key to my heart | jariana

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"You don't know what you do to me," Justin whispered in Ariana's ear.

Ariana smiled when she saw Frankie dancing around backstage. He walked over to engulf her in a good luck hug. They made funny faces for Frankie's Youtube vlog for a while before someone motioned to Ariana that it was almost her cue.

She waved good bye to her family and walked over to the stage wing. Ariana paced back and forth nervously as Cody announced that he was singing his last song, meaning she was up soon.

She took deep breath, trying to calm herself down when someone covered her mouth. She tried to scream as the hand cupped her mouth tighter. Ariana felt someone whisper in her ear, "Believe."

Justin let her go, laughing. Ariana crossed her arm and glared at him. She rolled her eyes and walked to the other side of the room.

Justin followed her. "Are you mad?" He was still laughing as Ariana nodded. "Come on Ari. It was to help you," Justin whispered, grabbing her hand.

The brunette blushed. "How?"

"I scared you right?" Justin asked, making him chuckle as Ariana glared at him again. Ariana nodded so Justin continued. "That was scarier than going out there, performing. You'll do fine, because you're perfect and beautiful. All my fans are going to love you, so you have nothing to worry about. So go out there, strut that ass of yours, and sing your heart out. Forget if some of them don't like you. I know for a fact that they all will though."

Ariana smiled, giggling. She wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in chest. "Thank you Jay," she mumbled. Justin rubbed her back, and laughed.

"Anything for you."

"Ariana, you're up in a minute, let's go," some guy interrupted.

The pair let go and Ariana made her way onto the stage. She turned around and waved to Justin before entering the cheering arena. Justin proudly smiled as her voice rang out through the arena and backstage. The fans cheered like there was no tomorrow, loving Ariana.

When am I not correct? Justin thought, chuckling to himself.

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"Cause all.... I need, is a beauty and a beat, who can make my life complete," Justin sang as he strummed on his guitar, smiling out into the crowd.

Ariana, Frankie, Alexa, Joan, Isaac, Jones, and the rest of the Grande family and crew danced as they listened to Justin's soothing voice. Justin stopped and raised his mic in the air.

"It's all....about you, when the music makes you move," the crowd, along with Ariana, sang. "Baby do it like you do," Justin finished, grinning widely.

Everyone cheered while Frankie was screaming, jumping up and down, making everyone surrounding them laugh.

"So who wants to hear Die In Your Arms?" Justin asked, walking towards the edge of the stage. The crowd cheered. Justin laughed. "Alright. But I want to invite a special guest up here to sing it with me," Justin scanned the arena. "She covered this song last year, and she absolutely killed it."

Frankie screamed and grabbed Ariana's arm. "It's you! It's you!"

Ariana laughed. "No, Frankie, it's not me!"

"Her name's Ariana Grande! Where is she?" Justin asked, tapping on Kenny Hamilton's shoulder. Ariana's eyes widened as Frankie gave her an "I told you so" look. Fans began pushing the hesitant Ariana closer to the stage.

"Guys, it's okay! No, I-"

"Come on, Ari. One song."

She looked up and saw Justin standing over her, his hand extended. The brunette sighed, smiling. She grabbed Justin's hand, who hauled her up onto the stage. Ariana blinked a couple of times to get used to the light again. She looked out into the crowd and smiled as the Ariana signs were back up again.

Men in black attire rushed out on stage, mic-ing her up and giving her an ear piece as Justin hyped up the crowd.

Once they were done, she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around. Justin stood there staring at her, smiling. He handed her a microphone and led her over to where two stools were set up.

"Are you guys ready?" Justin asked as soon and he and Ariana got settled onto the stools. A unison of "yes"es cried out, making both Ariana and Justin chuckle.

"I wasn't," Ariana said in her mic. Laughs answered her while Justin rolled his eyes.

"Expect the unexpected. Hasn't anyone taught you that?" It was Ariana's turn to roll her eyes at Justin.

"Mhmm, uh-huh, yeah, yeah, alright," Justin started, motioning for Ariana to continue.

"Say you love me, as much as I love you, yeah. Would you hurt me, baby? Could you do that to me, yeah?" Ariana sang, smiling as the crowd began to wave their phones back and forth.

"Would you lie to me, baby? 'Cause the truth hurts so much more. Would you do the things that drive me crazy? Leave my heart still at the door?" Justin looked at Ariana lovingly, taking in how beautiful she was.

"Oh, I can't help it, I'm just selfish, there's no way that I could share you. That would break my heart to pieces, honestly the truth is..." Ariana's voice faded out for a little, waiting for Justin to join.

"If I could just die in your arms, I wouldn't mind, 'cause every time you touch me, I just die in your arms. Oooh, it feels so right, so baby, baby, please don't stop, oh," the pair sang to each other, as Dan strummed away on his guitar.

"Ooh, baby, I know loving you ain't easy, but sure is worth a try," Justin winked at Ariana, who immediately blushed.

"Ooh, if there is a reason to call me a fool 'cause I love too hard. Are there any rules, baby? If this a lesson, baby, teach me to behave," Ariana sang, closing her eyes.

"Just tell me what I gotta do, just to stay right next to you."

Justin admired how she gets so into the music, kind of like him. He liked how she actually loves making music, not because everyone else does. He continued, "Oh, I can't help it, I'm just selfish, there's no way that I could share you. That would break my heart to pieces, honestly the truth is..."

Justin and Ariana stared at each other as they sang the chorus. Ariana smiled at Justin when he started making silly faces at her while still singing. This boy, she thought, shaking her head.

"Basically I'm saying here, I can't live without my baby. Loving you is so damn easy for me, yeah. Ain't no need for contemplating, promise you won't keep me waiting, tell me, baby, I'm all that you need!"

Ariana grinned at Justin, who sat there wide eyed. Yea, he heard the cover, but damn, live?

"If I could just die in your arms, I wouldn't mind. 'Cause every time you touch me, I just die in your arms. Oooh, it feels so right, so, baby, baby, please don't stop, girl."

He grabbed Ariana's hand, making the crowd go crazy and Ariana cover her face with her other hand. "If I could die in your arms, I wouldn't mind, no. Eh, eh, eh, oh, don't stop baby, no. It's what you do to me, yeah."

The song faded as the cheers grew louder. Ariana and Justin stood up. He pulled her into a bone crushing hug, causing a giggle to escape her mouth.

"You don't know what you do to me," Justin whispered in Ariana's ear. She felt the heat come up to her face as Justin chuckled at her.

"You don't know either," she whispered back.

fuck, boring chapter sorrrrrryyyy ): my cousin from Texas came over for Christmas and I spent a lot of time with her, didn't really get to work on this chapter that much. Drama is coming soon, don't worry. Jai Brooks will be appearing pretty soon....
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edited: June 1, 2022

- biebuhftari