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[SHAFER OWEN AUGUSTINE]

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i wonder if she'll figure out that
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alarm clocks were never shafer augustine's favorite thing. though he always had one and always set it. however, the boy always set the clock to around five thirty in the evening. this was normal for shafer. being in a band he was usually busy with gigs, parties, interviews, etc. at night. he would get his sleep in the early morning the the evening. on this particular day, shafer was planning on getting up his usually time, getting dressed, and going to the mall where he would sit on the sidewalk and strum on his guitar for a few hours. the boy did this ever now and then for fans, he thought of it as quality time.

the second the alarm clock went off, shafer's hand was already plummeting to the off button. after five more minutes he threw the covers from him, let his feet meet the ground, and finally stood up. shafer stretched carefully before entering the bathroom that was connected to his room, and turned on the shower. the water hitting the shower floor was the same sound that broke the silence whenever shafer woke up. he jumped in for about five minutes, he never wanted to waste more time than needed in the shower. upon getting out, he dried quickly, and began blow drying his hair. after ten minutes he was back to his room, getting dressed. he choose to wear black skinnies, a black tshirt that said 'hurley' across it in white letters, a red straight brimmed hat, and black vans. after checking his appearance shafer made his way downstairs, and out to the garage.

his choice of car would always be his 1968 camaro, at least until it died. the mall wasn't too far from his large penthouse, he enjoyed that he could get to any place he wanted in less than ten minutes. upon entering the parking lot, it was packed. shafer grinned as he pulled into a spot, and turned off the engine. he hopped out of the drivers seat and carefully opened the trunk. insid was his travel guitar. a simple deep chestnut color acoustic that he brought everywhere with him. the boy shut the trunk lid, and proceeded to the sidewalk in front of the mall. shafer took a seat on the curb and took a breathe before starting the acoustic version to the song 'the beach'.

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[ZARYN KATE OLIVER]

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The largest mall in downtown Vancouver. It was only fitting, wasn't it, that Zaryn Kate Oliver spend an entire day there? She did, after all, love to shop -- what girl didn't? And she needed some new things to wear on tour. She only had a couple of too-short weeks until the first show kicked off right here in Hollywood North, so time was running out like quicksand. So here she was, in a cab on her way to the mall. It was just a block away from Robson Street, where she would undoubtedly spend the remainder of the day if she managed to run out of stores to visit.

It was only when she got out of the cab that anything interesting happened. Zaryn hurried along the sidewalk towards the main doors of the mall, head ducked down just in case any paparazzi were around. She didn't actually mind that part of fame all that much -- it just got on her nerves sometimes, the way that people always seemed to care what she was wearing, where she was going. Did it really matter all that much? Didn't people have more to their lives than sitting at their computer, reading up on what stores Zaryn Oliver shopped at?

A familiar song reached her ears, and for a moment, Zee wasn't sure if it was only in her mind or in real life. Looking around confusedly for the source, she spotted someone she recognized sitting on the edge of the sidewalk -- the curb painted red, of course, where it was illegal to park -- holding a beautiful guitar. Strumming. And singing. Zee's lips turned up involuntarily at the corners as she watched him for a moment, joining the small group of people standing around him. There weren't too many of them, and she knew he'd drawn a bigger crowd than that before. Today, she thought, must be a slow day.

So why not help him out a bit? The mall could wait.

Zaryn was careful to walk up to Shafer from behind. It wasn't until she opened her mouth that anyone noticed her; which, on another day, she might have found a bit disappointing. He was just reaching the last chorus, and she started to sing along, voice flowing from her mouth easily as her smile grew. "Well, they can take, take, take the kids from the summer, but they'll never, never, never take the summer from me. It was the very first time that I lost my mind for a week."

She sat down next to Shafer on the curb now, grinning at him. "They can make, make, make me forget the weather if we'll never, never, never wash the sand from my feet. It was the very last time that we said goodbye to the beach, showing off, showing off our teeth..."

