Change of events (gxg)

Chapter 19

MacKenzie POV

A few weeks have passed, Steffie graduated from college and we were discussing what we would wear at the concert tomorrow. Yes the Demi concert was in less than 48 hours and I was preparing myself, because I didn't want to faint or anything, I wanted to look normal. Steffie said she would wear her shirt from the previous concert and some shorts since it was pretty hot lately, I on the other hand didn't know what to wear. Bubbles, was lying across Steffie's lap, drooling a bit, making me laugh at the sight, but she didn't care, I guess.

My mom was stressing a little, because she knew how I reacted in really crowded places, but then again Steffie would be with me. Okay, she herself isn't that big of a hero in big crowds, but hey, she survived a few concerts already and plus she met the queen so, we'll be alright, I hope. I didn't eat much for dinner, because I was way too nervous, even Steffie didn't eat much, but maybe that was for other reasons.

When I entered my bedroom later that night, I noticed Steffie packing her suitcases. "Em why are you packing? You're not planning on taking all of this with you tomorrow at the concert do you?" I asked, not really getting what she was doing. "Oh no, no I'm not, it's just I found this apartment in New York and I bought it, I can go there in a few days" she said, going from insecure to really happy in three seconds. I must say, I didn't want her to leave so soon, it was weird, it was like losing something valuable. "Ah, I see, why didn't you tell me before?" I asked again, grabbing my pyjamas to put them on. "I didn't know how to tell you and the sale was closed pretty fast. I'm sorry I should have said something" she said apologetically. "No it's cool, I mean it's not like you've closed the deal for over months and didn't tell me. But I guess I'll miss you, it'll be back to normal and a lot less clumsiness here in the house" I laughed, hiding my emotions. "Yeah I guess, but I'm not leaving today, it'll be the day after the concert" she added quickly, like ripping off a bandage. "What? Already? But that's in just two days! Why didn't you tell me?" I asked totally not prepared for her leaving this soon and in my eyes all of a sudden. "I'm really sorry I didn't know how to tell you" she closed her suitcase, going to the bathroom, preparing for bed. Well that actually hurt a bit, I just got used to having her around. When she came back I was already in my bed, pretending to sleep, she came over to my bed, kissing my cheek. "I'm really sorry Kenzie, I wanted to tell you, but I didn't know how to tell you. Goodnight, I love you" she whispered, getting in bed with me, cuddling into me. At first I froze a bit, but then I let her, actually wanting the contact between us. After a while I fell asleep with a smile on my face thinking about tomorrow, my first actual concert, I couldn't wait.

The following morning I woke up pretty early, Steffie was nowhere to be seen though. I looked around, flipping my lights on to see through my room. When I saw her I had to hold back my laughter, she was sleeping on the floor between her bed and mine, half of a blanket over her, the other end twisted around her leg, her face flat on the floor. She groaned when I switched on the lights, waking up. Whoops? "What exactly are you doing?" I asked, chuckling. She pushed herself up a bit, turning towards me. "What does it look like?" she asked me. "Well it looks like you fell out of bed and faceplanted on the floor" I laughed, biting my cheek. "Yeah well... You see I woke up an hour or so ago, but I remembered your parents are home so, they wouldn't approve me sleeping with you in your bed, so I thought to get out, but I tripped over the sheets and faceplanted on the floor. I was too lazy to get up so I fell asleep again" she explained, trying to get up. "Really...Only you though" I said, getting out of bed to help her up. "So are you ready to go to the concert?" she asked, once she got up and untangled herself from the blanket. "I guess, I'm just really nervous" I admitted, scratching my neck. "That's a good thing though, I mean even Demi gets nervous before her concert, so no biggy, it'll be amazing. Want me to prepare breakfast? We can leave after it" she offered, grabbing her outfit for today and some makeup, making me frown, but I didn't ask. "Yeah sure, that's cool, but I think my mom will want to see us before we leave so she knows when we return and so" I told her before she vanished into the bathroom. I heard an alright and got dressed myself, taking deep breaths, trying to think of something else, but really all I could think about was the concert later today. When I was dressed I checked my backpack to see if I brought everything. My wallet, tickets, a poster for her to sign, a marker to sign it, a bottle of water and a sweater in case of emergency. After about 20 minutes after I finished Steffie still wasn't back from the bathroom so I decided to make breakfast for us myself.

