“He wasn't that good.”, Cam said as she turned to Nat, clapping after the guy got done singing that song. Okay, so maybe she was lying. He was pretty good at singing, but she was here at the talent show to support Ray.

“Ray's better.”, he said. “I helped her write the song, she should win first place.”

“You helped her write it?”, she asked, a little surprised. “I didn't know that.”

“Well you weren't talking to me and I'm sure you weren't going to talk to her about me.”, he said. “It's just something we came up quick, nothing really big.”, he shrugged.

“Oh.”, she said.

Two more performances were performed before it was Ray turned. She had a simple black dress that was lace around her chest. She looked pretty cute, but looked terrified like the last time she was on sang. Instruments started to play and she took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as she brought it up to her mouth.

“It was just another one of those tough days; the clouds were gray and there wasn't a single ounce of light light out to break through that sky-y-y; you always told me you'll be there for a shoulder to cry on; but here I turn my head around with a cold space next to me where you use to be; o-o-oh, holding me closer telling me 'baby it's alright, I'm right here for you'–“, she sanged slowly like a sad romance song and paused a few moments as the instruments started to get higher and before Cam knew it, Ray was rocking out on the stage faster. “But no, I want you to stay right where you are and every time you told me I would never find a guy like you, I'll just say 'oh baby, that was point!'”, she sang.

The song lasted three minutes and when it was over, Ray stopped dancing right when the instruments stopped playing as if someone paused her. Cam hands were up to her mouth, obviously impressed! And so were a lot of people who were clapping for her loudly.

“I can't believe you guys wrote that.”, Cam said as she turned to Nat and he chuckled.

“It actually wasn't my best, I don't usually take thirty minutes to write a song.”, he said, shrugging.

“Nat, that song was so good.”, she said.

“Eh, I guess. Ray came up with the idea of the song, I just helped gave her put the words together. Apparently she had a bad break up before she moved here.”, he said.

“Well your a talented song writer, Nat.”, she said.

Ray waved to the crowd of clapping people and ran as fast as she could behind the curtains of the stage in her three inch heels.

A girl came out on stage, but Cam wasn't as impressed with her as she was with Ray. After one more person, it was all over and the teachers left to pick who they wanted the winner to be. After ten minutes, they came back and Cam excited tapped Nat's arm to get attention since he was on his phone playing a game out of boredom.

“Ah, Cam, you made me mess up! I have to do it all over again.”, he whined.

“They're about to announce Ray the winner, you should be excited. You wrote the song.”, she said.

“No, I half wrote it.”, he said, pointing it out. “And thanks for trying to keep me a low profile.”

She rolled her eyes at him and leaned forward as Ray walked out on stage with the six other high scholars. Cam saw one of Amber's snotty friends but when Cam looked around, she didn't see Amber anywhere around who Cam thought would have been here to support her, but Cam was happy she wasn't.

Mr. Henderson and Mrs. Lee walked on stage, “We finally chosen the three student first to third place.”, Mr. Henderson said.

“We made sure to keep close attention to all of you applause, which helped us lot.”, Mrs. Lee said. “I'll will announce who won third place.”, she said, checking the list. “Third place, Christina Carner!”, she said, making the tons of people in the auditorium to clap in congratulations for her.

Christina who was Amber friend had a big bright smile on her face as she walked over to the two teachers and took the small trophy from them that had a big star. Each three trophy were bigger then the next, first place being the biggest. Third winner just got the trophy, the second got a trophy and fifty dollar gift card to music shop in town, and the first place winner got the biggest trophy with two tickets to the Field Of Screams, a carnival field with a horror theme for Halloween.

It was a school talent, they wouldn't get anything big but most things at happen at Storm High are mostly for popularity, but Cam knew Ray could care less if she becomes popular or not, she pretty much is already. Ray is pretty, thin, and can speak Spanish. Of course everyone would love her already.

“Second place, Elijah Woodville.”, Mr. Henderson announced and Elijah stepped forwards and claimed his prizes.

Cam watched Ray looked nervous, her arms laying in front of her as she took deep breaths.

“And first place goes to,” Mrs Lee said, teasing everybody in auditorium with a pause, “Is Raychel Mena.”

Cam clapped excitedly with everyone as a big smile appeared on Ray's face.

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Cam waited outside the auditorium with who had a hate on his head. He was worried about everyone recognizing him, not wanting any kind of scene to happen, good or bad. He didn't want people bother him about the latest scandal about him, he had enough of that on regular school hours.

Ray stepped out after ten minutes of waiting and she hugged her family first. Many were congratulating her as she tried to make her way over to Cam. She gave a girly squeal to Cam and hugged her, “Thanks so much for talking me into doing this, Cam.”

Cam waved across the air and chuckled, “Well you know, I'm brilliant like that.”

Ray hugged Nat next, “I couldn't have done it without you, Nat.”, she said. “And aw, you two little love birds are back together, how cute.”, she said, poking each other arms. “I couldn't talk to you both last night, you two seemed to much into each other and thought you would like to be alone.”

“Will tonight isn't about us, but you.”, Cam said. “You were really amazing out there, Ray. You could become a singer.”

“I know and I want to.”, she said excitedly. “I mean, I know it probably will never happen but it's a really good dream.”

“You can do it, I did it.”, Nat said, shrugging. “I can help if you want.”

