Chapter 1

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(A/N: Hayden Pictured above^)
Shawns POV
"Hi it is so amazing to meet you" Hayden says walking up to hug me.

"Uh.. You too" I stutter with a smile.

God that girl is beautiful, I can't seem to take my eyes off her. I smile a bit when I realize that she will be living on the tour bus with Aliyah, the guys and I. I think I'm going to really like having a girl my age around, for six months. Especially one as beautiful as this one.
     I also think Aliyah would enjoy it too, which would make it even better, if I could ever work up the nerve to tell Hayden how I feel over this long period of time. I do suck at talking to girls though. Like really suck. It's honestly worse than you could imagine.

   "Shawn!" "Shawn! It's time for sound check" Hayden laughs waving a hand in front of my face.

    "Oh! Shit! Right" I say grabbing a mic and running on stage, "nice to meet you though"

Hayden's POV
I smile a little as Shawn runs onto the stage flustered and out of breath, he's kinda cute this one. I hear the crowd screaming, cheering, shouting; I love you Shawn, We love you Shawn, we love you.

   I wonder what that feeling is like. I usually choose to stay behind the camera, it is my real passion, although singing occasionally comes in second. I'm only 18 and a lot of my friends tell me that there's still time. I can still break out of my shell a bit.

   Chase, my boyfriend since sophomore year, plays the drums and he always makes me sing along when he plays. He says I have a gorgeous voice, but I don't know if he's really telling the truth or not. You know how boyfriends tend to sugar coat things for your own good.

    I miss him, a lot. I haven't seen him since graduation and that was almost a month ago. Memories of us flood into my brain as I let my mind drift to him. Our first date, our first kiss, the trip we took to Disney world, his promposal senior year, that camping trip he convinced me to go skinny dipping, the exact moment when I realized he was going to ask me out. I decide to turn my mind away from him for a while and focus on the music and getting pictures.

    "This job pays a lot Hayden, focus on it, not much else" I whisper to my self as I lift my camera up, to snap a picture of a grinning Shawn Mendes, with sweaty hair, and flexed muscles. His hands gripping the mic tightly as if it was his only life line.

Shawn's POV
   "Great show guys" I say with a smile as we pack up our microphones, and instruments. Everyone quietly chatters in agreement. Seattle was a truly amazing crowd, they were so loud and they truly made me feel loved. It was a great way to start off the tour. The fans I met were so kind hearted, and so supportive. My thoughts are interrupted by a voice behind me.
   
     "Shawn? I was wondering if you would want to take a look at some of the pictures I got tonight, with me. Umm..  Just to see if there are any you want to use in the future you know." Hayden says, her cheeks flaming.
    
I grin. "Yeah of course, I'll meet you in the bus."
 
  She nods and walks away, leaving me standing alone smiling like a complete dumbass.

   After a while I head back on to stage to grab anything that was left on stage and just to reflect on the show.

"Dude" Brian says, coming up next to me. " Your photographers hot"

   All I can do at this point is nod my head in agreement.

"You should talk to her" he says patting me on the back and heading off stage.

   Right! Talk to her. I was supposed to meet her on the bus to look at pictures. God I hope she doesn't think I forgot about her. Crap!

Hayden's POV
   Ugg, did he forget about me. I hope not. All I can do now though is awkwardly sit on the bus waiting for Shawn or at least someone to come.

   " Hey! Im so sorry I kept you waiting" he says, running a hand through is sweaty hair. "I promise I didn't forget about you, I just got caught up in so many things at once I didn't know what to do"

    I smile gratefully, "no, no, I totally get it, you've got a lot on your mind right now, I understand if I'm the least of your priorities" I don't really mean it though. I actually am a little sad he came to me last.

    "No actually your not, I was the one who asked that a photographer be added to our crew. It helps that your closer to my age too. I didn't really want an really loud annoying woman, asking for pictures for six months."

      I laugh and smile. "Well that means a lot actually" I say blushing slightly  "I'm not used to being cared about so much, especially during a job like this. So thank you"

      "No problem" he says with a kind hearted smile, as he slides next to me on the couch. "Now. About those pictures you wanted to show me" 

  "Oh right!" I say fumbling for my camera, "I just have to upload them to my laptop so we can see them bigger"

   As I type in my passwords and click around to upload the pictures, out of the corner of my eye I see Shawn looking at me and smiling sweetly. "What?" I ask with a shy smile.

    "Oh um... Nothing, you just really seem to know what you're doing" he says rubbing the back of his neck.

"I have been doing this stuff since I was like in 8th grade" I grin "Ok here they are" I say with one final click.

Shawn scrolls through them in silence for a while and it's starting to make me nervous. Are they really that bad. I mean they can't be right? I sent in sample pictures when I applied for this job, so they must have liked me some what.

"Hayden?" Shawn asks quietly

"Uhh, yeah?"

"You took these?"

"Yes"

Oh god. What is going through this boys mind right now?! I hold my breath as he continues.

"These are incredible. I mean really truly incredible" he says, with a smile shaking his head.

I let out a sigh of relief. "You really think so?" I say quietly, tugging at the hem of my shirt.

"Yeah I really think so" he says smiling at me, "you really have a talent behind that camera" he gets up and gives my shoulder a squeeze before, walking to the back of the bus.

"What if that's not what I want to be known for" I say softly to no one in particular, "what if I want something new?"

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter😃 They will get longer the more reads I revive I promise. I also want to let you know that with school starting soon I will try to update at least 2 to 3 new chapters a week maybe more.
Xoxo~ Abs

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