Louis
“So, mate, what now?” Zayn inquires.
“What you mean?” I ask.
“Well, are you going to tell her that you like her? Or are you going to keep it to yourself?” He explains.
“Mate, she just split from her boyfriend. I should probably give it a bit. I don’t want to mess with her head.”
“Well okay then. As long as you’re okay with that and it’s the decision you’re happy with.
“Yeah, it’s probably best to wait for now.”
“Speak of the devil,” Harry announces in a muffled cough.
And sure enough, as I spin my head around, Kaitlyn, Rae and Hayley walk into the back stage area with a huge amount of bags and Starbucks cups in their hands. They’re all laughing at something and my eyes immediately draw to Kaitlyn.
Her eyes shut tight, tears running down her flushed red cheeks, mouth wide open and her very exuberant laugh escaping out. Even in this state she looks beautiful. God, she looks beautiful all the time. She’s vulnerably beautiful when she cries, breathtakingly beautiful when she laughs. But the time I love the most, is how beautiful she looks when she’s asleep.
“I knew it,” A voice whispers into my ear. I whip my head around and spot the familiar friend of mine.
“How is it that everybody knew apart from me, Hayley?”
“Because, people are oblivious to what is right in front of their eyes. You have a good catch over there, Lou. And she has been to hell and back… more than once, too. So just be careful with her.”
“You’re very wise now, Hayley. Where did that come from?”
“Spending too much time with a leprechaun,” she mumbles quietly and I laugh.
“What’s so funny?” Niall calls.
“Oh nothing, nothing,” I tell the Irish lad and he just smiles and shakes his head.
“Just don’t lose her okay? I know enough of loss, and I don’t want to see it with my closest friend,” Hayley says, staring me straight into the eyes.
I wrap my arms around her shoulders and pull her in for a hug, “I won’t. I promise.”
I turn back around and see Kaitlyn and Liam talking animatedly. She seems to have grown quite fond of him as well. I don’t mind it one bit. I shouldn’t be the only one she talks to here.
She turns her head slightly, and out of the corner of her eye she sees me, so she turns all the way around and gives me a beautiful smile that takes my breath away. She sends me a little wave which I return, before she goes back to talking with Liam.
Scratch that, the time I love when she looks the most beautiful is when she smiles. It’s a smile that says ‘I may look innocent on the outside, but once you know me, I’m going to steal your heart and never give it back’.
And boy, has she done that to me.
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Kaitlyn
Time had flown by quickly for the rest of the day, as it was already time for the boys to go get ready to go on. Rae and I had been told by a lady we now know as Asher, one of the guys managers, that we could get changed in one of the spare dressing rooms they have. I was in the middle of getting dressed when Rae got up off the small leather couch she was seated on, and walked out the door with a loud but quick ‘catch ya’. I smile as I watch her long tanned legs, clad in tight leather pants with a pair of black heeled boots and band tee to match, walk out the door.
I get back to work on dressing myself. I slip my arms through the sleeves of my new white dress, with short sleeves and red rose prints, over my head and pull it down the rest of the way of my body. I smooth out the skirt of the dress and straighten the small pleats. Then I slip my new short light-washed denim jacket onto my arms and pull it over my shoulders and do up the buttons. I frizz my hair before slipping my feet into my cream heels with small truffled roses on the side. Quickly, I check the mirror and make sure my natural make up and slightly curled hair are okay, before I too, slip out the door.
As I walk through the back stage area, I hear a squeal from my dark haired best friend, so I walk in that direction. As I get closer to her, I notice she is standing on the side of the stage, away from the crowd, as 5 Seconds of Summer play a song. Ashton quickly looks over our way, sends a wink to Rae and turns back to his drum set. Rae turns around and sees me, she runs over to me and shakes my shoulders excitedly. I laugh and shake my head before pulling her by the hand so we can find our seats.
I spot a rather large built man with short hair, standing to the side of the walkway and looking directly at us.
“Evening Kaitlyn and Rae, I am Preston,” He says and extends his hand towards us. We both shake it with a puzzled look pointed to him and his eyes widen as if realising something, “Right, well I am to show you to your seats. The lads asked that you be upgraded from your previous seats, to ones closer to the stage, so as they can see you better.”
I smile as he finishes speaking and take an immediate liking to him.
“Uh, this is going to sound awkward, but… which is which? Because the lads never actually said which one was Kaitlyn or Rae. They just said two girls will be walking back stage that I wouldn’t normally see, and that one would have dark brown hair and the other would have blonde hair. And well… here you are,” Preston says and gestures his hands toward us.
I lightly chuckle an answer the English man, “I’m Kaitlyn and this is Rae,” I say and point to the heavy breathing girl next to me.
“She seems excited,” Preston mumbles.
“Oh, she is. She has eyes for a rather good-looking Australian drummer,” I say and he chuckles.
“Right then, let’s go,” He says sanding aside and directing us forward with a polite ‘ladies first’.
We walk for a little before Preston says to turn right and we walk down a row of seats that are right in front of the stage. I look up and see Luke, Calum and Michael with their guitars and singing into their microphones. Rae goes ecstatic when she sees Ashton and jumps around like an idiot. I quietly take my seat and see Preston take one beside me from the corner of my eye.
I turn to him and raise my eyebrows, “Preston?”
“Louis told me to stick with you two. He said that some of the fans are crazy and he doesn’t trust you girls by yourselves.”
“Right, that makes sense,” I say with a nod and a small smile as I turn my attention back to the four Australian boys.
Once 5SOS have finished performing, Rae is red in the face and has already lost her voice. I’m not surprised, considering the amount of time she was yelling out Ashton’s name. The lights dim a little, before the screens light up and look exactly like they did when I played in here last night. Then, all of a sudden, some of them start moving and I see five familiar faces hidden behind a sliding screen. They all step out as Liam starts to sing.
“It feels like we’ve been living in fast forward…”
And that is where I lose myself.
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A/N: Hey guys! I am really sorry I haven't updated in ages! Gosh, I have just been so behind. School has been so hectic. But it's holidays now, so I am going to update as much as I can! Love you all xoxo
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The Girl With Lips Of An Angel
Fanfiction"To burn with desire and love and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. But once we are loved back, it's the greatest reward we could ask for." Kaitlyn's closed off to love, and Louis knows that. Kaitlyn has a pot...
