We'll Brave This Storm (Sequel to You're Not Alone) [COMPLETED]
Chapter 2 (Sweet Child O' Mine)
"Diamond, what the fucking hell?" Jinxx shouted at her, "You ran away from home 10 years ago and haven't even called me! I thought you were dead in a ditch or something!"
Jinxx then ran up to her and engulfed her in a hug, letting tears fall onto her shirt.
"I'm sorry Jeremy, you know mom and I never got along. I wanted to follow my dreams, and after you told her you wanted to be a musician, she wanted to have at least one of her children working a steady job. That was never me. I wanted to call you, but I thought it would be best if I didn't," Diamond sniffled.
"I forgive you, but never leave like that ever again. We're catching up later, okay?"
"Okay. It's good to see you again Jer," Diamond smiled.
Jinxx was Diamond's brother. In some weird way, that kind of made sense to me. But while I was trying to be happy for her that her brother and her had reunited, I couldn't knowing my secret was about to be exposed.
"Mel? Princess, is it really you?" Andy choked out.
I looked up into his eyes, trying to decide whether or not to tell the truth, but I didn't need to make that decision. As soon as my eyes met his, I could tell that he knew it was me.
"Holy fuck," Jake gasped as he took me in.
"Again with the what the fucking hell. God dammit Mel, why the hell did you leave?" Jinxx asked.
CC and Ashley were completely silent, their mouths slightly agape. Better get this over with quickly. I stepped out from behind the counter, showing them my full appearance.
"You got knocked up? Did you get over me that fast? Did I really mean that little to you, Mel? I never gave up on you, even when you left! I was determined to find you, because when you left I was destroyed! I love you so much, and you end up throwing yourself at another guy?" Andy yelled at me.
Hot tears rolled down my cheeks, messing up my makeup. I understood why he would assume I got knocked up by a stranger, but it still hurt. I ran to the break room and locked the door behind me. I found my bag and reached in to find my precious razor. I shouldn't have even thought about doing this, but everything was crashing around me.
"Skylar... Andy... the baby... Ashley... Jinxx... CC... Jake... Diamond...," I said each name as I sliced my left arm.
"Mel! Mel, what are you doing? Unlock the door! I'm sorry! Mel, just let me in!" Andy's voice called.
I stumbled to my feet and clumsily unlocked the door. I got really light-headed and fell to the cold, tile floor. Andy opened the door and he froze when he saw me.
"Guys! Call an ambulance!" Andy cried.
My eyes started to feel heavy and I felt Andy pick me up off the ground.
"S-sorry," I slurred before passing out.
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"Mel, wake up, please," Andy begged.
"Where am I?" I asked, opening my eyes.
"You're in the hospital. You've been out cold for the past five hours. Diamond is still at Starbucks, closing up. I thought you stopped cutting, Mel. And after what happened with Skylar, this is the last thing I expected you to do," he sighed.
"Don't guilt trip me Andrew. We're not together anymore. I changed after Skylar died. She was my best friend, and honestly, sometimes I wish I died with her," I growled.
"You're right, we're not together anymore. You decided to get knocked up by some asshole. And yes, you have changed, because the Melanie I see in front of me right now has given up on everything."
"And you're right, I did get knocked up by an asshole, and I really wish that asshole was someone other than you! I wish I never met you! If I didn't meet you Skylar would be alive and I wouldn't be pregnant!" I sobbed, then covered my mouth as soon as I realized what I had just said.
"The baby's mine?"
"Yeah, you're the father."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Why didn't you tell me? Is this why you left?" he asked.
"I didn't tell you because I knew you'd feel responsible to take care of the kid and might've even made Black Veil Brides take a haitus. Your music helped me through so much, and there are so many other people who need your music too. We were only dating for about a month and we weren't ready for a kid. I'm still not ready for one. I found out I was pregnant the day that Skylar died and I couldn't handle all of it at once, so I left," I explained.