Anyone and everyone with a camera was having a field day.

She hoped he didn't mind.

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[SHAFER OWEN AUGUSTINE]

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AS SHE CARRIES ON WITHOUT A DOUBT
i wonder if she'll figure out that
I ' M C R A Z Y F O R T H I S G I R L - - - *

the crowd began to grow around shafer, eagerly trying to get the perfect shot for their facebooks for their friends to be jealous of. shafer wasn't phased by the crowd, the only thing that changed on him was his lips turned into an upright smile. something people saw on him regularly, shafer was always happy and always smiling. well, you're a long walk from my street and i'm dying in this summer heat the words came softly and easily but full of emotion. this was one of his favorite songs to perform. i hope like hell you're waiting, waiting everybody's living like they're crazy in love i'm a dizzy mess, and everything is so above me from the floor of any life i lead today..

the song began its first chorus, slowing off into the next few verses. shafer was in it, totally relaxed and happy to be where he was. the crowd was small, he liked that. a tightly knight crowd at the beginning, he figured he would ask this crowd to teach him how to soulja boy. he enjoyed spending times with atl fans, they made him feel like they were really into it. you're going out in style
and I'm getting tired of all your lying stop pretending stop, the answer's in the smile and i'm coming clean just give me something
stop pretending shafer reached waw entering the last chorus when he saw the blonde beauty. zaryn oliver. the country princess.

shafer had been secretly crushing on her for a while, he knew very well she liked him too. they just never hit it off. he didn't have the balls to tell her really. shafer had been writing this mushy song for quite a while now, centered around zaryn. maybe he would surprise he outside her first show in her upcoming tour. when he heasrd her voice begin to sing the last chorus along with him, shafer couldn't help but smile like an idiot. the boy finished off with a stroke of a chord, and he casually kissed zaryn on the cheek. guys this girl, right here, is a phenomenal fucking singer. he grinned over at zaryn and stood up. he offered her his hand.

the crowd stuck around hoping to see something else. shopping again? shafer teased playfully punching zaryn's arm.

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Was it so wrong that Zaryn's heart skipped a beat when Shafer's eyes lit up at the sight of her? His perfect dark eyes, glinting happily in the sunlight; and it made her heart flutter like -- as cheesy as it sounded -- a butterfly spreading its wings, as if to take flight from her very core. Yes, that sounded far too cliché. Stupid, Zee told herself sternly. Stupid. Nothing's going to happen. He doesn't like you that way. Just friends; nothing more. She was almost certain that was how it would be for the rest of eternity.

Besides, what if her feelings for him were purely chemical? Never mind the fact that he was one of her closest friends, and he was so damn nice to her -- Zaryn tried to convince herself that those things didn't matter, that even if Shafer was a total asshole, her heart would still be fluttering like that. It was hard to tell herself that from where she sat next to him on the curb, his arm brushing against hers with just the lightest touch possible as he grinned one of those beautiful thousand-watt grins of his and let the last note fade into the applause of the enthusiastic crowd around them.

Which was when Shafer Augustine leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, and Zaryn almost melted. There would be pictures of this spreading like wildfire over the Internet within the hour; rumours that Zafer or Shafryn or whatever couple name someone came up with had been secretly together --

And she would have to deny it, even as every part of her wanted so terribly to say that yes, it was true.

It might kill her inside.

The casual tone to his voice as he spoke did that, too. "Guys," said Shafer, his smile still stretching across his lips, "this girl right here is a phenomenal fucking singer." Zee cursed the way that she could already feel the colour flooding to her cheeks, but she smiled back at him as he stood up and held out one hand to help her up. The manner in which Shafer Augustine was playing off her surprise like they'd planned it -- it crushed her, and she wasn't even allowed to show it.

