~~That Night~~

It was 8pm…time for Exclamat!on to make their big entrance.

"I’m so nervous." Kara told Brian…and what she said was barely above a whisper.

"Hey, chill, you’re gonna be great." Brian told her comfortingly. "I promise." Brian gave her a hug, and Kara instantly felt better.

"Okay, here goes nothing." Charlie said, walking past Brian, and collecting Kara. Hannah was a little way behind them.

"You mean, here goes shit." Hannah had been in a foul mood all day.

"Shut up Hannah and enjoy yourself." Jessica told her from behind. Laura was at the back, and gave Kevin a shy smile before going on stage.

The five girls walked on stage and suddenly all the lights came up. Laura stepped forward first.

"Good evening Orlando!" she shouted into her mike, and was met with thousands of screams.

"We’re Exclamation!" Kara screamed.

"And we’re very honoured to be supporting the…BACKSTREET BOYS!" Charlie yelled…and at the mention of ‘Backstreet Boys’, the crowd went wild.

"Yes, that’s right! We want to say a big thank you to the…BACKSTREET BOYS!" Jessica cried, stepping up with the other three.

"And we hope you enjoy the show!" Hannah concluded their introduction, and the music to their first track started up.

"This song is called HUMILIATION FACTOR!!!" Laura cried, as the girls adjusted their head-mikes, and took their final breaths before starting the song. They were each dressed in loose-fitting, baggy silver pants, and a vest-top. The vest-tops were all different colours, and Charlie and Hannah’s vest-tops were slightly cropped. This is because on ‘Humiliation Factor’ and another up-tempo song called ‘Come Back To Me’, they both did back and forward flips. The other two songs they performed were ‘Don’t let Go’, a slow ballad, and ‘Leaving Me’, another slow ballad. The Backstreet Boys watched the girls from the wings.

"Wow, they are really good live!" Brian commented, keeping his eye firmly on Kara, watching the way she moved and danced.

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Kevin added, watching Laura.

"And just look at Hannah and Charlie!" AJ exclaimed. As he said this, they both ran and did a forward-flip, crossing each other so that it looked as if they’d crash.

"Charlie’s good, but Hannah’s rubbish." Nick commented.

"Nick, they’re as good as each other. You’re allowed to compliment Hannah you know, we won’t tell her." Howie told him. Nick just walked off back into the dressing room. After another fifteen minutes, the Exclamat!on set was over, and the girls thanked their audience, returning backstage.

"Man, that was exhilarating!" Charlie cried. Although Hannah was only a couple of inches shorter than Charlie, Charlie was giving her a piggy-back!

"You were great, Char! All of you were!" Hannah gushed, getting off her sister’s back and giving her a hug.

"You too, Han." Jessica replied, giving Hannah a high-five as she pulled away from her sister. The Backstreet Boys handed each of the hot, tired, and sweaty girls a bottle of water.

"Thanks." they all replied as they drank thirstily. Suddenly, Hannah threw her bottle down, a disgusted look on her face.

"Ew, are you sure that’s just water?" she asked, kinda worriedly. Nick had his back turned to the rest of them, pretending to fasten his shoelace.

"Nick, what have you done?" AJ asked suspiciously, but Nick didn’t turn around. Laura picked up the bottle and sniffed it. She couldn’t smell anything so she tasted a little. It was salt-water.

"This is salt-water!" Laura cried angrily, spitting her mouthful back into the bottle. The bottle was nearly two-thirds empty as Hannah had been so thirsty.

"Oh, man…" Hannah groaned, clutching at her stomach, and running as quickly as she could to the bathroom.

"Doesn’t salt-water make you puke?" Howie asked, and then wincing as they all heard Hannah throwing up.

"Yup." Charlie said through gritted teeth, chasing after her sister.

"Nick! You stupid idiot, salt-water can make you feel really ill!" Jessica boomed. Little though she was, she had a good pair of lungs on her. Nick then turned and faced the guys.

"What? What did I do?" he asked ‘innocently’. Nick may have had a slight part in Edward Scissorhands, but he was no actor. The others just raised their eyebrows at him, questioningly. "I didn’t put much in!" he defended himself.

"Even a tea-spoon can make you chuck!" Brian cried. "Nick, c’mon, you can give her gum that makes her teeth turn black, you can give her an ice-cube with a fake fly in it. But you cannot give her something that’s gonna make her physically sick!"

"Okay, okay. I’m sorry." Nick said quietly, sulkily folding his arms across his chest.

"Don’t say that to us, say it to her." Jessica told him, glaring at him as she also went to the bathroom.

There was a gap of about forty minutes before the Backstreet Boys had to go on stage, so they all hung around their dressing room while Hannah, Charlie, and Jessica were in the bathroom. About ten minutes after she’d first run to the bathroom to puke, Hannah and her sister and best friend returned. And Hannah was looking a bit worse for wear…and kinda green.

