Black Veil Brides: A Secret Crisis **In Editing**

Chapter 8

*3 days later*

I was finally out of the hospital and Andy had come to pick me up without the guys.

He said "Ashley is out at a bar, CC is sleeping on the couch and he sounds like a bear when he snores, Jake is out with Ella and Jinxx is with Sammi."

I nodded and Andy filled out some paper work and walked me outside and said "Wait here, I'm going to go get the car. Its of course in the top level of the parking garage. I have to walk there and walk back...So umm...You might be waiting here for about 15 minutes or so, do you think you'll be ok alone?"

I nodded and watched him walk away. I looked around and saw a bench. I walked over and sat on it, a twinge of pain in my side. I winced and sat down. I pulled out my phone and looked at any missed calls, none, and any unread texts, 1. I read the text, it was from Mike.

"Hey babe, I'm sorry what I put you through. I shouldn't have brought you back to that house. I should have left you alone because you were happy were you were. Call me when you get this."

I did exactly that. I called him. He answered on the first 2 rings.

"Hey, I didn't think you would call."

"I didn't want to, but I can't believe the nerve you have, cheating on me, then telling my dad where I was so he could come beat me again, then, you come and threaten to kill Black Veil Brides if I don't come back with you and you leave me at the house to fend for myself and try to protect myself from my dad even though you already know what he has put me through, I don't hear from you until now and then you still have the nerve to call me babe?? What is going through your head exactly??"

I heard him sigh and he said slowly "I still love you. I want you back. Please, forgive me and take me back. I won't cheat on you. I won't lie to you. I won't do anything to hurt you ever again. I promise."

I said angrily "You know Mike. Before you pulled this shit, I actually was thinking about texting or calling you to ask you if you still wanted to date me, but now, I don't have any shred of respect left for you. I don't love you. I don't care how much you still love me. I don't care what you promise me. I don't care about you. Stay out of my life, stay away from me. Don't text me again. Don't call me again. Don't send me letters or emails or anything. Just. Stay. Away. From. Me. FOREVER. Got it?"

I heard him mumble "Yes."

I said "Good. Goodbye Mike."

I clicked the end button and hung up my phone. I looked at the time. It had been almost 10 minutes. I felt someone sit next to me on the bench. I didn't bother to look at whoever it was I just let them sit next to me without saying a word until

"You know, I do still love you. I wish you could see that."

My head snapped to the side and I saw Mike sitting there. I jumped up and looked at him. I stood there, watching him. He got up and walked towards me. He got up about 2 inches from my face. I just stood looking at him. He leaned in and kissed me. I kissed him back. Of course at that moment Andy drove up. I didn't realize it at first but he had gotten out of the car and stood behind Mike and I, his arms were crossed. When I stopped kissing Mike, I saw Andy. He looked pissed and hurt. But why would he be hurt. We are just friends, unless...He has feelings for me. And if he does, then I just kissed my ex boyfriend in front of him. Shit. I felt so bad now.

When Andy spoke he said "Wow. I thought you would never go back to him. Especially after the pain he caused you. Think about it. I can't believe you....Either one of you. I should've know you would go back to that low life."

He then walked away. Ok. He definitely had feelings for me. I felt like shit now.

I pushed Mike out of the way and shouted "Andy! Wait!" I ran after him and grabbed his wrist.

He turned towards me and snapped "Get in the car. We will talk when we are back at the bus."

I stood there, looking dumb-founded. He had never snapped at me before. Ever. I got in the car without waving bye to Mike or saying bye to him. I shut the car door and buckled my seat belt.

I looked at Andy and said "A-"

He turned the radio on full volume as soon as I opened my mouth. I glared at him as he kept his eyes on the road, not even glancing at me. I looked out the window and watched the landscape fly by as Andy drove on the highway. About 30 minutes later he pulled up to the tour bus and I unbuckled my seat belt and got out of the car. He stood next to the tour bus door, glaring at me.

I thought to myself "Jeez dude...Not that big of a deal, chill."

Andy said as he opened the bus door, still glaring at me, "Get inside, now."

I climbed the stairs and he climbed up after me. He slammed the door and all the guys, who were now back and CC was now awake, looked at me and Andy. Andy put a hand on my shoulder and pushed me forward.

Jinxx asked "What happened?"

Andy glared at me again and said "I walked away for 15 minutes to go get the car and when I got back she was making out with Mike."

I looked at him and said "Nuh uh, I was kissing him, not making out with him!" Then I mumbled "Not that big of a deal."

He said "What was that?"

I said again louder "Its not that big of a deal and you're over reacting."

He said "Yes it is and no I'm not. Think about what he's done to you and you still kiss him after all that."

I said "Whatever."

Then Jinxx broke in and said "You know Kat, I kind of have to agree with Andy."

All the other guys nodded their heads and I rolled my eyes and said "Whatever, its my life and I don't have to listen to you. I don't care what you think, and whose to say that the kiss even meant anything. Maybe for Mike it did, but not for me."

Andy said "Well you still kissed him weather it meant something or not. And all we want to do is protect you. We don't want you getting hurt anymore. Look at your past. Now look where your future is headed. I don't want you going down that path so give me your phone and your iPod."

I said "He doesn't even have the number to my iPod so no."

Andy said "I don't care. Give me your phone and iPod. Now."

I looked at him and pulled my phone out of my pocket. I slapped it in his hand which he held out. I went to my suitcase and pulled out my iPod from my boot. I walked over to him and held it up.

I said "Just so you know, music is my entire life. If you take away this, you take away my life."

 He rolled his eyes and said "Quit being a drama queen." Then he swiped his hand before I could process what he said and grabbed my iPod. He walked over to a cabinet in the back of the bus and pulled a key out of his pocket. He unlocked the cabinet and opened it, revealing it stocked full of mostly vodka and a few other liquors. He put my iPod on the tops shelf....Out of my reach and closed the cabinet back up and put they key back in his pocket. He turned around and looked at me.

He said "When you either wrestle the key from me or I decide I want to give you your phone back then you can have it. Now Ashley, Jinxx, CC, Jake and I all have a concert to go to. I don't want you sneaking out from the concert and going to see Mike so you are staying here. We will be back in about 3 or 4 hours."

I rolled my eyes and flopped on the couch were Jinxx and Jake had previously occupied. I burried my face in a pillow and just ignored them all. I didn't answer when they called my name and when they tickled me to try and cheer me up I just moaned "Stopp" or "Noo" and swatted their hand away.

Finally about an hour later Andy called "Ok, Kat, we're leaving now. Don't go out and don't try to get into the cabinet." Then I heard the bus door slam closed. I got up off the couch and looked around. In the 2 months I had been living with them the only time I hadn't gone to concert was when I was in the hospital or unable to move. I walked around the bus bored and looking for something to do.