They Stitched My Wounds

"Tessa, let's go!"

I looked over at the door as Vanessa busted in. She looked at me and motioned for me to get out of the room. I grabbed my stuff and headed to the main lobby. I was confused when there was no one there. Vanessa came up and began pushing me out the door.

"The man who adopted you shoulder be here soon, so, go and wait for him!"

"If he's not here, shouldn't I wait in my room?"

"Nope. I've dreamed about this day for so long and you're not gonna screw it up. Now wait outside."

As I heading out the door, she quickly held me back for a moment.

"Oh, and, you might wanna take out that ridiculous lip ring. I'm sure he wouldn't like it."

"Welp, you're not my guardian anymore, so, no. Plus, it's pierced, nothing you can do about it," I smirked.

She pointed to the door and I walked out. I sighed and lied down on the porch outside. I threw on my headphones and began blasting some Black Veil Brides. I put my suitcase next to me and held my violin case close to me.

~Andy's P.O.V~

I drove up to the orphanage with Ashley's car behind me. All of us got out of our car and began walking up to the orphanage. We stopped when we noticed a girl on the porch. Her eyes were closed and she was listening to music.

"Andy, is that the girl we're adopting?" Jake asked.

"Yeah. Her name is Tessa."

"Oh, sweet! Should we tell her we're here?" CC asked.

"Nah, let her relax for a little. She'll figure it out when we take her bags," Jinxx said.

We all nodded and proceeded into the orphanage. We got to Vanessa's desk and she looked up. She was confused that there were five of us, but didn't question it. As she was handing out the papers, she looked back up at me.

"Now, are you positive you want her? If she causes problems, I'm not sure we'd take her back."

"Yes, we're sure," I answered, getting irritated.

She nodded and let us fill out the forms. When we finished, she happily saw us out, then returned to her desk. We walked out to see Tessa in the same position as before. I picked up her bag while Jinxx grabbed her violin case. We began walking away and put them in my car. We saw her sit up and grab her drawstring bag. She ran towards my car and slipped in the back with Jake. She looked like she was about to speak until she saw Jake, Jinxx, and I. She went quiet and turned a little shy, putting on her seat belt and looking down a little. I chuckled and she looked up at me.

"I wonder how a girl who acts like that can be a problem child."

"Well, I don't normally act like this. It's just... you're Black Veil Brides. I look up to you guys."

We all smiled brightly as we began driving away. She took a minute before looking back at the orphanage.

"W-Wait, you're the people who adopted me?"

"Yeah," Jinxx replied with a happy smile.

She looked excited and nervous at the same time. Jinxx and Jake began talking to her, trying to get to know her a little better. When we finally reached the house, I shut off the car and looked back at her.

"Well, we're here."

She got out of the car and looked up in awe. I laughed and ruffled her hair. She smiled and her face turned a bit pink. Ash and CC pulled up behind us and got out of the car. They saw Tessa looking at the house in awe and began laughing. CC came over and put a hand on her back.

"Never seen a studio before, huh? Well, here ya go! It's pretty neat, isn't it?"

She nodded her head and smiled. We got her stuff out of the trunk of the car and led her into the house. We went to a spare room and put her stuff in it. She walked in and thanked us.

"Want us to help you decorate it?" Ash asked.

"Oh, um, sure!"

We got all her posters and stuff out of her bag and began helping her with her room. We were also painting some designs on her walls, which caused a huge mess, seeing as CC decided to be a jackass and start a paint war. We all laughed as we looked round, seeing paint splatters and BVB symbols everywhere. She looked up at us happily and pulled us into a group hug.

"Thank you so much. I love it."

"Ha ha, aren't you gonna put your posters up?" Jake asked.

"Later on, when the paints dry."

We all began laughing and went to clean ourselves up. After we were all cleaned, we all piled in the family room to watch a movie. We got halfway through the movie when Tessa fell asleep on Jinxx's lap. We shut the movie off and Jinxx took Tessa to her room.

~Jinxx's P.O.V~

I laid Tessa down in her bed and put her under the covers. I gently stroked her hair and turned out her light. I smiled and whispered goodnight before slowly closing the door.

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