Into You, Ariana Grande lyrics are use briefly and I CLEARLY do not own them. The same goes for One Piece and any recognizable characters from the anime, as well as any other song lyrics used (all lyric usages will have proper song titles and artists attached at the start of the chapter they are used in). The only thing that is mine here is my OC's Ariadne and Seraphina.

This fic is also inspired by JuHuaTai and their fic "Hey, Mr. Star, I Think I Love You (Please Love Me Too)" over on AO3. I absolutely adore their fic and thought it could be fun to try my hand at a music industry AU as well since my main OC is a musician. But this is written purely out of love for both One Piece as well as JuHuaTai's fic and no copying or theft was intended. Go read their fic! I promise it's a million times better than this one!

"Addie!"

"Addie!"

"Addie!"

The crowd of thousands chanted as a tall young woman stood alone in the center of the stage. She smiled and flicked her long blonde hair over her shoulder before raising her microphone to her mouth.

"Well this has all been absolutely amazing!" She said sounding only slightly out of breath. "You guys have been great and thanks for coming out! Goodnight!"

She waved and gave a bow as the crowd continued to scream her name. The screams followed her as she walked backstage, and were quickly joined by pats on the back and words of congratulations from the workers.

"Another perfect show Addie!"

"Great job Addie!"

"Damn girl you killed it!"

She smiled and thanked those she walked past before finally reaching the door to her dressing room. She quickly walked through it and immediately threw herself down on the couch in the corner. She laid there for a minute before rolling onto her back. She took a deep breath and stared up at the ceiling.

The room was deafening.

The crowd had been loud, but it would never be louder the silence of that room.

The silence.

She sighed again before sitting up and grabbing her phone off the coffee table. She ignored all the messages and missed calls that were surely just more empty praise for the concert and instead opened Discord to see if she had any messages.

Ace: Hey :)

You're never gonna guess what I'm doing tonight c:

Like it's seriously impossible.

Never gonna guess ;)))))) Nope nope nope!

Sorry don't mind me as I've over here losing my shit XD

Her face immediately bloomed into a smile when she saw that one of her favorite people had messaged her. She barely contained a squeal and started to reply when the door to her dressing room swung open. She looked up and saw her publicist/best friend/basically sister walk in.

Sera, full name Seraphina, was tall at just a few inches shorter than Addie herself, and had blonde hair that barely brushed her shoulders with heavy bangs. In contrast to Addie with her artfully messy curls Sera's hair was straightened to perfection without even a single flyaway to be seen.

"Well that was fun." Sera said, walking over and sitting on the couch as Addie went back to typing. "Yet another perfect performance, and so on and so forth."

"Uh huh. That's what everyone keeps telling me." Addie said, not looking up from her phone.

"Who are you texting over there that has you oh so distracted?"

She rolled her eyes. "I'm not texting anyone I was just checking Discord."

"Right. To text your man."

Addie scoffed. "He's not my man. We're just friends who message each other from time to time."

"Right." Sera said nodding her head. "You do remember that he's obsessed with you don't you?"

"He's not obsessed with me, he's obsessed with Addie. There's a huge difference believe me."

"If I didn't know you any better I'd swear you have multiple personalities Andy." Sera said with a shake of her head.

"I mean, don't I?" Andy asked.

Ariadne was a soft spoken, almost shy young woman to those who knew her personally and had the privilege of calling her Andy. She was incredibly awkward and prone to quoting movies at every possible opportunity. But once again, only with those she was close with. As far as the rest of the world was concerned, Ariadne, better known as Addie, was a cold, professional, confident, intimidating singer. She had become the very definition of a household name by having written dozens of record breaking songs, receiving countless awards and as a result she was praised world wide for her beauty and musical skill.

But it was all a front. When Ariadne looked in the mirror and stared into her bright green eyes all she saw was a stranger. After spending nearly her entire life on a stage, pretending to be someone else, she no longer had much of a grasp on who she was off the stage. But there were a few exceptions to that, mainly a small number of people she called friends who allowed her to be herself and not worry about appearances.

