chapter eleven
- Invisible by 5 Seconds of Summer or Jet Black Heart by 5 Seconds of Summer, I need you guys to choose please -
Vanessa's point of view
"Wow, okay, you scream Harry Styles' twin." Luke said and I tipped my hat as I laughed. "You're hanging out with Ashton today?"
"Yeah." I said and nodded. "Do I look okay?" I asked, fixing my curly brown hair over my shoulders a bit.
"Look at me." He said and I looked up. He fixed the hat so it was resting on my head and he fixed my bangs, parting them on either side of my face.
"Your hands stink." I said and he laughed. "Like... were you smoking earlier?"
"Yes." He answered and nodded. I nodded and he smiled. "There, now you look like Harry Styles. Is that what you were going for?"
"Yes." I said and laughed. "I love One Direction, it's insane." I said and he asked me who I liked more, 5 Seconds of Summer or One Direction. "Are you sure you want to know that?"
"Probably not," he said and nodded. "Are you hungry?" He asked and I shook my head. "You sure? Have you eaten?"
"Yeah, I ate some toast and bananas." I said and smiled. "I'm good. Why don't you go see if Arz is hungry?" I asked and he nodded.
"She's the reason I'm actually up right now." He said and laughed. "I'm going to cook her something real quick because I'm a good boyfriend."
"Keep telling yourself that." I said and pat his cheek. The doorbell rang and I went to go get the door
I opened the door and I looked at Ashton, not noticing Bryana behind him. "Ew, why are you matching me?" I asked him.
"Top of the morning to ya too?" He said and took his hat off, taking a bow. "Bryana, Vanessa, Vanessa, Bryana." He told me and I smiled at her.
"Hi." I said and waved. She waved and I stood awkwardly, unsure of what to say. "You're really pretty." I said and he laughed.
"Thank you, so are you." She said and smiled. "I don't know if this is weird or not, but your dad's band was amazing. I have all their albums." She told me and Ashton chuckled.
"Thanks, and it's not weird at all." I said and chuckled. I felt someone behind me and I looked up. "Hi big Hemmings."
"Hi lil' Hemmings." He said and smiled. "Are you guys going to head out now?" He asked and Ashton shrugged.
"Are you ready?" He asked me and I nodded. "You look like me though, even Bryana doesn't look like me."
"Actually, you look like her." Bryana said and whistled as she looked away. "If you don't want to look like her, how about..." She took his fedora off and then put it on, running away when he gasped.
"Hey! That's my hat!" He said and I laughed. "Maybe I'll just throw a flannel on and let her borrow the hat." He said and glared at me playfully.
"Got it." I said and nodded as I stepped out. "See you later Luke." I said and he waved, telling me not to get into trouble. "Yes dad." I joked but he didn't seem too amused by it.
"Come on." Ashton said before giving Luke a look. Luke smiled and then closed the door. "He can't take a joke sometimes."
"Ah." I said and nodded, though it still didn't make much sense to me. I looked at Bryana, who leaned against the red car with Ashton's hat still on her head.
"Throw me the flannel from the backseat." Ashton said and Bryana looked up from her phone. She nodded and opened the door, tossing him the shirt. "Thanks for making me change outfits."
"Only I can be Harry Styles." I said and fixed my pinky ring. "Bye wannabe." I said and Bryana laughed.
I got into the backseat and then closed the door. I buckled up quickly and my phone rang. "I don't have friends, who's calling me?" I huffed and Ashton turned the radio down.
"Hello?"
"S.O.S!" Miranda yelled. "I got my hair cut, it looks so amazing that I can't breathe!" She said and I chuckled.
"Yeah? Look masculine enough now?" I asked and I could just see her rolling her eyes as she shook her head.
"Shut up Hemmings." She said and I chuckled. "What are you up to today?" She asked me.
"Hanging out with Ashton and Bryana, a friend of his." I said and she hummed a bit.
"Fun. I'll call you another time then since you're busy. Bye Nessa." She said and I chuckled.
"Bye Miranda." I said and then hung my phone up. "That was my friend, she called because she cut her hair and loved it."
"Who loves a hair cut?" Ashton asked and Bryana shrugged. "I cried when I got my hair cut."
"That's because you're a big baby." Bryana said and I agreed. "Do we listen to radio or to my Pandora stations?"
"The songs on the radio are okay," I sang and Bryana laughed as she nodded her head.
"But my taste in music is your face." She said and poked Ashton's cheek, causing him to smile and laugh a bit.
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"Surprised only five people spotted us." Bryana said as we all walked through a park. "I'd expect more actually."
"Oh well, are you complaining?" Ashton asked and she shook her head. "Want one?" He asked as he nodded towards a vendor.
"Eh sure." Bryana said and I agreed when he looked at me. I smiled and thanked him when he went up to an ice cream vendor.
"So, you're freshman?" She asked me and I nodded. "Any boyfriends?" She teased and I shook my head.
