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avani's pov

"thank you for flying with delta, you have now just arrived in Los Angeles." the intercom says. i'm so excited to be back in LA! I can't believe i get to live here now ahh. i turn off airplane mode and text my mom 'landed!' i also message amelie, chase (chase keith, not lil huddy), and anthony.

once the plane arrives at the gate, i grab my backpack and my phone and walk off the plane. it feel so nice to be LA. my phone vibrates anthony messaged me back. 'yay i cant wait to see you!' i smile and reply 'me too!!' anthony is my boyfriend, but no one really knows yet besides amelie and chase. i can't wait to see him, amelie, chase. i grab my suitcase off the baggage claim thing and walk to the exit.

i walk out the automatic doors and see amelie standing out there with balloons and a sign that reads 'welcome home avani!! i love you.' with a bunch of glitter and hearts all over it. i smile and run over to hug her. she hugs me tightly.

after i hug amelie for awhile, i side hug chase then i walk over and hug anthony. he kisses the top of my head. i smile into his chest. he smells like cologne and laundry detergent. i pull away and his hair, and his eyes. he winks at me. then says "here let me take your bag." he grabs my suitcase from my hands. i smirk at him then we start walking to the car. he holds my hand as we are walking out.

"ok anthony and avani wanna sit in the back?" chase asks us. we both nod. anthony puts my stuff in the trunk as i get into the car. "i got aux!" amelie yells. "can we get chicken nuggets???" i yell in the car. "haha she's back ladies and gentlemen." chase responds. all of us chuckle. i sit in the middle with anthony on the side of me, he kisses my cheek. after i turn my face and athony and i kiss for a quick second. we both pull away  and smile. i put my head on his shoulder.

"let's head to the sway house!!" anthony says. everyone agrees. "i'm down." i say and stare at anthony. he looks back at me and in return lays his hand on my thigh. i melt into this eyes, we have a quick moment until chase yells something and scares me. "holy shit chase, don't scream." i laugh as i kinda yell at chase.

"ok we're here!" amelie yells as we pull up to the house. "ooo it looks so nice." i haven't been to the sway house before. "you know all the guys right?" anthony asks me. "ya i'm pretty sure." i say back to anthony as the car stops.

anthony brings my luggage into the house. i walk in and bryce, josh, and kio come to greet me. "avaniiii." kio says and hugs me. "i missed you!" he says. "me too!!" i smile at kio. josh and i side hug and do our handshake. "sup shorty." bryce says as he side hugs me casually. "no jaden? or griffin?" i ask as i walk in. "jaden with his girlfriend of course and i don't know where griff is to be honest." bryce answers. i nod as i follow the group to the living room.

"so are you staying here?" kio asks as i sit on he couch next to anthony and amelie. "uh, i mean i don't have my apartment for another 3 days. is it alright if i stay here for a few days?" i ask the boys. "of course, your family avani." josh says. all of the other boys nod and agree. "so we don't have a guest bedroom.." bryce says slowly. "you can stay in my room." anthony says real fast. "thanks." i smile at him. he gives me a big smile in return. the other boys don't really know about our relationship.. we are probably gonna tell them soon. i think.

"ok well we gotta go, it was nice to visit you guys. avani let me know if you need anything." chase and amelie both leave together. they have a thing it's so obvious. "ok well imma go edit." bryce leaves the living room. "oh! shit." josh looks at his phone and runs out of the room. anthony, kio, and i all look at one another confused but we all laugh. "well. bryant asked to meet at 8 and it's 7:45 so imma leave. sorry. bye!" kio stands up and leaves the room. "and then there were 2." anthony says. we both chuckle.

"wanna show me your room?" i ask trying to be alone with him. "sure." he leads me over to the stairs. he grabs my suitcase and walks it upstairs. "how strong." i laugh and comment at him. he flexes one of his arms, we both joke. we walk through a hallway and i see him turn into a room, i walk in and see LED lights, a grey bed, and a black desk. super basic. i like it. "here's my room." he smiles. "it's lovely." i joke. "why thank you my lady." i kisses the backside of my hand and smirks at me.

"so i gonna blow up an air mattress for me and you can take my bed." he says. "it's ok, we can share it. i don't mind." i smile at him. we are dating, it makes sense to share a bed. "you sure?" he seems shocked. "ya of course." him and i both smile at one another.

anthony goes to close his room door then goes to sit down on his desk chair as i move my suitcase into the side of this room. "hey you." he whispers to me. i turn around and he makes me go over to him. "i missed you." he whispers. i sit on his lap as our lips connect.

anthony's hands are feeling up and down my back and my thigh. my hands are rested on his shoulders. i pull apart and stare at his elegant eyes.

"hey anthony- woah. uh." josh walks in. i jump off of anthony's lap and smile awkwardly at josh. "best friends don't sit that close." he comments. "shit." anthony mumbles. "josh sit." anthony points to his bed. josh does as said. "so um... avani and i have been dating for about 2 weeks. but we aren't tell many yet. it's on the down-low." anthony tells his best friend. josh looks confused then happy. "well i'm glad you guys are together but i wish you would have told me." josh says excepting us. "also i'm calling a sway house meeting tonight to tell the boys." anthony says without even asking me. "ok well i won't tell. see ya later, lovers." he whispers as he leaves the room.

"so we're telling the boys but you didn't think to tell your girl about the plan, that involves her?" i look at anthony kind of pissed off. "vani, it just hit me on the spot and if i wouldn't have said that josh would have told the house." he says. "i'm not mad, we just need remember to talk. ok?" i walk back over to his lap. "i promise." he pinky promises me. i laugh and peck his lips.

