Concert

Your POV

We arrived at the stadium and I looked around in awe. It was huge! Some people were building the stage. The floor was already assembled and they were working on the wall in the back. Coming out from a black car, I saw Avril Lavigne!

'Mom! That's Avril Lavigne!'

'Yes sweetie. She is the opening act for my concert' she answered, smiling at my reaction.

We looked around and walked a bit. Suddenly, who seemed to be the head of the construction approached us and spoke to Ava very quickly.

'Mund të flisni më ngadalë ju lutem? (Could you speak more slowly please?)' said Ava.

'Po. Na vjen keq. (Yes. Sorry) Së shpejti do të përfundojmë ndërtimin e skenës. Duhet të jetë gati për kontroll zanor brenda disa minutave (We will finish building the stage soon. It should be ready for soundcheck in a few minutes)' he said more slowly.

'Mirë. Faleminderit. (Okay. Thanks)' Ava answered.

She translated what he said to me and I asked:

'Can we go meet Avril please? I listen to her music a lot too'

'Okay. Let's go' she answered, taking my hand.

She was with the head of the construction who was trying to communicate with her with his poor english. Ava put a hand on his shoulder and he told her everything.

'He said that the stage will be ready in a few minutes. You can walk around and you will get a notification when everything is ready so you can come back and do the soundcheck' Ava translated to Avril.

'Omg. Thank you so much. I couldn't understand anything' Avril laughed. 'Oh wait. I know you! You are the psycho girl!'

'Oh she's sweet but a psycho, a little bit psycho at night she's screaming I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind' they sang together.

'I'm Ava' she said, extending her hand.

'Avril' Avril shook it.

'And who might you be?' Avril asked, looking at me.

No words came out of my mouth. I was looking at my two idols!

'I-I-' I tried to say.

'She is y/n. My daughter. I adopted her about two weeks ago'

'Are you okay?' Avril asked, giving me a tap on my shoulder.

'Yes! Sorry. It just doesn't feel real. I was adopted by my idol and I just met another one of my idols!' I finally talked.

'It's okay. Nice to meet you...'

'Y/n'

'Y/n, beautiful name'

'Thanks'

'Do you want to come outside with me?' Ava asked.

'Yeah, sure!' said Avril.

We walked outside and Ava and Avril put sunglasses on. Avril put a hood on too for precaution. We looked around and stopped at some shops. Ava and Avril signed some merchandise for some fans that recognised them and some minutes later they both got a notification at the same time.

'It's the head of construction. We have to go back' said Ava.

We arrived at the stadium again and we saw that the stage was complete now. We went backstage and Ava and Avril got ready. First, Avril did the soundcheck. They turned the volume of the different instruments up and down until it was perfect. Avril and Ava got their earpieces and they checked if they worked.

'I have a question' I said to Ava.

'Yes?' she asked while adjusting her earpiece.

'What is the earpiece for?' I asked.

'Well, It helps us artists with the music we are singing so we don't get distracted by the sounds on the stage or of the audience or just a metronome to know what part of the song we're singing or just announcements and updates in security or instruments' she explained giving me the earpiece.

She nodded at a sound technician and he pushed a button. I heard the music of 'H.E.A.V.E.N.' playing with a loud beat.

I took it off and handed it to Ava.

'Thanks'

'You're welcome' she put it on again.

We went to the side of the stage and watched Avril doing her soundcheck. Her music was so good too. She finished and she came towards us.

'Well done! I like your music. It's very powerful and it makes me just want to jump and dance' Ava congratulated her.

'Thanks. I'll stay to watch your soundcheck too. Then, we can visit some fans and talk to the press together if you want'

'Sure!'

Ava went to the center of the stage and sang a few songs as I stood next to Avril. When Ava sang 'My Head & My Heart' Avril started vibing to the song and humming. It felt so good to see the effect Ava's music had on people.

The soundcheck ended and Ava came backstage.

'I love your music girl! It's so upbeat and anthemic! You put so much emotion in the lyrics and I feel it' Avril was jumping in excitement.

'Thank you' said Ava, almost breathless brom singing her soul out.

We all went through the stadium where some fans that knew we were there waited. Ava and Avril signed merchandise, took selfies and answered some questions before avatars and blackstars had to leave for the press to come in.

They did some interviews as I watched and then we left. We went to the hotel to get some sleep. Tomorrow was a big day.

I woke up first and shook Ava's shoulder delicately.

'Happy birthday mom!'

Ava groaned and woke up.

'Thank you sweetie' she gave me a lot of little kisses on my cheeks and forehead before standing up.

Ava's POV

I stood up trying so hard not to wince. The wound hurt so bad but I wanted to perform and not let down my Albanian fans.

