How It Ends (An R5 Story)

Chapter 3: Concert Trouble

Alisa's POV:

We all woke up at the same time the next morning. I couldn't help screaming, "IT'S CONCERT DAY!" as loud as I could. I succeeded in waking up my parents and breaking my friends' eardrums, but we laughed it off.

By the time we managed to get downstairs, my mom had already made chocolate chip pancakes, Mikayla's favorite. After breakfast, we sit outside on my porch and sing R5 songs together. Hannah has such a beautiful voice, so we let her lead most of them.

A few hours later, we started to get ready for the concert. We put on our t-shirts that we made and did our makeup so we'd look cute if we got to meet them. After getting ready, we drove to the place where it would be held. However, none of us noticed the small black car that followed us the entire way here.

We walked inside and stopped at the store. They had a bunch of cute R5 items. We each bought a t-shirt and a necklace. Wearing the necklaces and having stuffed the t-shirts into our bags, we walked in. It was already pretty crowded, but mostly with younger girls. We had tickets near the front, so we'd be standing by the stage.

The crowd let out a very loud, high-pitched scream when the band walked out. The lights started going crazy, creating shapes and patterns on the walls and stage. They started the concert with their song Cali Girls. That song always reminded me of Hannah because she's originally from there, but she had moved here a few years ago. We screamed along to the lyrics with huge smilies on our faces. After that song, they played Pass Me By and then What Do I Have To Do?. We knew all the words and shouted every one of them.

I loved spending time with Hannah and Mikayla. Each moment is like this, unforgettable. Out of the corner of my eye I see a guy in a black hoodie, but at such a crowded place, I figured her was probably some girl's older brother. I thought nothing more of it and went back to screaming Crazy 4 U.

Rocky's POV:

I'm on stage singing one of my favorite of our songs when I see a person. He stands out because he isn't like the rest of our fans: which consist of mostly young girls, some young boys, and the occasional group of teenage girls. First of all, he was a teenage guy. Second, he was wearing a black hoodie. Since when do people wear black hoodies to an R5 concert?

He seems to be watching a specific group of girls near the front middle. I wonder if it's their looks that he can't help staring at. The girl in the middle was definitely super hot. As we continued playing, I kept watching that guy in my peripheral vision. There was something mysterious about him...and I didn't like it. I couldn't figure out what bothered me about him.

And then I saw it.

Something shiny sticking slightly out of his pocket. I wonder if he was planning something. It scares me to think he would do that here. But, sadly, I couldn't do much about it unless it was causing a problem. It still scares me to think he kept looking at those girls...

"I'M CRAZY IT'S TRUE, CRAZY FOR YOU!" I finish the song and the whole crowd starts screaming and jumping around. In this commotion, I lose track of his whereabouts. I smile, pretending to be looking around at the whole crowd, when really, I'm watching for a black-hooded stranger.

After a few minutes, and halfway through our next song, I spot him towards the front of the room. I take a good look at him and am fairly surprised. He's good looking. He has broad shoulders and the little bit of hair showing underneath his hood is a light brown/bronze color. I look back down and focus on the strings of my guitar, trying to create an image in my mind in case something happens.

Mikayla's POV:

It's about halfway through the concert when I notice a tall, hooded figure standing by us. I wonder why I didn't notice him before? I come to the conclusion that he wasn't standing there before, but I don't understand why he'd be standing there now.

Right as I think that, he turns around and stares. At first, I think that he's staring at me, but then I realize who he is, and that he was actually staring at Hannah.

Hannah's POV:

His chocolate-colored, brown eyes burn me with a fierce stare. And suddenly, I was afraid. I know I was supposed to love him, but right then, I knew that it was never love that I felt, it was fear. Fear and dismay. As he stands over me, looking down, I notice how tan he is and the thickness of his arms under the sleeves of a hoodie, reminding me of how strong and powerful he is both on and off the football field. I notice his perfect lips, the ones I've kissed so many time. And something tells me, he's not here to kiss me. Maybe the opposite. Here's a hint: it also starts with the letter K. But it rhymes with the word bill.

"Zach..." I say, not sure what to do and because I'm at a loss for words.

He growls at me and grabs my wrist with an extremely tight grip and start to pull me toward the back of the room. I notice the knife I his pocket, and I feel afraid again and start to pull back, but he just grabs on even tighter. At this point, my friends start to pull me away from him and he glares at them and with his free hand pulls out a knife from his pocket. My friends widen their eyes in horror and make one last effort to pull me away from him. He sharpens his glare at them and stops moving, holding the knife up to my neck. My friends breathe in sharply and let go of my arm. I feel something trickle down my neck, and I pray it's not blood.

Then suddenly, the knife is gone from my throat and there is no hand around my wrist. I see Zach on the ground next to me with someone on top of him, beating him up, and that's the last thing I saw before I blacked out.