Knives & Pens

Pandora could remember everything that was said between her and Sierra, it was like her mind recorded the conversation and is now pressing replay over and over, she didn’t tell the guys about it, she decided to keep it to herself. After the concert, the guys talked to some fans and signed some autographs. Pandora stood near the bus with a smile on her face, watching the guys deal with fans. She remembered the night she met Andy, and what he said to her. She could almost hear his voice whispering those words into her ear, she looked down at her arm, knowing her scars were covered with this jacket she wore. She looked up at Andy and saw him taking pictures with a few fans, she bit her bottom lip knowing Andy knew she cut or used to. She did felt embarrass, her favorite band’s lead singer knew she had scars. Pandora wondered if the others knew about her scars, if Andy told them she did have scars, but she knew Andy wouldn’t just tell that to anybody. The air was getting cool, so she headed into the bus and sat on the couch. She realized she was tired, but she didn’t want to go to sleep yet, so she forced herself to stay awake. The door open and Ashley rushed inside with a smile on his face, behind him were the others and they were smiling big too.
“That was awesome.” Ashley said, talking about the concert. He walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed him a can of Mountain Dew, Pandora was sitting on the couch listening to them talk about the concert and how awesome it was to be performing.
“I agree with you there Ash.” Andy said, they all looked tired, but none of them were going to go to bed now. Jake grabbed him a Mountain Dew and came to sit by Pandora, he noticed she wasn’t smiling as big as she does, and she didn’t look one hundred percent happy. Jake was a little bit worried, he put his arm around her and pulled her into a hug.
“What’s up?” He asked her, she shook her head side to side.
“Nothing much, you?”
Jake looked at her and smiled. “Nothing. What’s wrong?” He said, Andy heard him asked that and his head looked up and looked at the two, Pandora shook her head side to side as a 'Nothing'.
“Nothing, why?”
Jake gave her a look and almost laughed. “I know something is up, I can tell. Your not a very good hider Pandora.”
Pandora bit her bottom lip, then she realized the whole living room was filled with the guys, sitting down and waiting to be told what’s going on. She sighed and started to rub her palms together, as she looked down she replied;
“My sister and her boyfriend found me while you were performing, we had a little chat outside.”
“How did they find you?” Ashley asked.
Pandora shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know, I just got a text from my sister saying come outside I know your in the Performance Center.” Pandora told them, they were curious about how Sierra and Liam found Pandora.
“What did they say?” Andy asked.
“My sister told me I needed to come home because my parents were missing me, I laughed, didn’t believe that. Then I spoke my mind and my sister said something I don’t remember at this moment, but I ended up telling them exactly what I thought. All she said was that she hated me and I just stuck my middle finger in the air and kept on walking away.” Pandora said, all the guys smiled and gave her a high five.
“We’re proud of you for standing up for yourself.” Jinxx said, Pandora smiled.
“I’m proud of myself that I did.”
“You should be, you deserve to be proud of yourself.” CC said, Pandora nodded and smiled. Jake hugged her tighter then finally released her, Pandora was smiling big and so were the guys.
“So, where are you going to perform next?” Pandora asked, Andy looked at the piece of paper laying on the table.
“Uh, Colorado.” Andy replied, Pandora nodded.
“You sure you want me to go on you tour with all of you?” Pandora asked, Andy shrugged and looked at her.
“Well if you don’t want to go, we can just take you back home then.” Andy said.
“No! I want to go, I was just making sure I’m not a bother.”
Andy made a face, his eyebrows pulling in together. “A bother? What the hell Pandora. Your never a bother, don’t worry about that.” Andy told her, she nodded and smiled.
Around one AM, Pandora finally ended up falling asleep. One by one the guys ended up going to bed….




