Coffe Shop Tragedy ||A Jeremy Mckinnon Fanfiction||

Chapter Two

It had been a week since I'd talked to Lex at the coffee shop and I felt bad for not calling her, but I had been busy with the band and Zenki somehow caught a cold, so I had to deal with that as well, but as the week slowed down, I managed to sit down and relax, so I called her.
"Hello?" She sounded tired and I held my breath, hoping I hadn't woken her up. I hated when others interrupted my sleep, especially when it was with a phone call. Whenever the guys come over they usually let me wake up on my own, the same thing goes for when we're on tour.
"Hey, it's Jeremy." Her voice seemed to instantly perk up. She cleared her throat quietly. "Oh, hey. Whats up?" I smiled softly and laid back on my bed. Zenki came up and laid down next to me, curling up in a ball against my side. "Not much. Did I wake you up?" I bit my lip slightly, hoping I wasn't disturbing her. I heard her laugh on the other end, "No, you're fine. I was just reading." I raised an eyebrow. I had never been a big reader as a child, and I still wasn't. I would read a book a month, if I was lucky to get enough time. "I should probably read more." I chuckled, shaking my head. I turned over onto my side and Zenki gave out an exasperated sigh before moving up against me again. "Then do it, what's stopping you?" I exhaled, rubbing a hand over my face. I loved my band, I loved the fans and making music but it got a bit stressful sometimes. I couldn't do as much as I wanted to because I was always working on a new album or writing a new song, and that was just when we weren't on tour. In fact, we had to leave again in two weeks to go on tour again, starting in Europe, which I knew would be really fucking cold.
Although, as annoying and stressful as being in a band could be, I loved it and it was my life. I wouldn't trade it for anything. "I've been working on my band a lot lately." She gasped dramatically and I pictured her placing a hand over her heart for emphasis. The thought made me smile. "You're in a band? That's sooo cool." She giggled and I rolled my eyes. She was so weird. "The sarcasm is strong in this one." That made Lex chuckle. "No, but seriously, that is pretty impressive. What band?" She actually sounded interested but I still hesitated, making sure she wasn't just playing around. After a couple seconds, I decided to speak. "I guess. Um, A Day To Remember. I doubt you've heard of them." I waited for her response. I was nervous, I didn't exactly have a reason to be, but I was. Lex snorted loudly and I squinted at my phone as if she could see it. "I've heard of you guys. Well, kind of. My best friend went through a phase were she was obsessed with your music." I smiled at the thought of anyone obsessing over a song that I wrote. I knew some people did it, but I never really realized that our lyrics were liked. I just wrote how I felt and sometimes I forgot that it was supposed to be a job, but that wasn't a bad thing.
"At least I know someone liked it." She snorted again. It was kind of funny, the way she laughed, it was incredibly different and really contagious. "That was three years ago." I sighed quietly. "There goes my giant ego." Lex scoffed. I looked at the clock sitting on my bedside table. We had already been talking for ten minutes and as much as I wanted to continue conversing with her, I'd rather do it in person. "Hey, do you want to come over for a bit? I can text you my address."

We exchanged addresses and she told me she would be over in ten before hanging up. I groaned and flipped over onto my stomach. Zenki looked at me and jumped of the bed as if I had betrayed him. I smirked and sat up, cracking my knuckles. I knew that my house was a mess, and I really should have cleaned up, but when I went downstairs, I found myself curled up on the couch. The lack of sleep I had been getting for the past week seemed to be catching up with me and all I could do was lay there and wait for Lex while I stared at my dirty living room. It wasn't my fault completely though, the rest of the band had stayed over in the middle of a week and Kevin and Neil had left a mess for me. I fucking hated them. Most of the time.
The door bell rang out and Zenki jumped up and ran against the door, scratching it frantically. The noise startled me slightly but not enough to make me move from my position. "Come in, but watch him, he'll run." Lex peeked her head in the door and he ran for the gap she had created, just like he always did, but she moved her foot in front of him, pushing him back. "Sorry, am I bothering you? I can always visit another day, if you'd like." She backed up, moving to the wall near the doorway. "No, it's okay." I sat up quickly and walked over to her. She hugged my side for a second before pulling her shoes off and setting them by the door next to mine. "So, how have you been?" I asked, walking over to the couch and throwing myself down onto its cushions. Lex looked at me for a moment and smiled. She walked over next to me and sat down. Zenki trotted over and sniffed her as if he was judging her by her smell. I chuckled softly and watched him. "I've been good." She gasped when Zenki jumped onto her lap, startling her. He circled Lex's lap then laid down, earning a smile from both of us. "Someone likes you. Traitor." I smirked. Lex chuckled and shook her head. "Is someone jealous?" I laughed loudly. "No." She nudged my shoulder playfully, making me sway to the left.

