A week had passed by since their first concert. Amanda and Emma were working very hard and enjoying the tour. AJ and Amanda had been seen talking more with her hitting him a lot less. Nick and Emma were the first two to noticed this and before a concert one day, Nick went up to AJ and said, "Hey, AJ."

"Yeah?" asked AJ, adjusting his mic pack.

"Come here for a second," said Nick, pulling him aside.

"What…?" asked AJ, finally done fiddling with his mic pack and drinking some water.

"Do you like Amanda?" asked Nick.

Nick moved out of range while AJ ended up spitting some of the water out of his mouth. He wiped his mouth and looked up at him with a puzzled look on his face. "What…?"

"Do you like Amanda?" Nick asked again.

AJ actually blushed and asked, "What kind of question is that?"

"What does it sound like?" asked Nick.

"I don't know, that's why I'm asking you," said AJ.

Nick rolled his eyes, seeing that this would be going in circles. "I mean… do you LIKE her?" asked Nick.

"…Oh, that's what you meant?" asked AJ.

Nick nodded and said, "Yeah."

"…What did you mean again?" asked AJ, now being rather obvious that he was trying to avoid the question.

Nick just stared at his friend, getting a little frustrated. He took a deep breath and asked again, "AJ…this is a pretty simple question. Do you like Amanda or not?"

AJ sighed and said rather quickly, "YeahmaybeIdoalittlebit,maybe."

"…Can you try that one more time so it's understandable to a normal person?" asked Nick.

"But you're not normal," said AJ.

"JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!!" said Nick.

AJ jumped slightly and said, "Okay, okay. Yeah… maybe I do… a little."

"…So why don't you ask her out?" asked Nick.

AJ laughed it off and said, "Me? Ask her out? What for? To get rejected? I don't think so. Dude, she hates me."

"She doesn't hate you," said Nick.

"How many times has she tried to kill me since we've met?" asked AJ.

"She hasn't tried to kill you," said Nick.

"…She hasn't? What about the time she first met me and she chased me with a bat?" asked AJ.

Nick burst out laughing and said, "That's because you tried to kiss her… she was only eleven."

"I was just messing around…" said AJ.

Nick now couldn't stop laughing and said, "Okay, maybe she has tried to kill you. Remember that one time she chased you with a snake?"

"…That wasn't funny," said AJ.

Nick apparently thought differently and went on to say, "Or the time she almost lit your head on fire…"

"…That's enough, Frack," said AJ.

Nick was still laughing and went on, "Or the time…"

"SHUT UP, NICK," said AJ.

Nick tried to catch his breath and finally calmed down and said, "Okay, okay, sorry. But she doesn't hate you. She's done things like that to all of us. She pushed me out of a tree once. That actually ended up being on accident and she wouldn't stop apologizing to me for like two days. But the point is, she doesn't hate you."

AJ sighed and said, "I still don't think she'd say yes if I asked her out on a date or something, so I don't see a point."

"Well… just talk to her," said Nick.

"I don't want to get killed on this tour…" said AJ.

"JUST try… she won't kill you. Just don't be annoying around her," said Nick.

"…ME? Annoying?! I'm never annoying!" said AJ.

Nick rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah right…"

AJ sighed and said, "Look, I know she wouldn't even consider it so that's that, end of story," said AJ, catching up with the other guys. Nick sighed and followed.

Meanwhile, Amanda was getting ready and Emma came up to her. "So, when is the first date gonna be?" she asked with a big grin.

Amanda rolled her eyes and said, "It's not going to happen."

"Yeah it is, I won the bet, remember?" asked Emma.

"It doesn't matter. He's not going to ask me out…" said Amanda.

"We'll see…" said Emma.

"Yeah…that he won't ask me out. Thank God," said Amanda.

"Like him asking you out is such a bad thing," said Emma, rolling her eyes.

"It is," said Amanda.

"Ugh, you are so damn stubborn!" said Emma out of frustration

Amanda smiled at her accomplishment and said, "I know." She stuck out her tongue and headed toward the stage.