"ok i'm messaging the house, for a group meeting in 20 minutes." he says. "so when are we gonna tell the fans?" i ask while laying on his bed, on my phone. "i don't know. do you want too?" he asks standing up from his chair. i  continue to scroll through instagram. "i'm not sure." i answer. "well. let's keep it on the down low for now." he says.

he crawls onto his bed. he lays down right next to me. i turn my body to face his. he puts one of his hands on my waist and the other on my face. i stare at his eyes, and i casually look down at his lips. he finally pulls our lips together breaking the gap between our faces. he pulls me in against his body. his body warmth feels so nice. i feel up the side of his head and run my fingers through his hair.

we both pull away. i feel my cheeks becoming flushed with pink. i cover my face with my hand. anthony moves my hand from my face and kisses my forehead. i feel my body melt more against his body. i pull him into a tight hug between us.

"sorry a. we gotta go downstairs."he whispers into my ear. "it's fine." i pull away from his arms and sit up. i walk over to his mirror and check my hair. "you look beautiful." he says and comes up behind me and hugs me. "aww bebe." i kiss his cheek.

"ready?" he asks before opening up his bedroom door. i nod then we walk out of his room. we hold hands until we get almost to the bottom of the staircase. then we let go and walk side by side to one another. almost all of the guys are in the living room. minus josh.

"where's josh?" anthony says as him and i sit down next to one another on the couch. "pissing." griffin says very straightforward. "thanks griff." kio says. we all chuckle. i quickly stand up and hug griffin and jaden due to me not seeing them earlier.

"sorry." josh comes running in. he sits down next to jaden. "ok, i called this meeting i wanted to tell y'all something." anthony says to his friends. "are you gay? or are you moving out?" bryce says. "just listen." anthony calms everyone down. "avani and i are dating. but we are telling social media yet. so please keep it on the down low. the hype house doesn't even know." all of the boys react fine. minus kio, his face turned bright red. he stands up and excuses himself. that's odd. kio is usually the chill dude.

"congrats guys." the boys come up and say to anthony and i. but all i can think about is why kio responded like that. it's not like he likes me, right? "hey a i'm gonna go check on kio." i say to anthony. he nods as he continues to talk to josh.

"kio." i call out for him. i hear noice coming from the kitchen. i see him standing in there staring at a wall. "hey." i say softly, trying not to scare him. he doesn't respond. i wait a few seconds, nothing even comes out of this mouth. "kio, what's wrong?" he turns around to face me. he leans against the counter. his face has heart broken all over it.

"avani. i'm fine." he tries to cover his feelings. he runs his hand through his hair. "kio, just talk to me." i try to reason with him. "fine, you know what. avani i have liked you for so fucking long. but the minute that someone new comes into your life, you cling onto them! you barely even know anthony." he snaps. i am taken back by his words. "kio, i.. i gotta go." i walk out of the kitchen. i feel tears beginning to roll out of my eyes. i run upstairs. i can't face the boys right now. i run into anthony's room. i pace around the room, trying to breathe but my body refuses it.

i hear the bedroom door open. i turn around and anthony's standing there. he looks at me then closes his door and comes and wraps his arms around me. i just stand there in his embrace. he kisses the top of my head.

we stand in a hug for about 5 minutes. i eventually sit down on the edge of his bed. he sits next to me. he brushes the hair away from my face. "what's wrong bebe?" he asks staring at me. i wipe away a tear from my face. "kio.." i say quietly. anthony stands up, he looks pissed. "what did he do?" he gets all protective. "no no no sit." anthony sits back down next to me.

"just leave it for tonight, please." i say to him. he nods to show that he understands. "i'm sleepy." i say in a baby voice. him and i both giggle. "then go to bed." he says back in a childish voice. we both chuckle more. "i'm gonna go get ready for bed." i stand up and grab my toiletries and a pair of sweats and a sweatshirt.

i head into his bathroom. i wash my face and wipe all my make up off, then i brush my teeth and put my hair into a bun. i change my clothes. then i walk out into anthony's room. he has a pair of basketball shorts on with a random t-shirt. he has his shorts sagging. he is filming a tiktok. i walk up behind him and tip his shoulder. he bends down a little so i can whisper in his ear. "pull up your shorts." i say to him. we both start laughing so hard. anthony walks forward and starts laughing as i roll around on the ground laughing.

he walks over after laughing, he stands over me and offers his hands so he can pull me up. i accept his hands and he pulls me up. i stand up in front of him and he pulls me in. i close the gap between our lips. his lips are so soft.

i pull away and smile at him. he winks at me then walks into his bathroom. i blush as he walks past me to his bathroom. this boy plays with my heart too much. i go over to my suitcase and throw my clothes from the day into it then i grab my charger and i lay down on the bed and scroll through instagram. there are so many avanthony edits, i want to like the so bad. but i probably shouldn't. not yet at least. all of the fans were freaking out because i posted a picture of anthony and i at the airport on my instagram story.

i hear the bathroom door open and the light pours into the room. i roll over and see anthony standing in the doorway. he has no shorts on but no shirt. his abs. his hair is wet. "did you take a shower?" i ask, very confused. "yea." he responds so simply. he took a shower so fast what the heck. he come and lays down on the bed. i plug in my phone. then i turn my body to face towards anthony's side. he turns around after plugging in his phone as well.

"come here beautiful." he scoots me closer to him. he wraps his arms around my body. i lay my head on his chest. he kisses my head as i feel my eyes becoming heavier and heavier.

*falls asleep*

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sorry for the typos, hope you enjoyed the first chapter!!

bye y'all <3