"Hey, um, let's not forget about you and your... awesomeness," she said, so awkwardly, running her fingers through her golden-blonde curls. Someone -- or a couple of people -- or a great number of people -- laughed. Another wave of pink rushed to Zee's cheeks, but she tried to pretend it hadn't, mind whirling as it tried to shoo away the pretty colour. She loved pink; just not on her. Not right now.

"Shopping again?" asked Shafer, grinning again. He punched her arm playfully, but the pain that shot through her entire body was entirely emotional. He would only ever see her as a friend, and she knew it. Why, exactly, did she have to be cursed with the worst luck on the planet?

But Zaryn smiled anyways. "Of course," she said with the tiniest of laughs. "I have to get something for the opening show, right?" She ran one hand through her hair again, praying he wouldn't notice how oddly she was acting. "You are coming to the first concert, right?" If he couldn't make it, what was she supposed to do then?

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[SHAFER OWEN AUGUSTINE]

image credit to hello otter at caution 2.0
AS SHE CARRIES ON WITHOUT A DOUBT
i wonder if she'll figure out that
I ' M C R A Z Y F O R T H I S G I R L - - - *

shafer could feel his blood boiling. his heart could be heard through his ears whenever zaryn met his glance. he figured it was lust, though he had convinced himself it wasn't anything more than that after he figured nothing would ever happen between him and the country princess. shafer took a breathe, thinking of the song he had been writing. it was finished. certainly not polished yet... but if he wanted he could preform it at any time. it was debatable at that moment.

the crowd was giggling as he kissed her cheek, violently texting on their cellphones and ipods. he was most certain he would hear something from his manager sooner than he could think about doing what he was about to do for zaryn, without even thinking about the wild rumors that would spread afterwards. as zaryn touched his hand to stand up, he looked her in the eyes quickly. he could tell she was upset about something. they had been the best of friends for quite awhile, able to tell eachother everything. and they had hidden the same thing from one another much too long.

which is why shafer would throw away everything just to sing this one song.

shafer nodded and smiled as she talked about him, oh zee! your one that has a tour coming up, he grinned and he looked around the crowd. mostly girls, he wondered how many of them were pissed that shafer augustine was talking to another girl. "You are coming to the first concert, right?" shafer looked mildly shocked that she would even put doubt in that sentence. the word 'right' was crushing. zee seriously. of course i'm coming. i wouldn't miss it for the world, he paused so sit down zee. right here, and i want you to hear something. shafer plopped down and again picked up his acoustic, shaking with every movement.

so you guys get a treat tonight. i have been writing this for god knows how long... its about this girl.. he glanced over at zaryn, with that sort of longing look like 'please understand, i need you to understand.' he began with a few chords, and with all his glory began a song that had taken him months to get right.
She rolls the window down
And she
Talks over the sound
Of the cars that pass us by
And I don't know why
But she's changed my mind

Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
Yeah, I'm crazy for this girl

She was the one to hold me
The night
The sky fell down
And what was I thinking when
The world didn't end
Why didn't I know what I know now

Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
As she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she'll figure out
I'm crazy for this girl

I'm crazy for this girl

Right now
Face to face
All my fears
Pushed aside
And right now
I'm ready to spend the rest of my life
With you

Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
AS she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
I'm crazy for this girl

Would you look at her
She looks at me
She's got me thinking about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
I'm crazy for this girl

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[ZARYN KATE OLIVER]

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Nothing would ever happen between them. Nothing would ever happen between them. It was like Zaryn's mantra as she tried to hide every emotion threatening to come to the surface and show the whole world and their camera phones exactly how she felt. It was so hard to keep everything far enough down that it wouldn't be seen, and it was taking so much of her energy --

"Oh, Zee! You're the one that has a tour coming up," he said jokingly, as if she didn't know. She'd been talking endlessly about it for long enough, hadn't she? "Zee, seriously. Of course I'm coming," he added, eyes widening slightly. He was surprised; she'd doubted that he would come to watch the concert. Zaryn felt a wave of guilt wash over her at the look on his face, but she pushed it down, too. Everything had to be pushed down, everything. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

That made her feel so much better that she couldn't even hide the smile. "So, sit down, Zee," said Shafer suddenly, and he managed to make it not sound like it was an order. Her eyes filled with confusion; he'd just helped her up, and now she was supposed to sit down again? "Right here, and I want you to hear something." He sat down again on the curb to pick up his beautiful acoustic guitar, and the crowd murmured in anticipation. So she sank back down to the edge of the sidewalk again.

