Chapter 2 Echoes of the Past and Unexpected Kisses

(AT BECKETT'S MANSION)

"The QUEEN is BACKKKKK!!!" Addison bounced inside the house, twirling and giggling simultaneously. "Where's my Red carpet? Why can't I see anything on the damn floor?" She crutches dramatically.

"My little bunny," her mother exclaimed, coming from the dining.

"My sweet daughter," her father followed.

"M! D!!" She ran to her parents, crashing into them.

"My goodness, I missed you two like Crazy," she kissed both their cheeks, making a pouting sound.

"We missed you too, dear... in fact, we've been awaiting your arrival."

"I cooked your special. Come on, let's eat. Come on, Aiden," Mrs. Beckett walked to the dining, and the others followed suit.

"Wow. I can smell it already!" She took her seat.

"Are your dishes still the best, M?"

"No, dear, her hands are failing these days," Mr. Beckett replied.

"Really, M? Is that true!" Her eyes widened.

"My hands are failing, but his taste buds are declining also," Mrs. Beckett retaliated jokingly.

(They all laughed.)

After breakfast, "Aren't, you're going to show me around the town."

"Shouldn't you rest for today? You just came back. Today should be for us spending time together, catching up."

"M, D, we still have many days for that. I just want to go out with Aid today since he won't have time to do that after he leaves. I came back practically for this."

"Mom, she's right. I'll be leaving tomorrow, so I won't have time to spend with her, remember?" Aiden added. Mrs. Beckett sighed in defeat.

"Sweet daughter, isn't your brother great to have got accepted into the band?"

"Beats me. He has grown so much that I'm so happy for him. If I were a fox or a dog, you'd have seen my tail wagging about," she joked, making them all laugh.

"I'm so proud of you, sis," she ruffled Aiden's hair while Aiden grabbed her hand.

"You're touching a star's hair...be careful, or my fans are going to eat you raw!"

"Do you even have any? Uh? Uh?" She continued ruffling it.

"Alright, eat fast, I've got something to show you."

"Can't wait," Addison squealed.

"So, tell me about this SB (Starr Boyz)."

"Umm...Finn, Bin, and Ash. Bin is the vocalist and their leader. He's my role model."

"And..."

"My crush."

"Don't tell me you're going into this band solely because you've got a thing for him?"

"Well...partly."

"Ohh come on, sis...don't be foolish."

"I'm not...I just like him, that's all. Come on, you asked me to show you around...where do you want to go first?" He smiled, taking her hand.

"Anywhere fun!"

(SHOUT OUT KARAOKE)

"AMOR FATI!!! YEAH! HOO!!" Addison breathed out heavily after ending the song. She stared at the machine intently as it counted her scores.

"93 %" It displayed, and she screamed into the mic in excitement.

"WHO IS THE BEST!!"

"YOU'RE THE BEST!!" Aiden shouted back from where he was seated.

"I CAN'T HEAR YOUUUUU!!!"

"YOU'RE THE BEST BROOOO!!!" Aiden shouted again, and she winked, going to where Aiden was seated.

"Wow...bravo!! That was excellent!!" He applauded her, while she flaunted her hair proudly, dropping the mic.

"You still sing so well...just like before."

"It's been a while since I sang...now my throat hurts," she stretched her hand forward to his lips, picked the crumbs there, and put them in her mouth.

Aiden knocked her forehead.

"Ouch!!" She winced, glaring at him.

"What was that for?" She scowled.

"I thought you stopped doing that?"

"What?!"

"What you did just now!"

"Ahhh...that. I did. I did, but...you know...your habit can't just leave you like that. I'm F (fucking) addicted," she replied, taking the beer on the table.

"Try to get over it...it won't be good if you do that to other people. They will mistake you for a psycho."

"Then I'll just become one for them."

"Seriously, you!"

"Should I follow you to the agency...I want to see how it is," she suddenly grinned.

"I'm sorry, Addison, but...you know I'm just getting started...I don't want them to know I have a twin. It might bring a setback."

"I feel like I'm a jinx."

"No, you're not."

"Why hide it then...I don't understand?"

"Come on...can't you understand me?"

"I can't understand the situation either...I just came back after years, and now you're leaving."

"I'll never stop contacting you."

She smiled.

"Live well with your crush...I know you're damn excited."

"So much," he beamed.

"Gosh...I'm so proud of you, sis," Addison ruffled his hair.

"I'll let you go for now...just wait till I become famous. I'll arrest you for this," he joked, while she smacked his occiput.

"ADDISON!"

"Now you sound like a man," she grinned, while he scoffed. His eyes caught the pendant around her neck, and he couldn't help but stare.

"Why?" Addison asked, noticing him staring.

"That...where did you get it?" He questioned, pointing to the pendant.

"Ohh...this," she smiled knowingly, remembering the hoodie guy.

"I feel like I've seen it before somewhere," Aiden muttered, taking his eyes from hers.

"Addie!" He snapped his fingers in front of her face when he realized she wasn't listening to him anymore. She seemed to have zoned out into her own world.

"Snap out of it, will you?"

She chuckled.

"Do you like it? You want it?"

"No...it seems precious. You can keep it."

