All I want is you - a Hot Chelle Rae fanfic

Chapter 27 - Chloroform?!

The girls were trailing behind Cass and I as we walked down the road, the passes practically glued to their necks like they were afraid it would blow away in the warm wind of Adelaide.

“Blair?” I stopped short as a familiar, frightened voice said my name. It was the little girl who looked to be 11, her blonde hair blowing in the wind.

“Yeah?” I asked with a grin spread across my face.

“I’m kind of scared…” She grabbed my hand and we both began to walk ahead of the group. She looked so vulnerable, the type of girl that got bullied at school. I gave her hand a little squeeze.

“Don’t be scared, sweetie.”

“But what if I mess up my words? What if they think I’m ugly?”

I looked down at her sharply as those words stuck something in me. “Hannah,” I began, feeling relief flood through me as I remembered her name. “You are not ugly. Not by a long shot, okay? You are gorgeous, and Ryan, Ian, Jamie and Nash will see that. And so what if you muck up your words? They’ll think it’s adorable.”

She contemplated my words for a little bit. “Okay,” she said smugly, and she began to walk a little faster with a skip as a result of her excitement. Was this what it was like to have a little sister? I wanted to be able to take care of someone like this. Hell, is this what it’s like having a daughter? I smiled at the thought of having someone I could call my own, someone with my eyes and who understood me. One day, Blair…

We arrived at the doors and I turned to the ten girls before knocking. “Okay, so we might have a few rules that you have to follow,” I started.

“First of all, be calm. Don’t just jump on them and scream in their faces. Oh god, I sound like I’m warning little kids about the zoo.” I brought my palm up to my face. “Look, just have fun, alright? Without being bitches to each other, because that would just ruin their night. Promise?”

“Promise,” a few of them said in unison, their Australian accents sounding more awesome than usual. I nodded and knocked on the door.

“Who is it?” a familiar voice said.

“Open the door!” I whined, and the handle slowly turned and the door opened to reveal Ryan standing there. He was wearing blue jeans, which he’d always complained about being too tight, and a white button up shirt with a black bowtie. Over that, he had on a red blazer that was buttoned once at the front. I looked him up and down before nodding my approval and walking inside with hyperventilating girls behind me. Ryan kissed my cheek, and I smiled as I heard more smooching sounds. He was doing that to everyone that walked in, even Cass. These guys sure knew how to treat their fans.

“Hey Blair,” Nash greeted as I walked by him.

“Hi,” I said sweetly, giving him a little wave before turning around and standing next to the stage, lifting my elbow to rest on it while I waited for the guys to greet everyone. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the looks on their faces, they looked completely astonished. I suddenly imagined what it’d be like for me to meet the boys, without having the history I have now. I would probably be a lot worse than this, crying and my nose would be running like crazy. They’d think I was silly, to cry over them. But seeing all these girls faces and how Hot Chelle Rae brightened up their day, I couldn’t help but think I would have felt that way, too.

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“Bye girls!” The four boys said in unison as they waved at the 10 people walking out of the back. The girls looked disappointed to finally leave, but I’m sure they’d be happy with the hundreds of photos they took. Most of the time they called over to me to take the photos, but a few of them wouldn’t get a photo without me in it. I’d posed for the photo and they’d usually asked me to kiss Ryan’s cheek, as both of us were always on the outside with the fan in the middle.