“Hey guys guess what Frank just told me?” Natalia said with a smirk, obviously trying to hold in laughter.

“What?” Dave asked.

“Well, are you ready for this Kate? Britney Spears is guest singing at the next concert!” Natalia, Liv, and Sara erupted with laughter.

“Ha. Very funny. I have a stomachache already,” I moaned.

“What’s wrong Kate not a big Brit fan?” Bob asked. I just glared at him.

“I would have thought you were a fan considering the obvious,” Dave said, trying not to laugh.

“And what would the obvious be?” I asked getting very angry. I could see Natalia and Sara sinking into their seats.

“That you bear resemblance to her,” Bob answered.

“And if you’re even half as easy as Britney this is going to be one fun trip,” Scott added. I stood up very slowly trying to compress my anger. But I couldn’t do it I lunged at his throat. Natalia, Clint, and Sara had to restrain me.

“Calm down Kate, he didn’t mean it, it was a joke,” Sara said trying to soothe my anger. Scott grinned as the rest of the crew muffled their laughter.

“Scott I wouldn’t touch you with a ten foot pole. And if you do somehow manage to get with Britney Spears that’s the only trash you could ever have.” I said giving him the look of death.

KATE

I looked out the tour bus window. There she was, the bitch from hell. I can’t hardly wait to meet her.

“Look it’s Britney Spears!” hollered Bob, “Wow, she looks even better in person.”

“I find that incredibly hard to believe,” remarked Sara with sternness.

“Oh baby, hit me one more time!” shouted Scott, almost loud enough for her to hear him. Britany and her manager were talking to Frank. Obviously she was going to be spending some time with us, on our way to the next venue and I hope to god we aren’t sharing a dressing room with her.

Frank led Britney up the tour bus steps and took her bags. “Clint, put these in the bedroom for our guest.” Britany giggled, Clint groaned.

“Hey y’all I’m Britney Spears. It’s nice to meet you.” She said happily. I could feel my breakfast coming up. If I barf, I hope I aim for her.

Scott put out his hand for her to shake. “We’re so pleased that you could come and sing with us. It’s always been a dream of ours.” He said with charm.

“It has?” Whispered Bob to Sara next to me. She began to giggle, but stopped when Britney looked over at us.

“Oh, Hi, I’m Sara, this is Bob, and this little charm of a thing is Kate.” She said with a smile. I am going to kill Sara when I get a minute with her. This is the last day she is going to see.

“Oh, honey! Well aren’t you little miss personality. I’ve heard so much about you!” she chirped.

“And I’ve heard a lot about you too,” I said, trying to squeeze out a smile.

“Hey Kate, now that I think of it, you look quite a lot like Britney. Maybe it’s just me, can you guys see the resemblance?”

Heaven help the person who just said that. I am going to kill them.

“You’re right, Liv, she does look a lot like Britany. Isn’t that funny! I hope the audiences can tell them apart.” Squeaked Dave with a grin.

“Honey, yeah, you do look a bit like me! That is funny. Hey maybe before the concert starts we can give each other makeovers. I’ve got some great tips for you. Oh, we’re gonna have so much fun on this trip.” Britany said with importance.

I cringed and looked to Natalia and Sara for help. But they were laughing silently with Dave and Clint. Scott was smirking devilishly. I hate them. I hate them all.

KATE

“And then she tried to dress me up like in her ‘Sometimes’ video. It was hell, Clint pure hell.” I said pouring out my heart. Britney was in the bathroom taking her third shower today.

Clint passed the popcorn to me. We were watching ‘Billy Madison’ on the video screen in the master bedroom.

“She was so nice, that’s what scares me. I hated every minute of it. And no one helped me when she was trying to make me her baby doll!” I shrieked.

“Well, we’re all sorry, but you just gotta be nice to her for the next few days, or at least until the concert is over. Then you can go back to your bitchy self Kate.” He said with a grin.

I hurled a handful of popcorn at Clint. “Well, ok. So how has Project Olivia been going?”

“Ah, so-so. I don’t know if she even acknowledges what’s happening sometimes.” He said disdainfully.

“This is Olivia, she never acknowledges what’s happening. Just give her time. She has yet to understand how crude, rude, and insincere Scott is.” I told him.

“Why don’t you just tell her?” he asked me.

“Well for a lot of reasons. One being that she hates my guts at this moment. Anything I told her about Scott she would pass off to my being jealous. Two, I can’t tell her what happened in the woods. And neither can you, you got that?” I said worriedly.

“Yeah, I won’t. But how do you know that she doesn’t already know?” asked Clint suspiciously.

“I don’t think she knows everything, but she can figure most out. The only people that know everything are Scott and I, and I’m not quite sure what you know. So lets just leave it at that.” I said with a sigh.

“Well, I don’t think that’s all the people that know, Kate.” He said.

“What do you mean?” I said upset.

“Well, Scott told the guys what happened, and they probably told the girls. I don’t think anyone told Olivia though, ” he said quietly.

“WHAT?” I shouted sitting up straight. “I’m gonna kill him. What did he tell you?”

