Ashton P.O.V
"Ay you fuck head those were my last pack"I spat out as I try and get my packs out of the toilet.
Everyone laughs at me and continue throwing more stuff around.
Sometimes I can't live with these idiots.
"Oy Ashton keep your panties on,well stop and get some more right now"Calum yells
"Yeah whatever" I mumble.
Today has been the worst,I've been arguing with my girlfriend,Casey all fucking morning and to top it off someone got the bright idea to give these blokes some coffee.Coffee and these idiots don't mix
"FIRST LETS HIT THAT COOL MUSIC SHOP" Michael yells.
"Ay you sai-"I get interrupted.
"Ashton there's a drug store right by it,look"Michael says.
I look over and see a really nice lit up music shop,if I wasn't such a little bitch right now I would've actually enjoyed going in there but all I could think of is getting another pack of cigs.Our tour bus stops and we all get out.Well,more like they all try and fit through one door while I sneak out the back door.
I jog up to the drug store getting my worst fears confirmed,it's closed.The bloody store is closed.I walk up to it and clean the window free of dirt and peak in, it looks functional.I look around and see a 'Back @ 1' sign.I sigh,"great" I mutter,here I am in New York and the only legal drug place near by is closed.I walk next door to the music shop,at least I'll find a CD or some gum...I don't know.
I walk in and immediately get hit by a scent of aromatherapy.A bit of an overwhelming scent but it doesn't faze me as much.I look over to a girl behind the counter on this sliding ladder.I look her over.Hey,I might have a girlfriend but this girl is extremely fit,fittest girl I've ever seen in fact.I look at what she's organizing and I almost pissed my pants.Cigarettes.A whole case of them.I immediately rush over to the register ignoring the guys ogling her in a pact, as if it wasn't creepy enough.I shove Michael and Calum out of the way seeing that they already purchased something.
I clear my throat.She doesn't even seem fazed.I clear my throat louder,but to no avail.I eventually give up and yell a bit.
I put a smile on my face,"Umm..Can I get some smokes miss?"
The girl hadn't turned around or looked like she was alarmed by my voice.I noticed her tattoo on her right arm,it was beautifully designed and
suited her.
"Sure..gotta see an I.D"she says while tying her hazel colored hair up.
I turned around and looked flabbergasted back at the guys,"umm.."I chuckled,"alright haha"
Each of them stared at her as she continued listening to some blaring music from her earphones.She wouldn't have heard us at all if she had both of them in,luckily she didn't
"You know you
Shouldn't smoke right?"she said while still having her back turned towards me.
"You know you shouldn't listen to music that loud" I spat.
After a few moment of her fiddling with the keys she asks,"Marlboro or Camel?"she asked.
"Marlboro,been smoking it for 3 years and im still here "I quickly stated.
"Im surprised your lungs haven't gone out"She said while laughing.
I rolled my eyes,"I'm surprised your left ear hasn't gone out" I state.
She finally got down from the sliding ladder and jumped off landing perfectly behind the register,she set the pack of cigarettes down,I smiled and waited for her to scream or fangirl,she just stared at me blankly,then proceeded to check my I.D
"$14.50"She says.
I waited for a while turning back at the boys who looked just as shocked as I,then back at her,she blew a bubble with her gum.I noticed her eyes and might I say,she did have beautiful blue eyes.
"Nice shirt"she said while smirking.
Me,being the messy person I am quickly glance at my shirt and realize I'm wearing a strokes tee,"uhh than-" I looked back up at her and stopped once I saw that she was wearing a strokes one as well.She sucked her gum back in and repeated,"$14.50".
I stayed frozen for a while not quite understanding what was happening,she raised her perfectly shaped eyebrows,and I finally came out of my trance,"yeah yeah Sorry" I fumble out,reaching for my wallet with shaky hands.
What the hell is up with me.
She handed me the pack,"Here you go"She said while smiling.
I swiftly turned around a left the store in such a rush I completely forgot about my change.As the I was about to reach the door handle,she spoke finally taking her earphones out,"You guys in a band?"
I smirk and look at the boys,"I knew she was just playing dumb"I say.
We all turn to see her with her arms crossed looking very pissed off,"elaborate please?"She spats.
Once again I cannot speak,"I was asking because most of you have callus on your fingers and you...well you literally have old drum sticks sticking out of your pocket"She says while glancing at my pockets once more.
After that Michael finally spoke and asked,"you really have no idea who we are?"
She nodded her head and clicked her gum.
"well umm.." Michael cleared his throat and smiled,"We are five seconds of summer"
She then tilts her head to one side,"oh,I've heard your music,never seen you tho" and with that she walked back to the records as swiftly as she came.
The boys were utterly amazed on how calm she was.I angrily swing the door open and sit on this old bench by the shop.
How can she not know who we are?
More importantly,Why do I care if she doesn't or does?My thoughts are interrupted when Calum speaks out.Thats when I realize we're all sitting on the bench.Well... Calum Michael and I are,Luke is laying on the dirty payment.He's so "punk rock".I mentally laugh.
"Can you believe that girl didn't know who we were?"Calum spoke,"I don't even remember a time where someone didn't recognize us if they were under 30","Feels like it's been forever" Luke said.
After a while it got quiet and they all dwelled on it."I don't buy it" I simply say while opening my pack.
All the boys look at me,I try and avoid their looks by looking across the street in a trance,Calum is the first to speak up"what?".
"I think she's lying to be cool or idk she's a fake person,bet she doesn't even listen to the stroke-" My rant gets interrupted by the girl from the shop.
"The Strokes.Birthdate:New York 1998.Nick,Julian,Albert,Nikolai,Fabrizio everything started in New York.Their debut album,'this is it' came out in 2001 along with their growing fanbase to this day no other place has bigger Strokes fan base"
The boys start laughing at how wrong I had been while the music shop girl looks like she's just getting started"Julian,Nick and Fab started at Dwight High as a small school band along with Nikolai but he went to a different school then at age 13 Julian met Albert and they started reh-"
I stand up and interrupt her,"Okay okay chill,what are you even doing here?"
"You forgot your change"She spats.Then in a swift movement throws her change at me,rather hard might I say.
What a terrible day I'm having.
