Dirty Little Secret [CLOSED]

Brian rolled his eyes, huffing as he trudged after Johnny. "I won't be long Zack," he called over his shoulder, hoping whatever it was that Matt wanted wouldn't take all night. He racked his brains as he climbed the stairs to their dressing room, wondering what it was that was so urgent it couldn't wait until tomorrow. Finding the dressing room empty, he huffed again, not wanting to be playing chase the singer when he more important things to do. A smile crept onto his face as he thought about what he had planned for Zacky and he, hoping the other wouldn't find it too cheesy or stupid.

Rounding the corner, he watched as Matt disappeared out of the door, running after him, face flushed with the extra exertion. "Matt, wait up!" He gave the singer a look as he closed the door behind him, shocked to see a cigarette hanging from his lips.

"Want one?" Matt offered him the packet and breathed in, expelling the smoke into the night air.

"You haven't smoked for months, what's up?" Brian extracted a cigarette and placed it between his lips, looking at the other man while he lit up.

"Just fancied one, missus is giving me a headache," he chuckled.

"Okayyy, so, what did you wanna talk to me about?"

"You and Zack?" Matt turned to look Brian in the eye, resting his elbow against the balcony railings they stood on. "What I witnessed this morning? And don't even bother saying it was nothing, I was there remember."

Taking a long drag of his cigarette, Brian blew the smoke and in one long, deep breath, wondering what to and not to say. "Look Matt, I don't even know what's going on myself, but..we've gotten close okay. I don't really want to say anymore without Zack being here."

"Alright man, I get it. But...just don't let it fuck up the band okay?"

Brian rolled his eyes at his friend's negativity, he always was the level headed one. "Can't you just be happy for us?"

"I am Bri, course I am." Flicking his cigarette to the ground, he stomped it out with the heel of his shoe and grabbed the door. "But if you two had a huge bust up, where does that leave the rest of us? Just please, think about it, long and hard."

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Zacky had just finished showering and was finishing getting dressed when the door opened to the dressing room. Matt entered the room and shut the door. He looked behind him before the door was closed, but Brian was nowhere in sight.

"Brian went looking for you. Johnny mentioned you wanting to talk to him." Zacky spoke as he turned his head back towards the mirror to fix his hair.

"I know, we talked already. He's outside smoking." Matt replied stepping further into the room and towards him. Zacky put his comb down and turned his head to face him. He could smell the scent of cigarettes coming off of him.

"You've been smoking, is everything okay?" he questioned as he looked up at the hazel eyed man.

"I'm fine just stressed out a bit."

"Trouble with Val?"

"I guess you could say that's part of it." Matt shrugged turning his gaze away from him. Zacky felt concerned but wasn't sure if he should press the subject.

"I'm sorry to hear that," he said before looking over at the clock on the wall. "I have to get going. I'll see you later." he said before grabbing his jacket and heading towards the door.

"I know about you and Brian!" Matt blurted out. Zacky froze just as his hand reached the door knob. He bit at his snakebites nervously and turned around slowly.

"I-I don't know what you're-"

"You don't have to lie Zee, I know what I saw this morning." he said taking a step towards the rhythm. Zacky could feel his heart pounding in his chest as his nerves started to take over.

"P-Please don't be mad." Zacky stuttered as his head lowered. He jumped slightly when he felt the singer's arms around him.

"I'm not mad okay? I just don't want to see you get hurt that's all. Can you promise me that if something happens, you won't let it effect the band too?" Matt lifted the smaller boy's head up to look at him. Zacky nodded a little before hugging him back.

"I promise, and Matt?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you."

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Brian burst into the shower room, excitement radiating off him. He could finally shower and get himself all dolled up for his date with Zacky. The heat was the first thing that hit him as he bombarded into the room, followed by two very bulky and recognizable arms around Zacky's middle. "Is it my turn to be interrupting something?" He sneered, turning on his heels and vacating the room. He could hear his friends hot on his heels as he stalked down the corridor, shouting out his name. Turning, he gave them both a narrowed gaze, folding his arms across his chest.

"It was just a friendly hug Bri, you gotta stop getting all paranoid," Matt explained.

"Can you blame me? I walk in and you got your arms wrapped round him." Brian huffed out a breath and tapped his shoe against the floor, shoulders slumping as the anger slowly seeped out of him.

