“I hate this.”, Nat said as he threw his butt down on the seat of the airport with Dan.

                “Hate what?”, he asked. “Going to the interview or Seth Evans ruining the reason for coming back?”.

                “Seth Evans.”, he said. “I hate not getting what I want.”.

                “I know that.”, Dan chuckled. “You can be Nat Bynes all around the world, but in Storm, your just Nat, the same kid who ran in the girls back in forth grade after getting spicy omelet before coming to school.”.

                “I thought we agreed to never talk about that!”, Nat hissed quietly. “I never had spicy food before, give me a break. And what does that have to do with anything?”, he scuffed.

                “It means no one gives a shit who you are and guys don’t like other guys trying steal their girlfriends.”, he said. “Look Nat, maybe Cam doesn’t want to get back together.”.

                “Cam was the best thing that could have happened to me and I just let it slip away.”, Nat said. “We had to grow up so quick. Do you wish we should have waited until we graduate?”.

                “If we waited, we probably would have lost the opportunity. The company wanted young fresh face and they got it.”, he said. He slapped Nat back a few time, “Look here, Nat, things happen for a reason. And I never found you to be a quitter, so don’t quit on Cam if you believe you and her should be together.”

                “She doesn’t want me.”, he said. “She made it clear the other day.”

                “Then it’s time to move on.”, Dan said. “I want to see you happy, but this Cam drama is making you look then when you were on drugs.”.

                Nat nodded and got up from the seat, “I gotta use the bathroom, I’ll be right back.”, he said. He made his way over towards the guys bathroom. He took out his room and dialed TJ number. It ranged a few times before he answered.

                “Yoooo!”, he said, chuckling.

                Nat sighed, “Dude, are you high?”.

                “Oh mom! I’m just having some fun.”, he said and Nat eyebrows came together in confused.

                “Hey asshole, what the hell are you talking about—“

                “Hey Mrs. P, where do you keep all your snack!”, Nat heard a deep voice, a very familiar deep voice. He realized Seth was there and Nat thought he was suppose to be at the school auditions with Cam since he heard that they were, Ray, and some other friends were going out to eat after. “TJ being greedy!”.

                “Get away from my face!”, TJ said and Nat heard a thump, along with Seth laughter.

                Nat was getting a headache, “Would you remind Seth where he was suppose to be by now? Who he’s suppose to be with.”.

                “Oh.”, TJ said. “Hey man, you do realize it was almost seven.”.

                “What!”, Seth said in panic. “She’s going to be so pissed at me!”, he yelled as a door slammed closed.

                A moment passed, “Okay, my dear friend, go on.”.

                “Well I was going to suggest you just show up at the restaurant and somehow ruin things, but I guess him being late to pick her up will be enough.”, Nat said.

                “Oh Natty, I can do that to! It would be so fun and I am pretty darn hungry and a nice bowl of spaghetti .”, he said, chuckling before groaning. “I can’t stand Seth, he’s so annoying. He either talking about how much he love Cam or how much he hates you.”

                Nat pursed his lips, “Dude, I really don’t think this is going to work. He’s being a jerk but Cam still on his side and she wants me to leave her alone for good now. Maybe she really doesn’t love me anymore.”.

                “Oh pish posh!”, he said, surprising Nat a little. “When I see her look at you, I see that crappy love look, she looks almost like a puppy. That girl just stubborn as all hell.”.

                Nat couldn’t help but chuckle then cleared his throat, “Still, I don’t think she’s going to want to be together with me. She rather be unhappy but have a very normal life with a boyfriend who isn’t going to up and leave at the last moment then be happy with a boyfriend who she’ll probably never see so much and still be unhappy.”.

                “Whoa dude, you talk waaay to much.”, TJ said, groaning like he was stretching. “I got nothing of much you just said and you just confused me.”, he said and Nat rolled his eyes, knowing he should just hang up on pot head TJ. He wondered if he was that annoying when he was high.

                “Look, I have to go, but do something to make their relationship worse.”, he said before clicking the end bottom.

                ***

                Cam clapped when Ray walked onto stage and she looked so nervous as if she was going to puke. She looked like she was trying to find Cam but the stage lights were on her, making it hard to see out in the seat. Only friends of the people audition were here, it was usual for friends to come and watch the competition.

                “Okay, Miss Mena what would you be singing for us?”, Mr. Henderson asked. He was the school music teacher and Mrs. Lee, the art teacher, was next o him.

                “Uh,”, she cleared her throat and forced a smile. “I’ll be singing Joan Jett I Hate Myself For Loving You.”, she said.

                Both teachers seemed interested and Cam guesses that only made Ray more nervous as she cleared her throat and she looked like she swallowed hard. “Well, go on then.”, Mrs Lee chuckled.

                Ray looked lost in her own thoughts before waking up and shook her head, smiling, “Right.”, she nodded.

                The music started and Ray tapped her foot, taking a deep breath, “Midnight, getting uptight, where are you?”, she sang. “You said you’ll meet, now it’s a quarter to two...”

