s m i l e

19: home

flashing forward to the last day of tour, natalie and the band are hanging out in the venue of their last show.

natalie's pov

"you guys ready?" brendon shouts as he makes his way backstage.

"hell yeah!" kenny shouts as he jogs behind, guitar in hand.

i think they were ready for tour to be over. as much fun as it is, traveling every few days and doing shows almost every night probably had them tired and ready to go home and relax. i was so ready to finally sleep in my own bed again.

"last show of tour! you ready to head back to california tomorrow?" dallon asked as we caught up to brendon.

"yeah, i love traveling and watching the shows but i am so tired! i don't know how you do all this plus actually performing!" i say.

"you get used to it. see you out there nat!" dallon waves as he walks onstage.

i make my way to the side of the stage where i normally sit and watch. although i can stand now, after recovering from my injury.

i sing along to every song, wave to the people in the crowd, dance like an idiot. brendon waves or gives me a thumbs up every now and then, probably checking to see if i'm doing okay. zack lets me help hand out waters to some of the people at the barricade, though i'm not much help as i have to stay a safe distance away from them. brendon's rules.

the show finally comes to an end and i walk back to the dressing room where i find the band sprawled out on every piece of furniture in the room. brendon is lying sideways on a chair so only his back is holding him on it (which looked so uncomfortable), dallon is lying on the couch, kenny is lying on the ground, and dan is sprawled out across the table.

"tired?" i ask, they all groan in response.

"c'mon guys! this is the last show! we get to go home!" i say enthusiastically, to hopefully get them to get up.

"but i don't want to get up..." dan mumbles as i pull him off the table.

"let's go! you can sleep on the bus, and then you can sleep on the plane!" i say as i start handing them their stuff.

apparently zack had the same idea and started grabbing anything we were to bring on the bus and made his way out. i did the same while the band lagged behind.

"i'm going to sleep for three days straight when i get home." dan yawns.

"same." kenny replies.

"me too." brendon says as he flops into his bunk.

"what about you dallon?" i ask.

"i just want to see my kids." he says happily.

"cute. you better bring them over someday!" i say as i walk towards the kitchen.

i grabbed a soda and made my way back to the living area to find the band on their phones, so i announced that i was heading to bed. i said goodnight to everyone and headed towards the bunks.