Susie's
POV
Another city, another country. I don't think I'll get used to
this as long as I live.
And so much has happened since...
well, almost half a year ago, when GC last came to England and played in the Mean
Fiddler. They've upgraded to the Astoria now, for a start; and secondly it's summer
now. I had my birthday in April, so I'm a year older.
I'm
watching Paul from the sides, almost all of my energy taken up by just staring at
him, the way he moves, his face twisted in concentration. I'm hidden in the
curtain, yet he still manages to twist round and flash me quick smiles every so
often.
Ginger sneaks up behind me and pinches my waist. I
jump, making the curtain flutter; then turn around to give her a mock death-glare.
She laughs and hugs me.
Ginger is in an all-girl band named
the Halo Friendlies. She's also been going out with Benji for the past few months,
which is good for me as it means he has finally stopped puppy-dog eyeing me. And he
is also off that antidepressant shit they put him on. God knows that was a
nightmare, I kept having to find him some while we were in random
countries.
"He's beautiful, isn't he?" Ginger
sighs.
"Who? The security guard?" I
joke.
Ginger rolls her eyes at me. "No, Benji,
silly!"
"I believe the term is 'benjiful'," I correct
her.
On stage, Benji points vaguely in our direction and
makes some remark to the crowd about how he'd love to go out with any one of the
Halo Friendlies girls. Ginger smiles. "If only they knew,
huh?"
If only Ginger
knew.
Paul's POV
I don't feel
complete without her anymore. Before, no matter what was going on in my life, I
could always forget it onstage, in the lights and the cheers and the bass notes
resonating from my guitar.
Now, though, everything relates
back to her; she is the center of my universe, and I barely notice anyone else.
There is only Susie and the way she laughs, the way sunlight brings out the gold
streaks in her hair, the way she sings off-key on purpose to annoy us all... and,
especially, the way she loves me too. I'm so wrapped up in her, I can't notice
anything or anyone else. I don't notice the season changing or even what city we're
in... all I can care about is her.
Author's
Note: Aha! That was the first chapter, you'll have to wait a bit for more. It
will mostly be fluff, just so you know.