"I think you both need to sit down and talk things through, I don't want either of you unhappy, or the band's future jeopardized." Matt clapped Zacky on the back and left them alone.

"I think he's right," Brian mumbled, sneaking a glance at the rhythm. "And, I'm sorry for getting paranoid. Shall we go on our date?"

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He stared at him for a moment before opening his mouth to speak.

"I think we should talk first Bri." he said biting at his snakebites again as he moved to sit on one of the chairs nearby. As he looked at Brian, he could tell he was nervous about what he had to say.

"W-What is it Zee?" he asked looking at him.

"Matt and I are just friends okay? This is the second time you've acted like this today because of him. I explained that the only thing that happened last night was that I crashed in his hotel room for the night and all that happened back there was a hug. That's all it was. Do I really need to be worried anytime I see you and Jimmy hug?" Zacky spoke as he watched the lead's facial expression change.

"No but-"

"But nothing Brian. Matt has been my best friend just as long as you have been friends with Jimmy. Besides, Matt is with Val and if he were anything other than straight, I'm sure I would have picked up on it." he said. At least he'd hope he would have figured it out if Matt didn't just come out and tell him himself.

"I don't know Zacky. I mean I've seen how he looks-"

"He's with Val, and I know he wouldn't want to hurt her. Do you really think either one of us would do something like that? Because if you do, maybe we just shouldn't do this." Zacky said before moving to get up from the seat. Brian grabbed his hand, stopping him as he stood up with him.

"I'm sorry Zee, I really am. I just got jealous that's all."

"You shouldn't feel that way. I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere," he smiled softly at him. "Now where is this date that you mentioned?"

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Brian felt like an ass, letting his emotions control his judgement yet again. He had hoped to have grown out of the whole green eyed monster phase by now but, evidently not. Mentally shaking himself, he made a vow to himself, not to let those pesky emotions get in the way again.

"Right, yes, date!" Snapping out of his thoughts, he grabbed Zacky's hand and tugged him out of the bathroom, along the corridor and out into the night. "If we hurry, we can still make it."

He grinned at the confusion in Zacky's eyes, unlocking his car with a beep and climbing in. "Are you gonna tell me where we going at least?"

"Nope, it's a surprise," Brian smiled, pulling out of the lot. A few short minutes later they pulled up outside an old, rundown movie theatre, just around the corner from the arena. Exiting the car, Brian linked his fingers with Zack's and led them in through the glass doors.

"I know you love horror movies so, after persuading the staff to let me rent the theatre out for the night, I'm taking you to a late night showing of Return of the Living Dead, someone's favourite movie I believe.."

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"You did this just for me?" Zacky gasped in shock as he turned his head to look at Brian.

"Do you like it?"

"When you said you were taking me on a date, I wasn't expecting this." he replied motioning to their surroundings.

"Is it too much? Should I have done something else? Maybe I j-" Brian began to ramble before Zacky pressed a finger against his lips. He smiled up at him as confusion and a bit of fear danced through his chocolate eyes.

"It's perfect Bri, thank you."

Brian began to smile and let out a sigh of relief before taking Zacky's hand and leading them to their seats in front of the screen.

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Half way through the movie and Brian had had enough gore and blood to last him a lifetime. But he stayed where he was and kept quiet, the look on Zacky's face was worth a few jumpy moments. The rhythm stared at the screen, completely transfixed with the movie. He didn't even notice how tightly Brian was gripping his arm, the lead looking everywhere but the screen as yet another poor, innocent soul met an untimely end.

The screen dimmed, sinister music began to play as another character wandered alone. Brian rolled his eyes at how predictable it was, huffing until a figure jumped out onto the screen. "Jesus Christ!" Popcorn flew in all directions as Brian brought himself back down from the ceiling, chest rising rapidly as he calmed down.

Zacky glanced over at Brian with a small smirk on his face. "You okay there Bri?"

"Fine," Brian squeaked, counting down the minutes until the movie was over.

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Zacky couldn't help but chuckle to himself at Brian's reaction. He did feel bad when he saw a pout appear on his features and wrapped his arms around him. Brian moved a bit closer to him and buried his face in the crook of his neck for the remainder of the movie.

