Stupid and Fearless
There's No Going Back Now
“ALL ABOAAAAARRRRD.” Jack calls back to us as we finish packing our stuff onto the bus.
Rian, Zach, and Jack board the bus and I try to board it. Alex grabs me just as I step up and spins me around.
“You sure you’re ready for this?” He asks me, looking into my eyes seriously.
“Of course.” I grin back. “It’s going to be perfect.”
Alex grins and scoops me up in his arms. I squeal as he carries me up the bus stairs. He plops me down and wraps my arms around my waist, pulling my back to his stomach. I gasp as I look around.
There are black seat-benches on both sides of the bus. Two flat screens are snuggled into the corners of the bus. We walk forward and past the bathroom, sink, and cabinets. Finally, Alex pulls back a curtain and reveals the bunks. On each side, there are bunks. One on top of the other, they sit in silence. Alex grins at me and grabs the last bunk, the top left one. He digs into the duffle bag he brought with him and covers the mattress with a black sheet. As he throws the sheet on, I dig through his bag grabbing a pillow, and a white fuzzy blanket.
“Here you go babe.” I hand him the blanket and pillow.
“Thanks.” He kisses me, grabbing the blanket and pillow putting the final touch on his bed.
Jack comes barging in, scooping me up.
“ARE YOU READY? HUH PUNK?” Jack growls in my ear, spinning me around in circles.
“PUT ME DOWN!” I laugh kicking my legs.
Jack doesn’t put me down. Instead, he runs me to the front of the bus and to the back over and over.
Finally, he plops me down on one of the counters grinning at me from ear to ear. I shove him away but he shoves his body against me, pegging me down to the counter. I gasp, not expecting him to do that.
“Watch it.” Rian reprimands Jack. “She isn’t your girl to hurt.”
Jack rolls his eyes and releases me from his grip. “Whatever you say.”
I hop down from the counter and walk back to where Alex was. He’s lying on his bunk staring at the ceiling, humming an unfamiliar melody. I crawl up the bunk and lie down next to Alex without saying a word.
“I’m nervous.” He whispers to me.
“Why baby?” I ask him, turning on my side to face him.
“So many reasons. I’m scared that this will kill our relationship. I’m worried we will get tired of each other, or you’ll fall for someone else in the band. I’m worried you’ll get jealous of fan girls.” Alex admits to me all at once.
“Do you want me to stay home?” I ask quietly.
“God no.” He grabs me quickly and hoists me on top of him. He wraps my arms around my waist squeezing me tightly to him while burying his face in my neck. I smile softly and snake my arms around his neck. “I need you in my life. There was just no way I could do this tour without you. We just have to be careful, this is a whole new playing field.”
I nod in agreement stroking his hair. “We will be okay Alex. I promise, nothing will happen to us.”
We lie in silence cuddling closely. Alex sits up against the wall, and has me straddle him. He puts his legs up so I can lean back on them. We lace our fingers together. Alex kisses each individual finger of mine and I giggle softly. He stops and looks up at me mischievously.
“What?” I ask cautiously.
Without answering, he begins to tickle me violently. I scream and laugh wiggling out of Alex’s embrace. He flips me down onto the bunk and pins me down with his hands and knees. Using one of his hands, he tickles under my arms with a devilish grin.
“Stooooop please!” I manage in between squeals.
Alex stops, but keeps me pinned down to the bunk. Slowly, he leans his face towards my neck and lets his lips brush against it. My breath catches as his face hovers only centimeters away from mine. He leans in for a kiss and I gladly return it. His tongue traces my lips, begging for an entrance which I gladly grant. Our tongues tangle as Alex grinds his crotch against me. I moan into his mouth and all of a sudden we hear a squeak.
We stop kissing and look to the aisle to see Zach setting his bunk up.
“Don’t mind me. Just making my bunk. I’ll be gone in a few so carry on.” He grins at us nodding.
Alex looks at me shrugging his shoulders and picks up where we left off.
