Y/ns POV
We had all been sat around the pool for hours now , we had decided it was time to go inside as the sun started to go down .
As we all changed into our dry clothes and or had a shower the sky became darker
" damn n/n" Aiden said coming into my room checking I was fully changed before speaking " didnt realise it got dark so quickly here"
" yeah" I said " you're a great swimmer by the way "
" thanks " he smiled with a slight chuckle " you're not to bad yourself, incredible breast stroke"
I felt my cheeks turn a pinkish colour
" thanks , I've been practising that one " I admitted, slightly scratching the back of my head as I talked " oh uhm, would you be up for a trip to disney land tommorow? And the day after?"
" uhm, yes" aiden replied with a glisten in his eye " I want to take photos with tinkerbell "
" you're so weird " I laughed
As we both fell silent I felt tension in the room, not a bad tension though
" alright then " I piped up " I'll leave you to get changed"
I quickly left the room to tell the others where we were going
Aiden's pov
As y/n left the room all I could here was her radio in the corner
" you're so stupid" I groaned after about 15 minutes of just standing there " why can't you just ask her out!"
The only person who knew about my major crush on y/n was ritu.(a/n shes a wingwoman for both of them😎 #queen) I'd liked her since the beginning of filming the umbrella academy, when I was 13-14 and she was 12-13. The exact year age gap had always been funny to me when I was younger. Ritu said it was a sign, but i know for a fact y/n didnt like me back. She probably likes Blake Talabis (a/n young deigo for those who dont know ), hes her age and attractive
Two things I'm not, and never will be.
" AIDEN!" elliot yelled excitedly" GET YOUR SCRAWNY ASS DOWN HERE, Y/N GOT MCDONALD'S FOR US. AND GET THIS. SHE REMEMBERED WE ARE VEAGAN SO GOT US THE MCPLANT VEAGAN BURGERS!!!"
" COMING!"
I threw on some grey sweatpants, shit . I left my shirt downstairs!
Y/ns pov
I picked up a black Adidas tshirt from the table I was plateing the ordered meals on, this came fast. McDonald's is only five minutes away though so.
" Elliott?" I said " is this yours?"
" no" he shrugged " david?"
" nope"
" oh that's Aiden's " emmy piped up " he left it down here when he got in the pool earlier "
Ritu wiggles her eyebrows at me, I rolled my eyes
" ok, I'll just go give this to hi--"
Suddenly aiden burst into the room completely shirtless with grey sweatpants on . He went bright red in the face as he realised everyone was in here.
He had abs?
Am i having a nosebleed? No, ok. Good.
" hi" he said sheepishly " uhm can I just " he snatched the shirt from me and threw it on
I giggled " good thing you got here Gallagher , Elliots been eyeing your burger "
Aiden glared at him before taking the plated meal and siting beside Robert
" everyone got something?" I asked
" yeah" they all replied
" where is your food y/n?" Asked tom
" oh uhm, I ate earlier" I lied
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* flashback (y/n is 14) *
I walked down the streets of London, paparazzi surrounding me with blinding beams of light . I covered up my head with my coat as I walked leaving just a slit for me to see through
" y/n!" They called suddenly circling me
I covered my ears under the coat and closed my eyes tightly when I felt several men grabbing at my stomach and waist
" this one is a bit chubby" one called " nothing like millie Bobby brown or zendaya "
I heard some people hum in agreement
I felt like crying. I began shoving people out of my way as I left the crowd, people still flashed cameras and talked at me .
I ran until I was at home . They all separated the second I closed the front door thankfully.
I sank to the floor and began crying
Really?
My biggest insecurity
*end of flashback*
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" y/n?" Justin said in a sweet tone " are you ok?"
" yeah" I sniffed , getting back on task " I'm doing just dandy, why do you ask?"
The man furrowed his eyebrows at me before digging in
" y/n" Robert gave me a stern look " are you sure? You know we will help you if theres something up kiddo"
" yeah, we're your friends " emmy smiled softly
" you aren't " ritu said with wide eyes " yknow... doing it again? Right?"
They all looked at me . Some with food hanging out of their mouths
" no" I lied again playing with the sleeves of my jumper " now , this isnt 20 questions , eat before it's cold. I'm gonna go to the bathroom "
Ritu's pov
We watched y/n leave the room and the second she was out of earshot began disgussing
" shes definitely lying " said tom
" yeah " Robert nodded sadly " I can read that kid like a book by now. The way she was pulling her sleeves and the way she talked was the tell"
" I agree " david added " I've never heard her say dandy in the 6 or 7 years I've known her for "
I looked over at aiden, he was awfully quiet
" aiden" I said " what's up?"
" she always tells me about her mental health and about what's wrong though " he said shaking his head slightly as he spoke "why-- why didnt she tell me?"
He choked on his words, poor kid
" I dont know " Elliot said " maybe she didn't want to be a burden on you. "
" dont read to far into it" emmy smiled gently at him " it's hard to talk about that kind of stuff, especially for her"
" I know " Aiden sighed moving his food away and resting his head on the table " I wish she was ok though "
I was the only person he told about his crush on y/n , but I'm pretty sure everyone knew as they all gave eacother the same sympathetic looks because of his words
I pray, this holiday finnaly gets them together.