As they walked back to the bus, Brian stayed close to Zacky the entire time.

"It was just a movie Bri, the big bad zombies aren't gonna get you." Zacky said jokingly as he opened the door to the bus.

"I'm not scared, I just-"

"BOO!" Jimmy yelled at the top of his lungs as he jumped out in front of them.

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"Holy fucking, Jimmy!!" Practically jumping out of his skin, Brian lost his footing and slipped, falling on his ass and banging his head against the bus in the process. "Fucking oww!"

Biting his lip to stop himself laughing, Zacky held out his hand and pulled Brian up, the force causing them to fall into Jimmy. "Ooof!" Brian rubbed the side of his head and turned narrowed chocolate eyes onto the giggling drummer, slapping him upside the head. "If I have a concussion, you're the one staying up with me all night!"

"Pretty sure you'd want someone else staying up with you," Jimmy teased, poking out his tongue when Brian flipped him off. All three boarded the bus to find Matt angrily shouting into his headset and Johnny lounging on the sofa, a bottle of Jack hanging out of his hand and a copy of Busty Asian Babes lying on his chest.

"I'm going to bed," Brian grumbled, picking Pinkly up off the couch and cradling her to his chest. "C'mon girl, at least you won't try and cave my head in." Looking pointedly at Jimmy, he smiled at Zacky and wandered down to his bunk. Not ten minutes later, a pained groaning could be heard from the sleeping area, spiky hair sticking out of the curtain. "I feel dizzy!"

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Zacky looked over at Jimmy before grabbing an ice pack out of the fridge and heading towards the bunks. As he walked to the bunk he saw Brian with his hand over his head. He couldn't help but shake his head a little at how dramatic he looked even if he did feel bad about him bumping his head.

"You might need this," he smiled softly as he handed the ice pack over. "I didn't know Jimmy intended on doing jumping out at us."

"Thanks Zee, and I know you didn't." he winced slightly as he held the ice to the side of his head.

"Do you need anything else?"

"Well, maybe a kiss to make it better?" Brian answered. Zacky chuckled a little and leaned over to kiss the small bump that had begun forming before pulling away.

"I'll just be in my bunk if you need anything okay?"

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Brian smiled shyly as he felt Zacky's lips brush his forehead, colour blooming onto his cheeks. "Thanks Zee." Laying back in his bunk, Brian rested his arm across his eyes, the dizzy feeling just not letting up one bit. Slipping out of bed, he headed down towards the kitchen, thinking a glass of water might make him feel better. He felt hot all of a sudden, beads of sweat breaking out across his forehead as he leaned against the table, trying to get his balance back. "Jesus Christ," he muttered before the glass dropped from his hand, shattering across the floor before he tumbled down after it, whacking the bridge of his nose against the corner of the table.

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Zacky was just about to fall asleep when he heard a loud crash. He sprung to his feet and went to check on Brian only to find out he wasn't in his bunk. He hurried towards the front of the bus to find the guitarist on the floor.

"Brian wake up." Zacky tried shaking him a little to wake him up.

"Zacky what the hell happened?" Jimmy rushed over to Zacky.

"I-I don't know, I was in my bunk and then I heard something. I told him if he needed anything all he had to do was call me." he replied as he continued trying to snap Brian out of his state of unconsciousness.

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Brian groaned as he came to, the pounding in his head making him feel sick. He retched as he tried to force himself up, nothing in his stomach to come up so he ended up just making his throat sore. "What happened?" He croaked, cracking an eye open, wincing as the light made his head worse.

"You passed out Bri," Zacky said softly, his phone glued to his ear. "Jimmy, you ready yet?"

"What's Jimmy doing?" Brian still felt disorientated, wanting nothing more than to go to sleep.

"He's getting the car ready to take you to the hospital, you hit your head pretty bad."

Brian groaned again, he hated hospitals. "I'll be fine after a nap, honest."

"No Bri, you could be concussed. We're going whether you like it or not," Jimmy shouted through the window. "You ready Zack?"

Zacky bent down and slowly pulled Brian to his feet, throwing a hoodie around his shoulders as he led them both off the bus and into Jimmy's awaiting car. "My nose hurts," Brian mumbled quietly, trying to keep himself steady on his feet. He still felt really dizzy.

