Never Knew,I Needed A Hero

From A Day Gone

*1992*

    Nothing was as it seemed tour was beginning to wind down. I was just ready to get home. I was tired of being on the road. I sat in the bus staring out the window as we made our way to our last stop on the tour before we could go home. Kurt and Krist were passed out Dave had headphones on listening to a CD.

     Some part deep inside of me wanted to cry because deep inside me I knew all the good things couldn't and wouldn't last. I tried so hard that day to tell myself that it was nothing but I knew better than that.

     "Claire are you okay?" Dave asked as he took the headphones off and paused the CD.

      "Yeah guess so." I said without much expression.

      "Claire I know when you're lying to me. What's eating at you?" Dave asked as he moved to sit beside me.

      "Everything." I whispered. I didn't know what I was really upset about.

      "Claire, you're gonna be okay, we all will and we all are." Dave said smiling as he hugged me. If I would have known then what I learned later on Dave's words wouldn't have brought me any comfort.

      "Are you sure Dave?" I asked wanting desperately know we'd all make it through together.

       "Yes, we will all make it through this together." Dave said as he released me from the hug.

      I smiled weakly and Dave pulled me into his arms and held me. I laid with my head on his chest trying to think about something other than all the had thoughts that kept coming to mind.

     Kurt and Krist woke up and saw the way Dave and I were sitting on the only uncomfortable couch. My head still rested against his chest. I still had a pensive worried look on my face. Dave ran his fingers through my messy hair trying to calm me, and it worked a little.

     "Claire you good?" Kurt asked catching onto my tense and antsy demeanor.

      "Not really, but I'll get over it." I said as Dave shifted pulling me closer to him.

       "Claire you know that you can tell us anything right?" Krist said making himself known.

        "I know, part of it is I want to be home and the other part is I feel something is coming but I can't say when it what. I can say its bad, but that's all I know." I said relaxing a little after what was perplexing me was out in the open.

        "Claire you just need to relax, things will happen for a reason." Kurt said with a smile.

      I knew he was right but it still didn't reduce my tension and Dave knew that. We stayed in that same position until we were pulling into a hotel for the night.  Once the four of us were inside Kurt and Krist were asleep within seconds I laid beside Dave trying to get comfortable. However, for some reason unbenounced to me I couldn't.

     "C'mere." Dave said as he pulled me into is arms and I laid my head on his chest once more. I fell asleep not long after that. Something about Dave made it easy for me to fall asleep and being around him in general made me happy.  Now it's just another story from a sat gone.