After the concert, Nick and Emma met up and devised a plan about Amanda and AJ. They all headed back to the hotel and Emma and Amanda went to their room. Meanwhile, AJ and Nick were down in the lobby of the hotel and Nick's cell went off. "Hello?" he asked, "Oh, hey. What? Yeah, he's right here. Alright, I'll tell him that, see ya later."

"Who was that?" asked AJ.

"That was Amanda. She wanted to know if you'd meet her up in our room in like ten minutes," said Nick.

"…She did?" asked AJ, looking a little confused.

"Yep," replied Nick, trying to hide his devilish smile.

"Uh…okay," said AJ.

Meanwhile, Emma got off the phone and waited for Amanda to get out of the bathroom. Nick and AJ headed back up to their room and Nick said, "I'm gonna go talk to Emma, so I'll talk to you later."

"Alright, see ya," said AJ, sitting down on the bed. He still looked a little confused from the phone call.

When Amanda got out of the bathroom, Emma said, "Oh yeah, AJ called and said he wanted to talk to you."

Amanda gave her a look and asked, "He what?"

"When you were in the shower, AJ called and said he needed to talk to you. He's waiting for you in his room," said Emma.

"Talk about what…?" asked Amanda, suspiciously.

"I don't know, he wouldn't tell me," said Emma.

"…Okay then," said Amanda.

"Here, I'll walk you to their room," said Emma. Amanda just looked at her strangely but followed.

They reached the boys' room and Nick was there waiting for them outside the door. "Hey, Squeak…." Amanda tried to say as she was pushed into the room by Emma. Amanda stared at the shut door as AJ stared at her. Emma and Nick smiled proudly and put their ears to the door. "What the hell…" said Amanda, picking herself up off the ground. She then turned to AJ and jumped a little because he was staring at her.

"You needed to talk to me…?" asked AJ.

Amanda looked even more confused and said, "Em told me you needed to talk to m…" She realized what was going on and turned to the door and tried to get out. Nick put all of his weight against the door, keeping it shut. Amanda started blushing and yelled, "What the hell are you two doing?! Let me out!"

"Not until you two talk," said Emma through the door.

"OMG, what are you two trying to do?" asked Amanda.

AJ sighed and said, "Let me guess… you didn't need to talk to me."

Amanda turned back around and said, "No…well, I mean…"

"Just talk," said Nick.

"JUST WAIT TILL I GET OUT OF THIS ROOM!!" she yelled at them. She tried to push the door open again but it didn't do any good. She sighed and sat down on the floor with her back against the door. "I'm sorry about this. I don't know what the hell they're trying to do," said Amanda, shaking her head and turning more and more red by the minute.

AJ sighed and said, "I know what they're trying to do…"

By now Amanda was bright red and said, "I can't believe those two… I'm so sorry… they're so stupid."

AJ sighed again and looked down. "Is it that stupid of an idea to talk to me?" he asked.

"What…? No, that's not what I mean…" said Amanda.

"I'm sorry. I know you hate me and the last thing you want is to be stuck in the same room with me alone," said AJ.

"I don't hate you…" said Amanda.

"You don't?" asked AJ, looking up.

Amanda shook her head and said, "I'm just pissed that they're stupid to think that something's gonna happen…"

"…Is it that stupid of an idea…" asked AJ.

"What?" asked Amanda, looking up completely taken by surprise.

AJ looked back down again and actually blushed and said quietly, "I mean… us… um… going out… Is it that stupid of an idea?"

Amanda was now completely bright red and babbled, "But…what… I…" She couldn't get one complete sentence out of her mouth.

AJ sighed and stood up and walked up to her. He took her hand and helped her up and sat her down on the bed and he sat against the bed frame. "Amanda, it's okay… calm down."

"But…I… didn't… what…" Amanda continued to babble. AJ took a deep breath and a rather daring move. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips. That only put Amanda in more shock but she calmed down and closed her eyes.

Nick and Emma were still at the door listening. "…It all of the sudden got quiet in there," said Nick.

