SHAUN’S P.O.V
The tour had officially started and we were on the buses. They were two giant coach liners that Jake had fully decked out one was covered with the Burton Logo the other was covered completely in Darrell’s Wig and I mean it had the girl’s faces on the side and the band name it was huge. Ours was pretty much what you would expect on the inside it sat I think about 60 people, had a couple of TV’s nothing major and I assume the Bands was probably the same but I don’t really understand why they couldn’t come on our bus I mean there was only six of them. Jesse and I figured that it was because Jake didn’t want the guys hitting on Bianca.
Considering we had to leave Burlington at 4:30 in the morning to get to New York of all places to get to all of our set interviews and autograph signings on time, it was still pretty early so pretty much everyone was asleep. I was just drifting off when all of a sudden the bus backfired and lost all of its power it managed to pull over to the side of the road and you could see the smoke coming out of the engine. We all had to get off of the bus. We were standing on the side of the road and the hack mechanic a.k.a the driver said it would take at least another hour to fix and he refused to let us back on the bus, he said it was a fire hazard. We were like what the hell and so there we were stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
“At the rate this is going this is going to be an entertaining reality series”
Jake said to Liam the tour manager sarcastically they chuckled and it was only then that the team realised that the cameras were actually filming.
“So is the band going to be in the series much?”
Kelly one of the other riders asked.
“Yeah they have a set of cameras on their bus too.”
“Well then there is no way this is going to be a boring series”
The guys and I chuckled at Mason’s comment knowing that no one knew what he was talking about besides us.
“Man I wish we had cameras with us the other night, then maybe I would be able to remember shit.”
“Yeah man me too.”
We laughed again.
“Dude I still can’t remember how the hell we got back to Vermont”
“Me neither, do you remember a deer?”
“No Dude I don’t even remember making out with Bianca, how the hell am I supposed to remember some random deer.”
“You made out with Bianca.”
Shit I had completely forgotten that Jake and the entire Burton team were standing there.
“Um yeah...I...um...I mean she....um...Mason did too.”
Jake and everyone chuckled and Mason looked shocked.
“Wait we made out.”
“Yeah...”
“Oh Dude and I can’t remember.”
“She said you’re a good kisser though”
Mason nodded in that proud way, he even blushed slightly
“Wait! I remember that!”
Danny announced as if he had just struck gold.
“Dude tell.”
“Oh well you guys were on the dance floor and she started doing this thing with her hips that was so h...”
Danny looked up and saw Jake.
“y-y-you know what I-I think I might just tell you later man.”
The whole team became intrigued and they wanted to know what we were talking about so we told them the story.
“Jake your daughter is nuts man, she is going to be so fun to have on tour”
“Keegan she is my daughter don’t get any ideas”
“You let Mase and Shaun hang out with her.”
“Yeah well Mason was dating her at the time and Shaun is her best friend and he’s in love with her and believe me my life would be complete if she ended up with one of those two, especially after...nevermind”
What was Jake talking about. I wasn’t the only one that noticed the tone in his voice change. There was something he wasn’t telling me and I so wanted to find out what it was. We all kind of looked at each other and let it go, knowing that if he didn’t want to tell us it probably wasn’t his story to tell. So to change the subject I focussed on my embarrassment.
“Gee thanks for sharing that I’m in love with your daughter, who has absolutely no idea about how I actually feel with the world Jake. It makes me feel super warm and fuzzy inside”
The girls all did that ‘aww’ thing that girls do and the guys all looked at me waiting to see if I’d crack under the pressure of having to admit it, a random voice came out of the crowd and we knew it was Mason’s sister Molly.
“Does that bother you Mase”
“That’s kind of why I broke up I with her, I didn’t know her for that long and either did Shaun and they had this connection that I knew we would never have and I felt like I was just getting in the way of fate I guess, that and I kinda owe Shaun.”
“Owe me for what?”
“For setting me up with Bianca’s friend Camille”
“Oh ok I get it, so I get the girl of my dreams and I am forever slaving away to convince her hot friends to date you.”
“Yep”
“speaking of which do any of you know what happened to my daughter and her band”
“Not a clue, do you want me to call her”
“Shaun don’t use me as an excuse if you want to call her, call her”
“I’m gonna be getting crap for this for the rest of the tour aren’t I”
“Yep”
About 10 minutes later the other bus pulled up the driver got out and we expected the girls to follow but they didn’t so we figured they were asleep, that was until about 5 minutes later after we heard a loud cheer followed by a singular frustrated ‘oh you suck’ which resulted in the girls coming out. They were all only wearing pants and tank tops which was insane cos it was like 20 degrees outside. The next thing I know Bianca had run up behind me and jumped on my back so I ended up standing there having to carry her piggy back style.
“Hello Band dork”
“Morning Zucchini”
I looked up at the team and they were all smiling they knew what Mason said was true I smiled back and continued my conversation with Bianca.
“So what you doing on my back?”
“Bet you’ve never had to ask a girl that question before.”
The team chuckled, I looked up an just shook my head.
“Don’t make me drop you.”
“Never had to say that one either”
The team chuckled again.
“Bianca.”
“Sorry.”
“So I’m carrying you because?”
“Because my legs hurt”
“Oh was all that sitting on the bus getting to hard, do you have a cramp.”
I began mocking her and I gave up when I imagined the look she would be giving me.
“Why do your legs hurt...wait better question why are you all sweaty.”
“You love it.
“Yes I do...so...?”
“Well, both have the same answer...”
