The Truth in Cliche (Falling in Reverse and Escape the Fate FanFic) Sequel to Not Good Enough

26. Things Don't Change

Aziah's POV:

I heard her groan, and flip over again.

I felt for her.

These beds sucked when you aren't under as much physical stress as she is. Her whole life got switched around because of a silly little stick. She immediately had to give up all addictions. She couldn't smoke, drink... She had to start eating. If any normal person had to go from Charlie Sheen status to straightegde in one day they probably would have died. Carter should have died, and she didn't. It only proves her strength.

Except now. Now she didn't sound all that strong. She sounded sleep deprived.

"Carter love?" I called to the bunk above me.

"Mmmmmmmmm," was what I got in response. I let out a sympathetic chuckle and got out of bed to peek into hers.

"You wanna go somewhere?" I asked, unable to keep my eyes open. Waking up sucks.

"Where are we?" she asked, scooting so she could glance out a window.

"Fuck if I know," I shrugged and looked out with her. Wherever we were it was dry. And hot. And dry.

"I don't like it here," she groaned and rolled back over to face away from me. About three seconds later she was snoring. And I'm not exaggerating. I shrugged and decided to go back to sleep myself.

Life on the road was definitely not the kindest to a person's body.

As soon as my head hit the pillow someone barged onto the bus and started screaming

"Get up, get up!! You are totally gonna want to see this!!" to which I responded by pulling my blanket over my head and giving whoever it was the bird. I heard them sigh and then the bus door slam. I then decided to go back to sleep.

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Tayleyy's POV:

"Yeah, they're out cold," I shrugged as I met Jacen outside the bus. I sighed and checked her watch.

"It's 10 in the morning!" she threw her hands up

"Carter's pregnant, her body doesn't give a shit about what time it is," I shrugged

"And what's Ziz's excuse?" she folded her arms

"She's Ziz," I laughed and Jacen rolled her eyes before turning to Chris.

"I'm sorry, I thought it'd be a real nice surprise for her to meet you, she adores you," she gushed. Carter wasn't the only one who loved some Chris.

"Oh, that's alright. We've got our set... Maybe after?" he said, turning to his guys who nodded. Oh, his face.

"Right right, well thanks for being so sweet," Jacen composed herself, I could quite literally see Jacky's face pop into her head.

"It's no problem, really. Catch you girls later," he grinned and hugged us both before walking away. It took everything in me not to walk right after him.

What can I say? We're all still allowed to fangirl. And if there was any band on this tour to fangirl over, it was fucking MIW.

"You should've told them who it was," Jacen said

"Honestly? I still don't think they'd have gotten out of bed," I giggled and Jacen nodded, realizing I was 100 percent correct.

"Well, wanna see what other man candy there is to look at?" I suggested

"I'm dating Jacky," Jacen murmured, although her face screamed YES YES YES.

"I'm with TJ. I said look, Jace," I shrugged and began to walk away, appearing as indifferent as possible. I'd only made it a few feet before she grabbed my arm and said

"Fineeee," she said it as if I were forcing her but we both knew it was anything but.

As we wandered around the grounds I noticed something that made me fangirl. Hard. Openly. And quite loudly.

"Is that," I pointed. Jacen slapped my hand down and I covered my face with my hands, "I knew they were on Warped but oh," I was melting.

"Come on," Jacen grabbed my arm and dragged me over to him

She waved politely, and went for a handshake. He took it and smiled. "I'm Jacen, and this fangirlling ball of mush is Veronica," she rolled her eyes when she realized I was standing five feet away with my hands covering my mouth. He laughed

"Veronica, that's very pretty," he smiled at me and I took another step back. Jacen walked over and pulled me to him. He stuck his hand out

"I'm Derek Sanders," he smirked when I shook my head repeatedly

"Sorry she's such a wreck. We actually are playing on this tour," Jacen said

"Yeah, I know. My White Walls, yeah?" he asked

"That's right! Wow, I'm surprised you recognized us," she smiled at him

"Well you girls are the most colorful band on this tour," he laughed.

"Can I get a hug?" I finally asked

"She speaks!!" he yelled as he wrapped his arms around me the way an old friend would. I giggled and found my legs were shaking.

"Sorry I'm so... Weird. I've just loved Mayday Parade for so long. It was just kind of one of those surreal moments. It's like, I'm not waiting in line to see you, I'm standing next to you watching the kids waiting in line to see us. It's so crazy," I babbled like an idiot.

"Dude, don't worry. We all have those moments, hey. I do have to run, but talk to Jason here, and he'll give you my number, yeah?" and then he walked away. I thought I was going to die when Jason stretched out his hand for my phone. He put in his and Derek's numbers before hugging me a wishing me a nice day.

"I love Warped!" I yelled, and a few kids outside the fence yelled with me so I yelled louder "I FUCKING LOVE WARPED!" that got them all chanting "I love Warped! I love Warped!" Jacen starting chanting with them. We ran the length of the fence that way, screaming and chanting.

This is what a family was.

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Carter's POV:

I woke up feeling surprisingly average. I rubbed my face and slid off my bunk. I wobbled to the bathroom. I took a mega quick shower and pulled my hair into a tight bun. I walked to my bunk in underwear and dug through my clothes. Ziz popped her head out of hers.

"Put some clothes on! Someone might walk in," she mumbled, climbing out and rubbing her face

"I'm pregnant. My body isn't sexual anymore, it's a science experiment," we laughed and she went to the bathroom. I decided on a aztec printed tank dress and hot pink chunky boots. I changed right there and walked off the bus. I didn't know how long ago Jacen and Runt had been on the bus but they were no where in sight. I pulled out my phone and started scrolling through Tumblr. I stayed there for lord knows how long before Ziz finally walked off.

"Let's go get food," I offered, she glanced at the time

"Okay, but let's hurry. It's 9:45 and gates open at eleven," I nodded and we walked to the nearest exit. We then found a stand alone Dunk n' Donuts and walked inside. There were tons of kids ordering coffee who were waiting for gates to open. A few of them recognized us but they didn't seem to care too much. Ziz got some disgusting little pastries and orange juice for us before we left back to the venue.

We crossed fields and fields of sand before we came to the stage we would be on. After a quick sound check we got a warning that gates were open. I pulled a stool to center stage and sat on it. We were one of the first bands to play. I was surprised at how many people actually turned up. I performed seated but Ziz and Jace amped up their antics so the kids didn't seem to mind much. I was surprised at how many actually stayed through our entire set. When we were done I thanked the crowd and gave my guitar to our hand. I waited for the girls before we took off to see what trouble we could get in.

"We want you to meet someone!" Jacen smirked and I began to feel uneasy

"Don't worry, it'll be fun!" Runt giggled. I looked to Ziz who shrugged. I rolled my eyes and let myself be dragged to who knows.