"Shhh," said Emma.

AJ pulled away, blushed, and looked down. "Sorry," he said timidly. Amanda managed to shake her head but was still in a little shock. The two sat in silence for a few moments then AJ managed to spit out, "So um…" Amanda looked down even more. "So…um…" AJ repeated, trying to figure out exactly what to say. They ended up getting even more uncomfortable with each other. They sat in silence for a few minutes.

Outside, Nick said, "…I wonder if they killed each other…"

"Shhh," said Emma, hitting him on the arm.

"…We need to figure a way out of here," said AJ. Amanda just nodded, still not making eye contact with him. AJ thought for a second and then a smirk appeared on his face. "I have a plan." He leaned over and whispered into Amanda's ear. She managed to smile and then she nodded. They decided they'd sit in silence a little longer to scare Emma and Nick.

"…It's too quiet," said Nick.

"Shhh, I'm sure everything's fine," said Emma.

"But it's been like five minutes," said Nick.

Back in the room, AJ whispered, "Ready?" Amanda nodded. He stood up on the bed, then jumped down onto the floor as hard as he could making the loudest "thud" he could. Emma and Nick both stared at the door.

Amanda tried her best not to laugh and screamed off the top of her lungs. Nick and Emma jumped slightly and looked a little worried. AJ covered his mouth so he wouldn't burst out laughing. "…Should we be worried?" asked Nick.

"…I don't think so…" replied Emma, a little scared.

"We'll worry if we hear something like that again," said Nick. Emma nodded.

Amanda then screamed again and then added, "OMG, AJ get off of me!!" Now Nick started to look pretty worried and Emma held him back.

"Shhh, it's okay, I'm sure everything's fine," she said. Amanda screamed again and was still trying not to laugh.

Nick finally opened the door and barged into the room. "AJ, what the HELL…are you doing?" he asked, as he got more confused as he walked in and saw Amanda sitting on the bed just fine and AJ standing in front of him. Amanda then stood up and smacked Nick on the head. "Ow!!"

"Don't you EVER do that to me again!" said Amanda.

"…Sorry, I was just…we were just," Nick pouted.

Emma sighed and walked in and said, "We were just trying to help."

"You didn't need to lock us up in a room together!!" said Amanda.

"If we didn't would you have talked to him?!" asked Emma.

"Well…no," said Amanda.

"SEE!" said Emma, trying to stress her point.

"But that would have been my problem!" said Amanda.

"And it would have been a waste! It's obvious that you two like each other," said Emma.

AJ and Amanda both blushed and asked, "It is…?"

Emma rolled her eyes and said, "No…your reaction right now isn't proof at all, nuh uh."

"We just wanted to help…" said Nick, looking down.

Amanda sighed and said, "Nick…"

Nick looked up and said, "You called me Nick…"

"That's besides the point… all we're saying is that we could have worked this out ourselves…somehow," said Amanda.

"No you wouldn't have. You're too damn stubborn and he can actually be shy sometimes. You were too stubborn to admit you liked him and AJ was too scared to be shot down," said Emma. By now Amanda and AJ were redder than tomatoes.

Nick decided to go back to his question, "What were you two doing?!"

Amanda rolled her eyes and said, "Nothing, you idiot. We just wanted you two to open the door."

"…Oh, so nothing happened…right?" asked Nick.

"NO!" replied AJ and Amanda.

"Okay, okay, just making sure," said Nick.

"Dude, you don't make any sense! YOU'RE the one that stuck me in here and yet you're the one that was worried that something would happen?! I'm not your damn sister so you can quit acting like my damn older brother!" said Amanda, leaving the room. Emma and AJ were shocked and just watched her leave in silence.

Nick now felt absolutely horrible and looked down. "I was just…trying to help…" He sat down on the bed and stared down at the floor, actually feeling really guilty for some reason.

Emma sighed and said, "Nicky…" She sat down next to him and rubbed his back. He got a little teary eyed but quickly wiped his eyes before Emma could see.

