Chapter7: Model Crush
chapter7: model crush
february 4, 2009
It’s now February. So far, the newly-8-piece 8STARz busy than ever. They have long wrapped up re-recording their debut album. Whatever small parts Vaughn had, it was either replaced with Ryan’s voice, or Rylie’s voice. Those two don’t exactly have the strongest voices, but they’re better singers than Vaughn.
At the same time, they’re deep in rehearsals for their opening act for the 7STARz Carnival Tour. This would be a world tour, but 8STARz only perform for the North American leg. They also premiered their docu-reality web series on MySpace, follow the juniorSTARz. Even though they’ve only been juniorSTARz for a few days, they allowed to keep the name until it gets picked up for a second season.
If that wasn’t busy enough, they’re still filming popSTARz. So far, they’ve filmed about 5 episodes, and they still have 20 episodes to go. Luckily, there’s plans of releasing a TV soundtrack, which was something that was done before in the previous seasons.
It was now coffee break. Rylie was drinking her hot chocolate, and was sitting by herself, reading a book. Ryan was drinking his iced coffee, and talking to Alec and Greg. He looked at her, and saw how lonely she looked.
So he walked up to her table, and sat down. She looked up, and gave a shy smile. She asked, “Ryan, what are you doing here?”
He replied, “I thought you might like some company.”
That surprised her, so she asked, “Why me? I’m not rich and famous like Sarah. I’m not a mean girl like Haley and Emily. And I’m not as beautiful as Maddie.”
“So? That’s what makes you different from the other girls. Sarah is with Greg, though they’re not dating. Yet. Haley and Emily are still stuck up. And Maddie? She hates me for some reason. I don’t know why.”
Then Rylie asked, “You think I’m different from the other girls?”
“Yeah, in a good way.”
With that, Rylie blushed. Ryan noticed, so he asked, “You okay?”
“Well, I never really talk to guys like you.”
“What do you mean ‘guys likes me?’”
“I mean, you’re, um, hot. You modeled for Hollister. You danced with the cast of High School Musical. Me? I’m just the boring girl from the middle of nowhere in Montana.”
“You’re not boring. I find you sweet and interesting. Besides, I bet Montana doesn’t have guys like me.”
Rylie laughed, saying, “No, Montana doesn’t have guys like you. The guys in my town are all jocks who play mainly football.”
Ryan said, “Well, that’s small-town America. I’m from Malibu. I live near Beverly Hills and Hollywood. At my high school, it’s all about who’ll get on MTV, or who’ll be on tour with Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.”
“I bet you were popular. You got the looks and the moves.”
Ryan gave a small laugh, and said, “I guess I was. I mean, I appeared in all three High School Musical movies as a dancing high school student. All the girls wanted to know what Zac Efron is like. I dated some of the popular girls, but they only dated me just so they can get close to Zac. I want girls to like me as me, not some guy they can use as access to all-things Hollywood. I never did any acting on both TV and movies, until I joined 8STARz.”
Rylie smiled, and said, “I like you for who you are.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, you’re nice, and you’re funny.”
Ryan smiled, and asked, “You think I’m funny and nice?”
“Of course.”
Then something shocking happened. Ryan leaned forward, and kissed Rylie!
At the same time, Sarah and Maddie were walking, eating frozen yogurt. Sarah asked, “I can’t believe you added so many fruit to your yogurt.”
Maddie said, “I like my fruit. Besides, your yogurt is nothing but chocolate.”
“Please, I’ve been dieting since I was 11. I had to if I wanted to keep playing the role of Haddie Moran. Is that Ryan and Rylie over there?”
Maddie looked at Sarah’s direction, and saw Ryan and Rylie at a table, kissing. Maddie watched in shock. She shook her head, and stormed off. Sarah saw her walk away in a huff, so she followed her.
With that, Rylie pulled away. She was shocked by this, so she asked, “Why did you do that?”
“Do what? Kiss you?”
“Yeah.”
Ryan looked at her, and said, “I’ve gained feelings for you, Rylie. Like I said, you’re different. You’re not like the girls back in my high school. Emily, Hayley, and Maddie are just like all the other girls back in Malibu. Sarah’s cool, but it’s obvious she likes Greg. But you? You’re sweet, nice, and different.”
