hi, this is my first story on this site, so I want you to know some stuff;

*this is Johnny x Meena (unpopular ship, ik I just really enjoy it)

*swearing- mildly used, but usually heavier words (I guess)

ok, that's about it :) thanks for viewing, and enjoy! a lot of work is being put into this story, so I hope you like it,

xoxo

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Meena woke up to the smooth sound of 'Video', gently rousing her and getting her to orientate herself. Per usual on a Thursday, she got dressed and ready to head to Moon theatre for a rehearsal. Checking the clock on her phone as she swung out of her bedroom, she smiled inwardly at the number 8, and congratulated herself on finally being on time. Sweeping out of the house clutching her headphones, she headed to the bus stop.

Johnny was rudely awakened by the buzzing of his phone. He groaned and rolled off the couch he slept on. Blindly reaching out he grasped his wake up call and swiped the answer button.

"hullo," he grumbled tiredly, struggling up from his position on the floor.

"where the hell are you?" Oh, it was just Ash.

"on my way right now-" Johnny lied.

"well hurry up then, we don't have all day, moron." And like that the call was ended. Sighing, he trudged to the kitchen.

When Meena's bus arrived at the theatre, she got off and promptly looked around for a black pick-up. Johnny was usually here at the same time as her, but there was no sign of him today. Just as she turned to walk to the entrance, she heard an engine die down. She spun round on her heels to find Johnny getting out of his truck.

"morning Johnny," she said with a warm smile.

"wotcha," he replied in a lack lustre tone. Only then did Meena notice the can clutched to his leather clad chest, and realised how he had managed to get there.

"energy drinks aren't good for you, by the way"

"I know," he sighed deeply and rubbed his face with his free hand, walking towards her. "do you know what we're doing today?"

"I think we're having a meeting, but I'm not sure what on." The pair strolled into the theatre at long last.

"Finally," said Ash from the foyer, her dreadlocks sticking out behind her in a spiky fashion, and her hands occupied with a cup of strong black coffee and her phone. "took you for ever. Mr . Moon's waiting for us" The friends walked into the main theatre, and settled in seats next to the others.

"Okay everybody," Buster moon turned to face the small group sat in the audience seats. "I have some great news!"

"more costumes?" came a heavily accented call from a blonde man in a gold tracksuit set.

"No Gunther," came the reply from the front of the stage."we're going on tour!"

"WHAT" Ash's coffee splashed to the floor, as she spat her mouthful all over him.

"where?!" yelled Eddie, the fluffy haired, lanky stage hand.

"every state's capital city!" Chaos erupted in the large room, despite the small number of inhabitants. Rosita was up and yelling at Buster about her children, Eddie was freaking out about how he was going to pack his equipment, Gunther was still sat in his seat, Ash was having a breakdown over how long she would have to travel without wi-fi, and Johnny and Meena were sat, mouths agape, and letting the little bit of information sink in.

"Hey!" exclaimed Buster, silencing the room "listen, before you get mad, this is a great opportunity for us and the theatre! We'll be gone for two months-"

"EXCUSE ME?!" screeched Ash. Advancing on the little man, Rosita looked as though she would set on fire, hollaring about how she didn't trust her husband to be responsible for that long, and Eddie was still having convulsions about his precious mixing board being cramped in a box. Meena shook her head, the thought of leaving her family for so long was alien and unnerving.

"I..." she started, but was cut short by a loud honk from the stage.

The room went quiet once more, and Buster turned to look towards the noise. On the back of the stage was an old woman with oddly miss-matched eyes brandishing horn in her feeble grasp.

"Ah, Miss Crawley, thank you." he turned back towards the group, straightening his tie. "Well, if you'll all let me speak, I'll tell you all about the tour."

About an hour later, the theatre family was up and chatting, most in shock about the latest scheme Mr Moon had cooked up. The three youngest members were sat on the stage edge, eating what Rosita had given them, not saying much.

"I think it could actually be kinda fun" Ash said suddenly, breaking the comfortable silence that was strung between them.

"eh.." Johnny looked into the stands. "I guess, I've never actually left California. I'm just worried about how I'm going to talk to me old dad whilst I'm gone."

"Can't you write to him?" Meena looked at her cockney friend.

"Probably. Never had a anyone close to me int' Jimmy nail before, so I wouldn't know."

Ash looked at him like he'd grown an extra head.

"What in all hells fire is a 'Jimmy nail'?" Johnny smirked and Meena giggled softly. His smile was so infectious sometimes.

"It means prison," he said between his grin "Sorry." Ash rolled her eyes mockingly and Meena snorted. Realising how loud she had been, she clapped a hand over her mouth. This made Ash start to laugh, and Johnny chuckled at how pink the dark haired girl had gone. After a bout a minute, Ash piped back up again.

"What do you think Meena?"

"What?" Meena had been staring into space.

"About the tour" Ash grunted at her, as though it had been the most obvious thing ever.

"oh.." Meena didn't know what to think about the tour. "uhh... I guess it's going to be fun, but I'm not sure how my family will react..."

"If I know your family, they'll be over the bleedin moon for you Meena." She smiled bashfully at Johnny's comment, but it did console her a little bit. She was worried for no reason.

"what are you lot doing tomorrow night?" Johnny got up from his spot on the stage and brushed off his hands.

"Nothing much, maybe some packing if I can be bothered" Ash jumped down too, landing significantly lower down than her predecessor. Johnny looked at Meena.

"doing anything M?" Meena blushed softly at the nickname.

"uhh.. no."

"Great! The club down town is having a special at the bar tomorrow, so we'll all go." He saw the borderline mortified look on Meena's face. "I mean, if you want to-"

"Of course we want to." Ash cut in, looking at Meena threateningly,with a face that said don't you dare say no, you know you want to go.

"uhh.. great..?" Johnny said feebly. "See you then," his eyes lingered on Meena, "I guess" The tall dark haired boy grabbed his leather jacket from the seat he had sat on earlier, and wandered down towards the exit.

"What the fuck, Meena" Ash looked at Meena incredulously.

"What?" The taller 19 year old looked hurt. Ash rolled her eyes again.

"The look on your face was almost enough to say 'oh, no Johnny, I wouldn't like to go to the club with the love of my life and my best friend'." Meena's face went pink.

"Oh, come off of it, we're going now, aren't we?" she smiled slightly at the end of her sentence. Meena had disliked clubs for most of her life. Whenever she got drunk, things got out of hand, fast.

"Yeah, no thanks to you. Anyway, you'll come round to mine to get ready, so don't forget to bring your stuff." The smaller 19 year old walked over to where her long jacket was. "See ya sucker." she wandered out of the theatre with a final wave. Meena sighed and jumped down form the stage as well. She waved to Rosita, who hurried over, to Meena's slight frustration.

"hiya Sweetheart, how are you feeling?"

"oh, I'm ok." exasperated, she realise that she was too nice to cut the conversation short.

"oh, I had some time to think, and I think that this could be better than I had originally thought. You seemed quiet, and more than usually. Are you sure you are ok with the whole tour thing?"

"honestly, I was worried at first – I've never gone on such a long trip," the girl smiled at the thought, the idea seeming to warm up to her "but I spoke to Ash and Johnny about it, and it seems fun."

The mother relaxed at this "Oh, thank goodness! You had me worried! Well, I need to get home to my kids, and tell Norman about this whole thing." Rosita smiled sweetly and walked away. "Have fun packing!" Meena smiled and waved back. She relaxed a bit more, and walked over to her hoody, shaking her head at Ash and their future club antics.