Star In The Shadow // CTH [Editing process]

XII

"Really?!" I hear Ashton's voice after the door closes, and I immediately regret what I did.

"I'm sorry..." I say as I let the cloud of smoke out from my mouth. I really needed this cigarette, one week without it was driving me nuts.

"Mate, you need to stop... Yeah we make fun of it sometimes, but we care about you, and you know that..." He says concerned.

"I just... I was nervous ok? ... We are going to a soccer game and the girl that I'm... The girl I knew when I was little, she will be there and... I don't know... I just needed it..." I say, throwing the cigarette to the floor and crushing it with my foot.

"Then, take a shower and meet us at the lobby... You don't want to be late..." He says going back inside and leaving me at the back of the hotel.

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"You should stop worrying so much... The school will win the game..." Says Michael looking at me with a closed smile.

"It's not that Mikey, it's the girl..." Says Luke looking at me for approval, which I answer by smiling a little.

"Goal! The Pheonix win the game!!" Says the principal of the academy and the students start to go down the bleachers to celebrate.

"Aawh, I wanted the other team to win." Says Michael pretending to be disappointed.

"Shut up Mikey!" Says Luke as he hits his arm, probably because I still look nervous.

"Have you seen Roxy?" Says a voice from behind me.

"Ari... I thought she was with you..." I say turning around to speak to her.

"Well she definitely is not with me..." She says biting her nails, she looks worried.

"I'll look for her..." I say as I stand up, and she looks at the other three boys. "By the way these are Michael, Luke and Ashton..."

She smiles and I turn to walk, but she stops me. "I'll look outside the school with the guys..."

"Ok." I say smiling at my best friends and leaving the bleachers.

As I make my way through the entrance from the field to the school I bump with someone.

"Watch where you're going!" Says the guy that I hate with all my heart.

"I'm sorry..." I say as I try to start walking again, but he stops me by standing in front of me. "Can you please move?"

"I dont think so..." He says with a devilish smile. "Besides where are you going alone?"

"None of your business..." I say as I walk closer, trying to intimidate him.

"If it's about Roxanne, you shouldn't worry. She's more than perfect." He says, a grin now plastered on his face.

"I swear that if you did anything to her-" I say as I take the collar of his shirt and he cuts me off.

"You don't want to do that..." He says as he points at my hands on his shirt.

Damn it, he's right... For what Roxanne told me, he's still seventeen years old, which means that if I do anything I'll be the one paying charges, since I'm the adult. I let go of him and give him a glare, but he just keeps the grin.

"You'll never get her..." He says, serious look on his face.

As much as I hate this I'll say it. "Neither will you..."

His eyes show pure anger.

"Just a warning... I can still call the police if you do anything..." I say as I hit his shoulder when I pass him, leaving him alone and heading inside school.

The school is quite empty, but there's still a lot of sound from outside. It takes me a minute or two to actually notice that it's not from the outside, there's some music on somewhere inside. I start getting closer to the music, finally realizing that it's coming from the dance studio.

My walking gets slower as I get near the room. When I get to the door I lean on the door frame, enjoying the view I have in front of me.

There she is, the lost girl was here all the time. The music is a slow one and for what I know she's dancing contemporany. Just as she is twirling I decide to go to her. Calum, you are acting like a total psycho right now. She stumbles on the last twirl, but I manage to catch her. She seems surprised by my presence, but then she just stands looking at my eyes with her green ones.

"What are you doing here?" She asks still looking into my eyes.

"Soccer game..." I say smiling a little.

"I know that, I meant here, as in the studio..." She says without moving away from me.

"I was looking for you, I was worried about you." I say, my hands now on hers. Our fingers intertwine, my stomach feels like a hurricane inside. Calum, control yourself.

"Well I'm ok..." She answers with the same soothing tone she's been talking to me since the first question.

"I know, I just..." I say and start leaning towards her, our faces only inches away. She's leaning too. I can feel her breath hit my face. She's driving me insane!

"Roxy are you on here?" Asks Ari as she comes in.

We separate immediately, her jumping up a little and me coughing awkwardly as I walk backwards.

"Oh, Calum you're here..." She says as the guys also appear on the door.

"Yep, found her..." I say laughing awkwardly. She literally ruined one of the best things from tonight.

"Well, we going?" She asks to both of us. Roxanne hasn't even look up.

"Yeah, just give us a minute..." I say, trying to lighten the mood.

They leave the room, the guys with smirks on their faces and Ari with a confused face.

Okay Calum... Fix this.

"You all right?" I ask to the girl beside me.

"Yeah, I just got a little inspiration for our routine, and I wanted to practice it... Although it's not the same without you..." She says looking up at me and showing a little smile.

"Well, if you want, we can stay tomorrow after class..." I say smiling a little too.

"That would be great... We should probably get going..." She says taking my right hand on her left one. I swear I won't last any longer if she keeps doing this.

"Yeah..." And with that we head out, and meet our friends to go eat something.

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Song: Close - Nick Jonas (feat.Tove Lo)
•perfect for this scene