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My Understandings

Room 126

“Okay, let me go to my room and get some money and I’ll be out.” I tell Taylor over the phone.
We already checked into the hotel two hours ago. Taylor and I went shopping already too. It was quite the experience.
“Aw come on Ellie! If you’re going to be a slut, wear something slutty!” Taylor exclaimed as we walked into the mall.
“I’m not going to be a slut!” I yelled.
“Well, if you’re going to hook up with Ben, you might as well get used to that title. Well, from the fans at least.
“Noooo.”
“Well, wear something sexy. Something that will make Ben drool all over you. And it will make Austin sooo jealous. Oh! How about his store!” she yanks my wrist into a store called Wet Seal. That title can go wrong in so many ways. “You should go for an Emo sexy chick.” Her tiny body disappears into a clothing rack and comes back minutes later with a red dress that was so short for my tall frame.
“No. That one barely covers my ass!”
“Fine!” I stalk off to another store for shoes. Miley had finally come around to speaking terms for me and she already has something to wear. I go into the store and instantly see a pair of shoes that I like. Black wedges. I could never do heels. I couldn’t walk in heels to save my life. So I usually wear wedges. Easy to balance, most likely won’t kill me.
Most likely.
Taylor comes busting out of the door with two bags in her hands.
“I got dresses!!” she holds up a white lace dress that ties around the neck and leaves her back bare.
“Wow. To think you would be excited about dresses.”
“Well, it is a club.” She says with a “duh” look on her face.
“What did you get me?”
“Ah, ah, ah!!! You can’t see it until it’s time to get change. OH! Red shoes!” she runs off to where a pair of heels are.
It’s ten at night and we had to get dress then go to Austin’s room because he’s driving us there. To be perfectly honest, I do feel like a slut. I’m getting ready to hook up with someone. But, I'm doing it to make Austin realize what he needs to do. Only in boy shorts and a tank top, I tell Miley I’ll meet her and tell Oli the same. They nod and continue with their make-out session. I close the door and sprint down the hall, getting a few looks from the guys. I knock three times, indicating that it’s me and a very beautiful Taylor opens the door. the dress comes up to her mid-thigh because of her shortness. But the heels make her as tall as me. But when I put my shoes on, I’ll be taller than her again. She has her hair straightened to perfection and has a little make up on.
“It’s about time. No go put the dress on! Hurry!” I run to the bathroom in the room and gape at the dress laid out for me. The sleeves and chest part were complete lace and the rest of the dress from my boobs down were a solid black color. I can’t do this. I mean, I haven’t had actual sexual contact since the rape, but maybe I need to let loose. I slipped the dress on. It hugged my body so tight from my hips. I slipped on the wedges and wobbled my way out the bathroom. Taylor shoved me down in a chair and began my hair.
“You need to re-dye your hair. I can see locks of chocolate brown hair, but that’s okay, it’ll look good.” She applied some pink eye shadow mascara, and some pink lip gloss. She stood me up and grabbed my hair and lifts it up in the air.
“Hm. Pony tail or lose?” it was more like she was talking to herself. There was a faint knock on the door.
“Tay, Ellie, come on!” Austin yelled.
“Lose it is.” I slipped the money in my bra and we walked out. Austin and Alan’s mouth dropped.
“Ellie, Taylor……Ellie, you guys look, whoa.” Austin said.
“Damn girl, who you hooking up with?” Alan asked. Me and Taylor gave each other quick glances before chuckling down the hall. I went to knock on the WCAR guys room to let them know we’re leaving. Andy answered the door and the look on his face was priceless.
“Hey.” He said.
“Hi. Let the guys know we’re leaving.”
“Ellie-”
"Yes?"
"Can we talk, like, tomorrow?"
"I don't know."
"ELLIE!" Taylor called. I walked away from the door with a smirk on my lips. Tonight is going to be so much fun. I ran as fast as I could to catch up with the guys as they went outside. Phil was driving a van loaned to us and there were only five seats. Aaron had stay behind to wait up with the SWS guys, which meant I had to sit on someone’s lap. Austin was on the outside which meant……..oh no.
“Hey, uh, Austin, is it okay, if I, you know, sit on your lap?”
“Uh, yeah. Sure.” I climbed in the van and awkwardly sat on his lap. It felt like old times. I laid my head in the crook of his neck as he wrapped an arm around me. I began to trace the tattoos on his neck and chest. This reminded me of the times we would have together with David and his girlfriend. When we would hear that it was snowing up state, all four of us would drive up there and stay in a hotel and build snowmen and throw snowballs at each other. Or we would go to the beach and Lynzie and I would watch the two have races with each other. Or Austin would try to playfully drown David or vice versa, even though David’s a skinny twig. I miss those times. Those bonding moments. Sure, me and my brother still bond, but it’s just not the same when his other best guy friend isn’t in the picture. When Austin left, he took a little happiness with him.
