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You Find Out He Likes You From One Of His Band Members - P2

Ashton: an exasperated sound escapes you and you throw your phone down onto the bed. Ashton's calling, again. Since his secret had come out, you had been majorly avoiding him. It feels terrible, and you're practically falling apart without him, but you don't know what else to do. You don't know how to face him. It's not that you don't like him back, because you do. Of course you do. You just don't know how to make the first move, and Calum had made you swear not to tell Ash that you knew.

"[y/n] he knows something's up! pls reply to his texts, he's going mad. just forget i told you, alright?"

A pang of guilt hits you as you read Calum's text. What you're doing isn't fair. Plus, you can't keep avoiding him forever. Just as you're about to type out a message to Ash, there's a knock at the door.

You really weren't expecting to see Ashton's face, even though there's really nobody else who would come over.
"Ash, hey," you blurt, sounding more shocked than you should.
"Can I come in, [Y/N]?" He asks, his eyes pleading with you to say yes.
You nod and take a step back, allowing him in.
Awkwardly, you sit down on the sofa, but Ashton stays standing.
"What's up, Ash?" Your voice is quiet. You're doing an awful job at acting like nothing's up.
"You know, don't you?"
Know? He can't be talking about...
"You know how I feel about you. That's why you've been avoiding me."
Your stomach jumps into your throat. Shit.
"I..."
"Look, [Y/N]," he begins, sitting next to you and taking your hands. "I know you don't feel that way, and that's fine. But I can't lose you. So if there's any way you could just forget or..."
You're kissing him before you've even thought about making the move. Your mind is working at 100 miles an hour and you can't keep up with your thoughts, but right now that doesn't matter. You needed to stop him talking, stop him saying all that stupid stuff.
"What... what was that?" He whispers, his lips brushing yours as he speaks.
"I was avoiding you because I didn't know how to tell you that I felt the same. I feel the same."
He grins, "you do?" His voice is so disbelieving. It breaks your heart that he doesn't think you could love him back.
"How could i not? It's you, Ash."

Calum: you're on a mission here, and Luke is 100% not helping.
"Please slow down, [Y/N]." He's practically running to keep up with your fast pace, but you don't adjust your speed. You need to get to Calum's - now.
"What're you gonna say to him?" He pants, jogging lightly to stay next to you.
You shrug. You haven't thought that far forward yet.
"You're not gonna tell him, are you?"
"I don't know yet, Luke!" You yell, stopping to face the breathless boy. He looks a little surprised about your outburst.
Your shoulders slump. "I'm sorry. I just... I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing. Why hasn't he told me himself?"
Luke snorts. "He's terrified, [Y/N]. He doesn't wanna lose you."
"He.. he wouldn't though."
Luke's eyes widen and he slaps his hand over his mouth. "You like him too! Oh my god!"
"Luke!" You yelp, blushing furiously.
"You do!"
In defeat, you nod. "Yeah. I do. Stupid right?"
"Get to his house! Go and tell him! Seriously, [Y/N], go!"
This time when you speed away Luke doesn't follow you.
You spend half an hour pacing the corridor outside his apartment before you finally find the guts to knock on the door.
"[Y/N], hey, what're you doing here? Happy birthday by the way!" Calum sniffles, wiping his sore nose with a crumpled up tissue.
You still haven't thought of anything to say, so instead of overthinking you just go for it, and kiss him fiercely on the mouth. He reacts instantly, pulling your body to his and moving his lips against yours.
"Thanks for the present." You mumble after a moment, meeting his eyes.
"T-that was for the p-present?" He stammers, unable to catch his breath.
"I love you, okay? I love you so much."
Something in Calum's eyes sparks, and in that second you can see how he feels about you.
"I love you too," he whispers, tightening his grip around you. "And you have no idea how much I want to keep kissing you right now... but I'm sick, [Y/N], and I really don't want you to catch it."
You shake your head, grinning happily. "I don't care, Cal." And with that, you press your lips back to his, sending sparks of desire in every direction.

