"Shotgun!" Ashton calls out from behind me as we all started heading out to the van. I turn around wide-eyed since I was about to do the exact same thing. Neither of us say anything else, we both just start running to the van in the hopes of beating the other there. I practically sprint as best as I can, but I stumble when someone tugs on my duffel bag's strap. Ashton runs forward laughing maniacally and jumps into the front seat with a smug smile. "I never realized you were so slow." He teases, and I just glare at him.

"I really hate you sometimes." I mumble as I walk away.

"No, you don't." He shouts back at me.

"Don't tell me what I feel, Irwin." I jokingly shout back and shake my head at the crazy guy. I open up the door to the back of the van, and lift my duffel bag inside. The rest of the guys come by to put their bags in and I turn around to go claim my seat. Instead, I run straight into someone's chest and nearly tumble over.

"Woah. You okay?" Luke asks, looking down at me with concern, and I become very aware of the fact that his arms are wrapped around my waist.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine?" I try to say, but it comes out as more of a question.

"I--" Luke starts to say, but he stops suddenly. "Can we talk about yesterday? I don't really want to leave it off like we did." He tells me referring to how things were a little bit strained between us after the twitter incident.

"Um. Sure." I reply, and it's then that I notice his normally vibrant blue eyes looking unusually tired. "Are you okay? You look like you didn't get any sleep." I comment, not even thinking as I lift my hand up to his cheek.

"I'm fine. I didn't really sleep all that well." He tells me with a casual shrug. We both stay still for a moment, not saying anything, but looking at and analyzing the other.

We hear someone clear their throat from inside the van. Luke's arms instantly let go of me as we turn to see Calum looking at us awkwardly. "You guys do realize you have to actually get into the van before we can leave?"

I awkwardly nod as I head to the doors and climb inside, but I have to bite back a smile when I hear Michael scold Calum behind me. "Come on, dude. Couldn't you see they were having a moment? We were so close!"

"So close to what?" Luke asks as he takes the empty seat next to me.

Michael just stutters, and I reply for him. "I'm pretty sure they're trying to pull another balcony stunt on us." I tell him, and we both shake our heads knowing these guys won't give up. The car ride goes by for a while in relative silence, with the radio being the only noise. "Can someone, please, pass me the aux cord. I can't take the radio any more." I tell them with a sigh, and Ashton quickly passes me the cord.

I plug in my phone and quickly shuffle one of my playlists, smiling to myself as a few of us sing along. Ashton sits up front, drumming on the dashboard, while me, Luke, and Michael all play our air guitars as we sing along. Mason just shakes his head at us from the front seat, and Calum is too busy sleeping to notice anything.

Eventually one particular slower song comes on, but I decide not to skip it. Instead, I sing it out, relating the lyrics to the situation. "Oh, my stomach's tied in knots, and I'm afraid of what I'll find if you and I talk tonight. See the problem isn't you, it's me I find I do this every single time. I push you away. I get a so afraid. Oh no." I sing along with Kellin Quinn's voice as I strum out the chords I know so well.

When the song finishes, Luke steals the aux cord and plugs his phone in. I give him a weird look, but he says nothing. Instead he just smiles at me as he plays the song. A moment later, Right Girl by the Maine starts pouring through the speakers, and I shake my head at Luke.

All of the sudden the song cuts out and the radio starts playing again. "Will you two quit using songs to flirt and just talk already?" I give Luke a look and we both shrug. "Please, I ship you guys! I just want to see you two together already." Mason says from the front seat, causing the rest of us to laugh.

"Did you just say you ship us?" I ask Mason in between giggles. He just nods completely fine with the idea that he ships his little sister with Luke. "We were already planning on talking soon, if you must know." I tell them.

"Than why haven't you guys?" Michael asks looking between the two of us.

Luke responds before I get the chance to. "I don't think this was a conversation to have in front of everyone." He responds, making a very good point. No one says anything in reply, but at the next exit, Mason pulls off making an excuse about being hungry. Michael wakes Calum up and drags him out with everyone else, leaving just Luke and I in the car. "How did we not see that one coming?" Luke asks rolling his eyes.

"I don't know. We should know by now that these guys won't be giving up anytime soon." I tell him with a shrug.

"I don't mind though. Because, I don't really plan on giving up anytime soon either." Luke tells me, and I look up at him. He doesn't give me a chance to say anything as he continues. "Look, I'm sorry for freaking out and giving you the impression that I don't want to give this--us--a chance. So do would you be willing to still go out with me sometime?"

I bite my lip trying to hide back a smile and mentally scolding myself for jumping to conclusions so quickly. "Yeah, I would love to go out with you sometime."

Luke gets the same dorky smile on his face that he got when I first agreed to go out with him. "You have no idea how nervous I was that you had changed your mind."

"I wouldn't change my mind." I reassure him with a smile. "I just got a little bit upset yesterday. If you haven't realized, it bothers me when people underestimate what I can handle."

"Yeah. I didn't mean to do that to you, but I know how harsh people can be."

"Trust me, I've experienced it first hand." I sigh, and we sit in silence for a minute. "Should we let them know they can come back out? I have a feeling they'll stay in there forever if they think we haven't talked."

"Do we have to? You know when they come back they'll just keep bugging us about when we plan on going out."

"That is true." I tell him as I think it over for a minute. "Eh. I guess, I'll text them in a bit. Might as well enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts" I say leaning back in my seat. I shift around trying to get comfortable, and Luke just drapes his arm over the seat and leans my head on his shoulder, which is much more comfortable than I expected.

We sit like that quietly for a few minutes before Luke asks, "Hey, Andy?"

"Hey, Luke." I joke back looking up at him.

