Hey Guys! This is My first FanFiction, so I don't know how good it's going to be... I hope you like it! Please Review and let me know what you think! I've updated the first chapters on tumblr at fireflies-glow if you wanted to have a look :) Future Chapters will just be uploaded here. Enjoy :)

The blindingly bright spotlights hit her face, illuminating her dazzling features. The room, although filled with hundreds of people fell deadly silent. The echoes of their cheers and screams from just moments ago ringing in her ears. The music starts and murmurs from the excited crowd members float up to her place on stage indicating their recognition of the song. She squints out into the audience smiling bravely out at them. Her cue to sing. She opens her mouth and starts to sing, then stops abruptly. What are the words again? She stares out at the crowd for a moment before looking over at the band. They wear shocked expressions and nod at her, an encouragement to keep singing. The crowd begins to murmur as she tries again, off key. Murmurs from the crowd erupt into louder comments. To shouting. She stands paralyzed to her spot center stage. She glances to the wings where her friends are waiting. They stare worriedly and helplessly out at her. The crowd screams louder and she is once again aware of just how many people there are out there. Images flash before her eyes, alternating between the angry crowd, the band and her friends. The friends she let down. She feels sick. Dizzy. She spins around to see dark shapes running towards her and feels herself falling to the ground as everything goes black…

Lauren woke abruptly and sprang up in her bed, her eyes wide. Shaking, she looked around the room confused at the odd black figures that surrounded her in place of her usual bedroom furniture. She was up high for some reason, higher than usual and the roof was far too close. She reached her hand out and touched it, breathing a sigh of relief as her eyes adjusted to the darkness around her and she remembered where she was. She looked over at the bed across the narrow hall of the tour bus and recognized its occupant. Brian was sleeping soundly, his back turned to her. Brian. How could she even begin to describe him? He had to be her best guy friend for sure, despite the fact that they constantly bickered and teased one another. She couldn't imagine her life without him, though she would never admit that to his face.

Below him was Joey and below herself, she remembered was the bed that Julia had claimed. Dylan, Walker and Meredith were also in the bus. She lay back down and listened to her friends breathing and smiled to herself. She loved them so much and felt so lucky that they were able to share their fame together. They were on their third Concert tour and their fan base had only continued to grow since the previous year. Despite the success they had experienced with their parody musicals, she still couldn't believe that it was happening to her. It was this group, Team Starkid that had made her so well-known and had given her the many acting opportunities that she now, sometimes took for granted.

She reached under her pillow and found her phone. It was5:07am. Of course it was. She always woke early on tour, having had the experience several times prior. Lauren sat up again and looked around the cramped tour bus once more. She was not in the least bit tired and really wanted to get the day started, but her friends were obviously fast asleep and wouldn't be awake for hours. She turned to her phone again and tapped the Twitter icon. Scrolling down the recent tweets from the people she followed. Bored with what she found, she tweeted " Brian_Holden sounds like a lawn-mower when he sleeps, note to self: alternate sleeping arrangements…#Loudsleeper #Killmenow" and switched it back off again putting it in the pocket of her hoodie. She sighed and looked over at Brian again. Of course, she hadn't heard a sound from him all night, in fact the only reason she knew he was still alive was that she could see his body rise and fall as he slept. Captivated for a moment by his movements, she noticed how calm it made her watching him. It gave her a warm glow inside. The same warm glow she felt each time he laughed at her jokes or smiled at her with his usual big, goofy grin. She couldn't remember ever feeling so close to someone. Although they teased each other all the time, she felt like she could tell him anything. She caught herself smiling at him and chuckled to herself.

Do you realize how creepy that is? If he had woken up and seen me, I'd never hear the end of it!

Tearing her eyes away from him she looked at the bed below occupied by Joey and then to Julia. Both were asleep. She grumbled to herself. Why aren't they up yet?!She swung her legs around so they were dangling over the edge of the bed and her feet searched for the ladder. Maybe a jog would speed up time a bit. When she felt the cold metal on her left foot she clambered down trying not to wake her friends. Her tiny feet touched the wooden floor and she swiftly but silently made her way past her friends to where her shoes were. Several years of ballet training had made her exceptionally light on her feet. She snatched up her sneakers and grabbed a pair of socks from a draw nearby, then headed back past her friends to the other end of the bus. They had arrived at the first City of the tour and were parked in what looked to be a large park.

She quietly opened the bus door and slipped outside. The air was bitterly cold but she smiled and breathed in the fresh air. She sat herself on the ground and put on her socks and shoes. The other bus was parked right beside theirs and she wondered if anyone was awake yet. It was still dark out so it was unlikely. She walked around examining her surroundings as best as one could in the dark. She always felt active after waking up, and with a small glance back at the bus she took off at a run.

Brian moaned as he felt his phone vibrate underneath his pillow. Ignoring it he rolled over burying his face in his pillow. It vibrated again what felt like two seconds later. Groaning he reluctantly opened his eyes and grabbed hold of the small black phone. A message was glaring up at him and the bright light cut through the dark room stinging his eyes. He blinked trying to help them adjust to the light.

1 message Twitter. Ugh I should not have gotten that alert thing on my phone he grumbled to himself. He opened the message. " Brian_Holden sounds like a lawn-mower when he sleeps, note to self: alternate sleeping arrangements…#Loudsleeper #Killmenow"-Lauren Lopez. He smiled at his phone and glanced over to the bed where she had been sleeping. He sighed. Already up! She was always on the go. Her energy shocked him sometimes. He looked back down at his phone. Tweeted at 5:12am. This was early, even for Lauren. " LaurenLopez1 like you would know! You're dead to the world when you sleep! You'd sleep through WW3. #thesleepingdead – then you'd go for a jog" He loved teasing her just as much as she loved teasing him. She was one of his best friends and even though he made fun of her, she was the most talented person he knew. She had this ability to become a character in an instant and have an audience crying with laughter. She didn't care about appearance or what other people thought of her, although she was probably the most beautiful person he had ever seen. She oozed confidence and flare. It was one of the many things he loved about her.

He looked over at her vacant bed once more before sitting up and looking around the room. All of the others were still sound asleep. I don't blame them it's five thirty. He climbed out of bed and made his way over to the kitchen area, taking a seat at the table. His phone vibrated again. 1 message Lolo. He smiled at the sight of her nickname and opened the text.

"Bri you're up! FINALLY! (B. , I would sooo not sleep through WW3! I would know, you're about as loud as a machine gun so I've had practice)"

"Whatever you say Lo ;) Where are you?"

"…went for a jog :P Meet me outside with snacks in 10?"

"Alright :)"

Brian smiled at himself and quietly rummaged through the overhead cabinets collecting some chocolate-chip cookies and making two cups of coffee. He had admitted to himself almost a year ago that he liked Lauren. He had never told her because he treasured their friendship too much. Lauren made him feel like no one else had done before. His stomach flipped when she touched him. His heart glowed with warmth when she smiled. She had such a beautiful smile. Her laugh was almost as magical as her voice. Not love though, just a crush. That's it, nothing more. And it will pass soon enough. But when he stepped outside and saw the small girl running towards him he questioned that with all his heart.