Before The Fame

Chapter 18

Michael's P.O.V
It's after school and the guys and I are sitting in the park playing a small show. There's a small goup of girls who are waiting for us to start. I start tuning my guitar while Calum and Luke mess around. There's a slight tap on my shoulder and I turn and see Amarina. "Hey I'm here to film." She says with a smile. "Hey thanks for filming for us. We appreciate it. So here is my phone and go make friends with those fans over there." I laugh while handing her my phone. She rolls her eyes and takes my phone. "You sound like my dad." Am tells me as she goes by a the girls.
"You ready Mike?" Ashton asks me.

"Ya let's do it." I say.
I start strumming to Jasey Rae and smile. The girls rock their heads to the music as they have their phones out.
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Amarina's P.O.V
I get to the park that the boys said that they were doing a small show. I walk around the park until I spot some guys sitting on the grass. There's a group of girls around them. Well I guess they're over there then I say to myself. I walk over and as I get closer one of them turns their head and it's Calum. He doesn't notice me so I don't do anything but keep walking. When I get close to them I tap on Michael's shoulder. He turns his head and smiles. "Hey I'm here to film." I smile. "Hey thanks for filming for us. We appreciate it. So anyways here's my phone and go make friends over there." He laughs while handing me his phone. I roll my eyes and take it. "You sound like my dad." I say as I walk to the group of girls.
I stand in between two girls holding Michael's phone. Ashton asks if they should start and Michael says 'yes'. They start playing and I smile.
I really hope that they can go record and write music in Manchester. On the other hand I don't want them to leave. I think to myself.
Then all the sudden a bird fly's down and basically hits Ashton. Everyone laughs and I just keep filming. Before I know it the song is over and some people clap. I look up from the camera and I see Luke smiling. In fact all of them are smiling. Seeing all of them happy just makes me radiant. The boys start playing another song.
About a half an hour later they finish the last song. They get up and I stop the camera. Once I slide Michael's phone in my pocket someone taps on my shoulder. I turn around and see a blonde haired girl who is about my height. "Hey are you a....like Michael's girlfriend?" She asks. I give a small laugh and shake my head no. "Oh.......well I just assumed."

"It's okay a lot of people assume we are. We're just friends." I say.

