Chapter 1 - How We Met

It had been two months since Crystal met the Backstreet boys on FANatic with her best friend Bernie. Crystal had hit it off well with nick & at the end of the show they had exchanged numbers. As well as Bernie and Brian. Now two months later, Crystal was with nick, and Bernie with Brian.

Now they were about to go on tour again to finish off some cities they had missed before. Nick had asked Crystal to go along as well as Brian asked Bernie. It was opening night of the tour, and Crystal was at the venue in the rest area. ( backstage ). She was wearing a blue spaghetti strapped floor length dress. She had on a blue overcoat on and a diamond necklace. Her hair was tied up with ringlets hanging down in the back. Now they were all talking in the back.

"Sweetie you look very beautiful in your dress tonight." Nick said making Crystal blush.

"Thank you, you look very handsome tonight too."

"Well I have to.....hear all those screaming girls?"

"Yeah, yeah, don't know why they scream so loud!" "You should talk! You should have seen yourself when you walked in the doors on FANatic! OH MY GOD IT'S NICK!!" he mocked her screaming like the fans. "Shut up!" she said playfully punching him in the arm. She looked at him and sighed.

"Where are we going afterwards?" she asked.

"Where do you want to go?"

"Well I dressed all nice, but I don't really feel like going all fancy.....how bout Mc Donalds?"

"Okay, Mc Donalds it is." Nick laughed.

"I hope your not sick of Mc Donalds babe."

"Me? Sick of Mc Donalds? Heck no, it's Backstreet food!" nick laughed.

"Okay if you say so." Crystal said with a smile.

All of them were talking when a girl and a guy walked in. The guy looked at Crystal strange, but Crystal just shrugged it off. The girl, went around talking to the guys, got autographs, thanked the boys, then left. During the show, Crystal and Bernie watched as their men swayed and sung beautifully to the music. Crystal had just drank a whole mess of soda and really needed to go to the bathroom. She excused herself from Bernie and walked to the bathroom. Standing by the men's room was the man who had looked at her strangely earlier.

'My God, why wont he just go away'? Crystal asked herself. She went to the bathroom and when she got out the man was gone. 'Oh well, he's gone, just forget about it.'

"Excuse me?" a young girl about 9 stopped Crystal.

"Yes?"

"Are you nick carter's girlfriend?" she asked hopefully.

"Yes I am, but don't tell anyone."

"I won't but could you please give this to him?" she handed Crystal an envelope with the name Nick on it.

"How did you know I was his girlfriend?"

"I seen you walk in with nick, but I didn't get a chance to stop you guys."

"Okay well enjoy the show."

"Okay thank you."

"Your welcome."

Crystal walked back to her seat and continued to watch as Nick swayed to the music, every now and then pointing to Crystal. Crystal turned to Bernie. "Did you see that guy earlier?"

"Yeah."

"He was outside the men's bathroom, staring at me."

"He was? Ewwwwww!"

"I know it was weird."

"Well, don't worry about it, just keep blowing kisses to Nick like I am to Brian....they love it."

"Okay....." I laughed.

After the show was over, they all piled onto the couches backstage.

Exhausted, Nick rolled on the floor.

"Okay, I am hittin the shower....then we can go." he said kissing my neck.

"Oh God please do smelly."

"Hey!!" he said tickling me.

"Ahhhhhh I'm gonna pee my pants!" Crystal yelled.

"Good then you can take a shower too!"

Brian laughed.

"Get a room you two."

He put her down and smiled.

"Be right back baby."

"Take your time."

Once nick returned from his hot shower, he was nice and good smelling.

"You smell good." Crystal said sniffing him while kissing his neck. "Heehee, you tickle my neck when you do that." he picked me up and carried me out to the van. ( yes a van, they want to be unrecognized ) On the way to the Mc Donalds, nick and Crystal were in the back wrestling each other when he would try and tickle her.

"Stop! Stop! Ahh, no I don't want to pee my pants. Hee hee, stop! I'm gonna get you for that." Crystal laughed.

"Them too." Brian said as he kissed Bernie on the lips.

"HEY!! Not there Crystal........oww that hurts! Hee hee stop that tickles!"

"What are you two doing back there?" Kevin asked.

"Nothing." they both said in unison acting totally innocent.

"Nothing my butt." he responded laughing.

Once they pulled up, they got out and ordered their food. Crystal pulled the note out of her purse and handed it to nick.

"What's this?" he asked.

"A girl asked me to give it to you."

He opened it up and smiled at the note.

"What? Can I see?" Crystal asked. He handed her the note and she smiled also. The girl wanted him to go to the prom with her when she got older. "Oh that is sweet." they laughed.

'Damn! ' Crystal thought.

"What's wrong baby?" nick asked Crystal who seemed to be off somewhere.

"I have a splitting headache. My Tylenol is in the van."

"I'll go get it." nick said getting up.

"No, I can get it, you just eat your food like a good boy. I'll be right back." she said reaching her hands out for the keys. "I don't know............are you sure, it's dark?"

"I'm fine." she grabbed the keys from him as he sat back down.

"Don't be too long or I am gonna eat your food!" nick yelled.

"You better not!" she threatened.

Once she hit the cold night air, the hair on her skin stood on end. She got to the van and fumbled for the right key. It was unusually cold until she felt a warm presence behind her. Thinking it was nick, not believing she could take care of herself, she spun around only to be grabbed by two men. She tried to scream but his hand was covering her mouth. One man opened a trunk and threw her in there, causing the wind to be knocked out of her. She gasped as he ripped the necklace off her and went to the van. The man busted the window a bit and left a note along with the necklace. He closed the trunk and they drove off.

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