An Unexpected Journey (Pierce The Veil)

Opening Up

*Muse's POV, In The Shower.*

I stood there letting the hot water run down my body, relaxing my muscles. Causing the room to become full of steam. I took a huge breathe and then let it out. I slowly sat down on the tub floor and started shaving my legs with one of the new razors Mike said I could use. I didn't want to fall again so sitting down was appealing to me. Once I was done I decided to shave anything else that I feel needed to be done and then set the razor down. I reached over and grabbed the shampoo and conditioner and began washing my hair. I let the conditioner soak in my hair for a bit. I grabbed a random thing of body wash and began scrubbing my body. I scrubbed for about 10 minutes. I washed all the soap off and the conditioner out of my hair. I shut off the water and grabbed the towel Mike got for me. He was such a gentleman and really handsome. But so is his brother, so it must run in the family. I dried myself off and started drying my hair. My cuts are healing really nicely so I shouldn't need to put on any band aids. I decided to just put my hair up in a bun since I didn't have a brush to brush it out and I didn't feel like using my hands. I slipped on Vic's sweatpants and they were a bit to long but overall they fit nicely on me. I slipped on Mike's hoodie. I was to lazy to put on my knickers or my bra so I decided to go free. Mike's hoodie was really comfy and it smelled like him, it was relaxing. I opened the bathroom door and I had all of Vic's dirty clothes in my hand. I didn't know where to put them so I just carried them to the living room with me. I saw Mike smoking a cigarette On the couch so I decided to sit down next to him. I remember that my Dad used to smoke and so did my Aunt, but only when she was really stressed. I was looking at the cigarette in his hand and he looked at me. "Want one?" He asked me raising an eyebrow. "I've never had one but sure." I shrugged. "Well then, try mine then." He handed me the cigarette he was smoking. I put it to my lips and breathed the smoke into my lungs. I let out a little cough but it didn't burn like I was told it would. I decided to take another drag before I gave it back to Mike. I blew the smoke away from him and I. "You took that pretty well for it being your first time." Mike said looking impressed. "Its not that bad. It's relaxing though too." I said fumbling with the clothes in my arms. Suddenly Vic walked in from the kitchen. "Don't tell me you got her into smoking." Vic said eyeing Mike with a stern expression. Mike put his hands in the air above his head and shrugged his shoulders. I could help but let out a small laugh. Vic just shook his head and smiled at me. "I'll take these." Vic said grabbing his clothes out of my hands. "Thank you, I didn't know where to put them." I said to him with a small smile. "Wanna go outside to the bonfire?" Mike asked me. "Uhm sure." I replied with a shrug. I really feel comfortable with Mike and Vic. Tony is alright. Jaime, well there hasn't been much between Jaime and I.

*Mike's POV, At The Bonfire.*

Muse looks pretty hot smoking, I'm not going to lie. I thought she would have coughed more but she didn't. I can tell Vic isn't to happy about it, but he knows it's her life. "Do you know when everyone is coming?" Jaime asked me breaking me of my thoughts. "Uhm. Probably within the next hour." I replied putting down the firewood next to the fire. Muse was over talking with Vic. He must of said something funny because she started laughing uncontrollably. It's really good seeing her happy and laughing. "You like her." Tony piped up. "What?" I said turning to face him. "Don't deny it Mike. I see the way you look at her." Jaime chimed in. "I don't like her like that guys." I said sitting down. Even if I did I wouldn't want people to know just yet. "Don't lie to yourself Mike." Jaime said with a smirk as he went to go light the fire. "I'm pretty sure Vic likes her." I said changing the subject. "You think so?" Jaime asked. "Look at them." I said pointing over to him and Muse. They were both smiling and laughing. Vic was showing her something on his phone. "I haven't seen him like this in so long." I said to Jaime and Tony. "I don't know. I guess we'll find out?" I said but it sounded more like a question. Jaime and I just laughed. "I guess so." Jaime said. "Who all is coming?" Tony asked. "I know all of SWS and ATL. They may bring people I don't know." I said with a shrug. I sat back in the camp chair and got all comfy deciding to let my mind wonder.

*Vic's POV*

I was sitting on a log with Muse telling her funny stories and showing her some of our music and we began opening up to each other and started telling each other some parts of our life. She opened up to me, she told me that she lost her parents and that she's never had a friend besides her aunt who she also lost and some more of her story but I know there is more but she'll tell me when she is ready, I'm not going to push her. She also told me about her love for climbing trees and that she used to do it all the time with her Dad. Her story really inspired me and I can't believe some of the things she's gone through and had to go through alone. I look up to her for that. She's a very beautiful independent and strong young lady. I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy when I saw her and Mike getting close. I know I am beginning to feel something for her but right now I'm putting my feelings aside and I'm going to be there for her. I ended up opening up to her as well, telling her about my struggles with self harm and my teenage years. Then she did something that completely surprised me, she showed me her scars. How was I so oblivious to them. I gently grabbed her arms and kissed all of her scars. She looked me in the eye and her eyes started watering. I scooted over to her and raised her so she was sitting in my lap. I wrapped my arms around her and she put her arms around my neck and laid her head on my shoulder. We sat there like this for a while, not saying anything but just listen to each other's breathing and heartbeats. Moments like this don't happen everyday.

-Author's Note.-

I'm sorry if this is a crappy chapter, the next chapter is going to be pretty long. Feel free to give me feed back and if you want to have a part in the story such as someone's girlfriend or anything just ask. I hope you like the story so far!(: