The Urban Princesses: Ariel

Chapter 10

"Oh my gosh!!!" Fallon was jumping and screaming. I just told her the news. I was going to be going on tour with Eric. It was so exciting.

"Did you tell your dad?" She asked.

"Not yet. Eric is getting his limo to drive me to finals. He doesn't want me to miss it."

Luckily, finals got held off because one of the team's plane got delayed.

"I'm so happy for you!" She hugged me.

"I want you to come with me." I said.

"Really?! OMG ye-" She paused. "I can't."

"Why not?"

"I can't leave my parents. What would I do anyway?"

"You can be my friend."

"Ariel-"

"Come on, Fallon! You said you wanted to do something outrageous, this is your chance! You can touch Eric without being thrown back by a bodyguard!"

"I don't know."

Eric came back in. "Limo is here."

We gathered our backpacks and walked down the numerous hallways again. We exited outside. I breathed in the fresh evening air. This was the first time I have been outside in hours. It felt good.

There were no fans out here.

We started walking to the waiting limo when a flash of light blinded me. Then it was gone. And another flash, and another and another. Bodyguards were nudging us to the limo. People were screaming Eric's name. Paparazzi.

They jumped over the chain link fences that surrounded the area and charged at us, their cameras ready. We ran into the limo and slammed the door tightly.

The interior of the vehicle was amazing. Black leather seats, colored lights on the ceiling that sparkled like diamonds. Glass cup holders with empty glasses waiting to be filled. There was a black refrigerator opposite the door.

Fallon's mouth was open in awe. She slid down to the bench part of the limo and laid back.

Eric slid into the seat next to me by the door. He reached across and opened the fridge. He grabbed a few sparkling waters.

"Thirsty?" He asked.

Fallon quickly grabbed one and chugged down almost half the bottle. She sighed, burped, closed her eyes and started snoring.

Eric and I laughed.

We talked the whole way. He told me about his life and his rise to stardom, about his dad. He lost his mom too. I told him about Vanessa, about Ren, and about Will.

"So you guys aren't..."

"No! We're not dating! He has liked me forever but I just don't feel that way about him."

"So this Ren guy.."

I blushed.

"Does he like you back?"

"He has a girlfriend." I muttered.

"That stinks."

"Speaking of girlfriends, do you have a special someone?"

"No. Why?"

"I don't know. A superstar like you would be expected to have one every week."

"I'm not that kind of celebrity." He said.

"I'm sure you have your eye on someone." I said.

"I do." He said.

"Well give me details!"

"She's a bit younger than me, she's a singer,and she really understands me." He smiled.

"What's her name?" I asked.

"Ariel."

I stared at him for a moment.

He grabbed my hand.

My heart jumped.

He leaned closer to me. I leaned closer.

Our lips were about to touch when the limo flipped over.