"Party! Party! Parteeehhhh!!!" How Brendon could contain his excitement is beyond me. I guess I'm sort of excited too. Uhmm, never mind. "What do you think of this one?" I faced Brendon, wearing a suit for the top, white long sleeved dress shirt, red tie, with faded skinny jeans and my red converse with black shoelaces.

"It looks fine like all the other ones you've tried. You know you could pull off anything." We both smiled. Then I started to put on my eye stuff. "He-ehm…"

I looked at Brendon's reflection, looking at me with his hands on his hips. "Uhh… Thank you?"

Brendon rolled his eyes and shook his head. "You're supposed to compliment me in return."

I gave him a toothy grin and faced him. I looked at him from top to bottom. He's wearing a red suit for the top, white button down shirt with black tie. For the bottom, he's wearing pure black skinny jeans and green chucks. "Okay, those shoes have got to go. Green and red goes together if they're near each other, or like, if your shirt's the one that's red."

Brendon glared at me. "Leave it, Ryan! I think it's okay. Besides, I asked for a compliment, not fashion critique." He turned his back on me and faced his mirror, starting to fix his hair.

"Alright. You look good, Bren." I said. I saw his reflection smile. "Now let me finish my work and then I'll do yours."

Brendon stopped fixing his hair and looked at my reflection. "Keep it simple, will you?" I scoffed, but I nodded and faced my mirror. My heart is racing like never before. My hands trailed down to the front pocket of my tight pants.

This is it…

*

=;Rachelle's POV;=

"This is so hard… I need a girl to help me get ready." I laughed. My dress for the night is laid down on my bed. I designed it for tonight and I made sure to put it under my name. It's on my label Role Model as well, to show what I'll be doing for 2008 in women's evening wear. But, I already have more casual things for music lovers.

Ahh… Enough about work. I'm wearing a black off-shoulder top with faux strings of roses wrapped on the waist that falls just above my knee. I'm also wearing a pleated denim skirt, red and white striped leggings and plain red chucks. Then I'm supposed to change later. "I need help…" I frowned a bit. This is different than concerts! When we go on stage, you can wear things that you can easily put on or get out of.

There was a knock on my door. "Come in!" I continued applying some light pink eyeshadow. "Pretty?" Ryan peeked in my door. "Yeah, Ry? I'm here." I looked at his reflection with a smile. "I know you'll probably need help later, and well…" I turned around and saw that he wasn't alone.

"Oh. Hello Jon, and Nikki." I assumed it was her. I walked over and shook hands with her. "Nice to finally meet you." I smiled. "Likewise." Nikki was wearing a violet halter dress that's just above her knee and black strapped stilettos. "Nice dress." She and I laughed. Sorry, just a little designer humor. "She's lovely isn't she?" Jon held her waist and nuzzled his nose on her smooth cheek. "Thank you Rachelle. Thanks boo." Nikki blushed.

"Well, I think they'll be fine. Let's go Jon. Spin and Bren are gonna hold you while I put on your shoes." Ryan said, while grabbing Jon's wrist. "Bye bye munchkin." Jon gave her a soft kiss. "Hey Ryan, shouldn't you kiss your girlfriend too?" Jon patted Ryan's shoulder and he grinned. I shook my head with a grin of my own. I walked over to Ryan and nuzzled my nose with his and smiled. "Don't be shy around me…" I cooed. We looked into each other's eyes and gave a soft kiss, slowly closing our eyes. Nikki and Jon were cooing us while holding hands.

"I gotta go finish fixing my hair…" I smiled. We're still nose to nose, eyes closed. "Do you want to go?…" Ryan asked, kissing me again. "Mmm… No…" Both of us smiled and continued our lip lock. "Whoa, whoa…" Jon broke our kiss and our embrace, a sly smile on his face. "Keep it PG-13 for now. Plenty of time for that later, right boo?"

Nikki nodded and smiled. "Take Ryan away now munchkin so we girls could chat now and be more ravishing for our lovers." Nikki and I giggled. "Fine. Don't change her hair color Nikki or Jon will pay for it." Ryan waved to us while Jon kept pushing him out the door.

...

"Now tell me how you and Jon met." I smiled at Nikki while she was putting liquid eyeliner on my upper lids. "Well…"

*FlashBack* =:3rd POV:=

Nikki was on her way to Barneys to buy new clothes for her next meet and greet with some clients. She's already bought Jimmy shoes, Chanel bags and well, think of more in ten bags. The only thing missing are the clothes. "Oh shit…" Some of the shopping bags fell on the pavement while she was getting out of the cab.

