A Summer To Remember *updated 8/20*

[kaitlynjonas]

Chapter 1


I layed on the beach and scanned the ocean, looking at all of the people. They were splashing in the water, enjoying eachothers company, laying in the sun.
Happy.
They were all happy.
Right now, I was anything but happy.

But I am getting way to far ahead of myself.
My name is Hallie. I am a 15 year old girl, sophomore in highschool, and at the beginning of this story I am single. I live in a gated community just outside of LA. I go to one of those stereotypical High Schools where you have the Jocks and the Cheerleaders, the Goths, the Nerds, and every clique imaginable.
I play on the varsity soccer team, but secretly I want to learn to play an instrument and be in a band. I've started a couple of songs before, just the lyrics and beat, but enver been able to finish them. I've always wanted to be famous. But I didnt live in LA. I lived near it. Which is exactly how my chance of stardom was. I wasnt a star, I was just close enough to see the stars.
My life is pretty average for a 15 year old girl. I haven't had a serious relatinoship, I havent had my first kiss, and the closest thing I've come to holding a boys hand is when we had line partners in kindergarden. I didn't mind this until the end of freshman year when all of my friends were going to movies with their boyfriends and I was stuck home alone on youtube. So that summer I decided to find myself a guy.
Now back to where my story began.

I was watching these happy people on the beach and realized that I wanted to be happy like them. Which is why for the first few days of summer, i've been at the beach trying to catch any guys eyes. I've gotten a few glimpses and some hellos, but nothing seemed to clique. I decided to pack up for the day and head home.
On my bike ride home I decided to stop by starbucks and get something to drink. Maybe start a new song. I went inside and got myself a cool drink and sat at one of the tables and got out my lyrics book. I flipped to the first clean page and decided to think of a topic first. After sitting there for 5 minutes I realized I needed an inspiration that would just start the song on its own. A song that needs all this thinking to just start will never end up being good. All of a sudden a commotion outside started and it was some celebrity stopping by to get something to drink. I decided to bolt before I'd get stuck in there. As I tried pushing my way out through the crowd I tripped and fell, with my bag and all its contents spilling out on the sidewalk. I hurried to pic up my wallet, keys, cellphone, sunglasses, and song book. When I went to grab my song book, a pair of hands picked it up and another guy held his hand out to me.
"Are you okay?" this guy said. I took his hand and pulled myself up and looked at him. Then I seriously think my heart stopped beating for about 5 seconds.
It was Nick Jonas.
And Joe was holding my songbook. Kevin was already inside of starbucks.
"Uh yea I think I will be alright" I said trying not to sound like an idiot.
"Is this yours?" Joe said, flipping through my lyrics.
"Ohh yeah those are some songs I have started, but havent been able to finish one yet." I said.
"Really? You write music?" Nick said, looking interested.
"I try to. But I dont really know how to play any intstruments so I just make tunes in my head and write down the words."
"Way to improvise" Joe said and handed me my book. Nick was still looking at me and when we made eye contact, I thought I would melt right then and there. I quickly looked away and blushed as Kevin walked out of starbucks. "Ready to go?" he said.
"Totally" Joe said.
"Uh yeaa" Nick said,"Nice meeting you.."
"Hallie" I replied, "my name is Hallie"
"Nice meeting you Hallie. Maybe if we run into eachother again I can help you finish one of those songs?" Nick said with a smile.
A completely and utterly adorable smile.
"Is that a promise?" I said.
"Of course" He replied, and with that, he and his 2 brothers walked back to their limo and drove off.
I got on my bike, went home, ran upstairs to my room, locked the door and layed on my bed.
This could not be happening.
I totally just talked to the Jonas Brothers.
And, was I being a little optimistic, or was Nick at least somewhat interested in me? I'm not thinking like he likes me, but maybe possibly friend status?
Being friends with Nick Jonas would be even better then dating the most popular guy in school. It would make this summer worthwhile. It would completely be INSANE.
One problem though. The chances of running into him again were one in a million. And I wasnt one to get my hopes up, because I know it just makes it harder when they come crashing down. I decided to just cherish those moments I had spent with Nick and Joe, and tomorrow I would go back to my boy hunt at the beach. I doubt Nick would even be interested in me. He could get any teenage girl he wanted. And like I said before, I am just average.

