When We We're Young

When We We're Young 1109

Detroit is a great place, only people didn't know me much I guess cause only little came to my concert. And no, I'm not throwing a tantrum about it and I'm not cussing in the mike like Selena Gomez, I just performed for those people who know me.

Anyways, we we're going to a party tonight, a bachelor party, mainly Astrid was envited but she insisted that she coudn't leave the crew behind and I scoffed at that, like we were 2 year olds.

But her supposed to be real excuse was that she hates lovey dovey stuff and she doesn't want to be alone in it. But its fine too, atleast I have something to do.

Surprisingly, I'm not tired and I'm glad, Phew, I thougt I was aging much faster than I should be. I was wearing my peach chiffon shiny dress that Vince picked himself and my make up was minimal, as Emily put it, 'Let the true beauty come tonight' And thats fine too, I put on too much make up sometimes.

But the downfall of this party is that they left me alone, in a round table, and theres nothing to sit in, I hate fancy parties. Theres literally no chairs most of the time. "Hello there loner" a voice pops up from behind me.

Hmmm, I've never heard of a funny greeting before, mostly heard from Trevor, and a part of me hopes this is him, that he applied as a waiter here. But as I turn around it wasn't him. The boy wore a black tux like everybody else. He had brown neatly combed hair and blue eyes, he's actually really cute but too bulky if you ask me.

"Hi. Um.. Do I know you?" I ask, I'd rather not talk to strangers, Even though my guards are just roaming around the room, but still. A chuckle leaves his mouth, his voice is so, husky and rough unlike Trevor, velvet and always had a chirpy tone. Goddamn! Why am I comparing this guy to him?!

"Ofcourse not. I'm Chace" he said as he stretches out a hand. I was about to state my name but my voice stuck to my throat when he kissed the back of my hand instead of shaking it "I know who you are April. You have a very nice voice indeed" he said. If this was Trevor saying this, I would say 'Stalker!'

Why am I comparing again? Cause I haven't got to talk to guys lately. Only Astrid. Or Vince but he's not straight. Maybe the guards but were not close. "Oh" was all that I managed to choke out. I must really look like a loser now.

"So, how are you enjoying the party?" he asks as he takes a sip of his drink. I would say its not a gentleman to not include me in his drunking process but then again, I hate alcohol. Sure it made you forget and makes you let go, but goddamn! Do you really have to drink that stuff just to let go?! And besides, theres a huge bad hangover after.

"I'm not" Fuck! Why did I say that?! Thats just rude and besides, I don't have the right to say that. Its their party and I'm not the main priority, they should have fun and that enough for me to have fun too. But then again, I don't even know anyone here. But instead he laughs.

"Well then, maybe a dance will lighten you up" he said. I raise an eyebrow at him. I do know how to dance but, I don't pretty much feel like it. But he is being nice and that won't hurt me right? I grab his hand as he leads me to the dance floor.

He puts a hand to my waiste and the other entwined with mine. He sways to the beat and I just follow his lead. Alright, I'm gonna be honest, I'm still me. Before I got to the Island, I wasn't shy and all, I was.. Actually in the popular crowd, and I might just hate following anyones lead. You can't deny it, theres always a bad in the good.

But what caught me off guard was his next action. He leans down and kisses my nose, in the foreign point of view it looks like he just kissed me on the lips, and I realise what he just did. I could hear the 'clicks' of the cameras in the backround and sudden gasps. People had been watching and he knew that, and naïve old me believed.

"Ta-ta, April" he whispers in my ear. But before he could leave, I came to my senses. I held onto the collar of his shirt and visibly glare at the surroundings behind me. "How dare you" my voice held any possible venom I had and my voice can be heard. Probably cause everyones silent.

I let go of him and point a finger "Its not your party Chace. Your not the one thats in the spotlight, you ego maniac!" I exclaim. I look around and apologise "Sorry" And Astrid pulls me away from this. "Thank Gawd" Astrid says. She smirks at me, thats just creepy. "Lets get out of here" ofcourse thats what she wanted. Only to get out of that party.

"Look at this April" Emily said like a teenager the next morning when I was now seated on my jet plane. She hands me the daily magazine and sure enough I was in the cover "Chace Collins getting called an ego maniac by our one and only hollywood angel" and the picture held me pointing a finger at him and glaring.

"And this" Vince speaks up as he hands me his cell phone. Ofcourse, theres a video. It was complete, from the start when he kissed my nose and thank gawd it was clear that he only kissed my nose. "Oh my gosh! He totally deserved that!" some say. Others say "Ugh! I would kill to be kissed on the nose by Chace!" and other faught for me and others didn't but I hardly care.

I won't give them the satisfaction that they want. I won't dare even bring that topic up, if I don't care then I don't care. But Astrid though, she was in a good mood. "Don't worry April, they'll soon forget about this" Yeah, thats what I'm counting on.

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Lesson learned, think of other people around you. It might be your life, but there are other lives around you too. They're alive just like you, so you have no right to be on the spotlight.