I Saw The Moon Divorce The Sky
Chapter Two
It had been two days since Mike’s passing and Erica has only left her room to go to the toilet. Jaime tried to get her to eat something but she just stayed cemented on Mike’s side of the bed. Jaime had to leave and pick up his children, he asked Jess to take them since the circumstances and she was willing took them. He had made his way to Vic’s place, where he and Tony were sat in the kitchen. Nobody has really been speaking; they didn’t know what to say. They hadn’t told the fans or anyone else they know just yet either.
“Hey guys” Jaime said softly as he pulled a bottle of water from Vic’s fridge.
“Hey, how are the kids?” Tony asked
“They’re okay, Jess is taking them for the week” Tony nodded and looked over at Vic, he was still zombie like.
“I think we should all go over to E’s apartment. She isn’t eating or leaving her bed. I mean, we can still function somewhat; she needs us” Jaime suggested and both Tony and Vic agreed with him.
They got dressed and joined Jaime once more before getting in the car and heading to Erica’s. Jaime has always had a spare key so getting in was no problem. When they entered Erica was sat on the couch, none of them were expecting that. She was watching the television as it played back old home movies of her and Mike. She was in his clothes still and had both hers and his 100 reasons book next to her. She wasn’t crying, she had run out of tears but if she had any they sure as hell would be there. All 3 guys’ hearts broke when they saw her. She, understandably, has taken it the hardest.
“Hey E” Vic said first as he kissed her on the cheek and sat next to her, she barely acknowledged him, still not taking her eyes from the TV. Jaime and Tony joined them on the other couch and watched the videos with her.
When the DVD came to an end Erica put in her wedding video. Before she could press play Jaime spoke
“E, sweetie, you need to eat” He pleaded with her
“I’m not hungry” She said flatly, she had no emotion in her voice or on her face
“You haven’t eaten in 2 days, I don’t care what you say, you need to eat” He said in a stern voice and Erica gave a slight nod.
Jaime went to the kitchen, making macaroni and cheese and retuned with a bowl for each of them. Vic and Tony got up and grabbed their own bowls.
“We haven’t told anyone yet. We don’t really know what to tell everyone. We wondered if you wanted to be the first to say anything” Vic said, Erica knew he was talking about the fans and people in general.
“What are you supposed to say?” Erica asked, looking at each of them for the first time since they arrived.
“I really don’t know E” He sighed and took another bite of food.
“He’s really gone, isn’t he?” She asked, knowing the answer but hoping they would tell her otherwise.
“I wish he wasn’t. Oh how I wish he wasn’t” Vic replied, trying to fight back tears. He knew he had to stay strong for Erica. She wouldn’t mind him crying, it’s normal; his brother just died of course it’s normal to cry but he knew he had to take care of her. She needed him to be strong right now; whether she would admit it or not.
Erica had no words, she was lost. Lost for words, for feelings; lost in general. This is worse than the time her brother died, much worse.
“We’ll never be like the Disneyland couple now. We’ll never got old and wrinkly together” She sighed as she looked at the pictures of the four of them in the 100 reasons book that Mike had made for her.
“You know Mike took his one of those on every tour after he got that?” Jaime said to Erica. She was surprised by this
“I didn’t know that” She smiled at the thought of him looking through it in his bunk each night.
“Yeah, he would sometimes just sit and read through it for hours. Never talking to anyone but just flicking through the pages” Tony added, Erica’s smile grew.
“I remember this one time that we were on tour, it was the warped tour that you didn’t come with us” Vic started, smiling at the story he had just remembered “And we met an old friend of ours at one of the shows and he, Mike and I were having a big catch up one day. Just talking about life and everything and when he asked Mike about his current relationship status, I kid you not, he spoke about you for half an hour straight. He could have spent the whole night talking about you but we had to go and play. He practically told the guy every story about you guys up to date” Vic giggled a little, as did the rest of the people on the couches.
