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hushherron · 7 years ago

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Forgotten // Herron

Summary: You think Zach’s forgotten your birthday.

Warnings: Fluff

Word Count: 2 843

Author’s Note: I’m so sorry this took my so long to post.

Sitting up in your bed you searched around your phone that wasn’t on charge beside you like it should’ve been. You smiled at the list of notifications from your friends wishing you Happy Birthday. Noticing that your boyfriend Zach hadn’t sent you a message you frowned but shrugged it off. As it was still early in the morning you decided to not pay too much attention to who hadn’t sent you a message instead deciding to shower and get on with your day.

Once you hopped out of the shower you checked your phone again to find a message from your friend Jonah who happened to be Zach’s bandmate.

Jonah: Hey Y/N Happy Birthday! The boys and I were wondering if you wanted to go out for a birthday lunch with us?

You found it odd that it was Jonah who had asked instead of Zach but decided to accept the offer anyway. Looking at the clock you had two hours to get ready before heading over to the band’s compound where you were meeting them before lunch.

As usual you knocked on the door before letting yourself in with the spare key you had been given. Four of the five boys were sitting in the living, Zach being the one missing. “Happy Birthday!” They all cheered and you smiled as they handed you a small gift each.

“Thanks guys!” You said unwrapping each of them being genuinely surprised that they had all bought you extremely good gifts. “Where’s Zach?” You asked after the hype had died down.

“Oh,” Daniel started, “He’s at the studio, had to finish up on some final vocals.” He said it hesitantly but you didn’t want to make too much of a fuss.

“Will he be there for lunch?” You asked.

Corbyn shrugged, “Maybe, but he might take a while you know how much of a perfectionist he is when it comes to music.”

You nodded and gave a half hearted smile. Pulling your phone out you sadly checked your messages and still found nothing from Zach. You decided to text him first.

Y/N: Morning babe xx The boys said you’re in the studio so I guess you don’t have your phone on right now but just wanted to say I love you and I hope recording goes well. Hopefully see you later today?? Just let me know <3

“Shall we go to lunch?” Jack finally asked. The boys all nodded and you followed them out the door.

The vibe in the group was off the whole walk to lunch. You had been friends with all of these boys for a while so it didn’t matter that your boyfriend wasn’t there. It was just that everyone knew how down you were about not talking to Zach especially on your birthday.

The five of you sat down at a table at one of the restaurants near the boys’ compound all glancing through the menu. As it was your birthday the boys offered to pay for you which you protested at first but eventually gave into.

Halfway through lunch Daniel was telling you about all the songs on their new album when his phone started ringing. Glancing at the caller ID you saw Zach, Daniel quickly grabbed his phone muttering an “excuse me,” and left the table to answer. You turned your phone over hoping to find a message from Zach even just to say that he saw yours but you had nothing.

After about five minutes Daniel came back, “What did Zach want?” you asked.

“He said he was finished up at the studio and wanted to ask where we were,” Daniel said.

“Is he going to meet us here or at the Why Don’t We house?” You asked noticing Daniel give the other boys a nervous look but you didn’t really know why.

“Hey Y/N!” Jack said quickly, “You know how you’ve been wanting to go check out those new vans with Corbyn and I?”

“Yeah?” You said confused.

“They’ve got them in the store just over do you want to go check them out?” He asked.

“I mean I guess? I was going to go find Zach but,”

“Please Y/N?” Corbyn asked.

You shrugged, “Yeah I guess, maybe it’ll help.”

Daniel and Jonah decided to walk back to the compound with the other two boys dragging you into the shoe store. You sat down on one of the chairs checking your phone again but not finding any messages from Zach. The only thing stopping you from just crying right there was Jack and Corbyn excitedly running around the store looking at the different shoes.

Sighing you stood up and walked around. You stopped on a pair of vans that you had been wanting for a while but never bought.

“Those look sick!” Corbyn told you.

“You should try them on,” Jack said agreeing.

“I don’t know,” I shrugged, “Not really in the mood.”

“Just do it,” Corbyn said looking for your size. “Here you are,” he said handing you a box. You slipped off your old pair and tried the new ones on. You smiled looking down at the shoes, they were very nice.

“They look so good,” Jack said, “You have to get them.”

You shook your head, “It’s ok I don’t need them.”

“Y/N we’re buying them for you,” Jack said.

You tried to protest but Corbyn interrupted you, “The happiest you’ve been all day is when you tried those shoes on and that’s a sad thing for your birthday, so we’re buying these for you whether you like it or not.”

You sighed, “I don’t deserve you guys.” Giving both of them a hug you put on your old shoes as the two boys went up to the register with a box of shoes each and the ones they were buying you.

