This is one of my first "real" fics. feedback would be great. Not so sure of the title yet.

My name is Maria Bryant. I'm seventeen years old, and eleven months ago, I had the perfect life. So what if I was technically an orphan? So what if my brother was openly bisexual? None of that mattered to me. I had everything I'd ever wanted. Friends, great foster parents, and the perfect boyfriend. But all of that is gone now. This is my story.
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*Eleven Months Ago*
It was the first day of our senior year. My boyfriend, Jack Barakat, and I sat under our usual meeting spot, an old willow tree in a park across from the school; We'd been waiting for Alex and Holly for almost 45 minutes.
"Alex needs to get his ass out of bed earlier!" Jack whined for the third time that morning.
"You whine to much." I teased.
He jaw dropped and he pretended to be offended by my remake.
"I am not! Take that back."
"And what if I don't?" I challenged.
"Then I'll have to do this." He said has he began tickling me.
"No! stop!" I giggled, desperate to escape his grip.
"Uh...I don't mean to break up with love scene, but...." The voice trailed off. It was none other than Alex Gaskarth, and his girlfriend Holly.
"Shut up Asskarth." I said, lifting myself off the ground.
He rolled his eyes and walked toward the school, Holly on his arm.
"What the hell is up with Holly? She used to be my best friend, but now she's just been blowing me off. I swear, it's like she's to good to be seen with me now that she's dating a guy in a band."
"You're dating a guy in a band too you know!" He pointed out.
"Not the point. We all know your band is gonna go somewhere. She's just using Alex so when All Time Low is a widely known band, she can be the envy of all the fans."
"You know, you think way too deep into this stuff. Seriously now, why would she do that? If they're happy, so what? Wooh hoo for them. Just forget about it."
"Maybe I am." I thought.
Just then the late bell sounded.
"Fuck!" Jack said under his breath before giving me a quick kiss and running into the school building. I stood there in the empty school yard for several minutes, thinking about what he'd said.
"So what?"

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I have two or three other chapters written, so if I get a few more comments, I'll update it again before I get off

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Nowhere.... and everywhere.

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Aye.

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Thanks for the feedback guys. Hopefully, this update will keep your interest in the story, and possibly get more people interested.

~AFTER SCHOOL~
*Jack's POV*
"You guys are on in five." Our school principal said.
We were getting ready to play a fundraiser show so the school could pay for some carnival this year for graduating seniors.

"Ugh. If we sent a couple of monkeys up there, do you think they'd notice the difference?" Zack asked before yawning.
"Pfft yes. Where are they gonna find a monkey as hot as me? Or with as great hair?" I snorted.
"Let's just get this over with." Rian said, reaching for has drum sticks.
"Bye babe." I kissed Maria quickly before heading off to the stage.
God I love that girl. More than she knows. More than anyone knows. But I know she doesn't feel the same. She's too caught up with Alex and Holly. I'll show her. Somehow.

*Alex's POV*
"I'm sitting here wishing for something that's missing
I'm waiting for you to tell me
that time keeps on passing
I'm hoping, I'm asking
to stand by your side
at least for tonight
let's follow through with this reckless dream
that's tearing me up inside
and all the time we've been so innocent
So don't you go I've got you where I want you
and I'm never letting go
hit the lights we'll be all right
tonight our dreams come true" I sang into the microphone.
I watched the students dance to the rhythm of 'Hit The Lights'. My eyes fell on Holly. I really like her, but she's got the reputation of being quite a slut. Maria thinks Holly is using me to gain popularity. But Holly would never do that.
Would she?

*Maria's POV*
As the boys finished their second of five songs, I saw Holly in the back of the crowd, hanging all over some guy on the football team. She saw me staring at them and quickly pushed him away.
"Ew gross! Get off me you filthy pig! I have a boyfriend!" She cried in fake urgency.
I shook my head and walked away.
"OK before, we play our next song, we have an announcement." Jack told the crowd of crazy high school students.
"We sent our EP to Hopeless Records, and they're thinking of signing All Time Low!" He grinned from ear to ear as the crowd when wild again.
"This is our last song. It's a new song called 'Last Flight Home'
"Jack actually got off his lazy ass and helped me write the lyrics for this." Alex added with a chuckle.
Shut your mouth and listen closely,
Because this silence isn't easy
So I'll break it even harder than before
Because I'm 16 going on the end of my days,
And if words aren't going to cut than I'll find another way.
Because I'm leaving what I know behind,
And I'm living out my chance to shine
Like the stars now fading from your eyes
And I hope you'll understand
Woah, woah, please wait till I come home
Woah, woah, don't turn my heart to stone.
Now the runway lights are fading,
With the darkness overtaking,
I'll leave you standing watching all alone
From that paneglass window one million miles away
And I'm sorry when I tell you
But I'm coming back someday
Because I'm leaving what I know behind,
And I'm living out my chance to shine
Like the stars now fading from your eyes
And I hope you'll understand
Woah, woah, please wait till I come home
Woah, woah, don't turn my heart to stone.
Woah, woah, please wait till I come home
Woah, woah, don't turn my heart to stone.
Don't turn my heart to stone.
After a few minutes, the crowd cleared out. I found Jack surrounded by crazy freshman girls trying to grope him. He had this look on his face, as if to say, "Get these girls away from me!"
"We love you Jack!"
"I want your babies!"
"Write a song about me!"
"Will you marry me?!"
They all frantically shouted.
"Sorry. I'm taken." He said as he stood up and wrapped his arms around my waist.
I grinned at them as they all glared and scowled at me.
"Can I have your babies?" I asked, jokingly
"I wouldn't want anyone else to." He whispered in my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

