Crazy Ex || Calum Hood

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Jordan led me to a side opening where I could see the stage perfectly, "Here ya go. This outta do it."

I spoke under my breath, "Oh my gosh."

"Hey now. Don't go crazy on me now."

"Oh no no! It's just they are right there!"

Jordan laughed at my excitement, "Yeah I know. I can see them too."

"YOU GUYS READY?!?"

I jumped up and down in excitement when Luke had yelled that. Then the singing and dancing began. I was jumping up and down singing every lyric to every song. I was really enjoying myself. Jordan would join me in dancing at some of the upbeat songs and we would dance up and down and sing the lyrics together. I laughed every time he would grab my hand and spin me in a circle.

The band played their last song and the concert had ended in a colorful flash of lights, "THANK YOU EVERYBODY!! WE LOVE YOU!!"

They all got up and waved. Ashton bowed to be funny and then Calum jumped on his back. Luke and Michael held up rock 'n roll signs and then the four of them started to make their way off stage. But for a couple seconds I didn't realize they were walking my way to get off stage. I started to freak out and turned around to run off, but Jordan put his hand on my shoulder,

"Hey hey. Calm down. It's okay. Just take a deep breathe okay?"

Jordan acted like he had dealt with this kind of reaction before. Maybe he has kids or something.

I took a couple breathes and I turned back around with Jordan by my side.

I looked forward to see the four of them getting closer. And closer. Ashton was running with Calum on his back and Luke and Michael were walking right behind them waving at the crowd and jumping from extra energy. They made their way back stage and I took a step back not knowing how to react. I stared right at them. Ashton and Calum were laughing and Luke slapped Calum in the ass.

"Hey!" Calum yelled at him.

Calum jumped off of Ashton's back and was about to go after Luke when he saw me standing in front of them with Jordan. Calum suddenly walked over to me. He slid his hands in his front pockets kind of as if he was shy to talk to me.

"I see you are feeling better."

I stared at him and didn't really know what to say. A flush of nervous spread through my body and I could feel my face get warm. My hands got all sweaty.

You idiot just say something!

"Oh yeah haha. I'm feeling a bit better. My head hurts but I'm good."

He kind of gave me a half smile, like he wanted to give a full smile but he didn't want his friends to see it kind of smile, "I'm glad to hear that. So did you like the show?"

"Er yes I did actually. You guys are amazing!"

"Oh yeah. She was rockin' out back here. You should've seen her. She was jumping up and down and singing along." Jordan laughed when he told Calum. Calum kind of laughed at it too.

I then noticed the guys had come up right behind Calum trying to get a good look at me over his shoulder. I looked over and kind of did an awkward wave at them. Calum noticed my wave and turned around towards the guys, "Oh. Guys." He rubbed his neck not really knowing what to say.

"This is uh.." That was when Calum looked at me realizing he never asked me my name.

I laughed and walked up to the guys, "Hi I'm Kammie." I held out my hand expecting them to shake my hand. Luke, Ashton, and Michael looked at each other kind of confused at first but then they all shook my hand introducing themselves as well and saying hello.

"So are you a fan then?" Ashton asked me.

"Oh um yes actually. Um.."

"Wait. What I want to know is why she is back here. I mean no one else except the crew is allowed back here." Michael asked.

The three of them looked straight at Calum. Calum had been staring at the ground and then looked straight up when he heard the silence, "Oh. Um. Haha. Well I was actually outside getting some air before the concert and all of a sudden she came running towards me around the corner and she looked really troubled. She was out of breathe and she was freezing so I took her inside to the back room and gave her some water. I left her with Jordan but-"

Luke interrupted him and asked, "Wait so did you ever find out why she was so out of breathe? Why she was running? Why she looked troubled??"

Calum looked at his friends with a blank face, "Uh. I never really asked her that. I mean the concert was about to start to I never really had time."

They four of them babbled on about me and I leaned over to Jordan, "I love how they are talking about me when I am literally right here."

Jordan laughed at me, "Welcome to the band. The most non-sense-making group ever."

I laughed. "Hey you think I should step in?"

Jordan looked at me, "Hm. I kind of want to see how long it'll take for them to notice you again, but yeah go ahead."

I then walked up to them and they all immediately got quiet, "So as fun as it is watching you guys argue and discuss why I am here, I am actually pretty hungry."

They all looked at each other and then Luke said, "Yeah I could eat. What about you guys?"

They all nodded and they all started walking through the hallway to the back room.