Not Even Stars Last Forever (Avenged Sevenfold)

Chapter 42

ALIA'S POV

​I quickly checked out of the resort after Brian tore out of here with Flick, my mind frantically trying to decide if I should go to my brother before Brian got to him or go after Brian and try to calm him down. Flick had made a point to him, if it was good for him and I to be together then he couldn't get pissed at Flick and Matt for being together but apparently his irrational mind wasn't thinking that way.

In the end I chose to drive over to Matt's house, hoping to god that I wasn't too late and Brian was already there. Part of me wanted to be irate with Brian for acting like he did, towards both Flick and myself but here again I knew that Matt would do the same thing. Knowing what I was about to do had me nervous as hell but it had to be done, Matt was going to know that I was seeing Brian and he was going to have to deal with it. If they didn't learn to accept the fact then everything wouldn't work out and the band would be destroyed.

I fretted the entire drive to Matt's house, so much that by the time I arrived I felt like puking a bit, a small bit of relief flooding me at the fact that there were no cars in Matt's driveway. I didn't bother with ringing the doorbell, his screen door stood open and I could see that he was sitting outside on his patio, a beer in hand. I made my way through the kitchen and through the sliding glass door, taking these last few moments to gather up all the courage I could. Once I told Matt about Brian it was going to get ugly and I wasn't entirely sure I could handle his anger right now.

I was silent as I sat on the ottoman in front of Matt, giving him a small smile when our eyes locked. "Hey kiddo. What are you doing here?" I frowned at how weary and beat down he sounded, looking at the split on his lip and his red, swollen knuckles. "Matt, what happened?" I asked softly, taking his hand in mine and inspecting his knuckles closer. "WWIII apparently" he snorted dryly, slamming back the rest of his beer before picking up another one off the ground. "Johnny saw me and Flick out on a date and decided today that it was a good idea to share that information with Brian. Needless to say, it got ugly and I'm pretty sure that the band is done for."

This news made me sad, I knew how much the band meant to all the guys and I so wanted to make things right again. "Maybe once he's cooled off and talked things through with Flick he'll be okay with everything." I tried my best to reassure my brother but the look he gave me told me otherwise. "Alia don't be a twit, you don't know Brian like I do. He's gonna be fucking irate for a very long time before he forgives me...IF he forgives me." I sighed heavily as we sat there in silence, me trying to figure out a way to fix this while Matt thought of god knows what. We had just stood up to go into the house when I heard Brian's voice from the kitchen entrance, and lord did his voice sound murderous. "Alia get lost. I need to speak to your brother" he all but snarled out, his eyes almost black with rage.

"Dude fuck off" Matt snapped back, pushing me behind him as he squared off against Brian. "This is my house, she's my sister and she can stay right here." I felt fear course up my spine as I watched Brian's hands ball into fists beside him, his eyes flicking from me, then to Matt. "Fine, but you aren't gonna like watching this" Brian growled at me a split second before he lunged at Matt. I flinched as I heard his fist connect with the side of Matt's face. Another second later and Matt was dealing his own punishment, cracking Brian in the jaw so hard I was afraid he broke something. I shrieked as I jumped in between both of them, shoving on their chests as much as I could. "KNOCK IT OFF! BOTH OF YOU!" I knew I couldn't overcome Matt in any way so I did the next best thing, I put my body in front of Brian's with my arms out.

Matt laughed dryly as he glared at Brian from behind me "Alia get the fuck out of the way before I make you move. I'm done letting this asshole punch me, he needs to be taught a lesson." Brian snarled and lunged around me, intent on going after Matt but I quickly dodged in front of him again and for my efforts I received a blow to the face that I knew was going to give me a black eye. Brian's attention immediately turned to me, his anger fading. "Fucking shit baby I'm so sorry!" he blurted out, forgetting Matt was even around. "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST CALL HER?!" Matt bellowed, yanking me back by the arm and yanking my face up to his. "I fucking told you to stay out of this" he growled at me as he inspected my face "Get your ass inside!" He turned his attention back to Brian, grabbing a fistful of his shirt and slamming him back into a wall. "I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU CALLED HER WHAT I THINK YOU DID!" Brian smacked Matt's arm away from him, his chest heaving with exertion as he sneered at Matt. "You heard me loud and clear Sanders...that's right. I've been seeing Alia!"

"That's it! I'm not letting you do this anymore!" I yelled at Matt as I ran over, scared as his eyes zeroed in on Brian. We all stood in a circle, struggling against each other, Matt trying to push me inside, me trying to get in between them both and Brian trying to get at Matt. "Alia, get the FUCK out of my way!" Matt hissed at me, his eyes like daggers on Brian as he shoved me into his outdoor couch. I was back on my feet in a second, my eyes filling with tears as they both began to pummel the shit out of each other. I felt relief a minute later when they broke apart, both breathing heavily and bleeding from various cuts. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE! GET OUT OF MY LIFE! AND GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" Matt bellowed as he grabbed my arm, yanking me towards him. I somehow managed to shake his grip free and walked over to Brian, cautiously wrapping my arm around his waist. "You can kick him out of your house and out of your life but you can't tell me who I can and can't see Matt."

And as much as it killed me to see the hurt and betrayal on my brothers face, I turned and walked out of the house with Brian.