You've been waiting for this event to come and now that it's finally here, the pressure is already swallowing you alive.

You're the team leader of the main logistics team at this Music Festival and you didn't expect it to be like this. You've done this a couple of times before but then you realized that this is the biggest festival that you've handled. You and your team have practiced for months, but still, that wasn't enough to remove today's pressure. Many of you are still running around the whole area while trying to make sure that everything is running smoothly. It's not that the event is currently going downhill, in fact, everything is going amazing, and that's what you want maintain.

"Calm down just a little, Y/N. The festival is running smoothly. We haven't had any issues---

"Ssshhhhh. Don't jinx it," you told your bestfriend which is also your teammate, "I honestly have no idea why I'm so pressured right now. I'm so Stressed Out," you added.

"Wow. Right on cue. Twenty One Pilots is on stage right now singing that," she told you as she gently push her earpiece in to get a better listen of what's happening outside. You're lucky you have her on your side as she really keeps you sane, most especially now. Your best friend smiled at you while she patted your back, "I think you want to impress someone," she teased.

"W-what? What are you even saying? Who am I supposed to impress?" you were caught off guard by her teasing, but you kinda know who she is pertaining to.

"Well, come to think of it, this is the first festival where his band is one of the frontliners," she continued to tease, even going close to you and pulling out the pendant of your necklace so it will show over your shirt - it was a Soul Punk era guitar pick. "I'm pretty sure you want to make sure everything go smooth so we ----

"Hey, that's not it. Of course I want to make sure that this event will be as successful as it can be so everyone can have a great time. It has nothing to do with..." Your best friend chuckled and hugged you playfully and you just laughed with her too.

"I'm just playing. Of course, I know that, you perfectionist girl. But you don't have to worry, everything is going great because of your leadership. Chill out. You wanted to meet them too, right? You can't do that if you keep on running around," she said.

"You're really a tease, but fine. I'll just have to do one more thing and maybe I can chill out for a bit. Keep everything running smoothly here, okay?" you told her with a smile. You were already walking away while talking to her too.

"Aye, aye, captain," she said playfully.

You run through the halls of the vicinity as you wanted to check on the people in the control room. The elevator was at the end of the hall and fortunately, it was still open but almost full with people already.

"Hey, hold up!" you said and thankfully, they listened. They are all employees too as this vicinity is only for organizers and guests, "Thanks," you said.

The elevator moved and you were at the front, just inches away from the door. People got off of each floor until the elevator is almost empty. The room you wanted to go to is on the top most floor of the vicinity so you're still there. You leaned against the side wall as you wait for the elevator to reach your floor.

Suddenly, the elevator fully stopped and the lights inside even flickered and then completely turned off.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding me," you murmured under your breath. You began to press the emergency button repeatedly, "Come on, give me a break," you said.

"With that tone, I can tell you're having a rough day," you suddenly heard a familiar voice. You realized that you weren't alone inside the elevator, "Don't worry, I'm sure they're gonna fix it as soon as possible," he added. His voice wasn't teasing, in fact, it was sympathetic...almost sounding sorry, but uplifting.

You finally looked behind but still can't see anything because of your dark surrounding, but right on cue, dim emergency lights inside the elevator turned on and you finally saw your companion.

"Hey, I'm Patrick," he said with a wide child-like smile and waved at you with his right hand but his arms stayed by his side. It was like a cute playful child waving at you.

Words have left you and you were stuck staring at him. You really had to pull yourself out of your trance state so you won't seem so weird.

"You alright? Please don't have a panic attack from being trap," Patrick said worriedly and he was already coming closer.

"N-no. No, of course not. In fact, it's more likely that I'm gonna have a panic attack from meeting you rather than being trapped in an elevator," you honestly said, not knowing where you're getting the courage. Patrick chuckled cutely which actually made you a little bit calmer.

"I'm sorry if that seemed weird. I just...I'm just a big fan and it's nice meeting finally meeting you, Patrick. I'm Y/N," you introduced yourself.

"Y/N?" he asked, raising an eyebrow then you caught him looking at your ID, "Oh, I was right! You're the Y/N. You're doing a great job on this festival, it's really amazing. Definitely one of the best festival we've been invited too for a long time," he said which shocked you.

"Thank...you. Well, it's not just me. I have a wonderful team with me too," you stated.

"Of course, but come on, an army of people will fall if their leader is a flop. But here, I can outright say that you're handling the event perfectly. That must have explained why you sound so tired. But let me tell you, the hard work is really showing," Patrick stated while smiling. There no hint of lie on his words. It's just overwhelming since you know how he's also a some kind of a perfectionist and knowing that he considers this event one of the best is mind blowing to you.

You chuckled and suddenly felt you were tearing up. Maybe all the tiredness and overwhelming emotions finally got into you. It wasn't sad tears though, you're sure they're happy tears.

"God, I didn't expect to get this emotional from that, I'm sorry." you said while laughing and tearing up at the same time. You immediately wiped the tears away.

"Holy smokes, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to...

"No, it's nothing. I'm just happy that I heard that from one of my inspirations," you managed to wipe all the tears and you're now just smiling at him, "I've always wanted to meet you, but I never expected it to happen inside an elevator," you said.

