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We're at the hospital, my dear girlfriend is pissed. Steven and Axl lost at Rock, Paper, Scissors, meaning they have to go with Taylor to get X-rays. I love Taylor but she's pissed at all of us. She really didn't want to come here, we wanted her to come because we care about her and don't want her to be broken.
Chelsea is using the pay phone in the corner, Slash looks like he's sleeping, Izzy is sitting in front of me jotting notes, probably writing a song. I sit down beside him.
"Hey man." I say and he looks up.
"What's going on?" He wonders.
"You grew up with Axl and Taylor right?" I ask and Izzy smiles.
"Yeah, we all went to the same school. Why?" His smile broadens.
"What was she like as a kid, she doesn't talk about it much." I explain.
"Well Axl was kind of a dick." Izzy starts with a laugh.
"You know you're an asshole, right?" I say and he laughs.
"Alright, alright, she was a really good kid, not like a goody two shoes or anything. More like a parent's wet dream, smart as hell and going places with soccer. Her mom made her sing in the choir or soccer would be cut off, she was like twelve or something. She went to enough practices so her mom wouldn't get worried but as soon as she went to preform she came down with tonsillitis, TJ had her tonsils removed when she was seven so I'm not quite sure how she pulled that." Izzy explains. "By the time she got to high school she was really cool. In that school you were either jocks or stoners, well you can guess where I was but we all ended up getting detention together a lot. We all listen to the same type of music. The three of us drove up to Chicago to watch Alice Cooper, they had a lot of fun dealing with their folks after that. Growing up with them was great and they were my best friends."
"They got along? I can't stand my brothers, let alone my sisters." I say and Izzy smiles.
"They didn't get a long at all, they still don't but Axl knew if she was out tagging buildings with us, she wasn't alone in the house with her stepdad." He reminds me.
"You knew about it?" I wonder and he nods.
"They're my best friends remember?" Izzy says and looks past me. "Speak of the devil and they shall appear."
I turn back to see Taylor flanked by Axl and Steven. She wears a black walking boot, it's broken. Taylor fills out some papers at the desk and walks over to us with the other two.
"I guess it was broken,huh?" I smile down at her and she scowls.
"It's very broken." Axl adds and Steven smiles.
"We got to see the X-ray, it's broken in a couple different spots." He explains. "It was so fucking cool."
"How long are you in boot?" Chelsea wonders and Taylor opens her moth to talk.
"6-8 weeks, if it's still not healed she'll need a surgery." Axl answers for her and Taylor glares at him. Axl smiles at her.
"You're an asshole you know that right?" Taylor confirms.
"Yeah, I'm aware." He laughs.
"Anyone game for drinking?" Slash wonders and we all nod.
We sit in Taylor's bar, it weird for her being here while she isn't working. We all circle the table. Izzy and Chelsea sure get into deep conversations, I could see them together and so can Taylor. I grip Taylor's knee cap and smile at her.
"I'm sorry about your leg." I say and she shrugs.
"Theres nothing you could've done, sweetie." Taylor smiles and puts her head on my shoulder. "I love you."
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It's a Jungle, Baby
FanfictionTJ is small town and hates it. Her brother Axl left for LA when she was seventeen, leaving her with an abusive stepdad and unknowing mother. After finishing high school, TJ moves out to LA as well. Living in the same city as her brother for almost f...
