The Fear Of Falling Apart

-32-

Wow this books only been going for four months and we're on chapter 32 already

The end note is a little lengthy, and its more to do with me then the story and you don't have to read it :)))

Tanith's POV

In the morning I was up at ten, packing everything I had unpacked and then watching tv for a little while before the car arrived.

Gerard and I went to the interview, leaving our stuff with the others an met up with them at four at the venue.

"Thanks for being here on time." Jess smiles, a look of relief on her face. "Last time you almost missed your show."

Gerard smirks a little to himself before heading in to our room backstage. We met up with the others, who were sprawled around the room in various lazy positions (except for Ray, who was sat upright, eyes glued to his phone.)

"Hey Tan." Fin calls with a smile. "How was the interview?" They're lying with their legs on the sofa and the rest of their body on the floor. I lie down next to my best friend in a similar position. "The usual questions. 'Where did the inspiration come from', 'How does it feel to be a young touring musician', all that good stuff."

Fin nods, letting out a breath. "People are lining up already you know."

"Dedication at its finest." I state. "Wanna go talk to people?"

"Is that even a question anymore?" Fin jokes. We smirk at eachother for a moment and then pull ourselves up to our feet.

"We're going to talk to fans for Fin's video!" I call.

"Alright!" Ray calls back, glancing up from his phone for a minute.

"Be back here by five or there'll be hell to pay." Jess adds cheerfully. Fin and I walk out of the room and down the hall, Fin taking their small camera from their pocket as we go. "Is it okay if i do an update thing?" They ask hesitantly. "I'm gonna do a bunch of them and end up with a vlog thing.."

"Yeah,  of course you can." I smile. They nod gratefully and hold up the small device, adjusting it for a moment before pressing the record button.

"It's about four thirty now, and we're in the venue." Fin speaks to the handheld device. "We've been here for about half an hour, and now we're gonna go talk to some fans waiting out the front and just mess around in general I guess."

We exit the venue and find the line at the front quickly. There's a handful of people already lined up, and a few of them scream when they see us.

" Aaaahhhhhh???" The first girl in the line called. Brown hair framed her head and matched beautify with her eyes.

"Hello." Fin smiled, almost shyly.

"Holy motherfucking shit." The girl said, fumbling for words. "Uhm,,,, don't read the milk fic!"

"Too late." I sigh in mock disappointment, leaning on the railing separating the girl from us.

"We've all made that mistake." She nods with a small sigh. "My name's Athena, by the way. I went to the show at Reading Festival two years ago."

"I remember you!" Fin exclaims. "And I still don't know what the milk fic is."

"You innocent soul." Athena says. "You must be protected."

"That's what we've been doing." I smirk. "They're still the most innocent person on tour." Fin shoves me playfully and Athena laughs. "Can you take a video for my snapchat?" She asks, phone clasped in one hand.