Ashton's POV
Time zones are something I'll never get use to.
Take our last flight as an example. We left Miami a little before five in the afternoon. After five hours of being in the air, we landed in Mexico City.
You would assume that it'd be ten at night, right?
You're wrong. Mexico City is in Central Standard Timezone, which is an hour behind Miami's Eastern Standard Timezone.
"There's just so many time zones. I don't know how some people actually know the time for each one," I groan while tugging at my curls, "it hurts my head to even think about it."
I turn my attention towards Calum.
"Calum, I'm trying to complain here. The least you could do is pretend to listen," I say plainly.
"I was listening," he replied.
"Oh really, then what was I saying?"
"Something about Luke," Calum says, eyes out of focus.
"I never said anything about Luke," I say, feeling confused.
"Oh. Sorry."
I look Calum over before asking him, "You okay there? You're sort of zoned out right now."
He simply nods. I thought that was going to be his only response, but he calls my name as I'm making my way towards the bathroom.
"Ashton."
"Yes?"
He started fidgeting with his fingers which was a clear indicator that something was wrong.
I sat beside Calum on the edge of his mattress, waiting for his voice to fill the air.
"An hour before we landed, I guess I woke up. Or maybe I was already awake?" He closed his eyes, trying to remember, "I'm not sure.
"Anyways, it's not important. But, uh..." His voice drifted into silence.
"Cal," I say while nudging his arm, letting him continue. Instead, he lifts his legs over the bed and crosses them while moving to face me.
"I heard Luke grunting like he was in pain. He told me he felt sick so he got up to head to the bathroom. But he... sort of fell back?"
I look at him, feeling confused. "Sort of fell back? What do you mean by sort of?"
"I mean, he stood up and couldn't really... stand?"
The quiet atmosphere we were submersed in suddenly shattered, as a violent pounding began to echo through the wood of our hotel door.
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Luke's POV
"Have any ideas on what we shou-" Michael is cut off by a loud noise
Turning around, I learn that the loud thump I heard came from Michael falling.
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Outside the Lines (lashton)
Fanfiction5 Seconds of Summer are a few shows away from the end of the Where We Are tour back in 2014. Next, they're going to be selling out concerts, playing in stadiums, and living their dreams even more than they are currently. But just because things are...
