July 11th 2014
Gemma’s POV

So apparently today was Aloha Friday at the studio, something Bob apparently done with all his recording artists. CC and I headed into Ashley and Isis' room, I was in a strange mood so knocked until one of them answered, today it happened to be Isis, she glared at me when she opened the door, while I had a cheesy grin.
"Aloha!" I said, while Isis' glare deepened, and I saw CC roll his eyes at me.
"Who gave her sugar?" Isis groaned as she moved out of the doorway and back to the bed.
"No one." I said, "I'm just in a good mood." Just then Ashley came out the bathroom wearing this awful black shirt with white daisies on it.
"What the fuck is that?" Exclaimed Isis, "that's the ugliest Hawaiian shirt ever." Ashley looked down at his shirt and shrugged.
"It's a shirt," he said, "it's kinda Hawaiian." He shrugged again.
“You couldn’t find a decent one like CC’s” She asked laughing, “All pink and colorful!”
"No way am I wearing pink!” he defended, "it's for gay men!"
"Hey!" CC protested, "I'm not gay!"
“Only in my dream..” Isis laughed.
"You dream about me being gay?" He asked, I was looking confused, "you're weirder than I thought."
“You all knew about this!” She said, “That’s how the idea of Cashley started!”
"Oh yeah," he said, "but still you're really weird."
“Says you!” I said, “It’s okay though.. It takes one to know one.”
"Or I just attract weirdos," I added.
“Nope. You’re definitely as weird as me.” Isis said, “Anyways.. We are just about ready to go now.” She grabbed her things and walked out as we followed. We were told that they were going to be filmed as we walked towards the studio so we stayed as much out of the way of the camera as possible. We came up to this statue of some guy on what looked like a barrel, Andy took it upon himself to read the inscription on the bronze plaque.
"Gassy Jack," he said, I tried to hold in laughter as he said something else.
"Was he famous for farting?" I whispered to CC, who then nearly burst out laughing at the same time.
"He was famous for his gassy drunk monologues on this corner apparently." Ashley chimed in as we moved away.
"So farting then." I said, "for a looonnng time, wonder if he could fart the alphabet?"
"What like some people can belch it?" Asked Jake.
"I can't even do that." I said, "practiced at school for years but nope."
"Is that what they teach at finishing schools then?" Laughed Jake.
"Fuck going to one of them." I laughed, "I'm common as muck, me."
"We know," said CC "You couldn't pass for a lady if you tried, you fart too much."
"I could," I said, "but there's not much call for ladies over here, and I don't fart, well tell a lie, I fart like a unicorn."
"Hey you're technically an American now so stop insulting your own country." Laughed Jake.
"I will always be English at heart," I smiled with my hand on my chest, "anyway we're in Canada, so technically this is still under the British monarchy, I'm allowed to be more English here." I stuck my tongue out at him. We carried on walking, CC and Ashley had fallen behind and we're now bringing up the rear of the group, while Andy, Jake and the guy with the camera were a little way in front of them, Ashley and CC were deep in conversation, I couldn't help but wonder what they were talking about. I saw Andy point to them, this distracted Ashley.
"What do you want from me?" He said dramatically causing all of us to laugh.
"I wonder what they're talking about." Said Isis.
"Probably the album." Added Jinxx. We had now got quite a way ahead of them and crossed over a road with a zebra crossing, we saw Andy, Jake and Ashley organise themselves into a straight line, while CC apparently didn't get the Beatles memo. I rolled my eyes at them all.
"You couldn't resist could you." I laughed.
"How could we pass off an awesome opportunity like that and have videographic evidence of it." Andy said.
"Too many big words for this early in the day." I said, "but at least you look better than One Direction." A little while later Andy told us he saw two guys holding a lemon walking down the street. I turned to see Jake and CC pretending to copy these guys.
"Aww is one lemon too heavy for either of you to carry?" I laughed, with that they both glared at me, "you love me really."
"Debatable sometimes." Laugh CC, I returned the glare from earlier.
"Fine then, be like that." I pretended to huff and grabbed Isis' arm and dragged her in the direction of the studio, "I'll have Isis instead then."
"Wait what?" She said in a daze.
"You're mine now," I smiled.
"I thought I already was?" She asked.
"Babe I'm sorry." Said CC as he put his arms around my waist and his head on my shoulder.
"Too little too late." I said trying not to laugh.
