Ciara.
"We wouldn't cheat on you." Otto says before I get the chance to speak. I look up at him with tears forming in my eyes.
"Why would he lie to us both then?" I ask and Otto sighs, sitting across from me at the table.
"I don't know, Tori. But I know he loves you. He talks about you all the time. He practically worships the ground you walk on. Tori I just know he wouldn't cheat. You mean too much to him." He says and i look down, resting my head on my arms.
"I worry too much, don't i?"
"It's understandable though."
"Call him." Lucas suggests and I look down at my phone, hesitating to pick it up. What if? I press call and wait, putting the call on speaker for everyone to hear.
"Tori?" His voice rings out and I sigh with relief.
"Hey where are you?"
"In bed, it's 2 in the morning."
"Really? Because Otto said we had a Date night tonight and I was wondering if i missed the invite."
"I had to run some errands. I'm literally on the bus and have been since 10."
"Why would you lie to us though? You could've just said you had to do some stuff."
"Maybe I just needed space. Okay? Goodnight."
"Awsten."
The call ends and my heart drops. I look up at Lucas and his eyes were widened.
"I had nothing to do with this." He says, throwing his hands up in defeat.
"I know, Lucas, I know. I'm probably just overreacting." I sigh, closing my laptop.
"I'm going to bed. Goodnight guys. Thanks for watching them tonight." I say, morning towards the passed out alcoholics.
"No problem. Love you Toronto." Lucas says and I laugh.
"That's a new one."
"I'm the expert at giving nicknames. Night." He says, walking out.
"Love you Tori, goodnight." Otto says, waving bye as he walks out.
"Love you too.." I lay in bed, tears stinging at my eyes. Stop overthinking everhthing. This is why no one likes you. This is why you annoy everyone.
Stop. Awsten loves me. I love him. That's the end of this.
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I blast Nick's music on my Bluetooth earbuds as I lace up my converse. He was really good actually. It was kinda weird hearing him referred to as Guardin, but it was also great. I was proud of him.
"You seriously don't own any running shoes?" Zack asks and i shake my head.
"I'm a repressed emo. I only own converse, vans, and combat boots." I say and he laughs, stretching. I stand up stretching some.
"Have fun trying to keep up, T." He says, running off. I follow behind him, soon passing him.
"How the hell?!" He yells, running harder. I laugh, keeping a good distance between us.
"6 years of soccer, Zack. Get on my level!" I call back to him as we turn the corner. I jump out of the way as i see Awsten and nearly run into him. Awsten looks at me, glancing up and down at my outfit. I wore a black sport bra, black basketball shorts, black athletic socks, and black converse. My hair was in a ponytail.
"Good morning." I say as Zack runs up beside me, stopping.
"There's no way you're faster than me." He says, looking at me in shock.
"Believe it bud, it's happening." I nudge and he laughs some.
"Good morning to you too. You're up early." Awsten says, glancing back and forth between Zack and I.
"Yeah, figured I needed the exercise. And needed some time with Zack. You understand, right?"
"Yeah." He says sternly and I internally roll my eyes. Jealousy.
"Breakfast is on the table. See you later." I say, running again. Zack follows behind me and we continue our journey around the entire block.
"What was that about?" Zack asks as i slow down to let him catch up."
"He's weird right now. I need space." I say and he doesn't question it. We finish our first lap, getting to the buses before Awsten does.
"Okay, I won't go easy on you this time." Zack says and I laugh.
"We'll see, Merrick." We line up at the sidewalk and Rian says start. We burst out onto the sidewalk, speeding past everything. Once again, I beat Zack back to the buses.
"I really need to get back into shape." Zack says, leaning against the bus. I laugh some, tossing him a gatorade. I glance over at Awsten who was sitting on the stairs leading to the venue, watching us.
"Enjoying the race, babe?" I ask and he nods some. I walk over to him and plop down onto the stairs beside him, taking a long sip of my blue Gatorade.
"So, what's up?" I ask and he shrugs.
"Just thinking."
"Too much thinking leads to too much everything." I say, looking up at the clouds. They were white and fluffy.
"You're right but what I'm thinking about isn't a bad thing."
"Well, inform me."
He turns and gets in front of me, kneeling on the stairs. I look down at him and my eyes widen.
"Awsten woah hold up i-"
"I'm not proposing, dipshit." He laughs and I sigh, relieved.
"Okay it's wayyyyy too soon for that." I say and he laughs some.
"Not proposing, but I am proposing an idea." He says, holding out a box. I narrow my eyes, looking at it.
"That's a ring box Awsten." I say, opening it. A small golden band was place inside. It had a small hollow heart and an engraving on the inside of the ring. I lift it out of the box to look. Forever.
"I want to propose a promise. A promise to not let the madness change us." He references the banner I used and I smile. He places the ring onto my finger and I look down at it, smiling.
"Awsten this is too much.."
"It's not enough. I planned this last night. I'm sorry I was distant. I didn't want to ruin the surprise. I know it was bad timing but It was time. Ciara doesn't mean a thing to me anymore. She didn't even stay for the show. She left, ashamed. She saw me and ran. She doesn't mean a thing to me. You are my world. Only you. And I love you, Tori. Forever." He says, smiling up at me. I cover my mouth as tears slowly fall.
"Fuck Awsten. I love you too, Forever." I hug him, crying tears of joy. He holds me tight, spinning us around. We let go and he wipes away my tears, kissing my forehead.
"It's 9 in the morning and there's already tears. What the fuck did i miss?" Alex asks, walking off the bus. I hold up my hand, showing the rings. His jaw drops.
"YOU'RE ENGAGED?" Alex yells, shifting his stare to Awsten and his eyes narrow.
"PROMISE RING, ALEX, PROMISE RING!" Awsten yells back and Alex sighs, relieved.
"Stop fucking yelling, I'm tired!" Rian yells, walking out with Jack. Geoff and Otto peak their heads out of their bus, confused and half asleep.
"Oops. Good morning guys." I say, laughing some. We all get up and share the excitement before getting ready to set up for the next show.
"Can I see?" Jack asks and i nod, showing him the ring. He smiles some.
"I love seeing you happy." He says and hugs me, I hug back.
"I love being happy. I'm sorry that things didn't work out for us, but I have a feeling you have an admirer." I say and we pull back. He looks at me, confused.
"Ashley, smart one, Ashley." I say, running the bridge of my nose in disappointment. Sometimes he was so clueless.
"Wait, really?" He asks, looking over at her as she unloaded the AMP cart.
"Yes, make a move."
"Okay." He smiles some and goes over to her, using a horrible pick up line that made her laugh. That's my Jack. I smile some, walking onto the bus to change out of workout clothes. I change into a blue tiedye waterparks shirt, black skinny jeans, and blue vans. I put my hair into a messy bun and walk out.
"I really need to dye." I say, sitting on the stairs. Everyone looks at me weirdly.
"Dye my hair, not death. Jesus I'm cynical not suicidal." I correct myself and they all understand what I meant. I laugh and shake my head at the situation.
"What color do you wanna do next?" Awsten asks and i shrug.
"You pick."
"Really?"
"Yeah, why not?"
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After 2 hours of dying my hair, it was finally done. I looked in the mirror, shocked.
"Out of all the colors you could've picked, why green?" I ask and he shrugs.
"It's your favorite color. It just fit."
I hug him and go into the bathroom to fix it before the show. He follows me, hugging me from behind. I smile, leaning into him.
"I love you, you know that, right?" I say and he nods.
"You know I love you too, right?" He asks and I nod. We sway some, just enjoying the moment.
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Everyone wanted fluff so take your fucking fluff.