Waiting for the boys you pulled out your phone and tried calling Zach but it went straight to voicemail so you left a message, “Hey it’s me. Not trying to be needy or anything I get how busy you are. Anyway just calling to say hi, haven’t spoken since last night and I feel like you’re ghosting me. It’s ok if you’re busy though I understand. I love you. Please talk soon.” You hung up the phone as a tear fell but quickly wiped it away. Blinking and smiling to stop the tears you saw the pair of boys walk towards you.

“Alright let’s go back to the compound.” Jack said handing you your shoes. The walk wasn’t that long but the two boys kept doing stupid things to make you laugh which ended up making it take forever to get there.

You walked in the door and frowned when you saw Daniel and Jonah sitting there. “Still no Zach?” You asked and they shook their heads. You shrugged and picked up your stuff. “I’m just going to head back to my apartment, I’ll see you guys later.”

“Wait Y/N,” Jonah said. “Stay here for a bit.”

“I don’t want to intrude,” You replied, “You guys are really busy.”

Jonah shook his head, “No we’re not plus you don’t want to be alone on your birthday,”

You checked your watch, “It’s nearly 5,” you told him, “That’s like enough time to get home, cook dinner, watch a movie and sleep which is all normal.”

“No,” He said, “That’s way to early and besides, you can do all that here with your friends.”

“You are so annoying Jonah,” you groaned at the tall boy who was grinning in front of you.

“Let’s make you a birthday cake!” He said excitedly. Knowing that you had no say in the matter you decided to follow him into the kitchen.

“Do you even know how to bake a cake?” You asked.

“Of course.”

The two of you made a mess of the kitchen but somehow managed to get some sort of cake batter into the oven. Jonah had helped take your mind off Zach for a little bit but now that you two were just waiting on the cake you couldn’t help but wonder where he was or what he was doing.

Excusing yourself to go to the bathroom you walked up the stairs but found yourself detouring into Zach’s empty room. The door was open slightly but there was no one in there. You walked in seeing the photo of the two of you on his bedside table. On top of his bed was a whole list of unfinished letters, you read a couple.

Dear Y/N. Happy Birthday, I’m sorry that I

Happy Birthday to the girl I

Y/N, today’s your birthday and I

They were all really short and unfinished but they brought a little bit of hope. He hadn’t completely forgotten about your birthday.

Walking back downstairs you found Jonah pulling the cake out of the oven.

“Look it’s done!” He said. “Let’s eat it before the other boys get back and hog it all.”

“Oh, did they leave?” You asked.

Jonah looked at the cake weirdly before glancing up again, “Yeah, they’ll be back soon I think.”

“Well we should probably put icing on the cake before we eat it,” You pointed out and Jonah nodded and opened the cupboards looking for icing sugar.

“Slight problem,” He said, “We don’t have any.”

You weren’t surprised by this. “I think I have some at home, if you are willing to drive over there and get it?”

Jonah agreed and grabbed a pair of shoes, you sat down on the couch about to put yours on hen he stopped you, “Wear your new shoes.”

“Why?” You asked.

“Just do it,” He said with a cheeky smile.

Not really in the mood to argue or protest anymore you just followed orders and put on your new shoes before jumping into the passenger seat. The two of you began to drive and you notice Jonah’s phone buzz with a message.

Zach: Need more time.

You rolled your eyes, what did he need more time for? Checking your phone again you saw that he still hadn’t responded to your messaging. Feeling a wave of emotions you threw your phone into the back seat and let out a huff.

“You ok?” Jonah asked.

“Just want this birthday to be over,” You admitted sadly.

On the way to your apartment Jonah took a wrong turn, “You were meant to go the other way?” You told him.

“Oh right, my bad.” He said not really worrying that much.

About ten minutes had passed and Jonah was still going the wrong way. Eventually you ended up at a Starbucks which made you groan.

“It’s too late for coffee,” You told him.

“It’s never too late for coffee.”

After going through drive thru which took a surprisingly long amount of time the two of you finally headed to your apartment. As you were walking up the stairs which Jonah had made you take instead of the elevator, you were stopped.

“Jonah I love you, but all we need is icing sugar for our lame birthday cake.”

He pretended to look offended, “That is the best cake I’ve ever made.”

“Just let me get to my apartment,” You said almost in tears.

“Do you want to talk about it?” He asked.

“No I don’t want to talk about it, I just want to go to bed,” You said starting to move up the stairs. “All day you boys have been trying to cheer me up but it’s just so hard to be happy,” You found your keys and went to unlock the door. “But the thing is I’m not ok because all I want is to see,”

You stopped in your tracks.

“Zach?”

