Kait cracked her knuckles as she waited in line with her best friend to get into the one concert she had been waiting years for - the concert that finally fell on her birthday; Avenged Sevenfold – Live in London.

"Oh my god! This is just soooooo epic!" Her rather bubbly and inattentive friend, Nichole, spouted off. She had made an effort to come six-and-a-half hours early, it had also worked and they were near the front.

Kait rolled her eyes as she whipped her head back to look at her friend. "Would you chill out for a few? Please?" She had been agitated the entired 6 hours they were already there for as it was and Nichole was not helping her.

"Awwwe, is someone afraid they won't get to meet their Dream man?" Nichole’s voice was one of taunting and pure mock. Kait's cheek grew a deeper red than she had managed to blush in months.

"He is not my dream man...he's just... an ideal type of guy." Kait was trying to play it off as if she were hardly interested in the tatted up rocker. Nichole just shook her head and patted her shoulder.

"And I'm the woman rocking Syn's world between the sheets every night." Kait couldn't help but giggle as her 23 year-old friend, though rather sarcastic, acted like she wasn’t going ‘gaga’ over the guitar god's body. Even with her friend being odd, the newly 24 year-old college graduate was bound and determined to make her birthday the best night of her life.

"How awesome would it be if Mattie-Poo pulled you on stage and not only did he sing to you...but you finally got to sing with him?" Nichole smirked, seeming to have a devious and mischievous glint to her blue eyes.

Kait raised an eyebrow at the under-grad and shook her head laughing. "Where the hell did I meet you?" Clearly the tall burnette was joking with her short comrade.

"Eighth grade band!" Kait instantly face-palmed and shook her head, her green eyes closing as if shunning the petite girl. She was clearly bugged by her comment.

"Thank you, Captain fucking Obvious."

Nichole laughed and ran a hand through her hair. "You're welcome Sergeant Sarcastic."

"No problem." She retorted dryly.

The girls waited a few more hours in line before they were finally allowed in with their early entry passes and headed to the floor; getting great places to see their all-time favorite band do what they do best.

Kait shifted anxiously as the first few bands played and went through their sets. All of them had been playing so well and they were all energetic; but she was just anxious for that one man to set foot on that stage and sing his heart out. To see the muscles on that toned body flex as he walked and showed off, the mere thought had her almost falling over from weakness.

"Here comes your man," Kait was pulled from her thoughts as the opening notes to "Nightmare" started to play and the members of the band all headed on stage. Loud and rambunctious cheering was heard all around. The brunette’s eyes filled with anticipation and delight as she saw the burley lead singer come out and step up onto the boxes he was so fond of. She had the privilege of being center stage and the view she had, an upper wards glance if you must, was definitely worth her trip here.

As Matt began to sing, Kait was mesmerized by his voice and talent. His rough but soft voice flooding her ears like water into a gully. His body filling her vision like sunshine on the brightest of days. She was so enchanted by the brawn of the man that she barely noticed Matt and the guys stop the song.
"Hey London! How the fuck are yah doing tonight!?" The crowd went wild, Kait included but she could see Nichole to her left, a shit-eating grin on her face.

"Great, well... we had a rather special call this morning in our hotel and it seems we have a very special Birthday girl in the crowd." Matt's eyes travelled to the front row and landed right on Kait. "She came here all the way from Ohio just to spend her birthday at one of our concerts. Kait, come on up." Kait's eyes went huge and she thought she was going to burst at the seams with excitement. She had to pinch her arm a few times for good measure as she stared at Shadows in shock.

"GO!" Nichole giggled, pushing her friend towards M. Shadows' out-stretched arm. Kait grabbed his hand and he hoisted her onto the stage with no problem. She stood in awe, letting herself keep ahold of the built man's hand. Matt chuckled as he pulled her back and made her face the crowd.

"How old are you now?" The question came from Syn, the "sexy guitar god" as her friend put it.

"24," Kait answered as Matt put the microphone to her lips.

