“Watching me again Lola?” Tobias smirked as he brushed past Marlo, bumping his shoulder into hers.

“Ow, you ass! That hurt!” Marlo yelled, rubbing her now bruised shoulder. If she had been paying attention, she never would have let him get that close to her. Tobias always managed to inflict some sort of bodily harm when he got within two feet of her. “And stop calling me Lola. Only my friends can call me that.”

“You know for a 24 year old, you sure act like a little baby.” He threw back as he walked away.

Marlo clenched her fists and growled. That boy was so infuriating! Of all the guys that her brother could have picked to be the singer in his band Pleasure Pointe, why did he have to choose Tobias? He just loved to pick on Marlo, any time he could. It was like a sport to him, to see how far he could push her.

And no matter how strong Marlo was, he always got to her. Any time someone else gave her shit, she could give it back to them two-fold. But when it came to Tobias, he seemed to get the best of her every time. Sure, she was able to come up with a few witty comebacks, but more often than not, she was at a loss for words.

Marlo LaPointe, better known to her friends as Lola, was quite a girl. She was always laid back and easy going, usually getting along with everyone. Well, except when Tobias was around. She had friends far and wide, priding herself on her loyalty and openness. Wherever she went, she made friends, even if they were only in town for the day when the band was touring.

She went everywhere with the band. Her brother Dustin had started it about four years ago, and over the past year, their popularity had grown immensely. Everywhere they went, they were recognized, either from the magazines and TV shows that had done features on them, or just from their music itself. Not only did they perform in the cities on the tour, but they also did a lot of publicity at each stop. Marlo helped her brother by being his Personal Assistant, since the band was always so busy. Honestly, Dusty didn’t exactly need a full time PA, but he and his sister were so close that he used it almost as an excuse to keep her around. Neither one of them had been very close to their parents, and had learned to rely on each other at an early age.

Dusty never felt that having his little sister around all the time was cramping his style with the ladies. Marlo was a lot of fun, and never looked down on him for the choices he made when it came to female companionship. He however, was a little more protective when it came to guys wanting to be with his little sister.

“Breathe Lola.” Dusty laughed as he walked up to his sister and put his hands on her shoulders. He thought that the bickering between his sister and Tobias was funny, for the most part. But sometimes they got carried away, and that annoyed the hell out of Dusty.

Marlo shook her head, her long, curly brown hair swaying from side to side. “Why are you friends with such an ass?” She asked, as she had so many times before.

“Come on, the bus is leaving soon.” He said, ignoring her question. He steered her to the tour bus, rubbing her shoulders the whole way.

Soon after, the whole band was on the bus. They left the thruway rest stop and set back out on the road. Tobias and AJ, the bass player, were in the back of the bus playing Xbox, while Marlo, Dusty, and Sammy, the drummer, sat up front playing cards.

The card players were having a great time, laughing and hollering as each hand came to an end. They were betting with pretzel sticks, and at the end of the night, Marlo was the one with all the pretzel sticks. She could bluff better than either of the guys, and in the end, that’s what won her all the loot.

“Well guys, it’s been fun taking all your pretzels, but it’s time for me to hit the sheets.” Marlo got up from the table and kissed the cheeks of both her brother and Sammy. “See you guys in the morning.” She said, walking towards the bunks. She grabbed her pajamas off the bed and disappeared into the bathroom. She reappeared a few short minutes later, then hopped up into her top bunk and closed the privacy panel.

Tobias was getting bored playing video games, so he went up front to see what the others were doing. “Hey guys. Game over so soon?” He asked.

“Yeah, we lost it all man, we’re broke.” Sammy told him sadly.

“Must have been a big loss, huh? Those pretzel sticks, what’re you going to do without them?” He asked dramatically and laughed. “So where’s the princess?” He wondered, looking around.

“She went to bed for the night. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow with all the interviews and the concert.” Dusty said.

Tobias nodded his head and went towards the back of the bus. A sudden excitement rose in his body as he got an idea. He slowly and quietly slid open the partition of Marlo’s bunk. He saw her sleeping so peacefully, causing Tobias to smile. He lowered his head so that his mouth was right near her face, and took a deep breath. “Whatcha doing Lola?” He yelled as loud as he could.

Marlo shot up out of a deep sleep when she heard the screaming in her ear. Unfortunately the bunks were really small, and she hit her head on the top of it when she flew up. Moaning, she put her head back on the pillow and rubbed the spot that she hit. “You dumb ass, get the hell away from me!” Her voice dripped with venom.

Tobias laughed as he walked away, feeling completely re-energized. He lived to torment Marlo.

The next morning, they had arrived in the city and had three different appearances that they had to be at before they performed later that night. At the first publicity event, a morning radio show, the guys all looked surprisingly refreshed. The two women deejays were really looking forward to getting Pleasure Pointe into the studio to grill them.

“Good morning guys, it’s great to finally meet all of you in person. I’m a big fan of all your work, and I can’t wait to hear you guys live tonight.” The tall blonde woman gushed.

“Excuse her, she turns into a total groupie with the younger groups.” Her red-headed counter-part quipped.

The guys all laughed, and Tobias wagged his eyebrows at the blonde.

“So, Pleasure Pointe is really coming into its own. You’ve had some songs top the charts, and you’ve done a couple of videos. How’s it feel?” The blonde asked.

“It’s great. It’s so much better than we ever expected, or imagined. We have really cool fans that we want to thank for supporting us from the beginning. We couldn’t do it without any of them.” Dusty said.

“And with all the success, you’ve been getting a lot more press lately. I’ve heard some stories about Mr. Flynn. Is it true that you’re a wild man and you can’t keep your hands off the ladies?” The redhead asked.

“Well, I don’t like to brag, but…” Tobias started and winked at the DJ’s.

“We’re trying to get him trained, but the zookeeper has his hands full.” Sammy joked.

The interview went on to talk about the band’s music, while Tobias and the blonde made eyes at each other. When the chat session ended, the band hugged the DJ’s before leaving. Tobias left with more than a hug though, he got the blonde’s number and a groped member. Just a little preview of what was to come later in the night.

Author’s note: Ok, I’m not too happy with the first chapter, but it will get better, I promise!