Justine’s POV:
The last thing I know was that my brother slapped me. It wasn’t the playful-sibling kind either, it was the Leave-A-Mark kind.
“OW! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?” I screamed, he just pointed… over to CC. He was shaking and crying. Juliet was trying to clam him down, but it just wasn’t working. I got up and ran to sit next to him. I pulled him close.
“CC, you need to calm down now. It’s all okay, see… I’m fine…” Just as I said that Ashley and Niki walked in. “Nothing happened… I’m right here next to you. Do you want to go into our room?” He nodded his head and I dragged him there. “Now can you explain to me what your dream was about?” I asked and wiped his eyes.
“You and I were on a date…” He sniffed, “And all of your scars started bleeding… they wouldn’t stop…” Deep breath, “And then it was like the scene in Titanic when I was holding your hand, but you were plummeting into nothingness.” I hugged him tightly.
“You know I’m not going anywhere right?” He nodded, “And you know that those scars are really old, they can’t reopen… so I’m going nowhere. You’re stuck with me!” He smiled.
“Uh-uh! You’re stuck with me!” He shouted and started tickling me.
“CC! Stop!” I yelled in between fits of laughter.
“So I guess everything is good now?” Juliet said walking into our room. We nodded.
“Can we go get something to eat?” CC asked looking down at me.
“Yeah, but can we get dressed first? I sort of need pants…”
“What about getting pants on and going in our pajamas?”
“Deal!” We shook on it. After CC went into the bathroom Niki came in.
“We’ve got a problem… you gotta come into the lounge.” She said deathly serious. I nodded and followed, just a tad bit scared. I saw Andy zoned out, Ashley just sitting with his head in his hands, Jinxx pacing, and Jake eating mindlessly. And then I saw my band mates. Blade was just sitting there spaced out and tapping his foot. Jagger was muttering to himself. And then there was Niki squeezing the life out of my arm.
“What’s going on here? I leave for two minutes and I come back to a group of people that act like someone was just murdered…” I said breaking the silence.
“Justine… Sit down for a second…” Blade whispered.
“Why? What’s going on?” I asked my voice speeding up. He didn’t answer; he just looked at his feet tapping away. My hands started shaking uncontrollably.
“Justine come outside with me for a second…” Jinxx said. I reluctantly agreed to follow.
“Will you please tell me what’s going on?” I asked once we got outside.
“The competition…” He started, “they won’t let you guys play. They know that you and CC are a couple and said that it was a disadvantage to everyone else. But they gave us options…” I started to heat up. He grabbed my arms as I slid to the ground, he sat across from me.
“Okay what are these ‘options’?” I asked.
“ Well either all of you don’t play or you don’t and CC can’t judge…”
“The second one, my band has to play…” I said. He nodded and stood up.
“Let’s tell the others.” I stood up and we walked into the room.
“I’m not playing.” I announced.
“No! I’m not playing if you’re not!” Blade yelled.
“Yeah! This whole band thing was your idea, and I can’t sing the song with out you!” Jagger yelled.
“You’re my best friend, and we’re in this together. I’m not playing with out you.” Niki whispered to me.
“Well figure something out, because you guys are playing.” I said. I saw Andy smirk out of the corner of my eye.
“I have an idea!” Matt yelled running into the room, “For the song, I mean…” Andy stood up.
“D.R.U.G.S.?” He asked.
“I thought you didn’t support that stuff…” I said.
“No not drugs… D.R.U.G.S.! It was Matt’s old band…” He said. Matt dragged my band out of the room and I was left with Black Veil Brides.
“You sure that you’re cool with this?” Jake asked. Just as he finished the question CC walked in.
“What’s all the ruckus about? HA! That sounds funny… Ruckus… it sounds like ruck-ass!” Jinxx just shook his head.
“You can’t judge the contest…” Ashley said quietly. It was almost quieter than Andy on most occasions.
“Well that’s fine, you weren’t going to let me judge anyways…” He said not getting it.
“You can’t judge…” I said not finishing the sentence.
“I know. Ash just said that…” A confused look grew on his face.
“Let her finish…” Andy said quieter than a mouse.
“and I can’t play…” A frown crept onto my face.
“What are you talking about?”
“I chose it. It’s fine. I’m fine. The choice was none of us play or they play and we sit out… We can still be heard…” Jinxx left the room along with Jake and Ashley to check on my band. Sammi and Juliet were down at the gym, so they didn’t hear the news yet. I want to keep it that way. I don’t need the pity from everyone.
“We can still make fun of everyone else from the comfy seats right?” CC turned to me. I laughed.
“Of course Mickey!” CC smiled and ran back into our room. Andy got up and walked over to me.
“Brave decision you made…” He sat across from me.
“If we win and go on tour with you guys I get to play… it’s not like I’m kicked out or anything…”
“I liked your come back to your band mates. ‘Well figure something out, because you’re playing’. It was priceless…” That time I smirked.
“YES! THAT”S IT!” I heard Blade scream.
“Okay, you got this… Jagger it’s simple… and Niki this is the riff on the bass. Okay Jagger you just scream Did you lie on your back like a whore?”
“Wanna take a walk?” Andy asked seeing how uncomfortable I was.
“Yeah…” We decided to take the stairs down to the lobby to take my mind off of things.
“Which way?” He asked.
“I’m not feeling too good…” I said. He lifted me up bridal style and ran to the bathroom. We took the handicapped one. He placed me on the floor in front of the toilet and held my hair back as the contents of my stomach emptied themselves until it was only blood coming out. Tears were streaming down my face, but I couldn’t stop it. It was middle school all over again. My uneasiness led to the purging daily.
“It’s okay, calm down… you’re going to be fine…” Andy cooed into my ear. It didn’t stop the bile from coming out of my throat.
“I’m going to call Jinxx okay, sit tight…” I heard the dial tone as he held my hair with one hand.
“Hey Jinxx… I need you in the lobby pronto. It’s Jay, yeah we’re in the handicapped bathroom… It’s only blood dude. And it won’t stop.” He hung up after that. I was a mess. All I achieved was down the toilet, literally. And I can’t get it back. Sooner or later I heard the click of the door and the contents pouring into the toilet.
“Andy my throat burns…” I croaked. Jinxx took my hair out of Andy’s hands and rubbed my back. He sent Andy to get me water.
“Do you think you’re almost done?” He asked. I nodded my head. He wiped my mouth off and pulled me close.
“I never meant to be the one who kept you from the dark, but now I know my wounds are sewn because of who you are.” He sung.
“I will take this burden on and become the holy one, but remember I am human and I’m bound to sing this song…” Andy joined in. We sat on the floor of the bathroom, with Andy and Jinxx singing savouir.
“Are you ready to head back up to the room?” Andy asked me. I nodded and weakly stood up.
“I got this…” Jinxx said lifting me up. We came out of the bathroom and two ladies were staring at us.
“It’s not what you think… she has really bad stomach issues…” Andy stuttered. I chuckled.

