Broken Strings

Chapter Six

I yelp and jump back slamming into Fletcher's chest. He places a hand on my back to steady me and starts talking to Luke. With out dropping his God damn hand.

"Kitten?" Fletcher asks Luke. He hasn't even noticed that he is currently causing me to almost faint.

"Cat's got her tongue. Plus she has a little kitten nose." Luke says poking my nose.

This boy has serious boundary issues.

Just as the thought crosses my mind Fletcher grabs my shoulder and spins me around so my face is inches away from him. His brown eyes search my face and I can feel his breath on me.

Ok he can have as many boundary issues he wants.

"It does look like a kitten nose." Fletchers lets go of me and smirks.

I put my hand to my nose and hide it. I turn around to try and find Josh. He is standing behind me giggling. I raise my eyebrow at him sending him a mental message.

"It's a good thing." He assures me answering my unspoken question.

"How do you do that?" A dumbfounded Luke asks.

"She reminds me of Anna." Josh explains. Luke nods.

Josh's face turns stern and he seems to have drifted off to somewhere else. Obviously what ever he is talking about is a touchy subject. I nudge his arm and he looks at me. I smile at him and pull a funny face trying to cheer him up. He laughs and throws an arm around my shoulder.

We walk after the boys until we come across a large pair of silver doors.

"I smell pizza." Jayden shouts rushing off threw the doors.

"He has a problem." Fletcher explains to me.

I nod at him as we follow them into the room filled of delicious smells.

"The food is really good." Jayden seems to have stuffed half a pizza in his mouth already.

"Why don't we stack up and go eat it in the hotel?" Luke suggestion sticking his fingers into what looks like cookie dough.

"We have to stay here dummy. We have rehearsals." Fletcher slaps the back of Luke's head.

I look over at Hayden and send him a look. He nods in understanding.

"You guys can come chill in our dressing room." Hayden says to the boys.

Luke looks between Hayden and I.

"Why don't I get psychic messages?" He asks.

"Because she doesn't like you." Josh explains grabbing plates of food.

"Just wait. I'll have her by the end of the tour." Luke winks at me and I gag.

The boys break out laughing at my reaction.

"Our dressing room it is then?" Hayden asks and the boys nod.

"You guys have a bigger dressing room then us." Jayden shouts walking around the large room.

"It is our tour, bud." Hayden laughs at him sitting down on one of the couches.

"But there's four of us and only two of you guys." Jayden says from the bathroom.

"You guys are welcome to stay here." I place the food down on the table in the middle of the room.

Then I realise what just happened. I slowly look up to see Hayden smirking at me.

Everyone around me stops their exploring and turn to me. Jayden steps out of the bathroom and gasps. He holds a hand to his chest and stares at me.

"Thanks Esther." Josh grins at me.

I nod at him and find it hard to look at the rest of the boys.

"The kitten speaks." Luke whispers.

I throw him hardcore daggers.

"Say something else." He says sitting beside me on one of the couches. When I shake my head he pouts. He looks kind of cute close up. "Come on let me hear your pretty little voice."

He just ruined his cuteness.

"Screw you." I mumble but sure enough he hears.

"Kitty's got bite." Luke says into my ear.

"Shut up Luke." Hayden shouts pushing Luke away from me.

"Boyfriend to the rescue." Josh giggles.

Hayden and I look at each other. We have very different approaches to when people think we are a couple. I'm not too fond of his way.

"Yes."

"No." I say as I stand up quickly. Hayden falls on the floor. It's his own fault for trying to kiss my cheek.

The Faults boys look between each other.

"Did she friend zone you?" Fletcher asks.

"Yes."

"No." I punch Hayden in the arm.

"My brain hurts." Jayden groans clutching his head.

"I'm in love with her but she doesn't love me back." Hayden pretends to wipe away a tear.

"That's not true." I frantically look around the room for someone to believe me. My eyes land on Josh.

After about a minute of him simply smirking at me he sighs.

"She's telling the truth." He comes to my defence and I smile triumphantly at a now sulking Hayden.

"How would you know?" Fletcher asks from the arm chair.

"Her and Josh have a thing." Luke mocks lying down on our armchair.

Fletcher looks at me and raises an eyebrow.

"No we don't." My voice goes high pitch and squeaky and my face is burning.

Josh turns to me and bites back a laugh. He looks from me to Fletcher and I know he has figured it out. I roll my eyes at him and he actually has to clutch his side to stop himself from laughing.

"Am I really that bad?" Josh manages to squeeze out.

"Yes." I say to him narrowing my eyes.

I then walk over and sit on the floor beside Jayden. He had the pizza. I go where the food is.

"So what are you two if you aren't a couple?" Fletcher asks looking at Hayden.

"We are the bestest friends in the whole world." Hayden used hand actions to express how big the world is.

"But you guys live together?" Jayden now becomes interested in the conversation. Either that or he managed to swallow his food.

"Since we were twelve." I nod in agreement.

"Why?" Jayden pushes.

I look at Hayden to see he has tensed up. There is no way he is going to talk about this. He wouldn't tell me about it for six years of our friendship. He was hardly going to tell these guys. Luckily my cousin comes to the rescue.

"We are starting rehearsals guys. We need all of you out there." Andre pops his head around the door and Hayden lets out a deep breath.

"Cool." Jayden hops up off the floor and offers me a hand.

I take it and stand to my feet. The Faults boys head out in front of us and I stay back for Hayden. He looks up at me and he looks like the little twelve year old boy that had told me.

I wrap my arms around his neck and hold him tight. Neither of us spoke we just stood there for half a minute. That's all it took for Hayden to get his usual smile back.

"Come on. Let's go."

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Every Chapter I put up just seems to give more questions rather than answers.

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