A Warped Summer

Chapter 14: My Mom and Kellin Don't Mix

Kellin glared at me from the stage floor. Yeah, I tripped his sorry butt and now his butt is high in the air for a huge crowd of hundreds of people to see.It's kind of funny, considering the whole audience were laughing their heads off. I chuckled too, because the laughing was contagious. Vic raised an eyebrow at me and mouthed one word that made my heart stop beating for a moment. My mom was somewhere in this crowd. Right now.

I quickly turned my body to the crowd and raised the microphone to my lips.

"Okay guys. I think we've had a pretty good laugh, but I think it's time I heard from someone I haven't seen in almost two years. Mom? You out there?" Dead silence rang through the whole audience and it just made my blood chill over. She's here . . . Right? Please let her be in the crowd!

"Irislane!" My breathing hitched. To the side of the crowd was a woman. A woman with black hair, green eyes, and a very pale complextion. She was jumping up and dowwn with my brother and sister beside her, and all I could do was stand there, a shocked expression etched across my face. She looked the same as always. She looked beautiful too. But then I stared at her longer, and I noticed bruises. Cuts. Burns. She looked so worn out.

I couldn't take my eyes off of her as security led my family to the side of the stage. Vic pushed me to the side of the stage as the Sleeping With Sirens crew set up the band's equipment. Vic literally had to push me off stage. I couldn't help but just be as stiff a pencil and let my mouth hang open. I was so shocked, in both a good and a bad way. She was here. She was found. She's been tortured. Shes been beaten. . . I swear, if we ever run into those damned bastards I'm going to fucking murder them!

I didn't realize we were finally at the side of the stage until Vic nudged my side. I snappe dout of it and gave him an awkward smile. I'm still a little skeptic on that kiss he gave me. That was just . . . Different. I see Vic now as an old guy in a band. I shuddered at the thought but immediately stiffened back up when I saw her familiar black hair come into view. My breathing completely stopped and I portrayed her smile she had. It was a sad, broken, byuut warm and happy smile. It sure did give everyone int he room a smile. Except mine was the only one that was quivering. She held her arms out in a gesture to hug me and I sowly walked over to her, and just stood in front of her.

She then grabbed both of my arms while the music started playing, and I completely melted into her. She was so much skinnier than usual. She was even shorter than me!

I sniffled and felt my wettened cheeks roll with tears that sunk into her purple dress. Purple was always her favorite color. It used to be mine, actually.

I heard her sniffle too and I couldn't help but forget everyone in the room. Everyone was just staring at us and I realy didn't care. I let every single tear fall. I couldn't help but break down.

She pulled away from me and tucked a rebel hair behind my ear. Her smile returned back to her sadenned face and it made me want to just cry seeing her so sad in such a rejoiing moment.

"You've grown up, huh?" I chuckled. Her voice was still that sweet, strong, mysterious but wise voice I've alwqays wished I had.

"Yeah. But I'm still the same old me, except my hair," I responded, taking a strand of my long rainbow hair and twirling it.

"Of course! And I love your hair by the way." I smioled at her and wiped the tears waay.

"Thanks. A pretty good friend-ish-enemy helped me." I laughed at the name I just made up.

"Friend-ish-enemy. . . ?" She trailed off of her question.

"Another way of saying frenemy," I explained. She laughed too.

"So I've seen you all grown up. Are we going to that meet and greet of your's or not?" I gasped.

"I forgot!" I exclaimed, jumling up and down, making everyione backstage laugh. "Where's Triple M?!" I shouted out towards everyone.

"We're right here you dope!" I heard Jaxon shout in my ear. I squealed and lost my balance. Somewhere I heard music kind of falter, but I didn';t pay much attention to it.

"Jaxon you ass! I'm going to fucking take an ax and damn rip it across your face!" I shouted out. My mom widened her eyes from where I could see her.

"Wow. You sure are mad. If I remember correctly, you cuss when ever you're mad right?" I nodded as I pushed myself off the floor . . . Again.

She chuckled.

"So his the lucky guy out there who you tripped on stage? You two a thing?" I looked at her as the words of disgust left her mouth.

"First off, if you mean the lucky guy who I'm going to murder thoughout the whole summer, than yeah, that's him. Second of the round, we are absolutely not even a thing, mom. He's my enemy. And I hope the feeling is mutual other than the fact that he told me he's in love with me. And third off! i have to go to the meety and be a greedy little moster with my fans!" I dragged Jaxon and Daxon as the others followed me towards the tent outside.

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"Now give me a hug you little one!" I asked this girl with pink hair. Her name was Senna and she was all the way from Arizona! She told me she came out here all the way to see our band! I practically melted in my spot when she told me this. Practically thousands of miles to come from Arizona to New York, just to see the Triple M . . . That's just so sweet.

She leaned over the table and wrapped her small arms around me. I even exchanged numbers with her. Senna's a really cool girl though! She's a surviving fifteen year old girl from cancer, and so is her mom. I'm so proud of them. She's coming to all of our shows at Warped, and I'm going to be like her Summer best friend through all of it!

"Thanks for signing my phone!" She said as she pulled away. Yeah, I signed her phone. I signed a lot of odd things today. I signed some odd things or parts of a body, but I'm still okay! i mean, I'm a little weirded out a guy asked me to sign his pants, but other than that, I'm fine aslong as my mom was beside me through the whole thing!

Senna was the last person of the day as far as I see, s I turned towards Elizabethree and my mom. My mom held Eliza on her hip and kind of bounced her on her hip. It was an adorable sight to see, since Elizabethree wouldn't let go of mom. It made me giggle at the sight. My brother nudged my side.

