Calum’s P.O.V.
Ashton had just arrived two minutes ago and we were sitting on the sand with Luke. “We’re geniuses” Luke exclaimed and patted his own shoulder. And then, we were hit by several nerf gun bullets. “Stop!” Ashton squealed, Luke groaned and I laughed at the sight of Luke and Amber, laughing their asses off with nerf guns in their hands. “MICHAEL GORDON CLIFFORD THAT WAS NOT HOW WE PLANNED IT!” Luke yelled and Ashton pouted. I just laughed and got up to hug Amber. “I don’t get a hug? Well fuck you too Calum” Michael said and crossed his arms over his chest, pouting. I laughed and Amber went over to him. “Nawww come on” she said in a baby voice “did we make wittle Mikey upset?” and then she hugged him. Luke got up to hug her too, and then, our plan was starting to work how it should. “So we have a SURPRISE” Michael yelled and jumped up and down. Amber looked confused at all of us, while Stephanie, May, Corey, Mali and Luke’s and my parents came out of where they hid between the plants. Her hands flew up to cover her mouth. “Oh my god you did not do that? Since when do you do such cliché things?” she laughed and went to hug Mali, Steph, May and Corey and said hello to our parents. I smiled as I watched her talking to Stephanie and then shyly saying hello to my parents.
The lads and I planned this a while ago, doing a little surprise party for her, nothing bad though. So, because Liz wouldn’t allow it any other way, she made us invite her too. Then Luke pleaded for me to get my parents to come so it wouldn’t be too awkward. And that’s basically all what happened. Amber turned back around, smiling widely. “Thank you so much oh my god this is too much” she blabbered while I chuckled. She was too cute when she’s surprised.
Eventually after we all talked a bit, we sat down around this little bonfire we made and talked even more. Liz and my parents were discussing about something, not sitting with us at the bonfire but some feet away. May and Corey left about half an hour before, saying they had to study. Inviting them wasn’t my idea though, Stephanie insisted on inviting them. Now we were laughing at Ashton who was telling the girls about our first band rehearsal ever. Which I didn’t show up to, by the way. “You’re still not normal. Everyone likes FIFA” Luke said and laughed. “I won’t stop judging you because of this” Michael said, mocking a serious tone but laughing right afterwards. It was already dark and it got a bit cold. I looked on my phone to check the time, seeing it was almost midnight. “Hey, you’re turning 16 in three minutes” I said and nudged her with my elbow since she was sitting right next to me. She nodded and grinned, eating a marshmallow. “That’s not how you do it” Steph said and took the bag of marshmallows out of her hand. “Hey!” she whined and pouted as she watched Stephanie putting a Marshmallow on a stick and holding it over the fire. “I don’t care how to eat it I care about that I get to eat it” she said and grabbed the pack again. Michael and Luke were pouting and giving her a puppy look. “What?” she asked, “I don’t share my food” Michael crossed his arms in front of his chest “Why are you so much like me? Ugh” Luke groaned and reached for the bag, grabbing a hand full of marshmallows. “HEY!” Ashton shouted, making Amber jump next to me. “YOU’RE 16 SINCE A MINUTE AGO AND WE DIDN’T NOTICE” he yelled even louder and jumped up, pulling her into a bear hug. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” Mike shouted and got up as well, hugging both of them. “WELL THAT’S THE TIME FOR A GROUP HUG” Luke yelled and soon we were all cuddled up in a group hug. Once we untangled ourselves, I noticed a sad look on Amber’s face. She looked down on the ground. “Uhm, I’ll just uhm, be right back” she said quietly and walked off. Luke looked at me confused. “What did just happen?” Ashton shook his head at me, telling me not to tell him. “I don’t know” I lied and shrugged my shoulders. “I guess I’ll go see what’s wrong” and with that, I went after her.
Amber’s P.O.V.