“But…I’m still 13. You’re going to be 17 this summer.”
“Aren’t you turning 14 in March?”
“Yeah, but…”
“So, I want to be with you. I’m not 18 yet. We’ll deal with that when we get there. But in the meantime, I want to be with you.”
Rylie gave a cheesy grin, and kissed Ryan again.
At the same time, Maddie stormed into her trailer. Sarah went in. Maddie saw her come in, so she asked, “Were you following me?”
“I had to,” said Sarah. “Are you upset, or something?”
“Of course I am!” she replied in an irritated tone. “Ryan is 16, and Rylie is 13. They shouldn’t be together. Besides, Ryan is a player.”
“How do you know if Ryan is a player?”
“Well, it makes sense that he is. You can see for yourself that all he cares about are his hair, his looks, his clothes, and his money. He probably goes through girls like they’re nothing. Plus, he’s arrogant and dumb.”
“You sound like Greg. You’re sure you haven’t been talking to him?”
“I didn’t talk to Greg. I just know he’s a player.”
Sarah thought for a moment, and said, “Look, Ryan may come off as this really arrogant, airheaded jerk, but he seems nice. He’s becoming friends with us, well, except with Greg. They still butt heads.”
“Look, I know guys like Ryan. They were all over in my high school. On top of that, Ryan is painfully shallow.”
“Oh, and hipster guys aren’t shallow, arrogant players?”
With that, Maddie was silent. Then Sarah told her, “Maddie, I’m not sure why you keep picking on Ryan. But if he makes Rylie happy, then let her be happy. Ryan is not that bad. Besides, weren’t you the one brags about having a boyfriend back in Brooklyn?”
With that, Sarah left Maddie’s trailer. Maddie plopped onto a chair, and sourly ate her yogurt.
It’s now evening, and 8STARz were back in their hotel suite. Maddie took Rylie aside to talk to her in private. Rylie asked, “Maddie, what is it?”
Maddie said, “Rylie, I saw you kissing Ryan.”
With that, Rylie blushed. Then she said with a smile, “Yeah, we did kiss. He’s so sweet, and that was my first kiss.”
“You do know that he’s going to be 17 later this year, right?”
“I know, but I’m turning 14 next month. Look, age is just a number. We’ll see where we go when Ryan is 18.”
“And another thing, Ryan is a player. He’s going to use you for sex, and dump you like a rock.”
That made Rylie nervous, so she asked, “But what if he isn’t a player? What if he’s sweet?”
“Rylie, I know guys like him. But if you want to be with him, then be careful. He’s nothing but jerk who’s too vain for his own good.”
Rylie slowly nodded her head, and walked away. Maddie stood there for a moment, and then she approached Ryan. She took him aside, and said sternly, “Don’t play with Rylie’s heart.”
Ryan wasn’t sure what was going on, so he asked, “What are you talking about?”
“I saw you kissing her earlier today. I know guys like you, Ryan. You don’t care for Rylie. You just want to get into her pants.”
With that, Ryan became disgusted. He told her in an irritated tone, “Maddie, you obviously don’t know me very well, and we’ve only been in the band since November. I’m not a player. I’m not going to use her, and then throw her away.”
Maddie, feeling uneasy, asked, “What do you see in her? She’s not the type girl you’d date.”
Ryan rolled his eyes, and said, “Okay, maybe you should get to know me. I’ve dated the popular girls, but there was nothing in the relationships. Rylie is different. She’s sweet, innocent, nice, and she’s not mean like you. She doesn’t even push me away like you do.”
With that, Maddie became offended. She asked him, “Oh, I’m mean, and I push you away? You turn me off, Anderson!”
Ryan then became angry. He told her, “Really? I turn you off? Maybe if you get off your high horse, then you’d see the kind of guy I am. But no. You chose to be stuck-up hipster just because you have a hipster boyfriend. You want to save the world? How about you start with getting to know people, and not judge them?”
With that, Ryan stormed off. Maddie stood there, fuming. She had no interest in getting to know Ryan. But does she really?
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