Staged |Jack Avery|

Twenty - Working on it

The plane lands in California, it's the boy's stop.

They all stand up and begin to shuffle around, trying to get their stuff and get situated

"Zachyyyy." I call out and hug him from behind

"You have to come visit more. It's not an option. You have to." I say as he turns around to properly hug me

"Hey, even if i can't, you still can. And have to. You're boyfriend is here, and you're favorite Zach." He laughs slightly as he uses his thumbs to wipe tears from my cheeks.

"Hey, don't cry! If you cry, Danny wil start crying, and none of us are prepared for that." Corbyn laughs as he pushes Zach out of the way and hugs me

"Aw, Don't cry Danny!" I laugh a little and hug him

"Too late!" He says over dramatically

"Jonah!" I yell as i grab him and hug him

"You're adorable." He laughs

"I know." I smile as i look up at him

"We will see you soon. I promise." He smiles and quite literally hands me off to Jack

"Hey." He smiles with his hands on my hips

"Hey." I smile back and pull him into a hug

"This kinda sucks." I sigh, still hugging him

"What does?" He asks looking down at me

"We just decided to attempt us, and now you're leaving." He just smiles and plays with my hair as I speak

"You're coming back next Monday, So don't stress." He shrugs, still holding me in the hug

"I know, but thats a whole week from now and knowing us and how we work it'll... wait. What?" I pull back from the hug a bit and look up to him with confusion

"I'm not coming back on monday." I reply, with a slight question

"Yes you are. Tickets are already paid for. It was Zach's idea, we all helped pay. He gets to see his best friend more, i get time with my girl, and everyone else gets to see their favorite babysitter." He laughs as he speaks

"You're joking?" I ask, a huge smile plastered across my face

"Nope! Were being serious. I hate being away from my sis." Zach smiles as he hugs me from behind since Jack is in front of me

"Wait wait wait, spend time with your girl? Did you guys? are you? when did? what?" Corbyn attempt to put together a question

"We decided that we're going to try and make whatever this is official. Well, official to us." I smile "Also, were just kinda chillin on a plane, the pilot probably isn't too happy."

"He loves us!" Daniel laughs

"Doesn't everyone?" I smile and we all come in for one big hug

"I'll see you all in a week! Love you, Stay safe, and don't do anything stupid with the ugly blonde guy!" I yell and wave as they all get off the plane

"Hey!" An unfamiliar voice yells

"That blonde guy happens to be particularly handsome if i must say so myself!" The voice says cockily

"No one asked you, blonde guy." I laugh knowing exactly who it was

"I asked me." He says in almost a mocking tone

"Whatever, Jake." I roll my eyes even though he can't see me

"Woah woah woah, I am not jake." He says defensively

"Woah woah woah, I don't care" I reply with irritation

"Who's woman is this!? Gosh." Even though He laughs, you can hear the irritation seeping through

"Why don't you ask your favorite walking bowl of roman." I turn around with a small smile perched upon my features

"Not another one." He rolls his eyes and plops his arms down aside him as though he were a child about to throw a fit

"Excuse me?"

"Oh come on, you've gotta know. Someone had to have told you." He says in a tone that applies that i should be know what he is talking about

I just look at him, i must have given a confused look because he continued to talk.

"No one at all. Not even in the slightest? Look, i love the kid, but he goes through a lot of girls. He's looking for something, and with girls like you, you're just looking for a quick way to date a band member. One of those boys had to have told you." He says with that same tone as before

"You're so fucking stupid. I was never here for 'a quick way to date a band member' you dumb fuck. I was here because Zachary Herron, you know, one of those boys that you love dearly, is my best friend. Is my brother. I love that kid more than words can explain. And getting to know those boys, i love them all. Jack and i were just a happy coincidence, and I don't regret a thing. So, Tell me what now? That Jack has a bit of an issue keeping up a relationship? That Jack has, quirks to say the less? That he's got a certain type and it doesn't always work out? Yeah, Bird beak, i was given some clues. But no body needed to. It's something that i could have figured out. But we all have our own quirks, we all have out own issues, and just because he had his own set of them doesn't change anything. Now if you'll be so kind as to leave, i have to go home now. See ya Monday, big bird." I glare at him as I speak, his expression was a mix of confusion, fear and almost as though he were impressed.

He just laughs a cocky laugh as though he knows something I don't, or as if he thinks he's still correct about whatever it is he has in his mind. He just laughs and walks away. Off the plane, straight to the boys. I wave goodbye through the small round plane window, tapping it to get all of their attention. They wave back, do some dumb shit to make me laugh, then grab their bags and leave.

My phone goes off, playing a small clip I've set for the ring tone of Zach yelling "Answer my text!"

Text message
I heard what you said to Logan about me, Thank you for sticking up for the guys and Me. It means a lot.

I smile down at my phone as i re-read the text. Maybe this wont be such a tragic ending after all.