My Father Is Who!?

Panic

*ALANS POV*

I watch as Alex and her new friend Luke sit and talk while Slipknot play, I guess it's a good thing she's finally found someone her age instead of being stuck with us grown ups. Austin's told me how she didn't have many friends in school, this boy will do her some good.

I smile and walk to the other side of the stage behind where they're performing over to Austin and Phil, "have you seen Alex and her friend?" I say standing next to them,

"I have, I've been eyeing him off the whole time, she called me for some reason just to wave at her," he says squinting his eyes at the two and they sit on some chairs and laugh to themselves.

"Oh! I was standing near her when that happened, it was because he didn't believe she was your daughter," I say smiling at Austin as he stares at the two,

"Do you have to watch them like a hawk? She looks happy," says Phil, it's good to have him around always seeing the positive in things.

"She's a little too happy though," says Austin starting to walk over to them when I grab his arm,

"Let them have some time together before you ruin it, okay?" I say and Phil agrees.

*ALEX'S POV*

We sit and chuckle through the whole Slipknot set before they say their goodbyes and run off stage while the crowd chants "one more song! One more song!"

"Well, I better go find my dad, I'll see you around?" I say, I probably won't, because warped is big.

"Wait, can I have your number?" He asks blushing a little, "I mean, it'll be hard to keep in contact, you know?"

I smile to myself, the first boy to ask for my number, except Alan, he's a princess.

"Alex! Time to go," says Austin waving his arm at me, so I give Luke my number and run to dad.

"Who's your new friend?" He asks walking next to me to the big room behind the stage.

"Don't act like you don't know," says Alan catching up to us,

"Thanks for blowing my cover, Alan," says rolling his eyes but smiling at the same time.

"Well, his name is Luke," I say blushing a little.

"Is he your boyfriend?" Says Tino nudging me with his elbow,

"You guys are like little kids," I say shaking my head and smiling.

"And you love us," says Alan swinging his arm over my shoulder when I get a text from Luke,

Will you be in the of mice and men crowd?

"Say yes," whispers Alan before running off somewhere,

Yeah, I'll probably be back stage though 😬

I look up from my phone and watch as the band gathers and talks to who I assume is their manager when Luke texts back,

Oh damn, I was hoping to see you again but I don't have backstage pass for om&m

"Dad," I call out and Austin walks over to me,

"What is it sweety? We're about to go on,"

"Instead of watching backstage can I go into the crowd?" I ask and Austin looks slightly confused,

"I just think it'd be better not looking at the back of your heads the entire set," I say trying not to bring up Luke, but dad sees straight through me,

"It's Luke isn't it?" He says smiling down at me when his manager starts yelling for him to come back, "yes, but be careful please, I'll see you when the sets over," and he quickly kisses me on the forehead and runs over to the band.

I'll meet you near the cubicles in 5 😝

I text back excitedly, and hurry offstage. Did I really have to pick the toilets as a place to meet? Cute Alex.

I push through the crowd all hurrying to get to dads set, my little legs going as fast as they can when I spot Luke standing under a tree in the shade, good choice. I awkwardly waddle over to him and he smiles when he sees me,

"Hey I'm glad you could make it, I came by myself to warped so it's nice to have someone to hang out with," he says as I walk beside him,

I don't really know what to say, so I just mumble on about how I hate the hot weather and he agrees. As you can tell, I'm not good at conversations.

"Ever been in a mosh pit before?" Asks Luke as he pushes through the om&m crowd and I follow closely behind him,

"Nope, this is my first festival," I say and I hear him gasp,

"Man you're gonna be in a for a good few days," he says casually as people grunt and even swear at him as he pushes his way through, not really giving a shit.

We make it almost to the front before Austin and the band runs out onto the stage and everyone runs forward squishing together and I lose Luke.
My mind is racing, I hate being by myself, and I don't think this is a good situation for a 5'2 16 year old to be in. I've never experienced anything like this before and I'm pushed up against a fat sweaty guy with no shirt on when a pit opens up around me and my chest starts to feel really tight and my legs become weak. I can feel myself starting to have a panic attack when an arm from the crowd pulls me from the pit.

Im sorry it's taken me 7 and a half years to update this story, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!