Kei's POV
"See you at the next venue!" Austin said. Their set had just ended, and Alan was walking me back to my bus. I was starting to think he got a bit attached to the kittens.
We got back to the bus, and I said good bye to Alan before going in and setting the cat stuff up in my bunk. "Hey, Kei." Jake said, coming in.
"Hi Jake." I said quietly.
"What's that?" He asked, gesturing to the box.
"Alan got me kittens. The orange one is Lucker, and the black one is Sebring." I said. I didn't look at him really, but instead focused my attention toward setting up their bed, which Alan had bought while Austin took me to see people. He also got me food and water bowls, and a litter box. Good thing I was given one of the bigger bunks...
"Cool. Well.. Um.. CC said he wanted to come hang out with you for a bit." Jake said awkwardly.
"Okay, cool." Jake got up and left, and CC soon took his place.
"Hi Kei." CC said as he sat down. He took Lucker into his lap and started petting him.
"Hey CC. Sorry I haven't really talked to you at all this week.." I said. "It's just that.. I guess I feel kind of.. I dunno, ashamed? I feel like I can't face you guys..."
CC put Lucker down, and pulled me into a hug. "Don't feel like that, sweetheart. We aren't ashamed of you. Not one bit. We're all a little more.. Alert, now, but with good reason. But other than that, it's nothing. We miss talking to you though.. Especially Jake."
"I know.. I'm sorry. I guess I still feel a little bit weird around Jake. I'm not sure where we stand, or if we'll even get back together."
"Well, if you want my advice, I suggest you don't jump right back with him. Stay friends for a bit, maybe even date someone else. Take a little you time."
I nodded. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense." The bus started to move, so I kept hold of my cats, making sure they didn't fall, then got back to setting up their space. Since I was bottom bunk, I put the litter box under it, and put the food and water bowls against the wall next to it.
"So, anyway, who are these cuties?" CC asked, picking up Sebring.
"The one you're holding is Sebring, and the ginger one is Lucker. Alan got them for me."
"Very nice! They're adorable. You know, there's this theory where-"
"Animals can help with anxiety and depression, I know. Alan said that already." I said, chuckling.
We sat there for a while, playing with Lucker and Sebring, who seemed to love my hair.
"You know what we should do?" CC said. "Once we get to the next venue, we could get them a couple toys! Oh, so I was just calculating the pay that Andy was planning on giving you for your house, he said it should be enough to get you a nice apartment, and last long enough for you to get a job for in between tours."
I nodded. "Sounds good." I said. "CC, can I check twitter today?" I asked.
He looked around nervously. "I-I dunno.."
"Come on. First, it's been a week, second, I'm being babysat 24/7, it's not like I'll cut." I begged. "Come on, please?"
He sighed. "Fine, go ahead." He said. I took out my phone and opened twitter up. I was surprised to see rumor upon rumor saying that I had succeeded.
"Well. That's not what I expected." I said. I showed CC the phone, and he started laughing.
"They think you're dead?"
