#some club came and swarmed us like 15 mins before close :)

[orcelito]

Just me n Blue Stahli against the Rage

[nonstoplover]

friend of a friend ~ Calum Hood (song drabble)

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song i used as inspiration: new hope club ~ friend of a friend

words: 1.9K

approximate reading time: about 10-15 mins

a/n: just a short, fluffy blurb with baby Cal, not exactly my favourite song drabble i've ever written, but that's alright. anything with Calum Hood in it is worth writing. i hope you enjoy reading this, and if you do, please like and/or comment to help a lonely writer feel a little less alone.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Calum could see a person approaching the group he was bluntly keeping an eye on. He turned his head to the side in fear that it was her boyfriend, jaw dropping as soon as his mind placed a name next to the fairly familiar face of the newly arrived.

Jacob. Back in primary school, they were good friends. And now he was seemingly part of the squad gathering next to the small stage as they greeted him so joyously.

Calum watched to see if there was anything hinting at Jacob being romantically involved with the girl, but other than a friendly hug and wide smiles, nothing happened, leaving him much relieved.

"Who are you gawking at so hard?" Mali-Koa chuckled, arriving back to her brother with two glasses of champagne.

"No one," he was quick to tear his eyes off the young girl.

"Sure," his sister frowned but pressed no more.

By the time the wedding ceremony ended, the perfect plan had already formed in his head about how he could accidentally get closer to the gorgeous woman and maybe even introduce himself and possibly start a conversation. He just had to walk up to Jacob to reminisce about the good old times.

He ate the dinner in impatient silence, only short answers left his lips when someone sitting around him asked something. The food was absolutely delicious, but his mind was filled with thoughts trying to bring his plan to perfection to the brim, leaving no space for him to contemplate the savoury chef-d'oeuvre.

He kept on glancing back at her, and multiple times she looked up and caught his eyes, making him swiftly turn away with sparkles running inside his body and a blush appearing in his face.

As soon as music got louder and people swarmed the dancefloor, he was ready to approach the group, but just as he had stood up, a random guy came in the picture and took the girl to dancing. Without her around it was pointless to go up and chat with Jacob so he slumped back down on his chair with a frustrated frown on his face.

"Are you okay?" Mali-Koa leant closer, gently touching his arm.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Then is it okay for me to go dancing?"

Calum looked up slightly confused. If he said there was something wrong, she would've said no to dancing and stayed with him? Love towards his sister warmed up his heart and he faked a perfectly happy smile on his face to reassure her.

"I'll be alright here, just have to relax a bit after eating," he shrugged.

Mali-Koa left the table joyously, leaving him alone to continue successfully pulling his plan off. He was determined to jump at any chance given when the girl sits back at their table, tired from all the dancing.

Calum had to wait for several more songs to end, several guys who got a chance to dance with her before his time had come. By the time she slumped down at her chair, he was halfway there.

"Jacob!" He exclaimed when he was in hearing distance. "Long time no see!"

The mentioned boy turned around, eyes widening at the sight of his old friend. He swiftly jumped up from his seated position, pulling him in a hug.

"Cal! How are you, man?"

"Fine, everything's going right. What's up with you?" Calum tried hard to fight the urge to glance at the girl more often than it was acceptable, but being so close to her made every simple, easy thing ten times harder.

"Everything's the same as it was the last time we met. Slowly but surely I'm lunging forward in the business," Jacob let out a laugh. "Music's really be working out for you, huh? Who would've thought back then?"

Calum laughed with him, nodding as he tried to come up with something to say that wouldn't sound self-centered or stupid but would describe how it all was in his life.

"Oh, so you're that Calum!" A new voice chirped in their conversation, and Cal's pulse rapidly quickened when he realised who spoke. It was the girl. He looked back at his friend for both explanation and introduction, and Jacob swiftly implemented.

"Cal, this is my friend from college, (y/n). And (y/n), yes, this is that Calum," he placed a friendly slap against Calum's back. "Calum Hood himself."

"Nice to meet you!" The girl, (y/n) stood up, reaching out to shake his hand.

"You too."

He was just about to open his mouth to say something else, he was indeed waiting for this moment the whole night, but in the background a new song started and a loud exclaim left Jacob.

"It's my go-to song! Sorry, pal, gotta leave you here now, I can't not dance to this!" And within less than a moment he was already in the middle of the dancefloor busting out his flawless dance moves.

Quite awkwardly Calum turned back, afraid that without his friend's presence (y/n) would search for other company, but the girl was still watching him with curious eyes.

"So you're the bassist of 5 Seconds Of Summer, right?" (y/n) asked.

"Yeah," he replied, waiting for her to continue.

"Not really my type of music, but I guess you're too famous to be bad."

A few moments of silence set between the two of them, Calum feeling a bit taken aback by the sudden and sharp honesty. It wasn't often anyone said something like this to him.

The next thing he knew was (y/n) bursting out in laughter.

"You should've seen your face," she spoke up half a minute of laughing later, grabbing at her sides. "To be totally honest with you, though, I truly don't listen to that kind of music you make, but I actually did listen to many of your songs and they're good. Just not what I would listen to on my own."