"Yeah, same here. I've always want to meet people behind events like this and I'm glad I came across you but yeaaah, also didn't expect it to be inside a dysfunctional elevator," he chuckled shyly while rubbing the back of his head.

You pushed the emergency elevator again as you and Patrick continued to have small talks. The feelings were overwhelming at first but after your short happy-crying moment, you were absolutely fine and relaxed. Patrick also became so interested in you since you're handling the situation amazingly. He have heard lots of good things about you and he's happy that he finally met you.

"I think they're fixing it already. I can somehow heard them from above," you said. Your phones and your earpiece had no signal too so you really have no outside contact at the moment.

"Yeah, for sure they're already searching for you. Lucky for me, our band is already done performing or else Pete would have had to fill in my role...But coming to think of it, that would be a better show," Patrick said and you both laughed.

"Oh, I'd pay a lot just to see that show," you faced him as you said that.

"I'm sorry for asking, Y/N...what's your necklace pendant? It looks familiar," he asked while squinting his eyes and looking at your necklace.

"Course it will look familiar to you. It's one of your custom Soul Punk era guitar pick," you answered, going close to him and letting him hold and see the pendant. You saw a sudden glow on Patrick's eyes. You can tell that he didn't expect someone to still have a Soul Punk related thing, "I never had the chance to see a soul punk concert but my friend did and she got a pick, but then she gave it to me as a gift. It's one of my most treasured possession now," you genuinely said.

"You liked Soul Punk?" he asked.

"Loved it. Didn't you know that that era has a solid fanbase up until now?" you smiled at him, he seemed so shock.

"Really?" he asked in disbelief a you chuckled at him.

"Really! You're not just active on twitter anymore, but seriously, Soul Punk still has a solid fanbase," you told him.

"Wow. I didn't know that," he said. You realized then that you're both so close to each other since he's still holding your pendant and trying to look at it. You suddenly feel your cheeks burning.

Patrick gazed at your eyes too and you had a locked-eye moment for a while. His ash-green eyes were so beautiful and you never imagined you'd be able to see them this close.

"I...uh...hmmm," Patrick said as he slowly back away, obviously blushing. He also cleared his throat as he continuously rub the back of his head, "You...have beautiful eyes," he said shyly which you find so adorable.

"You too," you said with a shy smile.

"Hello? Is anybody there? Can you hear me?" finally, you heard a voice through the elevator's intercom and luckily, you know that that's your best friend.

"Hello, Y/BF's/N? It's me, Y/N. How long are they going to take to fix this thing?" you asked.

"Just a couple of more minutes, Y/N. You alright there? How many are you in there?" she asked and then you blushed again. She'll definitely flip out if she find out who you are with.

"Just 2, I'm with Patrick Stump," You said and there was silence, "Hey, you hear me?" you asked.

"Patrick from...Fall Out Boy?" she asked, you can even hear the cheeky smile she has now.

"No, Patrick from Panic! At the Disco. You know, the drummer," you said with sarcasm which made Patrick chuckle, "Of course from Fall Out Boy! Come on, tell them to fix ----

"Oh, hey look at that. I just got a call, it'll take hours to fix this," she said in a teasing manner which made you laugh helplessly.

"Y/BF's/N, I swear to god I will ----

"I'm joking. It's about to get fixed," she said which made you feel relief, "Hey, Patrick sorry for the inconvenience, but Y/N's a great company. I hope you're not bored in there," she said.

"Not at all, it feels like I'm just hanging out with an old friend. She really is a great company," Patrick stated which made you want to explode.

Your best friend didn't reply and then there was silence inside the elevator. Finally, the lights turned on and then the elevator moved for a second.

"Whoa, hey," the sudden movement made you lost your balance and you almost fell to the floor, but fortunately, Patrick was fast and he caught you, "You alright, sugar?" he asked cutely.

You were so shy at first and your face is definitely burning, but that was replaced with a chuckle from his bad pun.

"Sugar? Sugar, because of Sugar, We're Going Down, right?" you asked while chuckling. Patrick helped you gained your balance back before he stepped aside aside.

"Yeaaaah, I'm so sorry that was so bad," he said while shyly laughing.

"No, it was amazing," you reassured while looking at him with a smile. At last, the elevator started to move up, "They fixed it, hooray!" you said enthusiastically.

"Hey, Y/N? Wanna hang out later? I mean not in an elevator anymore. You know, outside? I want you to meet the band too," he asked.

"S-sure. That sounds great, Patrick," you accepted his offer which put a bright smile on his lips. "I'll be here till the end of the event since I still have to do some things. You'll just find still running around here later."

The doors of the elevator finally opened revealing your best friend and some other employees behind.

"You guys okay? Sorry for the inconvenience," one of the worker said.

"We're fine, but thanks for helping us out," you told them.

"Well, hello there," your best friend said with a teasing smile and you can't hide your wide grin anymore. You and Patrick walked out of the elevator.

"See you later, Y/N. I'll go and get you by then," he said while waving you a goodbye.

"I'll see you then," you said before he walked away.

"Wow, you already have a date?" your best friend whispered-shout at you, "You have to tell me everything that happened in there!" she continued excitedly. You laughed at her and decided its your time to tease.

"Not saying another word," you teased your best friend as you both walk towards the control room.

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