Ooc; My mom kicked me off last night. I went on my iPod and just stared at your reply thinking, "I shouldn't sneak on, I shouldn't sneak on." lol

Bic;

He wasn't exactly surprised when Kiarra didn't scream into the phone. After all, this would seem extremely unlikely to this girl. He felt defeated for a moment, at a loss for what to do, but then she mentioned singing. Cole's eyes lit up and he pulled his iPhone from his ear. After tapping the screen and putting it on speaker phone, he hopped off of the stool and set the phone on the chair.

"Sure thing, Kiarra. You're on speaker phone right now," he said and picked up his guitar. He strummed a few notes to check and see if it was tuned. After the heat of the day, it was a bit out, but that was changed by a few skilled tweaks of his fingers. "Alright," he said, more to himself than to her.

"Take the chance, take the breath, and leap into my arms. Shine with the ray of the silver stars before me and know that I'll find you, my star-shining girl." he began as he strummed the strings of the guitar softly, not wanting to block out his voice to the small speaker on the phone. "Around me, I know there's many, but they don't burn as bright. Not like you, my star-girl, who shines with moonlight. Don't be afraid to take the chace, just leap into my arms. Know that you'll be safe with me, my star-shining girl." he ended there and carefully placed his guiatar against the stool.

"I actually wasn't planning on adding more to the song," he said into the phone and blinked. "Oh and, how was that?"

Ooc; Bump <3 I need to work on my song-lyric writing skills. xD Bleh.

There was no answer from the phone for quite some time, but Cole listened as patiently as he could. Somehow, he ended up twirling the rose in his hands again. As he waited for her response, he plucked one of the white petals off, the one marred with black marker. He dropped that onto the ground and blinked when her voice came through the phone again.

"That was amazing..." Cole shook his head to himself and stood up, glancing down at his watch and realizing how late it was getting. He picked up his guitar by the strap and pulled it over his head. The strap rested on his shoulder and rubbed against his waist as the guitar itself smacked gently against his back as he walked. Somehow, this managed to calm him.

"I guess this means you believe me. Hey, uh, after every concert night, I get a day to myself the next day. Are you doing anything tomorrow because I'd sure like to see the face on the other end of this phone," he said with a smile.

Cole found himself grinning widly as she continued to talk, something about her bubbly tone making him feel...different. That was, in a good way. She giggled after a few rushed sentences and he pursed his lips. Don't think like that, he thought to himself. He was sincerely hoping she wasn't just another fan girl that would post all over Facebook that they were meeting somewhere.

Maybe he was looking for something normal, but still, he didn't know why he had called her in the first place. "I'm glad you're free, possibly. About the restricted call, my father would kill me if he knew a fan had his or her hands on my number. Better safe than sorry," he said apologetically.

"I'll call you tomorrow at around eleven, if that's okay," he said.

"I know perfectly what you mean," Cole heard and he realized from the way she spoke, there was a lot more to this girl than some starstruck fandom for him. Of course there is; she's a real person, Cole. Maybe she will understand you, he thought to himself. He was about to ask about the statement when she spoke again.

Her phone battery was almost dead? Cole frowned as he stuffed the white rose into his pocket. He walked off of the stage and rounded the back of the stadium, his feet finding gravel as he entered the parking lot. A few people were still in the area and Cole drew his hood up over his head.

"That's fine. I'm glad I worked up the nerve to call you and, I hate to ask this, but, could you not mention this talk to anyone? I'm really not supposed to be doing this," he said as he bit his lip.

Ooc; Edit. Grrrr gotta go again. I'll respond after your next post tomorrow morn. xD

Cole could hear the beeping from her phone, but relief swept through him when he managed to make out that this girl wasn't telling anyone anytime soon. She was cut off whilst saying her good-bye and Cole reluctantly pulled his phone away from his ear. He pulled up his recent calls and repeated the number to himself over and over again.

After memorizing it for the moment, he opened a text message and punched the numbers in the text box. After that, he saved the message as a draft. He then went back to recent calls and cleared everything, all the while hating the procedure he had to take just in case his dad decided he wanted to go snooping.

He called Jeremy then. On the first ring, the boy picked up. "In the lot, I see. Hold on, I'm right around the corner," he said. Cole shook his head and grinned, completely bemused with his friend's way of knowing what he needed all the time.

Jeremy's black lotus rolled into the lot and Cole laughed as he walked up to the car. "Could you be any more ostentatious?" he asked with another shake of his head.

"Shut up and get in, boy," Jeremy said with a laugh.

Cole clambered into the vehicle and held his guitar on his lap. "So what time am I cartwheeling you around tomorrow?"

"Eleven, but I can take Shelby out," Cole replied as he eyed his friend.

"Damn, Cole. I'm not a morning person and anyone'll recognize you driving around in that," he said with a roll of his eyes.

"And no one'll recognize the lotus?" Cole shot back with arched brows.

"Fine, take Shel. And here I wanted to meet this pretty girl that's caught your eye," Jeremy said sadly. Cole rolled his eyes.

"She's probably just another Cole-crazy fan and that'll probably make me regret doing this," he muttered and Jeremy shouldered him playfully.

"Chin up, bro. You never know what could happen," he said as he drove them to their rented apartment. Of course, the reservations were under a different name, and the paparazzi had no idea where Cole was staying. That was how Cole liked it and dozens of other stars did it that way. Sometimes quiet away from the fans is all a boy wants.

Cole had always done it; no matter what bed he was in, he always managed to roll off of it in the middle of the night. He blinked one eye open and was confused for a moment when he was staring at the wall of his room. He sighed when he realized he was lying against the side of the bed. With clumsy hands, he pushed himself up and fell back onto his bed.

Last night's events rushed him at once and he shot back up with wide eyes. He shook his head and looked down at his watch; it read ten thirty. He pushed himself off of the bed and stumbled over to his dresser, flinging open unfamiliar drawers to find something to wear.

He settled with a tight-fitting gray T-shirt, made of some type of extremely soft material, and stone-washed jeans. He smoothed out the wrinkles in his pants as he made his way to the bathroom. When he entered the room, he grabbed the nearest face cloth and doused it with cold water.

After rubbing down his face, he brushed his teeth quickly and combed down his tousled hair. After spitting out his toothpaste, he put his comb down and ran his hands through his hair while letting out a sigh. He eyed his phone that was charging on the sink next to the bathroom outlet.

He picked up the phone and opened the message draft from last night. After copying the number into the dialpad onto his phone, he scratched the back of his neck in hesitation. Before he could back out, he tapped the send icon on the screen and pushed the phone up onto his ear.

He moseyed his way back into his room and grabbed some socks out of his drawer. He pulled them on while he waited and thought about where he had put his shoes.

Ooc; I have a bad habit of doing that so I guess Cole does, too. xD

Bic;

"Hey, Kiarra," Cole said just as he thought she wasn't going to pick up. He slipped on his last sneaker and sprang up from his bed. "So I was wondering if you wanted to go out around town for a bit. I honestly have no idea where anything is so you'll have to choose where to go today," he said with a chuckle.

He heard footsteps in the hall just as he was about to open his apartment door. Automatically, he turned down the speaker volume on his phone and held his breath. The footsteps passed and Cole took the effort to crack open the hotel door with silence. He gingerly stepped out into the hallway before rushing down the hall toward the elevator.

After descending from his room, he managed to work the volume back up on the iPhone. He waited for Kiarra's response while he walked into the garage for the guests at the hotel.

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