*Alex's POV*
As I signed the last autograph, I left to find Holly. After a few minutes, I found her. Under the bleachers, making out with some guy on the football team. I stood there in shock for a minute, before Rian called me over to him.
"Dude, you know that's your girlfriend." He pointed to Holly and the football player.
"Yeah I know." I sighed.
"Aren't you gonna do something about it?"
"What can I do?" I asked, before walking away.
What can I do?

*Maria's POV*
Today was the day. The day they'd been waiting for for weeks. The day a representative from Hopeless Records came to watch them perform. "You guys ready yet?" The representative asked as he sat down in the old black leather sofa in Jack's garage. "Yep. We're gonna do a song called 'Last Flight Home'". The man, whose business card read Mr.Jason Walker, was stunned. His mouth was hanging wide open, his eye about to pop out of his skull. "That was....i-incredible." He stuttered. "I'll call you guys in about a week. I have to talk to a few guys, let them listen to your demos, you know." "Sweet! Thanks!" Jack grinned wildly. I cringed smiled Jack came over to me, spun me around, and planted a kiss on my lips. Then he started bouncing off the wall with excitement. Alex and Holly were making out on one of the leather couches. "Get a room." Rian said, throwing a pillow at them. This is exactly what I didn't want to happen.
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"Why haven't they called yet? He said someone would call in about a week." Alex fumed.

He's been asking the same questions all week. "Calm down Alex. Babe, it's only Friday." Holly said, trying to calm an anxious Alex down. Just then, his phone started vibrating. A devilish grin spread across his face as he look from his pocket, to me, to Holly, and back to his pocket.

"Just fucking answer it!" Jack shouted. We all sat, looking at Alex as he answer it.
"Hello?" He said seductively into the mouth piece of his phone. "Oh....hi mom. No I won't be home for dinner. I'm staying at Jack's tonight, remember? Ok....Iloveyoutoobye." He said quickly and hung up, placing the phone back in his pocket.

The four of us burst into a fit of laughter, causing Alex to glare at us.
"Oh! Like you've never said 'I love you' to your mom before!" He said before storming out of Jack's basement.

"So...we're alone, in my sound proofed basement." Jack smirked.
"Jack Barakat, just what are you implying?!" I asked, pretending to have no idea what he was hinting at.
"To put it in simplest terms....I want to bone you....." Jack replied.
"Wow. Unfortunately, I don't think my other boyfriend would like that." I giggled.
"HEY! Who's the other guy?!" He cried.
"Alex." I stated with a playful smirk.
"He was mine boyfriend first! You better back off girlfriend." He said with a snap of his fingers.

Alex and Holly returned to the basement, and both fell down on the couch with a sigh.
"What's your problem?" Jack asked, turning to face Alex.
"I got the call from Hopeless Records. The guy said he liked our sound, but...." he trailed off.
"BUT WHAT?!" Jack and I both shouted.
"But he thinks we're gonna need a bigger van because we just got signed and are going on tour in two weeks!" Alex shouted.
Jack's jaw dropped. He sat still for what seemed like ages before he jumped to his feet and screamed.

"THIS CALLS FOR A PARTY!" He shouted before darting upstairs, no doubt to invite the regular party crew, Alex and Holly folling, leaving me in the basement alone. I sat on the old leather couch, my mind spinning. Ten million questions ran through my mind at the same time. I was so deep in thought that I didn't hear the foot steps coming down the stairs, and didn't realize anyone was with me until I felt the weight drop down on the couch beside me.
"What's wrong?" Alex asked.
"Hmmm? Nothing. I was just...thinking." I lied.
"You're a terrible liar." He smirked. "Now really, what's wrong?"

I sighed. Alex was one of my best friends. I had to tell him.

"It's just that...now that you're signed, everything will be different. You'll constantly be touring, or writing and recording, and you'll leave Towson behind." I said, my eyes beginning to water.
"That's not true. We'll always come back. Towson is where we got started. Where our first fans were. Towson is home." He said.

I wanted to believe what he was saying. I really did. But, deep down I knew it wasn't true, or wouldn't be true for long. The more their fan-base grew, the more they would tour, which would cause the demand for new songs to grow, which would cause them to be in the studio all the time, leaving no time to return home to Towson.

I put of a fake, yet convincing smile for Alex, and followed him upstairs as the party goers filed in, with box after box of bottles of alcohol of different varieties.

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