"You all right, Han?" Kara asked, giving Hannah a sympathetic smile.

"I’m sure I’ll live." Hannah replied, still clutching her stomach.

"Hannah, I really didn’t mean for it to make you ill…" Nick started, almost sounding sincere.

"Whatever." Hannah interrupted him, glaring at him. "But next time you give me something that’s gonna make me puke…make sure I’m near you. I wouldn’t want you to miss out on the ‘consequences’ of your little practical joke." She gave him one last glare before exiting the dressing room, Charlie’s arm around her shoulders.

"Should I take that as an ‘apology accepted’?" Nick asked, trying to make a joke. But the others just gave him a look and left the dressing room without him.

The Backstreet Boys’ concert went really well, all of them impressing the audience with their cool dance moves and beautiful harmonies. The audience loved them, and the Backstreet Boys even came back to do an encore of ‘Quit Playin’ Games’.

The other three girls stayed to watch the concert, and even though they were mad at Nick for making their friend puke, they had to admit that the guy was very talented, as were the other four.

~~Later That Night~~

Although Hannah was still feeling pretty yucky, she was determined to get her revenge on Nick. So, that night, in the early hours, she crept out of her bed, armed with a marker-pen (the kind that take several washes and scrubs to remove). She climbed up the ladder ever so silently, being careful not to wake anyone up. Nick was laying on his right-side, facing the wall, which was good. Hannah checked to see if he was asleep by nudging him gently. He didn’t stir a bit, so she went ahead with her revenge.

~~The Next Morning~~

"Morning guys." Nick called to everyone as he went to the fridge. He was the last to get up, as Hannah said she felt a lot better. As Nick turned, the guys caught a glimpse of something written on his neck, on the left side. They all strained to see, and finally made out what it said: "Put Hickey Here".

"Holy shit!" Jessica exclaimed. "Hannah, did you…"

"Omigod, Hannah, you didn’t…" Kevin groaned. But Hannah just shrugged and continued to sip her cup of tea. She wasn’t exactly feeling up to eating again. The others were all trying their best not to crack up, and they managed it for a while. But then Nick went to the bathroom…

"WHAT?! FUCK! YOU FUCKING LITTLE BITCH, I AM SO GONNA GET YOU!" Nick screamed angrily, his eyes blazing as he charged out of the bathroom. He was so furious you could almost see the steam escaping from his ears. Hannah immediately jumped up from her seat on the edge of the huge couch and ran out of the bus, laughing. Nick saw her leaving the bus as he stormed through the eating area, and ran after her. The others were absolutely killing themselves, and ran to the windows to watch Nick chase after Hannah.

Hannah and Nick were just running around the parking lot, hiding around the tour bus. Hannah was doing a pretty good job of out-running Nick, but he eventually got her when he hid around the side of the venue and she didn’t realise. He pinned her up against the wall and glared evilly at her. Hannah, who’d never been scared in her life, was absolutely terrified about what Nick was gonna do to her. But she didn’t show it, she looked ‘as cool as a cucumber’.

"You stupid little bitch, I am going to hit you so hard, you’re gonna end up all the way back in London in three seconds flat." Nick shouted at her.

"Aren’t guys like, not meant to hit girls?" she asked him, trying his patience.

"You’re not a girl, you’re fucking Satan."

"Correction! I may be a relative of Satan, but I am still a girl."

"I couldn’t give a shit, you deserve to be beaten like a guy."

"Violence is not the answer, you know." Hannah said patronisingly. This really annoyed Nick.

"If I want to beat you, I will." Nick threatened. He moved his hand further back, preparing to hit her.

"NO!" Charlie screamed, leaving her place at the window.

"Omigod, he’s gonna hit her!" AJ cried, and they all left the window, running out of the bus.

"Ready?" Nick asked Hannah cruelly.

"As ready as I’ll ever be." Hannah replied. As Nick went to hit her, she moved her leg, and kneed him ‘where it hurts’.

"AAHH!" Nick cried, clutching the injured area. "Holy fuck!" He winced in agony, and Hannah escaped. She ran over to the others, who’d gathered in the parking lot.

"What did you do to Nick?" Charlie asked her sister, already knowing the answer. Brian ran over to his buddy.

"Um…well…let’s say he’s probably feeling a bit less of a man right now." Hannah kept a straight face as they all cracked up.

"Nick…are you okay, buddy?" Brian asked Nick, who was slightly recovered, but still in agony.

"Brilliant." Nick replied sarcastically, his face twisted in pain.

"Well, I can’t say you didn’t deserve it," Brian told him honestly. "I mean, you were about to hit her." Nick just ignored him and did his best to stand up straight. After a few minutes, Nick was recovered enough to make his way painfully back to the bus. Hannah was walking alongside Kevin, just in case Nick tried to hit her again.

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