                Cam couldn’t help but admit Nat did a good job was changing Ray voice from sweet and girly to a little harder like Joan Jett. She was pretty darn good, it made Cam feel a little jealous, but she pushed those feeling away, feeling excited for Ray.

                And she was going to ignore the fact Seth isn’t here. She had this feeling in her gut she and Ray weren’t going to go to Olive Garden after this with Seth and she’ll have to make poor Chris pick them up since they were suppose to meet them there with Kim.

                Half way threw the song, Ray starting to loosen up and feel comfortable cause she started moving around on the stage and tossing her hair. Cam chuckled and gave a thumbs up even if Ray couldn’t have seen her.

                Cam looked around and saw some of the snobby girl who were friends with the other girls roll their eyes and have that hate look on their face.

                “I hate myself for loving you.”, Ray said smoothly as the song ended.

                “That was. . .pretty impressive.”, Mrs Lee said, looking like she was controlling her excitement so she would make it seem like it was a fair chance for everyone and not gloat to Ray about how good she was. “Mrs Henderson?”.

                “I’ll agree, now to see some of the kids here like the eighties.”, he said. “You did good, Miss Mena.”.

                “Thanks.”, she said and quickly hurried off the stage, with a huge smile on her face.

                Cam got up from her seat and left the auditorium, meeting Ray in the hall and they grabbed each other hands, squealing, “See, they loved you!”, Cam said excitedly.

                “I have never felt that excited.”, she said. “Oh God, I wonder what it’ll be like on the real day. So many people eyes will be on me.”, she said, looking horrified.

                “Hey!”, Cam said, almost slapping her. “You’ll do as great as you did tonight. It was like watching a rockstar.”.

                “Well I did have a rockstar teach me.”, she giggled. “Nat pretty awesome.”, she said, blushing and Cam felt jealously, but she slapped the feeling away. If Ray liked Nat…well, that’s okay.

                If she does, she can have him. They both love music, they’ll be perfect together Everyone will be happy, she thought.

                “Yeah, he’s great.”, she said and they walked out of the school building. “I have to call Chris to see if he could pick us up.”, she said

                “Isn’t Seth suppose to?”, she asked. “Where is he anyways?”.

                Cam pursed her lips, “I don’t know.”.

                “Well that isn’t very good.”, she said. “I’m sure he just got lost of the time.”.

                “Maybe.”, Cam muttered as she took her phone out and began looking for Chris’s number in her contact.

                Seth car then pulled into the school drive way and she lowered her phone, crossing her arms as he drove up to them, rolling down the passenger window, “I’m soooo sorry, Cam! Mom made me clean the garage and I had to get a shower then. Hi Ray.”, he said.

                Ray raised a hand, “Hey.”.

                He looked back at Cam, “Forgive me?”.

                Cam hesitated, but nodded, opening the passenger side, “I guess, I’m just hungry so lets go.”.

                ….

                “Hmm, that look delicious.”, Seth said as he pointed at the shrimp alfredo. He had his arm around her shoulders and they were sharing one menu.          

                “I want that delicious looking Caesar salad.”, she said.

                They waiter came back with their drinks and took their order. Cam smiled then everything was feeling perfect at the moment and she hopes it stays this way. She was hanging out with her friends and having a fun time with her boyfriend with no problems. It felt normal.

                Seth still had his arm around her waist and she leaned her back against his chest, loved how he smelt his cologne on him.

                “Aren’t you two cozy.”, Kim chuckled.   

                “I’m sure you and Chris were to in the beginning.”, Seth said.

                “Yeah, but now their out of that honeymoon state and act like they been married for years.” Cam chuckled. “Their boring.”.

                Kim gave her a ‘whatever’ look, “Ha-ha.”, she sarcastically said.

                “You know I love you both.”, Cam said. “And I would like to have some of that chicken and—“

                “Hey, isn’t that kid from our school?”, Ray suddenly asked. “Isn’t his name TJ?”.

                Cam body couldn’t help but turned around so fast, it hurt a little as she saw him making his way towards them.  “What is he doing here?”, she asked.

                “Hellooo.”, TJ said. “Fancy meeting ya’ll here.”.

                “What do you want, TJ?”, Chris asked.

                “I saw you guys were over here and thought I’ll join you.”, he said, sitting down next to Ray who looked a little uncomfortable.

                ***

                Nat took a sip of his coffee before yawning, bring his hand up to block the makeup lady from putting that junk on his face, “I’m fine.”, he said and she nodded. He hated makeup on his face, it just makes him breakout.

                He hated waking up so early in the morning and he isn’t sure if he wide wake enough to do this interview. He was planning on enjoying his Saturday in bed, not worried about math or history homework. Which he still has to do.

                “Think they’ll just ask the usual?”, KC asked, stretching.

                “I don’t see why not.”, Kyle said.

                “Don’t you think their going to want to know about Dan and Nat going back to school?”, he asked.

                “Then we answer them.”, Nat said. “I’m sure Miranda Wright isn’t as noisy as everyone make her seem.”

                “She’s going to want to know what went wrong with you and Jazmine I’m sure.”, Kyle said.