"Oh, let me help." A guy helped pick up her things. She was still struggling holding the others. "Is it okay if I carry them for you? I'm not in a hurry anyway." Nikki couldn't refuse for some reason and closed the door of the cab. Maybe it's the boyish charm, the awesome vibe she's getting from him or the fact that he's sweet.

"Excuse me miss. You still haven't paid yet." The cabbie looked over with a shy smile. "Wait, just…" Nikki struggled holding the bags and trying to get money from her purse. "Let me." He paid for her ride and the taxi drove away.

"I'm Jon by the way." He picked up eight bags and smiled at her. "Nikki." She blushes, a small smile on her lips. "I like your hair." Jon gave a toothy grin at her. Nikki's light brown hair is tied up in swirls, with the edges spiked. It's elegant, but chic. "Thanks. I like yours too." Jon's hair was almost a faux hawk, his bangs covering his face just right. "So… Want me to help you for awhile?" He motioned for the eight shopping bags he was holding. "If that's okay with you…" Nikki flashed her sweetest smile.

*

"No, no… You should buy this red one!" Jon was waving the one item he thinks would look good on her. "Jon… I'm looking for a dress, not a long top." Nikki laughed. Jon placed his fingers in the back of his head. "I don't know much about fashion anyway…" He looked down at his shoes, his cheeks tint with a shade of pink. Nikki smiled and grabbed the top. "I'll buy this one if you think this looks good on me." Jon looked up and nodded his head. "Okay. I'll try it on now. Just sit there." Jon found a chair near the fitting room, holding his hands together. "And Jon?" Jon looked up, facing the cubicle she was in. "Yeah?" Nikki giggled. "I'll help you with fashion if you want." Both of them were smiling, but of course, no one else knows about it.

"I'd like that."

...

After shopping for a few more things, namely a scarf for Jon and a few more accessories, they exchanged numbers.

"Well… Here's my apartment." Nikki pointed the big beautiful building on 86th. "Wow. Nice place." Jon smiled. "Speak for yourself Jonny. This car's limited edition. Exclusive!" They fell silent. Both of them were thinking, Should I tell?. After all, fame can make relationships jaded. Better to be honest at the start, I always say. They're different though.

"Uh… So, uhmm… Call me?" Nikki unbuckled her belt, looking at her hands. Jon was feeling nervous too. "Y-Yeah. I will, don't worry." The silence was really getting to them, so they just said goodnight. Jon didn't leave until Nikki was safe in her room.


*


The next day, neither of them had the time to contact each other. Jon has a photo shoot with Panic, and Nikki has to go to her meet and greet.

"I think I'll wear this one…" Nikki was holding up the red top that Jon bought for her. "I wish I could tell Jon soon." Funny… famous people forget each other when the feeling's unexpected.

...

"Uh, hey. I'm Brendon from Panic At The Disco. We know you're here for our fashion choices, but can you help us out now?" Brendon smiled at Nikki and she nodded. "Great! Just wait a sec…" Brendon walked over to the door and called the other members of Panic. Nikki was trying her best to contain her excitement in meeting all of them. One by one, they entered. First, Brendon who smiled goofily. Ryan gave a calm look, but smiled too. Spencer offered his hand and shook hands with Nikki.

"I hope it's not some old geezer…" Jon shouted at his friends. Once Jon and Nikki were face to face, their eyes went wide and their mouths opened and closed, trying to find the words to say. "You!" Jon and Nikki said in unison. The others gave them weird amused looks. "Why didn't you tell me who you are?" They said again at the same time. "I did!" The others were now looking at them, confused. "Kinda…" Jon ran his fingers through his hair. "Not completely…" Nikki confessed too.

"Uh… You wore the top thingy I chose…" Jon bit his lip, looking at his feet. "Yeah… I had a feeling that I had to." Nikki smiled shyly. "I like it on you… a lot." Jon looked at Nikki, smiling, but his cheeks were shaded a light pink. "Thank you… I like your flip-flops." Nikki looked at Jon and they clicked once again.

The others burst out laughing. "Ooohh… Jonny boy's acting weird!" Brendon cooed, poking Jon at all sides, making him squirm and blush more. "Yeah. I guess you're the girl who convinced him that shopping isn't all bad." Ryan grinned at them both. Spencer was still in a fit of giggles. He didn't expect Jon to be this shy. After all, most of the time, Jon is just oozing awesome. Nikki smiled and blushed too.

