♡ ・・・・・・ ♡
—wasn't sure of my feelings back there but I am now: my heart has always belonged to one person and only to one: Luke Robert Hemmings. When did I give it to him... Of that I'm not sure, to be honest, but I know that it will always be his until it stops beating. Because even if push him as far as the other side of the world, when he leaves he would take a part of me with him.
But I am done pushing him out of my life.
As I look for my seat in the front row, my eyes catch a few open mouths and pointing fingers. They are not paying attention to Valentine, which is almost ending; they are surprised to see me. Teen girls seriously take after their grown-ups outside: they are as politically correct as them.
I finally make it when the fourteenth song of their set list has just ended and, in the stage, the guys are getting ready for the following one. Calum kneels to grab a bottle of water that was next to his microphone stand and finds me among the crowd (not that I am any easy to miss, the dress surely stands a hell lot). I awkwardly wave at him. He goes to Luke and whispers something to his ear that has 5SOS' lead singer instantaneously scanning the entire place until his eyes find me. He flashes the most beautiful grin from ear to ear that I've ever seen and grabs his microphone.
"Woah, guys! What a night!" The audience screams hysterically. "This is actually our first time playing here, so it was the gig I was looking forward to the most. It's even more special because we have an awesome crowd joining us tonight! Thank you all!"
I cheer alongside with the rest.
"And I'm really happy because my best friend is attending our show tonight. Ali, this one's for you."
Ashton's drum solo introduces Meet You There and Luke's voice starts repeating on the back: "this time or next time, you know I'll meet you there..."
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The whole performance eventually comes to an end and I'm escorted out to the backstage by one of Luke's bodyguards. The tulle of my dress is now ripped and I've lost the bouquet sometime between She Looks so Perfect and Youngblood. When I get there, I'm puzzled to see him alone. I wonder where the other guys are.
I take a moment to observe his back in silence. His hair is longer than it used to be, but it still fits him somehow. He can pull anything off, honestly. He's wearing a black shirt and a pair of black leather trousers, and it's probably my favourite outfit of his so far. Still, he could be wearing a rubbish bag and I would still find him the most handsome man on Earth.
"What are you doing here?" It's the first thing that he wants to know as soon as he turns around.
"Apparently, you asked for me," I say as a joke. Allison, come on! I need to be hit on the face.
He raises an eyebrow as if saying 'can't you be serious for once?'. Same, Luke. Same.
"Why aren't you at your wedding?"
"I couldn't do it. Perhaps I could have realised a little sooner, but it's better late than never, right? My mom is probably so pissed right now." I try to crack a smile but he isn't smiling. "Remember the last time we met? You asked me the question I'd been trying to avoid asking myself: Did I love Nathan?" He didn't say a word, waiting for me to continue. "It wasn't fair for none of us."
"Wasn't Nathan this 'really nice guy' that 'makes you happy'?" Luke quotes my words and takes a step closer to me.
"Yes. But my heart doesn't belong to him. It wasn't his from the start."
Closer.
"And who does it belong to?"
Even closer.
"To you." His breathing fans my skin. This feels like a dream I don't want to wake up from. "It has always been yours."
"Isn't there anything more you need to say?"
"I'm sorry for being such an idiot and please take me back?"
"No, it isn't that."
Our lips are almost touching.
"Oh, yeah." I close my eyes. "I love you."
"F*cking finally," he whispers and places our very last first kiss in my lips.
Forever I am his and he is mine.
And this is real.
♡
"So you go your way and I'll go mine, and if we're meant to, I'll meet you there."
-Meet You There, 5 Seconds of Summer.
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Well, this marks the end of It's You. This fanfic is the longest thing I've ever written in English (total word count: 12K+). It began as some sort of 'thank you' to lrhcompletemess, who (at that time) wrote a BTS Jimin fanfic for me. I didn't plan on this story to be this long, but it just happened. The entire fic took almost an entire year to be written and readproofed (in my defense, I had an awful year, so well). Not only is this story one of my favourites so far, but it also meant the end of an excruciating two-years-long writer's block.
My thank you's go to: firstly, lrhcompletemess (she waited ONE ENTIRE YEAR for this fic to be ready, and she never doubted that I'd get it done. So thanks for believing that I could do this). Secondly, I'm thankful to my lovely bff/crying buddy Debiie_Osz, who helped me a loooooooot and listened to my rants and meltdowns when she didn't have to, lol. Thirdly, it goes to vmbeel, my little sister, whose endless support was one of the most important things for me to keep going. I also want to thank Cam, who hasn't read the story yet (she's waiting for its translation) but helped me a lot as well. ♥
My last 'thank you' goes to every single person out there that has read It's You and gave me their support throughout it all. I really appreciate your comments and votes, they made me smile lots and lots. Seriously. ♥
Thank you for giving me an amazing end of the year and for sticking with this fic till its very end.
Have an awesome 2019 and see you around, okay? Exciting stuff is coming! ;)
Lots of love,
Mel x.
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