You Got Me || Austin Porter

A Whole New World

Ten hours later I woke up to the sound of  "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, I seriously have no idea how that ended up on my travel playlist, but nevermind. I took a second to listen closely to the lyrics
"A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you"

I couldn't help smiling when notice that the song fit perfectly on the current moment of my life. I tried to shake that thought off my mind for a second so I could concentrate on trying to make my self presentable for when I landed, so I took my handbag with my toothbrush, my comb and all that little things we all need and went to the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror for a minute before deciding how was I going to fix myself. I took my comb and started brushing through all the extension of my long redhair. After that, I applied some mascara and some concealer around my hazel eyes and went back to my seat. I leaned forward a little, dodging the woman who changed places with me in the beginning of the flight, only to see the sun rising in a beautiful blue sky with almost no clouds... Everything was perfect. Soon I'd get off this airplane and start my new life.
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After all that process we all have to pass after getting off an airplane that we all know very well how it is done, I was finally able to text Jess warning her I was just waiting for my luggage and I was almost free from all these airport things. She just answered that she would be waiting for me outside, so when my bags came I grabbed them as soon as I could and started running to the exit gate (yes, I actually ran). When the doors opened I immediately locked eyes with Mrs Arreaga and once again did the running thing straight into her arms. It has been a year since I don't see any of them and when I saw them I realized that I had missed them more than I thought. After Mrs Arreaga and I stopped hugging, I started talking to Mr Arreaga and to Jess. When it was Brandon's turn, he didn't said a word, he simply put his arms around my shoulders and we started walking to the car.
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We spent all the way to the house catching up and eventually singing along to some songs from the radio station. I couldn't stop noticing how much better Brandon's voice have gotten. He had much more control and he definitely knew his voice now. I mean, I always knew he could sing, but now... Damn. When we got to the house, Jess's parents told us they had to get going to work but since it was still summer, we were free to do whatever we wanted. I was not that tired from the trip, so I decided to go to my room and start unpacking. Brandon and Jess were helping me when Brandon got a call from one of the other boys telling him to meet them for dance rehearsal. He already knew how bad I wanted to know the boys and probably knew how bad I wanted to go out of the house and know LA, so he had the brilliant ideia of inviting me to the rehearsal. Yup, of course I said yes! He also invited Jess but she was not on her best mood so she said no, but I guess she really felt bad because I did my pretty please face, so she agreed on meeting us for dinner. Knowing Jess, that was the best that I could get from her, so I had to accept that.
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Turns out that the boys use Matt's Studio to rehearse so I ended up already doing my registration and then went to room 8, where Brandon and the boys usually have the rehearsals, but the boys were not there yet, so B and I just sat on the floor and waited. I was really excited to see Matt too, I haven't had any contact with him for almost a year! I know him since I was a kid, because I was always in the studio for summer or winter classes, when I came to visit Jess. He was always like a big brother to me.
When we finally saw each other it was the same conversation as ever ("how long its been!"/"look at how big you are") but after a while we started really catching up. I found out he had finally asked Gina out and now they are dating. He also told me that B and he are really close now. We were small talking when we got interrupted by the boys that were walking to the center of the room. I felt really weird when saw them, because I knew everything about them (Brandon is ALWAYS talking about these boys, it has become a habit, I guess) and they knew nothing about me. I had seen videos of them dancing e doing some covers and got really amazed by their beauty but, boy, let me tell you that when I met then in person, I was blown away. None of them looked alike, they all had different types of beauty. They were not like those other boybands where all the members are practically the same, a copy... These boys were so peculiar and so unique. They were totally different from each other, talking from beauty to personality. They were all so nice to me that suddenly I wasn't feeling weird anymore, I started feeling like part of the group. We talked a little before they started dancing so I got to know them a bit more. The one I felt a quick connection to was Edwin, I don't know why, I guess he is just funny and super easygoing, you know? Plus he also loves poetry! Nick was the one who I didn't said barely anything, I'm guessing he is just a quiet and reserved guy. Zion was the most excited and I could tell that with him is all about smiles and jokes. And last but not least, there's Austin. I won't lie and tell that I wasn't attracted to him, because I was. Oh boy, I definitely was. But it was more than that. We just clicked. I don't exactly what it was, but I definitely liked it.
While the boys were dancing, I was following their steps with my eyes and they were amazing considering they had just learned the choreography. I was shocked.
When the rehearsal was over, the boys decided to stay a little longer to jam to some songs together, just for fun and as Brandon was my ride, I stayed too. Nick walked straight to his phone and connected via bluetooth to the speaker, pressing the play button and putting on the loudest volume possible "To the max" from Dj Khaled. The boys started fooling around and I was so amazed by their dancing that I couldn't stop staring and I guess Ed noticed it because he walked towards me and asked me if I could dance. Well, I didn't want to sound snob or anything like it, so I answered no. That was a mistake since Brandon was listening to the conversation and just screamed to Ed that I was lying. B came in my direction and grabbed my hand to help me stand up, after that he made me start dancing by conducing me in the song.
By the time the song was over, I had let loose from Brandon and was already so deeply involved in my dancing I didn't realize all the boys were staring at me, and I finally noticed I just stopped dancing, lowed my head and got all blushed.
All I could feel were Brandon's arms hugging me from behind and congratulating me:
- Hey (Y/N)! I remembered you could dance, but how the hell did you improve so much in only one year?
And once again, I got blushed. Then Zion congratulated me, after that Nick and Ed did it too. Lastly Austin congratulated me. He looked at me head to toe, gave me a little smile and said "That was really something" and ran his fingers trough his golden hair and kept on smiling. That smile. That damn smile. In that moment I realized was screwed.
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Hey guys, so I hope you liked this chapter!!
~Mafe