In The End

11: Somebody Got Jeeeeaaaaallloooouuuus

Kaylee's POV

Andy comes back in the room two hours later, and both Canon and Blade are asleep. He smiles at me, but his eyes soften once they land on Blade, who's curled up around me. He gently runs a finger down her cheek, and the action makes me giddy for her. They're going to be so cute.
   "You really like her, huh?" I prob, and my turns the tiniest bit pink. Aw.
   "I don't know about that," he says, still staring down at her.
   "I do," I say cheerily, until I start coughin'. Andy's eyes immediately snap to me, and he rushes to help me sit up. He sits there, not knowing what to do as I suffocate from my coughs, and finally reaches for the nurse button. My hand shoots out and grabs him, while I shake my head no.
Five minutes later, once my coughing fit seizes, I wheeze out, "you...know....your..music....helped me through...the first stage...of my cancer." Andy's eyes sadden at my statement, and he sighs.
"I'm so sorry."
"Don't be. People die. Sure, maybe this is a pretty awful way to croak, but hey, I still got some fight in me, and there's so much to do before I go. I'm a ball full of adventure," I say, lightening me mood. Andy's lip quirks up, and pats my back.
"I'm gonna come back tomorrow. I've got a surprise." I can tell I look like a kid on Christmas Mornin' by the way he laughs. I feel my smile start to fade, and I look at him dead in the eye.
"I need to ask you for somethin'." He looks curious now, and nods. "My cancer's being a mean old thing, and is spreading. They're gonna release me, ya know, to 'explore the world for the rest of my time.' Just, don't tell Blade. It'll crush her. We've just started to become close, so I want to spend as much time with her as I possibly can, in the funnest way possible."
   Andy smiles with pride, and nods. "I won't say anything. But, I have a proposition. "

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   Canon's POV

    I stir when I hear faint coughing, coughing that slowly starts to crescendo. My body slightly jolts. Oh my god! Kaylee!
   As I'm about to move, I hear her raspy, weak voice start out.    
   "you...know....your..music....helped me through...the first stage...of my cancer." My heart feels heavy as she mentions her disease, but who is she talking to?
"I'm so sorry." Oh, it's the dude who brought Blade here. I actually used to like his band, I just can't remember his name. Danny? No....Brandy? No.......And-no- wait, yes----noooooo-- wait-
  Yeah! Andy! Andy Biersack!
"Don't be. People die. Sure, maybe this is a pretty awful way to croak, but hey, I still got some fight in me, and there's so much to do before I go. I'm a ball full of adventure," Kaylee says, and her voice is empty.
It's silent for a moment, before Andy responds. "I'm gonna come back tomorrow. I've got a surprise." I bet Kaylee made a face, because Andy laughs. But, suddenly it's dead quiet.
"I need to ask you for somethin'." Silence answers, but I know he had to have given her some sort of acknowledgement, because she continues. "My cancer's being a mean old thing, and is spreading. They're gonna release me, ya know, to 'explore the world for the rest of my time.' Just, don't tell Blade. It'll crush her. We've just started to become close, so I want to spend as much time with her as I possibly can, in the funnest way possible." I feel shock spread through my body, the heaviness in my heart soon following. No, it's not true! Kaylee will be fine! She told me this morning the doctors said so! Unless.....
Unless she lied.
Unless she lied to protect Blade and I.
   I have to told my breath to halt the shaking and so I don't start sobbing. I can't, that'll break her heart if she finds out I know. I can't let her know. I've got to pretend that I don't know.
Pretend for the time she has left.
I pretend to wake up right as Andy scoops Blade gently in his arms. She makes a small, cat like noise and shifts a bit, curling into Andy more. He stares down at her, and an affectionate smile graces his face, his teeth, for the first time, showing in his smile.
He nods his goodbye to me, and to Kaylee he says, "think about it, and I'll be back tomorrow." With that, he walks through the open door, leaving me with the haunting news about Kaylee.

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Blade's POV

  I wake up on my sectional couch at home, laying on the longest part of the couch, curled up against Andy's sitting figure. Mason is on the other end, his eyes glued to the TV, Mom tucked in next to him. I mentally roll my eyes. They've always had this kind of relationship, even though Mason didn't do a damn thing to stop dad from pounding on her.
  I see that all of Black Veil Brides is here as well, binge eating all of my favorite snacks. I close my eyes, ready to go back to sleep when-
It hits me.
My snacks!!!
  I jump up and practically kick Ashley in the throat while ripping my peace tea away from him, only very hesitantly giving it back once I see it's my least favorite flavor. Ashley watches me inspect Jake and Jinxx in fear, as do the two guitarists, who witnessed my attempt at decapitating their bassist.
   "Relax, sis, do you honestly think I'd give them any of the top treasured snacks of yours? I made that mistake once, and I ended up almost getting strangled." I glare.
   "Yeah, and then you...." I let my voice fade out, knowing we have guests, and Mason pales, an ashamed expression gracing his face. Let's just say, I have a dent in the center of my scalp that matches my door frame perfectly.
   Before I can say anything more, CC catches my eye. Better yet, what CC's holding.
My last packet of Swiss Rolls.
   Right as he's about to take the first bite, I tackle him to the floor, managing to salvage my  precious bites of heaven and sadly demonstrate for the rest of BVB what Mason meant. Speaking of Mason....
   I glare at him, and he motions in a circular object above his head. I snort. I don't even think his halo is anywhere near in tact. " 'I would never give anyone your treasured snacks' he says. 'I've learned my lessons' he says," I mutter, making Andy and Ashley laugh.  I stand up and sit next to Andy again, in between Ashley and him. Ashley wiggles his eyebrows at me, and I laugh, blushing. Suddenly, I'm lifted up and plopped down on the opposite side of Andy, in between the arm rest and the boy. I hear a wolf whistle from the other side of Andy before I hear Ashley say, "somebody got jeeeeaaaaallloooouuuus." Andy hits him.
   I hold up my Swiss roll packet, determined to be completely selfish and save my prized possession from another's saliva. "Can I have a piece?" Andy asks, and I make the mistake of looking into his eyes. God dammit! He has the best set of puppy dog eyes I've ever seen in my life. I hesitantly break off a piece, holding it out to him.
   To my arrant shock and embarrassment, Andy eats the food from my hand, licking the chocolate and crumbs off my fingers. I blush and look away, sure that nobody saw due to the fact that Mason hasn't gone all Kung Foo. Andy wraps his arm around me, and I'm now sure I look as red as Animal from the muppets.
    CC complains for another five minutes, aka the minutes I slowly eat my last packet of Swiss rolls of him.

Aaaaaaaaaaaah!! An update! Lots of different POVs in this chapter.