"Hey Am!" Calum yells while waving for me to come over.
I wave bye to the girl and go over towards the boys. They're holding their stuff while talking ad I walk closer. "Hey we leavin'?" I say. Ashton nods and we start walking to his car.
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2 days later
It's Wednesday and I'm sitting at home with my dads after school. We're watching the news and I sigh at how boring it is. My dads are cuddled up next to each other as I awkwardly sit here. The anchor talks about some crime that some random ass person had committed. I let out a groan and slide off the couch.
I go upstairs out of boredom. Slipping into my room and shut the door. I lay on my bed with my phone in hand and decide to give into Michael and create a twitter account. The stuff you have to make your account pops up after I download it. I put in my email and all that jazz. Once all of that's in I make an at which is basically my name with an underscore. It loads......and loads....and loads for what seems like hours. Then it's FINALLY made.
After I got it together I leave it alone and go get food for dinner since my dad told me we were having left overs. I walk downstairs and look in the fridge. There's some lasagna and I shrug at it as I take it out. As I put it in the microwave I get some milk ,and the ding of the microwave makes me jump and I spill milk all over the counter. I groan and clean it up. I take my food out and sit at the table eating in silence.
When I'm done I go to head upstairs but the door bell rings. I groan and answer it. Aaron is standing there with a smirk. Why the fun is he here? He hasn't talked to me in forever except for like a small conversation over text message. I think to myself. "Hey can we talk for a minute?" He asks. I nod and cone outside and close the door behind me. "So what do you wanna talk about?" I ask with a sigh. "So I was wondering....if you wanted to be my girlfriend." My heart stops for a moment and my jaw drops. "Uh.....can I.....can I think about it?" I say. "Sure. As long as I get an answer soon." He says while giving a wink. I sigh and give a half smile. He waves by to me and leaves my porch.
I go in the backyard and decide to lay on the grass to try and think about my answer. The clouds are slowly moving across the sky. I look at the faint pictures the clouds make and smile. A giggle escapes my mouth as I see what looks like a fish.
I stay outside laying on the grass until my dad tells me to come inside. I get up off the grass and go inside. My dads aren't on the couch anymore so I assume they're upstairs. I walk upstairs and go into my room. I take my phone off the bed and plug it into the charger seeing that it's pretty low. The clock on my phone says that it's 7:38. I shrug and get my pajamas on seeing that I should probably shower.
Walking out of my room to go to the bathroom I hum to One Thing. I close the door and pull the shower curtain to the other side. I start to undress myself and get into the shower. I cringe at the overly hot water and I make it colder by turning the knob.
Once I'm done with my shower I get out and put on my pajamas. I dry my hair and my phone dings. I put the towel on the floor and check my phone. On the screen I see that Michael texted me.
Michael: hey
Me: hey
Michael: so what are you up to??
Me: nothing really
Michael: we should do something then....with the boys
Me: Mikey it's like 8:05. What are we we even going to do and I doubt my dads would let me hang out with you guys this late.
Michael: so? I can come around 11 and we can just walk around town with the guys. Come on it'll be fun
I sigh and think for a moment. Should I go with them or should I just stay home? I think to myself. Once I make my decision I type down my answer.
Me: fine but if I get in trouble for sneaking out it's your fault
Michael: I will gladly take the blame. We just wanted to see you because we haven't hung out in forever
Me: it's only been like two days since we hung out last.
Michael: well it feels like forever. Alright I'm going to get a sweatshirt on and walk over
Me: alright see you soon dork
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Michael's P.O.V
I wait at Amarina to come outside. I keep fidgeting with the sleeves of my sweatshirt as I wait. "Ugh I can't wait to tell her that we can go." I mumble to myself. Just then I see her crawl out her window with a beanie on along with a baggy sweatshirt. I just smile as she shimmies down the drain pipe. Once she gets to the bottom she fixes get beanie and smiles. "So where are the boys?" She asks. "Well.....uh......you see..." I trail on. "They aren't coming are they Mikey." She says smirking. I scratch the back of my neck and nod. "You know you could've just said that you wanted to hang out you dork." Amarina says while crossing her arms with a smile. "Ya. Anyways let's go wander." I say as I start walking with her following behind me.
We walk around our small town and go to the servo to grab something. She opens the door and a ding escapes a speaker. "How mush money do you have because I have a ten." She whispers as we walk to an aisle. "I have a five." I whisper back. She nods and goes to the back where all the pop (soda whatever you call it) is.
She grabs two cokes and walks to the candy. "You tryin' to get all hyper?" I ask with a giggle. "As a matter of fact I am. I'm getting tired and if we're going to do this then I need to be awake." She says grabbing three different types of candy. Amarina goes to the counter and I follow. She places the items on the counter and the lady rings it up. "That'll be 6.50." The lady says and Amarina gives her the money. "What are you two doing out this late? You going on a secret date or something?" She asks us. My eyes dart towards Amarina who is about to say something. "Uh.......ya...we're on a secret date because her dad doesn't like me ,and this is the only time we can do anything without getting caught." I say which makes the lady smile. "Well have fun and here's your change." She says handing it to Am. We nod and run out with our bag of stuff.
"So....a date huh Michael. Is this why you wanted to hang out with me, so then you could feel like your on a date?" She says smirking at me.
"Uh.....no I was just making an excuse so then we wouldn't like get asked if we were together since we snuck out." I say while looking at my feet as we walk. It actually was supposed to be a date. I think to myself.
She chuckles and links her arm into mine. "So where we going?" She laughs. I think for a moment and smile. "Well we can either go to the park or we can just sit on the curb and talk." I say. She looks up at me and says "let's go to the park." I nod and we walk to the park with our arms linked together.
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Amarina's P.O.V
Michael and I are sitting on the grass drinking our pop and eating candy. He tells stupid and cheesy jokes and I laugh at the stupidity. "Okay let's play 20 questions." I suggest after I calm down. He nods and lays down on the grass. I do the same and think of a question. "What's your favorite pick up line?" I ask. He bites the inside of his cheek. "All of my favorite ones are dirty." He laughs. "Then just say it." I say. He sighs and thinks. "Okay. Are you from Japan? Because I'm trying to get in ja-panties." He says and I burst out into laughter. Michael laughs with me. I calm myself down and think of mine. "Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk back again?" I say as my answer. Michael smiles at it.
We give each other questions and answer them. Both of us just stop talking and I stare at the twinkling stars. I sigh and place my hands on my stomach. "The boys and I are leaving on Sunday to go to Manchester." He says. I turn my head and he does the same. "That's great Mikey!" I say trying to sound excited. Michael smiles at me and I smile back. "We're so excited and we can't wait to go." He says while looking into my eyes. "I'm happy for you." I say. His smile gets wider and he stares at the sky. "It just makes it seem like we're starting our dream." He says. I nod and rub my eyes. "I'm getting tired Mikey." I say while yawning and sitting up. Michael sits up and grabs all of our trash. "Um.....ya....we can go if you want to." He says while standing up. I nod and he goes to throw the trash away. I get up and Michael walks back over to me after throwing away the trash. "I'm sorry." He says with a sad expression.
"About what?" I say confused.
"I know that you don't want us to go."
"No. Of course I want you guys to go." I say.
He looks at his feet and I slightly grab his arm. "Mikey.... you have to go. They probably already paid for your ticket and you need to go. It will help you live your dream." I say looking at him. He nods and keeps staring at his feet. I put my finger on his chin and make him look at me. "We'll just have to be together with the boys until you have to leave. I'll even skip dance just so then I can be with you guys." I say. He smiles at me. "Alright we can definitely do that." He says. "Here I'll give you a piggy back ride home." He says while squatting down. I laugh at him and jump on his back. He supports me by holding my thighs and he carries me to my house.
"Nothing could break my friendship with you and the boys." I say instantly wishing that I could have said something different.
Amarina why didn't you just say nothing could break us Michael and nothing could break my friendship with the boys. Why did you imply that he's just a friend? God your so stupid. I think to myself.
"Not even distance." He says carrying me to my house.

A/N I'm sorry I took so long. I've been hard core procrastinating and it's kinda bad. So anyways I hope this was good. If there's any spelling errors just ignore them. Sorry for the lovey dovey endings. I write the endings late at night and all  have are like lovey feelings so ya I'm sorry.
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