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Destined To Explode

Twenty-Three.

After waking up ridiculously early for going to bed gone Midnight and deciding that neither of us really felt like getting up, Alex had quickly popped into the kitchen, returning with a plate of toasty warm Pop Tarts, announcing that Rian had just pulled up as he clambered back under the covers. We were about fifteen minutes into the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie when Rian bursts into the room, grinning his hundred watt smile as he surveys the scene.

“Good Morning, kids.” He continues to bounce on the balls of his feet, hands held behind his back as he just continues to look at us with his stupid smile. “Oh, fuck it! Matt told me not to, but hey! You guys have been outed!”

“Outed?” I raise my eyebrows at the boy. “As in…”

“As in you’re a couple. That girl that you met at the restaurant last night; yeah, she did a whole essay about how adorable and nice and, well, I’m surprised that you don’t already know. My twitter’s been blowing up, so I dread to think what yours are like.”

My phone was still in the confines of my bag which was hung up with my coat in the front hall and Alex’s was on the bedside table but as far as I knew, he hadn’t even looked in its direction since yesterday afternoon.

“Huh, well it was going to happen anyway, we’re not exactly being discreet.” I feel Alex shrug his shoulders under my head. “At least it was a good start.”

“What are the odds that my twitter replies will no longer be mainly about Glamour Kills, but about you and the band?” I laugh, shaking my head as I manage to heave myself up off of my boyfriend’s chest to sit up against the headboard, patting the bed in front of me so that Rian can come and sit down instead of hovering in the middle of the room.

“Well, let’s just say that I’m not betting any money against it.” Alex pulls himself up to join us, hand seeming to tangle with mine without a second thought. “What are your plans for today, Ri?”

“Pretty much nothing. Cass has gone off to do some press now so I’m all lonely.”

“Hang with us. It feels like ages since we had a decent day out, bro.” I grin at Rian, nudging his knee with my hand.

It really did feel like a long time since I had seen both him and Zack, despite the fact that I was practically living with Alex and Rian now, Zack on the other hand just never seemed to be around, I mean sure he was probably at home but it was common knowledge that everyone was either here or at Jack’s place, so whether he was AWOL on purpose or not, I was clueless too.

“What are you two doing though? I don’t want to be a third wheel or anything.”

“We’re just going to go and check out some of the old haunts, nothing coupley. Ring Zack and I’ll check to see if Jack is done being pathetic and crying over a sniffle and we’ll make a day of it. Just the old gang.”

* * * *

“That’s ridiculous.” Jack shakes his head as we stand and stare at the wall that I had tagged back in High School, my mark still standing bright over the brick, only a few interruptions to my work by other artists. “How did you even get that high up, pip squeak?”

“Ladder.” I shrug. “John used to keep watch for me seeing as though you dickheads were always too busy to come and protect me.”

“You were a sixteen year old girl obsessed with graffiti who had a loyal following of steroid abusers – you did not need protecting.” Alex laughs as he squeezes my hip. “You were too hard core, even for us.”

I scoff. “Please, loyal following? They just thought that I was badass and that I would sleep with them or something. The amount of times that John had tried it on with me…”

“You do realize that he told everyone that he got with you, right?” Jack laughs, Rian joining in almost immediately, both apparently completely comfortable with talking about my rumoured sex life before I was even legal.

“He wishes.” Alex scoffs and I tap him on the chest as I look up at him, warning him silently not to tell the guys that he was my first because that would only piss Jack off further about our past. “Sorry.”

“Reckon they’ll have painted over the one down on fifth?” Zack speaks up. “The huge mural one?”

“The one that you did my stencils for? I fucking hope not! It wasn’t even offensive or garish.” I cock my head to the side. “But wasn’t that one of the side of some store? I’m pretty sure that if it has changed owners then they would have done something about it. Not everyone is as cool as Mrs R used to be.”

Mrs R had run an old antiques shop down on fifth when we had all been in High School and when she caught me spraying paint on the side of the building that she had earned her living off and lived in, she had encouraged me to finish it instead of turning me in for vandalism, she even went as far as giving me a mug of Hot Chocolate one night that I had turned up to add to it.

“Shame. Driving past that and pointing out that you had done it used to be hilarious. June hated you for it.” Jack chortles, shaking his head as I frown at him.

“She grounded me for it when you told her, idiot. I got locks on my windows for that!” I lean over and punch his arm. “It ruined my escape route for me.”

Alex’s too.

* * * *

“When do you guys leave for press again? Tuesday?”

“Tuesday afternoon, yeah.” Rian confirms with his eyes still trained on the TV. “You coming with?”

I shake my head. “I promised Evan that I would travel out with him on Friday. Plus, a couple more days at home would be nice without you guys side-tracking me.” I flip Alex off as he starts to talk, shaking his head as I smirk. “Shut up before you say something ridiculous, Lex.”

“Please tell me that you’re not going to be skipping going to Grandma Lolo’s on Sunday?” Jack enquires after re-entering the room, finally back from the phone call that he had accepted at least an hour ago.

“Why would I miss that?! All she does is ridicule you about all of your choices. It makes my year.”

“You’re a horrible person.”

“Well, according to Lolo, you’re the horrible one; with your ridiculous haircut and foul language.” I crease up as I remember the last visit that Jack and I had made to see our Gran and how she had gone on for hours about all of the mistakes that he was making with his life and why couldn’t he be more sensible like the rest of us?

“This isn’t funny! My own Gran thinks that I’m a lowlife and yet she loves you Mrs ‘I’m going to go and swan off to Chicago for three years and work for a clothing label’.”

“Hey! At least I call her once in a while.”

“Jack never remembers to call his own Mom so Granny has no chance.” Alex laughs. “On another topic, are you staying here tonight or do I have to drive you home?”

“Does it matter? It’s not even six yet.” I glance up, flipping onto my back so that I can see Alex properly from where my head is in his lap. “I’m pretty sure that Rian would drive me home if you so despise the thought.”

“I only asked because I want a beer, Babe. If you think that you’ll want to head home then I’ll wait.”

“I’ll stay.” I grin. “One more night with you and then you’ll have to wait until tour.”

“So, no more sleepovers?! Oh, how will I ever live without you kicking me in the shins all night with your incessant tossing and turning?”

“I’ll kick you in the balls tonight if you don’t shut up.”

Alex mocks shock as I blink up at him innocently. “I would argue back but the likelihood of you sharing my bunk is high and you would stick to your word.”

“Good boy.”

There’s a moment of Alex sticking his tongue out before he leans down to connect our lips, just small presses against my closed mouth as his hand supports the back of my head, my own running over his cheek and into his hair, both of us ignoring the groans of protest from the boys in the room until we separate, content smiles on both of our faces as we simultaneously tell them to ‘fuck off’ without breaking our gaze.

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Comments

So I just read the whole thing and it's fucking amazing!

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12/26/13

How often you actually update this story and how good it is makes me so happy!! Your such a good wroter :)

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12/24/13

Love!!!

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12/24/13

I love this

Ellama Ellama
12/23/13

Update soon :D

Ellama Ellama
12/23/13