22|Goosebumps.
8:30am my alarm started beeping. rolling over I flicked it off before sitting up and yawning.
Showering, drying My hair and doing my make-up, took me around 45minutes. "Wake up, Luke. We've gotta go the studio soon, you'll want to shower wont you?" I whispered poking his cheek and giggling lightly.
" but 'm tireddd..." he groaned swatting my hand off of him.
"Why? what time did you get to sleep?" I sat on the edge of the bed as we had our slightly one-sided conversation.
"'bout an 'our after you." he pulled the duvet over his face as I started giggling again.
"could you not sleep? was I too heavy? I'm sorry I was completely out, I hadn't slept the night before so-"
"you were perfect, I just couldn't sleep. at least you got some sleep, that's good." he shuffled up so he was rested on the headboard and rubbed his eyes. I smiled to myself with the words he chose, I know it meant nothing but to be referred to as 'perfect' made my heart flutter for a moment, a rouge blush spotting my cheeks.
Luke noticed my smile and it made him have one of his own. I looked up at him, gazed at him for a moment, before nudging his arm playfully ahead of getting up and strutting out the room, his eyes wondering after me.
"Cal? Calum? you need to wake up now. everyone else is downstairs having breakfast. I brought you some cereal up, you've got to get to the studio in an hour." I wiped the hair out of his face as he sat up and ate the cereal. running downstairs to eat with the others, I jumped onto the couch and tucked into my coco pops.
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"Can you play 'Gotta Get Out' please? I love that one." I requested with a smug smile as I spoke through the microphone. Behind the studio window, I grinned as wide as I could trying to get them to play it.
"We've already recorded that though, we should probably finish the other songs." Calum suggested as he finished tuning his bass.
"Pleaseee... I've already wrote the next song, and i've done a few more lyrics for the one you were working on. Pleaseee." I begged, my finger lingering on the mic button.
"Fine, only because you have probably written an amazing song." Calum rolled his eyes sarcastically before strumming a few notes.
"Love you, Cal." I smiled before giving him a wink and turning off my mic.
Even when the sky is falling down
Even when the earth is crumbling 'round my feet
I closed my eyes and swayed my body as they kept singing, the smile still covering my face. When the chorus came around I started miming along, tapping my finger every time Ashton hit his drum. the last 'We just gotta get out's came along and I opened my eyes and over dramatically applauded them through the mic.
"Amazing as always, thank you." They bowed as I spoke, saying their own thank yous.
"What have you written then Annie, for 'If you don't know', have you finished it?" They all put their instruments down and walked into my side of the studio.
"I mean, you can change it, its just what was in my head at the time." I shrugged as I passed Calum the notebook with the new lyrics I had finished off. "I was thinking this could start the song, so it would go
Tonight we're fading fast
I just wanna make this last
If I could say the things that I wanna say,
I'd find a way to make you stay
I'd never let you get away
Catch you in all the games we play
So go ahead rip, my heart out,
Show me what love's all about
Go ahead rip, my heart out
That's what love's all about
"Then you would do the chorus and the verse, that Luke wrote," I pointed at the verse he had written and hummed it after the chorus. I then pointed back to the chorus and started to sing it again, next moving onto the small part I had written.
Go ahead, rip my heart out,
If you think that's what love's all about
Go ahead, rip my heart out
Go ahead, rip my heart out
"Sing that twice, then finish with the chorus. unless you wanna do something different, I don't mind." I shrugged before closing the book and leaning back in my spinning-wheely chair.
"No, I think that's sounds amazing. who wants to sing what part then?" Michael spoke looking among the boys. I thanked him as I span in my chair, smiling at their comments. They decided on who was singing what parts and started to make the music to it. As they did so, I left the studio and went to my dads office, to see what he was doing with Hannah. Opening the door, I heard laughter coming from the both of them.
A movie I didn't know was playing on the screen in the corner of the room as Hannah and Dad sat and watched it on the small black couch. I smiled to myself, seeing Hannah so happy just made me as happy.
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"You did well today guys, we should get takeout, what do you want?" I foolishly asked as we lazily lounged in the games room.
"Pizza obviously." Michael commented, looking at me, disgraced that I didn't know.
"Sorry, stupid question." I picked up my phone and called the pizza place.
half an hour passed and the food finally arrived. playing games and eating is how we finished this night too, and probably how we're going to finish the next few.
we had four more days here until we leave for Australia. I was scared to go home, I didn't know what was going to happen with Richard and my mum, and Hannah too. I was scared that he wouldn't stop and he would hurt Hannah again. I didn't care if he hurt me, its not like it wouldn't heal. Also with collage coming in a few weeks I had that stress too, but luckily it was still summer, and I could still enjoy it.
"I'm going to bed guys, Hannah's already downstairs and presumable asleep so don't worry about her. night." I smiled to them all and waved as I made my way downstairs and saw Hannah asleep on the couch. I knelt beside her and kissed her forehead before picking her up and carrying her to our room, laying her under the duvet. Unsure of whether or not to sleep in here or lukes room (Where I had slept the past few nights), I hovered in the doorway for a moment.
" Y'ok?" A voice from behind me. I turned to Luke and nodded smiling. "Are you coming?" he asked opening his door and making his way to his bed. I chuckled to myself before following in and placing my self under the duvet, next to him.
"You wrote some really good lyrics today, what made you think of them?" He asked as I shuffled, placing my head on his chest.
"I-I don't know...I guess they were just stuck in my head." I closed my eyes even though our convocation had just started, as they started to feel heavy.
"But the ones about' ripping your heart out and showing what loves all about', they're a bit random to have in your head don't you think?" He questing, his hand resting on my back.
"Mmm, I've always been a bit random don't you think?" Giggling, he nodded with me.
"Annie?" We had been silent for about ten minutes now. I was so close to falling into a deep sleep, his steady heartbeat helping me. The gentle rising of his chest soothing the thoughts clustered inside me. Trickling his fingering into the lightest of moments as the balanced on my skin, just about resting on my back.
"Hmm?" I hummed. I kept my eyes closed, but I started to listen to his voice now instead of his heart.
"When we..." he paused for a moment. Too tired to think of anything to say, I kept quiet, waiting.
"Was I your first kiss?" His heart beated slightly faster, my breathe got slightly heavier.
"Mmhmm..." I nodded my head once before shuffling slightly, so my left leg was over his torso a few inches more. The hand that was once on my back was moved to my head, stroking my hair down as his right hand slept on my side, just below my neck.
"Good." He mumbled, I assumed not wanting me to hear, but I did, and I didn't understand. I was trying to attempt to understand what he meant but got interrupted by his voice again, "You were mine too." I smiled at his words. Even though my eyes were closed I could feel his burning through me, which just made my body hot and cover in goosebumps.
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