Kiss thy Queen (Nochelle)

S I X T E E N

Richelle's POV

Things had been kinda weird the past few days. Myles was acting strange, Ozzy was ignoring me, & Piper said some girl was visiting the studio today, but neither of us had any idea who.

The Showstoppers competition is tomorrow. I'm confident that The Next Step will represent well at the competition, but both males, haven't been overly focused in rehearsals, which is rather frustrating.

I thanked my mum, who had driven me to the studio, then I waved goodbye from the front door. I walked into the brightly lit building, & was met by Piper, who looked exhausted, & was trying to pin her hair up quickly.

"Pipes, are you... late to class?" I asked curiously, rather shocked. Piper turned towards me, slightly panting. She looked like she had just ran a marathon.

"I forgot about an English & Biology assignment that was due today, so I had to stay up all night finishing it. Then I slept in, & had twenty minutes to shower, eat, & pack my dance bag. My mum had already left for work, so I had to run to the studio. I'm so stressed!" Piper explained, not taking a breath. I chuckled lightly, then gave Piper a friendly side hug.

"Let's head into studio A & get warmed up." I suggested, & Piper agreed. We walked into studio A, but the sight wasn't what I expected.

Summer, Finn, Henry, Kingston, & Lilly, were all crowding around some brunette haired girl. They were chatting non-stop.

I looked at Piper, confused. She just shrugged her shoulders, as we put our dance bags down. We moved a little closer, & I heard someone say "welcome back!" & then I overheard Lilly ask the girl how her flight was.

Did they know this girl? Who was she?

Out of curiosity, I moved closer, & tried desperately to see past the multiple heads blocking my view. After a good ten seconds of trying to dodge people, I got annoyed, & made my way towards the circle of people, pushing them out of the way slightly.

"Richelle?! Is that you?" Came the sound of a very familiar voice.

"Abi?" I asked, completely shocked. The brunette broke out into a big smile, & engulfed me in a hug.

"It's so good to see you! It's been so long!" Abi exclaimed, bouncing up & down. I forgot she was a rather 'excitable' character.

"Yeah, it's been far too long. How are you? What are you doing here?" I asked, earning a slight chuckle from my old friend. By now, the others had gotten the hint that Abi & I, wanted to chat, so they had gone to start stretching.

"I'm actually here to... visit." Abi hesitated, which confused me a little, but I didn't question it.

"Visit? You were here five-six weeks ago though. You're visiting again rather soon, aren't you?" Piper asked curiously, surprising both Abi & I.

"Wait, you were here six weeks ago? Why wasn't I told?" I asked, wondering why my own boyfriend hadn't informed me of this.

I didn't know Abi had visited recently, but I knew there was something odd going on. It was great seeing my old friend again; but ever since seeing those rather interesting texts on Noah's phone, from Abi, I had had my suspicions.

I didn't want to believe that there was something going on between them. I loved Noah, & we are in a very serious, committed relationship. Abi was my old best friend & dance buddy. I wanted to trust them.

But at the same time, I couldn't help but have my suspicions. Abi & Noah once use to like each other, & even went on a couple dates. Noah even told me that Abi was his first kiss, which made me slightly uncomfortable about her being back.