Pen name: Xxneonmusic5xX

First name: Jessica

R5 member: Ryland

Song: Crazy 4 U

The air was heavy. Jessica's skin felt sticky and moist. Her clothes clung to her body as she inched forward in the cluster of hundreds of people. The hairs on her arms stood up straight when she felt the closeness between herself and the people surrounding her. They were just those hairs away from touching her. She was actually convinced that there was at least one person already touching her, but she couldn't feel it. Her body was numb and tired from the work out she had just given herself. The jumping, the screaming, the dancing. It was more excitement and physical activity in one night than she experienced in her entire life. Now, she felt almost claustrophobic. It was hard to breathe and the hair resting on the back of her neck that was drenched in sweat was beginning to irritate her.

"Make a line, please!" Mark Lynch cupped his hands around his mouth to enhance the strength of his voice, but his attempt failed. The chatter among all of the R5 fans was overwhelming. Jessica glanced down at the ticket that she gripped in her hands. This was what she was going to ask them to sign. She ran her finger along the letters and took a deep breath. The concert was amazing, but now it was over. She knew she was going to have to preserve this ticket and this memory forever.

Jessica looked up and noticed that she had gotten close to the signing table. She didn't realize she had been moving. There was a clearing between two fans and she could just barely see Rocky. Her heart skipped a beat and began to quicken in pace. She didn't have a particular crush on any of them, but the fact that she was about to meet them excited her.

She shuffled to the side, toward the end of the table by the back door and peered over another shoulder. They were so close. Her stomach flipped as she glanced back down at her ticket. She took another step forward when-SMACK! The door swung open and knocked her backwards, stumbling over her own feet and those of the people around her. She brought her hand up to her forehead, her eyes welling up with tears. She didn't look up.

Ryland's eyes widened when he realized what he had just done. He dropped the box of t-shirts he was carrying in and rushed to her side. "Are you okay?"

She slowly blinked back her tears and looked up, her eyes connecting with his. Her face felt hot as she dropped her hand, "Uh, yeah. I'm fine." She looked away in embarrassment.

Ryland stared at her, unsure what to do. "That's dangerous," he gestured toward the door, his statement a little awkward.

She examined his expression. "Ya think?" she replied sarcastically and looked down, suddenly realizing that she had dropped her ticket. Her heart stopped and she urgently scanned the ground.

He furrowed his eyebrows and watched her, "Looking for something?"

"My ticket!" she exclaimed, louder than she intended. "My ticket," she repeated, softer, removing her eyes from the ground for a second to look at him. "I was gonna have the band sign it."

Ryland paused, finally realizing that he hadn't apologized for what he had done. "Hey," he began, reaching into the box of t-shirts. "Take one of these and get it signed." He held it out to her, "I owe you it."

Jessica studied the t-shirt and looked up at him, debating whether or not to take it. If she did, he would assume that everything was alright. But it wasn't. He hadn't even said he was sorry. And for some reason, she was really disappointed that she lost her ticket.

"I'm sorry I hit you with the door," he motioned for her to take the shirt.

She smiled slightly and grabbed the concert tee out of his hand. "Thank you," she nodded and walked over to get back in "line". Ryland remained still and watched as her eyes brightened when she got closer to the band. She began to beam, just before reaching the table. Finally, when Riker placed his marker on the shirt, she was radiating joy, her smile sparkling. Ryland couldn't help but to smile, too. Suddenly, she seemed so beautiful, her excitement and happiness contagious. His eyes followed her all the way down the line until she reached Ratliff. Then, she disappeared in the crowd. His smile fell and he knew immediately that he had to get to know this girl. He rushed through the crowd and stopped when he got to the front door. He glanced in all directions and released a sigh of relief when he saw her putting on her jacket. He approached her.

"I didn't get your name."

Jessica looked up, a sense of new confusion in her smile. "Jessica," she said, reluctantly.

Ryland grinned, "I like it." He scratched the back of his neck, "Listen, Jessica, do you think maybe I could give you a call sometime?"

She paused, surprised by his question. Suddenly, he seemed kind of cute and maybe great things would come to her if he had her number. She smiled, "Sure."

