There was a tense silence among the women as they sat around on the benchseats in the girls' bus. Rosamund and Estrella were seated at the table, facing towards the front, and Annie and Vicki were over on the seats along the wall. As it was understood, Celine was on the boys' bus with Axl.
"Wonder what Celine is up to..." Estrella sighed, breaking the long silence.
"Probably fucking Axl." Rosamund gave a short laugh and rolled her eyes. Estrella giggled,
"Poor boys, having to listen to that." She grinned. Rosamund managed a little smile.
"So what music do you get into?" Vicki then spoke,
"Oh you know- Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses..." Estrella chuckled,
"Ah yeah, they're all pretty good. Vicki smiled. "Guns N' Roses definitely are." She smiled at them.
"And what do you listen to?" Estrella asked politely. Vicki looked up again. She was wearing a loose above knee length black skirt and a baby blue t-shirt. Vicki had an innocent sort of face; big, round blue eyes, a rounded chin and rosy cheeks. She could make plenty of women jealous with those features.
"What- me?" She responded, seeming almost suprised that Estrella was interested in what she liked. "Well... I like rock of course." She nodded her head a little, "you know... bands like Prince, Aerosmith, some Van Halen..."
"What about Poison?- I love Poison!" Annie piped up, sounding hopeful.
"Oh- yes. Their song talk dirty to me is one of my favourites." Vicki grinned, and Estrella and Rosamund glanced at each other.
"Uh- yeah I don't really like Poison... but Van Halen are pretty good, and Aerosmith." Estrella smiled weakly.
"Yeah. Poison kinda sucks." Rosamund said tightly, rolling her eyes and turning to gaze out the window over the table.
The tense silence fell once again.
A glance at Annie and Vicki assured Estrella that Annie was dismayed at Rosamund's attitude, and Vicki looked confused and a little bit angry. Estrella stood up and moseyed over towards the tiny kitchen.
"I'm kinda hungry, what about you guys?" She asked casually.
"Yeah I am a little." Vicki smiled gently,
"Yes please, Estrella." Rosamund spoke, glancing away from the night time view out the window.
"Okay..." Estrella opened the velcro tab on the fridge door, then the door itself. Inside, there was about ten large bottles of alcohol, including Jack Daniels, Vodka, some wine and a liqueur by the name of 'black sambuca'- whatever that was. There was also a big pack of 25 colas on the bench, and about four boxes of crackers beside it. Estrella looked back into the fridge again. There was a red packet, and upon closer inspection, it was a cheese platter. Estrella grabbed a box of crackers, the cheese and a cheese knife and walked back to the table with it, unwrapping the cheese and cutting off some, then fumbling with the cracker box. She withdrew a cracker, laying the cheese on it, then taking a bite. The cheese was yummy and creamy, and with the cracker it was delicious, especially because she was so hungry. She was seated directly opposite to Rosamund, beside the window. Rosamund's hand trailed down to the crackers, and she cut some cheese off before placing it neatly onto a cracker.
"Thanks." She murmered,
"All good."
"I'm gonna go to bed." Annie said suddenly, rising from her place on the seat lining the wall.
"Oh- um, okay. Goodnight." Estrella responded, a little surprised,
"Not gonna come have some crackers?" Vicki asked, moving to sit beside Estrella and grabbing the cheese knife.
"Nah." Annie glanced at the back of Rosamund's head, "I'm not hungry." She then turned and walked through the curtain hung over the door. The room once again fell silent, the only sound was of the three of them eating the crackers and the chug of the engine beneath them as they sped along.
After a few minutes of this, Rosamund sighed,
"I'm gonna go to bed too, okay?" She said, and rose.
"Alright then. Sweet dreams!" Estrella smiled lightly,
"Yeah, see you in the morning, Rosamund." Vicki smiled politely.
"Yeah, night..." Rosamund said, and made her way over to the curtain, disappearing behind it. Vicki moved around the table, taking Rosamund's seat.
"So- um... how's the whole tour thing been so far?" Vicki asked,
"Ah yeah- you know... interesting being out onstage." Estrella said, taking a bite out of yet another of the crackers. Vicki nodded.
"Bet it would be." She smiled, "So, um... do you have a guy waiting back at home?" Vicki then questioned,
"Oh- erm... sort of- i mean- no. Not really." Estrella stammered, not expecting the question. Vicki chuckled, and shook her head.
"It's that kind of relationship is it?" She gazed at Estrella.
"Well... he's my best friend- with benefits." Estrella frowned a little, and Vicki smirked,
"Oh." She said. Estrella felt a little smile creep onto her own features.
"Okay... so you're obviously taking a break from each other for this tour."
"Well... yeah. I mean, I dunno if it's only for the tour but- yeah." Estrella explained, and the curly haired blonde raised her eyebrows. Something seemed to click into place behind her blue eyes, like she'd come to a realisation of some kind.
"So something must have changed that- what happened?" She spoke,
"What do you mean?" Estrella replied,
"Well you obviously liked your man at home, but now you're not sure." Vicki elaborated. "What changed your mind?"
"Well... I'm not really sure who I wanna be with- and after having to leave Eddie..." Estrella assumed she could work out who Eddie was.
"You're upset." Vicki nodded, finishing Estrella's sentence for her. Estrella was getting the idea that the stylist was very clever.
"Yeah." Estrella said quietly.
"it's Duff you like, isn't it?" She smiled a little. Estrella was suprised, now. What was she? Telepathic? "I saw him chasing after you towards the bus- and you didn't exactly push him away when he kissed you." She smiled knowingly. Estrella could feel the hot flush creep up her cheeks in a blush. Vicki chuckled.
"Well what about you then?" Estrella asked,
"Huh?"
"Do you like anyone?" She questioned.
"Oh- I like someone." She giggled,
"Do tell." Estrella smirked, leaning back into her seat.
"Well... Bon Jovi is pretty hot," she said.
"Oi! No fair! Anyone from Guns?"
"Well they're all pretty attractive, but I dunno if I'd date any of them." She smiled.
"Yeah fair enough," Estrella laughed lightly. There was a short pause.
"I've been wondering- what's with Rosamund and Annie? They seem a little... hostile."
"Yeah- uhh- don't tell anyone I said this, but Rosie likes Izzy, and- you know how it goes- bit of jealousy." Estrella's voice dropped in volume as she spoke.
"Oh- shit. Yeah, that makes sense." Vicki nodded, frowning a little. "Bit of a shame- I reckon they could be good friends." She murmered.
"Anyway," she rose from her seat, "I might head off to bed." She told Estrella,
"Oh- yeah. I might do the same." She replied, and stood up too. The two girls then proceeded towards the curtain over the door that sectioned the main area off from the sleeping quarters. Vicki curled up in one of the king singles, and Estrella climbed in under the thick covers of the bed under the one Rosamund was sleeping on. She settled herself down on the foam matress, and shut her eyes, and after a short while, she dozed off.
Author's note
I was really scatter brained when I wrote this, so I'm sorry if that's reflected in the writing.
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