Jake's POV
We had pulled up to the site about a half hour ago, and were just waiting. Finally, there was a knock at the door! I scrambled up, and tripped over myself to get to the door. I opened it, and was instantly tackled into a hug.
"Kei!" I said, slightly surprised by being tackled. "I'm so sorry! We should've made sure you were inside before leaving!"
"It's okay. I'm just glad someone came by afterwards... I missed you though!"
I smiled, then I noticed Austin standing outside. "Did she eat a bite of something?" Yeah, maybe I was worrying too much, but I want her to get better.
"Yeah, she ate some pancake." Austin answered. He seemed understanding about the situation, which I was glad of.
"Good." I waved goodbye to Austin, then brought Kei back inside. The guys tackled her with hugs and welcomes.
"Well, I see you guys missed me!" She said, her voice showing hints of surprise.
"Us? You should've seen Jake! He was close to hyperventilation when he found out!" CC blurted.
I looked down, blushing. Why is it so embarrassing? It's not like I liked her. I was just worried! That's all! I felt arms wrap around me, and looked down to see Kei. "It's okay. I sat outside the Circle K for a good twenty minutes, crying my eyes out."
I smiled and hugged her back. "I'm so glad you're back."
"Hey, I wish we could just sit here and revel in the fact that she's alive and reunited with us, but we have merch to take inventory of. We may have a week off, but we still have work. Oh and don't forget, band practice is tomorrow." Andy interrupted.
The guys groaned, then we got to work. "You can stay and rest if you need." Andy said.
She shook her head. "Not a chance! I got plenty of rest on the Of Mice & Men bus. I'm good to work."
"Alright." We got to work, checking how much merch we had, sorting out how much we would sell at each site. We also discussed schedules for this venue, when the signings would be, and who else we would see.
Kei's POV
We got done with the merch, and Andy put me in charge of re-packing it and putting it back. I heard their conversations about band practices, what their schedules would be like, and who else they were going to see.
"Wait, guys. Are we going to force Kei to sell merch all day at each site? What if she has specific bands she wants to see?" Jake asked. There was a moment of silence before Andy spoke.
"That's a good point. We'll give her enough time off each venue to go see one band, and go to one signing. Then, by the end of warped tour, she should have enough time to see and meet all the bands she wants."
I smiled. They were so nice! I started planning who's set and signing I wanted to see each time, while keeping up on my merch work.
"Wait, how will we know which one? We don't find out who's playing when until we get this venue's schedule." Jinxx said.
"She has a phone, she could just shoot Andy a text when she's closing the merch tent." Ashley replied.
"Yeah. I'm thinking she should wait for a reply though. She should text us 10 minutes before each thing, so if one of us has time, we can take over the merch tent." Andy answered.
"Then she should send us all a text so Andy doesn't have to play messenger." CC said thoughtfully.
"Good idea. Someone go check on her, and catch her up on what's going on." Andy said.
