Project 5 Seconds Of Summer

Chapter 12

I didn't wanna face school.

I was positive I was two steps away from going the other direction until Taylor caught up with me

And things were a bit on the awkward side..

"So you and Michael?... How's that going." I felt the need to start casual conversation.

"Oh, fine.." She replied with a simple answer which us unusual..

"What's going on Taylor? Lay it all on me." We entered the over filled cafeteria waiting for the first bell to ring.

"It's just that.. Tianna.." She started.

"That's not a shocker.." I mumbled.

"Tianna almost has what she's wanted." She looked at me like I was suppose to fully understand what exactly what she was talking about and soon enough she caught on.

"You know... Calum.. It's gotten to the point where every single one of the guys are talking about whoever there interested in and you defiantly should've seen them two last night I would be surprised if they said they said weren't dating by now." She finished.

"I know the situations getting tough but it's not anyone knows." I bit my tongue.

"I just don't want anyone to get hurt and the guilt is killing me." Taylor whined.

I totally agree with her but my main intention right now was to find Ashton and go through out the day without being noticed by clearly someone who knew everything about the project.

Taylor kept going on in my ear about god knows what now while I finally spotted Ashton talking with a couple of girls and the guys unfortunately he was across the cafeteria and walking through the crowd wasn't keeping a low profile as planned.

"Ohmygod!ohmygod! Tinsely ! Taylor!" Tianna's shriek was so loud it had literally everyone snap there heads and look our way and I quickly ducked behind Taylor. I swear the only time I'm trying to avoid people that's when my name suddenly gets called out in the middle of the school.

"Drop everything and listen to my excitement ladies." She sang.

I've never seen Tianna act so out of place so that means the excitement wasn't fake.

"Get your checks ready cause were going shopping." She sang once again.

Once she said that I immediately knew my life was over.

Somewhat.

Usually when I go shopping with he the girls I don't buy much really and the amount of money I make a Sal's isn't gonna get me nothing higher than the clearance racks but of course the girls don't even know what, where nor shop in stores that have that section.

"Tinsely why aren't you excited?" Tracey and the rest of them stopped jumping in excitement.

"Oh.. Uhh. I'm just wondering why exactly were going shopping in the middle of the week."

I knew my tone and question was me being the buzz kill of the good news just by the look on Tianna's face.

"Your totally joking right now, cause if not I just might have to strangle you right now." Her whole mood changed dramatically.

I looked at Taylor to communicate with her eyes but she wasn't even focused either and I suddenly realized Taylor didn't know what was going on really either. And if so was everything she said and did with the girls an act too?

"Tinsely." She started sternly, "In two weeks is the Junior's Homecoming." She said this as if I should have already knew and I guess I should have known but I guess I was so caught up in two different life styles I hadn't had the time to. "Maybe if you hadn't been M.I.A so often you would know these things... Let's go ladies." She scoffed.

As the three girls made there way out the cafe I watched as the crowd of what Tianna likes to call 'outsiders' make a pathway for them and from the looks of it I could defiantly tell I was slowly departing from the T's and that thought is what I really should've been excited about..

"Hello miss!" A incredibly high pitched voice scared the living hell out of me which caused me to end up hitting my head on the bookshelf I was hiding behind.

"Shit." I mumbled. I looked at this girl who had the biggest smile on her face and her eyes were freakishly large and pure looking. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you.." She spoke in a sweet tone. "But why are you hiding?" Now I realized it she sounded exactly like the talking Barbie doll. "Oh no I wasn't hiding..uh." I tried to cover it up. Truthfully he's I was hiding I've been trying to get a hold of Ashton but without being seen by anyone which clearly was incredibly hard.

"Um yeah you totally were." She argued.

I stared at her for a moment with a pretty good okay-what-do-you-want face and took time for her to realize..

"Anyway, vote for Haley for homecoming queen! She's beautiful isn't she?!" She said happily and handed me a small fancy card with her face on it with the words "Vote for Haley!" Bright pink neon letters. "Isn't this you?"

"Duh silly!" She nudged my arm, her tiny hands had a lot more force than I expected.

"We'll, uh okay.. I'll keep this in mind." I stuffed the card in my back pocket and she squeaked a little more under her breath when she noticed I folded it.

But still maintained her bright smile and skipped off into more people and told them the exact same thing she told me.

Then I thought

Her against Tianna ?

This should be good cause there was no doubt in my mind Tianna wasn't running. This was all she's been waiting for.

I peeked a little from behind the bookshelf and noticed that Haley had everyone pretty distracted so I was in the clear to make a run for it out the library.

Once I ran out of the library the most inconvenient thing happened ...

Right into his chest.

I ran...

Ashton..

I looked around the hallway and there was to many people suddenly in panic I pulled him into the nearest empty classroom and shut the door.

"Uh.. Hello to you to.." He spoke awkwardly.

After making sure the doorway was clear I looked back up at him.. Twice as awkwardly

"Hey." I swayed back and forth from my tip toes to heals.

He looked at me as if he was waiting for me to continue but out of moments of being alone with him this happened to be the moment where I didn't know what to say.

"So uh.. Voting for Haley?" He questioned and that was just him trying to 'casual' talk me.

"Oh god no. If anything I'm staying away from the voting between her and-"

"Tianna?" He finished for me.

"Yeah definite cat fight on its way.." I smiled.

"Uh, you wouldn't do any better." He joked.

"Yeah I totally would...check out these guns." I pulled up my sleeve and tried to make the best muscle I can.

He chuckled a bit before he could speak up again.

"Yeah guns with no bullets."

Both of bursted out into laughter he was completely right and just the thought of it was pretty funny but after we spent a good five minuets of laughter a banging on the door put it to a stop and I literally almost broke my neck turning towards it so hard.

"Jeez I really need to get back to hide- I need to go . Uh I'll see you later? Meet up at sals?"

"Got it." He winked at me

Oh boy....