I Fell For The Drummer (Andy Hurley/Patrick Stump Oneshot)

I Fell For The Drummer (Andy Hurley/Patrick Stump)

Thought I'd finally put a little Andtrick oneshot up. I ship it, so why not, right? Hope you all like this!

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Lately, something has changed in Patrick's mind - as well as in the way he acts around the guys, especially when Andy is around. He doesn't know why everything's changed suddenly, but what he does know is that he's falling hard - for the drummer. He hasn't told anyone yet, and really, he's not sure if he will. He's thought about going to Pete for advice, or even Joe, but every time he gets the courage to do it, something goes wrong, or he pretends like he forgets what he wanted to say.

Its been at least a month since Patrick's feelings have changed, and he's still done nothing about it. He tries to act as normal as he can around everyone, but he knows they all know him too well. Except Andy, who seems to be blind to Patrick's new personality. But, Patrick's not stupid either. He can see how Andy's changed as well. He doesn't know why, but he can tell he's changed.

Patrick is conflicted; he doesn't know if he should approach Andy directly or go to Pete and Joe for advice. If he goes straight to Andy, he's made up so many ways the scenario could go wrong. If he goes straight to Joe and Pete, each way he'd try to tell them only ended up with them laughing in his face. He was at a crossroads; be laughed at or just be a man and tell Andy how he was feeling.

He was hopelessly confused.

Patrick had spent endless nights in a row getting out of his bunk, going into the main lounging area of the bus, then pacing back and forth. He'd always make sure the guys were asleep before he even dared to get out of his bunk, which just so happened to be right above Andy's. He'd quietly walk into the main area of the bus, sit on the couch for a minute or two, then start pacing back at forth.

The first time Pete caught him pacing around at two in the morning, Pete really didn't think anything of it. His insomnia was getting the best of him, so he just sat on the couch and talked to Patrick. Patrick was kind of glad Pete had caught him because talking put his mind at ease - for once. That was the first night Patrick had come so close to bringing his feelings up about Andy, but right as he was about to, their driver had pulled over and asked Pete and himself if they wanted to stop for breakfast once they got into town. After they replied, Pete asked what Patrick was going to say, and of course, Patrick said he had forgotten.

But, as much as Patrick was getting tired keeping this all to himself, Joe and Pete were getting just as tired of not being told what was going on. They were always used to being told what was going on with their best friends, or in some cases, telling them what was going on with themselves. They'd had enough and were going to get to the bottom of what was going on with their singer.

"Yo, Patrick, can we talk for a sec?" Pete stuck his head into the bunk room.

"Yeah," Patrick said, hopping down from his bunk and following Pete into the main area of the bus. Joe was sitting on the couch, sipping a bottle of water. "What's up?" he asked, sitting next to Joe.

"We wanted to talk," Pete said, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge.

"About?" Patrick asked.

"Look, I'm just gonn' cut to the chase," Joe said. "Pete and I can tell you've been acting differently, Patrick. We want to know what's up so we can help you, man. You know you can talk to us."

"Truthfully, I've been wanting to talk to you guys and maybe get advice, but I keep chickening out," Patrick sighed, fiddling with the bottom of his shirt. 

"So, what's up then?" Pete asked.

"I, um, I think I might be fallin' for Andy," Patrick didn't look up right away. He was too afraid he'd seen two of his best friends trying not to laugh at him. But, once he finally got the courage to look up, Joe and Pete had small smiles on their faces. Almost looking as if they had known all along. "Are you gonna say anything?"