Through The Dark

Sophia's POV

I waited backstage for the go signal.

Melissa dressed me in all black.
The shoes were uncomfortable, but I would mange.
The whole black concept matched my set.

I heard the fans chanting, waiting, anxious.

"Psst." Someone said.

I turned to see Ashton standing behind me.

"Before you go, I have something for you.
A good luck present. As well as our own friendship
promise." Ashton whispered, pressing something in my hand.

I raised my eyebrows. "Ash-"

"Sh. Good luck." He said, before running off.

I opened my my palm to see a silver daisy ring.
I slipped it onto my finger.

"30 seconds." A crew member told me.

"15." I clenched and unclenched my fists.

"5." I exhaled.

"Go." This is it.

The noise diminished as I walked out.

The fans front row peered at me.

I sat down on the grand piano.
"I'm Phia Jones. And this is, "Semi-authentic Love."

I stretched my fingers and placed them on the keys. The memorized harmony played in my head, my fingers followed orders.

"You can tell me the truth
And not show it.
You can make up lies,
But I'll know it.

Feelings aren't pretend.
They're mutual and free.
So if you take me as I am,
I'll let you be.
I'll let you be."

I played more, building up the tension on the keys.
A chandelier lowered from the fixtures.

By now screaming filled my ears. I played again.
My heart pounded when I registered the noise.

Booing. They didn't like me.

"This was never love.
I always pushed and shoved.
But you never tried.
So over you cried."

I sang. The boos became louder and sometimes faltered.

My fingers stumbled over the keys.
Here came the climax.

Someone stepped to my side.

Niall and Michael played their guitars beside me,
eyeing the music sheet and going along.

The fans stopped booing.

"I can't change for you
I've already tried.
Now you need to realize,
This ain't a ride.

We have semi-authentic love.
Both kindred spirits,
each alone.
That's the thing,
We always fight
In the dark of the night
But you're finally here.
So I'll keep you near.

I'll tell you this,
don't blink one lash,
something you won't wanna miss
it's a great news flash.

I love you.
I need you.
I hate you.
Al this is true,
Baby please
I don't blame you.

We're semi-authentic
and broken
unspoken
but fine."

I exhaled. Niall and Michael finished
off the song, each stealing a solo.

"Surprise!" Niall yelled, grinning.

The fans went wild.

Michael sat on the piano.
Niall sat beside me.

"Spectacular. We should make our own band."
Michael said.

The fans roared.

"I can see it now. Queen Phia and the Paupers."
Michael laughed.

"I want to say thank you guys for coming out tonight.
Te quiero! I love you guys." I said.

I really didn't, to be honest.

Niall picked me up and ran backstage.

Everyone turned to face me from watching the screen.
A mini music video played to keep the fans alert before 5SOS.

Ashton gave me a quick hug.
"It happens." He said.

Everyone insisted on hugging me, telling me I did spectacular.

I turned to Niall and wrapped him in a hug.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You saved me out there." I said, placing a kiss on his cheek.

"You would have done the same." He said, walking away.

Only Harry and I remained.

"Our first year, we were booed. A lot." Harry, said, running
a hand through his hair. "Especially me. We were called a gay band. Auto tuned. Fake. Simon, praise him, worked his magic and suddenly, people stood up for us. I'm proud of you." He said.

I leaned into him. He placed his head in top of mine.

"I'm sorry." I whispered.

"What for?" He asked. His low voice gave me tingles from
the vibrations in his chest.

"I couldn't deal with Cassia. It's obviou-" I began.

Harry placed a kiss on my forehead.
"All eyes on you." He said.

"So. We're good?" I asked.

"Yes. I couldn't stand not being able to hug you like this.
It would have been awkward If we weren't friends."
Harry said.

"Straight up." I laughed.

"I'm going to get dressed. Bye." He said, squeezing me, and running back to his room.

I watched through the side as 5SOS PERFORMED.
I couldn't be prouder.

Notes

Part two tomorrow!!

Okay. This was a hard chap. I had to find the right outfit.
I swear I prolly did about 4 sets b4 choosing that one.
Then I went all over Google to find the right poem to
turn into a song. I added somethings from the poem Authentic Love on bestteenpoems.com, such as the chorus and stud.

so someone DM'd me saying that how is it my characters instantly become friends. My answer, it's fabulous meeting someone and knowing at that instant, you'd be friends. It's happened to me a couple of times and it feels magnificent.

by the way, HAPHIA is back. If you didn't notice. I probably changed the ship name so many times.

Omg it's 1:53 am. I have school. .-.
what I do for you guys.

okay bye bc I have a bio exam tomorrow so If I'm confident I'll maybe post again. Ha. It's Monday.

xx