ghost of you. // luke hemmings au

1.3

"thank you luke." she smiles politely, "for trying." as girly as this shit sounds, my heart melted. i simply nod at her, not letting whats on the inside show.

in reality i should be thanking her.

i can't let myself get infatuated with her, and especially i can't let her have any feelings towards me, i will ruin her.

i can't let that happen to anyone else.

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ariadne

luke left about two hours ago, it was for something about his band practice. i'm just so relieved luke and i are finally on a semi good relationship, he even invited me to a gig he's having tonight.

for the rest of the day till the event, i decided to go the shopping center and buy some new clothes for myself. so i called a uber and waited for it to come.

once i arrived at the mall, i noticed how packed the mall was. i shook my head, i shouldve came tomorrow early in the morning.

but it's too late to go back now, so i brace myself for the ridiculous amount of people and walk in the front door. once i spot the directory i immediately look for the forever21, and start walking
towards the store.

i had almost arrived when my phone had began to vibrate, so i pulled it out and checked who the caller was.

whos 'that one cool guy you met on the plane'?

oh! i remember now, it's niall; i didn't know whats what he put for his contact name in his phone. i picked up after a few seconds, and greeted him.

"hey! it's been a while." i smile, looking through the graphics tees in the mens section; their always much more comfortable.

"hey, yeah it has! so crazy story, forgive me if i'm wrong but, i'm pretty sure i just saw you at the mall." he chuckles through the phone.

"oh yeah, i'm here shopping for myself; it's the first time since ive been here so," i trailed off, "why, whats up? are you here?"

"yeah! you wanna maybe meet me near the food court in about 15 minutes?"

"sounds good, see you then." i assured. i hung up, and continued my search for a new look.

around ten minutes later, i had atleast spended 150 dollars on 8 shirts and a pair of pants. i shopped good. i began making my way to where niall told me to go, it took me a little longer to arrive because of all the people in the food court. why is it so packed on a thursday?

picking up my phone, i dialed nialls number and waited for him to pick up.

"hello?"

"hi! i'm by the subway." i pause, "are you close?"

"yeah, almost there." then he hung up, so i put my phone away once again. i waited a couple more seconds before i felt a soft grip on my shoulder, dragging me into subway.

"hey," niall smiles at me, "sorry about that, i was getting mobbed"

i look out the door to see that there is in fact a huge crowd outside of subway

"s'okay, i understand."

"how have you been?" niall asks, while ordering a foot long.

"ive been pretty good; you know adjusting to the australian life."

"no, i want american cheese- well what do you think of australia so far?"

"it's been... interesting" i reply, thinking of luke.

"is interesting code word for boys?" niall chuckles, picking out his meats. i blush,

"no.. yes..? i dont know." i sigh

"do you want anything?" niall asks, and point to the sandwhich.

"no thanks. a cookie maybe?" i politely decline. he nods,

"so this boy trouble? whats up." he sits down across from me and slides me my cookie.

"it's not necessarily boy trouble because there's no interations with eachother in that way. he just confuses me."

"how?" he bites into his sandwich.

"well. one second he's has a 'negative angry at the world' attitude, and the next he's all soft and cheesy." i sigh, picking at my cookie.

"mmm..." niall nods, chewing his food.

"what?"

"interesting."

"niall."

"ariadne."

i give him a look.

"it seems like he may have a crush on you." niall admits. my eyes widen,

"no he doesnt." i scoff, "he doesnt do relationships."

"thats why he gives you the cold shoulder alot; he scared of going out of his comfort zone because of you."

"but, why?"

"i dont know the guy." niall chuckles, "could be his past or it could be a fear."

"he invited me to his gig tonight." i tell niall after a few seconds of silence.

"oh thats great! are you going?"

"i think so... do you want to come with?" i smile sweetly at him

"i dont know.." he looks away dramatically, in 'deep thought', "my calendar may be filled..."

"niall," i whine, not wanting to show up alone.

"i'm just kidding," he laughs, "sure i'll go, havent heard live music in a while." he huffs.

"okay great! pick me up at 7:30 please," i ask, not wanting to uber.

"yes ma'am. send me the addy" i look a niall weirdly, "what? isnt that what you americans say now?"

"i'm leaving now. thanks for the cookie, see you later," i give him a quick cheek to cheek goodbye, and walked out subway into the mob of fans.

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i was going to make this chapter longer but then i decided against it. this chapter was literally the most boring thing ive ever read in my whole life but yk what it's ok, next chapter will hopefully be better, longer, & far more juicy :)

i hope all yall had a beautiful day ❤️

lots of love xoxo,
omayra