“He really did love you E” Tony said with a comforting smile, which she returned
“I know. I love him too. This is going to be so hard” She said and a sob finally escaped her, it was healthy to cry. The boys crowded round her and Jaime called for a group hug, which they all took part in. It wasn’t the same without Mike though. Nothing is ever going to be the same.
They spent the rest of the night sharing stories about Mike. All the memories they had of him came rushing to the surface. Jaime had phoned Casey and told him and Mal to come over. When they got there Casey apologised to Erica again but she refused it because she wanted to apologise.
“No, I’m sorry. It wasn’t your fault but I took it out on you because I was angry. I was angry at him for wanting to drive home but I couldn’t take it out on him” They shared a hug and pulled away, Erica didn’t need Casey to say anything.
They all sat on the couches getting back to stories of Mike. They had also managed to put something together to let the friends and fans know about what has happened. Erica uploaded an image to her instagram with a fairly long caption:
Michael Christopher Fuentes, I was lucky enough to have you as part of my life for 7 years. You were my everything. No you ARE my everything and you always will be. Just like Caleb though, you were taken from me, from this planet too soon. I wish I could go to sleep and really wake up and have this be just a horrible nightmare but I know that won’t happen. I wish we had more time together, I wish we could get old and wrinkly and move into a care home together but we can’t. I am very appreciative of the time we got to spend together though. You will be severely missed, not just by me but by thousands of people that looked up to you; people that you loved and inspired. I love you so much handsome, until the end of time. Remember to look after Caleb. I love you. Sleep tight <3
Erica never liked writing R.I.P. It just didn’t feel right to her. She had uploaded that with her favourite goofy picture of her and Mike. The boys had written a status for their Facebook page/twitter/instagram the works:
Two days ago the biggest tragedy in the history of Pierce the Veil took place. Our drummer, best friend and brother was taken from us. Mike sadly passed away after a terrible car accident. We don’t really know what else to tell you at this point but give us time. This is a hard time for all of us and we would appreciate it if you could respect our silence and privacy as we go through this. Love Vic, Tony and Jaime.
This was a message none of them ever wanted to write. They shut off all social networking notifications to their phones since they knew they were about to be bombarded. They wouldn’t be able to deal with fans right now, even if they were only giving their condolences. There was no future for Pierce the Veil though, they all knew that. They couldn’t continue without Mike, he was one of the founding members; he was the heartbeat to the band. Now he no longer had a heartbeat and neither did Pierce the Veil.
Erica didn’t know if she could face music again, this is what happened with Caleb. She gave up because it became too painful but at the same time she thinks that music might be the one thing to get her through it.
“It’s getting late, do you want us to leave?” Jaime asked Erica who had finally found the energy to shower and eat a proper meal.
“No, you can stay if you want. I think I’m going to bed though.” She gave Jaime a warm smile, one that showed that right now she wasn’t feeling so terrible but that she also needed to be alone.
“Okay sweetie, night” He kissed her on the forehead, hugged her and walked back to the couch. Erica said her goodnights to the rest of the gang and went into her bedroom, getting into Mike’s side of the bed once again and flipping through pictures of the pair of them on her phone. She drifted off to sleep quite quickly.
Casey and Mal decided to leave and Vic, Jaime and Tony stayed. Vic went into Erica’s room to say goodnight one final time, he also just wanted to check on her.
When he walked in he could hear a few sniffles, Erica had woken up from a nightmare not long ago and couldn’t get back to sleep.
“Hey E” he greeted. He didn’t really want to ask ‘are you okay?’ or ‘what’s up?’ because let’s face it, they aren’t the best of questions right now.
“Hey, will you stay with me tonight?” She asked Vic, who nodded and began to walk over to the bed. “Actually, get the guys I need you all to stay with me” Vic giggled softly and went to get Jaime and Tony. They all managed to fit onto the bed since Erica had quite a big one.
“We’re going to be okay, you know that right?” Jaime asked the three of them.
“Yeah we are” Vic confirmed
“I think he’d want us to be strong, he’s probably laughing at us all right now” Tony added
“Man up you bunch of pansies” Erica said with her best Mike impression
“Gosh, that was such a good impression” They all laughed and snuggled up again. This time they all drifted off to sleep and none of them woke again until the morning.
