Why Me?

Chapter 9 - reunion

I was currently in line for Cruel Zero's fan meeting and I was oddly nervous.

I decided to dress a little nicer than I normally would since it would be the first time I would get to see Jack in weeks.

I was wearing a denim dress with a white off the shoulder top underneath and white high heeled sandals. I even put on makeup for this event. I thought I would stand out a little being not Chinese and that but actually there were a lot of foreigners much to my surprise and everyone seemed to make an effort.

I was actually really far forward in line so I would be on of the first to get in, since I had a VIP ticket it meant I would be in the first three rows as I was up for being picked to get up on stage.

Johnny texted me in the morning to ensure I could make it to the venue and wanted to send a car but I insisted on travelling by myself so I could have the full 'fan experience.'

There were so many girls lined up with the occasional fan boy and they were all holding posters, banners or photos of their favourites.

It was undeniable that Jackson had the highest number of fans which made sense since he was in charge of the Chinese and it made me both proud and a little annoyed. I didn't really want to share Jack but I understood why everyone loved him.

"Are you here alone?" A girl who was standing behind me asked in perfect English.

"Yeah I am." I turned around to see a small Chinese girl in shorts and a floral top. "How about you?"

"Me too, we can go in together. I'm Xing."

"That sounds nice. I'm Suzy"

"So who's your favourite?" She asked.

"Um, I love them all but I have to say Jackson is my favourite."

"Oh that's cool." She was holding a Ren poster so it was clear who she liked. "Are you seeing them for the first time?"

"No, I've seen them many times before." I tried to act like a normal fan so I spoke with a little more excitement than I normally would. "But I always feel like I'm seeing them for the first time, what about you?"

"This is my first time." She squealed.

"Are you excited?"

"Of course! They're my favourite group and they never come to China so this will probably be my only chance to meet them." She said sadly.

It was weird to think people got this excited to see these four normal boys.

I hung out with them so much they just seemed like boys from school and I could never imagine what it felt like to be a fan.

"Where are you from? Since you're clearly not Chinese." She laughed.

"I'm from England, I'm here on a business trip but it happened to line up with this fan meet so I got a ticket." I lied.

"Oh that's cool. I'm just from Beijing but I stayed in the USA to study which is why my English is good, not to brag."

The line started moving forward and Xing started to squeal again.

"I'm so excited!" She was so excited she was practically shaking.

Once we entered the venue and got our numbers, Xing dragged me forward so we would be in the second row.

"I really hope I get picked." She said staring at her number.

I felt almost bad because I knew I was going to be picked but her on the other hand had a really slim chance.