Pandora woken up at 11:30 that Sunday morning, she pulled back the blankets and sat up straight. No one else was awake, but being alone in the morning didn’t bother Pandora much. She folded up the blankets and set them in the chair Andy has been putting them in every morning, it was a little cool in the bus this morning so Pandora found her sweater and ended up putting it on. Before she sat back down on the couch she heard a loud thump in the bunk area, she jumped up and took off running. She passed through the curtain and saw Ashley laying in the floor on his back, his eyes were open and he looked in pain. She froze, wanting to laugh, but wanting to help him up. Andy slid back the curtain and looked at Pandora curiously, seeing her staring at something in the floor. He leaned over, looking down and saw Ashley. He started to laugh, Ashley groaned in pain and started to get up. Pandora let out a giggle and helped him.
“What did you do?” She asked him, Ashley rubbed his back and groaned in pain again.
“I rolled over and fell out of my bunk.” Ashley replied, Andy started to laugh harder.
“Shut up Biersack, I’m trying to sleep!” Jinxx hissed from under Andy’s bunk, Andy’s laughter slowly faded.
“Jinxx get up!” Andy said, getting up and out of his bunk. He passed Pandora and Ashley and went into the bathroom. Pandora looked at Ashley, still seeing a little bit of pain in his face.
“I think we need to put up railings on your bunk, so you don’t fall out anymore.” Pandora said, Ashley nodded.
“That will work for me. That really fucking hurt.” Ashley said, Pandora fought back a laugh.
“I’m sorry Ash.”
Suddenly Pandora heard a cell phone ringing, it was coming from Andy’s bunk. She reached up there and started to feel for a phone, her hand slid under the pillow and finally pulled out the ringing phone. She looked at the caller ID and saw it was Juliet calling, she looked at Ashley.
“It’s Juliet.” She told him, Ashley went quiet, hearing the water running in the bathroom.
“He’s in the shower.”
“What should I do? Let it ring?” Pandora asked, Ashley smiled.
“Nah, go ahead and answer it.”
Pandora shrugged her shoulders and pressed the Answer button, she put the phone to her ear and Ashley smiled big.
“Hello?”
“Um. Whose this?” Juliet asked.
“Pandora, whose this?” Pandora replied, Ashley kept smiling, knowing one of them was going to get in trouble.
“Juliet. Where’s Andy?”
“He’s in the shower.” Pandora replied, Juliet was quiet for a few minutes.
“Do you know him?” Juliet asked.
“Yeah, we’re really good friends.” Pandora replied, Juliet went quiet again, getting suspicious and angry.
“Andy is on tour, how do you have his phone?”
“Well, that means I’m on tour too.” Pandora said sarcastically, Ashley chuckled a little bit.
“Why are you being so sarcastic?” Juliet asked, sounding angry.
“If you don’t want a sarcastic answer, don’t ask a stupid question.” Pandora replied honestly, Ashley laughed, he couldn’t help it this was hilarious to him.
“Okay, listen I don’t know who you are, but there’s no need to be a bitch to me. Where is Andy?”
“Okay first, I’m not being a bitch. I’m being honest. And I told you, Andy is in the shower.” Pandora replied, she heard Juliet sighed.
“Put him on the phone.” She demanded, Pandora looked at Ashley and pulled the phone away so she couldn’t hear.
“She wants to talk to Andy.” She whispered, Ashley looked at the bathroom door, not hearing the water running anymore.
“He’s out, here give me the phone.” Ashley said, Pandora handed him the phone and when the bathroom door opened he handed it to Andy and walked into the kitchen area to find breakfast. Pandora followed, and a few minutes later she heard Andy arguing. She bit her bottom lip and looked at Ashley.
“I shouldn’t have answered that phone.” Pandora said, Ashley patted her on the back.
“Don’t worry about it, it’s cool.”
One by one the other guys came through the curtain and entered the kitchen area and took a seat at the kitchen table.
“I heard Pandora on the phone with Juliet, I thought it was funny.” Jake said.
“Yeah, but I think I got Andy in trouble.” Pandora said.
“She’s just overreacting, most girlfriends do that when another girl answers their boyfriend’s cell phone.” Jinxx told Pandora, Pandora nodded and suddenly the arguing stopped and a second later Andy came through the curtain. Pandora stood up and approached Andy, her heart racing, thinking he was mad at her.
“Andy I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have answered the phone.”
Andy sighed and nodded. “Look it’s fine, don’t beat yourself up about it. I explained to her your just a friend, and just needed a place to crash so we’re letting you crash on the bus.”
“Is she mad at you?” Pandora asked, Andy opened the refrigerator door and grabbed a can of Mountain Dew.
“More mad at you than me honestly.” Andy replied, Pandora nodded. She knew it.
They all ended up having cereal for breakfast, everyone had different kinds though. Coco Puffs, Fruit Loops, Corn Flakes, Reese’s Puffs, Raisin Bran. Afterwards Pandora helped pick everything up, then she went to get a shower.
After she got dress, straighten her hair and put makeup on, her cell phone started to ring. She looked at the Caller ID before answering it; Dad.
Pandora swallowed hard, not knowing what her Father wanted from her, or wanted to say. She answered it and put it to her ear, feeling her hands shaking.
“Hello?”
“Dora, you need to come home. There is no deciding, there is no choice. You are coming home!” James hissed, Pandora swallowed hard.
“No, I’m not coming home.”
James sighed, she knew he was angry. “Sierra told me your with that damn Black Veil Brides band, what do you think they care about you? Their going to make you worth something? Their just a band, with bad attitudes, probably on drugs and drinking every damn night after a concert!” James hissed.
“They care more about me than you do, no their not going to make me worth something I am already worth something. They don’t have bad attitudes, their attitudes are better than yours and Mom’s put together. Their not on drugs and they don’t drink every night, but I know you drink every night you damn alcoholic. Don’t talk bad about Black Veil Brides, you never met them at all. I’m not coming home, and I definitely don’t want to see you nor Gail nor Sierra at all. I want you all out of my life.” Pandora said, it felt good to let that off her chest, James was quiet.
“Where did I go wrong with you?” James asked, Pandora was quiet.
“Just stop calling me James, I’m done. I’m not coming home, and like I said, tell Gail and Sierra to stay out of my life. Understand? Okay.” Pandora said, she hung up before James could say anything. She looked up at the mirror and sighed, even though it felt good saying that to him, she just wished it was never like that between her and her parents and only sister. She grabbed her phone and opened the bathroom door, she walked into the kitchen area then into the living room area, everyone was sitting around and watching TV. She found a empty spot on the couch, she took it and looked out the window, watching everything pass by as the bus moved…

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