Fangirl

*TWO WEEKS LATER*

Max finishes getting off the phone with my mom by the time 5SOS get onstage, although, I have no idea how they were able to hear each other with all the screaming. She hands me the phone, and I put it in my pocket. Everyone else is taking pictures and videos, even though nothing has happened yet, but I saw in an interview they don't like when fans have their phones out the whole time. I've researched this shit, all for this one moment in my life. But that's okay, all that sleep I haven't gotten, it's all dedicated to this moment, I'm probably never going to forget in my entire life.

Calum gets on stage, right as I look over at Max, who is frozen. I raise an eyebrow, and look from Calum to Max. She says something, but it's so loud I can't hear her. I shrug, and she yells in my ear, "He's so fucking sexy!" I start laughing, while she just stands there staring at him.

LUKE'S POV

I run over to Michael's side real quick and say in his ear, "Riley's here."

He looks at me confused, "How do you know?"

"I may or may not have made Jerry give the radio tickets to her." I grin.

"Dude." Michael looks at me. "You're kidding."

"Nope."

"She's actually here?" He asks. I nod. His face goes pink. I laugh, and stand by my mic.

RILEY'S POV

They start playing 18, and my heart immediately collapses and then melts when Luke sings. Dude. I'm just starting to realize he's real. Like. He isn't just a face on a screen, he actually has a voice, and a past, and he breathes, and he speaks. Is that weird to think about? I don't care. But like, these people are real. Like, 3D real. Wow.

Max doesn't seem to phased by that idea, she's just jumping up and down trying to see Calum better. Calum starts singing, and she starts screaming louder than anyone else here. Wow.

The whole concert looked like Luke and Michael were looking for something. They kept looking around, more than usual, and Luke was definitely putting his all into this concert.

When it ended, we just ran backstage.

They. Were. So. Close. Calum, Luke, Michael, and Ashton were literally standing just a few feet away from me. Oh my god. This is real. They finish saying hi to a few fans, and then walk up to us. My eyes widen, and I'm frozen. Max, on the other hand, is engaged in a very giggly conversation with Calum. I just stare at them, realizing I look like a complete idiot. Michael MAKES EYE CONTACT WITH ME, and smiles.

"Hi." He smiles. OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD.

"Uh.. Uh.. H-Hi." Nice, nice Riley.

"What's your name?" Luke asks, smiling because he knows I'm about to faint.

"Uh- Uhm." DID I SERIOUSLY FORGET MY NAME? "It's um.. It's. Oh, right, it's Riley." I laugh purely out of nerves. Luke's eyes widen, and Michael and him look at each other. Oh no, now they think I'm an idiot.

"Want a hug?" They say at the same time. Luke glares at Michael, and Michael shrugs at Luke.

"Me first." Michael says to Luke, and hugs me. OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD.

"You have no idea how many times you've saved my life." I say into his shoulder.

"Aww, you're so cute." He smiles.

LUKE'S POV

I cross my arms, as Michael smiles like he's better than me. Dude. Riley, the girl I've spent months talking to, is literally right here, and she doesn't even know we've met before. She pulls away from Michael, and I waste no time to glare at Michael and hug her. She wraps her arms around my neck, and I get butterflies.

"I love you so much." She mumbles. More butterflies.

"Aw, I love you too." Heh, she probably doesn't know I mean it.

RILEY'S POV

"Aw, I love you too." He doesn't mean it, but damn that was nice to hear.

I pull away, and point to my lip, "Oh also, you'd look really hot with a lip ring." I laugh. He smiles warmly at me.

"I'll keep that in mind." He laughs. God I love his laugh. "Do you want a picture?" I nod. I look over at Max, whose really close to Calum's face, smirking, and he actually seems to be liking that. Okay then.

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Max babbles on and on while we sit on the bus, on our way home. I just stare happily at the picture of Luke and I.

"Okay but," I turn to her, "why were you and Calum so close?"

"Riley, please," She laughs, "Everyone wants a piece of," She runs her hand down her torso, "This." I laugh, and she smiles, texting someone.

"Who're you texting?"

"Calum." She shrugs.

My eyes widen, and I scream, "WHAT?" The bus driver glares at me, so I slump down in my seat. "You're texting Calum Thomas Hood?"

"Aw, Thomas? That's a cute middle name." She smiles.

"You don't even know his middle name, and you got his number?"

"Riley, babe, you don't need to know anything about a person for them to be interested in you." She laughs.

"Okay." I'm so confused. "Just don't leak his number, okay?"

She looks at me, a confused expression like mine on her face. "Why would I do that?"

I shrug. "A lot of people would, I'm just saying-"

"I'm not going to "leak" his number. He's a human being. That'd be like giving some guy I met on the street's number to every single person I know." She frowns.

"Okay, I'm sorry." She just keeps texting him. "Are you guys dating now or something?"

"No." She says simply. "He's touring the world, and we don't know anything about each other." She laughs.

I'M SO CONFUSED.

Notes

I feel like this chapter sucked, so sorry for that.

My computer is broken, and we don't have a charger for my dead tablet, so updates will be super delayed, sorry friends :(