If I owned McFly, I'd be the happiest person in the world, but I don't, so there.

Dougie

I couldn't believe that I returned to the hell hole that used to be my home. There I was, sitting in my aunt Jodie's kitchen, helping her plan my own mother's funeral. It was a bad situation. None of us were particularly fond of her, because when mum was drunk, she was a bit of a bitch, but we had to give her a proper send off, y'know... She was my mum. So we planned the ceremony, and made it small and simple.

The day before the funeral, I decided to walk around the town I left an year ago, and reminisced. I didn't miss the place, and I didn't miss the people, except for aunt Jodie. We weren't close, since she didn't like my mum, but I liked her enough. I walked around with my cousin, Charlotte, who was an year younger than me.
"What are you up to in London, then?" she asked me as we walked around deserted alleyways that were covered in graffiti.
"Work in a music shop, joined a band." I shrugged, shoving my hands in my pockets.
"Cool." she smiled.
"What's going on here?" I asked.
"Well, I'm sure you remember Shawna." Charlotte smirked. Oh, God. Shawna was my ex-girlfriend. I broke up with her because she was a druggie.
"Of course." I muttered.
"Well, she's preggers, off her rocker, and Ben Kennick is the father, and he's turned into a drunk." Charlotte informed me.
"Eventful." I muttered. None of it surprised me though, Ben Kennick was always after Shawna, and he wasn't the most stable of guys.
"Yeah, and the gang rivalry has heightened." Charlotte sighed.
"Fun. Y'know, there's still all that in London, maybe more so, but I don't know why I'm not a part of it." I shrugged.
"Maybe because in London you surround yourself with decent people?" Charlotte offered.
"Yeah..." I sighed. I looked up and saw some people I didn't want to see approaching. "Let's go back..." I said, but it was too late.
"Doug!" I heard my ex-best mate, Nate calling. I turned around, groaning inwardly.
"Nate!" I faked a smile.
"What the fuck mate?" he asked as he and my other friends, Chris and Ben caught up with me.
"Long time no see." I said nervously.
"Too right! What have you been up to?" Chris asked.
"Moved to London, got a job, got into a band." I shrugged, "What about you?"
"Stuff have been shit since you left. Police on edge 'cause they didn't know where you were, and Matty's been shot." Matty was Ben's older brother.
"Shit." I muttered.
"Yeah, heard about your mum, mate." Chris bit his lip, "You ok?"
"Yeah," I shrugged, then looked over at Charlotte who was uncomfortable. I knew she hated the whole gang thing, "Look, guys, I gotta go. Nice seeing you again." I said and me and Charlotte got home.

Tom
I couldn't believe how quick the first week of uni had gone! It was now Friday, and I got home quickly after a pretty tiring day. It was only 5, but I felt ready for bed. I was going to do exactly that until my phone buzzed. It was a text from Harry. He and I had gotten pretty close during the week. He had told me about his band that his cousin helped set up, and I was excited for him. I've always wanted to be in a band.
I read the text he sent me;
Hey will you help me with something?
I rolled my eyes. He probably needed help with his homework.
Yeah sure
I replied.
Cool, come over to mine yeah?
He sent me his address and I went over to his place.

The walk there was short because his cousin lived pretty near my dorm. He answered the door instantly.
"I don't understand!" he moaned, pointing at his work. I laughed at his hopelessness.
"Why're you doing it now? It's not supposed to be in until Tuesday?" I asked. I hadn't even opened my bag.
"Because, I won't have a chance. Doug's back from his mother's funeral so we'll be practising with the band. And I have to go to cricket practice!" Gosh he's busy.
"Ok then, I'll help you."
We worked on his homework for ages until we both got completely and utterly bored. We resorted to sitting in the living room, staring at the walls. I saw a guitar in the corner and I suddenly remembered:
"Oh, I need new strings for my guitar. My C string snapped."
"Ok, how about I show you my cousin's shop?" Harry offered, "Then you'll get to meet Dan and Dougs."
"Yeah, that'll be great." I smiled.

I know this chapter is really short, and a filler, but I've been really busy, so yeah. Also... how will Tom and Dougie react to each other? Will they remember each other? Reviews would be nice :)