Printed In Black // 5SOS

15 - public attention

k a r e n

"Oh my god, Karen! Please sign this, I love you so much!" The girl tugged my left arm slightly, as I turned around.

"Sure!" I said, smiling at the girl. I took the poster she had, and quickly scribbled my signature.

Although I've been doing this for like an hour - since we were waiting for Lilly to show up in the airport - I didn't feel tired at all, I just like it when I saw them smile.

The fans increased as I signed and took pictures with them, and it was really packed around here.

The girls and 5SOS were pretty much doing the same thing, and the whole airport was literally taken over by us.

"Are you going to our first show in London?" I asked a fan kindly, as I handed her journal back.

"Sadly, no. I waited the for whole night so I can buy the tickets online, but I fell asleep. Next morning when I woke up, the tickets were already sold out." She sighed, as the my clothes were being pulled in different directions.

"Wait, a sec." I paused, as I opened my bag that was hanging on my right shoulder.

I let my hand slipped inside my bag, and grabbed the thin material in my hands. Once I pulled it out from my bag, the fans roared, making me cringe slightly.

"Here, I have two tickets. Bring a friend, and that's a backstage pass." I said quickly, handing her two spare tickets from my bag.

"Whoa, really?! Oh my fucking god, thank you! Karen, you're the best!" She squealed, as she leaned in and hugged me.

I hugged her back, and laughed slightly. After I pulled away, more fans pushed theirselves infront of me, so I didn't really say bye to the girl.

I sighed and continue taking pictures with the fans, and as I walked around, someone yelled loudly,

"Karen! Aren't you guys enemies with 5SOS? Why are you touring with them?" A random fan asked out of no where.

After I handed the poster back to the girl, I turned around, and figured out that it was a paparazzi.

"Who said that? 5SOS and us are good, we just like to joke around sometimes." I lied, as I glanced around.

Once my eyes landed on Calum, I quickly pushed the fans around me and made my way to him. He was currently signing a poster, and just right after he handed the poster back, I pulled his arm.

"What the fuck?" He hissed, but I didn't let go of his arm, as I pulled him to the place I was standing before.

The fans grew louder when they saw me with Calum, and I almost rolled my eyes.

"Here. This is my favorite member from the band, the one who sucked at playing the bass." I said sarcastically, as I pat his back.

"Oh yeah? And you're my favorite member from the band, because you're short as fuck." He mocked, and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm not even that short, you dip shit." I argued, and stood properly next to him, "I'm 5'7!" I protested.

"And I'm 6'1." Calum smirked looking down at me. I frowned and crossed my arms.

"You two would make a cute couple!" A fan yelled, making Calum and I snapped our heads to the source of the voice.

"What?" We scoffed in unison, looking at the girl as if she was crazy.

Then I remembered we were supposed to be friends in public, so I breathed in, and smiled at the fan.

"Nah, we're really good friends, that'd be weird if we start dating or something." I laughed nervously.

"Yeah, that's true. Plus, you're too short for my liking." Calum joked, putting his arm around my shoulder.

The fans screamed when Calum did this, and I just leaned my back on his chest, smirking as I signed a poster.

"It's kinda fun messing around with the paps and the fans." I giggled in Calum's ear, making sure he was the only one who heard it.

"Pretty much why I'm doing this right now." He replied, pulling me closer.

"Calum, Karen! Lilly is here!" I heard Clover's voice over the fans, and she was motioning her hand for us to come over there.

Calum raised a thumb up with his hand that was on my shoulder, as Clover nodded with a suspicious look.

We turned our gazes back to the fans, as I quickly returned the book to the girl who asked me to sign it before.

"Guys, It's lovely to meet all of you today, but we have to get going. I'll see your around soon!" I tell them, and they screamed once again.

Calum then waved to the fans, as he slowly guided me to Clover, pushing through the fans just a bit.

Once we reached them, they were all gathered in a circle, with Lilly in the middle. There were 7 bodyguards around to keep the fans away, so the small circle was literally in the middle of the fans and paparazzi.

I quickly jogged in between Clover and Zoe, leaving Calum behind me. I sighed as Clover nudged my sides suddenly.

"What the heck was that?" She asked weirdly, as she eyed Calum - who was making his way beside Michael - before she looked at me.

"Public affection. Try it with one of the boys. It's pretty fun to mess with them." I replied, reffering to the fans.

"Wow, okay. But you looked cute earlier, I kinda ship you both." Clover giggled, making me roll my eyes.

Lilly then motioned her hand to cime closer, ending our small conversation. We all obliged easily, as we squished into the small circle. Lilly cleared her throat, before she opened her mouth,

"Okay, boys and girls, what you need to do is to give public affection." She started, glancing at the eight of us, "And I want each of you to find a partner to just interact with one another." She told us.

"Whoa there, woman. Are you telling us to look like a couple?" Clover interrupted, making me realize at what Lilly just said.

"No! Of course not! Just do nice things, like being friends." She explained,

"Wait, just to make things easier; Luke with Selyn, Calum with Karen, Ashton with Zoe, and Clover with Michael."

"But I want to be with Ashton! Guys, I'm Ashton AF!" Clover yelled the last part loudly, making the fans scream louder, as they tried to push the bodyguards.

"Yeah, just like that! But do it with Michael next time." Lilly said quietly, making Clover roll her eyes.

"Just kidding guys! Clover is me AF!" Michael yelled suddenly, as he took a step and came between Clover and I.

"Excuse me and my lovely partner, we're grabbing lunch, see you guys at the hotel." Michael said sarcastically, as he grabbed Clover's hand and walked away.

"No! Karen, help me!" Clover fake cried, as she raised her other hand and tried to grab me, as Michael dragged her with the other hand.

"Clover! Don't go! We'll miss you." I wiped the fake tears with my hand, and placed the other one on my chest.

Michael rolled his eyes as she pulled Clover further from us. I smirked at this, as the fans laughed at our silliness.

"Okay, okay, drama's over. Now you're stuck with the best bass player in the whole world." Calum suddenly spoke, placing his hands on my shoulder again, as he pulled me to other side.

Well, look who's unluckly.