Chapter 6 - I don't Care!

Alex curled in a ball on her medium sized bed. Her phantom tears would have dried by now but they never came. The tour bus was a bumpy ride but it managed to keep Alex calm in her situation and that was when she realized – something wasn't right. She left the broken pieces of her heart on the floor and made no movement to pick it up or planning to do so in the future. She like the feeling of emptiness fills her insides and the reassurance of nothing hurting her or breaking her heart. There was a voice in the back of her head telling her something had changed and she wasn't acting the way she should but for the first the time she ignored it and told herself that she was too tired to care. She soon fell unconscious in the land of sleep letting Mitchie's worried rant guide her there.

"Nate! What the hell were you thinking? Do you know how much pain you have put her through? Do you just like hurting her again and again, leaving her to feel useless and invaluable?"

Silence ran through the tiny living area where Nate sat in the chair staring solemnly out the window. Mitchie glared at him just having enough control from chucking him out of the window. Shane stared down at the floor with sudden interest feeling out of place and not sure of what to do whereas Jason stood in the kitchenette with a frown coming up with his own theory of the situation.

After what felt like years off silence Nate looked up at Mitchie and whispered in a hoarse voice with so much sorrow, "I didn't mean to hurt her!"

And that was when all hell broke loose.


Flashback

Alex paced round her room. She was nervous. Why? Not even she knows! In 2 hours she is going to be on a tour bus with her 3 best friends and her boyfriend. What is there to be nervous about? Maybe it is the fact that her and Nate have been a little but distant and this is her chance to get close to him again or end things for good, which is not something she wants to do.

Mitchie strolled into the room with a bright smile that can make a rainy day look the most beautiful day on earth. Alex smiled and her enthusiastic friend.

"You ready Alex?" She asked plopping herself down on Alex's strangely neat bed.

"Of course I am why wouldn't I?" Alex said sitting down next to her.

"Well, you were just pacing your room and your room is abnormally tidy, there has got to be something wrong!"

"But there isn't so stop worrying yourself, it is probably just nerves!"

"What is there to be nervous about?" Mitchie looked at Alex exasperated

The doorbell rang symbolising that the guys were here, soon enough the smile was back on Mitchies face and she was running down there stairs to meet them.

"Absolutely nothing!" Alex whispered as she got up to meet the guys too.

The guys looked as hot as they can get which is pretty normal as this was the first day of their tour so they will soon be meeting their fans. Alex smiled as she noticed that Nate was not on his phone for and had Shane in headlock reminding her off old times.

"Guys! Cut it out!" Mitchie said running towards the tour bus now parked in front of their house looking soo awesome! Alex laughed about to follow Mitchies footsteps when she was grabbed by a firm grip and pulled into a warm chest.

"What? No kiss?" A husky voice whispered into her ear which made goose bumps run all through her and activate the butterflies in her stomach. She looked up into the brown eyes and giggled, "Well, if you really want it, you have to earn it!" She whispered back wrapping her arms around his neck and got up on her tip toes ready to kiss him when they were interrupted.

"ALEX IT HAS A FLAT SCREEN PLASMA TV!"

Nate chuckled and kissed her forehead, "I am going to miss you so much!"

Alex looked up and grinned slyly, "Somehow I disagree with you there, you wouldn't miss me one bit!"

"You want to bet?"

"Yepoo! How about a kiss? If I win I get one, if I don't no kiss at all"

"You're going down Russo!" And as Nate said that Shane came out of her house shouting, "Are you love birds going to help us, you girl's bags are heavy!"

Nate's eyes widen in shock and he just managed to get out, "You're coming with us?"

Alex stuck her tongue out and retreated to go and help Shane out with her bags, "You think you are going to miss me now?"

Nate just stood there with his mind working like clockworks, this was going to be one hell of a tour.

The group sat in the living area of the tour bus and were currently heading towards Washington. They were bored, very bored.

"Guuuuys...I'm booored!" Shane broke the silence with a whine

"Thank you for stating the obvious captain Obvious!" Mitchie retorted while throwing a pillow at Shane who dodged efficiently. Nate looked up from the scene and smiled as he wrapped his arm around his girlfriend's waist.

"Well we are going to get to Washington in 20 minutes, why don't we go to the new club?" Nate asked as Alex leant her head on his shoulder.

Shane jumped up from his place of the chair, "Brilliant! I'll go and get ready!"

Mitchie followed his actions, "Yeah, since it takes you like 1hour to get ready anyways!"

Alex giggled at her friends then turned her attention to her boyfriend who was just switching off his phone, "That is like your new wife you know!" She joked while poking him in the side.

"Huh?" Nate said confused, Alex shook her head and laughed, "Come on!"


At the Club

'Where did everyone go? Some friends they are just leaving me! Ah well...gonna find Mitchie!'

Alex weaved through the sweaty crowds until she got to her destination. The bar. Mitchie sat sipping her drink ever so coolly while eyeing the crowd.