"So how was being up on stage? You seemed so happy and energetic! You weren't even afraid!" Holy poop. I didn't scream and run off stage like I thought I would . . . I didn't even jump off into one of my band members arms and scream my head off! It's a new record! Yeah . . . I may have kind of jumped into Kamryn's arms once I figured out I had to sing for my band.

I felt kind of glad for Kamryn. She got kicked off to the side of our band, but now she has her own band! They're all going touring with Black Veil Brides, and she and Ashley are now secretly dating . . . Even though it's pretty obvious they are practically lovey-dove birds! I never thought Ashley would be the one to actually have a sincere date for once. He even promised us he wouldn't sexually touch Kamryn! He olny promised not to touch our younger fans! It's such a new record for him.

"I guess I'm really happy," I answered him. I smiled at the thought, but it quickly died whn I saw Kellin walking over to us. He looked pretty smug, but then I saw it.

Rollen walked over to Kellin with the biggest smile on her face, and kissed Kellin, fully on the lips. And he kissed back. And for a moment, I could have sworn Kellin looked over to me for the slightest second.

Honestly, I felt like laughing. I don't know why, but it could be the fact that everyone's jaw was dropped down to the grass. But, I felt bad for Rollen; she had to date a jerk.

"Never in my life would I have seen Kellin do this," I heard Justin whisper. I jumped up a few feet in the air from not knowing he was beside me. I smacked his arm when he started laughing and then I joined in too. Mainly from the fact I needed to let out a laugh from the earlier scene of the jaw-dropping drama. "I still can't believe Kellin would go this far with something he could just come fully out and say."

I gave Justin a confused look and then asked, "What do you mean?"

He stood up taller before glancing at the cudling couple.

"You didn't see Kellin look at you when they kissed? Or did you?" I looked around to make sure no one could hear us and then slowly nodded. "That's a guy's move of trying to get a girl jealous." I looked at the ground in disgust.

"Well then, I'd suggest him to use a better move, because I'm not jealous. Just mad that he's using Rollen." He shook his head.

"We were all talking before the show and all suggested he asked out Rollen to get his mind off of Katelynn." I nodded. He really does need it, and he better be glad I'm nice to him after all he's said. "You know, you'd actually make a better girlfriend for him than anyone." And then Justing wakled away without another word. I stared at his back in shock. What?

"Hey honey?" I turned around to face my mom. Eliza was with my brother and she had such a weird smile on her face this time. Wasshe trying to me mysterious or something? "Can I talk to you in private?" I nodded my head and walked over to behind the tent with her.

"What did you want to ask me?"

"Do you like Kellin?" She rushed to where I could barely make her words out. Barely.

"What?" I asked in disbelief. Why does everyone asking me if I liked Kellin, or that we would make a nice couple?

"Do you like Kellin?" She asked more slowly. I'm glad she knows who he is. i mean, she always listening to punk or "emo" music, so I suspected her to know Sleeping With Sirens.

"No," I stated plainly.

"And why not?" She continued to question. I gave her a confused look.

"Well, first, he said vial things about our family, then plainly annoyed the shit out of me for no reason, then went all weird hormonal on me!" I waved my hands around the air in a freaky fashion.

She raised some eyebrows aright. She looked kind of pissed.

"What do you mean, 'he said via things about our family'?" She asked, a little irritated.

"Well, one thing he said when I was pissed off at him after another one of our arguemeants, was 'don't get stolen by any vans off the street!'" Her face contorted into anger.

"What an asshole." I laughed at her language. She's not normally a cusser. "I'm just going to ignore that since he's in my favorite band. . ." She mumbled, but I couldn't help but laugh.

"Sleeping With Sirens is your favorite band?!" She glared at me and I fell on the ground laughing until tears were streaming down my cheeks.

"Oh, get up you weirdo." And in one swift movement i was off the ground. Her hands were very strong, and they didn't look bruised like the rest of her body, but I knew they hurt al the same.

"I want to get to know this boy more though. I don't trust him around you for hte whole summer!" And with that said, she went over o kellin around the tent and tapped his shoulder.

I could faintly hear what they were talking about, but I dikd catch what they were saying next.

"So Kellin, what are some of the things about you?"

"Um . . . I'd have to say I own a clothing line called Anthem Made, I enjoy wearing TOMS, and I have an obsesion with Pokemon-"

"Wait. You mean that ridiculous T.V. show and card trade thing?" She asked him, interupting him in the process. I heard Kellin gasp and everyone looked up to the both of them.

"It may be stupoid to you, but it's really addicting!" He tried to explain.

"So? You're a grown man and you spend time watching a cartoon?" I had to notice this, but I always find out that little sound in her voice that has more authority and humiliation. Is she just trying to get Kellin mad?! What is the matter with her?!

"First off, since I'm a grown man, I can do whatever I want without having someone else's parent authorizing me." He's going to get my mom mad now.

"A grown man should be able to have his emotions stable before he goes around picking on girls like my daughter who might I add you have a crush on?" Her voice reached that edge of humiliation. I saw Kellin's cheeks light with a flame of pure pink.

"I-duh-um . . . Uh-" He started to stutter before my mom cut him off again.

"And aren't you two like eleven years apart?" She questioned further.

"Yes," I heard him whisper.

"Then you should be able to not stuuter or mumble like an idiot and just go after her rather than trying to get her jealous, because I'm pretty sure everyone saw you look at her while you kissed Rollen over there." His eyes were practically trhe size of saucers! I dolubled over laughing and I saw my mom chuckle. Kellin looked like a fucking firetruck!

When my breathing stumbled to panting, I finally took a big gulp of air and looked over to see my mom and Kellin giving each other a stare-down.

Oh, shit was going down if my mom was having a stare-down. It also means this will go down badly.

Most likely that's exactly what happened.