I'm not sure you know
That the reason I love you
Is you being you, just you
Yeah, the reason I love you
Is all that we've been through
And that's why I love you
~ I Love You, Avril Lavigne
Amber’s P.O.V.
We had planned it. We had talked about it for hours and hours. I practically begged on my kneew for my parents to allow it. And now I’m walking backstage. I AM MEETING MY BOYS.
Calum’s P.O.V.
Amber would be coming to our concert. I would see her again. Or at least I hoped so. I heard shouting in the hallway and then a giggle. A GIRLY giggle. Then I heard it “LEPRECHAUN!” “PRINCESS!” Ash’s head shot up “AMBER!” he shouted and we all ran in the hallway were she was standing in Niall’s arms, hugging him. “AAAAAAAAAAMS” Michael shouted, nearly tackling her. “MIKEY” she squealed, throwing herself into his arms. “LET SUPERMAN HUG SUPERWOMAN” Louis shouted and Michael let go of her, only for her to jump into Louis arms. “LOU!” she squealed, giggling and crying. “NUGGET!” “ASH!” she ran up to him and hugged him. “NIALL WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME YOUR FEMALE VERSION IS HERE?!” “HARRY!” “BATMAN DOES NOT APPROVE” “LIAM!” “VAS HAPPENING HERE BOYS?” “ZAAAAAYN!” “YOU FORGOT THE PENGUIN!” “LUKEY!” She was hugging people and crying, until I walked up from behind Luke. “Hey” I said and she got quiet, before running up to me and hugging me like her life would end if she let go. “I missed you” she mumbled into my chest and I placed my head on top of hers. “I missed you too” I said quietly. “Boys, you gotta go on stage”
Okay, okay, we have planned this. Everything’s fine
Niall’s P.O.V.
We were all sitting on the couch, Amber somehow on mine and Louis’ lap because there was no more space on the couch. “They’re so good” she cheered, a huge grin on her face. “They are” Harry said. I nudged him with my elbow. ”Time for the plan” I mouthed. Harry nodded.
“Hey, come on, we can watch them from the stage entrance” Harry said, pulling Amber up from the couch. “Yeah, okay” she smiled. I just smiled and looked at the screen. Let the show begin
Harry’s P.O.V.
We were standing at the stage entrance. “Okay, so someone really special is here tonight, and you might know her from one of our twitcams, we were talking about her” Luke said. “And we have something for her… could you please come on stage?” I nudged her shoulder. She turned to me “Wait, you mean, I-?” “Yup” “Oh god, no, no, no.”
“Yes” I said, then just picked her up and carried her onto stage. “There she is” Ashton cheered and got up from his seat behind the drumkit, “I’d hug you, but I’m sweaty” Someone from the technic handed her a microphone. “Eww” she commented quietly, smiling shyly towards the crowd. The audience laughed and I got back to where I was behind the stage, the other boys had joined me. “Now we watch” Niall laughed and rubbed his hands together.
“Okay, so this is our best friend, Amber” Michael exclaimed “and I don’t care whether I’m sweaty or not, I’m going to hug you now” he gave her a hug. “We’re really glad that she’s in Germany right now, because we have something for her”
“You know, touring is really hard. You miss your family and you miss your friends, and we, well, we missed you” Calum said. “Aww” the crowd cooed. “So let’s do this. You stay here” Ashton said, gesturing for her to sit down. She just sat down in the middle of the stage, cross legged.
“Six weeks since I’ve been away, and now you’re saying everything has changed, I’m afraid that I might be losing you. And every night that we spent alone caused me thinking of you on your own and I wish I was back home next to you” Michael started, they were turned with their backs to the audience but facing Amber.
“Oh every day you feel a little bit further away and I don’t know what to say” “Are we wasting time talking on a broken line? Telling you I haven’t seen your face in ages, I feel like we’re as close as strangers, I won’t give up, even though it hurts so much - every night I’m losing you in a thousand faces, now it feels we’re as close as strangers” her hands flew up to cover her face.
“Late night calls and another text, is this as good as we’re gonna get? Another time zone taking me away from you. Living dreams and fluorescent lights, while you and I are running out of time, but you know that I’ll always wait for you. Oh every day you feel a little bit further away and I don’t know what to say”
Her elbows were on her knees, her head in her hands, the microphone in her right hand “Are we wasting time, talking on a broken line? Telling you I haven’t seen your face in ages, I feel like we’re as close as strangers, I won’t give up, even though it hurts so much, every night I’m losing you in a thousand faces, now it feels we’re as close as strangers”
“On the phone I can tell that you wanna move on, through the tears I can hear that I shouldn’t have gone, every day it gets harder to stay away from you…. So tell me, are we wasting time, talking on a broken line? Telling you I haven’t seen your face in ages, I feel like we’re as close as strangers” Luke sang alone, then they all continued “Wasting time talking on a broken line, Telling you I haven’t seen your face in ages, I feel like we’re as close as strangers, I won’t give up, even though it hurts so much every night I’m losing you in a thousand faces now it feels we’re as close as strangers” “Six months since I went away and to know everything has changed but tomorrow I’ll be coming back to you” Michael ended the song quietly.
