How It Ends (An R5 Story)

Chapter 4: Confessions

Hannah's POV:

I wake up to a face looking down at me. It was like one of those movie scenes. As soon as I think that last line, lyrics go through my head "Here comes that movie scene, one you hate so cliche." My mind starts running in circles, quickly making a headache appear. But the song! I love that song! The people who sing it are so sexy. Speaking of sexy, who is this guy staring down at me?

I look around the room, ignoring the fact that the guys just said something to me, and take in my surroundings. I'm on a very comfy couch in the living room of what looked like a very large house. Where am I? Everything around me is swirling now and I can only focus on that face...that face. I stare into his brown eyes, instantly getting lost in their beauty.

I want to scream when he moves his face away. His eyes kept me sane for that moment, even if it was short. Now I don't know where I am or what I'm doing here. I see two people, girls, who look really familiar...what are their names again? Oh yeah: Alisa and Mikayla, the people always there for me. They walk up and start talking really slowly so I can understand.

"You were...attacked...by Zach...and you...blacked out. You're lying...on the couch...at the Lynch's home...Do you...understand, Hannah?" Alisa says.

I nod. I think I understand, but I don't know if I can believe her. She must be mistaken, we can't be in ROCKY'S HOME! No way, I can't believe it. I start to struggle to sit up, and Rocky looks over at me and reaches over to help me sit up on the couch. Neither of my friends sat down next to me, though. I wonder why?

Mikayla's POV:

Hannah was out for about an hour. During that time, the concert was finished, very quickly, and we were brought on the bus back to the Lynch's house. Rocky told us some of what he saw, and we told him that Zach was her boyfriend. He mentioned something about her being really pretty, and that she was his type, which excited Alisa and I greatly... What if...? Wow, that's a little far-fetched but at least Hannah is waking up now. Alisa and I decide to keep a little distance because of the celebrities in the room., and mostly because we wanted her attention to be on him, in case he does have a thing for her. Now wouldn't that be wonderful! The definition of perfect.

We stand on the other side of the room, talking with Rydel. She's her usual cute and peppy self, despite the situation. Maybe she's trying to make it more bearable? We loved talking to her, mostly about ourselves because she kept asking questions.

Then she said something neither of us expected, "Who in the band would you date if you could?" She looked at us with innocence and genuine curiosity. We pause for a few moments, making her say, "Well, are you gonna answer?"

Alisa slowly smiles, mostly out of nervousness. She opens her mouth to say something but hesitates. I've never seen her act like this. She's always so outgoing, energetic, and always knows what to say. Rydel just looks at her with a slight smile. Alisa whispers barely loud enough for Rydel and I to hear, "Ross..." then looks at me, curious.

"Ummmm," I say, being my usual, shy, quiet self, "I would date..." But before I can finish, Stormie walks in holding a phone out to me.

"It's your mom, she wanted to talk to you and make sure everything's alright" I grab the phone thinking, how did she know their number?

"Hey mom, what's up?" I say automatically.

"What's up? Really? That's what you ask me? How about you, what's up? You should've called me right away! Why didn't you?" She talks a million miles per minute.

"I was talking with the people who helped Hannah! And I'm not even the one who got hurt! Quit freaking out, Mom." I say, annoyed that she called. I know she was just worried, but she was always overly worried about me, and very, very protective.

I can hear her anger right away. "Don't talk back to me! And I was just worried for your safety. It scares me when other people's parents aren't with our kids when they should be. They had to tell me you guys left the concert with the band and that you were at their house. Don't you think I should know your whereabouts?" Her anger dissolved into a weaker tone to try and make me feel bad, but this time, I just wasn't going to fall for it.

"How about this, Mom," I say, "I'll text you if anything changes, but for now I'm at the Lynch residence. I need to go check on Hannah, right now. Text me if you need anything. Bye." I end the call, not wanting to hear her tell me what to do anymore.

I walk back to where Rydel and Alisa were standing, now talking a bit more. Surprisingly, as I find out when I walk up, they are talking about Ross and his idea of a girlfriend. As I listen in, I get the idea stuck in my head that they are describing Alisa. Then Rydel looks at Alisa. "Go for him. You would make him so happy. I want to see my brother that happy!" She winks and turns to me, "And you...who would you date?"

"Well, even though I'm only 16, I would date Riker. He's just so down-to-earth and sweet. What do you think of that?" I confess. It's strange how much I am willing to say to someone I've only known for a few hours. It seems like I've know her for my whole life.

Her face lights up. "OMG Mikayla! That's so cute!" She continues gushing about how he needs a girlfriend right now. Someone who won't take advantage of his stardom and his leadership in the band. By this time her smile was huge. "Tell him!" She squeaks.

I look at her confused...in what life would I actually approach a guy and talk to him, much less ask him on a date? "Um. I don't know how. I'm really shy, especially around guys, so I don't really know how to talk with them." I admit quietly, causing her to grab my hand and drag me into the room where Hannah was now sitting on the couch with Rocky beside her. I see Riker in the corner of the room on his phone, and I immediately start blushing. Hannah looks from Rydel to me, trying to figure out what's going on. She says something to Rocky which I can't hear and Rocky gets up from the couch and starts talking with Rydel.

I take this chance to ask Hannah how she's doing. "Hey Hannah, how are you feeling? I'm so sorry this had to happen to you." I frown but she just smiles back at me.

"To be honest," Hannah confesses, "I'm really glad it did."

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Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed that chapter as much as I did writing it. Some things for you all to think about regarding each girl:

1) What does Rydel have in mind regarding Mikayla's crush on Riker?

2) Where'd Alisa go?

3) What does Hannah mean when she says she's glad it happened?

Thanks for reading! Vote and comment your thoughts below.

Xoxo, Kayte