The Youngest Of The Band// Why Don't We

Chapter 1// The calm before the storm.

Zach's pov

*BEEP BEEP* 

I sit up in bed and look towards the direction of my phone. As I continue to look for it I notice the alarm was not sounding from my phone and was instead coming from Daniel's phone. Sighing I place my pilow over my head and try to go back to sleep. Daniel always sets his alarm earlier than he needs to so I have time to go back to sleep. 

"Zach wake up! We've got to get going come on" I open my eyes to see Daniel stood above me brushing his teeth.

"Zach I swear to god if you don't ....... oh you're awake. Come on get up and dressed we've got to be in the van  in the next 20 minutes, Jonah has already knocked twice lets not make it a third."

Slowly I stand up and brush down my clothes that I had forgotten to take off the night before.  We are currently going around the world doing promo for our new album. Today is Germany. A brand new country and hopefuly a brand new day of laughter. Recently I've been feeling more and more tired. 

Suddenly, I feel someone slap me across the back of my head. Frowning, I look up and notice the hand belonged to Daniel. 

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!" 

Daniel stepped back and held his hands up in defence. The look of shock stuck on his face. 

" Zach I think you need to calm down and get your shoes on we need to get going"

"HOW ABOUT NO , YOU THINK BECUASE YOU ARE A FEW YEARS OLDER THAN ME YOU CAN JUST HIT ME. HMM WELL I DONT THINK SO IM NOT JUST SOME CHILD THAT YOU CAN HIT WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT" I shout breathing heavily and looking at him with disgust. Im not some child I am his bandmate. 

"Zach I did not hit you, I needed to get your attetnion and you weren't answering to me calling your name . I told you that we had to get going but you were just sitting there. Now you are going to have to stay in what you are wearing as we need to get going. Jonah is on his way up after your little outburst and we need to be ready to leave now come on"  

I look down at my feet. Not knowing what to say or where to look. Daniel didn't deserve me shouting at him. It's just all getting too much. I even swore and put the phone down on my mum earlier. Feeling terrible I look for my shoes and place them on my feet. Just as I pick up my bag from the floor I hear a knock at the door. Daniel smiles at me and goes to open the door. 

"Zach, come here please" I walk over towards Jonah and look down to the floor. 

" Can I have your arms please" He says. Puzzled I give him my arms and he turns me around so my arms are behind my back, being held tightly but carefully. I glance up at him questiongly (If that isnt a word then im sorry) 

" I'm restraining you. You've been getting really angry lately and I'm not prepared to put the other boys at risk" I felt tears fill my eyes threatening to spill at any minute. My bandmates don't trust me to not hurt them. 

Daniel walks over and picks up my bag which Jonah previously placed on the floor when he arrived. 

"Lets go" Jonah starts walking, encouraging me to walk out of the hotel room and into the lift. Panic starts when I realise where I am. 

Jonah's pov 

I don't know whats got into Zach recently but it can't go undealt with anymore. I promised his mother when he first joined the band that as the eldest I will look after him and proect him through everything that get's thrown at us. His outbursts lately are getting out of the hand , they can only be deseribed as tantrums. I'm going to have to speak to the other boys and we can come to a group decision of what to do. I hear whimpering and look down to see Zach' chest moving up and down in irregular breaths and tears falling down his face. That's when it hits me, Zach is scared of lifts. I let go of his arms and pull him into a hug instead. 

"It's going to be okay  promise you. Copy my breathing buddy I know you can do it" Looking down again I notice he has slightly calmed and we about to get out of the lift.

"I'm going to allow you to walk beside me but these outbursts need to stop Zach, we are role models and it does not look good. Not only for our fans but your mother did not raise you to be like this. Something has happened inside of that mind of yours and we are going to sort it out but right now we are going to get in the van and get these interviews done then we can explore the country a bit. Sound good?"

I look down at him and notice him falling asleep standing up. Being careful not to wake him I pick him up and carry him to the van.

"Hey Daniel are you okay? We will sort it out don't worry."

"Yeah I'm good but I'm worried about him" he says as he opens the door. The boys look up at me as I buckle Zach into the car seat and walk around to start driving.

" Ready boys?"

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Hey guys, I'm not to sure what I think about this but it will get better. Hope you liked it anyway. Stay awesome.