[TOUR] On The Road

[trez matthew steele]

Trez shook his head slowly, leaving Sean alone. He found Harper and sat down. "I wasn't trying to make you mad, Harp... I wanted us to all enjoy this trip.." He leaned over, kissed her softly on the lips.

Zayne glanced up from his book, smiling at her. He folded his page in and set it on his pillow, getting up from the bed and offering his hand to her to take.

[harper reese lebeau]

Harper barely met the kiss before she turned her attention back to the TV. She flipped through the channels, kicking off her shoes to pull her legs up under her. "Just go eat, Trez. I don't feel like talking." She muttered, leaning back against the sofa. Her eyes, yellow now that she was furious, watched the TV with little interest. "You said yourself Sean needs your attention, so go tend to him."

AJ took his hand hesitantly, holding it tightly. She kept close to him, glancing at Aubri as she passed, the normally perky girl looking blankly at the wall across from her.

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Trez's teeth gritted. "He doesn't want my attention. I-.. Fuck this. Why did we even come if we can't enjoy our first tour?"
He got up, slamming the bathroom door behind him. He rubbed a hand over his face, sighed.

Zayne glanced over his shoulder, led her to the kitchen and started making his taco.

Brandon chewed on his lip, made his own and sat down near Harper in silence as Xander shifted his weight, rubbing Aubri's back.

[harper reese lebeau]

Harper didn't even bother watching him go, her yellow eyes watching the TV. She heard Aubri mumbling from the other room, but none of it was making any sense to her. She glanced over at Brandon, then back at the TV as she leaned back, stretching her legs out. Somewhere deep down, she felt bad for fighting with Trez. But she knew as soon as he came back it would be the same old song and dance. They were still stuck on a bus with the one person Harper couldn't stand.

AJ fixed her taco carefully, then fixed one for Harper, obviously hoping to cheer her up. She carried it carefully to her, sitting it down beside her.

"Thanks." Harper mumbled, and AJ nodded.

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Trez leaned his head back, splashing water over his face in the sink. He let out a slow breath, done helping anybody if it was going to cause problems. He was feeling edgy, anyway, didn't know why his nerves felt so shot. He finally wandered out, passing them in silence to make a taco, then sat down near one of the empty bunks by himself.

Brandon watched them quietly as Zayne sidled in on the other side of AJ, glancing at the TV. He pulled a small pad of paper from his pocket and a pen from behind his ear in his free hand, jotted down 'be happy'. Trying not to get to caught up in her eyes, he smiled, handing it to Harper.

Xander kissed the top of Aubri's head. "I know it's rough, we can figure it out when we get back.. You want something to eat?"
He heard Sean moving around, but kept quiet.

[harper reese lebeau]

Harper glanced at him, then back down at the slip of paper. She didn't want to be happy. Right now, she wanted to go home and forget all of them even existed. But she smiled at Zayne nonetheless, watching AJ shrink closer to him out of the corner of her eye before she glanced back up at the TV, running her finger over the edge of the paper. She didn't even wince when it cut her, just sat it down and walked to the bathroom to run it under water.

AJ watched her go, then broke another piece off of her shell. She realized how close she was to Zayne, and moved over a bit, mumbling a sorry.

"No." Aubri said, then murmured another no to the question. "I want Nashville. He made everyone sad when he left.."

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Trez glanced up warily as she passed to head towards the bathroom. He let out a soft breath, looking away dejectedly. He had just wanted them all to enjoy this.. So bad..

Zayne watched her go, smiled faintly in response to AJ's apology and patted her leg before taking a careful bite of his taco. Brandon only shifted his weight some, finally getting up to go bother the driver.

Xander bit his lip. "I know, Bee.. I'm sure he's gonna get his wings though, huh? Maybe I can go talk to Saint Peter and see if we can have him come see you." He played gently with her hair.

[harper reese lebeau]

Harper cut the water off, but it kept bleeding. So she just grabbed a paper towel and wrapped it around her finger. She walked over to Trez, ignoring the fact that her pants were beyond appropriate length. "Where'd you hide the band-aids, oh wise one?" She asked.

AJ watched Brandon go, chewing on her piece of taco shell. She broke off another piece, looking over at Zayne. She brushed her finger over the corner of his mouth, smiling over at him.

"No. He's just gonna leave again." She said, looking over at him. Something in her expression changed, and she raised an eyebrow at him. Then her expression changed again and she quickly got up, walking to the back of the bus for her bag.

[trez matthew steele]

Trez lifted his chin from his knees, gazing up at her. Second drawer under the sink..." He mumbled, pushing his half eaten taco aside as dropping his head to his arms again.

Zayne smiled back crookedly, touching her cheek before getting up to throw his plate away.

Xander sighed, watching her get up. A phone rang and Sean shifted his weight.
"Hello..?" He rasped spleepily.
"Sean.. Hey, it's Devan. Listen, Nash wasn't supposed to die yet, they screwed up. Deacon and I have been losing our minds over it, but we're gonna get him back, okay? Uh, I gotta go, I'll see you when you get back. Just try and enjoy your trip okay?"
He stared at the phone as it went dial tone, pushed the curtain aside and grabbed Aubri's wrist, drew her close to let her know, his eyes uncertain.

[harper reese lebeau]

"Thanks." She said, walking back into the bathroom. She was starting to get tired, probably from not eating anything all day. But she refused to share a bunk with Trez. 'I'll take the floor.' She thought, wrapping her finger carefully before she walked to the couch, laying down on it.

AJ watched him get up, then took a small bite out of her taco, looking up at the TV. She didn't get why two people would be all over each other, so she reached over, flipping through the channels for cartoons.

Aubri just stared blankly at him, pulling her wrist away. She hurried to her bag, fishing through quickly. She grabbed something, and walked back to Sean, climbing into his bed. She put a bracelet in his hand, one just like the one she had on. "Me and Nash kept them on. My dad gave them to us. You gotta wear it now."