"Okay. Thanks, I guess," Calum smiled, moving his shoulders in a small shrug. "Do you mind if I sit down?"

"Please, feel free to do so," she pointed at Jacob's free chair.

"So you two met in college?"

"Yep. He was the roommate of my boyfriend at the time and we almost instantly bonded and became great friends."

"Oh, nice!"

"You think so?" (y/n) giggled. "Jacob can be a stubborn pain in the ass, maybe it would've been better without him in my life."

They both started laughing before the girl swiftly took it all back, claiming that it was only a joke and Jacob actually saved her from that terrible relationship. That actually gave Calum a subject to have a conversation with the girl about, and about fifteen minute later, with each a slice of cake in front of them on the table they were still talking, much to the boy's extreme inner happiness.

"Enough of me, you're the star. Tell me about how it is, living such a life," she eventually prompted.

"Ugh, okay," Cal nodded, but couldn't find the perfect words to say and stayed silent.

"Come on, it must be pretty exciting. Probably even the smallest details would leave me in awe. I live the simplest life ever."

He took a deep breath to calm his swiftly beating heart and let go of the thought that it was someone he already liked so much who asked him for description.

As soon as he started speaking, the words seemed to flow out from his mouth. The perfect thoughts came to his mind complemented with the perfect words, for him an unusual but incredible combination.

"Wanna dance?" He asked, noticing the girl casting numerous glances towards the dance floor.

"Actually, I was thinking about trying to escape from the building. I could really use some fresh air and quiet. What do you think, can we manage?"

Calum was surprised hearing her proposal, but leaving to an even more private place to continue their conversation seemed the greatest idea ever.

"We should give it a try," he grinned and stood up before in a moment of bravery he reached out to grab her hand. She showed no resistance just jumped up, grabbed her purse and followed him out of the room by the wall, behind everyone on the dancefloor.

"That was much easier than I thought," (y/n) giggled as she leant against the wall of the building, letting the coolness sweep through the thin material of her dress.

"Exactly," Cal nodded along. "I thought at least Jacob would notice but it seems like disappeared somewhere."

"Yeah, and actually I'm pretty glad you came up to him because if you haven't, now I'd be sitting all alone at our table."

"You're welcome."

"And you're not as bad of a company as I thought you to be," the girl admitted, making him stop pacing up and down in front of her he was doing nonstop ever since getting out of the wedding venue.

"You expected me to be bad company?" He frowned.

"I mean, yeah," (y/n) shrugged. "You're a world wide famous musician. You have every reason to be cocky."

"Okay, I see." Calum couldn't help but feel a bit hurt by her accusation, no matter how well he knew she was partially right.

"But you proved me wrong, and that's what matters," she continued, touching his arm sweetly.

They smiled at each other, a comfortable, nice feeling filling the air around them as if they were in their own little bubble, not bothered by the real world.

Though the next moment this bubble suddenly bursted when a wobbly figure exited the building, almost tripping in his own feet.

"(y/n), is that you?" Jacob asked, voice proving his slightly drunken state.

"Yep."

"And is your promise to take me home still on?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" (y/n) frowned as her friend got closer. "I didn't drink anything."

"Because of your company," Jacob chuckled with a smug look on his face.

"Oh, come on, Jacob," she sighed. "We're only talking."

"I know, I know," the boy put his hands up in defense before bursting out laughing once again. "But who knows where the night would end?"

"Shut up, just go get our things."

When their mutual friend disappeared inside once again, she turned back to Calum.

"So, I have to go now."

"Yeah," the young man nodded, feeling sadness pang in his chest.

"What, are you going to let me leave without asking the one question that was so obviously on the tip of your tongue the whole night?" (y/n) let out a laugh.

Calum felt his eyes widen by the girl's observation and he gulped before eventually speaking up, eyes casted to the ground to hide his embarrassment for being so evident.

"Wanna, like– I mean, if you're not busy... We could get lunch someday? Or even just coffee if you don't have a lot of time?"

"Sure, yeah."

"Really?" He looked up in surprise.

"Yes, dumbass. I enjoyed talking tonight, we should continue it sometime," (y/n) explained, pulling her phone out of her purse. "Here, give me your number so we could arrange the date and location."

Calum still felt stunned as his fingers almost instinctively typed in the numbers one by one before handing the devide back to the girl. She swiftly tapped away on it, and the next moment his phone beeped in his pocket.

"I sent a text so you have my number too."

They stared at each other's eyes in silence before (y/n) suddenly stepped closer and pressed a lingering kiss on his cheek. Cal subconsciously leant into her touch but before he could react any more properly, she was already halfway towards the door.

With one last wave and a glance above her shoulder she disappeared, leaving Calum standing frozen in the dark night. Slowly he managed to make himself take the first step and eventually set off to stroll inside the building, his fingers pulling out his phone to open her text and save her number.

Next time don't be so shy, rockstar, I'm not biting. Xx

.::the end::.

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