Glass Hearts

The first day of fucking Warped Tour! I couldn't be more excited as I'm walking with Austin to their merch tent for the first meet & greet of the tour. He has a huge smile on his face, which makes me smile along with him.

"AUSTIN! I LOVE YOU!" I hear someone shout causing more fans to follow suit.

"AUSTIN HAVE MY BABIES!" I couldn't help but to laugh at that one. I look over at Austin who is shaking his head and laughing. He waves to all the fans standing in line to meet them.

"You have a large fanbase who seem to want to get in your pants." I say, giggling, as we walk under the merch booth.

"Are you saying you don't want to get in his pants, Faith?" Alan smirks at me and I smack the back of his head.

"Shut the fuck up, Alan." I laugh and shake my head. He isn't wrong. My subconscious sneers at me. I ignore it and pull one of my cameras out of the rolling case Austin just insisted on buying. Adorable, caring dork.

"Who is that?" I hear someone talking, a girl, in the line of fans.

"I was wondering the same thing. Did you see the scar on her face? She looks like she was in one of Jigsaws death traps or something." Okay, that comment wasn't too bad. I shake my head, for like the tenth time today, and continue getting my camera ready.

"Yeah but did you see that she was walking with Austin? Why is he with her? She's not even pretty." Well that one stung a little. I try to ignore them because they are like, what? Sixteen or seventeen?

"Everything alright?" Austin appears in front of me, a goofy smile on his face. I nod and smile back to him.

"I'm ready to take pictures of you guys." He puts his arm around my shoulders and guides me to the front of the table.

"What's up everybody?!" Austin yells and I start taking pictures of the line. There has to be 200 people in this line, waiting to meet them. Most of them being girls. "This is our beautiful photographer, Faith. On the count of three, I want everybody to say 'Hi' to her. Ready!? 1..2..3!" Everybody in the line yells 'Hi' to me as I snap more pictures of the line. I giggle.

"Hi Everyone! Who's ready to meet these goofy, talented guys?!" I shout, making them go crazy. I laugh and turn to Austin. "I think they are ready. Smile!" He makes a silly face causing me to laugh loudly. "Beautiful." I poke his side lightly, giggling, before walking behind the table to stand behind the guys.

"Hi. How are you sweethear?" Austin starts talking to the most adorable little girl I have ever seen. Her hair is blonde with pink streaks through it and her eyes are a piercing green color. She has to be like seven or eight years old. I start taking pictures of her talking to Austin when she looks up at me and smiles.

"You're really pretty." She says loud enough for me to hear and I smile. "Don't listen to those girls back behind me. They are just jealous of how pretty you are." My heart clenches at her words. She's so young but so intelligent.

"What were those girls saying?" Alan asks as he signs something for the girl.

"They were saying mean things about her. Saying she isn't pretty and talking about her scar." Her eyes gloss over as tears well up in her eyes. She looks back up to me. "You're very pretty, Faith. My favorite lyric could really help you right now." I step closer and lean over so I can talk to her.

"What is your favorite lyric, darlin'?" I ask, smiling at her. She smiles back.

"This is not what it is, only baby scars." Her smile becomes wider and I have to hold back tears. I want to hug this little girl.

"Second & Sebring!" Alan shrieks and gives the little girl a high five. I quickly get a picture of the adorable moment.These five guys are making this little girl's day, maybe even her life.

"What's your name?" I ask walking around the table to kneel down in front of her.

"You're not going to believe me but my name is Faith too." She chews on her bottom lip as a huge smile spreads across my face.

"Well, Faith, I'm so glad I was able to meet such a beautiful, intelligent girl like you. Would you like to get a picture with the band?" Her face lights up and she nods frantically. I stand up and pick her up so she can stand on the table. The guys crowd around her, smiling. I take a few pictures, while her sister it looks like takes some pictures too, and give a thumbs up. Austin picks her up this time and hugs her, whispering something in her ear. I don't know what he said but she jumps off the table and walks over to me.

"Can I get a picture with you?" She looks up at me and I can't say no. I hand Austin my camera, picking Faith up again so she's at my height.

"Ready?!" Austin shouts and I smile, while Faith kisses the scar on my cheek. Tears well up in my eyes again and my smile grows bigger.

"Alright Faith, let's let these guys get through this line so we can watch them rock out." Faith's sister, I really think, says to her and I sat her back on her feet. She runs back over to the guys to give them hugs while the girl with her walks over to us. "That's really awesome what you did for her. I'm Lyric, her big sister." She holds out her hand and I shake it.

"It's no problem. She's very intelligent and beautiful. You both are." I look at her and she grins.

"I heard what those girls were saying about you. Faith, you are a beautiful women and I wish you the best in everything that you do." She pulls me into a hug and I instantly hug her back. People have never been this nice to me before so it's something I'm going to have to get used to. She pulls back and an idea pops into my head.