"I'm Nicole… Head designer of the clothes company Infinity. Nice to meet you Jon." She held out her hand. "I'm Jonathan… Bass and background vocals of Panic At The Disco. Meeting you is a pleasure Nikki." Jon smiled and shook her hand. Neither of them let go.

Both of them were thinking if it could work.

*End FlashBack*

"And well, it obviously did." Nikki finished telling the story, while curling the end of my ponytailed hair. "Aww… I like unexpected meetings. It's like your paths were destined to cross with one another." We both smiled while we were fixing our looks. "So how's it been?" I giddily ask. Some people are not changed by this state of living, and she and I are one of them.

"Happiest times of my life… No matter what happened to us, me and Jonny knows it's worth it." Nikki said with a smile while finishing the curls of my hair. "Oh my God… You really are good with hair!" We both smiled at the finished product. "Think Ryan's gonna drool?" Nikki asked, cleaning up the products we used. "Oh, uhmm… I dunno. Will that be good?" I blushed. Ryan and I are pretty much sweet and not too sensual. "Don't tell me, first time?" Nikki finished cleaning and sat on the chair in front of the mirror, beside me. "Well, not my first time. But with Ryan… yes." I bit my lip and felt really embarrassed. "Hey! Don't be shy. We're being friends here. And, we're girls. It's okay." We both smiled again. "It never crossed my mind. But I guess it could happen…" Then we both laughed.

Nikki headed for the door. "The way those guys think, it'll be alright. We need to trust them." She winked, and left my room. I got my gloves from my nightstand and looked in the mirror one last time.

After putting on the gloves, looking around my room, I gave one last breath. "Another year passed… No regrets…" I smiled and left.


* =:3rd POV:= Keep that in mind! :3


Panic was already in the hall, sitting on their table, across the long hall from Fall Out Boy's table. Coincidence… The hall was filled with New year's decoration. To put it simply, it's like prom, dashed with sweet sixteen and a splash of the coolest party anyone would never forget.

"Wow… I think this is heaven!" Brendon ran around their table, grinning like an idiot. Oh what a silly thought… "But I thought heaven for you has big cans of Red Bull floating and skipping on the clouds with you?" Ryan smirked and stared at Brendon. "Ross! That was supposed to be a secret!" Brendon pointed a finger at Ryan's nose, sitting down next to him. "If we're spilling secrets then… Jon, Spence, Nikki and Haley, Ryan here is planning to mmmermem…" Ryan quickly covered Brendon's mouth with his hands then stuffed bread rolls in it. Ryan was blushing profusely and started eating some bread as well to avoid answering his friends.

"Really now?" Spencer gave a cheeky smile, wriggling his brows. Haley and Nikki kept giggling. Jon stared at Ryan with a reassuring smile. "Special?" He whispered to Ryan. Ryan blushed more but nodded his head.

"Oh, hey! Everyone's pouring in!" Brendon giddily stood up and greeted everyone. The rest of Panic just smiled and waved. "Hey Bill. Where's Gabe?" Brendon clapped his hand on Will's shoulder, smiling. Will ran a hand through his locks and looked uncomfortable. "I'm not sure, but I think Gabey's with Ryland." Brendon knew what Will was feeling, jealousy. "Oh man. Gabe will never cheat on you with pleasure Ryland… I bet he's helping Gabe pick out a hoodie. Aha!" Cobra Starship entered the hall, greeting their other label mates. Gabe was wearing his usual indigo hoodie, with a black polo shirt. Casual with class… "Now go get 'im Bill." Brendon laughed and greeted the others.

"Gabey-poo… You took long enough." Will entwined their arms and Gabe gave him a soft peck in the cheek. "Sorry. Band just talked about final songs, and well… my clothes." Gabe gave him a toothy grin. "Okay. You look good as always. And… I hope you're gonna sing Guilty Pleasure." Will flashed his sweetest smile, his eyes expressing suggestiveness. "Oh yeah…" Gabe laughed.

The others were here as well, chatting, catching up with each other, and of course, talking about who's with whom. Work isn't mentioned, too much, because they came here to have fun. Name bands under the label FBR, Decaydance or close to them, they're here. Except for Paramore of course. They have their reasons.


*


After at least thirty minutes, everyone but Fall Out Boy were seated at their respective places. Too much fun is felt, so everyone didn't notice. Except for Ryan. He's getting worried, and he's getting scared that it won't be the night like he thought it would.

