together or alone

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"you've got this i love you." the raven haired boy whispered to the girl he was clutching, his words barely audible from being muffled by her chocolate hair. she looked up at him the fear evident in her eyes.
"but what if i don't cone, what then?" he shook his head, laughing lightly.
"why would i lie to you mya? and at a time like this." the girl opened her mouth in response but closed it quickly, the words getting lost.
"you've got this, you are going to be amazing!" he encouraged, excitement written on his features, this was her moment.
"i love you conan, thank you." she smiled, her eyes suddenly lighting up as the realisation hit her; she was going to perform, to a live audience.

"beep beep beep"

i groaned rolling over to pick up my phone. after clicking the 'off' button on my alarm i slid out of the bed gently hitting the floor. i blinked letting my eyes adjust, only then realising that i was in an unfamiliar room; then it hit me, i was in australia. immediately i jumped up energy instantly returning to my body as i ran towards the window taking in the beautiful surroundings, it really is amazing here.

***

leaving the hotel i wandered through the streets of brisbane city, looking at all the store fronts, waiting for a full free day so that i can have a real look. i finally reached my destination, a small cafe where i was meeting my best friend and my manager.

"mya!!" i look over to the source of the noise. once i look over i instantly tilt my head to the side making my strides longer to close the distance between us. there in the corner at a small table is my best friend matthew jones, probably breaking about three different rules by calling out my name, not that anything will happen to him.

"shut up matthew, you might cause a riot!" i say in a fake reprimanding voice. he looks at me in shook, "oh my we wouldn't want that now would we?" he says apologetically but you could just by looking at him he didn't care. we both burst into laughter looking at my manager who was just shaking her head.

"god mya and matthew can we not meet in public places anymore?" she says almost tired.
"gosh sorry mandy that's my bad i'll just fix it real quick," he said rising again. "hey guys when i said mya i didn't mean mya stone i meant my good friend mya store, two very different people." he sat back down. "is that better?" he asked innocently.
"maybe i just shouldn't bring you to the meetings anymore matt? is that better?" she asked mimicking him. god i love mandy. "alright now that you have shut up, we can finally continue this meeting." i groaned, down to business i guess.

***

"i can't believe you're finally on a 100%, on your own, solo, fuck boy free tour. i'm proud of you mya" i look up at matthew raising one eyebrow. "i'm not sure if that's a compliment or not. there was a LOT of emphasis on the whole 'alone' part and i don't know how i feel about that." i say laughter escaping me. he puts a hand on his chest acting offended. "of course it was a compliment, y'know i'm so offended i might take it back." he looks down at me struggling to keep a straight face. "i'm so sorry," i say sarcasm dripping from my voice. "your compliment was amazing, what did i ever do to get a friend like you" i look up at him with innocent eyes to see he is finally happy with my response and we keep walking.

i notice a girl with shoulder length brown hair and a fringe approach us. "hi um can i have a photo with you?" i smiled at her nodding my head.
"of course you can, what's your name?" i asked her. she smiled at me and handed her phone to matthew so that he could take the photo. "my name is stella." she said smiling at me. stella.

"her name is stella" the small girl said looking up at her parents proudly. "er- where is she?" the older man asked, confusion tainting her features. tears sprung to the child's eyes. "you- you can't see her? she's right next to me. she's got brown hair and a fringe like mine! you told me to make friends so i did!" mya stated, her voice wobbling. her mother quickly stepped in to fix the moment. "of course we can mya, your father just needs his eyes checked. so did you and stella have a good first day of kindergarten?" the young child smiled at her mother, any trace of tears vanishing instantly as she launched into a story of her first day.

"mya you there?" matthews voice brought me back to reality. "sorry i just zoned out, you have a very pretty name. random question how old are you?" a look of confusion crossed her face but quickly disappeared. "um i'm 21." she said looking straight at me, photos already taken. "do you have tickets to my concert?" i asked her.
"yeah i do, i'm so excited for it by the way." i smiled at her. "what's your instagram stella?" i asked, god what has come over me right now? "it's @stella_ ." "ok thanks, i just sent a follow request." shock crossed her features almost instantly. "omg you- what!" i just smiled at her as i walked away looking at her one last time to say "see you at the concert."

a/n wow first actual chapter done!! also in this they are 21 years old.
stella is going to be in the story more so yay!
if it wasn't clear enough when mya was younger she had an imaginary friend named stella :)
word count for the chapter- 947 words