For Baltimore

Delilah~~

I woke up the next day feeling just a little bit better about myself, it being the hair color, I don't know, but I felt good. I got out of my bunk and headed into the kitchen to get something for breakfast. Halfway there, I spotted Jack in the lounge.

"Hey Jack." I said cheerfully. He looked at me and had to do a double take.

"The hair. I like it." He said.

"Thanks." I said with a smile.

"Why are you so happy today?" Sami asked. I only shrugged and continued on to the kitchen. I opened the door and I scowled. His back was to me, but not for long as I entered the kitchen fully. I opened the fridge and I could tell he turned around.

"Hey, I've never seen you before. What's your name?" Alex asked.

"Oh, I'm pretty sure you've seen me before." I said with a roll of my eyes.

"Well, turn around so I can see that pretty face of yours." He said. I pulled the milk out of the fridge and turned around, a bored expression on my face as I glared at Alex.

"Oh for fucks sake." He said.

"'For fucks sake'." I mimicked as I grabbed a package of hot chocolate and a mug. I looked at Alex who was just glaring at me.

"Why are you here, Gaskarth?" I asked as I put my hot chocolate in the microwave.

"Jack insisted on me coming with him. So if you're gonna blame someone, blame him." Alex said.

"Why would I blame such a perverted sweetheart on something you would have most likely done?" I asked as I turned to face him. Alex growled and pinned me against the counter.

"Stop. Being. Such. A. Bitch." Alex said. I glared at him and roughly pushed him off of me, him knocking a glass off the counter in the process of stumbling backwards.

"Nice going, Gaskarth." I said. I took my hot chocolate out of the microwave and stirred it with a spoon.

"That wasn't my fault." He said.

"Oh really? Whose body touched it? Mine? Yours? Or Casper's? Hmm?" I asked as I tossed the spoon in the sink. I looked at Alex and smiled sweetly before letting the smile disappear. I left the kitchen, hearing Alex mutter 'fuck' under his breath. I smirked as I entered the lounge once again.

"Any reason why Gaskarth is here?" I asked. Jack looked at me, quite confused.

"Didn't think that would be a problem.. you do like him, right? I mean you guys were kissing last night.." Jack said.

"That's beyond the point." I said as I lost all interest in my drink. I set it down and looked over as Mitch entered the bus with Kyle behind him, an angry expression on his face.

"What's up with you?" I asked. He only ignored me.

"Mitchell.. I'm talking to you." I said. He looked up and his expression softened.

"This dumbass decided to get in fight, for some reason." Mitch said. I looked at Kyle and noticed his swollen eye, knowing it was going to be black by tomorrow.

"You are a dumbass." I said. He only shrugged and the kitchen door slammed shut. Alex walked out, looking pissed out of his mind.

"Get all that glass cleaned up, sweet cheeks?" I asked in a sarcastic manner.

"What in the world?" Jack asked, looking between Alex and I in confusion.

"Let me explain. See Jacky, Alex decided not to tell me that he's friends with benefits with his ex girlfriend Lisa. Isn't that right, Alexander?" I asked, sending a cheeky, yet fake smile his way. I don't know where these outbursts came from, but I was fucking liking what it did to Alex.

"Yeah. And thanks to you, she's not fucking talking to me anymore, just like you told me to do last night, but look at me, standing here talking to you!" Alex said. He crossed his arms over his chest and huffed.

"Alright. I'm sick of this shit already." Jack said. He stood up and pulled Alex into the bunk area.

Alex--

"What the fuck is up with the two of you?" Jack asked me, his arms crossed over his chest.

"I don't know what the hell I did wrong. We were never dating and she's all of a sudden so angry at me." I said in defense.

"Take a look at it this way... Alright. She was in a five year relationship with a guy she was in love with, am I correct?" Jack asked.

"I don't see how this is relevant-"

"Am I correct?" Jack repeated.

"Yeah. You are."

"And this guy decides to cheat on his girlfriend that he's apparently so madly in love with, thus breaking her heart as she finds out what he's done. Correct?"

"Yeah."

"And then, she had everyone pressuring her to tell them what the fuck is wrong when she doesn't want to talk about it, thus, putting her in a bad mood. Then, a few minutes later, you're told to kiss her, which sends panic through her, causing her to run away from you, despite how much she likes you. Correct?"

"You told me to kiss her.. but yes."

"Let's move forward about an hour later. She's returned back to the venue after you've found her, and her tour manager is yelling at her, correct?"

"Why are you doing this?"

"Alex."

"Yes!"

"Then, she gets the horrible news that her father is dead halfway through her argument with said tour manager, causing her to go into overdrive. She starts crying and falls to her knees, and you pick her up, carry her into her bus and sooth her while she mourns over her beloved father. You then kiss her after telling her she's amazing, am I correct?"

"How did you know I told her that? And that I kissed her?"

"Oh you'd be surprised. Then after you kiss her, you go on to ignore her for week, blah blah blah, you know the story after that. How the fuck would you feel if all of that happened to you in one month?" Jack asked. I looked down at my feet as guilt washed over me.

"I guess... I guess I'd feel like shit.." I said.

"Exactly. Just fucking apologize and make out with her, I don't know, maybe ask her to be your girlfriend, because I know that you fucking love this girl. She's fucking special if she can talk to you after she's told you not to talk to her. I don't know, man. That's just what I think." Jack said. I looked up at him and pulled him into me for a couple seconds. I released him and walked out to the lounge, everyone looking my way. I looked at Delilah, her green eyes meeting mine. It seemed like she got a talk as well, because she looked somewhat defeated.

Delilah~~

Alex just kept staring at me like I was the best thing to happen since lace underwear. I slowly stood up and took his hand in mine. I pulled him into me and wrapped my arms around his neck, where they should be. (Not in a murderous way, people) He placed his hands on my hips and swayed us back and forth for a minute before pulling away and looking at me once more.

"I understand what you've been going through, Del... and I want to stop fighting with you. I'm sure you got a similar talk like I did." He said.

"Actually, I heard yours and Jack's conversation. You guys were quite loud." I confessed as I looked over at Jack. He winked and I met Alex's gaze once more. He had a smile on his face.

"So it's true then, that you're in love with me?"

Notes

Fluff.. sorta.