So today is kinda a sad day.
As many of you know, Zayn left 1D. I'm heartbroken. I'm so lucky I got to see them all perform last year and it just seems so unreal that he won't be a part of the group anymore. Remember everyone, your mental health is more important than ANYTHING. Please remember this.
I know this isn't as major, but dozens of accounts got suspended on twitter, making the Topsy site showing us a few 100k votes were deleted. This brings us to a great great great backlog on both Ross's and Laura's voting numbers. Just remember that Topsy isn't very trustable, maybe the deleted tweets containing all those votes still count. Please don't let this bring you down. Instead, keep voting, primarily on the site, this will help a bunch and is our new voting tactic.
Clevvertv released a Raura interview tonight, which was the highlight of my day. Please watch it and make today amazing.
Laura was early, as usual, in the lobby while she was waiting for the rest to meet her. Brushing some imaginary dust off of the skirt of her blue dress, she checks her outfit one more time. With a neckline that left nothing to the imagination, the hem of her skirt ending a few inches above her knees and the lace making the skin on her back, stomach and sides slightly visible, she felt more edgy than ever. A thin, black vest was covering her shoulders so she wouldn't get cold, figuring it was still December.
The last scene of the movie would be when the four took revenge on Stacy and Toby. It took place on a big party and the writers had included a big dancing part, so they felt it was necessary they took a dance class, just so they knew the dance routine. They had all agreed to dress nicely and make it a fun night, in which the crew had told them to go to out when they were done.
They hadn't had much time to do stuff like this together, so everyone was really excited about it. With the tip of her black pump, she touches the ground as she patiently inspects her nails. A sudden hand on her hip makes her jump up.
''What's such a pretty lady doing on her own?'' a low, raspy voice she didn't recognize whispers in her ear. Not bothering turning around, she lets out an irritated breath, rolling her eyes.
''I'm actually waiting for someone, not interested, thanks'' she takes one stop forward, hoping for the guy to get the message and walk away, but the big hand stays connected to her almost-bare skin.
''C'mon, don't be like that. I bet I make your evening a lot more fun,'' he refuses to let her go as he steps even closer to her. Laura looks around, but everyone in the lobby looks suddenly too busy to notice the situation she's in. That's when she decides to take matter in her own hands.
''I said, I'm not interested,'' she lays one hand over his one on her hip, grabbing his middle finger and pushing it in the other direction, overstretching it, a trick Vanessa thought her once. The hand disappears instantly as she hears him groan in pain.
''Ah, fuck, Laura!'' she hears him hiss, making her spin around quickly. Ross was holding his painful finger as he looked at her with a small grin. ''At least now I know you can defend yourself.''
''Ross, you idiot! What the hell were you thinking?'' Laura yells at him, both judging him for this stupid action and finding it hilarious. She hides her smile behind her hand before holding his hand, inspecting his injured finger. She can't imagine how she didn't recognize his voice, figuring he must've twisted it a lot. ''You're such a weirdo, I can't even-''
She's cut off when her eyes drift from his hand to the rest of him, to see he's wearing a suit that hugs his body perfectly. With the traditional black jacket, white shirt, black pants and black shoes, he looks extremely classy, but he decided to switch it up by leaving his jacket open, his black tie hanging a little bit loose and his hair as messy as ever.
''Look at you, handsome,'' she releases his finger before looking at him up and down, her head tilt to one side as she appreciates the view. Laughing, he puts his hands in the pockets of his pants and gives her a charming look, making her melt inside.
''Have you even seen yourself? I'm so lucky,'' Ross answers her before pulling her closer by the waist, smirking at her as he sees the glimmer in her eyes as she blushes. Next thing he knows, she's grabbing his tie to pull his head down and crashes her lips roughly on his. Surprised, he laughs while kissing her back before realizing they were in public. As he pulls back suddenly, Laura's eyes stay close as she follows his lips while leaning forward. ''There are people here, Laur.''
''There certainly are,'' Calum comments, hearing the last sentence while walking towards them with Raini. Both look amazing, Calum in suit and tie, just like Ross only a dark blue version and Raini in a beautiful purple dress. Laura pursing her lips in embarrassment before biting it softly while looking up to Ross.
