The Drummer's Daughter (PIERCE THE VEIL)

Chapter 4

I don't know why I followed a guy I just met, but I'm glad I did.

Alex took me to a lake that was hidden by trees.

"Is this the part where you murder me and throw me in the lake?" I joked.

"Fuck, you figured out my plan," Alex played along causing me to laugh.

We sat down right on the edge of the lake, took our shoes off and pushed our jeans up before putting our feet in the nice, cool water.

"Tell me about yourself," Alex said.

I took a deep breath in before starting.

"Well, my name is Ceneedra Electa Fuentes, I lived in an orphanage until I was 8 when Mike adopted me. I had been adopted 3 times before but things went wrong and they took me back. I was bullied in the orphanage so that's why I act like this." I said. "And I don't know why I'm trusting you with all of this considering we just met." I added with a laugh.

"You can trust me, I promise." Alex smiled at me. I noticed his eyes were brown.

"Well, you can tell me about you now." I smirked.

"Ok, well, my name is Alexander Thomas Lersan. My dad died when I was 5 from cancer. My mum remarried a few years later to an asshole. I lived in Los Angeles until last year when my stepdad got relocated here for work. I got bullied when I first started because I was new and music helped me get through."

"What music?" I asked curiously.

"Pierce the Veil, Of Mice and Men, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon and stuff,"

I smiled. "When I go home, why don't you come with to meet Pierce the Veil?"

"I would love to," Alex smiled. "But my stepdad makes me come home straight away unless I have football." His smile fell.

"Oh," I said not knowing what to say.

"My stepdad makes me do things I don't want to, like football." Alex sighed while lying down.

"So you don't want to play football?" I questioned.

Alex shook his head. "I'd rather make music."

"Can't you just tell him you don't want to?"

"No because it will disappoint my mum." Alex shut his eyes. "I'm her only son, I have 5 sisters, and I feel like if I'm not the son she wanted she'd be disappointed in me."

I felt tears well up in my eyes. This guy lost his dad, has a constant pressure to be a perfect son on his shoulders and he still smiles and is still friendly to people and I'm the one that's going around like my life is a big ass. I felt really bad.

"I'm sorry for being a bitch earlier," I whispered.

"You have every right to be after what happened at the orphanage," Alex said sitting up. "It's cool."

"If either of us has the right to be an asshole it's you," I replied.

"I used to be the asshole with no friends," Alex admitted. "But then I realized there was no point in separating myself from the rest of the world. I still have to live."

We sat their talking for the rest of the afternoon and lost track of time. That was until I got a text from dad.

From: Daddy Whiskey Hands :)

Where the fuck are you?

"Shit, school's over," I told Alex. "I'll see you at school tomorrow." I got up and ran back to school and found dad's car in the car park.

"Ceneedra, where the fuck were you?" Dad growled when I got to the car.

"Sorry, had to talk to my teacher," I lied as I got in the passenger side of the car.

"Text me next time, ok."

"Yep, sorry dad."

~

"So make any friends?" Jaime asked while we were having dinner. All the guys came around to celebrate my first day of school.

"Yeah, this guy, Alex." I replied before stuffing a slice of cheese pizza into my mouth.

Dad dropped his pizza. "A guy?"

"Yes, dad, a guy." I sighed.

"Tell us about him," Tony smiled.

"Well, he's the quarterback and he likes your guys music and he's really cool." I told them.

"Does he have a girlfriend?" Dad asked.

I nodded in reply.

"Ooh, Cen, going for a taken guy," Jaime winked.

"Fuck off, Hime," I laughed. "We're just friends."

Jaime gave me a joking knowing look that made him look slightly gay causing me to laugh.

"We should watch a movie," Uncle Vic said trying to change the subject since dad looked pissed.

"Harry Potter!" Dad and I chorused as Tony exclaimed "Star Wars!"

"Who's house is it, Turtle," I said mock threatening.

Tony just pouted as dad got up to find a Harry Potter DVD.

"What one?" Dad asked.

I froze for a second, thinking. "Deathly Hallows part 2." I smirked.

"But you always cry during that one," Uncle Vic reminded me.

"I'll try not to this time," I laughed. That plan failed. I mean come on, its really hard to not cry when some of your favourite characters die (Fred, Snape, Tonks and Lupin) and then there's Snape's memories and then Neville's speech. The guys teased me the whole time since I was basically loud sobbing into a tissue.

"Ok, Cen, time for bed. You have school tomorrow." Dad said once the movie finished.

I pouted and tried to pull my best puppy dog face, which failed majorly.

"I got this," Jaime said as he stood up and stretched.

I looked at him skeptically.

Jaime ran over to me and picked me up throwing me over his shoulder. I screamed and repeatedly hit his back but he just chuckled and took me up to my room. Jaime threw me down on my bed.

"Night!" He exclaimed before kissing my forehead and walking out of my room and shutting the door.

"Well, that happened." I mumbled to myself. I quickly got off my bed and changed into one of dads old tops that was huge on me before doing my teeth and going to bed. I hoped school would be better the next day.

A/N: sorry I haven't updated in ages but I haven't had Internet :( mainly bc my iPod is fucked and I can't take it off charger meaning I can't take it anywhere with me. it sucks. sorry if the story seems slow I'm just trying to get character development and shiz a and yeah. Thank you to people who are commenting and voting :) it means heaps and ily soo yeeaa comment what you think will happen maybe with the guys or another band or with Alex :) also tell me what you think could be improved. More PTV? More of other bands? the only bands i'll use are the ones I listen too and I don't exactly listen to many (just PTV, OM&M, SWS, ALT, BMTH, TA, 5SOS & WATIC) but Yeaa comment, vote and all that fun stuff :) fan me if you want and I will most likely fan back xxx sorry its a long A/N hehe