"You two are weird." Said Isis.
"But you love us." Added CC, Isis rolled her eyes. We eventually got to the studio where Ashley was being weird to be involved, I swear that guys mood swings lately were giving everyone whiplash, dread to think how it was with Isis sometimes. The morning was spent with Andy laying down the last few bits of the vocal tracks, by lunchtime the tracking was all done and Bob had started mixing a couple of the tracks which he would show us after a small lunch break. Isis and I walked back into the room I looked through the window as we made our way back in, Andy was editing a selfie to post later and CC was playing Candy Crush.
"Ceecee beebee!" Said CC in a weird high pitched voice, "ceecee! Ceecee! Gimme gimme!" We all looked at him, until he realised what we were doing.
"What?" He asked.
"You playing candy crush again?" I asked him, "you do realise the sweets are only pictures?"
"Shut up!" He laughed, "and I didn't realise I was making that noise."
"You're really weird." Said Andy shaking his head.
"Says Mr Seflie over there." Laughed Isis.
"What?" He said, "gotta keep the fans of my weird face happy." The rest of the working day pasted almost uneventfully, we were invited to a pool party and barbecue at Bob's house later to celebrate the end of tracking.



Isis POV

We all went back to the hotel rooms so we can get dressed for the pool party. Gemma was the first to be ready and was in our room as I was trying to figure out something to wear. I ended up decided on a bikini with shorts and a tank top.
“Ready Freddie? Then let's go.” Gemma said as she walked out. At that moment I saw Ashley walk in from the bathroom and stare at me.
"What are you wearing?" He asked. I looked down at myself.
“Umm.. Clothes?” I responded.
"Don't you think that shirt is a bit low?" He asked.
“No..” I said.”Why does it matter?”
"You're practically falling out of the top," he said, "and what's underneath is for my eyes only."
“What? No I’m not! Everything is covered..?” I said. “What did you expect me to dress like? A nun?”
"No," he said getting frustrated, "but just go put something more sensible on."
“Like what?” I said getting irritated.
"A tshirt?" He suggested, "they have a higher neckline, just please, for me?" I looked at him and sighed.
“Fine..” I pouted as I walked over to my bag and pulled one on. I walked out of the room and caught up with Gemma.
"Why'd you change?" She asked.
“Umm.. I dunno. Just felt like it.” I said. “You know how indecisive I can be.”
"What did he say?" She asked. I looked at her.
“N-nothing.. Dont worry” I said.
"The worst thing you can do is to say to a worrier not to worry." She said with a point of her finger, "so I ask again, what did he say?" Just then I heard running footsteps and felt someone jump on to my back without warning. I lost my balance and fell backwards and landed on top of him. I punched his arm once I realized it was CC.
“Seriously dude?! What the fuck?” I laughed as I stood up again.
"Well I can't do it to Gemma," he reasoned, "so why not the next best target?" I rolled my eyes.
“And I thought I was the freak…” I grumbled.
"You still are." Said Gemma, "but now there's more than one."
“Just what we needed..” Ashley said laughing.
"Where'd you poof from?" Gemma asked.
“Behind you?” He said. “I was here the whole time.”
"Or you've learnt to apperate." She shrugged, "you're not a death eater are you?"
“What?!” He looked at her confused.
“Not everyone is a nerd like you, Gemma.” I laughed.
"Seriously! It's Harry Potter!" She said, "it should be illegal to not know Harry Potter references."
“CC probably doesn’t know what you’re talking about!” I said laughing.
"Yeah I do," he said, "I've been tied down and forced to watch it."
“Now you know what it's like to be tied down, huh?” I snickered.
“Yeah because of your birthday!” CC said quickly. I gave him a look. “Yeah okay.. Although that wasn’t what I was on about..” I said. Just then I felt a cold glare coming from Ashley's direction.
"Hey!" Protested Gemma, "you weren't tied down, I just sat on you."
