Hidden ~ A joe sugg fanfiction

Chapter 25

Ashleys POV
I rushed through the busy halls, occasionally waving to some passers by. I finally made it to the back stage area.

I showed the multiple heavy guards my pass and they waited a moment to get clearance from their boss. The man dressed in black, holding my pass nodded and handed it back to me with a smile.

"Enjoy the show"
"Thank you, i will" I replied with a smile and ducked my head through the black curtains.

As I walked through the dark room I noticed people holding microphones and headsets to their ears. It was all very professional and I was very impressed to say the least.

"Troyes getting ready down their" a woman pointed out to me gleaming. She must know who I am.

I say thank you again and rush down the narrow hall.
A small open room is at the end. Troyes name is written in black marker on the white board outside the doorway. Not exactly Hollywood but I Can't wait to see him live.

As I stand outside the doorway troye pulls me in frantically.

"It's nice to see you too troye" I giggled.
But my smile dropped when I looked at his nervous expression.

"Troye are you ok? You know if your nervous then that's ok. It's ok to be nervous, but you'll do great trust me. I believe in you"

The sides of his mouth move upwards in a sad smile.

"Thank you I really appreciate that, I really do but, that's not why I'm nervous."
He glances at his shoes while holding my hands.

"I need my best friend right now" he says not finishing his sentence.

"I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere"

"I know, trust me I know but that's not what I meant... I need my best friends on stage... Will you sing on stage with me?..."

"What?" I ask whispering harshly.

"You know how alessia Cara was supposed to sing with me today? Well currently, she's not here... She's throwing her guts up at home in bed with her cats" he laughs to lighten the mood.

"Look I'm not prepared to sing her parts, I now if I try then I'll mess up and I haven't performed in front of an audience this big. Ashley, you're the only person I know that is extremely talented at singing and you don't even know it! I tell you all the time but you don't get it, Ashley you're amazing. Please I'm begging you, I need my best friend up there on stage with me" Troye exclaims.

I believe him. I mean it's not like my best friends would let me go on stage if I had a terrible voice.

" plus you're the only one that knows her bits of the song confidently" he says trying to convince me, but I was already prepared to do so.

"Ok troye I'll do it" I say back.

"You will?! Oh my god thank you so much Ashley, thank you thank you thank you thank you" Troye repeats and engulfs me in a massive hug.

I can't believe I'm doing this.

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Fifteen minutes later and I'm being set up with a microphone and audio pack at the back of my shorts.

"Hey don't worry, even though everyone is in the audience including Joe" Troye winked.

"They're all here?!" I gaped. Now I'm even more nervous.

"That's why the fans have been screaming non stop for the past 5 minutes" he laughs and a woman directs us towards the stage.

"I can't believe I agreed to this"

"Hey don't worry you'll do great" the young woman says and I notice that it's the same woman that told me where to find Troye.

"Thank you" I say appreciatively.

Suddenly the stage goes black and the arena erupts with screams. The screen plays the intro to each of Troyes music videos and I take deep breaths to calm myself. The stage goes dark again and the crew rush us on stage before the lights turn back on. My heart is beating so fast, I feel like it's going to pop out of my chest.

The lights turn back on and the whole audience screams. I feel like I can't hear myself think. I look down to find the British crew and a few other friends of mine including Jenn and Connor in the top in the corner. Jenn waves frantically at me and I smile lightly.

The fans start screaming my name in astonishment. I understand why, I mean I didn't even expect to be on stage myself.

Troyes voice radiates through out the room and I feel like an awkward egg as Troye starts dancing. I begin clapping with my hands in the air and the rest of the room follows along with me. I don't feel like an awkward egg anymore. A couple of fans in the front row are screaming my name so I wave to them and carrying on clapping.

My time to sing is approaching and I start to feel really anxious. The fans in the front row put their thumbs up in support and as Troye finishes singing his last sentence he looks over at me and smiles proudly.

I begin to sing. I have no control it just all flows out and it seems so natural. I love singing on stage. For a moment the audience is quiet and it's like my voice has captured each and everyone's imagination and then they all start screaming. The audience starts chanting my name and then they start singing along with me. It is all so peaceful and tranquil. I look over at Joe and sing the words to him.

"You're driving me wild"

It's probably not obvious to the fans who I'm singing to since there is such a large crowd over there, but I don't care. My feelings pour out into each and every word and right there and then i realise something. Like a flick of a switch in my head.

I am in love with Joe Sugg.