Then Mr. Mclynn was near the stage, near Fall Out Boy's table to be exact. "Everyone, welcome to your party!" Everyone in the room applauded and had a smile on their face. "Tonight, we're not only celebrating the New Year to come, but also the Family we have started. To me, each and everyone here made everything possible with all your hard work, and I am truly proud and honored to be working with you." Everyone nodded and started murmurs.

"Woohoo! You got it!" Brendon screamed from their table. "Thank you Brendon… Ryan, will you hold his sugar?" Mclynn grinned and everyone started to laugh. "You got it Bob." Ryan raised his glass with a smile. "Okay. Where was I… oh! To officially start our night, I give you the Family's kids that started it all, Fall Out Boy!" The stage curtains rose and Fall Out Boy started playing Thriller, with Pete saying the words that mean the world to all of them here with his brightest smile, Chelli playing the intro.

*

"Awesome…" Nikki and Haley said after Fall Out Boy played some of their songs, and is now performing Pretty in Punk. "Ryan?" Brendon waved his hands in front of Ryan's face. "Leave him Bee. Can't you see he's enthralled?" Jon said, shaking his head with a smile. Ryan's still staring, but his attention is still intact. He just can't find the right words at the moment.

*

"Sweet girl Ry…" Frank Iero called from the next table, champagne glass raised. Ryan just kept smiling, still giving his full attention to the band performing. "Whoa… I want to hate you half as much as I hate myself… You know that I could crush you with my voice!" Brendon sang along, tapping his feet and feeling re-energized.

*

Everyone else seems impressed too. "They made such an improvement in playing live." Dirty whispered to the rest of the the band's crew. All of them thought that. We all know who to thank…

*

"Rach may be strict in their sound checks these past weeks, but look at the result!" Bob proudly said, sitting with all of the executives and the other managers of the bands.

*

"For our next song, we want to see some people bust a groove." Patrick laughed a bit, and the rest smiled. When some people were already standing on the beautiful dance floor, the band immediately started playing Dance, Dance.

...

"We're falling apart through half time. Dance, dance…" With the grand piano moved, Pete, Joe and Chelli kept moving around the stage, blazing their guitars with Andy's awesome beats and Patrick's face-melting voice, accompanied by his skillful guitar playing. After the song ended, people settled on their chairs again, the appetizers flowing and the light drinks are poured.

*

"Yule Shoot Your Eye Out and What's This? are my most favorite Christmas songs ever!" Chris nudged his best pal Dirty, after Fall Out Boy performed the said songs. Everyone kept enjoying the performances of their friends/idols.

It's nice to know that humility is still in their hearts.

*

"For our last song, we dedicate this to all of you." Patrick slowly said in the mic. in-between breaths. "You guys know we love you!" Joe screamed. "Whoo yeah!" Gerard stood from his seat and saluted, his brother Mikey shook his head, but amused. Then Andy started thumping his bass drum, like a heart beat.

"This is for us, who has to deal with the cameras and the gossip and the, oh don't get me started." Chelli said, earning quite some laughter, making her laugh too. "And last but not least, we want to offer it to Rachelle, our newest member, and to Rybear cuddle buggins. *cough* Thank you internet… *cough*" Pete said, with a genuine smile. He earned an uproar. Still, his heart is longing… "That wasn't what we practiced…" Chelli confessed in the mic., blushing and looking at her friends onstage.

"Baby seasons change but people don't, and I'll always be waiting in the back room. I'm boring but overcompensate with headlines and flash flash flash photography…" The three guitarists made the famous flash movements with their hands then quickly played the right chords.

...

When the solo was being played by Chelli, people cheered and cooed the mesmerized Ryan, who's smiling like there's no tomorrow. The kind of smile that reaches his eyes and never seem to leave.

"Don't pretend you'd ever forget 'bout me… We don't fight fair." Patrick finished and at once, people were standing, applauding as much as they can and cheering their lungs out. "Thank you! Enjoy the night!" Patrick and the others left the stage. The boys changed their clothes but Chelli didn't since she didn't work up too much of a sweat. Long story… Let's just say too many years of experience.

She sat on their table, drinking water and taking a bite of her breadstick, relaxing and enjoying the feeling. Ryan immediately stood up and made his way towards her, but Chelli was quickly surrounded by the others.

"Hey! Rachelle right? We're TAI and we wanna know if you're working as a freelancer." Siska shook her hand, the others wanting to know the same. "Oh. I'm not. I'm sticking with FOB for awhile." Chelli smiled sweetly at everyone. People don't know she's uncomfortable with tons of people in small spaces… The kind where all of them are so close. "Let us know if we could squeeze in your schedule, okay?" Vicky-T giggled and she and Chelli gave high fives.

