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The Way Down

Chapter 5

I groaned, raising out of my bed as I heard loud sounds from the front of the bus. My hair was a mess, hanging in my eyes and all around my face. My sleeve was hanging off my shoulder and my legs were tangled in the sheets. I heard a crash, and soon following it, a bout of laughter. What was going on?

I knew I wasn’t the only one who was confused as I heard Gabe grunt from across the way, shifting in his own bunk.

“What’s all that noise?” He groaned, swinging his legs down and hopping onto the floor. He was shirtless, wearing only a pair of flannel pajama bottoms. This was a common sight already.

“I still don’t know how you can go shirtless when the weather’s this cold. You’re off your rocker,” I said weakly as I stood, stretching. While I was used to Gabe’s bare body, he couldn’t seem to get used to mine.

“You can’t really say that when you’re not wearing any pants,” he blushed and looked away.

“Sorry, but I don’t have any clean pj’s right now,” I pouted at him, sticking out my lower lip, not even making an attempt to find pants. It’s not that I wasn’t self conscious around guys, but Gabe was quickly starting to feel like a brother to me. We did a lot of things together on the tour. He helped me lift anything I couldn’t and I helped him get plugs into small spaces he couldn’t fit into. Aside from working together he was also a really nice drinking buddy because much like myself, he didn’t drink all that much, so at the end of the night we were never more than a little tipsy, and that can be nice when everyone around you is drunk off their ass.

We emerged into the front of the bus to find Dan, Shae, Natalia, and Matthew all huddled around something in the kitchen.

“What are you guys doing?” I asked from right behind them. They all screamed, jumping up and backing away from me.

“Jesus, Case!” Dan held a hand to his chest. “Try not to be so fucking sneaky next time, yeah?” he shook his head. I smirked at him, ignoring his irritation and leaning around to see what they were doing.

“What the fuck is this?” my face twisted in confusion, my eyebrows raised.

“It’s a science experiment, okay? We still need to be learning on the road,” Natalia laughed, motioning toward the concoction on the counter top. They had a vase which was full of an awful, sour smell.

“Oh my god, is that vinegar?” I cringed away from it.

“Yes, and this is the secret ingredient,” Matthew scampered over and poured something in, “Bam!!” he yelled as the liquid plopped into the container. Suddenly it started smoking, and a horrible smell filled our noses. It burned.

We all started coughing, toppling over each other to get out of the bus. The gas was pouring over the edge of the container, and my eyes burned the longer I was in there.

“What the fuck was that, Matt?!” Natalia yelled, coughing into her arm.

“Don’t you mix vinegar and bleach to make the volcanoes in school?!” He shouted back innocently, very very confused.

“That’s baking soda, dumbass!!” Dan screeched, rubbing at his eyes.

“Matthew, bleach and vinegar together can be poisonous,” I said with a concerned voice, laying one hand on his arm, the other draped over my chest to try to stay warm. My bare legs were shaking and the ground was painfully cold on my bare feet.

“Holy shit… You guys, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to,” Matthew’s eyes were wide open and glossing over, seeing how angry everyone was. “I promise, I would never have done that if I knew. Completely my bad,” he shook his head, looking down in shame.

“Yeah, well maybe use your head next time, and not put everyone else in danger,” Dan snapped.

“Hey! He’s trying to apologize,” I said, standing half in front of Matthew. “He didn’t mean to, Dan, everyone makes mistakes,”

Dan grumbled under his breath, retreating. He would never yell at me, but someone he wasn’t close with was a different story. But I didn’t like seeing everyone still being pissed when he was clearly so remorseful. Everyone seemed on edge, but the anger was dissipating.

“Well what are we gonna do for the rest of the night?” Shae looked around at our dark surroundings.

“What time is it?” I had noticed it was dark out, but I was assuming the sun was about to rise, and that my tour mates weren’t so rude as to make so much noise in the middle of the night.

“3 a.m.,” Dan gave a guilty smile. I was wrong.

“Are you kidding me?!” Gabe and I groaned at the same time, and I planted my hand against my forehead. There was still a small party going on down the way a bit, but most of the people had retreated to their beds already after the long show today.

“What do we do now?” my whole body was trembling and I was dancing up and down trying not to let my feet sit for too long, and get some circulation moving. It was freezing cold out.

“I guess let’s dump that fuckin’ vase out, and open the windows and let it air out. We can’t sleep here tonight, though,” Dan sighed, putting his chin in his hand thoughtfully. “Every man for himself? Go see if there’s anyone who will let you crash on their couch. There’s not a bus that can hold all of us, but there are enough for each of us to go find a spot for the night.”

