Permanent Vacation

7

*LUKES POV*
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I wake up to hear soft cries coming from Max. I sit up a bit to see what looks like her having a nightmare. There are tears rolling down her face and she is moving her head around.

"No... Please don't hurt me." I hear her mumble.
"Max, sweet? Wake up." I try shaking her awake to no avail. "Max. Wake up!"

Her eyes shoot open and she starts to cry harder. I pull her into a hug and she grabs onto me.

"She hurt me." She mumbles through her tears.
"Max, it's okay. It wasn't real." I say rubbing her back.
"Yes. It was."

This took me by surprise. Who would hurt her? Was it an old friend? Her mom? She starts to calm down, but still stays attached to my chest.

"Hey, let's get breakfast, yeah?" I say.
"Yeah." She replies quietly into my shirt.
"You gonna let go?"
"No."

I let out a small laugh and lift her up higher so her head is by mine. She buries herself into my neck. I get off the bed and carry her to the living room.

"Hey Luke, wha- woah. Is she okay?" Michael asks from the couch.
"Nightmare." I say.
"Hi Mikey..." Max says looking up.
"Where are the other boys?" I ask him.
"Getting stuff for the tour bus. Want some?" He replies grabbing a piece of bacon from the plate in front of him.
"Sure." I say.

I grab some for Max and I, and sit down. Max crawls off my lap to sit between Mikey and I. She eats a few pieces before moving to lay her head in my lap.

"Can I sleep?" She yawns.
"Of course. Wanna go back to the bed?" I ask.
"No. I'm comfy." She mumbles.
"Mikey. Do you know if she has nightmares all the time?" I ask him.
"Nope. I'd ask Bella tho. They share a bedroom." He replies grabbing another piece of bacon.
"Um... Did you know that she used to cut?" I ask quietly.
"That I did know. She didn't want anyone finding out. We are pretty close. She like my baby sister." He answers.
"Oh... I'm going to take her back to her room. See you in a bit."

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*MAX'S POV*

I wake up back in my room. I yawn and get up. Arabella comes into the room and sees me.

"Hey, you're awake!" She exclaims.
"Mhmm." I reply stretching.
"I packed most of your stuff by the way."
"Wait. Why?"
"We leave for Melbourne in 3 hours."
"Oh wow. Holy crap it's 11!"
"Yep. Now get the rest of your stuff!"

I start gathering things and notice Arabella's phone laying there. Out of curiosity I grab it and read her messages.

*MESSAGES*
Ethan-Hey baby. Please forgive me.
Bella-Why should I.
Ethan-I love you. I'll never do it again.
Bella-Fine. But if you do it again we are done.
Ethan-Thanks babe.
Bella-<3
*END OF MESSAGES*

"Oh Bella..." I sigh under my breath.

I finish packing up the rest of my things making sure that I didn't leave anything. I carry my things to the bus so I won't have to do it later.

"Max! Go pick a bunk!" Michael shouts.

I go into the back and pick a bottom bunk under Luke and across from Bella. Michael is above her. Ashton and Calum are behind them.

"Max!" I hear Luke shout from behind me.
"Yes?" I spin around to face him.
"I went and picked these up. I hope they are the right kind."

He hands me a bottle of pills. For a moment I am confused, but upon closer evaluation I see that they are motion sickness pills.

"These will work perfectly. Thank you." I say pulling him into a hug.
"It's no problem. Hey, are you alright?" He asks me.
"Yeah. It was just a nightmare. Just frightened me a bit."
"Oh. Who... Like. Hit you?"
"Nobody. Just some random person in my dream."
"Oh. Okay."

He walks away hopefully believing my small lie. I go to the restroom to put my pills in the cabinet and see that there are 6 sections, one for each of us. I put my pills in one of them along with my contact solution. I toss my personal items under the sink and go to my bunk to get settled.
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"HEY MAX!" I hear Michael shout from the bathroom.
"WHAT MIKEY?" I yell back.
"COME HERE!" I hear him giggle.
"UGH, FINE!" I reply getting up from my bunk.

I walk into the bathroom to see Michael holding a tampon. I try not to laugh as he messes with it.

"So... This goes in your baby hole?" Michael says a bit too innocently.
"Yes. It goes in my 'baby hole'" I say holding back a laugh.
"I bet it works for nose bleeds too." He says putting in in his nose.

I lose it at that. I start laughing uncontrollably. Michael does a little dance then pulls it out. I'm still laughing and trying to breath.

"Oh- God. M-Michael stop!" I blurt out.
"Living with girls is going to be weird." He says.
"Well so will living with boys." I say.
"It will be nice."
"You think?"
"Yeah."
"So why did you pick me for the contest?"
"Luke has been stalking your Twitter account for several months now... He is totally in love with you."
"Wait... You found me. Because Luke thought I was cute?"
"Yeah. He watches your YouTube videos. That's how we found you. He is literally your biggest fan."
"Wow. What's his username?"
"It's actually Luke_is_a_Panda. I thought it was funny."
"He seriously is always the first comment!"
"He has notifications on for your channel."
"That's sweet."
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Michael and I continue talking even after the bus leaves. I'm not too worried. I'm excited to go on tour with my heroes. I never thought this would happen to me, but you can't tell what's coming. Hopefully I can get closer to the boys and Bella. But for now it's about getting over my stage fright.
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