As Time Goes By - MHB Sequel - Ross Lynch/R5 Fanfic

Chapter 5 - See You Soon

Chapter 5

Ashley-

“You have everything, hun?” Mom clarifies.

“Yes, Mom,” I chuckle. “Don’t worry too much, okay?” She sighs, smiling slightly. “I know, I know. But I just can’t help it. It seems just like yesterday we brought you home.”

I smile, and Annabelle tugs on my arm. “Mom, c’mon! I wanna head out!” I chuckle, hugging Mom, then Carter.

“Be good for your Aunt Dels and Uncle Ell,” I whisper to him, and he nods, a small smile engraved on his lips as Annabelle and I walk through the terminal waving.

We sit in our seats, and I lean back, just as my phone vibrates.

‘Rossy: Hey Ash :* u on the plane yet?’

‘Me: Hey :* yeah, I’ll talk to u once we land xo’

‘Ok, love you xoxo’

I smile slightly, slipping my phone back into my pocket, leaning back again. I look over to check on Annabelle, and see she’s already engrossed in a movie. I close my eyes, and drift off into a dreamless sleep.

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“Mom, Mom,” I feel Annabelle shake me awake, and I open my eyes, rubbing the sleep out of them. “Wake up.”

“I’m up,” I smile tiredly, getting my purse off the ground by our seats, walking off the plane with Belle, walking out of the terminal, to see a crowd of maybe 20 R5 fans waiting for us, but then I see a head of blonde, but shake myself out of the trance, because it couldn’t be Ross.

“Hi,” I smile at a fan who looked about Annabelle’s age, I think a little older, though. “Want a picture?” She nods eagerly, and I chuckle, snapping a selfie on her iPhone with her.

After about six pictures, we collect our baggage, walking out of the airport, when I see that head of blonde again. I blink, and he’s still there. Okay, that’s good. I’m not losing it.

“Mom, is that Dad over there?” Annabelle asks, pointing discreetly at the blonde male. He had his back towards us. “No, hun. I know, I thought it was, too.” I chuckle, leading her to a taxi, and we put all our stuff in the trunk, and tell the driver directions home after we climb in.

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I start to put all the food on two plates for Annabelle and I, when I hear a sudden thump. My eyes widen.

“ANNABELLE? Are you okay?!” I call upstairs, about to run up, but I hear another one.

Annabelle-

I can’t answer Mom. I know I should, but there’s a man, dressed in all black, at my window, thumping on the wall of the house, a message telling me to open it. I just stay frozen, scared, wishing Carter was here to protect me. He’d know what to do to calm me.

The man breaks the glass, and I scream.

“ANNABELLE?! What’s wrong?! Are you hurt?!” Mom cries from downstairs.

“I’m-“ I start to answer, but get interrupted.

“Shh,” the man covers my mouth with his hand. “Don’t answer your mom, or else.”

I start to cry silent, scared tears, and I hear Mom running up the stairs, arriving in my room. She gets the man away from me, and I stand at the door, still crying.

“Go! Go, Belle! I’ll be fine! Just go, be safe!” Mom tells me, and I could tell she’d never want me to. “No! I’m not leaving you!” I sob now.