By this time, we were all in the cab on our way to Bob’s house where he was planning on grilling for us. Once we arrived, we all got settled in the backyard, which was huge, and had what looked like a half olympic sized infinity pool, with steps either side, leading down into a lower terrace, where the BBQ was. Some people were already here gathered around the grill with a pail of cool drinks nearby. We headed down to the patio to be greeted by some of Bob’s colleagues. I looked around and marvelled at the size of the yard itself, there were yet more steps leading down from the terrace to a lawn area, where there was some children playing with a soccer ball. I assumed that they were children of some of the guys from the studio. I looked behind me to see the others following, and I also saw that there was a small waterfall coming from the pool behind a glass splash guard. Ashley handed me his wallet and phone and I quickly shoved it into my bag before I put my bag down. I then took advantage of the opportunity when I saw that he was standing near the pool. I ran up to him and pushed him in. He retaliated by grabbing my arm and pulling me in with him. When I reached up to get air, I glared at him.
“Dammit!" I laughed, “That wasn’t how it was supposed to go.”
“Payback doesn't work with me.” he said, lowering his voice, “You on the other hand will be paying for that later” he raised his eyebrows at me to let me know he was serious. What the heck? Just then Andy cannonballed into the pool right next to us making sure to splash us. I jumped on top of him and pushed him under when he tried to come back up again. To get me back, he grabbed the back of my shirt and tried to pull me under, I fought against him to pull off the shirt to get free. As I did that, I felt something snag from my swim top. I ran out of air and came up and right away felt a breeze on my chest and it felt colder than I expected. Andy just came out of the water and right away came towards me.
“What the fuck?!” I heard Ashley say behind me. I quickly turned around to face him as Andy’s arms came around me. I felt a hand grab me. I looked down to find my entire top half completely naked. My arms quickly replaced Andy’s and I ducked under the water to chin level as Andy passed me my top. I quickly grabbed it and put it back on. When I finally came up, I was mortified about what just happened. Ashley stormed towards Andy as if he was going to attack him until I stepped in the middle.
“It was an accident!” I said quickly.
“He still had his hands on you!” Ashley retorted. Andy was still in shock at the whole situation.
“I-I’m sorry.” He finally said, ”It really was an accident. I was just covering her up.”
“Yeah whatever..” Ashley said, “Any excuse to touch what Juliet doesn’t have.”
“Wait what?” Asked Andy. My jaw dropped.
“Low blow dude..” I mumbled.
“That’s your job.” Ashley smirked at me, I slapped his arm.
“Apologize to Andy!” I said, “Now!” Ashley shrugged before he crawled out of the pool. I looked at Andy, “I’m so sorry..”
“He’s being a dick as usual,” he said, “I am used to it by now.”
“He’s been weirder than usual.” I said. “I don’t know what I did wrong.”
“What do you mean?” Asked Andy, concern etched on his face.
“He’s been more possessive lately.” I mumbled.
“How so?” he asked.
“Idk..” I said, “I could be exaggerating. It could be nothing at all”
“Ok,” he replied, “But if you need a break from him theres plenty of us to turn to.”
The day went on and we were all either drinking, talking, sunbathing, or swimming the whole time.
“Grubs up!” shouted Gemma. Everyone walked over to where she was and started grabbing their food at their table. I grabbed a hot dog and some other bits and went and found a seat next to Gemma and CC, I pulled out the weiner and waved it up and down.
“Does Ashley have that problem?” asked Gemma. I laughed
“Nah..” I said laughing “As a matter of fact, it’s always ready to go.”
“I did not need to know that!” said CC.
“The more you know…” I said with my hands in the air. “Do you have that problem then?”
“Obviously not.” Gemma said gesturing to her bump. She ate part of her hot dog while CC was looking at her, he smirked and I noticed a glint in his eye, as Gemma winked.
“Urgh get a room!” said Jake as he sat next to me. I cringed as I watched them two. I put my hand up near my face, to block my view of them.
“So anyways..” I said as I looked at Jake and noticed he was shirtless, “Dang dude.. You’re looking good.” He gave me a funny look.
“Thanks…?” He said.
“No.. Thank you.” I said as I leaned a little closer to him, getting a better view.
“And you tell us to get a room.” Laughed Gemma, “Isis, how much have you had to drink?”
“Hey!” protested Jake,”So you assume she’s drunk cuz she thinks I look good?”
“Yep.” replied Gemma, popping some bread into her mouth and smiling.
“Well I’ve always thought he looked good.” I said, “Just never thought about telling him.” I sniffed my drink just to check how strong my drink was, “It’s not that strong, is it?” I said as I held the cup towards Jake’s face. He sniffed it right before he quickly turned his head away.
“Woah!” He said as he pushed my cup away, “Yeah that’s pretty strong.”
