STAY HIGH | Zion Kuwonu

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I walked out from backstage and make my way through double doors that led to the venue. Let me tell you, what I saw was not what I expected.

"Oh shit, ANGEL!" One pretty ginger girl yelled, she looked about preteen and was super adorable.

As soon as she yelled it, everyone snapped their heads towards me and I felt like I blinked and everyone was crowding around me and asking me questions.

"Are you and Zion dating?"

"Wheres Zion?"

"TELL BRANDON I LOVE HIM!"

"You're so pretty! I STAN!!"

My head turned so many ways I felt like it was gonna snap. I held up my pointer finger as if telling everyone to shush and wait, then it almost automatically quite down. I smiled.

"The guys are in mic-check dont worry youll see them in a couple minutes," I say smiling, "and ill make sure to send your love for you cuties." I added.

Then the whole crowd started hollering again with more questions and comments. I felt famous, and the good kind.

"How did you and Zion meet?"

"What food does he like?"

"Are they letting Austin sing more solos or??"

"Please tell me y'all let Nick out of the basement, my baby must be hungry!"

I started cracking up because I knew exactly what she was talking about, Edwin showed me the memes.

I waved my hands to quite them down again while laughing and they eagerly listened.

"Zion and I actually met at one of the concerts here in LA. No I did not know who they were, I was here as a babysitter for my sister. Also Zion eats a lot of taco-bell but I don't know if its because its easy or not, we haven't really cooked together yet." I explained like they were old friends.

I thought I would've felt nervous or be hated on but we are all vibing, everyones smiling AND not many people are putting phones in my face.

"And for Austin, I know they got some heat coming but thats all I can say..." I tease and they start nudging me, secretly asking to spill more.

I laugh it off before continuing, "As for Nick," I leaned in like I was telling a secret and they all did too.

"havent heard that name in a while, if I ask they might throw me in there too." I whisper loudly, cupping my mouth. They all burst with laughter as I giggle with them.

"Dont worry, dont worry," I repeat as them calm down, "I steal some of Zions tacobell and slip it to him at night, he eating good." I say and the laughter comes back making me smile.

"On some real stuff," I refrain from cussing, "Nick be eating all my snacks though, he just inhales everything." I spill as all the girls listen eagerly.

Randomly the lights dim, signaling the beginning of the show. I look up, then at the stage before turning back to the 30+ girls that surrounded me and smiled widely. I felt like I was on cloud 9, this day is my favorite.

"Alright cuties, enjoy the show. Enjoy the boys and have fun! Send me hot pictures of Zion too.." I whisper the last part making all the girls giggle.

They all start waving to me and yelling bye while smiling as I made my way to my seat. Everyone is standing and crowding but if you family or friends you could go through the gate that is between the stage and the fans, there were a few chairs for us.

I plopped down between Letty and Linda and glanced at each of them. You could tell Letty was excited, she gripped her seat so hard that her knuckles were white. Linda was slowly swaying to the music but there was none yet. Shes tipsy but shes smiling and she knows how to handle herself so I'm not worried.

"If I pulled you closer would you mind, would you mind, would you mind..." Zion sang before they all popped up on stage.

He smiled right at me before winking and jumping to the routine.

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"Thank you for coming, we love you beanz!" Nick yelled as the lights went out and they left the stage.

Love

The whole show I was watching Zion and thinking about how we said that to each other. He actually loves me back. The way he shows it is so different than what I'm used to, he shows me the appreciation side of love when all I've ever known is the protective side. Ive never met anyone like him, granted my community isn't super big but its super tight. No one in and no one out.

I haven't been to my neighborhood in a long time because Ive been with Zion and the boys but I have to go see them. I know they'll be mad about it but they'll get over it and offer me food, like they always do.

"Hernandez?" I hear someone call making me whip around. I came face to face with a security guard looking at me in question.

"Yea thats me!" I slightly raise my voice over the noise going on around us.

"Kuwonu sent me to get you," He tells me before looking around and adding, "and 2 others?"

"There here." I tell him and put my arms around Linda and Letty. He nodded and started to lead us to Zion .