Best of Me (Sum 41 fanfic)

Chapter 7

Charlie's POV

Well, it's the end of May and the album is just about finished for the guys, it still needs to be mixed and stuff, but that was going to be done when the guys were on warped tour. Oh yeah, warped tour! I was so excited, in a few weeks, I would be on the whole tour with tons of amazing bands. Since it was getting warmer out, I started swimming in the pool that was a part of the studio house thingy.

Today I sat up and as usual, ran my hand through my hair in an attempt to get it to look semi normal when I went down to breakfast. I realized that it was getting kind of long for me which was still pretty short but it was too long for me and it was practically summer so shorter hair is better. I have also been sleeping in later, the guys sleeping schedule must've really been rubbing off on me.

I sighed and made my way to the kitchen where everybody was waiting for me to eat breakfast and make sure I was okay staying inside while they went to the studio to work on some stuff. Before they could go off to the studio, I told dad that I needed a haircut.

"Hey dad, I need a haircut" I said.

Before he could respond, Deryck spoke up, "I could cut your hair Charlie! You can trust me, I've been doing my own for years and it'll be easier for everyone."

"That's a good idea Charlie. Is that alright with you?" Cone told me, nodding his head.

"Yeah, sure, just don't make me look horrible. I don't care what you do, just don't mess it up, alright?" I told him and he nodded solemnly. "Good, cause if you do, I'll kick you and anyone who laughs in the balls. Now, let's get started."

After finishing breakfast, I went to get a towel and Deryck went to get everything he would normally use on himself which meant that he was just gonna do what he normally did to himself, not that I minded because I liked the punky look.

A few minutes later, I was sitting with a towel on my shoulders while D cut my hair. The Clash was playing loudly in the background and I laid back in the chair and closed my eyes, softly humming the tune to Police On My Back, my favorite song by them. (AN: that actually is my fav song by The Clash). Before I knew it, I was woken up by London Calling blasting from a speaker that was right next to my ear. Loud, sudden noises had always made me uncomfortable to say the least, and this one was no exception. I jumped about a foot into the air and yelled a string of curse words that closely resembled "Family Reunion" by blink-182. I only just became aware of everyone in the room when someone, Stevo I think, said, "Damn girl, you got one pair of lungs" causing everyone to laugh a bit while still looking scared shitless and me to turn bright red in embarrassment.

"We're sorry Charlie, we tried to shake you awake and someone over there" Dad glared and pointed at Stevo who's hands were up in surrender and wearing a guilty look on his face, "had the genius idea to take the speaker and put it right up against your ear." He looked at Steve with a look of pure "wtf were you thinking of dumbass"

Still shaken up, I walked out of the room, saying nothing but "You're lucky it was The Clash or your balls would be throbbing and you wouldn't be able to walk" Okay, the balls part wasn't actually said, but it sure as hell was implied.

I went to my room, still shaken up and to look at what Deryck did to my hair. Before I did that, I rocked back and forth on my bed, trying to recover from before.

Deryck's POV

We all stood in our places for a few seconds before I broke the silence, "I'll go up, I know what she's feeling right now. It's shell shock like mine after we were in the Congo. I'll comfort her." I said, walking up the stairs and finding her room surprisingly unlocked. She looked terrible. She was rocking back and forth, showing her anxiety. Just to be nice, I knocked on her doorframe. Surprisingly, she let me come in and comfort her.