The Original Heartbreak Girl

"Aren't you Rosie? 5 Seconds of Summer's official groupie?" A very drunk looking guy came out to me and slurred out the whole sentence. The girl with him, who looked as equally drunk, just giggled at this.

"No, I'm really good friends with them."

"That means she's fucking one of them." The girl tried to whisper to the guy but it was rather loud. I could feel my cheeks heating up. I looked around looking for Luke, hoping he would save me from this awkward interaction.

We had been at the One Direction party for almost three hours and I was about ready to go. Luke had disappeared about a half-hour ago, in search of Ashton. I hadn't seen any sign of him since and now I was getting a little irritated.

"Excuse me, can I borrow this lovely lady for a second?" Harry was interrupting the drunk girl before she could say something insulting again. I was happy that I was being rescued, but did it have to be Harry?

"Thank you for rescuing me."

"No problem, you looked like you needed a little help. And since lover boy isn't around, I figured I would help."

"Well thank you, but now I need to go find Luke and Ashton."

"I just saw Ashton helping Niall but I didn't see Luke."

"Really? I'm gonna go find Ash then." I hurried away from him, hoping he wouldn't follow. I found Ash standing by the bar with a very drunk looking Niall.

"Have you seen Luke?"

"Um he went that way with some guy a couple of minutes ago. Want to come with you?"

"No, you look like you have your hands full. I'll be back once I find him and we'll leave." He nodded his head and went back to taking care of Niall. I walked around until I made it out into the lobby. I was about to turn around when something caught my eyes from the staircase. As I got closer, I realized it was Luke. I started running, panicked by how he looked. He was slumped over and wasn't moving.

"Luke! What happened?" He turned his head towards me and gasped in shock. His nose and lip were bleeding and he already had bruises forming around his eyes.

"He said his sister wanted an autograph, but she wasn't out here so we headed upstairs and then they jumped me." I pulled him into me, hugging him to my chest.

"Who were they?" He shrugged his shoulder and leaned back into me.

"We have to get you to a doctor." I pulled out my phone and texted Ash to meet us in the lobby. In less than five minutes, he was walking towards us.

"What the hell happened?" He started running towards us, looking just as panicked as I felt.

"He got jumped, we have to get him to the doctor." Ash helped me pick Luke up and we headed down the stairs.

"Wait we can't go out the front door, paps will go crazy. People can't see him like this." We headed towards the back of the hotel, sneaking out through the kitchen. There was a car out back and Ash somehow convinced the driver to drive us to the hospital. On our way I texted Calum so he knew what was going on and so he could tell Michael.

"So what exactly happened?" Ashton whispered to me, while keeping one eye on Luke.

"He said some guy had a sister who wanted an autograph so he went upstairs with him and three guys jumped him and I guess they beat the crap out of him and left him on the stairs."

"Who would've done this to him?"

"That's what I can't figure out. Who hates Luke enough to do this to him?"

"No one. This is ridiculous. I can't believe this happened." Ash was shaking his head, he honestly looked like he might cry.

We pulled up in front of the hospital and we pulled Luke outside. Someone emerged with a wheelchair and we set Luke into it. The nurse was pushing him away before Ash and I could object. We thanked the driver and headed inside. We got to the front desk and the lady handed us paper work. We sat down and quickly filled it out.

"Here's Luke Hemmings paper work, now can we go see him please."

"Are you a family member?"

"No, but I'm his girlfriend and this is his best friend."

"Family member can only visit patients first."

"His family is back home in Australia! We are the only other people he knows in this country!" Ashton's face was starting to turn red with anger.

"Fine, I'll make an exception this time. He's in room 3B." We both ran to his room, bursting through his door. I was so relieved to see that he was sitting up and fully conscious.

"Luke! You're okay!" I ran over to his bed, and had to stop myself from tackling him. I sat down next to his bed and Ashton went on the other side. The doctor turned from the machine and faced us.

"Your friend just has a fat lip, two black eyes, a bit of a bruised nose, and a cracked rib." I looked over at Luke and could see how badly his eyes were bruised. It was going to be hard to hide them from the public eye.