"Stay right here. Don't move." I laugh and she nods. I walk behind the table and lean down to whisper in Austin's ear. He's signing stuff for the next fans in line. "Hey. I have a question."

"Anything, babe." Butterflies erupt in my stomach from that one word. He smirks and turns his head towards me.

"Do you think Faith and her sister, Lyric, could stand side stage during your set? I want to do something nice for fans at every tour date." His eyes are shining at my idea and his smirk turns into an excited smile.

"Of course! God, Faith, you just keep getting more amazing." He leans up and kisses me swiftly, making the fans in line gasp and 'awww'. My cheeks burn and I bite my lip. He reaches behind him to grab two passes before handing them to me.

"Thank you." I whisper, kissing his cheek before I walk back out around the table. Faith and Lyric are standing a few feet away from the table. It looks like they didn't see what just happened so I hide the passes behind my back. "Faith," I kneel down beside her, "is Of Mice & Men your favorite band?" She nods like a bobble head. "Is this your first concert?"

"Yes, it is." She giggles. "First of many." She adds.

"Well how about we make your first, one to remember?" She gives me a confused look. "I talked to Austin and he agrees with me. You have inspired me, just by your words of kindness, to do something nice for fans at every tour date. So I picked you to," I pull the passes from behind my back and she screams, while Lyric covers her mouth with her hand, "stand side stage during their set today." My heart could burst at the sight of Faith and Lyric. The joy on their faces is enough to make my whole year. Faith jumps in my arms, saying 'Thank you' a million times. I hand the passes to Lyric. I stand up while Faith jumps up and down.

"Thank you so much. You don't know how this means to her and to me. I try so hard to do everything I can to make her happy." She's crying and I pull her into a hug. "Our parents passed away this year and she turned to their music to deal with her grief. This is the best thing anybody has ever done for her. Thank you." I made the right choice of picking them to go side stage. I think to myself and hug Lyric once more before pulling away.

"I'll be waiting for you guys before the set. Have fun! I need to go back to the guys to take more pictures." I give Faith one more hug before they run off to watch We The Kings perform. My heart is filled with joy and love as I walk back behind the table. Austin smiles at me and motions me over. He stands up and hugs me.

"That was incredibly sweet of you." He whispers in my ear, hugging me tighter. I hear camera shutters go off and I hide my face in his chest. His chest rumbles with laughter. "Stop being so shy." He cups my chin with his hand so I look up at him. "You're beautiful, inside and out." He kisses my forehead and let's his lips linger there for a few seconds. "Now, get back to doing what you do best." He winks at me as he sits back down. The butterflies won't stop and quite frankly, I don't want them to.

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Sweat. I fucking hate it. It makes me feel so gross and I really want to shower. I'm standing by the entrance to back stage, looking through pictures on my phone, when I feel a presence next to me. It's a dead give away when screams erupt from the crowd behind the barrier.

"Whatcha doin'?" Austin says in a sing-song voice and I turn so I'm staring up at him.

"I'm just looking through my pictures on my phone." I hold up my phone to emphasis my actions. He snatches my phone from me and throws his arm around my shoulder.

"Take pictures with me!" He shrieks and I stare up at him laughing. I hear the camera go off and I groan.

"I definitely look dumb as fuck in that picture." I whine and try to grab the phone from him but he holds it above his head. "Fuck my short stature." I cross my arms over my chest and pout. He chuckles and pulls me to him. Ughhh I can't resist this gentle giant. I wrap my arms around his waist and smile up at the camera.

"Awwww! That was so cute!" I hear a girl screech and turn around to see Lyric and Faith standing there. I blush and chew on my bottom lip.

"Hi Austin! Hi older Faith!" I laugh at Faith's greetings and wave. "Are you two dating?" Her question throws me off guard and I couch awkwardly.

"Not yet." Austin answers and my heart skips a beat. Wait, not yet? So he wants to date me? Holy shit! I squeal on the inside but stay calm on the outside. Faith's face lights up and she giggles.

"You two make a good couple." Lyric says with a wink, making me blush ten times harder.

"Well you two can go with Austin. He will show you where to stand for the show." I bend down to pick up my camera when I feel a sharp sting on my ass. I yelp and jump up straight. Faith and Lyric are trying to keep their laughter in and I turn to see Austin looking everywhere but me. I step closer to him so he is the only one to hear me. He looks down at me with a smirk.

"If you want to do that, you should really wait until we are alone." I smirk as his jaw drops a little. Satisfied with myself, I grab my camera, kiss his cheek, and walk away. "Good luck, darlin'!" I say, turning around to send him a wink.

Keep that confidence up.

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