**Vic's POV**

I stood in front of the stove making eggs. I knew everyone would be up soon and I was the only one on the bus that could cook. "Wanna talk about it?" I heard the turtle mumble as he walked out from the bunk area.

"Talk about what?" In all fairness, I was upset, but I didn't wanna bitch about it. I was upset because I was so ridiculously jealous of my little brother, and I hated myself for that. It was nothing about Ahna, she belonged with Mike. I just wanted the girl I was falling for to fall for me like Ahna.

"Vic, I know you. I can tell by the look on your face. Plus, you were out late and you're up early. This all spells upset," he explained.

"Can you stop being so damn wise," I chuckled. He raised his eyebrows at me, and I had to spill.

"So why don't you just go for it?" he asked once I explained how I was feeling.

"Look… I kinda looked through her Instagram, and she has a lot of old pictures of me – and all of us – saying how she loves us and how we've helped her out." Tony gave me a so what? look and I sighed. "I feel like I'm taking advantage of her. Like, she would do anything I asked, and she would never say a thing if I hurt her."

"Vic, here's my opinion," Tony sighed, "if you care about her, you won't hurt her, so it doesn't really matter." He patted my back and went to the back lounge. I decided to take a chance as I pulled out my phone and texted her.

To: Milinda :)
Hey, wanna hang out and meet some of the other bands?

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**Milinda's POV**

I was awoken by my phone vibrating under my head. I smiled as I picked it up to see a text from Vic.

To: Viktur ;)
Sure c: I'm about to get up so I'll let you know what time.

From: Viktur ;)
Sounds good, just let me know.

I responded saying I would before hopping out of my bunk. "Good morning," Ahna greeted me pleasantly as she cooked.

"Hi there," I smiled back at her. "Are the kids up yet?" I asked.

"Yeah, there's a bathhouse on the other side of the venue, they went to take showers."

"Lover boy still sleeping?" I asked her jokingly.

"Yes," she laughed.

She finished cooking and we ate together, then I got dressed.I did a dark smokey eye for my makeup, then headed over to the PTV bus.

"Hey, cutie," Vic smiled at me as he opened the door.

"Well, hello there," I giggled, blushing, as he stepped down off the bus.

"Who would you like to become buddies with first?" Vic asked me.

"How about… All Time Low?" I asked hopefully, biting my lip.

"Sounds good to me, those guys are great," he responded happily, taking my hand in his as we walked. The short travel was silent, but it was comfortable, not awkward at all.

"Hey, Vic!" we were greeted by none other than Jack Barakat as we reached the ATL's bus. "And we met at kick-off… Milile, right?"

"Yeah," I smiled at him.

"She's cute, Vic. Be careful or she might get stolen," he winked at me and I giggled a bit, feeling my cheeks burn.

"C'mon in," he smiled broadly, gesturing for us to enter their bus.

"Hey guys!" Alex smiled and waved as he bent over looking into the fridge. "Want a beer?"

"At 9 AM?" I laughed, "Nah, I have kids to look after."

"Oh, that's right, you're with Cherri Bomb. Talented kids," he smiled, handing me a can of Sprite which I happily took.

"Ahna and I gave them lessons when they were growing up, so we're very proud," I gushed.

"Wait," Vic chimed in, "I knew Ahn gave Nia drum lessons, but what did you teach?"

"I give vocal lessons," I mumbled with a small smile.

"Wait, really?" he asked, smiling.

"Sing for me!!" Jack yelled playfully.

"Only if you play guitar for me," I smirked at him. He clapped giddily before running off, I assumed to get a guitar. We chatted randomly for a few more minutes until Jack returned.

"What song?" he asked happily.

"Surprise me," I grinned.

"You got it," he said as he began to strum. I recognized the tune instantly. I sat down on the couch next to Jack and started singing.

"He woke up from dreaming and put on his shoes
Started making his way past 2 in the morning
He hasn't been sober for days

Leaning now into the breeze
Remembering Sunday, he falls to his knees
They had breakfast together
But two eggs don't last
Like the feeling of what he needs

Now this place seems familiar to him
She pulled on his hand with a devilish grin
She led him upstairs, she led him upstairs
Left him dying to get in

Forgive me, I'm trying to find
My calling, I'm calling at night
I don't mean to be a bother,
But have you seen this girl?
She's been running through my dreams
And it's driving me crazy, it seems
I'm going to ask her to marry me

Even though she doesn't believe in love,
He's determined to call her bluff
Who could deny these butterflies?
They're filling his gut

Waking the neighbors, unfamiliar faces
He pleads though he tries
But he's only denied
Now he's dying to get inside

Forgive me, I'm trying to find
My calling, I'm calling at night
I don't mean to be a bother,
But have you seen this girl?
She's been running through my dreams
And it's driving me crazy, it seems
I'm going to ask her to marry me