"After he signs some paper work, you'll be free to take him home." As soon as the doctor left the room, all eyes were on Luke.

"Will you two stop staring at me, you're making me feel nervous."

"What the hell happened to you?" Ashton basically yelled at him. I understood why though. Luke was acting as if nothing had happened.

"I don't really know. Four or five guys jumped out and just kept hitting me until I was almost unconscious. Then one of them dragged me to the stairs and left me there."

"Do you remember what any of them looked like? Did they say anything?" He looked down and back up at me. His gaze was kind of fogged over.

"No, I didn't see them clearly or hear them." He leaned back, looking tired.

"Okay, enough questions for tonight. Lets get you back to the hotel. You've had a long day." We helped him up and we headed towards the nurses desk. Luke quickly signed the papers and the nurse explained that his parents would be alerted since he was a minor, then we headed outside.

"Ash, we don't have a car." I looked over at him and he just smiled. All of the sudden a car pulled up in front of us.

"I wasn't going to walk back to the hotel, so I texted Calum to send a car here."

"I'm impressed." I patted him on the head, something he hated, then helped Luke into the car. I slid into the middle seat, between Ash and Luke. Luke carefully leaned into me, trying not to disturb his rib. I looked over at Ashton and could see the worried look in his eyes. I grabbed his hand with my free arm and held it tightly.

We went the whole ride without a word. I think we were all still stunned by what had happened. Luke was leaning on my shoulder, blissfully sleeping. We finally pulled up in front of the hotel. Ashton and I got out then helped Luke get out. He was still dazed from sleeping. We walked in the front entrance, thankfully there were no paps in sight. Ashton helped me get Luke into bed, then we headed into the kitchen.

"Do you think he's gonna be okay?"

"Physically yes, mentally no. I'm sure going through something like that can be pretty traumatizing."

"What are we gonna tell the fans? What are we gonna tell our Lillian?"

"I don't know, Lillian will probably be able to help. I have to call Luke's mom still. How do you explaining to someone that their son just got brutally beaten while he's in another country?" Ash just shook his head at this.

"I don't know, but good luck." He pulled me into a hug. I could feel tears rushing to my eyes, but I pushed them back down.

"It's going to be OK Rose. Nothing else is going to happen to him. Just stay strong." He whispered to me then kissed my forehead. I walked him to the door then watched until he made it inside his room. I walked back into the kitchen and decided to finally call Luke's mom.

"Hello?" She picked up on the first ring, she always did.

"Hi Mrs. Hemmings."

"Rosie! Honey isn't it late over there? Why are you still up?"

"Well something happened tonight, and we just got back to the hotel."

"What happened? Is Luke okay? Is everyone alright? I'm just a flight away if you need me."

"We're all fine now. Luke will be okay but he has a cracked rib, a fat lip, two black eyes and a bruised nose along with other minor bruises."

"What?! What happened to him?" She sounded hysterical, I could hear the terror in her voice.

"We're not sure, we think he got jumped at the party. None of us were with him and he went to sign an autograph for a fan. Four or five gives beat him and left him sitting on the stairs. Ashton and I took him to the hospital and he'll be okay, but he'll be in a lot of pain."

"Can I talk to him?" I could hear her trying to stop her sobs.

"He's sleeping right now, but I'll make sure he calls you in the morning as soon as he's up."

"Thank you, honey."

"And I'm sorry this happened."

"I know sweetheart but it's not your fault. I'm just glad you're there with him. Take care of him please."

"I will I promise."

"Thank you, goodnight sweetie. Go get some rest." She hung up and I felt the weight on my shoulders fall away.

I plugged my phone in and changed into a pair of shorts and one of Luke's t-shirts. I walked into Luke's room, where he was still peacefully sleeping, and crawled into his bed. I rested my head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. I could feel the sobs rushing up and this time I let them come. I cried into Luke's shirt, hoping he was in a deep enough sleep that he wouldn't hear me. Eventually I fell asleep to the sound of his heartbeat.

"Rose? Wake up, we have to get ready." I opened my eyes and saw that I was still laying partially on Luke. I rolled off of him and saw that he was watching me.

