Fate ~ Shawn Mendes

Chapter 1

"Clara! Hurry up!"
I quickly finished brushing my hair and flung my bag over my shoulder before running down the stairs to see my mom tapping her foot with impatience.
"Sorry..." I said smiling whilst letting out a small chuckle. She shook her head at me and opened the door for me to head outside. Before the door was even open I heard the rain hammering down on the door, furiously knocking to be let in.
"Quick mum!" I said pulling on the car door handle. She ran out after me locking the door and opening the car. I Immediately hopped inside and waited for my mum to get in the drivers seat.
"Are you excited?" She smiled starting the engine.
"Nervous." I replied plugging my phone in.
"Nervous! Why?" She said reversing off the drive.
"Erm...hello? Like all the famous artists are there!" I said looking at her in fear.
"You'll be amazing." She insisted. "Now try get some sleep, it's a long drive and you'll have a late night."
I nodded and put my headphones and gently rested my head on the window shutting my eyes. We were well on our way to the VMAS now where I would be performing. I had been chosen along with a number of other dancers to perform on stage alongside a number of artists and perform some dances during intervals.
"Clara? We're here. You go on inside because we're slightly late." My mum said patting me on the shoulder and pointing to where I should go. I yawned and unbuckled my seatbelt and turned my head to look out the window. I opened the door and slid out and put my bag over my shoulder.
"See you in a minute." My mum said through the window driving off to park. I smiled as a reply and put both earphones back in as I walked to the dressing room. I made my way down a series of corridors until I reached where I should be.
"Ayyyyyyy!" A unison of voices said as I opened a door. I looked up and saw all my dancer friends getting their hair and makeup done ready for our performances.
"Come on hunny! Your turn to be glammed!" A young male grabbed my arm and sat me in a chair next to Adam my male dance partner.
"What a natural beauty I get to work with!" He smiled down at me whilst wipping a brush across my face.
"Don't expect much talk from her." I looked to Adam at his remark. "She listens to music at full blast to get zoned up." He smiled. I smiled back and then turned to look at myself in the mirror and watched as Ryan did my makeup. After a few hours I had my hair straightened and left loosely down my back and my makeup was flawless.  I walked out to meet my friends all dressed up in dresses and suits for photos before we performed.
"Woah." I heard a low mumble next to me. I looked up to see Adam staring at me and eyeing me up and down.
"What? Is something slipping?" I said looking down at my blue lace dress.
"No." He swallowed and his cheeks began to turn red. "You look gorgeous." He smiled at me. I relaxed a little and smiled at him.
"Thank you." I walked towards him and gave him a friendly wink as I walked past him to join the rest of the group.
"Dancers to the photo frames." I heard a walky talky say behind me and just like that we were being whizzed off to where all the artists were having their photos done.
"Ok so you'll be having individual photos now and group photos when you are in your performing outfits." A man smiled at all of us and extended his hand to walk out in front of the photographers.
"I'm not going first!" Everyone stepped back leaving me in front.
"Great." I huffed and picked up a part of my dress as I made my way out into the open. I got told where to stand and I held a tall posture and did multiple poses for the cameras. My dress was a midnight blue which complimented my brown chocolate hair. Lace sleeves ran down both arms and there was a slit on one side that ran up to my thigh exposing some of my right leg.
"You've done this before right?" Someone said next to me in the next photo frame.
"Not at all." I replied. I looked over to see Shawn Mendes smiling into the cameras also in a dark blue suit.
"Move along please." A man signalled to me and I stood in Shawn's place and he stood in the next one.
"You look like a natural." He smiled at me before we started to pose again.
"Believe me." I stared and posed once more before being moved on. "I'm trying to stop myself laughing uncontrollably." I looked at him as I walked to where he was stood.
"Also me." He smiled and started to walk away.
"Shawn! Pose with the lady! Shawn!" Photographers shouted and cameras flashed I front of us. Shawn came back next to me and smiled for permission to stand with me and I smiled to accept. We adjusted ourselves and his hand slipped round my lower back and I slightly turned into him.
"Gorgeous!" They all called and we smiled bigger than before.
"Move along, we still have people needing photos." A stage manager shifted us on and Shawn and I walked off the photo walk.