Chapter 21

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"Dude, I can't believe you do this for a living!" Ryan squealed looking around as her, mark and Ada walked around as she was a little tipsy from Mark giving her a couple beers.

"I hate you. She's only nineteen and you got her buzzed." Ada scolded Mark as she watched Ryan run into a crowd. The two followed after her, seeing this was- of course- Of Mice & Men playing. The music was playing as they stood together rocking out.

"Woah, what's that!" Ryan asked, pointing to a huge circle pit forming. Mark laughed, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

"That my friend, is a mosh pit." People started to mosh in the middle and Ryan's eyes widened.

"That kid just got punched!" She squealed and Mark laughed. "I wanna try!" Ryan went to head that way but Mark pulled her back.

"Not a good idea, rookie." Mark told Ryan.

Ada agreed, "Maybe you should just watch." Ryan rolled her eyes.

"I am watching. Now, tell me what to do." Ryan told the two and Ada gave Mark a wearily glance.

"Just punch your invisible friend. Try not to get hurt." Mark told her before pushing her towards it. She weaved her way through the people and Ada sighed. "Man, she is a wild card."

"That's how I was when I was her age. I was ready to fight the world." Ada told him as they watched her mosh. Next thing you know she gets punched on accident. Ada cringed with Mark before running in to get her, Mark picked her up bridal style and carried her out of the crowd with Ada following close behind them.

"Mark! Put me down, I am fine!" Ryan insists and Mark rolls his eyes. "Mark, if you don't put me down I will fight you."

Mark fake screams, "Oh! I'm so scared!" Ada showed the security dude their pass to get behind the stage where their was stage crew, backstage people, and other random personnel standing around. Ada ran up to the cooler and grabbed a bag of ice. She wondered if this happened alot if they literally kept ice packs in the coolers.

"Someone get punched?" Ada looked up to see a guy with black shaggy hair, standing with a beer in his hand.

"My sister, actually." Ada bent back up with the ice pack in hand, getting a better look at the guy. He was shorter, but still taller then Ada. He looked a little familiar though.

"Ouch." He commented before holding out his hand, "David Schmitt."

Ada placed her hand in his, "Ada Drew."

He smiled and nodded, "Are you on the tour?"

Ada nodded, "Merchandise seller for Of Mice & Men." David laughed and glanced at the stage. "What about you?"

"Sing for Breathe Carolina." Ada's eyes widened.

"That's where I know you from! I've seen you guys play before! It's like a thirty minute party!" Ada confessed and he smiled.

"I'm glad you liked it."

Ada glanced back at Mark and Ryan who were still waiting, "Uh, I better get back to my sister. Nice meeting you."

He nodded before Ada walked up to the pair, "Took you long enough. Stop flirting with cute guys." Ryan told Ada and Ada chuckled.

"I thought that you and Austin are together?" Mark asked, confusion written on his face and Ada scowled. Ada has been trying to not to think of him all day but once again, he is brought up.

"We are. Kind of. I don't even know what we are. We had a huge fight." They nodded looking past me.

"Well, he's coming over here." Ada spun around at Mark's comment to see Austin walking up to her. He smiled down at her and she kept a poker face.

          

"Uh, hey Ryan? Wanna see the nice selection of uh trees?" Mark asked, trying to find some way to leave this awkward group.

"I'd love to see the trees. Bye guys." They ran off leaving Ada and Austin alone. Ada glared in their direction, betrayers.

"Have you been avoiding me?" Austin asked, frowning and Ada looked down at her feet. Here we go.

"I don't know Austin. I'm just having a diffucult time trying to trust you." Ada answered him and he scrunched his eyebrows in confusion.

"Is this because of last night?"

"Yes, Austin. I'm still hurt. You can't take me as I am now, and understand that I'm not comfortable always talking about my past. Before I met you I never thought about my past but the more I'm around you everything is just spilling out and I'm not comfortable with it." Ada told him, not even thinking before she speaks.

"Sorry for trying to get to know you!" Austin started, gaining attention from some bystanders.

"That is not what I meant, Austin." Ada said looking up at him. She was tired of all of this fighting.

"I'm sorry, Ada. I really like you and I want this to work out." Austin confessed and she raised her eyebrows.

"So, you don't care if I don't tell you right away?" Ada asked, hopefully with a small smile on her face. Austin nodded before grabbing her waist with his hands. He leaned down and she stepped up on her tippy toes to kiss him but turned her head right before his lips were about to kiss hers. His lips landed on her cheek and he pulled away, groaning.

Ada laughed and he raised his eyebrows before smirking, "You're going to get it!" Ada's smile dropped at his words before he picked her up and put her over his shoulder and carrying her.

