.........AJ's eyes popped out. He looked around but found no one. He could of swore he heard someone talking. 'I'm going crazy,' he thought. 'I need sleep.' He turned off the CD player and hopped up into his bunk. Turning on his side, he fell into a peaceful sleep.......

.........Dra crawled into be after she shut off her stereo. Her shiz tzu, Mr. Peepers, hopped into bed with her and licked her face. She turned over giving the scruffy dog a quick scratch and fell asleep.......

.......AJ awoke the next day to the lovely fighting of his good friends, Nick and Brian. Apparently Nick had eaten the last chocolate chip bagel and Brian loved those. AJ turned over and threw the pillow over his head. 'Do they ever stop?'

"J, come on, time to check in," said Kevin throwing open the curtain on the tour bus getting him up. AJ just nodded and got his stuff together. He really wasn't feeling in the best mood......

..............Dra woke up to the sounds of 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' blaring though the house. Today was the day of the big concert and she had reluctantly agreed to take her twin sisters. Kiara and Kira were absolutely stoked to be going but Dra on the other hand wasn't too trilled. She didn't mind them or their music but it wasn't something she preferred to listen to. She swung her legs out of bed trying to be chipper. She showered, changed and made her way out of her room and........

........up the stairs to his room. Ever since he got stuck in an elevator, AJ refused to ride in them. He finally reached the floor they were on and got to his room. Thank God they had gotten to the point where he could have his own room. He flopped down onto the bed and called room service, being too tired to go out and find a McDonald's. The phone rang and he reached over to grab it.......

........"Hello, McJivvers residence," said Kiara into the phone. She listened for a second as Dra walked into the kitchen and got some orange juice out of the fridge.

"Allie, telephone is for you. It's Nickers," replied the bouncy 16 year old.

"Nikki-nack, what's up?........No I hadn't thought about it why?........Like if you wear that you'll meet them........Huh?...Oh no, just my baggy Hilfigers and my Devil Rays jersey......OK fine, I'll wear that......What? You're on drugs........Nickers, be real what are the chances?.......Yeah whatever.....OK,.....by the East gate got it......see you later," said Dra ending the conversation and........

.........resting the phone back on the cradle. 'Not here even five minutes and D is already working it.' thought AJ to himself. He started unpacking the few things he brought when he found the 'Hope Floats' CD in his bag. A post note was stuck to it.

.........Kira opened the door and ushered in her friends.

"Oh my God you guys can you believe it????" she asked excitedly.

"No way, we are going to see BSB in concert, live!!!" exclaimed one of her friends, Lucinda.

"Kira, move this party elsewhere please. Hey Jacquie, how ya holding up?" asked Dra to her best friend and Lucinda's older sister, Jacquie.

"I'm about all Backstreeted out. We had to listen to the tape all the way over here in the car. I'm about had it up to here with quit playing games with my heart," stated Jacquie.

"Tell me about it, come on let's lay down the rules," commented Dra following the group of teenaged girls. Everyone sat down in the kitchen and picked up........

.........a nice warm lemon poppyseed muffin. He chowed down his food and then wandered over to his window. Thinking back to last night, he grew confused yet again. His life seemed to be going every which way but the way he wanted. He felt like he was on that ride at Disney, the spinning tea cups. Everything around him was happening in a blur. A crowd of fans sat outside the hotel and he waved. Only a few saw him and waved back but it was all he needed to pick up his day slightly. He moved away from the window and back to his bed. He laid down and felt that something special was in store for him today........

.........."If one of you screams anything such as 'Marry me' 'I love you' or any of their names we will leave. Kira and Kiara already got this warning so listen up. You guys can scream-not ear piercing-but yes you can scream. I'm glad to see that no one brought signs. Good thinking. We are sitting 4th row. We don't need signs. But please girls make me proud. Be mature and respect these guys. All they need is one more girl screaming 'B-rok, rok my world,' Got it?" asked Dra sternly.