''You all look great, how about I take a photo?'' Kevin and Heath walk towards them, complimenting them as they all agree. Laura offers her phone as they all pose; the girls looking smaller than ever between the two tall boys. Raini points at Calum with a confused look, who runs a hand through his pushed back hair. Next to her, Laura points at Ross with a scared-ish look in her eyes while Ross holds his jacket and gives the camera a smug look. The writers grin while taking the photo before giving the phone back.
''Let's see if we can find a cab,'' they walk to the exit, while the other three gather around Laura to look at the photo. Laura opens the Instagram app to post the photo, captioning it.
These two are our dates for tonight, hope I'll have all my toes when we get back! #Auslly #Trez
''And five, six, seven, elbows up, six, seven, eight,'' the female instructor claps her hands on the rhythm of the music. They were divided in couples and put in a group with other dancers, some more advanced than others.
''Are we in the right class? We're not supposed to quickstep in the movie, are we?'' Laura whispers as she struggles to keep up with the beat. Ross leads her, being the one to give her more helpful tips than the teacher as he helps her move.
''Okay, one; this is the cha-cha. And two, apparently this is a class for different styles. They handle the slower ballroom dances next,'' he whispers back before spinning her around. Laura's feet are already starting to hurt as she hopes the class won't last much longer and, more importantly, Ross would go easy on her. As she notices the grin on his face, she knows he won't.
''Mr. Lynch, please follow the instructions I give you. This class isn't meant for improvisations,'' the woman yells from the other side of the room. The two giggle before Ross apologizes and holds Laura like she ordered.
''I don't think those two are a good dance match,'' Laura hears Ross mumble before he takes a few steps so she can look in the direction he points her. A few feet apart from them, a couple consisting of a particularly short, stout boy and amazingly tall, thin girl move together. They're both obviously struggling to dance on the beat, the boy hitting the girl's shins every few seconds. Laura desperately tries, but fails to hold her laughter before nodding to another couple on the other side.
''Those seem like real pro's, though,'' as he glances over his shoulder, he sees a professional looking couple, almost too professional to go to a class like this. As they move around, practically dancing through the whole room, they show off their skills to the rest, obviously rubbing it in their faces. The teacher doesn't say anything, probably glad enough to see someone knowing how to dance.
''They're just a couple of show offs,'' he rolls his eyes as he huffs, following the two with narrowed eyes. Laura chuckles as she notices the irritated undertone, at the same time as the music stops and the teacher introduces the slow dance, the one they're actually here to rehearse. Out of everyone, Calum is the one being used as an example, being pulled in front of the crowd by the woman.
''Go Calum!'' Ross yells, making heads turn and Calum looking his way annoyed, mixed with a cry for help in his eyes as they're rewarded with Raini's loud laughter. They watch them do a couple of basic steps before they start following them on the music.
''You almost sound jealous, mister 'advanced dancer','' he looks down with one eyebrow raised when he hears Laura's accusation. ''You think you can do better than that?''
''Please, I know I can do better. And I know you can do too,'' Laura's eyes widen when hearing this subtle message, quickly shaking her head.
''Oh, no, you're not dragging me into this mess. I know you like being competitive, but I'm really not. So-''
''C'mon, babe. Are you scared?'' he presses his hand on her back with more force, making her step closer to him. She looks down at their feet before looking up helplessly.
''Please don't embarrass us,'' she pleads while closing her eyes, completely letting Ross lead her, knowing it will begin any moment. She hears him laugh shortly before he starts taking bigger steps with every beat that passes, taking her with him.
''Too late for that now,'' they dance through the entire ballroom as Ross leads them through the couples, Laura taking fast, small steps to keep up with Ross's big ones. She sees the glimmer in his eyes and the grin, showing he's really having fun. Taking a deep breath, she tries to relax. As she finally gets a hang of the dance, she starts dancing with him, more than letting him dance with her as some kind of prop.
As soon as he notices she's starting to have fun, he spins her a few times, loving the way she laughs as she moves her feet in small circles, her dress making a perfect circle around her hips and her hair forming a halo. He lets go of her hand at the end of her final spin and grabs her other before she can lose her balance.