"So," he said, by way of introducing whatever song he was about to sing, "you guys get a treat tonight. I have been writing this for God knows how long -- it's about this girl..." The people surrounding them were hurriedly getting ready to record a new song, and by the time Zaryn looked back at Shafer, he was dropping his perfect chocolate-brown gaze from her to his guitar and beginning to play.

"She rolls the window down, and she talks over the sound of the cars that pass us by. And I don't know why, but she's changed my mind..." She was going to listen very carefully and hide the jealousy, she decided. She was going to pretend that she didn't care that he was singing about some perfect girl that clearly wasn't her. "Would you look at her? She looks at me. She's got me thinking about her constantly, but she don't know how I feel, and as she carries on without a doubt, I wonder if she's figured out..."

It was a good song, but Zaryn wished more than anything that it didn't exist. That he hadn't written it. Because, as cliché and stupid as it sounded, it killed her inside to hear it and know it couldn't possibly be about her -- because he only saw her as a friend. That was enough for him; which meant that it had to be enough for her.

"I'm crazy for this girl, I'm crazy for this girl..." She didn't look at his face, but only at his hands on the guitar, at the crowd of happy people around them, at her own fingers as they twisted themselves together in her lap. "She was the one to hold me the night the sky fell down, and what was I thinking when the world didn't end? Why didn't I know what I know now?" Shafer moved on into the chorus again, and Zee lost herself in the music, tapping the toe of one cowboy boot on the pavement and keeping her gaze trained firmly on the knot her hands were making of themselves.

"Right now, face to face, all my fears pushed aside." Zaryn looked up then, and sure that it was a mistake, she almost dropped her gaze as quickly as she had raised it. It startled her, the sight that stopped her from doing so -- Shafer Owen Augustine's beautiful gaze was trained on her. How surprising. "And right now, I'm ready to spend the rest of my life with you..."

He couldn't be saying that to her, she told herself. She was just the closest girl; he was just looking at her for show, right? He had to be. What would she do if he wasn't?

Scream and jump up and down excitedly.

She hurriedly quieted the voice in the back of her head as Shafer continued on to sing the chorus through twice more. "I'm crazy for this girl, I'm crazy for this girl..." The people crowding eagerly around the two of them responded to the last chord with enthusiasm, but Zaryn barely heard them -- she was far too busy just staring back at Shafer with wide, sky-blue eyes. Please let it be about me, she found herself wishing, but she pushed that down, too. Eyes, after all, were the windows to the soul, and Zaryn's especially.

"Good song," she mumbled, trying her very best to sound indifferent. She brushed an invisible speck of dirt off her dress, looking away from Shafer and promising herself she wouldn't look back. She couldn't even come up with anything else to say; how lame was that? It's not about me, she reminded herself. There's no way he would write a song like that about me. He doesn't like me that way. God, she needed to get a grip on reality! Nothing happened like it did in fairy tales. That wasn't how the world worked.

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[SHAFER OWEN AUGUSTINE]

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AS SHE CARRIES ON WITHOUT A DOUBT
i wonder if she'll figure out that
I ' M C R A Z Y F O R T H I S G I R L - - - *

shafer was never the one to really get into playing songs for a small group. sure he would get into it on stage in front of millions, but he never really felt the need to do so when he played on sidewalks in front of malls. though, this song was different. there was so much emotion built up behind this song, and shafer was tired of holding it inside. it was killing him. he began feeling like something from him was missing, and he knew it was zee. shafer examined zaryn carefully almost every second. she was always fidgeting. he wondered what was going on inside her head.