“Hey guys” Jaime said softly as he pulled a bottle of water from Vic’s fridge.
“Hey, how are the kids?” Tony asked
“They’re okay, Jess is taking them for the week” Tony nodded and looked over at Vic, he was still zombie like.
“I think we should all go over to E’s apartment. She isn’t eating or leaving her bed. I mean, we can still function somewhat; she needs us” Jaime suggested and both Tony and Vic agreed with him.
They got dressed and joined Jaime once more before getting in the car and heading to Erica’s. Jaime has always had a spare key so getting in was no problem. When they entered Erica was sat on the couch, none of them were expecting that. She was watching the television as it played back old home movies of her and Mike. She was in his clothes still and had both hers and his 100 reasons book next to her. She wasn’t crying, she had run out of tears but if she had any they sure as hell would be there. All 3 guys’ hearts broke when they saw her. She, understandably, has taken it the hardest.
“Hey E” Vic said first as he kissed her on the cheek and sat next to her, she barely acknowledged him, still not taking her eyes from the TV. Jaime and Tony joined them on the other couch and watched the videos with her.
When the DVD came to an end Erica put in her wedding video. Before she could press play Jaime spoke
“E, sweetie, you need to eat” He pleaded with her
“I’m not hungry” She said flatly, she had no emotion in her voice or on her face
“You haven’t eaten in 2 days, I don’t care what you say, you need to eat” He said in a stern voice and Erica gave a slight nod.
Jaime went to the kitchen, making macaroni and cheese and retuned with a bowl for each of them. Vic and Tony got up and grabbed their own bowls.
“We haven’t told anyone yet. We don’t really know what to tell everyone. We wondered if you wanted to be the first to say anything” Vic said, Erica knew he was talking about the fans and people in general.
“What are you supposed to say?” Erica asked, looking at each of them for the first time since they arrived.
“I really don’t know E” He sighed and took another bite of food.
“He’s really gone, isn’t he?” She asked, knowing the answer but hoping they would tell her otherwise.
“I wish he wasn’t. Oh how I wish he wasn’t” Vic replied, trying to fight back tears. He knew he had to stay strong for Erica. She wouldn’t mind him crying, it’s normal; his brother just died of course it’s normal to cry but he knew he had to take care of her. She needed him to be strong right now; whether she would admit it or not.
Erica had no words, she was lost. Lost for words, for feelings; lost in general. This is worse than the time her brother died, much worse.
“We’ll never be like the Disneyland couple now. We’ll never got old and wrinkly together” She sighed as she looked at the pictures of the four of them in the 100 reasons book that Mike had made for her.
“You know Mike took his one of those on every tour after he got that?” Jaime said to Erica. She was surprised by this
“I didn’t know that” She smiled at the thought of him looking through it in his bunk each night.
“Yeah, he would sometimes just sit and read through it for hours. Never talking to anyone but just flicking through the pages” Tony added, Erica’s smile grew.
“I remember this one time that we were on tour, it was the warped tour that you didn’t come with us” Vic started, smiling at the story he had just remembered “And we met an old friend of ours at one of the shows and he, Mike and I were having a big catch up one day. Just talking about life and everything and when he asked Mike about his current relationship status, I kid you not, he spoke about you for half an hour straight. He could have spent the whole night talking about you but we had to go and play. He practically told the guy every story about you guys up to date” Vic giggled a little, as did the rest of the people on the couches.
“He really did love you E” Tony said with a comforting smile, which she returned
“I know. I love him too. This is going to be so hard” She said and a sob finally escaped her, it was healthy to cry. The boys crowded round her and Jaime called for a group hug, which they all took part in. It wasn’t the same without Mike though. Nothing is ever going to be the same.
They spent the rest of the night sharing stories about Mike. All the memories they had of him came rushing to the surface. Jaime had phoned Casey and told him and Mal to come over. When they got there Casey apologised to Erica again but she refused it because she wanted to apologise.
