Moonlight (c.m.)

ch. 5

"Hey (y/n), Kylie is gonna meet us at the mall in a few." Ghost says as he enters the common room, where everyone is awake. You perk up and smile, excited to see her.

"Sick! I'm so excited, she can help me pick out some new clothes!" You smile, looking at your brother. You also wanted to talk to Kylie about what happened with Andy, and how you've been feeling. You could always talk to her about boy problems you couldn't talk with Ricky about, and she listens with no judgement. You had good friends in high school, but as soon as you graduated everyone went their separate ways. Since you live with your brother, you didn't have a lot of girl friends, until he started dating Kylie. You were glad she treated you like a person, and was so supportive and helpful whenever you needed, knowing you'd do the same for her.

"How far out are we?" Vinny asks, not looking away from the screen where he and Ryan are still playing video games.

"I think about 20 minutes, if Google Maps is correct." Ricky answers, looking at his phone. You glance over to Chris and he is staring intently at his phone. You were curious, but you weren't going to be nosy. You then pull out your own phone and decide to post the picture you took with your brother and the guys on the first day of the tour, tagging them all in it on Instagram. You were so grateful the guys accepted you as, basically, the little sister of the group.

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"Kylie!!!!" You run off the bus towards her, seeing her near the entrance of the mall. She opens her arms to envelop you in a hug. By this point you had put makeup on, trying your best to cover the bruise on your cheek, but it still was visible.

"Hey (y/n)!! I missed you!!" She matches your excitement, noticing the bruise but not daring to say anything about it until prompted; Devin had told her what happened last night.

"It looks like you're more excited to see my sister than you are to see me." Ghost chuckles as he approaches you. Kylie giggles and steps away from you to hug Ghost.

"But of course, girls need a little time to themselves ya know." He kisses her cheek, and the rest of the guys join you at the entrance. You needed a plan, knowing the guys weren't about to follow you and Kylie around through different stores.

"Okay, how about we meet in the food court in an hour or so?" You suggest, figuring Ghost might join you, but you weren't sure. You receive a variation of 'sounds good', and you all walk inside the mall. Ryan and Vinny walked off to a shoe store. Ricky was talking to Ghost about something, with Chris following behind them. You guess you do get some girl time with Kylie.

"Where to first?" She asks, you both walking a different direction than the guys. You both see the sign for Hot Topic and look at each other, smirking.

"But of course, the only option for the emo soul." You laugh as you both prance over to the store. You liked their accessories, for the most part. When you reach the store, Kylie wanted to ask you about how you were.

"So, how are you feeling?" She asks lowly, glancing at you. You tense up a little, knowing the conversation was inevitable.

"Not great, I still feel like shit but I don't want to bring down everyone else's mood either. I feel like if I mope around like I want to, it would just make everyone else feel like shit also. I don't want them to have to feel like that just because I had a shitty night. Plus, it's better because I know if I ruminate about it I won't feel better, so for now I'm just going to ignore it and have a good time with my friends." You reply, scanning through the shirts on a rack.

"You can't pretend something like that didn't happen, (y/n). You might be able to for a little while but you're not going to heal that way. Could you tell me what all happened?" She steps aside, both of you out of earshot of the employees there. You pause, and then sigh. You begin explaining everything that happened.