The first two weeks of what had been built up for over 10 years was as blissful and magical as anyone could've imagined.

They were finally able to be open about their feelings, and got to tour through Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New Jersey playing music with all of their best friends. It couldn't have been more perfect.

Sure, there were plenty of fans who gladly gave their opinion on their relationship; many of which were not happy.

Austin laughed at them. Kristen was still slightly hurt by all the hate she got, but when she looked up and saw Austin smiling back at her, she was able to brush it all away.

He was everything she could've ever asked for.

Now, just two weeks later, Kristen and Austin were sitting outside in New York leaning against the Pierce The Veil bus holding hands.

It was chilly and slightly wet outside and Austin didn't like the weather, but he knew how much she did and didn't want her out all by herself. At least if she got a cold, so would he.

They'd been sitting in silence for about ten minutes before Austin spoke.

"You're not cold yet?" He laughed as he talked.

"Nope."

"But you're from Florida! Aren't you supposed to hate this stuff?"

She giggled. "And since when did I ever fit typical molds?"

He sighed jokingly. "True. But thank god for that."

"Why?"

"It'd be horrible having a bunch of people that acted just like you running around everywhere."

She dropped her jaw for a second, but closed it quickly.

"I'd stick my tongue out at you but I'm not sure if it would freeze." She tried to keep from laughing.

"Sure, that's the reason. You just know that I'd bite your tongue before you could."

"Oh really?"

Austin squeezed her hand and smiled. "Yes, really."

She stuck her tongue out immediately and Austin's hand flew up, grabbing it.

"Let go!" She tried to get out the words, but failed.

"What's that? Cat got your tongue?" Austin couldn't help but laugh.

"If you're a cat now, then yes."

Austin giggled uncontrollably at her trying to talk while he held her tongue. He found it adorable.

"It really is getting cold." She barely made out.

Austin let out another laugh. "Here, let me help."

He released her tongue, and brought his warm mouth to hers.

The contrasting temperatures warred for only a few seconds before Austin's warmth took over.

She leaned into his kiss, already dizzy. She would never get used to this being real.

After a few long moments, they pulled away slowly.

"Better?" He asked with a small smile.

She smiled back as she laid her head down on his chest. "Much."

The air grew silent, but it didn't last long before the tour bus opened up and Kristen's bandmates walked out.

"Get up, lover girl. We got stuff to do." Matt said excitedly.

"What stuff?" She asked as she and Austin stood up, shaking the small amount of snow off of them.

"We have an interview! You didn't forget did you?" Caleb raised an eyebrow at her. "Are we going to have to have a talk with Carlile over there?"

"No, I just don't remember being told." She smiled to herself. "Who's interviewing us?"

"Bryan Stars."

"No way, really?" Austin seemed more excited than anyone.

"Yep."

"That's awesome! I love that guy." Austin put an arm around Kristen. "Make sure you tell him to come by our bus later. It'd be awesome to see him."

She rolled her eyes at him. "Well, we should get going. I'll see you at soundcheck."

She leaned up, kissing Austin's cheek.

He retaliated by catching her lips before she could move away from him.

She smiled as she pulled away.

"Race ya!" Kasey shouted as he started running towards the venue.

Kristen let out a laugh and gave Austin one last smile before chasing after her friends.

...

As Kristen finally made it into the room where they were doing the interview, she took off her jacket, revealing a Nevershoutnever! tank top beneath it.

Matt let out a loud whistle.

She turned to him with red cheeks. "Shut up."

Sitting down next to Kasey, she turned to Bryan.

"Hey." She smiled.

"Hello. You guys ready for this?"

"Hell yeah." Caleb spoke up.

"I think you guys are the least known band I've interviewed. So how about we give the world a reason to remember your names?" Bryan smiled sheepishly at them.

"Let's do it." Kristen agreed energetically.

He smiled at her knowingly and turned to the camera, waiting for the cue.

"What's up guys this is Bryan Stars and I'm here in New York City hanging out with a brand new band called The New Revolution. Why don't you guys introduce yourselves?" He started off.

"I'm Kristen, I sing."

"I'm Kasey, I play bass."

"My name's Matt and I play guitar."

"Name's Caleb and I am a drummer."

"Alright, you guys are currently touring with both Of Mice & Men and Pierce The Veil; what makes you guys different from them and all the other bands that maybe could've gotten your slot instead?"

"Well, Kristen's a girl. That doesn't happen that often." Matt motioned towards her.

"We're a rock band that covers One Direction songs." She added.

"Really? Got that One Direction infection?" Bryan laughed.

