Falling Angels

Andy's POV
Claire seemed to be worried about performing, but she was concealing it well. I almost pulled her aside to talk about her fear but Jinxx seemed to handle the situation pretty well. Jinxx always knows just what to do and what to say without upsetting anyone. Just because he had calmed her down to the point that she almost seemed calm didn't mean I wouldn't talk to her later though. I couldn't help but feel like she was still unsure of her decision. 'Maybe she doesn't feel loved enough? Am I doing a good enough job of being her boyfriend?' I shook the thought from my head, but my mind continued. 'I want to be more than good enough, and I want to be more than her boyfriend. I want to be-' "Um, Andy. You're crushing me." Claire informed me. I realized that my grip on her waist had tightened while I was thinking. Blood rushed to my cheeks. "Oh, sorry." I apologized. "It's okay." She smiled and kissed my cheek. I side-kissed her forehead in return and held her gently as if she would break at the lightest tap upon her shoulder. Her hand found mine and she gave me a squeeze and held on. We continued to stand there and smile as we watched the guys babble on about the upcoming tour. I couldn't wait to share a bunk with her. Ashley caught sight of us and raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "Damn, this is serious." he announced. The other guys turned around and stared at us in shock. I looked down at Claire to find out that she was already looking up at me. A huge, genuine smile was plastered across her face and I realized that the look on my face mirrored the look on her face, but I didn't care. In fact, I was proud. I don't know how I got so lucky. "Ash has a point." Jake affirmed. A happy, approving smile spread across Jinxx's features and he looked into my eyes and mouthed. "That's the one." I nodded and looked down at my other half and wondered how I had fallen in love so quickly. I had fallen indeed, and I had no plans of getting back up. The arms I had fallen into were so loving and caring. Not to mention they gave the best hugs. "Here comes the bride, all dressed in white." CC sang. "Actually, I'll be wearing a black dress." Claire corrected him. "And a black veil of course." Jake added. Ashley smirked and said, "After all, we are the black veil brides." I laughed and pictured her in a black wedding dress and a black veil. She looked beyond beautiful. Her pale skin contrasted perfectly with the black fabric and her blue hair added a pop of color. I was broken out of my fantasy when I realized that my arm was empty. Claire sat at the drums across the room and giggled while Jake, CC, Jinxx, and Ashley argued over who got to teach her their instrument first. "She's a classy lady, she should play the violin." Jinxx stated. "Yes, she is a classy lady but she can dominate too. She should learn lead guitar." Jake asserted. CC shouted, "But the songs wouldn't be the same without drums! That's the backbone of music!" "Basses are sexier." Ashley purred. All the guys gave him weird looks and burst out laughing. Jinxx stepped in between Ash and Claire and fake-growled at him, "Stay away from my daughter." I crossed the room and joined the fresh wave of laughter. When I reached Claire, I scooped her up and placed her in my lap in one solid movement. I leaned in and whispered, "I win." she pecked my cheek and rested her head against my chest. "Guys, take turns. Does she even want to learn an instrument?" I asked. "Yes!" She perked up. Her eyes twinkled as she continued, "I just don't know which to start with." The chatter started again and I told her, "I have an idea." I motioned for her to get up and she obeyed. "Keep them occupied." I instructed her. She nodded and joined their conversation. I slipped upstairs without anyone noticing and grabbed a hat, a pen, and a piece of paper. I tore the paper into four pieces and wrote, 'Drums, violin, bass, guitar.' Then, I folded the slips of paper in half and dropped them into the hat. Silently, I snuck back downstairs and cleared my throat. "Ahem." The guys stopped playing tug of war with Claire and looked up at me. "What's with the hat?" Jake asked. "Put my girlfriend down." I commanded them. They gently set her back on the ground and helped her up. A smile spread across my face as I watched how they handled her with such care. They were truly treating her like a little sister, in Jinxx's case a daughter, and I couldn't be happier about that. It felt like she would fit in with us from the start. I realized that they were waiting for me so I continued. "Claire will pick an instrument to play out this hat." "That has to be one magical hat if it can fit four instruments in it and be that small." CC joked. "There are slips of paper with the names of the instrument written on them and folded in half, brainchild." I retorted. "CC, we already established this. Andy's not going to Hogwarts." Jake reminded him. "But who says he hasn't been?" CC argued. Claire giggled and walked over to where I was standing. Just before her hand reached the hat, CC called out, "Wait!" He hurried over to the drum set and began a drumroll. Claire smiled and picked a piece of paper out of the hat. I love that smile. In her most dramatic voice, Claire announced, "Violin." The drumroll stopped and I heard groans of failure as Jinxx did a victory dance. When he was done, he said, "Great! I'll come by with the violins tomorrow and we can start." "Sounds great!" Claire answered for me. I smiled and wrapped an arm around her waist again.

Notes

Phew, such a long chapter bc I couldn't sleep. Oh and I've finally written a happy chapter! Comment and tell me what you think.