Nadia was certainly emotional right now, but surprisingly, she wasn't a total wreck like she expected herself to be. It was no secret that Nadia had a tendency to cry during situations like these, but she remained strong and willing to save her friendship. It was almost as if her eyes just couldn't possibly cry any more, Nadia had cried for the majority of the past few days and although she hid her problems on stage, she had been lonely and depressed when off of it. She was just grateful that when on stage, there were people in front of her that were there to support her, she was able to escape for a little while during the day.

She looked over at Katie who took a seat beside her, Nadia edged a little closer to her and smiled at her as she spoke. "Now look who's being soppy," she laughed softly, passing her a box of tissues that were next to her on the table.

"I miss you too," she said in a soft tone, giving her a hug. She paused after Katie mentioned how she had treated her, thinking about the things she said to Katie herself. She shook her head slightly in disapproval of herself, whilst looking at the floor. "I said some horrible things and treated you terribly as well... I hope you can forgive me, I didn't mean any of it, honest." She laughed a little, "Truth is, I would be so lost without you on this tour. I've been such a mess these past few days, you have no idea."

Nadia looked deep into Katie's eyes as she spoke, a small smile formed at the corners of her mouth, she knew that things were finally back to normal between the two of them. Nadia hoped something like this wouldnt happen again on the tour, but there wasn't any guarantee in that; especially as both of their emotions were all over the place right now. Boots woke up from her small dog bed in the corner of the room, and then walked over to Katie and wagged her tail, sniffing her curiously as if to show she was puzzled to why Katie was crying. Nadia looked down and smiled at her, and then her eyes moved back to Katie, giving her a bigger smile this time once she touched her hand.

The last place Nadia wanted to be was in this hotel right now, it was too riddled with her depressing thoughts and emotions over the last few days. It was as if staying here would drive her crazy, "Listen, why don't we just both go back to the bus and forget this ever happened, yeah?" Both of them were pretty good at that, just forgetting their embarrassing and awkward situations and moving on from them.

She leaned in for another hug as she spoke softly, "We've gotta keep strong for the rest of this tour, okay? We need each other, missy!" She let out a gentle laugh, and then sighed with relief as she broke away from the hug and looked back out of the window for a moment.

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As the mood of their conversation between them had lightened up, Nadia finally felt more at ease now with Katie. She hadn't known what to say to her when she first arrived at her hotel room door in case she accidentally made anything worse between them, but things seemed a lot better now. Nadia was just grateful that they were back on the mend, this tour was supposed to be a time for her to have fun with her best friend, not to wreck their friendship completely.

As Katie asked Nadia if there was something wrong, her stomach turned and she closed her eyes for just a few seconds, before opening them again. Her eyes were a little watery, and she hated herself for allowing it to happen. "Why would anything be wrong?" she asked in a confused tone, trying to make out that everything was fine. She gave Katie a smile to try and reassure her, and then she stood up and grabbed her suitcase, beginning to pack her things into it.

She quickly changed the topic of the conversation, "I guess I better pack and get out of here as quickly as possible then. I can't stand to be here any longer." Nadia threw things into the suitcase frantically, as if she was racing against time, quickly pulling as much as she could out of the wardrobe at once.

As Nadia continued to messily pack everything by simply throwing it into the suitcase, she eventually cleared her wardrobe and zipped up her suitcase with some effort, finding it hard to close with all the stuff inside of it. It was as if she was trying to run from this hotel, like it was some bad luck charm and the longer she stayed in it, the more bad things would happen. Of course, she had managed to keep her cool throughout the conversation with Katie, but it was all a little too much for her now.

She panicked as Katie walked closer and continued to question her, scared to say it. She had a serious tone to her voice, "Not now, Katie, I can't tell you right now." She grabbed her suitcase and placed it on the floor, pulling the handle up, before gathering all of Boots' things together. "Please don't ask me again, I can't tell you right now. Not anyone. I can't, I'm not ready." From the sound of her voice, it sounded like she was close to bursting into tears.

She took a deep breath once she got everything together, the rest of the room looked like a mess, it was easy to tell she had a rough few days. "Shall we go?"

