Second Heartbeat [Avenged Sevenfold]

Chapter 19

"I don't want to go on tour without you." Brian mumbled and took a bite of his toast. I giggled, setting my coffee on the table as pulled a chair out opposite him and sat down. Brian had refused to go into the studio for the last day, no matter how much Jimmy and I begged.

"I'll be joining you before you know it. Plus, your first shows a hometown one anyway. I'll be there." I smiled at him, trying to make him feel better.

"What if something happens again and you can't. Then what?"

"Ever the optimist Brian." I mumbled, rolling my eyes and taking a sip of my coffee.

"That's not what I meant. I just don't like the fact that if something did happen, I won't be here to help you, to be with you. I'll be useless."

"Yea okay brain." His selfish nature made me mad and I stood up and made my way upstairs. I pulled the brush through my hair and pulled on a black summer dress that stopped mid shin. I pulled on some black boots and grabbed my bag and keys, making my way back down the stairs and towards the front door.

"Where are you going?" Brian's voice yelled from the kitchen.

"Out." I yelled back.

"I thought we were spending the day together." Brian's figure appeared in the doorway of the kitchen. His black hair was still a mess.

"I can't spend the whole day listening to you complain Brian. I get it, you don't want to leave me here alone for a couple of months. I don't want to be alone either but you know what? It is what it is and you need to stop. You're giving me anxiety." He sighed and made his way over to me and pulled me into a hug.

"I'm sorry. I'll drop it. There's nothing we can do about."

"Thank you." I mumbled pulling away. Brian's brown eyes looked into my green ones. He smiled faintly and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.

"Where were you going to go? Maybe I can tag along with you." He seemed to hesitate whilst asking.

"I was just going to go back home. Probably about time I started going through some things." I mumbled looking down at my hands and playing with my keys.

"Oh.. Do you mind if I tag along? Y'know, as a sort of support. It's okay if you don't want me there." He rushed. I giggled at his expression and pulled him into a hug.

"You're such a dork Brian. Of course you can come." He let out a slight chuckle.

"Okay, just give me 30 and I'll be ready." I nodded and watched as he ran up the stairs.

> Brian's POV <

"Oh I remember this. This was their first ever gig. They sucked so much but I was so damn proud of them, they'd worked so hard. Daniel was so ecstatic when he came off stage." We sat cross legged on the floor of her bedroom back at her house, surrounded by pictures taken down from the walks.

I watched as her face lit up at the photo that lay in her hands. She placed it in the box and picked up the next one. I looked at it and a small smile formed on my lips.

"This was honestly the best day of my life." I looked up at her, taking in her beauty. Her bright orange hair cascaded over her shoulders and sad smiled danced on her lips as she looked down at the photo. I looked back down at the photo. It was of her and Daniel on their wedding day. In the photo she had dark brown hair at was pulled up on top of her head. Her white, strapless wedding dress hugged her perfect body and the most genuine smile adorned her face. Her hands rested on either side of Daniels face who had his arms planted firmly on her hips and his eyes looked down at her with nothing but pure love and affection.

"You both look like you were made for each other." I spoke truthfully even though it made my heart pang with slight jealousy.

"I always thought that." She sighed sadly placing the picture in the box.

"So you looking forward to getting back out on the road?" She asked whole sorting through various photos.

"Yeah. It'll be good to travel again, test out the new stuff live. It'll be interesting to see how it will be received considering it's not going to be released until a couple of months into the tour. It'll be like playing to a dead crowd." I purposely didn't mention the part where I would miss her not being there with us.

"It'll be well received. You have nothing to worry about." She shot me a smile that washed away all the worry that had been building up inside of me about the tour.

This is why I need her in my life. Permanently.