As they keep dancing, they pass the other couple. They feel the hated eyes on them, but ignore it, knowing they're having more fun than they'll ever have. The rest of the couples seem to appreciate it as they slow their dancing to watch theirs, in which the teacher makes them continue when she notices even though she's not able to keep her eyes off of the two either. Ross hears the song is almost over as he looks Laura in the eyes, letting her know they need to end.
They take a few steps before Ross lets Laura spin again, this time letting her go completely so she could use both her arms to spread next to her with each turn. As she starts to get dizzy, she feels herself starting to wobble on her high heels. Just when she thinks she will fall and hit the ground, one arm catches her, supporting her back as the other one goes to her hip. She catches herself on his chest and opens her eyes carefully after a second. The music had stopped and Ross was looking at her with an easy smile on his closed lips.
Loud cheering interrupts their moment as Ross pulls her back up, his hand still laying on her back. Laura scrunches her nose while smiling widely. The teacher claps with everyone as she starts walking up to them.
''That was… Pretty good, actually,'' she nods approvingly, studying the two before turning around. ''Your hand can go a little more up, though, Ross. It's supposed to rest on the upper back, not the lower back.''
''I think my hand likes where I place it, thanks,'' Ross murmurs, earning himself a punch on his shoulder from Laura. As everyone leaves the room, the professional duo stays on the side, their eyes obviously never leaving Ross and Laura. Ross grabs her hand as they walk to the exit, waving at the two with a confident grin.
As soon as the boys see the pool table, they look at each other excitedly before running towards it. The girls sigh once as they follow them in a slow pace. Kevin and Heath had been content with the practice, giving them a free night to do anything they wanted. After some discussion they entered a random bar they found to have a fun night, maybe the last they would have before they'd go back.
''Pool? Really?'' Raini groans when they arrive. The boys had already grabbed four cue sticks and were displaying the balls in the triangle. Ross grabs two sticks and walks up to them.
''What? It'll be fun! How about we do couples? Or at least one couple,'' he grins as he puts an arm around Laura's shoulder. She smiles in response before stepping away, letting his arm fall along his side.
''Actually, I was thinking we could do boys versus girls?'' Raini looks at her weirdly as Laura leans her elbow on her shoulder. It stays quiet while everyone overthinks her suggestion.
''You're kidding,'' Raini looks at her with disbelief in her eyes, the boys copy her before high fiving. ''Laura, you know I can't pool whatsoever.''
''Relax, it'll be fun. Let's do this,'' Laura grabs the sticks from Ross grip, stepping close until their noses touch. She narrows her eyes at him as she warns him, ''Good luck, babe.''
''That makes only one more hit for us to win this game, and, let me count,'' Calum counts the striped balls left on the pool table, the one's that belong to the girls, ''six more for the ladies. That's gonna be tough to catch up with.''
''Less talking, more playing. It's my turn.'' Laura grabs her stick as she looks over her shoulder to wink at Raini. She then turns to Ross, twirling a strand of hair between two fingers while batting her eye lashes at him. ''Ross, can you give me a few tips on how to play? You're so good at it.''
''Uh, yeah, of course. Hold on,'' quickly taking his jacket off and throwing it on a random stool, he loosens his tie a bit more before walking towards her. She bends over the table, holding the stick incorrectly on purpose and sticks her butt out, more than probably necessary. Ross takes place behind her, bending over her to lay his hands over hers, fixing them, ''Firstly, you hold the stick like this.''
''Right. And then?'' she giggles as she presses her body closer to his. She feels him freeze, hold his breath before clearing his throat.
''Then you focus on the white ball and the one you're trying to hit, pull your stick back and,'' he shows her the movement by letting the tip hit the cue perfectly, letting it roll and hit the number twelve, which lands smoothly in the pocket. Laura stands back up, turning around to look at Ross.
''Yay! Let's do another one,'' she proposes happily before capturing his lips, rapidly kissing and sucking on them before letting go. Ross watches her walk to the other side of the table, leaning over again with wide eyes before practically running over.
''Absolutely,'' caging her in again, he easily pockets two more. Laura makes a mistake of handling the stick too wildly, in which she accidently hits one of the balls on the table.
''Foul! Our turn again, this is your chance to finish it,'' Calum yells and hands Ross his stick. He steps closer to warn him, talking low so the girls can't hear them, ''I think they're playing dirty, how Laura was distracting you to help her pocket three balls. Look out.''