Nadia wheeled her suitcase to the door with one hand, she then puts Boots in her dog bag and picked that up with her other. She looked around at Katie who was seen on the sofa, she huffed and rolled her eyes, all she wanted to do right now was get out of the hotel as quickly as possible. She of course appreciated Katie's concern, but she was scared to tell her what it was, afraid that she'd burst into tears, something she was tired of.

She felt her eyes water again as she pleaded, "Katie, please don't make me tell you. Not yet." She turned around to wipe her eyes, and then she faced her again as she stood in the doorway, "Come on, get up, let's go."

Nadia's front of keeping calm and acting as if nothing was wrong earlier was certainly not put on display now, she was acting completely different compared to when Katie first arrived. Whatever this was, it was certainly killing Nadia inside, because as soon as her and Katie made up, she suddenly couldn't keep up with acting like everything was okay. The only difference this time was that this problem didn't involve Katie, she was happy that they were friends again, and it wasn't that she didn't trust her, but it was more as if she was in a state of shock. She couldn't bring herself to speak of the matter, because it would make everything all the more real.

Nadia didn't notice that she had upset Katie as she tried to hurry her out of the room. She walked ahead of her without looking back, too lost in her own world for now to pay attention to anything or anyone else. Deep down, Nadia knew she couldn't keep this secret for long, it wasn't a secret about herself, so she assumed someone was probably going to find out sooner or later and leak it to the press. She turned around and said softly, "I'll tell you when we're back at the bus, okay?"

Katie stood outside in the baking heat of an early Chinese summer feeling decidedly nervous. She looked over to the side of her, looking into the eyes of Cassie Smith and letting her lips curl up in a smile that did little to dispell the idea that she was very much terrified of the reaction she was going to get here tonight. She looked up, her eyes casting over the shiny black surface of the tour bus she and Nadia Berry had been sharing for the last weeks, and then turned to see the car which she and Cassie had just been dropped off in speeding off into the distance. She had given her driver some time off so that they had peace to all get to know each other.

Finally, Katie looked down to her right hand side, seeing her hand being held by another dainty little hand. She saw their fingers intertwined and locked, and let a smile escape for real this time. She looked up again at the eyes of Cassie, the eyes which had left her so hopelessly entranced and squeezed her hand slightly tighter, feeling her companion reciprocate.

"Relax, Kat," said the hushed American tones of Cassie Smith. She tried to sound bold and unfazed by the whole occasion, but truthfully she was incredibly nervous. Katie was her first ever girlfriend.Sure, she had slept with other girls in the past, but she had never gotten into a relationship...not like this. She sighed slowly, brushing back her highlighted brown hair, feeling desperate to be good and gain Nadia's approval.

After a few moments of hushed contemplation, Katie decided she had to act. Taking a deep breath, she swept her long curls back out of her face and stepped forward. She was about to open the door, when she thought about the courtesy of all of this. She was bringing a guest to the bus...maybe she should knock; just to be polite. Clearing her throat and standing tall, Katie smiled at Cassie. "Be good Cass, I want Nads to like you." She knocked the door gently and quietly waited.

Katie and Cassie stood outside waiting for Nadia to answer the door. This was a big moment for Katie, because it meant a lot to her to know what Nadia would make of Cassie. She knew that they had fought earlier in the tour, but Katie was also aware that they had become a lot closer at the same time. It took a lot for her to let people in, but with Nadia, she felt safe, and she almost considered her to be more of a family member than just a friend. For that reason alone, it was important that Nadia like Cassie, and Katie was nervous. It had only been a few weeks since the two had mocked the pint-sized star for her formerly aggressive tendencies, and Katie prayed that Nadia could change her mind.

Cassie was equally, if not more, nervous than Katie. For her, impressing people had been a task she had long since abandoned, often preferring to lash out and anger them. She knew it was a defence mechanism, she had employed it on many occasions, but now...well now she had let Katie in, and she knew that it meant a whole lot to Katie that she make an impression on the people close to her. She sighed a little, nervously rubbing her hand on her bare thigh. She felt almost exposed here. The sun had led her to believe that the tiny denim shorts she was wearing were a good idea, but now it only contributed to the feeling that she was naked and alone. Turning, she smiled weakly at Katie, when the door swung open.

