Pentatonix... Touring and Finding Love

Chapter One

They have been on the tourbus now for 3 months.  They have been touring North America and now are about to head into Canada to hit some college campuses.  1 AM Somewhere in the middle of Minnesota…

Kirstie woke and peeked out the widow curtain.  She didn’t see any cars.  She saw that it was pitch black and wondered if anyone else was awake. She looked over at her phone and saw that it was 1 in the morning.  She took a deep breath and leaned back on her pillow.  She looked up at the little Christmas lights that she had put up.  She only put a small strand of about 10 lights.  She slowly opened her curtain to her top bunk and looked down the middle of the bus.  No one seemed to be up.  She decided to get up and stretch for a little bit.  She slowly climbed down without disrupting Avi who was right below her.  She redid her ponytail in her hair and walked towards the front of the bus.  She grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and decided to head back of the bus.  She saw that the door was pulled close and wondered who was in the back of the bus.  She slowly slid the door to the side and saw her best friend, Mitch.  She smiled and sat across from him.  He said goodbye to his boyfriend, Trevor, and turned off his iPad.  He turned to Kirstie and said, “What are you doing up?”

“I just woke up.  Where are we?” Kirstie said as she took another sip of her water.

“Somewhere in Minnesota, I think.” Mitch answered.

“How’s Trevor?” asked Kirstie.

“He’s doing well; I miss him all the time.” Mitch said.  “So, how are you?”

“I’m okay.  Just wish I could sleep in a real bed for once, you know.  I love touring, but it’s hard sometimes on the bus.  I’m the only girl, you know.” Kirstie said with a smile.

“You know you love it!” Mitch said with a small laugh.

Laughing, Kirstie said, “Well, maybe sometimes.  I love that my best friends are on this bus with me.”

“Okay, since it’s just me and you talking, can I ask you something?” Mitch said being serious.

“Um, okay.” Kirstie answered tentatively.

“Do you like Avi?” Mitch asked.

Kirstie didn’t respond for a long moment.  She wondered if that was the case.  She felt a strong connection with Avi and would find herself staring at him sometimes.  But, she also liked someone else, Scott.  She then realized that Mitch was just sitting there staring at her.  She finally said, “Why do you ask?”

“Just curious, I’ve seen the way he looks at you.  I think that he’s crushing on you.” Mitch said.

“Really?” Kirstie said.

“Yes, if you don’t believe me, see for yourself at breakfast tomorrow morning.” Mitch said.

“I don’t know if I should date anyone within the group, Mitch.  It’s sort of an unsaid rule.” Kirstie said.

“I can see that, but Avi is a wonderful guy.  He’s so sweet.” Mitch said.

“Yes, I agree.  He’s great.  He’s handsome and very talented.  He’s really amazing.” Kirstie said.

Just as she was finishing her sentence, the door slid open and Scott came in.

“Scott, you awake too?” Mitch laughed.

“I was asleep.  But, I got up to get some water.  What are you two back here talking about?” Scott said sitting in between the two. 

Kirstie shot a look over to Mitch saying, “Nothing.  We were talking about nothing.”

Scott looked over to Mitch whose face gave away everything and turned back to Kirstie and said, “Okay, if you say so.  Mitch will tell me later.” Scott laughed. 

“There’s nothing to tell.” Kirstie said laughing trying to make light of the conversation. 

Kirstie looked at Scott while he was talking to Mitch and then both of the guys started looking at their phones to check twitter.  She often wondered why Scott and her never dated.  She thought that Scott was wonderful, but always felt that he looked at her like a kid sister.  She yawned and then stood up, “I’m going back to bed.  I’m getting tired.  See you two tomorrow morning.”

“Good night Kirstie”, both Scott and Mitch said in unison and then laughing.  She smiled and headed out the back room towards her bunk.  She was careful stepping into the top bunk and pulled her curtain closed.  She rolled on her side and cracked her curtain so that she could look out at the stars. 

Meanwhile in the back room,

“Tell me what you were talking about.” Scott said.

“It was nothing, just something I’ve been noticing.” Mitch said.

“What?  I’m not going to say anything.” Scott asked.

“It was just about Avi.” Mitch answered, but instantly regretting it.

“What about Avi?” Scott asked, now really wanting to know.

“I’m sure that you have noticed the way he looks at Kirstie.  He’s so protective of her on stage.” Mitch said.  He had hoped that Kirstie wouldn’t be mad. 

“I haven’t noticed anything like that.”  Scott said a little bit down.

Mitch noticed Scott’s tone and said, “I’m sure it’s nothing.  Maybe I’m just imagining things.  It’s nothing.” 

“What does Kirstie think?” Scott asked.

“She didn’t really say anything yet, you came back here,” laughed Mitch.  “Who knows, maybe we will have a love connection in our group,” added Mitch.

Scott was surprised by how he felt about that.  He never really thought of anything, but he wondered if Avi really had feelings.  He decided to go back to bed and do some thinking.  He would have to talk to Avi and Kirstie tomorrow.