"Austin put me down, right now!" Ada squealed and he shook his head laughing as he walked from the backstage towards the buses.

"Never!" Ada hit his back but it seemt to unaffected. "Ow, that hurt." He sarcastically remarked. "Can you kiss it better?"

Ada rolled her eyes from her position, "So charming." Austin put her down before they reached the bus and she smiled, "Thank you very much."

Austin pressed his lips to hers and that unforgettable tingling feeling spread over her body. She smiled into the kiss before pulling away, and hugging him. ,"I missed you." He said and she blushed, looking at her feet.

"PDA!" She heard Jenson yell and they turned to see Jenson and Nick walking up to the pair. "Off Day tommorow!" Jenson said excitedly and Ada smiled.

"I was thinking we- Jenson and I, You and Austin, and Ryan should all go out to dinner tonight." Nick suggested and Ada nodded looking up at Austin.

"I'm down for it." Ada told Austin and smiled nodding.

"Sure, man. When you guys wanna leave?" Austin asked and Ada smiled thinking that she was just glad Austin was easy going and didn't have a problem with hanging with her sisters... and well, Nick.

"Let's leave about 8ish? I'll get a cab to pick us up at the venue, since the bus isn't leaving for the venue till tommorow." Nick answered and Ada's eyes widened.

"An hour? I have to get ready!" Ada announced and Jenson agreed, "Let's go! See ya'll later!" Jenson pulled Ada to the bus and Ryan raised her eyebrow at their sudden excitement.

"What's happening?" Ryan asked with a beer in her hand.

"Girl, whatcha doing with a beer? Ain't you like nineteen?" Jenson asked and Ryan blushed, laughing.

"You can't say shit!" Ryan told her and Ada laughed.

"She has a point, I mean look in the fridge! Half of it is taken up by beer and alcohol!" Ada said, pointing to the fridge and Jenson laughed. "We are going to dinner! So, get your fancy clothes on. It's us, Nick, and Austin."

"Can I bring a date?" Ryan asked and Jenson raised an eyebrow when Ada's jaw dropped.

"Mark?!?! Oh my effing god! No way!" Ada squealed and Ryan blushed. Ada thought it was funny yet not surprising as her best friend and sister flirted all day.

Jenson gagged, "Ada's Mark?! Gross. But in a cute, gross type-of way." The three headed to the back lounge to get some privacy as they changed together.

"Ada! Wear that black dress you own! Y'know the one with lace sleeves!" Jenson suggested as Ryan searched through her suitcase.

Ada nodded pulling it out and slipping it on, Ryan turned to her, "Ooh, that's cute. Pair it with those red booties that I saw in the bathroom." Ryan lifted up two different dresses, one cream colored tube dress and the other was a black one that was flowy. "Which one?"

"The cream one definitely." Ada told her and Jenson nodded in agreement, pulling on her own dress- a red sparkly dress with a sweetheart neckline.

The girls dolled up and got their make up on and did their hair, Ada turned her head to braid her hair in a fishtail braid and noticed a tattoo behind Ryan's ear. "You got a tattoo?!" Ada asked in shock. Their parents were against tattoos completely- they were very religous christians.

Ryan blushed, "Uh, yeah. It's just a small rose. I got mad at mom one day so I did it for the hell of it to show them that I'm nineteen and I can do what the hell I want to!" Jenson bursted out laughing.

"Oh my god, that's literally the reason for the ugly flower tattoo I got when Ada and I moved away. It was my first." Jenson told Ryan and Ada frowned, glancing down at her wrist where the small scar from her now removed but first tattoo. It was basically a physical reminder of Ada's past- and she hated it.

Once the girls were done it was nearly eight, so they exited the back lounge to see the band sitting around the front lounge except Austin, Nick, and Mark were waiting all dressed up. Tino whistled and Ada laughed, winking at him. Austin looked up and down over Ada's body before meeting Ada's eyes. Ada blushed and he smirked, "Beautiful."

"You clean up well yourself." She replied, he was wearing a black button up dress shirt with a pair of slacks. Austin smiled down at Ada and looked over to Nick. Ada was so happy that things were better with Austin.

"We ready to go?" Austin asked and everyone nodded.

"Have fun on your date!" Phil chorused and we laughed before heading down the steps off the bus.

"Yeah! And be home by 11! Or you're grounded!" Alan yelled from inside the bus, resulting in laughs from everyone.

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A/N: I'm starting to write bigger chapters and I'm proud of myself! Whatcha think about Mark and Ryan's new relationship? Yay or nay? Austin and Ada are back together (well they were never really apart haha) and now a triple date? Is that what you're supposed to call it?

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