The Vamps Oneshots/Songfics Book.

Imagine Six - Time To Shine (Connor)

"Ellie! You had a break two hours ago! Back to practise!" my tutor, Caroline, barked at me, breaking me out of my near enough sleeping state. "What song" I sighed, not having enough strength in my voice to make it into a questioning tone. Caroline pointed to a song in the book in front of me and I sighed again. I had played and sang this song literally four hundred times, and I didn't think I had the mental capability to play it one more time. As I placed my fingers on some of the piano keys, my phone began to ring - very loudly, may I add - causing both of us to jump slightly. "I need to take this" I told Caroline once I saw the caller ID, and she rolled her eyes and huffed. I took the time to run outside and avoid more criticisms.

I clicked the answer button and waited for the voice from the other end to commence the conversation, as my throat was ridiculously sore from all the singing i'd done. "Ellie?" Connor's voice chirped through the phone's speaker. Even from the sound of his voice it made me smile, and feel a little better. As cliche as that sounds. "Are you free yet?" he asked, and I felt a lump rising in my throat. "I-I can't yet.." I replied, then mentally kicked myself for giving such a non-relative response. "Still practising?" was the next question, and my ever growing annoyance with Caroline had no chance of stopping. "I'm sorry, Con. You know how important Saturday is for me" I said almost against my will. Saturday (tomorrow) was the big showcase, which would be televised, and it was such a big deal for me, it could open up a ton of new opportunities. "Oh, I see. I think we're having a band practise in like an hour anyway. I'll talk to you later, yeah?" his tone took a slight turn towards sadness, and it broke my heart a little. "Of course, Caroline's threatening me as we speak" I lied, a quick excuse to get off the phone before the tears fell from my eyes. After a - possibly - genuine exchange of 'I love you' I walked back inside the house and continued practising. As always.

Three more hours of gruelling practise later, I decided to skip ballet practise. I quickly tied my auburn hair up and attempted to relax for the rest of the day, which of course failed. "I hate how I left things.." I complained to my elder sister Tanya. "Just have an early night, and I promise you everything will be fine" she assured me. I knew she had no idea that could be true, but I took her advice anyway considering i'd only keep myself up all night worrying. As I did my nightly routine I tried to channel the bubbly, excitable Ellie everyone knew most of the time. Tomorrow was going to be my time to be great, and I have the right to feel great, right? 

The next day, the morning of the big showcase, things were crazy. "Ellie, time to go!!!" Tanya shouted from downstairs. She was chaperoning me for the day, and we had to leave for the television studio. I grabbed everything i'd need for the day and shoved everything into my trusty backpack, and I included a picture of me, Connor and the other boys, I found it bought me luck in a weird way. After running down the stairs and tripping on the last one causing Tanya to erupt into laughter, we were in the car and finally travelling to the television studio. I noticed in the car mirror that my skin looked even paler than normal, and my hazel eyes had lost their usual sparkle. It was obvious something wasn't right.

"How would you like your makeup done honey?" the makeup artist asked, and I shrugged. "Whatever doesn't make me look like I just came from the netherworld" I replied with a weak smile. Soon, she set to work. Once she had finished, I could barely tell it was me I was looking at in my reflection. "El, you look beautiful.." Tanya complimented. "Not that you don't normally, I just-" she added, and I laughed, interrupting her. "It's fine, Tan. I understand" I assured her, and we headed to the next trailer - costume. "This will look perfect on you dear!" the costume designer said whilst holding a dress in front of me and I took hold of it and compared it to my skinny form. Admittedly, it did look pretty nice. Tanya took care of getting the stuff delivered to my dressing room (I had a dressing room, weird much?) I did some last minute preparations, mainly assuring myself I wouldn't mess up. I was doing some breathing exercises when there was a knock on the door. I turned to face the visitor, and was suddenly face to face with a huge bouquet of flowers. I struggled to find the card, but eventually succeeded.

'For my star, knock them dead my love, i'll be watching. I love you xox'

I read it over and over, and felt a wave of confidence hit me like a ton of bricks. I was ready for this showcase, more ready than i'd ever be. Tanya entered at that moment, and her eyes widened when they scanned over the bouquet. "Lover boy?" she asked with a wink. I giggled and rested the flowers on the dressing table and walked into the bathroom to get changed.

"Two minutes Ellie" the stage manager informed me from the right wing of the stage where I was stood only slightly freaking out, Tanya assuring me it'd be fine. "Thankyou" my sister and I said in sync, and we shared one last hug before my name was announced and I had to come face to face with my dream. As I sat on the piano seat and positioned the microphone, I took the chance to quickly scan through the crowd. There on the front row were The Vamps as they were collectively known. All four gave me a reassuring thumbs up, and I smiled a thankyou in return. 

As soon as the performance ended, (which went perfectly) a group of people rushed onstage to envelope me in hugs, against the stage manager's strict instructions. "You did amazing El!" Brad, James and Tristan all congratulated me, and I hugged them all once more, as I was physically incapable of speech. What was more shocking was that I could only just hear them over the crowd, which seemed to love the performance more than I did myself. "I'm so proud!" Tanya squealed and squeezed me to within an inch of my life. As soon as Tanya let me go so I could breathe, I saw Connor with outstretched arms. I ran into them, and I never wanted him to let me go, as long as we both lived.

"I'm never letting you go, Ellie. You're just too big a part of my life" he whispered into my ear, as if he read my thoughts. "I never want you to" I replied with a very weak, croaky whisper. "I love you" he announced, and there was no hint of doubt in his tone. "I love you too" I replied, my voice gaining normal volume and pitch. After sharing a gentle, tender kiss in the middle of the stage, I knew things were only going to get better.

But I have to admit, they were already pretty near perfect.

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Here's the sixth imagine, I hope it was a decent addition to the Imagine Book! Please feel free to vote/comment/fan and request an imagine yourself! (Instructions on first chapter)

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