I'll Paint You Wings.

KAY

When I woke up in the bunk with Jack's arms around me, I must admit I was confused as hell. Then, I remembered the events of the previous night. Jack's warm arms were crossed protectively around me, prohibiting any and all movement. A sudden realization washed over me. I had to pee. Carefully, I turned so that I face him.

"Jack." I whispered. I had no clue what time it was and I didn't want to wake anyone up.

"Jack." I kissed his nose. "Barakat. Wake the fuck up."

"Merh." his eyelids fluttered open.

"Shh! I'm not sure what time it is. But I have to pee and I need you to release me from your grasp."

"Oh. Sorry." He let me go then quickly fell back asleep. Under normal circumstances, I probably would have stayed to admire how adorable he was when he slept or something cute like that, but I really needed to pee, so I quickly climbed down from my bunk. When I got out, I realized it wasn't really that early. It was more like five in the morning, but nobody else was awake, so I decided to grab a quick shower while I had the chance. Grabbing my toiletries, underwear, a Glamour Kills tank, and jean shorts, I headed back to the bathroom.

When I finished my shower, headed back to my bunk. I climbed up to find Jack still asleep, which figures because it was only 5:20. I climbed in anyway and cuddled up next to him.

"You showered." He said, voice still thick with sleep.

"Yeah." I chuckled.

"Your hair smells good."

"Thanks. Shampoo is pretty awesome."

"That's what I hear. Are we in Chicago yet?" He asked.

"I think so. We aren't moving." We fell into a comfortable silence for a while, drifting in and out of sleep until I heard footsteps walking up the aisle.

"Wake up! Time to get out there! We need to move gear and figure out what time we're playing! Guys! Get up!" Matt yelled, receiving a chorus of groans from literally everyone on the bus.

"Flyzik!" I heard Alex yell, dragging out the "Y".

"Alex!" Matt yelled back in similar fashion.

"Fine." Alex whined. I heard him get up and open what I presumed to be Jack's curtain. "Jacky? Where are you? I'm so lost without you!" He panicked.

"Alex! Come back to me!"Jack yelled from beside me. I shot him a warning look. He shrugged, causing me to giggle. I opened the curtain and jumped down, Jack following. Alex shot us a wink.

"Oh. I get it now." He said with a smirk.

"Alex, you dirty bird! Nothing happened." I said, punching his arm.

"Okay. Sure." He smiled. I rolled my eyes and went to get my shoes and phone out of my bag. Behind me, I heard Alex and Jack high five.

"You guys are pigs." I said with a half smile.

"You love it." Jack said with a wink.

I think I might.

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JACK

"Here, Barakat, make yourself useful." Vinny said as he tossed me a box of t-shirts.

"Thanks bro." I said as I struggled to catch it. Kay laughed at me.

"No problem. Here's one for you, too, Kay." He said as he threw one to her.

"Ha ha!" I smirked. She stuck her tongue out at me.

We had been in the Chicago venue for about half an hour, but we were playing at 1:00, so we had to set everything up before sound check at 12:30. Doors open at 11:00, so it is better to be ready before then. Kay and I walked over to where Vinny had previously set up his tent and stacked the boxes on the table.

"So what are you going to do while we play?" I asked her.

"Well, I was planning on watching you, of course!" She said.

"Really? Oh." I laughed. Barakat. You awkward fuck. She smiled and held up her phone.

"Smile." She said. I, of course, made the duck face and flipped off the camera.

"You faggot." Kay laughed. "Take a legit one with me!"

"Why? I hate normal pictures!"

"Please?" She pouted.

"No!" I smirked.

"Jack!" She drew out the "A".

"Fine." I smirked and picked her by her hips and put her over my shoulder.

Kay screamed and said, "Where are we going?"

"To take a picture!" I said as I put her on a patch of grass and sat down next to her. "If we're doing this, we're doing it right!"

"That's what she said." Kay replied with a smirk.

"Do you know how perfect you are?" I laughed.

"I'm not perfect, Jack." She said soberly.

"No, you are. Now lie the fuck down. We're taking pictures and shit." I said as I flopped back on the grass. She giggled.

"I love your laugh, you know that?" I said, making her blush. She took out her phone and took a picture of me. I grabbed it from her and took one of the two of us. We lied there, taking pictures and laughing at each other until it was time for me to go to sound check.

KAY

"I think I'm going to watch from backstage." I said as I put on the management lanyard that Jack handed me. Since I technically was Matt's assistant, I got my own ID card and everything that gave me access to basically anywhere.

"Okay." He said with a grin.

They had just finished sound check and some kids were beginning to filter in. They didn't go on until 1:00, but we decided to hang out backstage until showtime to avoid the fangirls. We were sitting facing each other on the floor in an alcove by a rack containing a bunch of guitars, Jack's included. I heard footsteps coming towards us, so I looked up to see Alex walking towards us with a sheet of paper.

"Sup lovebirds?" He said with a chuckle. I flipped him off with a smile.

"Alex!" Jack said with a huge grin. He sat down with us and showed us the paper.

"So this is the set list. I have one open slot that I wanted to ask Kay to pick a song for." He said.

"Oh, thanks!" I blushed. I had always wanted to request a song at an All Time Low concert. This was a little dream come true for me. I had to hold back the fangirl within and compose myself. I had even picked out a song that I would choose, ever given the opportunity. God, I'm such a fangirl. It's rather gross.

I realized they were both staring at me expectantly, so I shook myself from my thoughts and said, "Will you play 'Memories That Fade Like Photographs'? It's always been one of my favorites." I looked at the two of them.

"Sure." Jack said.

"Consider it done." Alex said, penciling it in. He smiled and got up to leave.

"So that's one of your favorites?"

"Yeah. And I love 'Therapy', but I figured you were already playing that. And 'Lullabies' is my all time favorite. But it hurts too much to hear Alex sing it. And that song always makes me cry."

"I know what you mean by that." He said, peering into my eyes. "I think it means something to everyone."

"It reminds me of my mom. I'm not really sure why." I said. Tears welled in my eyes just thinking about it.

"Ten minutes guys!" I heard Matt yell. We stood up. I sniffed and wiped my eyes as Jack pulled me into a hug. He kissed the top of my head. I took a step back, but he kept a hold on my arm. Jack lifted my chin and stared into my eyes. I prayed he couldn't hear my heart pounding. He leaned down and I stood on my toes, filling the gap between our lips, which tenderly crashed together and molded to each other perfectly. Heat rushed to every inch of my skin as we kissed.

"You're so perfect, Kay." He mumbled into my lips.

If you only knew.