He Saved Her Life

You're Family, and I Will Protect You

I got on the bus and Jasey had just slipped on one of Balz's shirts, keeping everything else on. She had headphones in and I could hear the music clearly. One of our songs that her and I wrote together. She sat down in the back lounge, her eyes closed and knees pulled up to her chest. I walked over and sat next to her. Not saying anything, just pulling her into a hug.

"I'm sorry about earlier." She said, one headphone out. "What are you sorry for? You were defending me. Not that you needed to, but I appreciate it. All of us appreciate you defending us today." I said, rubbing her arm. "We're all family, ya know? Josh and I may not be married yet, but you guys are already family to me. And in my eyes, family defends each other through anything. No matter what." She said, looking up at me. "But what made you act out so badly towards that guy? You've never been like that before." I asked. She took a deep breath and took her other headphone out, setting her phone on the small counter in here. "I've been getting a lot of messages lately. Messages about you guys being assholes, satan worshipers, worthless pieces of shit and so on. And even messages about them wanting to take me to their bedrooms. I haven't told Josh. He would flip out and I don't want him to stress while on tour. But I will admit that I don't want to leave the bus by myself anymore every since I started getting those. Around you guys is when I feel safe." She said, her head hanging low. "I guess I've just had all this pent up anger that I couldn't hold anymore and that guy just happened to be in my way." She added. "You know we will always keep you safe. I can promise that. I can see in your eyes sometimes that you're scared and I never knew why. Now I do. And I promise I will always be here for you. Even if you just want a different cuddle buddy for a night." I said, trying to get her to smile. A small smile threatened to show, but it didn't last. "I gotta go get Ghost, I'll be back though and then we're going to be on the road for awhile before we get to the next show." I said, kissing her forehead and leaving.

I took a deep breath once I got outside. "What's wrong?" Balz asked. "You need to check her Twitter and stuff. You'll know what's wrong and why she's been so protective. You deserve to know. She didn't want you to know because she didn't want you to stress about it while on tour. But now I'm stressed about it, so why not have you be stressed with me. I'm going to get Ghost. Just check her messages and shit." I said and left him to do so.

*Josh's POV*

I was slightly confused by what Chris had said, but from how he said it, I trust that something is wrong and I will have to do as he said. I stood up and went inside the bus. Jasey is sitting in the back lounge, her knees pulled up to her chest, one of my shirts on, and her headphones in. I walked back and gently took her headphones out, pulling her up by her arms so she's standing in front of me. I wrapped my arms around her and pressed her body to mine. I know something's wrong, and I know she's been hiding it from me.

"Chris told me to look at your messages. And I will, unless you want to tell me why he said that. I promise I won't be mad at you. I can see that something is wrong, and I want to help you through it if you'll let me." I said, rubbing her back. We sat down on the couch, her sitting with her back against my chest and her head nuzzled into the crook of my neck as she explained everything that I'm guessing she told Chris.

I frowned at what she was telling me, I don't know why these people have to go to her and call us such things and say such horrible things to her. I'm infuriated. I want so badly to make everything go away. But with what I do for a living, it doesn't just go away. And she knows that.

Awhile later she went to sleep, but still in my lap. I pulled my phone out and opened Twitter.

~Josh Balz: "If any of you assholes have a problem with my band, come to the members about it. Don't go to my fiancé and tell her." I tweeted, then opened another one.

~Josh Balz: "Also, if any of you motherfuckers decide to think it's okay to talk about raping her, I will personally find you and kill you." I sent the tweet and put my phone in my pocket.

I just out my phone away and now it's blowing up. It only goes off for Twitter when one of the guys tweets. I took my phone back out and unlocked it. On Twitter every single one of the guys tweeted something about what I said.

~Lonesome Ghost: " I will haunt you in your dreams and in your daily life if you don't leave her the fuck alone." Ghost tweeted.

~RyanMIW: " I'll bash your head in if I hear anymore of this bullshit about Jasey. Don't go to her with problems that you have with the band." Ryan tweeted.

~Vinny(drummer): "Say anything you want to us guys in the band, but don't go and fuck with @JoshBalz's fiancé." Vinny said.

~Ricky Horror: "You wanna fuck with me, go for it. You fuck with my bestfriend and you will regret ever being born in this country!" Ricky said, causing a small smile to form.

~ChrisMotionless: "Family. We protect them with everything we got. We don't let people hurt our family if we have anything to do with it..."

"Jasey is family. She's my sister. And whether you like that or not, I don't give a shit. All of us are family. We protect each other, stand up for one another..."

"I don't care what you say to me. She doesn't deserve any of the bullshit all you fuckin haters are sending her. We love her." Chris tweeted in 3 different tweets.

All of this makes me smile because we are family. All of us. Nothing will change that. Family does protect each other. We don't let them go through anything alone. "You're not gonna be alone in this. I promise." I said in Jasey's ear as she slept. "We all promise." The rest of the guys said, standing in the doorway of the back lounge.

"How's she doin?" Ricky asked as he sat next to me. "She's okay. A bit broken from it all, but as long as we're around her at all times, she'll be okay." I answered. "She doesn't want to be left alone. Doesn't want to go anywhere alone. In fear that something will happen to her." Chris said from his bunk. "I know. She told me earlier. None of us will ever leave her alone. Someone always has to stick behind with her if she doesn't want to go somewhere with us." I said, running my hand over her hair.

For awhile, all of us talked quietly amongst each other, careful not to wake Jasey. Eventually I did carry her to our shared bunk and went to sleep next to her.

*Jasey's POV*

I woke up around 3 in the morning, everyone else is asleep except the bus driver. I grabbed my phone and headphones and got out of the bunk, careful not to wake Josh. I went into the front lounge and sat down next to the window. Complete darkness surrounding the bus as it drove by whatever is was driving by. I sighed and put my headphones in, turning on Motionless In White. Chris's voice helps me calm down.

I sit there by the window with my knees pulled up to my chest, my arms wrapped loosely around my knees, and my head rested on top as I stare out the window.

-3 weeks later-

*Ricky's POV*

Today is our first day off since your started, we're going hiking to find some waterfall. Jasey's idea, she wants to see it. Not that it's a bad idea, I think it's cool. Everyone else is all for it too.

Everyone got dressed in the appropriate attire for our event and we set off to find this waterfall. Jasey leading the way.

"How much further, Jass?" I asked. "Not long, the thing I read says that it should be right around that bend up ahead." She said, pointing forward where the path turns right. "I hear it." She said and ran up ahead further.

All of us followed and there it was. As if from some fairytale story. It was beautiful. I looked around and Jasey was halfway up the rocks to the top of the waterfall. This is where she belongs. With us.