"Why are you staring at me?"

"Your eyes are kind of puffy, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm just still tired. I'll be okay once I shower." I leaned in and gave him a peck on the lips then went to the bathroom.

He was right, my eyes were really puffy. Hopefully he believed me when I said that I was just tired. I hoped in the shower and hoped my eyes would look better once I was done. I got out and then realized that I didn't bring any clothes into the bathroom with me. I wrapped a towel around my body then headed out to my suitcase. To my horror, Ashton was lying on the couch in the living room.

"Helping Luke feel better?" He had that smug look on his face that made me want to hit him.

"Shut up. I forgot to bring my clothes into the bathroom. Where's Luke?"

"He went to talk to Michael and Calum. I was sent here to wait until your ready and then bring you with me. So hurry up."

I went back into the bedroom and changed into a pair of jeans and a tank top. I put a little anti-frizz in my hair and pulled a beanie over it. I added a little makeup then grabbed my purse and headed back towards Ashton.

"That was impressively quick. Let's go meet the idiots." I followed him down the hallway to Mike's room. He just walked in without even knocking.

"How long till we have to leave for the interview?"

"Now. So let's get going." Calum answered and led the pack downstairs. I grabbed Luke's hand as we walked down the hallway. He had on a long sleeve shirt and sunglasses to cover the bruises. He was walking with a bit of a limp but it wasn't super noticeable. His lip was still swollen which would cause some questions.

"We match again." He whispered to me with a smile on his face.

I looked at him and saw that he was wearing the same gray beanie, black jeans and a gray top. I laughed at this causing him to laugh also. I loved the sound of his laugh, it was probably my favorite sound.

We made it outside, where we were instantly swarmed by paps. It had been almost a year of dealing with them, and I still wasn't used to them yet. They were yelling things at me and it was just kind of overwhelming. Luke pushed me along until we were in the car. Ashton, Michael, and Calum were in the very back while Luke and I sat behind the driver. The four of them were chatting about something, so I pulled my phone out.

I had a text from Luke's mom and one from my friend Ava. I opened the text from Luke's mom and replied to her instantly.

Liz Hemmings: Make sure Luke takes his pill. Thanks for having him call me!

Rosalina Miller: I will and no problem!

The second text was a little longer and it included a link. Ava was never good at the whole short and sweet thing.

Ava Salsbury: What happened to Luke? Why does he have a fat lip and black eyes? Reports are saying he was in a fight over you. Is that true? Why are you holding Ashton's hand? You're so scandalous. You look gorg by the way. Is everything okay? Love ya!

I clicked on the link and my phone opened to an online magazine. The first page was a huge picture of Ashton and I helping Luke into the hotel. His black eye and fat lip were clearly visible. There were more picture like that and a couple of Ash holding my hand as we walked down the hallway. I gasped at these, shocked to see them.

"What's wrong?" Luke was looking at me worridely. I handed him my phone and watched as he scanned the screen.

"Who took these?" I shrugged my shoulders. He rested his head in his hands and groaned.

"It's gonna be okay." I rubbed his back until he sat back.

"How is it going to be okay? How are we going to explain why I'm covered in bruises? How can I explain these photos? I don't even know what happened!" He yelled this, the vein in his neck popping out. It was very rare for him to act like this, so all eyes were on him.

Suddenly he beagn to cry, then they turned into sobs. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into my chest. Michael and Calum leaned back into their seats, letting Ashton and I take over. Ash was looking at me panicked. I knew he hated seeing his friend like this. He sat back too, leaving me to handle Luke.

"I'm scared. What if they come back for me? What if they didn't want to hurt me, what if they wanted me dead? I'm scared." He just kept muttering about being scared. I rubbed his back, hoping to calm him down.

"I know you're scared, I am too. But don't worry, I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I'm going to be right by your side." I whispered to him, hoping he would relax.

"Promise?" He looked up at me, tears still streaming down his face.

"I promise. I won't leave your side. I'll always be here for you. Always." I kissed him on top his head, wishing that everything would be okay.

The least I could do was promise him that I would always be there. And I meant it.

Notes

Rosalina's Interview Outfit