If I'm There | Noah Sebastian x (ofc)

Chapter 1 Raelynn

"Earth to Raelynn" Nadia laughs chucking a pillow at me snapping me out of my little dissociative state. She's sitting on the floor packing the last of our hoard of various vinyls into boxes.

"Sorry..." I say looking down at her from my spot on the couch "I've just got a lot on my mind with this whole move. As shitty as it is and as much as I hate it here I'm still gonna miss the familiarity it" I say petting Ichabod who was basking in the warmth of  early morning sunshine that was starting to creep through the windows.

Neither she or I really have any reason to come back to this shitty little town her parents disowned her for choosing to be a writer instead of something more professional like a doctor or lawyer and the rest of her family still lives overseas. My mom was never really in the picture she left when I was three and my dad is the town drunk so I never really had parents at least not present ones and I mostly just raised myself. My grandparents do their best to help out when they can but they live up in northern Wisconsin on the reservation so I don't really get to see them very often.

"I get it Rae, change can be scary but soon you will be free from this hellscape, living your best life wondering what you were so afraid of." She smiles up at me. "You were made for more than just rotting away in a shitty little town in Iowa. This is just our first step towards something better." Placing her hand my knee reassuringly.

" I know" I sigh "you are right" I say getting up and attempting to make myself useful. I dig through a couple boxes looking for where we packed the coffee cups and pull two out. I start a pot of coffee while making us each some toast topped with a little cinnamon and sugar for breakfast.

"When's your boy toy and all his buddies gonna get here to help us move" I ask while handing her her favorite pumpkin shaped coffee mug and her toast. We are both have incredible weak spots for anything fall. Absolute whores for horror films, pumpkin spice and anything and everything flannel. I accredit my love for the macabre from the simple fact that I am an October baby. All October babies have a little spooky side too them it's just a fact. Nadia however was born in February. She's just a weird little Aquarius who marches to the beat of her own drum.

"He said he and his friends should be here around noon" taking a bite, just as she's saying that the doorbell rings. We both jump up, she races to the door and I grab the nearest throw blanket to attempt to cover myself.

"I swear to god Nadia!!! That better not be them! I'm half naked!" We both were. We both only in oversized band shirts and underwear but that didn't stop her from whipping the door open as fast as she could anyways. I sat down on our lounge chair and quickly covered my lower half with the throw blanket.

"Nicky!!!" She yelled throwing herself on him causing him to drop everything he was holding. He picked her up in a hug and spun her in a little circle picking her cheeks in dozens of soft pecks. They were cute together I give them that but I'm still annoyed that he decided to show up several hours early with no warning. Behind Nick and Nadia's little love fest stands 6 giant broody men. They were all wearing some variation of dark athletic shorts and cut off band tees, they were all covered in tattoos and insanely attractive. Nadia invites them inside, giving each one of them a hug as they all file into the living room weaving through the maze of boxes.

Once inside the men sort of awkwardly huddle around the living room. There wasn't much room for anyone to sit or get comfortable with all of the boxes piled up everywhere. Nick sits on a free spot on the corner of couch and pulls Nadia into his lap giving her kiss on the cheek as he does so. Nadia makes a grand gesture reaching both arms out towards me.

"Boys this is the one and only Raelynn Rain Bellecourt but everyone calls her Rae"  I feel my cheeks redden as all of them turn to stare at me "Rae this is Joakim" she says gesturing to the rather large Jesus looking man standing beside her and Nick 

"Just call me Jolly" he says with an interesting accent I couldn't quite place. He reaches out to shake my hand and smiles. He must have seen the confusion on my face after he spoke because he then says "I am from Sweden, here on a work Visa for the band"

"Ahhh... it's nice to meet you Jolly from Sweden I hope your time here has been pleasant so far" I blush looking down at the floor earning a chuckle from the guys and mentally kicking myself for being so awkward. I don't know why it's so fucking hard for me to just act normal.

Next up Nadia pointed to two men standing off to the side, one of which was a burly almost lumberjack looking fellow and the other was a slightly smaller but by no means short man with long light brown hair hidden under a backwards baseball cap "this is Bryan and Matt" Bryan gave me small smile and wave while Matt just sup' nodded.

She then motions over to the next two meant sitting on the couch the first had shoulder length dark hair with natural silver streaks giving him a more mature yet still insanely hot look and the second man looked like a total goof, you could tell just looking at him that he was the trouble maker of the group "This is Davis and Nick but since there are two Nicks most of the time everyone just calls him Folio" Davis gave me an awkward but friendly smile meanwhile Folio shot me a cheeky shit eating grin

"Metallica huh" he said referencing my shirt "are you a fan or is that your boyfriends?" He snickered

I rolled my eyes "what are you gonna pull the whole name three songs shit on me?" I scoffed "I'll have you know I grew up on Metallica and I have nothing to prove to sexist gatekeepy dickheads like yourself" I huff

"Easy there tiger" he says laughing "just wanted to make sure you knew your stuff you don't seem like the type no offense"

I fling the blanket off myself and storm to my bedroom to get dressed. Im beyond irritated. I may be overreacting a bit but I can not stand men like that. I don't give a shit if he's joking or not it's rude and annoying as hell. I hear Nadia and Nick quietly telling him off whilst saying something to the rest of the guys about me not being a morning person. Just before I reach my bedroom door find myself running face first into someone's chest. I bounce back hitting the floor and a large pair of tattooed hands reach down to help me up.

"Woah slow down there..." the man says pulling me back up onto my feet "Are you alright?" His firm grip lingers on my arms making sure I am steady before he finally lets go.

I look up to see the prettiest deep brown eyes I have ever seen. I must've hit my head pretty good because I swore he looked like an angel the way the light shone behind his head almost created a halo affect.

"Im good" I say brushing myself off and adjusting my shirt "just bruised my ego a bit"

"Hey no need to feel embarrassed I won't tell anyone if you don't" he chuckled brushing a strand of beautiful long brown hair behind his ear. "I'm Noah you must be the infamous Raelynn"