I can't believe how much time has gone by since moving to San Diego. It really felt like we had just moved here only days ago. In about six months, we had written the remainder of our record and gained a sizable fan base here. Fearless really wanted us to have written the record immediately, but we thought otherwise. We wanted to play shows and spread our music a little before jumping into the release. Luckily, Jason had the same idea.

He was really supportive of our decision to play around the area for a little while. We were actually just getting ready to play at a local venue in the middle of the city. There were already a considerable amount of people waiting for the show to start. We were playing with a few other local bands and we were really excited.

"Vic, where on earth is your freaking petal bored?" Tony called in a frustrated manner from the stage.

"Should be on Jaime's amp!" I called back. I was in the middle of trying to untangle the rest of the cords for my equipment.

"Vic, have you seen my shorts?" Mike came walking back stage in his boxers.

"Really Mike?" I sighed. "They're in the dressing room on the back of your chair."

"Thanks bro." He smiled before jogging off, getting stared from several of the women workers, and one or two from a few of the men. I rolled my eyes as I went to place my guitar on the stage. As I was walking to grab my pedal bored, my phone rang. I pulled it from my pocket, smiling when I saw the name.

"Hey babe."

"Hey Vic. I should be heading over there in a few minutes. I just need to get a few things ready before I leave." Kellin's soft voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Alright I'll see you when you get here." I smiled even though I knew he couldn't see me.

"Okay. Love you Vic."

"Love you too Kellin." I hung up and slid my phone into my pocket. Kellin and I had grown a lot closer since moving. I don't think that there was a day that we spent away from each other either. Things were pretty much a perfect life, well aside from the teasing that we got from the guys and our crew.

"Vic, call time." Jason called to me. I hadn't realized that I had been standing in the same place for a while. I checked my phone again, seeing that I had been standing there for about ten minutes. I had another message on my phone from Kellin.

*Good luck. I love you.*

I was unsure as to why he had said good luck if he was going to be here any minute. I shrugged a little and went to pick up my other guitar. The rest of the guys joined me at the edge of stage and we proceeded to do our chant before running out onto the stage to the screaming fans. Kellin still wasn't there by the time we had finished set up and were going into the intro of the first song. I was a little worried, but I figured he would be there by the time we were off stage.

We were playing the majority of the new material, leaving a few surprised for the album. The set lasted about a half hour before we were finished. The crowd was really energetic and was taking to the new material better than we could have hoped. By the time we were finished, they were chanting for an encore. I looked to the others and they nodded. We finished up the set with Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides. I had been hoping that Kellin was here to hear it, seeing as I often dedicated it to him.

"Thanks for coming out tonight. We're Pierce The Veil and we'll be at our table in a few minutes so come say hello." We waved as we left the stage. I walked over to Jason. "Have you seen Kellin?"

"No, isn't he usually at the edge of the stage with you guys?"

"Yeah, but I haven't seen him all night." I was a little concerned. Maybe something had delayed him.

I joined with my brother and the others at the table, eager to meet our fans. There were a lot of kids that were around our age that came out and it was nice to be able to relate to them. They shared their stories with us and we shared some of ours. Most of them wanted to just say hello and take pictures, which was fine with us as well.

Justin, Jack, Jesse and Gabe all joined us after a little while.

"You guys rocked as usual." Jesse fist bumped my brother and hugged the other two.

"Hey Jesse, have you seen Kellin?" I asked.

"No, we thought he was with you." Justin walked up behind Jesse.

"We haven't seen him all night." Tony placed his hand on my shoulder. "Vic maybe you should head home early and see if he's there."

"Yeah, alright." I smiled my thanks to him. "I'll see you guys when you get home."

I ran from the table and walked to my car outside. As I got in, I checked my phone again, but there was nothing there. This was starting to scare me a little. As much as I didn't want to admit, that I really didn't pay attention to my speed as I made my way across the city and to our house.

When I pulled up, all of the lights were out. My anxiety rose at the sight. This felt like every scary part of any horror movie that I've ever seen. I quickly made my way over to the front door and took a deep breath before opening it. I flipped on the light switch and dropped my keys. Something felt off.

"Kellin!" I yelled out into the house. I ran up the stairs, but he wasn't in our room. "Kellin!" I called more desperately. Something was definitely wrong. There were clothes all over the floor, and I'm fairly certain we had just cleaned yesterday. I searched around the rest of the house, finding a few messy areas here and there. When I got into the kitchen, I noticed that there was rose on the table with a folded piece of paper underneath it.

A lump formed in my throat as I reached out for it. I unfolded the paper and read it, slumping into the chair next to me and letting it fall from my hand. There were only two words written: I'm sorry…

A/N: I love you guys…?