[kaitlynjonas]

Chapter 2

I woke up the next morning, turned on my ipod and blasted some random music as I got ready to chill at the beach. I packed up all my same things, put on a suit, some shorts and a tank top, and hopped on my bike. Today seemed different, a little brighter out, a little more happy.
Maybe today I would meet this guy that I have been looking for.
As I was laying out on the beach, a few guys were playing frisbee and one of the guys and I had been giving eachother looks for awhile now. He was pretty cute. He had long blonde hair, blue eyes, a nice body. At one point his friend threw the frisbee too far and it landed right next to me. The boy ran over and said, "sorry, my friend has horrible aim"
"Its okay, I dont mind" I said. Why was I being this outgoing? I was never this outgoing.
"Cool. My names Brian" the cute boy said.
"My name is Hallie. Are you from around here?" I asked.
"I just moved here at the beginning of the summer. I am gonna be a sophomore at JHS."
"Really, I go there too. You're gonna love it here in California." I said with a smile. He sat down next to me and we started talking, while his friend decided to take a nap. Brian liked to play football, and the guitar. He was very nice, and funny. I told him about our school and different things he should know. Finally I looked at my watch and said, "Oh I should go"
"Can I have your number then?" He asked.
I gave it to him and we hugged goodbye. I hopped on my bike and headed home.
That night Brian called me and we were on the phone til 1 in the morning. I was really starting to like him. We could just talk about the most random things and we just really got eachother. We had plans to meet at the beach the next day.
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As I rode up to the beach I saw Brian standing by that snack bar waiting for me. I walked up to him and gave him a quick hug and then we walked down the beach. Usually I would think this was sorta of going too fast. I mean I just met him yesterday. But I had gotten to know him alot. And he seemed like a great guy. The rest of the day Brian and I just hung at the beach. We splashed eachother in the water, then went and had some icecream at the snack shop. Finally as the day was coming to an end, I gave him another hug and headed back home on my bike.

As I was waiting at a street corner, waiting to cross the street, a car stopped at a red light and I heard a voice come out of it.
"Hallie? Is that you?"
I looked in the car and there, staring straight at me, was Nick. My heart did 10 front flips.
"Oh hey!" I said, trying to play it cool.
"Hold on, we're gonna go park in that lot. Meet us there?" Nick said. I heard Joe yell OR ELSE! from the back seat. I laughed and nodded my head.
I pulled up to the lot as the boys were getting out of there car.
"A promise is a promise. Wheres your song book?" Nick said smiling. God he was gorgeous.
"Uh, you want to write a song here. In a parking lot?" I asked. Then I regretted it thinking if Nick Jonas wanted to help me write a song, he could do it wherever he wanted.
"Right. Maybe you can come back to our place where we have our instruments and everything?" He said.
"Sure let me call my parents" I said and dialed my moms cell.
"Hey mom, can I hang at a friends house for a little bit?" I asked. I doubted she would care. She never would expect me to do anything wrong. I was that average, always played it safe girl. It kind of annoyed me that that was what everybody thought of me, but at times like this I guess it helped.
"Sure hon, be home by 7" and with that I hung up, turned towards Nick and said, "Lets write a song"
He smiled. "Great"
He opened the door for me while their driver but my bike in the trunk. Then he scooted in the seat next to me while Joe and Kevin got in the back. I talked to them the whole way to their house and asked them about their music. And every once in awhile Nick would just look at me and smile. And it sent chills up my spine every single time. This never happened with Brian.

At first, I thought Brian would be the boyfriend and Nick would possibly become the friend.
But now it might be turned the other way around.

