The Girl Who Worked In A Music Shop

Chapter 46

Phoenix pov
Tyler went to grab a red bull from the fridge, that's when the door opened...

He froze the second he saw me, I could tell his brain was fighting him.To be honest, so was mine.
He's topless, a huge tree tattoo in full colour invaded his left arm, sweat was dripping down his torso... this was a side of him I'd never seen. Now I wish I never had. Damn.

It took some time but eventually one of us spoke,
"Phoenix... you came" he was so shocked...why?
"Of course I did! I heard you two needed cheering up.." I say, a warm smile stretches across his face. Cute. I step forward to hug him but I freeze the second Tyler comes back...
"Hey! Josh finally! Did you swap the drum out?" Josh's face freezes too, he goes awkward again.
"Oh yeah..."
Okay this trip is not for nothing, what would make them happy...
"Hey guys teach me how to be in the very famous twenty one pilots!" I grin and watch them both turn to eachother to exchange weird looks.

They both lead me to the main stage, Tyler and Zack in front happily talking about how the band feel they should be "characters" while performing, I could fee the passion in their voices. I walked behind with josh, we where in silence, however much our brains ached for conversation.
Tyler swung open the door and we all ran for what ever instrument we wanted, Tyler went for his piano and I grabbed his ukulele. The second I picked it up I headed to the mic, I turned my head to see josh who was sitting with his kit... and he was... smiling, he looked as if he was never upset. He looks up and sees me smiling at him, he puts one of his drumsticks in his mouth and grins, I roll my eyes and look out at the empty venue. It was the first venue of ever played in...

"Hey yo Phee let's go!" Tyler slammed the notes into his piano as if he had no idea what he was doing! We jammed for hours, playing each song as hard as we could. By the time we had finished our last song my fingers where bleeding from strumming and both Tyler and josh had blisters!
"Hey guys I think it's time we stopped!" I laughed as I watched them both nod in agreement, Tyler fell on the floor he was so tired and josh pretended to sleep on his drums.... I laugh and walk over to josh, I lift the ukulele up as if to hit him. He lifted his head and pretended to scream and cover his face. Before I could put the instrument down Tyler ran up behind me, grabbed it and lightly hit josh on the head.
"Oh no he didn't!" I splutter out of my laughter, josh springs up from his kit and jumps over it in one quick move,
"OH YES HE DID!" Tyler placed the ukulele down carefully then threw his hands up and... ran around the venue.
"OH HELL NO YOU DONT!" Josh springs from his place and speeds after Tyler, thy run around the hall for ages, I watch in fits of laughter from the stage clutching my stomach.

Eventually they stop running around and Tyler gives josh a piggy back to the stage so we are all sat in a line with our legs over the side of the stage swinging in unison. We're all still laughing and panting, we stop laughing for one second and then start up all over again until we're all lying on be stage floor clutching our stomachs.
"...oh..I did not know my uke had so much power.." we looked over to Tyler who was staring at his uke acting as if I was a rare weapon, he even started pretending to pull it out of a rock like a sword.
"We all know it was me who actually swung the weapon over Josh's head! You just finished the deed, sir Tyler" I say in a posh (ish) English accent.
"So therefore, miss Wolfe, you are the great and powerful being who defeated the mighty DUN beast!" Tyler knelt on one knee and raised his ukulele as if he was knighting me. We all laugh again until I'm swung off my feet,
"AAH the mighty DUN has awoken!"
"JOSH PUT ME DOWN! AGH!" He jumps of the stage with me over his shoulder, he keeps running around, spinning me. I see Tyler holding up the ukulele like some sort of knight,
"''Tis I! Fair maiden, the one to set you free!" He says in his (best) English accent... I wouldn't call it an accent if I where you....
"Oh sir Joseph! My knight in shining armour, sabe me from this fowl beast!" I say trying not to throw up from all the spinning.
"Ah is that how you're playing this?" Josh puts me back on my feet,
"He is a traitor from the 'land O uke' and I am your true knight here to rescue you from him! The beast ''twas a mere costume" his English accent was amazing... he honestly sounded like he grew up there, to be honest I found it kinda hot...
I spin round and pretend to fall in his arms as if I'd fainted.
"Save me from this terrible traitor and prove you are the true knight!" I look up to see him looking down at me, his eyes where big and his mouth stretched into a grin. This time he didn't use the accent.
"I've been waiting to hear that" he lifts me to my feet and then tells me to get on his back!

We end up with Tyler chasing us around the entire building, playing his ukulele and singing 'the im a traitor song' and Josh giving me a piggy back whilst running away. We really got into it, at one point we ran into Zack who looked as if he's seen a ghost. Instead of just telling him what we where doing we all told him in our accents about the foul beast and traitor.. as you would've probably guessed he didn't understand.
We ended up on the roof of the building, I used the time to hold on to Josh as tight as I could, I completely forgot about my other life and I just focused on this one amazing night with two amazing people.

"How's your voice Ty?" I say as we drive out the buildings exit,
"Sore" he says laughing from the drivers seat. Josh and I shared the back seats, it was a pretty small car.
"How's your arms Josh?" I say looking up at him,
"Ah they ache but I think it was worth it!" We all laugh at his poor state.
As Tyler pulls up to Josh's apartment we begin to climb over the front seats.
"Be careful! My sister would kill me if you broke anything!" Tyler cringes as he watches us clamber and struggle over the car, eventually we make it out, brushing our clothes from all the dust hidden inside the lining of the seats.
"See ya tomorrow Phee!" He speeds off. I had to stay at Josh's because Jenna and Tyler have a date. Great.
"Are you sure you want to stay? I can always help pay for a hotel if you're uncomfortable?!"
I roll my eyes at him,
"Josh! I just spent an hour on your back pretending to be a in-prisoned princess... I think I'll be okay" I giggle at his cuteness.
We head inside, it's nothing special. It actually reminds me of the studio... small. Yet welcoming.
"Well this is it... i know its nothing spec-"
"It's great!"
"Oh... I knew that" he smirks. I walk over to his sofa and pick up the movie on top. Titanic.
"Ahhh a romantic huh?" As I lift the box his face turns tomato red.
"Ohh yeah.."
"Good. Shall we?" I gesture to the tv and sofa.
"I would like nothing more"

Josh POV
Once he movie begins she is on the opposite side of the sofa, bunched up in a corner with a pillow to her chest. She looks like an innocent child waiting for her favourite character to come on the screen.
I find myself hardly watching the movie, instead I'm watching her. There's no way I could ever have her, but in this moment it's just us.
She starts to fidget, wiggling her feet everyone and then.
"You alright?" I ask as she has one leg stretched out from her, she spins her head round and blushes.
"Yeah I'm um... a little numb" she laughs faintly. I smile to reassure her.
"Do you think it'll be okay if you rest your head here?" I gesture to my chest, she doesn't hesitate.
"I think it'll be fine" she beams and she stretches out and lays her head on me...
She's warm, I can feel her pulse through mine.
"Okay... That's slightly better I guess" we laugh as if someone else is in the room, secretly.

About two hours in I look down from the screen to see her eyes have closed and her breathing slow and heavy, her heart beat steady... she's asleep.
If you ever fall for someone you know that the best feeling is them in your arms, it makes you feel warm and protective of them. As if they are the one and only thing that matters... because they simply are. She's In my arms, I'm not letting her go until she must.

I wrap my arms around her to keep her safe and eventually drift off myself...

If you have the luxury of being able to hold someone you love close to you, know that there is nothing worse than being in love with someone who is in someone else's arms because you lay in your bed alone knowing that they are being protected by someone who is not you... in their arms, not yours. And it hurts.

A lot.