Lindsay Madeline Schwengel was in trouble. She knew it as soon as she saw her older sister, Emma Madi Schwengel, standing at the top of the stairs with her hands on her hips, glaring at Lindsay. Lindsay laughed to herself, then took off in the other direction. She heard Emma's voice yelling at her. "LINDSAY MADELINE SCHWENGEL!!! YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!!!" Lindsay just laughed at she ran outside, hoping her sister wouldn't follow her. She paused for a moment to listen for footsteps, and, after not not hearing any, she sat down and started plucking blades of grass. She was bored, and she didn't have anything to do. Krysten was off at the mall, Sam was shopping, probably getting 5sos shirts, and Jessica was in Los Angeles. Lindsay would get her phone and text Jessica, but Jessica was going to a concert, and Lindsay's phone was inside, and she knew that she couldn't enter the house until her sister calmed down, which could take anywhere from ten minutes to three hours. She sighed as she laid down on the grass, thinking about tomorrow, and how much fun it would be. She didn't notice Emma sneaking up behind her, with an evil glare in her eyes.

Samantha Rylee Knutson was jeappy. Jealous and happy. She was jealous because Jessica was going to a 5sos concert that evening, and Sam was obsessed, no, dedicated to 5sos. She was happy because now her friend would experience 5sos for real, and she also knew that Jessica would have a great time at the concert, so she couldn't help but feel happy for her friend. Although...she wished that she could meet 5sos... As usual, she got swept away into a daydream about meeting 5sos...and that adorable Luke Hemmings...

Two hours earlier...

Jessica's POV

"Are you serious?" I asked my grandparents. They nodded. "OH MY GOSH THAT'S THE BEST!!!!!" I exclaim, probably loud enough for the entire state of California to hear. Kayla comes thundering down the stairs.

"What's going on?" She asks, completely puzzled.

I turn to her and yell, "WE ARE GOING TO A CONCERT!!!" For some reason, she doesn't seem as thrilled as I am.

"Ya? So?" She asks. I sigh.

"We get to go to our very first concert, which is 5sos by the way, and we even get back stage passes for after the concert so we can ACTUALLY MEET 5SOS!!!" I expect Kayla to start jumping up and down, or at least show a little enthusiasm, but she just shrugs.

"Ok, sounds fun, I guess. I'm gonna go get ready." She turns around and walks up the stairs.

"We leave in three hours!" I call out to her.

"Ok!" She says back. I grab my phone and go sit down on the couch. I text my friends.

Jessica: hey hey hey! Greetings from the big city of LA!! Guess what?!?
Lindsay: a bird pooped on your head. Twice.
Krysten: you got to meet a movie star?
Sam: you met 5sos?
Jessica: Sam is the closest. I haven't met 5sos, yet
Sam: what do you mean, yet?
Jessica: it means....THAT I'M GOING TO A 5SOS CONCERT AND MEETING THEM AFTER THE CONCERT!!!
Sam: ayeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Krysten: omg that's so cool, have fun!
Sam: 5⃣🆘5⃣🆘5⃣🆘5⃣🆘
Lindsay: neato. Have fun!
Sam: get their autographs 4me!!
Jessica: alright, I'll try. Miss u guys!
Krysten: us too!
Lindsay: it's boring without you
Sam: 5⃣🆘5⃣🆘5⃣🆘5⃣🆘
Jessica: well I gtg get ready 4 the concert. Tty peeps later!
Krysten: bai! Have fun!
Lindsay: L8tr G8tr!!
Sam: 5⃣🆘5⃣🆘5⃣🆘5⃣🆘

I set my phone down. My first concert! With 5sos! What could be better than that? I decide I will need to get some of their merch at the concert. Perhaps one of those SUPER COMFY sweatshirts that Sam has. I smile as I daydream about the concert, which won't be a daydream in about two hours! This is going to be great!!!

Kayla's POV

Omg we are going to a concert!!! Omg a 5sos one! Omg omg omg!!! Even though I acted like I had no interest whatsoever in going to the concert when Jessica told me, inside I was actually screaming with joy. I LOVE 5sos, they are the best ever! I can't explain why I didn't want to show my excitement, for some reason, I just...didn't. But now that I am alone in my room, I can let out my excitement. And tonight, I can scream and cheer and yell and jump and sing and dance to my hearts content! These three long hours until the concert just seem WAY too long!!! I try to distract myself by picking out an outfit, but it isn't that hard, and I can't get my mind away from tonight. I sigh with happiness as I lay down on the bed and sink into the fluffy pillows and mattress. In three hours, I will be having the time of my life!!!

Peyton's POV

I am sitting at my desk reading over my lines for the scene in A Life in the Stars that we will be shooting tomorrow. I hear a knock on my door. "Come in!" I call out. The person opens the door. It turns out to be Maddie Smith, my manager. "Ah, Maggie." I say. I call her Maggie because when Mr. Richardson introduced me to her, he called her 'Maggie' instead of 'Maddie.' So the name just stuck, and so now I call her Maggie.

"Mr. Richardson is here." She informs me. "He wants you to meet someone." I am puzzled.

"Meet someone? Who?" I ask. She shrugs.

"I don't know her name or what she does, but he seems to think that she will be of great help to you. They are waiting in the lobby." She explains.

