EUPHORIA
xx. reality
❝YOU HAVE A SHOW TO PERFORM, PRINCESS.❞

As the lyrics continued to effortlessly fly from her mouth in a beautiful melody, all of the weight on Mya Emerson's shoulders had vanished as a bright smile tugged at her pretty, plump, pink lips and her wavy, blonde hair flew behind her, bouncing up and down along with her. Happiness radiated off the bubbly female as she jumped up and down, singing the lyrics to her songs with all of the passion that she could muster.

Anybody who took a single glimpse at her could tell that whilst she was on the stage, all that Mya Emerson could feel was euphoria. It was evident from the smile that always managed to creep out, or the way that she bounced and danced around the stage, or the way that she flipped her hair in a dramatic style, or the way that she giggled whenever Lyric began to twerk, or the way that she playfully slapped Caleb as he rolled her eyes at the girls' behaviour, or the way that she interacted with the crowd as they screeched their undying love for her.

Yes, all that Mya Emerson could feel on the stage was never-ending euphoria.

Thankful was an understatement of how she felt towards her fans, her friends, and her family. If it weren't for them, then she knew that she wouldn't be having the time of her life as she sang her songs to her audience, and instead, she'd probably be at home stuck in the darkness as she ate a whole tub of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and binged a new series on Netflix.

Wait... she did that anyways.

Regardless, the woman was eternally grateful for her fans, so she was determined to make each and every concert on her tour filled with fun and happiness. Before the tour was even announced, Mya had made sure that it was one hundred percent safe so that there was not a single chance that anybody could get injured, and she made sure that each performance was filled with fun.

So, despite it being her fifth concert of her performing the exact same songs, the female was far from bored as she sung the last few lyrics to "Why", the audience singing along with her before the song came to an end, and a boisterous applause erupted as hundreds of people screeched, causing the blonde beauty to let out a small giggle as she returned to the microphone stand and placed her microphone in it, waving at the fans as she patiently waited for the next song, 'Most Girls' to begin playing.

However, silence ensued.

Raising an eyebrow, the female turned back to face Casey with a confused look plastered across her face, but he simply smirked at her, which caused the blonde to roll her blue orbs at him and turn to face the crowd, about to begin speaking before the audience began to screech wildly, which made the singer even more confused than she already was.

Although, it all became clear when she span on her heel, her eyes instantly landing on her handsome boyfriend, who had a huge smile on his lips as he came out onto the stage with a microphone in his hands.

"Chandler, what are you doing?" Mya giggled, shaking her head as she took her microphone off the stand and approached her boyfriend, who instantly took her hand in his and pressed a gentle kiss against her cheek, causing the audience screech with excitement.

Along with that, Mya was almost certain that she heard Erin wailing from backstage.

"OH MY GOD, CHYA!" Lyric cried into her microphone, almost falling to the ground until Casey pulled her up, rolling his eyes at the woman who playfully stuck her tongue out at him.

The blue-eyed female chuckled, pointing towards the mess known as Lyric O'Hara as she turned to face her boyfriend, "This is what you have caused."

Of course, at the sight of the loved couple, the audience had gone completley crazy. Their screeches seemed neverending as they waved their arms around frantically, with a few fans chanting "Chya" or "Mom and Dad" over and over again. As one would expect, a large blush had taken over Mya's cheeks.

"From your screeches, I presume that all of you already know that this is my boyfriend, Chandler Riggs." Somehow, the screeches had managed to get louder, causing the couple to chuckle at the audience, "I guess that he's now taken over my show. Oh my, I don't even know what's happening!"

"CAN Y'ALL JUST F-." The rest of Lyric's sentence was muffled as, fortunately, Casey had managed to put his hand over her mouth to stop her from swearing in front of the six year olds who were heavily confused.

"Y'know what, I'm just gonna' say what I came on here to say." Chandler finally spoke up, chuckling as he noticed that the crowd probably wasn't going to calm down anytime soon, especially since Lyric was pratically on the ground hysterically sobbing, "A few weeks ago, I made a massive mistake, which resulted in me almost losing this precious bean stood next to me right now."

Instantly, the audience knew what Chandler was talking about, seeing as it was the most recent Chya drama and it was the largest argument that the pair had ever had. Most of the audience thought that the blonde would frown at the mention of the argument, but instead, she playfully slapped her boyfriend's arm.

