precious ✦ why don't we ✓

[E L E V E N]

"you all sounded amazing!" i exclaimed as we piled onto the bus an hour or two after the boys show. "i know you hear this a lot, especially from your fans, but i'm so proud of you guys and i'm honored to be on tour with you."

i plopped down next to zach on the couch and snuggled into a blanket. zach, being zach, grabbed the other end of the blanket and pulled it up to him, cuddling into it too.

the rest of the boys either sat on the couch or floor. "anyone up for a game or two of fortnite before bed?" jack asked, receiving a nod from corbyn and zach.

"i'm going to bed, i'm worn out. goodnight y'all." jonah smiles at everyone and walked into the bathroom to change.

"same here, see you all in the morning." daniel waved before heading off to his bunk, already changed.

"eden, are you staying?" corbyn asked from the floor next to jack.

i nodded, "yeah, anyone wanna show me how to play?"

since there was only one tv, we could only play solos. which i sucked at because i've never played before, i've only heard of the game.

"zach, here." jack handed the controller to zach, "show eden how to play. we're getting her her first solo win tonight."

zach nodded and handed me the controller. he put his right arm around me to reach the other end of the controller while his left was holding the other side. his hands were overlapping mine and i felt a slight connection, but i chose to shrug it off.

he told me the basic controls and we soon started the match. i got a kill out of luck towards the beginning and three more towards the ending of the game. it came down to me and seven other people before i was killed by someone who sniped me.

"are you kidding me?!" i exclaimed, accidentally elbowing zach. "whoops, i'm so sorry."

"it's fine." he laughed, taking the controller from me and handing it to corbyn who was next to play.

i yawned and closed my eyes. my plan was to just rest them, but that obviously didn't work as my eyes stayed shut and my head fell onto zach's shoulder.

i'm assuming he didn't care, though, as he left it there.

i slowly drifted further into my sleep. and before i knew it, i was out and in the wonderful world of dreams, where much of my thinking and creating happens.

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i woke up to giggles and the click of a camera going off.

i was in someone arms. they were warm and confronting. they felt protective, like as long as i stayed in the captivity of them, nothing bad would happen to me.

"awe, aren't they just cute!" corbyns teasing voice sounded as another clicking noise was made.

i slowly pried my eyes open, coming face to face with four giggling boys.

i felt the body move next to me and, sadly, unravel their arms from mine.

"guys? what are you doing?" zach's voice from behind me ask. "seriously, com-" he was cut off when he realized the reason they were surrounding him, "oh come on! we didn't do anything."

"zach shut up. i have a fucking headache." i quickly hit him with a pillow.

"zach, if i'm correct, when corbyn and i went to bed last night, you said that you were going to put her in her bunk and then go to bed yourself. what happened to that?" jack asked.

"i don't know." zach shrugged. "i mustve fallen asleep playing fortnite."

jack showed us the picture, "whatever you say. this is going on my snapchat."