~Chapter 22~

A/N: Happy New Year everyone! I'm dying because I think Ashton read my fanfic... IF YOU'RE READING THIS ASHTON HIII, AND YOU SHOULD SHIP ALUKIS!

WHO ELSE SHIPS ALUKIS?

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Christmas is a week away. Which means four days until Dad comes home. Hopefully.

Without me knowing, the boys had organised another little gig in Sydney before Christmas. I should hang out on twitter more often, apparently everyone there knew about it.

Well, they'd have to have known about it, there's like three hundred people here. I'm standing down the front between the barrier and the stage, trying to hear over the deafening cries of joy from everyone here. There are a few girls at the front who've recognised me and said hello, which was nice. Hannah was here too, she stood just like me, between the barrier and the stage, but at the other end. All the girls knew Hannah. She said that soon enough all the girls would know me too, and that they're all lovely. She obviously doesn't remember Stacie.

I had a gut feeling that Stacie was here somewhere. I tried to push the thoughts to the back of my mind and focus on Luke, who was just finishing singing a song from the boys' new EP 'Somewhere New' Luke said this song was his favourite to perform, called Beside You. It sounded great on the EP (Which I'd bought, even though I was offered a free copy) but it sounded ten times better live, especially since I could watch the boys perform it and Luke couldn't take his eyes off me.

When the song finished the boys walked offstage. The crowd cheered and started to chant "Encore", and in the dim light I looked at Hannah who shrugged. Suddenly the lights brightened again, revealing two chairs and a microphone. Luke walked out, Acoustic guitar in hand. He sat down and brought the mic to his lips.

"A little while ago, I was at my girlfriend's house, when she did something that inspired me to write a new song. I've been writing it in my spare time and, well, I only finished it yesterday. I'd like to play it to her. Lex?"

He pats the seat next to him, beckoning me to come up on stage. I took a deep breath before climbing up, in the least awkward way that I could manage. I looked out to the crowd, their faces covered in smiles, cameras everywhere to record this. And then I realized that the room was dead silent, neither a cheer nor a cry filled the room.

I looked back to Luke, who was smiling widely at me. I nodded and then watched as he began to play.

"There's something about the way you smile,

And when you close your eyes I wanna, sit, and watch a while.

There's something about the way you laugh,

And the way you throw your head, back."

I laughed a bit to myself, shocked that he noticed that little detail about me.

"Honestly, I

I'm feeling..."

And then he launched into the chorus.

"Sparks, Sparks, Sparks, like the stars in the night sky,

Sparks, Sparks, Sparks, when you're sitting by my side,

And every other girl can have a different guy tonight,

Cause there's sparks, sparks... When your lips touch mine."

I was in complete awe. This was a dream come true, the perfect guy, writing the perfect song and singing it to me onstage. I looked out to the crowd again, and no one had moved, still, no one had made a sound. I looked down at Hannah whose face was wide with shock. When she saw that I was looking at her he smiled widely and gave me a thumbs up and a wink. Luke continued.

"Don't wanna be away from you,

I'd fly across the world, just to spend, an hour or two,

And if you can't go back to sleep,

I'll hold you in my arms and you can, snuggle, close to me.

Honestly, I

I'm feeling,

Sparks, Sparks, Sparks, like the stars in the night sky,

Sparks, Sparks, Sparks, when you're sitting by my side,

And every other girl can have a different guy tonight,

Cause there's sparks, sparks... When your lips touch mine

If you can't see,

What this love has done to me,

Then close your eyes,

Just be mine,

And kiss me."

Right in that moment, I could've kissed him. I could've violently pushed him onto the ground and kissed him hungrily there and then, but he wasn't quite finished. He still had one chorus to go.

"Sparks, Sparks, Sparks, like the stars in the night sky,

Sparks, Sparks, Sparks, when you're sitting by my side,

And every other girl can have a different guy tonight,

Cause there's sparks, sparks... When your lips touch mine."

The last chord of the song rang out and I leaned in to kiss Luke. I was speechless. The applause and cheering erupted when our lips touched, reminding me exactly where I was and that there were camera's everywhere, which slowed me down and allowed me to stop kissing him after a few seconds.

The other boys walked onstage, Ashton holding a microphone.

"Well. Holy shit mate, you're a soppy romantic wet tea towel at heart aren't you?"

He laughed, patting Luke on the back.

"Alright guys, well I think we're gonna let Luke and Alexis go backstage now while we wrap up the show because I have a feeling that there are a few thankyou's to say... or not say..."

He winked.

"Thank you all for coming" Luke said before standing and waving goodbye.

Luke and I walked offstage hand in hand. He passed his guitar to one of the stage managers and dragged me back to their green room, collapsing on the lounge and pulling me on top of him.

"Whoa slow down horsey!" I laughed, leaning over him with our lips centimetres apart. Yes, I was teasing him, only because I knew how badly he wanted to kiss me.

"I don't know about you but I'm really not up for you giving me a spoken thankyou... More like... A physical one..." He winked seductively, pushing my hair behind my ear.

"Really? Aw man! But I had a six minute speech prepared and everyth-"

He cut me off, leaning forward and pressing his lips to mine. I moved my hands up to his bare neck and chest and he whimpered as my fingers traced patterns on his warm skin.

"Thank you, the song, it was amazing." I whispered into his ear. He shivered and tried to control his breathing.

We got lost in a tangle of kisses and hands and clothes and not long after we heard the other boys and Hannah come down the hallway and up to the closed door of the green room.

"Are you guys done making babies yet?" Michael asked

"Yeah can I have my man back? I miss my penguin.." Calum cried

"Ew Ashton stop kissing Hannah we're right here." Michael cried.

Luke stood and opened the door.

"You're an immature lot, you know?" he said.

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And that was... Chapter 22

Um ok so I said I had a surprise and I do!

I hoped you all liked the song, I wrote it, uhm all copyright to me please don't take it its MINEEE

Thankyou

I'm going to record it and post it on my soundcloud for anyone who wants to hear it, and I'll post the link in the comments for this chapter

Unfortunately Luke couldn't sing the song for me as he doesn't know I exist so I hope you all think I'm not a terrible singer.

Anyways.

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-Steph xo