“I’m gonna… go find a place... “ I said, my teeth beginning to chatter. Everyone else looked cold, but only Gabe and I were half naked. They nodded at me as I turned away, bouncing towards the sounds nearby. As I got closer I began to feel more and more self conscious about how little clothing I was wearing, but more than that I was exhausted. I was shaking hard, holding the upper half of my body and rubbing my arms.

“Casey? What happened?!” Kevin jogged over looking very concerned.

“Do you… Want the long… or the short version?” I said between my teeth chattering.

“Short for now,” he said, placing his hand on the small of my back and pushing towards their bus. “Let’s get you inside,”

“Poison gas in our bus,” I said and he gave me an incredulous look. “I’ll tell you the details… Later…” I shivered.

“Okay, okay, you get in there. I’ll be right back, I’m gonna go try to get some extra blankets and check on the rest of your group. Just hop in my bunk,” he said as I climbed the steps. I nodded at him, pulling the door open and stepping inside. I was breathing heavily, my lids getting more and more heavy, the bottom of my feet aching and stinging.

I heard feet shuffling and looked up. Jeremy stood there, one hand rubbing his eye, the other dangling by his side. We had obviously woken him up, but I think the sound of my teeth chattering confused him. He looked up with a perplexed expression at the sound and his eyes widened.

He rushed over, with a look of concern I had never seen him make before. I began talking before he could ask any questions.

“Poison gas in our bus… so cold… Kevin said… Get in his bunk...” I shook as I spoke. He began blushing, looking away from me with his eyes set against the wall, his brows furrowed. I looked down, remembering my lack of bottoms. My lacey black underwear were visible and I must have turned a thousand shades of red. I dropped my hands away from my arms, pulling my shirt down. I opened my mouth to say something but no words would come out. He looked at me again, this time surprising me by moving towards me. I took a step back, not sure what he was doing, but held still as he got closer. He wrapped his arms around me and I could hear my heart beating in my ears.

“J-Jeremy?” my voice was raspy and weak, my knees shaking, but maybe not only from the cold.

“It’s just as bad,” he mumbled, his breath hot on my ear. My mind was reeling, and I felt like my knees would give out at any moment.

“What?” I croaked out, stepping back. He used his head to gesture down at my body, though his eyes were focused up on the ceiling. I looked down and my stomach dropped. Not only were my legs and panties completely visible, you could clearly see my nipples and chest through the thin material of my sleep shirt, very apparent from the cold weather. I yelped, wrapping one arm around my chest, using the other to pull my shirt down. I bit my lip, feeling tears start welling in my eyes. This was so humiliating. Jeremy stiffened and finally turned around, taking several steps forward. I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do if he left. Stay here? Get in Kevin’s bunk like he told me? I looked around, confused and trying to think of solutions.

Jeremy stopped, glancing back at me for no more than a second before he held his hand out behind him.

“Come on,” he muttered gruffly, his palm extended towards me. I stared at it for a moment before reaching out and shakily taking his hand, feeling my ears and face burning. My mouth was dry and it felt like my stomach was in my throat. He pulled me suddenly and I stumbled in front of him, him ushering me in from behind, his eyes still trained on the ceiling. He pointed to one of the bunks without looking at me and I gratefully climbed in. I wrapped myself in the warm blankets and melted into the sheets. I sighed contentedly as I leaned back against the wall, my eyes closed and comfort seeping over me in waves. Jeremy turned to leave.

“Wait,” I whispered, catching the back of his shirt in my hand. I looked up at him with puppy eyes. “Where are you going?” I whined pathetically, my voice small and gravelly. His face softened and he turned, kneeling beside the bunk.

“That’s Kevin’s bunk, you can sleep here tonight. I’m going to find him and check on things,” he murmured, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. I swallowed and settled back, nodding.

“Come back quick,” I whimpered as my lids got too heavy and I drifted off to sleep.

Notes

Comments

@Pikaponn
I literally just started reading it last night. I'm also building up the courage to post my own. And thank you!!!

@Miss Hathor
Ask and you shall recieve! Haha I'm sorry I haven't been keeping it as updated on this site, I didn't know I had anyone who was really into it! It's up to chapter 13, so I'll keep it updated here, too ^ ^ Thank you for the comment :)

Pikaponn Pikaponn
2/19/16

I absolutely love it!!! We need a chapter 10.

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Pikaponn Pikaponn
1/17/16