Vero's night with Andy had been amazing and she didn't think her life could possibly get any better. And she was right. Ever since she had left home, she hadn't spoken to her mother at all. She was worried about her and her brother. The fact that her mother hadn't sent out a search crew after her made Vero get a little paranoid.

She decided it was time to call her mother up. She needed to know if everything was alright at home. She just had to bear through the screaming and yelling but it the knowledge of her family's safety was worth it.

She dialed the number with Andy right by her side for support. She put the phone against her ear and listened to each ring. By the third ring, she began to get worried that no one would pick up. Finally, her brother's voice came through.

"Hello?"

"Cameron! It's Vero!" She exclaimed, relief filling her body at the sound of her annoying brother's voice.

"Oh, hey fish face." Her brother insulted with his sibling love.

Vero rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Is Mom there? I need to talk to her."

"Uuuuuuuummm." It sounded as though he was looking around the room. "Mom! Vero's on the phone!" He then shouted out.

There was a slight rusting as the phone was handed off and her mother's shaky voice came on.

"V-Vero, sweetie?"

"Yeah, Mom. It's me. I'm alive and I'm okay." Vero assured.

"Good, good. I'm glad."

But she still sounded wary.

"Mom, is... Is everything okay over there? I'm sorry I ran off but--"

"No, Vero. It's not okay." Her voice came through stronger than before. Her mother took a deep breath. "Vero... Your grandmother passed away last night."

It was easy to tell that Vero's mother was holding back her tears. Vero, on the other hand, was in such a state of shock that she almost felt numb. She couldn't feel any kind of emotion. It was like her whole body had shut down.

"Oh..." Was all she could really manage to say.

"Vero, I want you to come home for the funeral. It's only fair to your grandmother. I know how close you were with her. She would want you there."

Vero knew she had to go back home for the funeral. It was the right thing to do. But she didn't want to have to stay home and never see Andy again. She wanted to continue touring with them. This part of her life had been the only time she really felt accepted by someone other than her family.

"I'll come home for the funeral as long as I get to go back to what I'm doing afterwards. I really just don't want to be there anymore, Mom. I love what I'm doing here and I'm already eighteen years old. There comes a time when you have to let me go off and do my own thing."

Her mother sighed. "Okay, sweetheart. If what you're doing now is making you happy, I guess that's okay."

Vero smiled at her mom's words. Finally, she had gotten her mother to realize that she wasn't six years old anymore. She didn't need to be watched over or protected anymore. She was an adult now.

"Mom? There's one more thing I wanted to ask." Vero began. Her mom stayed silent, so she continued. "Is it alright if I bring a few friends with me to the funeral? I know they would want to be there to support me."

"Of course, honey. That's okay with me." Her mother agreed.

After hanging up the phone with her mom, she looked at Andy and tears sprung leaks from her eyes. He pulled her in close and she sobbed into his leather clad shoulder. He rubbed circles on her back and just held her, occasionally letting her know that everything was going to be okay. Andy had been through the same thing when his grandfather had passed and he knew how terrible Vero felt.

"It's getting late." Andy observed. "Come on." He helped her stand up with him and led her and her shaking body to her bunk. He let her get in first and then slid in after her. He wrapped his arms around her trembling torso and kissed her temple a few times. "Everything is going to be alright." He comforted and laid with her until sleep overcame them both.

Notes

I really appreciate everyone's comments! And Avenged foREVer brought up something that I thought I would mention. I know that there are a lot of you out there who maybe come up with story plots/ideas but aren't confident enough in your writing or just don't want to write it. If you want, I will start taking requests for you guys. You will be credited for the idea and I'll write the story for you. I mostly do BVB stories and considering this is a fan fiction website dedicated to them, I would prefer BVB story plots. But if you have another band you want me to do, I can post the story on another site called Mibba, for those of you who don't know what it is. It would also help if I listened to the band or at least knew a little bit about them before I decide to do the story. If you're interested, you can send me a message and I'll give you more info.

And a big thank you to my commenters:

-BVBmisfit99
-goforth115
-Avenged foREVer