Back in the room:

Ashley’s POV:
I wonder where Andy and Jay went. We all went to check on the band and when I went back into the lounge they were gone.
“Hey where are Jay and Andy?” I asked.
“Probably on a walk… just talking, like they were this morning.” Jake suggested. Jinxx nodded. Fear the silence got back to work on the song. They sounded amazing, but I know I can’t be biased about them because I’ve been sleeping with Niki. A man’s still got to have standards. Soon enough Jinxx’s phone rang and I tried my best to listen in.
“Andy?”
“Hey Jinxx… I need you in the lobby pronto,” Did he seriously just say pronto?
“What’s up?” Jinxx asked.
“It’s Jay,” I got a panicked look on my face and Jinxx walked out and I followed up to the door.
“Is she throwing up?”
“Yeah we’re in the handicapped bathroom…” Then I heard the uneasiness of Andy voice, it was a first, “It’s only blood dude. And it won’t stop.” I freaked out and ran to my bathroom. Jay is like my sister, that I’ve seen half naked on many occasions…

Blade’s POV:
I know where Andy and Justine went. I could tell Justine was uneasy the minute we started talking music. Andy took her on a walk, but I knew what was coming. She’s going to throw up. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t surprised when Jinxx got the call and Ashley panicked.
“Jinxx is she?” I asked, all he could do was nod. Eventually he could respond. He pulled me into his room and he started talking.
“It’s not good… It’s the first time Andy is panicked and same with Ash. I saw him… She’s throwing up nonstop and she didn’t eat anything today and it’s only blood.” My face dropped even more.
“What should I do?” I asked my voice all shaky.
“Stay here I’ll go help out Andy…” I nodded as tears started streaming down my face. What if she isn’t okay? What if it ends up going to far?

Notes

Hey guys! I know this took a while to update, but it was worth the wait! I guess if you're reading this then it was... Shout out to JINXXismyHero_Love_Him_Forever love all of you guys so much! 'Till the next update...
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