𝑆𝐿𝑈𝑇. - mattia polibio

sixteen .

"mattia!" i yell, running over to him.

"what?" he asks, before i crash my lips onto his. he grabs my waist and pulls me closer to him, bringing his hands up my body onto my face. the crowd around us moves back and i can hear people groan. i pull away, both of us smiling.
"what was that for?" he says.
"just get back to your fans," i reply winking and tilting my head towards the crowds of people. they immediately swarm around me as i leave, and i can see the same happening to natalie. we run towards each other laughing.

"that was such a bad idea," i say.
"you're right," she replies, "we probably just ruined the meet and greet."
i shrug, "i cant wait to see my face all over mattia's fan pages."
"you know we're going to hate for this right?"
"duhh," i sigh, "maybe we should've done something less slutty."
"never. do you even know me?" natalie asks.
"oh shit," i realize, smacking my hand on my forehead, "wait seriously, what was i thinking? oh my god i'm so embarrassed."
"don't worry," she says, "you wanted to be more known didn't you? and now you will be."
"i mean- hold up is that my sister?" i ask, pointing to the victoria's secret store.
"i can't really tell," talie says, standing on her tippy toes, "oh shit it is! let's go say hi!"
"mmm i don't know," i explain, "technically..i'm not allowed to be with mattia, remember?"
"but we're not hanging with mattia," natalie winks, "we're having a girls day.."
"ohhh..." i say, catching on.
"we'll be right back!" both of us yell to the boys, although they wouldn't hear us anyway.

luckily we were able to escape the crowds without anyone noticing.

"hey maya!" i call.
"y/n? natalie? what are you doing here?" she asks.
"it's the mall," i say looking around, "what else would we be doing?"
"i was just asking a question.." she says, "anyway, why weren't you at home last night? was something wrong?"
"it's complicated," i reply, "don't you remember what i told you that night i came into your room?"
"not really, am i supposed to?"
"i mean it was pretty important.."
"why can't you just tell me right now?"
"i don't want everyone to hear it!"
"y/n no one is even here, and it's probably not that big of a deal."
"but how do you not remember?"
"im sorry? you tell me a lot of things."
"but this is different."

"ahem," natalie smiles, "i think we should get going."
"yeah," i say walking away.
"nice seeing you too!" maya yells.

"sisterly love," natalie sighs.
"i hate her sometimes."
ding, ding, ding,

everyone's phones began pinging with a notification.

+ anonymous would like to airdrop a photo:
accept - decline

gasps are heard from the people around me as they begin to open the picture and share it with others.
i see kairi look up at me in horror, and i press accept.

"what the fuck?!" i yell, almost dropping my phone.

it was kairi and i. the night before when he tried to kiss me. i understood how bad it looked, but it didn't mean anything, the whole situation was HIS fault. obviously mattia didn't agree because i watched as he stormed out of the mall, not looking back or saying a word to anyone.

"holy shit!" natalie says, "y/n is this you? we have to leave before people realize."
"oh my god. oh my god. don't you think they already know? i don't want to call attention to myself."
"maybe we should wait it out in a store or something," natalie says looking around and clearly losing her mind.
"are we going to ignore the fact that someone was watching me and kairi that entire time?"
"no! it's fucking disgusting," natalie says, "but right now i want you safe, and then we can worry about who took the picture."
"i'm so scared," i say looking back at my phone, "how do they know where i am all the time? i don't understand?!"
"y/n, people are staring, we have to leave now!" natalie says, grabbing my hand and running.

we sprint to the exit door and continue through the parking lot. we were completely out of breath by the time we got to the bus stop for a break.

"oh my god," i say, breathing heavy.
"this is crazy!" natalie says.
"are we going to go back and get in the car with alejandro?" i ask.
"no offense, but do you really think mattia wants you in that car right now?"
"i feel so bad," i say, "i wasn't thinking in the moment."
"for now let's focus on the fact that someone was watching you naked without your knowledge. we need to figure out who this pervert is."
"maybe kai has security cameras?"
"i don't know, but mattia's 'trap' plan is looking pretty good right now."

i look down at my phone and sigh.

"we weren't even dating yet," i say to natalie, "do you think i lost my chance?"
"in all seriousness, i have no idea. it seems really bad and i'm sure he's not letting kairi explain the situation to him."
"i need to talk to him. i know he's had bad exes and it's hard for him to gain trust. i feel like i just lost my one chance with him, if it even counted as a chance."
"okay but how was the kiss?" natalie asks.
"stop," i say, "it was so awkward i literally pulled away as soon as he kissed me. how did they even get that picture at the right time? do you think they filmed everything?"
"pause," natalie says, "do you think they're filming us right now?"

we look around us, pointing out every person we see and trying to find any traces.

"i think we're good," i say.
"wait, if they airdropped it to all of us.. doesn't that mean they were at the mall?"
"are you saying one of his fans is stalking me?" i ask.

beep! beep!

alejandro's car pulls up in front of us.

"get in!!" he yells.

we sprint into the car and he drives away quickly.

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IM BACK🦹‍♀️🦹‍♀️ sorry this chapter was honestly trash i just wanted to finish it IM EXCITED FOR THIS STORY