My Chance - The Vamps fanfiction

Chapter 40

James' POV

I was just playing guitar like I usually do when I can't sleep, trying to think up some new song ideas. It was 3am and I'd been awake all night, I had a horrible feeling that something awful was happening. Just then I heard a knock at the door and tried to think who would be here at this ungodly hour. Carefully, I made my way downstairs so I didn't wake my parents and opened the door to see Elle standing in front of me. She was shivering and covered in rain water, it looked like she'd been outside for a while.

"Elle, what are you doing here? You're meant to be in America" I was shocked by her presence; she still had 3 months left of her college course.

"James can I come in, I need someone to talk to" she whispered. She looked like she was in so much pain.

"Sure, let me get you something to change into, make yourself some tea or something" I told her, pulling her into the hallway. I went back to my bedroom and took out one of my old jumpers and a pair of sweat pants. Why did Elle come here and not go straight home? Questions began filling my mind as I tried to get my head round the situation.

"Here you go" I handed her the clothes and she thanked me by giving me a small smile. She came back moments later and I noticed that she looked a lot skinnier if that was even possible. The t shirt I had leant her showed her collar bones sticking out like handle bars and thin arms which were probably half the size of mine.

"Tristan’s gone somewhere hasn't he?" She asked quietly, he voice was weak and she sounded sickly.

"He disappeared a few weeks ago, we see him if we have a gig but he arrives just as we're about to get on stage and leaves as soon as we get off. He doesn't even talk to us anymore and he won't answer his phone. Joe's the only person he'll talk to and that's only if he's talking about shows." I sighed.

"He told me things were falling apart and he needed some time and then he wouldn't answer any of my messages." She told me.

"Why did you come here Elle?" I asked her trying not to sound rude.

"Like I said, Tristan is nowhere to be seen and the problem I'm having won't be helped by Connor or Brad." She mumbled. She was sitting down on the sofa curled up into a ball and just staring into her mug. "Brads cheating on me isn't he?" She asked.

"You and Brad aren't together?" I questioned, she looked so utterly confused by my statement that it immediately became obvious that something wasn't right. "You ended it with him two months ago" I clarified. She only shook her head.

"He never said anything to me about it, he never broke up with me, and he just carried on as if everything was normal. I rang him when I my plane landed but some girl picked up his phone, she started telling me how he was sleeping and then she realised who I was and told me she was now in a relationship with Brad. That's when I came here, I couldn't go home and tell Con, he'd rip Brads head off." She began to cry and tears made their way down her cheeks. I went over and placed an arm around her wanting to pull her into a hug but she flinched at my touch.

"I'm so sorry Elle" I murmured, not really understanding why she flinched.

Elle’s POV

"You and Brad aren't together?" He questioned, I looked at him to see that he believed what he was saying. I was utterly confused at his statement. "You ended it with him two months ago" He clarified. I only shook my head.

"He never said anything to me about it, he never broke up with me, he just carried on as if everything was normal. I rang him when I my plane landed but some girl picked up his phone, she started telling me how he was sleeping and then she realised who I was and told me she was now in a relationship with Brad. That's when I came here, I couldn't go home and tell Con, he'd rip Brads head off." I began to cry and tears made their way down my cheeks. He came over and placed an arm around me but I flinched away. I felt so uncomfortable ever since the incident happened; I was scared it might happen again. It's not that I don't trust James; I just don't really know what's going on with me at the moment.

James' words shot through me as I felt the pain ache from my heart. The news I'd just heard felt like knives stabbing repeatedly at my delicate body. I felt as though my heart had been ripped from my body as I let the news of Brad’s new girlfriend finally take its toll on my body.

"I'm so sorry Elle" James murmured, I could see that sad look in his eyes. Technically Brad had cheated on me, we had never officially broken up. I had only been in England for 2 hours and already the world had come crashing down around me. Tristan had gone and nobody knew when he was planning to return, and the one person who meant to the most to me had completely lost my trust.

"Thank you for telling me, how long has it been going on?" I asked, afraid of the answer to my question.

"He's been going out with this girl for 6 weeks and like I said earlier, he said you broke up with him 2 months ago." I knew something was wrong when Brad stopped trying to stay in touch but I was just another girl to him. One of his pointless hook ups, no matter how many times he'd told me he loved me I know now that it was all a lie.

"Why did no one tell me before, did you not think that I would want to know?" I asked, the anger rising in my voice.

"He told us you broke up with him but we figured since you never bought it up you didn't want to talk about it," James mumbled.

"What a twat." I remarked, standing up and getting ready to leave.

"Elle, what are you doing? Don't do anything stupid" James called as I made my way to his door.