"Hey Nads," Katie said almost taking Cassie by surprise with her cool and calm demeanour. Katie leaned forward and hugged Nadia, before re-gripping Cassie's hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze, and stepping onto the bottom step of the bus. As she passed Nadia, Cassie gave out an apologetic little smile and quickly scurried up the stairs. She was unaware if she had ever said anything in her blog that would be hurtful to Nadia, so she just stood quietly next to Katie looking at the carpet.

Katie smiled at Nadia. "Wow...it is clean!" She chuckled. "Well you know that won't last with me around Nad. By tomorrow it's likely to be a mess again," she laughed, but she could feel the nerves bubbling up inside. What if the two hated each other? What if Nadia disapproved of Cassie? What if?

Cassie stood there in the middle of the floor, feeling more awkward by the second. A niggling thought told her that GirlSpice had been mentioned at least once on her blog, and given that Nadia was the main focal point of that band, she was sure she must have said something. It was all she could do not to run away right now. Despite the tough exterior she threw put to everyone, she was actually a very timid person,and she used anger as a way to hide her fears, and to get her out of awkward conversations and difficult moments in her life. But this was time for change. She knew that. She knew she had to do it for Katie, the beautiful girl who had accepted her with open arms, and now stood by her holding her hand tightly. She breathed slowly.

Just then, Cassie's thoughts were interrupted by something against her leg. She looked down to see a small dog against her shin and froze a little. She didn't mind dogs, but she was always a little worried they would bite her, so she didn't want to put her hand out. Katie laughed, bending and stroking Boots, but never letting go of Cassie's hand. "Awwww what's wrong puppy?" she cooed at the dog. "Did you miss aunt Katie? She missed you too! Yes she did!" Katie laughed as Boots tail started to wag and she licked her hand. She turned back to Nadia. "Well you did a great job! Much more domesticated than me," she chuckled.

Katie smiled as Nadia made her way to the kitchen, urging Cassie to follow her with her vice-like grip. "I'll have a coffee please Nads! It's so warm today, I'm really thirsty!"Cassie was confused. Katie had seemed nervous outside, but now she was chirpy and happy and loud. Was she seeing here just how comfortable Katie was around her friend? It made her smile a little, and she was so deep in thought that she almost missed Katie asking if she wanted a drink. "Oh...ummm just a tea please," she said, her eyes darting between the two superstars.

Just then Katie had an idea. "OH!" she almost shouted. "Formal introductions time." She walked into the kitchen with Cassie and then grabbed Nadia's hand as well. "Cass, this is my best friend in the entire universe, and a girl who is like a sister to me, Nadia Berry." She smiled. "And Nads, this is my...well...I guess I can admit it out loud to you. this is my girlfriend, Cassie Smith." She smiled, looking from one to the other.

Katie smiled as she watched Nadia start to make the tea and then squeezed Cassie's hand again, as if to tell her that it was alright. She knew Cassie was nervous. Even if the stubborn little thing wouldn't admit it earlier, Katie had seen the change in her eyes when she said they were coming here, and she knew then that it meant as much to Cassie to get this right as it did to Katie. She smiled and leaned closer, whispering to Cassie gently. "Don't worry," she said. "You're doing great." In response, Cassie flashed her yet another nervous smile. Se had never tried this hard around anyone before. For a moment she wondered just what was happening to her. Katie's eyes had moved on though, and she sighed happily. Two weeks ago, she had been so hell bent on hiding this that she and Nadia had had a really big fight. She was just glad they were all here now. That everything was out in the open.

She smiled again as she saw Nadia look over, and tried not to make herself chuckle. She knew Nadia too well, and she was only too aware that her friend was trying her best to make a good impression too. She appreciated the effort that it was clear both girls were putting in, but she wanted them both to just relax and be themselves. After all, they were both pretty great in her eyes; even if she was a little biased. Cassie looked over at Nadia. Is this why she had been intimidated? Nadia seems lovely, yet Cassie knew that she really had to do her best to impress her. Pushing the hair from her eyes, she stands up tall, as if trying to impress a sergeant major.

Cassie had just start to answer, "One", when Katie grabbed them both for the introduction. Shocked at first, she then let out a little laugh as Katie hugged Nadia again. "Awww sorry Nads," Katie laughed, "I just wanted to do it right." She smiled. "Awwww are you really?"