What's So Good About Picking Up the Pieces? (Vic Fuentes FanFiction)

Second Chances Won't Leave You Alone

"Austin-" she said quietly, but I cut her off. I took her small hands in mine and looked her in the eyes.

"Seeing you earlier- you were so mad, and you didn't want anything to do with me....and honestly it broke my heart. I felt like a failure because I couldn't even help you. I know that doesn't excuse the things I said, but I didn't mean them, Lyla. You are my best friend; you mean the world to me, and I am so sorry that I made you think any differently." I paused to judge her reaction.

"It's okay. Everything you said was true, and I was more mad at myself for how I was acting. Your words hurt, Austin, but they made me open my eyes and realize what a mess I really am. And this time I'm gonna fix it, I'm going to fix myself for real this time. So it's okay. I forgive you because I love you and you are my bestest friend in the whollleeee wideee world!" she drug the last few words out as she gave me a goofy smile, showing me that my Lyla was still in there somewhere.

She leaned into my chest and I put my arm around her, rubbing her side with my thumb and resting my head on top of hers.

"I'm going to talk to Vic tonight. I'm going to put myself out there and tell him that I love him and that I want to try again," she muttered quickly, her voice showing she was nervous. I smiled to myself.

"About time," I replied before kissing the top of her head.

"I went and watched them play today. They were.........amazing," her voice was full of awe and I smiled again.

"Yeah they're great." She sat up and looked at me, putting her hands on the side of my face.

"But you're still my number 1," she smiled and kissed my lips quickly before laughing hysterically at herself. I joined in, shaking my head at her silliness. I messed up her hair a little, earning me a dirty look as she swatted my hand away and tried to fix it.

"Well what are you waiting for?" I asked and she looked at me confused. "Go get yo mannnn!!!" I said in a goofy voice. She smiled nervously and kissed my cheek before getting up and heading for the door. She stopped and turned to look at me.

"I love you Austin Robert Carlile, and I'm so lucky to have such an amazing best friend. Not to mention hot, too," she stuck her tongue out at me and laughed a little.

"I love you, too Lyla Marie James. You're not too bad to look at either," I responded as she waved and walked out of the bus, letting the door shut behind her. I smiled a little to myself.

I got my best friend back....and I wouldn't let her go again.

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Lyla's P.O.V:

I inhaled deeply trying to calm my nerves before I reached up and knocked softly on the door of the tour bus. I heard movement and voices from inside, and I stood there staring at the ground shuffling my feet. I was more nervous than I ever had been before, and I was fighting the urge to take off running in the opposite direction. I heard footsteps getting louder before the door swung open.

"Hi," Vic said as he rubbed at the back of his neck. I looked up at him and smiled a little.

"Hi," I responded as I looked back down at my feet. "Um, can I talk to you for a minute? If you're not busy," I mumbled. Vic came bounding out of the bus, shutting the door behind him as we walked to the back of the bus. We stood in silence for a while as I gazed off into the distance, taking in the beautiful night sky and the city lights off in the distance.

"You guys were incredible today," I finally managed to spit out. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Vic look over at me and smile.

"Thanks. I'm really glad you came," Vic responded.

"Yeah, well your brother invited me, and I thought that I should finally see what this Pierce the Veil was all about," I said as I giggled a little, shoving my hands nervously into the pockets of my jeans, rocking back and forth on the balls of my feet. Vic chuckled under his breath as he directed his gaze back to the stars above us. I took a deep breathe and let it all out, everything I wanted to say pouring out of me.

"Vic.....about earlier today," I paused and he opened his mouth to speak but decided against it as I spoke again. "Mike explained to me what was really going on, but even if he didn't it wouldn't have mattered." His eyes looked sad and seemed to be misunderstanding what I was saying. "What I'm trying to say, Vic, is that I love you. I always have, I always will. It's always been you and it'll always be you. No one else even stands a chance. I love you so much, and I want to try this again, I want us to try again because if I didn't give you another chance I don't-" I was cut off as Vic's lips crushed hungrily against mine, shutting me up mid sentence, which was probably a good thing because I was beginning to ramble.

My hands automatically moved to his hair, my lips moving in sync with his. He pushed me up against the back of the bus as he kissed me passionately. His hands moved to my face as he slipped his tongue into my welcoming mouth. After a few minutes he pulled away, both of us gasping for air. I opened my eyes slowly to see him smiling at me, his hands still craddling my face.

"I love you too, Lyla." he said before kissing me once more, this time softly but still full of love and passion. He pulled our lips apart and pulled me into a tight hug, which I molded perfectly into just like I used to.

Finally, after all of these years, I had my Vic back. And I was determined to never lose him again.