"Since when was I a precious bean?"

Gazing over to face his girlfriend, Chandler chuckled, "Have you ever watched yourself performing? You're a precious bean, Mya."

At that moment, the couple was almost certain that their eardrums would burst from the screeches that erupted from the crowd due to the cute moment, and the blush that had fell upon Mya's cheeks was visible to everybody watching.

"Anyways, I was lucky enough to receive a second chance, so I wanted to give Mya something." He declared, causing Mya's smile to grow even wider as she gazed up at her boyfriend, "And, no, before any of you begin screeching, I'm not giving her a promise or engagement ring yet. We've been officially dating for three weeks, guys."

The blonde chuckled at her boyfriend's statement, shaking her head. Although, she was completley and utterly confused, and wasn't able to form words. She had no idea about what Chandler was going to give her, seeing as she hadn't asked for anything recently due to how occupied she was with the tour.

"Okay, you can come out now."

Of course, Mya was completley oblivious when it came to her surprise, so she didn't know what to expect, but she did not expect to see who she did.

"Liam?" The blonde murmured, her blue orbs widening and brimming with tears before her microphone slipped out of her hands and the female broke out into a sprint, wrapping her arms around her older brother, who simply chuckled and patted his little sister's head as she began to sob into his chest.

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NOTE: i was going to put this at the top of the chapter or in the introduction chapter but then it would've spoiled it so here it is!!

JOE SUGG as LIAM EMERSON
[not a part of the TWD cast]

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Liam Emerson – the least known Emerson family member. Like his siblings, he was extremely attractive, to the point where over half of the audience members were screeching and whistling. However, all of the audience were confused, which was understandable.

Nobody knew about Liam's existence except from a small amount of people, simply because the male preferred not to be in the spotlight and requested that he was kept out of his sister's life of fame. Of course, the family had agreed to his wishes and allowed him to live his own life, in which he had joined the military, hence why he never came on Mya's tours or attended her shows.

However, the audience began screeching again as Erin made her way onto the stage with a humongous smile on her lips as she gazed out towards the audience, before she looked over at her siblings reuniting, and then she took the microphone out of Chandler's hands upon seeing the confusion.

"So, none of you know this but Mya and I have an older brother." Erin announced, which sent the audience into chaos as they realised that Liam was the older brother, "He requested for us to keep his life out of the spotlight as he joined the military, and we respected his wishes, so only close friends knew about his existence. Although, it's always been a dream of Mya's to make her older brother proud of her, so Chandler wanted to bring him here today, and luckily, he was allowed."

And that sent the entire audience into tears.

Tears still streaming down her cheeks, Mya pulled away from her older brother's chest after he told her that he'd watch the rest of the show backstage and meet her afterwards, span on her heel to face her boyfriend with a smile on her lips, "You planned this?"

With a simple nod, Chandler confirmed that he was the one who planned it, and that caused the blonde-haired female to approach her boyfriend with a wide smile on her lips, before she gave him a small peck on the lips and rested her forehead against his as Erin and Liam left the stage.

"Thank you... so much." Mya whimpered, tears falling down her cheeks once again as Chandler wrapped his arms around her.

Chuckling, the brunette male pressed a small kiss to her forehead before he wiped away the tears falling down her cheeks, "Stop. I did this so you wouldn't be upset, idiot."

Of course, the audience's screeches had grown even louder, but the couple had managed to block them out at this point. It also helped that they did so many meets ups with The Walking Dead cast, because they were used to the screams from their fans.

"Now, you have a show to perform, princess." Chandler told her, motioning for her to go and perform once again, and she nodded as he walked off stage, though he was still visible in the corner of Mya's eye.

Wiping away her tears, Mya let out a small chuckle before she picked up her microphone that she had dropped, before she placed it back on the stand, "So, this didn't go as planned, but it turned out so much better than expected. Now, we have a few more songs to sing, with the next song being 'Most Girls', so I want all of you females out there to raise your hands and sing along with me!"

Within seconds, the concert was back to normal, with the lyrics flying from Mya's mouth to form a gorgeous song. Despite the fact that her cheeks were stained by her tears, a humongous smile was across her lips as she sung along to all of the words perfectly, knowing that her brother was listening.

