Rock 'N Roll never dies (Ethan Torchio x Female Reader)

Chapter 17 - Retracing the steps

Ethan's POV

After we landed I woke up (y/n) and we got out of the plane. She picked out the right bus number because she exactly knew how to get around in her country. So we took the bus and got to our first stop: the concert hall. (Y/n) talked to the manager and he let us in.

"Come on." She smiled at me and I followed her. We walked into a huge hall and I saw a stage. It was big and empty, except for the drums that stood right in the middle. We walked down and I looked around. I couldn't keep my eyes off those drums.

"Come on. Try them." (Y/n) smiled at me and sat down on one of the chairs in the front row.

"Are... Are you sure that's okay?" I looked at her worried. She nodded and I took a deep breath. I went up the stage stairs and sat in front of those drums. I touched them and it felt familiar.

"So now what?"

"Play something!" (Y/n) shouted at me and I nodded. I took the drum sticks and started playing. Suddenly my head started to hurt. I held it and closed my eyes.

The sound of the drums shattered through my ears. I closed my eyes and listened to every single sound the drums made. People started to scream. The bass came in, then the guitar. And then the voice. It all created a harmony. My closed eyes helped me vision what was going on around me. It helped me visualize the amazing atmosphere in the way I saw it. My hair fell on my face over and over again, and I didn't care. In fact, I really loved it. For 90 minutes I felt like I was in heaven. It was just me and the guys. Everything around us didn't exist. The time ended. I heard that typical "Thank you!" From Damiano that always brought me back to reality. I opened my eyes and was a little disappointed that the time was over again. I got up and stood next to the guys. We bowed to the crowd and then disappeared backstage.

"Ethan... Ethan!" I opened my eyes and looked up. I saw (y/n) holding my arms, trying to bring me back to reality. She looked really worried.
"Oh my god. Are you okay? What happened?" I looked at her and then looked around. The halls were empty and quiet. There was only one light shining at the stage. And the door to the backstage was open. I looked back at the girl in front of me and nodded. She had a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Ethan... I lost you! What happened?" I softly held her cheek and wiped her tear with my thumb.

"I'm okay... Don't worry." I stood up and looked at that backstage door.
"Are we allowed to go there?" I asked the girl whose cheek I still held. She nodded.

"Yeah... Why?"

"Come on." I took her hand and walked to that room with her.

The room was empty. It was an ordinary room. It was small but comfortable. I closed my eyes and tried to remember what it used to look like inside. I took a few steps inside and looked around. I walked towards the window and turned around.

(Y/n) 's POV

I was confused. On stage Ethan looked like he passed out... He was completely out of it. And here... He was silent... Took in every single view he could get. I remembered when I first talked to him in this room.

"A blue couch..." I heard him mumble. I looked at him.

"What?"

"There was a blue couch... Standing right here... I remember..." My eyes widened. Did he just say he remembered?

"What else do you remember?" I walked up next to him. He looked around.

"Thomas was sleeping here... We came here after... After the meet and greet with the fans... And then that girl came in..." I looked at him in shock.

"Do you... Remember what that girl looked like?" He squeezed his eyes shut as if he tried to remember, but then he shook his head. I sighed and looked at Ethan. He looked down and let a tear fall.

"Hey..." I walked up to him and hugged him. He hugged me back and I could feel his warm tears falling on my shoulder.

"I just want to remember..." He whispered. I stroke his hair softly and comforted him.

"You will... We can do this together. Trust me." He nodded and I looked into his eyes, softly wiping his tears away with my thumbs.
"Let's get to the hotel. You need to rest." He nodded and took my hand and we went to the hotel.