Emily's point of view

"Is it true you've been hanging out with 5 Seconds of Summer?" My friend, Katrina, asked me as I put her hair into a french braid.

"Yeah I mean, they've stopped by the center a few times and are usually with me." I said and she fed me a french fry. "I assume media already caught them at the center?"

"Yeah, and a few pictures of you and them are around on the Internet." She said and I nodded. "I can't believe Miss K let that happen." She told me.

"Same, but I'm not going to question it." I told her and she nodded. "If they want to adopt me, that's cool. If not, that's fine too." I told her and she chuckled.

"They will officially be my least favorite band if they spend so much time with you but don't adopt you." She said and I rolled my eyes.

"You love them more than you love life." I said and she shrugged. "Hair tie." I said and she handed a black one to me. I tied the bottom of the braid and then sat down beside her.

"Kiss?" She asked and I chuckled. I have her a quick kiss and she smiled. "I may love the band but they must be tripping if they don't adopt you."

"How would that work? I mean, with tours and shit, I doubt they'd have time for me. Ash said they're on break but still." I said and then chuckled.

"True." She said and I took a french fry from her plate. "So, tell me, are they cuter in person?" She asked me.

"It's kind of weird to say yes now that you bring up the idea of them adopting me." I told her and she nodded. "However, I always tell the truth so yes they are. I can't wait to meet Michael after school."

"You haven't met him yet?"

"Nah. I met Ashton and Calum first, then Ashton and Luke yesterday. Today Calum is stopping by with Michael and tomorrow it might be Luke and Michael." I said and she nodded. "The two that aren't song writing come over basically."

"I see." She said and then slapped my arm. "You lucky bitch! Do you know how many people would kill to meet them?"

"Yes." I said and nodded. "I guess I am pretty lucky. They're just like any other guys and I'm not a die hard fan so I don't really freak out over it." I told her and she nodded.

"My bitch-dar is going off." She hummed and I looked around. "Smells like cheap perfume and ninety-nine cent store make-up."

I laughed and then nodded. "Yep, four o'clock, Melissa." I told her and she rolled her eyes.

She walked over and I sighed. "Who's birthday is it? Maybe I should call them, it seems their entertainment clown got the wrong address." Kat said and I chuckled.

"Jealous because my hair has volume and yours is flatter than your ass." She said and I rolled my eyes.

"There's a difference between volume and too much hair spray and extensions." I commented and she rolled her eyes.

"You look like my baby sister after she gets into my mum's make-up. Sweetheart, go wipe that junk off your face before you come up and talk to us." Kat said as she bite into a chicken nugget.

"Just because you're not beautiful like me." She said and I wanted to laugh. "Fifteen and I'm already so beautiful."

"If that's what beautiful is; neon pink lipstick and gold eyeshadow with dark red blush, then babe, I don't want to be beautiful." Kat said and I agreed.

"Anyways, I'm not here to talk to you." Melissa said to Kat and I looked at her. "I hear you've been hanging out with my favorite band?"

"Sweetheart, who's you're favorite band? It changes everytime the 'Hot 100' changes." I said and she rolled her eyes.

"5sos of course! Who else? Michael is my baby." She cooed and I grimaced a bit. She's delusional.

"I thought you hated them? Last week you bleached my 5sos shirt claiming they're 'gay faggots with no talent'." Kat said and I rose my eyebrow.

"I did no such thing." She said and laughed. "You must be tripping."

"It's probably all that cheap perfume that getting to my head. Maybe you should go away so I can get my shit straight." Kat said and I nodded.

"Just so you know, they're mine okay? My mum knows them and they love me. They don't want to fuck with an orphan." She said and I laughed.

"I hope not, this orphan don't wanna fuck with them either. That's illegal." I said and then stood up. "Wanna know who else this orphan don't wanna fuck with? You. So if you wanna keep that 'beautiful' face of yours intact, you might wanna scram."

"Lunch is almost over anyways. Bye." She said and then walked away from us. I rolled my eyes and Kat laughed.

"Should have punched her man. She was asking for it." She told me and I nodded.

"I was going to but if I did, I wouldn't be able to see Calum and Michael." I told her and she nodded.

"Kik me later, after they leave or something. I really have to tell you something." She said and I nodded.

"Okay." I told her and the bell rang. We looked around for a staff member, but when we didn't see any, we shared a quick kiss and then left to go to our next class.

-

"What's up?" Calum asked as he sat beside me outside. I smiled and saw Michael beside him.

"Why, don't you look dashing." I said, motioning to his ripped jeans, slightly ripped shirt, beat up converse, and eyebrow piercing. "What's the occasion?"

"Meeting a little girl who seemed to have captured the heart and minds of my best friend." He said in a monotone voice. "Wait, I know you."

