The Plan (TheOrionSound)

Epilogue

Hi. Sol from 2024 here (aka 4 years after this fic was originally written, more or less). I just realized while nostalgia-skimming this fic that because I abandoned my sequel plans, I never actually revealed some very vital information. So here it is. (Please forgive any mistakes, I'm rather unfamiliar with my own story now).

-Oli's POV-

Joel and I get ready in my room while Nessa gets ready with Lizzie and Yammy in Joel's room.

Once I finish putting my suit on, which really only takes a few minutes, I leave Joel behind to go join the others in Lizzie and Joel's room.

The first thing I notice is how amazing Nessa looks. It takes all of my self control not to immediately tell her, but she doesn't want anyone to know we're officially together yet.

Joel follows me into the room shortly after, and we all leave to walk back to the convention center for the party. Lizzie, Joel, Yammy, and Nessa walk together, so I hang back to talk to Lauren, Callum, and Scott on the way there.

When we arrive at the convention center, the bouncers working the door check our passes, mark them off, and let us in. I put mine back in my pocket while Nessa gets her vlog camera out to film a reveal of the decorated convention center. Lizzie and Joel ditch the group, but Nessa clearly wants to stay so we do.

The party is fairly awkward, and we dance for a while. Nessa spins Yammy, Lauren, and I but is too short to do the same for Callum and Scott, though that doesn't stop her from trying.

After about an hour of dancing, we split up to walk around. Yammy comes with Nessa and I while Scott, Lauren, and Callum split off. We talk for a while.

"I kinda need to go to the bathroom." Yammy says.

"Oh, I can go get punch or something while you go?" I offer.

"That works." Yammy agrees.

"I'll go with Yammy." Nessa says.

The two girls disappear into the crowd, making their way to the bathroom. It takes me a while to even find the punch, and after that there's a line that I have to wait in.

The girl in front of me starts talking to me as we wait, and I recognize her as one of the fans that won a ticket. I'm not too terribly interested in talking to her, but I do my best to be polite.

"You're TheOrionSound, right?" She says after a while, "I recognize you from your videos. You're cute."

I make no effort to conceal the deeply uncomfortable look on my face. She stops talking.

I finally get punch and circle through the concessions area to find a spot to look for my friends in the crowd, since I've completely lost track of them. I don't even notice the fan trailing me until she's next to me again.

She says something I'm not really listening to, too focused on finding my friends.

Then she grabs my arm.

Then she kisses me.

I freeze.

I drop the punch.

"What the fuck?" I yell, shoving her away from me. "What the- I have a girlfriend!"

She doesn't respond, just giggles and disappears into the crowd with some friend of hers while I stand there in shock.

All I can register for a few moments is the feeling of punch soaking into my socks.

What just happened?

I do the only thing I can think of in that moment, which is to go to the bathroom and wash my face, scrubbing away the feeling of her touch.

When I go back into the party, I still can't find my friends. I bump into Lizzie and Joel a few times, but they haven't seen the others either.

Eventually I find them, but every time I see them in the crowd they disappear before I can reach them. Eventually I find Scott, Lauren, and Callum, so I stick with them for a while but I really just want to find Nessa.

I finally manage to catch Nessa and Yammy at 11:45.

"Why are you guys avoiding me?" I ask. "I haven't seen anyone since I left to get punch."

"You know what you did." Yammy snaps.

"Do you know what I did?" I ask, confused.

Yammy glances at Nessa, then responds coldly. "Yes." She grabs Nessa and pulls her away, disappearing into the crowd again. Yammy gives me a dirty look when I try to follow, so I back off.

What the fuck did I do?

Oh.

Oh.

Oh shit.

Someone saw me and that fucking fan.

God damn it.

My first instinct is to chase them. To tell Nessa. To explain myself.

I know Yammy won't let me, though.

Instead, I do the only other thing I can think of and walk straight out of the convention center. I don't stop walking until I find myself in some random, mostly dark park. My tie feels like it's choking me, so I practically rip it off.

I don't know how long I sit there with my head in my hands. I'm not sure when I start crying or when I stop. I can't see myself, but I know I probably look like an absolute mess.

I need to go back to the hotel. I can talk to Nessa there.

My phone is dead so I can't call an Uber. Thankfully the hotel is within walking distance, so I just walk back.

When I open the door to the hotel room, the first thing I see is Nessa. Scott and Joel are also there, but I barely even register their presence.

"Nessa!" I exclaim. "Let me explain."

"I don't really think that's necessary." She responds, cold and so unlike herself. "It was nice meeting you."

She pushes past me and walks out the door without looking back. Scott gives me a disappointed look as he follows. All I can do is watch her go.

I shut the door quietly and turn to Joel, who is evidently filling Nessa's space in our room tonight.

"I didn't do anything." I tell Joel, the words sounding hollow, which is pretty accurate to how I feel right now. "I didn't- she kissed me. I didn't- I-" I stop talking.

I don't think Joel's ever looked so disappointed.

"I wouldn't."

And the scary thing is, I'm not sure if he believes me.

So. After 4 years, here's the end. Made myself cry a little because yes this was always the intent but wow it never hit me until right now how fucked up it is that Oli gets sexually assaulted and then all his friends turn on him.