The Summer Job ~ Andy Biersack *Completed

--Andy's POV--

"Andy, what are we?" She asked quietly, laying her head on my chest so I could feel my heart thumping against her. "Humans." I answered simply. "No," she responded quickly. "I mean, what are we?" I thought for a moment. "I don't know."

We weren't friends, nor lovers.

"You smell like cigarettes." She said quietly. I didn't say anything, still contemplating her first question. "Andy, talk to me. Distract me." She said, her voice cracking. I licked my bottom lip and skimmed it with my teeth. "Sorry." I looked down at her, at a loss of words. "I'll stop smoking." I blurted out. "If you try to get better, I'll stop smoking." I didn't really mean it. There was no way I was going to stop smoking.

Well, maybe.

For her.

Baylie gave me this determination I didn't have before. She gave me a goal, a reason to just...wake up every day and do something besides screw everyone else's lives up. That was what I did before her, I guess. I wanted to be everyone else's Joan; everyone else's annoyance just for the sake of making them feel how I did. I didn't have to do that with her.

She could replace my cigarettes, too. Breathing in the acetone and formaldehyde could turn to her, feeling her skin and running my hands through her hair.

I felt a new way for her, now. I'd always felt a little burst towards her, but this was stronger. It was burning in my chest and rising up into my throat, bubbling under my tongue every time I spoke to her.

"What hurts the most?" I asked, trying to get her to stay awake and speak to me. To let me know she's still there. She made a small, "Mm." noise. I turned and looked down at her. Her eyes were closed, each eye shaded by a set of long lashes wet from crying. I rubbed her arm lightly. Her eyes opened slowly, resting on me but not really watching me. "Do you want something to eat?" I asked. She shook her head. "I'm getting you something anyways."

Notes

Hey, sorry this is so short and late! Epidemic is out, make sure to give it a vote and a comment!