"So it's your turn now" Calum takes a step away from his micro and looks directly at me.
"No, no i'm not. I'm not going to sing" i disagree.
"Wait, what? You're offering her to sing? You have never let me come close to the mic, longer than 10 seconds" Mary tossed in.
"Because you can't sing" Calum answers her without taking his eyes off of me.
Mary lets out snorting sounds and i can hear her heels clatter on the floor when she starts pacing up and down.
"Come on Blondie, you're not that difficult to convince when it comes to other things.." with a conceited smile he looked down at me.
I couldn't believe what he just said. I turned around and took a few quick steps out of the room.
Is this what he or better who he was therefore? I shook my head and try to ignore his gleeful face.
"Emily, hey, please wait, don't go" Lukes voice comes from behind and i stop. When he's closer, he walks around me until he can face me. The scent surrounding him makes me wanna breathe in heavily but before i do i can stop myself.
"I am really sorry for all that crappy bullshit Calum lets loose"
"You don't have to do that Luke, it's alright" i say trying to let it sound casual and all cool but something about the way Luke looks at me makes me really nervous.
"So you'd be up to writing with me after classes?" a smile flits across his face. It's so different to Calums smile. But why do i even start comparing.
"Yes, i'm totally up for it" i nod and try to hide my shaking hands.
"I promise you, Cal won't show up" he chuckles and i feel like i missed a joke.
We both stand there a little longer not sure what else to say, but i knew there was something he wanted to add. Suddenly Lukes cheeks get a little red and he looks down to his black converse when he sheepishly fetches something out of the pocket of his black skinny jeans.
I first think it's a picture and i'm shocked and wonder if someone maybe took a picture of me and Calum beneath the stands but then i identify it as an ID card.
"I guess you lost that uh, in the banding room" he reaches me the ID card.
Speechless i stare at him a little too long before i find my words again.
"Thank you. Oh my god." I look at the picture of me and look up to meet Lukes blue eyes. "Oh this is so odd.. i look like a pile of shit there" now i am the embarrast one. "No, no not at all! The brown hair suit you so well. Actually i like brown hair more than i like blonde hair.." i look at him with wide eyes "Oh, no, no urh... i like no, your blonde hair are pretty as well of course... i just mean i.." he lets out a sigh "i'm so bad at words.. the only way i can express myself properly are when im writing the words for our songs." Luke made this sound like it was a bad thing.
"Then i suggest you better start writing about my hair like..right now?" i attempted to joke but instantly i regret it and ashamed i look down again but it makes Luke laugh and i have to smile, too.
"No just kidding, well i changed my hair color just before i took the plane to Aus" i explain and then the bell interrupts our little talk. "See you after classes in the banding room" he waves at me when he walks back to the room his blonde quiff wipping.
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The rest of the day passes by like nothing. I wonder if this year would pass just as fast as those three days i'm already here.
I walk down the aisle to the banding room once again, hoping i wouldn't run into someone.
The only good thing was that after the last few classes my mood went up and the smile that my face helt without any reason wouldn't disappear. I coudln't get Lukes blue eyes out of my mind.
I entered the room and could see Luke on the floor next to the little stage.
As i walked around the tabled i saw him sitting there with his acoustic guitar and some papers.
Also i thought i'd been quiet, he looked up and his face lit up a little.
"Emily! It's so nice you showed up."
I nodded and wanted to sit next to him but he stopped me from it by grabbing my wrist.
The heat rising from his touch makes me a little dizzle.
"How about enjoying the sun outside? It's nearly 4pm it shouldn't be that hot by now" he smiled so his dimples were shown.
"Yes that'd be fine, i guess" i tilt my head aside a bit and gulped.
So he packed his stuff all together into a black backpack and i followed him outside. Without thinking i look around, if someone else was around here.
"Don't worry, Calum or any of the others aren't there anymore" he says suddenly and i blush, noticing he's watching me.
I don't even try to say anything because i'm sure it only would have stumbled out in an ugly way.
We stand there for a bit longer before we are then passing the big school glass hall and exiting it so we're on the schoolyard with the trees and benches inbetween.
We sit down on one and i enjoy the warm breeze of air and the lowered rays of sun shining through the trees.
I start to breathe in and out trying to stay calm and ignore the feeling Luke gives me by only sitting next to me.
He starts playing some loose chords and i close my eyes and let the sun shine on my face. That's how i imagined Australia, only the sea is missing,i thought.
With my eyes still closed my thoughts start traveling around and i wonder how we possibly can write a new song, there are already so many songs in the universe of music.
"What is your favourite song?" Lukes voice says somewhere next to me.
I keep quiet for a while because i really can't decide, and i want to give him a good one chosen.
"What's yours?" i open my eyes finally and turn to look at Luke, who has crossed his long legs and sits so he can stare directly at my profile.
"Not fair, i asked you first" he pouts but then laughs. "but i think right now i enjoy listening to Light up the sky by Yellowcard.. it just cheers me up and it's so energetic.." he continues playing.
"i don't know that song.. i feel stupid" i admit.. maybe that song is really famous down here and me being all american knowing nothing.
"Don't feel stupid.. i uh.. guess i don't know your favourite song either?" he smiles again and tucks at his hair. I chuckle because he obviously doesn't know it because i haven't told him yet.
"I bet you do though. I miss you by Blink182."
"Okay, i have to say that is one of our first covers we did as a band, great song" he says without looking up from his guitar strings.
We keep silent for a few minutes and i enjoy this silence.
"Isn't it somehow magical that you think you know a hundred songs so you might think you already have heard everything but in the end you only know a minimal part of a eternal amount of musical masterpieces" Luke looks directly into the sun now and then back to me, he now has put his guitar away and bites on his lip ring. I wasn't exactly sure of what to answer but i have thought about this so often too.
"Oh my god. Sorry.. I don't know.. you probably think i'm crazy or so. I just .. that's why they always call me smartass" he laughs nervously but i interrupt him, "no it's fine".
We stared into each others eyes a little longer and as i finally turned my eyes down i blushed because i actually always avoided looking someone into the eyes for long because i felt awkward doing this. It feels so intrusive.
But Lukes eyes were beautiful. I wish i would have stared into them only a little bit longer.
