A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!
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Rosalina's POV
Since it was Friday, Nat and Alex had to go to rehearsal, just to make sure everything would run smooth for the first show tomorrow. I helped Nat and Alex's new manager organize some things backstage, and the rest of the time I was running around helping the crew while listening to Nat and Alex play on stage.
After they'd finished playing Illuminated, I hopped up on stage and walked over to Nat. "Nice song."
He smiled and took a drink from his water bottle. "Thanks." He put the water bottle down. "You know, I'll admit," He lowered his voice at this part "It's kind of odd having another manager besides Cooper."
I laughed. "Used to someone your age managing you?"
Nat nodded.
"Your new manager is nice," I said, watching Nat and Alex's new manager talk to part of the crew.
"I know he is, but he's not Cooper."
"Don't let it bother you too much. I'm sure he's just as good as Cooper."
"Yeah I know that, but it was always nice having Cooper around on tour because if I ever had a problem, I knew I could go to him. I don't know our new manager that well."
"If you have a problem, you can talk to me too, you know that right? And I bet even Alex will listen."
There was suddenly a different expression on Nat's face, but before I could even try to understand, it disappeared. "Yeah…yeah, I know."
"So do you have a problem?"
He shook his head. "No, I'm good."
"But Nat –"
"Guys, could you play the rest of the set list now?" Nat and Alex's manager asked.
"Sure," Nat said to his manager then turned back at me. "We'll talk about this later, I promise."
I sighed as Nat walked back to where Alex was sitting with his guitar. There was only one thing to do when Nat wouldn't talk to me.
Call Cooper.
I hopped off the stage and walked towards the doors of the building. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed our ex-manager.
"Hello?"
"Hey Cooper, it's me."
"Oh, hey Rosalina. What's up?"
"I need to talk to you…about Nat."
"What's wrong?"
"Well…we were talking…and I just have this feeling that he's not telling me something. And you know, with you being his best friend, I thought maybe you'd know how to get him to talk to me."
"You do know we're talking about Nat Wolff right? He's my best friend, but he's stubborn. Especially when it comes to problems. He always keeps them to himself."
"I know, Cooper. I know. That's the problem."
Cooper sighed through the phone. "Has he been like this the whole tour?"
"I don't think so…but I haven't really noticed. He seemed fine for the past few days."
"Corner him, and talk to him. If he knows he can't get out of it, he'll fess up."
"Really? That's how you always do it?"
"Not exactly. But I noticed that Nat usually starts opening up when he knows there's no way around it."
I nodded even though I knew Cooper couldn't see it. "Okay. I think I know what to do."
"So how is everything? Since that day at the old studio, I haven't been too sure…"
Now it was my turn to sigh. "I know…but I think everything's okay now."
"What about your dad?"
Wait a second… "Hey, your doing it right now!"
"Doing what?"
"The thing where you know that I can't get out of it so your making me talk about it."
Cooper laughed. "It's not my fault you and Nat are alike."
"Cooper, I think they could really use you on this tour."
"What do you mean?"
~NBB~
After the rehearsal, we had lunch and were walking back to the hotel.
"So who were you talking to while we were playing?" Nat asked, looking at me.
"Um…Kristina. I just thought maybe while you guys were busy, I could talk to her."
Nat nodded, and accepted my answer, which is exactly what I needed him to do. He'd have no idea about what I talked to Cooper about.
"You guys played a good set. I can't wait for the show," I said, smiling at Nat and Alex.
"Everyone will be really excited to see you," Nat said.
"You think?"
Nat and Alex both nodded.
"I think everyone misses the NBB too," Alex said.
I won't admit it to Nat and Alex, but I miss the NBB a lot too.
We walked into the hotel, and Alex stopped in the café. "I'll meet you guys upstairs," He said.
Nat and I walked upstairs to the room, and this is when I took my chance to talk to him.
"It's later."
Nat sighed and sat down on Alex's bed. "There's nothing wrong."
"Are you sure about that?"
He nodded.
I sat next to him. "Spell your name."
"N-A-T."
"Your full name."
"N-A-T-H-A-N…" He trailed off. He had to think about it, because when he lied, he couldn't think straight. He fell back onto the bed and looked straight up at the ceiling. "N-A-T-H-A-N-I-E-L."
"Now look at me and spell it."
"Why?" He asked, glancing up at me.
"Just do it."
"N-A-T-H-A-N-E-I-L…?"
"Aha! You spelled your name wrong! Your lying to me."
Nat groaned and covered his face.
"So what's up?"
"Nothing, everything's fine," He said, getting up from the bed.
"I already know your lying, so you might as well just tell me."
