Liz's PoV

"Yo, Liz, we may have a problem..." James said as he ran into the front lounge. I was sitting, playing Mario cart (and winning) with Ben and Cam.

"What's up?" I asked.

"I told my mum about you and josh and now she, my sister and Brandi are driving down on Sunday to meet you"

"Ah, shit. That's going to be an awkward conversation..." I trailed off.

"Yeah. It really is. What should we do?"

"Well, we can't bring them to the bus, it's a dumping ground for all of our shît and there's four other raging lunatics running around"

"My sentiments exactly. So, where do we take them?"

"There's a really nice cafe in Leeds, we can take them there?" I suggested.

"Yeah, good idea. Okay, I'll tell them. Thanks" he said, before running off again.

"Ah, shit, what if they hate me" I muttered.

"They won't, I've met them, they're lovely," Ben said comfortingly.

"Okay. I'm still scared, though"

"You will be fine," he said, wrapping an arm around my shoulder.

"Ah! You motherfucker!" I yelled as I slipped on a banana peel, left by Cam, "fuck you, Cameron"

He laughed maliciously as he won the race.

"Haha, suck my dick!" he yelled.

"Nah mate, that's Sam's job," I said, causing Ben and Denis (who had just walked in and was making a sandwich) to laugh.

"True. You won every other round as well, though, let me be happy"

"Alright. Let's play rainbow road!" I yelled, selecting it.

We played for a while until the driver told us that we had arrived, the roadie bus parking next to us. The driver (who I found out was called Steve) jumped out and hooked up the bus to water and power, while we prepared for our interview.

"I heard that Bryan Stars was back, due to there being new people to interview, me being one of them. He is interviewing us first, actually" I stated to Ben, who I suspected didn't give a shit and wasn't actually listening.

"Are you a nervous talker?" James asked me.

"Yeah"

"Same. I sprout random crap when I'm nervous"

"Yeah, I do the same. Bryan is interviewing me, Ben and Denis I believe"

"Yeah. He has a huge gay crush on Ben so he will allow Ben to dominate the conversation a bit"

"I picked that up from the interview with you and Ben, number four I believe"

"Yeah. I was kinda third wheeling then"

There was a tap on the door and Ben opened it to reveal Bryan, with a camera guy behind him.

"Hi, Guys! How's it Going?" Bryan asked.

"Yeah, we're good! We got a new vocalist and an apprentice!" Ben replied excitedly, "there's Denis Stoff, who you know, and Liz Purdy, Who you don't. She has been on all of our social media sites and stuff. She was with Black Veil Brides but she left them for us because we're awesome. She also went on tour with Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco but she got hit by a car and put in a coma, hence why she looks so dead" Ben joked.

"You dîck! I look fabulous, bitch. Don't I, James?" I joked too.

"You look amazing," he said quietly from the corner.

"I'm joking, I promise! I'm not that cocky!" I assured.

"Yeah, yeah" Ben muttered.

"Are you filming?" Denis asked.

"Yep! Let's film outside the bus" Bryan said, leading us out. Denis and I stood on one side of Bryan and Ben on the other.

"So, I got a load of new questions while I was on hiatus. One of which being 'if you were to dedicate one song to another person here, what would it be?'" Bryan started off.

"Hmm, I don't know. Any song or one from the band?" Asked Ben.

"Any song" Bryan replied.

"For Liz, probably 'lost in stereo' by All Time Low. Personally, I don't like the song much but I hear her sing it all the fucking time and the lyrics relate to her. For Denis, 'you're not alone' by Of Mice. He came from a dark place, his band was going to shit, he had been abandoned and then he got here and he has a supportive band who loves him"

"Jesus Ben, stop being sappy. It doesn't suit you. Probably for you, my song would be 'I don't care' by Fall Out Boy. It suits you. Denis, you'd be 'hometown' by Twenty Øne Piløts. I don't know, it's just when I look at you, that goes through my head"

"Oh, my god. Um, Ben, you'd have 'go to hell, for heaven's sake' by Bring Me The Horizon. I heard Liz sing it. And Liz, I would have to say 'the black' by us. It suits you"

"Wow, you guys really like each other, huh?" So, where did you guys find Liz?" Bryan asked.

