Gloom & sunshine

Chapter 17: Togetherness

Wake up!" Awsten jumped onto Otto's bed, bouncing up and down, scaring the drummer out of a deep sleep.

"God, fuck! I'm awake, you psycho!" Otto shouted as he was nearly launched off the bed from Awsten's violent bouncing.

"It's Disney time!" Awsten shouted at Otto, unnecessarily as it was a small room that Awsten was assaulting Otto in.

"How old are you?!" Otto shouted, struggling to stop bouncing on the bed.

"Old enough to wake your ass up to go to Disney!"

"Fuck!" Otto shouted as, with one last violent Awsten-bounce, he was thrown from the bed and tumbled to the floor. Awsten cackled and darted out of the room before Otto could kill him.

Otto came grumbling into the kitchen a little while later, and was handed a cup of coffee by Awsten who was obviously trying to keep Otto's murderous morning rage appeased.

"Where's Geoff?"

"Sleeping." Awsten said, smiling wide. "He took his new meds and slept all night, he didn't even have night terrors."

Otto's eyes narrowed a bit. "How do you know that?"

"What'd ya mean?" Awsten asked, pulling a Kombucha out of the fridge.

"How do you know he slept all night and didn't have night--"

"IT'S ALMOST DISNEY TIME!" Awsten shouted, interrupting Otto's accusatory question.

Otto rolled his eyes, drinking his black coffee. "Go wake up Geoff." He opened the fridge to get out some bread to make some toast.

Awsten opened the door to Geoff's dark bedroom, and saw the guitarist just where he left him: dead asleep with a death grip around the pillow Awsten had slept on.

Listen, Geoff was afraid of night terrors with his new sleep medicine, Awsten certainly wasn't going to let Geoff suffer through those alone.

Certainly not .

"Geoff," Awsten whispered, shaking Geoff's shoulder. "Hey, you told me to wake you up when it's time to go."

"Mmm," Geoff sighed, squeezing the Awsten scented pillow closer.

"Geoffffffffff," Awsten shook him a little more.

"Awsteeeeeen," Geoff sighed back, smiling a little, eyes still closed.

"Wake up, ya goober, we're going to Disneyland."

"Mmm," Geoff let go of the Awsten pillow and instead, reached for Awsten, yanking the blond down and hugging him tight.

"Ack-- can't--- breathe---" Awsten faked choking sounds, struggling against Geoff's grip.

Geoff chuckled before burying his face into Awsten's blond hair. Awsten stopped struggling, again feeling selfish as he indulged in being wrapped in Geoff's arms.

"Alright, alright, I'll get up. I promised you Disneyland, and Disneyland you shall have." Geoff let go of Awsten and rolled out of bed, standing, stretching and sighing as he scratched his head of fluffy brown hair. Awsten watched silently, looking over Geoff's bare back, trying not to... no, he was obviously staring. Geoff had been hiding under jackets and long sleeve shirts for so long, Awsten forgot how muscular Geoff was.

Well... shit.

"Gross."

Awsten jumped out of his skin, whipping to look at Otto who was leaning against the doorway with a very snide smirk.

"What's gross?" Geoff asked, pulling a t-shirt on over his head.

Otto was still smirking at Awsten who was strawberry red in the face. "Nothing. You guys want anything to eat before we go?"