Ace: Sorry you're probably asleep by now… I'll stop bugging you lol

Andy glanced at the clock on the wall before replying.

Andy: No sorry I just got off work.

Ace: Just now?

Andy: Yea late night tonight lol

Ace: Well go take a nap!

But not until after you guess where I am :(

It's amazing and you haven't guessed.

:(

Andy: I was at work!

"When are you going to tell him who you are?" Sera interrupted.

Andy froze and her smile slid from her face. "Ace does know who I am. He just doesn't know what I do for a living."

Sera sighed. "Andy. That boy is obsessed with you and you know it. He-"

"He's just a fan! And he's not even a creepy one! He just likes my music!" Andy said before noticing Sera's far from impressed expression. "What does it matter? We've never met in person and we never will. So why does he need to know that I'm actually his favorite singer? Why can't we just be friends?"

"It's not fair and you know it." She said with a huff before standing up. "He-"

Andy threw her head back on the couch. "Seraaaa! People ALWAYS regret meeting their favorite celebrities! It doesn't matter if Ace knows who I am or not, it's not like he would ever want to meet me! Which is exactly why I have no intention of ever meeting him in person. I'm perfectly happy with my imaginary Ace, thank you very much."

Sera rolled her eyes. "Oh please. He's a youtuber, he's hardly a celebrity."

"Hey! He's got over 200,000 subscribers now! He's gonna make it one of these days! I just know it!"

"Uh huh sure. 200,000 subs in how many years?"

"Well, I've been following him for 3." Andy said awkwardly before waving her hands in the air. "But that doesn't matter! He's really sweet, and funny, and he's a great singer! Not to mention his songwriting is on point."

"If he's so great then why don't you just talk to the Boss and get him signed?"

"Because Ace wants to make it on his own. If I just came along and handed him a major record deal then he wouldn't want it."

"And then you'd have to share him."

"Yes and I'd have to share him." Andy said with an eyeroll. "Besides it's not like he needs my help to make it in this world. He's got everything he needs except experience."

"I'm sure. But right now I don't give a shit. Come on get up we need to go do autographs." Sera said.

Andy groaned and sank deeper into the couch. "Do I have to? I already did the meet and greet before the show! I just wanna nap."

She stuck out her bottom lip and gave Sera her best puppy dog look but Sera just rolled her eyes and pointed at the door.

"YOU ARE SO AMAZING! I CAN'T EVEN! AAAHHHHH! YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE REAL!" The fan girl in front of Andy screamed. "I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"

Andy stood there awkwardly and watched as security escorted her away. She heard the next fan being brought up for an autograph but couldn't tear her eyes away from the girl who was still screaming and fighting to get past the body guard.

Why does there always have to be a crazy one?

"Well that was intense." The fan said, also watching the girl who was now being carried away while sobbing.

"There's always one." Andy said before pasting on her show stopping smile and turning to greet the guest. "But anyways, it's so great to meet you! Thanks for co-"

She froze as she finally took in the person standing in front of her. The first thing she saw was their kind grey eyes set over a spray of freckles on a warm face. Standing in front of her with gently waving black hair and a heartbreaking smile, was Ace.

Not noticing her brain short circuiting Ace smiled even brighter, nearly blinding Andy in the process and started talking again. "But yeah it's insanely great to finally get to meet you! I'm a huge fan of your music, have been since your first album actually! But I've never been able to come to a meet and greet before."

"Y-y-you're here." Andy stammered out as she tried to process what was happening.

"Yeah! My brother managed to get me a ticket this time! No idea how but don't look too close you know?" He laughed, and Andy tried not to faint.

Shaking her head slightly she managed to get herself back under control enough to smile and respond like a (mostly) normal human being. "Well that's great. Glad you could make it. How about a picture?"

