life on tour//Jake kiszka

fly me to the moon

Waiting to board your plane to London, after a 10 bus journey, nobody speaks because you're just so drained. 'So this is what it feels like to be on tour?'you speculate as you walk through the cold plane connection.
Finally on board you take a seat and immediately put a sleeping mask over your eyes.
"Are you cold?",asks josh.
Unaware that he came and sat next to you, you sleepily nod your head as he wraps a blanket around you. Not thinking about what you're doing, you shuffle your head into a space in josh's arm and doze off to sleep...
You are woken by a soft tap to the head expecting that the stewardess are coming around with your meals.
"wake up sleepy head,we are here",josh whispers.
"We're here! You mean I slept for 9 hours!",you exclaim, appalled with yourself.
"Yes I don't know how you did it but you did. We just need to get the bus to Newcastle now, our first show is there tomorrow night.",josh explains politely.

You jump out of your seat with a burst of energy and skip into the airport. You chat away to the boys about nothing and everything till the bus arrives.
It's a strange feeling to be back to the county you lived all your life, it's like you've never been there before. Nothing feels the same way as it used to but you take its as a positive, it's a sign of a new beginning.

You climb onto the bus to see jake curled up on one of the seats, his head sticking out. You sit in the row opposite and lay down with your head in the isle almost touching his.
"I'm really exited to be back in the uk and I'm so glad I'm with all of you", you explain cheerfully.
"Uhhumm",murmurs Jake, as though he wants you to know something is wrong.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?",you ask warmly.
Bluntly he replies,"Nothing,I'm fine"
"I know you're not fine, you're not yourself. You can tell me anything, I'll listen to whatever you need to say.",you strongly state.
"I know we didn't clarify anything but you and josh on the plane really got to me, you know. I want it to be just us and if you don't that's fine I understand." He begins as he turns his head towards yours,"but I really like you and I think you feel the same but if you-"
Before jake says anything else you kiss him intensely,leaving him speechless.
"Yes I do and I'm sorry. I'm going to take a trip to see my parents before your first show-come with me?",you request.
"Of course I will and don't think that I don't want you to talk to josh, you guys are close and I understand that so I'm sorry",he apologises.
"Don't worry about it and I'm going to ask the boys if they want to come too. My mum and dad really like you guys and they don't even know I've left work, so I want to surprise them",you conclude.

Sarcastically Jake salutes and shouts "yes ma'am!". You both laugh then squirm back down the seats. Josh,Sam and Danny move down the bus towards you.
Josh runs and jumps on top of jake grabbing hold and shaking jacket; he's shouting things like 'where is it' or 'what have you done with it'. Unsure whether the situation is serious you, sam and Danny stare at each other. An 'ah you're killing me' comes rasping from josh as he rolls to the floor. You all start to laugh as josh acts out his final scene but you don't want it to end so you join in. In our little theatre at the back of the bus we act out our final scene with teary eyed onlookers. You're back!