102 (A Matty Healy fanfiction)

// and so when when we all grow old//

SIX DAYS LATER

The tour bus the boys had rented pulled up outside my house at noon on friday. Matty got out of the bus and stood in front of it grinning at me, his arms outstretched, open for me to run to him. I did. He swooped me up in his arms and twirled me around. He put one arm around my shoulders and took my bag with the other, kissing the top of my head in the process.

When I got on the bus I had a pleasant surprise! Kaci was there, sitting on George's lap, sucking his face off, but George seemed to be liking it. She saw me and ran up to me. "George asked me to come as well!"

"She sort of begged me to take her," George said. Kaci shot him a silly look. "And next stop, Andrea's! Can you believe that stickler is coming with us too? This will be great!"

I laughed at her and then said hi to Adam and Ross. Then Matty introduced me to their saxophonist, John. He seemed very nice.

After picking Andrea up, we were on the road. Kaci, Andrea and I did our usual thing and danced around in the boys' clothes, putting on some crazy show for the guys we were all infatuated with. I started to think about Megan. She was happy that I was happy, but she seemed disappointed in me that I was ditching my art for however long this tour would take. But I was in heaven so far, on this bus, with this incredible boy, his friends and mine.

SEVERAL HOURS LATER

"Hey. Wake up, you Angel." Matty was nudging me. "We're going into a bar."

I opened one eye and peaked at him. He was sitting next to me on the tiny couch. "What time is it?"

"9:30." Matty said brushing hair out of my face.

"Okay." I sat up and rested my head on his chest for a moment. I let out a sigh as he pet my head. He looked down at me and kissed my nose, like he does. I can't stop smiling at him smiling at me.

"Let's go idiots." Andrea said from the end of the bus.

I giggled and stood. Matty held my hand as we caught up to the others, walking into the bar.

Thirty minutes later, everyone was having a rad time. Matty and I of course were nearly having sex on the dance floor, George, Kaci, Ross, and Andrea were doing shots, John and Adam were girl hunting and looking like they were going to get lucky. We were all quite drunk.

Three hours later, Kaci and George were already shit faced, and stumbled out the door with Kaci saying "I will climb you like a tree!" and George grabbing her bum. It was an interesting statement to hear but at least she'd given us (and everyone in the bar) fair warning not to go into the tour bus for a while. Ross and Andrea were laughing and dancing together. Everyone around me was happy. I went up to her and asked if she needed to use the toilet and she nodded. We went into the bathroom and started laughing hysterically when we heard a girl screaming Adam's name in one of the stalls. We fixed our hair and went back out to the floor.

I walked up behind Matty without him noticing me and grabbed his bum. He turned around and smirked at me. We both laughed. "I want you, darling." He whispered into my ear. A chill ran up my spine. I definitely thought about having sex with him, but I didn't want us to be drunk, or in a tour bus, or barely know each other.

I kissed his cheek. "What time is it?"

"1:02." He said. He held both my hands in his. He knew. He was drunk but he knew this isn't how our first time together should be. I could've sat there for ages staring into his beautiful brown eyes, but just then a fight broke out. It was John. He and some other guy were throwing punches not far from us. Before Matty and Ross ran to stop them, a bouncer pulled the guy away from John. John then ran to us, a pretty brunette at his side, and shouted "We have to leave!"

"Okay, where's Hann?" Matty asked, glancing around.

"I'll get him." I say, and grab Andrea on the way to the bathroom.

After we round everyone up, we dash back to the bus and get on. Luckily Kaci was done climbing the tree and the two of them were chilling, laughing.

We all sat down on the various couches and seats that we squeezed into the rather large bus. Adam brought the girl he'd been doing on the bus, and introduced her as Bailey. She seemed really cool actually. I liked her.

Then John introduced Carmen to us. He said that the guy inside was trying to hook up with her and was being very rude to her, not taking no for an answer, so he threw a punch. She also seemed very sweet. Over all, I was happy to be in the company of these people.

And then I remembered, that this was only night one. And the shows haven't even started! I was in love with this bus and these people and this night. Eventually we all ended up passing out at a similar time to one another. Probably around 3 am. But Matty and I were still awake. We were silent, as I stroked his hair and he kept his lips near to my neck. We did eventually fall asleep I'm sure, but that is the thing I remember most about that night. The 8 other people snoring, sighing, sleeping around us. The distant thumping of the stupid music inside the bar. Matty's breath, hot on my neck. My fingers, entwined in his curly hair. The smell of alcohol and sweat and cheap perfume lingering in the air. The way I felt so, so alive.