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Fear Is The Key	By : TheFairyWithBoots Category: Singers/Bands/Musicians > Iron Maiden Views: 188 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: l obviously do not own any of the characters in this story. No disrespect is intended towards any of the real people mentioned, it is simply a fictional story based off their public personas.

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- 1-Fear Is The Key
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Dave sat alone in his hotel room after the show, his guitar on his lap as he absentmindedly plucked away as he watched the television. It had been a good show even though Bruce had been distant with all of them except for Janick. He acted as if he simply wanted this tour to be over with. But Dave was happy to have his room to himself if it meant that he didn't have to listen to Bruce bickering with Steve or Nicko. He hated confrontation.

Dave heard the soft sound of the rain patter on the roof overhead him. He strummed lightly on his guitar, playing the same riffs over and over again. He wished he could have roomed with Janick so that he could have someone to practice guitar with. Ever since Adrian had left, Dave had felt sad and alone without him, but him and Jan had hit it off quickly. But Janick was undoubtedly bunking with Bruce. Dave thought about calling his wife to check up on her and the baby but knew that they must be asleep at this hour.

Dave sighed and got up to head towards his bed to put his guitar away in his case. He caught a glimpse out of the window to the street five stories below and frowned when he saw that it was raining even heavier than before. As he snapped the clasps shut on his guitar case, he silently hoped that it wouldn't turn into a full-blown thunderstorm.

He set his guitar case down and went back to the couch to watch the sitcom that was on TV. The rain became heavier as he tried to focus on the sitcom, to the point where it sounded as if a train was rolling over the roof. Dave closed his eyes, expecting thunder to roll at any moment. He longingly thought about Adrian and how he used to hold his hand and comfort him during thunderstorms.

"I wish you were here, Ade," Dave murmured as he hugged himself. "I wish you were here with me."

Dave jumped when there was a knock on his door. He looked at the clock on the microwave above the mini-fridge and realized with a start that it was after 2 a.m. Who could be knocking on his door at this hour?

He got up and look through the peephole to find Janick's fluffy blond head magnified before him.

He cracked the door open slightly to peek out. "Hey, Jan," he said quietly, knowing that the neighboring rooms were fast asleep at this hour so he did not want to wake them up.

"Hey, Dave," Jan said while shuffling his feet nervously, "Can I come in?"

Dave rubbed his eyes, though he knew there was no way Janick was going to fall for the lie that he had been asleep; the TV could be heard in the background.

"I'm sorry, Dave," Jan said in a small voice, "but I really need to talk to you."
"Is everything okay?" Dave asked as he opened the door wide. "I thought you were rooming with Bruce."

A slight frown came across Janick's face. "We kind of had a falling out… He said he wants the room to himself tonight."

Dave frowned. It wasn't like Bruce to snap at Janick. Steve or Nicko, sure. But he didn't understand how even Bruce could get mad enough at someone like Jan to kick him out of the room. Dave suddenly felt a feeling of anger towards Bruce for taking whatever problem he had out on Janick. Jan seemed like too nice of a bloke…

"Um," Janick said when Dave hesitated. He held up a six-pack, "I brought beer."

The door immediately swung open to allow him to enter. Jan chuckled and entered Dave's room.

"I know it's late," Jan said as he set the six-pack on the coffee table, "but I really needed to talk to you."

Dave nodded and sat down on the sofa, switching the TV off. "You can stay here tonight if you want. You know, until Bruce pulls his head out of his arse..."

Dave didn't hide the disdain in his voice when talking about Bruce. He had been a wanker to everyone on this tour, and now he was taking it out on Janick, who was supposed to be his best friend.

"Thanks, Dave," Jan said, his eyes filling up with tears,

"Are you doing okay, mate?" Dave asked as he watched Jan take a beer from the six-pack.

"I mean, other than the fact that I'm not rooming with Bruce tonight, yeah, I'm doing fine," Jan said, taking a long swig of beer.

Dave frowned and took a beer from the pack and opened it. "I don't get it, Janick. What is going on? You two have been friends for a long time. What happened? Did you two have a fight?”