''Don't be ridiculous, she just wanted my help. Besides, it takes a lot to distract me,'' he assures him confidently while walking to the table. In the corner of his eye, he sees Laura slowly taking her vest off while looking at him seductively. He shakes his head, trying to focus on the game while leaning over the table and positioning his stick.
As he tries a few practice shots, his attention keeps getting pulled away by a dark blue dress, better said, something in the dark blue dress. He can't help his eyes drifting up once to find Laura leaning over the table on direct opposite of him, purposefully sticking her chest out. Swallowing once, he blinks a few times, trying to keep his eyes on the ball, but failing horribly, as he catches himself eying her chest every few seconds, messing up his shot eventually. Laura smiles when she sees the cue rolling over the table slowly to stop after only a few inches.
''Raini, your time to shine,'' she makes place for her friend who made their only successful shot, but failed to make more after that. Ross is still zoned out as he takes place next to Calum who looks at him while shaking his head disapprovingly. Unexpectedly, Raini hits the cue flawlessly, pocketing one of the three striped balls left on the table. With a confident smirk, Raini aims and hits it once again, pocketing another. With one more shot, she sends the black eight-ball right in the pocket, finishing the game.
''And that's how it's done,'' holding up a hand, Laura low-fives Raini while looking at the boys with a cocky grin.
''Unbelievable, you made us believe you've never played pool before,'' Calum laughs as they sit at the bar. After the lost game, the guys decided they didn't want to play another and offered to get a drink.
''But actually I've been playing since I was eight. This was our plan all along, we knew it as soon as we saw the pool table. We never cheated, we just played cleverly,'' Raini toasts her beer filled glass with Laura's.
''And who doesn't have skills, has to play… even more cleverly,'' kissing Ross's cheek as a small apology, Laura leans against him. He lets out a breath as he grins, still not believing he let himself get distracted by her. ''Hey, check out the photos Kevin and Heath posted on Instagram!''
They all grab their phones, opening Instagram to see the two most recent updates. One photo of Calum and Raini, showing Calum leading Raini in a dance, both laughing uncontrollably. Another of Ross and Laura in their ending position, Laura's eyes closed peacefully and Ross looking at her with a smile. On the background they see all the couples looking at them, applauding.
They chat for a while before Laura proposes to dance, pulling Raini with her. Calum follows soon after, trying to convince Ross to come with him, which he politely declines. There aren't a lot of people in the bar, leaving them with a lot of space to move, which the three gladly use.
After a few songs, they all lost count, Laura tells them she's taking a break and turns to the bar. After taking a few steps, she notices the stools where they left Ross, are all empty, including the one where she expected Ross to be. Suddenly, she feels two arms wrap around her middle, hugging her from behind.
''Stopping already? I just requested a song I thought you'd like,'' she leans her head against his chest as she moves her body to the beat she recognizes when hearing the first note.
''World's worst song could be playing and I still wouldn't deny a dance with you,'' Laura admits while turning around and putting her hands behind his head, playing with the hair on the nape of his neck.
''That's comforting to know,'' Ross thinks out loud, a smile playing on his mouth as he spins her once. Laura lays her head on his chest, letting him sway her to the music as he sings the lyrics of his requested song along, ''There must be poison in those fingertips of yours, cause I keep coming back again for more.''
Sorry guys, I gotta let you hang for one more chapter before you'll know what's on the necklace. You'll find out Sunday! Make sure you vote vote vote and support the cast by watching the KCA'S Saturday. I'm voting online non-stop that's for sure
In other news, I'm FINALLY getting some work done on my new story, the gym one. Got a few good ideas, a rough sketch for the start and I think it'll go nicely. Not sure when I'll actually start writing, but I'll keep ya updated
You guys gotta stop asking great questions and post cute reviews or my answering will get longer than the chapter ahahaha
By the way, I'd love to know your names too! Some fanfic accounts are actually your names, but some of you aren't, I mean, if you wanna tell me, you can! I'd feel like I'm actually talking to friends y'know?
