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So first thing first, I decided I'm never gonna talk about spoilers here again, I literally got more reviews and DM's about that than about the story ahahaha and the spoiler is about Sunday's episode, so you'll find out soon anyway
The thing I do wanna talk about is Let's Not Be Alone, you guys know that song, right? R5 told us they're gonna release it as a single in a few weeks yaaaaaay! I'm so excited it's ma jam. If history repeats itself as with the spoiler, asking for more info, I'm not even gonna try to talk about exciting stuff with you guys like for real :)
On with the story! Oh, I bet you guys are gonna like this one.
Ps. I've been meaning to tell you this for a while, as for Ross's hair: I'm not telling you how he has it. Either you want it like he had it in the good old days in 2013 or you're digging his long style, you imagine it like you want it. I don't wanna force anything on your imagination :)
''From who?'' Raini teases, wanting her to spill the name to the fans.
''Andrew, if you're watching, thanks again, I love it!'' Laura waves at the computer, smiling widely and shaking her pulse to show her shiny bracelet.
''It's a really pretty bracelet.'' Raini sighs, inspecting it more.
''My butt hurts.'' Ross mumbles softly, but clear enough to be able to be heard by the other three and, probably, the fans. Laura and Raini look up from the bracelet just in time to see Ross standing up, stretching his legs and falling backwards on the couch, planting his butt between Laura and Raini, making them scoot apart.
''Ross! Seriously?'' Raini exclaims and tries to scoot more to the end of the couch, seeing how much space Ross occupies with his wide legs. Taking one of the big pillows, she places it on the floor, next to Calum and drops onto it.
''I'll keep you company, buddy.'' she turns to Calum and pats his knee. He fakes a sob and nods thankfully. While they keep answering questions, Laura looks at Ross's tall body, sitting way too close to hers, leaning forward, resting his elbows on his knees and looking in the camera. He's still seated in the middle of the couch, Laura next to him, having very little space to sit.
''You got a lot of space right there, can you not squeeze me to death.'' she tells him softly while pointing at the other side of the couch and leans backwards, pulling one leg on the couch. He follows her finger for a second before shrugging. Then his eyes fall on a familiar object. He stretches his arm for the other side of the couch, making Laura think he's actually moving a bit from her, but returns in the same spot. When she notices what he revealed, she blushes.
''Yeah, I've been meaning to return that to you.'' she admits, still talking softly, not wanting to disturb the livestream, looking at the dark blue, oversized hoodie, laying on the arm rest of the couch.
''Sure you have, you secretly just wanna keep it for yourself cause it's that comfortable.'' Ross accuses her in which she shakes her head quickly, laughing behind her hand. Giving the computer screen one glance, he sees some fans ignoring the questions and focussing on them. Some recognize the sweater from the photo in the plane and start to type in caps lock about it. Ross smiles and opens his twitter page once again to check in for some more questions. He even sees some fans recognizing the sweater from one time he wore it while ice skating and shows it to Laura, who just gapes at his phone.
Holding his phone in one hand, he casually leans backwards, and absentmindedly throws the other one over the back of the couch. Laura sees his arm flying over her head, to land right behind her head and sees his hand hanging down just inches above her shoulder. Worried, she nudges Ross and nods toward his arm, silently telling him it's probably not a good idea, knowing their fans. He shrugs and tells her not to overthink it. Reloading the twitter page, he sees most fans talking about them, in particular his arm that's almost over her shoulder. He shows it to Laura, who gives him an 'I told you so' look.
''Wanna tease them a little?'' he whispers in her ear in which her eyes widen immediately, shaking her head while looking at him worried. He ignores her refusal, leans back, smirking at the back of her head as he picks up a strand of her hair with the arm leaning over the couch, brushing his fingers over her bare shoulder. She shivers when feeling the light touch and automatically leans forward, her back detaching from the couch and his fingers from her shoulder.
Joining in with the actual livestream Raini and Calum now seem to be hosting themselves, Ross keeps staring at her back, now bent over in the position he was in once. He bumps his knee against hers, trying to get her attention but stops when she throws him an irritated look. Annoyed and bored, he looks for a question that he can use to join the livestream again, which he rudely ignored for the past minutes, he now realizes. He sees multiple tweets asking him the same question, followed by the same photo.
''Is Raura real?'' he reads out loud, interrupting Raini who was talking about another question, before giving the camera a suggestive look. The three around them become silent immediately and look at him unbelievingly. Laura turns her head towards him in a swift move, looking at him angrily which he ignores. Since the others aren't answering, he decides to push it a little more ''Good question, is Raura real?''
