Best Friends? Or Something More? (S.M.)

Chapter 31

Alli's P.O.V.

All I can see is the unnamed figures coming closer and closer.

"Hello?"  I call.

Still no reply.  I'm completely scared until I see the familiar mess of reddish-orange hair.

"There you are!  We were looking for you."  Mahogany steps into the light along with Jade.  Mickey and I breathe a sigh of relief.

"You guys scared us half to death!" Mickey yells.

"Are you kidding?!  You guys are the ones who've been gone for 2 hours!"  Jade replies.

"Wait!  I spent an hour and 45 minutes looking for you?"  I turn to face Mickey.  "You owe me big time."

She just laughs in reply.

"Being that it's 8:30, and it's been a long day for everyone, we should go back to the rooms."  Mahogany suggests.  We all agree and head back to our rooms.  It' been one hell of a day.

****************Next Morning*****************

        I wake up with a throbbing pain on my cheek.  Since Mickey and Mahogany are still sleeping, I quietly roll out of bed and go to look in the bathroom mirror.  I gasp at the sight.  I have a long ass (and swollen) scratch on my face from when Jade and I fought.

"Damn.  Girl got claws."  I chuckle to myself.

        I pick up my phone from the counter next to me and check my notifications.  A text from Bart.  Ew.  I don't know why, but I've been getting super sketchy vibes from him lately.  Ugh.  And he wants us to be in the conference room in an hour.  Perfect :( .

        Anyways, I go to wake up Mahogany and Mickey.  They both look at me like I'm an alien when I do.

"What is that snake on your face?"  Mickey cringes.

"Thanks for being subtle."  I reply.  "I guess Jade scratched me when we fought yesterday."

"These BATTLE SCAAARRRRSS don't look like they're fading!  Don't look like they're ever going AWAAAAYYY."  Mahogany yells.

"Hahaha so fucking funny."  I roll my eyes.

        Mickey and Mahogany both laugh at me as I go to get dressed.  I hop in the shower and immediately notice the red droplets on the inside of my thigh.  Yayyayay!  Nothing makes your day more then getting your freaking period.

        I hop out and don't bothering straightening my hair, so I throw it into a messy bun.  I just put on simple mascara and foundation for makeup.  I throw on some black jeans, a gray sweater, my chesnut uggs, and an infinity scarf.  I put on a few of my favorite rings and my favorite silver ball earrings.

        When everyone is ready, Mickey, Mahogany, and I head down to the conference room.  Apparently, we're the last one's through the door.  But surprisingly, everyone looks mega serious.  You know that if you have 13 rambunctious guys in one room, and everyone is serious, that there's something wrong.  Bart's sitting at the head of the table he motions for us to take a seat.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, I have a couple of really big announcements.  First, we all know that Magcon is tomorrow.  So a lot of today is gonna be spent going over things.  Second, the day after tomorrow, you'll all be going home."  Nervous side chatter errupts in the room.  "Hey, Hey! We will be back in three weeks.  This is just a short break.  I thought you guys would wanna go home and see your families for a little.  When we come back, we'll be going to Orlando.  So until then, you guys should have fun.  But make sure to pack and get ready to go home.  Because there are a lot of different flights to random places, and goodbyes are gonna be hard."

"So you just wanted to drop this on us?!  Like no one told us we're going home anytime soon."  Johnson snaps.

"It's happening.  So you guys have to be ready."  Those are Bart's last words before he leaves the conference room.

"Well what're we gonna do?"  Cameron asks, clear disappointment in his eyes.

"You guys are acting like it's the end of the world.  Chill.  We'll see each other in a couple of weeks."  Taylor says.

"Yeah.  There's no use in worrying about shit.  All Bart told us was to make the most of these last few days.  So stop stressing."  I add.

"Awwww I'm gonna miss you guys!"  Mahogany whines.

"Yeah yeah, we'll all miss each other, but we can't focus on that.  By the way, Alli.  What happened to your face?"  Aaron asks.

I run my fingers across the scratch lightly.  "Oh. Um...  When Jade and I got into it, I guess she scratched me.  And it left this so..."  

"Oh."  Jade clears her throat awkwardly.

"So I don't know what you guys are all stressed about, but I'm about to go some fun.  Anyone coming with?"  Carter questions.

Smiles grow on all of our faces.

"Hell yeah!"

"Let's do it!!!"

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A/N:  Hey guys!  So sorry about not updating in forever.  It's just been harder to find time recently.  Again, I apologize.  Hope you enjoyed the chapter.  Thanks again for every single one of your reads.  They all mean the world to me.  Until the next update!  Love you all so much xx

-SBP