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Chapter 21

"Na, na, na, na, na, naaahh, na, na, na, na, na, naaaaah," Ross, Riker, Rydel and Rocky sang into the mic to the crowd of people in front of them at the concert.

"Been looking for the one tonight..." Ross sang, all the instruments went quiet and the whole crowd cheered.

It had been a few weeks since everyone was out of the hospital and news had spread pretty quickly that R5 were becoming "R4", but of course they would keep the name "R5" in case Ratliff ever felt the need to come back to LA and rejoin the group. As a matter of fact, tonight was officially Ratliff's last ever R5 concert with everyone and they all made sure he had a good one, and he wasn't going to lie it was a very, very good one. Minus the fact that him and Ross weren't speaking at all, only if they accidentally did something wrong at sound check, rehearsals or were both asked something together at the V.I.P.

Ever since that day in the hospital when Ratliff told him he was leaving no matter what he does, they haven't been close at all. Like they've drifted apart. Which Rydel, Rocky, Riker and Maia think is totally unfair, not only to them both, to Brooklyn seen as though it takes two parents to look after a baby. They know Ratliff can't do anything about leaving, but Ross just can't accept that fact and well everyone knows that.

As they all went to go to the front of the stage to go take their bow, Rocky looked over to where Ross, Ratliff, Rydel and Riker were about to go when he ran tot he mic "No stop," Rocky said through the mic making everyone stop in their tracks and everyone's eyes staring on him, including Maia and Alesia who were both backstage looking after Brooklyn who was in her pushchair.

Everyone continued to look at Rocky confused for a moment, until he put his green guitar down on his stand and grabbed Ross by the arm and taking him over near Rydel's keyboard so nobody could hear. Leaving Riker, Ratliff and Rydel to high-five the fans in the crowd and talking to them also.

Ross looked over to Rocky confused and pulled his arm away from his "What are you doing?" Ross asked, lowering his voice in case Rydel's mic on the keyboard picked up what they were saying and sent it through the whole venue.

Rocky looked over to the other three to see if they were distracted before looking at Ross "How much do you love Ratliff?" Rocky asked. Ross sighed and rolled his eyes before going to walk away from Rocky, fortunately Rocky grabbed Ross's arm and pulled him back "answer the god damn question Ross... I know you don't like not talking to him and not being close to him as much as I don't like it between you both. Heck no one does... I don't want him to leave.. Rydel, Riker, Maia and Alesia don't want him to leave.. the fans don't.. and I know for a fact you more than anyone else in the world don't want him to leave.."

Ross sighed and nodded "I know," He said, voice cracking slightly "I don't know what I'm going to do when he leaves.. I'm afraid that the damage has been done and there's nothing I can do."

"Of course there's something you can do," Rocky said "talk to him. Apologise! Tell him you love him. I know that's not going to stop him from leaving but still... Least the air will be cleared between you both, you'll both know how you feel and if he ever does come back then you know you can both be together."

Ross nodded, he went to go walk away but he stopped and turned round back to Rocky "I have no idea what to say to him," He said "I don't know how to put it into words.. I'll probably get all nervous and freak out again."

Rocky just smiled at Ross "Who said you had to say it?" Rocky asked, Ross watched as Rocky turned round and picked up his acoustic guitar and putting it over his shoulder.

Ross's eyes widened "No, what.. I can't sing to him in front of everyone the fans will go nuts."

"Yeah, with excitement.. Dude.. Before there was about 50 Rosslington shippers, but after the whole baby situation that number went up through the whole fan base! There's more of them little shits about more than there was Raura shippers when you did Austin & Ally. Basically, Rosslington is the new Raura if you look on Twitter and every fan-made video out there... So don't go saying the fans won't like it.. They're going to fucking love it and some may have heart attacks and pass out!"

"Rosslington? Raura?" Ross questioned. He knew what they were, but he didn't think Rocky actually paid attention to that stuff but Rockliff.

Rocky nodded "That's right, I know the ship names.. Got a problem?" Rocky asked, attempting to fold his arms not realising that his guitar was in the way. Ross just shook his head no. "Good," He said, looking over to Riker "Hey Riker! Come here!"

Riker walked over to both of his brothers and stood in the middle of them "What's going on? Why are you stalling the final bow?" He asked.

"Get your bass ready," Rocky asked "we're doing One Last Dance."

Riker cocked his head "We already did One Last Dance...? Didn't we...?" He asked.

