A Drop in the Ocean

Chapter 29

London, England.  The Old Smoke.  One of the most beautiful cities on Earth.  And I was currently here.  Come to find out, our tour didn't start until later.  Oh, One Direction was going to be touring through Europe, but we would not be joining them until April for their shows in the United Kingdom.  So, instead, we get to venture around the United Kingdom for a little over a month before our actual tour starts.  Which means that I have to spend much of my time with Luke.  And Adeline.  With nothing to truly distract me from the disgusting scene that blocked my vision on a daily basis.  Currently, Luke and Adeline were making out on a bench in some park in the middle of London.

"Get a room!" I yelled at them.  Both of them jumped, coming out of their trances and realizing that we were all sitting there.  Well, the band members anyways.  Liz was out doing some shopping.

"Do you want us to go back to the hotel?" Adeline asked.  I rolled my eyes.

"Well, it would be greatly appreciated," I replied.  Luke gave me a scowl, and I smiled back sarcastically.

"Seriously guys.  You guys argued pretty much the entire plane ride here.  Can't you get along?" Ash asked.  I shrugged.

"Oh, I'm perfectly fine.  I'm just wondering if Luke is," I said, still giving Luke a sarcastic look.  He held my gaze with a scowl.

"Let's go do something," Mikey suggested.  I nodded, looking over at him and giving him a thumbs-up and a smile.

"Yeah, sitting is here is boring as hell," Cal agreed.  They began to stand from the bench, but I stopped them.

"Wait, this trip is going to be miserable if Luke and I are fighting the entire time.  So, truce?" I asked.  I stuck my hand out to Luke.  He looked at me thoughtfully.  Finally, he grabbed my hand and shook it.  

"Truce," he told me. 

"I'll try to forget that you called me a bitch," I said.  He nodded.

"I'll try to forget that you called me a soggy lampshade.  And the piss lord of shit mountain," he responded.  I heard the boys chuckle behind me.  I turned, giving them confused eyes.

"What?  It was better in context!" I defended.  They were still laughing.  I shook my head and let go of Luke's hand.  "Alright, let's get out of here."  We took off down one of the paths through the park when I saw this little stone platform in the middle of a patch of grass.  There was a man on it with a large grand piano, and people were gathering around him.  

"Let's go check this out," Cal said, taking off across the grass with us trailing behind.

"Well, looks like that's all I've got for today.  Does anyone here play piano?" he asked.  

"This girl does!" I heard a shout.  The man looked in my direction, and I turned around to see who he was looking at.  I came face-to-face with Ashton pointing down to where I stood.  I turned back to the man.

"Do you want to come up and play something?" the man asked.  I shook my head and wrinkled up my nose.

"She's lying!  She totally wants to!" I heard Mikey yell out, and I scowled at him.  He gave me a smug grin and a shrug.

"Well, come on up.  Do whatever you want.  That's what this is for," the man said, gesturing out for me to come on stage.  Everyone in the crowd had their eyes on me.  I stood for a few seconds before giving a sigh and a shrug.  I began to walk towards the stage.  

"You owe me, Ash!" I called out behind me, and I heard him laugh.  I quickly made my way to the stage before the man helped me up.  He was tall, probably early thirties, and he was wearing a light blue blazer, a red scarf, and black pants.  Almost reminded me of Merlin.  

"What's your name, Miss?" he asked me.  

"Hi, I'm Jordan," I said to the crowd.  

"Well, the piano awaits.  Do with it as you please," he told me before bounding off the stage and standing in the crowd. 

"Do you guys mind if I do a little singing?" I asked.  I heard some cheers from the crowd and smiled.  I noticed a microphone attached to the piano, and I sat down, thinking in my head of what I would sing.  Finally, a song came to mind.

"I got arrested in the dark of the night
The cop got restless as he read me my rights
He told me, 'I'm always envious of those that I jail
If I got locked up nobody'd come to help me post bail'
And I said, 'Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa'
And I said, 'Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa'"

I heard cheers from the crowd as I sang.  I played this song well and soon, I was to my absolute favorite verse of the song.

"Met an acquaintance, we were reintroduced
With more in common than we had in our youth
She told me, 'You look the same,' I said, 'I'm now a new man'
She asked me, 'How does that work?', I started giving a damn
And I said, 'Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa'
And I said, 'Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa'"

I finished the song, and the crowd cheered.  I stood, giving a small bow.  The whistles and cheers continued, and I felt exhilarated.  I had never felt this before.  Playing by myself was so much different.  They were cheering for just me.  No one else.  And it felt good.  I scanned the crowd for the boys, making eye contact with Cal.  He gave me two thumbs up and a huge grin.  I looked to Mikey and Ash, getting similar reactions.  I got to Luke, and he gave me a wave and a smile, but his other arm was around the waist of Adeline.  My stomach sank.  I forgot she was even here.  Before walking off the stage, I adjusted my jacket and stepped down.  I was welcomed with open arms my Ash.

"That was sick!" he cried, pulling me into a huge hug.  I hugged back, laughing.  

"That was pretty cool," Mikey said.  Pulling away from the hug, I chuckled.  

"It was alright," I replied.  We all started to walk away from the crowd, happy with what had just happened.  Wandering towards a street, I remembered something.  "Hey, weren't we supposed to meet One Direction today?"