Luke: air. You need air. You make an excuse to Michael and rush out of the house, desperate for some oxygen. Your lungs feel like they're about to collapse.
This can't be true. Surely you would've noticed if he was into you? You've hoped for this to be true for too long - there was no way the world would just let you have your way. That never happened. You're not that lucky.
Pacing the streets slowly, finally you come to terms with your thoughts, and you know exactly what you have to do. You have to make a move. If he isn't going to then it's down to you. There's nothing in the world you want more than him. Even if you embarrass yourself it will be worth it. Or at least you hope it will.

Shakily, you reenter the house and head straight in the direction of Luke's room. You can do this. Just as you're stepping into the corridor, Michael steps in front of you. "What're you doing?" He hisses at you, clearly worried that you're going to drop him in shit for revealing Luke's secret.
"I'm going to tell Luke that I'm in love with him, is that alright with you?" You whisper back, immediately feeling bad for snapping at him. He did have a right to be worried after all.
"Shit, [Y/N], really? You love Luke?"
You nod. "Of course I do."
"You love me?"
Both you and Michael whip your eyes to Luke's bedroom door, where the blonde boy is standing wide eyed.
Michael hurriedly disappears back into his room, leaving you alone with Luke.
"I... I do." You manage. Your heart is hammering against your chest and you feel like your knees are about to give way.
He strides forward and captures your lips with his, pulling your body closer to his with ease. It's everything you have ever wished for, all in one moment. You feel like you're flying.
He draws back slightly and rests his forehead against yours. "I love you too, [Y/N]."

Michael: Ashton hasn't stopped muttering profanities since his little slip-up, and Calum is pacing the room.
"Would you say something, [Y/N], please?" Ash begs for the hundredth time.
You don't know what to say. You don't want to believe it. You can't believe it - it's too good to be true.
"Are you shitting me right now? Like, is this some kind of horrible prank?" You demand, tears welling in your eyes.
Calum sits down next to you and takes your hands. "We wouldn't do that to you, you know we wouldn't."
Ashton shakes his head in agreement. "Of course we wouldn't. It's the truth, [Y/N]."
"I-I..." you manage, trailing off.
Calum gasps. "Oh my god," he whispers, squeezing your hands. You glance up at him with teary eyes. "You like him too, don't you?"
There's nothing you can do but nod and allow a tear to slide down your cheek.
"Hey, hey!" Ashton says softly, moving to wipe your tear. "We're not lying to you, why are you crying?"
"I- I don't know." You choke. "I just never thought he could and now you're telling me he does and I don't know what to do." You ramble.
Just as you're about to speak again, Michael enters the room. The second he sees you crying he rushes over to you and pulls you away from Calum and into his arms.
"Baby what's the matter? Has someone hurt you?" He gushed, stroking your hair.
Your heart flutters. Moments later you hear Calum and Ashton leaving the room, but you still don't pull your head away from Michael's chest.
"Tell me what's wrong, [Y/N], let me fix it."
Summoning all your courage, you move to meet Michael's eyes. They're full of worry and concern, and it just makes you love him more.
"Is it true? Do you love me?"
His body stiffens.
"How... how do you know that?"
His voice is low and quiet. He's terrified right now.
"Is it true?" You repeat, desperate for an answer. Michael bites his lip and sighs.
"Yes, yes of course it is. How could I not?"
Your heart explodes with happiness and love, and butterflies fill your stomach.
"Please pretend you don't know. Or try to forget, I don't care. Please, [Y/N], don't leave me. I couldn't handle that."
You do the only logical thing you can think of and kiss him. It's like seeing through space and time. Your body feels like it's on fire, flames licking at every inch of you, but it feels so good. You're completely consumed by him.
He looks confused when you pull away.
"B-but you're crying?" He mumbles.
"Because I couldn't believe that something I had wanted for so long was true. And it scared me that it could be."
"S-so...?"
"So I love you too, Michael. And I want this so badly."

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okay michael's is a little longer than the others i apologise i got carried away 😬
buuuut i still hoped you enjoyed them all, you lovely people!

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