Adopted By Sleeping With Sirens

Old battle wounds

Kellin went to bed 20 minutes ago, everyone came back onto the bus and went to bed except for Justin and I. We both just sat in silence. I was still leaning against the wall, Justin moved so I was pressed against him. He smoothed out my hair and held me close to his chest.

"Do you still want to leave?" Justin whispered quietly in my ear. I shrugged and looked up to him. His eyes filled with tears as he looked back.

"I don't, I don't know." I whispered out. My breath was caught in my throat as I thought about the events of today. Justin pulled me as close as physically possible.

"Please don't. Please don't leave me. I love you like my sister, your so important to everyone and if Kellin is to blind to see that then that's his own problem. If he makes another move to hurt you, I will take you with me and we will live together. We could be a family if Kellin tries." He said as a few tears slipped from his eyes. Quickly he wiped them away on the back of his hands. He brought my head down on his chest and cradled me as I let a few tears fall.

"I don't know if I can do this. It's so hard to be in the same place as Kellin right now. What if this happens again?" I asked Justin as he rubbed my back trying to calm me down.

"It's going to be alright, you don't have to be near him if you don't want to. He will never hurt you again and if he does, come find me. You are family and no one should ever hurt family." Justin said while he played with the tips of my hair. He gently swayed us back and forth to give me a little bit if comfort.

"Alright, I trust you Justin." I whispered to him.

"Good, we need a little trust in our sibling relationship." He chuckled. I laughed lightly and rested my head on his chest. He leaned back and we both fell asleep, his arms around me protectively.

The next morning we woke up to laughing. I saw a bright flash behind my eyelids. I groaned and buried my face into Justin's chest. I felt a small movement from him and I rolled over. Justin slowly stood up and pulled me up with him. I opened my eyes and saw the rest of the band starring at me. I rolled my eyes and lifted my arms up so some one would carry me. I felt a pair of arms underneath my butt, and suddenly my feet left the ground. I snuggled into the warmth and I heard a small chuckle. I opened my eyes again and saw Justin holding me. He gently swayed back and forth like he did last night. I smiled slightly and enjoyed the comforting embrace.

"We should probably get ready." I heard Kellin's voice ring out. I looked over slightly and saw him starring at Justin and I. I huffed and Justin grumbled unrecognizable words. Gently he set me down on the couch. I finally realized how much shorter I was than him. He ruffled my hair and sat down.

"Go get dressed you little rodent." Justin told me as I walked off to the bunks, I grabbed my clothes which were a pair of dark purple ripped skinny jeans, a black long sleeved batman shirt that had the back cut up, my black combat boots, and a dark purple beanie. I ran to the bathroom and quickly started to put my clothes on. I just took my shirt off when I heard the door open. I quickly grabbed my new shirt and held it to my chest, I looked over my shoulder and saw Kellin starring wide eyed at my back.

"Get out you pervert!" I yelled at him. He quickly cane to his senses and turned the other way and closed the door when he walked out. I sighed now knowing that he saw my back. My back was filled with old scars from my previous foster families. I have been in 8 abusive foster families since I was 6. Each one worse then the last. The last man was the worst out of all of them, he used whips, hot metal, he even raped me and many other kids. I shook my head to get rid of the thoughts and memories. I quickly finished getting ready and walked out of the bathroom.

"I saw markings all over her back, Justin they littered her. She looks like she traveled through hell and came back." I heard Kellin whisper to everyone else. I stood by the door and listened to the grown men talk. I heard someone shuffle around in the couches and finally heard voices again.