Tragic Magic

Chapter Forty

I left the venue with Allison to catch my breath and figure out what to do next. We drank coffee, talked about my fate, and tried to make the truth seem less intense. After hours of wandering around the city, I finally caught up with TJ at dinner.

"So I guess we're engaged now," TJ realizes.

"Yeah," I glance at him from across the table. 

"Like for real," TJ looks down at the table.

That's probably not the best thing to say to your fiancee, TJ. 

"Was it a bad idea?" I ask, fearful for the answer. 

"No," he looks up at me. "I mean, I'm happy, I just have a few conflicts that need to be resolved."

"Conflicts?" I give him a look.

"For one, I'm going to have to figure out some things with Craig."

"Oh, what kind of things?" I ask, prying way too deep into the subject. 

"Well I'm with him almost twenty four seven, so that's going to be a little bit of a problem," he nervously bites his lip. "Then again I am in two bands with the guy."

Right, I completely forgot about the side project. Craig started The Dead Rabbitts with TJ in an attempt to try a new style of music. It hasn't been as big a success as Escape The Fate, but their music is still fantastic. 

"Why is it such a big deal now?" I ask, completely unaware of how stupid that question was.

"Oh, I don't know, Juliet, maybe because I'm engaged to his ex girlfriend?" He gives me a look. 

"He's engaged to your ex girlfriend, why should he be the only victim here?" I give him the same look. 

"I don't know," he shakes his head, "I'll figure it out." 

Sometimes I feel like I cause more problems than what I'm worth. Why do these guys keep me around if that's all I'm good for? I lost Gerard, Ronnie, and Craig all in two weeks. Everything happened so quickly, I don't even know what to expect next. 

After Warped Tour ended in August, we all went our separate ways for a few months except TJ and I. TJ and Craig ended on good terms but there was still tension between them. 

Shortly after the tour ended I returned to Nevada to collect my belongings from Craig's house. He was thrilled to see me like always. Ashley just rolled her eyes at my presence. 

For the next year I spent my time in Los Angeles with TJ. We became closer than ever in a matter of months, it was almost scary how close we were. 

No time at all passed before we were back at Warped Tour that next year. Warped Tour 2014 seemed a lot shorter than Warped Tour 2013, probably because there was almost no incidents between Escape The Fate and others. I had a strange urge to sneak away and find Falling In Reverse's set to see how they were doing. I never left TJ's side until that moment, so it felt a little strange. 

Ronnie looked better than ever, or at least I thought he did from the audience. Something in me missed him terribly and I don't know why. My Chemical Romance broke up after Warped Tour last year, so I haven't heard from any of the members since. I ignored Craig and Ashley for the entire tour, so I have to admit I had a lot of fun on this Warped Tour. 

Craig and Ashley's wedding was approaching quickly, scheduled for the eighteenth of October. Craig refused to marry Ashley unless TJ was apart of the ceremony. TJ refused unless I was there, so looks like I am going to be a bridesmaid. 

TJ and I scheduled our wedding for the twentieth of July, 2015. We made sure to have extra time to plan it out better than Craig's wedding. Everything has been a competition ever since Warped Tour 2013 with Craig and Ashley, it was honestly kind of fun. 

We had two months to prepare for Craig and Ashley's wedding, which meant we would soon be going shopping with the two of them. Do I want to go dress shopping with Ashley? No, but I'll do it if it makes TJ happy. 

It's only one appointment with her, I mean, how bad could it be?