Clarity ~ m.c.

•Chapter 49•

Playlist:

So Far Away- Mary Lambert

Love Somebody- Maroon 5

Collide- Jake Miller

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"You two will be right here." a security guard brought Dominique and I to our seats.

Thanks to Michael giving me this ticket & pass (plus having my name on a list that says I can be moved front row along with anyone I bring) Dominique and I got to sit front row on the floor, right in front of the stage. Not really helping calm my nervous, but I can't really do anything about it.

"Thanks." I told the man.

"No problem and after the show just wait over there." The security guard directed me to an access area directly left to the stage. "I'll be there and I'll take you back stage after the show or at intermission, which ever."

"Okay thanks you." I said and he walked away.

"Oh my god I can't believe how close we are!" Dominique started to fangirl again.

"Oh my god I know right!" I mimicked her excitement.

"Your mocking me aren't you." she said.

"Yeah just a little." I laughed.

***

After Hey Violet finished their set Dominique and I stayed by our seats and waited for the guys to come out. We stood there for another few minute when suddenly the sound of guitar riffs rang through the stadium and thousands of screams and cheers came from around us, all from screaming girls, who were ready to drop dead from excitement. That's when I saw him. The boy I've been chasing and hoping to see later tonight came out on stage with his three best friends who were more like brothers to him.

As they started to play their first song an overwhelming urge came over me as I started to scream in excitement like all the girls surrounding me as I started to call his name. But I doubt he could hear me, from his view point on stage I probably blended into the crowd and became just another face in a sea of a thousand faces.

***Michael'sPOV***

"Hello!" Luke said into the microphone as we finished our first song. "I'm Luke." He added and we all introduced ourselves.

"And we are 5 Seconds of Summer!" I shouted which resulted with an eruption of screams from the packed stadium. We continued on going back between talking and performing through out set, until we were maybe about half way through it. The whole time I couldn't shake this feeling that something was different about tonight. There was just this one distinct voice that I seemed to hear over all the others in the crowd, like yeah they were calling my name, but there was something different in this one, it was almost familiar and I couldn't shake it out of my head.

"What's the next song we will be playing Michael Clifford!" Ash shouted through the mic to me.

"The next song we will be playing is-" I started to say and that's when I saw her. There was no doubt over the owner of the voice once I saw her. Her burgundy coloured hair was a dead give away and I feel stupid that I didn't see her before. I only focused on her as I stood there in shock that she was actually here. I couldn't hide the huge smile growing across my face as locked eyes with Lauren- it feeling like she was the only girl there out of the thousands. A big smile grew across her face as well, almost like finally her efforts of trying to get me to notice her paid off.

"Mate are you okay?" Luke asked walking over to me with concern in his face, trying to stay away from the mic so the fans couldn't hear.

"What oh yeah." I shook my head looking at him and then back to Lauren. Luke followed my gaze and then realised why I was in such a trance. He then got really excited,

"See mate I told you she would come." He said patting my back as Calum walked over as well.

"Mates what's going on, if you haven't noticed we're in the middle of the show so-" and then stopped dead to who we were looking at. "Well that explains everything." He noted. Realising what Calum was saying I snapped out of my trance.

"The next song we will be performing is a song we wrote called Amnesia." I spoke through the microphone, since it was the next song to perform on our set list, and then quickly changed to my acoustic guitar.

**

Finishing the act I basically ran off stage in order to find Lauren. This overwhelming and overpowering urge ran through my veins, with my mind on one mission to find her. The mates chased after me with excitement, but not as nearly enough excitement to match mine. Running through the halls of the stadium passing people, apologising to some if I ran into them-never stopping once. I came to the end of the hallway that connected to a long hallway where the dressing rooms where. Stopping at one end to catch my breath for a minute and to whip the sweat from my face, I quickly thought of where I could find her. That's when she appeared at the opposite end of the hallway, also out of breath and sweating too.

"Lauren." I breathed as my eyes adjusted to make sure it was her at the end of the hallway.

"Michael!" She called. That was enough to send more adrenalin through my veins as I bolted down the long hallway towards her, her doing the same thing towards me.

Getting closer towards her I could see that she was crying, over tears of joy I don't know but I'll find out in a second. Slowing down as we approached each other I held my arms out as she jumped into my embrace and immediately my arms clamped back around her as I spun her around in the air. Setting her down, almost in an instant of her feet touching the ground, she wasted no time crashing her lips to mine and wrapping her arms around my neck. Putting my hands at her waist while she ran her figures through my hair, it was a moment I wanted to live in forever. With her lips moving in sync with mine I was so over come with this feeling, knowing that she came and she wanted me back.

Pulling away from the long kiss for some air, I rested my forehead on hers staring into her beautiful eyes and pushed lose strands of her hair out of her face.

"I'm so sorry Michael." She started to ramble while tears fell down her cheeks. "I'm sorry for everything I put you through, I was stupid and overreacted and-"

"Hey stop." I hushed her taking her face in my hands and brushed her tears away. "There's nothing to be sorry about. Everything is fine and okay." I reassured her.

"But-" she started again.

"No. No buts and don't cry. It's okay Lauren. We're good, all is forgiven." I told her and she calmed down. "You're here and that's all I care about." I smiled whipping the last few tears from her cheeks causing her to smile.

"I love you Michael Clifford." She said with a sweet smile looking into my eyes.

"I love you too Lauren Jacobs." I smailed back and re connected my lips with hers.