Fighting For the Title As Her Lover (FOB/LM/P!ATD/YouTube ft. MCR)

Chapter 24- Immortals

|Perrie Edwards-First Person|

I couldn't believe it. Carter tried to commit suicide. I could've tried to help her. I shouldn't have been super self absorbed. She needed help and now, I don't know if I was a good friend to her.

"What am I going to do? Carter is most likely dead now, Jade!" I croak, my stinging from how red they were. The tour being cancelled, Jesy's anonymous absence, not being able to think of lyrics. My life was becoming more complicated.

I had to do something about it. I had to text her to see if she was alright.

But what I got after made me more depressed.

"Carter is in the hospital. She lost a lot of blood."

After seeing that text, I cried myself to sleep. If only I was there for her.

[Alice Strong-First Person]

I look down at the text I received from Cassidy. "Skylar is gone but Carter is safe." Carter's okay but Skylar is gone. Was she dead or was she kidnapped? My friend was "gone" before but instead, she was kidnapped by this horrible group called the "J Gang." They haven't been around for a long time but my best guess was that they were back and out to ruin more lives.

You see, the J Gang mostly consisted of people who's names began with J. They made an exception for this guy Dallon Weekes. But before him, they consisted of this female singer (can't remember her name) who leaded them, YouTubes' Joey Graceffa's father, Joe Thatcher's father, Jesy Nelson's mom, and Jade Thirwall's mother. But I heard that Jade hated the idea of this "cult" and decided not to join it.

As I close up the store, I can't help but see a familiar face. A familiar mask too. The J Mask was what it was called. It was like the masks used in the Young Blood Chronicles but it had a large "J" on the back of the mask in red. And in the arms was poor Saria. I see them go down the stairs and I run after them, trying to go unnoticed.

But that was the dumbest thing I've ever done. "Where do you think you're going?" A sick voice says behind me. That's when I fall back, hit my head and darkness surrounds my vision.

•Paige Johnson-First Person•

(Credit to rac06h10ael for helping me write the majority of this part)

I was sitting on my bed, twirling a pencil in between my fingers as I stared at the blank notebook in front of me. Over on my desk was my laptop, and playing on my laptop was music, specifically a playlist Carter and I created in high school together. I just couldn't concentrate. Too much was going through my mind. Carter trying to commit suicide...

I didn't even like Carter that much until high school. The only thing in common that we had was the type of music that we listened to. But it still hurt me that she would even try to do something like that. I might not know Carter all that well, but she's not a person to even think (think is in italics) about something like that. It was just all of a sudden, you know?

Dan's been on my mind lately too...

Still speaking of Carter, I wouldn't have met him if it wasn't for her. When Carter first introduced me to Dan, I didn't give him a second thought. He was British, which at the time, wasn't my type. Don't get me wrong, the accent is totally adorable, but...I just didn't see why American girls drooled over it. Secondly, I saw the way she looked at him. It was that look that told other girls to back off. That she wanted him. She also looked like that when she was watching Toby and music videos for Panic! At The Disco and Fall Out Boy, directing towards Pete and Brendon. But now that she's upset with him for saving her (she wasn't as upset with him as him as the other guys), I don't know, it's kind of like I see him differently. Maybe it was that he looks cuter than I remember, or maybe it's just that I might have a chance with him now.

But I had to make amends with him and Carter first. If she still liked him, I didn't want her to get jealous over me liking him. It was now hope if I got together with him these days.

<Nicole Jackson-First Person>

"Hey, are you ready to decide tomorrow at the festival?" I ask Carter through FaceTime.

"Yeah, I've decided. I'm just afraid I'm going to hurt three of their feelings. And I'm not 100% sure if he's the one I want to be with in the end."

"You should've dated all four of them one per month for four months. That's what I would've done."

"Yeah but you've also had a boyfriend before. I've never had one."

That was true. In high school, Cassidy, Paige, Carter and I were wallflowers but three of us had boyfriends, leaving Carter out of the experience. Now, it was her first experience and she didn't know what to do.

"Well, I'll be happy for you for whoever you choose." If it isn't Brendon or Pete that is.

"Nic, I know you like Brendon. You can stop pretending you don't like him," she says, making fear shoot through my body. It became my first instinct to just confess to her my crush on him. But I had to play it cool.

"What are you talking about? I don't have a crush on him," I say, knowing she knows it was false.

"Cut it with the bullshit, Nic. I've known you since you were born, I know when you tell lies."

"Alright, fine. I like him but he deserves a girl like you."

"No he doesn't deserve a girl like me. I'm happy that you like him. I'm not going to try and stop you. You two are cute. I think he might like you back."

My heart rate picked up a bit. Brendon possible likes me? I felt touched.

"Alright, I should probably end this call before I get super emotional. But I'll see you tonight! Remember, dress to impress Brendon!" I hear her say before she ends the call. I guess I have to get ready. But one question lingers through my thoughts.

Does she still like Brendon?

A/N so this is the 2nd to last chapter! *starts to cry* I never really thought people would actually read this! I thought it would just be me crying and eating my feelings (haha jk!) but I guess not! You guys freaking rock and it means so much that anyone reads it! The reads on this are pretty incredible!

Dedication-MCRFOB_Frank_Pete

Song-Immortals (for Big Hero 6)-Fall Out Boy

Comment your answer for the QOTU if you've read the whole A/N!

QOTU: who would you like to see more of in the sequel? Like POVs?

My answer: I think I should do more in Toby's and Perrie's POVs.

-the_infinite_author