I woke up with a splitting headache. I sure as hell wasn't hungover, I'm pretty sure I didn't touch a drop of alcohol last night. Not to mention my face hurt as well. Gosh, what on earth did I do last night? I slowly got up, wandering into the bathroom. I glanced towards the mirror. "How the fuck?" I muttered as I spotted the bruising. I sighed as I got myself freshened up.

"Watch out guys, she might turn on us next." I heard Mike say as I joined them in the living area.

"What?" I gave him a funny look.

"You are one mental girl Fuentes. Since when did my best friend get so bad ass?" laughed Jaime. What the hell were they on about?

"Don't tell me, Tony had a go & I beat his sorry ass?" I sighed. That was the only way I could of possibly got these bruises. All of them shook their heads. Non of them even continued the chat. I shrugged it off, heading to the spare room they had on the bus. I walked inside to find Tony's girl in there. I gasped at the sight of her. She was badly bruised, her nose looked broken & she had dried blood on her. She seemed to tense up when she spotted me.

"What happened with you?" I asked. That's when it hit me. The events of last night. I caused the damage on her pretty little face. I remember telling Tony I'd smash her pretty little face in. Looks like I did a good job. I backed out the room, practically running to the guys. "I did that to her?" I said.

"Yup. Pretty bad ass of you." nodded Tony. "In your defence, she lashed out first."

"So that explains my bruising." I laughed, wincing as I did so. I grabbed some pain relief & a bottle of water out the fridge. I really wanted to go back to bed but this was my last day with them before they left to finish Warped Tour. In all honesty, I kind of wanted to go with them but I had to get some money together before I thought about touring. I needed some form of support, you're probably thinking I'm crazy right? But I'm not the type to 'sponge'. I like to be able to take care of myself these days.

"Right, we're leaving tonight. What are we doing today?" Jaime practically screamed.

"Town?" I suggested. "I need to pick some stu--"

"We are not coming clothes shopping with you. Remember the last time?" Mike groaned. Oh I remembered it alright.

"Mikeyyy! Does my ass look fat?" I whined, stepping out the cubicle.

"No. Can you hurry up?"

"I still have another 10 outfits to try." I laughed at him.

"God no, just kill me now." I heard him mumble. I ran back into the cubicle. Calling him to come to the door, I started throwing over all the clothes I had tried on. "Anymore?"

"Yes! Just hang on one minute please" I quickly threw on another outfit. I stepped out, placing the last one on top of the pile he was hiding behind. "They really suit you Mikey."

"Fuck you."

We ran through various options before settling on going to the beach.

***

We'd been at the beach a good two hours, the boys were playing soccer as I laid down to sunbathe. Of course that thing came along with us. I wasn't even going to call her by her name anymore. I plugged my headphones, resting my iPod a distance away & closed my eyes. I could feel myself drifting off to sleep, which would perfect round about now. Sleep sounded good. I hadn't done much but I was so damn tired. I felt myself fall deeper & deeper. That was until cold water shocked my awake. I shot up, ripping my headphones out to see Jaime & Mike running off laughing. Oh it was on.

I set off at run after them both, when two arms grabbed me lifting up me off the ground & running towards the sea before dropping me in it. I spluttered a little before standing up to see Tony stood there with a smirk on his face. "You total idiot!" I yelled through my laughter. He walked closer pulling me into a hug.

"I'm sorry baby...By the way you look hot in that" he whispered in my ear. I could feel myself blushing. He let go of me & smiled.

"Thanks Tone." I looked away, trying to hide my blush. He cupped my face in his hands, pulling me closer until our lips connected. It wasn't like any other kiss. It was just like when we had our first kiss, so loving, so caring. He pulled away, resting his forehead on mine before mouthing 'I love you'. I don't know what possessed me to do it but I said it back.

"Are you two..like...together again?" Vic's voice snapping us from our stare.

"Only if she'll take me back..." he turned again to face me. "How about it Claire, will you be mine again?" I stood there, unable to speak for a moment.

"Of course I will." I grinned. His smile got wider as he picked me up twirling me around. As he put me down I watched his ex walk away, in a strop. That's right bitch, keep walking. "I never did stop loving you Tone."

"Well now that's done, can we go get some food? I'm starving." groaned Vic. Tony ran off towards where our stuff was. "Knew that'd get him gone, listen sweetie. are you sure about this?"

"Yeah, I am. Don't worry, he's changed. You can tell." I smiled, he put his arm over my shoulder lazily as we walked back to our stuff. We sat & ate, talked about the old times. I was enjoying myself, a lot if I was honest with you. I'd missed this time with them all. It just wasn't the same when they were just 'passing through'. "Shit, guys we gotta go. We leave in 30 minutes."

***

"You sure you don't want to come with us?" Mike asked again for the 50th time in the space of 10 minutes.

"Positive, go do what you do best. Then come back for me." I smiled. Okay, I wanted to go with them now but I had to keep my independence. I wasn't sure if I was ready to give that up yet, which I would have to do if I went on tour with these. I'd be giving it up when I go to Europe with them but I wasn't ready at this moment to give it up.

"Call me everyday, I'll miss you." he hugged me tight before heading back onto the bus. I sighed heavily. "I love you Claire."

"Love you too Mikey." He gave me a small wave & was on the bus. Vic & Jaime were next in line. They practically said the same things as Mike. I could feel myself getting worked up. They hugged me, said their goodbyes & got on the bus.

Last but not least, Tony. "I hate leaving you, I'll call you everyday. We'll be back in no time for you. You know time flies pretty fast on tour." he smiled a little. Vic popped his head out, telling us to hurry up before they were late. Tony wrapped his arms around me, hugging me tight. "I love you Claire."

"I love you too Tone." I whispered as he let go of me, walking onto the bus.

What the hell was wrong with me? I wasn't this bad when they first left for tour, so why did this time make a difference? I was about to walk away when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see Mike there. "Get on that bus now. You're coming with us."

"Mikey no. This is your time." I protested.

"No, just look at you Claire. You weren't this bad when we first left. I can't leave my twin sister knowing she's upset. Please just get on the bus, for me?" I sighed before thinking about it for a minute. I nodded. "Thank you." I climbed onto the bus & sat down. All the guys crowding me & hugging me all at once. Did they all really notice I didn't want them to go?

Now you can call me whatever you like, it's just so damn hard to say bye to them for some reason.

I think I'll be just fine with them.