"Huh, funny story. And a ridiculously long one. Long story short, she is the sister of one of the band members. Guess which" Ben replied.

"Hm, is it Sam?"

"Nope, James actually. Yeah, technically we aren't related because my mum had an affair and created me, and his dad had an affair and created him. My mum and his dad were married. We are kind of siblings" I laughed.

"Wow, complicated" Bryan remarked.

"Yeah. We've got another brother too which we aren't going to name for personal reasons"

"Yeah. Family drama" Denis laughed.

"Not really, not anymore"

''So, what's it like touring with this lot?" Bryan asked me.

"Well, I've only actually been with them for two days but I've found that it is extremely loud, gay and surprising. What about you, Denis?" I asked.

"Yeah, I have to agree with that. Quite explicit too. I mean, Ben especially, you have a truly filthy mouth. And you before you've had your meds and coffee, Jesus"

"I agree, I mean, I've been here since the beginning and it still extremely messy. We haven't got any tidier" Ben laughed.

The interview went on for about an hour, with Ben answering most of the questions.

"He has a massive gay crush on you, dude," I said when Bryan left.

"Yeah, it's not good. When is the next interview?"

"We've got Rock Sound, Loudwire and Kerrang! today, then there's a press barbeque tomorrow where we will be hanging out with a load of other bands while press comes around and ask stupid questions. There's also a couple of indie magazines and YouTube channels tomorrow"

"Okay, get the big stuff out of the way first. How long until we need to go?"

"About an hour"

"Who are they interviewing?"

"You and Denis"

"Right. You are coming too, we need to introduce you to the world!"

"Didn't you do that with Bryan?"

"Shut up"

"Ugh, I miss Ryan Ross. Ryden was so cute. I wish I could meet Ryan" I sighed.

"What's ryden?"

"It's Brendon and Ryan"

"Right"

"Fetus Ryan is my favourite, with his rose vest and amazing eyeliner that you needed a degree in advanced art to do"

"I wouldn't know, I'm not really a fan"

"bro, Panic! is the entrance to Alternative music. you start with them before moving up. some people are die-hard fans of them but I'm into hardcore stuff, similar to what you do"

"so you're basically implying that I have to know who they are"

"yes, that's exactly what I'm implying!"

"Right. I have emails to check, you should do the same" ben said, pulling out his phone jokingly.

I pulled out mine and started to look through my inbox.

I saw one that caught my eye, it read:

FROM: [email protected]

Liz,

my name is Ryan ross and I found some demos that you recorded, from my colleague, Brendon Urie. I found your email through him as well.

I would like to meet up and have a writing session for our new albums and possibly collaborate on a couple of songs, if that sounds good?

R.S.V.P

Ryan Ross x

Holy shit. Ryan Ross wants to have a writing session with me. With ME? did I read that correctly?   I thought. I re-read the email  a couple of times, before letting out a loud squeal. Ben looked at me in panic, scared that I was dying.

"ben! look at this!'' I yelled, shoving my phone into his face.

"oh, cool. you got asked to write with someone who I don't know very well" he replied glumly.

"bro, don't act like this. I got over-excited and I'm sorry"

"oh, it's not that. I got evicted from my flat..."

"oh, do you have any stuff there?"

"no, just clothes which I brought with me"

"okay then. we can find something"

"you can stay with me for a while if you like, I've got a spare room" James piped up from the sofa opposite us.

"thanks, mate, I appreciate it"

"no problem. as a matter of fact, the house next to me has gone on sale. it's really cheap because the last owner only used the living room because that's where his wife died. you would have to sort it out and stuff but it has a pool, a hot tub, three bedrooms, a nice sized kitchen, an office, a living room, a bathroom, an ensuite, everything you need"

"ah, nice! how much?"

"about £550,000"

"not too bad... we can look next week. what do you think, ben?"

"sounds perfect! thanks, James!" ben replied enthusiastically.

"thanks, Pete..." I muttered under my breath.

"what was that?"James asked curiously.

"oh, nothing. Just some residual fangirl memes that slipped through the mental filter"

"right... anyway, don't you guys have an interview?"

"yeah, we need all the openly LGBTQ+people on the bus to come. didn't you guys all come out on tour last month?" I asked.