Obviously, he was extremely proud of his little sister, and almost cried when he heard her flawlessly sing all of her songs with her angelic voice, whilst the audience screamed along with joy.

If Mya felt euphoria before, then she couldn't even comprehend to describe the emotions that she was feeling at that moment.

However, all good things must come to an end.

"I love each and every single one of you so damn much and I am eternally grateful for all of your support! Thank you all so, so, so much for coming to the fifth show of The Felicity Tour!"

With that being said, the blue-eyes female blew a kiss out to her screeching audience, all of whom had their hands reached out towards her in a final attempt to touch their idol, before she made her way off stage, her hand raised high as she waved goodbye to the fans who she adored so much.

As soon as the blonde had made her way off stage, she was bombarded with hugs from her family and friends, who were all extremely proud and happy for the female.

But, at that moment, the only opinion Mya cared about was her older brother's, so as she cautiously made her way towards him, her nerve shot up and her palms became sweaty as she began to tremble.

"I'm so fucking proud of you, Mya." The eldest Emerson sibling mumbled, before he wrapped his arms around his little sister, who had to restrain the urge to be being sobbing hysterically, "I'm so, so, so fucking proud."

At those words, the tears began to fall down Mya's porcelain cheeks yet again as small sobs overtook her petite frame, her cries coming out as muffled as she buried her head in her brother's chest.

"Look what you did now, idiot! You made her cry!" Erin yelled out jokingly, causing the older Emerson sibling to roll his eyes, before he forced the older blonde to join the hug as well, knowing that it'd probably be the last hug that they'd have for a long time.

Of course, the two Emerson sisters knew that their older brother would leave them again soon. After all, he had a job that he was dedicated to, and the days and hours that he worked weren't so flexible. Erin and Mya both knew this, hence why their grip was so tight and the hug seemed never-ending, because neither of them wanted him to leave for months on end, with the potential of never returning.

"I hate to break up this family reunion and all, but ya girl is starving and will actually turn into a cannibal and eat Lyric if I don't have a Big Mac shoved down my throat soon." Lyric interrupted the moment, causing the family to release their grip of one another as Mya wiped away her tears with Chandler planting a small and gentle kiss on her forehead as she did so.

For what must've been the millionth time that night, Casey rolled his eyes, "Such a pleasant image you've given us all, Lyric."

With a fake offended expression plastered across her face, Erin released an over-dramatic gasp as she turned to face the bubbly woman whom she had so much in common with, "Why do you have to eat me?! Why not Casey?!"

"Hey, do not drag me into this mess!"

Releasing a large sigh, the youngest Emerson within the room shook her head at her friend's behaviour, raising her voice so that all of them paid attention to her and would stop arguing, "Let's go and get food, you idiots!"

Whilst on the way out of the building, a few fans had spotted Mya and her crew, so the blonde had happily took some pictures with them all, before she explained to them that she'd have to dash off because Lyric was on the verge of becoming a cannibal, which they all giggled at.

So, as the entirety of The Felicity Crew (except from the parents of the Emerson family, who had returned to the tour bus after the show because they "didn't want to deal with ten young adults who all had the mentality of two year olds") made their way down the street with their coats and jackets tightly wrapped around their bodies whilst the cold air nipped at their bodies, small conversations had broke out between numerous different groups.

Once again, Casey was complaining about Lyric's and Erin's childish behaviour, which provoked them to stick their tongues out at him.

"How do I always manage to get stuck with you two idiots again and again? God, it's like I'm third-wheeling children all the time!"

"So, you're telling me that "children" get more action than you do?"

"You must have a really bad love life."

Then, Hailee and Katelyn were ranting about how pathetic Romeo Montague was in the classic play, "Romeo & Juliet", whilst their boyfriends (and Chandler) were attached to their sides with amused expressions plastered over their faces as they silently watched the scene unfold in front of them.

"HE CRIED ON THE FLOOR FOR GOODNESS SAKE!"

"IT WAS ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE!"

"YOU CANNOT FIND TRUE LOVE IN THREE DAMN DAYS, HAILEE!"

Meanwhile, Mya and Liam were at the back of the group, their hands shoved in their coat pockets as they strolled down the street in silence, not knowing what to say to one another.