"Princess, you could've told me. I love you with all of my heart. I get why you didn't tell me, but this is our child. I'll be there for you and the baby. If you don't want me to take a hiatus, I won't but I will still try to be the best father possible," he said, squeezing my hand.
"Andy, I'm scared," I whispered.
"Why?"
"I don't want to ruin everything."
"You won't. You are a beautiful person inside and out, and you will be an amazing mother," he said reassuringly.
"The guys don't know it's yours," I pointed out.
"Do you want to tell them?"
"It's probably better that I tell them than having them think I'm a slut," I grinned.
"True. I'll go get them then," he said, getting up from the chair he was sitting in.
"Andy, wait."
"Yeah?"
"How has Ashley been since Skylar?" I asked nervously.
"He was really bad the first few months. He drank himself to sleep and refused to come out of his room for days at a time, not even eating, but he's getting better. He actually went on a date with someone last week They really seemed to hit it off."
"What's her name?"
"I think it was Kenzi. They were planning on going on another date this week."
"You gave him Skylar's message then?"
"I thought you'd want me to," he smiled.
"Thank you."
"No problem. I'll bring the guys back," he said, then left the room.
I closed my eyes for a few minutes, attempting to center my thoughts.
"You do that again, I swear to god I will lock you in a room and keep my eyes on you for the rest of my fucking life!" Ashley boomed as he came into the room. He hugged me aroung my waist and started crying onto my shoulder.
"I'm sorry Ash, I know I shouldn't have," I whimpered.
"We love you too much to have you continue to do this to yourself," CC said.
I nodded my head and Ashley let go of me to stand by the others. Andy came and stood next to my bed and held my hand. The guys gave us confused looks and Andy motioned with his head for me to tell them.
"You guys obviously know that I'm pregnant," I said, gesturing to my stomach.
"Well, yeah, it's kinda hard to miss," Jake said.
"Who's the father?" Jinxx asked.
"Andy," I admitted.
"Whoa, congrats dude!" CC laughed.
"The world is not ready for a baby Biersack," Ashley smirked.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Jake asked me.
"I don't know," I replied honestly.
Andy looked down at me and said, "I guess we should find out then, huh?"
I took a deep breath, "I guess so."
Jinxx then ran up to her and engulfed her in a hug, letting tears fall onto her shirt.
"I'm sorry Jeremy, you know mom and I never got along. I wanted to follow my dreams, and after you told her you wanted to be a musician, she wanted to have at least one of her children working a steady job. That was never me. I wanted to call you, but I thought it would be best if I didn't," Diamond sniffled.
"I forgive you, but never leave like that ever again. We're catching up later, okay?"
"Okay. It's good to see you again Jer," Diamond smiled.
Jinxx was Diamond's brother. In some weird way, that kind of made sense to me. But while I was trying to be happy for her that her brother and her had reunited, I couldn't knowing my secret was about to be exposed.
"Mel? Princess, is it really you?" Andy choked out.
I looked up into his eyes, trying to decide whether or not to tell the truth, but I didn't need to make that decision. As soon as my eyes met his, I could tell that he knew it was me.
"Holy fuck," Jake gasped as he took me in.
"Again with the what the fucking hell. God dammit Mel, why the hell did you leave?" Jinxx asked.
CC and Ashley were completely silent, their mouths slightly agape. Better get this over with quickly. I stepped out from behind the counter, showing them my full appearance.
"You got knocked up? Did you get over me that fast? Did I really mean that little to you, Mel? I never gave up on you, even when you left! I was determined to find you, because when you left I was destroyed! I love you so much, and you end up throwing yourself at another guy?" Andy yelled at me.
Hot tears rolled down my cheeks, messing up my makeup. I understood why he would assume I got knocked up by a stranger, but it still hurt. I ran to the break room and locked the door behind me. I found my bag and reached in to find my precious razor. I shouldn't have even thought about doing this, but everything was crashing around me.
"Skylar... Andy... the baby... Ashley... Jinxx... CC... Jake... Diamond...," I said each name as I sliced my left arm.
