Invisible - l.h

Intro

"You're really talking them up. They better be good." Michael then said. "I have big expectations for this now."

"You'll like them. I'm sure of it. Plus I'm getting you into an eighteen plus bar when you're still underage so you're welcome for that."

To be fair, we've snuck into a few bars before simply from knowing people, again another perk of being popular, but this was the first time we were going out without the others from my school.

Don't get me wrong, not all of the popular kids are dicks but a lot are. I like to stick with Calum & Michael in school. They're genuinely good people whereas some others we associate with, I'm not so sure of. It'll just be nice to have a guys night out without girls pretending to be too drunk or guys acting like they're so cool because they have a drink in their hand. I'm glad I'm just with my good friends tonight.

I already know once exams end & everyone goes off on their own, these are the guys I'm sticking with. Ashton went to a different school but he & Calum played on the same soccer team when they were younger & so we've stayed close with him though the years. Even though he's done with school, he stayed home for a gap year to work & figure his life out a bit which is something I'm debating doing next year. I have no clue what I want to do with my life yet actually.

But I wasn't thinking about that tonight.

"Hey Oliver." I handed him my I.D. We had to pretend that he was checking our ages so he wouldn't get caught even though clearly mine wasn't old enough. "Thanks for getting us in."

"Nah, anytime. It's no big deal." He shook his head as he handed me my card back. "Have a good time in there. The band is pretty sick so I've heard."

Once inside, the four of us went straight to the bar to get a beer to start the night off before we had a look around. I had never been inside this club so I just wanted to get the feel for it. At the edge of the dance floor, there was a little stage set up so I began making my way in that direction since Ashton was such a fangirl & he probably wanted to be front row for this set anyways.

"Is this good?" Calum asked us once we were as close to the stage as we could get without pushing past people. "Is this close enough for ya, Ash?"

"Yea. It is. I think they come on in ten minutes so good timing too."

"Cool." I took a sip of my beer as I observed the people around us. I was just taking in the scene. I liked it.

Almost exactly ten minutes later, the lights began flashing before it totally went dark & then I could faintly see the outline of a few people holding guitars walk on the stage from behind a side curtain & then I saw an outline of a body take a seat behind the drum kit.

Then I could hear the drum sticks click 1,2,3,4 before the drummer started doing what drummers do & the guitars joining as well.

I recognized the song straight away.

It was Flavor of the Week by American Hi-Fi.

Ashton told us they have a mixture of covers & originals so they were kicking it off with a cover obviously.

The stage lights then flashed on right as the lyrics began.

There were three guys with guitars in the front. Two electric guitars & one bass so fairly standard as far as guitars go. The guy in the middle was singing lead although they all had microphones so I assumed that they all sang a bit, even if it was as backup.

It was a typical set up but it worked for other bands so I didn't see why it wouldn't work for them. They at least looked legit.

Then I looked behind the guitarists at their drummer.

She was slightly elevated, her drums on a small platform. Her hair was covering her face but she was completely rocking out.

But then she shook her hair away from her face as she looked up at the audience & she smiled.

There was no way.

There was no fucking way.

"Dude." Calum punched my arm as he yelled at me. "What the hell?" He must have just looked at the drummer as well.

"Is that?" Michael then turned to us, also noticing what I was seeing on this stage in front of me. "There is absolutely no way thats..."

"Ellie Walker?" I finished. "That's Ellie Walker?"

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A/N who is ellie walker!?!?!?!?!?!

you'll find out in the next chapter, obvi :)

i just wanted to get this little intro up. most of it is pointless but i wanted to set the scene for the gig they attended & set up the age/schooling situation

i'm seeing 5sos tomorrow & i am not prepared yet. i have my outfit picked out but i have no idea how i'm going to handle another show, i'm still freaking over the last one. but okay. holla if you chose 5sos over lolla :) (lollapalooza is happening in chicago right now so...)

okay! let me know thoughts? predictions? or don't say anything :) but add this to your libraries & share & shit!

i'm going outside now to see if my brother will let me hang out with his friends while they have a bonfire in my backyard because his one friend is an 10/10.

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cathy