He contained his excitement as he pulled out his phone and handed it to her to type in her number. Her thumbs were quick and in a second, she was handing it back to him. "Thank you."

She nodded, pleased, and waved goodbye to him. Without a word, she walked outside and went home.

Jessica lied awake in her bed and stared at the ceiling. Her ears were still ringing from the concert, but she could still hear the crickets chirping outside of her window. She rolled over and looked at the clock: 12:43 a.m. She sighed and stared at the blinking blue dots between the numbers. It switched to 12:44. Just as she began to close her eyes, her cell phone started vibrating. Her eyes shot open and she curiously looked at the caller ID. Unknown. She picked it up and answered it. "Hello?"

"You answered."

Jessica sat up and ran her fingers through her hair, "Who is this?"

"Ryland."

Her heart began to race, "Why are you calling me at this hour, Ryland?"

"I couldn't get you off of my mind." She could sense that he was smiling.

She bit her lip, her heartbeat pumping and going insane. "Yeah?" was all she managed to reply.

"Look outside your window."

Jessica furrowed her eyebrows and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She could feel her hot blood circulating through her body and her cheeks. She moved to the second story window and opened it. In front of her, on the lawn, stood Ryland with his phone to his ear. He beamed at her, his cheeks flushed in excitement as well.

"How did you find me?!" she exclaimed, hanging up her phone and leaning out the window.

He removed his phone from his ear as well. "I used your number and looked it up." He paused, "I know it might be a little weird, but like I said, I couldn't stop thinking about you."

Jessica grinned from ear to ear. She glanced inside her house to make sure her parents weren't awake and then she whispered, "Hang on." She shut the window gently, racing quietly down the stairs and out the front door. When she approached him, her entire view of him changed. He was like... her prince charming.

Ryland smiled at her, her eyes glimmering in the moonlight. It seemed like they could just stare at eachother forever, never having to say a word. "Oh!" he remembered, "I have something for you." He dug into his pocket and pulled out a small piece of paper. A ticket. Her ticket.

She looked up at him in disbelief and slowly took the ticket from his grasp. "You f-found it?" she stuttered.

He nodded, exhaling heavily with a smile.

She smiled in appreciation and wonderment. Inhaling deeply, she reached for his hand. "Let's go sit on the roof."

He let her begin to lead him, but hesitantly. "Is that okay?"

She giggled and nodded. They walked to the porch and used it to climb up onto the roof, sitting down beside each other. It was comfortable. The moon emitted enough light for them to see, but didn't overpower the stars in the sky. Jessica turned to Ryland and softly said, "You're a romantic."

He smiled sheepishly and shook his head, "I'm not. This is crazy."

She tilted her head to the side, "What do you mean?" She watched him closely, admiring the way he spoke and the way he moved.

He stared deep into her eyes and whispered, "I play it safe. I never really took a chance in life. This is the biggest thing I think I've ever done and you have no idea how fast my heart is beating right now." He chuckled, not breaking the eye contact.

She smiled widely back at him, her own heart soaring. She didn't say anything for a while. She just allowed herself to get lost in his eyes.

Ryland slowly leaned in, knowing that this was the right time to take a risk. He placed his lips gently on Jessica's, kissing her softly. He could feel the heat rush to his face. Jessica was ecstatic.

After a moment, Ryland pulled away, shocked by his own action. He smiled nervously at Jessica. She bit her lip in a smile and felt herself blush.

"I'm crazy for you," he stated, breaking the silence.

She beamed, unsure of how to reply. She felt the same way, but her voice seemed to be missing. She just nodded, taking his hand in hers.

He grinned, tightening his grip on her hand. "I'd like to get to know you better."

Regaining her voice, Jessica turned to him and suggested, "How about we start off with a midnight dip in the pool?"

Realizing that she was going to change his life, Ryland smiled in agreement.

Did you like it? This is my second imagine and I honestly think I'm just going to keep improving. I wrote this one in the past tense. I wrote the first one in the present tense 'cause I thought it made more sense for an imagine, but I honestly had a really hard time doing that. So I wrote this one in the way that I'm most comfortable writing. And I think it ended up pretty good! Your positivity and nice comments are greatly appreciated! :) I'm trying to write as many as I can, but I want to make sure they are quality work, too!