OMG GUYS! This is it! The FINAL chapter! You ready? Get excited. It's about to get cray. Y'all are gonna hate me at the end of this one. Also, if you have a slightly dirty mind (like me) you're going to be feeling really stupid after the first few paragraphs. Just a warning ;)

Disclaimer: I wish I owned HTR. Sadly, I don't. I also don't own the song in this chappie. I wish I owned that one too.

It's been almost three months since the last time I cut myself. My life was going great. I had an amazing boyfriend and incredible band. We've been closer than ever lately. I can trust them with anything. They're my best friends. Things were finally working out for me. So I have decided, I'm ready to do this.

"Zander wait up!" I speed walked down the hall to catch up to him.

'Whats up baby?" He said. (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

"I'm ready." I said

"Really? That's amazing Steves."

"I know. I've waited too long. This has been long overdue."

"Couldn't agree more. Come on, let's go do this!" He said and pulled me into the band room where Kacey, Kevin, and Nelson were waiting for us.

"Hey guys, ready to rehearse?" Kacey asked.

"Not yet." I looked at Zander, who gave a reassuring smile. I took a deep breath and went on. "I have something that I need to tell you all. And I know I should've done this a long time ago, but I was scared that you all would hate me and pity me, and I didn't want that. So I'm sorry for not telling you sooner." The three of them gave me confused looks. Without another word, I lifted up my sleeve, revealing almost 4 months worth of scars. They all had the same reaction as Zander: faces paled, jaws dropped, loss of words. I felt the same pang of guilt as I did when I told Zander.

"Stevie, is this….?" Nelson asked shakily.

"Yes, it is. I used to cut myself. Every single day." Zander rubbed my back supportivly.

"Wait, used to? So you don't anymore?" Kevin scratched his head.

"No, I stopped about three months ago." I said proudly. Kevin and Nelson nodded. Kacey was still frozen. "Kace, you okay?" I asked.

"Why Stevie? Why did you do it?" She finally said.

I explained the story of my father and Justin to them not leaving out any details. They listened to every word and didn't interrupt me once. Once I was done, I felt so relieved. No more secrets.

"Wait, Zander. Why aren't you surprised? Out of all of us, I would think this would shock you the most." Kacey asked while Kevin and Nelson nodded in agreement.

"It did when I found out." He said. They looked at him confused. "I knew." He explained. All of their faces immediately went from confused to furious.

'YOU KNEW AND YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!?" Nelson screamed. Kacey walked up and smacked him right in the face. I gasped. Oh my gosh, this wasn't supposed to happen! Kevin was about to punch him in the face, but I quickly stepped in.

"Guys, stop! He did nothing wrong!"

"YES HE DID. HE KNEW YOU CUT YOURSELF AND HE LET YOU DO IT!" Kevin screamed.

"No, guys that's not how it happened!" Zander tried.

"Shut up Zander. I can't believe you would let this happen. She is supposedly your best friend. How could you do nothing about this!?" Kacey asked, icily. Then they all went back to yelling abuse at Zander. Zander just stood there and took it. That's what bothered me the most. He didn't even attempt to defend himself. I had finally had enough. I walked up to Kevin's drums, picked up the sticks, and banged as hard as I possibly could until I got them to shut up.

"Zander did nothing wrong. He is actually the one that got me to stop. He made me promise him that I would never ever do it again. He helped me. Without him, who knows if I would even be standing here right now. So stop it." I said, calmly but sternly.

"Sorry bro. We shouldn't have jumped to conclusions." Kevin said.

"Yeah, it was wrong of us to blame you." Nelson added.

"Sorry Zander, I shouldn't have hit you. I think we were just all in such shock and we took it out on you. We are really sorry." Kacey finished.

"it's okay guys. I understand why you did what you all did. I forgive you." Zander said kindly. I walked up to him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

"I'm glad there aren't any more secrets between us. I can finally be the real me around you all and I'm so glad." I said. We all went in for a group hug. After that, I said I had to leave for work. Oddly, I was the only one that left. It was weird. Normally when one person leaves, the rest of the bad follows. Oh well.

THE NEXT DAY.

It was time for band rehearsal today. The four of them had been acting really suspicious since yesterday. I was kind of starting to worry. Calm down Stevie, you're just paranoid. I walked into the band room to find all of them in there, instruments in hand, ready to play.

"Sorry guys, I didn't know you were waiting on me." I said, walking over to my bass. Zander stopped me.

"No, you aren't playing in this one." He said, moving me over to the couch. I sat on the back of it.

"What are you talking about? I play in all of our songs." I was really confused now.

"Not this one," Zander said. I gave him a confused and suspicious look. What is going on?

"Stevie, we wrote something yesterday after you left. It meant a lot to us that you trusted us enough to open up about something so personal. So we thought we would try to somewhat return the favor. "Kacey explained. I was still confused.

"This song is for you Steves." Zander said. He walked back to his guitar and started playing.

[Kacey]

"I can't pretend to know how you feel

But know that I'm here

Know that I'm real

[Zander]

Say what you want or don't talk at all

[Kacey]

Not gonna let you fall

[Both]

Reach for my hand cause its held out for you

My shoulders are small but you can cry on them too

Everything changes but one thing is true

Understand

We'll always be more than a band

[Kacey]

You used to brave the world all on your own

Now we won't let you g, go it alone

[Zander]

Be who you wanna be

Always stand tall

Not gonna let you fall

[Both]

Reach for my hand cause its held out for you

My shoulders are strong but you can cry on them too

Everything changes but one thing is true

Understand

We'll always be more than a band

[Kacey]

I never knew you could take me so far

I've always wanted the home that you are

The one

I need

[Kacey, Zander, Kevin, and Nelson]

Reach for my hand cause it's held out for you

My shoulders are strong but you can cry on the too

Everything changes but one thing is true

Understand

We'll always be more than a band

[Zander acapella]

Reach for my hand cause it's held out for you

My shoulders are strong but you can cry on them too

Everything changes but one thing is true

Understand

We'll always be more than a band

They got up and gave me a giant hug. I was in tears. Of joy, of course. I have the best friends in the world. I seriously don't know what I would without them. Our hug was interrupted by a knock on our door.

"Stevie?" The strange voice said. I turned around and couldn't believe my eyes.

"Dad?"

THE END! I'm so evillll. Thankk you all so much for reading! I have officially completed my first fan fiction! AHHHH this is cray cray! R&R! Love you all! Mwah!