Beside You~a.i.

Ch. 17: Losing Hope

~Ashton's POV~:

Bailey, Ava,and two unknown faces walked into the dressing room the boys and I were currently getting ready for the show in. The girls were obviously fans as they had 5 Seconds of Summer shirts on and nearly screamed as they walked in to the room. The girls remained slightly calm until we said hi to them.

Luke walked over to the taller of the two and hugged the girl awkwardly, as he does all the time but his hugs are always the best. 'Hey I'm Luke. What's your name?" He asked the girl who was getting teary eyed.

"I'm Hailey..I can't believe I'm actually meeting you, and the whole band. This is a dream isn't it?" A few tears of happiness slid down her cheeks. I smiled at how much she loved us and our music. Fans are always so cool because they care so much about us and they help us realize that people actually want to listen to the music we make.

"Well thanks Hailey. This isn't a dream by the way." Luke chuckled slightly as he started to pull away from the hug. We met the other girl, Kia, and they were both really sweet. They left after a while to go watch the show. We finished getting ready and I finally talked to Bailey about why those girls were even here. It's not like I didn't want to meet some sweet fans, I'm just curious as to how they got V.I.P. passes because we don't hand those out really.

"Hey Bailey?" I walked over to the girl who was slowly taking over my heart without knowing, but I still have to try and let her go, it's hard to stop loving someone that you never had a real chance at loving.

"Yeah?" Bailey looked up from her phone to meet my eyes. Her hazel eyes, way more beautful then mine, were now looking directly at me. My stomach developed butterflies at her simple and normal movements.

"How did those girls get V.I.P. passes?" I tried my best to look at her but I failed and looked to the floor. Why does she make me do this? Why does she have so much control on how I feel and react?

"They ran into me and recognized me at the hotel. I thought they were really sweet and when they said that they didn't have tickets I just couldn't stop myself from giving them tickets and I guess V.I.P. passes. It was an impulsive move and I will probably be in trouble for it later but it felt good to do something sweet for someone you know?" I nodded in agreement. She is so sweet all of the time.

Michael called me over since we needed to start the performance. I said a quick bye to Bailey and ran out onto the stage with my drumsticks in my hands and my bandana tied around the top of my head. I love performing, more then anything really. The fans cheering and just the overall fun it is to play for people is exciting. I felt myself sweating about halfway into the first song and proceeded to be as wild as possible like I usually am. The sweat is just part of how we all perform. It shows how much energy we put into performing.

The show ended with our cover of "What I Like About You." I am just dripping sweat which sounds nasty but I have grown used to it. When you are putting all of your muscle and all of your energy into something for as long as we did you would be just as tired and sweaty.

The show ended and we all stumbled off the stage due to our lack of energy. We instantly collpased on the couches in our dressing room. This happens after every show, well usually.

We eventually gathered enough strength to move. All of us were heading up to our hotel rooms. I stopped Bailey before she went in her room, "Hey Bailey come with me I want to show you something." I said quietly so the other guys wouldn't hear. Ava had already entered the room. She nodded an okay.

After the other guys went into their rooms I started heading to the nearest staircase. Once we were on the top floor I found a stairwell to the roof. That's where I wanted to go. Bailey needs to see this.