Andy and Dess spent that first night with Moira. The three of them laughed until the wee hours of the morning but once Moira began to cough wildly, her face turning beet red, the couple decided to let her rest. Dess led Andy down to her old bedroom, thankful that she had left her bed here and that at some point her mother had thought to put sheets on. She noticed as she walked into the room that Andy had brought up their bags and had set them in a corner. Moving to one of her bags, Dess rooted around until she found a suitable sleep shirt. Andy came up behind her, his head resting on her shoulder as he nuzzled his nose against her neck.


“I’m happy we got here in time…” His voice was low and tired and Dess felt him kiss her neck softly before moving away.

“I am too…she looks really bad Andy…”Dess felt sad as she watched her boyfriend as he moved around the room and finally settled on the bed, opening his arms up, Andy beckoned for Dess to join him.

“I know…” He said softly as she climbed into his arms. He was leaning up against the pillows and Dess rested her head against his chest, her hand coming up and she began to run her fingers down his side gently.

“We should sleep…” She said, her voice already sleepy and she could hardly keep her eyes open.

“Uh huh…” He mumbled.


They both were asleep within minutes and stayed in their positions until the early afternoon sun beat down upon them.



“So one Burrito Bowl with extra sour cream and no salsa…” Andy smiled down at Moira as he handed her the food. He had gladly gone out and gotten Moira her favorite food and he had also asked Dess to give he and Moira this time alone together.

“Thanks buddy! Where’s Dess?” Moira asked as she opened the lid of her bowl and inhaled the delicious sent. She had been craving this for forever and she loved that Andy had been so willing to go and get it for her.

“Downstairs. I asked her to give us some time.” He said, unwrapping the top of his huge burrito and taking a large bite.


The two ate in silence for awhile and Andy felt his nerves bundle in his stomach as he looked over at Moira. He felt sad to see her so broken…so sick. He had never thought that cancer could do this to a person-that it could completely destroy the way that someone was. Moira was amazing though, all she seemed to do was smile and laugh. Instead of this being a sad time for he and Dess, it was filled with so many happy moments. Andy had especially loved hearing what the two sisters were like as children.


“So Moirabear. I have a surprise for you, but you have to promise to keep this a secret.” He said, finishing up his food and holding out his pinky.

“Whatever you say Biersack…won’t matter in a few days…” She smirked at him, looping her pinky with his as she watched him pull an acoustic guitar out from under her bed.

“I want you to know Moira that you inspired me greatly with this whole record that we’re working on and this song in particular was written with you in mind. No one has even heard this yet…not even Dess.” He strummed a few chords and looked over at the fragile girl sitting next to him. Her eyes were wide as he cleared his throat and began to play.


In the end
As my soul's laid to rest
What is left of my body
Or am I just a shell?
And I have fought
And with flesh and blood I commanded an army
Through it all I have given my home for a moment of glory


Andy continued to play acoustically and he stared down at the strings of the guitar in his hands. He couldn’t look at Moira as he sang the song that he wrote with her in mind. Once he got to the chorus he heard her gasp from across him and he smiled as he sang on. This meant so much to him, knowing that his biggest fan had inspired one of the best songs he probably would ever write and he loved that he got to sing it for her personally. Finishing up he looked over at Moira and saw that her face was red with tears.


“I…” She was speechless, a first from what Andy could tell and he sat the guitar down and pulled the small girl into his arms.

“I admire you so much Moira. You’ve been so strong…”He felt his own tears prick at his eyes and as Andy pulled away from the girl he sucked in a ragged breath.

“You made me strong Andy. I remember hearing you once tell a lot of us to never give in…” She smirked up at him and he felt his heart burst. How could God take away someone so bright and loving?

“Yeah well…what do you think?” He asked and he felt nervous as she bit her lip in thought and then smirked over at him.

“I love it…I know everyone will love it when they hear it.” The small girl smiled over at him, her eyes scanning past him to focus on something on her desk.