"Mel! Mel, what are you doing? Unlock the door! I'm sorry! Mel, just let me in!" Andy's voice called.
I stumbled to my feet and clumsily unlocked the door. I got really light-headed and fell to the cold, tile floor. Andy opened the door and he froze when he saw me.
"Guys! Call an ambulance!" Andy cried.
My eyes started to feel heavy and I felt Andy pick me up off the ground.
"S-sorry," I slurred before passing out.
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"Mel, wake up, please," Andy begged.
"Where am I?" I asked, opening my eyes.
"You're in the hospital. You've been out cold for the past five hours. Diamond is still at Starbucks, closing up. I thought you stopped cutting, Mel. And after what happened with Skylar, this is the last thing I expected you to do," he sighed.
"Don't guilt trip me Andrew. We're not together anymore. I changed after Skylar died. She was my best friend, and honestly, sometimes I wish I died with her," I growled.
"You're right, we're not together anymore. You decided to get knocked up by some asshole. And yes, you have changed, because the Melanie I see in front of me right now has given up on everything."
"And you're right, I did get knocked up by an asshole, and I really wish that asshole was someone other than you! I wish I never met you! If I didn't meet you Skylar would be alive and I wouldn't be pregnant!" I sobbed, then covered my mouth as soon as I realized what I had just said.
"The baby's mine?"
"Yeah, you're the father."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Why didn't you tell me? Is this why you left?" he asked.
"I didn't tell you because I knew you'd feel responsible to take care of the kid and might've even made Black Veil Brides take a haitus. Your music helped me through so much, and there are so many other people who need your music too. We were only dating for about a month and we weren't ready for a kid. I'm still not ready for one. I found out I was pregnant the day that Skylar died and I couldn't handle all of it at once, so I left," I explained.
"Princess, you could've told me. I love you with all of my heart. I get why you didn't tell me, but this is our child. I'll be there for you and the baby. If you don't want me to take a hiatus, I won't but I will still try to be the best father possible," he said, squeezing my hand.
"Andy, I'm scared," I whispered.
"Why?"
"I don't want to ruin everything."
"You won't. You are a beautiful person inside and out, and you will be an amazing mother," he said reassuringly.
"The guys don't know it's yours," I pointed out.
"Do you want to tell them?"
"It's probably better that I tell them than having them think I'm a slut," I grinned.
"True. I'll go get them then," he said, getting up from the chair he was sitting in.
"Andy, wait."
"Yeah?"
"How has Ashley been since Skylar?" I asked nervously.
"He was really bad the first few months. He drank himself to sleep and refused to come out of his room for days at a time, not even eating, but he's getting better. He actually went on a date with someone last week They really seemed to hit it off."
"What's her name?"
"I think it was Kenzi. They were planning on going on another date this week."
"You gave him Skylar's message then?"
"I thought you'd want me to," he smiled.
"Thank you."
"No problem. I'll bring the guys back," he said, then left the room.
I closed my eyes for a few minutes, attempting to center my thoughts.
"You do that again, I swear to god I will lock you in a room and keep my eyes on you for the rest of my fucking life!" Ashley boomed as he came into the room. He hugged me aroung my waist and started crying onto my shoulder.
"I'm sorry Ash, I know I shouldn't have," I whimpered.
"We love you too much to have you continue to do this to yourself," CC said.
I nodded my head and Ashley let go of me to stand by the others. Andy came and stood next to my bed and held my hand. The guys gave us confused looks and Andy motioned with his head for me to tell them.
"You guys obviously know that I'm pregnant," I said, gesturing to my stomach.
"Well, yeah, it's kinda hard to miss," Jake said.
"Who's the father?" Jinxx asked.
"Andy," I admitted.
"Whoa, congrats dude!" CC laughed.
"The world is not ready for a baby Biersack," Ashley smirked.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Jake asked me.
"I don't know," I replied honestly.
Andy looked down at me and said, "I guess we should find out then, huh?"
I took a deep breath, "I guess so."
11/21/13