Chapter 5
The next morning I wake up in Josh and Ben's room. They left me on Josh's bed, and they're both curled up in Ben's bed.
I don't want to get up yet, so I just nestle into the covers. Josh and Ben are still sound asleep, so I just try to fall back asleep. It's nearly impossible though. I get up, and walk around the room a little bit, and the guys wake up.
"Morning sleeping beauties," I smile, "Thanks for letting me spend the night." Josh smiles, "I hope you enjoyed my bed." I nod, "Yes, it was very comfy."
"Does this hotel have breakfast?" Ben asks, trying to tame his crazy hair. "Nope," I say popping the 'p', "we're on our own." Josh proceeds to sing On My Own from Les Miserables.
Once his rendition is over, the three of us get ready to go to breakfast. I pull my hair up, and just put on some low-top converse, and a hoodie, and I'm good.
"Hurry up slowpokes," I mutter. Josh and Ben race out of the bathroom, looking just as great as I do.
"Where should we get food? What's nearby?" Ben asks. "Starbucks? I think there's one down the street," I say. "Looking it up!" Josh exclaims, typing furiously on his phone.
A few seconds later, we learn that the closest one is on the other side of town.
"We can Uber," I suggest. "Good idea," Ben says, getting on his Uber app. Our car arrives, about fifteen minutes later. Josh and I climb in the backseat, and Ben sits up front.
Ben tells the driver, that we're going to Starbucks, and we soon arrive there. Once ordering food, and drinks, we're sitting at a table together.
"What are we doing today?" I ask. Ben shrugs, "I don't really think we're doing anything special." I nod, "That makes sense, since we have a show tonight."
I go to take a sip of my drink, when Ben taps my shoulder. "What is it Benjie?" I ask, turning to him. He grins at me, not saying anything. I turn back just in time to see Josh taking a sip from my cup.
"Joshua Burrage!" I exclaim. His face turns bright red, "It was Ben's idea!" Ben gives him the evil eye, "No it wasn't! Stop blaming people." Josh gives us a sheepish grin, and returns the drink.
I get on my phone, but only for one reason, to follow my fan account on Instagram. I don't look at comments or anything. I turn my phone off and slide it to Josh. "Hang onto this for me," I tell him. He nods with understanding, "Will do."
We finish our breakfast, and Über back to the hotel. I actually go back to my own room. Morgan's still feeling pretty bad. Melissa, on the other hand, is waiting for me.
"You didn't come back last night, did you?" She asks. I shake my head, "Nah, I fell asleep in Ben and Josh's room." She smiles, "I never got to tell you how great you Katherine debut was, dear. You really did great."
"Thanks Mel Belle. You'll get your Katherine chance soon," I tell her. She grins, "I know, but this is your time to shine." I gather together some clothes, and quickly jump in the shower.
After I'm done, Ben and Josh are waiting in the room for me. "I can't escape you losers, can I?" I ask smiling. They shake their heads. "Nope," Josh says, "come on. We've got a surprise for you."
Ben grabs my hand, and pulls me out of the room. "This better be good," I mutter following them. We get to the elevator, and Josh pulls a bandana out of his pocket, and blindfolds me. I try protesting, "Is this blindfold really necessary? I mean, I can just close my eyes."
"Just trust us, Belle," Ben says, placing his hands on my shoulders. I turn around reluctantly and allow Ben to tie the bandana around my head.
Josh places his hand mid-back, and slowly guides me out of the elevator. I have no clue where I am.
"Okay, Belle, you ready?" Ben asks. "Yes!" I exclaim. They count down, "3, 2, 1. Surprise!" I rip the bandana off of my eyes and look at them quizzically.
We're in a reception room. There's balloons and streamers everywhere, and everybody from the cast is casually milling around. "It's not my birthday," I remind them.
"Today," Josh says, "is the three year anniversary since we met in auditions." I smile and think back to that day.
I really hope this goes well, I want to be in Newsies more than anything. I open the doors to the huge building where auditions are being held. I get all signed in, and I'm told to take a seat. I see two boys, slightly older than me, sitting next to each other laughing.
