•2 months later•

"Get up get up get up!" I screamed in Arin's ear. I woke up about an hour earlier and got ready... I was so excited. After 2 long ass months I can finally go back to the studio.

The past two months were boring as fuck. The only things I really did was sit around my house and... that's pretty much it. Most nights though, Arin would stay with me. We kept what we were asecret and only Jimmy knew about us. Besides that my life was very dull. The guys went back to the studio a couple days after I woke up and given my injuries I wasn't allowed to go with them. It gave me a lot of time to myself. Time to think. I was left with my thoughts and that helped nothing. It's a very tricky situation that even after 2 months, I still have no idea what to do.

"But whyyyy" Arin whined. I climbed onto the bed and started jumping up and down.

"I finally get to go to the studio again and you don't wanna wake up? How rude!"

Arin groaned loudly and pulled himself out of bed. I kept bouncing on the bed like a five year old while Arin got dressed then I heard a knock on the door. I stopped abruptly causing me to fall off the bed and Arin quickly helped me up.

"Hide!" I said in a hushed voice. Arin crawled under my bed and I walked out into the living room and to the door. I opened it and sighed in relief.

"It's Jimmy!" I called out towards my bedroom. Seconds later Arin emerged and I turned back to Jimmy.

"Jesus Sully you scared the shit out of us."

Jimmy threw his head back and laughed after letting himself in. I grabbed a water bottle and opened the cap. "Why do you knock when you just let yourself in?"

"I had to make sure you two weren't doing the nasty!" Jimmy said causing me to spit out the water I was drinking. I started coughing as I choked on the water and Jimmy laughed even harder. I looked behind me and Arin sat there with wide eyes and a bright red face.

"You were, weren't you?"

"No we were not! Jeez Jim get your head outta the gutter." I chuckled. "Did anybody follow you?"

He shook his head and I grabbed Arin's hand. "Then off to the studio we gooooo!"


Matt Berry's POV*

Jacqueline was practically bouncing off the walls. She was so happy to be back at the studio but something seemed off about her. Ever since she woke up from her coma she was different. The lively sparkle in her eyes was no longer there. Her eyes seemed so dull and lifeless. Her smile was never the same too. She would always flash everyone a toothy grin and it lit up the room. Now it's like a broken smile. Always a weak, sheepish grin. Something was up and I need to find out just what it is.

"Hey Jacqueline? Can you come and help me with something?" I asked her.

"Sure." She said with her fake grin.

We walked out back, behind the building, and I stopped and looked at her. She knitted her eyebrows together and I sighed.
"Something's wrong." Jacqueline just stared at me with a blank face and ran my hand down my face. "You're not you. Ever since the accident you've changed."

"There's nothing wrong Mattie. I have no idea what you're going on about." She said trying to brush me off. I wasn't having it.

"Something's bothering you I know it."

"I'm fine. Just drop it."

Jacqueline tried to walk away but I grabbed her arm and spun her around to face me. Pushing her up against the wall, I looked into her eyes searching for an answer.

"No you're not." I said simply.

I could feel her shaking and watched her eyes tear up. Jacqueline broke down and dropped to the floor. I wrapped my arms around her and held her.

"I'm so sorry Mattie." She sobbed into my chest.

"What's going on. Please tell me." I begged.

She shook her head and let out a loud sob. "I c-can't!"

"It's killing me to see you like this Jacqueline... please... tell me what's wrong." I started to tear up and cry along with her.

Jacqueline looked up at me and her eyeliner was running down her face. "I don't know what's wrong with me! It's... it's like that truck knocked the will to live right out of me Matt. I wanna die! I just... I just want it to end. All of it...."

At that moment I could feel my heart breaking. One of my best friends wants to kill herself? This can't be... "H-how long have you thought like this?"

"Ever since I woke up..." She started to cry again. "It's so hard. I'm being torn apart and nobody knows it! The last two months have been just me and my thoughts... it's like there's no other option..."

"There is though. You have us an-"

"Do I really? Do I really have you guys? I mean you've always been there with me but it's like ever since Jimmy passed, everything changed. It's like I'm not a part of the Avenged family anymore. I'm just Johnny's little sister...."

"Do you realize how stupid you sound? We love you so fucking much. We can't handle losing another one Jacqueline. We just can't." I cupped her face in my hands and smiled softly at her. "This is just a phase. I promise."

"Yeah... a phase..."

I stood up slowly and helped her up. She wiped the eyeliner off her cheeks and dried her eyes. "Please don't tell anyone about this."

"But-"

"Mattie please." Jacqueline pleaded.

"I.... fine..."

Notes

I had a random burst of energy and a lot of Starbursts thus this chapter was born!
It is a filler but the next chapter is gonna be huge! (I know I say that a lot but this next one will be I swear)
Will Matt B keep his secret?
Are Arin and Jacqueline gonna keep sneaking around?
Will Jacqueline pass through this 'phase'?
Stay tuned and enjoy<3

-a7x_deathbats6661