Sunday.
To the end and back.
The hall was crowded with all your friends, every band at Warped was there it seemed. Ashley cleared his throat into the microphone and a silence fell across the crowd.
"Now, we all know why we're here..." A cheer erupted and you took the opportunity to scan the room for Oli. Where had he disappeared to? "and to kick things off, I want to bring out the man himself, along with a couple of friends, lady's and fucktards, Mr. Oliver Sykes and Andy Beirsack!" Ashley jumped off the stage and took a seat next to me. "Watch this," he whispered in my ear. "You'll love it." Andy and Oli grabbed two stools and sat mid-stage with a microphone each. and Oli began to talk while Jinxx and Jake set up the guitars.
"Only we would need a concert venue to party in." He laughed into his mic. "I asked Andy to help me out today, and we spent the last week avoiding Juliet and Y/N to plan this, and trust me, they're difficult to hide from." Andy leant into his microphone to continue.
"I know this song was originally written for Scout. but seriously, I love you so much Juliet and Oli is pretty on-par with way he loves Y/N so we thought a small acoustic set of one of my songs would be the best fucking idea."
"So this is for both of you girls," Oli chimed in. "You'll know it when you hear it." Jinxx and Jake started to strum and pick away at the stings of their guitar and your eyes instantly welled up when you heard the melody.
"I open my lungs dear, I sing this song at funerals, no rush..."
The song continued and you choked back tears as you held Juliet's hand watching your men sing to you. Band after band sang to you, picking wither on of their songs, or a song that they knew you loved and you giggled every time Oli leant over the table to kiss your neck.
The drinks were flowing by now and you had a mix tape of everyone's songs playing over the sound system when a call came from the stage. You froze to see Zack standing there with a guitar.
"It's only been recently that I've met up with my best friend again, but I wanted to dedicate a song to her. Our song from when we were growing up in Baltimore." He place the mic back on the stand and sat down, adjusting his position. He strummed out a few chords before clearing his throat and beginning to play the acoustic version of Crashed The Wedding by Busted. You started to nervously play with the Batman necklace that hung around your neck and Oli looked at you worriedly.
"Is it bothering you, love?" You quickly shook your head, trouble was the last thing you needed, but you knew exactly what Zack meant by this song, and you knew exactly what would happen if you were left alone together.
"It's bringing back memories, thats all." You murmured before planting a kiss on his cheek. Zack finished with a flourish and beamed at you from the stage as everyone cheered. You excused yourself from the table and walked outside for a moment, you weren't surprised to feel a familiar hand drag you into the shadows behind the venue. Zacks hand slid from your shoulder to your hand and he smiled at you.
"You're back. I found you." You shuffled your feet and stayed looking at the ground.
"Yeah, Ashley and Austin threw this party for our 1 year. Pretty sweet, eh?" Zack nodded at your comment and then pressed himself against you in a bear hug. You wanted to stay there forever, but the love you had for Oli was drumming in the back of your head, telling you to leave, that nothing good would come of you being alone with Zack. You were glad when Austin came round the corner and called you.
"I know this is a fantastic reunion and all, but some pretty important shit's about to go down in here and you definitely need to be there Y/N." You wormed out of Zack's grip and followed Austin inside. Oli had taken the stage again and had changed out of his DD shirt and into a white button up with a sleek black tie. You giggled at how much he looked like Kellin dressed like that. You shot a look at you friend and he nodded, pointing to his chest and whispering 'mine'.
"Guys, shut the fuck up, I'm getting nervous here." Oli laughed into the mic. He lloke you straight in the eye and motioned for you to join him on stage. "I had no plan to do this earlier today, or even five minutes ago, but in that small time frame I've become sure of the one thing I want forever by my side in this world." He said taking your hand in his. "Thanks Kellin for the shirt." You snorted and covered your mouth to prevent yourself from laughing. Knew it.
"Y/N, baby. I have loved you since the beginning. And there's only one way I can think to do this so," He took a deep breath before he began to talk again. "I was raised in the valley, there was shadows and death. Got out alive but with scars I can't forget. This kid back in school, subdued and shy. An orphan and a brother and unseen by most eyes. I don't know what it was that made a piece of him die, Took a boy to the forest, slaughtered him with a scythe. Stamped on his face, an impression in the dirt. Do you think the silence makes a good man convert?"
"Oli," You whispered, "Why are you quoting your own lyrics to me?" He shushed you and carried on.
"We all have our horrors and demons to fight. But how can I win, when I'm paralyzed? They crawl up on my bed, wrap their fingers 'round my throat. Is this what i get for the choices that I made? God forgive me, for all my sins, God forgive me, for everything.Never go, I can;t do this on my own, Save me from the ones that haunt me in the night.I can't live with myself, so stay with me tonight.Never Go." He took a staggered breath. "If I let you in, you'd just want out.If I tell you the truth, you'd vie for a lie. If I spilt my guts, it would make a mess we can't clean up.If you follow me, you will only get lost.If you try to get closer, we'll only lose touch.
Yet, you already know too much, and you're not going anywhere.Tell me that you need me 'cause I love you so much. Never go, because I need you by my side, Y/N." As he said the final line he slid onto his knee and produced a small box from his pocket. Your breath caught as you finally clicked what was happening. "I can't so this without you baby, so will you please do me the honor of being as happy as Kellin is with Katelynne and marry me?" The tears were readily falling down your face and you flashed your eyes across the room to where Zack stood with Alex, dismayed and upset. In that moment every feeling you had ever felt for Zack collided with those fellings and total adoration you had for Oli. Suddenly, what had always been the most simple word for you to speak, had become the hardest.
