Girl Drummer Meets Boy Drummer(A7X/Jimmy FanFic)

Chapter 12~Going Away

A couple weeks later, Forever Falling had their first album recorded and ready to drop. The first day back in the studio after Michael had his little outburst, he apologized like crazy. I told him I forgave him, but that was one of the biggest lies I've told. Deep down, I resented him for what he said, and I know Kristina did too. But I forgave him for the sake of the band, at least he thought we were ok again.

Larry came to us today at the studio and announced we had a four month tour planned for us, to help get the songs on the album out there before the album dropped. That was pretty exciting news, and he showed us the tour bus that had been tricked out just for us. It was amazing, and we already picked our bunks even though we don't leave for another week. I hoped that Jimmy would be excited, but I wasn't sure how I felt about leaving for four months without him unless there was some way he could come. Maybe he could, I don't know. Kristina was having the same conflicts about Brian as well.

I walked through the door and Jimmy was at my side instantly. He was excited about something, I could tell. "MEGAN!!! I HAVE NEWS!!!" He yelled out excitedly, and I laughed.

"What's up Jimbo?" I asked, and he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Ok, ok, so, Larry gave us a call today, and he said that Avenged is going on tour for three months, and, I want you to come with me!!" My heart fell into my ass. He noticed that was I wasn't freaking out like he expected. "Megz? Why aren't you jumping up and down with me and telling me you'll go?"

I didn't answer the question. "Jimmy, when do you leave?" I asked quietly and weakly.

"Two weeks, why?" I felt my heart drop even further, and he stared at me with worry.

"Um, Forever Falling is going on tour for four months, and we leave next week." I choked out, and his arms dropped from my waist.

"Oh." His voice was sad, and it killed me inside. "So I guess you can't really come with me then."

"No, I guess I can't. I'm so sorry, Jimmy...." I shook my head, staring at the floor. I felt him lift my chin up, forcing my eyes to meet his.

"Hey, look, we'll find ways to work this out, I promise. But in the meantime, we still have a week together before you go." He reassured me softly, and I nodded, but I wasn't so sure. He smiled and kissed my lips. "I love you, you know that, and that's why I'm going to do what I can to keep us together."

I smiled at him and hugged him, and I felt his hand rubbing circles on my back comfortingly as he hugged back. "How do you think Brian's going to take the news?" I asked quietly.

"I'm sure that he'll do the same and find ways to keep him and Kristina together as well." Jimmy said, and I nodded against his chest.

**1 Week Later**

It came time for Forever Falling to go on tour for the first time, and I had sadly packed my things. Don't get me wrong, I was excited for the tour, it was a great thing for the band. But I was sad because Jimmy and I hadn't found a lot of times to call in between shows. It wouldn't be an easy thing to write letters, since we'd constantly be moving from state to state. We tried to get Larry to change the schedules so that we went on at the same time, but Larry said that the schedule was final. I was starting to lose hope. If we did call, we'd only get to talk to each other one or two times a  week, maybe three if we're lucky, because of the way the shows ran. That meant the same thing for Brian and Kristina, and Kristina wasn't feeling any better than I was about it. But, this is what we wanted, wasn't it? To make it big? So that's what we got.

"You got everything you need?" Jimmy asked quietly as I dropped my bags by the door.

"Yeah, I think so." I said, sighing. He nodded as he stared at the floor. "Jimmy, how are we gonna do this?" I asked, and he shook his head.

"I don't know, honestly. I wish that I could say I had a solution, but I can't. I thought there might've been some way we could be more in touch, but it looks like that's not the case." Jimmy said sadly, and I felt a lump form in my throat.

I didn't speak for a while, but swallowed hard before I did. "So then maybe we shouldn't at all..."

His head snapped up, his eyes as wide as a full moon. "Are you saying we should... break up?" He asked in shock, and I nodded. His face fell tremendously. "But... I don't want to end this way." Jimmy protested.

"Neither do I, but maybe it's for the best right now. When I come home again, if you still feel the same way, then I'm all yours." I tried to smile reassuringly, but it failed before it even really surfaced. He stared at the floor sadly, and the bus pulled up outside the house, the driver honking the horn to let us know they were here.

"So this is it then." He said quietly and sadly, and tears built up in my eyes. "This is goodbye."

"No! Not goodbye! More of a see you later, I promise." I told him quickly, and he stared at me with lament. "Jimmy, no matter what, I'll always love you."

"And I'll always love you too, with my whole existence." He murmered. "One last kiss, just for the road?" I nodded and put my arms around his neck, pulling him close as I kissed him passionately for the last time before leaving, and maybe even the last time forever if we didn't get back together when I came back.  I hated the thought of that, and looked over my shoulder at him before getting on the bus.

He stood sadly in the doorway as he watched me, and as I soon as I boarded the bus, I sat down and pulled my knees to my chest on the couch in our so-called living room. Kristina came over to me and I told her what happened, letting tears flood over the gates I had kept up until the bus was out of sight of Jimmy's house. I knew that her and Brian were still together, and instantly I regretted the decision I made by breaking up with Jimmy. If they could do it, why couldn't we? But it was too late, I didn't want to get back together with him over the phone.

I'd screwed up big time, and he just let me go.

Jimmy's POV

As soon as the bus was out of sight, I started running down the street after it. How could I just let her go!? I was letting her slip through my fingers like water, after all that we'd been through. I finally got her, and only a few weeks later I'd lost her, all because of our careers. I never thought I could hate music as much as I did right now. If I hadn't convinced Larry how great they were, they wouldn't be signed, and Megan would be going on tour with me in the next week.

No, that's a horrible thing to wish they'd never been signed. She was finally doing what she loved, and her band finally had the chance at being famous. But somehow I still felt like if I hadn't helped them get noticed, we'd still be together. But maybe we wouldn't be. Besides, isn't this what brought us together? Wait, did she only like me because I'd helped her get famous? Was everything just a big lie and I fell for it?

As these thoughts ran through my head and I couldn't run after the bus any longer, I crumbled to the ground right in the middle of the street. I put my face in my hands and cried, heaving big sobs. I heard a car screech to a halt behind me, and I wished that it'd hit me.

I soon heard car doors slam and the sound of runnning feet, and hands on my shoulders pulling me up to my feet. I took my hands from my face and saw Matt and Christina, Matt was the one pulling me up and Christina stood beside him with a horrified expression on her face.

"Jesus, man, are you alright?" Matt asked, sounding concerned for my mental health.

I shook my head sadly. "NO! I'll never be ok until she returns to me!" I yelled, and Matt flinched slightly.

"Jimmy, what are you talking about?" Christina asked.

"Megan. We.... we broke up because we didn't think we could make it work because of tour timings, and... and now she's gone and I just let her go! Now I'll never get her back!" I sobbed, and Matt pulled me into a brotherly hug. He pulled Christina in with his other arm as I cried on his shoulder.

"Yes you will, Jimmy. You obviously still love her, I know that you'll be together again soon." Matt comforted me, and all I could do was whimper in response.

"And I'm sure that Megan still loves you, Jimmy. You guys are perfect, and I promise that you won't be apart for long." Christina assured me softly, and I allowed them to drag me into the car and take me home.

Oh, Megan. What am I going to do in the time we're apart?