help //m.c.\\

chapter thirty-one

           I followed Trinity on Twitter and Instagram and she had been messaging me for that past hour. She had to go to her seats for sound check, but I got to stay in the front. They had started rocking out and Michael looked at me and waved. I giggled and waved back.

"Hey guys, I want you all to say hello to Teegan! Come up here!" Michael yelled into the microphone. I hoped up on the speaker and Luke grabbed my hand. The girls screamed and the boys went back the screwing around and making sure their instruments sounded good. I sat on the upper stage, where Ashton's drums were, and watched the boys do what they do best. Trinity texted me about something and I guess it was a good idea to jump up and get her to look at me. 

"Hi Trinity!" I screamed into the microphone and I heard her scream back at me.

"Who's that?" Michael asked.

"My new friend." He nodded his head and Luke walked over to me and took off his guitar.

"Let me hear you play. Have you ever?"

"I took music in middle school and I think I know what I'm doing." I took the guitar and started playing some random riff I had learned.

"You sound better than Luke!" Cal walked over to us. Luke shoved him and Ashton giggled.

"Let's see you do an improvisation." He challenged. I smirked and looked down at the guitar. I started playing something and I thought it sounded good. When I stopped, Michael came back at me with his own solo. He was so much better than me and that wasn't fair. Ashton started drumming a random beat and I played along to it. Calum added his bass and Luke started doing some weird dance. I stopped Ash and started strumming a familiar tune. He soon caught on and I screamed the lyrics to Smile by Avril Lavigne.

"You know that I'm a crazy bitch. I do what I want when I feel like it." The crowd started singing along and Luke danced again. He tripped over a water bottle and spilled it everywhere.

"Oh shit!" He toppled down on the floor. I laughed and almost dropped his guitar. I took it off and the other boys were laughing.

"Are you okay Hemmo?" I bent down to help him up and he smiled.

"My clothes are all wet." He sat up and stuck out his bottom lip.

"You can get a different shirt. It's okay Luke." He got up and hugged me so that I would get wet too. It just so happens that today I wore a white shirt with no tank top underneath.

"Lucas! You're getting my shirt wet. Stop!"

"Mine is wet too- oh. Oops. Liz has my  sweatshirt. You can wear it. Hurry so that no one sees you."  Of course with my luck, Michael just had to be walking towards me when I turned around.

"Nice rack, babygirl." He smirked and walked past me, tapping my butt. I ran off the stage and tried to find Liz. She was off in a corner away from everyone on the phone.

"Oh my god, can I please have this?" I whispered and held it up from her hand.

"What happened Teegan?!"

"I'll explain later." I ran off to the bathroom and took off the freezing cold shirt and switched it with a huge, warm sweatshirt. My hair was slightly damp and it had started to curl. My phone was okay, which I was thanking God for. Hamlet was clawing at the door so that he could come and see me. When I opened it, he jumped up on me and attacked me with kisses. I giggled and he backed away and sat down.

"How did you ruin your shirt?" Liz asked, putting her phone in her pocket.

"Luke spilt water all over himself and hugged me, thinking it was a good idea." She nodded.

"Sounds like Luke." I laughed and sat down on the couches. Hamlet jumped up on my lap and I laid down. He cuddled me and kept me warm. I pulled out my phone and started scrolling through Twitter. Some girls posted pictures of me up on stage with the boys. There was a video of Luke falling and I couldn't help, but laugh. I saw this other video of us playing the song. Michael caught my eye. He was staring at me with a smile on his face the whole video. Once in a while, you would see him laugh, or look at his guitar, but he was just staring at me. Did he like me as much as I did him? Was he as whipped as I was? Did this boy know the effect he had on me? Was be just being cocky? This boy's ego was longer than Luke's legs. He could be so cute and cuddly and then he was like the smoothest guy you have ever met, and then he would just control you with his eyes. He was fucking powerful. I put my phone down and closed my eyes. I'm glad that my life has been a big fuck up. I'm glad that Luke found me and showed me his friends. I'm glad that I'm here right now, to think about this. I have been put through horrible events and brought back to what life should be seen as. These guys have shown me the good, what my mom would have wanted. I felt someone grab my cheek and lay their lips on mine. I smiled and soon got lost in his kiss. Michael pulled away from me and sat down after he lifted up my legs to set them know his lap.

"You're so cute, Teegan." He rubbed my leg and bit his lip.

"Whatever." I smiled. He chuckled and lifted my chin up with his finger. He leant forward and looked down at my lips, then looked back up. He laughed a little and connected our lips again. I put my hands on his cheeks and held him closer to me.

"Get a room!" Ashton yelled and threw a towel at us. I giggled and Michael kissed my jaw before laying his head on chest. I ran my fingers threw his hair and he sighed. I am deeply in love with this boy.