The boys ran offstage laughing as they watched Corbyn ruffle Zach's hair. "And then she threw a bra and onstage just so she could come up and get it," Daniel was saying as they headed to the changing rooms.
"You saw that?" Jonah asked slinging his arm around Jack's shoulder.
"How could you not?" Zach laughed as he pulled on some different clothes.
Jack laughed. "And here I thought you were gay for me," He said.
"I am," Zach said with a grin.
They ran to the bus to claim their seats. Corbyn kissed Daniel's cheek. "Want to go to the back."
Daniel grinned and followed his boyfriend to where the bunk beds are. "Just keep it down!" Jonah yelled across the bus.
"Yeah right," Corbyn muttered.
Zach glanced at Jack. "Would you ever date a fan?"
"Yeah if they were my type. It would be awesome," Jack replied.
Jonah smiled. "If she likes coffee and Harry Potter then yeah."
"Randy where are we headed?" Zach asked.
"I'm hungry so I figured I could get us something from Sheetz. Just some chips and sodas. Coffee for Jonah."
"I'm down," Jack said.
The ride was silent for several minutes. Corbyn and Daniel reappeared and joined the others on the couch.
"Oh shit!" Randy yelled as the bus swerved.
"What the hell?" Corbyn gasped.
The bus tipped over and began to roll. The last thing anyone remembered was going over a guard rail, then the world went black.
Jonah slowly began to wake up. He moaned as he realized how sore he was. What had happened? That's when he realized Daniel kneeling over him. He sat up realizing what had happened. Daniel helped him crawl out of the bus followed by Zach. Daniel looked at Zach. "You're bleeding bud. Let's get you... where's Jack and Corbyn?"
Zach stumbled to his feet and hurried back to the bus against Jonah's pleading for him to stay. A foot away from the bus Zach spotted Corbyn unmoving. He hurried to his side. "Corbs can you hear me? Corbyn? Answer me."
Corbyn stared blankly at Zach. "Daniel!" Zach yelled.
Daniel came running and pulled Corbyn into his arms. "Baby, can you hear me?"
Corbyn didn't respond. Daniel put an ear on Corbyn's chest. "He has a heartbeat at least. He's conscious but unresponsive."
"Okay you take him. I'll get Jack," Zach said and ran towards the bus.
Zach crawled into the bus and spotted Jack unconscious near the back window. He hurried to him and gasped. When he pulled his hair back he saw glass right next to his temple. He looked over the rest of Jack's body. He wanted to examine more when he noticed a flicker of orange a few feet away. The bus was catching on fire. "Okay Jack. Stay with me," Zach muttered dragging his boyfriend towards the exit as fast as he could.
Zach finally got into the grass and pulled Jack near a tree. He crawled on top of his boyfriend just as the bus exploded into a ball of flames. Zach felt some shrapnel cutting up his arms and legs as he shielded Jack. He turned towards the others. Jonah ran to him. "Okay Z. Just lay down. The ambulance is coming."
"But Jack," Zach stammered.
"Lay down. We'll be right here," Jonah assured his bandmate.
"Corbyn," Zach said.
Jonah shook his head as he stroked Zach's hair. "We'll talk about it later."
Zach nodded as he passed out. An ambulance came to a stop and the medics ran to the boys. Daniel was checked out and they realized he was okay so he got in the ambulance with Zach. Corbyn and Jack were put in the second ambulance. Jonah's eyes widened as he realized they hadn't checked on Randy. He ran to the burning vehicle where the firefighters were trying to get it under control. "Randy? Randy!!! Randy where are you?"
That was when Jonah spotted Randy's body nearby. He ran to him and knelt down. There was no pulse. He couldn't feel or see him breathing. He shook his head. "I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry."
They arrived at the hospital a few minutes later and Jonah paced the waiting room while Daniel rested his eyes. A doctor walked out. "Zach Herron?"
Jonah stood up. "How is he?"
"Dazed but he's awake which is good. He's stable he just needs to stay overnight for a routine checkup."
A surgeon walked out. "Jack and Corbyn will be fine. They just came out of surgery and should wake up in a few minutes."
Almost an hour later Jonah wheeled Zach down the hall to Corbyn and Jack's room. "Where is Randy?"
Jonah lowered his eyes. "We lost him. I found him near the wreck."
"RIP," Zach sighed. "He was a good guy."
Everyone sat silently letting it sink in what had happened. Daniel finally spoke. "We'll do a dedication for him."
The boys all nodded in agreement.
Sorry. Bad ending and I know I disappeared. I needed a mental break but I'm ready to keep writing now. I hope you enjoyed this part and I'm working on requests. Stay safe everyone ❤
