I wished Ashton hadn't interrupted Zoe and Michael. Then maybe we'd have something to talk about again. I wouldn't feel like I was keeping the worst secret in the universe and maybe she wouldn't be so weird about Lobster maybe finding out about me and Cal. Why couldn't he have just let them kiss and be done with it? Michael so painfully liked her and she liked him - even if she wouldn't admit it - and it was getting a bit awkward to watch.
Michael had pulled her off in another direction when he'd had enough of Luke. I'd had enough of Luke and I was just about to tell him so when he seemed to get over himself. He was acting like a douche, showing off and being one of those guys who made sure you knew he was better than you. I hated guys like that, and I knew Zoe did too. But she didn't seem to notice him. She was too busy holding hands with Michael and giggling with him.
We were all staying on the bus while we were in Norwich. I wasn't really sure why since we were gonna be here for another day, but I didn't question it. I got to sleep in Calum's bunk with him and it gave me an excuse to be close to him.
We spent our second day in Norwich lying around the bus. Or at least Calum and I did. I think Ashton and Luke went out again and Michael and Zoe hung out with Jonas and some of Hey Violet. I saw photos on Twitter. Calum and I watched movies on the TV in the back, sitting together in the almost completely dark room. We had the blinds drawn and the lights off. The sun managed to leak through a little bit, but it was still pretty dark.
The drive to Dublin was almost 9 hours. We took a ferry to get into Ireland, which was really fun actually. It was weird being so close to Scotland, practically driving through it, but still being so far away at the same time. We didn't get home to Glasgow for another week. Lobster said we'd all be staying at our house. Hey Violet, 5 Seconds of Summer, Helen, everyone. We were all gonna cram into our little house that was already crammed full with people. I was strangely excited about it.
Day one in Dublin was boring. 5SOS had band stuff to do all day and Jonas was, like always, hanging out with Hey Violet. I didn't mind all that much though, kept him out of my hair. It was Zoe I usually spent my time with. It was just recently I'd been avoiding her a little bit. I hoped she didn't notice. She'd ask me what was going on if she noticed.
"So," She said flopping down next to me, "How's Realum. Cleese?" She narrowed her eyes, unsure of the ship name. I laughed and shrugged. Honestly, Calum was super great. I wasn't expecting much from him. Every other guy I'd dated from another band was a pretty shit boyfriend, but Calum seemed to know how to hang out with his band and spend time with me without cutting something out. It worked somehow.
"It's okay." I answered, smirking at her, "What about Zichael? Moe?" I laughed and Zoe scrunched her nose.
"Not a thing." She said. She'd been insisting they weren't a thing, but I knew they were close. They just needed to have some uninterrupted alone time, which was hard to get when you're trapped in a bus with five or six other people.
"You wish." I said turning off the TV, "He's so cute though." I rolled my eyes dramatically and she sighed just as dramatically.
"He's like, a dreamboat!" She squealed, mockingly. Her fake grin dropped and she glared at me.
"Oh come on," I rolled my eyes at her and ruffled my fingers through my hair, "He's in love with you and you don't even see it."
"Oh no, I see it," She made a face that asked me how I could be so dumb. "I'm just avoiding it."
"Why?" I asked. I honestly had no idea why she was avoiding him. He was cute, and nice, and talented, and he hadn't shown any reason to dislike him.
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Downtown Idea
FanficDowntown Idea is a punk rock group from Glasgow, Scotland Life gets hectic when Zoe, Reese, and Jonas get themselves on 5 Seconds of Summer's ROWYSO tour and thereafter Complete ✅ Cover design by @PickleGirl58 Cover created by @Hyppogirl