"Uhmm… excuse me…" Ryan said, his voice shy and almost quiet, but Chelli heard him so everyone else understood. "Hey pretty…" Ryan shyly grinned and scratched the back of his neck. Chelli smiled and blushed. Everyone started to disperse and give them one last friendly smiles and waved.

Chelli stood from her seat and hugged Ryan. "Mmm… How'd I do baby?" She giggled. "I don't think my words aren't enough Chel." Chel… Shell… Sea… Ryan really loves serenity…

"Thank you. I'm glad you liked it." Chelli rested her head on the crook of Ryan's neck, smiling. "Not just me, everyone. You guys are just perfect." Ryan kissed the side of her head. "Mmm… I'm hungry…" Chelli confessed and both of them laughed. "Way to ruin the moment babe." Ryan shook his head and looked down a bit to see her face. "I am Ry… I need something to go by." Chelli nuzzled her nose in Ryan's cheek. Ryan tilted his head a bit so they're nose to nose again. One more move and the gap will be closed…

"Whoa. There's plenty of time for that later guys." Joe sat on their table and drank a whole glass of champagne. Andy followed a second later, drinking too. Patrick smiled at Chelli and Ry, and so did Pete. "We gotta eat a bit Ryan. See you later." Chelli pecked his cheek and Ryan nodded with a smile, turning for his table.

...

"Great job guys! I'm so proud! And this is the first one. I'm sure I'll be mesmerized when the tour begins." She smiled, eating some spring rolls. "It's like you're not one of us. C'mon! You have to boast even a little bit! Try!" Joe nudged her and all of them smiled. "Ah… I did good…" Chelli whispered, one of her eyes closed, as if unsure. Then the guys laughed and threw bits of flower petals, from the center piece, at her. It was the only thing available that won't hurt.

"C'mon Bes. You totally kicked ass." Patrick held Chelli's hand and squeezed it. "Thanks guys. I just wanna help all of you. So, I'm not all that." She giggled. Pete was smiling to all of them, especially at her. He's content with just being with his best friends and finally being able to perform with her.

=;Pete's POV;=

She feels like… home. Everything that happens to me, she makes me feel that it's all worth it. How come Ash never did that for me? What happened to the girl I fell in love with?! I shook my head, and my smile came back.

"You did great Pete! No mistakes." Rach smiled at me and I winked at her. "Dude! You should've known that she listens to the bass most so she could play right." Patrick squeezed my shoulder, smiling widely. "Think of it this way Pete. If you make a mistake, Chelli would… Then Joe… Then Me… Then Patrick…" Andy evilly smiled and my eyes went wide. "Thanks Andrew…" I ran a hand through my hair nervously. "Don't think too much of it Pete. That's why I didn't tell you. But, as long as my earpiece works and you do your best, you guys' fans will experience rebirth." She smiled assuringly and just like that, my nerves calmed down, but the butterflies in my stomach is going all crazy again.


*


"This one's for you William!" Gabe announced and flashed his bright smile. "Go Gabey! Love you!!!" Bill gave a flying kiss and batted his eyelashes at Gabe. "And I came here to make you dance tonight, I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you…"

Cobra Starship was doing incredibly well too, and we're enjoying them by indulging ourselves with food. "Gabe's really something huh?" She asked, taking a bite of broiled lobster sprinkled with butter. I took a bite of mine. Mmm… heavenly…

*

"Whoa! Sisky Business is on fire!" Chelli beamed and clapped her hands, cheering. "William's hips don't lie!" Gabe cheered from their table and Nate threw a breadstick at him, the others laughing. I watched my Family have fun and share the joy that we deserve.


*


The first time in three hours, Travis and Jon took over the DJ booth. "Yo yo yo! What's up? It's me Travi and my boy Jon here." Travis put an arm around Jon's shoulder and they both smiled. "Hey guys…" Jon grinned. "Now, we gonna play the hottest and coolest songs out there. Pop, rock, R&B, whatever, you got it! So grab an arm and hit the floor." A song started playing. I think it's-

"This is for my boy Brendon! Shake that ass Urie!" Travis shouted in their mic. and Jon played Get Low by T-Pain. Brendon started blushing and covered his face. "Shawty got that apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur…"

Chelli was looking over at Bren with a smile on her face. "I gotta dance with him." She stood up and headed for Panic's table. Ryan looked jealous, and I couldn't help but giggle. Guy always was the jealous type. "Ryan. We talked about this remember?" Rach said, but Ryan was still annoyed, his arms crossed on his chest. "And, I want you to be my last."

