Picking Up The Pieces {COMPLETED} (A Vic Fuentes Fanfiction)

I Don't Wanna Take Your Precious Time

I Don't Wanna Take Your Precious Time.

Vic's POV

I woke up in the bunk alone with a minor headache; lucky for me, I didn't drink as much as the others did last night, so I would be more tolerable than them. I poked my head out to see if I could see anyone, but the bus looked empty, meaning everyone was probably still asleep. After wiping my eyes I jumped out of the bunk and headed through to the front of the bus, hoping I would find someone, yet there was still no sign of anyone. I double checked the bunks, and everyone else was there, except for Holly. I ruled out her being in the bathroom because it was empty and I had no idea where she could be, so I ended up ringing Kellin and Jenna. They hadn't seen her either. I wasn't going to panic about this; there had to have been a reasonable explanation, I was sure of it.

I decided to get some air seeing as we still hadn't moved for whatever reason, although I knew we would have to make a move soon to make sure we were where we needed to be. After all, we had a show to play tonight, and then had tomorrow off as we would be on the road for quite some time. I jumped slightly when I found Holly sat down on the ground, leant up against the cold metal of the bus; it was quite early, and I wasn't expecting her to be out here on her own. "Holly?" My words startled her slightly because her vision shot to me, and softened when she realized who had surprised her. "Jesus Vic, you gave me a heart attack" she laughed, clutching to her chest over-dramatically. "Sorry, didn't mean to. What're you doing out here?" I questioned, curiosity getting the better of me. "Just felt like getting some air, what about you?" "Same" I chuckled slightly. She nodded and smiled at me, our eyes locking before I went and sat beside her.

We ended up sat outside the bus for almost half an hour before Kevin told us we were leaving, and in that half an hour we would talk about random little things that made the two of us smile or laugh. It was nice to be free of drama. We went and sat at the back of the bus which was still quiet seeing as it was just us, Kevin and Tony that were up. I held Holly to my chest as we sat with our legs taking up the majority of the seating whilst watching whatever caught our interest.

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"Guys, we really don't have time for this" I yelled in a panicked tone over the noisy crowd. We had been on tour for over a week now, and it was already proving difficult to keep up with everything. "We know, just give us two minutes" Mike replied as they focused on something Jaime was yelling down the phone. I shook my head and looked around for Holly, but I couldn't see her anywhere; I almost felt bad for bringing her on the tour, because we rarely got to speak. The only time we were really together was when we were asleep or driving to the next location, and it really sucked. "Hey Vic!" Jenna called as she began running over to us. We were waiting to go on stage, and it was just up to Jaime to get off of the phone; I had no idea who he was talking to, but it must have been important because this would normally never happen. "Hey Jen, whats up?" I asked as she reached us, quickly glancing at Jaime who was now hanging up. "Is it okay if I sit on your bus for a while? I have some stuff I need to do and the guys are being noisy." "Yeah, that's fine" I smiled,noticing Holly appear in the distance. I flashed her a smile, and she returned a grimace which just made a bad feeling rise in my stomach, and no matter how much I wanted to ru over there, I just couldn't. She continued walking and I looked back at Jenna before I smiled and approached the stage with my band mates.

Holly's POV

I carried on walking, leaving Vic to talk to Jenna. Vic and I had barely spent any time together, but I knew that wasn't his fault. The only thing that hurt was that he would always be talking to Jenna, although I was overthinking it. My anxiety was getting the best of me, and I just had to ignore it, because I love Vic, and I really hoped that he still loved me. He may not have gotten the chance to say it recently, but I knew the love was still there. It had to have been.

Later that night after the show had finished, I hadn't waited for them to all pile on to the bus like I normally would; I was feeling a litle too insecure about a lot of things, and I didn't want them to notice; they probably wouldn't have noticed anyway, but I didn't want to take that chance. I was lying in the bunk facing the wall with my body close to that wall, ensuring Vic had enough room when he inevitably crawled in. "Holly, are you awake?" he asked softly, but I ignored his question, keeping my breathing slow and steady so he would think I was asleep, because he had always been good at telling how I was feeling. He sighed before I heard footsteps walking away, causing me to release a breath that I wasn't even aware I was holding. "If you go back there, don't make to much noise, Holly's asleep. I'll be back in a minute, I'm going to go and see the others" Vic spoke before the bus door shut. A minute later I heard breathing behind me, but I had no way of telling who it was. "Vic's gone and I know you're not actually asleep" Tony spoke sympathetically. I quietly sighed to myself before I felt his arm on my shoulder, rolling me over to face him and his worried expression. "What's wrong?" I shook my head dismissively, rejecting the truth that something was wrong; I didn't want to bring them down or cause drama whilst they were meant to be having the time of their life. "Holly, you can talk to me, you know you can" he smiled; that was the first reassuring smile I had seen since the beginning of this tour, and I guess it really got to me because it was something I needed. "Just... it's stupid. I don't want to bore you" I smiled back. "You won't. Come on, I remember you telling me that you would talk to one of us if something came up, and I'm here for you." How was I meant to tell him that I was feeling distant, constantly paranoid and avoided? I just couldn't, he wouldn't understand what I meant. "Really turtle, its nothing" I smiled back. I could tell that he knew I was lying, but he would respect my privacy and not pry. "Alright, but you know I'm always going to be here if you need someone to talk to, alright?" "I know. Thanks Tony." He flashed me a smile before I looked behind him a little and felt my smile drop. "So you'll talk to him but not me?" Vic spoke sadly. "It's not like that Vic" I rushed out in a panic. I couldn't lose Vic, no matter what. He sighed, pain showing on his face before he turned around. "I'll sort this out, okay? Don't worry" Tony smiled before he chased after him. Trust me to be the one to create more drama when they least need it.

Tony's POV

I chased after Vic, hoping he hadn't gone too far. I was glad when the second I stepped off the bus he was there, his head resting on the cold metal of our bus. "Have I done something wrong?" he asked in a quiet tone. I shut the bus door and approached him. "No. She wouldn't say anything, she said it was 'stupid,' although how you thought she was actually asleep I'll never know; it was kind of obvious she wasn't, and you're the one that sleeps with her" I laughed lightly in attempt to bring his mood up. "Should I pull her aside and talk to her?" he asked, his eyes meeting mine. "Maybe, it would be an idea. In all honesty, I haven't seen you two have an actual conversation in days" I replied instantly. "Okay, I'll bring her out here and talk to her. Thank you Tony" he sighed with a smile. "No problem, I'll be in my bunk if you need me" I smiled before he tailed me on the bus to collect Holly.

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Title Credit; Do It Now Remember It Later by Sleeping with Sirens
Listening to; Don't Fear The Reaper by Pierce the Veil {Blue Oyster Cult cover}