“Alex!” I exclaim as he tries to continue. “Stop.”
“This is what tour life is like, babe. Not trying to be an animal about it or anything.” He blushes pulling himself away from me.
Immediately, I feel like crap. I pull his face back down to mine and kiss him softly. “It’s fine. I’m just going to have to get used to it.”
Jack comes bouncing in with Rian close behind. Alex groans and plops down on me. “I miss the privacy already.”
Jack takes it upon himself to make it worse by climbing on top of both of us. We laugh and attempt to throw him off of us.
“I could get used to this. The three of us, one bunk.” Jack winks at us.
He hops off of the bunk, leaving us with that statement.
Alex rolls his eyes at me. “Only 6 more hours.”
“Counting down.” I groan. “You mind if I sleep?”
“Go for it babe. I’m going to hang with the guys.” He smiles at me kissing the tip of my nose, climbing off of the bunk.
I smile and turn over on my side, waiting for him to leave the area. Everyone clears out except for Jack who is lounging on his bunk directly across from me, reading his phone. I decide I should check mine too.
6 New Messages
What the fuck?
Hey Diana, how are you feeling? –John 8:26 A.M
You mind if I say goodbye to you? –John 9:33 A.M
I hope you know I didn’t push you. You tripped. –John 10:02 A.M
I didn’t stop to help you because I didn’t want people getting the wrong idea. –John 10:33 A.M
Are you seriously going to be like this? Get over it. Alex is no good for you. This tour is going to be miserable for you. He’s going to be hitting the bars every night and flirting with fans. It’s not your scene. –John 10:49 A.M
Fine. Do what you want, not like I give a fuck. Don’t expect me to be there for you when you get back. –John 11:02 A.M
I groan and drop my phone to the ground, not caring what happens to it. I’m so tired of John’s drama. Ever since our confrontation at the park yesterday, I have decided I am done with him. To think, I tried to give him another chance. And what does that get me? A slap in the face and a trip to the hospital.
“Hey.” I hear Jack say softly. I open my eyes and turn my head to see Jack resting his head on my bunk.
“Hey.” I respond, offering up a half smile.
“What’s going on?” He asks.
“Just John being annoying. Read the texts if you want.” I gesture to the phone on the floor.
Jack picks up the phone and begins to scroll through the texts. “What a dickhead. He did push you, you didn’t fall. And this tour is gonna be fucking epic.” He grumbles handing my phone to me.
“I know, trust me. I am so tired of his shit. Change the subject pleeeease. How was last night?” I ask him.
“Terrible. We ended up breaking up. I saw it coming, I just wasn’t ready for it.” Jack sighs running his fingers through his hair. “In a way, I’m glad we broke up. I have complete freedom for this tour. On the other hand, I’m going to miss her. She was a lot of fun.”
“I’m so sorry to hear that.” I respond quietly.
“Eh, it is what it is.” Jack responds smiling at me. “So you’re gonna nap?”
“Yeah I was thinking about it.”
“Maybe I will too. We have a long tour ahead of us, I need the sleep while I can.” He yawns stretching. “Sweet dreams Di.”
“Nighty night Jack.” I lean close to him, getting the forehead kiss that I have a feeling I’ll be getting a lot of on this tour. It’s nice; it feels like an older brother taking care of me.
He crawls into his bunk and snuggles under the covers. I snuggle under mine and face the window, wondering if this tour is going to be more than I can handle. There’s no going back now…
Rian, Zach, and Jack board the bus and I try to board it. Alex grabs me just as I step up and spins me around.
“You sure you’re ready for this?” He asks me, looking into my eyes seriously.
“Of course.” I grin back. “It’s going to be perfect.”
Alex grins and scoops me up in his arms. I squeal as he carries me up the bus stairs. He plops me down and wraps my arms around my waist, pulling my back to his stomach. I gasp as I look around.
