Innocence

XVI

"Who's singing?" I asked Calum as he stopped at a red light. "They sound familiar but I don't know who they are," I frowned. Calum gasped. I could see his eyes were tinged with sadness, which made me even more confused.

"It's One Direction. I thought you liked these guys. I sure as hell don't, but I'm a guy, it can be expected, but you... you're supposed to. Do you like 5 Seconds Of Summer?" I shrugged carelessly, laying back into the seat. "Oh my god..."

"Oh my god what?" I asked curiously.

"Listen to this and tell me you don't love it, you have to love it!" Calum turned up the music and I was forced to listen to boy bands and punk rock wannabes. I think it was the punk rock wannabes the fangirls called 5SOS so I leaned back and listened.

But I was confused as to why he was forcing me to listen it when I knew he hated it.

"Tonight we're fading fast. I just want to make this last," I heard a male's voice, hitting all the right low notes. My heart thumped in my chest and I turned it up, looking at Calum to make sure I was allowed. He nodded. "If I could say the things that I want to say, I'll find a way to make you stay, I'll never let you get away. Catch you in all the games we played,"

I'd heard this song before. It struck me and I could feel tears in my eyes. I didn't even know why. I didn't know this band, or the song. Why was I like this?

"So, go ahead rip my heart out. Show me what loves all about. And go ahead rip my heart out, that's what loves all about,"

"What is this song Calum?" I demanded, listening intently.

"I want you to want me this way. And I need you to need me to stay. If you say that you don't feel a thing. If you don't know, let me go,"

It started doing little oh and woah noises that I instantly liked. I'd completely forgotten I'd asked Calum a question.

"It should be your favourite, If You Don't Know," I felt a tear slide down my cheek. "And it always makes you cry,"

I didn't even bother to question his odd words as I listened to the song, each lyric affecting me more than the last.

"Cos I remember the taste of your skin tonight, and the way that you look, you had those eyes,"

Why? Why did this affect me so much when it meant nothing?

"And the name of the songs that made you cry,"

Well put this one down, Calum Holmes. Because I am crying for no bloody reason.

"In the shirt that I had that you always borrowed, when I woke it was gone, there was no tomorrow,"

I was sobbing mess, the tears rolling down my face. Calum wasn't even surprised, he seemed, relieved? That was odd. Did he make all the girls cry like this on the first date?

And seriously? Why did I gave a crap about a shirt that a guy had that a chick always borrowed and when they woke it was gone and there was no tomorrow? Exactly... I was confused it hurt my head. Maybe the blondeness was finally showing.

The song ended and I just sat there, completely paralysed. I was so lucky I'd chosen not to wear makeup tonight or I'd be an ugly mess. "What was that?" I whispered so quietly I barely heard myself.

"That was your favourite song," he smiled weakly at me. "Do you want me to play another?"

I nodded frantically.

A funky beat came on and my face instantly changed from a pout to a smile. I didn't recognize the voices very much, but it was so catchy, the song. "Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da,"