The Taste Of Blood Remains

*Cassidy's POV*

I was woke to screaming and shouting outside, I got up stretching and scrunching up my hair before pulling my boots back on and walking outside, "Has anyone seen Cassidy!?" Someone shouted, I looked at my phone and realized that I had been sleeping for about and hour and a half, I walked outside and saw Mike looking around frantically, eventually he noticed me and came running towards me, engulfing me in a tight hug, "Where were you?" He asked not letting go, "I fell asleep, I'm sorry" I said, I felt him nod and pull away, "It's fine I was just worried about you because of, well you know" he said, I smiled and nodded my head, "You were sleeping on our bus?" He asked pointing to the bus, I nodded sheepishly, "But you always sleep on your bus?" He said, I rolled my eyes, "Well it looks like it's not my bus anymore" I said pushing past him and walking towards catering, "What are you talking about?" He asked, I sighed and shook my head, "Nothing, it doesn't matter, you hungry?" I asked trying to change the subject he nodded but I could see he wasn't going to let this go, when we reached catering it was pretty quite, "You not eating?" Mike asked as he pushed his empty plate away and ate the ice cream, I shook my head, "I'm not hungry" I smiled, he gave me a look as if he knew I was lying but I was trying to keep my figure, I didn't want to become fat(ter), "Okay so why did you sleep on our bus?" He asked me, I just shrugged and took a sip of my water, he sighed and rubbed his face with his hands, "Please tell me what is going on?" He asked with pleading eyes, I sighed and finally gave in, "She was in my bunk, with Austin's phone and 10 minutes before that, I got a text from Austin to meet him at catering, when I arrived Katelynne told me that basically he couldn't have texted me because his set started 30 minutes before I got there" I said explaining everything, he sighed and nodded, "This is what she does, this is exactly what she does" Mike said I nodded and explained to him the conclusion I came to about how she was trying to get Austin and I to fall out to get to him and use him, I saw a smiled appear on Mike's face, What are you thinking about doing?" I asked knowing he was up to know good, "Well apart from you" he started, I gasped and smacked his arm as people around us started laughing a little, "How about we use this against her, you argue with her, tell her that you know everything, because she's a dumb bimbo, don't let the hair dye fool you, she'll tell you everything, you record it and play it back to Austin?" Mike explained, I nodded, "Sounds like a plan" I said standing up, I held out my hand for him to shake it but he grabbed my face and started planting tonnes of kisses over it, "Mike" I laughed, he stopped after planting a big one on my lips.

After spending a couple of hours with Mike, Vic, Tony and Jaime I walked back over to our bus and hopped on, Aaron, Phil, Tino and Austin were sitting out front while there was Frenchi and Alan shouting through the back, I gave Austin a confused look, "Oh they are playing the xbox" he laughed, I nodded and flicked the switch on the kettle, "So Austin, do you think I could get my bunk back tonight?" I asked, he laughed taking it as a joke but I was being 100% dead serious, "Yeah Frenchi is going to sleep in beside me" he said smiling, I rolled my eyes and nodded before pouring hot water in my cup and sitting next to him, "So you missed set today" he said as I sat next to him, I looked into my cup, "I'm really sorry, I must have fell asleep or something" I said lying, he nodded and smiled, "Come here, you" he said pulling me in for a hug, "Make sure it doesn't happen again though" he said into my ear, "It won't, I promise" I said he kissed the top of my head before I sat back up, "Austin!!" Frenchi's piercing voice called, I saw Tino and Phil flinch as it sounded like someone was strangling a cat, "Do you guys li-" I started but was cut off when everyone immediately shook their head, "No!" Phil said dragging out the 'O' and laughing a little, I thanked god, "I need your help with something" I asked, they looked at me confused until I explained everything they all agreed, "Great, we need to do it soon though" I said they nodded before Tino pulled me in for a hug, "There is something you need to know" he said making me follow him outside, I looked at him confused, "Austin is only with Frenchi because he was jealous of you and Mike, he knows that Frenchi is Mike's ex and knew it would get to you and Mike, Frenchi is in on it too because she hates Mike for what he apparently done to her" He explained, I looked at him, I opened my mouth to say something but stopped when he continued to speak, "Austin wasn't actually drunk last night he just faked it, fooling everyone, Frenchi and him hooking up wasn't legit they faked that also" he explained, I nodded, hurt that Austin would do something like that, I sighed and nodded, "Are you okay?" He asked I shook my head no, wiping my tears away, "Tell Austin that she can have my bed" I said walking away, I heard Tino call after me but that just made me run, I banged on Mike's bus door, Tony answered and invited me in, "Mike, where is he?" I asked, Tony pointed to the bunks before closing the door, I walked through and saw he was on the phone, Yeah ma, I love you too, okay, good night" he said before hanging up, eventually he noticed me.

"Baby, why are you here?" He asked sitting up a little and moving over, patting the spot next to him on the bed, he noticed how upset I was and the tears running down my face, "Cass?" He asked concerned, he got up and turning on the the lights so he could see me, "Dude what the fuck?" Jaime asked looking down from the bunk, "Jaime, Vic go to the sitting room just now please" Mike asked, they both nodded and did as was instructed, "What happened?" He asked as we sat on his bed, I explained everything Tino said to me and I saw the anger rise in his eyes as he clenched his fist, "I thought he was my friend" I cried into Mike's chest, "It's alright" Mike said cooing me to stop crying but I couldn't all I could do was cry harder when I thought about how Austin could betray me like that, "Do you want to stay here tonight?" Mike asked rubbing my arm, I nodded and got up, "Where are you going?" Mike asked as I walked out, "To get my my pyjamas and clothes for tomorrow" I said about to walk out, "No, you're not going back there tonight, Jaime will get them, Jaime go get Cass' clothes and pyjamas from Of Mice's bus" Mike said, Jaime nodded and jumped up, "No it's fine I'll get them, I need to get other things anyway" I said, Jaime nodded and sat back down, "Okay but be careful" Mike said kissing the top of my head, I smiled and nodded, "Jaime go with her" he said, I rolled my eyes as he jumped up and grabbed my arm, "Let's go partner" he said skipping out. We finally reached the bus, "You stay in the sitting room, I'll go get my stuff" I said to Jaime before we went in, he smiled and nodded, when we walked in Tino, Aaron, Alan and Phil were awake, "Hey Cass, what's up?" They asked looking at me, I just smiled and kept walking when I got into the bunks Austin was on his phone and Frenchi was sleeping snuggled into his chest, I rolled my eyes and slowly grabbed my suitcase from under my bunk also pulling out my backpack and stuffing my clothes, make up and pyjamas in it, "Cass?" Austin whispered, I ignored him, "Cassidy, where are you going?" He asked, I still ignored him as I stood up and walked out, "Jaime, are you ready?" I asked also grabbing my toothbrush out the toilet he smiled and nodded, I felt a grip on my wrist, I knew it was Austin, "Cassidy what happened?" He asked, without turning and looking at him I pulled my arm away from him and walked out with Jaime, "Are you okay?" Jaime asked, I looked at him and nodded, "I just want Mike" I said wiping my face.

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