[kaitlynjonas]

Chapter 3

As we were getting closer to the Jonas's house, I recgonized everything.
"I live in a gated community right around here" I said.
"Really? Yea we live in Shadow Hills." Nick replied.
"No way! Me too" I exclaimed.
We pulled into my/our community and when we pulled up to the Jonas household I found out that I lived about a 5 minute walk away from the Jonas Brothers. It was crazy.

We walked inside and went straight down to their basement where they had instruments all over and song lyrics and tabs all over the floor. The four of us walked over to the couch and Nick grabbed a notebook and pencil and sat down next to me.
"I think we should start from scratch" Nick said.
"Good idea. Now what do you want to write it about?" Kevin asked me.
"That's a good question. I'm not really sure. I guess about falling in love. That shouldnt be too hard should it?" I asked.
"Well that will only end up turning out good if-" Joe started and Nick interrupted, finishing it saying, "If you actually have fallen in love yourself. Have you.."
"Oh..well I guess not. I have an idea, but im not really sure.." I said kind of uncertain if it was a good one.
"What is it?" Nick asked, ready to write.
"Well, tell me if this is stupid, but what if it was about starting to like someone, and you could like call it falling in like?" I asked, almost regretting it after I said it.
"That's perfect! You can do so much with that!" Joe practically shouted.
"Really?" I asked, laughing at his reaction.
"Yea, you can do so many fun chords and everything cause it doesnt have to be as serious love stuff" Nick said, writing down on top of the paper Falling In Like. I smiled to myself, actually proud of myself.
"So, I think for this we should do the chorus first, then fit the verses in." Nick said. He was getting really into this. I stared at him for a second, in awe. He was just so..i dont know. different I guess, from all the guys around here. He knew what he wanted, and he treated girls like they deserve.
"Hallie do you like that idea?" Nick repeated. I must have been daydreaming, but the sound of him saying my name woke me up.
"Yes I love it" I said with a smile.
"Do you even know what it is?" Joe said with a smile.
"Yea, writing the chorus, then the verses. Sounds good" I said with a smile.
"Okayyy. So how do you think you want the chorus to go.." Joe said and we got right to work.

After brainstorming for about an half an hour, we came up with the chorus to our song, and I absolutely loved it. Then they decided they should teach me either guitar or piano so I could play it. I chose to learn piano, cause they said it would be easier, and I could learn guitar later.
And I knew Nick was the only one of them that was really good at piano.
After an hour of beginner piano lessons from Nick, and partial flirting, and a lot of smiling, I had the basics of piano down, and the chorus of our song as well.
We walked back into the basement to Kevin and Joe, who were playing guitar hero.
"Hey you guys, Hallie is gonna play the chorus of her song on the piano for us." Nick said.
"You learned it that fast?" Kevin said.
"Yea she's a quick learner" Nick said with a smile.
"Well I guess I had a pretty good teacher" I said, beaming. My stomach was about to burst open with butterflies. Just the way Nick looked at me made me want to kiss him over and over.
I walked over to the piano and started the chorus.

so i guess you would call
this thing i have for you a crush
i guess you could say
i fell head over heels
and i guess you should know
that i can't get you out of my head
because i'm falling in like with you

I sat back and looked at their reactions. They were all smiling, which made me smile even more.
"I love the lyrics we wrote. It totally explains having a crush, definately with saying i guess in every other line" Kevin said.
"Yeah, exactly! Because when you start to like someone you're always not sure about what's going on quite yet!" Joe said.
Nick, totally not listening to Kevin or Joe, just looked at me, still smiling and said "You did amazing. It's an amazing song so far, and I never knew you had such a beautiful voice."
I smiled. And I could feel my face turn the brightest shade of red imaginable. All of a sudden my phone rang. It was Brian. I had totally forgotten about him until now. I ignored it.
"I should probably head home now. When can we work on the verses?" I asked.
"Are you free tomorrow?" Nick said. I had plans with Brian but those should be over at 2.
"Yea anytime around 3?" I asked.
"Perfect. Come to our house at around 3." Nick said and walked me to his front porch.
"Sounds good" I said. Nick kept looking at me. I was waiting for him to say goodbye, but it never came. He was looking at my lips. I could tell he wanted to kiss me. But next thing I knew he said, "See you tomorrow. Bye"
I responded with a bye, grabbed my bike, and headed home.
Maybe I was just imagining it. Maybe Nick did just want to be friends.
I went right inside and practiced my song over and over til I thought it was perfect, and the whole time I couldnt get Nick's smile out of my mind.
And not once that whole night did I think of Brian.

