short stories

photographer - 3

"Move!" Jordan yelled, getting ready to run. Archie turned with a sigh.

"Jor-"

"Dude-" Archie rolled his eyes as he stepped aside, walking away as he played with his mic. He headed up to the side of the stage to watch Jordan run and jump up on the stage, landing face forward. A few of the staff ran over to check if he was alright.

"Idiot," Archie mumbled. Jordan held up a hand.

"I'm fine, I'm fine- my face is fine!" Jaedon walked over after hearing the thump and Archie rolled his eyes at him.

"He's going to break his nose before we even begin the tour." Archie shook his head in agreement and exasperation and the two of them sat up on the edge of the stage. A makeup artist walk over to mess with Jaedon's hair for a moment.

"Where's y/n?" Raymond asked with a frown, walking up.

"Where's Charlie?" Archie asked with a smirk. "Probably together."

"Y/N hasn't even come yet, stupid," Raymond sighed. "Charlie is- right here- budd-"

"Hi," Charlie mumbled, walking up to them. "What's goin' on?"

"Where's your girlfriend?" Charlie rolled his eyes. "Hm?" Jaedon prompted, slipping off of the stage to get away from the stylist.

Charlie pushed past him and went to sit up on stage. The other boys pushed him back. He chuckled. "I don't have a girlfriend."

"Yes you will," Archie mumbled, turning him around. "Call her or something-"

"I still don't have her number, dumbf-"

"What's happening?" Jordan asked, walking up. "Where's your girlfriend, bud?"

"I don't have a girlfriend," Charlie mumbled again with an eye roll. Jordan slapped him upside the head.

"Positive self-tal-" he gasped as Charlie hit him back. "Hey!"

"What?" Charlie rolled his eyes as he walked past the boys, only for Jaedon to stop him once more. "Wha-"

"Hey, Izzy," Ray greeted with a smile. She smiled and nodded back.

"It took me a long time to get here," she said with a nod. "Hello."

"Oh, Izzy," Jordan prompted. Charlie turned to look at him. "Charlie had something to ask you." Izzy's eyebrows raised a bit. Little did they know that she had a little flutter of hope in her chest.

"Uh- yeah?"

"No," Charlie said, shaking his head. "Don't think I have anything to ask-"

"Oh-"

"Uh, yes, he does," Jaedon mumbled, trying to push him forward. Izzy switched from foot to foot. "Charlie?"

"Y/N, you look very pretty today," Archie said with a smile. You blushed a little and thanked him. Archie looked to Charlie who frowned. "Don't you think, dude?"

"What, no-" Izzy's face fell for a moment before she quickly smiled again. And why did she think he could ever like her?

"Wow, man," Jordan said, shaking his head. "I think you look very pretty, Izzy." Isabelle thanked him.

"I think you looked very, very, very pretty," Jaedon commented. A small smile on her face; Isabelle laughed.

"I think I'll go find my dad to say hi-"

"Wait, I think you look really pretty too," Charlie said. Her eyebrows raised a little again. "And- ow-" he mumbled as Jaedon hit him in the back. "And, I was just- I was just wondering, if, like-"