"I was going to," Addison stuck her tongue out at him. He smiled.

"Let's go watch a movie after this."

"Anything you want, Milady," he bowed slightly.

"You should go sing too."

"After I use the restroom," he stood up.

"Relieve your bladder and nothing more. No FK (Fucking) in the restroom, twinnie," she teased him.

"Shut up, Addie," Aiden chuckled, going out.

(MINUTES LATER)

"Is he really fucking a bitch in the restroom?" Addison asked herself when Aiden wouldn't come back.

She got up and went out of the room, bouncing. But just as she got out, she halted when some hefty men who clearly looked like thugs trooped out of the room just beside hers. They all had mean looks on their faces and looked dangerous. She froze where she was as they all passed her by.

"Phew!" She heaved, holding her chest after they'd all left.

"What was that?" She walked slowly and gently to the room they came out from. The door was open, so she was able to take a peek inside.

She gasped when she saw how scattered and rough the room was. Traces of blood were even on the floor. Something had definitely happened in there. What if someone had died?

Letting her curiosity get the best of her, she walked slowly inside the room, but immediately she did, a hand covered her mouth from behind. She gasped. Her eyes dilated in their sockets.

Her back was against a really broad, hard chest she could tell. The person's chest went up and down, indicating he or she was breathing heavily. An unfamiliar smell hit her nose...it was a pleasant one, but she couldn't tell what it was.

"You know, right...that curiosity kills the cat," a male voice came from behind her ear.

It was cold and enchanting at the same time.

Finn slowly retracted his hand from her mouth, while she released a heavy breath.

"And satisfaction brought it back," she spun around instantly, but before she could catch a glimpse of his face, Finn pulled her head towards his chest. Her head landed there, and she could hear his rapid heartbeats.

She wasn't left out either.

Her heart skipped a beat at their proximity.

She had never been that close to any guy like that except Aiden.

Well...there was the hoodie guy at the airport earlier.

Was it her luck today to hug guys whose faces she couldn't even see well?

Finn's hand remained at the back of her head, not making her back away.

Addison could feel some liquid on her hand as she held onto him. She brought her hand forward and gasped when she saw it was soiled with his blood.

"Blood..." She muttered.

Finn exhaled.

That's when she realized he was breathing heavily because he was in pain. Those thugs must have done this to him.

"You're bleeding," she forced herself out of his hold and almost immediately, Finn wore his face cap on her head, bolting out of the room before she could know it.

She touched her head, removing the face cap and looking at it.

"Wait..." She ran out of the room but couldn't find him anymore. She exhaled and looked at her soiled hand.

"It must hurt..." She muttered, making her way to the restroom to clean herself up. By the time she got back to the room, Aiden was already there.

"Why? You needed an urgent FK too?" Aiden joked.

"So, you admit that's what you went there to do?" She smirked.

"I went to take a dump."

"Good for you. Let's go...I'm suddenly tired."

"Wow...that's a surprise."

"Yeah..." She took her bag. Strangely, her mood suddenly went down after meeting that strange guy earlier. She couldn't help but worry.

"Go ahead...I'll just settle the bills."

"Meet me at the car garage," she excused herself.

"What's with her suddenly..." Aiden muttered.

"Where are you? I'm already there, just wait! I'll be there in a jiffy, don't make a move, and just ow!" Ash's phone fell from his hands as he suddenly bumped into someone. He picked up the phone and tried to move, but the person pulled him back before he could.

"Ash? Oh, my gosh, ASH!!" The high schooler he bumped into squealed in excitement.

"Shh...yeah, it's me. Don't make a noise, can you_"

"Girls, it's ASH!!!" The high schooler alerted her friends before he could finish his statement.

"No shit!" He cursed under his breath as he got flooded immediately.

"He's so handsome!"

"Wow, I can't believe I'm touching him!"

"I love you so much, Ash!"

"Take a picture with me!"

"Go out with me!!"

"I wanna be your Cinderella!!"

"Kiss me, Ash!!"

"He's so fucking hot!!"

Ash wiggled uncomfortably as the girls touched and swarmed around him, almost ripping him apart.

"IT'S FINN AND BIN!" He pointed forward, and they all diverted their attention to where he was pointing. As soon as they did this, Ash took to his heels without wasting any second.

"F**k this!" He groaned as the girls clung onto him, almost ripping him apart.

(CAR GARAGE)

"Why isn't he coming?" Addison, who had been waiting for Aiden, muttered impatiently, dialing his number, but then it started ringing from the car.

"Tf!" She peeked into the car and saw his phone on the back seat.

"He left it." She opened the door to take the phone, but then her back crashed onto the seat when someone suddenly pushed her in, closing the car door.

"WTF!" She scowled, while the guy placed his second finger on her lips.

"Shh! It's me. I've got some crazy fans after me, and I mustn't be caught, or the president will kill me...just let me hide here for a few minutes. It'd be nice if you kept quiet also," Ash said in a rush. Her eyebrows quirked.

"Do I look like I give a Fucking damn? Get out now or I drag you out myself with your Fucking dick," she barked back at him, but Ash only smiled.

"It'll only take a while," he said, and before she could process anything, his lips pressed against hers. Her eyes widened.