"Anyone caught your eye mouse?" Alex asked following her eye line where it seemed to be watching Shane dance with this guy in the tiniest skirt ever. Mitchie grinned slyly.

"You want a drink?"

"Nope, I'll stick with juice. I actually want to remember what happens in the morning!" Alex replied resting her hand on the counter. Mitchie laughed and placed down her finished drink and wiped the sides of her mouth.

"Sure, Alex I think I have noticed that you haven't touched a drop of alcohol since your family's memorial and we all know why!"

Alex turned to watch some more dancers as she remember the day she got drunk on her family's memorial where she had a mental breakdown and solved it by drinking. She met a guy named Tom who she thought was nice but what did she know? She was drunk! He tried to take advantage of her but she managed to get away. Thinking about it still gave her the shivers.

"Do you know where Nate is? Haven't seen him since we got here!" Alex questioned sipping her own juice. Mitchie shook her head as she finished her second drink in a row. She jumped up from her stool and smirked at Alex; "Now I am gonna dance with my man!" She stated as she walked towards Shane who was still dancing with Miss tiny skirt. Alex continued watching as Mitchie got to her destined spot and pulled Miss Tiny Spot out the way to dance with Shane. Alex chuckled as she got up to go to the toilet.

As she weaved through the crowds once again a firm grip grabbed her wrists and she turned to look at the owner. There stood in front of her was a handsome dark haired guy with the greenest eyes she has ever seen. She couldn't deny it but he was hot!

"Can I help you?" She asked in a firm confident voice. She hated to admit it but she was taken and she had to let go off this hottie.

"Sorry I just couldn't let a pretty girl walk past me without knowing her name!" He said flirtily. 'Now that's one I haven't heard before!' She thought. As she looked at him again he reminded her so much of Tom that it pained her and she wished she found Nate soon because he was one of the only people who can cheer her up again.

"Sorry I have a boyfriend!" And with that she left as quickly as she could. Alex smiled at her performance because she knew she left him staring at her when she walked away. She did a victory dance inside of her. She walked through a spacious corridor towards the toilet and on the walls was TV's of where you can see what is going on inside of the club. She smiled at her friend's action when she saw Shane and Mitchie kissing on the dance floor. She kept on walking watching the TV where her heart plummeted when she looked at the last screen.

In the corner of the club was Nate.

He sat on this beanbag far from the view of many.

And there sitting on him.

Was Miley Stewart.

Kissing.

She stared and stared until a passing guy walked passed her and ask if she was alright. She nodded still taking her eyes of the screen waiting to feel the cracks slowly appear in her heart. Waiting to feel the unbearable pain. Waiting. Just waiting.

And when nothing came she couldn't no more, she turned around swiftly and headed back to the bar.

Mitchie knew something was wrong when she saw Alex storm back to the bar out of the corner of her eyes. Shane knew too as he watched. Mitchie made her way towards Alex, who was just finishing her 3rd shot.

"Alex? I thought you weren't going to drink" Mitchie asked her eyes fall of concern.

Alex squeezed her eyes shut and answered, "Well a girl can change her mind!"

"Alex what's the matter? What happened?" Mitchie questioned taking the 4th drink out of her hand and handing it too Shane who was standing behind her just as concerned as she was. Alex looked up at them and they were both shocked by the sight of her eyes, so empty and emotionless.

"Nothing new!" Alex spotted the guy that was hitting on her earlier on, "Now if you excuse me!" She said getting up and making her way towards him. She stood right in front of him her hands on his chest.

"You want to dance?"

End of Flashback


Mitchie jumped to punch Nate but was held back by Shane who was having problems getting control of her.

"YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT HER? THAT IS THE MOST AMOUNT OF BULL I HAVE EVER HEARD!"

Shane pulled her back and whispered in her ear, "Calm down Mitch!"

"NO I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! MY BEST FRIEND IS IN THAT ROOM CRYING HER EYES OUT BECAUSE OF YOU ONCE AGAIN AND I AM SICK AND TIRED OF IT! YOU ALWAYS MANAGED TO BREAK DOWN HER WALLS AND AT ANY MOMENT SHE COULD CRACK! SHE HAS DONE IT ONCE AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT SHE WILL DO IT AGAIN!"

Mitchie was still struggling in her boyfriend's arms really wanting to hurt Nate when a door opened making her stop. She turned her head towards the noise and there was Alex.

Alex stood there watching the scene with bored eyes. Her hazel eyes locked with Mitchie's. Alex raised an eyebrow at her and walked into the kitchenette to get a glass of water. Everyone watched her with eagle eyes expecting her to break down crying or at least throw the glass at Nate. She walked past Nate who she didn't even glance at nor did he went to her room after commenting, "Can you keep it down, some people are trying to sleep!"

Everyone's eyes widened in shock. This was not the Alex they knew, she was so cold and she just didn't care.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY!! I wish I had some kind of excuse why I updated soooooo late but the truth is...I am just lazy! Which I am soo gonna work on! I am concentrate now and I will be updating now....hopefully! Please review even though I don't deserve it! ):

Zia...x