Ashes on your pale skin ~ Chris Motionless

Chapter 5:

"Hey! I saw you rocking out on the front row, did you like the show?" Vinny says to her, flashing a big grin as he walks over.

He's giving off good energy; and his excitement is almost contagious.

Ryan stands next him, smiling over at the young girl as well.

"I did! It was really good! you guys were sick!" She rambles out, the nervous energy from Chris completely leaving her, her body feeding off the excitement and radiant energy from the two men stood beside her.

She's honestly surprised at her own response.

While, she'd love the opportunity to talk to Chris, she's just felt waves of anxiety crashing over her; knowing that with a few words she could drop a huge bomb on him to change his life forever.

She breathes a sight of relief internally; but also feels sad, knowing that she probably missed her one chance to talk to him properly.

She doesn't get a chance to dwell on it though, too busy getting sucked into the fast paced conversation in front of her.

She finds it easy to chat away to the both of them, finding herself smiling away with them and giggling away at Vinnys silly nature and Ryan's jokes.

Chris had been incredibly calm and she supposes, had she had been able to let her guard down around him, his relaxed nature probably would have evoked the same response.

After a while, Ryan brings up the hand painted spiral on the back of her jacket, and she finds herself easily talking away about how she'd created it.

She's barely talked to anyone in her life, her interactions being cut to the bare minimum with her mum, and the idea of friends simply being a reality far from hers.

She's never had friends; everyone at her school turning their nose up at her, always for one reason or another.

Teachers never bothered with her either, deeming her useless, after seeing her mum.

She had very little proper social interaction, in her short time on this earth, that hasn't been torment in one way or another, so this is refreshing.

She's surprised at how easy it's been to chat to the both of them; how easy it's been.

And so she keeps on chatting away at them, the both of them making her smile, and actually being able to catch a small laugh out of her, due to their antics.

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Chris notices Ryan and Vinny sucking the young girl into a conversation, and takes it as his chance to go and speak to Amy.

The young girl had been so full of anxiety that it had made him desperate to try and get her to loosen up.

She had a tiny bit; but not really.

A part of him really feels for the young girl; part of her reminding him of a young Amy.

So shy and unsure of herself; so riddled with anxiety.

He ends up pushing the thought to the back of his mind as he makes his way over to Amy.

Now is his chance to finally find out why she left all those years ago; to finally get the answers that he's had so many sleepless nights over.

He doubts that she would've came tonight if she wasn't prepared to dish out answers, let alone come backstage to see him and everyone else.

He just hopes that she's justified in what she did, because as much as it's been years, and he's had to force himself to let go of her; a part of him deep down still craves for her.