"Ok, well, show them in." I say. She nods and leaves to go get Mr. Richardson and this girl. Less than a minute later, Maggie returns with Mr. Richardson and the girl.

I gasp as soon as I see her. Her eyes widen when she sees me. I narrow my eyes and say, "Cleo Nightshade."

Her voice is crisp and even as she replies, "Peyton Landing. Always a pleasure."

Mr. Richardson is surprised. "You two know each other?" He asks, completely puzzled.

"You could say that." Cleo replies, not taking her eyes off of me. "We grew up together."

Three hours later...

Jessica's POV

"Have a great time! Text us when we need to pick you up!" Grandmother says.

"Bye!" Kayla and I wave as they drive away. Kayla turns to me. "Let's go find our seats." I nod in agreement. We are FINALLY here! We are going to meet 5sos in a couple hours!!! We find our seats, and discover that we are really close up to the stage! Hooray! We can see everything! We aren't too close that we have to crane our necks up the whole time to see, but not too far away that we can't see anything. It couldn't be more perfect!

I sit down in my seat, and Kayla sits in the seat to my left. She pulls out a book and starts reading. "What's that book?" I ask.

"Iceberg" by Clive Cussler." She replies, without taking her eyes off of the book.

"What's that?" I ask.

"It's the next book in the Dirk Pitt series, the one after "The Mediterranean Caper." She replies, still not taking her eyes off of the book.

"Oh. Well, I'm gonna go look around, ok?" I ask.

"Mmhmm." She says, still deep in the book. I get up and go look for that 5sos sweatshirt I want. I only hope I can find it...

Peyton's POV

Cleo and I are still glaring at each other when Mr. Richardson says, "Well, um, Peyton, I figured that she could help you out, sort of...be your assistant."

"I have an assistant." I reply coldly.

"Well..." He trails off, not sure what to say.

Maggie claps her hands together. "Why don't we go to a concert tonight? There is one in an hour, let's go listen to that and cool off." She suggests.

"Fine." I reply.

"That sounds...wonderful." Cleo says, putting a sarcastic emphasis on 'wonderful.'

I get up and say, "I'm going to go freshen up." I storm out of the room, leaving Maggie, Mr. Richardson, and Cleo alone in my office.

Kayla's POV

Not one minute after Jessica leaves, two girls come and sit down in the seats just right of Jessica's seat. They are chatting nonstop about some nonsense or another. Finally, I turn and glare at them. "Would you mind being a little quieter?" I ask. "I am trying to read here!" I say, holding up Iceberg. The girls seem startled, then they look at each other and burst out laughing. I feel my face growing redder and redder.

One of the girls notices this, and says, "Oh, we are sorry. We didn't realize how loud we were." She gives a little laugh. "Don't worry, we are used to getting shushed." She says, smiling at me.

"Yea." The other girl pipes up. "We are always being told to be quiet!" She laughs. Well that certainly wasn't the reaction I was expecting.

The first girl that spoke looks at the book in my hand. "Hey, is that Iceberg by Clive Cussler?" She asks.

I nod. "Um, ya." I say. 'Real intelligent Kayla, real intelligent.' I think to myself.

"Oh my gosh I love Clive Cussler! He is such a good author!" She exclaims. "I'm still on The Mediterranean Caper." The girl continues, "But I know that Iceberg is the next book, and I can't wait to read it!" She exclaims.

I am startled, and again, I say something really intelligent like, "Ummm, ok."

"Oh sorry!" The Mediterranean Caper girl says. She sticks out her hand. "My name is Allysa Hayden." She introduces herself. I tentatively shake her outstretched hand.

Her friend looks at me and says, "Hi, I'm Lia Harvey."

"Hi." I say. "My name is Kayla Jackson."

"Hey that's a cool name." Allysa says.

"So are you a big 5sos fan?" Lia asks.

"Umm, yea, I really like them." I respond.

"Did you like The Mediterranean Caper?" Allysa asks.

I smile, beginning to warm up to these girls. "Ya, I did. But the ending was much different than I expected." I reply.

Allysa nods thoughtfully. "Good authors do that." She comments.

"Hey do you do any sports?" Lia asks.

I shake my head. "Nope, unless reading counts." I say.

Allysa nods. "I like reading." She says.

"Wow, I couldn't tell." I say sarcastically. She laughs.

"So do you do any sports?" I ask them.

They both nod. "We both do golf." Lia says.

"Oh wow, that's so cool!" I exclaim. They smile, and we continue chatting. I like these girls. They are strange, but I like them.

William Richardson's POV

As soon as Peyton leaves the room, Cleo turns to me. "I'm going to go get ready as well." She says, then storms out of the room.

"Well that was a disaster." I say to Maggie Smith as soon as Cleo is gone.
She nods in agreement. "Tell me about it."

"I wonder what's wrong between them." I mutter.

"They obviously have some bad history." Maggie comments.

"For some reason, they seriously hate each other." I say.

"Yep." Maggie agrees.

I sigh. "Well, I'll come pick you, Peyton, and Cleo up in thirty minutes." I tell Maggie.

She nods. "See you then."

I turn and walk out of the room, wondering what in the world is up between Peyton and Cleo. It doesn't matter, I tell myself. Cleo promised, and Peyton wouldn't dare turn me down. I sigh again, hoping that they will resolve their bad history, and very, very soon. Otherwise...there will be trouble. Bad trouble.