Wesley's POV ~
I stood on stage with my best friend and brother as we looked out at the empty arena that would be soon filled later tonight. A couple days after the day we spent with Ashley we all went on our #bandlife tour. Now the band and I was doing a short rehearsel in Texas before a scheduled interview. All at once everything looked different though after I left Ashley. I used to be so excited for this tour, but now it seemed like I didn't have the spark within me anymore. It was strange since I didn't necessarily know Ashley at all. We hung out for a day and that was all. Maybe I was just upset about how I left her in tears. All I wanted to do was help her by keeping her safe from the hate that would most liekly be brought on if the word got out about her hanging out with us. I just wanted her to have a normal life. Luckily the picture that the paparazzi guy had taken back at the small diner didn't get out. Well, not yet. I was still worried that it might get leaked out.
"You okay, dude?" Drew asked me as I noticed that I totally zoned out and unintentionally ignored him.
"Yeah, I'm fine..." I lied as I grabbed a microphone so we could practice some of the vocal checks. I had to focus now. Ashley can't cloud my mind anymore because I had to do my job.
"Well..Okay then.." Drew walked away seeming a bit hurt that I wouldn't tell him what was going on. He always seemed to know when I was lying no matter how good I was at it. That's what best friends were good at though. I sighed as I tried to get through this rehearsal without completely falling apart.
After the rehearsal we headed back to the tour bus until it was time to go to the concert. Of course none of us planned to stay on the tour bus that long. Maybe for an hour or two, but not the whole time. Being on that bus as much as we have to be it eventually gets real stuffy. However, it's a good place to sleep when we had the chance. Sleep is always something that is hard to find now that I'm usually always on the road. I usually mess around with the other guys and say that I'll sleep when I'm dead. Right about now I feel like I'm dead inside. A deep aching pain inside of me just won't go away. It feels like something is eating away my insides leaving me a walking corpse.
Completely in a dazed trance I didn't notice Keaton had asked me a question. All I could think about was Ashley and her bubbly nature. I replayed our funfilled day together over and over in my mind as Keaton faught to get my attention. Finally, I broke out of my thoughts in order to see what Keaton wanted so desperately.
"Are you alright, Wes?" Why did everyone think there was something wrong?
"I'm fine. Just tired," I lied without hesitation. Unlike Drew Keaton didn't pry for the truth, but instead went on with what he originally wanted to talk about.
"Tonight's gonna be sick!" I gave a little chuckle at Keaton's statement since one of us always says the statement before every concert. Sprawling out on the built in couch on the tour bus I nodded to Keaton who was sitting at one of the built in table with the booths.
"Are you sure you're alright?" I hate when people pry even if they are family.
"I'm fine, really. I am," I reassured him, but by the look on his face he wasn't too confident in my answer. Awkwardly, Keaton walked into the back of the bus where Drew was after seeing that I didn't want to continue the conversation. I was alone. I even felt alone with my brother and best friend. This has never happened before. What is happening to me? Obviously I feel like shit for leaving Ashley the way I did, but that couldn't be causing this horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. Could it? I shook my head refusing to think about the subject any more. Joining the rest of the guys in the back of the bus I laid on my built-in bed. It wasn't long before I fell fast asleep just like Drew and Keaton had.
Luscious strands of coppery brown hair swayed in the wind as Ashley ran away from me with a large smile. Her giggling rang in my ears as she playfully raced away from me everytime I tried to catch her. Cool spring air fluttered around both of us filling our noses with a mixture between flowers and an aroma I couldn't put my finger on. The blazing sun shined down with kind eyes as puffy, white clouds danced through the baby-blue sky. Chasing Ashley I finally tackled her to the ground with a playful grin.
"No fair!!" She yelled with a smile as I pinned her in the soft meadow grass. I had no clue where we were or how we got there, but I didn't question any of it.
"Oh, but it was fair!" I answered back letting go of my grip on her. Sitting besides her I peered around at our surroundings. It was a beautiful field filled with yellow, purple, and red flowers that looked as if it went on for miles. I turned to face Ash again afraid that she would disappear.
"What?" She asked noticing that I was staring. Quickly, I glanced away feeling like I totally creeped her out.
"Oh, umm...nothing.." I mumbled embarrassed. All of a sudden I was pinned to the ground and I was gazing up at Ashley who had a flirty smirk on her face.
"You're drooling..." Was all she said making me blush and push her off of me.
"I am not!" I stammered out while I wiped my mouth.
"OH MY GOSH!! He's drooling!!" A familiar voice came out of Ashley's mouth, but it wasn't her own. What the hell? Talk about strange. Slowly I came to seeing that it was all just a dream and both Keaton and Drew were poking fun at me. I glanced at them as they pointed at me and laughed making me grumble grumpily. I wiped off the drool that apparently was on my face.
"You guys need to grow up!" I yelled shocking both of them as I stormed off of the bus. I was done. I needed to make things right with Ashley. I didn't have my car, but there was a car rental place a couple blocks away. One way or another I was going to make things right again. I had to.
