Life Song (A BAM/Harvey/Overload/Magcon fanfiction) COMPLETED ✔️

Thirteen

As the final day arrived, I grew more and more anxious. How was I going to sneak out past the others? Someone was bound to wake up. Of course, this was the couple of days where Charlie was at his sweetest, trying his best, and I feel sick with guilt. But I smile, take it, give as much back as I can. I just worry. This is for the right thing. I say to myself over and over. When Charlie has  just kissed me. When Adam and Jordan and I are messing around with face paint, making our selves over as me a panda, Jordan a sloth, and Adam as a monkey. When Charlie gives me the cutest heart locket with a photo of us in it with "forever" engraved in the silver. I tell myself that over and over again, and sometimes I believe it. Only sometimes.

The day arrives. We've parked up outside the stadium in London. I'm lying in bed as my friends snore; waiting for my alarm to buzz through my earphones, signalling my departure.

It buzzes and I sit up, stretching and sliding out of my bunk. I walk quietly through the bus and down the stairs.
Kelsey is downstairs. Now I'm done. Then I think logically. It might be worth telling her, she can keep a secret and I feel like I can trust her.
So I just yolo it.
"Hi." Kelsey says, smiling, "What brings you down here at one o'clock in the morning?"
"Nothing really."
Kelsey sniffs, "I've just had an emotional break up with Harvey."
"What?"
"He says he can't be with me anymore."
"Oh."
"And what's worse is, he's gone. To Somewhere I don't know."
I pat her on the shoulder. "Look, okay, I'm going somewhere too, but I'll be back. Look, it's not easy to explain. I will be back but you can't tell anyone where I've gone. Pretend you don't know."
"Why are you going?"
"I've got to protect my friends. Maybe Niamh will be happy and Jordan will finally date Jake- she's come so close to quitting YouTube and the longer he's with Saffron the closer she is to doing so."
"Why will this help that?"
"Because it will." I snap "Now I've got to go. Bye Kelsey."

I go out the bus with one of my suitcases which I'd re packed with stuff I thought I needed. I could collect my other stuff  at the end of next week, when I got back, when I'd explained everything to everyone and been thanked loads of times.

So I walk round the corner and see Natty, sat inside an über. She waves at me, and I walk over. The driver takes my bags and I climb in beside Natty.
"I decided to see you off." Say Natty, "You excited?"
"No."
"Bless." She says, "To the airport." She instructs the driver and he nods, driving us. Natty texts frantically, then from somewhere takes out her small, notebook laptop, puts on a pair of headphones and sits there. I watch her. I can't see what she's doing, so I just look out the window at London as it goes past me. I shouldn't be doing this. I can't. But I am.

The airport is busy. I get through customs and wait in the departure lounge, headphones in. At last we board the plane and then it takes flight.

When I arrive, it's around mid morning American time, and jet lag is gripping me. I came out of customs and down the escalator, seeing "Hayes Grier's girlfriend Penny." On a board being held up by a tall boy with Brown hair and blue eyes. I think he's Nash, Hayes' older brother.
"Hi?" I say hesitantly as I get to him, and Nash turns, smiling, "Penny!" He says and he hugs me. Great, I think, this is goanna be a long week.
"You excited for this?"
"I..."
"Look, Hayes did confine in me the truth of this whole thing. I'm sure he'll learn to hold his tongue next time, because now you have to fake to be his girlfriend...." He smiles, "Poor you."
I smile half heartedly, as he continues, "No I'm kidding, Hayes is a great guy. I knew he was lying though. It's a dumb move, after all,"
"What did he do?" I finally ask, and Nash smiles
"He told my mom he had a girlfriend. And she said can we meet her? He said she's British. She said get her up for the family gathering when my sister and her husband come down. He said fine I will."
I laugh despite everything.
"Mom will love to meet you." Says Nash, "I'm sorry you have to fake date my brother though."
"Should be fun, I guess..?" I say, and Nash smiles, "I like you. Welcome to the Grier family. Hayes is in the car,"

We walk through the airport and out to Nash's car. Hayes is in the back seat. I groan.
"Right now, don't make out in the back and use condoms kids." Nash says, making my stomach turn. No denying it, Hayes is cute, but I don't feel very good about this. Forced dating isn't my thing. Normally.
"Nash stop you're scaring her bro."
"I'm kidding, obviously." Nash says, "Hayes is still a virgin."
"Shut it." Hayes says, laughing. I smile awkwardly, and Nash catches my eye in the mirror and smiles, "It's okay he doesn't smell too bad. And you get your own bed."
As Hayes attacks his brother with his water bottle, I look out the window. The others are probably awake now. Talking about where I've gone. Maybe crying? I don't know.
"Now, Penny." Nash says, "This is how it works. To be believed by our parents, you guys will be the typical teenage couple, okay?"
"What's that?"
"Over here, it's cuddling but to a limit, so not to much so it looks fake and not to little so it looks awkward." Nash says, "Hold his hand when we go in."
"Okay?" I say
"We can tell you who knows this isn't a legit thing." Hayes says, and I nod
"Who?"
"Well, people who don't know are our parents, our older brother Matt, our little sister Skylnn, our auntie and uncle, and the fans."
"Great. Are they going to hate me?"
"When this week is over I'll figure out a way to tell them the truth. Then my parents. Then Matt, who'll laugh at me. Skylnn won't be as easy to explain to, but she'll understand in time."
"And the people who do are me and Daniel. And I think Dallas does to."
"Dallas." Hayes laughs, "You know Cameron Dallas right?"
I nod
"Don't worry, it's all goanna be okay."
I nod, but I was scared stiff. I was faking being Hayes Grier's girlfriend. I was lying. I was cheating. And I'd run away from the tour to do this because what?

I just don't want my friends to get hurt.