Loving Alice

2.5: Blair's POV

(A/N) Let me know what you think of the new characters so far!

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"Alright places people!" Taylor yelled over the announcer causing everyone to scatter

I took Alice's hand and walked onstage to the red X Taylor had shown me earlier. We faced the crowd still hidden in the darkness. It was ironic really, this would be my last moment in the shadows rather than the spotlight.

"I love you baby you're gonna do great." Alice whispered to me squeezing my hand slightly

"I love you too beautiful and thank you." I whispered back squeezing her hand in return

"You're on." Taylor stated over the headphone mic I had been given earlier

I hadn't even noticed that the announcer had gone quiet until now.

I took a deep breathe before turning on my mic "Hello everyone, I'm so excited to be here today and finally reveal my true identity to all of you. The truth is, I graduated from high school this year and am only eighteen. I have been writing since I was a child and was published quite young as you can imagine. I wanted to keep my real identity a secret so I could grow up and have a normal childhood out of the spotlight. You see Aria BAC is actually a play on my real name and I came up with it when I was twelve. Aria is my middle name and is also my mothers name. My parents died when I was young and writing was how I coped with everything. I was eventually adopted and continued to write all throughout highschool in my free time. I have waited so long for this moment and am so excited to reveal to everyone who I really am. My name is Blair Aria Collins and this is my amazing girlfriend Alice."

The spotlight shone down on us and the crowd went silent for a moment as the screens filled with our faces being broadcast both in the building and worldwide. The room erupted with clapping and screaming from my fans and I couldn't help but grin as I waved my hand.

"I'm so happy to finally meet everyone and I look forward to meeting many of you up close during the book tour. I recently finished my first adult fiction novel titled "Deadly Rebirth" and am excited to be releasing it tomorrow worldwide. I will then be traveling across the country and potentially to some other countries over the summer. The official tour locations and dates will be released soon and tickets will go live a day after being posted on our website." I explained trying to remember the words I had practiced repeatedly before smiling "All right now let's have some fun and take some questions from the crowd. In order for this to work I'm going to need everyone raise their hand and only speak if you are handed a microphone. Thank you and now let's get started!"

I grinned over at Alice who seemed a tad anxious judging by the wide eyed expression she had as she looked out at the crowd, cameras and screens. The first few questions remained on topic, and I had quite a bit of fun answering them.

"Question for Alice, how does it feel to have captured the heart of the hottest author ever to live?" A teenage girl from the front row asked

I looked over at her smirking and she let out a low chuckle "Well I'm certainly happy about it, she's my everything."

"Awe you're too sweet." I said smiling over at her "I love you."

"I love you too." She smiled, our eyes locking and taking me away for only a second

"So, I'm sure the world is curious because I know I am, how did you two get together?" A girl from farther back asked seeming rather excited

I smirked giving Alice a look before responding "That is a story for another time unfortunately, but I can say that we live together now and that Alice is a teacher. She's damn good at math unlike me."

"So was Alice your teacher?" A boy from the left side asked

Holy shit they won't drop it.

"Yes I was." Alice laughed rolling her eyes slightly

I grinned over at Alice and pulled her in for a short sweet kiss before looking into her dazed eyes.

"That's so hot!" The boy yelled back before the mic was taken from him

The crowd erupted once again and I couldn't make out a single thing anyone said.

"Alright calm down everyone it was just a kiss." I joked before smiling at the camera "Unfortunately we are now out of time and I am excited to see all of you at the convention! Stop by my booth to get a picture and a signed copy of my new novel!" I grinned before the lights cut off

"Holy shit we did it!" I yelled after turning off my mic

I pulled her into a tight hug and she laughed softly "I can't believe I just admitted to dating one of my students to the whole world."

"I was surprised you did." I smiled taking her hand in mine as we walked towards Taylor

"That was amazing! You're already trending on twitter!" Taylor yelled showing her phone to us

I looked down seeing #AriaBAC and #Blalice and couldn't help but laugh reading the tweets.

datgirl33: OMG I've never seen a more perfect couple #Blalice for life!!

logant23: HOLY SHIT! My favorite childhood author just turned into my celebrity crush! #AriaBAC

We quickly made our way through the convention escorted by security and I smiled once my booth came into view. There were hundreds and hundreds of copies of my novel that would be the first copies to be distributed as well as a whole pack of pens. My hand was hurting already just thinking about what was about to occur. I sat next to Alice and two built security guards were on either side of the table. It was weird having so much security around me but I guess it would be the new norm from now on. I could see the line for my booth was already far enough that I couldn't see the end and smiled to myself realizing that I'd finally get to meet my fans.

The guards at the line let a few people through and first was a tall brown haired boy with blue eyes. He smiled as he got up to the table and just stared at me for a solid ten seconds.

"You're like literally my favorite fucking author, I have so much to say right now and nothing is coming out." He mumbled out nervously

I smiled at him "You can say anything dude, I'm honestly pretty chill."

He seemed surprised for a moment but recovered quickly as I signed a book and handed it to him.