Ionita Ana-Maria chapter 21
I've been looking on the topsy site today and i realized that not only Laura needs votes...Ross does too! , and it was a really big surprise to find out this thing...he's only like 15k votes ahead from Grant Gustin (The Flash). - You're absolutely right, they're both in trouble. But pleaseeee don't rely on Topsy, please don't lose hope but vote until your fingers fall off! We can do it together
Bols123 chapter 27
Today I had the day off school and read from chapter 1-27 in I think record time. Bottom line I love this story! I'm really curious as to what's on the pick and in the bottle especially what Claire wrote on it, I was thinking that she might've put something like "he's a keeper" or something related to that but I guess I'll just have to wait and see...please update soon :) - omg you're a speedreader! I just made that up wow that failed. Anyhow, one of those lovely people who read the first and somehow can't stop till they reach the end, that warms my heart sweetie. Oooh, you'll find out, but not soon, def not soon. And you're so so so in the right direction!
HeartSoulForever chapter 27
Hi Leo! Haha, I actually have Spring Break right now, so I caught up on your story, yay! I LOVED this chapter, and the gift description, loved the mystery message! Can't wait for the next chapter! I recently got an account, I would have reviewed way earlier... Oh, I'm currently on the Nickelodeon site also, and I'm voting like crazy! Go Laura! And I totally agree that your name is soooo pretty! - Hey stranger! Oooh lucky you! I feel so honoured you're spending your free time on reading something I created awwww. That's okay better late than never right? THAT'S AMAZING YOU GO GIRL! These are the people that save the earth everyone. Aww that's sweet of you to say, I LOVE how people are actually saying my name, I feel like we passed a stadium of friendship here
Ilover5 chapter 27
Laura and Ross are both virgins right?...i mean in the story obviously...Oh God i'm weird:))) - That, my friend, is the best question I've read in WEEKS. Call me weird but I'd love to talk about this. Lemme just clarify, Ross and Laura are both as virgin as they are in real life. Which is something we don't know. I mean, they're 19, they're old enough to experiment. I'm not sure how far Laura and Andrew have gone and who KNOWS what kind of adventures Ross has been in. For now, I can't say if they're virgins, but they haven't slept with EACH OTHER yet (in my story. In real life, we can only hope)
R5er2223 chapter 15
Have you ever thought of writing as a career? Not just books, I mean writing scripts and stiff like that, because you are really really good at it. You show pure brilliance and I just want to tell you that I would gladly buy all of your books and movies if you do decide to take this job as a career. Stay brilliant! –Em - have I? HAVE I? Actually, no. Of course the book writing yea, but script? That's a whole new fantasy, ready to occupy my mind oh my gosh. How have I never thought of that? I'm seriously planning on living in America later and that is actually a great job to have. Thanks darling, I'd love that, it's literally a dream job! Oh my, would you really? I can't even think about actually publishing anything or I'm starting to faint hahah
dreamitdoit chapter 27
Ooohhh man whats on that necklace?! I want to know it sooo badly. Song lyrics... Hmmmm...
I think about you?
Here comes forever?
I wanna see you smile?
I really don't know :(
Btw ross is soo cutie putie when acts like lauras boyfriend. - Song lyrics indeed, but none of those. Try stepping away from anything R5 related and think more about songs that actually mean something to them, in my story at least
missmia10 chapter 27
Hey Le Le! I really liked this chapter! It was so cute and Claire was tge best. I like how she subtley told ross that she was a fan because if i was her i would have been freaking out! As for my last review i was trying to say that i didnt mind the neck kissing but i would prefer that they makeout. Sorry for that typo! And when Ionita Ana-Maria asked if they would uh ya know *cough cough* *cough cough* you said that it is up to us and i would totally love that! (I know you know that im younger and you might think thats weird but yeahh... Im weird im old enough to know that that is kinda what fanfiction is for) - Hey you! Hehehe Le Le, I don't think I'll ever NOT find that adorable. Claire was a sweetheart wasn't she? Oh they'll make out, I'll just try to find a healthy balance between the two, how does that sound? Your wish is my command! Honestly, if everyone would've been like ''huh no that's gross wtf'' I still would've continued it. You'll notice soon enough. Don't think I'm writing any details tho, this is still T. Dunno if I'd ever be able to write M, I mean, I read sure, but write? Meh.