Adopted By Brashton

Chapter 9

Alexandra's point of view

"Someone is ready to represent." Calum commented as I tossed my school bag on the couch. "Ready for our concert?" He asked me and I nodded.

"So ready." I said and he laughed as I ran a hand through my curly hair. "How about you play my favorite, Wherever You Are?"

"How about you forget about it." He said and I huffed as he laughed. "Jennifer will be here soon, along with Arzaylea and Bryana. You'll be riding with them." He told me and I nodded.

"That's cool, I can't wait to get to talk to her, and Arzaylea. She isn't as bad as Ashton says." I said and he shrugged.

"I wouldn't know, I never hang out with her." He told me and I shrugged.

"I want to breathe you in like you're vapor, I want to be the one you remember!" I heard Luke sang from upstairs and I squealed a bit, covering my mouth immediately.

"I really like that song," I defended myself as Calum laughed. "My favorite." I said and there was a knock on the door.

"I got it!" I yelled and ran towards the door, opening it immediately.

I looked at who it was, and it was a girl. She wore a simple black shirt with the safety pin heart on the heart area and black skinny jeans with piles of black and dark brown bracelets. Her red hair was put into messy twin braids and a black beanie was on her head.

"Hi, are you Jennifer?" I asked and she nodded shyly, her chubby cheeks going a bit pink. They reminded me of Calum's, you just wanted to squish them. "Come in! Are Arzaylea and Bryana here?"

"They're f-fixing their make-up in the car." She said, stuttering a bit. I let her in and she walked in, tugging on her shirt a bit. I left the door open and then followed her.

"I'm Alexandra, the rest of the band are still getting dressed. I don't even know where Calum went." I told her and she nodded as she stood awkwardly, repeatedly pulling her shirt down and fixing her beanie.

"Lexa!" Arzaylea called out and Jennifer sat down on the couch furthest away from us. I looked at Arzaylea and she smiled at me. "You... You look ready for a 5sos concert wow."

"Don't even ask why I have their merch," I told her and she laughed as she fixed her denim jacket. "You look boring. Where's your merch?"

"I don't own any," she said and I huffed. "This is Luke's shirt so, does that count?"

"My life," Bryana piped up and she walked over. "This is Ashton's shirt, so oh well." She said and shrugged as she laughed lightly.

I nodded and then glanced at Jennifer, who was on her phone and smiling at something on it. "Her jeans are way too faded to wear." Arzaylea mumbled and I frowned a bit when Bryana agreed.

"I think her outfit looks nice, come on." I said and Bryana defended herself.

"I didn't say it was bad, it's just, they're a little too faded. She should get some new black jeans." She said quietly and shrugged.

Jennifer shifted softly, as if she knew we were talking about her, and looked up as she heard footsteps. She smiled smally and then stood up, putting her phone on her back pocket.

"Jenny!" Michael said and then gave her a hug. "We match!" Michael said and she laughed as he motioned to their all black outfits.

"Yeah." She said and smiled smally at him. She whispered something to him and he frowned a bit.

"It's okay, it'll be okay, promise." He said softly and then fixed her bands over her eyes. "Just take deep breaths, do you wanna stay backstage? You can do that."