Your Band, My Band, and Our Band

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Luke's POV

This was all just getting out of hand and it's not that I didn't want to be there for Char but I think we all just needed some time to cool down.

Calum, Joanna, and I all decided to head back to the condo and those two were acting very strange.

"So......." I say trying to aid the awkward silence as we walk the hospital halls.

"Where were you guys last night? I never saw either of you come in." I look at both of them. Joanna to my right and Calum to my left.

"We were at the condo." They both answered almost instantly.

"Well where? Cause Calum wasn't in our room." I ask.

"I told you man, I passed out on the floor!" He defends.

"Oh yeah, right." I say to myself but loud enough to where he heard me.

As soon as we walk out the front doors, of course we should have seen this coming, there were people's faces being covered by their cameras. They were asking so many questions at once I could hardly understand them.

"WHY IS CHARLOTTE IN THE HOSPITAL?! DID SOMEONE HURT HER? WAS IT MICHAEL?!" I heard someone yell in the crowd.

"NO!" I angrily shout. They had some nerve accusing Michael of doing something like that. Especially to Charlotte.

"IS IT TRUE THAT COMMERCIAL APPEAL AND 5SOS ARE NOW LIVING TOGETHER?!" A man asks Joanna but she says nothing and continues to the car. Calum pushes them back so she can get through because she's only like 5'5.

"LUKE, WHO WAS THAT GIRL FROM LAST NIGHT AT THE CLUB?! YOU TWO REALLY SEEMED TO BE ENJOYING EACH OTHERS COMPANY!" I hear someone yell but I can't match their voice with their face.

At first I was confused because I didn't know what they were talking about, but then I remembered.

"Sarah." I whisper to myself.

I knew someone took our picture. Damn it!

We were having a great time until she got pissed off. I hope she doesn't hate me cause I really do want to see her again.

I try to find the guy who asked me that but I never seem to find him and now Calum and Joanna are gone.

I forget about it for now and hop in our car as we drive back to the condo.

Michael's POV

After Ashton and Tyler Rose left, I was left alone with Charlotte.

All I did was look at her and I couldn't help blame myself for this. I should've done something sooner but I didn't cause I'm a fucking coward.

"You did this Michael. This is all your fault. I should be the one in the hospital not her." I say out loud, looking down at my feet.

"No, you shouldn't." I hear her weak voice and I quickly look up and see her awake.

"Charlotte, you're awake. Are you okay? Do you need anything?" I rush to her side.

"Yeah, I need you to stop blaming yourself for this." She says looking at her hands then up at me.

Her eyes were shaky, like she was holding back tears.

"But-"

"No Michael, no buts. I don't want you to think this is your fault because it's NOT okay?" She tilts her head.

"Charlotte, you wouldn't be here if it wasn't for me!"

"You're right, I wouldn't. Cause I'd probably be dead by now if it wasn't for you! You're the reason I'm still alive Mikey!" She yells but still quiet enough for us to not cause a distraction.