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He held onto Brian almost stumbling himself as he helped him off of the bus and to the car. After helping him into the backseat, Zacky got in and shut the door behind him.

"Just let me go to sleep Zacky, I'll be fine." he mumbled.

"No Bri, you need to stay awake. Please try to stay awake for me please?" Zacky begged as he pulled him into his arms.

"I'll try."

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Fighting the need to sleep, Brian rested his head on Zacky's shoulder as Jimmy drove them to the hospital, the drummer flipping off people left, right and centre as he sped down the highway. Winding down the window, Brian let in some fresh air as felt his eyes droop, breathing it into his lungs in order to stay awake.

A sigh of relief hit him as the bright lights of that city's hospital came into view, unbuckling his seat belt in his haste to start moving and get it all over with. "I don't care if I'm dying, they are not keeping me here over night!"

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Zacky held onto the lead stopping him from opening the door.

"At least let Jimmy stop the car so we can get out Bri. I know you hate hospitals, but I don't need you getting hurt more than you already are." he said.

Jimmy hit the brakes and the car came to a halt in front of the entrance.

"You get him in and taken care of. I'll go park and call the guys, then I'll be in alright?" Jimmy told Zacky. He just nodded before unbuckling his seat belt and exiting the car. He helped Brian out and headed over to the doors with him.

"It's gonna be okay Brian. You'll see." he said softly as he tried to convince the taller man.

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Brian yawned loudly, already bored out of his mind. "Do we really have to wait any longer? I feel fine." The trio had been waiting at the hospital for the last four hours, being allocated a bed on the ward while they waited for the doctor on call to do his rounds and examine Brian. He'd has tests done, been prodded and poked and had things shoved in his ear and his mouth. He was ready to go back to the bus.

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"Yes we do. Brian you hit your head pretty hard, we just need to be sure nothing is wrong okay?" Zacky said biting his snakebites a little nervously. He had a feeling that Brian would be fine, but he couldn't help worrying about him. He also knew that Matt would be pissed at Jimmy if it turned out anything was seriously wrong with the lead, and he really didn't want his best friends fighting.

Zacky came out of his thoughts as a doctor entered the room. He glanced at Brian before looking back at them as he waited for them to speak.

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"Ugh, fine." Rolling his eyes, Brian crossed his arms over his chest, watching the other patients. He was in danger of saying something he would probably regret so he kept his mouth shut. Grumbling away to himself, Brian started to recite the lyrics to all of their songs in his head to pass the time, glaring at Jimmy as he came back from yet another cigarette break. Breathing in the lingering smoke, he exhaled on a sigh, willing time to go quicker.

"Mr Haner I presume?" Snapping his head up, Brian looked at the doctor on call, the guy was so young he looked like he was fresh out of diapers.

"Yeah, that's me. Can I go home now?"

Chuckling, the doctor put down his clipboard and checked Brian's vitals, taking temperatures and other readings before clicking his pen and scribbling something down onto his sheet of paper. "Well, the tests came back clear, your vitals look good. I would suggest staying awake for another few hours at least, just to be on the safe side but yes, you may now go home."

"Finally!" Brian swung his legs over the side of the bed and grabbed his shoes, dying for some nicotine and food. "Can we hit McDonalds on the way back to the bus guys?"

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Upon returning to the bus after their quick stop for food, they were met with not so amused Matt.

"Where have you guys been?" he questioned raising an eyebrow at them.

"The emergency room." Brian mumbled.

"What?!"

"Brian hit his head against the side of the bus last night by accident and felt dizzy after. He almost knocked himself out against the table too, so we brought him to the hospital. Luckily he doesn't have a concussion and everything is okay." Jimmy explained.

"Just be more careful okay? We don't need anyone getting hurt anymore. Think of how disappointed the fans would be if we had to cancel the rest of the tour." Matt said before returning to his bunk. Zacky let out a small sigh of relief when the singer didn't explode like a ticking time bomb.

"I'm gonna go lay down." Brian said heading towards his own bunk.

"Bri?"

"Yeah Zee?"

"If you feel dizzy and want something again? Just promise me you'll just ask me or Jimmy to get whatever it is for you? We don't need you hurting yourself again, and I'm sure you don't want to go back to the hospital."

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