''I can assure you, Raura is not real.'' Laura tells them, emphasizing the 'not' and at the same time subtly pressing her long thumbnail in Ross's hand, which he moved from the back of the couch to right next to her thigh. He hisses, pulling his hand away, looking at the red spot where her nail had dug deep in his skin. Raini and Calum laugh a bit uneasy, wondering why on earth he picked this one out of all the questions he could pick.
''I'm just kidding guys.'' Ross laughs at the rest to assure nothing is going on. He still feels Raini's piercing eyes on him and looks away. Laura had seemed to have forgotten about it and does a few shout outs.
''Oh, guys, look at the time. The writers wanted us in the breakfast hall at 11:30.'' Laura announces and looks at the camera sadly. ''We had a lot of fun doing this, thank you all for being so supportive and trending these things!'' she sees Ross smirk from the corner of her eye and she immediately knows what he's thinking about.
''Yeah, great trends.'' Ross comments, winking at the camera and holding his thumb up, on his uninjured hand.
''Anyway,'' Laura shuts Ross up, ''We'll keep you updated on how things go here, see you soon!'' the whole cast waves at the computer, telling them goodbye, before Raini leans over and shuts it close. In a second, Laura's smile changes into a scowl. She turns to Ross on the couch, with a deep frown and hits him on his shoulder harshly.
''Ow!'' he grabs his shoulder with one hand, his second injury caused by Laura.
''What the hell is wrong with you, what was that about?'' she yells at him. He looks at her bluntly and rises from his seat.
''Relax, I was just teasing them, no biggie.'' he shrugs while walking around the room, collecting his things to return back to his room. Laura follows him with her hands on her hips, furious.
''No biggie?'' she asks him, not believing his argument. '' No biggie, Ross, we talked about this! We both agreed not to fuel the fire any more.''
''No, we didn't, we agreed we shouldn't let them influence the way we act around each other.'' Ross disproves her argument. He turns around to find her standing there and points between them two.
''We're gonna… go. We'll see you in a bit.'' Calum awkwardly says and pushes Raini out the door, following her after. Ross waves them goodbye with a smile, while Laura just raises one hand, not once losing sight of him. After she hears the door close, she continues.
''That doesn't mean you can just do these things, Ross, you know it damn well.'' she pierces a straight index finger at his chest. Ross's calm face turns into a frown.
''Jeez, Laura, calm down. I was just messing with them a little, you're overreacting.'' he rolls his eyes at her which makes her even more mad.
''You don't realize but every time you're messing with them, you're messing with me. I'm not a toy you can play with, this is not a fucking game, don't you understand?'' she gets tears in her eyes, admitting her feeling she has been struggling with for a long time now.
''Why are you taking this so rough, Laur? If there's something wrong you can tell me, alright?'' he tries to get her to open up with him and wraps his long arms around her back, pulling her closer. Instead of resting against his chest, she pushes his arms from her.
''No, I can't. Just forget it. This is not something I can just tell you, I haven't even figured it out myself. Just promise me you won't pull another stunt like this.'' she turns around and rests on the arm rest of the brown couch, sighing while covering her forehead with one hand. Ross narrows his eyes, not liking her rejection.
''Fine, I'll forget about it. When you've figured out why you're acting like such a bitch, you know where to find me.'' he stomps out the door and pushes it closed with a loud bang that you can feel shaking through the room seconds later. Letting herself fall, bending her knees, Laura lets her thick tears fall.
The whole day of filming, Laura and Ross had been avoiding each other. Luckily, the writers hadn't planned any major Auslly scenes, so they hadn't had to act all lovey around each other. The atmosphere had been strained until the moment the shooting was over, in which Ross had fled to his room without saying another word. Raini and Calum had noticed Laura's sad form and comforted her, offering their rooms to stay the evening, but Laura had politely refused. She didn't want to spend her birthday like this and there was only one way to change it.
After a call from her mom, dad and Vanessa, wishing her all a very happy birthday, she hung up, glad she didn't broke down in the middle of the call. They didn't have an idea how her birthday had been and it was best if they wouldn't find out. She takes a deep breath, shakes her hair out of her face and walks out the door. She's about to knock on the door across the hall, when she notices it's a chink open and guitar music is clearly audible. Softly pushing the door open, she steps inside.
On his bed, with his back turned to her, Ross is playing the start of a song. After a few seconds of intro, his voice fills the room.
All I need's a little love in my life
All I need's a little love in the dark
A little but I'm hoping it might kick start
Me and my broken heart
The soft sound of his broken voice sends shivers of her back. She leans against the wall in the tiny hall, looking at his bent back, and his mind fully focussing on his song.
