Tiny Dancer (Luke Hemmings' Little Sister)

Chapter 24: 'Ice cream dates'

I didn't even know how contain my excitement. Though I wasn't sure if I was more excited about being with the boys, or because Luke finally  broke up with Ariella. It hasn't been too long since I've last seen them, but it's felt like years. Especially since Luke was mad at me when he left. That seemed to make everything go by ten times slower. But, I'm still a little mad at him cause I'm stubborn.

"Bubba!" I ran straight to him once we got off of the plane, since I missed him so much. He lifted me up off the ground and spun me around, much like he did when I surprised him on stage during their last tour. "Hi, buggy. I've missed you."

"No, I missed you." I kissed his cheek before wiggling out of his arms and running over to hug Mikey. I attempted to jump onto his back since he was talking to some fans and was turned around. Unfortunately, Mikey is quite a bit taller than me and I failed miserably. He turned around, lifting me into his arms and holding me close. I think I heard the clicks of cameras, probably fans taking pictures which only bothered me a little bit. I don't really like having my picture taken, it just seems like an invasion of my privacy. But there's really no way around it.

"How've you been, little one?" He asked, setting me back onto my feet as he did. "Great! I met a new friend, his name is Carter. He's super nice and I really like him." I smiled up at him, grabbing his hand as we walked back towards Luke, Calum, and Ashton. "Oh? It's a boy? I'm not sure how I feel about my little Harley being friends with a boy."

"Mikey, I'm not little anymore!" Taking my hand from his, I crossed my arms over my chest and looked up at him. He put his hand to his heart, acting as if I had hurt him. "Wow Harls, that hurt. You'll always be little to me." I playfully rolled my eyes before running over to give Calum and Ashton hugs too.

Calum hugged me the same way Luke did, lifting me off the ground and spinning me around. Ashton kneeled down to my height, hugging me for a few seconds before letting go. "I think we should take you to get some food. You must be really hungry after that long flight." Ashton said, standing back up and reaching out for my hand. I grabbed his hand before replying. "How about we get ice cream?"

"Ice cream isn't food, buggy. You need to eat something." Luke said, coming up beside me. "Such a party pooper. I'm going for ice cream. Join me if you want!" I smiled, skipping off down the long hallway of the airport. I wasn't sure if any of them were following me since I didn't look back, but I didn't really care if they were or not. I need my ice cream.

"When did you become so sassy, little one?" Said Mikey.

"Carter taught me. I told you he was my best friend."

"Hmm.... Alright, then. I still have to meet this Carter guy. Make sure he's a good friend to my Harls." I found it funny how overprotective was, he was just as bad as Luke, Ben, and Jack.

"You can meet him later.... maybe." I giggled, running off in front of him, only to have him lift me up a few seconds later. I was about to  protest, but I saw Luke on the phone quite far away. He was still back towards the fans Mikey was talking to earlier, and he looked extremely frustrated. I shrugged it off, starting to wiggle in Mikey's arms so he would put me down.

He finally put me down, leading me out of the airport and to the ice cream place near by with Calum and Ashton right behind us. "Can you get me vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, please? I'm gonna go sit down." I said, looking over at a table in the corner of the small ice cream place. Michael nodded, and I walked off towards the table. I was confused on why Luke still hadn't showed up, and who he was talking to on the phone before we left. He wouldn't have been talking to Ariella, right? I mean, he did promise he wasn't going to speak to her again after all she's caused.

Just as I was thinking about it, he walked in. He looked stressed, running a hand through his blonde hair. "Hey Har, I'm gonna have to go. I'll see you before the show tonight, okay?" He said, kissing my forehead and smoothing my hair back. Obviously, I was pretty upset. I haven't seen him in so long, and I just wanted to spend time with him. I guess things won't be changing as much as I thought they would be.