Ray eyes widen excitedly but they soon suddenly dropped, “No, no, I would want to do it myself, make it on my own. I can't have you help me, Nat, people would think I don't have real talent. I mean, you did so much for me already tonight. The others couldn't say they actually had a real singer help them practice and write their own song.”

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“No, don't go in yet!”, Nat whined as he reached out and grabbed Cam arm, pulling her arm from the door. He chuckled and brought his face close to her, pecking her on the mouth, “Stay here with me.”

She gave him a low giggle, “It's almost ten o'clock though, even if we're outside my parents house my dad will tell me to come inside soon.”

“Then stay until he does.”, he said, putting an arm around her and gave her a smile. “I had way to much of a good day to let you go in now and leave me.”

“Tomorrow another day, Nat.”, she said. “No waking me up early in the morning though.”

“I spent way to much away from you already though.”, he said.

“Aww,” she said, making him grin down at her. “No, stop that! Don't gave me that look.”

He chuckled and shrugged, “What look?”

“That 'I'm totally cute and you know you can't resist me' look.”, she said.

“Well, you can't.”, he chuckled and she playfully hit his chest. “I was number one hottest teen idol this year, of course you can't.”

“Is that big head of yours filled with more air then I thought?”, she asked, tilting her head to the side. “Maybe your little groupies can't, but I know you Nat, I know you sometimes snort while laughing and your really unattractive when you eat hot wings because your make sure you eat every last meat on the bone like some caveman.”

He chuckled for a few second, “I like how you know me so well, makes me feel so normal again.”, he admitted.

“I have known you for almost six years, I know a lot more Nat.”, she chuckled. “Yet, normal guys don't have twenty two thousand dollar cars, usually a cheap beat up one.”

“Hey, hey, hey, don't let Arianna hear you say that.”, he jokingly said as he petted the steering wheel of his car and she rolled her eyes.

Cam closed her eyes for a second like she was trying to say something and Nat was waiting for her to speak. She opened them and smiled innocently, “The homecoming next week, Nat, are you going?”

He frowned and brought his hand up to the back of his head, “I can't, Cam.”

Her smile dropped and he quickly wanted to make her smile, “Why not?”

"I have to shoot the video of Angel on a Boardwalk next week in Florida.”, he said and she gave him a confused look.

Her mouth dropped, "What? No, Nat, your lying."

"I'm serious, Cam.", he said. "Since the song was released, we're suppose to make a music video next week."

“But Nat, next week is what I been saving my allowance for my dress. I don't want to go alone with Chris and Kim and be the third wheel. I was suppose to go with Seth, but now I'll be all alone.”, she said, her hazel eyes light flickering out.

Great, the guilt charm, he thought as she pouted her bottom lip.

“I can't just cancel though, Cam.”, he said. “If we would have gotten back together sooner and I knew about the dance, I would have made sure we did it another week but Rob already getting everything set up. Making a music video is harder then it sounds like, it cost a lot of money and if we change plans, it could cost us more.”

She frowned and looked down at the glove department, “Okay, I understand.”, she muttered. “Your job is more important then some stupid dance. You can just go with me next year.”. She looked at him and forced a smile, “How could I have been selfish? I have to remember your Nat Bynes and your an important person.”

“Cam, please,”, he said, taking her hand in his. “I'm sorry, I would go if I could.”

“I know.”, she said. “I'll just hang out with friends, it's just a stupid dance.”

“It's not stupid to you though.”, he said and she dropped her head, shrugging.

“There'll be more dances we can go to. The Christmas dance will be fun.”

Nat bit his lower lip and groaned in the side of his throat, making her head snap up and look at him confused. He groaned, “I'll probably be to busy to go, it's usually crazy when tours come up.”

“Nat!”, she whined, trying to snatch her hand away but he held onto it tighter because he didn't want her to leave mad. “What about my birthday or Christmas, huh?”

“I'll be here!”, he said. “...probably not the dance though. I leave the last day of December for Europe for six weeks. I'll probably be back for the valentine dance.”

She frowned deepen, “Okay, okay, fine. I don't like it, but I can deal with it. Who wouldn't want to go to Florida instead of some stupid dance. I'll save my dress for Valentine.”

“Cam, please.”, he sighed. “Don't do that.”

“Do what?”, she asked.

“Make me feel bad.”,

“I'm not trying to do that.”, she said. “I'm trying to handle and if I sound stubborn while doing that, I'm sorry.”, she hissed.

“You really don't want me to go, though.”, he said and she scrunched her nose up in annoyance.

“Yes! I don't want you to go but I going to let you because I know we'll make some sacrifices because what you do should become before me.”, she said.

“Nothing comes before you Cam.”, he said, his voice calm and gentle because he didn't want to be angry with her.

She gave a very childish tantrum yell behind her closed mouth, “Stop being sweet, I don't want it.”

He chuckled and she gave him dagger eyes, “Your so cute.”

“Your dumb!”, she said, turning to get out but he grabbed her and hugged her as he kissed her. She froze in his arms for a moment before he felt her arms slid around his waist and kissed him back.

When he felt like she wasn't angry anymore, he pulled back and put his hand under her chin to tilt it up because she wouldn't look at him, “I love you.”, he said and hazel eyes warmed up.

“I love you to, Nat.”, she said back.

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Hope your liking the story so far! Also, I have changed Nat's going to New York to Florida. Happy reading!