"Nah." I said and chuckled. "I like being single, I don't have anyone to impress when I go to school. Don't have to act a certain way, speak a certain way, it's pretty free being single."
"True." She said and nodded as she fixed the hat on her head. "So, how's living with Luke and Arzaylea?" She asked me.
"It's cool," I said and nodded. "I mean, I usually hang out with the band because they have something to do or something, but it's fun. It's better than being in an adoption center." I said and she smiled smally.
"They're parenting the right way... right?" She asked and I was confused with her wording. "They're like... They're acting like real parents or like kids still?"
"I mean they drink and smoke and stuff everynow and then, but that's it. I don't really mind it because it doesn't bother me any." I said and she nodded.
"What do you like to do when you're not with the band and sleeping and stuff?" She asked me, putting her hands in her hoodie.
"I like to play bass, make remixes and mashups, sing, musical stuff I guess. I also like to read, listen to music, annoy my friend by spamming her, small things like that." I said and she nodded.
"Sounds like fun." She told me and Ashton called out names. He held three ice cream cones and we laughed, taking the ones he got for us.
"Fans." I said and nodded towards the direction of a group of girls who were staring in this direction.
"Fun." Bryana said and Ashton nodded as we walked around some more. "So, Calum teaches you bass then?"
"Yeah, sometimes. Other times I use YouTube and random tabs off of the internet." I said and she nodded, asking me what the newest song I learned was. "It's by Andy Black, We Don't Have To Dance." I answered and she looked at Ashton.
He smiled brightly and I laughed. "Andy is amazing." He said and I nodded. "Really down to earth and really talented. I was shocked when he asked me to help him with the new album."
"It's Andy fucking Biersack, I'd be shocked too." I said and Bryana laughed as I licked my ice cream. "He's a god."
"I know." Ashton said and Bryana just rolled her eyes, calling Ashton gay. "Maybe I am, would you still be my friend if I was gay?"
"Probably, unless you become extremely flamboyant, then you gotta go." She told him and I watched as Ashton laughed, his dimples appearing and his eyes shining as he looked at Bryana.
"I told her that I loved her, was not sure if she heard," I sang quietly and Ashton looked at me, his eyes narrowed slightly. I sang quietly as we walked, loud enough for them to hear but not too loud to where other people can hear.
"Oh, eat your ice cream," Ashton said snd tipped my ice cream cone up, making it smash into my face.
Bryana and him laughed and I narrowed my eyes at him. "I'm telling Arzaylea, Luke, and Calum on you." I said and Bryana handed me a wet paper towel from her purse. "Why do-"
"Shh, just take it." She said and I nodded as I opened it, wiping my face and hand. I threw it away in a nearby trash can and I pointed at Ashton, who had his arm over Bryana's shoulders.
"You're fucked." I said and he rolled his eyes. "If you don't watch out, you're going to wake up bald." I warned.
"I'm so scared." He said sarcastically and I smirked a bit. "You don't live with me, you can't do anything."
"Of course I can't." I aaid and Bryana just laughed quietly, finishing her own ice cream cone. "Or can I?"
"You can't. Luke can't. Michael can't. Arzaylea can't. Calum can't. None of you." He said confidently. "Calum would never if he knew what's good for him."
"We'll see." I said and he shrugged as we walked around. I fixed my glasses and then fixed my hair a bit, brushing my fingers through it. "Does I look okay?" I asked and Bryana looked at me.
"You look fine." She told me and I smiled, thanking her. I glared when Ashton snickered and I crossed my arms. "Be nice Ashton."
He picked Bryana up and she squealed a bit as he carried her. "Payback." She said and put her ice cream on Ashton's nose.
He pouted and and we laughed as it fell, leaving behind a large white spot on his nose. "I don't have any wet napkins either." She said and then threw the cone in another garbage can, actually making it. "And she scores!"
"Sure she does." Ashton said and set her down, wiping his nose with the flannel. He took it off, wrapping the shirt around his waist. "Good thing this wasn't my shirt, it was Michael's."
"Oops." Bryana said and I laughed. "Sorry Mikey." She said as she crossed her arms, Ashton immediately letting go of her.
"Why-"
"Um... excuse me, Ashton?" A girl asked shyly and I understood why they stepped apart from each other. "Can I please get a picture?" She asked and he nodded. "You t-too Bryana?"
"Me?" She asked, seeming confused and a little excited. The girl nodded and the two stood side by side, and she asked if I could take it.
I nodded and held the phone, snapping several pictures before giving it back to her. "Thank you." She said and smiled brightly.
"Any time." I said and laughed a bit. She walked away, her hand over her mouth and a spring to her step as she looked through the pictures.
"Me?" Ashton mimicked and Bryana hit his arm as we laughed. "Sorry love." He apologized as he rubbed his arm.
"Oh get married." I said and Ashton pushed me a bit, making us all laugh as I nearly fell. "You're mean." I pouted and Bryana nodded as Ashton just smiled.
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