he knew this song like the back of his hand, eyelid, whatever was unmistakeably familiar to the boy, is what he knew the song like. it came natural to him. so whenever he wanted to look up and glance at zee for a moment, he could without trouble. though looking at her crushed him, she didn't seem to be enjoying herself. her hands were tangled into a noticeable knot in her lap and she would never meet his gaze. if she did it was only for a few seconds. despite this, shafer kept going on with his song, the emotion in his voice never failed to scream 'zee, this song is for you'.

after the verses the song headed into the chorus, which he would repeat twice. shafer ended beautifully on just a chord, his head stayed down for a long moment, taking in what he had just done, and allowing the redness in his face to return to normal. after feeling it was safe and the applauding silenced, shafer lifted his head and set his guitar down next to him. he took a short glance over at zaryn who mumbled something like 'good song'. his gaze returned to the crowd. they were like vultures, waiting for him to reveal everything about the song he had just poured his heart into.

so who is the song about shaf? a boys voice was heard from the back of the crowd. shafer gulped, preparing himself for his speech. well, shafer began shortly, mustering up the courage to continue. this girl i met a while back. she is a country princess. she's beautiful ya know? gorgeous blonde hair and blue eyes. we are bestfriends too. i didn't think she liked me, but i kind of got that vibe that she does... although i was afraid to tell her how i feel. so i wrote this. he sighed deeply, looking around the crowd. each had sympathetic eyes, seeming to understand exactly how he felt.

so zee, wanna help me out.? shafer looked over at the girl sitting meekly beside him, nudging her shoulder and giving her that cute sideways smile. he hoped she knew that he was talking about her the whole time. or else, this might as well be pointless. like the song said, shafer was ready to be with her. he needed her, she was his missing piece and he was sure of it. now he just needed to know that she was still in it for him.

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It wasn't until the crowd on the sidewalk grew quiet again, hoping for something else exciting, that she saw him move out of the corner of her eye, lay his guitar down gently on the curb and let his gaze scan the eager faces surrounding him. Zaryn kept her eyes down, still, carefully examining her nails. "So," said a voice from a place in the crowd too far away to see the speaker. "Who's the song about, Shaf?"

Right, because she wanted to know who the girl who had claimed Shafer's heart was. That would make her feel so much better.

Zee shut her eyes for just a moment, forcing nothing else about her mind's angry reaction to come to the surface. She wasn't going to give anybody the satisfaction of knowing what she was thinking right now. But what was really going on inside was a crimson heat rushing through every inch of her, wanting her eyes to spit fire -- which was why she squeezed them shut until she thought it might be safe.

"Well," Shafer said after a long silence, "this girl I met a while back." Zaryn blinked hurriedly again, still looking down. She picked a tiny speck of dirt out from under one fingernail, pointedly making it look like she didn't care even though every muscle was frozen, concentrating simply on finding out this girl's name. Maybe she could write a song about this. It was crazy, the way that the thought of getting a hit song out of a heartbreak was actually any sort of consolation.

“She,” he continued carefully, “is a country princess.” Was it even possible to say that she froze again when she had already been a statue? “She’s beautiful, ya know? Gorgeous blonde hair, and blue eyes.” Zaryn’s heart pounded, and although she still didn’t look up, she could hear the murmuring, the gasps. Maybe they could all hear it, her heart beating faster and faster and faster... “We are best friends, too. I didn’t think she liked me, but I kind of got that vibe that she does -- although I was afraid to tell her how I feel. So I wrote this.”

The crowd made one of those collective sighs, the kind that seemed to say, I know just how you feel. It was as though Zaryn’s life was a cheesy romantic-comedy, and if she tried hard enough, her mind allowed her to see the edges of the movie theater screen and the audience on the other side, eyes wide, popcorn in hand. He meant her. The song was for her. And she finally looked up now, sky-blue eyes wide, to meet Shafer’s eyes. He was looking at her again; those perfect eyes seemed like they were made to hold hers. “So, Zee... Wanna help me out?” he asked, giving her a tiny, hopeful smile.

