Crash Land (An Alex Gaskarth/Sam McTrusty fanfiction)

Chapter 6

Ursula P.O.V.

I know Sam wanted to say something in the elevator back there. I know because he was going to say what I was thinking.

About us becoming an us.

Or maybe not, maybe I was mistaken.

But maybe I wasn't...

I shrugged it off anyway, and we arrived at the venue.

It was quite modern; it was pristine clean, there was a DJ booth straight ahead and balloons and UV lights, a bar...It was quite spacious despite the floor being completely filled.

With guys.

Mostly guys.

I saw a few girls. I saw Cassie Pope, Jenna from Tonight Alive, Valerie, Vicky T, Sierra and others , but it was mainly guys.

I introduced myself to bands that inspired me and the organisers who made Warped Tour all possible. I shook hands and recieved hugs. I saw Vic and group-hugged Jaime, Tony and Mike (they were all like brothers to me, not just Vic.)

We stood talking about when we were kids, when they were kids. We told of our excitement and we reminisced for ages.

And then it happened.

I heard his name. I turned around.

I forgot all about him until I heard his name.

My jaw dropped. Heart sank. Lungs collapsed. Hands shook. I felt like someone was gagging me; I couldn’t breathe and I felt nauseous. I could feel myself keeling over, but Jaime caught me.

“Easy there,” he chuckled and he steadied me.

“You okay, Ursula?” Vic stared at me seriously concerned. I couldn’t even reply to him. I gently pushed him aside and walked away.

What was I doing?

My heart was pounding, so much so that it actually hurt.

Are you sure this a good idea?

Of course not, but I’m not missing this opportunity.

“Hi there,” I said coolly. “It’s Alex, right?” I beamed, pulling the whole lets-pretend-that-I-don’t-know-you-or-love-you thing off pretty smoothly.

“Yes,” he beamed back. “Ursula? It’s so nice to finally meet you! I’m a huge fan of yours,” he shook my hand vigorously and I shook it back.

“I’m a fan of yours too,” I exclaimed. Oh the irony of that statement...

I found myself talking naturally with Alex and I enjoyed his company despite feeling slightly burdened. I had loved Alex for so long that it just seemed strange being able to converse with him like this. Within moments, I had also met Jack, Rian and Zack and we all talked and shared our interests. In the meantime though, I had completely forgotten about Sam...

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Sam P.O.V.

I watched with envy as she seemed to be bowled over by Alex. He seemed like a nice guy, but my blood boiled with jealousy. I know she used to have a crush on him, but I thought she was over it... My heart sank deep into my chest.

“Hey, Sam. Ease up a bit. They’re just talking. Come on, I know what you need,” Craig nudged me and I went to the bar with him to get more drinks. We sat talking for a short while and I took a slow and thoughtful swig of some bittersweet alcoholic beverage he’d ordered for me.

It was actually quite disgusting...

At least it was taking my mind off of things.

I bought more drinks for some new friends I made and we got to know each other at the bar. Luckily, it killed some time.