Very few times had Bethany gotten genuinely mad at Andy, but when she found out why Remington was ignoring her she lost it. She stormed onto the bus and found Andy sitting on the couch talking with Jake and CC.
"What is wrong with you?" She asked. All three of them gave her confused looks..
"What?" CC asked.
"I'm not talking to you." Bethany snapped. CC put his hands up on surrender and Bethany turned gaze back on Andy. "Remington's been ignoring me and I know it's your fault!"
"Oh. That."
"Yes, That! What did you do?!"
"I told him to stay away from you. I know guys like him and I know what he'll do to you!"
"What he'll do to me?! He won't do anything to me if I don't want him to!"
"You don't know that!"
"You're my brother! You're supposed to encourage me! And support me!" She snapped. "Not yell at my friends!" CC and Jake were watching with wide eyes.
"And as your brother it's my job to protect you!"
"Protect me from what?!"
"Remember the party? When you were sixteen?!" He stood up. Anger flashed in his eyes. For the first time in nineteen years Bethany felt real fear while staring at her brother.
"That was different!"
"How?!"
"I didn't know those people!"
"You don't know Remington or the other guys!"
"They're my friends! We hang out! We joke! Yes, I held his hand, but I didn't fucking sleep with him! Not that it matters because it's MY LIFE!"
"AND I'M TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU!" Andy didn't get mad often and even when mad he hardly ever yelled. Bethany took a step back and for a second hurt flashed in his eyes.
"WELL STOP IT! I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR ME OR PROTECT ME! YOU'RE NOT EVEN MY REAL BROTHER!" That brought the argument to a standstill. They stared at each other, not speaking. Without another word Bethany turned and walked off the bus. The night air was chilly. She hugged herself and rubbed her arms. She began to cry. She walked toward Palaye Royale's bus. Memories were resurfacing. Blood, broken glass, screams. Flatlining. She knocked and wiped the tears off her face. Laughter spilled out into the night as the door opened to reveal Daniel.
"Benny? What's wrong?"
"Can I spend the night? Please?"
"Sure. Come on in." She followed him up into the bus.
"Who was it?" Sebastian asked. Music was playing, loudly, giving Bethany a headache.
"Bumblebee? What's wrong?" And at that moment she broke down. She began to sob, head down, arms wrapped around herself. The five men on the bus glanced at each other unsure what to do before Emerson stood and wrapped her in a hug. She wrapped her arms around his waist and sobbed into his chest. Her chest felt tight and she couldn't breathe. She could hear glass shatter and tires squeal and everything went black.

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Emerson was normally very level headed, but when Bethany went limp in his arms he began to panic. He caught her before she fell. He looked up at Sebastian and Remington with wide eyes.
"What happened?" Sebastian asked. Someone turned the music off.
"I-I don't know. She just passed out." Sebastian and Phil stood so he could lay her on the couch.  He laid her down and knelt beside the couch. She was still breathing so that was a good sign. She murmured and turned her head. She began to cry in her sleep. No one knew what to do or how to help her. Sebastian was taken back to a month earlier when she'd called him from her graduation.
"Ben?" Emerson asked as he gently brushed her hair out of her face. "Bethany?" She thrashed around and murmured again. Her breathing sped up and she jolted awake. The first thing she saw was blue eyes, but not the ones she wanted or expected. She pushed herself up into a sitting position and then pushed herself into the corner of the couch, with knees pulled up to her chest and tried to calm down. Remington sat down beside her and pulled her against his chest. She was still crying. Nobody spoke. Nobody knew what to say. She pulled away from Remington and wiped at her face.
"Sorry." She mumbled. Remington rubbed her arm comfortingly.
"It's okay." Remington assured her. She shivered. "Are you cold?"
"Little bit."
"I'll find you something." He stood and pushed between people and down through the bunks. Sebastian took his place. She was offered a can of ginger ale which she took and sipped at. Remington came back and offered her a red hoodie. Sebastian held her can of soda while she put it on. It was soft and warm. It smelled like Remington, a combination of hairspray and cigarettes with a faint trace of something that smelled a bit like mango-peach dum-dums.
"Are you okay?" Sebastian asked. She nodded and took a sip of her soda.
"What happened?" Emerson asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it right now." She whispered.
"That's fine." Sebastian said as he put an arm around her shoulders. They all went back to their own things. The music turned back on and fresh drinks were poured. She was offered various alcoholic drinks, but refused them all. She stuck with her ginger ale. Sebastian ran his fingers up and down her arm absentmindedly, she didn't mind. They talked, sang, laughed and she watched. Eventually she rested her head on his shoulder, closed her eyes and drifted off despite all the noise. Since Remington's bunk was closest and the easiest to get her into that's where they put her. Remington curled up on the couch, knowing he'd hurt the next morning, but not caring at all.