“I don’t remember, but it wasn’t good. He told us after you got back from the woods.” He said.

I bolted out of the room and towards Scott.

SCOTT

I looked up from my most enjoyable conversation with Britney, when I saw Kate hurdling towards me like a bull. She looked really mad, I wonder why.

“I am gonna kill you!” she almost shouted. She noticed Britany sitting at the table and stopped.

“Scott, we need to have a little talk. NOW. Get your ass over here.” She shot through her tightly pursed mouth. I could see the veins in her neck.

“Could you wait a few minutes? I’m talking to Britney here. She’s telling me a rather interesting story about N’SYNC. Now what were you saying about Justin?” I said with cool importance.

Kate grabbed my wrist and dragged me away from Britney. She really hurt my wrist. “Ow! Stop it, you’re gonna break my wrist!”

“Oh, that’s the least of your worries, Scott.” She dragged me into the bedroom and slammed the door shut.

“What the hell is wrong with you?!” she screamed at me.

“What are you talking about? What is wrong with me talking to Britney? Are you jealous?” I spewed at her.

“Hell no! I’m not jealous of that silicone enhanced ice queen! I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about you telling everyone about what happened in the woods!” She screamed at me.

“That’s a good point! What did happen in the woods? You told me nothing happened! And from what I remember it was a lot of nothing!” I screamed. I had lost my temper. She pushed it.

“I told you not to tell anyone! I didn’t want Olivia finding out what happened there!” she yelled.

“Oh, so now something happened? Good, I’m glad we have that covered. If you didn’t want Olivia finding out, why did you let it happen?” I yelled. I was red in the face with fury. I really wanted to know. She stopped yelling. She didn’t say a word. But she still looked angry.

She casually walked over to me with a half smile. I guess she was going to forgive me.

“I guess I was wrong about you Scott.” She said. “You’re even more of an asshole than I originally thought!” Her hand reared back and she slapped me so hard. “Now get out of here, and don’t even think of talking to me.”

I tried to stop my face from hurting as I left the bedroom. When I got back to the table, Britney was staring at me.

“So where were we?” I asked her casually.

“Honey, you might want to put some ice on your face, y’know, to make the swelling go down.”

SCOTT

“Scott, I’m sorry to say it, but you got what you deserved,” admited Bob.

“Oh thanks, Bob, you’re a real big help. She fucking slapped me. And then when I left the bedroom Britney told me to put some ice on my face. Damn it, I felt so stupid.” I touched where Kate had slapped me. It still felt warm.

“Oh well, come on it’s time for dinner, just don’t piss Kate off anymore, ok? We don’t need any bloodshed at the table tonight.” Dave said with a smirk.

We left the bathroom where we were brushing our hair and trying to look presentable for Britany. Hey, it was the best we could do.

We sat down at the table. I sat on one side of Britany, Bob sat on the other. Too bad Sara, you’ll have him back when Britney leaves.

“Honey, your face looks much better. Let me see it.” Britney told me. She touched the side of my face that was red. “Did you put ice on it?” she asked me.

“Yeah, I put some. It’s doing better now. Doesn’t sting as much. Just kinda throbs.” I answered her chuckling.

Kate gave me the look of death. Again. I don’t think there is anyway to get back on her good side. But I’ll keep trying, you never know. Everyone has their weaknesses.

“Well, good thing it doesn’t hurt that bad. Don’t worry it should just be a memory by the concert.” She said sweetly. Damn she’s hot.

“So Britney, how was your make-over, dress up, session with Kate?” Olivia asked trying to change the subject, she looked really upset.

“We had so much fun! She’s so cute, it was like having a little sister,” She answered. “Did you enjoy it Kate?”

“You have no idea, it was the biggest thrill of my life,” Kate said. I think she’s going to lance at Britney this time.

“So Clint how was Billy Madison? Was it as good the 29th time as it was the first?” asked Natalia working on small talk.

“Oh, it was cool. Kate and I enjoyed it immensely,” He said sarcastically with a smile.

“It seems you two have been having a lot of fun lately, I’m glad,” I said. Of course I’m not glad my goddamn brother is stealing Kate.

“Yeah, dancing in Rockefeller Center and watching movies, you two compliment each other very nicely,” Olivia said as a smile stretched across her face. What’s going on here? Kate’s supposed to be mine, Clint can’t move in on her.

KATE

“Thank you Salt Lake City! We’ve had so much fun playing for you! And now, for some added enjoyment, we have Britney Spears to sing her new single ‘Drive Me Crazy’!” Olivia shouted into the microphone. Screams and cheers erupted from the audience.

Britney sang her song, much to the delightment of the crowd. When she was finished she gave thanks.

“I’ve just had so much fun on this trip, I want to thank the people who made me feel part of the family. Scott and Bob, Clint and Dave. All of Nine Lives, but most importantly, Kate for making my stay so much more fun. Friends forever Katie!” She came over to me and gave me a big hug. I’m gonna burn my clothing. And I liked this outfit too. I could see out of the sides of my eyes the whole band laughing their head off. I could hear Dave and Bob from the wings laughing too. I hate them. I hate them all.