Life On The Road

The worst part about drinking is always the hangover you get in the morning. Some are much worse than others, some allow you to continue functioning. Others result in you being stuck in bed all day. The guys in Avenged were all too familiar with the different types of hangovers. Each one of them had gone through "easy" hangovers and horrible hangovers.

For Johnny the next morning, it looked like he would be spending most of the time in bed. he bassist's eyes flickered open after a few moments of stirring and he slowly raised himself up, propping himself on his elbows. The bunk's curtains had been drawn, so there was nothing but darkness inside.

Well, he thought there was nothing but darkness.

It took a while for the man's eyes to adjust to the small space around him, but he began to make out the pieces of paper on the back wall, ones with dates for shows, interviews and other events scribbled on it. A recent poster of the guys had also been stuck there, right in the centre. Johnny definitely had pride when it came to the band.

His eyes shifted from the back wall to his left and looked straight ahead of him to the wall that separated his bunk from Zacky's. Nothing on that wall as usual. Then, he turned his attention to the curtains, and that's when he spotted something odd. There was something blocking his way from crawling out of the bunk. He groaned quietly and pressed a tattooed hand to whatever the obstruction was.

Skin. Human skin. A human that was moving ever so slightly with each breath. Someone else had invited themselves into the bassist's bunk.

With no light, Johnny couldn't tell who it was, but he had his suspicions almost immediately. He pressed his hand into the back of the person ever so slightly, nudging them for a response. A loud groan was emitted, and the body shifted, rolling over to face the bunk's main occupant.At the same time, the curtains were opened slightly, allowing light to seep inside. The eyes flicked open, revealing ocean blue orbs that were focused on Johnny. The bassist looked down at him, having to squint as his eyes had not yet adjusted to any sort of light

"Heya, lil' Johnny baby," Jimmy smiled up at him, brushing a few stray black hairs out of his face and back to his head, "You alright?"

"Jim- Lil' Johnny baby? Did we hook up again last night..?" Johnny asked, rubbing his head and sitting upright. Jimmy chuckled.

"Oh, we did much more than just hook up!"

"What did we do..?"

The Rev sat upright beside Johnny and shifted closer towards him, one arm finding it's way around Johnny's waist, "Well we had a few shots together, then we came back here, made out a bit, fucked, and then afterwards..." He trailed off, resting his head on his shoulder.

"Whoa.. And then what..?" Johnny asked. Damn, he was wishing he could remember at the things he was being told about. It sounded like a dream in heaven or something.

"...We asked each other out. We both said yes~"

Johnny's eyes widened slightly at the news, but a bright smile was growing, tugging at the corners of his lips. Jimmy just sat there smiling, awaiting his response.

"W-We did?" He asked, looking up at the taller man and smiling when he nodded yes. He then threw his arms around the drummer and hugged him, his head resting against Jimmy's ribs. Jimmy smiled, snaking his arm around Johnny's waist. Then, the bassist crawled into The Rev's lap, wrapped his arms around Jimmy's neck and, without warning, captured his lips with his own. Jimmy's eyes went wide in shock and his cheeks flushed a shade of pink, before he melted into the kiss, eyes fluttering closed. It lingered for a few moments, then Johnny slowly pulled away, a smile painted on his lips.

"Damn Jimbo..." He breathed, the ache at the back of his head from his hangover disappearing for the time being, "What have I been missin' out on?"

Jimmy just chuckled softly, gazing down at the smaller man. He wanted to admit that this was just a trick, but all of a sudden, this wasn't a trick to him. He really was in love with Johnny. Perhaps he'd realised it the previous night, but there was something about the younger male. Something that Jimmy just couldn't deny.

"So, how bad's your hangover?" He then asked.

"Y'know, it's not too bad. Slight headache and feelin' slightly sick, but I'm okay." Johnny replied.

"Just let me know if you need anythin', yeah? I need to go talk to Brian about something," Jimmy nodded, reluctantly crawling out from beneath Johnny and slipping out of the bunk. He then walked out of the bunk room and into the main area of the bus. Syn and Matt were cuddled up together on the couch with a huge, fluffy blanket draped around them. The smaller of the two had his head rested upon a muscular, tattooed chest and his arms were locked around his waist.

"Hey Jimbo, how'd it go?" Syn asked with a devious grin. Jimmy just shrugged.

"You were settin' us up, weren't you?" The drummer asked.

"Aye, you caught on then!" He beamed brightly, nudging Matt, "See! I told you I'd be able to do it! I'm a master Match-Maker!"

"Alright, alright, you win." Matt reluctantly agreed, "I'll do the agreement later."

"Wait, what?" Jimmy then interrupted.

"I bet Matt I could manage to hook you two up and he doubted me." Syn briefly explained.

The drummer chuckled and nodded, glancing back to the bunk room, "It was a very clever idea, dude."

"Besides, I saw you and him last night. I saw that. I basically had a head start."

Just then, Johnny stumbled into the main room, clinging onto the walls the best he could. Jimmy spun around and headed over, helping him over to the couch.

"Awww, look at you two! So fuckin' adorable!" Syn beamed, watching them with a wide smile.

"Oh hush it, Gates," Jimmy spoke with a blush.

"Wait, are you two like, actually dating? Like, proper kinda like me and Bri-Bear shit goin' on here?" Matt asked. The pair looked at each other, smiled and nodded, earning another "Awwwww!" from Brian, which in turn earned him an elbow to the ribs.
Then Zacky finally walked into the main room of the bus. He looked over at Brian and Matt, then at Jimmy and Johnny.

"Okay, what kind of fuckfest went down in here last night?" He asked. Everyone laughed.

"Me and Matt didn't actually fuck last night, because we had Jason around and he crashed in our bed." Syn explained, "Actually, I'm tempted to go kick that lazy fucker out."

"Jimmy and Johnny got together after they hooked up last night too," Matt added.

"Fair enough then.We goin' out to grab breakfast?" Zacky then asked, changing the topic and moving away from relationships as quick as he could.

"Yeah! We've got the day off, so we may as well!" M nodded, gently patting Syn's hip and asking him to move so he could get up. Everyone then headed off to their bunks to get changed, and once they were all ready, they headed off to a local cafe for breakfast. After breakfast, Matt and Syn decided they'd go out bowling. They offered the guys the chance to join them, but only Jason and Zacky accepted. Jimmy and Johnny decided they'd head back to the bus and spend some time together. Matt then added that later into the night, he wanted them all to do something together, which everyone agreed to. With that, the group split and the two halves departed for their activities for the day.

Notes

Hey guys! Hope you liked this chapter!
I know it's a bit short and not the best, but I decided to write this chapter early as I'm not going to be able to update this afternoon so it's a bit rushed. Next chapter should be up tomorrow afternoon!

Thanks to Avengedlover for the comments! I really appreciate it!