A Match Into Water

*Vic's POV*

~A day later~

I was looking at the celling into the wasteland of nothingness as I remember everything, I kept Alisha's note to the world safe under my pillow protecting the last thing she ever wrote.

I saw Amber walk into my cubical.....she looked so depressed, she wasn't her normal self anymore.

She leaned down giving me a hug "Hey Vic" she spoke softly and she was very quite.

"Hi, how you holding up ?" I asked her because I know how much I was hurting and I can't possibly imagine how much her best friend would be.

"I'm ok I suppose, what about you ?" Her voice trembled as she spoke.

I grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes "It's ok, you don't have to pretend that your alright, not in front of me" she began to cry so I pulled her onto the hospital bed and cuddled her smoothing over her hair telling her it was ok.

About 15 minuets later she had stopped crying and sat up still sat on the bed with me.

"I think we should start now otherwise visiting time will be over"

"Come on then, you got a notepad?" I sighed as I realised what we was going to be doing today.

"Yeah its right here" she pulled out a notepad from her bag alongside with a pen.

"I think we should brainstorm a few ideas first so we can incorporate both our ideas then give them to Alisha's mum to see if she wants to" I said as I went a bit shy.

"That's a really good idea Vic!" Amber flashed a quick smile towards me reassuring me that it really was a good idea.

"Alright lets get started then" I tried to pick up my mood as we did what we said we was going to do.....plan Alisha's funeral.

~Half an hour later~

"So this is what's going to happen then; Nobody wears black...its either band merch or bright colours so that its a happier atmosphere, have the sound track I will make tomorrow with all her favourite songs on, I know she would like to be cremated and her ashes scattered all around the world, for us to make speech's at the funeral too, for anyone who wants to come can and for us to have a mosh pit, wall of death or ring of death at her funeral for her and at every concert we go to it shall be for her" Amber spoke slowly and clearly making sure I understood everything of what was said and what the plan was.

"That sounds great, she will have the best send off ever!" I was happy with our planning and the fact we both knew that's what she would have wanted.

"Right well I will have to go now because visiting time is nearly over, I will pop by again if your not discharged tomorrow" She gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and left the cubical.

~Three days later~

I pulled myself out of my bed and began to get dressed for the funeral, I pulled on some fresh boxers along side with some skinny jeans, black vans and my Mayday Parade shirt. I brushed my hair and put on some deodorant I walked out of my house and began to walk to Amber's as I was going with her today.

We was in the car behind following the car with Alisha's body in going to the church.

We arrived at the church and we got out of the car and took the brisk walk inside, myself and Amber sat down at the front of the church where we was soon accompanied by Mike, Tony and Jaime.

The service had started but I completely blanked out and couldn't come to the realisation of what was happing......I don't know how long I blanked out for but I hadn't missed Amber's speech.

She took her place on the podium.

"Alisha was....she was" Amber could hardly get her words out then suddenly she burst into tears. I saw Jaime run up to her grab her take her back to her seat then return back to the podium with Ambers speech.

"I am going to read Amber's speech for her......Alisha was my best friend. We did everything together, we played together as we was children then as we grew up we still stuck together but Alisha's left me to do things on my own now...find my own path as she has took her own. I can't begin to express how much I will miss her but she will always be in my heart and will never leave there" I heard Jaime's voice crackle as he began to well up and then he walked to go sit down.

The next think I knew it was my turn.

I took a couple of deep breaths then made my way to the podium, my hands were shaking my feet could hardly move.

I cleared my throat.

"Well what can I say about my Alisha, one thing I can say is that I will dearly miss her and that I love her but I never got to tell her that. She meant so much to me and didn't even know it, she kept me calm and kept me going. She helped me live once again. She was the blood pumping in my veins but she's not here anymore and its like a piece of me has died too" The tears soon followed as I finished that sentence.

"One thing nobody knew was when I found Alisha I originally went to ask her to be my girlfriend, now she will never know and never will be" after I finally said that I took a slow walk back to my seat and then blacked out once again.

~2 hours later~

We were now at the after service and me and the guys were setting up our equipment so I could sing the song we wrote for her... we finally came up with a band name, Pierce The Veil.

I took centre stage "This is a song we wrote for Alisha and Amber is going to sing with me"

"This song is called Hold On Till May

She sits up high surrounded by the sun
One million branches and she loves every one
"Mom and dad, did you search for me?
I've been up here so long I'm going crazy!"

And as the sun went down we ended up on the ground
I heard the train shake the windows
You screamed over the sound
And as we own this night
I put your body to the test with mine
This love was out of control
3-2-1 where did it go?

Now don't be crazy
Yes now of course you can stay here.
Been in a touring band for going on ten years.
"Big deal," she said, "I guess you're official."
I only said it 'cause I know what it's like to feel

Burned out
It gets you down,
We've all been there sometimes
But tonight I'll make you feel beautiful once again

And as the sun went down we ended up on the ground
I heard the train shake the windows
You screamed over the sound (over the sound)
And as we own this night
I put your body to the test with mine
This love was out of control
3-2-1 where did it go?

If I were you, I'd put that away
See, you're just wasted
And thinking about the past again
Darling you'll be okay

And she said,

[Amber]
"If you were me, you'd do the same
'Cause I can't take anymore
I'll draw the shades and close the door
Everything's not alright and I would rather..."

And as the sun went down we ended up on the ground
I heard the train shake the windows
You screamed over the sound (over the sound)
And as we own this night
I put your body to the test with mine
This love was out of control
Tell me where did it go?"


We heard cheers and after that we moshed till we couldn't mosh no more.

It was fairly late, it was 10:56pm.

I took a cab home of which when I got into my room I collapsed and closed my eyes.

Notes

I know this story isn't the happiest but the next chapter is the twist!!!

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