Friend, Please

2.2

One month later...

Michael's POV

Tour has been amazing as always. However it can be tiring. And thankfully we have a week off. The boys decided that we should all just rent a condo and stay there and sense the MTV music awards would be in LA as well, of course the three of them being the three of them said Alissa should be staying as well.

Luke, Calum, Ashton, And I sit in the living room waiting on Alissa to come down stairs to leave. Tonight was the night of the award show. Looking around I see that Calum is wearing a a black bomber with skinnies, Luke is wearing dress shirt with skinnies, and Ash is wearing a rolling stones tee, with you guessed it skinnies. Looking down at myself I am pleased with my attire. I am wearing my jean jacket with a Iron Maiden shirt, snapback, and yes skinnies.

"Wow." I heard Calum whisper suddenly. Looking up from my lap I see Alissa in a two piece black dress thingy. The top is lace and has lace sleeves the skirt matches. On her thighs were a pair of thigh high stockings her feet covered by a pair of busted up combat boots. She looked stunning. My jaw dropped at the sight.

"Take a picture boys it will last longer." She laughs. She scans each of us up and down. "You guys clean up pretty well too."

"What can we say we're twenty year old guys, and you look hot as fuck." Ashton says giggling. Her eyes widen at his remark.

"I don't know if that was a compliment," Luke speaks, "But you look absolutely fit."

She smiles at the shaggy haired boy's remark. "Thank you pooky." She glimpse down at her phone checking the time. "We better get going." Alissa then turns and picks up her bag.

"What's in that? Rocks?" Calum scoffs.

"No, it's my after carpet clothes." She smiles. "I don't like wearing all this," she gestures to her outfit. "For a whole night. So I bring a onesie to change into." She says holding up the Jack Skellington onesie hood.

"That is amazing." Luke says shocked.

"Seriously, though we gotta go, limo is here." I speak up. Hearing the beeping of a car we all shuffled out.

Arriving to the entrance of the red carpet the boys and I get out first. Being the last out, Alissa shoves her bag into my hands. Grabbing it I turn around to her and put my hand out. Which she takes. Standing she fixs her dress that had ridden up slightly do to sitting.

"Thank you" She says as she sweeps the hair out of her eyes.

"Urm," I look to see her hair got stuck in the dress. "Turn around." Surprisingly she does as I ask. Lifting her aqua hair it reveals a tattoo of the moon cycle which looks to go all the way down her spine. I suck my teeth at the sight. "When'd you get it." I ask.

"What? Oh, Uh two months after you left." She says almost shyly. Turn to me she looks to the ground.

"Oh."

"We should ugh, go." She straightens up looking towards the carpet.

"Uh of course," I say turning quickly. As I begin to step I feel a tap on my shoulder.

"Michael, my bag." Alissa turns me and takes her bag.

"Sorry." I shuffle away as fast as possible.

"What was that all about." Ashton whispers once I catch up to the boys.

"She has a tattoo." I breathe out.

"Which one are you talking about?" Calum asks as we approach the flashing pen house of paps.

"She has more?" I ask shocked. Where, how does he know, did everyone know but me?

"She has like five now." Calum laughs. "I'll show you later. Let's go." with that we step over the threshold into the bright lights.

"Ally." A woman cries trying to get a photo. Looking over to Alissa she looks dead frozen. Without thinking I leave the boys to see her.

"Hey, Alissa." I stand in front of the paps facing her stilled body. "Alissa. Look at me up here." I say to her putting a hand on her arm I shake her slightly. She slowly blinks. She looks up at me still dazed. "Hey it's okay you're on a red carpet walk with me. We can name colors?" I used to use this as a distraction when she had panic attacks cause it would ground her.

"Okay." She agrees nodding. I turn my body to be next to hers facing the direction of the entrance to Madison Square Garden, but still slightly to the lights.

"I'll go first blue." Looking down she is focused on the floor.

"Michael Alissa are you two together?" A reporter shouts. Alissa's body stiffens immediately. I turn to the reporter.

"No, she's not my girlfriend. She is my friend that's it. Besides girls have cooties still" I groan. I hear Alissa giggle at my statement. I smile down at her. The paps take my outburst and leave us be.

"Yellow." Alissa smiles now facing the cameras. "Now get back to your band before I slit your throat." She says through her smile. I just shake my head and jog off towards the boys.

"Okay now what was, that about?" Calum laughs I stand next to him and smile to the camera.

"Shut up. She was having a panic attack." I roll my eyes internally. After a while of photos we are standing still.

"Can we get a shot with you guys and Alissa?" A pap asks kindly.

"Alli!" Ashton yells. She turns to us and rolls her eyes with a smile.

"Yes ashton?" she shouts back.

"Come here." He cries. She laughs and runs to us. Even in her formal attire she acts as informal as it gets. Like me.

"What is it?" She asks as she approaches Ashton.

"Picture." Luke points to the camera people.

"Oh okay, come here Luke." She says motioning him forward.

"No, no with all of us." Ashton laughs.

"Oh okay. Like homecoming?" She asks.

"I mean okay. Come here then." Calum smirks. With that she sprints and jumps into Calum's arms bridal style.

"Wait that one?" Luke asks but still grabs her feet.

"Wait where do I go." Ashton asks.

"Here." Calum says nodding his head to her torso.

"Oh god." She laughs. Her laugh dies as if she realizes what I did the second she said homecoming

I slowly step to her and hold her shoulders in one hand and slowly cradle her head. I keep my eyes trained on the thin crescent at the small space on the back of her neck.

"Michael." She shifts her head making me look up at her. She motions to the cameras.

"Oh yeah oops." I smile as fakely real as I can. I look up to the cameras and smile widely.

"Can we go in now?" Alissa asks.

"Please." I beg.

"Fine let's go." Calum, Ashton, and Luke let go leaving me to hold Ali up. I shove her up into Calum's chest thankfully he notices and catches her.

"If you wanted a hug you could've asked." Calum laughs holding her tightly.

"No. Off. Need. Bag." Alissa huffs. I turn to my side and watch Ashton pick up her bag and quickly runs into the arena, shouting.

"Come and get it."

Alissa push's Calum away and runs after him.

"I'm going to kill you Flexer."

"I guess that's our queue." Calum Laughs motioning us to follow in.