Danielle paced quietly back and forth in the bus, biting off her cuticles as she did so. Two weeks. Two weeks until she had to see Trace. What was she going to do?

She sighed to herself, throwing her arms back and forth in front of her, attempting to shake off the nerves. She wanted to break up with him. She just didn't know how. She continued biting her cuticles, looking out their window positioned above their couch.

"Dani, stop freaking out; you still have a few weeks to figure this out," Erick said, as he got ready for their set. She shook her head frantically, running her hands through her hair.

How could she not freak out when the boy who's obsessed with her wouldn't even answer a lousy text message? What if he saw something about her and Austin online? What if he's done what he's always threatened to do? What if he was coming for her right now?

"He hasn't answered me since this morning. What the hell is he doing?" She curled up on the couch, hugging her knees to her chest.

"He's probably busy! You're all the way in Texas. There's no way he's coming out here for you." Erick rolled his eyes and headed for the door.

Finally understanding how ridiculous she was being, Danielle followed Erick out into the hot, summery air and proceeded across the venue behind him. She passed the Kia Soul Stage, where Of Mice & Men playing at that moment. Aystin was too busy to see her walking by, but that didn't really matter to her right now. He was acting strange the last few days. Ever since that night they had dinner together, he seemed to be a lot nicer to her. It was beginning to piss her off, actually.

"Let me buy your breakfast/lunch/dinner."

"Do you want me to kick all the asses of people that make fun of you?"

"Here, have this Belle Barbie doll; I have like ten of the same kind and I think you kind of look like her anyway."

"Austin, I don't want it. A fan gave it to you, it's yours."

"I know! But you never get presents so I want you to have her! It's nothing personal. She won't care, I still have her letter."

"No, Austin."

Why was he acting like this?

Danielle and Erick met up with the rest of the band behind the Ernie Ball stage as iwrestledabearonce came off. Danielle took in deep, slow breaths and hopped around, getting her adrenaline pumping while the crew set up.

She followed the rest of the band on stage and overlooked the screaming crowd with a big smile on her face. She motioned for more screams and the crowd got louder. Satisfied, she finally started talking to them.

"Dallas, man, the weather's brutal." She laughed, walking across the stage. "We're going to sing a couple songs for you and I want to hear you all screaming at the top of your lungs with me!" The crowd cheered and she smiled once more as Erick played the first chord of their song.

.&.

"Dani!" She turned to the sound of her name and saw two girls with a camcorder in one of their hands come up to her. "Mind if we interview you for our YouTube channel? It'd help our publicity a lot!"

"Sure thing! Come on, I was just headed to my bus." She led the young girls to the bus parking lot on the other end of the venue and leaned against her bus. One girl stood beside her with a small microphone while the other girl began recording.

"I'm here today with lead singer, Danielle Perry from a recently exploited band, A Different Salvation. So Dani, what's Warped Tour like for you so far?"

"Well, it's been a lot of fun," Danielle admitted. "Honestly, I never want this summer to be over. I mean, this is the biggest tour ever and I'm surprised at how many fans we have across the country."

"Well, isn't it true Austin from Of Mice & Men helped out your band's career?"

"Yeah," Danielle scratched her forehead nervously. "He followed me on Twitter a few years ago and just kept in touch with me ever since we met; he got word out there that we had an EP out and now, here we are."

"That's awesome," the girl said with a smile. "Do you and the band have any fun memories so far?"

"Well," Danielle laughed. "During one of the first days on tour, I was in a pretty bad mood because of a personal situation, so the guys and I had this inside joke that one of the days on tour, we would have a cuddle fest on the back of the bus where this large pile of blankets and pillows are. And that night, it turned out we had one."

The girl laughed along with her, reading her paper for the next question. "I'm sure you've noticed your Twitter account being blown up recently." Danielle nodded, knowing where this was headed. "There's rumors going around that you and Austin are secretly dating. Care to elaborate on said rumors?"

She smiled, looking into the camera. "Listen, I see the hate and I see the tweets that say how much you 'ship' me and Austin. I love the guy to death and we're really great friends but I have a boyfriend back at home that I've been with for about a year and a half now. Sorry if you're disappointed; you're welcome if you're relieved."

The girl nodded, not putting in any input to the situation. "We interviewed another 'not-so-famous' band earlier and when asked about all the other unknown bands, they said you were the best out of all of them because you were a girl that could scream. How did you learn to do that?"

"Practice, man. Just lots of practice. But thank you to whoever said that about us! I'm sure you're awesome as well."

"Anything else you'd like to say before we sign off?"

"Pugs not drugs, and you're all beautiful." Danielle smiled as the girl switched the camera off. They shook hands with Danielle and walked back into the venue.

.&.

"I love you so much," a girl said in broken sobs with locked arms around Austin. He comforted her and held her close. This was the third time she had said it so far. Finally, the girl let go and wiped away her tears, telling him quickly how grateful she was to meet him before quickly kissing him on the cheek and walking away, still in tears. Austin smiled when he saw Danielle standing a few feet in front of him.

"I remember the day I was basically like that," she said with a laugh.

"You didn't crying though."

She laughed again. "I wanted to. I just didn't want to look like an ugly wreck in front of you."

"You could never look like an ugly wreck," he retorted quickly. Danielle raised a brow in skepticism. Another fan came up, asking for a signing and a picture. Once she left, he looked back at Danielle while taking a huge gulp of water.

"I see him in two weeks," she said softly. Drawing back his lips, he stretched out his arms and wrapped her into a hug bigger than the one he gave the crying fan.

"What are you planning to do when we get there and you see him?" He asked softly into her hair.

Wrapping her arms more firmly around Austin's neck, she shrugged. "Cry and run away," she said with a nervous laugh. "I know it's got to end...I'm just scared."

"I'll be here. Your guys will be here. We're all watching out for you on this tour, Dani. You may not notice it but we really are. I will never let anything bad happen to you as long as I'm around."

She squeezed her eyes shut and nodded. Austin gave her one last squeeze before letting her go. "I'm off to the Aspire & Create tent." He held onto her hands as he walked backward. "Go hang out with Kellin or Jenna, or someone. Please."

He ran off and she wandered off. She checked the giant, blown up band set times. Sleeping With Sirens and Tonight Alive were both playing at opposite ends of the venue. She blew a strand of hair out of her face and walked away in frustration. She rarely saw any of the others; they always had something else to do. She headed for the bus parking lot again, thinking of only one last place to go.

Once she was by the buses, she walked down the lot quickly, finally getting to the Of Mice & Men bus. She knocked on the door loudly, hoping someone would answer. To her luck, the door opened and a tired looking Alan peeked his head out of the door.

"Dani?"

"I'm sorry. Austin's at the Aspire & Create tent and I can't find anyone else. Do you mind if I stay in here for a while?"

"No, not at all!" Alan pushed the door open wider. Danielle made her way in, finally feeling the ease drop off her shoulders. "You look like you haven't slept in days..." he said, concerned.

"This whole thing is stressing me out. I can barely sleep or eat. It's driving me nuts. The closer it comes to seeing Trace, the more freaked I get!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Alan said, grabbing her flailing arms and looking her in the eyes calmly. "Everything is fine. We're miles away from New York. There's no way he can get here on time and chase you around the country."

She nodded in agreement, just like she did with Erick, and slowly sank down on the large, leather couch. "Maybe you should just take a nap," Alan suggested. She nodded, lying down and staring at the large TV hitched on the wall in front of her. "I'll wake you up in a few hours, okay?" He threw a small blanket over her to keep her comfortable.

Danielle nodded one last time before soundlessly falling asleep.