Livin' In Paradise (A Magcon Fanfic)

Chapter 9

Caitlin's POV

I wake up Friday morning to banging on my bedroom door. "Caitlin wake up!" My dad yells. I look at my clock, it's 6:00 am. Our flight to New York City leaves at 10:00 am and we should arrive around noon.

Last night I could barely sleep. I was too excited for today. I get to go to an actual Magcon event. In New York, where I've always wanted to go! Not only that but today is also the day I will finally meet the Magcon boys. The day I'll meet my idols! I can't believe it!

I jump out of my bed and get dressed in a pair of leggings and my favourite sweater. I put some make-up on and I straighten my dirty blonde hair. This is a first impression on all of them. I don't wanna look bad, but I also wanna wear something comfy on the flight.

I put some last minute things in my suitcase and my backpack. I did most of my packing Wednesday night and last night.

I can barely eat breakfast. I'm literally shaking with excitement when the doorbell rings and my mom gets up to get it.

"Hey Shawn," I can hear her say.

"Hey," he replies. I walk, no more like run, to the door. "Haha someones excited!" He smiles at me.

"Of course I am!" I grab my things from my room, put my mukluks on and say goodbye to my parents.

"Call me as soon as you land, ok?" My mom reminds me as I hug her.

"I will," I promise.

"Be safe," my dad says as I hug him.

"Bye!" I wave as I step outside.

"Here I'll take that," Shawn grabs my suitcase from my hand when we get to their car, thats parked in our driveway.

"WOAH! You know we're only going for 3 nights, not 2 months, right?" He teases as he puts my suitcase in the back. I'm not a light packer.

"Hahaha, very funny," I shoot back at him sarcastically.

"Are you guys coming?" Mrs. Mendes shouts from the driver seat of the car.

"Yup," we both yell as we get in the car.

There is a lot of waiting around at the airport, but once we board the plane, it takes no time at all to take off. The flight is only 2 hours so it's not very long, which is good because sitting for long periods of time is never fun.

Later on in the flight Mrs. Mendes gets up to use the washroom.

"So are you excited?" Shawn asks, obviously excited himself.

"Ya I am," I say kinda unsurely.

"Whats wrong? You sound unsure." There is a lot of worry in his voice.

"I am excited. It's just I'm worried. I wanna make a good impression on everyone. I'm scared they won't like me," I explain.

"Caitlin, the boys will love you," he reassures me. He smiles, and I return that smile. "You have nothing to worry about."

The rest of the flight I put my headphones in and listen to music. I think Shawn does the same beside me.

Shawn taps my arm. I put my headphones away and look where he's pointing out the window. New York City. The giant skyscrapers come into view, The Empire State building towering among them. One thing that I want to do before we leave is go shopping.

"It's beautiful!" I simply say. The view is extraordinary. Simply stunning. New York City here we come.

Once we land we go through customs and baggage claim and all the things you do when you enter a different country.

When we walk out the doors of the airport, I am completely stunned by the sight. There are screaming teenage girls everywhere I look, just trying to catch a glimpse of the Magcon boys who are arriving at different times in the day. Some are probably already at the hotel.

It's overwhelming the amount of people. The taxi is already waiting for us, but is surrounded by teenage girls. Mrs. Mendes pushes through the crowd. Shawn looks panicked. He quickly grabs my hand and pulls me through the crowd.

There are girls touching and shoving me from all sides. Shawn squeezes my hand harder and I do the same not wanting to loose each other in the crowd.

When we finally get to the taxi, Shawn pushes me in and climbs in after. I thought they would leave us alone once we were in the taxi, but I was wrong. The girls are banging on the windows. Airport security is trying to tame the crowd but there is way too many girls. When the taxi starts to move a couple girls chase after it but can't keep up.

Nobody says anything until we are far away from the airport which took way longer than it should have.

"Is everyone alright?" Mrs. Mendes turns around from the front seat and looks at us.

"Yes we're ok," Shawn says. He gives me a worried look.

"I'm fine," I reassure him "But is it always like that?" I understand girls waiting for hours in the cold snow to see their idol, thats dedication! But that was definitely an invasion of privacy!

"No. Thats the worse I've ever seen it!!" Shawn exclaims. Mrs. Mendes agrees. "New York City is really crazy though. There are a lot of people." I realize I'm still squeezing his hand. I quickly let go.

We finally get to the hotel at 5:00 pm. We were supposed to meet the boys in the lobby but we ran late. The boys already left to go to the restaurant for supper.

The Friday before an event the boys always go out for supper to eat and meet some fans before the event. It's probably also a way to have something healthy, rather than the McDonalds I know they eat the rest of the weekend.

Mrs. Mendes makes a couple calls, including one to my parents and Bart. We leave our luggage in the lobby until we get back and Bart checks us in. Then we get in a car arranged to take us to the restaurant.