Don't Get Close

By now, it was nearing 3 AM and most of the guys, including Serena, had gone to sleep, with the exception of Sid, who was staying up with Lucy to put her plan into action. James had wanted to stay up and watch, but after he passed out on the fridge while getting a drink he decided it was best just to go to bed.

"Alright Sid, let's do this," Lucy whispered, slowly wandering into the bunk area with Sid in tow. Once they got there, he quietly crawled up into Serena's bunk, trying not to wake her. Lucy thought she remembered Serena saying something about being a bit of a heavy sleeper, and she hoped she was right.

Once Sid got situated in her bunk, he gave a thumbs up over Serena's sleeping form. Lucy nodded and loudly whispered, "Good luck, Sid!" He gave another thumbs up and Lucy took this as a sign to finall go to bed herself. She climbed up on the opposite side of the bus and into her own bunk. She hoped she didn't fall out while she slept; the floor of the bus didn't look very forgiving.

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-'*Serena POV*'-

The first thing I saw when I woke up were lights. Sun rays, maybe? I rubbed my eyes and tried opening them. When I did, I realized that there were rays coming from the front of the bus and into the bunk area, which would explain the blinding light that woke me up. Wait, why can I see out there? Didn't I close my bunk curtain last night?

I thought about reaching over and shutting it so I could continue sleeping. I mean come on, it must only be 6 AM! Who gets up this early? I looked around the bunks, and it seemed like everyone else was still sleeping, if the multiple snores and limbs hanging out of the curtains were any indication.

When I decided to stop being lazy and finally shut my curtain, I found that my arm was pinned down. Why would my arm be pinned down? And why was I uncovered? And who's Batman boxers are those? Wait, boxers? That means...

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James woke up to a loud scream two bunks above him. He stumbled out of his own bunk and tried to see what the commotion was. Lucy smiled at him when he came out and he smiled back. He was about to ask what was going on until he saw Mick come over and stand beside him.

"What's the screaming and yelling about?" he asked, stretching. Mick was never a morning person, and didn't appreciate being woken up.

James shrugged, "I was about to ask the same thing."

Both guys' attention was drawn from their conversation when Serena's body began getting closer to the edge of her bunk.

"Serena be careful!" Lucy yelled.

Serena turned around to see who had said it but started falling out of the bunk. Fallen, who was also now awake, barked and Lucy gasped. Mick was surprised when he looked down and saw Serena in his arms, clinging to him for dear life. He raised an eyebrow and she looked up at him, shock still written on her face. He gently put her down on her feet and she mumbled a 'thank you' before storming over to Lucy and poking her on the nose, "I can't believe you did that!"

Lucy tried to keep a straight face, but after seeing Jim coughing to cover up his laughter at Serena's sudden mood change she couldn't help but laugh too, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Serena put her hands on her hips, "I think you do."

The rest of the guys came out to also see what was going on but when they saw Sid climbing down from Serena's bunk they figured it out for themselves.

"You really went through with it?" Corey asked, his eyes wide with excitement. He looked like he was 5.

Lucy laughed, "Yep. And it worked great too!"

Serena scowled and shot a playful glare at Corey, who grinned at her. She walked over to him and lightly punched him on the arm, "You were in on this?"

Corey tried to look innocent as he glanced around at the other members of the band, who were all trying to hold in their smiles. "Of course I wasn't!"

His grin returned and gave him away, causing Serena to give him and the rest of the guys another playful glare as her hands found their way to her hips once again, "Uh-huh."

She turned to Lucy and smiled at Lucy's expression. She seemed quite proud of herself. "Okay, I have to admit, that was a great way to get your revenge."

"I know," Lucy replied.

Her short answer made James snort a laugh. She was being rather modest, when she really wasn't modest at all. She didn't seem like the type.

"I say we go back to bed. I'm pooped." Sid said, leaning against the bunks with his eyes closed.

"Sounds good," Lucy said. She, like Mick, wasn't a morning person. She loved sleep. If she didn't get it, she got cranky.

"But you go to your own bed this time," Serena said, pointing at Sid and then pointing to his bunk.

Sid sighed dramatically as he made his way to his bed, "Only for you, my dear."

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A couple hours later, Lucy woke up to the sound of voices in the front lounge. Someone must have left the doors open...

"Man, I'm so glad we have a couple days off. My throat is killing me!" A voice, whom Lucy assumed was Corey, said.

"I hear you. I've got a blister on my hand the size of Wisconsin!" said another voice.

A shuffling of feet was heard, and a different voice said, "Hey, it actually looks like Wisconsin!"

Lucy chuckled slightly and got out of bed. Even though she was wearing her pajamas, which consisted of a red tank and black and red plaid pajama pants, she was going out to talk to the guys. They were comfy, and since she didn't know what they were doing today, her pj's would be fine. She doubted the guys would care, anyway. On her way out she pulled on a black hoodie.

"Hey, Lucy!" Joey greeted, giving her a small wave.

Corey and James looked up and greeted her before going back to being half asleep. It appeared everyone else was still sleeping.

She smiled and waved back. Lucy opened her mouth to ask the guys about breakfast, but her stomach beat her to it.

James, along with Corey and Joey (who seemed to be the only ones actually awake) laughed at Lucy's reaction. She put her hand over her stomach and grinned sheepishly, "Got any food?"

"We were gunna stop at a Mickey D's, but we thought we'd wait until everyone was up," Corey said, before getting up and walking in the direction of the bathroom.

Lucy nodded and walked over to the fridge. She rummaged around inside until she found what she was looking for. She sat down on the couch inbetween Jim and Joey and pulled up her hood before poking her straw in the top of her box of apple juice and taking a sip. When she noticed the two's amused expressions, she asked, "What?"

James smiled and shook his head, "Why are you drinking a box of apple juice?"

Lucy shrugged, "It was in your fridge. Besides, I should be asking you why you have boxes of apple juice in your fridge!"

"It's Joey!" he said, pointing at Joey, "I swear! He's the one with the love for apple juice!"

Joey feigned shock, "I do not! I'm too manly for apple juice!"

Lucy took another drink before putting it back in her lap, "Joey's right, Jim. He is too manly for apple juice."

Joey stuck out his tongue at James who reached across Lucy and grabbed it, "Don't stick it out unless you plan on using it!"

"Do you want him to use it?" Corey asked, walking into the room.

James looked disgusted for a moment before letting Joey's tongue go and wiping the saliva on Corey, "Not on me, anyway."

Joey tried to look hurt, "I'm offended, James!"

"Aww, don't worry about it, Joe," Corey said, patting his shoulder, "I'm sure Lucy wouldn't mind if you used it on her instead."

Lucy choked on her apple juice and uncontiously scooted closer to James and away from Joey, who was trying not to laugh. James looked around Lucy to see Joey wink at him, "I think Jim is more my type."

All four of them started to laugh, but were inturrupted when Shawn walked by, staring at all of them as if they were aliens from another planet, "Well at least he admits it."