Heading up to Luke first, he gave me a small smile, and for the first time, I noticed how bright his blue eyes are.
"Hi Julie," he said, looking at me through the mirror.
"Hi," I said quietly, while working on his hair in a way similar to how Lou was doing Ashton's, the entire time her explaining what to do to me.
It didn't take long to do Luke's hair, and then Calum's. Both of them wore their hair in similar styles, and were both wearing beanies tonight anyways, so it didn't take much effort. By the time I was done, Lou had just started Michael's.
"Alright, so, basically we just have to make sure they don't look washed out when they're on stage with all the lighting." Lou explained to me as soon as she finished Michael's hair and we were tying on the makeup artist aprons.
"Okay, so using foundation, like that?" I asked her, quickly tying my hair up into a bun so it didn't hang in my face.
"Basically," she said. "This doesn't take long either, and then the guys will be all ready to go. Ready for your first makeup tutorial?"
"Ready," I said, and then saw Luke and Ashton sitting in the two chairs, watching us.
"Alright, so Ashton will be my guinea pig and then Luke will be yours." she said, looking at the boys. "Ready you two?"
"Ready," Ashton smiled, giving me a thumbs up. "Good luck, Julie."
I gave him a small smile in return, and then Lou pulled out the makeup brush, motioning for me to do the same as she pulled out a bottle of makeup and brushing it onto Ashton's face.
When makeup was finally finished, the boys were standing in a line ready to go, Ashton taking different pictures of everyone. He waved me over here, and I walked over slowly, raising my eyebrows at him.
"Take some pictures with us, Julie." Ashton said, and I shook my head quickly.
"You don't talk much, do you?" Michael asked me.
I shrugged. "Sometimes,"
"She speaks!" Cal yelled.
I smirked. "Again, I do sometimes. Just depends on the people."
"You'll warm up to us quickly." Ashton assured me. "We're just big balls of fun."
"So take a picture with us." Luke said. "Please?"
"Fine," I sighed as Ashton handed his phone to a laughing Lou, who took a picture of us as a group.
When she handed the phone back to Ashton, he smirked at it, shrugging an arm around my shoulders and pulling me close, taking a selfie of the two of us.
"What's your Twitter name?" he asked me.
"Julesss96, like with three s's," I told him, and the guys pulled out their phones, mine buzzing with several notifications.
Ashton5SOS is now following you on Twitter.
5SOS is now following you on Twitter.
Luke5SOS is now following you on Twitter.
Calum5SOS is now following you on Twitter.
Michael5SOS is now following you on Twitter.
Following them all back, I shoved my phone back in my pocket, taking off my apron and taking out the ponytail holder, letting my hair go back into its waves.
"So," Ashton said, leaning against the wall. "Who's ready to kick off an American tour?"
****
"Julie!" a voice called, and I looked up from the book I was reading to see Ashton exiting the TV room and coming into the bunk area.
"Yeah?" I asked him.
"Whatcha doing?" he asked me.
I shrugged. "Reading,"
"That's boring," he said.
"What?" I asked him, "I like to read,"
"Come play video games with us," he said, grabbing my arms and pulling me off the bunk, the book still in my hands.
"Video games?" I asked him.
"Yeah," he said, smiling. "You know, like Call of Duty and whatnot."
"Can I just watch?" I asked him.
He shook his head. "Nope, you're playing,"
"Isn't it like a four player game anyways?" I asked him and he nodded. "There's five of us."
"Well, with my controller I can teach you how to play. Though you won't beat Michael, he's like the ultimate gamer." Ashton said.
"I'm not playing against an ultimate gamer," I told him, and Ashton shrugged, wrapping his arms around my waist and dragging me into the next room, plopping me on the couch between him and Luke.
"Alright," Ashton said. "Now let's play some video games."
****
"Do I have it yet?" I asked Ashton, glancing away from the screen briefly to look at him.
He smiled uneasily, nodding hesitantly. "You're doing great." he said. "It's just..."
He trailed off as my character was shot and killed, the tag reading that I had been killed by 'Hemmo1996.' I may have only known them for a few hours, but I did know that that was Luke.
"Why?" I asked him. "Why must you kill me?"
Luke shrugged, not looking away from the screen. "Sorry,"
"Well, I think I'm just going to bed." I told them, handing Ashton the controller and standing up, smoothing out my pajama ensemble of a sweatshirt and sweatpants. "It's getting late, and I'm a tad jetlagged. Night guys,"
"Night Julie," they chorused as I wandered into my bunk, sliding the curtain shut and turning on my iPhone, scrolling through my Twitter mentions briefly.
5SOS: New addition to the #TMHTour ! Our new assistant stylist and bunkmate on #GUSBUS @Julesss96 -ash xx
Michael5SOS: @Julesss96 really isn't that good at video games...
Ashton5SOS: Trying to teach @Julesss96 to play video games.. we might need some help.
5SOSLove: @5SOS @Luke5SOS @Ashton5SOS @Calum5SOS @Michael5SOS is one of you guys dating @Julesss96 ?
Calum5SOS: @5SOSLove we're not dating @Julesss96 , we just met her today...
Setting my phone down, I was faintly aware of the sounds of the other boys climbing into their bunks, then the curtains sliding shut, and the bus was in silence. Well, today we were at the BB&T Center, tomorrow American Airlines Arena in Miami.
Enjoy the tour life, Julie.
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Stuck In Reverse (Luke Hemmings)
Fanfiction[Ongoing] He's shy, so is she. He spends every night up on stage, she's in the back prepping her older brother to do just that. Julie Styles has lived in the shadow of her older brother her entire life, and coming on tour with him was her chance t...