“No its not!” I said, “If it was, I wouldn’t be able to do this!” I chugged the rest of my drink and slammed the cup down on to the table in front of us. “See?!” Gemma grabbed the empty cup and sniffed.
“Fuck that’s strong.” She laughed, “I can see someone needing help later.”
“Shh.. The only one who’s gonna be needing help later is this beautiful person right here.” I said as I pointed to Jinxx.
“Wait what?” Asked Jinxx confused.
“Exactly!” I said laughing.
“I’m confused.” said Gemma.
“I’m gonna go get me another drink.” I said as I stood up. Everything started spinning and I felt myself fall on top of Jake’s lap. And of course, Ashley walked by at that moment.
“That’s it!” he said, “No more alcohol for you.” he grabbed me, rougher than was necessary, and pulled me away from the crowds of people.
“Wait what? Why?” I said as I tried to pull out of his grip. We walked all the way into the house where no one was at.
“You’re drunk.” he said.
“So?” I said, ”this isn’t the first time I was first time you’ve seen me like this.”
“It’s barely mid afternoon, and you’ve already nearly fallen on top of someone and been naked, I think you need to slow down.” He said, “Next drink, or two WILL be soft drinks, I don’t care if you want more alcohol, you need to sober up, or you’ll embarrass me even more.”
“Hey that naked thing wasn’t my fault!” I said. “Also I’ve done a lot worse while sober.”
“Yeah and we all know how that turned out.” He deadpanned. “You will not be leaving my side until we get back to the hotel now.”
“Pshh.. yeah right..” I scoffed.
“You think I’m joking?” He asked laughing, “Just you try me.”
“Gladly.” I said as I walked off leaving his side. I felt him try and grab my wrist but i moved my arm in front of me before he could, and made my way back to the table. When I walked outside, I saw CC standing talking with Andy. Then I ran up to him and jumped on his back. This time it was CC’s turn to scream like a girl.Thankfully he caught me but he nearly stumbled forward. Ashley walked up to us and pushed us both into the pool.
“What the heck dude? I was nearly dried!” I complained as I hopped out again and sat on the side of the pool. Ashley smirked as he pushed me back in with his foot. I knew he was just trying to piss me off and it was working. I glared at him as I just stood in the water. I swam to the other side of the pool and exit at the opposite side of where everyone was at. I walked inside the house to get me another drink in spite of Ashley warning me. After being inside long enough to drink more than half of my drink, I began to walk outside again. Ashley stormed inside and walked straight towards me.
“What are you doing?” He asked. I shrugged as I raised the glass to my lips.
“Drinking?” I said.
“What did I say?” he asked sternly.
“To do the opposite of what I’m doing..?” I asked.
“So why are you disobeying me?” He asked
“What does it matter?” I asked “I’m not a dog, you can’t throw orders at me!”
“I don’t want you to embarrass me.” He said, “And at the moment you are. I have to work with these people, they don’t want to see you make a fool of yourself.”
“We’re also at a casual setting, loosen up.” I said.
“You don’t get to tell me what to do.” He said grabbing the top of my arm, tightly making me flinch; I tried to back away.
“Let go of me!” I said in a low voice.
“Start behaving then or you’ll go back to the hotel.” He said narrowing his eyes at me. Stunned into silence, I quickly pulled my arm away from him. I spinned around to walk away from him until I felt nauseous from the quick motion. I quickly ran towards the restroom and puked into the toilet. I heard footsteps and looked toward the doorway only to see Ashley look at me in disappointment.
“What did I just say?” He asked with arms crossed as he leaned against the door. I glared at him. “If only you would have listened, maybe you would’ve been fine right now.”
“Shut up..” I said as I flushed the toilet and stood up to wash myself up at the sink.
“You’re going back to the hotel now.” He said. I nodded as I walked over towards him as he moved out the way. I was beginning to realize that he was probably right. I should’ve listened.

Notes

Sorry we're late at updating, again, but I've had a valid excuse for not doing it, we've been slightly behind as I've had my end of module exam for uni this week, well last week now, so have needed to spend practically every spare moment preparing, and Isis will agree I probably went overboard by colour coding all of my notes by book lol. I'm officially done with uni until October now, but now have to catch up on all the housework I let slide :( but anywho, enjoy, let us know what you think of the latest book so far, and also what you think should happen :)

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