Brendon grabbed her hand and was smiling brightly, his embarrassment faded. Ryan looked after them, evidently happy. The way they talk to each other was simple, yet vastly deep.

...

After a few more minutes, the dance floor was filled with my friends and their dates. I feel left out even if there are a lot who don't have dates. "Happy fucking new year Wentz."


*


=:3rd POV:=

After Chelli was asked to dance by most of the guys, and her, after asking Brendon or any of her friends who don't have any dates, she went back to their table, to find Pete sitting glumly. "Oh man…" She whispered.

Wouldn't you like to make him happy?

"Where's Patrick?" She whispered as she sat down beside Pete. "Oh. Uhh… I dunno. Haven't seen him the last couple of minutes." Pete seemed to cheer up considerably, though he still looks sad. "And, your purse was vibrating for awhile." He chuckled and then her purse did vibrate. "Sidekick." They said in unison.

As Chelli grabbed her phone, Pete saw Ryan playing silly games and just talking with Brendon. That's their plan? Keep Brendon happy and not feel alone? No one has ever done that for him, though he deserves it, Pete thought with a smile.

"Oh no… I screwed up! Man oh man… Just, crap…" Rach glared at her Sidekick then decided to put it back in her purse. She was huffing and tried to calm down. "You alright?" Pete asked curiously. "No! Livi didn't show up! How could I not have noticed?"

Pete stared a little confused. "She's one of my friends from Role Model. I set her up to meet with Patrick, but she said her old boyfriend's been after her for months. So… yeah." She closed her eyes and felt defeated. When Pete held her hand, he saw something that made him smile.

"It's okay… Look! Look over there." Pete pointed where Patrick was and they both smiled widely. "Oh my God! Is that really our best friend, flirting with a girl? Am I seeing things?" Chelli grinned and squeezed Pete's hand happily.

"Sure is. We know it may not be like that tonight, but who knows?" Pete laughed. "Oh c'mon Pete! Do you really think Patrick would be that sensual on their first meeting?" But then, the red-headed girl leaned forward and whispered something in Patrick's ear.

"I don't know why you don't have a date Patrick. Could I be yours?" The girl wearing the deep green dress smiled at Patrick. He smiled back and blushed but tried his best to stay calm. "Haven't had much luck. But I think it's about to change." Patrick's baby blue eyes twinkled and locked with her sea green ones. "I'm Joanna by the way. Call me Jokey." They shook hands. "Now let's go!" Jokey stood from her seat at the bar and pulled Patrick with her. "I know you have moves Patrick. I want to see them." Both of them laughed.

But when they got to the dance floor, the song shifted to a slow one. "Aww… Too bad." Patrick gushed, but still held hands. Then he twirled Jokey and pulled her towards him. Now her body is leaning against him. "But I'll show you if you let me." Both of them smiled and walked slowly to a vacant spot. Patrick held one of her hands higher and put his other hand on her waist. Then Jokey rested her other arm on his shoulder. "You know, I don't mind if we get closer." She whispered with a twinkle in her eyes. "A-alright…" Isn't Patrick adorable when shy?

He put Jokey's other hand on his shoulder, then placed his free hand on her waist, gently pulling her closer.


"Aww…" Pete and Chelli said together, their hands still entwined. They were so happy for their best friend, and they feel that the girl truly deserves him. "Hmm… I told you that I'd do my part to keep you happy. I know, I know, I'm late. But, let's go, I want to dance with you. That okay?" She winked and Pete's genuine smile graced his face again. "I'd never say no to you." He winked back and they stood up, heading for the dance floor. They both have something in mind and when they saw the smirks on their faces, they laughed softly.

"Oh, hey Patrick! We were just dancing and… oops…" Pete toothily grinned to the other pair. "Yeah… Sorry Tricky. But hey, since we're here… I'm Rachelle, call me what you want, and here's Peter." Pete and Chelli smirked again at each other and held out their right hands to Jokey. "Yes. I've heard about both of you." She smiled politely and shook their hands. That's weird. Heard about us?, Pete thought. Chelli just didn't think much of it and danced again with Pete.

"We are so smooth…" She smirked and Pete laughed.

...

