Not Warriors- Awsten Knight

Chapter 2

June 2018

Claire walked through the door of her best friends apartment not even bothering to knock, the apartment is scattered with suitcases, clothing, band equipment and anything else that you could think of. 

It was so cluttered you couldn't even see the floor, "Have y'all seriously not fucking packed yet?" she yells from the entryway knowing that at least three of the boys were home at the moment. 

Collin, her best friend comes rushing out of his room ready to defend himself before she lifts up a finger stopping him dead in his tracks, "We leave for Warped Tour in THREE DAYS" she says to him in disbelief throwing her hands up.

"You're telling me that all four of you live in this stinky ass apartment and none of you are ready??" Claire adds in crossing her arms over her chest. 

"HEY!" she hears from one of the side bedrooms, "The apartment is not stinky!" the voice says getting closer, as Tyler finally pops his head out of his bedroom. 

"Hi Claire" he says sweetly shooting her a smile. 

She looks back at him unamused, "give me one good reason why it looks like someone broke in just to make a mess". 

Collin and Tyler looked at each other searching for an answer to give their friend, not being able to find anything that would be a suitable excuse. 

Claire takes a deep breath, and steps further into the apartment. 

"Anyone who lives in this apartment, is currently in Sonic Heros, and is going out tour, out in the living room in 5 minutes with your suitcases" she yells out after deciding to end their procrastination once and for all. 

"Claire everyone who lives here is in the band..?" Tyler asks questioningly as if she had forgotten. 

"Oh well would you look at that? Seems like all of you need to get your sorry asses out of bed, and into the living room so we can actually leave for tour on time huh?" she replies sarcastically, not taking anyone's shit. 

"Who the fuck pissed in her cheerios this morning?" Derek, the bands guitarist asks sleepily making his way out of his bedroom. 

Claire turned around glaring at him, and once he looked up at her muttered a quiet "ok sorry, i'll go get my suitcase". 

Collin stood by watching the whole thing happen, laughing at Claire taking control of the situation. 

She turned her attention to him, and his laughing immediately stopped knowing that he was in trouble now and quickly made his way into his room to get his belongings too. 

Claire was going on tour with them as their photographer, she finished school two years prior and little did she know that she was going to get herself back into band photography. 

Honestly, she was going to be doing a bit of everything though. 

She helped sell their merch whenever needed, she would soundcheck for them, she could tech all of the instruments and knew all of their songs on guitar by heart. 

It was strange, all of the years she spent with Awsten and she never learned how to play the guitar, but once she left she found herself yearning for the sound of guitar strums in their way too empty apartment.