She couldn’t move. She was a statue again, made of stone; but in a good way, not like the way she had been before. Now she was frozen for a much different reason, and her heart was skipping joyfully instead of sinking like a stone. The silence seemed to stretch on and on and on, and when she finally found the part of her brain that could tell her mouth to open, she could barely get the word out. Just one word -- that was all she needed. Was it too much to ask for it to slip out easily? Apparently, it was. She was frozen again, lips parted as she tried to get the word out, eyes still so wide; like she didn’t know what to say, or maybe she was trying to come up with a way to break it to him that she didn’t feel the same way (which would be a total lie), and she wondered what he was thinking; she couldn’t see it through the windows to his soul, his eyes.

But finally she could feel a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth, and her eyes shone happily as she managed to find the way to say the word on her tongue. “Yes.”

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it was a long stretch, a long race, a faraway goal that shafer was trying to accomplish here. he was trying to land the prettiest girl he hand ever laid eyes on. hoping she would want him back and hold his hand through it all. the boy was so head over heels and so ready to begin this new relationship he had been longing to have for so long. shafer never thought that zaryn would even look at him in any sort of 'i like you' fashion. things with them had always been friendly. neither one of them had ever crossed the line.

shafer had that night.

the boy sighed deeply, taking in a big breathe of air and letting it out slowly. the crowd knew exactly how he felt, that's why he loved the fans. they were all so understanding. all eyes were eagerly on zaryn. shafer already knew she was probably looking down, trying to convert the attention away from herself. but no, not this time. this was much too good of a story and heart felt moment for any of the vultures to pass up. the silence lasted for about a minute everyone, including shafer, was waiting patiently for some kind of response from zaryn. yes was the only thing that came out.

shafer wasn't the one to try and go to quickly with things. however if he thought it was the right time, he would go for it. that's how he has always been, and will always be. the boy turned in his sitting position so he was facing her, grabbed both her hands, and began speaking. zee... was all he got out before he moved in slowly, and gently kissed her.

cameras were flashing vigorously. whispers and giggles were being heard from every direction but strangely shafer could only see zee, could only hear her heartbeat, and her breathing. he pulled back for a moment and looked down. sorry.. he suddenly felt bad and a tad embarrassed. what if she didn't like him like he liked her? his heart was beating now. quicker than he ever thought it could.

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The crowd murmured excitedly, happily. Even the teenage girls who were so clearly in love with Shafer Augustine -- although they probably knew that they'd never get a real chance with him -- seemed excited. Yet Zaryn couldn't take her eyes off him. She was drawn to him like a moth to a flame; he had some sort of magnetism that made it impossible to stay away. All that she could hear was the cars as they shot past, the chatter of passersby who didn't seem to notice that at the center of this crowd there were two celebrities admitting that they liked each other, the endless clicking of tiny cell phone keyboards as some too-eager curb audience members announced to the whole world what was going on.

He turned towards her, reaching out to take her hands, and her skin tingled at the touch. "Zee..." He couldn't seem to find any other words to say, and then he was oh-so-slowly, too slowly, leaning towards her, and their audience took a deep breath and held it in anticipation, and Zee couldn't move. And then his lips touched hers and her heart almost stopped and when she closed her eyes, it was just like in all those stupid romantic novels she'd never liked, with fireworks and everything.

Or maybe the fireworks were all the cameras flashing, and the sound she thought might be her heart singing a happy song was just the excited whispers and giggles from the people witnessing it all.

Shafer pulled back too soon, dropping his gaze to their intertwined hands, and Zee was surprised to see that now there was pink appearing on his cheeks -- and she had been thinking that was something reserved just for her. "Sorry." He said it awkwardly, far too quietly for anyone but her to know what he'd said, unless there were some talented lip-readers in the crowd standing around them, peering over each other's shoulders to get a better look.

