Beautiful Remains

“No...please. Ashley!” Nicole screamed waking from her nightmare and grabbing my arm.
“It’s alright,” I whispered. “You can sleep now...I’ll be here if you have another one.”
“C-can you...sleep here...with me?”
“Scoot over,” I sighed with a smile as I sat beside her.

She lay her head on my chest and I wrapped my arm around her shoulders then gently drew feather-light circles on her arm as she nuzzled into my chest and side then fell into a well-deserved sleep. I smiled down at my sleeping angel and kissed her forehead as she slept soundly. Her face was so flawless, her breaths were so even, her slight smile that came across her face...everything about her was so perfect. I let out a gentle sigh and, allowing my eyes to slip shut, I fell asleep as well.

I awoke to the pitter patter of rain on the window. I groaned and realised the show would now have to be put off until tomorrow which means we have to leave immediately after the show. Oh well, at least I have another day to chill with the guys and Nicole. Speaking of which...her side of the bed feels rather cold and empty. I peered through my sleepy eyes to find she was missing. I then saw steam flowing from the cracked bathroom door and the sounds of humming. I smiled to myself and walked to the kitchen area of my hotel room to make some breakfast for her and myself.

“I didn’t know vampires ate regular food,” I heard her giggle.
“It tastes like tofu,” I chuckled, “but you learn to live with it. One of the ‘requirements’ to stay unnoticed.”
“So...the myths about going in the sun?”
“We’re not gay twilight vampires that glitter and we don’t burn. In fact, we tan like regular humans.”

I turned my head and found her wearing just a towel. Being noble, I quickly turned my head and instantly put my attention towards the waffles. I then looked down and saw a slight bulge...shit. I shook my head and tried to focus on the food as much as possible but it didn’t seem to be working. I then started thinking of the notes to Knives and Pens and found that my...’problem’ went away.

“W-would you ugh...like to g-get dressed?” I stuttered.
“Sure,” she giggled. “And Ashley...it’s okay if you look.”
“I’m just trying to be noble...I don’t want you to think of me as an insignificant prick who only thinks about sex.”
“I don’t think of you like that. In fact, I think of you as a very noble man. You’ve been careful not to look at me in such a way. Now, I’ll go put some clothes on,” she whispered into my ear, sending chills down my spine.

I shook my head and finished making her waffles then slid them on her plate. I opened the fridge and grabbed out the whip cream, chocolate syrup, strawberries, and milk. I set the things on the table and poured each of us a glass of milk then sat across the table as I patiently waited on Nicole’s return.

When she returned, she softly smiled at the breakfast I made for her and sat across the table from me. She furrowed her brow at the uncut strawberries, making me chuckle. Getting up, I pulled a knife from one of the kitchen drawers and cut the tops off, then cut them in half. I drizzled the chocolate syrup on the fluffy surface of her waffles, poured out some whip cream, then topped it all off with the strawberry halves. She thanked me and began to dig in.

“I never knew you could cook,” she giggled when she was done with her meal.
“Neither did Kaitie,” I chuckled as I washed the dishes, “but I surprised her when she got sick one day. Andy called me and asked for some help with his wonderful idea of breakfast in bed.”
“Awe.”
“So, since it’s raining we have to delay the show until tomorrow. What would you like to do?”
“I honestly don’t know,” she shrugged.
“I got an idea.”

-----TIME LAPSE-----

“In west Philadelphia,” we all sang as Andy layed himself on us, “born and raised on the playground is where I spent most of my days.”
“Cleaning service,” called a mexican woman as she entered the room.
“Just chillin’ out maxin’ relaxin’ all cool.”
“I’ll come back later,” she blushed, walking back out.
“Hahahaha!” Nicole laughed. “You guys are insane.”
“No,” explained Andy, “we just have insane amounts of ADD.”

As we all relaxed on the couch of Andy’s and Kaitie’s hotel room, I noticed Kaitie began growing paler than usual. This typically means she feels a threat closing in. I looked to Andy and nodded to Kaitie. His eyes then grew light blue out of fear for his girlfriend.

“What is it Kaitie?” he asked calmly.
“Somethings coming…” she trailed off.

Suddenly, the power went out and the rain poured down harder than usual. Lightning struck directly out the window and the thunder rumbled the whole hotel. Nicole looked terrified so, to calm her, I pulled her into my lap and wrapped my arms around her. The door flung open and a man with brown hair and brown eyes looked at us all with hate.

Jinxx tried to push him out but, using a cheap shot, the guy flung him against the wall. His eyes grew darker as he evilly smirked at Nicole, causing my hold on her to grow tighter. He smiled completely, parting his lips, and licked his teeth. I could hear her blood speeding through her veins as her heart began pumping faster. Then, the man left and everything was quiet. As Kaitie went to check on Jinxx I pulled Nicole into the bathroom to speak to her in private.

“Are you alright?” I asked, stroking her hair.
“Y-yeah…” she stuttered, refusing to look me in the eyes.
“I can’t help you if you’re not being truthful. And I can tell,” I explained, putting my hand over her heart, “by your heart rate that you’re not telling the truth.”
“W-well…that guy….”
“You know him?”
“He’s my ex.”

Notes

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and the next chapter is going to have a sad moment in it. If you don't like graphic violence, don't read Josh's POV. I love you guys, have a nice day!