~ continuation of the one shot on previous page ~

CHARACTERS INVOLVED:

GRAYSON a.k.a gayson : lead drummer

daemos_

ANTONI a.k.a wannabe angster : lead guitarist + angsty songwriter + vocals

roseiluv

REVEL a.k.a 'food > love' : manager + president of fan club
@/me

AZRIEL a.k.a pretty boy : visual + baesist + backup singer

-shipsahoyy

ZEPHYR a.k.a windy : lead singer-songwriter

thefantagonist

ACACIUS a.k.a kinky boyo : rhythm guitarist + vocals ( but also debuts as soloist sometimes )

CataCollision

LUCIUS a.k.a 'sleep > love' : pianist + main ( angsty 2.0 ) songwriter

yeonskosmos

~ one shot pt. 2 ~

The clock continued ticking, but to Zephyr it had seemed as though time had stopped in its track. In the darkness, the red neon light of the clock was the only thing that glowed. he kept staring at the ceiling, once, twice turning to look at the clock. Every time Zephyr felt that at least an hour had gone by, it was mere minutes and every time he though only second had passed, an hour of his life was gone and he was never going to get it back. At one point he had gotten up, legs outstretched in front of him and his hands sprawled on his lap. He stared at the faint lining of his fingers that he could see, eyes blank and lost. He could have easily been confused with a zombie, what with that sullen expression that he has had on for hours, sure to make his face numb from the lack of movement.

But that's when a knock interrupted whatever it was that he was doing, his body stirring and wondering who the hell was here at– wait what time was it? – 4.43 a.m. in the morning? His feet glided across the room, the knob of the door turning and he squinted his eyes at the light that poured in from the hallway, a tall figure in the way. But before he could adjust his eyes to see who was here, the figure walked past him saying, "I figured you'd be awake."

Wait, was that Grayson? What was he doing here? but before he could ask, the lights were switched on and once again he was blinded, though this time more prepared for it. His eyes adjusted quickly and he faced Grayson with a dazed and confused expression, bafflement glazing his eyes. "So?" he inquired, his arms displaying a 'go on' movement to urge him to speak. In response Grayson just shrugged, taking a seat at the chair that accompanied the table. If it were any other brother, they would have made themselves at home on his bed but not Grayson, never Grayson. He was never the one to actually appear comfortable with doing anything like that no matter how close you were with him, he always had boundaries that you had to penetrate through and no matter how many you broke down, he would always seem like that one kid who's awkward around girls. Except replace the girls with, well everyone.

"What are you doing here?" Seeing Grayson in his room at almost 5 a.m. shocked Zephyr because, well Grayson didn't seem like the kind to let anyone disrupt his sleep unless it wasn't an emergency or there was an accident. Watching him sit there, albeit awkwardly but the fact that he was there at all, was something new. Especially since none of his other brothers were here. It was true the Zephyr and Grayson weren't the closest out of all the brothers but they weren't distant either. They had their share of 'bro moments' though this was one that he has never had the opportunity of witnessing before.

"In the van today, you seemed... tense. Like something was bothering you." Grayson pursed his lips. Okay so, he wasn't the best with emotions, not unless it involved hitting something because then he excelled at it. But appearing to be worried, though that was an emotion Grayson felt a lot, it wasn't something he was used to displaying. Fiddling with the pen that was next to the notepad in the room, he tried to not make eye contact, choosing instead to appear more fascinated in the piece of metal.

"Oh." Zephyr had hoped no one had noticed but then again, when had he been good at hiding how he felt? But he was surprised Grayson of all people had come to him regarding it. "Um that was uh nothing really. I... I had walked into a door so my face was hurting." Wow, what a lie Zephyr. Way to go. All those lessons with Azriel on how to lie and you learned nothing.

Grayson just narrowed his eyes, baffled at what was a sorry excuse of a lie (but then again, it was Zephyr. He didn't really expect anything else. But definitely not that). "Do you really expect me to believe that?"

"Uh..."

"Okay look," Grayson started off, a sigh escaping his lips as he found the right words to say. This is why he was a drummer and not the lyricist. Words just weren't his thing; he was better with actions. "If you don't want to tell me, don't tell me. But I know something is eating you up and I know you. Whatever it is, its best if you tell someone," he stated firmly, getting up and walking towards the door. Finally, he had said what he wanted. Turning around one last time, he said, "We're here for you, okay?" his voice was soft, unusual for him but seeing his brother with dark circles underneath his eyes and moving like a zombie, it just increased the concern he had for him.