Zaryn's breath caught in her throat, and she had to stop and try again before these words would come out, too. "Don't be," she whispered, the volume of her own voice matching his perfectly. And then, before she could stop herself or try to think of all the possible consequences, she kissed him back.

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AS SHE CARRIES ON WITHOUT A DOUBT
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the crowd slowly began to get bigger, as the small crowd they started with started calling friends, and stopping people that walked past the crowd. this would definitely be on the front page of tomorrows talbots but shafer didn't care. all her wanted at this moment was zee. and while he had her here, as 'his' he wasn't going to give it up because of the small possibility... well large possibility that this would be all over every piece of paper in america. the boys heart rate was through the roof, he was sure zee could feel it in his fingers. shafer breathed evenly trying to slow it. just hte sight of her drove him crazy.

as his head was dipped low in shame, shafer prayed zee wouldn't rip her hands away and stalk off angrily, cursing about how it w0ould ruin her life if it was in the papers the next morning. though... she didn't. don't be she replies in a comforting tone that matched his. shafer looked up, surprised. just as he looked up, she leaned in to kiss him back. shafer dropped on of zee's hands to run it through her curly blonde hair. the boy was helpless now, hopelessly in love, at the whim of zaryn oliver. she could crush him at any moment with just a few words.

he was hooked.

shafer intertwined his hand he took away with her's once more. after a few seconds he pulled back from the kiss, but leaned in and rested his head and hers, foreheads touching, noses touching, and his lips were turned into an upright smile. zeeeeeee, he sung out her name happily. the crowd around them did a huge in unison 'awh'. shafer's grin grew bigger, knowing he had what he wanted. after so long. shafer was actually excited for this. excited to show zee off to the band, to his friends, zee was his dream girl. he was commited to fight for her. fight to keep her that is.

don't be shy anymore... shafer urged, putting on a stupid smile as he kissed her forehead. the boy looked toward the crowd, carefully deciding his next words. well guys, this is the end of this show. you can all head out now, no more to see. shafer stopped before they could complain. but i will be back here tomorrow night, so come on out. he smiled gently as the crowd began to leave excitedly, ready to tell this story to all their friends.

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NOTES zomg (: look at them <3
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LYRICS i'm crazy for this girl - lifehouse
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[ZARYN KATE OLIVER]

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He responded just the way she had hoped he would, releasing her left hand if only to run his fingers through her hair. Was it strange to think that she could feel every place that his skin brushed against hers burning? Zaryn could spend forever here, sitting on this sidewalk, if she had him with her. She didn't even care that all these people were just watching them, like they were one of those blockbuster movies. Shafer's fingers took hold of Zaryn's again as the kiss grew deeper, and she would have forgotten that everyone else on this Vancouver sidewalk existed if it hadn't been for someone letting out a whistle, and the collective laughter that followed it.

When Shafer pulled back again, it seemed like that kiss had only lasted a second, or just a part of one; but something in the back of Zaryn's mind told her that was just a fraction of the time that had passed. He rested his forehead against her own, the tips of their noses brushing, and she knew that her own face was mirroring his smile.

"Zee..." He drew out the E's into a long note, and it was almost like the beginning of another song. Their audience drowned out any other sound with another one of those isn't-this-so-damn-cute noises, and he smiled still wider. Shafer kissed Zee's forehead lightly. "Don't be shy anymore."

"I was never all that shy," she mumbled, the words blurring together and tripping over each other as she rushed to get them out. It ended up a nearly unintelligible mess, but she thought he might get the drift of it all. Then, a little bit louder, and carefully forcing her words to come out a little slower so that the people around them could hear her, she said, "I'm crazy for this boy..."

"Well, guys," said a grinning Shafer to the crowd around them at large, "this is the end of this show. You can all head out now. No more to see." A few people sighed, as though this was a great hardship, but he added quickly, "But I will be back here tomorrow night, so... come on out." Reluctantly, the people crowding around Zaryn and Shafer started to file away.

