OKay this is gonna be a chaptered fic. This is just the beginning so I promise it will get better

The six band members plus Sam sat in the oversized office staring blankly at the bald man behind the mahogany desk. The bald man looked small compared to the desk he sat behind. Sam thought to herself how this situation would have caused all kinds of smart remarks from the guys on any other day. Today was different though. Today was a somber day for everyone involved, especially Mike. Sam looked over to Mike who was surrounded by his closest friends. His eyes were bloodshot and his complexion which was normally dark was pasty and pale. He looked bad. She watched him as he leaned on her husband for comfort. Chester sat on Mike’s right side and Brad on his left, the other guys kept leaning in from their positions to try and give him the comfort he seemed to only find in Chester and Brad. It made since really, Brad had been his childhood best friend, of course he would turn to him. And Chester, well he and Chester seemed to share a bond like no other. Chester had even described them at one time as soul mates. This had hurt Sam at first but as time went on she saw it just as Chester did. HE and Mike could speak without words, they understood each other perfectly. IT was a special friendship indeed, and now more than ever Mike needed that friendship.

Sam was still staring numbly at the six men when she noticed the bald man had brought in a t.v. and was staring at her. He must have said something to her because all six of the guys were looking at her expectantly.

“Sorry, what?”

“Ms. Bennington, Ms. Shinoda requested that you view a separate tape that she made just for you. If you’ll come with me you can view it in a private room while Mr. Shinoda and the others watch the main tape.”

He was handing her a video tape that had the words Anna Shinoda printed in large letters. Just below the name was Sam’s own name much smaller. She took the tape and followed the man out of the room pausing to look back towards Mike who was staring blankly ahead. Chester seemed more interested in Mike’s responses than anything on the screen before them. Just before she exited the room she saw Anna’s face appear on the screen and she felt as if her chest would explode. Anna was her best friend and now all she had was a tape. A tape that she wasn’t even sure she could bare to watch. And now she had to watch it alone because Chester had to stay with the others. Apparently the main tape had messages to all of the guys. Sam wondered why she had received a special tape and not Mike. She wondered if Mike was thinking the same thing. She felt the familiar wave of sympathy mixed with guilt.

Inside the private room sat a lone television and a plastic chair. Nothing like the formal office she had sat in minutes before. She sat down in the chair and stared at the screen waiting for the smiling face of her best friend to appear. Just as she had anticipated Anna’s face appeared.

“Hey Sam. I know your upset but just wait I have a proposition for you….”

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“…..and that leaves Chester. Take care of my Mike. He’s gonna need you. So to you I leave the one thing I know you’ve always wanted, the thing that meant the most to me in the world…..Mike’s heart. Take care of it, don’t break it. I know you are the only one who has loved him as I have. You are the only one he could ever love again. So take care of him for me. Continue to love him and help him through life, lean on each other, love each other and just be happy together.”

Chester’s mouth had dropped open. He was staring at the screen and hadn’t noticed all of the eyes in the room looking at him and Mike.

“Dude, is that true? Are you and Mike like together?” Leave it to Brad to ask the stupid questions.

“Fuck no Brad! I never cheated on my wife and I sure as hell didn’t cheat on her with my fucking best friend!” To say that Mike was upset would be an understatement. His pale face had turned bright red and he was standing with his fist balled at his side.

“Mike, calm down dude. I’m sure Brad was just kidding around, weren’t you Brad?” Chester was trying to bring himself out of his shocked state to help Mike.

“Calm down?! My wife died thinking I was gay and cheating on her Chester! I don’t think I’m just gonna calm down!”

“Mike, come on man, you know she wasn’t thinking clearly. I’m sure she didn’t really think that.” Mike wasn’t so sure though. He was close with Chester, always had been. He would even venture to say he loved the guy, but he had never cheated. Never even thought about it. And now all of a sudden he felt guilty, not for what he had done because there was nothing to feel the guilt for but for what he had felt. Was he in love with Chester? Surely not. He was his best friend. You’re supposed to love your best friend. But are you supposed to want to spend more time with your best friend than your wife? Mike felt the warm tears start again. There was no holding them back this time. He didn’t even try. He had sunk to the floor and had hardly even noticed when the big mahogany door to the office opened .

Sam stepped into the large office wondering what she was doing. How could she even entertain the thoughts put in her head by that tape? Her heart was racing as she scanned the scene before her. Something had happened but she had no way of knowing what.

“Chester? Can I see you for a second?”

She felt the acidy contents of her stomach raising in her throat as she watched her husband walking towards her. He gave her a questioning look as he paused in front of her.

“Chester I know this is a bad time but I’m going out of town for a few days. I’ll be leaving tonight.”

Sam watched as Chester’s confusion turned to anger. “Out of town? What the fuck Sam? Mike needs us right now! He needs me, can’t you see that?!”

She looked over to where Chester was pointing and saw that Mike did indeed need him. “I’m sorry honey but I have to.”

“Do you have any idea how selfish you are being right now Sam?! I thought Anna was your best friend, do you think she’d like it if you just left while her husband is hurting like this? HE needs us.”

“He needs you guys and he has that. Draven and I would just be in the way. Go be with Mike and I’ll call you soon.”

She waited for him to respond by saying I love you or perhaps a kiss goodbye but he didn’t do either of those things. He simply shook his head and looked at her in a very disappointed way. It broke her heart and it was all she could do to get out of that office before she broke down in tears. Now she was on a quest that seemed to be pure madness.

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Chester walked back to Mike pushing his way through the guys who had surrounded him. Mike was lying on the floor curled up in Brad’s lap sobbing. Chester’s heart ached for the pain Mike was going through. He would have given anything to be able to take it all away. Standing there he became aware of something else. As he looked at the pitiful site before him he realized he was jealous. HE was jealous that for the few minutes that he had to step away from Mike he had turned to Brad.

“Mikey, let’s get you home, okay?” Dave broke Chester out of his selfish thoughts and brought him back to the reality of the situation.

Mike nodded into Brad’s shirt just before lifting himself off of the other man to stand up. HE came face to face with Chester who instinctively pulled him into a hug. Mike clung to his friend sobbing and telling him he was sorry over and over. Chester was more than confused by this but decided not to press the issue. He knew Mike had been through a lot and he needed to go home and rest. Now with Sam leaving for a few days he could make sure that Mike was taken care of and he planed on do just that.

“Come on Mike, let’s get you home.”

sorry if this sucked. It is just the beginning, there is more if you want it.