"Now, we all know why we're here..." A cheer erupted and you took the opportunity to scan the room for Oli. Where had he disappeared to? "and to kick things off, I want to bring out the man himself, along with a couple of friends, lady's and fucktards, Mr. Oliver Sykes and Andy Beirsack!" Ashley jumped off the stage and took a seat next to me. "Watch this," he whispered in my ear. "You'll love it." Andy and Oli grabbed two stools and sat mid-stage with a microphone each. and Oli began to talk while Jinxx and Jake set up the guitars.
"Only we would need a concert venue to party in." He laughed into his mic. "I asked Andy to help me out today, and we spent the last week avoiding Juliet and Y/N to plan this, and trust me, they're difficult to hide from." Andy leant into his microphone to continue.
"I know this song was originally written for Scout. but seriously, I love you so much Juliet and Oli is pretty on-par with way he loves Y/N so we thought a small acoustic set of one of my songs would be the best fucking idea."
"So this is for both of you girls," Oli chimed in. "You'll know it when you hear it." Jinxx and Jake started to strum and pick away at the stings of their guitar and your eyes instantly welled up when you heard the melody.
"I open my lungs dear, I sing this song at funerals, no rush..."
The song continued and you choked back tears as you held Juliet's hand watching your men sing to you. Band after band sang to you, picking wither on of their songs, or a song that they knew you loved and you giggled every time Oli leant over the table to kiss your neck.
The drinks were flowing by now and you had a mix tape of everyone's songs playing over the sound system when a call came from the stage. You froze to see Zack standing there with a guitar.
"It's only been recently that I've met up with my best friend again, but I wanted to dedicate a song to her. Our song from when we were growing up in Baltimore." He place the mic back on the stand and sat down, adjusting his position. He strummed out a few chords before clearing his throat and beginning to play the acoustic version of Crashed The Wedding by Busted. You started to nervously play with the Batman necklace that hung around your neck and Oli looked at you worriedly.
"Is it bothering you, love?" You quickly shook your head, trouble was the last thing you needed, but you knew exactly what Zack meant by this song, and you knew exactly what would happen if you were left alone together.
"It's bringing back memories, thats all." You murmured before planting a kiss on his cheek. Zack finished with a flourish and beamed at you from the stage as everyone cheered. You excused yourself from the table and walked outside for a moment, you weren't surprised to feel a familiar hand drag you into the shadows behind the venue. Zacks hand slid from your shoulder to your hand and he smiled at you.
"You're back. I found you." You shuffled your feet and stayed looking at the ground.
"Yeah, Ashley and Austin threw this party for our 1 year. Pretty sweet, eh?" Zack nodded at your comment and then pressed himself against you in a bear hug. You wanted to stay there forever, but the love you had for Oli was drumming in the back of your head, telling you to leave, that nothing good would come of you being alone with Zack. You were glad when Austin came round the corner and called you.
"I know this is a fantastic reunion and all, but some pretty important shit's about to go down in here and you definitely need to be there Y/N." You wormed out of Zack's grip and followed Austin inside. Oli had taken the stage again and had changed out of his DD shirt and into a white button up with a sleek black tie. You giggled at how much he looked like Kellin dressed like that. You shot a look at you friend and he nodded, pointing to his chest and whispering 'mine'.
"Guys, shut the fuck up, I'm getting nervous here." Oli laughed into the mic. He lloke you straight in the eye and motioned for you to join him on stage. "I had no plan to do this earlier today, or even five minutes ago, but in that small time frame I've become sure of the one thing I want forever by my side in this world." He said taking your hand in his. "Thanks Kellin for the shirt." You snorted and covered your mouth to prevent yourself from laughing. Knew it.
"Y/N, baby. I have loved you since the beginning. And there's only one way I can think to do this so," He took a deep breath before he began to talk again. "I was raised in the valley, there was shadows and death. Got out alive but with scars I can't forget. This kid back in school, subdued and shy. An orphan and a brother and unseen by most eyes. I don't know what it was that made a piece of him die, Took a boy to the forest, slaughtered him with a scythe. Stamped on his face, an impression in the dirt. Do you think the silence makes a good man convert?"
"Oli," You whispered, "Why are you quoting your own lyrics to me?" He shushed you and carried on.
"We all have our horrors and demons to fight. But how can I win, when I'm paralyzed? They crawl up on my bed, wrap their fingers 'round my throat. Is this what i get for the choices that I made? God forgive me, for all my sins, God forgive me, for everything.Never go, I can;t do this on my own, Save me from the ones that haunt me in the night.I can't live with myself, so stay with me tonight.Never Go." He took a staggered breath. "If I let you in, you'd just want out.If I tell you the truth, you'd vie for a lie. If I spilt my guts, it would make a mess we can't clean up.If you follow me, you will only get lost.If you try to get closer, we'll only lose touch.
Yet, you already know too much, and you're not going anywhere.Tell me that you need me 'cause I love you so much. Never go, because I need you by my side, Y/N." As he said the final line he slid onto his knee and produced a small box from his pocket. Your breath caught as you finally clicked what was happening. "I can't so this without you baby, so will you please do me the honor of being as happy as Kellin is with Katelynne and marry me?" The tears were readily falling down your face and you flashed your eyes across the room to where Zack stood with Alex, dismayed and upset. In that moment every feeling you had ever felt for Zack collided with those fellings and total adoration you had for Oli. Suddenly, what had always been the most simple word for you to speak, had become the hardest.
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11/25/13