"Funny, I don't know you. Elaborate." I said and crossed my legs as I leaned back a bit on to the wall of the house.

"Our stylist's daughter, Melissa, talks about you and pointed you out in a year book. She said you're a fake ass bitch with an ugly wardrobe and wannabe gangster attitude." He told me and shrugged.

"Huh," I said as I ran my tongue over my bottom lip. "I see. She's still butt hurt that her boy was into me. Bitch needs to get a life. He's a senior, she's a freshman, she has to chill. It wasn't gonna work out anyways and it's not like I went for it."

"Oh, you know Melissa?" Calum asked and I nodded. "Michael, she's a sweetheart. What are you walking about? She's a literal angel."

"With cheap as fuck make-up and ten cent perfume from the flea market." I said and Michael chuckled. "I almost squared her ass in the nose but then I was like nah, not in the mood to get grounded and suspended."

"You need to watch your language man." Calum said as we laughed. I shrugged and Michael stayed standing as Calum sat with me. "How was school?"

"It was fine." I said and nodded. "My friend wants to talk after this so she said to Kik her later, maybe FaceTime her too."

"You have a phone?" Calum asked and I nodded. "How?" He asked me and I chuckled.

"I'm the favorite in this place." I told him and he nodded. "I can't use it in front of everyone but I do use it when I'm all alone in the room."

"What's your number?" He asked me and I looked at Michael. He was just on his phone texting someone.

"Ayo Michael, you got a pen?" I asked and he reached into his pocket. He handed me a sharpie and I smiled. "Thanks man."

I grabbed Calum's arm and pinned it against the wall. I wrote my number down on his arm and he chuckled. "That's simple enough." He said and I signed his arm.

"So you don't forget who's number it is. I don't want you texting me thinking it's one of Luke's hoes." I said and the two bursted out laughing.

"I could never mix that up." Calum said and I laaughed. "Promise you won't leak our numbers?"

"That's not gonna happen. Why would I do that?" I said and he shrugged. "I'm not gonna do that, don't worry."

"Okay." He said and nodded. "If my phone blows up, I'm blaming you."

"Nice." I said and he rolled his eyes. "So Michael, what are you doing here if you're just gonna be on your phone all day? That's what a bedroom is for babe."

"I wasn't allowed to stay in bed all day, babe." He said and I chuckled. "Management said that I have to go out in public and stuff. I'd much rather be in bed."

"You don't like me, do you?" I asked him and he looked at me. "I'm irritating you, aren't I?"

"When did this turn into a game of twenty-one questions?"

"When you stopped answering me." I told him and he looked at me with slightly narrowed eyes. After he ran his tongue over his lips, he nodded and then put his phone away.

"Very well. What did you ask me?" He asked and Calum looked at me.

"You made him put his phone away." He said and I laughed. "He hasn't put his phone down in like two weeks." He told me and I smirked slightly.

"I have my ways." I said and he nodded. "So Michael, what do you like doing when you're not being a rockstar?"

"I like video games and sleeping." He told me and I nodded. "I also like do a little relaxing with a case of beer, a box of pizza, and some good rock 'n' roll songs playing."

"Nice." I said and he nodded. "What's your favorite color?" I asked, feeling as if he was challenging me.

"Green." He answered immediately. "Why such basic questions?"

"Why such a basic favorite color?" I shot back and Calum watched and we had our little banter.

"Don't make fun of my favorite color. What's your's?" He asked me and I rose an eyebrow at him.

"I like blue and red."

"Why such basic favorite colors?"

"Blue and red make purple, purple isn't that basic sunshine." I said and he smirked a bit before chuckling.

"Blue and yellow make green, so I guess it's not as basic as you think, sunshine." He told me and I nodded.

"I'm glad you know that, want a cookie for being so smart?" I asked and he bent down to look at me eye to eye. "The way mommy makes it yeah?"

"No, what I want is for you to stop being such a smart ass." He told me and I laughed as I pushed him away.

"We don't all get what we want Michael." I said and he looked at me. "Try again when I actually care about what you want." I told him.

"You sure you want her? She has quite the mouth on her." Michael said and I chuckled.

"I'm right here, I can hear you." I said and he rose his eyebrows at me. "I'd appreciate it if you'd stop talking as if I'm not here."

"We don't all get what we want Emily." He said and I looked at him. "Try again when I actually care about what you want."

"I like you." I said and he stood up. I stood up too and Calum did aswell. "You know how to keep a banter up without getting butthurt."

"I like you too." He said and smiled. "If you live with these guys then you have to learn to not get butthurt."

"Keep that in mind Emily." Calum said and I nodded as I chuckled. "Might need to remember that."