disclaimer: mcfly own themselves. i own the ideas.

NINE - FLYING DRUMSTICKS

Feels like we've walked into the circus
Where everyone is friendly
Only on the surface

"I'm to take you to meet the band now," Kate said as she found me after the show.

She must have had perfect timing, as I had just finished writing some ideas that had popped into my head as the concert had come to an end that would be good to put on paper so I wouldn't forget them when I went to work on it later.

"Oh, awesome," I replied, standing and following after her. "But…but, first, could I use the loo?"

"Oh, of course!" Kate stopped, turning back to face me, a smile appearing on her face.

"Which way is it again?" I hadn't been to it since she had showed me around the building at the beginning of the evening.

"Right down that corridor," she replied, pointing to a hallway just off to my left.

"Got it; thanks." I bounded down the way, only stopping when I got where I needed.

About three short minutes later, I rejoined Kate again, and we were on our way again, headed for the band.

Stopping at a closed door, Kate knocked on it lightly. When there was no response, she knocked again, this time, a bit louder. When, again, there was no response, she picked up her mobile-like-phone, and spoke into it.

"Is the band in the room?" she asked into it.

"They finished about ten minutes ago, so they should be in there," a man's voice said, coming through the speaker.

"Right, so I guess they're not paying much attention again." Her question was more of a statement.

But he answered anyways. "Guess so. Just knock again and cautiously go in—you know how the lads are."

"Right, got it. Thank you, Paul."

Kate put the device away and knocked again, this time, even louder.

Behind her, I shifted from one foot to the other, getting slightly anxious.

"Girls coming in!" Kate called, placing a hand over her eyes, peeking through two of her fingers.

"Hey Kate!" someone in the room called out. "What're you doing?"

Removing her hand after checking the entire room, she turned to the person speaking to her. "Just making sure everything is how it should be."

"And it is!" another voice chanted.

"Good. And you have someone to talk with you."

As she waved me in, I heard the second voice saying, "We do?"

"Yes, we do," the first voice said.

"Ow! What'd you do that for?" the second complained, rubbing the back of his head where the first had smacked him.

All I could do was giggle at the scene playing out before me.

"Guys!" Kate bellowed over an almost-retort from the first. "This is Adara." She motioned to me.

"Hello! Lovely to me—e—t…y—o—u…." I said, my speak slowing as one of the guys came from a room off to the side. I cleared my throat, trying again. "I mean, lovely to meet you—holy molasses!"

The two who had been having their argument when I stepped into the room looking at me confusedly.

The one who I was slightly gaping at seeing seemed to be mirroring my expression.

"What's going on?" another guy asked, appearing next to me.

Shaking my head, I changed my expression to one of a smile.

"So, we meet again," the one I recognised said, a smile also appearing on his face.

"WHAT'S GOING ON!?" the second guy cried, confusing written all over his face.

"Mate," Sunglass Boy said, turning to the little blonde confused one, "remember how I was telling you about a girl I was talking to for hours the other day? Necklace Girl?"

"Yeah?"

He still wasn't getting this.

"Umm," Sunglass Boy began, pondering how to make this work. "If Necklace Girl is in the vicinity, can she please say something?" he called out, louder than actually needed, to make a point.

Playing along, I cupped my hands around my mouth. "Hellooooooooo-o-o-o!"

"OH!" the other said, realization appearing on his face.

"So," the first guy began, "you two have met before?"

I nodded. "Certainly, we have."

"Well, I'll leave you lot to it, then," Kate said, pushing past the lad that was still stood next to me in the doorway.

"See you, Kate!" the guy next to me called after her as she headed down the hall—I assumed, I didn't know for sure, but when I looked over, she had gone.

"I'm Danny, by the way," the redhead next to me said, turning and offering me his freckled hand.

I shook his hand quickly before dropping it again. "You weren't here when I got introduced, were you?"

He shook his head in response.

Smiling, I told him, "I'm Adara, then!"

"That is a weird name!"

"Danny!"

"Whoa!" A drumstick came close to hitting his freckled face, but he ducked just in the nick of time.

The whole 'drumstick almost hitting Danny in the face' thing made me laugh, but I was doing my best to hold it in—but it was easier said than done. I looked over to the lads, noticing one was doing the same thing, a second looked shocked, and the third looked disappointed—I assumed he was the one to throw the stick.

"I didn't mean 'weird' in a bad way. What I meant to say was pretty and unique. Honestly." The expression on his face showed that he was, in fact, being truthful. "Sorry for any misunderstanding."

I believed him. "I get that a lot. No worries." I pushed it off with my hand. "And thanks."

"Why don't we," Danny suggested, still talking just to me, "move further into the room?"

"Oh! What a brilliant idea!" I cried, pretending it was the best idea I'd ever heard.

He could tell I was joking around with the smile that appeared after my comment.

"Why hadn't I thought of that?" I asked, mainly to myself, but also to Danny, as we walked into the room.

He closed the door once he was completely out of the way before making his way over to a sofa behind where I was still standing and sitting down.

Being with these children-like men made me a little anxious. Except that was a lie: It made me feel right at home.

song: stay with me by breathe electric

an: thanks. :) any last guesses now that you know who it's not and before you find out? :3