                Nat yawned again, “We’ve done far more worse interview than a little gossip show.”, he said.

                “Sons of Adams,” a women said as she walked into the room. “Ready?”.

                “Yes.”, Nat said, getting up and they followed them to the stage.

                “Welcome handsome young rock group Sons of Adam.”, Miranda, the host, said and the audience cheered as Nat went first the rest fallowed out behind them. Nat made himself smile and alive, not looking dead like how he felt inside from being tired.

                Nat took the seat next to the late twenties blonde women, “Thanks, Miranda, happy to be here.”.

                She chuckled, “Well I just have to say, you four as cute as in your posters. My cousin Morgan just loves you guys.”.

                Nat and the guys chuckled, “Thanks.”, they all said but it wasn’t something new they heard from the women that interview them.

                ***

                Cam walked into the living room with a bowl of cereal in her hands, making a face when she saw her mom was watching that Miranda Wright show she always watches on Saturday and she saw Nat and the guys on TV.

                “Well we begin touring again after New Years around Europe for a month and half.”, Nat said. “We don’t know much about it and where we will be going, but we’re pretty excited to go back and visit the places again.”

                “So how’s all that going to go into with your school? Aren’t you back into regular school in you hometown?”, Miranda asked.

                Nat went off explaining how hard it well, but he’ll have to do school work before his concert. Cam sat down next to her mother who was sipping on her coffee, “Could we change the channel?”, Cam asked.

                “He’ll only be on for ten minutes.”, she said. “You know I have to watch her shows, it brings me happiness.”.

                “And here I thought Ethan and I brought you that.”, she sarcastically said.

                “Oh hush.”, her mom said. “Those boys sure have grown, Kyle and KC mostly.”.

                Cam shrugged her right shoulders and continued to watch the interview show.

                “But being back home feels great.”, Nat said and then looked at KC and Kyle, “I just wish these two jerks would have left the beaches, but they already graduated.”

                “Yeah, but what made you want to go back?”, she asked, preparing her noisy questions. “There are so many rumors why since you never told us why, we heard it’s because your parents made you because of the drugs, we heard it was because it was the industry didn’t want you, and then we heard it was because of a girl.”, she said, smirking as she raised an eyebrow.

                Nat played it cool and chuckled, “I like to keep my life privet, but just know I’m getting a good education.”

                “Hmm, right.”, she said. “But Nat, we want to hear about you. You seem to be the only want in the group who having a romance.”.

                “I am?”, Nat chuckled, but looked confused.

                “We aren’t dumb, Nat, what happened to that girl you spent the summer with in LA? The redhead one, the ones reporters said was the reason why you and Jazmine split up.”, she said and then looked behind her at the screen where Cam saw a picture of her and Nat at the beach when she was in LA with their arms around each other, looking like they were having a good time.

                Cam’s mouth dropped a little and her face redden when she felt her moms eyes on her.

                “Oh.”, Nat said, chuckling.

                “Yeah, so who is she?”, she asked. “She just seem to disappear and we want to know who the girl is who lucky enough for bad boy Nat.”.

                “Her name Cameron.”, Nat said calmly. “And she isn’t my girlfriend, but she a friend.”.

                “Ohhh.”, she said, but didn’t look like she was going to give up just like that. Of course this lady had to stick her nose in everybody business. “You to seem pretty close. How do you know Cameron?”.

                “I knew her way back before I was famous.”, he said.

                “I have never seen her before though.”, she said. “And what my ladies have told me, she was more than some friends back when you were fifteen.”.

                Nat was speechless for a second before chuckling, “I never do underestimate you reporters, you can squeeze any secret out.”, he said. “Yes, we did date before.”.

                “What broke you up and what made her come out to LA?”, she asked.

                “Oh, well—well I can’t explain how we broke up cause I don’t even know if we really did.”, he said, scratching behind his ear and cleared his throat and Cam watch the guys give Nat a be quiet look.

                Cam didn’t have a good feeling about this as she set her half way bowl of cereal down.

                ***

                “And what does that mean?”, Miranda asked.

                Nat knew he should have just shut up right there, start a new conversation to change the subject cause he was told to never give out to much information about his personal life, but he decided he was going to do what he wanted to do.

                He relaxes back in his chair and cleared his throat, “Honestly, Miranda, I was in love with Cam. I still am.”, he said and people around gasped at the juicy new. “When I left storm, my hometown, I left Cam back and I didn’t trust her. I made the mistake of believing rumors and stop talking to her, so we never actually officially broke up.”.

                “Well it sounds like you haven’t.”, Miranda said. “So does she know how you still feel?”.

                “Yes, she does. I think the few times we kissed tells me she has small feelings for me still, but she’s to stubborn and doesn’t want to get back together. I have hurt her, so I would understand.”, Nat said.

                “Wow.”, she said. “So you really did go back for her.”.

                “I went back for many reason, but she is one of them”, he said.

                “Well I wish the best for you.”, Miranda said. “Next The Sons of Adam will play a song for us to close the show for us. Stay tone.”.

                Cam is going to kill me when I get back, Nat thought as he waved to the camera.