My Brother's Best Friends // 5sos

Chapter32

"You have to hold the camera still. You're shaking it all over the place!" Calum chuckles. We're on better terms now. Not how we were before the whole relationship disaster, but able to joke around. I told him to just start fresh and he agreed. It doesn't mean I've completely forgiven him - I don't think anybody could forgive an ex-boyfriend completely when the reason you broke up is because you found him sleeping with another girl. I haven't forgiven him completely for throwing me off that wall either but something inside me is telling me to blame Jarvis. Its just too complicated to hold a grudge against Calum and it takes up a lot of energy. Michael still isn't happy with me talking to him but I used the Paige threat again.

"Oh yeah? Well..." I rake my brain for a comeback but cant think of anything. "You smell." I finish pathetically and Ashton bursts out laughing, making a ba dum tss on his drum kit.

"Alright guys, lets just focus on this stupid video." Luke huffs, rather violently slamming his hand down on his microphone creating a horrible squeaky noise to echo throughout the garage. I groan and cover my ears, glaring at him.

Ashton hops of his drum kit and instead sits on the strange box that I remember sitting on a while back. I had thought it was a weirdly-shaped seat but when he starts tapping a beat onto its surface to practice before we start filming, I realise its some type of drumming instrument.

Ashton catches me frowning at him and he grins, exposing his dimples. "This is my second best friend. My drum kit is obviously my first." He says as if it clears everything up. I just shake my head, letting a giggle escape my lips. He isn't normal.

"Guys." Luke grumbles looking angry.

Its been a week and surprisingly I'm doing just fine. If I avoid talking to Luke when I can and I push all thoughts of him to the back of my brain, then I can forget what my feelings were toward him. I've come to the conclusion that I need to forget whatever type of attraction I had toward him and focus on getting into a stable relationship.

I admitted to myself that I did in fact like Luke...just a bit. Maybe quite a bit. But it doesn't matter now, because its over. He obviously doesn't feel the same way.

"You all ready?" I ask, searching for the button on the camera to start filming. With the boys losing their place at the restaurant, they could only play in Michael and I's garage again. Calum came up with the idea of starting a Youtube channel for their music and with nothing else to help them publicise their voices, they all agreed.

"3, 2, 1..." I count down and then nod for them to begin, clicking the button on the camera to film.

"Hey guys, we're 5 Seconds of Summer." Michael begins. They explain that this is their first youtube video and then they dive into song. They play a cover of Teenage Dirtbag and I have to admit, they've gotten better. Each time I hear them sing I get more convinced that they could actually become something.

I switch off the camera and put it aside.

"Wooh!" I cheer, clapping my hands in enthusiasm. "That was great!" I smile.

"Alright. Well, I'm done for the day. See you guys later." Luke mutters, saying goodbye to the boys and nodding his head to me - I take it as an acknowledgement that I'm here and he's saying goodbye without actual words. I nod my head back and he leaves the garage.

"He didn't seem right." Michael scrunches his nose in deep thought. "I need a drink. Want a Dr Pepper?" He asks the boys and they nod.

"Thanks for asking what I'd like brother dearest. I'll have a Sprite. The cans are in the fridge."

"Can I trust you to look after my sister, Ash?" My brother asks, completely ignoring me.

"I am here you know, I can look after myself?" Michael is still wary about leaving me with Calum.