But she isn’t here with you and she will never be back. You will never be able to talk to her again and you’ll never be able to see her face in person again. She’s gone and there’s no way she’s coming back. You can’t do anything about it. There’s no way she’ll be here with you again and there’s no way she’ll be in Australia again. I looked through the old photos on my phone while I was sitting on the ground Indian style, trying to warm myself up. Without the fire, it was pretty cold. I didn’t stop the tears from falling down my cheeks onto the sand, not only because I didn’t want to but also because I couldn’t. It was just too much what happened. “Ah, there you are” I turned around to see a person standing a few feet behind me, hands in the pockets of his hoodie. Calum. “Are you okay?” he asked softly and slowly walked over to me. I nodded and then shook my head no. “Do you mind?” he asked as he sat down next to me. “What’s wrong?” Biting my lip, I handed him my phone. He looked confused and took it, but once he saw the photo his face softened. “Her?” he asked. I nodded again. Somehow, he understood it I guess. “Don’t look at that tonight. You’re meant to be happy. I’ll always be here” he said and shut my phone off before shoving it into one of his hoodie pockets. “I just miss her you know… I miss talking to her so much and it just kills me she’ll never be around again” I mumbled. I felt so comfortable around Calum, like I can tell him everything. “And it’s just so nice of you, this party thing. I never had a birthday party ever since my 9th birthday” I said, gulping at the thought of the frightening scene on my 10th birthday. A comfortable silence followed, and eventually Calum laid an arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer towards him. I slowly laid my head down on his shoulders, insecure about whether it was awkward or not. I was so fucking cold. “Shit, are you cold?” Calum asked and I just shivered in response. “More or less” I said and before I knew it, his hoodie was in my lap. “Put that on” he ordered. “But you’ll be cold” I protested. “No I won’t. Now, put that on” I huffed and put the hoodie on. It was way too big for me and covered my thighs, but it was warm. I noticed Calum staring at me as I pulled the sleeves (which were too long) closer around my hands. “What?” I asked and Calum smirked. “It just suits you” I blushed and looked down as he pulled me close to him again. It was so comforting, just quiet and peaceful. I laid my head on his shoulder again and scooted a bit closer because I was still cold and god, does that boy ever get cold? (A/N: Sound like I’m not just speaking of temperature here haha, you see what I did there?) I felt my eyelids getting heavier and heavier. “God we need to head back, I’m going to fall asleep” I said and rubbed my eyes, thank god I didn’t put any mascara or eyeliner on. I swear I heard Calum mumble something along the lines of “I wouldn’t mind you falling asleep in my arms”. I decided not to ask about it since it would have made the situation awkward. “Okay, let’s go then” he said and kissed the top of my head. Did he just do that? I felt myself getting all giggly and smiled at him as I felt my cheeks heat up. We stood up. “Calum?” “Yeah?” “Thank you” Calum grinned at me and took a step closer towards me. I felt his breath on my face as he looked down at me. Once again, I’m not short but actually pretty tall, but he is just… extra tall. His eyes were piercing right into mine and my heart started to beat faster. He finally wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me tight while my arms found their way up around his neck. I leaned against his chest, hearing his heartbeat. “I’ll be here. I promise” he whispered while his chin was on top of my head, knowing why I thanked him.
Damn it. I was falling for Calum Hood.
A/N:
SHORT CHAPTER AIMING RIGHT FOR YOUR FEELS WITH A CALBER MOMENT WHOOP.
I don't know what to say. Penguins rainbows unicorns Disney. uhm... Yup
Also I want you guys to know something which is that you motivate me a lot! It means so much to me if you like that story and every vote means a lot. You really do make me happy with that. I'm getting so cheesy but that's how it is.
YOU'RE ALL AS AMAZING AS PENGUINS AND PENGUINS ARE ANIMALS MADE OUT OF PURE JOY SO IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW THIS IS PRETTY DAMN AMAZING I LOVE YOU!
I am so awkward. Sorry you just had to witness that but come on, penguins ARE awesome haha.
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xo Amber
PS picture on the side is rose bay which is an existant place in Sydney in case you didn' t know