I was happy that I was getting to hang out with Lex, she really did seem like an interesting person. She was a little weird, but it was funny. And I was actually quite shocked that Zenki had taken a liking to her, he's never liked people much and it intrigued me.

Lex rested a hand on his back and slowly stroked him, looking down at her feet. "You alright?" I asked, smiling softly. She looked up, surprised that I had spoken. "Yeah, fine." I nodded, I hoped she was. She looked off, but I tried not to focus on that and instead I changed the subject. "You just couldn't wait to see me, huh?" I teased, making her chuckle. "Sure, whatever floats your boat." She stuck her tongue out, shifting in her seat under Zenki's weight. I grumbled quietly, crossing my arms playfully. "Right now you're sinking my ship." She laughed at that and gave me a high five.
Things went silent again for a moment but it wasn't awkward, it was nice. I had known her for a week and I'd only talked to her a couple times but I was joking around with Lex like I messed around with the guys. It made me happy. It made me think of home, and when the band had just started. We would practice in my garage. It didn't matter that we were still young and not as good as we could have been, we wanted to start a band, to make others happy, and we had done just that.
It brought a smile to my face just thinking about it. Lex nudged my shoulder, and I shook my head, the memories escaping me. My grin faltered slightly and I sighed, "I'm going to miss this place." She looked at me, startled. "Are you leaving?" I laughed, seeing her reaction. It wasn't the nicest thing to do but she looked petrified and I found it humorous. "No, No." I laughed again as relief flooded through her face, followed by embarrassment. Her cheeks went red and she turned her head away from me. I stopped laughing then, not wanting to offend her. "We're going on tour soon. Two weeks, actually. She mouthed a silent 'Oh' and I nodded in response. I was a little sad to leave again, but at the same time the thought of touring again thrilled me. I was torn between the two, unsure which I wanted more. I still had two weeks though, and that was plenty enough of time to do things that I wanted. I was going to miss Zenki, I already knew that from past experiences. I didn't like leaving him at home, but I didn't have a choice, I couldn't bring him with me.
I chased the thoughts away. I didn't need to be thinking about that right now. "How long?" She smiled, seeming to have recovered from her previous shock. I never really knew how long our tours would last, especially because this time, it was worldwide. I shrugged in response, looking at her. She seemed disappointed, but I was disappointed as well. I had just met her, but I didn't want to leave so soon. I wanted to get to know Lex better. I smiled. I still had two weeks. "It'll probably be around seven or eight months at the least." She stood up, Zenki followed, jumping down from her lap quickly before he fell to the floor. She brushed herself off, rubbing at invisible dog hair. I knew he wasn't shedding yet, it was too early in the year, it didn't matter if he was a pug or not. "Well, then we have things to do." She turned to look at me, her brown eyes felt like they were staring into my soul. "We?" I asked, curious by what she had meant. She placed her hands on her hips, grinning down at me. "Yes, we. I have two weeks left of getting to see your dorky face. If you don't want to hang out, that's fine, but otherwise. We should go out and do something." I stood up as well and her smile widened. Zenki watched us from the couch, tilting his head to the side. I smirked at her. "Sure, what do you have in mind?" The look on her face petrified me. I don't know what it was, but she had this glint in her eyes that worried me, but when she pulled on my arm and lead me to the door, I didn't protest. I grabbed my keys and slipped on my shoes, then continued to follow her.