~*Chapter Five*~
"Hey everyone!" Salym called as the guys walked up to her and her friends. AJ was quick to move to her side.
"Guys, this is Natalie, Kayti, Rachael and Faye. Girls, this is Nick, Brian, Kevin and Howie."
"Hey, what about me?!" protested AJ.
"Oh, yeah, this big lump of sweetness is AJ." Salym giggled. She whispered to AJ, "Haven’t you ever heard of saving the best till last?"
"So where do you wanna go, babe?" AJ asked Salym, his hand in hers.
"Ummmm… rollercoaster!" she replied, pulling him in the direction of the ride.
"No way am I going on that thing," protested Brian.
"Hey, I’m with you!" said Natalie, siding with Brian.
"See!" said Brian coyly.
"Ah, you guys are both chickens!" called Nick, who was also walking towards the rollercoaster with Kayti.
"What about you Faye?" asked Kevin. You could tell he liked her, and the feeling was obviously mutual.
"I don’t really like rollercoasters, they kinda make me ralph," she said shyly.
"Hey, me too!" said Kevin, and led her in the direction of the viewing platform, so that they could watch everyone else. Nick and Kayti followed them, with Rachael and Howie close behind.
On The Rollercoaster
"Remind me again what I am doing on here!" moaned AJ as the ride began. Salym just squeezed his hand and said, "Don’t worry, I’m here!"
Nick and Kayti were in the seat behind them. "AJ, I am with you. STOP THE RIDE!" Kayti called out playfully, as the carriage started climbing to the top.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" every single one of them screamed as the carriage went down the slope, went through a loop and turned them upside down.
The rest of the ride went by in a rush, and everyone was thankful the ride didn’t go for any longer!
AJ stumbled out of the carriage. "Oh, never again!" he mumbled as he headed for the nearest exit. Salym followed, closely followed by Nick and Kayti, who seemed to be getting on rather well!
Salym took hold of AJ’s hand as they met Kevin, Faye, Brian and Natalie.
"Man, you look white as!" said Brian as they saw AJ’s face.
"Shut ya trap," growled AJ as he sat down.
"Oh, come on, it wasn’t that bad was it?" asked Salym.
"Oh yeah it was babe," replied AJ, his face starting to get some colour back.
‘Hey, this is just like perfect partners,’ thought Salym as she looked at all the couples starting to form. Kevin and Faye, Rachael and Howie, Nick and Kayti, and Brian and Natalie. ‘I’m good at setting people up … maybe this is my calling!’ as she thought this her face crumpled into a grin. AJ looked up at her and his face lit up as he saw her smile.
‘What a catch,’ he thought. ‘What was this Luke guy thinking when he passed her up?’
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"
Tens of thousands of teenage girls came hurtling towards the group. Startled into action, the guys each grabbed a girl’s hand and made a mad dash into the safety of the nearest restroom. Locking the door behind her, Salym glanced at AJ and noticed that instead of being deathly white, his face was now a bright pink.
"What the hell was that all about?" asked Natalie.
"Oh, don’t worry … you’ll get used to it," replied Kevin, panting hard.
"Why were all those girls chasing you? Don’t tell me they are all your old girlfriends!" Salym teased.
"Well …" said AJ slyly, teasing her right back.
"Nah, just playin’. You mean to tell me that you don’t know who we are?" he asked.
"No. Why … are you guys some kinda group that attracts a lot of female attention?" Salym smiled.
"You could say that …" said Howie, more to himself than any one else.
"Was I right?" asked Salym.
"Ah, yeah. You ever heard of the Backstreet Boys?" answered AJ.
"Duh, they are like the hottest group on the … WHAT?!?!? No way … you mean …"
Salym said disbelievingly.
"Ah, yeah," said AJ quietly.
"OHMIGOD! Salym, how could you not say anything about this?" yelled Natalie.
"Listen girl, if I had known, you really think that I wouldn’t have told you?" Salym yelled right on back. "Actually, you know what? I had kinda an idea, but then you guys seem too normal to be famous. So you are for real?"
"Girls, calm down! It’s not that bad … is it?" asked AJ, his face marked with puppy dog eyes.
"No … it’ll just take a bit of getting used to, that’s all," answered Rachael, while everyone else took the moment to collect themselves.
"yeah, just a bit of time …" echoed Salym and Kayti.
"So … how do we get outta here?" asked Faye, a worried expression on her face.
"Anyone got a cell?" asked Kevin instead of an answer. "Don’t worry, we’ll get y’all out safe and sound."
Faye’s face broke into a relieved smile, and Salym hid a smile to herself. She could tell something was going to happen between the two of them very soon.
AJ turned to her, laughing. "Hey, that’s one way to get rid of motion sickness!"
Salym joined in the laughter as Howie called Donna, their manager, to come and pick them up.
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