Dreams - Dolan Twins Fanfic

Part 12: Unreal

A few hours later we landed. It was surreal. LAX was so different from the airport at home. It was much more open. As Lola and I got off our flight and walked out into the airport, people were all over the place. Going to flights, getting off flights. But it was just an airport.

"Hey let's go get our bags and then find the representative of the company," I told Lola as I started walking toward the baggage claim sign.

"Ok, but we have to go out and see everything soon," Lola said as she fell in step with me.

"Ok, ok we will," I said as I rolled my eyes.

We grabbed our luggage and went to the main doors. We sat off to the side as we tried to look for someone who had a sign with 'YouTube' on it. We sat there for an hour until someone showed up. Dressed in skinny jeans and an oversized coat layered on a white tank top, he seemed pretty laid back and chill. Lola and I gathered our things and walked over to him.

"Hello, you must be the people my boss sent me to pick up," he said enthusiastically as he extended a hand, with multiple rings on each finger, towards me, "My name is Ricky."

"Hi Ricky," I said as I shook his hand, "I'm Veronica." Leaning forward as he shook Lola's hand, I whispered, "I'm also Rose."

After I told him this, his eyes went wide; for a second. A huge smile replaced his deer in headlights expression as he responded. "It's great to meet you Veronica and Lola. Now that we've meet each other, let's go to the car. My boss needs to meet you."

I reached for my luggage but Ricky grabbed the handle first. "I'll take that for you miss."

"No it's fine, I've got it. Thank you though," I said as I grabbed the handle of my suitcases and offered him a sweet smile.

"Ok. If you'll follow me then," Ricky said as he turned on his heel and began walking away.

I glanced at Lola and gave her a look that said Wow and at the same time This is only the beginning.

We got to the car and put our luggage in the truck. Once we were on our way, Ricky filled us in with what our 'schedule' would be like for today.

"First we will be taking you to a hotel where you will be staying until you find an apartment. Once we get there you will have an hour to take a shower and freshen up. After that, I will take you to meet my boss, your manager, to discuss your career. When we are finished with all of that, a real estate manager will take you to see 4 apartments that have been pre-selected," he told us as he tapped the screen on an iPad, "Any questions?"

"Will we be able to 'move in', if you will, to our apartment today?" Lola asked.

"Yes you will."

At that point I had zoned out. The rest of the car ride they chatted and my eyes were glued to the window. Los Angeles was a lot more bright and diverse than I though. Modern and hip buildings lined the streets along with towering palm trees. All kinds of people filled the sidewalks. Some dressed in business clothes with their heads down and fingers tapping away on phones as they rushed to work. Others strolling and laughing with friends as they maneuvered their way through the crowds on skateboards.

"L.A.'s quite a place, don't ya think," Ricky stated, breaking my silence.

"It's really vibrant and full of life," I responded, still slightly awed.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover. Los Angeles may seem like it's full of opportunities but they're hard to find."

"What do you mean by that?" I asked as I turned toward him.

"There are may opportunities but everyone is going for them. For example, a club needs a new dj. There are many, many talented djs, but there is only one spot. A lot of people do all they can to gain success here. You have to be careful with who you make friends with and trust," he explained.

"I'm pretty tough. Lola is too. As long as we stick together and make the best of our opportunities we'll be ok," I said with a smile on my face. I was determined to make the best of our time in L.A.

"Ok," Ricky said raising an eyebrow, "Just be careful. You seem really sweet and I don't want someone to take advantage of you."

"I will thank you."

"And if you are ever in trouble or need anything," he said as he reached into his pocket. He pulled out a card, "Here's my information."

I took the card from him. "Thank you." I put it in my wallet and pulled my headphones. Leaning back, I closed my eyes and let Shape of You by Ed Sheeran drown out the world.

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Ethan's p.o.v.

"C'mon Ethan we're going to be late for our meeting with Alex," Grayson shouted from the door.

"Hang on bro. I'll be out in a minute," I shouted back to him as a nearly fell over trying to put my pants on. Today we were meeting with our manager Alex White to discuss our tour for next summer. International dates are supposed to be added as well as more shows in different cities in the US.

"I'm here. Let's go," I told Grayson as I walked past him and out the door to the car. I went on snapchat and took as selfie captioned: up ta something. Soon fans started responding to it and instagraming screenshots of the picture. I turned my phone off as Grayson got in the drivers seat.

"Ready to start planning the tour?" He asked as we started driving to the office.

"I'm so pumped," I responded as I gazed out the window.

"Please tell me you aren't still hung up on the YouTuber.

"Yeah I get it. You're annoyed with the fact that I have a huge crush on her," I snapped, "I just.... I just really like her, ok?" Grayson sat there as I sighed and leaned back.

"I get it," Grayson said, giving in, "But don't look so depressed all the time. Try to act happy."

I realized he was right. We needed to focus on the tour and our fans.

"You're right Gray," I told him as we pulled into the parking lot at our management office, "I need to stop laying around acting all depressed because I can't meet someone I have a huge crush on. I'm going to forget all about it and stay focused on the tour." We had parked as I finished telling Grayson this.

"Ok then let's do this," Gray said as he got out of the car.

I opened the door and got out. The sun felt warm on my tanned skin. Turning towards the door of the sky high building, I stopped dead in my tracks. Two girls and Ricky walked into the building.

One of the girls had a mask on.