"Yeah, we do," said the group of 4 girls.

"Alright, get in the Windstar, we gotta pick up Octavia and Kammi from the hotel," said Jacquie.

"Octavia?" asked Kiara. "Oh you know her as Pudge," replied Dra grabbing her composition book that was on the coffee table.

"Oh yeah! Pudge is awesome!" and the girls walked out of the house........

........and into the lobby of the hotel. AJ couldn't stand to be cooped up in his thoughts any longer. He went into the hotel restaurant found a back corner and took out his composition book to write. Luckily there were few people there and even fewer in the back corner. He wrote for what seemed like minutes when in all actuality it was hours. He looked up and that's when he saw....her..........

........."I can't believe it's been so long. Thank God the girls went off to swim, now we can have some peace," said Dra walking into the hotel restaurant with her buddy, Octavia.

"I feel bad sticking them with Jacquie though," stated Octavia.

"Hey she offered. It's her own fault! I love my sister but they are 16 and that's all I'm gonna say," both girls giggled.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom. Find table and get me something," stated Octavia.

"OK," relied Dra as she moved to a back corner of the restaurant for privacy. That's when it happened......that's when she saw him.......

.......She was a vision. She had pretty caramel colored long hair that swayed back and forth as she walked. Her eyes sparkled green like emerald chips and she had smile that could brighten the darkest day. She wore a pair of extremely baggy jeans with a tight fitting bodysuit. She had a nice sway to her step and AJ wished that he could of had a backview. She walked to the table directly in front of his and sat down but not before she flashed him a flirty smile. AJ smiled back and for some reason he got up........

............and sat down at the table next to her. Dra admired the guy that sat down next to her. He had dark, black hair with bleached blond tips. His yellow colored sunglasses kept Dra from finding out what color his eyes were but she could see they were very expressive. He had on a yellow dress shirt and a pair of baggy jeans. His face held a cute mischievous grin. He stepped over the chair and sat down.

"Hey," said AJ

"Hey yourself," replied Dra.

"I'm Alexander but people call me AJ, Why are you sitting all alone?"

"Well, AJ I have a friend in the bathroom. But you can keep me company for now."

"What's your name?"

"I'm Alexandra but everyone calls me Dra. Why are you sitting alone if I may ask? I mean a fine looking guy like yourself shouldn't be all alone."

"Well, same goes for you. You're probably waiting for your boyfriend though. Here to celebrate an anniversary or something?" he questioned as Dra laughed.

"Me? A boyfriend? That's a good one. No, I'm pathetically single right now."

"You too? Seems to be a lot of that going around," stated AJ. "You're single? Now that is hard to believe. Is there anything wrong with you?" asked Dra suspiciously.

"Nothing is wrong with me. It's all the girls I meet. They well they just aren't what I'm looking for."

"And what exactly are you looking for?"

"You," he said seriously. Dra just looked at him and smiled.

"That's sweet but you don't know me, Hun. I could be a psycho killer."

"I don't see psycho killer on your resume, baby. Besides, I feel like I know you from somewhere. I'm a pretty good judge of character," commented AJ.

"You're right. There is some thing about you that seems familiar. I don't know what it is but I know what you mean," Dra saw the notebook in his hand "You write?"

"Oh yeah. Poetry, stories, journal entries, songs...." he trailed off.

"I have a composition book just like that. I write all that stuff too. Lately I've been doing some soul searching in it," stated Dra, feeling like she could tell this man anything.

"Me too. I've been wondering what exactly I mean to this place."

"Wow, so have I. I just don't know where I fit in anymore. It's so...."

"Confusing," they said together. "You feel that way too?" asked Dra.

"Oh yeah. My life is pretty much...well....not mine. I just don't feel alive anymore," stated AJ-just then Dra got a great idea. She scribbled a note on a napkin for Octavia and grabbed AJ hand.

"It's time to feel alive, Xander." he didn't know why but he trusted her and they went on there way.........

Part 3