After a few more songs, Pete and Rach decided to sit back on their table and sneaked some desserts. "Mmm… chocolate ice cream with cookies for the spoon. I love it." Pete took a bite and closed his eyes. "So, so… orgasmic."

Chelli choked for a second then laughed at what Pete said. "You're easily turned on eh?" She wiggled her brows and shook her head. They enjoyed a few more laughters but got interrupted.

"Baby?" Ryan placed his hand on her shoulder. Tsk, tsk. Too possessive…, Pete thought. "Yeah?" She looked up at him with a smile. "It's our turn to…" Ryan trailed off. What the hell are they talking about?, Pete screamed to himself.

"But I'm not done yet…" She pouted and munched her cookie. "You can finish later, I promise." Ryan held her hand and she stood up. "See you later Pete." She said when Ryan and her started to walk away.


*


Everyone sat down back on their chairs. "Now, I'm here to present you not one, but two of our Family's fastest rising stars! Applause, applause everyone!" Bob giddily smiled and pointed at the screen.

"Hey there! It's Paramore. We're here back home, and we wanna say how much we miss you guys." Hayley blew a kiss. "We're really sorry we couldn't make it, but you know… We're still kids and we're here with our families." Josh said. "But! We trusted our songs to one of the most amazing bands we know and love." Josh beamed at the camera and waved. "Now, please applaud again for our friends! Whoohoo!" Zac finished and started jumping with his cheering band mates. "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year guys! We love you! Paramore out!" Paramore waved goodbye and the screen went black again, and so did the whole room. Everyone started murmuring, but fell silent when the spotlight hit Chelli onstage. "Uh… I've never really done this before, so I hope you guys would spare me. This is my first time to front a band, but I couldn't have asked for a better audience." She smiled and started playing her guitar. Then Panic At The Disco jumped in and the lights reflected on each of them and the room was instantly filled with cheers. "Tell me where our time went, and if it was time well spent. Just don't let me fall asleep, feeling empty again…"


"Whoa… She doesn't sound like Hayley. She sounds like herself and it's as great!" Joe cheered and Andy held his hand, cheering along. Pete felt completely happy too. He didn't mind when some of the songs hit him sometimes, because this is bliss.

*

"I wish I could be like that… So many things on her plate, and she handles them all…" Some girls whispered. Probably the dates of others… Pete was extremely happy even if Chelli and Ryan were sharing the stage, the songs, the music and the lyrics, the moment. I'm not over protective like Ryan. I know when to let go, Pete engraved the words in his heart.

*

"Whoah… Ryan sings?" Patrick chuckled, and Jokey giggled.

"This heart, it beats, beats for only you. My heart is yours…" Rachelle sang with conviction. "Please don't go now, please don't fade away…" Ryan can't do screamo, so he just sang it? Good choice, Pete thought.

*

Pete didn't feel much jealousy from the songs, but the last one from Paramore… The words describe what their love is like, and this time, Ryan went up to Rachelle and sang with her on one mic. "Cause you remind me of a time when we were so alive. Do you remember that, do you remember that?…" Everyone in the room except Pete was smiling at them, and then sharing a smile with their partners.

Then Spencer played the bass drum like a heart beat, quickly picking up rhythm. "Do something man." Brendon laughed in the mic. and everyone started cheering. Nose to nose… "I love you." They both said at the same time and cherished each other. Lips to lips… Then the room erupted with applause, slowly the stage curtains fell.

...

"That wasn't what we practiced." Chelli broke the kiss, breathing heavily. "Maybe we should've." Ryan grinned and she slapped his arm. "Now, now…" She winked. Chelli noticed Brendon being handed a guitar by one of the crew. "Here. Use this. I trust you." Chelli handed her guitar to Brendon when he gave the roadie back his guitar. "What's going on?" Ryan looked at both of them, utterly lost.

"This was our surprise Ry. So shut up and go with it!" Brendon strapped Chelli's guitar safely on him and adjusted the mic. "And because her fingers may fall off if she played more strings." Brendon laughed. She sat on the grand piano's ebony seat. "Trust me?" Chelli looked at Ryan's eyes, and he gave a smile. "I do."

*

"Now she's playing the piano too?" Haley whispered to Nikki. "Yeah. And she's Bren's higher background vocals, along with Ryan's lower one." Everyone felt good instantly. It can't be helped…

*
                         
"This is a song for all you with lovers out there. I know, I know. I don't have someone, but, I want you guys to be happy. So look into each other's eyes, cause they show how much you mean to each other." Brendon smiled, but he felt a twinge of sadness. Then his happiness came back quickly.

