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Sienna
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"And don't forget to call me." Austin's voice made Sienna nod as she hugged him. She had already said her goodbyes to Bring Me The Horizon, Oliver promising that she'd be back soon, and to You Me At Six, Josh and Max promising the same thing. After all, the tour wasn't even halfway done. They still had three or four months left.
"I won't." She promised, pulling away. Alan pouted and scooped her into a hug, cradling her gently.
"Don't do anything stupid in our absence, Si." He whispered. Sienna nodded, pulling away. Phil hugged her tightly, squeezing her gently around her sides. Aaron smiled shakily at her and helped her pull her bag from the back of the taxi. He then wrapped her in a hug, rocking her a little, shaking her slightly. Tino didn't have to say anything to her. He hugged her tightly, sighing heavily. His dark brown eyes told Sienna all that she needed to hear. Be safe. Be good. Behave. Be back soon.
Austin stumbled a little, helping her carry her bags into the airport. He was going to be bringing her to security, and then letting her go to her flight by herself.
Sienna glanced up at her father as he rolled her suitcase behind him, taking long strides in direction of the check in counter and nearer to the security. Sienna followed in silence, her earbuds silent for once as they were wrapped in her pocket, strangling her phone.
Austin gave her a sad look, handing her the passport and her ticket, kissing her on the cheek. "I love you, Sienna."
"I love you too." She said without hesitation. Austin smiled weakly and nodded.
"Call me when you land."
"Okay."
And that was the last thing that they said to each other. Sienna walked off to the security area and Austin walked off to where the cab was waiting with his bandmates.
The rest was a blur to her. She remembered boarding the plane. She remembered the two hour plane ride. She remembered calling Austin, his voice sounding strained and tired. Instead of Vic waiting for her at the airport, another man was standing there, someone who she didn't know. He was tall, skinny, and just awkward looking. He had a hoodie that was covering his well built face, his nose ring and lip piercing gleaming.
"Are you Sienna?" He asked, his crackly deep voice causing Sienna to be a bit confused.
"…yes…" She muttered; should she even trust this man?
"I'm Andy, Andy Biersack. Cara's fiancee." The man grinned and held out his hand. "Let me take your bag-"
"Why're you here? I don't know you…" Sienna glanced around, but Andy chuckled.
"Vic is busy doing something and Cara offered me because I was in town. I think your dad said he was gonna text you-"
As if on cue, Sienna's phone vibrated, telling Sienna that this Andy guy was telling the truth.
"Okay." she sighed, allowing Andy to take her bags. "Why are you here? Not with Cara?"
"Well, darling," Andy chuckled, striding towards to exit with Sienna in tow. "Cara is coming in a few weeks, her flight was already scheduled. She thought it would be easier to just take the flight when she already had it and visit you when she could. Anyway…" Andy trailed off and glanced around, opening the door for Sienna. "Out you come."
Sienna followed the man with lanky legs as he led her to the parking garage where he managed to snag a nice spot on the first floor. He opened the car door for her and she climbed in, sighing in relief from the car seat, which was a nice cold, despite the weather being hot as fuck.
Andy flashed her a grin while climbing in on his side of the car, starting up the engine. He stretched and yawned, pulling out of the car garage and cracking open a window, pulling a box of cigarettes from his pocket. "D'ya mind if I smoke?"
Not to be rude, Sienna shook her head numbly. "Go ahead. My phone's about to die. Can I use your charger?"
Andy nodded, lighting his cigarette and handing her a cord. Sienna sat in silence as Andy tried not to make the car ride more awkward.
When he pulled up to her house, he offered to stay a little while as she got settled, but kindly turned him down, telling him that she was just tired. Andy nodded and helped her take out her things, then he drove off, telling her to call him if she needed anything. He was nice.
Sienna now sat on her bed, eyeing the walls. She thought that she would feel better if she was alone, away from all the noise. But now, lying on the bed, she hated the silence. It was horrible. She closed her eyes trying to clear her head, but nothing was doing the trick.
The silence was deafening. It was killing her.
Her eyes were drenched in tears as she grabbed her shoe from her bag and pulled the blade out, thankful that the security at the airport didn't detect it.
She set it to her skin, half expecting someone to stop her, but when no one did, she slid the metal across her skin, the dotting red lines calming her instantly. Who knew so much stress could be relieved by such a small scar?
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Austin
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Alex was bouncing around, holding her camera close to her, smiling like crazy. Austin smiled back at her, but he didn't feel genuine. Damn. He missed his daughter.
He felt like he should have been the strict parent and told Sienna that she couldn't go home like that. She had to stay with him. But that made him selfish, didn't it?
He shook his head, frowning at his stupidity. He was glad Sienna felt better. That's all that should matter.
"You did the right thing, Austin." Josh muttered from next to him. Austin sighed heavily.
"I hope so. She hasn't called yet-"
"She's probably sleeping." Cara's voice rang out through the bus causing Austin to glance up. "Andy said that she was pretty jet-lagged."
"Well, then." Austin mumbled, rolling his eyes. Josh frowned and placed his hand on Austin's.
