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This was the best birthday present a young adult could receive. Luke really didn't care about the teasing some of his friends would give him for being such an Ariana Grande fan, at this point he just had to accept that he was helplessly in love with all of her.

Flashing his VIP pass to a security guard while walking up to the back entrance, he opened the chain link fence to allow Luke backstage. His heart was racing already, and it still was hours until she performed.

She was headlining the event tonight, plenty of local bands and such before her, and Luke got to meet them all too. He knew a few, and got some autographs.

He just happened to be in a room with the band that Ariana liked most out of the smaller bands there. A band she also wanted some face time with. He almost fainted at the sight of her when she walked in to greet the band.

Luke couldn't get a word out without stuttering. "Oh my god I'm in the same room as Ariana!!!!"

She walks up to him. “Wow. I see your a fan of me. Are you in the band?” She asks him with a hopeful tone of voice. *I'd really enjoy it if he was, that would be really cute.*

"No, I am just a fan of yours with a backstage pass." He points to the pass around his neck. "I am definitely a big fan of you though. I love all of your music!"

Luke was almost too excited, and tried to calm himself down. *Sure... she is a megastar, but I can be cool about it. She is human after all...*

“Oh... that’s a shame. Still, I hope you enjoy the show.” She blows him a kiss before heading out. Some time later she’s announced and heads on stage. Luke has a perfect view from backstage to watch her dance. Even though he knows the place is packed, it feels like she’s dancing just for him.

Luke carefully watches the show. *Wow, being back here is so much different, so much better than I could have imagined! Wait... did she just?*

He could have sworn that at one point during the set, she looked right at him and winked. It was over in an instant and no one else reacted so he thought it might just be a hopeful imagination. Eventually her set comes to a close and she starts walking off stage... and straight towards him.

After her wink he was stuck really examining her every move. Waiting for Ariana to make another glance over at him, or a move that was directed at him. What Luke failed to realize is that they ALL were, and when she walked up to him, his heart began to flutter again, so were his thoughts, which were telling him something was wrong.

She walks up to him... there! He saw it again!
Ariana definitely winked! When she reaches Luke she smiles. “Hey, weren’t you that fan from earlier? The one who was really obsessed with me.”

His gut was starting to catch on to what was happening, he had to look away. Luke ripped his eyes away from her, while he tried to act all shy. He couldn't refrain from telling her exactly what she wanted to hear. "Yes, I am a big fan. I don't know about obsessed though, that sounds impulsive."

“Are you OK?” She places a hand on your shoulder. “You look scared. You know, I had an idea to make this night extra special. There’s an after party for this show and I can bring a guest. How would you like to tag along?”

*NO! NO! He does not want to tag along. Something is wrong! Do NOT go to that party.*

Of course his brain was right, but at the same time, how could he deny the request of such a perfect human? This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

*NO! Too much good is happening here. This isn't right!*

Luke shakes out the thoughts and tries to come to a less polarizing conclusion.

"I would love to, but I may need to leave early."

*Best of both worlds, he will get out at the first hint of trouble.*

She looks disappointed. “I hope your able to stay. I always love these parties. I’ve been to this club a couple of times.” She leads him down the street past cheering fans to a nightclub. She talks with the bouncer for a little bit before being let in.

Luke couldn’t hear most of the conversation but at the end he's pretty sure she asks the bouncer to ‘make an exception for her’ and also could’ve sworn he heard the word ‘pet’ in there somewhere.

"Ariana, wait a second... what did you tell the bouncer? I think I heard you say something a little weird."

“Oh, usually you have to arrange plus ones before hand to get them in. But I’m friends with the manager here so I asked him to turn a blind eye for me and let you in.” She takes your hand and starts to pull you along into the club.

"No, wait... what specifically did you say. What words."

*She is dodging it, she definitely said it. You heard her say it. Get out of there, you are already deep enough. But why me? Why does she want me?*

She pulls him along into the club and soon the bass is drowning out his questions. Ariana takes Luke to the bar and hands him a drink after whispering to the bartender. She takes one herself as well. “Try this! It’s one of my favorites! I always order it when Jake is serving, he’s great at mixing it!”

He was trying to resist her pulls, the further into the bar they go, the more he forgets why he is resisting. Luke actually thinks his resistance is due to his displeasure of bars, and extremely loud music. He is forced to scream just to get his words loud enough for her to hear. "YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION."

“Oh I told him... have a plus one... usually allow... technically no... not yet... you know I’m... good for this one... make an exception this time, for me.” He barely catches any more of the conversation this time but it sounds completely normal. “Come on, drink up! This one is on me!” She raises her glass and starts to drink.

"Okay... then why me? And also, I didn't see this drink poured, can you have the bartender do it in front of me?"