Jan sat down on the other end of the sofa. He took a long drink of beer as he sighed. "It's nothing really, just a disagreement."

"Disagreement about what?" Dave asked. He had a feeling he already knew the answer but wanted to hear Janick say it anyway.

"Adrian," Janick said quietly.

The name hit Dave like a punch to the gut.

"W-what about Adrian?" Dave stammered. Adrian had left the band two years before. And it wasn't as if he and Janick had any bad blood between them; they had been friends for years. So why would Bruce and Janick be fighting about him?

"Bruce said when he leaves the band at the end of the tour-"

"He WHAT!?"

"He's been talking about it for ages, Dave. Why do you think he's been so distant with us all?" Janick sighed and stared down into his beer. "But he said he's going to work with Adrian after he leaves... I-I don't know what I did to upset him..."

Dave's heart hurt as he watched Janick hold back tears. He was feeling guilty for something that wasn't even his fault.

"I wish I could convince him to stay," Janick said, still looking down.

"It's not your fault Bruce is acting like a wanker, Jan."

"How is it not my fault?" Janick asked, tears falling down his face.

Dave reached out a hand and wiped the tears from Janick's face.

"Please don't cry, Jan. It's not your fault." He picked up the remote. "Come on, let's see what's on TV-"

A loud roll of thunder boomed suddenly, causing Dave's heart to leap in his chest as he dropped the remote in shock. The TV and lights shut off suddenly as the heavy rain pounded on the roof ahead of them.

Dave whimpered softly, his fears for tonight coming true.

"What the hell?" Janick asked, looking nervously around the room.

"C'mon, let's get under the bed," Dave whispered.

"What?" Janick frowned, "Calm down, mate, it's just a bit of thunder."

Dave's breathing was shallow as he hugged his knees to his chest. "R-right..."

Janick reached for Dave's hand. "It's okay, mate. C'mere..."

Dave clutched Janick's hand as the rain and thunder continued outside. There was no light to see anything so Dave simply clinged to Janick's warmth. He could feel Janick's pulse as the seconds passed and the quiet in the room continued.

"I'm sorry," Dave whispered, feeling Janick’s arms wrap around him.

“Don't apologize...” He could have sworn he felt Jan’s lips press against his forehead.

Another long silence stretched out as the two men continued to hold each other. Dave let out a soft sigh when he felt Janick's grip on his hand relax a bit.

The thunder was not as loud and the rain seemed to softly patter on the roof now. Dave's heart seemed to calm down as he felt Jan's hand run through his long blond hair.

"You're going to be okay." Jan whispered.

The thunder still rolled but nowhere near as loud or close. Janick continued to soothingly stroke Dave’s hair.

He didn't know how much time had passed but Janick's warmth eventually beckoned Dave into a peaceful doze as his head rested on his shoulder.

Dave jerked awake when the TV came back on at some unknown point. The power had just come back on. He rubbed his eyes as Janick released him from his arms and got up to turn the TV off.

"I think you should go to sleep, Davey," Janick said while gathering their empty beer bottles.

Dave nodded and went to his bed, looking back at Janick after he realized what he had just called him. Dave laid his head down on his pillow and pulled the covers over him as Janick switched the lights off.

"Janick?" Dave yawned.

"Yeah, mate?"

"I really appreciate you being here tonight."

"Anytime, mate. Thanks for taking me in..." His voice trailed off. Dave could tell he was still upset about Bruce.

He felt the other side of the mattress slope as Janick's weight pressed down on it.

"Jan...?"

"Is it okay if I sleep next to you? It's cold on the couch."

"Of course," Dave said, pulling the blanket over him and pulling him closer to him. Janick was so warm.

"Goodnight, Davey," Janick whispered and laid his head down on Dave's chest.

"Goodnight, Janick," Dave sighed, wrapping his arms around his best friend, the feeling of his warmth enveloping him and soothing him as the sound of the rain above them became softer and softer as he fell peacefully into the arms of sleep…
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