Your Band, My Band, and Our Band

25

Tyler Rose's POV

I chased Joanna inside so she wouldn't kill Charlotte or something but Charlotte was still asleep just like I left her. She's usually not a heavy sleeper.

"She's still asleep?" I question Jordan.

"Yeah. I guess all the crying made her sleepy." He says looking at her.

"She was crying? Why?" Joanna says looking a little less frustrated.

"Uh it was Kurt. H-he passed away." Jordan says. I found out a couple hours ago and I was bawling.

"Wait w-what?!" Joanna says with a worried look.

"Did you not know?" Jordan asks her.

"Hey I've been locked in my room for hour playing my guitar. You know I play guitar when I'm stressed!" She says in a distraught tone.

I begin to see Joanna tear up for like the first time ever! She's never really shown some kind of emotion. Once she covers her eyes and turns away I knew she was crying so I went in to hug her.

Charlotte's POV

I rolled over remembering I never left the guys. The last thing I remember was laying in Michael's arms.

"Michael?" I say expecting him to be in there but he wasn't someone else was.

"N-no. Jordan. I brought you home." I regain my vision and see Jordan sitting at the foot of my bed.

"Oh." Was all I said. Joanna and Tyler Rose come in as soon as they realize I'm awake.

"Hey Char. How are you?" Tyler says.

"Fine. My head hurts a little bit though." I reply.

"Yeah it must from all that crying." Jordan says with a snobby laugh.

"Yeah don't talk about it." I say fake smiling at him.

For some reason I was kind of mad at Jordan. Why did he have to come get me? I was fine. Actually I was more comfortable over there. We kind of got in a fight before I even left to go over there, but it seems he's over it.

Michael's POV

I've gotta stop letting that jerk push me around. Charlotte has known me the longest and she trusts me more, at least I hope she does.

"Michael, you ready to go?" Calum grads my shoulder from behind.

"Uh yeah let me just finish packing." I say and he heads out the front door. It looks like we will be heading back to Sydney for a while. The girls don't have a clue. I wanna tell them but of course Jordan will be there to stop me. I just wish he would lay off.

I finish packing and head to the van. I want to tell the girls goodbye but I can't. Dammit this sucks. Like a month ago I couldn't be happier to go home because I knew that I would get to see the girls again, but now that they're here home just isn't going to be the same.

"Hey should we stop by the girls condo so we can say goodbye?" Ashton asks all of us.

"N-no it's fine. Just keep going." I motion to the driver, and we continue our way to the airport.

Joanna's POV

I'm really a type of person to forgive and forget but what Calum did made us look bad and both our fandoms are still fighting. I don't know how to fix this so I go to Charlotte for advice. I would go to Tyler but ya know....

"Charlotte can I talk to you about something?" I quietly sneak into her room.

"Yeah sure Jo. Anything." She invites me to sit on the sofa which I do.

"Do you think I should forgive Calum for what he did?" I nervously ask.

"Well for someone to forgive someone else I think there needs to be an apology." She says.

"He hasn't apologize yet though." I say crossing my arms. "

"No Jo I mean YOU need to apologize."

"What? Why should I?" I say very confused.

"Because, no offense, but it is all your fault."

"My fault? How is this my fault?" I ask raising my voice.

"You suggested we all lie in the interview!"

"You didn't have to if you didn't want to! Plus this is his fault too! If he had of come home when he was supposed to and he actually returned my calls and texts and he hadn't of kissed that girl things wo-" I stop once I realize what I had just said.

"W-what was that?" Charlotte says smiling.

"Nothing." I say in a defensive tone.

"Is that what this is about? That girl?" She questions.

"Hell no! This is bigger than that. It's always been bigger than that." I say.

"Then call him and tell him you're sorry!" She commands.

"Maybe I will maybe I won't." I say slowly taking out my phone.

I hate apologizing but this is different. This is Calum. Forget him being famous. Forget any of us becoming famous. Just forget all that and you find seven weirdo friends that share the same interest. If none of this happened we'd be together right now. So why should any of this change our friendship.

I pull out my phone and click his name. As I'm waiting for him to answer I try to think of something to say, but I run out of time and I hear it cut to voicemail.

"What?" I say to myself then look over at Charlotte. "He didn't answer."

"Maybe he's busy." Charlotte says to comfort me.

"Busy my ass. Come on!" I pick up my keys and my jacket.

"Where are you going?!" She asks.

"It's obvious that I'm meant to do this in person. Now come on! Tyler you're coming too!" I say to Tyler who is holding a piece of pizza.

"Where are we- ah forget it." She says following me to the car.

We make our way to their house and run up the steps to the front and knock because the door is locked. The slutty house keeper opens the door which is disappointing.

"Yeah uh I need to talk to the guys like right now. Preferably the Asian one." I say causing Tyler and Charlotte to laugh.

"I'm sorry they aren't here." All of our laughs become silent.

"What do you mean they aren't here? Where are they?" Charlotte asks.

"They left to fly back to Sydney a couple hours ago." She looks at us like we should've known that. I'm with the slutty house keeper.

"They left? Without saying goodbye?" Tyler says and I put my arm around her.

"I'm calling Michael." Charlotte says pulling out her phone and dialing his number.

"W-why would they just leave?" Tyler looks at me and I shake my head.

"He didn't pick up." Charlotte says ending her call.