“OK. Hey, Jake! I need another one!” The bartender comes over and quickly mixes the drink. He makes a show of it, flipping the bottles around as he pours. The bartender then hands the finished drink to Luke. “Satisfied?” Ariana asks as she finishes her drink.

"Yes, but you didn't answer my other question. Why me?" He swigs his drink, and tolerates it, as he is not the biggest drinker. Just tolerating it was a sign at how good the drink was.

“I didn’t have a guest, and you looked adorable fawning over me.” She smiles as you drink.

"I doubt you didn't have a guest, but somehow I am flattered." Another swig. At this point his objective mind lies dormant, content that nothing too suspicious was going on, nothing had been too weird since... since what? It was hard to remember what now, but he still had his guard up.

“You still seem so on edge. Just relax and let the drink do it’s job.” As she says that, the room starts fading away. It fractures into slivers that begin spinning around disorienting Luke. The only constant is Ariana. She’s the only thing he can see as the rest of the club turns into a spiral. Her eyes start filling with spirals of their own. “I see it’s already starting.”

"NO! I knew it!" Somehow he finds the power and will to close his eyes and turn away.

*I need to get out of here, call for help. Do it quick, she has you trapped.*

"HE-" He started to shout for help.

It’s too late. The moment he turned away, he sees nothing but a swirling vortex. There is no sense of direction at all. Gravity seems to shift and Luke feels like he's falling, but never hits the ground.

He still call out for help. Somebody had to have heard him. Even though he has no sense of awareness as to where he is, the situation, Luke continues calling for anybody.

He sees Ariana standing above him with no idea of how she got up there. His whole sense of space is distorted. She is the only other thing he can see in the swirling, spiraling vortex. “Hush, dear. You’re making a scene. It’s embarrassing me. Now come with me.”

"NO! I AM NOT COMING WITH YOU. HELP ME!"

Ariana lets out a low sigh. “No one is going to help you. You’re making me look bad. You’re supposed to have your pets tamed before you bring them in here but I promised the bouncer you wouldn’t be a problem.” She grabs Luke and pulls you up so your staring into her eyes. “Submit! Sleep!”

*There was that word again! NO! Keep fighting! Someone will come, she is lying.*

"PLEASE HELP! I JUST WANT TO GO HOME. PLEASE HELP! I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM!"

Ariana looks past you. “I’m really sorry. He looked so submissive earlier.” Luke feels a sting in his neck and quickly pass out.

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Thank you to xytron1 and chaostrainer for their assistance with this story. More to come soon!

Part 2 - LINK

Description
This was the best birthday present a young adult could receive. Luke really didn't care about the teasing some of his friends would give him for being such an Ariana Grande fan, at this point he just had to accept that he was helplessly in love with all of her.

Flashing his VIP pass to a security guard while walking up to the back entrance, he opened the chain link fence to allow Luke backstage. His heart was racing already, and it still was hours until she performed.

She was headlining the event tonight, plenty of local bands and such before her, and Luke got to meet them all too. He knew a few, and got some autographs.

He just happened to be in a room with the band that Ariana liked most out of the smaller bands there. A band she also wanted some face time with. He almost fainted at the sight of her when she walked in to greet the band.

Luke couldn't get a word out without stuttering. "Oh my god I'm in the same room as Ariana!!!!"

She walks up to him. “Wow. I see your a fan of me. Are you in the band?” She asks him with a hopeful tone of voice. *I'd really enjoy it if he was, that would be really cute.*

"No, I am just a fan of yours with a backstage pass." He points to the pass around his neck. "I am definitely a big fan of you though. I love all of your music!"

Luke was almost too excited, and tried to calm himself down. *Sure... she is a megastar, but I can be cool about it. She is human after all...*

“Oh... that’s a shame. Still, I hope you enjoy the show.” She blows him a kiss before heading out. Some time later she’s announced and heads on stage. Luke has a perfect view from backstage to watch her dance. Even though he knows the place is packed, it feels like she’s dancing just for him.

Luke carefully watches the show. *Wow, being back here is so much different, so much better than I could have imagined! Wait... did she just?*

He could have sworn that at one point during the set, she looked right at him and winked. It was over in an instant and no one else reacted so he thought it might just be a hopeful imagination. Eventually her set comes to a close and she starts walking off stage... and straight towards him.

After her wink he was stuck really examining her every move. Waiting for Ariana to make another glance over at him, or a move that was directed at him. What Luke failed to realize is that they ALL were, and when she walked up to him, his heart began to flutter again, so were his thoughts, which were telling him something was wrong.

She walks up to him... there! He saw it again!
Ariana definitely winked! When she reaches Luke she smiles. “Hey, weren’t you that fan from earlier? The one who was really obsessed with me.”

His gut was starting to catch on to what was happening, he had to look away. Luke ripped his eyes away from her, while he tried to act all shy. He couldn't refrain from telling her exactly what she wanted to hear. "Yes, I am a big fan. I don't know about obsessed though, that sounds impulsive."