Fifteen minutes later breakfast was nearly finished and finally Steffie came out of the bathroom, fully dressed. "Are you okay?" I asked, not looking up at her as I was looking at my scrambled eggs. "Yeah I am, sorry I took so long, can I still help with something?" she offered, putting my backpack and her purse close to the table. "Eh you can wake up my mom if you want" I joked, looking up at her, seeing her look at me in horror. "I don't want to die yet" she giggled, leaning on the counter, watching me while I was cooking. "Looks good" she said, pointing to the eggs, smiling at me "Must be your improved cooking skills" she said, making me roll my eyes. When my parents where gone for a week, we cooked together and I must say I improved a lot. "Your cornflakes are on the table" I told her, making her chuckle. "Thanks chef!" she said, sitting at the table, slowly eating her flakes. I put down the fire and got myself a plate to put my eggs on. As we were eating my mom came in, sitting at the table herself. "Good morning" she said, kissing me on the head. "Good morning ma'am" Steffie said, making me smile, I don't know why, but I thought it was funny hearing her say that. "Morning mom" I said after a minute, giving her a hug. "Are you girls ready for the concert" mom asked. "Totally!" Steffie and I said together, giggling. "I can't wait to finally meet the queen!" I added, grinning wide. "I'm guessing you are leaving after breakfast?" mom asked, looking at Steffie. "It's a few hours to Springfield, so yes, that way I can rest a bit before we go to the concert as well. I'll make sure MacKenzie calls you when we get there" she said, making me jump up and run to the bedroom, to grab my phone. "That girl will forget her head one day..." I heard my mom mumble, when I came back.

We left after checking we got everything, I even took my charger with me to charge my phone in the car. I really didn't want to arrive at the arena with a dead phone. On the way there we put on some older Demi songs and sang along. It was quite fun, but I was tensing up a little because of the upcoming meet and greet. I guess Steffie sensed I wasn't really there with my thoughts because she changed the music and it actually calmed me down. It was only about an hour to drive, but I fell asleep, must have been because of the music. Anyway as we arrived there it was 11 am, we were way too early, but Steffie wanted to see a bit of the city, so we decided to walk around a bit and returned at 3pm. An hour and then the meet and greet started, after that there was sound check and then the actual concert. There were already a lot of people for the meet and greet although there were only a small amount of tickets. I quickly called my mom saying we had arrived and everything was going good.

Steffie POV

I was getting nervous, seeing all these people around me, I was happy I wasn't alone here though, I probably would have shit my pants if I was. All of a sudden we heard a loud and long shriek, I'm guessing Demi is being spotted by someone. And indeed, a minute later Demi walked by going into the meet and greet room. Everyone started to line up and the line was going a moment after. It took so damn long, but MacKenzie and I were talking, trying to kill our nerves. But in the end I couldn't take it anymore, I needed to leave the place for a moment. I told MacKenzie that I didn't feel too good, when she turned to me, she didn't seem too good herself. So we told a guard that we went to the bathroom to calm down a bit, when we returned our spots had been taken and we moved to the back of the line. The line wasn't that long anymore though, only four people to go. MacKenzie and I would go together, but we also wanted a one on one picture with Demi, if that was possible.

Finally it was our turn, but the guard told us to wait for a minute, apparently someone had joined Demi from the other side of the curtain. When we finally got in MacKenzie went first and I followed, looking at the floor, so I wouldn't fall on my face, like I did a lot lately. Then I heard a voice I didn't expect to hear.