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Bethany woke up tired, in a bunk that wasn't hers. Voices could be heard from the other side of the curtain.
"If you would listen to me you'd know that I don't know! He didn't say. Just that he wanted to talk to her. I told him that I would tell her when she wakes up. Now fuck off and let me drink my tea." Sebastian said. Someone muttered something, but she didn't quite catch it. She sat up and stretched before pushing the curtain back. She blinked in the bright morning sunlight.
"Morning, B. Sleep okay?" Remington asked. She shrugged and ran her fingers through her hair.
"Andy came by looking for you." Sebastian said, not looking up from his phone. She nodded. She hopped out of the bunk and walked down to the bathroom. In the bathroom she washed her face and fixed her hair.
"Thanks for letting me stay." An array of answers were given as she sat down beside Sebastian. Though she did regret some of what she'd said to Andy she was still pissed. Someone offered her a cup of tea which she gratefully accepted. After a cup of tea she decided to go get dressed. She stepped down off the bus and made her way back to BVB's bus. She knocked on the door and waited. A barely awake Jinxx opened the door for her. His hair stuck up funny and he didn't have a shirt on.
"Hey, kiddo. Where'd you go last night?"
"Spent the night on Palaye Royale's bus." She mumbled as she walked onto the bus. Andy was gone as was Jake. Bethany decided to go for a run. She changed into her running clothes(^above).
"Andy's looking for you." CC told her as she walked toward the door.
"Who broke my mug?" She asked, avoiding CC's statement and grabbing the broken handle of her blue mug from the sink.
"Behold." Ashley said, gesturing at her from his seat at the table, "The queen of subtle transitions." CC snickered and Bethany rolled her eyes.
"Forget it." She dropped the handle back into the sink, grabbed her phone from her bunk and left the bus, walking a little ways before stopping to put her earbuds in and start some music. She took a deep breath and started her run. As she rounded the last row of buses she almost tripped over Sebastian, who was tying one of his sneakers.
"Great place to do that, Sebster." She informed him.
"Going for a run?" He asked her as he stood up. She nodded.
"I am. Wanna join me?" She asked as she took in his running clothes. "I'm gonna put my earbuds back in and ignore you, but you can still run with me if you want."
"Sure." They shared a smile before putting in their earbuds and going for a run.

———

After her run Bethany went back to BVB's bus for a shower. Before she went inside she smoked a clove cigarette and closed her eyes. She took a deep breath, crushed out her cigarette and walked inside. Andy was sitting at the table, untouched cup of coffee in front of him. He looked up as she stepped onto the bus.
"Peanut!" Before she could respond he had stood and wrapped her in a hug.
"I'm sorry about last night. I didn't mean what I said." She said. She couldn't make herself meet his gaze. "It's just-I don't-Remington? He's a friend, he has a girlfriend and he'd never do anything to hurt me."
"I know. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that and I should've listened to you last night. I didn't let you finish before walking all over you. That's on me and I'm sorry." Andy said.
"Damn right it is." She mumbled, "but I shouldn't have yelled. And you are my brother. You've always been my brother." She hugged him tightly.
"I forgive you, Peanut. But please, don't leave like that again."
"Sorry. I was just pissed and I needed to calm down."
"It's okay. You had a right to be upset. You're not a kid anymore and I need to respect that. It's just hard to remember sometimes." He smiled sheepishly.
"Love you, Panda." She mumbled as she hugged him again. "I didn't mean it when I said I wanted you to stop protecting and looking out for me. Who knows what would happen to me if you weren't around."
"You'd probably wind up in a ditch somewhere." He joked.
"Probably." She glanced at the sink and then back at Andy. "Do you know who broke my mug? I really liked that mug."
"Oh." He pulled a face while looking at the sink, "That was me. Sorry. I'll buy you another one." She nodded.
"Okay. Now if you don't mind, I need a shower." She started to walk past him, but he grabbed her arm and stopped her.
"We're okay?" He asked and she felt a little bad about the argument.
"Yeah. Yeah we're okay." She smiled and he returned it and all was forgotten. He let her go and as she walked into the bathroom she said,
"You should apologize to Remington ." Then she closed the door.

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