Is It So Wrong To Be In Love? (Never Shout Never fan fiction)

In this Midwestern state: Chapter six

I arrived back in Zoar at about 1 in the morning but I wasn't tired. I took a taxi home. When I got home, my parents were asleep already, so I quietly made my way upstairs. My room felt cold but was still just as I left it. I didn't bother to unpack my things yet, and just made my way over to my bed and laid down. I tried calling him Chris but he didn't answer. I waited up for about half an hour, hoping he'd call back but he never did and I ended going to sleep.

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When I woke up, I had a message from Chris that said: Morning beautiful. :-). I smiled to myself and put a simple "<3". I also had a message from Mike: Hey! Saw your performance on YouTube! Great voice! I replied: "thanks (:" then closed the message. I didn't really want to talk to Mike, but I didn't want to be rude either.

I ran over to my laptop and opened YouTube. I had no idea at all that someone even recorded it. The video was impressively close to the stage and had decent quality. I smiled as I watched it; the video had 1,067 views. The comments on the video were good too. It really made me happy and even gave me some confidence that people enjoyed it. I went down stairs, and both my parents were there drinking coffee in the kitchen.

"Morning, did your flight go well?" My Dad asked.

My Dad and I have never been close with each. Like most clichés, he was always working and never made time for me. When I was younger it used to bother me. I remember my Mom would stay up late at night, suspecting he was cheating on her when he would say he was working late. He probably has cheated on my Mom but I try not to think about that. He was an alright guy.

"Fine." I replied rudely. I was still upset about them making me leave Warped Tour especially when things were going so well for me. I wish I had my own place so I wouldn't have to deal with their rules but without a job, I don't have many options.

My Mom came into the kitchen and she passed by me going to the coffee maker, her perfume lurking in the air behind her.

"So how was the concert thing?" My mom asked pouring a cup of coffee.

"It was so great! Even without Carla, it was so great! SO wonderful, thank you so much for asking," I said exaggerating each word.

"Well what'd you do there?" My dad asked, his voice heavy and throaty.

"Made friends, got a job, got a boyfriend, and sang one of my songs in front of a thousand people. So I did everything, that I can't do in this town."  I said while pouring myself a cup of coffee.

"You got a boyfriend? Oh, sweetie tell me about him," My mom asked curiously. Really? I said that I performed a song and she couldn't even pretend to care about it? I mean yeah, I've never really had a boyfriend before but still, she should at least pretend to care about me singing because it's what I want to make a career out of.

"Yeah, he's a singer and song writer. He has a band called Never Shout Never and a few other side projects. He's really sweet too." I replied.

"That's great! I'm so happy for you! When will we meet him?" She asked.

"In 3 weeks once Warped is over. But hey, getting a boyfriend wasn't the only thing that happened while I was gone. You did hear me say that I performed on stage, right? Or do you just not give a shit about what matters to me?" I questioned. My Dad sighed heavily and left the kitchen; conflict wasn't his style.

"I do care! It's just...it's not a realistic job. Do you know how many people are trying to 'make it'? Tons of people but hardly any of them do. I think it's a neat talent but I don't think that you should expect to make a career out of it. And watch your language around me," My mom said firmly. I looked at her shocked. She didn't care whatsoever.

"How could you say that? Do you think that I don't know that it's hard to 'make it'? Yes I do know, that's why I'm trying so hard! I've been getting a little exposure, not a whole lot, but it's still exposure. Why can't you just be happy and support me? You're my Mom; you're supposed to help build my confidence and support me, not tear me down," I said. She didn't say anything. It was uncomfortable now and I ended up leaving to my bedroom.

I tried calling Chris and Hayley, but they both didn't answer. I was in desperate need of cheering up, but I didn't have any friends here. I wanted to go back to Warped, I felt like I belonged there, not in this shitty town.

 Here, I have no friends. In High School, I was never exactly bullied but I wasn't necessarily liked either. But either way. I couldn't stand school. I'd always tell myself 'high school is temporary, once it's over, you can leave, and never look back'. But I'm still here.

I went on YouTube and listened to Never Shout Never since I couldn't talk to Chris, his music would be the next best thing. I listened to all the songs from the Time Travel album and I stumbled upon a song called 'Losing It'. The song was about Chris losing his virginity. Even though that song was pretty old, I still felt a little jealous of the girl the he lost his virginity to. I was still a virgin. Then I started thinking about how the general amount of Chris' songs were written about girls, and I started feeling even more jealous. I tried to shake off the thought and listened to other bands. After a while, I got a call from Chris.

"Hey babe!" I answered excitedly..

"Hey darling, sorry I missed your call. You called during our show and then we did a meet and greet. " Chris explained.

"It's alright. So how's your day been?" I asked,

"Alright I suppose but it's not the same without you here. I really miss you already,"

"I miss you too, you have no idea. But I'll see you soon enough,"

"Yeah. What have you been up to?"

"Nothing, there's nothing here. I want to go back to Warped and be with you and Hayley again,"

"I know, I know. I want you back here too, believe me. Hayley and the Black Veil Brides guys asked about you; they seem to miss you already." 

"Really? They're so sweet,"

"Yeah they're all pretty great. It's really late over here but I'll call you in the morning, lovely." Chris said yawning.

"Okay, talk to you soon." I said hanging up. It would have been nice to talk a little bit longer but Chris seemed busy anyways. I figured I should try and force myself to sleep. If I sleep, it'll make the three weeks go by faster.

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A/N: Merp. Kinda boring chapter, but the next chapter will be really good. ;3 The song 'Losing It' is on the side.  ^.^