Celebrities Are People Too

A/N: Okay, so this is my first fanfic ever. I've read quite a few and decided to try it out. Please review. It will be much appreciated! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own All Time Low or any other bands or brands mentioned here (except original characters, of course).

Chapter One: Meet & Greet

I was standing with a blank facial expression at a meet & greet. Actually, we were standing at a meet & greet. She, on the other hand was making small jumps and squealing at the mention of the names: Alex, Jack, Rian and Zack.

My name's Madison Alexei Padilla. Some people called me Lexei or Alex. She, as in the girl I'm with at this meet & greet, is Ysobel, my best friend. I got her these tickets to see All Time Low a while ago for her birthday, seeing as she bought me Paramore tickets for mine. It was win/win. I also scored her the meet & greet, hoping that she'd choose someone else to go with, but she chose me. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of All Time Low and they're music was great, so I didn't mind seeing them in concert, I just wasn't too keen on meeting them. I actually didn't care. I'm a firm believer in "Why treat a celebrity different? Being famous doesn't make you any more of a person than anyone else. We're all equal."

You see, we're from Australia, but I have family in Franklin, Tennessee and Baltimore, Maryland. Long story short, I used to live in Baltimore for a year when I was fifteen, then moved back to Victoria. That was great, seeing as I wasn't quite used to school in the USA. I would always get lost and stuff. When we turned seventeen, Ysobel started asking if I had ever met All Time Low at school. I would always smile and say no.

The thing is, I did know them. Well, I knew of them. We went to school together and I was in a lot of Rian and Jack's classes. Rian and Matt are two of my best friends. That's how I got this meet & greet without having to win anything.

We're currently in the US, on a little trip. Ysobel wanted to see my houses in Franklin and Baltimore before we left, but first, we'd go visit other cities and stuff. I also brought my other best friend (I have quite a few best friends), Samantha, but she wasn't a very big fan of All Time Low's, so she decided to stay and nap in the hotel.

Back to the present, Ysobel and I were waiting for All Time Low to come out and meet the guys in here. I should really say chicks, seeing as another guy was nowhere in sight, besides the security guards and all.

I must have seriously spaced out, seeing as I didn't realise the girls' screaming got louder and the guys were already at the front of the room. I waved a small hi to Rian. He smiled back, with his pearly whites. Wow, he must really love his teeth.

This was just how I expected it, they say hi to their fans, sign things, take pictures, no biggie. Ysobel had run in between Jack and Alex and asked for a picture. I took it, with a bored expression on my face. Hopefully, I didn't offend them with the fact that I didn't seem very keen.

They waved me over so they could come talk to me. They must have noticed how bored I was, but I stayed put. I just sat in my seat and looked around. It was almost time to leave. Just then I got a text from Rian.

[A/N: Italics = Rian, Italics & Bold = Miranda]
Hey, stay back for a bit when everyone leaves. Your friend can come along.

Hmm, okay, I guess that'll be fine. She'll totally flip...

Haha, from my good looks, I know ;)

She has more of a crush on Alex, but I'll let you think that ;)

After about ten more minutes, everyone started to walk out. They sure took their time. Ysobel motioned for me to get up from my seat, but I just called her over. She sat next to me, with a funny look on her face. "Do you feel sick? Is everything alright?" she asked. I laughed and shook my head.

"I just wanted to stay back for a bit 'til everyone leaves." All the guys from All Time Low were looking at me weird. Their looks saying 'why isn't she going home? And why isn't she being told by the security guard?' We all sat there in a silent room for ten minutes. It was pretty awkward. I knew I was being stared at by the guys. And Ysobel too.

We couldn't keep it in any longer, Rian and I burst into laughter.