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Amara woke up in the dark on something very comfortable.  After her cry she was so exhausted she had just fallen asleep in the car with the guys.  Her tired brain was processing that thought while also trying to match the sounds she was hearing.  Creaking and vibrations certainly did not match a car ride.  Turning over she froze when she saw who was looking down.  Jumping up she misjudged the distance between them and smashed her forehead against Till's.  Amara opened her mouth to yell in pain, but no sound came out as she rubbed her forehead.  Turning around she squint glared at Till who was fine and laughing like she hadn't just hit his forehead as well.  Now that she was wide awake, she realized that she was on a plane and not a car.  Eyes going wide and forgetting the pain, Amara waved her arms frantically as if to point to her surroundings.  The guys laughed at her freaking out before Till calmed her down.
"Relax. We had to leave for Germany and you were sound asleep so I carried you on board. Don't worry we got your things from your room." Said Till.
Panic left her face as she sunk into her seat. 
"Till's lap must be really comfortable since you slept through a really rough patch of turbulence." Snickered Richard.
Amara's face went red with embarrassment, as she tried to make herself even smaller by curling up into a ball.
"Aw look what you did Reesh! She looks like a hedgehog now!" Said Paul.
Flipping them off, Amara buried herself into her hodie in embarrassment.

Landing in Germany, they headed home with Amara in tow.  Driving out to the countryside, Doom pulled up to a house.  It was huge, well huge for normal people, but given that most of the guys were six plus feet tall and pretty big, the house that they just drove up to wouldn't be all the surprising. 
You guys live here?!
"Yeah. First time seeing a place this big?" Said Paul.
No. I live in the city with my parents and in the city you can't go wide you go tall.
"You live with your parents?" Said Flake.
Yes and no. It's a bit complicated.
"You gotta take us to go see one day." Said Paul.
I'll think about it.
Inside the house was big and roomy.  Unexpectedly it was also well decorated and had a bit of each member's tastes but was set in a way they wouldn't clash with each other.
Nice place
"Thanks. We rarely use this place. After touring we want a bit of air from each other so we got our own places, but this place is for when we need to keep the energy together or write songs." Said Olli.
The guys split off to their rooms to put their stuff away leaving Amara alone with hers.  Flopping down on the couch, Amara decided to video call her mom to let her know she was safe and back in Germany.  On the second ring her mom's face popped up with a calm look.

It took less than five seconds before the phone was yanked out of her hands and her dad appeared on the screen

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It took less than five seconds before the phone was yanked out of her hands and her dad appeared on the screen.
"Are you alright? Where are you? Have you found someone to do it?" Shouted her dad in a high pitched voice.
Rolling her eyes, Amara cut the call and waited a minute before calling again.  This time her mom was back on and in the corner, Amara could see her dad stuck in a headlock from her mom.  Putting the phone down, Amara signed her responses since her parents knew sign language. 
"I'm fine and I'm back in Germany."
"Oh! When did you fly back?" Asked her mom.
"Apparently last night."
"What do you mean apparently?" Questioned her mom as her eyes narrowed.
"Well I might have been asleep when I was carried onto the plane."
"What! Who carried you? Where are you right now?!" Shouted her dad in his normal voice when he broke free.
"Chill dad. They're perfectly fine, we'll almost."
"What do you mean almost!" Shouted her dad back in a high pitched voice.
"I'll come by later. I'm hanging out with the guys for now."
With that she hung up and took out the SIM card, knowing what one of her brothers could do with technology.
"What was that?"
The question made her jump a bit since she didn't hear the person asking come in.  Turning around she found Till standing in the doorway, practically filling the entire frame.
Nothing just my parents.
"Your parents sound like a teenager who hasn't hit puberty." Said Till taking a seat next to Amara.
That would be my dad. When he shouts his voice sometimes goes a pitch or two higher.  Mom's a bit better. She's calmer and keeps dad together sometimes.
"Your parents sound like they have an interesting relationship." Said Till.
Yeah they do. Alright enough about me. How's your leg?
"Not as itchy and doesn't hurt all the time anymore." Said Till.
I need to check it and see if I can take out the stitches.
Amara followed Till back to his room.  By now Amara had gotten used to Till taking off his pants and was fine with closing the door behind her.  Grabbing a towel from his connected bathroom, she opened her med-kit and put on gloves before inspecting the injury.  In two weeks it had healed faster than most people.  The gash had gotten slightly smaller at the ends where new skin was growing.  The rest was scabbed over and had no sign of blood underneath. 
Alright it's healed enough to take out the stitches.
Till gave a nod before Amara went to work.  Using sterilized scissors, she cut all of the stitches in half before pulling them out with tweezers.  Once they were all out, she applied pressure with gauze before taping it on.
I'm done. Don't rub too hard when you bathe and when you wipe down. I'll check on it next week to make sure it didn't get infected.
Turning to leave, she was stopped by a hand on her wrist.  Till yanked her back gently and kissed her deeply, breaking away when his lungs were screaming for air.  Amara stood there dazed as she blinked a few times before her face and ears turned as red as a tomato.  Out of embarrassment and emotions going haywire, Amara ran out leaving Till wondering if he pushed it a bit too far this time.

Wandering out of his room an hour after the kiss, Till found a note on the table in the kitchen.
Went to see my family. Don't know when I'll be back so don't wait up.
Amara
"Tilll, did you do something?" Said Paul accusingly.
"Of course he did something! If not, why would she have ran out of his room and now leaving a note saying she's gone out for who knows how long." Said Richard.
Five pairs of eyes were on him, staring accusingly.
"I kissed her and she kind of shut down on me." Said Till.
"You can't just kiss her! You two haven't spent that much time together." Said Doom.
"I rushed it too much this time didn't I." Said Till looking down.
All of them shouted yes. Making Till flinch a little since it was rarely that everyone agreed on something and by the sound of it, whole heartedly.

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