"Excuse me," I say shyly," is this seat taken?" The blond one shakes his head, his curls bouncing, "No, it's yours." The other boy with brown hair reaches over, and sticks out his hand, "I'm Josh." I smile shyly, "I'm Belle." The blond kid smiles, "Nice to meet you Belle. I'm Ben."
Ben is auditioning for the role of Racetrack, and Josh wants to be Crutchie. I hope it works out for them.
"I'm just doing ensemble, I'm too shy to play a big part," I inform them. "A shy performer, that's gotta be tough," Josh says. I giggle, "Yeah, so is this your broadway debut."
"It's mine," Josh says, "But this kid's been in everything." I look at him funnily, he not that much older than me, and he's been in that much. A lady comes and calls Josh, Ben, and a couple other guy's names. They wave at me, and say they hope to see me later.
"Oh my gosh, I can't believe you guys did this. You two are the sweetest," I exclaim, hugging each of them. "Let's get our party on!" Josh exclaims, grabbing my hand. "You're lucky I love you, Joshua," I mutter, following him.
We get to a table with all my favorite foods. I smile, picking up a strawberry and dunking it in the chocolate fountain. "This is so fancy schmancy," I sigh.
"Yeah, let's hit the dance floor," Ben says. We walk over to where everybody is dancing, and join them as the song On Broadway begins playing.
The rest of the afternoon, we all just hang out and spend time together. Then, unfortunately, the party comes to a close and we get ready for the show. Melissa is doing Katherine, so I'm back to my Sniper role for tonight.
After the show, we stagedoor, of course, then Jordan, Nick, Stephen, Alex, and I go get dinner together.
"I can't believe you're actually going somewhere without Ben or Josh," Stephen teases. "Well, I have to get used to it. One day we all won't be able to hang out everyday, and I'll be stuck with you dweebs," I grin.
"But I'm your favorite dweeb, right?" Nick asks. I reach up and ruffle his hair, "Nice try, Nicky, but Alex is my favorite dweeb." We arrive at Panera, at Jordan's request, and get a table.
"What do you want to drink?" Alex asks me. I shrug, "Lemonade maybe?" Nick nods, "That's what I'm getting." Stephen looks at us with disgust, "I'm getting a coffee."
We get our drinks, and food, and we all just chat. "Guys, what would I do without you all?" I ask. "Probably be bored to death. We make things exciting for you, Belle," Jordan says. I smile and nod, "Very true."
"Tomorrow is travel day!" Stephen reminds us. Alex nods, "Don't stay up til midnight playing Dig Dug. It's not worth it." Stephen raises his hands in aggravation, "Once and you're labeled for life!"
"Hey Belle, wanna sit next to me on the plane tomorrow?" Nick asks. I nod, "Ben and Josh need some alone fine, so why not? Who else is sitting in our row?" He shrugs, "I think Joey." I nod, "Sounds good. Can somebody walk me back to the hotel?"
"I've got you!" Stephen exclaims, "I'm tired of talking to these people anyway." They all shoot him a glance. I grin, "See you all bright and early." Jordan groans, "Ugh, don't remind me B!"
We leave Panera, and begin our walk back to the hotel. "So, how have you been?" Stephen asks. I shrug, "I stage doored after my Katherine debut, and nobody really wanted my picture." He looks shocked, "Our fansies are the most supportive fans ever! They must have not realized."
"It's whatever," I shrug. "I did enjoy sharing the stage with you, Belle. You're young and going places. Trust me," he says. I smile, "Thanks Stevie. I'll see you in the morning." He nods and opens the door to the hotel lobby.
I wrap my arms around him in a tight hug and then we part ways. I go back to my room. Morgan is awake and looking much better. "Hey Mo, how ya feeling?" She smiles, "A lot better. I should back as Katherine by Tuesday." I nod, "I'm glad."
She puts on Zootopia. I pull out my phone- which Josh returned- and shoot Ben a text. "Back from dinner. See ya in the morning. Oh and I'm sitting with Nicky and José on the plane:)"
I turn my phone off as I feel myself falling asleep on the couch. "Night Mo! Night Mel Belle!" I call out, as I close my eyes.
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