I Sleep Better Next To You

Chapter Five

Vic's P.O.V:

I kept glancing over at Kellin as I drove back to my tour bus. After a bit of cussing under my breathe we were there, I had informed the guys about everything that had happened. I told them not to prod him to much as he was in rough shape, they agreed not to. Kellin and I stepped out of the car, Kellin grabbed his back pack (he did not have much considering he must spend it on getting the drugs) "You ready, try not to worry too much the guys know and I told them not to pester you." I told him looking at him comfortingly. He just looked down and sighed. I pushed the door open and made my way inside with Kellin. Mike and Tony were on the couch watching a movie and Jamie was in the kitchen area making lunch. "Hey Vic!" they all said in unison. "Hey guys." I mumbled stepping out of the way to reveal a very broken looking Kellin.

A awful thick silence settled over us as no one really knew what to say. "Oh..... uh hey Kellin." Tony said finally, looking a little shocked at just how awful Kellin really looked. "Hi." He mumbled in return very quietly. They talked a little more with Mike and Jamie finally saying stuff before I showed Kellin his bed and he put his stuff away and decided to sleep. I helped him make his bunk up and then left letting him go to sleep. I walked out into the living room area and plopped down in a bean bag sighing. "Clam down bro I'm sure he will be fine and we will short this out. Hell at least we found him alive, he could have died if you hadn't of noticed him." Jamie said patting my back. I just nodded and turned over on my side falling into a very uncomfortable sleep.

Kellin's P.O.V:

"Clam down bro I'm sure he will be fine and we will short this out. Hell at least we found him alive, he could have died if you hadn't of noticed him." I heard Jamie say say as I layed down in my new home. I didn't realize how much I had missed the guys until they had started talking to me, these past three years have been very lonely in my head. I mean sure I had "friends" but all they wanted was drugs and sex. I've wanted to call them but ever since I left I ust didn't know what to say to them. Soon I drifted off to sleep while thinking about what I'd say to them when I woke up because I know Vic has said something to them about how he found me.

-A few hours later-

All of a sudden I woke up with a jolt. I was sweating and shaking. I felt so nauseous. I tried getting out of my bunk but I fell landing with a huge thud. "Hey man you okay...Oh shit dude you look rough, are you okay?" Tony said looking scared as soon as he saw how I looked. I just shook my head while tears slipped down my cheeks. I didn't want to cry but I couldn't stop the pain was so intense. "Shit man, let me get Vic." He said while scrambling out of his bunk and going out to find Vic. I heard laughter and music coming from the living room area. Then I think I heard what was Tony talking to Vic and all of a sudden the music and laughter stopped. I was glad it stopped because my head was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to explode and my whole body was shaking. I felt like I was going to pass out I was in so much pain, then all of a sudden Vic was there pulling me up and helping me to the bathroom. As soon as I got there I was at the toilet throwing up what little was in my stomach.

Vic's P.O.V:

I held Kellin's somewhat long hair back while he emptied the contents of his stomach into the toilet. After he was done I looked at him and he looked back and me tears streaming down his thin face. What looked like regret flashed through his eyes, but it didn't last long before he realized that he was letting me in , he put up his walls again. I sighed silently to myself. "C-can I take a shower?" he said stuttering. I looked down at my hands and mumbled a yes and went to go get him some towels. After I gave him his towels I went to my bunk to get his Anti-seizure medication and lay down for awhile. I thought back to the "moment" we had just shared. I wanted to help him so bad but I just didn't know how, hell I barely know him now. I wanted to scream and cry because I missed the Kellin that would tell me everything and constantly was laughing no matter what. But most of all I missed the Kellin that loved me. I sat there almost crying when all of a sudden my curtain was yanked back by none other than Kellin's old band mate/ best friend Jack Fowler. " Is he.... Is he here?" Jack asked looking around nervous as hell. I quickly blinked back my tears and nodded. We sat there for a minute or two just staring awkwardly at each other. "Well where is he?" Jack said laughing. "Oh...yeah...he's uh... he's in the shower right now..." I said nervously attempting to put a thought together. "Oh...well...when can we see him?" Jack questioned. "Well that's uh kinda what I needed to talk to you and the guys about, he's uh... changed and not really doing well physically and mentally. Are y'all all here?" I said trying to be gentle and not shock the crap out of him. "Oh... yeah we are, I'll uh get everyone together meet you in the living area." He said quickly leaving to get everyone. I sat there for a few more minutes trying to think of how to tell them that Kellin's going through withdrawals from drugs. I sighed and got up walking out into the living room. I was met with a lot of nervous glances from my band and Kellin's old band. I had them all take seats and that's when I explained everything I knew about what was going on. I told them how I found him and what kind of state he was in and how he had to go to the hospital, how he was court ordered to stay with me until they had a space for him in rehab. Then came the really hard part explaining to the guys that he had a drug and alcohol problem and that he just started going through the withdrawals. To say that they were shocked was a understatement, but they also felt bad. I mean hell Jack Kellin's ex best friend was crying and he does not cry...at all.

That's also when Kellin finally came out, he was still shaking very badly and sweating. He was pale as a blank sheet of paper too. He could barely walk so I got up and helped him walk over to the bean bag chair, he plopped down looking utterly exhausted and defeated. I went into the kitchen to get a glass of water so he could take his anti-seizure meds. As I was in the kitchen I heard Jack trying to talk to Kellin, they were whispering to each other, very badly I might add. Kellin was answering some questions but not all of them. I walked back in and gave him the glass of water and tried giving him the pill, he just looked at me questioningly and said "What is that?" "It's a anti-seizure pill, the doctor told me to give them to you twice a day so you don't have a seizure. So take it." I said simply while handing the pill to him again. He took it begrudgingly. I made sure he had swallowed it before I went to get him a blanket because he was shivering badly.

We watched movies the rest of the night. After the first movie ended Jack and the rest of the guys stood up saying that it was time they headed home, they tried giving Kellin hugs but he didn't return them. During the movies I kept glancing at Kellin, I just couldn't believe he was here and alive especially after how I found him. I was determined to help him, I just had to figure out how.