Pentatonix… 5 Years later
This story takes place five years later, the entire group lives in the same apartment complex in LA. Kirstie lives with her boyfriend, Aaron. Scott and Mitch still live together with Wyatt Blue. Kevin and Avi share an apartment. A little bit about each of the members for this story…
Avi has been dating a girl he met through Kevin for the past two years. Her name is Grace and she is roommates with Avi's sister, Esther, for the past six months. Grace and Esther travel with the group whenever they travel so that they can assist them. Before Grace came along, Avi was smitten with Kirstie, but never really felt that he had a chance with her because she seemed to always be seeing someone. When he met Grace, his feelings for Kirstie went to the back burner.
Kevin is currently single and has been focused on his career more than ever, as he is one of the hardest working members of the group.
Mitch just ended a long term relationship with a guy he met through one of the after show parties several years ago, Jason. Jason and Mitch were very much in love until Jason cheated on Mitch, which has made Mitch a little apprehensive towards starting a new relationship.
Scott has not been dating anyone recently. He dated Esther, Avi's sister for a little while a couple of years ago, but they both ended it knowing that they were better as friends. Scott has had a thing for Kirstie since high school and just hasn't said anything to her, although, he's almost positive that Mitch knows.
Kirstie had been with Aaron now for almost a year and a half. They moved in together about three months ago and Kirstie was already getting tired of it. She felt that Aaron was very over protective of her and was very jealous, which became more so when they moved in together. Kirstie has liked Avi and Scott at different times over the years, but has not had any sort of relationship with either one. She knew in her heart that she was settling for Aaron, but felt she was locked in a rental agreement for now.
As for the group, they have been touring, making new music, performing concerts, and have been very busy. They are very busy and have continued to have a lot of success thanks to all of their amazing fans!
Now on with the story….
It's morning and Kirstie can feel the sun on her face as she stretches facing her window. She sits up and turns behind her and sees Aaron sleeping peacefully. She slowly gets up and walks over to the window in her bedroom and looks outside and sees that it is another beautiful day in LA. She goes into the bathroom and brushes her teeth, combs her hair and pulls it into a small ponytail and puts on a hat; she puts on some jeans and a t-shirt that she got while touring in Rome last summer. She threw on her hoodie and grabbed her keys and headed out the door. She was going to go get some coffee for her and Aaron at the local Starbucks. She waits patiently in line as she tries to wake up and she pulls out her phone and checks her messages. She feels a tap on her shoulder and she turns around and sees her friend, Mitch. She smiles and says, "Good Morning, Sunshine."
"Good Morning, Sweetie, I see you are on coffee duty today?" Mitch says with a smirk.
"Yea, I see you are too." Kirstie says with a sideways smile.
"Yep, you know it. I think sometimes that Scott secretly sleeps in just so he doesn't have to get coffee in the mornings," Mitch says with a laugh.
"So, has Jason called you lately?" Kirstie asks.
Mitch's face changed from upbeat to somber and he said, "Yea, he attempted to call me last night, but I didn't answer. I'm so over him and his excuses. Cheat on me and we are through. I do not tolerate that at all in relationships."
"That's so crazy that he did that, you are such a wonderful person, Mitch. But, I know that you will find someone even better, someone that will sweep you off your feet!" Kirstie says.
"I doubt it, I really don't even want to date right now, I just want to stay focused on our music," he says.
"Seeing that we are very busy right now, that won't be hard to do," she says back with a half hug.
Kirstie and Mitch walk up to the counter and smile at their regular barista and she greets them with a smile and says, "The usual?"
They nod and Mitch says, "I love it when Stacy is working!"
Kirstie nods in agreement and says, "Me too, she's the only one who knows all of our orders by heart!"
Mitch and Kirstie both grab their orders and head back to the apartment complex down the block. They sip their coffees as they walk back and Mitch asks, "How's Aaron?"
Thinking about her answer, she waits to respond for a minute and then says, "Okay, I guess. He's just really over protective and he gets so jealous all the time. I know that he would never ever hurt me, but he freaks out when I go do things on my own or talk to another guy, it's getting kind of old."
"Why are you still with him then?" Mitch says.
"I don't know. I feel like I'm trapped in this relationship with him because we just signed a lease on this apartment. I don't want to leave him hanging, I do care for him." She says.
"Do you still love him?" Mitch asks.
Kirstie doesn't say anything at this point and Mitch nudges her and says, "Was that an answer?"
She looks at Mitch and says, "It's complicated, I never thought that I would be one of those girls who would use the phrase, I love him, but I'm not in love with him."
"Ah, the fatal blow to any relationship, I think that you should tell him, maybe you can find another place to stay and he can find a roommate?" Mitch says.
"Maybe, I'm going to try and see what happens, you never know. Things might turn around for us," she says.
They walk up the two flights of stairs and head towards their apartments. Kirstie and Aaron's are on the left while Mitch and Scott's are on the right.
Mitch walks into the door and Scott is waiting on the couch with Wyatt Blue. He stands up and says, "Thank you so much!"
Mitch smirks at him and says, "I knew that you were awake when I left. You are going tomorrow morning."
"Fine," Scott says and grabs his coffee and returns to the couch.
Meanwhile, Kirstie walks into her apartment and finds Aaron pacing the living room. She reaches out towards him with his cup of coffee and says, "Good Morning, babe."
He walks over and says, "You didn't leave a note, I didn't know where you went."
"I went to get coffee, I was just down the block," she replies.
"Kirstie, I care about you, I don't want anything to happen to you. You should leave a note next time," he says walking over and pulling her in for a hug.
"Okay, sorry about that. Hey, do you mind if I go over to Mitch and Scott's for a second, I wanted to talk to them about this new song we are going to do," she says.
"Now, why are you going over there this early in the morning? They are probably still sleeping." Aaron says upset.
"I just saw Mitch at Starbucks, he got there right when I did, it was so funny," she says.
"Oh, okay, I guess. I was going to go help my brother move today anyway," he says with a defeated look.
Kirstie feels bad for just a minute, but cannot wait to get out of the apartment. Living with Aaron these past few months have made her apartment seem very small for some reason. She headed out the door and waved at Aaron and headed down the way to Scott and Mitch's. When she got to their door, she knocked and waited.
Mitch went over to the door and opened it and smiled at Kirstie and said, "What's up?"
"Can I hang out here for just a little bit, I cannot even breathe in my apartment right now," she asks.
"Sure, of course, come in," Mitch says.
They walk over to the living room and Kirstie and Mitch continue to talk about everything with Aaron. After talking for a little bit, they hear Scott's door open and Scott walks out into the living room in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. He just got out of the shower and was coming back into the living room to grab a shirt. Kirstie couldn't help but notice Scott and she couldn't help but giggle. Scott looked up at Kirstie and Mitch who were both staring at him and he said, "Hey there."
Kirstie said, "Hey, go put some clothes on."
Mitch laughed and said, "Only if you want too, I don't mind."
Kirstie nudges Mitch and says, "Mitchy."
Scott laughs and says, "I plan on putting some clothes on. I was just grabbing a shirt, thank you."
As Scott walks back to his room, Kirstie watches him walk away and Mitch turns to her and meets her gaze and he teases, "I saw that."
"You saw nothing," she says back with a small awkward giggle.
To Be Continued…