'It wasn't all that you thought it was!' ~ Alex Turner Fanfiction

2004

Christmas holidays 2004, Jasmine was in Sheffield visiting for the first time since her birthday in May, she had been busy, so had Matt and Alex so it wasn't like what happened with Chitty. Jasmine and Matt still talked everyday, Jasmine went to a few of the gigs and Matt went to see her in a play at her school, but that was at the start of the year and now it's the end of the year. She went to Sheffield for Christmas alone this year as her parents decided to visit her dad's parents...who don't really like her.

"...And I was with Matty when it was played!" Jasmine rambaled to Luke.

"I'm so happy for them...I 'ope it goes well because I n'ver see my brother anymore!" Luke started laughing.

"You should come with me to the studio..that way you can spend some time with him!" Jasmine stated rather matter of factly.

"You know what that would be nice...when are they at the studio next?" Luke asked, sort of relieved he'd be allowed to go.

"They have been for the last hour...we can go now if you want?" Jasmine asked, practically jumping from her seat.

"Then let's go!" Luke grabbed their stuff and dragged her out the coffee shop. Luke and Jasmine had remained friends since Chitty, this was the first time they had seen each other since Christmas last year. 

Jasmine and Luke had to sign in at the studio...she still thought it wa stupid they weren't famous!

"Jasmine Dawson, cousin of Matt Helders and my best friend Luke Cook, brother of Jamie Cook!" Jasmine stated, bored of repeating this every time she wanted to see her cousin.

"Please sign here!" The bald man on the front desk groaned. Jasmine did what he said and quickly dragged Luke to the room they were recording in.

"Hey boys, I brought a guest!" Jasmine sang as she waltzed in.

"Eyy, that's me brother!" Jamie stated as he looked up.

"Well done! Jasmine rolled her eyes.

"Jasmine!" Matt warned. As Jasmine got older she started getting bitchy and started getting into trouble for it, Matt was given instructions by her mother to tell her off if she started to talk like that, so that's exactly what he was going to do.

"I'm sorry Matthew!" Jasmine mocked.

"Seriously Jammy, you will have to go if ya carry on!" Matt warned again.

"Alright Alright jeez!" Jasmine sat in the corner in a strop. "Are you going to sit down then Luke?!" Jasmine sneered, clearly she was angry at Matthew.

"JASMINE!" Matt shouted at her, "Stop it!" Matt was clearly angry by this point.

She felt left out, like everyone was ignoring her. Her parents left her for Christmas, her friends have started hanging out without her, Matt is far too focused on the band and even Luke rarely spoke to her. She felt like no-one needed her...that's why she lashes out like that because it's the only way people notice her....at least that's what she thinks.

"What happened to the sweet...and adorable Jammy I love so much?!" Matt was grilling Jasmine.

"It doesn't matter!" Jasmine didn't want to talk about it with Alex around, Matt stopped walking and turned Jasmine to face him.

"It matters to me Jammy..something's wrong and I want you to tell me!" Matt pleaded with tears glistening in his eyes. "It hurts me to see you like this...it's so obvious something's wrong!"

"Fine.....Do you really want to know?" Jasmine lashed out again so close to tears even Alex felt pain. "I feel like everyone is pushing me away! My parents spent Christmas with my Grandmother who hates me...instead of me, My friends don't want to hang out with me anymore, Luke rarely talks to me and you....I never see you anymore....you're either locked in your room with Alex or you're in the studio. I just feel like I don't belong anywhere anymore!" Jasmine was crying because this was the first time she admitted this out loud, it didn't help that both Alex and Matt were standing in complete silence for what felt like an eternity.

"I don't know what to say Jammy, you know i'd never try to deliberately hurt ya!" Matt apologised crying himself.

"Yea, well....that's all you've been doing since you joined the band!" Jasmine shouted at Matt before running back to the house to pack her things. She wasn't staying in Sheffield, she didn't care if her Grandmother hated her...she needed her parents.

That was the last time she had seen Matt and Alex face to face, she spoke to Matt on rare occasions like Christmas or their birthday, nothing more than that...plus they had their own lives to live now. Little did they both know that they would run into each other unexpectedly. 

~A/N~ 

This chapter is much shorter as it leads up to the next chapter...you will see why! 

Amber x