Lexi's POV:
The show was over (and it was amazing!) and I had to keep checking my pocket to make sure I hadn't imagined it but it was always there. The crowd were leaving and I didn't know what to do. I read my pass over and over again but it didn't have any directions and I had no idea where to go. Trust Nathan to give a girl a golden ticket then not tell her where to go. I looked around desperately for a security guard or someone who worked here that could maybe show me around but no such luck. Typical. I couldn't exactly turn down a chance to meet Nathan Sykes, could I? I yanked it out of my pocket again and held it up to the light
"No way! You know them?" Bimbo number 1 said
"What?" Then bimbo number 2
"You have to take us with you!" Number 1 again
"Oh my gosh, yes!" And number 2.
"I'm sorry, I... Can't." I said nervously
"Oh... So it's like that, is it?" She lunged at me and tried to grab my pass but I backed away quickly and ended up tripping over a seat and banging my head. They scurried off after that.
Ouch. That hurt. My head was pounding and I felt dizzy and it knocked my back making it even more difficult to walk without cringing... But I needed to go see Nathan... But how?
Then the thought struck me like lightning... Stevie. I could follow her backstage, flash my pass and I'm in! She stood up and started walking out so I ran after her
"Stevie!" She turned slowly
"Yes?"
"Can you show me to backstage please?"
"Is that why you were being so nice to me? So I would take you backstage? Ugh! I am so sick of all the users!"
"NO! No! I have a pass, see?" I fumbled, clumsily putting my hand in my pocket... It wasn't there, did those girls take it when I fell? Did I imagine it all, am I going crazy?
"Shit. Where is it?" She glared at me as I pushed my hand into my other pocket and pulled it out. Phew.
"Oh! I'm so, so sorry! So you were just being nice?"
"Yup."
"Don't get that much any more... So how do you know the boys?" She said regretfully as we walked out the doors
"Erm... Me and Nathan met at a bus stop two years ago... But I didn't know it was him! And then he saw me today? I don't know it is all very confusing!" I was a bit overwhelmed.
"Oh... That was you?" She exclaimed, smiling at me... Huh?
She guided me through some corridoor's which would be impossible to navigate through if you didn't know what you were doing (which was probably the point) until we came to big black doors. I saw a toilet and I decided to just check myself in the mirror before I saw him, so I excused my self. When I came back out she had gone in, as expected
I showed my pass to the guard and started walking but he stopped in front of me
"Never seen you before."
"Well... I..." What do you say to that? No, you haven't?
He grabbed my wrists and plucked my pass from my hands
"Bus stop girl? Ha! Did you really think you could get away with that? I've seen your type before, going on the Internet and making a copy of a pass and hoping to get through!"
"Wha... What?"
"You heard me! They're not idiots, they know the name's of their friends and family!"
"Yeah well I..."
"I could get you done for fraud, you know! Come on, I think the police will find this very interesting." He yanked my hands behind my back quickly and I let out a little yelp
"No! No! Don't send me to the police! It was Nathan! I never... I didn't do anything!" I yelled at him through the tears that were on their way
"Sid!" A voice yelled from behind, 'Sid' pulled me round the corner so that he could see who it was... Nathan.
"What are ya doing?" Nathan asked Sid, with his eyes fixed on me.
"She's got a fake ticket, Mr Sykes."
"No she's not. I gave that to her." Nathan said, looking apologetically at me.
"I'm so sorry! I had no idea! You have to be careful, you see. You have my sincerest apologies Miss..." He quickly released my hands and stepped away
"Greene. Lexi Greene." I filled in for him. Nath turned and smiled at smile before taking my hand, his touch gave me goosebumps. He walked me over to a little corner with a small scruffy coach, I sat down and he plonked himself down close to me.
"So Lexi Greene. It's nice to see you again. Fitting name by the way." I giggled slightly, my dad said that he always loved how my eyes matched my name.
"Ditto, Nathan Sykes." I flashed a big grin at him
"So... You look... Different." Well yeah, I've seen fatter toothpicks
"So do you Mr Popstar!" He blushed a bit
"Technically I was Mr Popstar when we met..."
"Ah, but I didn't know that. Why didn't you tell me who you were?"
"You were real." He said simply, flashing me his signature cheeky grin
"Elaborate please." He laughed at me
"Everything was changing and people were just fake to me... And the lads. I'd just broken up with a girl who used me for the money and the fame. I even missed the little things like a rude taxi driver or getting bumped into and being proper ranted at and being called a punk... I didn't get that anymore. But then you were just so normal and real. I was going to tell you but then I saw the drawing and I was worried you'd turn into some obsessive fangirl. It was a memory of something real and I miss normality, that's why I always looked for you in the crowd and I found you."
"You... You. Til I found you!" I burst into song, what? I couldn't help it!
"Ha-ha very funny."
"You brought that upon yourself Mr Cheese. Since you just said the most embarrassing thing ever, maybe it will help if I told you that I looked for you too. At college of course."
"So Lexi Greene, tell me about yourself."
"Ok. I'm 20 in two months exactly. I live with my mum. I still study art at college and I'm doing well. My favourite thing I own is my IPod. Err... Wow my life boils down to that!" He took me hand but he didn't seem to notice
"Single?"
"Err no." He let go of my hand
"How long have you been dating?"
"2 years."
"Wow. Do you love him?" I looked to my feet, plastered on my best fake smile (which is now extremely convincing) and lied
"Yes."
"Well... Good for you." That was awkward
We were sat behind a curtain that jerked backwards as Siva and Stevie barged in not looking at anyone, too engrossed in kissing each other. Finally Seev looked up
"Oy, mate, who's this? You just met a girl and you're bringing her to make out couch?"
I shot daggers at Nathan, so that was his plan
"No, no... We're just here to talk!" Nathan explained giving me an 'I'm sorry' glance.
Stevie winked at me then lead Siva away to do what they were going to do elsewhere.
Nathan turned back round to
"I didn't take you here to-" He was interrupted by my phone ringing. I checked the caller ID- Alex. Oh F***
"I've got to take this." I walked out the room.
"Hi Alex."
"You defied me. Get out of there. NOW. I'm waiting for you."
"I'm so sorry! I'm coming! I'm coming! Please... Don't hurt me."
"You'll get what you deserve. Not less, maybe a bit more, just for fun."
I turned round and heard feet shuffling
"Hi. I gotta head out, Nath. That was my... mum. She's waiting." He tilted his head like he was trying to figure something out. I started walking out the room again when he leaped up and gripped my wrist, pulling me backwards causing me to spin and nearly trip if it wasn't for him holding me upwards. He was deceptively strong.
"Meet me tomorrow. I'm off all week. Please. Here I'll give you my number." Alex could check my phone.
"NO! I mean... I have twitter you can just tweet me. Please just do that." I showed him my twitter.
"Promise me you'll come to see me tomorrow." He looked at me with pleading eyes, his hand still tightly gripped around my wrist.
"I can't." I said, the tears threatening, as I yanked my hand free and ran out the doors.
"Lexi!" He yelled after me but I can't focus on him now...
Alex. This is going to end badly and there's nothing I can do now.
Side note- None of the fanmily are like the 'bimbo's' i just needed them to be like that
So thoughts on the chapter, I know it's an eventful one but the next one is going to be sad so... I'll try and get it up soon :D
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