Celia Pooley has always disliked her classmate, John Lennon. He's arrogant. Obnoxious. A loudmouth. A prankster beyond belief- and for five years, she's had to put up with every irritating part of him. When sixteen-year-old Celia and John find themselves forced into each other's company, they slowly become drawn to each other in a way that seems to confuse them both and slowly but surely, their affection for each other flourishes and their lives begin to change in a way neither of them expected. 'Growing Up Beside You' follows Celia and John's life through their rebellious and adventurous rock n roll teenage years, to the hardships of young adulthood where the decision to follow their head or heart takes its toll on love. What does fate have in store for John and Celia and will the two of them always have each other, or will something or someone stand in the way? A coming-of-age, romance story, following the journey of new friendships, sorrows, first loves and all the joys and complications that come with it. ** FYI: •This is a SLOW BURN story. •The other Beatle lads will eventually appear but it will be much later on in the timeline! ** Beatle focus: John Year: 1957 onwards Genre: Romance, Bildungsroman Warnings: Bad Language, violence, explicit adult situations, angst. There are a few conscious changes to real life events and places in the timeline of this story which have been changed for narrative purposes. *I DO NOT take credit for the artwork. Image is not my own.* *This is a work of fiction. As such, it should not be read as a factual account of events or biography. While many characters bear the names of actual people- they and their actions and works have been imagined by me, the author, and posted here for entertainment purposes only.* I hope you enjoy it! Feedback, votes and comments are much appreciated! Peace and Love xo

"The one you love is only a step away." Lainey scoffed at the words of the old gypsy fortuneteller. Then the woman handed her a locket ring revealing her grandmother's deepest secret, and the magical ride began.

𝙁𝙀𝙈! 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 "Oh ThE fAmOuS bOy, JoHn lEnNoN!" -𝙉𝙎𝙁𝙒- -𝘽𝘼𝘿 𝙇𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙐𝘼𝙂𝙀- -𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀- So because i really love this man a lot, yes this'll be my first ever 'y/n' story I've written so i apologize if it is bad.

"𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆." the cavern club. the place where everyone wanted to play at. you'd be lucky even just to get in. john lennon was one of those lucky people who got to play at the cavern club with his band, the quarrymen. john was dealing with some things in his life. he hated himself. he hated his body. he hated his looks. he hated everything about him. and the pressures of being in the most famous band in liverpool made things even worse. thats was until a hazel-eyed boy walked through the doors of the club. this changed everything.

Ringo had never wanted a woman as badly as he wanted her. "Wha's your name, luv?" He asked her as she handed over her record to be autographed. She smiled at him. "Melissa." He stopped his pen, poised just a mere millimetre above the record sleeve. "I'll sign this if you give me your number." Melissa blushed and giggled. The girls in the cue behind her gasped. One or two began to cry. "Well I definitely want this record signed." She teased as she took a piece of paper from the table in front of them and the pen from Ringo's hand, scribbling a few digits down before she gave the pen back to him. Ringo signed his name with a flourish and handed back the record, waving the piece of paper with her number on it at her. It was a silent promise - 'I'll call you'. * Melissa Marx is the girl that everybody dreams is them; she goes to meet her idol, and he asks for her number. Ringo and Melissa spend a lot of time together, and both of them hope that it will become more... but does it?

I will try to remember to put one in later