Child • Jøshler

chapter thirteen

Tyler still lied on the floor awake when Pete started waking everybody else up. He didn't want to get up. He was sad because Josh was sad. He was sad because he didn't know what was wrong with Josh.

"Wake Patrick up, leave me alone" Andy complained, pushing Pete away from him.

"Patrick can wake up when he wishes" Pete retorted, grabbing Andy's lower arm and pulled him up to his feet. Brendon was waking Dallon up. Patrick was still peacefully sleeping.

Tyler slowly stood up, getting a nod from Brendon who was kneeling next to Dallon. Tyler nodded back and Brendon mouthed 'Wake Patty up'. Tyler gulped, accepting the job but fearing Pete's reaction in case he catches him.

Tyler kneeled down next to the chubby boy and shook him a little.

"Pete?"

"No, it's Tyler" Tyler smiled quickly "We gotta wake up for school"

"School?" Patrick rubbed his eyes, sitting up "I thought it was Friday"

"You wished it was Friday, baby" Pete put his hand out to help Patrick up, surprising Tyler. Tyler looked up to see Pete smiling at him, no-what angry because Tyler touched his beloved boyfren.

Patrick sighed as he was the last to wake and stand up. They went to the bathroom two at a time; Tyler and Dallon being the last two.

"Why don't you ask him out?" Tyler asked, putting toothpaste onto Brendon's toothbrush which all of them used that morning but that didn't matter because they're all boys and they're cool and stuff and just don't question it, okay.

"Ask who out?" Dallon was a little bit shook, he wiped his mouth with a small pastel blue towel.

"Brendon" Dallon started violently coughing at that name "I've seen the way you look at him"

"What?" Dallon laughed awkwardly "I- Me? Looking at Brendon? Haha, you sure are a f- a funny dude, wow"

Tyler brushed his teeth quickly, spat and looked at Dallon with a risen eyebrow and tilted head.

"What?" Dallon gulped.

"Dallon, you're in love with Brendon, stop lying to yourself"

"Am not"

"Yes, you are"

"I'm not!"

"Yes. You are"

"I am not!"

"You are"

"Ah, dammit, yes I am"

Tyler smiled in satisfaction, taking the towel from the tall boy's hands and wiping his mouth. He patted Dallon's back and went to exit the bathroom.

"Don't tell him, please" Dallon begged in a small voice.

"Don't worry" Tyler gave him a promising smile.

They all reunited in front of Brendon's room door. Nobody except Brendon and Tyler had their backpacks. And Andy seemed to be missing.

"Where's Andy?" Tyler asked curiously and everybody rolled their eyes. With a slight frown, he waited for an answer.

"Won't get up from my bed" Brendon replied, leading the way down the stairs "Tyler, if you don't mind?"

Tyler nodded, knowing what Brendon was asking of him. He wondered why were the boys allowing Andy to stay in Brendon's bedroom. But he kept reminding himself of the fact that he's know these boys for such a short matter of time.

"Oh, Brend-"

"Bye, Mrs Kacey" Brendon said carelessly, exiting the house fast. He seemed to be in a bad mood, Tyler concluded, remembering the smile he had on when he spoke with Mrs Kacey yesterday.

"Wow, that was rude" Patrick commented once they were all out. Brendon just rolled his eyes.

"Josh?" Pete whispered and Brendon nodded kind of tiredly.

"Let's go"

Tyler jumped at the sound of Andy's voice. He stood a few feet away from the house, arms crossed on his chest.

"But he- He was- You just- The- What?!" Tyler completely and utterly shook.

"Don't overthink it" Patrick suggested, placing a hand on Tyler's shoulder. Andy winked at the small vampire boy.

Tyler blinked, still very confused, but followed on behind all the boys. They walked mostly in silence, only Patrick and Pete dared to whisper between each other.

In front of the school, they met with Josh. He didn't say much, but Brendon led him to the class earlier, while the others stayed in the school yard waiting for the bell.

Tyler was going to talk to Josh. He'll do it, no matter what anyone has to say about it. Maybe there wasn't anyone wanting to stop him anyways, but still. He wants to help whatever it is between Josh and Brendon. Who Brendon wants to kill. Who makes Josh cry.

"Sometimes I really wonder what's going on inside that little head of yours"

Tyler eyes Andy who was chewing some blue bubblegum "Sometimes I wonder how the hell did you appear in from of Brendon's house"

Andy rose his hands in defeat "Fair enough, I'll leave you alone"

Tyler was thankful for the retrieving of his silence. He knew it wouldn't last long but any calm moment of thought was to cherish.

"Patty!"

All the boys looked up to see two boys, unfamiliar to Tyler. But he figured they were Patrick's bandmates. Joe and Andy? At least this Andy looked more frenly than Andy Biersack; whichever of the boys was Andy.

"Oh, guys, I have news!" Patrick announced, standing up; Pete looked him with the eyes Dallon looks at Brendon with, but that's a secret so shh "I want you to meet our new bassist"

The boys' jaws dropped as Patrick led them over to where Tyler was sitting and Tyler waved sheepishly. The boys seemed a bit frightened by Tyler's fangs and eyes, but they did their best not to show that fact.

"Hi, I'm Tyler"