"Yes," Rocky said "we did One Last Dance for the fans.. but Ross never done it for Ratliff."

Riker looked at Rocky confused for a moment before he finally got it, letting a smile creep upon his face as he looked at Ross. He patted Ross on the shoulder and walked over and grabbed his bass putting it back on. Rydel and Ratliff looked at Rocky and Ross before looking over at Riker, then at each other confused. In fact, it was making them both a little nervous.

Ross walked over to his mic stand and took the mic off nervously before walking back over to Rocky, keeping his hand over the mic so nobody could hear him. "How do I do this?" Ross asked "I've never serenaded a guy.. before."

"Oh trust me, this is going to be the first.. and last."

"Okay, but will you give me some ti-" Ross never got to finish off the sentence when Rocky just looked at Ross with a cunning grin, playing the intro to the song. "Or you could just start it.. Your choice.." Ross said as he felt the nerves beginning to take over. He just shut his eyes and took a deep breath as Rocky kept on playing the small intro over and over again waiting for Ross to give him the signal to play it one last time. Ross just gave him the nod.

Ratliff looked up when he heard Rocky playing the guitar to 'One Last Dance' where he saw Ross standing next to him looking like he was about to throw up, he then looked over to Rydel and she just shrugged, then at Riker who just grinned at Riker. Making him wonder what the hell was going on.

Ross shut his eyes, he'd never been nervous performing before but right now he was practically shitting bricks. He then brought the mic up to his lips and started to get it over and done with "Tear drops in your hazel eyes, I can't believe I made you cry," Ross began to sang, in his voice you could tell his nerves were high but slowly going. He was just stood next to Rocky still looking over to the other side of the stage where Rydel and Ratliff were.

Rydel looked next to her, he knew fine well he was singing to someone by the way he was looking over to her and Ratliff, and there was no girl there. Then it clicked to her, she looked to Ratliff and smiled, who just gave her a confused look.

"It feels so long, since we went wrong, but your still on my mind," He sang as he stepped away from Rocky. Rydel stroked Ratliff's arm before walking away from him, leaving him stood on his own, and sitting down on the mini stage that held Ratliff's drums and watched with the biggest smile on her face.

"Never meant to break your heart, sometimes things just fall apart," Ross sang as he finally made it to the middle of the stage and looking directly at Ratliff, choosing to ignore the fans that had screamed when they realized what was going on and the ones that screamed "Rosslington".

"So here's one night, to make it right, before we say goodbye," Some people may call Ratliff a little idiotic at times, but he honestly thought Ross was doing a second encore until he came to the middle of the stage and that random fangirl (or girls) screamed "Rosslington", that's when it clicked to him. He looked over at Ross and his arms dropped to his side before dropping them.

"So wait up, wait up, give me one more chance," Ross sang, as he could feel his voice breaking. Rocky really did have to pick the most emotional song on the album for him to sing to the love of his life, it was making him emotional too and want to cry "to make up, make up, I just need One Last Dance,"

Ross stepped a little forward as he finished off the chorus before moving onto the next bit "Freshmen year, I saw your face, now it's graduation day," Rocky had to look down at the guitar to hide the big huge smile that was creeping up onto his face, his plan was truly brilliant. It may of been the best one yet.

"Said we'd be friends, till the end," Ross looked at Ratliff deep in the eyes, as if he was asking this next part to him in real life on their own "Can we start again?"

"So, wait up, wait up, give me one more chance," Ratliff smiled began to smile as he continued to sing to him, he stepped forward, walking slowly towards Ross as it looked like it was what Ross wanted instead of him going all the way to the corner of the stage "to make up, make up, I just need One Last Dance.."

"Na, na, na, na, oh-oh," Rydel sat on the mini stage watching what was taking place in front of, and she couldn't help but smile a whole lot, that much she forgot where she was and looked through the curtain backstage and smiled at Maia. Only Maia, "na, na, na, na, oh-oh," Maia smiled back at Rydel as she smiled to her, Alesia noticed the smile Rydel was giving them both. Only then did she realize she was only giving Maia one.. Which rose a lot of suspicions to Alesia seen as though she's known Rydel all her life and Maia ever since Ross did Teen Beach Movie. So why would he be looking at only Maia when she's there too? Like magic it just clicked to her brain, she had to do everything in her power to stop from gasping and cutting some bitch.