He walked into the bathroom but left the door open. "Rosie, I swear everything is okay. I'm fine."
"Nat, we established everything is not fine when you couldn't spell your name," I said, sliding down the wall next to the door of the bathroom.
He sighed and walked out of the bathroom. He looked down at me.
I gave him a smile that I only use when I want something from him. It was kind of a goofy smile, but it usually always worked.
He laughed, even though I knew he was trying not to.
"Okay, tell me what's up." I patted the carpet next to me and he sat down and looked at me.
"I'm just…worried. I mean, this is our first tour not as the Naked Brothers Band, not to mention our first album as just Nat and Alex, plus with the new songs, and new manager and different stadiums, and you and the guys not around…it's just different. I'm not used to it. And then with you…" He trailed off, looking at the wall.
"Don't worry about me," I said. "I'm…" I tried to think of a good word, but came up with nothing so I decided on, "peachy."
"Peachy?" He asked, giving me a look.
"Well, I'm not the best, obviously. But I'm not at my worst either. That was Saturday."
"Rosalina, I seriously need you to be honest with me, okay?"
I nodded.
"What happened on Saturday? Why exactly did you call me?"
I wasn't expecting that at all. "Well…my dad…was drinking, you know that right?"
"Yeah…"
"Well, he had friends with him this time. And his friends and him got drunk…and when they did, they started to get angry…and…" I shut my eyes to try to get the image out of my mind. "They started pounding on the door, and that's when I was calling you."
"Rosalina, maybe you don't have to –"
"No Nat, it's fine." I took a deep breath. "When I got off the phone with you my bedroom door busted open…and my dad said…"
Flashback
"Here's my daughter."
"Well, why don't we have some fun with her?" One of his friends said.
I got up from the floor and backed away from the men. "No, get away from me."
"Don't worry, I would never hurt a pretty girl like you," Another one of his friends said.
I backed up all the way to the wall, but his friends kept coming closer and closer. As soon as they surrounded me, they grabbed me and dragged me to the middle of the room. I tried to get away from them, really I did! But they were too strong, and all I could think about was how I should've called you sooner, or I should've told you something. "Dad, help!" I shouted to him.
He was just standing by the door watching with a blank look on his face.
"Daddy, please help me!"
One of his friends tied my hands behind my back, and pushed my onto the ground.
"No, get away!" I shouted, kicking at them.
That's when one of them tied my ankles together.
"Stop it! Please, let me go!" I screamed.
"You know, for such a pretty girl, you sure do talk a lot."
"Dad help!" I screamed again.
A man took something out of his pocket, something I couldn't see. I had a feeling I knew what it was though. He put it in front of my face and flicked it open.
It was exactly what I thought it was.
A pocket knife.
I tried my hardest to scoot back away from him, and I hoped that you would walk in as soon as possible, but I knew that you were twenty minutes away. "Daddy, please! Help me!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, but it was probably the worst thing I could've done.
A man tied something into my mouth, but I still tried to scream. That's when I started to basically have a panic attack.
My dad's friends started fighting, but all I could see was the man with the pocket knife. They started pushing each other and the man with the pocket knife fell backwards, and his knife came a little less than an inch from my face.
Before any of them could even respond, someone called one of them, and they all got out and left. Even my dad. But before the man with the knife left, he turned and got right in my face and said, "Stay here, okay?"
End of Flashback
By then, I was crying. No scratch that, I was sobbing. I couldn't help it. "It was so scary, Nat. That's why I was freaking out when you came in. I thought you were the guy. But when I heard your voice, I started pounding on the floor so you would hear me. I was so scared…I thought that he would…"
"Shhh, it's okay Rosie. He's gone, he's not coming back, I promise," Nat said, pulling me into a hug.
"No, it's not okay! My dad didn't do anything to stop him, at all! He just stood there and watched the whole time! For all I know, that man could've…done something to me." I refused to say it. I refused to even think of the word.
"Just calm down, Rosalina," He soothed, stroking my hair. "Everything is going to be okay."
"Please don't leave me, Nat," I whimpered.
"I won't, I won't. I promise. It's going to be okay." He stood up, and I grabbed his hand, and he pulled me up too. He walked me over to the bed and he sat me down on the bed and sat next to me. "Just relax, Rosie. I won't leave you. He's not here. I won't let him hurt you. I won't let anything or anyone hurt you, I promise. I should've never made you tell me."
I shook my head. "It's not your fault. I would've had to tell you sometime," I said quietly.
"Are you going to be okay?" He asked.
"Are you going to stay with me?"
He took my hand. "Until you get tired of me."
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