Paper Moon

Chapter 9

(Edited)
"How exactly do you plan on getting down?" Dad asked, I shrugged. "I hadn't thought of that" I shouted down to him. "Ok, um Jump I'll catch you" he shouted and I shook my head no. "What if you don't catch me?!" I shouted back. "I'll catch you I promise!" He yelled. Oh well, what is life if you don't take risks?

Dad held his arms out and I jumped. My eyes were closed and I was expecting to hit the ground but instead I felt arms wrapped around me. I opened one eye, then both of them. "Hey you caught me! Thanks dad" I said and he put me down. "I told you I would" he smiled.

I grabbed my hot chocolate and took the last drink. "We should head back now, our show is in a hour" dad said checking his phone. I nodded and threw my cup in the trash.

"You know who I miss?" "Who?" "Axel, and My Chem" I said and he nodded. "I'm gonna call Axel when I get back to the bus. Um also can I borrow your phone? I wanna draw. I want to find a good picture but my phone has sucky ones" I said and unlocked the bus. "Sure Halo" dad handed me his phone then told the guys to hurry their asses up.

I reached into my bunk and felt around for my sketch book before finding it. I grabbed my bag then pulled out two different pencils and a white eraser. I shoved them in my back pocket with dads and my phone.

"Halo how many things can you fit in that pocket?" Jack asked and he passed by. I shrugged, "the room in my back pockets make up for the tiny pockets in front" I said. "Alright let's go" I said and walked behind all the guys to the venue.

"So did you tell her yet?" Brendon asked dad. Tell me what? "Tell who what?" Dad asked. "Halo about-" I couldn't her what they were saying because I was yanked back. I looked up and saw Zack. "Not for your ears" he said and threw me over his shoulders.

"Technically Zack, it is for my ears since dad has to tell me, but whatever" I said. "Don't be smart ass" Zack said and chuckled. "Speaking off asses, HEY UNCLE BRENDON!!" I yelled causing his conversation with dad to stop.

He waited for us to catch up and walked behind Zack so I could see him. "Yeah kiddo?" "Zack has a better ass then you" I said and stuck my tongue out. "It is on Merrick!!!" Brendon said and jacked my beanie.

"Hey jackass that was mine! Zack!!" I yelled and he laughed. "I'll get it back right now just wait" he said and walked inside.

He dropped me on the couch and went to grab my beanie. "Thanks Zack I love you!" I shouted and rolled onto the floor. I opened my sketch book and grabbed my pencils and eraser from my back pocket along with dad's phone before looking for a picture to draw.

I found a picture of Axel and me looking up at the stars while laying on the trampoline in my backyard, I'll draw that later. As I kept looking I saw one of all the guys and decided that I would draw that and surprise them.

"Halo what are you doing on the floor?" Dad asked. "Drawing- well looking for a picture to draw but you get my point" I said and he nodded. "Want to watch Panic! play?" He asked.

I nodded and closed my sketch book and placed all the items back into my back pocket. "Have you chosen a picture?" He asked and I nodded. "Which one?" "It's a picture of me and Axel" I said and he nodded. I didn't lie, I just avoided curtain truths to manipulate him.

As we watched Brendon singing I got out my phone and decided to FaceTime Axel.

"Halo!!!" Axel smiled. "Hey Axel, what's up?" "Oh you know, the sky, the ceiling, lots of things!" He said and I shook my head. "Not what I meant but ok. How've you been?" I asked and he shrugged then smirked. "Better now that you're talking to me" he said and I stuck my tongue at him. "Hey wanna watch Brendon perform?" I asked and he shrugged.

I turned the camera around and we both watched as Brendon performed Golden Days. "So my niece halo is here right now-" he was cut off by everyone screaming. "And uh, she seems to love it when I sing a certain part of this song, so here's Nearly Witches" Brendon said causing a smile to appear on my face.

I could hear Axel quietly singing along to Nearly Witches causing ne to smile. When we were younger and I would have a nightmare or something was wrong Axel would sing to me while holding me in his arms.

"Hey Axel" "yeah Halo?" "Thanks, for always being there" I said and he smiled. "Of course Halo, I wouldn't dare miss a moment that I could spend with my little ray of sunshine." I smiled and heard a small cooing. I turned and saw the guys. I flipped them off and Axel chuckled, "you ruined our moment! Twat-muffins!" I said and Jack snickered, "I'm gonna fight you Barakat" I said and he shut up causing everyone else to laugh.

"Halo come here for a second!" Brendon said through the microphone. I shook my head and Brendon gave me a puppy face. "Halo, Halo, Halo..." Brendon started to chant. I rolled my eyes as the crowd started to chant with him.

Axel started to chant as well and I sighed then stood up. "YAY HALO!!!" Brendon cheered. I walked on stage still holding the phone and Brendon went in for a hug but I dodged it. "Take a shower!" I said, the audience laughed.

"Hey Halo whose on the phone?" "Axel, say hi" I said and held the phone up to him. "Hey, I'm Brendon" he said and waved to the phone. "So Halo wanna sing a song with me?" He asked and wiggle his eyebrows. "Please?" He asked and made a puppy face. Again.

"Fine what song?" "Let's do an old one-" "Nine In The Afternoon!" Axel Said and Brendon nodded. "We're gonna do Nine In the Afternoon!" Brendon said to audience.

"Halo you sing the first verse, I'll sing the second, and we'll sing all the other parts together okay?" Brendon said so only I could hear. I nodded and I was handed a microphone.

"Back to the streets where we began, feeling as good as lovers can, you know, yeah we're feeling so good..." I sang. I like performing. Yeah it's a little scary but I like it. I hope I can do this more often.