Standing in front of you was you boyfriend in a tux holding over a dozen roses. He handed the flowers to you but you quickly dropped them on the floor and hugged him instead.

“Hey,” He said laughing, “Those were expensive.”

“Shut up,” You told him not wanting to let go. “I thought you forgot about my birthday.”

You pulled apart and looked up into his chocolate brown eyes, “I promise I didn’t forget, I just didn’t want to ruin the surprise.”

“You could’ve texted me back?” You told him with a forced laugh.

“I know but I was so stressed about tonight that I wasn’t thinking straight I’m so sorry Y/N, you know I would never forget about your birthday.” He continued to ramble so you placed your lips on his to stop him.

“Shut up,” You whispered after the kiss.

“Sorry,” He said, “I have more planned.”

He took your hand and led you over to your balcony and told you to close your eyes before opening the door and helping you step outside.

“Ok now open.” The first thing you saw was his cheesy grin, “Happy Birthday Y/N,” Your eyes moved around the balcony to see a table set up with another bunch of roses on top. He had also set up a lot of fairy lights along the walls and railing to make everything look so pretty. Your view of the city somehow topped everything off.

“You did all of this for me?” You asked.

“Of course,” Zach replied pulling out your chair before taking a seat at his own.

“I feel so underdressed,” You said referring to his tux.

“Hey at least you have cool shoes on,” He pointed out and you shrugged agreeing.

Almost on cue a very well groomed Corbyn appeared with a drink for the two of you. You smiled at Zach glad that he had gotten your favourite drink right. Moments later Jack appeared with two plates of fast food. You laughed so hard.

“Good one Zachary,” You told him.

“In my defence I was going to cook but I’m not very good.” You agreed with his statement but nonetheless ate your fast food with a knife and fork as Zach had insisted it would keep up the fancy mood.

Corbyn came back with more drinks and Jack took the plates away the two of you sat there talking. The door to the balcony opened again, this time Daniel appeared with his cello.

You couldn’t help but let out a little giggle, “Why am I not surprised?”

Zach coughed nervously and stood up, “Ok this is the scary part,” He said. “Y/N, I love you, a lot actually. I wanted to make your birthday really special because you’re really special and I’m sorry that I sort of stuffed it up with the whole not replying thing.” You let out a little giggle.

“Planning this was sort of easy, because I knew what I wanted, but the hard part about your birthday was thinking about what to get you. I know you kept dropping cheesy lines about how the gift doesn’t matter but to me it does. It matters so much. This morning I was still freaking out about whether or not it was the right gift because I wanted it to be perfect but here goes.”

He pulled out a long thin box, “Happy Birthday Y/N, I love you.”

Opening the box you saw a necklace with a heart pendant. On one side it had yours and Zach’s initials on it and on the back it had the date the two of you had met. It was perfect.

“Zach,” You started with tears welling in your eyes.

“Oh no, please don’t cry.”

You shook your head, “These are happy tears, I love it so much, it’s beautiful.” You looked down at the necklace before looking up at the boy in front of you who was still looking so nervous. “Can you put it on me?” You asked standing up and he nodded.

“How does it look?” You asked.

Zach stared straight into your eyes, “Beautiful.”

You raised a hand to his cheek and smiled before connecting your lips. You had never been so in love with someone. The music stopped and you heard Daniel cough before noisily packing up his cello and heading inside. You giggled and leant in for another kiss.

The two of you finally sat back down and Jonah brought out some desert, “Now I know this isn’t as good as the birthday cake back at the compound but it should be pretty close,” he told you making you laugh.

“Thanks Jo,” You replied. Turning back to Zach you smiled, “I can’t believe all of the boys were in on this, they didn’t even stumble once.”

Zach smiled, “I may or may not have ranted to them for like an hour about how important this is,” he told you.

“They got the memo,” you said, “Maybe next time don’t ignore your girlfriend’s texts and calls but then still reply to the people they’re with.” Zach’s mouth formed an ‘o’ shape as he realised what he had done all day. You laughed at his expression and took another spoonful of your desert.

This was the best birthday yet, even if it started with Zach acting like he had forgotten.

Author’s Note: This is so long.

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hushherron · 7 years ago

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YouNow // Marais

Summary: An awkward YouNow leads to you confessing your feelings to your best friend Jonah.

Warnings: FLUFF

Word Count: 1 068

Author’s Note: I made myself swerve and cry so good luck.

You pulled the blanket tighter around you as you opened your laptop. Logging in your had a notification saying that your best friend Jonah was live on YouNow. Smiling you clicked on the video excited to see his face. Although the two of you had grown up in Stillwater, Minnesota together you no longer go to spend much time together due to Jonah relocating to Los Angeles for his band.

“The boys are great we all really connect, and the music is sounding really cool,” Jonah said grinning at the camera. He had always had the biggest passion for music, “We can’t wait to release some stuff.”

Hey Jo!

You commented on his live and he saw it almost instantly, “Hey Y/N!”

The comments starting coming in quickly with people asking who Y/N was. “Guys relax, Y/N is my best friend from Minnesota, she and I go way back.” All of his new fans asked questions about you while the old ones helped Jonah in answering them. You laughed at the fact that people knew about you through Jonah. It was so weird but you didn’t mind.

“Do you like Y/N?” Jonah read off his screen, “Of course I do, I just said she was my best friend!” You giggled at his ability to miss the actual meaning of the question.

“No, do you like like Y/N?” He read aloud again mumbling a little towards the end. You felt your stomach stir as your heart skipped a beat. Somehow you had managed to hide your strong feelings for your best friend scared that he wouldn’t feel the same. Jonah turned bright red, “She’s watching this and umm,” he trailed off, “Next question.”

“What do you like about Y/N?” He took no time in answering, “I like how cool she is, and she tells bad jokes but I always laugh at them. She always knows what to say even when she's halfway across the country. I lo- I mean like that she’s my best friend and wouldn’t want anyone else in her place.” You smiled at the boy on your screen, it had been really hard being miles away from Jonah and not being able to say what you were really feeling.

“Did anyone hear the L word slip?” Jonah blushed, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” The comments kept rolling in everyone jokingly making fun of Jonah for having a crush on you. While a part of you wished that Jonah would just address it there the other part of you didn’t want to know what he would say.

“I’m just going to sing a song now,” He said changing the topic. Jonah sat in front of his keyboard and began to play All I Ever Need by Austin Mahone. You couldn’t help but grin, this was your favourite song especially when Jonah sung in.

Halfway through the song you decided to turn it off. Although you loved hearing Jonah sing it was just too much right now. All you wanted to do was hug him but you couldn’t because he was in another state. You opened Spotify and started listening to one of your calm playlists while flicking through old photos and videos of you and Jonah.

Half an hour past and by this point you were just scrolling aimlessly through tumblr reading a heap of quotes. It was now getting close to midnight so you were considering just calling it a night and going to sleep. A notification for Facetime came up on your screen from Jonah, you accepted and gave a half hearted wave.

“Hey Jonah,” You said giving a half smile.

“What’s wrong?” He asked obviously very concerned.

You shrugged, “Nothing?”

He rolled his eyes, “You left my YouNow halfway through your favourite song.”

“Oh you saw that.”

“Y/N,” Jonah said dragging out the last syllable of your name.

“You sounded good,” You told him.

He frowned, “Then why did you leave?” You paused, how were you meant to tell your best friend that you left because his fans were commenting about a relationship that only one side wanted.

Taking a deep breath you looked directly at your screen, “Jonah I need to say something and I don’t know how you’re going to react.”

“I’m listening,” he said smiling.

“So I kind of have this massive crush on you and I have for a while,” as soon as the words left your mouth you regretted them. How could you have just confessed your feelings to him?

“Y/N,” Jonah stuttered but you panicked and hung up on him.

He tried to call you back multiple times but you declined. You regretted everything. Now he wasn’t even going to want to be your best friend because he’d just feel bad for not liking you back.

Jonah: Y/N

Jonah: Y/N please just let me call you

Jonah: Y/N please

The messages flooded your phone and tried to ignore them but one particular one caught your eyes.

Jonah: I kind of have a massive crush on you too

Y/N: Truth?

He didn’t respond instead tried to Facetime you again. This time you accepted the call.

“Truth,” he said. “I was going to tell you before I moved out here but then we all got so caught up in goodbye’s that I didn’t want to make it harder for us.”

“Jonah it’s ok,” you told him.

“No it’s not, I should’ve said this ages ago. Y/N will you be my girlfriend?” Jonah asked with a shy smile.

“I will,” you replied beaming at the boy on your screen who’s expression now matched yours.

“Next time don’t leave my YouNow halfway through a song,” he pouted.

You giggled, “I’m sorry Jo, do you want to sing it for me now?”

“I’m actually feeling a bit tired now,” he said faking a yawn causing you to giggle even more. “Just kidding of course I will, just get into bed and let my beautiful voice help you sleep.”

“Shut up,” you said poking out your tongue.

You spent the rest of the night on Facetime with Jonah, the two of you telling enough jokes and stories to almost erase the distance between you.

You couldn’t help but laugh at how nervous you were to tell him about your feelings because they clearly hadn’t changed your friendship with Jonah.

“I wish I could kiss you right now,” Jonah mumbled.

Except maybe that.

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