Of course, there was a lot that they could speak about. After all, the pair hadn't made contact to one another in six months, and a lot had happened since the last time they saw each other. For example, she had released a new album and began dating her childhood best friend, simply in the space of a few months.

Unable to deal with the silence anymore, the blonde beauty managed to ask the question which had been floating around in her head ever since she had laid her eyes on her brother, "So, when are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow." Liam answered briefly, his gaze instantly falling to the ground in guilt as he couldn't bare to look at the pained expression that he knew would be on his little sister's face.

Obviously, the handsome male didn't want to leave so early. If he was allowed, he'd have spent months with his family so that he could catch up on all of the things that he had missed whilst he had been away. Although, he was extremely lucky that he was able to have a few hours off to see Mya perform.

"Oh." The petite woman mumbled, gently kicking the cobbles that were underneath her feet as she walked, "Well, I'm going to miss you."

"I'm gonna' miss you too, squirt. Now, why don't you go and catch up with that boyfriend of yours, and make sure that tell him that if he ever hurts you then he'll have to answer to me." Liam instructed the girl, who had a faint smile on her lips as she nodded, making her way towards her boyfriend.

Upon seeing her luxurious, wavy, blonde hair in the corner of his blue eyes, the brunette male turned to face his girlfriend and sent her a small smile, before he grabbed the female's hand and intertwined their fingers.

Glancing over at the man whom she had fallen in love with, Mya let out a small chuckle as she remembered what her brother had ordered her to tell him, "Liam says that he'll fight you if you hurt me."

"You know that I'd never intentionally hurt you, and if I ever unintentionally hurt you then I'll probably fight myself before anyone could even lay a finger on me." Chandler informed the blue-eyed woman, pressing a gentle kiss to her forehead as he did so.

At his cuteness, Mya let out a small groan, though a smile was evident on her lips, "Ugh, you're cute."

Before Chandler could even form any words, another voice boomed out from in front of them, calling over the small singer as he released a large sigh and rolled his eyes (again), clearly done with the two giggling girls who were walking beside him.

"Mya, can you please sort out your sister and Lyric?!" Casey pleaded the younger female, who let out a small chuckle before she made her way to the front of the group, walking further ahead than the two females as her stomach grumbled, desperate for some food.

As the blonde glanced around, she soon realised that she didn't recognise where she was, and there seemed to be no McDonalds in sight, despite the fact that it was meant to be five minutes away from the location of the concert.

Who trusted Lyrin with leading a group?

Regardless, the miniature woman huffed as she faked an irritated expression on her face as she glared at the two women, whom instantly gained an innocent look across their features, "What have you done?"

However, what Mya didn't realise was that, as she turned back to speak to the two older females, she was in the midst of crossing a road and a car, that was going way too fast and most definitely breaking the speed limit, was merely a few seconds away from running the female over and crushing all of her bones.

"MYA!" Most of the group screeched simultaneously, their voices filled with panic and worry as they noticed the red, shiny car swerve around the corner, nearly smashing into several lamp posts in the process.

Just from a single glance, one could easily tell that whoever was driving the expensive car was heavily intoxicated from the way that the car swerved, and how the person behind the wheel wasn't even concentrating on the road, and was instead looking down at their porcelain hand like it was a magical object that had never been discovered before.

Despite hearing the deafening wails behind her, the blonde was frozen in place, unable to move her body as she stood face-to-face with death, which was now approaching her at an ungodly speed as the person behind the wheel still hadn't noticed the petite woman that they were about to crush.

Her brain seemed to disobey her every command, and so she accepted the fate of death, knowing that there was no escape.

That was until a heavy force slammed into her back, roughly pushing her to safety on the other side of the road, where she instantly collapsed in a heap on the floor and her vision, despite how much she protested against falling unconscious, was covered by a black blanket as the sounds of tires screeching and her friends crying uncontrollably rang in her ears.

And then, nothing.

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[02.12.17]

NOTE: oops?

y'all can blame mtvscreams for the car incident, just saying.

ALSO CONSPIRACY THEORY: IT WAS THE SAME DUDE WHO CAUSED THE CAR CRASH IN SCINTILLA/NEBULOUS??

liam is an actual babe, and i may include him in a few future chapters as well. there are also new characters that will be introduced next chapter, and i'm super excited for them to be welcomed into this story!