"How come I don't hear you sing more often? I mean, you have an amazing voice."

I sigh, putting my head back on his shoulder as I think about it. "I guess, I'm not used to singing by myself. I usually only sing with my band backing me up.

"Well, how come I've never heard your band?" He asks, and I look up at him. "You haven't even told us your name."

"Actually, I have, but none of you ever looked us up." I tease and jokingly ignore Luke's many questions about it. "Don't worry. I'm sure the next time I say it, you'll catch on." I laugh at him, and we're interrupted by the guys climbing back in the van. "I'm surprised you guys came back on your own. I was sure that I would have to come get you guys."

"Well, we may have been spying on you two from inside." Calum says with his usual smirk as he climbs into the back seat. "We gave you guys a couple extra minutes alone before we came out here though."

"If only you had given me another minute. I was just about to get the name of Andy's band out of her." Luke says looking down at me with a mischievous smile.

"I already told you. I gave you guys the name of them before, but you never looked us up." I smile villainously at them.

"What when?" Ashton questions from the front seat as he pulls out his phone, ready to type at a moment's notice.

"Well, the very first time I met you guys, I may have casually slipped it into the conversation. But that's the only hint I'm giving you guys." I laugh at the mayhem that ensues. They all try to figure it out, but they have no luck. I notice Ashton's attention turn to Mason, but I cut him off before he gets a chance to go down that road. "Mason, you can't tell them what it is."

"Okay. I'll just give them a hint." He smiles, and I shrug unsure if they'll still be able to figure it out. "It's also the name of an All Time Low song."

I can't help but laugh as they go through multiple ATL songs trying to figure it out. "Therapy?" Michael calls, but Ashton shakes his head.

"Um... Stella?" Calum calls, and once again they strike out.

"I remember what is is now!" Luke shouts, and everyone--myself included--turns to him expectantly. "Isn't it something like Tidal Wave?" I try to keep my face blank, but Luke smiles at me knowing that he just got it right.

"I found them!" Ashton shouts gleefully as he plugs in his phone. "Should I play a cover or an original first?"

"Hand me the phone. I'll pick something." I roll my eyes at Ashton. "This is one of the songs from our EP that we made a video for." I tell them as I click the video and the song starts pouring through the speakers. I avoid looking at the guys so I don't have to see their reactions as they listen to the song.

This was one of the first songs I ever wrote, and it was the first original that we ever played as a band. It's probably the first thing that really brought us together, because when we performed it, we all saw a different side of each other through how we each related to it in a different way. When the song hits the chorus, I unconsciously start to sing along with it, creating an extra harmony to the track.

"Every moment I keep lying here, is another moment closer to dying.

Please, come back and tell me you were lying.

I don't want to keep crying,

and I can't live like I'm dying.

You're not coming back. So what more am I to do?

When my whole life was based around you.

All I know now is that you're gone, and I can't simply move on."

The song fades out, and I try to ignore the silent looks from everyone. "So yeah, that's my band." I tell them awkwardly trying to dispel the silence.

"You guys are amazing!" Calum tells me in awe. "Did you write that song and everything?"

"Um. Yeah." I tell him with a small smile. "We write all of our own music, but this song was one of mine. We also produce our own songs. Like all the tech sounds and stuff? That's all Matt, he plays the keyboard and basically Djs all of our music."

"That's sick." Michael compliments with smile and nod. "I'm totally tweeting a link to your music." I open my mouth to argue, but Michael won't hear it. "No, you guys are awesome, and more people need to hear your music."

I roll my eyes at him and notice Luke staring at me. "Was that song about--?"

"My dad leaving?" I ask, and he nods shyly. "Yeah, it was. Ironically he's the one that inspired me to start writing my own music. Back then, I needed a way to vent out all the negativity, and so I started writing down what I couldn't bring myself to say. It didn't take long before I started adding music to it, and shared it with Luke and Damian. A couple of months later, I met Skylar in a music class, and the band just kind of happened from there." I shake my head laughing quietly. "I can only imagine how mad John would get if he ever realized he's the reason I started my band and wanted to become a musician so badly."

"I'm sure he wouldn't be too happy about it. It doesn't matter though, because you're here now, and your music is too good for him to ignore forever." Luke compliments me.

"Thanks." I reply trying to keep from blushing. "I just hope other labels see the same thing. Otherwise, I pretty much ruined our chances of getting a deal because of my fight with John."

"Just wait. Once word about you guys get around, labels will start fighting to sign you guys."

"You're just saying that to be nice."

"No, I'm being completely honest." He insists and I just give him a smile as I lean my head back on his shoulder. I drift off to sleep without realizing and barely register it when I hear someone quietly whisper. "She looks so cute when she's asleep."

"Goodness, Luke. You're really smitten with her aren't you?" Someone whispers back, but I try to ignore it as I go back to sleep.

"Yeah, I guess I am." Luke whispers as he brushes a piece of hair from my face.

"Just--be good to her and try not to break her heart. Okay? I know she won't admit it, but it takes a lot for her to open up to people. She must really like you if you meet her high standards, so don't waste your chance."

"I'd be crazy if I did." I hear him whisper back, but I don't catch anything else that's said as I go back deeper into sleep.

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A/N: Aghhhh. I can't even deal right now guys. I'm so freaking excited about these next couple chapters, and trust me I think you'll love them.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the extra Valentine's Day update and this week's Fight For Me Friday! I'm dedicating this chapter to Lady_Hwinnien because her comments on the last one made me laugh in the middle of school and my whole day better. So thank you for that, love. (Although, I have a feeling you're still going to be upset at Calum again in a couple chapters. Lol. 😏😉😏)

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