"Well, I do. They don't like it that much but I love those guys." She giggled.

"Okay." He laughed back, flipping through his papers. "Describe the person next to you using one word."

Caleb turned to Kasey. "Vampire."

The band laughed.

Kasey looked a Kristen for a few seconds. "One word… I don't know. Um, Anchor."

"Why would you say that?" Bryan asked.

"Well it was because of the shirt, but thinking about it she really does keep us grounded."

"That's not true." She cut in. "It's usually you guys that have to keep me on my feet."

"We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you." Kasey looked at her knowingly.

"Fair enough." Bryan said. "Do you have one for me?" He turned to Matt.

"Uhhh," Matt thought it over. "Smurf."

"Smurf?"

"I don't know, blue jacket." Matt laughed awkwardly.

Bryan laughed it off and continued with the interview. "Do you guys have any like, inside jokes?"

The band snickered.

"Me and Josh Ramsay, the lead singer of Marianas Trench, we have our own religion." Kristen giggled as she recalled the joke they made up months ago.

"Your own religion? Really?"

"Yeah."

"What are the rules that you have to follow?"

She stared blankly for a moment. "I don't know, you'll have to ask him." She started laughing.

"Very well. So um, this is you guys' first tour, correct?"

They nodded.

"What has been your craziest tour memory so far?"

Both Kristen and Matt tried to speak, but she stopped and let him speak.

"Like, the second day of the tour, Kristen woke up really early and she ended up hitting her head on the ceiling, and then rolling out of bed and falling onto the ground." Matt laughed loudly. "It was so funny, because the night before she had called the top bunk. And then she fell. I thought it was hilarious."

She stuck her tongue out at Matt.

"Oh, no, please. We all know where that thing's been today."

Her jaw dropped. She had hoped that Bryan didn't hear it, but his face showed that he did. But he didn't say anything right away.

"What was your memory?"

"For me, it had to be the San Diego show. Austin Carlile pulled me on stage with him and we basically crashed the end of Pierce The Veil's set. I felt so bad, oh my god." She laughed softly.

"Speaking of tongues and Austin Carlile; the rumors about you and him, are they true?" He asked with a smile.

She began smiling like crazy, and her face started to turn red. She looked away for a second. "Can I skip this one?"

"Nope, have to answer." He said playfully.

She didn't speak but she bit her lip, holding back her smile and nodded slowly.

"So you're dating him? Really?"

She kept nodding awkwardly. She felt so nervous.

"Aw!"

"Oh, and he wants you to come by their bus later."

They all laughed.

"I'm serious," She giggled. "He wanted me to tell you that."

"I'll have to do that." He said as he found the next question. "Who is your current favorite band?"

"Of Mice & Men." Kristen said quickly. She held a straight face for only a few seconds before she started giggling.

"Of course, right? You guys?"

"The Ready Set." Kasey said.

Bryan turned the mic to Caleb. "A Day to Remember."

"Matt?"

"Oh, my favorite will always be Green Day. Always."

Bryan nodded as he read the final question. "Well, this is the last question, and it's mostly for Kristen; not sure how much you guys are into comic books and stuff,"

Kristen's smile widened.

"Who is your favorite superhero?"

"Captain America. No question." She answered easily.

"Hawkeye." Kasey laughed.

"That girl from the Avengers." Matt said.

Bryan laughed. "Black Widow?"

"Yeah, her." He smiled to himself.

"Caleb?"

"Ahhh," He breathed. "I don't think I have one."

"You're lame." Kristen said.

"You're the lame one." He stuck his tongue out at her.

She did it back.

They all started laughing as they had to wrap up the interview.

"Is there anything you want to say to the fans?"

"Um, yeah. Thanks for watching. That's awesome. If you can, check us out. Come see us live. I'll give you free Of Mice & Men merch." She kept her gaze for a few moments. "Okay I'm kidding I can't do that."

Bryan laughed as the cameras shut off. "Thanks guys, that was fun!"

"Oh no problem." They said.

They cleaned up a bit before leaving.

As soon as Kristen left the room, she found Austin waiting for her.

He smiled at her. "How did it go?"

"Great, I think." She answered as he slipped his hand into hers and they began walking down the hall.

"Any weird questions?" He chuckled.

"He asked about us."

"What'd you say?"

"That Of Mice & Men is my favorite band."

His eyes let off a playful glow. "That's it?"

"I might have mentioned that you were mine."

He squeezed her hand again. "Good."

Leaning over, he kissed her forehead just as they walked into the open and currently empty pit.

