With my eyes shut, I leaned back on the couch and pulled my knees up to my chest. I sighed softly and my mind started to flashback.

*~* Flashback *~*

" Lauren, get your lazy ass out of bed! " Sarah's voice permeated through the walls of my bedroom in our apartment in Florida. I groaned and pulled my pillow over my head.

" L-A-U-R-E-N! I am NOT kidding! This is your warning..."

I grumbled some more and pulled the covers over my head that already had a pillow over it. I realized that today was the day that we were flying to New York to move into our new apartment, but I was too lazy to get up just yet.

This took place five months ago. I heard my friends move around intentionally stomping to be loud, but I ignored it.

Within a few seconds, a familiar song started blaring through the entire place. I immediately shot up, sending my pillow flying to the floor and ran to my door, opening it and ran into the living room where Amanda had already started singing. " You are..my fire, the one desire. Believe when I say...that I want it that way.."

I immediately took up my part, " But we are two worlds apart...can't reach to your heart, when you say...that I want it that way! Tell my whyee, " My friends joined in at the chorus and we finished out the sing with everyone doing the part of their favorite Backstreet Boy.

We all fell to the floor laughing and Sarah shook her head at me. " It never fails! I know what wakes you up! "

" Yeah. Yeah. " I picked myself up and sat down on the floor. I glanced around at our empty apartment and sighed. " When does the flight leave again? "

" We have to be at the airport in an hour! So go get dressed, will ya!!? " Tabitha ushered me back into my bedroom.

" Ugh! Why didn't someone tell me we had to be there so soon? " I groaned and stumbled back into my room.

" WE DID! " All four of them shouted at the same time.

" Alright, alright! " I retired back into my room with a defeated look. I ran around picking up whatever I had left in my room and stuffed it into my duffel bag. I changed out of my night attire and into my clothes for a day, which included a dark green tank top and blue jeans shorts.

" Okay, I'm ready! " I came out of my bedroom with my duffel bag slung over my shoulder and found my friends picking up the few CDs that we hadn't sent up to New York yet, and Sarah had the boombox. We all glanced around one last time at the apartment that we were leaving behind.

We had lived there for a year, ever since I turned eighteen and could move out of my house with my parents. I was actually a newcomer to their group of friends, but I knew that I had friends for life when I met them.

*~*

All five of us had found our way to the same concert at the Ice Palace in Tampa because of our love for Backstreet. I had gone by myself because none of my friends were into them, but I was still determined to have the time of my life. I had second row seats, so needless to say, I was psyched.

I took my seat and waited for the opening acts. I started to laugh when I heard the girls next to me.

" Sarah, will you calm down! I honestly don't think that Kevin is going to care if one piece of your hair is out of place! " The one girl spoke who I came to know as Tabby.

" Yeah, well you should calm down too. I don't think you're gonna be able to catch one of Howie's roses. " My future best friend out of all of them, Amanda, teased Tabitha.

" Oh shut up, will you? " Helen groaned and smiled. " I wonder how sexy AJ is gonna look doing those..." her voice drifted and the others started laughing.

I shook my head and tried not to laugh, but it was difficult. " Now look what you've done! You're scaring that poor girl next to us! " Sarah rolled her eyes at Helen.

" ACK! " Helen groaned and turned to me. " I'm sorry! Don't mind us! "

I smiled. " Naw, don't worry about it! I actually find you guys amusing. " I thought about what I said. " Well, in a good way! "

They all laughed and individually pointed to themselves. " I'm Helen. "

" I'm Tabitha. "

" I'm Sarah. "

" And I'm Amanda Littrell! " The fourth girl spoke when the rest were done introducing themselves. The five of us laughed and they all told me who their favorite boy was. " Who's your fave? "

I grinned and my eyes drifted off into my thoughts. I sighed, " Nick...the one with the hair golden like the sun and the baby blue eyes that make me weak in the knees. "

All four of them glanced at me for a second and Tabitha spoke. " Wow..I think someone likes Nick just a little bit! " We laughed again. " But that's good because we need a Nick lover in our group! "

At the concert, we all danced to every single song and even got the guys to notice us because we screamed in unison.

At one point, Brian stood next to Nick, tapped him on the shoulder, and pointed to us, smiling. Nick looked directly at me and grinned when I used sign language to say that I loved him. I nearly died when he blew me a kiss and the other girls turned to me and smiled, jumping up and down as the guys blew the rest of them kisses.

From that night and on, we became the best of friends because of our joint love for the five guys that would forever change our lives.