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I wake up. Josh is still cuddling with me, sleeping and softly snoring. Tyler busts into the room and yells "RISE AND SHINE!". Josh groans. I smile.

Today the boys have another show in Florida. I get up and put some covers on Josh so he can get a little bit more sleep. I start making coffee for everyone as Jenna comes out of the bathroom.

"Good morning Isabelle."

"Hey, Jenna. Coffee?"

"Sure."

I wait for the coffee to finish brewing and pour 4 cups of coffee. One for Jenna, one for me, one for Tyler, and one for Josh.

"We have to get to the set at 8:00, so we should grab something to eat before," Josh said with a dull voice as he walked into the room. It was 11:34 am now.

"TACO BELL!"

Jenna and I didn't deny the idea and Josh definitely agreed. The rest of the crew was ok with the decision.

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3:14 pm

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We decided to go out and do stuff since we were bored just being stuck in the RV. There was a Dave N' Busters nearby, so we decided to go there and have some fun.

When we got to the Dave N' Busters, there were a few fans there so they took photos and talked for a bit, and then we started to play games. Tyler and I played a game together where you have to press buttons as fast as you can and the person who pressed the most buttons wins. Tyler won, but it was still fun. Jenna was off playing giant Stacker with Tyler after that so it was just Josh and me for a while.

It always ends up like this; Just Josh and me in the end. We used to be together all the time when we were younger, always by each others side no matter what. One day when Tyler invited me over to his house after school in the 5th grade, Josh got really jealous. He didn't talk to me or Tyler for a whole week. I still have a few pictures of (smol) Josh and me when we were younger. Pictures from the first day of 3rd grade. Pictures of the summer of 1997. I moved from Ohio to Florida when I was 14, and Josh got tied up with losing his thoughts and leaving reality by banging on his drum set. I never forgot about Josh or Tyler. When I found out that they were both in a band together, I was really happy for them. I knew they could be best friends; they were like one person split in two.

The two of us played car racer games for a while before Josh and Jenna found us and told us it was time to go. Before we went we had to get prizes. Tyler got Jenna a teddy bear and Josh got a bunch of candy for me and him to share. We went through the back of the Dave N' Busters since there was paparazzi in the front of the building and safely got back to the RV.

The show started at 7:00, but the opening bands had to start first. The boys took showers and then we were off to the BB&T Center. The show was expected to end at around 10:45. Tyler dragged me along to everything, saying I help with stuff. We got to the Venue at around 7:30, Chefspecial and Mute Math being there before us. The rest of the crew was there since they were on a different RV bus. Josh and Tyler  changed into their concert outfits and hung out back stage for a while.

It feels surreal to be backstage with Josh. Seing him again is nostalgic towards the way it used to be. But I love him now; his hair, how he lost some of his innocence, how talented he had become. All of it is so new to me. It's like I'm meeting someone new but I know it's just Josh. My Josh.

--Josh's PØV--

After Tyler and I change, we hang out back stage for a little. Chefspecial begins their show, and I look over at Isabelle. She looks stunning; she always does. They start playing In Your Arms and this all becomes all kinds of cliche. (

https://youtu.be/93bKhAn2cjA

) 'shit. I'm falling in love again' I think to myself. In a split second I notice that I was staring at Isabelle and she was staring back at me. Her green eyes hit me like cupids arrow.

Flashbacks come. Memories of last night. Radio towers with slowly flashing lights. Tyler singing 'Holding On To You' from the night before trapped in my head like a caged animal. My fingers tapped the beat like they did last night on the light brown leather seats. Then there was Isabelle. She was in my arms last night. I was protecting her, and she felt safe. She wasn't tense or nervous; she was herself. Her green eyes put to rest and her head resting on my chest. Every time I look at her I try to remember what she used to be like, but it's like my mind is blocking me from looking back at the memories. I remember a few things now that she's back in my life - like that time she hung out with Tyler one day after school when we were younger and I got really jealous. I also remember Tyler dominating me on the basketball court, and I was really pissed at him back then. Playing the drums let it all out. Once I actually got to know Tyler after Isabelle moved, we became best friends. I guess I just forgot about Isabelle after that.

My mind has been drifting off for a bit. They were in the middle of the Mute Math set.

"Hey Josh," Tyler said.

"Yah bro."

"You ready for this show?"

I nod. I'm actually not sure. My mind might wander during the concert.

"Alright. Ya just seem kind of out of it." He nudged me and smiled. He was wearing his sweatshirt that said Josh's Best Fren on it. He took it off and threw it at Isabelle.

"Whut." she said stiffly.

"Wear it and lemme take a picture of you next to Joshie" Tyler said. She groaned sarcastically while putting it on and said, "But mooommmmm..."

So we took a couple of pictures and Jenna acted like a photographer. It was pretty funny.

Then we had to go on, so I got to the drums with the fans screaming as we started Fairly Local. I was sweating under the black ski mask and the red suit I was wearing, but I didn't care. I glanced over at the side stage to see Jenna and Isabelle on the side of the stage where they were not visible. Jenna was smiling and Isabelle was singing along. I smile.

--After the show;10:50 pm--

Tyler and I hold hands as we walk off the stage and laugh to ourselves. I'm so tired but my body won't give up for a while. Isabelle is more tired than me. She's been running around, getting water bottles and towels and helping with quick costume changes. We start heading back to the RV at around 11:00 pm while the crew is loading up all of the instruments and stuff into another van. Isabelle is still wearing Tyler's jacket, and I can tell she's exhausted. I offer her a piggyback ride and she gets onto my back and slowly falls asleep. We get back to the RV and everyone goes to bed after a long night. Isabelle groans. Her face is buried in my shoulder. "You wanna sleep in the back again or in the bunk?" I ask her.

"It doesn't matter." She says quietly. I bring her to the back and set her down on the cushioned couch like seat. I get a pillow from my bunk and one from hers and set them underneath her head. Another trip back to the bunks and I come back with a blanket. I make the lights dim and sit across from her. I stare at her and take in every perfection about her. She's beautiful in her own new original way that I've never seen before. I stare and I stare and theres no way I can ever get tired of her beautiful face. My eyes are off of her as I walk towards her and lay down with her. From then on, I promise myself that I'll remember her.

{lol im up at 3 am making this chapter yw my imaginary readers ~soph}