"I heard your, heading east, so lets just make our peace, so when you think of me... you'll smile... and I'll smile..." Ross sang as now Ratliff was stood right in front of smiling kind of like a sad/happy smile, he just looked at Ratliff with so much pain and emotion in his eyes and face that he thought he was going to cry "so wait up, wait up, give me one more chance..."

Ross began to walk round Ratliff, circling him, as he sang the next part as he couldn't stay still any more and needed to do something that would stop him from breaking down with sadness and emotion. Which is weird because this is the only time this song has affected him emotionally "To make up, make up, I just need One Last Dance," He slowed down on walking round Ratliff, as he noticed how Ratliff kept on having to turn round to look at him "So wait up, wait up, give me one more chance.."

"Just one song, and I'll move on..." Ross sang, stopping in front of Ratliff and staring him dead in the eyes with so much love and passion that even a blind man could see see "give me One Last Dance... I just need One Last Dance... with you... Oh-whoa.."

Ross slowly dropped the mic as he finished off the song, everyone throughout the hole venue clapped and screamed making them almost deaf, but they chose to ignore it. He went to go say something to Ratliff right there, but he didn't have to as Ratliff basically attacked Ross with a tight, comforting, loving hug; Ross buried his head in the crook of Ratliff's neck, wrapping his arms round him tightly and letting a couple tears roll down his cheek, not even caring who was watching.

Ratliff rubbed Ross's back and held him tightly also, not wanting to let go as the crowd kept on cheering and clapping "I love you.." Ratliff said into his ear as his voice cracked and a tear rolled down his cheek.

"I love you too." Ross said as he kept a more firm grip on him, not even realizing his microphone had picked up the whole thing, making the audience 'aww'.

Rocky watched from the other side of the stage smiling like a complete idiot, this was in fact the best ever plan he'd come up with and to make it even better... "KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS!" Rocky chanted, loud enough for everyone to hear. Then, the whole venue was chanting it all thanks to Rocky Mark Lynch.

Ross and Ratliff looked out to the crowd pulling away from the hug, they looked at each other and not giving it any second thought or hesitation Ratliff put his hands on Ross's face and brought him in kissing him softly on the lips, Ross kissed back. Making the audience cheer even more. Rydel clapped as she 'woo'd', looking over to Maia and still smiling at her like an idiot and all loving, which Maia was returning. They were so lost in it, they failed to notice quite a few things.

Rocky clapped, smiling and laughing a little watching Ross and Ratliff, he then looked backstage to look at Maia to see her reaction to this to see her smiling lovingly out to the stage. He continued to smile at her until he realised she wasn't smiling at him like that, which made his smile fade just a tiny bit, he looked to where she was smiling lovingly where he saw Rydel returning the smile. HE then looked back out to the crowd, down at the stage letting his smile completely fade and hands stop clapping.

Riker put his bass down before going over to the microphone stand "Alright! You've been awesome Los Angeles! I think your not the only one who made Ratliff's last show a good one," He said, looking at Ross and Ratliff who were now not giving anyone any personal space what so ever before looking back out to the crowd "we love you R5Family! I hope to see you all on some of our other tours in the future! Goodnight!"

As everyone walked out backstage, Riker walked over and began to help Rydel put all the instruments away whilst Rocky walked straight past Maia and ignoring him before going into the dressing room, slamming the door behind him making everyone jump. But they all just figured he needed the bathroom or something and he shut the door too quickly as he was desperate for it.

Ratliff took Ross's hand before pulling him round the corner where nobody could hear them, he looked at him and smiled before giving him another soft kiss on the lips. He pulled away slowly and pressed his forehead against Ross's "You know.. I still have to leave right? Tomorrow..." Ratliff asked, even though he didn't want to bring it back up and ruin the most incredible moment of his life.

Ross sighed and nodded, taking his head away from Ratliff's looking at him as both their hands were locked together in the middle of them "I know," Ross said as he looked down at both of their hands, he then looked up to him and smiled a little "But... lets not waste what little time we have left thinking about that." He said, putting one hand behind Ratliff's head and through his hair bringing him down for another kiss, making it deeper and more passionate.

Ross's hands slipped down to Ratliff's waist, immediately Ratliff pulled away making Ross pout at him "Lets just not do this here where people can see.." Ratliff said as he took Ross by the hand and both of them sneaking towards the backstage door "lets go home or find a hotel or something.."