“You want me to get you something Moirabear?” He asked and Moira nodded, pointing towards a small book that sat on her desk. Andy reached over and grabbed for it, noticing that it was another picture album.

“I showed you Dess as a teenager…now I want you to see us during happier times as kids.” Moira coughed harshly then and motioned for him to turn the pages.


Andy smiled as a very young Odessa came into his view. She was maybe three in the first picture, her eyes bright and happy with her chipmunk cheeks smiling widely. Scanning through the book, Andy saw lots of Holiday photos and he loved that Odessa was Lydia, from Beetlejuice, one year for Halloween but he also loved the photos of the two sisters together. Closing the book Andy looked over and felt his heart stop as he saw Moira’s tears.


“What’s wrong? Should I go get Dess?” He said, moving to get off of the bed but stopped as he felt her frail hand come out and rest on his arm.

“I hated her you know…” She said, her voice small and Andy gave her a confused look.

“Hated who? Dess?” He was an only child, so he only knew so much about sibling squabbles.

“Yes. God I hated her so much this past summer…” Moira placed a hand to her face, covering her eyes as she cried softly.

“Why?” He asked simply and Moira looked at him, her mossy green eyes so much like Dess’ that it gave him chills.

“You. I-I was, and still am, incredibly jealous that she got you in the end.” The small girl bit down on her lip and Andy could see a slight flush to her sickly skin.

“Moira…we never would have worked babe. We’re too much alike…you’re like my mini-me.” He laughed and she cracked a smile.

“I just feel so guilty! I was so mean to her that summer…the things I said and did…I was horrible.” She sighed, looking over to him and she knew she had to confess.

“I called her a slut…said that of course she would get a guy like you because all she ever did was throw herself around. I made fun of her every time she cried over missing you and until you broke your nose and we made that video-Dess and I didn’t talk much about you or Black Veil Brides.” She looked down at her lap and Andy felt himself sighing deeply.

“Moira. I don’t think Dess holds any of this against you, especially not now.” He reached down and grasped her hand.

“She should…I was such a bitch and I feel ashamed that I did to her what other’s used to do to me on a daily basis. Andy?” She looked up at him hesitantly.

“Yeah?” He asked, trying to meet her gaze.

“Don’t hate me for what I’m about to tell you…” She bit down on her lip and looked up at him.

“I don’t think I could ever hate you Moira…” He said softly.

“I did it. I posted all of those pictures of Dess on tumblr and I started all of the online hate that she’s been getting. I did this before I came to see how happy and in love you guys really were.” She closed her eyes, half expecting him to get up and never come back. Instead she felt his strong arms envelope her, his hand rubbing her back softly.

“Oh Moira…do you have any idea how much that hurt her?” He asked, his voice low in her ear and all Moira could do was nod.

“Please don’t tell her…I don’t want to die knowing how ashamed she would be of me…” She cried then, her tears falling down on to Andy’s shirt and he felt such a mix of emotions. Moira was like a sister to him and while he understood her crush for him, he didn’t understand why she would do something so cruel.

“I won’t tell her anything you don’t want her to know. Promise.” He kissed her cheek then and pulled away. He looked on as she hastily wiped at her cheeks and avoided his gaze.

“Thanks. I think I’m gonna take a nap. Thanks for going out and getting my favorite food by the way…” She smiled up at him and she laid back down against her pillows.


Andy said nothing as he watched Moira get comfortable. Reaching down, he grabbed the top of the blanket and pulled it up to her chin. She looked so innocent in that moment and as he leaned down and placed a small kiss to her forehead, Andy felt his heart breaking to know that she could leave this world at any moment.

Notes

*passes out tissues*

Moira and Andy feels for this one kids. I thought In The End fit this whole thing perfectly and actually I'll be using a lot of song off of W&D in this story more in the future.

Uh, read and review and give me some loving because I'm like Andy and I love to be loved.

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