The Boy From The Interview [Josh Dun]

Chapter 3

Joe jumped through the door like there was God waiting on the other side, I however took the more conventional approach and simply walked to the door. But, like a bad joke, I was stopped by something hard. What? I looked down and there, like a barrier, was Josh's arm. Before I could tell him to remove it, he spoke.

"So you came? You must really like me to come see my band that you've never heard of." He said teasing me, his eyes holding a mischievous glint. My cheeks reddened at his words, why is he doing this to me?

"N-no..."I stuttered back. "I don't even like you!" I continued, with a little more confidence. He came closer to my face, his black eyes focused on mine. I could feel a gulp in my throat.

"That's right, you don't like me. You love me" he spoke back, his breathe warm on my face. Closing in, I could smell his musky but sweet cologne. Shaking away from him, I stood back, trying to get as far as this little space allowed. He watched me like a wolf, following my moves.

"Can I go in now, I'm kind of cold." I asked nicely looking down at his bulging arm, shuttering slightly from the fresh breezy air. Like a switch, his eyes turned soft as he removed his hands from the door frame.

"Sure Thea, wouldn't want you to catch a cold." He replied, holding a smile. Why is he trying to be so innocent? I walked through the doors, the room was dingy and somehow seemed to echo the sound of everything; mine and his breathe and his accelerating footsteps. Why is he running? All of a sudden he was an unstoppable force as he pulled me over his shoulder like nothing.

"What are you doing? I don't even know you?!" I screamed at him from his strong back.

"Don't worry, you will know me soon enough babe!" he yelled back amusingly, before adjusting me on his shoulder.

Josh continued to walk us till we ended up in the backstage area near the drums and behind the curtain, so no one could see us. Finally he let me down, I could smell him in my clothes. With all my strength I pushed him away from me and crossed my arms, slightly angry.

"Why did you do that?" I asked looking away from him.

"Because I want you to have fun tonight." He answered, I turned around and he was staring back at me with a smile.

In that moment, I could hear someone next to us awkwardly clear their throat. Turning around, I saw it was no other than Tyler, except this time he was in a white top and black jeans.

"Hey Tyler!" I approached him with a warm hug. Now his face was plastered with a smile as he came to hug me back.

"Hey. Are you excited?" He questioned.

"Yes! Joe showed me one of your songs and it was amazing!" I answered back brightly. His smile widened as he heard this.

"You listened to us?" Josh asked from behind me, seaming genuinely happy.

"Yes, but I don't know what it's called, sorry." I answered back to him, smiling a bit.

Once the boys had started the show, it was like a blur. There was a blanket of smoke above the entire audience. People were jumping in a frenzy. The energy of the crowd made me want to jump with them.

Tyler began to crawl onto the audience, holding onto everyone like family, but as soon as he was halfway through the audience, he disappeared into the mist. Jumping up from side stage, I looked in the distance but he was nowhere to be seen. The lights then shut, leaving unknowing darkness. The synths of the music continued but Josh was no longer drumming.

Three minutes we waited, agonising as it was, we waiting till the lights switched back on revealing Tyler at the top of the podium, his top shredded and his shoe missing.

"That's it josh we gotta end it, we gotta be done." Tyler said breathlessly. Followed by the venue lights turning on and my heart will go on by Céline Dion to start playing. I couldn't believe what had just happened. Never had I seen an artist be so demolished by the crowd. I could feel my breathe becoming uneven as I felt like I needed to help Tyler even though I barely knew him.

My thoughts were interrupted by Josh's hands on my shoulders pulling me away.

"We have to go back to the bus, to see if Tyler is okay." Josh said worried, from his eyes I could see he was distressed. Quickly I pulled him into a hug.

"He's going to be okay Josh." Even though I barely knew him, I knew he needed this reassurance.

After this moment Josh pulled me to the bus, where Tyler was sitting, clearly exhausted, on the couch.

"How do you feel?" Josh asked, making his way to Tyler's side. Tyler's eyes seemed lost as he lay emotionless.

"I don't know...But Josh, I don't blame them. It-it's okay." His stuttering was breaking my heart. "I just want to go to sleep. Please Josh?" Josh nodded before helping Tyler into his bunk. I took this as a cue to call Joe.

Listening to the ringtone, I waited patiently, Josh was now shutting Tyler's curtains.

"Hi! This is Joe. I'm sorry I can't reach you right now. But if I didn't answer there is probably a good reason why I don't want to talk to you-" I hung up immediately, dammit Joe! Now how am I going to go back home?

"Everything alright Thea?" Josh asked, concerned by my irritated expression. Pulling my hands through my hair, I sighed.

"Yeah, I'm okay, listen I got to go now. Thank you for having me Josh. I hope Tyler gets better." I answered softly, slightly tired and mostly irritated at this point. Making my way to the bus door, I began to conjure up ways to kill Joe the next time I see him.

"Wait!" Josh yelped, I turned. "I'll walk you to Joe's car, I gotta say bye to him." He smiled. I turned and sighed again.

"No, you don't need to do that, he already left." I was now staring at the bus door, aimlessly.

"So how are you getting home?" Josh asked, worry riddled once again in his voice. I grasp the door handle.

"Taxi." I reply. Opening the door, I don't look back. The fresh night breeze was once again pulling me from the warmth of the bus. Let's try to not to get stabbed. Walking towards the road, I felt my skin freeze up. I should have brought a coat.

"Wait! Thea, wait!" Josh yelled, running towards me. Now a metre away, he stopped. "Please don't take the taxi Thea, I don't trust them here. Especially at midnight. It-it's cold too! Just please come back inside we have a spare bunk you can stay in. Just, I can't see anyone else get hurt tonight." Josh spoke honestly, breathing in and out slowly as he watched my shivering body.

"Okay."
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Woah! Long chapter! I went to see twenty one pilots at reading festival on Friday and I could not believe what happened to him, so I inputted what happened in the story. In case you guys wanted to know reading festival put TØP in a smaller stage then they should have had, this meant everyone was squashed to hell, along with there being like 200 drunk people pushing back and forth on the crowd meant that stuff like this was bound to happen. But all in all, I truly hope that Tyler is okay.

Anywho, what do YOU guys think about this incident?
#respectTylerJoseph
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