Zephyr just blinked, caught of guard but just as the words sank in, he called out for his brother. "Wait, Grayson." His voice sounded small, like he was going to say something he wasn't comfortable with and Grayson just nodded, walking over to his brother. He didn't say anything, just waited for Zephyr to start talking at his own pace.

"Do you... do you think its unfair that Azzy and Toni don't get as many lines as I do?" With that he slumped over, hitting the bed with a small 'oomph'. His hands laid on his lap, playing with each other as he waited for a response. But Grayson just furrowed his eyebrows, his thoughts ranging from 'this is what he looks so stressed out about?' and 'I gave up sleep because of this? Wow'.

"Is this what you were so worried about? Because no offense Zeph but that's kinda stupid," Grayson bluntly stated. Taking a seat next to Zephyr he took a deep breath before continuing, "Look Zeph, this is something you have to talk to them instead of letting it eat you up. Yes, maybe you get more lines compared to the two but that's because you're our lead singer. Each of them has their own talents and yours is to sing. And you do it just so beautifully that I don't think any of us can actually complain about you getting more lines. You deserve those lines Zeph, you worked hard for them. I am not saying they haven't or didn't, they do too and if this is really bothering you then instead of moping about it, do something. It'd be more fruitful than looking like you digested a rabbit live and are now constipated okay? And god, don't worry me about things like these any more, okay?" Shaking his head, Grayson got up and flashed a smile, an actual smile, towards Zephyr who couldn't help but feel a tinge of warmth inside of him.

This side of Grayson as new for Zephyr, having never actually witness it but he was sure he had heard stories about this, though he had marked all of them down as myths. "You were worried about me?" He sneakily muttered, a cheeky smirk making its way. Grayson just rolled his eyes in response, hitting the back of the blonde's head. "Don't let it get to your head."

"Too late."

"Would it be too late to say that this was a dream and none of this never actually happened?"

"Absolutely."

"Fuck," Grayson cursed, though there was still a smile evident on his face that made Zephyr proud because he managed to put that smile on his face. Now that was a feat he would definitely brag about. Walking behind Grayson as he headed for the door, the traitorous brunet turned to face his brother one last time.

"If anyone, and I mean anyone, hears about this, I will make sure that you will never be able to sing, ever again." Dammit, there went his bragging rights. The pout that made way to his face made Grayson scoff, knowing full well what his brother had been thinking. He narrowed his eyes at the boy one last time, mimicking taking his throat out as a warning and Zephyr just nodded, trying to hold in his laughter. His brother was cute when he wanted to be, he thought though he knew better than to voice those aloud.

"Wait, how did you know I'd be awake?" Zephyr asked before his brother would leave, remembering the first words he had said when he had entered the room. He had forgotten about it until now and he realized, he hadn't asked him about it either.

Grayson just shrugged, answering, "I sleep next door and the walls are thinner than they look. I can basically hear everything you do, such as the sleep talking habit you told us you had grown out of. Clearly you haven't but when I didn't wake up from your murmurings, I assumed you weren't sleeping. And I was right." His tone was nonchalant, like he hadn't just said Zephyr's deepest secret.

He had been talking in his sleep ever since he could remember but when their band started becoming famous and they had to go to places that weren't their home, his brothers were worried regarding his sleep talking habit. Zephyr had just replied that he had outgrown it, which wasn't a complete lie because he did think he had outgrown it until that one time he had fallen asleep getting his hair fixed and the hair stylist had woken him up, informing him that he had been talking the entire time, despite being asleep. It was safe to say that he hadn't informed any of his brothers about that but it looked like he didn't need to.

Face red, he just nodded which elicited at chuckle from his brother before he closed the door.

The time now read 5:17 a.m. and he could feel the drowsiness tugging at him as he made his way towards his bed, falling into it. Getting that off his chest felt better, finally escaping from the cold holds of guilt that he had succumbed into and he could feel his eyes drooping low. He fell asleep, a smile on his face as he finally realized what he had to do tomorrow.

A/N :

welp i hoped you enjoyed the second part of the one shot and yes, a third part will be coming soon as well. i didn't fit the entire thing because i still have some things to write and i had already crossed the 1.5k word limit i had put on myself for each part. sorry for the wait and jdjks i hope you can wait longer for the last part. thanks for reading tho!