Hysteria - muse fan fic.

Part 9: Coffee?

~*~Matts p.o.v~*~

Sunny France, it was amazing here. I could NOT get enough of it...

The morning after I arrived I decided to head down to the local coffee shop to grab a warm drink before heading back to the hotel and working on some more reports and write-ups.

The bell rang out as I entered, a few heads turning the check out the intruder. I continued up to the counter and ordered a coffee and slice of cake before paying, I turned and made way for the door. A woman was trying to force a baby stroller through the narrow doorway so I stood patiently. As I stood there, an irritatingly familiar beat caught my attention; My eyes flickered over the tables until I was able to spot the table top drummer. I listened for a while and watched his fingers hit the table. He was tapping what 'sounded' like Liquid State... naa it was just me, just my mind taunting me. I sighed and sat down while I waited for the pram to be freed from the doorway, two men now helping the woman.

~*~Doms p.o.v~*~

Since I'd seen Chris again, my mind had been replaying that last concert, that last song. Liquid state. it was in my head and I now found myself tapping it. I reluctantly stopped only to hear the lyrics...outloud..... being murmered under his breath. Wait... who's breath?? I glanced back to see a slender form, darkish hair and a pale complexion. His lips barely moving as he murmured every lyric correctly, continuing onwards from my unfinished finger drumming; I couldn't help but frown ever so slightly, he seemed familiar... too familiar.

~*~Matts p.o.v ~*~

I noticed the beat had stopped. Almost as if it was a reflex action, I looked upwards to where the beat had been created moments ago. I felt my heart swell, my cheeks crease as a broad grin took over my face, It was DOM! Oh how I'd missed him! Of course I got up and walked over, Dom was already standing, his face like that of a child's on Christmas morning, his eyes sparkling with joy and excitement.

"Dom! Christ... where..h-........I..." I began, trying to form some start to a conversation yet I was rudely cut off, Dom pulled me into a hug, just whispering

"I missed you." Into my shoulder. I'd missed him too, I hadn't realised just how much. Now that we were together, we could find Chris, make a come back! We could perform again-... or.. could we??

~*~Doms p.o.v~*~

"Dom! Christ... where...h-.......I..." Matt begun yet I just hugged him. I had too. I'd missed this man so damn much. He was my best friend, practically a brother and I'd never been through so much pain: having to wake up every day for a year with no hope of ever performing again, never sitting in a recording studio laughing and joking, never witnessing a song finally come together... But now he was here and.. and Chris was here!

I couldn't believe my luck, this was all too perfect! Now all we had to do was confront Chris...