I need a little loving tonight
Hold me so I'm not falling apart
A little but I'm hoping it might kick start
Me and my broken heart
Laura smiles sadly, listening to his acoustic performance of a pop song, which makes the actual meaning of the song become clearer. Shifting a bit, she accidently kicks his empty suitcases which falls over, causing a soft thud on the lamination. Ross fingers freeze over the guitar strings and his head abruptly turns his head in the direction of the sound, to find Laura in her pyjamas, standing against the wall, looking from the suitcase to him.
''Hey. Sorry for sneaking up on you, the door was unlocked.'' she points at the door over her shoulder and closes it with her foot. She walks over to the bed where Ross still hasn't said a word but keeps watching every move she makes until she takes place next to him. They stay in that position for a minute before Laura keeps talking.
''The reason why I'm so nervous about the whole Raura subject is complicated. It's not cause it annoys me, it doesn't, it just… confuses me.'' she admits, which makes Ross look at her curiously. This gives her the courage to continue. ''Ever since we've been here, I feel like… like something's changed. And, honestly, it scares me.''
''What are you confused about?'' he asks her, caring about her wellbeing.
''I'm not sure, but I'm scared that if I don't find out soon, it'll break me.'' she sighs for a moment and looks him in the eyes. ''I just need to know, do you feel the same way?'' He freezes, wondering if she's talking about what he thinks she is.
''What do you mean?'' he gulps slowly, waiting for her to admit her real feelings towards him. He hears her sigh deeply.
''Have you noticed changes in how we… act?'' she points between them and looks at him questioning. He sighs, somehow disappointed on how she didn't say what he wanted her to say.
''I guess. The thing is, you don't have to be scared. I'll make sure that if we change, we change for the better. I can help you figure stuff out, we'll do it together.'' he grabs her hand in his to convince her and she nods, blushing.
''Thanks, I'd like that. Cause I really need you, Ross.'' Laura tells him, blush still on her cheeks and looks down. She then sees what she, somehow, missed when she came in. ''How are you always missing a shirt when I see you?''
''Must be something about you.'' he smirks at her. He leans down to put away his guitar until a hand on his arm stops him.
''Can you keep playing, maybe? I liked it.'' Laura asks him softly. He looks down, where her hand still lays still on his bicep and nods slowly. Placing his guitar on his leg again, he clears his throat before strumming the strings.
Shot gun, aimed at my heart, you got one
Tear me apart and then some
How do we call this love
Whoa oh oh oh
His eyes stay on her the whole time and Laura feels herself almost float and closes her eyes to be able to enjoy the music at its maximum. A brushing of his knee with hers make her eyes snap open. She bring her eyes to their legs first and then looks at him surprised, finding his eyes piercing in hers, the same dark look she saw in his eyes just before he made her leave his room after the pillow fight.
I try to run away but your eyes
Tell me to stay, oh why,
Why do we call this love
Whoa oh oh oh
Laura smiles and suddenly feels the courage to join the song. When he notices, he stops singing the bridge but keeps supporting her with his guitar.
It seems like we've been losing control
Somebody tell me I'm not alone
When I said
Her voice sounds like an angel singing and he smiles when he sees her eyes close. Their eyes connect just before the chorus, silently signalling each other.
All I need's a little love in my life
All I need's a little love in the dark
A little but I'm hoping it might kick start
Me and my broken heart
Their voices melt into each other, harmonizing without difficulty. Without noticing, they now constantly bump their knees against each other and slowly move closer until they're face to face, bodies turned towards each other. Laura feels Ross scanning her entire face and his eyes eventually linger on her lips. She blushes, looking down, fumbling her hands together.
I need a little loving tonight
Hold me so I'm not falling apart
A little but I'm hoping it might kick start
Me and my broken-
Ross stops playing the last chord and before Laura can sing the last word, his fingers are under her chin, pushing her head up. He brings his face closer to her and just as she expects him to close the gap, she feels him give her chin a small squeeze. Sighing, he drops his gaze from her lips and clumsily lets his guitar fall on the floor. In a flash, she realizes he let go of the neck of the guitar very easily, like he did it on purpose.
''We sound good together.'' he whispers to her, letting go of her face and standing up from the bed. More confused than ever, she stands up and looks at him with her head cocked. Like he can read her mind, he wraps her in a hug.
''Don't think about it.''
Soo…
Anyone can guess why Ross keeps breaking the moment by sending Laura away after the pillow fight and now dropping his guitar on purpose?
Tell me in the reviews!