There are black seat-benches on both sides of the bus. Two flat screens are snuggled into the corners of the bus. We walk forward and past the bathroom, sink, and cabinets. Finally, Alex pulls back a curtain and reveals the bunks. On each side, there are bunks. One on top of the other, they sit in silence. Alex grins at me and grabs the last bunk, the top left one. He digs into the duffle bag he brought with him and covers the mattress with a black sheet. As he throws the sheet on, I dig through his bag grabbing a pillow, and a white fuzzy blanket.
“Here you go babe.” I hand him the blanket and pillow.
“Thanks.” He kisses me, grabbing the blanket and pillow putting the final touch on his bed.
Jack comes barging in, scooping me up.
“ARE YOU READY? HUH PUNK?” Jack growls in my ear, spinning me around in circles.
“PUT ME DOWN!” I laugh kicking my legs.
Jack doesn’t put me down. Instead, he runs me to the front of the bus and to the back over and over.
Finally, he plops me down on one of the counters grinning at me from ear to ear. I shove him away but he shoves his body against me, pegging me down to the counter. I gasp, not expecting him to do that.
“Watch it.” Rian reprimands Jack. “She isn’t your girl to hurt.”
Jack rolls his eyes and releases me from his grip. “Whatever you say.”
I hop down from the counter and walk back to where Alex was. He’s lying on his bunk staring at the ceiling, humming an unfamiliar melody. I crawl up the bunk and lie down next to Alex without saying a word.
“I’m nervous.” He whispers to me.
“Why baby?” I ask him, turning on my side to face him.
“So many reasons. I’m scared that this will kill our relationship. I’m worried we will get tired of each other, or you’ll fall for someone else in the band. I’m worried you’ll get jealous of fan girls.” Alex admits to me all at once.
“Do you want me to stay home?” I ask quietly.
“God no.” He grabs me quickly and hoists me on top of him. He wraps my arms around my waist squeezing me tightly to him while burying his face in my neck. I smile softly and snake my arms around his neck. “I need you in my life. There was just no way I could do this tour without you. We just have to be careful, this is a whole new playing field.”
I nod in agreement stroking his hair. “We will be okay Alex. I promise, nothing will happen to us.”
We lie in silence cuddling closely. Alex sits up against the wall, and has me straddle him. He puts his legs up so I can lean back on them. We lace our fingers together. Alex kisses each individual finger of mine and I giggle softly. He stops and looks up at me mischievously.
“What?” I ask cautiously.
Without answering, he begins to tickle me violently. I scream and laugh wiggling out of Alex’s embrace. He flips me down onto the bunk and pins me down with his hands and knees. Using one of his hands, he tickles under my arms with a devilish grin.
“Stooooop please!” I manage in between squeals.
Alex stops, but keeps me pinned down to the bunk. Slowly, he leans his face towards my neck and lets his lips brush against it. My breath catches as his face hovers only centimeters away from mine. He leans in for a kiss and I gladly return it. His tongue traces my lips, begging for an entrance which I gladly grant. Our tongues tangle as Alex grinds his crotch against me. I moan into his mouth and all of a sudden we hear a squeak.
We stop kissing and look to the aisle to see Zach setting his bunk up.
“Don’t mind me. Just making my bunk. I’ll be gone in a few so carry on.” He grins at us nodding.
Alex looks at me shrugging his shoulders and picks up where we left off.
“Alex!” I exclaim as he tries to continue. “Stop.”
“This is what tour life is like, babe. Not trying to be an animal about it or anything.” He blushes pulling himself away from me.
Immediately, I feel like crap. I pull his face back down to mine and kiss him softly. “It’s fine. I’m just going to have to get used to it.”
Jack comes bouncing in with Rian close behind. Alex groans and plops down on me. “I miss the privacy already.”
Jack takes it upon himself to make it worse by climbing on top of both of us. We laugh and attempt to throw him off of us.
“I could get used to this. The three of us, one bunk.” Jack winks at us.
He hops off of the bunk, leaving us with that statement.
