On Tour with Pentatonix

Richmond, Virginia

January 11, 2017

Avi's PoV

I woke up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep. I rolled over to face everyone else. I immediately saw Victoire's sleeping figure and couldn't help but to smile. We had all adopted her into the group and couldn't help but to think of her as one of us. She even occasionally calls Mitch Mom. We all laugh and Mitch makes sure to kiss her forehead. 

Below her is Kirstie, fast asleep. She has her phone clutched to her chest and a smile is present on her face. She must have been talking to Jeremy. They are such a cute couple and I'm so happy that Kirstie found someone like him. 

I know that below me is Kevin. His snores are present and hard to ignore. Below him is Esther. She's across from Darien and their hands are outstretched so they can touch each other. I smile at the small gesture. 

Mitch and Scott are on another set of top bunks. They like to talk to each other before they fall asleep. When it's too late to talk, their phones will be lit up from texting each other. 

I feel the bus come to a halt. Jen must be too tired to drive. I hear her unfasten her seat belt and hear steps coming towards us. "Hey, Avi," she says quietly as she heads toward her bunk. 

With the sounds of the engines replaced by Kevin's snores, I fall into a dreamless sleep. 

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When I woke up next, sunlight was streaming through the windows. I felt someone shaking me. I cracked open one eyelid to see Victoire wrapped up in a blanket. "Good morning!" she said cheerfully. 

"Morning," I responded. I jumped down from my bed and joined everyone in the front of the bus. Esther and Darien were sitting at the booth across from Scott and Mitch. Kirstie was on the right side of the couch with her arm wrapped around Victoire, who was curled up in a ball under her blanket. I sat down beside the two and waited for Kevin to get out of bed. 

Once he finally drug himself out of bed, we started going over and fixing Dog Days Are Over. Victoire somehow slept through all of it. When we got to Richmond, we decided to go to a place that served comfort food. We all enjoyed the company and dining. Esther and Darien were sharing glances and holding hands when they weren't eating. It was amazing to see her with her husband. 

Kevin was talking to Victoire about her school. Her face lit up as she began talking about the photography and editing classes her school offered. The trio were talking and laughing at each others jokes. After our meal was finished, we hopped back in the bus and headed out to a park. We left everything in the bus and headed out for a hike. With Kirstie energetically leading the way, the hike was a success. 

Every few minutes Victoire would take a picture of a pretty tree or a candid shot of us walking. We sung through our sets, but didn't stress too much about it. After we had walked for what felt like forever, we sat down by some trees and relaxed. Scott and Mitch leaned against each other and began talking to each other. 

Victoire was leaning against Kirstie, who didn't seem to mind. "Only one month left of tour," Kirstie said. 

"And then world tour," I added. 

"Some tickets are already sold out," Kevin said. 

"That's crazy. We've come so far," Kirstie said happily. 

After a few more minutes of talking, we head back to the bus. Jen drives us to the venue and we go to sound check. Once everything is working right, we go to Meet and Greet. Meet and Greet is one of our favorite things. The fans are always so energetic and it's great to see the generations of people coming to watch us. 

Once the crowds had left to go to their seats, we went to makeup. The makeup artist went straight to work on Kirstie. She drew on bold eyeliner and dark lips to start. I was next as they began to work on my mane of hair. Mitch's makeup was started as well. Scott and Kevin had left to change, as they required the least amount of makeup.

Soon, the show was underway. We nailed the choreography and sang our hearts out. Scott got emotional towards the end. After the concert was over, we went to the backroom to wait until our bus arrived. Scott and Mitch immediately brought out the alcohol and distributed it to everyone except Victoire. 

"Sorry, Hun, I've gotta be a good mom," Mitch said as he took a sip of his drink. Victoire barked out a laugh and was instantly in a fit of giggles. 

Kirstie took a video of the whole ordeal and posted it to her Snapchat. Finally, the bus arrived and we all sleepily climbed in. Mitch and Scott went to the back of the bus to work on their Superfruit video. Esther and Darien sat on the couch and talked. Everyone else climbed into bed. I sat at a table and began working on a project I had started. 

Once I finally closed the laptop and climbed into bed, everyone else was asleep.