"…I'll go talk to her," said AJ, walking out of the room and looking for Amanda. Amanda was down the hall and sitting down on the floor in front of her door with her knees against her chest. He walked up to her and said, "Amanda…"

"Look, I'm sorry for everything that happened," said Amanda, staring at the ground.

AJ sighed and said, "You don't have to be sorry…I'm not."

Amanda looked up and asked, "You're not?"

AJ shook his head and said, "She was right. If they didn't do that, we would have never talked to each other… I would have never thought you had feelings for me… Well I mean, do…you?" He sort of blushed, wondering if he was just jumping to conclusions.

Amanda looked back down and hesitantly nodded and said very softly, "…Yeah. But I didn't think you'd feel the same way… do you?"

AJ looked down as well and nodded. "So maybe it wasn't a bad thing…" said AJ.

Amanda sighed and said, "Maybe not. I guess I'm not sorry for what happened if you're not."

AJ smiled and said, "I'm not." Amanda replied with a smile. He held out his hand and said, "Let's go back. I think Nick's now overly worried."

Amanda nodded and took his hand. They walked back into the room and Nick was still staring at the ground feeling horrible while Emma was trying to comfort him. Amanda sighed and said, "Nick…"

Nick didn't look up and said with a slightly shaky voice, "I'm sorry, alright? I should have just minded my own business."

Amanda went up to him and kneeled down on the floor in front of him and tilted his head up gently so she could see his face. "Nick, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you and I didn't mean what I said. I know you were just looking out for me and trying to make me happy. I know I can be annoying sometimes and I treat you pretty badly. I'm sorry… Will you forgive me?" she asked with an honest innocent smile. Nick just stared back slightly confused. He then replayed what she had just said to him and then nodded, still confused. "Thank you," said Amanda, hugging him. That took all three of them by surprised and their jaws dropped. Amanda then stood up and said, "I'm gonna go to bed now… good night, you guys." With that, she walked out of the room. The three just stared at her go in silence.

"…That was Amanda…right?" asked Nick, thoroughly confused.

"…I think…so," said Emma, wondering if she had won another bet and didn't know about it.

"…I'll…be back," said AJ, chasing after her again.

"She called me 'Nick'," said Nick, still in shock.

"…Yeah, and she hugged you too. She better watch it," said Emma.

AJ found Amanda about to go into her room and called out, "Amanda!"

"Yeah?" she asked, opening the door to her room.

"…Can I come in for a second?" he asked. She nodded and they both went in. Emma had put poor confused Nick to bed and kissed him goodnight. She saw AJ go into their room so she decided she'd listen outside the door.

"So, what did you need?" asked Amanda.

"…I um…never really got to ask you. So…um…" said AJ, once again looking down, "…will you go out with me…?" Amanda blushed and looked down at the ground for a second not knowing what to do. She finally nodded, although slightly hesitantly. AJ smiled and walked up to her and kissed her on the cheek. Amanda finally managed to look up at him and smile, although still quite red. "Is tomorrow night okay?" asked AJ.

Amanda nodded and said, "That's fine… are you sure you want to do this?"

AJ nodded and said, "I think it's worth a shot. Who knows, maybe we can actually live without annoying the hell out of each other."

Amanda laughed and said, "Nah… I don't think we can. But, I think we can do that, and maybe… actually like each other."

"That works too," said AJ, "So, tomorrow night…okay?" Amanda nodded. He kissed her on the forehead and said, "Good night."

Amanda smiled and said, "Good night." Emma heard him coming to the door and quickly hid behind the opening door. Amanda smiled and lied down on her bed just staring at the ceiling, wondering if everything that just happened was true, and if it was, why she was smiling about it. But she just decided to smile. Emma walked into the room smirking. Amanda sat up and said, "What are you smirking about?"

Emma kept smirking and said, "I guess we're gonna have to go shopping tomorrow morning for your dress." Amanda's eyes widened and she fell back onto her bed groaning. Emma smiled at her little victory and went to bed.