Amber stood up slowly, her mascara was already running down her face “Come on you sweaty people and let me hug you” she cried into the microphone, chuckling through her tears, “I hate you so much right now” she cried into the microphone. The audience laughed and aww’d as they cuddled into a group hug.
“I wrote that one” Calum began talking, “and it’s called ‘Close As Strangers’” “Can I have that one?” Luke asked and leaned down to a girl with a giant sign that was -> shaped. “So let me tell you who this song is about” Ashton said and Luke stood next to Amber with the sign in his hands.
“So you might have noticed that something is going on” Michael said, taking her hand and walking her to the front of the stage “So let us show you!” Ashton got his sign from behind the drum kit and held it up. “WILL YOU…” Luke held up his guitar up, a ‘BE MY’ was taped to the back of it. Amber was reading the signs. I handed Michael his sign and he walked up behind Amber, who was standing next to Calum.
“I know you’re gonna hate me because this is so cheesy, but turn around” Calum said into the microphone as the crowd was screaming and gasping. ‘GIRLFRIEND’ the sign said. “Amber Katherine Humms” Calum said “I won’t get down on my knees, but will you be my girlfriend?” Her hands were covering her mouth until she hugged Calum. “Yes” she said into her microphone. “NOW” Niall shouted and we all ran onto the stage. Louis pulled Amber to the front of the stage “Ladies and Dads that had to come along, CALUM HOOD’S GIRLFRIEND!” She turned around and hugged Lou. “You’re all crazy, but I love you” she said into the microphone and the crowd cheered louder than ever. “Okay, so our first song this evening will be Little Things because this just fits into the situation. By the way, if she had said no, we would’ve played More Than This” I said laughing.
Amber’s P.O.V.
I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Calum. Me. Together. I walked off stage with the guys, holding Calum’s hand as he led me to his dressing room. I sat down on the couch and he sat down next to me. “One last thing” he mumbled, shuffling uncomfortably on the couch, looking onto the ground. “I uhm… what I- I mean what I said at – uhm – the airport I mean.. when I said I uhm loved you…” he looked up at me, his brown eyes piercing directly into mine. “I meant it”
I knew what I wanted to say. And I knew that what I wanted to say was true. “Y-you don’t have to say it back I just I uhm-“ “Calum” I chuckled, cutting his rambling off “I love you” I said quietly.
Just as Calum started to lean in, Ashton opened the door. “Hey guys I- woah, okay bye” We both pulled back, me blushing, Calum laughing. “Aww Ashton’s a single pringle” “I’m not! LUKEY BABY!” he shouted in the most feminine voice ever. “ASHTON?” Luke shouted back. “C’MERE” Luke walked towards us, one hand resting at his hip, his hips swaying to the sides with each step. “What even” I laughed. “Yeah, we’re all getting married to each other. Just not Calum” Luke joked and put an arm around Ashton “Let’s go showering babe” Then they both burst out laughing and went to take a shower.
“You too Cal” I said, “you’re sweaty” “I’m not” “You are” “Maybe, but you love it” “I love you, not your sweaty scent” Calum grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him, hugging me tight. “Ewwwww Caluuum nooo” I whined, trying to wiggle out of his grasp. Instead, his arms wrapped around my waist from behind and he lifted me up. “CALUM LET ME OWN” I shouted, kicking my feet. Before I knew it, I was standing in a shower with a devilish smirking Calum in front of me. “Oh, no, Calum. Don’t you dare to” I warned. With that, Calum turned the shower on. Within a second, my clothes were soaked. Calum burst out laughing and crouched down on the floor. “CALUM THOMAS HOOD” I screeched.
Michael opened the door, looked at me and giggled. “Usually you take your clothes off for showering, just saying” he said and left. “Well thanks” I said and turned the shower off. “N-n-nice bra” Calum laughed. I looked down on my chest to see that my grey shirt was now soaking wet and see through so you could see my black bra. I crossed my arms over my chest. “Well what am I gonna wear now?” Calum got up from the floor, still chuckling quietly, and pulled me into the dressing room, got a bmth shirt and sweatpants out of his duffle bag and handed the clothes to me. I stood on my tiptoes to kiss his cheek and then pushed him towards the bathroom.
When he walked back into the room, showered and in new clothes, I was sitting on the couch, I was cold. I was always cold. Maybe because I was used to Australian temperature now, and since it was October in Germany, it was rainy and cold autumn weather. “Aww, come here” Calum cooed and opened his arms, sitting down next to me. I rested my head against his chest and his arms wrapped around me. “You’re always cold” he stated. “Hmm” “Wow, no comment about how I’m not hot?” “Too tired” Calum looked down at me and smirked “Do I get a proper kiss now” I blushed as he leaned in and placed his lips on mine.
“I’m sorry I didn’t keep my promise” ”Hm?” “I said I’d… I’d never leave, you remember? But I did. I’m sorry” My head was placed in his lap now and I looked up at him while he was playing with my hair. “But you’re here now” I mumbled sleepily, feeling completely safe “and I’ so glad you’re here”
Calum smiled down at me “I love you” “I love you too”
A/N:
Nope. Feels. Done. Bye.
I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW FOR SURE
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GIVE ME FEELS EVERYODY WANTS TO LEAVE ME HERE TO DIE
Still on the internship or whatever you call it
I'm so not becoming a veterinarian
I smell of disinfection
Happy Halloween
- Amber xox