"Seriously? They said you weren't taking pictures tonight?"

"Don't worry about it!" She said a bit too loudly before waving to Sera. "Why don't you be a doll and take one on both of our phones."

Sera didn't even bother to hide her smug grin as she grabbed the phone Ace handed to her and also took out Andy's.

"Why don't you two scooch in a little closer." Sera taunted.

Andy could have murdered her for the suggestion, that is until Ace hesitantly put his arm around her shoulder.

"Is this ok?" He asked.

Andy blushed and just nodded slightly. Then they smiled and the pictures were taken and before she knew it Ace was gone and the next fan was being brought forward. Andy looked off to where Ace had been directed away but of course he was gone. She did her best to act friendly with the rest of the fans but her mind was clearly elsewhere. But at least they couldn't say that she didn't smile because the smile that Ace had caused just from his brief interaction stayed with her for the rest of the night and well into the next day.

"Oh baby look what you started! The temperature's rising in here. Is this gonna happen? Been waitin and waitin for you to make a move before I make a move." Andy sang under her breath as she stepped out of her shower.

She kept singing quietly as she got dressed and started running some product through her excessively long hair. Before long her waist length blonde hair started to regain it's gentle curl, the curls would never last long without a good deal of help but they were nice for a little while at least. She shook her head until her hair fell in a center part before walking back into her bedroom and grabbing her phone. As per usual, she ignored the countless texts, calls, and emails and went straight to discord. After opening the app she smiled when she saw that her favorite person she had ACTUALLY FINALLY met had messaged her. Her smile returned full force as she remembered getting to meet Ace the night before. Sure she still felt a wave of embarrassment over her inability to get a coherent sentence out when talking to him, but her new wallpaper made it worth it…

Ace: Hey so I have a bit of a weird question…

Andy: Ok?

She replied immediately and was about to start checking work messages when the chat updated.

Ace: You live in LA right?

She paused. Why is he asking where I live?

Andy: Sometimes?

Ace: Right now?

Andy: Why are you asking where I live all of a sudden?

Kinda creepy not gonna lie lol

Ok why is he asking where I live? Did he figure out who I am? Is he trying to test me and see if I'll tell him? WHY IS HE ASKING WHERE I LIVE?

She stared at her phone intently and waited for him to reply. Three little dots appeared and disappeared on the screen several times. She tried not to scream as her heart started beating faster and faster.

Is he just mocking me now? What the hell is going on?

Ace: I'm working on a new album and I want you to help me

That's it?

Andy: What does that have to do with me living in LA?

Ace: I was hoping we could meet up? I just think better in paper and pencil than through a screen

Sorry this is probably just super weird…

Ace: I'll shut up now XD

Andy: I mean I guess we could but aren't you afraid I'm some psycho stalker that will kill you?

She tried to joke as her heart kept racing in her chest.

Ace: Are you? We've been chatting for like 2 years now. You're basically one of my closest friends.

Or you know as close as you can be having never actually met XD

Sorry I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable I just thought I'd ask since I know you know a fair bit about music and always have really good comments on my other songs you might be down to help me write some new ones...

Andy put her phone down and started pacing.

Ok what are you going to do? Are you going to meet him?

If you do then you can't hide who you are. He'll probably be pissed that you hid that from him and then he won't want to be your friend anymore.

But you'll get the chance to have a real conversation with him. And if nothing else you'll get to see his cute little face again...

Who knows this might be the start of a sappy romance story that ends with a happily ever after.

She stopped her pacing and snorted to herself.

Yeah right. Get over yourself. But ok maybe this won't end terribly.

It'd be nice to have another friend. Maybe he'd want to be travel buddies?

She knew she had made up her mind the second Ace had suggested meeting up and so she walked back to her phone and picked it up. Ace had sent a few more messages apologizing for being weird which Andy just scrolled past and replied.

Andy: Ok so long as you don't make it weird I think I can help out for a bit.

What's your address?