Tyler and I get in the car.
"I'm so jealous, you get to meet them, you have to talk to Michael about me, pleeeeaaaaase,"Tyler says.
"I'll see what I can do, pretty boy. Plus you're coming tonight to watch them with me."
"True, true," he nods with an excited smile on his face.
The roar of the engine begins, and off we go. I go on Spotify, and play some of their music, the first song being Disconnected. Literally my favorite song by them.
"I like the summer rain,I like the sounds you make.We put the world away. We get so disconnected. You are my getaway. You are my favorite place.We put the world away. Yeah we're so disconnected," Tyler and I sing along.
This song gets better and better the more I listen to it. They're MY getaway.
"Turn off the radio. Those late night TV shows. Hang up the telephone, and just be here with me. Turn off the radio, those late night TV shows, hang up the telephone, and just be here with me."
I'm so in love with them. And I'm so in love with this song. This IS my comfort song. This is a song you listen to if you want to feel all warm inside.
"I can't believe I'm meeting them," I mumble to myself, processing this for the first time. "Oh my god, Tyler!" I have tears in my eyes. "I'm going to meet 5 Seconds Of Summer!"
"You knew this," he informs me.
"But I'm just processing this just now! Like I didn't realize how real this is!" I exclaim. "I'm meeting my idols, the people I look up to. They mean so much to me," I look at Tyler. "They're the ones who took my heart without even being there to do so. O 5sos, 5sos! Wherefore art thou 5sos? Deny the fact that I'm a fan and refuse thy fans who keep us apart.
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a fan, but a wife of one of you.preferably Calum Hood."
"I thought you hated Romeo and Juliet," Tyler says, causing me to give him a death stare.
"Shut up, I can't break character of the dramatic, poetic fangirl, shithead." I take a deep breath and get back in character. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Calum Hood is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.... Tyler applaud me, I have finished my marvelous performance." I snap at him.
"I'm kinda driving here, kid," he reminds me. "Also that performance sucked ass."
"I give you the performance of a lifetime and you're busy 'driving'? And my performance did NOT suck ass, I did theater in high school."
Nobody appreciates true art anymore. I put my heart and soul into that performance. Even though, Tyler is right, I can't stand Romeo and Juliet. And I never got a part in the plays at my school. But this performance tops all other performances.
"What other books or plays will you be quoting?" he asks.
"To express the passion I have for them? Let's see, let's quote one book... The Fault In Our Stars?"
"Booooo! Basic!" he chuckles.
"Aw too bad. I fell in love with Calum Hood the way you fall asleep... slowly, then all at once. It would be an honor to have my heart broken by 5sos. Perhaps pizza can be our always... pizza?"
"Ew no, you need to grow out of your tumblr phase, you're literally the most embarrassing person to be seen with," he jokes.
"Pizza?" I try again.
He rolls his eyes. "God I hate you."
"You LOVE me, shush," I giggle, trying to fake pout.
"You wish," he playfully hits me.
I let out a little yelp, as we swerve a little, before Tyler pays attention to the road again.
"Like I said, I'm driving," he tells me, with a tremble in his voice.
"Right, right, sorry...Are we there yet?" I ask him.
He stops out of nowhere and my body lunges forward, only to be stopped by my seatbelt.
"Nope, we just hit traffic," he tells me.
"What??"
I look forward and traffic has completely stopped. I groan in frustration... desperation, they say I need some kind medication. Situation no motivation, destination, permanent vacation...
"Relax we're almost there," he says. "Look, it's the song that made us fall in love with them."
He turns up the volume and Heartbreak Girl is on.
I sit there all pouty faced.
"Aw come on, you love this song, sing along and maybe the traffic will disappear?" he pokes my arm.
"I'm not five anymore Ty, I don't believe that stuff," I say.
"Come on Blakey," he does a puppy dog face.
I hide a smile but give in.
"Okay fine."
"I dedicate this song to you, the one who never sees the truth, that I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl. Hold you tight straight into the daylight, I'm right here, when you gonna realize, that I'm your cure, heartbreak girl," we sing along.
And the traffic moves, causing my eyes to open wide. I look at Tyler who just has this devilish smile.
"Told ya," he drives. "I'm not five anymore Ty, I don't believe that stuff," he mimics me as he smirks.
"Tyler, maybe you're the one thats five. It was just a coincidence you ding-dong."
His smirk fades and he nods.
"Yeah I wasn't expecting the traffic to actually move," he tells me.
I giggle, and as the song ends we pull up.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, Tyler I feel like I'm going to cry.. no, puke, probably both, I'm so excited but nervous! What if I say something embarrassing like 'You smell good' or something like that? Tyler what if I like puke on them?? Oh my god Im going to puke on Luke. He's gonna have to legally change his name to Puke because he'll never get the smell of puke off of him. I'm meeting our favorite band! Are you sure I look okay? I need to look perfect Tyler, I need to look perfect! Should I have worn black jeans, a white tee, and black converse? Should i have dyed my hair blue?? What if I'm not perfect? What if the think I'm super weird. What if they don't like checker print? What if I gave them a headache? They can't perform with a headache! I just got the concert canceled! I'm getting anxiety Tyler, what do I do what if I scare them off-"
"Relax," he holds my hand. "You're beautiful. Got crooked teeth but you'll be fine as long as you don't open your mouth much...kidding.Think of it as hanging with me. Just be chill, and be yourself. They'll instantly love you. You're amazing. Also they're not supposed to fall in love with you. This isn't some fanfic you find on Tumblr."
"Tyler, only you can handle my weirdness," I giggle.
"They will too, they're a band of idiots," he says.
"Ah yes, but idiots we absolutely adore," I smile.
"Adore indeed... now get your ass out of the car before I throw you out," he playfully punches me.
"Bye Ty," I say, getting out the car.
"Bye Blake, I'll come back later, have fun, call me if you need anything... don't pass out, don't scream, don't be a total fangirl," he chuckles.
"What happened to 'be yourself?'" I ask.
"Well, my friend, about that..." he reaches over the passenger seat, shuts the door and drives off, leaving me alone, to meet the band I love.
To meet 5 Seconds Of Summer.
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