A Day With No Ending ~ Derek Discanio

Chapter 2 - My Birthday?

Twisting the handle to turn off the shower I take a step out onto the towels lying on the floor. I quickly grab a towel and dry myself before wrapping around myself. Humming along to a song that was currently stuck in my head i walk out of the bathroom and head to my suitcase next to the door and wheel it over to the bed.

I had packed my suitcase weeks before the tour began. I was excited to say the least. I hardly left Wrexham itself never mind the UK. I've only been abroad once and I was 3 so I'm pretty stoked to be in Japan.

I unzip the suitcase and open it up observing the clothes inside. I didn't bring much variation of clothing. The clothes I brought were black, burgundy, white and some more black. I start rooting through the pile of clothes trying to find something decent to wear. Need to make a good impression with the guys from state champs, right?

"Woah! Didn't realise it was my birthday!" A male voice erupted behind me. I jump up and grab my towel that suddenly decided to unravel slightly. With a yelp I spin around and make eye contact with a blonde haired guy looking very happy with himself.

"Who the hell are you!? I swear to god I have pepper spray!" I yell and grab the little can out of my jacket pocket which was lying at my feet.

"Woah, hold up! Calm down, I'm not going to hurt ya." The guy spoke with an American twang to his voice which would be quite soothing if I wasn't half naked.

"Who the hell are you?" I ask with caution, still holding the pepper spray with my free hand that wasn't stopping my towel from falling down.

"I'm Derek. Derek Discanio? The lead singer of State Champs." He says holding his hands up in surrender.

Wow. Wasn't the impression I was hoping to make.

"Okay, why are you in my room?"

"I was assigned this room. Who are you?" He fires back.

"I'm Jamie Knight, I'm Neck Deep's Merch girl." I explain, still gripping the pepper spray.

"Well it's nice to meet you, Jamie." Derek smirks before plunging his hands into the pockets of his black jeans.

"I would say the same if it wasn't under these circumstances." I say glancing down to my towel.

"Oh shit, sorry." He exclaims before shielding his eyes. I spin around and grab some clothes before quickly getting dressed.

"Make a habit out of this do you? Walking in on half naked girls."

"It's a talent of mine."

"I swear if you're looking I'll rip your eyes out of their sockets."

"Breathe, I'm not that creepy."

"I beg to differ." I whisper before yanking a pair of leggings over my legs. I turn around to face Derek again and see him with both his hands covering his face. "Okay, you can look now."

Derek slightly parts his fingers before removing his hands completely. "Preferred the towel."

"There has to be a mistake. I asked for a single room."

"So did I. Needed some beauty sleep before the show tonight."

"Well why don't you take a nap, sunshine, while I go and sort this mess out." I sarcastically say before grabbing my keys and my phone before stomping my way past Derek and towards the door.

"I don't mind sharing the bed-" Derek begins to say before I slam the door shut. I huff and look down the hall and see Ben about to walk into his room.

"Ben!" I call after him before jogging to reach him.

"Yeah, Jamie?" He asks leaning against the doorframe. "Why you wet?"

"I decided to go for a swim in the pool I have in my room." I respond sarcastically.

"God, sorry for asking."

I roll my eyes and sigh. "No, I'm sorry. It's just I was half naked and some guy called Derek just walked into my room." Ben's face suddenly breaks into a smirk making me slightly annoyed.

"Ah, so you met Derek?"

"Yep, you could say we're quite close. He's seen the bare details of me."

Ben suddenly cracks up before catching a glimpse of my stormy face and he quickly stops. "Uh, so what's the problem?"

I give him a look. "I'm not staying in the same room as him! He's so annoying."

"He's not that bad."

"He's just stared at my backside for the past 10 minutes."

"It's only like what Fil does to Hayley."

"Well, Hayley knows Fil."

"And I know Derek. He's not a creep. He's a cool dude."

"A cool dude that I'm not sharing a bed with tonight."

"Look, Jamie. It's either sharing a bed with Derek or sharing a bed with Dani who snores. Like an airplane taking off. Take your pick." Ben says crossing his arms over his chest.

"What about Hayley?" I ask with confusion.

"She's sharing a room with West and Fil, bless her."

"Why can't I swap with one of them then?"

"Well if that's what you want, wake them up and ask them to move."

"But they'll kill me."

"Well, we'd all have some peace and quiet." Ben mutters before walking into his room. "Just give Derek a chance. He's not that bad."

"But-" I try and reason with Ben before he slams the door shut making me groan.

And to think I was looking forward to this tour...

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A/N - heyyyy

Another chapter up!

I'm getting good at this writing melarky!

Anywho, hope you liked this chapter x

~ Kayleigh x