Our happiness.
“We’re here.” Oh thank God. I thought I was getting ready to lose my mind. We all rushed out the van, which included me and Taylor getting trampled and made our way inside. PTV and WAITC were already here. Kellin texted saying they’re almost here and Miley said they would be too. Half of BMTH were already at the bar taking shots.
“Remember what I told you hook up then pack up!” Taylor yelled over the crowd. I nod and weave myself between the crowd. A hand on my shoulder stops me and I turn to see Matt.
“Dance?” he asks. I nod as we take the center and we dance. Everyone around us is bumping hips or grinding one each other. Soon we hear Kellin’s yelling as he announces party’s here! The probe lights kick in and shots are being passed around. I take a shot myself and take Matt’s hand to a nearby booth. But a certain person catches my eyes. I get up and walk to the bar and take a set, acting as if I didn’t see him.
“I see you came.” He smirks.
“And I believe you owe me a drink.”
“Touché.” He snaps his fingers and a bartender comes. “Two Jack Daniel’s and a coke.” The man nods and comes back seconds later with the drinks, my drink mixed with coke. I take my time downing my drink. “Nice to see you in something else besides a pink sports bra.” I early choke on my drink. “Do you wanna dance?” Ben asks.
“Love to.”
~Austin~
I look around for Ellie, but I can’t find her anywhere. Instead, I run into chicks. I mean, I was a little tipsy, but not bomb-shelled drunk. A song everyone knew came on and everyone began screaming the lyrics.
“Decisions, but I want it all, so I get it all.
I wanna eat the whole cake.
I'm not sharing, I'm not sharing.
You should have learned how to bake!!!!!!” I weave myself through the crowd and I spot them. Ellie and Ben drunkly dancing with each other. This made my blood boil. She looks so beautiful, but she’s dancing with a player. Someone hands me a shot and I decided not to think. Just drink and drink, it’s a long night ahead.
~Ellie~
After four shots, I’m drunk, but I’m still dancing with Ben. I can tell dancing isn’t enough so I attach my lips to his and finally, I can fee Ben relax. I wrap my arms around his neck as he pulls my body tighter to him.
~3rd Person POV~
Everyone is dancing and having a good time. Austin is drunk, but he’s dancing with David like old time. Miley and Oli are having the time of their lives, but she starts to wonder where her best friend is. Taylor looks for Ellie at the same time; she sees Alan and rushes to him.
“Have you seen Ellie?” she asks. He shakes his head.
“Nope. But have you seen that hot ass chick Ben is making out with?” Taylor looks for Ben, which wasn’t that hard, and sees the girl he’s making out with. Her mouth drops.
“Dipshit! That’s Ellie!” Alan’s eyes widen as he does a wolf call.
“She’s getting some cake tonight!” Kellin is dancing with Jesse, both drunk out of their mind and Kellin sees Ellie and Ben. He runs to Austin, not consciously knowing the trouble he’s about to start.
“Austin! Man Ben is getting some dessert tonight!” he points to where the two have now moved to the back. Ellie pressed against a wall. Austin gets furious, knowing it’s nothing but a hookup. He takes another shot and looks for the two. Little does he know Ellie and Ben are making their way back to the hotel.
“Where are they?” he slurs to Kellin. He shrugs his shoulder and mutters something about Vic being a unicorn before leaving. Austin sees a random girl and goes to make out with her. Back at the hotel, things escalate quickly. Ben fumbles for the zipper on the back of her dress before quickly unzipping it. His top and jacket are now missing, somewhere lying on the floor. He pushed Ellie down as he climbs on top of her. Her bra is now flung across the room as his pants goes missing. He attaches his lips back to hers while both of their undies go undone.
At the club, everyone is too drunk. David is so drunk he doesn’t even know his sister is missing. Taylor and Vic are in a corner making out and Austin is kissing some random chick. Kellin and Jesse call it a night, not wanting to do anything they might regret or anything that deals with a divorce. Matt wonders where his best friend has gone and Andy wonders what happened to Kyle. He wants to talk to Ellie, but she’s nowhere in sight. As Kellin and Jesse make their way to their room, they see an I.D card laying in front of someone’s room. They pick it up and see Ben Bruce’s face plastered on the front. They slid the card under the door when they hear noises. It’s a steady banging noise and a woman screaming. They shrug it off, too drunk to think anything of it. At the club, Austin and Alan attempt karaoke as more shots are being passed around. Max and Ryan are on the other side of the bar, shitfaced drunk, smoking pot with Kyle and David. The rest of the night becomes a blur.