Becoming Us || l.h

Chapter 10

I slowly open Luke's door, glancing back at the group behind me. Ashton gives me an encouraging nod, so I turn back around, going in. I quietly shut the door behind me, walking toward the bed, trying not to wake Luke. I get to his bed, looking down to see Luke sprawled out, snoring softly. I glance back at the door before I let out a long sigh. I jump onto the bed, jumping up and down. "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" Luke springs up, looking around frantically and I can hear laughter outside the door. I look over and see a phone through the crack in the door, instantly pulled back when I see it.

"What?" Luke asks, still looking around. "Happy birthday!" I say, landing on my butt on the bed. He turns to face me, frowning. "You woke me up to tell me happy birthday?" "It was a dare. Sorry. But we do have stuff planned for you so get your butt out of bed so we can go do it." He lets out a long sigh, lying back on his pillows. "C'mon Luke. I promise you the plans are fun." "I don't want to go out." He mumbles, pulling the covers over his head. "It's just you, the guys, and me, I promise." "No Lana?" "No Lana," I confirm. "Fine."

I leave and let him get ready, Michael showing me the video. "I still can't believe you guys made me do that. That was mean." I tell them, shaking my head. "It was funny." "No, Dylan's right. It was mean." Luke says, walking out.

I sit down on the couch next to Ashton, putting my feet in his lap. "So what's the plan?" Luke asks, grabbing water and sitting down in a chair. "Well, you get to decide, but we are going to give you a few options. Number one is Disney, the main park. Number two is Disney Epcot, three is Universal, and four is Downtown Disney." Calum says, looking at Luke. "Let's do universal. I want to go to Harry Potter World." We nod, Calum going out in the hall to call for tickets. "What's the plan for my birthday?" I ask, looking around. "We will have to do something the day before since we are driving on your birthday." "Okie Dokie." I nod. "Can we do Disney?" Ashton nods, going out into the hall with Calum.

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We walk through Harry Potter world with our wands and our robes on, Michael and Luke in their Gryffindor robes, Ashton and I in our Hufflepuff ones, and Calum in his Slytherin one. We spend the day playing and messing around, riding the rides, and around two we went through the rest of the park to ride those rides. Around eight we head back to the hotel, exhausted. I lean against Luke's shoulder, looking out the window. "Why wasn't Lana invited to this?" Luke asks, looking around. "No offense man, but she's annoying. I wanted a day without her, and she doesn't like rides so I thought this would be perfect." "Well, thank you. I needed a little break from her as well." Calum nods, relaxing back in his seat.

Luke begins to play with one of my bracelets, tracing the pattern on it. "How are you doing?" He asks, quietly, slowly following the pattern on the bracelet. "Good." I nod, watching his finger follow the pattern. "You're not just saying that, right?" "I'm genuinely good," I promise him, smiling a little. "Good."

We get back to the hotel and walk inside, the paps taking pictures of us. My mom was waiting in the front lobby, my stomach twisting into knots at the sight of her. "Happy birthday, Luke!" She says, startling me. "We thought the group could go out for a tour birthday dinner, like what we did for Ashton? If you guys aren't too tired?" "How about tomorrow night, we can combine Dylan's and mine since we are going to Disney the day before Dylan's." My mom nods, going back upstairs with us.

We go back to their room, collapsing on the couch. "Your mom was acting weird." Luke points out. "Mhmm." I agree, closing my eyes. "Does anyone want a snack?" Michael asks, making me open my eyes. "I'm good," I mumble before closing my eyes. My brother comes in, making me open my eyes again. "Hey, where do you-" He stops, staring down at me practically cuddling with Luke. "Are you guys a thing or something?" He asks, making me groan. "What'd you want, Blake?" "Answer my question first." "No," I reply, sighing. "No to answering my question or no to you guys being a thing?" "Being a thing. What'd you want?" I mumble, slowly beginning to fall asleep again. "Where do you guys want to go to dinner for your birthdays?" "I'll eat anything." Luke shrugs, glancing down at me. "That seafood place down the road," I mutter, not opening my eyes. "I'll tell mom."