smirk graced his lips.
He'll have Ms. Haughton . If that's the one goal in life he has to over come he'll get it.
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