The smile stretching almost from ear to ear didn't seem to be enough to describe everything going through her mind right now. She was flying, soaring far above the clouds, and it felt like the happiness was just bubbling up endlessly from a well somewhere deep inside her. The feeling was eerily similar to that of being in a quiet place and feeling the need to laugh, and feeling the sound travel so slowly through you until it made its way out into the open. Carefully untangling their hands, Zaryn leaned forward again, this time to wrap her arms around his neck. Resting her head on the part of his chest that intersected smoothly and perfectly with his shoulder, she whispered, "That's going to spread like wildfire."

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the sound of rustling footsteps from the crowd around them didn't seem to pull shafer's eyes from the gorgeous country princess in front of him. the reached up and casually touched her face, marveling at how soft her cheeks were. how absolutely perfect she was. the boy was transfixed, head over heels, and in love... the bad part was he knew that. much more clear than anything.

this was the start of a very beautiful beginning.

shafer barely made out the first thing that came out of zaryn's mouth, something like she was never all that shy. the boy grinned and chuckled a bit. really zee? i think you're mistaken. he brushed her cheek with his hand once more. smiling all the while. after a few more moments of silence the girl piped up again. i am crazy about this boy. shafer dropped his head. not willing to share his boyish grin that took over his face. the people began to file away after his short comment, he re lifted his head and his gaze went right back to zaryn.

the girl undid the knot that was both of their hands and this time wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head against his chest. shafer's heartbeat a million miles an hour, he was sure he would be able to hear it. his hands rested on her hips and his head rested on top hers. this will spread like wildfire. shafer sighed loudly, and nodded his head. i don.t mind. all i want is you.

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NOTES alex gaskarth<3
OUTFIT clicky!
LYRICS i'm crazy for this girl - lifehouse
TEMPLATE justlikefalling at caution 2.0!
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Ever so slowly and carefully, Shafer reached up to brush his fingers against her cheek, eyes full of what looked an awful lot like wonder, and Zee wondered if he was as scared as she was that an alarm clock somewhere was about to start its incessant beeping and bring her crashing back down to Earth, and it would have been a dream, all of it. She didn't think she would be able to handle that, being woken up from such a magnificent dream that she hoped so badly was reality. It would crush her. Crush her, like a poor helpless ant under someone's shoe.

He grinned, a low chuckle forming in his throat, and all that Zaryn wanted in that particular moment was to listen to Shafer Augustine laugh for the rest of her life. "Really, Zee? I think you're mistaken," he murmured. His fingers, it seemed, were glued to her cheek, and she couldn't care less. The touch made her skin tingle, and Zee could easily get used to that feeling. And then, too suddenly, he lowered his head to look at their intertwined hands, and from her vantage point directly in front of him, holding his hands, so close she could feel every breath, she could see that he was smiling. It wasn't until the crowd of people had grown significantly smaller that he looked back up.

Zaryn could stay like this forever, wrapped up in his arms, with him resting his chin on her insanely-curly blonde hair. She could feel him nod, letting out a contented sigh. "I don't mind," he told her, so quietly. "All I want is you."

She was unable to stop the smile that came to her face at that, the feeling of this bubbly happiness rising up inside of her. All she could do was breathe in the smell of him, face buried in his chest, and be just so damn happy that she didn't know if she could take it -- in a good way, of course. But what could she say to that? What could beat out those five beautiful little words?

Nothing, a small voice in the back of her mind whispered. Zaryn shook that thought free, unwilling to admit that she didn't have anything to say. It didn't even matter that it was true. All she could think of to say was that she loved him so much that it hurt, and everything was moving so fast that it was spinning and she couldn't figure out which way was forward, and what if he didn't say it back? So she kept it in, bottled up inside. Instead, she said -- so quietly, just like him -- "I can't believe you wrote me a song... And here I was, thinking it was only me that did that..."

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