The End Of All Things // B.U

The Time I Went To Harley's Baseball Game

"Ava. You okay?" Brendon asked.

"Um yeah." I replied wiping my tears and watching the rain outside my window.

"What's up?"

"Nothing."

"Why did you cry so hard at that song?"

"Because it reminds me of my childhood. My parents used to sing that song to me because I had nightmares and would wake up in the middle of the night screaming. I still have them just not as often. I guess it just reminds me of the happy parts of my childhood."

"So you've been a fan for a while."

"I remember listening to a fever and dancing around my living room when I was like 3."

"Wanna go for a drive?"

"Yeah. Only if I can choose the music."

"Sure."

The next day
I woke up at 12 and got dressed. I was going out with Damien and his brother Mark before the game so I did my makeup and my hair then grabbed a slice of toast. "Hey dad. Bye dad." I said running out the door and got into Damien's car. "Hi."

"Hi. Let's go." He replied driving off. We went to the train station for a while The it was time for Harley's game. We drove to the stadium and had really good seats.

"Good luck H." Harley smiled at me.

"Thanks!" He added. I smiled and went back to my seat. I sat next to Damien and he pulled me onto his lap.

"I love you did you know that?" He asked.

"Yes I did." I replied.

"Well do you love me?"

"You already know the answer to that." He kissed my cheek and I put my head on his shoulder while I watched the game. At the end of the game Harley's team won so I ran and gave him a hug. "Congrats! That was so good!"

"Thanks." He replied hugging me back.

"Good job man." Damien added high-fiving him.

"Thanks man."

"Okay we better get going. Bye H." I mentioned. We left and Damien dropped me home. I pecked his lips before hugging him and going inside. "Hey dad." I jumped on the couch and Penny crawled onto my lap.

"Hey princess. How was Harley's game?" Brendon asked.

"It was really good. He got a home run and his team won."

"That's awesome. Can I ask you something? If you answer truthfully I won't be mad."

"Um... okay."

"Why are they cigarettes in your room?"

"Because I smoke."

"When did you start?"

"When I was nine."

"When did you stop?"

"Just before you adopted me."

"Why did you start again?"

"Stress."

"Would you stop for me?"

"No."

"Who would you stop for?"

"No-one."

"Would you stop for Harley?"

"Nope."

"Would you stop for Jake?"

"No."

"Would you stop for Kayla. What would she say if she found out you started smoking?" I stood up and paused for a second. She used to smoke with me.

"She'd probably start again."

"Okay."

"Two questions."

"Yeah."

"Why were you in my room?"

"You borrowed my charger so I went to get it back."

"And why are you being so calm?"

"Because I was your age when I started and it's really hard to stop. I only stopped like last year."

"Oh."

"You can go upstairs if you want."

"I don't want to." I sat back down and snuggled into his side. "I'm sorry."

"About?"

"Being a disappointment."

"You're not a disappointment. You're a huge star and everyone loves you. This is nothing. It's not like you're drug dealing. You're not drug dealing are you?"

"No. I'm not."

"Good. I don't want you to be too much like me."

"Okay." I stifled a laugh and fell asleep.

Time skip (Brendon's PoV)
"Ava. Wake up. We gotta go to New York?" I whispered shaking her awake.

"Mommy don't hurt me. I don't wanna go to school." She muttered in her sleep.

"Ava wake up."

"Mommy please leave me alone! Get off me! Stop hurting me!" She was tossing and turning and tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Ava!" I shook her awake one more time and she shot up. I saw the fear raise in her eyes and pulled her into my chest. "It's okay. Sh. I'm here. It's okay."

"Dad. They were hurting me. And-and."

"It's okay. It was just a dream. Who was hurting you?"

"Sarah, Juliet and Maria."

"Who's Maria?"

"My step mom."

"Well she's not here. She won't hurt you. I promise."

Ava's PoV
Brendon let go of me and I went into my bathroom. I walked my face and brushed my teeth before heading downstairs and we left for New York. It was really early in the morning and I had a wardrobe fitting before rehearsals all day for two weeks then the actual musical starts after that. On the weekends I had band rehearsals with Kayla's band which is now called Saints n Sinners. I loved that name. We renamed our band Dead Roses which is kinda dark but makes for good merch if we ever make merch.

We met up with Harley and the rest of the band then got on the plane. I sat next to the window with Harley in the middle and Brendon at the end.

Harley and I listened to a playlist I made that consists of all our joint favourite songs. Most of them you probably would never expect us to listen to but we do. It goes all the way from literal German death metal to Tish Hyman to Post Malone. (A/n this playlist actually exists it's on Spotify called A // Summer 2k18)

"Hey. You okay?" Harley asked as the plane started taking off. I nodded and he held my hand. "It'll be fine. Just close your eyes and it'll all be over and you might even get some sleep." I laughed and rested my head on his shoulder then, at some point, I fell asleep.

Time skip
"Ava wake up." Harley whispered nudging me slightly. "We're here." It was way to early in the morning for me to function so I just followed them.

When we got off the plane, Harley gave me a piggy back and I fell asleep on his back.