“Bianca put on a sweater before you get sick, can’t sing and then complain.”
“Dad...I’m fine.”
“So why are you sweaty?”
“Three letters Shaun...D-D-R!”
Everyone especially Jake breathed a sigh of relief because they were thinking of three very different letters.
“So what is D-D-R”
“Duh its dance dance revolution”
“Oh my god you have dance dance revolution on your bus.”
Molly and Hannah Teter got way too excited it was funny especially because of the look on everyone’s face after their outburst.
“Yeah the girls and I had a tournament, I won I’m stoked, Koop is pretty peeved though...I beat her by one point”
“How are you not tired.”
“If you don’t sleep you don’t get tired.”
“You haven’t slept? How do you have so much energy?”
Before she could answer she screamed, a bucket of freezing water just got poured on her and well me.
“Dammit Koop”
She jumped off of my back and started sprinting after Koop.
“Dude they’re pretty quick’
“No shit Sherlock”
We looked up just in time to see Bianca dump tackle Koop they both laid on the ground laughing. Bianca stood up and started walking back over to us.
“Man I’m glad I’m not wearing a white shirt because this could be awkward for all of us.”
Everyone laughed.
“Yeah well its alright for you. You can actually change shirt all my stuff is in the storage area under the bus.”
“Just a sec”
She walked away only to return a short time later.
“Here”
“Ok so why do you have one of my shirts? Did you claim it when you claimed my jacket, you klepto”
“I am not a klepto I borrowed your jacket and I borrowed you’re shirt, If you don’t want the dry shirt its fine, I can keep it like a klepto would”
“ok so you’re not a Klepto but when did you borrow my shirt.”
“The other night.”
“You were wearing a red dress the other night even I remember that?”
“A red dress. You mean that thing that was in the laundry that is barely a shirt you wore that as a dress.”
“Um yeah.”
Jake just shook his head.
“Yes I did wear a dress to the club but I slept in your shirt.”
“Oh ok.”
The next thing I knew she had grabbed the back of my shirt and flipped it over my head somehow taking it off she did the reverse and put the other back on. Everyone was amazed at this, shall we say, unique party trick, Jake was also curious.
“Bianca where did you learn how to do that?”
“Oh well back in high school there was this super hot basketball team but they were way hotter with their shirts off so when I would be like ma....you know dad you probably don’t want to know.”
A loud call came from the band bus
“Round 2 of Guitar Hero is up”
Bianca immediately pepped up.
“Hey do any of you guys want to join.”
“Yeah sure”
Mase, Danny, KP The Mitrani’s and Mikkel Bang all agreed to the dismay of Luke Mitrani who was only really going because Mikkel who had no idea exactly how nuts Bianca was said that Luke was chicken for not wanting to go.
“Zucchini?”
“Yeah I’m in”
“Anyone else?”
Before they could answer our bus had started. The guys and I were slightly disappointed and began walking back to our bus.
“Hey if you want you guys can go on their bus.”
“Are you sure Jake?”
“Yeah hopefully it will prevent her from convincing the bus driver to keep driving all the way down to Mexico for tacos”
“Ooh good idea.”
“Bianca you’re not going to Mexico to get a taco”
“Ok...Woo Mexico for burritos”
“Bianca”
“Kidding Dad”
Mase the guys and I went on our bus and grabbed our back packs, and got on the bands bus.
“This is your bus?”
We were shocked the band’s bus was cribs worthy it didn’t have the seats with the aisle down the middle. It had a black leather wrap around couch right at the back. In the middle there were 6 bunks and there was a giant plasma screen hanging from the ceiling, with practically every game console connected to it.
“Well daddy definitely love his little girl”
“I’m sure he does but the bus actually comes with the band, all he had to add was the Burton Logo on the back.”
“Oh ok.”
“I’m shutting the door now girls.”
“Thanks Frank”
The guys and I looked at her
“Oh Frank likes opera music so we put in a sound proof door so he could listen to it as loud as he wants without our music interrupting.”
“oh cool.”
“Yeah so our bus is your bus so make yourselves comfortable. The bathroom is through that door”
She pointed to a door at the front of the bus.
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Before I knew it Mason was waking me up.
“Hey man we just got to New York, Jake wants to talk to us before we set up and before the people arrive and stuff. Be careful when you get up, she looks comfortable”
I opened my eyes and to realise that I had fallen asleep on part of the couch and that Bianca’s head was resting on my chest. She looked so peaceful.
“Hey Mase chuck me that pillow.”
Mason handed me the pillow and I slowly got up cradling her head until I could put the pillow where I once was. Then I did something so stupid. I kissed her, it was only on the fore head but still. I immediately looked at Mason, he was as shocked as I was, we got up and practically ran off the bus which had pulled over across the street from the new Burton store.
“Shit”
“Dude what the hell was that.”
“I don’t know it was just instinct , it just happened. Do you think she woke up?”
“Nah I don’t think so, she wouldn’t would she. What are you gonna do man?”
“Do I look like I know what I’m going to do...Just...Um...Just don’t tell Jake.”
“Don’t tell me what.”
Mason and I realised that the rest of the team was now looking at us along with a very curious Jake
“Umm...I ..Umm..Th-the band is still asleep.”
“Yeah we can’t wake them up.”
Mason and I just looked at each other.
“Well I don’t know about the others but if you ever want to wake Bianca up just kiss her on the forehead no matter how tired she is, she’ll wake up.”
“Oh well that’s nice to know...”
I looked at Mason who just had this ‘well good luck with that man’ look on his face.