“No, I’m sorry. It wasn’t your fault but I took it out on you because I was angry. I was angry at him for wanting to drive home but I couldn’t take it out on him” They shared a hug and pulled away, Erica didn’t need Casey to say anything.
They all sat on the couches getting back to stories of Mike. They had also managed to put something together to let the friends and fans know about what has happened. Erica uploaded an image to her instagram with a fairly long caption:
Michael Christopher Fuentes, I was lucky enough to have you as part of my life for 7 years. You were my everything. No you ARE my everything and you always will be. Just like Caleb though, you were taken from me, from this planet too soon. I wish I could go to sleep and really wake up and have this be just a horrible nightmare but I know that won’t happen. I wish we had more time together, I wish we could get old and wrinkly and move into a care home together but we can’t. I am very appreciative of the time we got to spend together though. You will be severely missed, not just by me but by thousands of people that looked up to you; people that you loved and inspired. I love you so much handsome, until the end of time. Remember to look after Caleb. I love you. Sleep tight <3
Erica never liked writing R.I.P. It just didn’t feel right to her. She had uploaded that with her favourite goofy picture of her and Mike. The boys had written a status for their Facebook page/twitter/instagram the works:
Two days ago the biggest tragedy in the history of Pierce the Veil took place. Our drummer, best friend and brother was taken from us. Mike sadly passed away after a terrible car accident. We don’t really know what else to tell you at this point but give us time. This is a hard time for all of us and we would appreciate it if you could respect our silence and privacy as we go through this. Love Vic, Tony and Jaime.
This was a message none of them ever wanted to write. They shut off all social networking notifications to their phones since they knew they were about to be bombarded. They wouldn’t be able to deal with fans right now, even if they were only giving their condolences. There was no future for Pierce the Veil though, they all knew that. They couldn’t continue without Mike, he was one of the founding members; he was the heartbeat to the band. Now he no longer had a heartbeat and neither did Pierce the Veil.
Erica didn’t know if she could face music again, this is what happened with Caleb. She gave up because it became too painful but at the same time she thinks that music might be the one thing to get her through it.
“It’s getting late, do you want us to leave?” Jaime asked Erica who had finally found the energy to shower and eat a proper meal.
“No, you can stay if you want. I think I’m going to bed though.” She gave Jaime a warm smile, one that showed that right now she wasn’t feeling so terrible but that she also needed to be alone.
“Okay sweetie, night” He kissed her on the forehead, hugged her and walked back to the couch. Erica said her goodnights to the rest of the gang and went into her bedroom, getting into Mike’s side of the bed once again and flipping through pictures of the pair of them on her phone. She drifted off to sleep quite quickly.
Casey and Mal decided to leave and Vic, Jaime and Tony stayed. Vic went into Erica’s room to say goodnight one final time, he also just wanted to check on her.
When he walked in he could hear a few sniffles, Erica had woken up from a nightmare not long ago and couldn’t get back to sleep.
“Hey E” he greeted. He didn’t really want to ask ‘are you okay?’ or ‘what’s up?’ because let’s face it, they aren’t the best of questions right now.
“Hey, will you stay with me tonight?” She asked Vic, who nodded and began to walk over to the bed. “Actually, get the guys I need you all to stay with me” Vic giggled softly and went to get Jaime and Tony. They all managed to fit onto the bed since Erica had quite a big one.
“We’re going to be okay, you know that right?” Jaime asked the three of them.
“Yeah we are” Vic confirmed
“I think he’d want us to be strong, he’s probably laughing at us all right now” Tony added
“Man up you bunch of pansies” Erica said with her best Mike impression
“Gosh, that was such a good impression” They all laughed and snuggled up again. This time they all drifted off to sleep and none of them woke again until the morning.
Notes
I was watching Armageddon before I wrote this so if you find it emotional, blame the film haha. I am trying to cheer it up a little.Thank you so much for the feedback already and sorry for making you all cry so much.
Aw, I wouldn't dare :)
9/27/13