A Haunting Past (One Direction FanFic)

Luna

We quickly called a cab since my car is currently in the shop and Alice's is God knows where. We headed to the stem of my anxiety: Luna. And if things weren't bad enough..... There were countless paparazzi outside the entrance to the club. What. The. Literal. F*ck.

"Why are there so many paps?" I asked Alice as my eyes continued to widen with every second.

"There must be some big celebrities here tonight! What are the chances that we would get this lucky!? Ha-ha." She answered with an awestruck look on her face. What juice is she drinking? This situation is far from lucky. I mean does she not know me? I get so nervous around cute guys and now I will be surrounded by them. My stomach hurts from the butterflies and I think Alice noticed the faces I was subconsciously making and realized I was having a slight mental breakdown at this point. This is why I didn't want to come here!

"Hey, I'm not feeling too well, maybe I should just head ho-"

"Hell no! We did not take two hours to get ready for a club we won't be attending because your nerves are getting the best of you! Suck it up and pull yourself together. Carpe diem!"

"Ha-ha, I guess you're right. But you know these things are easier said than done." I said a little half heartedly, a weak smile on my face.

"That's why I'm here: to force you out of that comfort zone." Oh gosh, the way she said that kind of scared me but I guess that's what taking risks feel like.

It's time to get out of the car and enter the zoo of flashing lights celebrities deal with everyday. Ugh! Pictures. They always seem to capture me in a bad light...... or maybe it's just me. Before I had the anytime to think about this more, Alice grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the door as she quickly paid the cab driver. Sigh. Here we go, about to get our pictures taken countless times (even though we aren't really anyone important) and about to socialize with celebrities. Deep breaths. Yup. Here we go.

The lights were blinding!! How do people deal with this everyday!? I mean my vision became a little blurry and I stumbled a few times only to be caught by a giggling Alice. Of course she finds my embarrassment amusing. When we finally reach the bouncer, we handed him our passes. He narrowed his eyes at them and then gave us a great big smile as he motioned for us to go inside.

We walked into the club and stopped dead in our tracks. This place was huge!! And I mean two stories huge! The lights were dimmed except for a few strobe lights and the colorful beams coming from the crowded bar. This place was packed and it was only 8:10 pm. Okay, I may or may not faint at this point. Everyone was dancing to the blasting music and I was just so confused by everything around me. It was so unusual and quite surreal. Everyone was dancing in their own way, not caring how crazy or silly they looked. They were just having a great time, that eased my mind a bit.

I looked over to Alice only to discover that she was no longer beside me. Wait. What!? I did a 360 degree turn to try and find her but to no avail. Where the hell could she have gone? Then all of a sudden someone runs into me, full force, and squeals into my ear so loud I think I went deaf for 30 seconds. Alice pulls away revealing the biggest grin I have ever seen.

"What happened? And where have you been!? You can't leave me like that, I almost flipped out and I know this may sound weird but I felt like someone was watching me and my freak out amusing." I rushed to speak. It was true, but that's probably my mind playing tricks on me. Alice cracked up at my uneasiness and replied a little out of breath.

"I. Saw. Tyler freaking Heochlin! Not only that, but I talked to him as well!! Agh! And guess who was with him!" Before I could say anything, she continues, "Dylan O'Brien!" Dang, I was about to guess him! So close! Then her words sunk in and my eyes widened. Whoa. I love that guy! He seems so funny and easy going. His good looks are a happy bonus. "Let's go, I want to introduce you to them and hand out with them!" she exclaimed.