Ryan strummed the intro, looking at Rachelle, then she jumped with the piano. "If all our life is but a dream, fantastic posing greed, then we should feed or jewelry to the sea. For diamonds do appear to be, just like broken glass to me…" Love is in the air… You can feel it… But others only see it…

*

"Wow! Nice arrangement." Travis whispered to his girls and band mates. "I don't love you I'm just passing the time. You could love me if I knew how to lie. But who could love me, I am out of my mind? Throw an old line out to sea, to see if I can catch a dream…" Ryan never looked at Rachelle when he sang those words. He knows she loves him, and he truly loves her back.

*

"Happy New Year Everyone!" The familiar piano intro filled the room and everyone's smiles reached their eyes. "Back to the street where we began, feeling as good as lovers can, you know. Yeah we're feeling so good…" Brendon gave it his all on his part, and so did everyone else onstage. Jon was singing along, looking at Nikki the whole time, who had a lovely smile on her face. Spencer did the same with Haley, and was swaying on his set. Ryan leaned on the piano and locked eyes with Chelli, while a crew member placed his mic. in front of him. "Cause it's Nine In The Afternoon… And your eyes are the size of the moon… You're good cause you can, so you do… We're feeling so good just the way that we do when it's Nine In The Afternoon…"

...

When they were done, they waved to everyone and went to change.


*


Ryan almost dropped the small box when he saw Rachelle enter the hall in her blue dress, beaded with black rhinestones, and a sort of boa around her arms, her curled hair falling on her shoulders.

=;Ryan's POV;=

"You were awesome Ryry…" Chel kissed my cheek and I felt it heat up. Yeah, we still blush around each other. "I need to tell you something." I held her hand and led her to the hall's balcony.

When we got outside, I looked up the sky and looked at the moon as if to ask for courage. She hugged my back and we both smiled. "You're not breaking up with me, right?" We chuckled. "I'd be insane if I even think of that." I faced her and clutched the box tightly, feeling my heart race ten fold. "Pretty?" I bit my lip. "Yes baby?" I held her hand, palm faced up and placed the box. "Will you be my girlfriend?" Her eyes widened as I open the box. "I… Do you really think I'd turn you down?" She giggled and so did I. "Good. Cause I have the partner of that one." I took out another box and showed her.

"What's written on it?" I think it's funny that she's still looking at it. "Take it and see." I kissed her hand. When she read it, her eyes started to tear up. "I'm always yours… Promise." I gently took the ring and placed it on her left ring finger. "Always." I looked in her eyes and smiled. "Would you like to put mine?" I kissed her hand again and she nodded. After she put it in on me, I couldn't explain how I felt. I'm just sure it's good. "I'm really glad you like it. I was kinda-" She kissed me passionately and I kissed back just as lovingly.

...

"I know you guys have been sucking each others faces for awhile, but Jon wants to say something." Brendon giggled and led us back to the hall, on the dance floor.


"It's such a beautiful love song. And when I hear it, all I think about is you two. So this one's for you. Love you both." Jon played the song and went to sit back with Nikki. They gave each other a chaste kiss. Me and Chel were looking around the room, and saw that all eyes were on us. "Awkward much?" I laughed and she giggled. "As long as I'm with you, I don't mind." I placed her hands on the back of my neck, and held her waist, close to me.


"Cause it's you and me, and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to prove. And it's you and me, and all other people, and I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you." They started dancing with us after awhile, but they were all blurry…

...

=:3rd POV:=

Everything seemed to fall right into place. After the song, people started to dance more lively, eating or drinking, and talk again. Ryan and Rachelle ditched the party. Well, it was Ryan's idea…


"I want our first to be special." Ryan kissed her before opening the door to his room.

Insert candles, roses and pure love here…

*

The party went on and Pete just decided to sleep on his bed. "I don't want to hear the countdown…" Pete mumbled and reached his door. He loosened his tie and removed his suit, leaving on his black shirt and his pants. "Another year… Whoopee…" He got under the bed's covers. "I'm just glad she's finally happy." He managed a smile and drifted off to sleep.

...

"Five!" Nikki and Jon screamed at the mic. "Four!" Everyone chanted. "Three!" Brendon cheered with Dirty on top of the tables. "Two!" Andy and Joe jumped from the stage. "One!" Tricky and Jokey held hands, their faces so close.



"Happy New year…" Ryan kissed the top of Chelli's head and pulled up the covers up to her shoulders. "Happy New Year."

Insert passionate kisses for couples everywhere…