Life on Tour (3) [Discontinued]

Chapter 13: Party Planning

ALEX'S POV

Jack, Zack, Rian and I were hanging outside our bus playing wiffleball against Danny, Charles, Mike and Jaime. Jack was getting ready to bat when I saw Travis, Vic and *your name* coming our way. *Your name* looked as if she may have just woken up, so I was really hoping that Travis and Vic were playing her eyes and reflexes in case the ball came her way, because I didn't think that there was any way that she would've been able to dodge it on her own. They came to a stop and Charles threw the ball, and the next thing I heard was the sound of a plastic bat hitting a plastic ball. I watched as the ball flew through the air and hit the ground just to the left of the group, Travis reaching out to try to catch it as it bounced  away. Instead of him catching it, he ended up losing his balance and toppling over onto the ground. His girlfriend reached out to try to grab his arm as he fell to the ground, but didn't move fast enough, though she was more awake than I had thought. She and Vic started laughing as Travis rolled over onto his back. *Your name* reached out her hands again to help Travis up, still laughing. Travis took her hands and pulled her onto the ground, catching her on his stomach so she didn't hit the actual ground. They both just lay there laughing on the ground. Finally, Travis gently rolled her off of his stomach and got up. She sat up and he pulled her up to himself.

While they had been laughing Danny had run after the ball and was now returning with it in hand. He threw it to Charles and Rian got ready to bat. Before Charles pitched though, he let Travis, Vic and *your name* run over to me. Trav's girlfriend pulled me away from the batting line and said, "Hey, we're starting to plan a party for tonight after the show and we were wondering if you'd be willing to have it on your bus?" "Yeah, sure!" I replied happily, "We were planning on playing first tonight anyway, so we can keep that slot so it'll be easier to get all our stuff broken down and packed away and the party set up before meet and greet." We had a quick group high five and Travis said "Awesome! By the way, you don't have to buy anything, we're gathering some of the stuff that we have on our buses and we're going to head out and buy some drinks too. We figured that'd be a good idea since we were the ones planning the party. We were kind of sitting there arguing as to whether it would be on our bus or Vic's bus and finally *your name* said 'Let's just ask Alex and that'll settle it.' and so we did." Then Vic said, "So start spreading the word around to everyone and we'll get started on buying food and drinks and stuff."

They walked away and I returned to the game. Everyone was switching sides and Charles tossed me the ball. Once I got to the chalk mark that we were using as the pitcher's mound I called to everyone who was playing, "Hey guys, so Travis, his girlfriend, and Vic are all planning a party for tonight and it's going to be on my bus." After I finished the announcement, everyone cheered and then I threw the ball to Mike.

NARRATIVE POV

After talking to Alex, you, Travis, and Vic walk a few blocks away from the venue to a relatively nearby Target, which Coley had told you about after his run this morning. Once inside it's decided that you and Travis should go get food and soda while Vic went to get the other drinks.

As you both walked through the store looking at the hanging signs searching for one that read 'groceries' you caught Travis humming a familiar tune. The corner of his mouth turned up when he noticed you trying to place the song and he wrapped his arm around you and quietly sang the song from where he had left off as you walked "If heaven's grief, brings hell's rain, then I'd trade all my tomorrows for just one yesterday..." "I know I'm bad news, I saved it all for you..." you sang back, smiling absently. "That, is incorrect love." Travis said, pulling you closer to him. "Trav...what?" you asked confusedly, looking up at him. "Oh, look, chips!" he said, changing the topic and releasing you to turn down the aisle. Leaving you standing at it's entrance staring at him questioningly. Then you sighed and followed him down the aisle, filling your basket with bags of chips and pretzels. 

Travis turned onto the next aisle as you grabbed another bag of chips. You looked at your basket and sighed seeing how full it was already and kicking yourself for not getting a cart. As you turned out of the chip aisle to follow Travis, you saw an abandoned empty cart in aisle to your left. You walked over to it and looked around to see if there was anyone nearby who may have just left it for a moment to grab something. As you turned your head to the right to look at the shelf you caught a slight whiff of the scent of Vic's cologne. Smiling, you set down the basket in the cart, along with the jar of dip you had been looking at before backing up and looking down the next aisle, but when you got there, Vic had disappeared. You rejoin Travis and quickly text Vic saying "Thanks for the cart Mr. Cart-Fairy. The baskets were getting a bit full." 

Travis set his basket in the cart and you both continued getting party food. About half an hour later you checked out and carried everything back in to the buses. Alex saw the two of you struggling across the parking lot with all the bags and he and Zack came to help, grabbing half the bags each of you were carrying. Rian opened the door to All Time Low's bus and the five of you set about putting the food away, leaving them in the Target bags, which you had written "FOR PARTY" on so that nobody would mess with any of it, though truthfully, you may have overcompensated a little bit. After all the food was away everyone went into the venue to hang out with everyone else and to get lunch.