For as Sick as it May Seem

15 - You Could Never Understand Me

Not only had word gotten around in Scranton that Cory and Chris were together, but it'd also gotten around pretty much every where else. The reactions were...interesting. A lot of the responses were sympathetic once everyone found out that Cory's little brother had passed recently. However, there of course was some negative feedback.

Some of it was pretty bad. Chris had to confirm multiple times that Cory was indeed 18 years of age and that their relationship was, in fact, legal. Cory herself had to confirm it as well. She'd even taken a picture of her driver's licence and posted it to instagram so that everyone could see her age.

Some of the members of other bands messed with Chris too while on tour, but that was all just friendly teasing. They'd always make jokes about how "one of the losers finally got the homecoming queen". Chris, knowing that the teasing was harmless and all in good fun would respond in ways like "Fuck homecoming queen; my girlfriend works at Hot Topic". The bands were always able to make fun out of the situation.

Things got interesting in Scranton as well. As predicted, business in Mandy and Cory's Hot Topic in particular went up because Chris Motionless' girlfriend worked there.

Some people definitely started fangirling when they saw Cory, which she often found quite humerous. At the time though, it was kind of flattering that people were coming up to her with their purchases from the store and asking for a picture, or once in a while, even an autograph. (A/N: Admit it. If you saw Sabrina Howard, Kylie Devyn, Ryan Malarkey, or even Jessica McCarthy or Allie Berry in public, you'd totally do this...Or I would, at least.)

School still wasn't all that great though. Either people were giving Cory greif and pity over the loss of Cole, or they were calling her a slut and a bitch and a whore for dating a 28 year old; or, of course, the inevitable MIW groupies running up to her and asking what it was like to be with Chris Motionless. When Mandy was doing it, it was fine; but when it was 14 year old freshmen girls, not so much.

Cory thought a lot about how much her life had changed just in the past few weeks. Cole dying, moving in with a 28 year old rock star whom she was also making out with; her parents would be so fucking proud of her. Her birth parents would probably be thrilled too. Note the sarcasm.

Cory's parents probably would have warmed up to the idea eventually; the idea of Cory and Chris being together. They'd known Chris back when they were neighbors once upon a time; they'd know he was at least a good guy. It wouldn't have to have mattered what they thought of Chris though. Their opinions would never change how strongly she felt for him. She probably wouldn't have moved in with Chris so soon, haha; but she certainly would've felt the same for him in that scenario as she did now. Cory was falling for Chris pretty hard; nothing could change that.

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Back on the bus, Chris lay in his bunk, thinking of the girl that was waiting for him at home. He'd gotten quite a bit of backlash over his and Cory's relationship, though this was to be expected given the situation they were in. No one understood how strongly Chris felt toward Cory, and they likely never would.

Then again, not many people understood Chris in general, so he supposed it was alright. Nothing could change what Chris was feeling with Cory. Sometimes it scared him how strongly he felt about her...but in a good way, if that makes any sense. It was a good scary.

As if on cue, Chris' phone started ringing. He was brought out of his thoughts and reached into his pocket to retrieve the cell. Chris looked at the caller ID and smiled, then answered.

"Hey, baby."

"Hey!" Cory says through the other line, "How is everything?"

"Chaos."