cause you were all yellow | a.i.

forty two.

wherever you are 5 seconds of summer
"every night i almost called you just to say it always will be you."

"im so proud of you guys!" i said looking around the table, eating another scoop of my peanut butter ice cream.

the boys and i had decided to go celebrate louis offer after we cleaned up the venue.

"i cant wait to go on a tour! can you imagine that?" luke said looking around at us.

"i know. we finish this year and then were going to travel the world," mikey said. "its insane."

"and clairos gonna be there the whole time. its going to be crazy!" calum added on.

"you guys are gonna get to write music all the time and play shows like youve always wanted to!" i felt the excitement with them. "i knew you were going to make it the second i heard you play."

"i cant wait to travel the world with you," ashton said leaning into me, kissing my cheek.

"i cant wait either," i said turning to kiss him.

"how are you going to convince your mom?" mikey asked confused.

"i dont know honestly, but ill just turn eighteen when youre set to leave aussie," i explained. "she cant control me then, right?"

"god, ash. youre changing clairo," mikey laughed. "she would never have even considered going against her moms word til you."

"yellow just taught me to live," i said defending ashton, leaning into him. "before i was trapped in a bubble, and yeah, i wouldnt have gone against my mom. but now i learned to live."

"she changed him more though, mikey," calum pointed out.

"she just taught me how to live too," ashton said.

—-

we sat at the same ice cream place ash and i had spent hours at before until the sun set over the hill.

i gave each of the boys a hug before ash drove me home like he always did.

this time we were screaming any and every song that played. we were happy to be together, living every moment to the fullest.

so when we stopped in front of my house, i dreaded my bubble more than ever.

"ill see you monday morning for school," ashton told me as he read my emotions.

"i know," i said back, giving him a small smile. "i just dont want to have to wait that long."

"its only a day!" ashton said smiling back. "we can do something tomorrow then too."

"yay!" i said happily, clapping my hands together like a kid.

"god, youre so cute," ashton said leaning towards me over the console.

i gave him a quick kiss, telling him i love him before getting out of his car.

"bye yellow!" he called as he pulled my door shut for me.

"bye!" i called back, waving as i walked up towards the car. i mouthed "i love you so" to him as i got closer to the house, watching him as he mouthed it back.

my happiness was contagious as i walked into the house, seeing my mom in the living room.

"oh, hey clairo," she said from the couch.

i kicked my shoes off at the door, walking over to the living room to stand behind the couch near her.

"hello," i said back.