Friends/Foes

Chapter 1

I hate travelling. Don't get me wrong, I love to discover and learn about new cultures and places, the thing I hate about travelling is getting there, especially planes. You see, I suffer from acrophobia, so it makes it a lot harder and terrifying for me to even step on the plane. Then there's cruises, on which I get really dizzy and must be most of the time laying down and drinking tons of water.

Right now, I'm flying back from Brazil. We went to Rio with my family (Father, mother, sister and brother) for New Year which was one of the most exciting and unforgettable experience I've had in my life.

The worst part is now over as we get off the plane and walk towards the baggage claiming area, but there's something different this time. Even if we arrived at 5 am, there's a lot of noise, like... like a lot of girls screaming. Why would there be girls screaming at the airport at 5 am? Was someone shot? That'd be interesting though.

As we get there, we sit to wait for the bags, so I put on my headphones to block the screams. Spotify is my go-to every time. Bored? Spotify. To much noise? Spotify. Is my dad lecturing me and I don't wanna hear it? Spotify. I open the app and choose the "Top 50 Global" playlist which has some good music going on. Ariana's "god is a woman" stars playing and I couldn't be happier. 4 songs go by and no sight of our bags yet.

"Nice song, I love that one!" my sister says, looking down my phone. "I love Shawn Mendes! 'Nervous' is so catchy"

"Yeah, he is a good singer. I don't really know him or his music, but this song is really good"

The song ends and I feel it. That sudden urge to pee. 'damn you JJ from the past for drinking that much water on the plane'.

"MOM I HAVE TO PEE, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." I yell as I sprint towards the bathroom. "OK! I'LL KEEP AN EYE FOR YOUR BAG." she yells back so I can hear over the girls screaming.

As I get to the bathroom, there's a guy standing in front of the door. A really big guy, arms crossed in his chest.

"Excuse me, can I come in" I really needed to pee

"I'm sorry, but no. Go find another bathroom" So rude

"If I do that, I'll pee my pants on the way and nobody wants to see a 22-year-old do that, don't you think? Now please let me through before I do it in front of you"

"If you do that I'll fu-"

"Hey, Jerry! Calm down, it's just a kid, let him through"

I knew that voice. It sounded familiar, but I didn't know from where but didn't care, my bladder was about to burst so I said 'thank you' loud enough for the old guy to hear me as I entered the bathroom. I ran towards the stall, unzipped my pants and yeah, you know what comes next.

As I come out the stall to wash my hands, I see there's another guy in the bathroom corner. He looks like he's having a breakdown, so I approach him cause I've been there too.

"Hey, are you okay?" I ask nicely

"Who are you and how'd you get in? I told my guard to keep everyone out!" He said raising his voice but with worry written all over his face.

"Calm down dude, I just needed to pee really bad but Jerry wouldn't let me in so I told him I'd pee him if he didn't let me in and then this old guy who sounded oddly familiar told him to let me in so here I am. But what's your deal, why'd you have a guard and why are you crying on a public bathroom? That's kinda sad if you ask me" He laughed a bit at my story but frowned at my questions, which I just blurted out.

"I'm not crying, it's just that... doesn't matter, you wouldn't understand anyways" He looked really defeated.

"Try me. I'm I stranger so I won't judge" I tried to calm him down a bit "Talking to somebody you don't know about your problems can be helpful sometimes"

"Did you hear the girls screaming out there?"

"What girls?" I said sarcastically as I opened the bathroom door letting in the screams.

"They're here for me" He said overwhelmed. "Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love my fans but I'd love to get somewhere and be calm, you know? No screaming, no fans, just regular people"

"Wow there Mr. Famous" I said mockingly "But yeah, I kinda get it. Not the famous part but those screams can get a bit nerve wracking. I mean, I'm getting annoyed, so I couldn't imagine living through that every time you travel" I like talking to strangers about their problems, it helps me to put things on perspective and help people, which is always nice when you believe in karma.

"I'm sorry for that" Sadness on his face.

"Don't be! You know, I may be able to help you, but we need to talk with your manager, or the one who's in charge of you, Mr. Famous" I help him to get up, I dust his shoulders and fix his shirt "We'll get through this! I have your back now " I smile at him and he smiles back.

"You don't need to do this; my guards can take care of it"

"Don't be silly, my plans are flawless" I reassure him "Besides, we're friends now so it's the least I can do"

"We are?" He looks at me with doubt

"Yeah! Not everyone helps some guy who's been crying in the corner of a public bathroom. Take it as a sign from destiny or something like that"

"Maybe you're right. What's your name? I'm sorry I didn't ask"

"I'm JJ, what's yours?"

"Obviously not Mr. Famous" He laughed "I'm Shawn, nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too" We shake hands "You might want to clean that" I said remembering I didn't get the chance to wash my own before I peed.

We both washed our hands and talked about our trips. He was a famous singer coming back from New York where he had a bunch of shows and interviews, and I told him I was coming back from Rio with my family.

"Wait, do you have a song called 'Nervous'?"

"Yeah, it's from my new album. Why?"

"I listened to it before coming here! It's really good! You sing really well" I said patting his back like a proud friend.

"Thanks, it means a lot" He said smiling and slightly blushing.

As we're about to get out of the bathroom, this old guy comes in.

"So, I see you're doing better! Are you ready to go out and meet your fans?" He asked without even looking at me.

"I don't know Peter. I really could use some quiet" Shawn said feeling a bit guilty

"Nonsense, just go out there, take some photos, hug some and then we'll be out! It's nothing you haven't done before" Peter said, a bit mad.

"What if a told you I have a plan to make Shawn's exit less invasive. Hi, I'm JJ, Shawn's new friend" I introduced myself to Peter

"Oh really?" He said sarcastically "And what would that be?"

"It involves my family but they're good people so don't worry." 

We're very close with each other, you know. We always help each other so this plan shouldn't fail 

"Alright, so what we do is this..."     

A/N:

Hi guys! This is my first story so please be gentle on the critics 

English isn't my first language so i'm sorry beforehand if there's some mistakes. Just let me know so I can fix them :) 

Also, I'm no expert writter so, don't judge. 

I'll try to update every now and then so be patient (If you're interested in the story, obviously