The neighbors said she moved away
Funny how it rained all day
I didn't think much of it then
But it's starting to all make sense
Oh, I can see now that all of these clouds
Are following me in my desperate endeavor
To find my whoever, wherever she may be

I'm not coming back (forgive me)
I've done something so terrible
I'm terrified to speak (I'm not calling, I'm not calling)
But you'd expect that from me
I'm mixed up, I'll be blunt, now the rain is just (You're driving me crazy, I'm)
Washing you out of my hair and out of my mind
Keeping an eye on the world,
From so many thousands of feet off the ground, I'm over you now
I'm at home in the clouds, and towering over your head

Well I guess I'll go home now...
I guess I'll go home now...
I guess I'll go home now...
I guess I'll go home,"

"Oh my god," Alex yelled, "your voice is better than mine!"

"That was hot," Jack said with his trademark grin.

"You're amazing," Vic gasped.

"You mean her voice is amazing?" Jack asked Vic, who just shrugged in response.

"Wanna go out tonight?" Alex asked me bluntly.

"Um, I… I don't know if…" I glanced quickly at Vic who didn't look like he cared. Whatever, if he doesn't care, why should I? "You know what? I'd love to," I told him with a smile.

"Cool," he smiled back at me.

Before anyone else could say anything, my phone started ringing. "Hey, Miri," I greeted Miranda, "what's up?"

"I can't sing tonight," she answered, her voice ragged and scratchy.

"Oh my god, are you okay?" I asked her frantically.

"Yeah, I just caught a bug," she sounded so sad.

"Okay, I'm on my way, we'll figure something out," I assured her.

"Millz, you have to sing for me tonight. Please, I'll do anything!" she begged painfully.

"We'll talk about it, I'll be there in a minute. Love you, kiddo." I hung up the phone and bolted out of my seat.

"Millie, are you okay?" Vic asked, placing his hands on my shoulders.

"Vic, let go of me right now, I have to go help Miranda," I huffed, rushing passed him and sprinting back to the bus.

"Hey, Milinda, you okay?" Mike asked me once I entered the Cherri Bomb bus.

"Where's Miranda?" I asked frantically. She was just sick, I really didn't have a reason to panic, but I felt like something worse was wrong.

"Uh, they're still not back from getting showered," he told me.

"Ahna?"

"Changing."

Without a response, I left and went to the bathhouse, only to find it empty. I pulled out my phone and called Jess. "Hey, Millie," she answered with a nervous voice.

"Where's Miranda?"

"Here…" I hung up and ran to PTV's.

"Miranda Diane Miller, get your ass over here!" I yelled, banging on the door. Erin opened it with a guilty look on her face. "What's up with Miri?!" I asked her harshly. She stepped outside the bus and shut the door behind her.

"Listen, Millie, before we tell you, just know that we really meant no harm…" she told me hesitantly.

"Please just tell me what happened!" by this point I was nearly crying.

"Okay, okay. Well Jess and I let the kids drink last night… Nothing hard, just some wine!!"

"Yeah, okay we give them a little bit now and then, so what?"

"Well, as a prank, Casey put some Jack in Miri's wine…" I waved my hand, gesturing for her to continue. "She threw up like crazy this morning and she got a slight tear in her esophagus."

"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!" I yelled, throwing my hands up in the air. "How am I only now hearing about this?! Did you take her to the hospital?!?"

"No, what were we supposed to do, tell them that we gave whiskey to a minor?!" she huffed.

"I don't fuckin' know but I'm responsible for these kids, and I say we get her checked out!!!"

"We took her to the Warped infirmary. They are legit doctors and they see this all the time. She just can't talk or sing for about two weeks and she can only have liquids."

"Screw you, Erin! I'm never letting anyone but Ahna or myself watch over those kids ever again!" I yelled, shoving past her and running to the back of the bus where Miri was laying with a popsicle as Casey set next to her incessantly apologizing to her while Nia and Rena sat quietly. "CASEY MORETA!"

"Okay, Millz, listen to me-" I cut him off by punching his arm fairly hard. He recoiled a little but chuckled at me. "You never could land much of a hit," he joked.

"Casey!!!"

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I'm really scared here. Miri's like my sister, and I didn't mean to hurt her, I just wanted her to fall on her ass!"

"It's alright, Case. Let's get her to her own bunk, then we'll rehearse for the show tonight," I mumbled.

"We?" Rena chimed in.

"Well if she can't sing, then her instructor will have to," I told her. She nodded, and we all went back to our own bus. Needless to say, I didn't acknowledge Erin on the way out.

Notes

wow drama!! i didn't plan any of this as i went into writing this chapter tbh. anyway, hope you liked it. as always, please rate, comment & subscribe. ily guys<3

QOTD: How does Vic feel about Alex asking out Millie? And her accepting??

{Title Credit To: Tangled In The Great Escape, Pierce The Veil}