Hunger and Highs (BEING REWRITTEN)

Twenty-Juan- You Will Be Missed

//unedited\\

~Josh~

"Come on before they start talking about him, even if we're late we won't seem like complete assholes for just showing up." I said as Brendon and I walked quickly up the steps of the building. We jogged through the halls to the gym where everyone in our class and families were sitting, dressed up and a few crying. It was a disheartening thing to see, but who cares in all honesty. Everyone was listening to our teacher, Mr. Way, talk about how the year had been and how life just seems to go by so fast.

"Honestly, I couldn't tell you where the last thirty years of my life has been, but I know that I remember the important stuff and I'm in a decent place. Anything that someone is going through, it can get better if you just look for a way out. What happened recently, it's been tough on all of us, and sometimes people can't take it. That's fine too, no one will think of you as a coward because honestly being the one with your finger on the trigger is frightening. It scares me to death to know that I'd be taking my own life. But the people we are here for today are brave people." He said with little to no enthusiasm whatsoever. I chuckled as I took a seat in the back with Brendon because I knew he just didn't care.

"Now without further ado, the student speaker will come up now. Normally, the valedictorian would be the one to do this, but everyone has elected someone close to what I just spoke about to do the speaking. Tyler Joseph will forever be a known name around here because of who he was and how strong he was. He might have buckled, and he might be gone but we will never forget him." He informed, and then the most beautiful person I'd ever seen walked to the front of the stage where the microphone was.

"T-thank you all for nominating me to speak, though I'm not really good with this kind of uh, stuff!" He stuttered and squeaked, his voice cracked a bit, and his face was flushed. "Everyone just about knows me or my family, so I don't need to tell you anything, other than that I am glad to be getting out of high school." People laughed around and agreed. "Um, I wasn't exactly told what to say so I'm just gonna share some of my experiences."

"Go Tyler!" Someone, Dallon, yelled up to the stage which made him glare in said boys direction. I chuckled at him doing so while Brendon scolded Dallon over text.

"Anyway, as I was saying, my high school life was rough. I struggled with anorexia, which I beat by the way." The crowd erupted in applause and whoops for him, which made me smile. "A-and I would like to personally thank Dallon Weekes, Brendon Urie, and most specifically, Joshua Dun, for helping me with that." I cringed when he called me that. "I don't have a whole lot of memories that were good, but the ones that I do have, involve them. I am so glad that I have these people to graduate with. Everyone here is great, and I'm glad that you were all so supportive of me during my bad time. May you be successful." He said quickly and walked away.

Everyone was silent before they started clapping for him and standing. I'd never seen so many people be so supportive of someone in my life. A lot of times when someone attempts suicide, people look at them weird and call them emo, but with Tyler? They were so supportive and understanding. They knew about how unhappy he was. They knew how much he was struggling, and it pissed me off that they didn't try to help him. I was so happy for him though, it's been a while now since he'd tried it, but it still feels like yesterday when I got that chilling call from him. I was shocked when he came back up to the microphone.

"I would like to call someone up?" He asked, more than said. I furrowed my brows when he said that. He didn't know where I was, but as soon as his eyes swept the crowd, they landed on me. "Josh? Can you come here?" He asked gently with a smile. I looked around at the people staring at me and I awkwardly stood up to make my way up there. He smiled at me as I walked up the steps to him. He looked away and started talking before I made it to him. "When I first met Jish, he was so fucking deep in drugs and alcohol that I didn't know how he could even keep his eyes open. I didn't even know he went to this school until one day when walking home, I seen him and Brendon getting completely shitfaced in an alley." He said and I shifted awkwardly. That was private and a closed section of my life.

"Tyler...." I pleaded quietly. He just smiled at me and turned back to the crowd.

"I'm telling you all of this not because I want you to know how much of a messed up person he was, but rather for you to know how much of a strong person he is. He's stubborn as hell too, but that's aside the point. He's prevailed through so much, and everyone giving me praise for overcoming my problems should honestly give it to him. He's the one that pulled me through all of my rough times. He's my best friend, and I love him." He said to me and my heart skipped a beat. He turned and pulled me closer to him, kissing me gently. I was shocked, because he had said that he wanted to keep us on the down low. "I'm in love with you, Josh Dun." He told me, like he had done many times before.

"Well, fuck." I said to him, and in front of everyone else of our class. "I'm gonna miss having you as a boyfriend." I said and Tyler's eyes widened. Tears slowly started filling his eyes and I looked out to the crowd to see them all watching closely and intently. "Damn Ty, already crying before I can get on my fucking knee." I said before bringing out a small black box. I opened it and smiled at him. "Will you marry me, Tyler Joseph?"
~

"And that, that was the story of how your dad and I met and fell in love." I said to my fifteen year old daughter named Ashely.

"Wow. So Dad starved himself, and you were a druggie?" She asked and I chuckled with a nod.

"Josh quit telling stories and polluting her mind! Dinners ready too!" Tyler yelled from the kitchen. I got up and jogged to the kitchen where I grabbed him by the waist and picked him, spinning him around and finally kissing him. "Hmm, I love you too."

"I know darling, I know."

Takes bow before running back under my rock