Alex rolls his eyes at me. “Only 6 more hours.”
“Counting down.” I groan. “You mind if I sleep?”
“Go for it babe. I’m going to hang with the guys.” He smiles at me kissing the tip of my nose, climbing off of the bunk.
I smile and turn over on my side, waiting for him to leave the area. Everyone clears out except for Jack who is lounging on his bunk directly across from me, reading his phone. I decide I should check mine too.
6 New Messages
What the fuck?
Hey Diana, how are you feeling? –John 8:26 A.M
You mind if I say goodbye to you? –John 9:33 A.M
I hope you know I didn’t push you. You tripped. –John 10:02 A.M
I didn’t stop to help you because I didn’t want people getting the wrong idea. –John 10:33 A.M
Are you seriously going to be like this? Get over it. Alex is no good for you. This tour is going to be miserable for you. He’s going to be hitting the bars every night and flirting with fans. It’s not your scene. –John 10:49 A.M
Fine. Do what you want, not like I give a fuck. Don’t expect me to be there for you when you get back. –John 11:02 A.M
I groan and drop my phone to the ground, not caring what happens to it. I’m so tired of John’s drama. Ever since our confrontation at the park yesterday, I have decided I am done with him. To think, I tried to give him another chance. And what does that get me? A slap in the face and a trip to the hospital.
“Hey.” I hear Jack say softly. I open my eyes and turn my head to see Jack resting his head on my bunk.
“Hey.” I respond, offering up a half smile.
“What’s going on?” He asks.
“Just John being annoying. Read the texts if you want.” I gesture to the phone on the floor.
Jack picks up the phone and begins to scroll through the texts. “What a dickhead. He did push you, you didn’t fall. And this tour is gonna be fucking epic.” He grumbles handing my phone to me.
“I know, trust me. I am so tired of his shit. Change the subject pleeeease. How was last night?” I ask him.
“Terrible. We ended up breaking up. I saw it coming, I just wasn’t ready for it.” Jack sighs running his fingers through his hair. “In a way, I’m glad we broke up. I have complete freedom for this tour. On the other hand, I’m going to miss her. She was a lot of fun.”
“I’m so sorry to hear that.” I respond quietly.
“Eh, it is what it is.” Jack responds smiling at me. “So you’re gonna nap?”
“Yeah I was thinking about it.”
“Maybe I will too. We have a long tour ahead of us, I need the sleep while I can.” He yawns stretching. “Sweet dreams Di.”
“Nighty night Jack.” I lean close to him, getting the forehead kiss that I have a feeling I’ll be getting a lot of on this tour. It’s nice; it feels like an older brother taking care of me.
He crawls into his bunk and snuggles under the covers. I snuggle under mine and face the window, wondering if this tour is going to be more than I can handle. There’s no going back now…
Notes
Hey guys! Here's the sequel like I promised. Hope you all like it :* If you haven't read the first one, go check it out! Two Kids, No ConsequencesRate/Comment/Subsribe
So I stumbled across the first installment of this and started reading. Needless to say, I'm all caught up and just finished with what you had of this second installment. This story is so cute and I really love it.
If you ever find yourself writing for it again, I will be here to read. I think these characters deserve an ending. <3 Some ideas you could work with is writing a chapter with what song exactly he chose to dedicate to her (the fact that that is where it left off is killing me) as well as maybe approaching how the fans react to their relationship. At the very beginning you brought up the fact of either keeping it hidden or putting it out there, but it was never approached again, so that may be something to approach if you continue with this, which I really hope you do. Like will the relationship still be hidden? And if so, what kind of toll would it take on them? Just a thought or idea to maybe inspire you to continue this, since it seemed like you were struggling with writer's block.
But if you don't continue, I just wanted to leave a comment letting you know I really enjoyed what you have of this. You're a really great writer. Just wanted to show you that people like me are still stumbling across this story and enjoying it. :) Once again, I will be one reader here if you ever choose to continue.
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