"yeah, we did. cam and James came out on tour, sam did it on a charity live stream I did"

"so, the deranged fangirls still think you are straight?"

"what's to say I'm not?"

"well, aside from the way you look at denis, and everything else"

"what are you-you're right. look, can we talk on the roof?"

"sure, hun. let's go. we got half an hour until the next interview"

we climbed up onto the roof and sat down across from each other, my hand bens leg comfortingly.

"okay. speak. whats the problem?" I demanded.

"well, it's you and denis. on one hand, I like you a lot, you're clever, pretty, sassy, generally awesome and I can see myself with you. on the other hand,I like denis. he has the voice of an angel, he is funny, he understands me, he can't cook for shit so when he does we all have to help, the way he smiles faintly at sunset, the was he sings in the shower, the way he hums all the time, the mild and he has which causes him to be always moving, I don't know. I could also see myself with him. I kissed him once when he thought I was drunk. I don't think he remembers but it was the best thing that ever happened to me!"

"Aww, my benny is in lovee!" I squealed, dragging out the word 'love'

"I don't know, I mean, I'm not gay, I still like girls" ben blushed.

"no, you seem bisexual. nothing wrong with that, ya know, except biphobia from both the gay and straight communities"

"yeah, that's what I'm worried about! I mean, cam and sam are all out gay so they didn't have this problem, James came out my literally painting a bisexual flag in his drums, what do I do?"

"you don't need to come out yet, not to the fans. you do ned to tell the others"

"okay. and you're okay with this? I mean, I did ask you out"

"dude, id give up the love of my life if they were showing the slightest signs of attraction to someone else I shipped them with,"I said sadly.

"you've gotta get that under control"

"why? it helps others and it makes me happy"

just then, James climbed up onto the roof.

"congrats mate, you're one of us!" he yelled.

I whacked his shoulder firmly, causing him to lose his balance and slip slightly, causing my 'sisterly instincts' to kick in and for me to jump up and grab his arm before he could fall off the edge of the bus and die.

"okay, that was a weird mix of badass and terrifying," ben said when James was safely lying on the floor.

"I know you can't backflip and land properly so you were gonna die if I didnt catch you," I said to James.

"and you can backflip and land so that you don't die?" ben questioned.

"of course, I regularly got pushed off bunk beds, out of trees, off rocks, etcetera" I replied

"show us or we won't believe you" James laughed.

I positioned myself on the edge of the bus and threw myself off, flipping in mid-air and landing on my feet painlessly.

I suddenly felt cold, a wave of chill and misery flooding my body.

'you got dumped before your first date. you must have turned him gay. you are so totally useless' said a voice in my head.

I ran inside and landed on my bunk, burying myself in my duvet.

"hey, Liz, what's wrong?" denis asked from his bunk.

"suddenly feeling like shit. it makes you cold" I replied, slightly muffled as my face was pressed against my pillow.

"okay, I have no idea what's wrong but i think that you need a hug"

"that would be nice"

denis climbed into my bunk from behind me, wrapping my tiny frame tightly in his arms. I snuggled backwards into his chest and felt the warmth flow through me again.

"so, you wanna tell me about it?" denis asked against my neck.

"I got dumped before the first date. its actually kind of your fault, but don't worry about it. there's nothing you could have done"

"okay...? anyway, we've got some political interviews later, that's gonna be fun..."

"we are gonna get so much shit from the fans for that" I laughed.

"wanna continue to watch Attack On Titan?" Denis asked and I

nodded, grabbing my iPad and loading it up.

BENS POV

I climbed back into the bus after denis, mildly worried about Liz. she looked concerned from the roof as she came back into the bus. I heard sobbing coming from her bunk, along with the words 'marco, NO!! Jean, you should have saved him you worthless bastard! he-he died alone and I' then continuing sobbing. there was another person there too that sounded like denis,who was also crying. I threw back the curtain to see denis and Liz curled up together, crying and watching something on her iPad.

''what the fuck did I walk in on?'' I breathed, attracting their attention.

Liz jumped off the bunk and wrapped her arms around my neck and started crying into my shoulder. Denis followed suit and I had the two people I loved most in the world, crying on me.

 HOLY SHIT!! 30 chapters?! what do you think of the new cover? Pls give me feedback x