We had lunch and after walking around the hotel for a bit we got into the car that would take us to the stadium. We went backstage and saw Avril again. Her act was in an hour and the fans were starting to come into the stadium. I showed y/n the areas where she was allowed to be and she went to explore the area backstage leaving me with Avril.

'Happy birthday by the way' said Avril.

'Thank you. I'm sure you're going to give a great show'

'I'll try' Avril joked.

She drank almost all of her water and went to refill the bottle. She was starting in half an hour.

I looked out the side of the stage to see the stadium and saw that it was full of people.

A while later, Avril went onstage and the crowd cheered for her.

While I listened to her music, I ate some snacks and sat down on a couch with y/n to try to write a song. I took my notebook and a pen and focused. I remembered what happened the night I adopted y/n. The accident could be a good subject for a song. It would be very personal but it was an emotional and intense moment.

I wrote some lyrics and zoned out a few times before the sound of music suddenly stopping brought me back to reality. I would go out there in half an hour. Dimitris and Jen did my hair and makeup after I put the red and black suit for the concert on.

This would be my last concert with my Maxcut. I was going to start the new era tomorrow. I ate more snacks, drank a lot of water and refilled the bottle before saying a little prayer like I always do before a concert. I finished warming up at 5:55PM. I had 5 minutes before a three hour show. I found y/n and she walked with me to the side of the stage.

'You look so pretty' she said.

'Thank you. You don't have to stay here if you don't want to. You can walk around backstage and eat some snacks if you want'

'Okay!'

I ran onstage and when I touched the mic on the mic stand, the crowd shouted:

'Gëzuar ditëlindjen! (Happy birthday!)'

They even started to sing!

'Gëzuar ditëlindjen për ju

Gëzuar ditëlindjen për ju

Gëzuar ditëlindjen, Ava Max

Gëzuar ditëlindjen për ju

Një tjetër qiri për të ndezur

Në tortën tuaj të ditëlindjes

Shpresoj se dëshirat e tu të vijnë e vërtetë

Tani le të festojmë'

(Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, Ava Max

Happy birthday to you

Another candle to light

On your birthday cake

I hope your wishes come true

Now let's celebrate)'

My eyes teared up. This was so beautiful. Literally all of them had agreed for a moment to give me a surprise! I sobbed and some tears ran down my cheeks. The crowd clapped and cheered to cheer me up.

'Ava! Ava! Ava!'

I dried my tears and cleared my throat.

'Shume faleminderit! Të dua shumë! (Thank you so much! I love you!)'

They clapped and music started to play so I prepared myself to sing.

Your POV

Her Albanian avatars singing was heartwarming and I saw that Ava felt it. She started tearing up and lightly sobbing. I wanted to go there and hug her so badly but she recovered and started singing My Head & My Heart. She was doing pretty good until the third song. She started walking a bit irregularly and her skin turned a bit pale. She sang a bit louder to hide it but I saw that she was struggling and in pain.

Two songs later, She closed her eyes for a moment and I saw sweat on her forehead. Her head slightly tilted down but she shook her head and continued with the performance. A song later she looked so tired as she walked from one side of the stage to the other. She was almost at the center when a sweat drop went down her forehead and she turned white before passing out.

The crowd gasped and talked between them as security delicately carried Ava backstage.

I lifted the upper part of the suit to reveal the clean bandage I put on her wound this morning red and dripping. I ran to where my backpack was and took clean bandages I brought just in case. I dried the blood and put on new bandages. I went onstage and after translating what I had to say on my phone, I said:

'Më vjen keq, por Ava nuk mund ta vazhdojë shfaqjen. Ajo ishte e lënduar dhe e dobët, por gjithsesi erdhi këtu sepse nuk donte të të zhgënjente. Faleminderit që jeni kaq mahnitës. mirupafshim (I'm sorry but Ava can't continue the show. She was hurt and weak but she came here anyways because she didn't want to let you down. Thank you for being so amazing. Bye)'

Everybody clapped and sent their best wishes for Ava.

Security carried her to a room and placed her in a bed. I sat down on a chair next to her and held her hand, waiting for her to wake up.

Ava's POV

I tried hiding my struggle but after a few songs it became impossible. The pain was almost unbearable now and I felt a sweat drop sliding on my forehead before collapsing and everything turned black.

I woke up with a huge gasp. I was in a bed backstage and y/n was next to me holding my hand.

'Do you feel better?' she asked.

'Yes. Did I let down my avatars?'

'No, mom. They understood and wished for you to get better'

'Let's go back home. I need it' I said. I wasn't feeling good and I didn't want to be hurt in a city I didn't know...

We went back to the hotel and packed all our stuff.

I said goodbye to my team and got in the car that would take us to the airport.