[kaitlynjonas]

Chapter 4

The next morning, I barely took anytime to get ready. I really didnt care how Brian thought I looked. I was starting to see him as more of a friend. I decided last night that I was completely falling head over heels for Nick. And I knew that even if he didn't like me, I would never have the same feelings for Brian like this.
I met Brian at our usual spot and we decided to go in the water. We were splashing eachother and totally goofing off. He ran over to me and picked me up, about to drop me all the way in the water.
"NO! Brian!! Put me down!!" I screamed, laughing at the same time.
"Drop you?!" Brian said with a smile.
"NOO! Put me down!" I yelled. As he started walking deeper into the water, he tripped and we both fell into the freezing water, screaming and laughing.
"BRIAN!" I said, half mad, half cracking up.
"My bad. Lets go dry off" He said with a laugh and we walked back to our towls. I guess he could be boyfriend material. Nothing like Nick, but I needed to get serious. Why would Nick Jonas like me. We dried ourselves off in silence, until he said something.
"So Hallie, I just want to let you know, that whatever we're doing here, you and me, this. I'm in. I really like you..and i guess im just trying to say. Do you want to go out with me. Be my girlfriend?" Brian said, staring at me. It totally took me by surprise. I thought I had more time to figure things out. Before I knew it, I heard myself saying Yes.
YES. YES!? I just agreed to go out with Brian.
Even though I liked Nick way more?! What am I thinking.
I guess i'm thinking that Nick won't date me. And I couldnt say no to Brian anyways. I totally led him on to believe I liked him too. Because I did. I just never told him about Nick. Or the Jonas Brothers. Or my song.
This relationship was definately starting off on a bad foot.
I told Brian I had to go home, so I could take a shower and get ready to write my song.


It took me an hour to get ready, and I walked up to the Jonas household at 3 o clock sharp. Nick answered the door.
"Hey Hallie" Nick said with a smile and gave me a big hug. It felt so good to be in his arms.
"Hey. I've been working on that chorus on the piano and I can do it without looking at the keys now" I said with a smile.
"That's great. Now lets write a verse and intro to go with it" He said and we walked into the basement to see Kevin and Joe already messing around with some instruments.
"Hey we think we have a basis intro for the song. Just tell us anything you want us to change." Kevin said. Kevin and Nick played the guitar and piano while Joe shook his tambourine a few times. They had a pre recorded drumming going on too. When they stopped they looked at me and I just smiled.
"I love it! I just can't get over how much you guys are helping me. It's so great. Thank you so much." I said.
"Your welcome" Nick replied with a smile.
Then we all got to work on the first verse of my song. I tried not to get to close to Nick. Maybe I could get over him?
The truth was, the more I stayed away from him, the more I wanted him. When we finished the verse, Nick started to teach me it and the intro on the piano. After 2 hrs of that, I had it down.
I thanked the guys again and headed home. To practice my song again.

verse 1
The minute I saw you
I didn't know what to do
You're what i've been looking for.

The way your eyes sparkle in the sun
One last look and now you're gone
and i've realized that i'm falling


Later that night Brian called me and we talked alot. He told me alot of things that I could tell were difficult for him to share. He talked about his parents move and how difficult it was for him and his mom to move out here. I was truly touched that he wanted to share it all with me. When it was time to hang up, after I already said bye, Brian said, "Hey hallie"
"Yeah?"
"thanks for listening. and thanks for being so amazing."
"No problem" I said with a laugh. I heard him laugh too and hung up.

[Lieke]

Awesome story ^^