“Are you OK?” She places a hand on your shoulder. “You look scared. You know, I had an idea to make this night extra special. There’s an after party for this show and I can bring a guest. How would you like to tag along?”

*NO! NO! He does not want to tag along. Something is wrong! Do NOT go to that party.*

Of course his brain was right, but at the same time, how could he deny the request of such a perfect human? This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

*NO! Too much good is happening here. This isn't right!*

Luke shakes out the thoughts and tries to come to a less polarizing conclusion.

"I would love to, but I may need to leave early."

*Best of both worlds, he will get out at the first hint of trouble.*

She looks disappointed. “I hope your able to stay. I always love these parties. I’ve been to this club a couple of times.” She leads him down the street past cheering fans to a nightclub. She talks with the bouncer for a little bit before being let in.

Luke couldn’t hear most of the conversation but at the end he's pretty sure she asks the bouncer to ‘make an exception for her’ and also could’ve sworn he heard the word ‘pet’ in there somewhere.

"Ariana, wait a second... what did you tell the bouncer? I think I heard you say something a little weird."

“Oh, usually you have to arrange plus ones before hand to get them in. But I’m friends with the manager here so I asked him to turn a blind eye for me and let you in.” She takes your hand and starts to pull you along into the club.

"No, wait... what specifically did you say. What words."

*She is dodging it, she definitely said it. You heard her say it. Get out of there, you are already deep enough. But why me? Why does she want me?*

She pulls him along into the club and soon the bass is drowning out his questions. Ariana takes Luke to the bar and hands him a drink after whispering to the bartender. She takes one herself as well. “Try this! It’s one of my favorites! I always order it when Jake is serving, he’s great at mixing it!”

He was trying to resist her pulls, the further into the bar they go, the more he forgets why he is resisting. Luke actually thinks his resistance is due to his displeasure of bars, and extremely loud music. He is forced to scream just to get his words loud enough for her to hear. "YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION."

“Oh I told him... have a plus one... usually allow... technically no... not yet... you know I’m... good for this one... make an exception this time, for me.” He barely catches any more of the conversation this time but it sounds completely normal. “Come on, drink up! This one is on me!” She raises her glass and starts to drink.

"Okay... then why me? And also, I didn't see this drink poured, can you have the bartender do it in front of me?"

“OK. Hey, Jake! I need another one!” The bartender comes over and quickly mixes the drink. He makes a show of it, flipping the bottles around as he pours. The bartender then hands the finished drink to Luke. “Satisfied?” Ariana asks as she finishes her drink.

"Yes, but you didn't answer my other question. Why me?" He swigs his drink, and tolerates it, as he is not the biggest drinker. Just tolerating it was a sign at how good the drink was.

“I didn’t have a guest, and you looked adorable fawning over me.” She smiles as you drink.

"I doubt you didn't have a guest, but somehow I am flattered." Another swig. At this point his objective mind lies dormant, content that nothing too suspicious was going on, nothing had been too weird since... since what? It was hard to remember what now, but he still had his guard up.

“You still seem so on edge. Just relax and let the drink do it’s job.” As she says that, the room starts fading away. It fractures into slivers that begin spinning around disorienting Luke. The only constant is Ariana. She’s the only thing he can see as the rest of the club turns into a spiral. Her eyes start filling with spirals of their own. “I see it’s already starting.”

"NO! I knew it!" Somehow he finds the power and will to close his eyes and turn away.

*I need to get out of here, call for help. Do it quick, she has you trapped.*

"HE-" He started to shout for help.

It’s too late. The moment he turned away, he sees nothing but a swirling vortex. There is no sense of direction at all. Gravity seems to shift and Luke feels like he's falling, but never hits the ground.

He still call out for help. Somebody had to have heard him. Even though he has no sense of awareness as to where he is, the situation, Luke continues calling for anybody.

He sees Ariana standing above him with no idea of how she got up there. His whole sense of space is distorted. She is the only other thing he can see in the swirling, spiraling vortex. “Hush, dear. You’re making a scene. It’s embarrassing me. Now come with me.”

"NO! I AM NOT COMING WITH YOU. HELP ME!"

Ariana lets out a low sigh. “No one is going to help you. You’re making me look bad. You’re supposed to have your pets tamed before you bring them in here but I promised the bouncer you wouldn’t be a problem.” She grabs Luke and pulls you up so your staring into her eyes. “Submit! Sleep!”

*There was that word again! NO! Keep fighting! Someone will come, she is lying.*

"PLEASE HELP! I JUST WANT TO GO HOME. PLEASE HELP! I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM!"

Ariana looks past you. “I’m really sorry. He looked so submissive earlier.” Luke feels a sting in his neck and quickly pass out.

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Thank you to xytron1 and chaostrainer for their assistance with this story. More to come soon!

Part 2 - LINK