Desperate ~ Calum Hood (au)

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It felt like her body was on fire, her lungs were burning and she was struggling to come up to the surface for air, as if she was drowning. Her senses were all over the place as she attempted to take a step back but failed and stumbled, falling backwards until he caught her, wrapping an arm around her waist as her body slowly recomposed itself.

"Easy baby girl." He breathed, whilst her frail arms secured around his neck, pulling herself back on her feet.

As quickly as the pain had come...it had gone and a sudden feeling of ecstasy had take over her, she felt painless, light and alive.

It was truly magic.

The feeling was foreign to her and though it left her mouth dry and her brain all fuzzy, she enjoyed it, it was as if it had taken her away from reality.

"It's nice huh?" He breathed, the scent of his cigarette tingling her lips as he looked down at her, still in his arms.

She nodded without speaking and released her arms from around his neck as he released his arm from her waist.

"It's all yours." He grinned as he handed the rest of the package to her which this time she happily accepted, tucking it away in the arch between her breasts as he watched, licking his lips at the sight.

"I should go." She mumbled, trying to understand the state of euphoria her body was feeling.

"Alright." He said with a grimace, winking at her as she turned to walk away.

She found her shoes and fumbled to put them on, needing to bend over to do so which she knew he would be watching.

She headed through the clutter towards his door, crushing his cigarette under her feet, feeling him close behind. She clutched the metal handle, securing her fingers over it gasping as his hand grabbed her bum and gave it a slow, gentle squeeze. Her breathing increased as he leaned in to whisper in her ear.

"You'll be back and i'll be waiting."

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Calum
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He had not gotten any sleep that night, it was evident in his features the following morning. His eyes puffy and bloodshot, looking as if they were begging to close themselves which he simply did not allow.

He stayed up all night, trying to find her. He sat by his laptop and opened 'google' hoping to try and find out any information about her, however the only things he knew about her was that her real name was Shannel but that changed almost every night and she was an Ed Sheeran fan.

When he knew he would get nowhere he threw on his jacket and shoes, tucking his hair away in a grey beanie before sneaking out of his apartment and searching the streets for her.

He hadn't bothered to speak to any of his friends since she left, blaming them but specifically Ashton for making her leave. Calum felt as though there was this imaginary tether that just kept pulling him towards her and no matter how far away he was, there was something about her that always pulled him back.

He searched street corners, open cafés and restaurants, hoping he would see her somewhere, anywhere. He took a taxi further into town and asked around outside clubs using the few names he thought she may have used, describing what she looked like and what she was wearing but all of the answers were a 'no'.

The time displayed 5:38am on his white iphone when he gave up for the night and went back to his apartment. The band had a recording session at 9am but he didn't care about turning up to it. So he just sat there, wide awake in the living room, staring out of the window and watching the sunrise hoping that wherever she was....she was okay.

What he didn't know was that she thought she was going to be okay, thanks to the stranger whose name she had not gotten introduced her to the 'magic' substance that she was slowly beginning to fall in love with.

When in reality, she was far from okay.

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This is small, so here you go...guys i just wrote chapter 15 and God i feel so bad for Shannel :,( it's so sad...just giving ya the heads up...oh no....i was just gna say something there but i can't you'll understand when u read it.

So anyway here you go.

See ya saturday....you can tell i have been affected....

Because this is not in caps.

-S