...

The rest of the night flowed on as usual, and now Austin stood breathless in front of a sold out crowd that was screaming their name.

"Guys, I hate to be 'that guy', but I've been so fucking happy lately. I have to let it all out and share it with you." He spoke out. His eyes flickered over to the side of the stage and into Kristen's shining eyes. She smiled at him.

"One of the major things about these careers is that we're never home. And if we're in relationships, it's crazy. But I am so lucky. I have the privilege of having my wonderful girlfriend on tour with me. I get to see her every day and I get to see her perform almost every night. It's magical. I've never been this happy. My mom always used to tell me that I would end up with Kristen, but I was too stupid to ever listen. Well, mom," He looked up at the sky. "You were right."

He moved his gaze back to Kristen, and motioned for her to come on the stage.

She hesitated, but made her way over to him.

He held his hand out, and she took it.

"Mom, I wish you were here to make fun of me for taking so long to realize that I love this girl. We miss you."

Kristen started to cry as Austin handed her a mic.

"This is our last song, and it's called Second & Sebring."

...

"I don't think I could ever stress how much she actually loved you." Austin said quietly.

They were wandering across the street from the parking lot that their buses were in, going to get dinner after the show.

"I loved her too."

"It's so crazy. She'd be all over me about this. It sucks that she's not here."

It was she that gave his hand a reassuring squeeze this time.

"She's looking down at you and saying 'I told you so.'" Kristen smiled softly as they entered the restaurant.

They were seated almost immediately, as the place was empty.

"Wait, don't order. I have a surprise." Austin said before she could open the menu.

She gave him a confused look, but he smiled back at her, and she couldn't argue with that.

When the waiter returned, Austin gave him the order.

"Can we get like, just one big plate of spaghetti. With a bunch of meatballs."

He took it down, and headed to put the order in.

"Why?" She laughed.

"Because, I figured we could have a little Lady and the Tramp thing going on. I know how much you love that movie."

She stared at him curiously. "I haven't told you that in years."

He smiled. "I remembered."

She took his hand, and held it quietly while they waited for their food.

...

"That was perfect. Thank you so much." Kristen thanked him as they approached the Pierce The Veil bus.

"Oh, no problem. It was great and all for you. I'm glad you enjoyed it." He smiled at her in the moonlight.

He gave her a kiss goodnight and waited for her to go in.

When she tried to open the door, it was locked.

She knocked on it. "Guys?"

Jaime and Caleb's faces popped up in the window.

"You can go and get all cuddly on their bus tonight! We need a break from all that adorableness!" Jaime called through the window.

She let out a desperate sigh and turned to Austin.

He smiled and held out his hand.

She took it and he led her over to the Of Mice & Men bus.

The door opened right up, and she sighed.

"Oh, look who he brought, guys." Alan smiled at her once she came into view.

"We got kicked out of their bus for hugging." Austin laughed, moving around a few things on the counter with his spare hand before leaning against it.

"Really?"

"Yep." Austin laughed with him.

"Well, we're all heading to bed. What are you guys going to do?" Alan paused. "Actually, don't tell me. Just keep it quiet." He joked. Sort of. "Goodnight." He finished as he followed the others to the bunks.

"Want to just watch a movie in the lounge?" Austin suggested.

"Sure." She agreed.

She almost fell as the bus started moving, but Austin caught her.

"You okay?" He held her close.

"Yeah," She laughed awkwardly. "I always fall when we start moving."

He laughed with her, and started to lead her towards the lounge.

They passed through the bunks and could hear soft whistles from the guys.

She rolled her eyes at them, but she thought it was funny.

"Here, you can pick the movie. I'll go get us some blankets." Austin said before going back to the bunks.

She didn't plan on staying awake too much longer, so she just picked up the first Star Wars movie and waited for Austin to get back.

He pulled all the sheets, pillows and blankets off of his bunk and brought them back into the lounge, and began setting up a small bed for them on the floor.

"What'd you pick?" He asked as he laid out the blankets.

"Star Wars." She laughed slightly.

"Oooh, love it!" He gave her a big smile as he plopped down on the makeshift bed.

"Join me."

She smiled back at him and crawled down next to him.

They snuggled up together as the movie started playing.

As predicted, she didn't stay up much longer. She fell asleep laying on Austin's chest.

Austin muted the movie, and stayed up just feeling her heartbeat against him and listening to her breathe.

Even the smallest thing about her captivated him.

Hundreds of memories and ideas began flashing in his mind. He thought and thought until the soft sound of her breathing lulled him to sleep.