Adopted (a Fall Out Boy/Pete Wentz fan fic)

Chapter 104

Brandie's pov 

It was almost midnight and the rain was pouring down around Matty and I, both of us drenched. Slowly Matty stood up and I did the same. I peeled off his jacket and handed it to him but he shook his head smiling, 

"Keep it. Now let's get you back to your bus." 

Another memory flashed across my eyes and I gripped his hand asking hesitantly, "Can I stay with you on your bus?" He gave me a small smile and nodded and we slowly started making our way back to the bus.

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Half an hour passed and we reached his bus. It was quiet and  Matty put a finger to his lips and I nodded. 

He whispered for me to stay in the front room and rummaged through something before re-appearing. He had changed into sweat pants and he handed me a pair of sweat pants and a shirt. I thanked him and I noticed that everything that I had seen on his bus the first time we met that was his wife's was gone. 

Matty rubbed the back of his head sighing quietly, "She left just before I did. I don't think she's coming back." I nodded and walked to the bathroom and changed. He took my wet clothes and smiled, 

"You cam take my bunk I'll take the couch." 

I shook my head saying, "I'll take the couch." 

We argued for a while before we finally agreed to share the damn bunk. Matty got in and I crawled in after him. He pulled the blanket over us and I rested my head on the pillow and a small sigh escaped my lips. Slowly I started to fall asleep. 

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I jolted awake for the millionth time within the hour. My stupid insomnia's been acting up lately. Matty was sleeping undisturbed and I glanced at his peaceful features. He didn't have his gauges in and his red hair was messy which made him look pretty cute. 

Soon I heard the other band members waking up and filing off the bus. I grabbed my phone from my pocket and saw it was nine. I got like an hour sleep and I'm fucking tired. A sigh escaped my lips and Matty rubbed his eyes and sat up. I smiled at him and he returned it grogily before saying, 

"Let's go to the cafe. Then get you back to your band. They're probably really worried." I nodded and we slipped out of the bunk. 

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We found ourselves sitting at the same table as yesterday sipping our coffees and joking around half heartedly. 

My phone kept vibrating and it was annoying me so I shut it off without a second thought. Soon Matty stood up smiling, 

"Okay Candy. Time to go back." Yeah he calls me Candy. He wants to use a different nick name for me then everyone else. So a lot of times he just calls me Candy. It's kinda nice actually. 

I stood up and threw my empty coffee cup in the trash laughing, "Shut up Mullet." Yeah sometimes instead of calling him Mullin I call him Mullet. It's fun. He gave me a 'bitch really' look and I gave him a shit eater smile before he shook his head and walked out. My eyes widened and I ran after him yelling, 

"Hey! Bitch! You like left me!" 

He turned around and looked at me like I was crazy as he laughed, "Um yeah! I walked out the door five seconds before you!" OKay he's gonna be a smart ass. So I'mma be evil. As soon as he turned back around I jumped on his back. he grabbed my legs and started running. Okay he saw it coming. He knew I was gonna yell at him to run. GAH he knows me too well! 

I climbed down from Matty's back as we got close to the bus lot and my foot caught on a rock. I started falling and Matty tried to catch me but wound up falling as well. 

I laughed since I somehow landed on top of him. He rolled his eyes and asked, 

"You okay?" 

My head bobbed and I demanded, "Chu kay?" 

He nodded and I stood up and extended my hand. Once we brushed ourselves off we continued walking while I entertained us by looking up funny pictures on my phone, that made us laugh so hard that people looked at us like we were bat shit crazy. A car horn went off and people screamed. I turned around to see Claire speeding towards us in her car. 

I felt the impact and the shock sent me spiraling into the memory of the terrible day. The last thinf I remember was me lying on the ground with Matty yelling my name, people screaming, sirens going off, and someone gently shaking my shoulders.