"Look, there's a very nice girl in front of you." Josh breathed, nodding to Alex. "And I'm sure she likes you. Why don't you just get your mind off some things and talk to her. She's good for you."
Austin nodded and did as Josh suggested.
"How are you settling?" Austin asked quietly as both him and Alex sat on the lounge couch. They were on the move this time, going to another city, another state. Normally Austin wouldn't mind it; he'd actually be excited, but Sienna's absence made him worry.
"Good." Alexis grinned at Austin toothily and ran her fingers through her hair, fiddling with her camera. "Actually, something's been bugging me."
"Shoot." Austin said, leaning back in his seat, grinning at her. "What's eating you?"
"Uh," Alexis looked down at her hands and frowned. Austin took her hands in his and smiled at her softly. Alexis sighed and bit her lip. "I feel really guilty."
"Why?" Austin whispered, letting his left arm wrap around her shoulders which she shamelessly curled into making Austin feel a bit better that she was accepting his comfort.
"I feel like Sienna doesn't like me. And I feel like she left because of me. I can see how much it's affecting you, and I don't want to be a bother." Alex bit her lip and looked up at Austin. Austin frowned and shook his head.
"Nah. I mean, yeah, I'm sure she's pissed off at me about you being here as well, but there's more to the story. I was gonna call her later tonight and figure it out."
"That's good." Alex smiled weakly. "And if…if I'm the reason she left, I don't want to be intruding. I'll leave-"
"No!" Austin said quickly. "I mean, no. Please. I love your company here. It's great." Alex grinned sheepishly at Austin and Austin felt his blush go down. "It's really been a while since I've found a girl that I really liked. I'm pretty picky."
"Well, I'm glad I fit your standards." Alexis giggled, turning on her camera. "D'ya wanna help me edit some photos?"
"Edit? Why would you need to edit photos?" Oliver asked, walking into the lounge area, sitting next to Austin. Dan walked in too and sat himself down next to Alex.
"Some of the lighting is off, I can change the colors to the photos-" Alex kept rambling on about the editing process when Austin's phone buzzed. It was Sienna. She had texted him a question.
Can I go out to eat? I'm bored and there's barely any edible food here.
Austin thought about the places nearby that she could possibly walk to without being mugged or raped. There was a Starbucks that was pretty close. Also a TGIF's and an In and out.
Just you by yourself? Austin typed back, nervous for his daughter's safety.
No, Vic's here. With Mike.
That made Austin feel a little better.
Sure, sure. Just text me when you get back.
Sienna didn't reply back, but he saw that she read the message. He put his phone back in his pocket and saw that Alexis had her laptop out and was now typing up furiously.
"Whatcha doing?" Austin asked, resting his head on her shoulder. She sighed heavily and shook her head.
"This girl just posted on my blog about committing suicide." Alex mumbled while typing. "And I'm trying to help her out."
"How?" Austin asked, his stomach twisting slightly.
"Telling her how much she's worth." Alex said, typing faster. "And telling her how much she means to me."
"That's incredible." Austin heard himself say.
"Mmm." Alex replied, still very disturbed. She kept typing until finally, she paused and read something, then typed again. After five minutes of the clicking of her nails against the keyboard, she fell silent and sighed, shutting her laptop. "I'm gonna go change into something more comfy."
"Okay." Austin said, curious of the outcome. Alex nodded and walked off to where her bunk was which was in BMTH's section. Austin carefully opened her laptop up and glanced at the opened tab.
I just don't know what to do ne more. i'm givin up
Don't say that. How can you say that? Everyone will miss you. I don't want to look at the papers and see that someone as beautiful as yourself killed herself.
Then don't read teh papers
Please, don't do this. Everyone will miss you. I'll miss you.
U don't know me! my mom doesn't care! my dad fucking hits me. i'm alone
You're never alone. You are never alone. I'm with you. I'm always with you. When you feel like giving up, remember, I'm always with you. Who do you look up to? Who're your heroes?
…I dunno. Band people i guess…
Trust me. You may not know it, but you mean the world to them. If you leave, you'll never be able to tell them your story about how you persevered and became a better person. Please, put down the pills and blade and pick up your music, babe. Please. Do it for me. Do it for the bands. Do it for you.
Thank you.
Of course. my number is (555) 684-2199. Don't hesitate to call me. Okay, love?
yes. Thank you.
You're welcome. I love you. Never forget that I-
"Austin?" Asked Alex's voice. Austin jumped and tore his gaze away from the screen to see the hazel eyed girl. She was frowning slightly. "Why are you-"
"You saved that girl's life." Austin breathed, closing her laptop. Alex's lips curved into a half smile, shaking her head.
"No, she did that herself. She put down the blade and tossed the pills."
"You helped her do it." Austin argued. Alex only blushed and shrugged.
"I guess." She shook her head and sighed plopping down next to him. "I'm thinking you were one of her heroes. Considering her username is Of_mice_and_faith."
Austin grinned down at Alex and kissed the top of her head. "You're my hero."
How do you think Sienna really is? Leaveth in a comment! BTW, remember Noah? He's coming back!!