Synchronize

2. Leaving Me

Annie's P.O.V.

"Are you okay?", asked Shawn looking down at me as if I were a child.

I wiped my eyes and looked up at him pulling myself together. "How long will you be gone?", I asked fighting a deep feeling in my chest.

"Depends? Maybe a month or so...", He said finally getting what I was so upset about.

"It'll be okay. I'll be back as soon as possible, Annie.", Shawn smiled ruffling my hair.

Uh God he's such an idiot. Yet, he was my idiot.

"I'll be fine. I'm eighteen freakin' years old. I think I can manage.", I said pulling out my driver's license. "Yea Yea I know little miss Indepenent!", He joked his blue green eyes glowed as he held my wrist gently.

"It's just that, even though you think I don't care. I'm really going to miss you like crazy.", he smiled sadily.

I wanted to tell him that he shouldn't go. That he should stay with me. But come on! I'm not his girlfriend and why would I want to hold my bestfriend back from his dream!

My hands were shaking so much I pulled them out of his light grip. I pulled myself together again while smiling back at him. "Will you bring me a souviner?", I asked with a smirk.

"Heck yeah! Really Annie!? What kind of question is that!", He piped up leaning on my shoulder and gave me a smolder. I rolled my eyes. Oh Brother...

"I'd bring you the Eiffel Tower if I could!", He added waving the other arm in the air as if he were Elsa from Frozen.

I grabbed my shoulders and tilted into him and he wrapped the other arm around me protectivley. "I'm just kidding.", he smiled sadily. "When your alone. I swear in my heart I'm there, with you.", he said looking down at me as a odd friction was building.

"Promise?", I asked putting up my pinky breaking the friction. "Promise.", smiled Shawn wrapping his manly pinky around my delicate girly pinky.

"Good.", I said a tear falling down my cheek. Oh God! Now I look like a total sissy! "Just one thing.", said Shawn hugging me.

"What is that?", I asked looking up. "No crying...," he said with a seriousness in his expression before cracking a smiled, "and no playing hookie!", he added pointing into my face like a parent.

I smacked his arm. Not hard enough to really hurt him. Okay I'm lying!

"Do I look like I play hookie?", I asked looking up at him innocently widening my big brown eyes. Shawn started to burst out laughing, "Hell YAS!!!", He cried out in a laugh.

I stomped my foot in defense. "I am innocent and you know it!", I shouted hitting him with force.

Shawn laughed,"Sure says the girl that told me what a condom was!"

I started to blush. Lord take me now!!! Embarrasing much? "Hey if I hadn't told you. You'd most likely have a few children by now!", I said jokingly. Shawn lifted his brow, "A few! More like a herd of them!"

I facepalmed in aggravation. Shawn being the player he once was, probably has had PLENTY of experience.

I mean I've only had done that once. With my boyfriend, James . I don't really want to do it again either. It's what I'd like to call an EPIC fail...

But I'm sure we'll get better. One day?

As if he'd read my mind Shawn winced. "You're not thinking of that sissy of a boyfriend?"

I shrugged with a wicked smile. "EW!!!...", screeched Shawn facepalming himself. "I just love the way you read my mind!", I laughed facepalming him.

Shawn grabbed my hands and rolled his eyes, "Well lets change the subject because I just don't want to think of you and that Justin Bieber Wannabe.", he said flipping his hair mockingly before twirling me. "Let's Dance!", he said elaboratley.

At a safe length from each other we danced as Shawn sang, Count on me by Bruno Mars. We swayed and shimmied. I rolled my eyes as he did this one move where he twirls his butt around in circle.

This is what I liked about spending time with Shawn. It was effortless and laid back and I loved it.

But the next few days flew by like time always does when your having a good time.

So here I am standing at the Plane Station hugging Shawn. The whole band stares at each other in that knowing way and I smile sadily at them.

"I'll miss you all", I said after hugging Shawn. "We'll miss you too, Shortcakes.", said Jason the drummer. His leather gloved hand clenched the drumsticks as he lifted them in the air as some sort of salute. "We shall be back soon!", he declared running toward the plane.

I've always thought he had issues?

The whole band hugged me goodbye and quickly followed Jason. Except for Shawn.

Shawn grabbed my hands in his and nodded saying, "I will be back as soon as possible. I promise!", With that and a peck on the forehead he ran toward the plane.

That's when I knew deep inside that I was falling... Not exactly apart but definitely down a spiral.