Ross smiled at Ratliff and just shook his head as they sneaked out of the back, hoping nobody could see them. But Riker saw them, he just shook his head smiling. They deserved to be alone like that after the past few months, he walked back down to the instruments to put them away past Rocky's dressing room when he noticed Rydel had disappeared as well as Maia. He looked towards Rydel's dressing room where both of them were, they went into the dressing room and looked around before going in as if they didn't want to be seen.

Riker finished wrapping the wire he had in his hands before putting them in the case, walking to Rydel's dressing room only to be stopped by Alesia "Don't," She said standing in front of him "don't go in there. You'll see something you don't want to.. and it's best if Rocky sees with his own eyes and not from our mouths.." She said, even though she wanted to tell Rocky that his girlfriend was a whore and his sister was a back stabber more than anything. Riker gave Alesia a confused look.

Rocky came out of the dressing room as he heard Alesia's voice "Don't worry Alesia," Rocky said as he made his way to Rydel's dressing room "I'm going now."

Alesia couldn't watch Rocky's heart break as he was about to walk through the door, so she turned away and put her head into Riker's chest as he put one of his hands round her back and watched Rocky open Rydel's dressing room door and stand in the hallway. He then shook his head before turning round, he looked pissed, upset, hurt. In fact that wasn't the words to describe how Rocky looked through Riker's eyes, he slammed Rydel's dressing room door shut before storming out the back door.

"What's going on?" Riker asked, looking down at Alesia and pulling away from her "Is there something I should know?"

"I have a feeling your about to find out.."

"Rocky!" Maia shouted as she came out of Rydel's dressing room "I'm sorry, come back! It wasn't what it looked like!" She shouted, running after Rocky.

"Oh.." Riker said, as it finally clicked to him mind "Rydel and... Maia..."

"Yeah.."

Rocky just kept on running and running and running until he found himself at the nearest train station and he didn't even know how he managed it. Just the sight of his girlfriend - well ex - and big sister going at it with each other kissing like there was no tomorrow just made him go insane.. He sat on the bench at the platform of the station and put his head in his hands.

"Excuse me sir.." Rocky looked up to see a man stood there who was looking after the train that was at the platform right now "are you getting on the train or not?" He asked.

Rocky looked at the train. "Rocky!" Rocky looked to the left where he saw Maia coming towards him, as fast as he could Rocky got out how much money he could before giving it to him "Where will that get me?" Rocky asked.

The man counted the money before putting the money into his pouch and giving him a ticket on his machine "Our final stop."

Rocky took the ticket from him "Thanks!" Rocky said, jumping onto the train. He had no idea how far away this train was going to take him but he didn't care. He just sat on the empty seat by the window and sat there, looking out the window as the train departed from the train station in LA. He then put his head into his hands, letting a couple tears fall not caring who watched him as by the looks of it they knew who he was.

"Excuse me?"

Rocky looked up to see a girl stood there about his age with blonde hair and silver blue eyes looking down at him. "What's wrong?" She asked. She then noticed how Rocky looked scared by how she was asking these "Sorry, I'm Sarah.. I'm a huge fan of R5.. I just want to know why your leaving LA in tears..."

Rocky let out a small laugh as he sat up "It's nice that you care Sarah," He said as he looked at her "but.. I don't want to talk about it.. I'm just on this train letting it take me to the last stop where I can get as far away from my family and Maia as possible.."

"Well, I'm getting off at the last stop also," Sarah said "maybe you could get off with me, I'll give you a place to stay and then you can do whatever cause no doubt you'll need a place."

Rocky smiled at Sarah and nodded "Thank you.."

"No problem." Sarah said

Little did Rocky know what he was getting himself into.

Little did they all know what they had just gotten themselves into.

The End.

Well... Happy-ish ending... Happy ending for Ross & Ratliff ish... & a happy ending for Riker and Alesia... not such a happy ending for Rocky... But everything will be revealed in the sequel called "Coming Back For You" :D I don't know when I'll post it.. Hopefully when I've finished "110 Floors High" if you haven't read that story yet, please do! :) It has 2 chapters so far! :D

Anyway IMPORTANT:

Could you guys tell me in the reviews of what you would like to see in the sequel? I have ideas but I need MORE so I can right it a full length story!

Thank you all SO SO SO SO SO SO SO much for putting up with this first MPreg story! Who knws.. There MIGHT be more ;) Haha