Dementophobia • tyler joseph •

twenty-seven // i don't wanna be told to grow up

--Courtney's P.O.V--

Pierre told me goodnight and I thanked him for the great date and for being so understanding with my period. He even kissed my cheek before taking off towards his own bus. Since Simple Plan had so many members, they all couldn't fit on our bus, so they got their very own. However, Paramore had to share with us.

I pulled the bus door open and stepped inside. The first thing that greeted me was Tyler screaming.

"Which one of you got on my laptop?" He shouted, gesturing to everyone in the front lounge. "I'm serious! Who was it?"

Taylor, Hayley, and Mark seemed terrified at his behavior. Jenna was just looking down at her lap while Josh was trying to talk him down. "Tyler, calm down. Whatever is going on won't be solved by you yelling. Let's just settle down and talk things out calmly."

Tyler ran a hand through his hair. "Why do I need to talk this out calmly? Someone got on my laptop and deleted something that was very important to me!"

I decided to speak up before anything got worse. "Um, what's going on?"

Tyler flipped around to meet my gaze. "Oh, look who's back from their date. Did you have a fun time with Pierre? Was he a perfect gentleman?"

I shook my head, leaning against the doorframe and crossing my arms over my chest. "Tyler, I don't know what has gotten into you, but please leave Pierre out of this. He hasn't done anything to you."

Josh stood up, gesturing for everyone else to do the same. "Okay, everyone, let's go over to Simple Plan's bus for a moment. I think Courtney and Tyler need to talk some stuff out."

You didn't need to tell anyone twice. Hayley and Taylor darted out of the bus with Mark closet behind. Josh had to basically drag Jenna out of the bus because she seemed quite interested in Tyler and I's problems. "Good luck," he whispered to me before closing the door behind him.

"Okay," I began, "let's get this straight. Just because you are upset over something that has nothing to do with me, you found it necessary to bash my date? I don't care how mad you are, Tyler Joseph, don't take it out on me."

The boy in front of me mumbled something I couldn't make out before turning back towards me. "That's what you don't understand! All of this mess has something to do with you! Why do you think you are even on this tour, Courtney? It's definitely not so you can snog Pierre Bouvier!"

I started towards him, anger flashing in my eyes. "You think I'm snogging Pierre? What are you, five? Grow up! Besides, it's none of your business whether I did or not. Remember, you are the one that told me to move on and basically leave you alone, so you can live happily ever after with your precious Jenna. Why are you angry now?"

I watched as Tyler dug his fingernails into his skin, causing red marks to appear. "Courtney, why do I think I invited you on this tour? It's not because your brother basically threatened me. It's because you are you! It's really hard to get over someone like you!"

"You know what, Tyler? Maybe if you were honest with me to begin with, we wouldn't be in this situation!" My hands shook from anger. "And I don't think you understand how hard it was to live without you, Tyler, and then realize that you moved on and didn't think of me at all in two years when I spent every waking moment missing you to death!"

The memories were very vivid in my mind. The sleepless nights, the nights I cried myself to sleep, and the worried looks of both my family and the workers were terrible. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere without an adult accompanying me because everyone was afraid I was going to terminate myself.