I Introduce The Selfish Machines

Save Your Heart

Arianna

As I climbed the stairs I heard Vic mumble something behind me.  I turned around to see a sad mixed with irritated look on his face.

"Huh? You okay, Vic?"

"Perfectly fine." He grinned. My brows furrowed as I noticed the grin drop from his face the second he walked past me.  He walked quickly past Alex and Avery and disappeared through the curtain into the bunk area.

"What's up with him?" Alex asked from the floor, his arm now wrapped around Avery's waist. I dont think they moved from that spot since we left.

"Im not sure." I frowned. "He seemed fine a second ago."

Alex shrugged. "Maybe he's getting in the zone before the first show."

"Yeah maybe." I said, glancing toward the cutrain. That's when I noticed everyone else had left.

"Where did Ton-  I mean everyone go?" I asked, mentally slapping myself.

"Probably to go get ready, PTV goes on in 30." Alex said, checking the time on his phone.

"SHIT." Vic yelled, bursting through the curtain. "I need to go to soundcheck!" He said hurriedly, brushing past us.

"Wait," he stopped abruptly, "you both are coming to watch right?" Vic questioned, pointing to Avery and I with his index finger, but his eyes were fixed on me. Butterflies unexpectedly engulfed my stomach as he winked at me, a smile tugging at his lips.

"Of course!" Avery answered for me, now appearing at my side.

"They can come watch from backstage with me." Alex grinned down to Avery, making her giggle.

They seemed to be really hitting it off. Atleast Alex didnt have a crazy girlfriend attatched to his hip, like someone.

"Perfect, see you guys there." Vic said to the three of us, but his eyes still fixed on me. 

With that, he jumped down the steps and disappeared into the crowd.

"Ooooo!" Avery cooed, poking at my stomach. "Somebody definitely likes you." She smirked, wiggling her eyebrows.

"Who? Vic?" I asked, playing with the ends of my hair. A nervous habit. "He was just being friendly." I shrugged.

"Im not sure. He's barely taken his eyes off you since he saw you." Alex said, opening the bus door for us. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as we decended down the bus steps.

Could Vic really like me? Doesn't he know I like Tony? Wait, do I even like Tony? I mean, we barely had one conversation before Kellie attacked him. Kellie. His girlfriend. Tony has a girlfriend. I heaved out a breath. Maybe I should just forget about Tony altogether, I thought to myself as Alex dragged Avery, who was dragging me, through the crowd near mainstage.

Alex brought us behind the stage and up the steps leading towards the backstage entrance.

I heard Vic humming something that sounded like Kissing In Cars as Mike tapped out the beat on his drum pad. Jaime and Tony were talking to the stage tech and tuning their instruments.

"Ari! You made it!" Vic pulled me into a hug. It was less awkward this time.

"Like I would miss hearing Pierce the Veil play from backstage!" I smiled at him, noticing that he still had his arm around my waist. My breath hitched in my throat. Maybe Alex and Avery were right.

I saw Tony glance up from his guitar, his eyes flickering from me down to Vic's arm resting on my waist. As soon as his eyes met mine he looked back down to his guitar quickly, fiddling with the strings.

"When do you guys go on?" I asked no one in particular, still looking at Tony who refused to meet my gaze.

"About 10 minutes." Jaime answered, tightening the strap to his bass around his broad shoulders.

"You ready Tone?" Jaime asked over his shoulder.

Tony's eyes were now fixed on Vic's arm still resting on my waist.

"Yeah, uh, I just need a pick." He muttered, disappearing around the corner.

"I can't believe we get to watch from backstage!" Avery said, peeking through the curtain at the crowd forming on the other side.

"You're welcome." Alex smirked, slipping his hand into hers.

"I'm gonna go do a quick mic check." Vic said, squeezing his arm around my waist before letting go, allowing my heartbeat to steady again. 

"Um," I swallowed, my mouth suddenly dry, "im gonna go to the bathroom before you guys go on."

"Sure, it's right around the corner." The stage manager directed.

"Thanks." I said, following his directions as I hurried around the corner. I let out a sigh, running a hand through my hair as I felt someone grab my other hand, spinning me around to face them.

My breath stopped in my throat. It was him. Our chests centimeters from eachothers. His head was bowed, as his soft brown eyes searched my mossy green ones.

"Im sorry." Tony whispered, his eyes still fixed on mine, he didnt even blink. "I just need to try something." My heart thumped violently as his strong arm snaked around my waist, eliminating the centimeters between us.

His lips crashed into mine. I felt his free hand travel up my back to the nape of my neck. Without thinking, I placed my hands on his firm chest as our lips molded together. We stumbled backwards until my back was against the wall.

It felt as if electric shocks were going off in my head as our lips moved perfectly in sync.

I felt Tony smile through the kiss as my hand ran through his hair softly, both his hands now on my waist.

"PTV is on in 2!" A muffled voice called.

Tony pulled away suddenly. He rested his forehead on mine, his eyes still closed. We were both breathing heavily as my eyes flickered from his eyes to his lips, desperately wanting to attach mine to his once more.

"I should go." He breathed, opening his eyes slowly.

"Yeah." Was all I could reply, still feeling fireworks go off in my head.

Without another word, Tony kissed my forehead, cupping my face in his hands. His hands felt rough, but had the softest touch. He let his lips linger for a moment before he pulled away. I touched my hand softly to my lips as he turned his back to me and rounded the corner to the stage.

OOOOOOoooOooooooooOOOOOooOH SNAP. (: 

I hope you guys like my fan fic so far, because im not sure how I feel about it.

The song for this chapter is Save Your Heart by Mayday Parade 

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