"Oooh, she's even younger than short shit." A loud laugh was heard from Kait's right; the rhythm guitarist was all for making fun of Johnny. A small giggle left Kait's lips as Matt shook his head and put the mic to his mouth, a grin on his face.

"I think it's time we all sang this pretty little lady a special song." Matt looked at the guys and soon all of them were singing and playing 'Happy Birthday' to her. Kait's cheeks grew a deep red as she looked around at the guys and the huge crowd that was singing just for her. Her own best friend was swooning in the front row as she looked onto the spectacle. Kait's body was overflowing with glee and excitement. Her palms were sweaty, her brow the same, tiny beads of salty liquid gathering as she pulled at her A7X tee. Her finger tips tenderly picked at the few strings she had been picking at all night as her eyes became glued to Matt, his voice sounding so incredible to her ears.

"Happy Birthday to you...." Matt grinned as the crowd cheered and he closed most of the distance between the burnette and himself. His face came close to Kait's and he pecked her cheek. "Go hang backstage, you get a night with the big boys tonight." She slightly nodded her head and walked off, having been met by one of the Berry boys half way.

Once she was side stage, Kait stood there, rocking out to the band of her dreams. This was unreal to her; she never imagined that she would somehow get to meet her favorite band. Never did she even imagine that THE M. Shadows would give her a peck on the cheek, even if it weren't the way she really wanted it.

She was pulled from her trance when she felt two sweaty guys surround her and latch their arms unto her. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Kait crinkled her nose as Johnny and Syn's sweaty odor filled her nostrils making her cringe. The boys cracked up and shook their sweat onto her.

"Welcome to the Family kiddo." Syn chuckled as he let her go and pushed her towards Matt's muscly body. The rather clumsy woman fell into Matt's chest, her hands lying flat against his chest, her face stopping just before it smash into him. His arms were around her waist as if to keep her steady.

"T-thanks." She said shakily as she looked up at the tall man.

"It's fine, even if the guys are doing it for a laugh. It's not a bad thing though." Matt smiled down at her and looked back at the disappearing crowd. "Is that short girl your friend?" He asked pointing right at Nichole. Kait's eyes drifted to where the short girl was trying to push passed security to come get her bff. A loud laugh passed through Kait's lips as she nodded her head and watched Nichole as the guard held her head and she swung, missing him completely.

"Hey Matt, She's with us." The Berry twin let the small girl go and she came crashing backstage and rolled to Kait's feet.

"HI yah!" Nichole waved up at Matt. "I'm the annoying girl that called and stalked you this morning and last night." Her grin grew as Kait hung her head and shook it side to side.

"This is so not right. I'm sorry Shadows..." The older girl looked up at the lead singer and he merely winked.

"Call me Matt, and I'm glad she pestered us." Matt placed his hand on Kait's lower back and led her and Nichole to the dressing room backstage. Nichole was talking the whole time, never once letting Kait or Matt talk. They could barely nod or shake before the petite woman would continue explaining Kait and her's love of the band since they first listened to them in High School.

"Yeah, Kait always compares guys to you when she looks for a guy to date." Nichole looked back at Kait and Matt. Kait's face was as red as a red delicious, her eyes darting down to the floor. Matt just looked at Kait and Nichole with an amused smile on his face.

"Oh really?" He sounded very amused as he opened the dressing room door and led the woman in. Kait instantly broke away and headed to the couch while Matt went to shower. All the others had been showered and were now dressed, sharing beer and liquor. Nichole immediately planted herself in front of the guitarist and bassist, taking a swig from each of their beers.

"Just checking things off the bucket list boys." She grinned, taking the Jack and downing a shot or two.

"The Bucket List?" Johnny said not getting it. Kait merely laughed and looked at him.

"It's her list of things to do before she... yeah..." The 24 year-old knew that death was still a touchy subject with the band, having lost their friend only 11 months ago. She did not want to push it at all.

Johnny made an 'O' shape with his mouth and nodded. "Oh, I get it."

"Anyway... we have a new short shit." Zacky piped up looking at Nichole. She grinned up at him, letting herself be a little more crazy than normal.

A good 40 minutes passed before Kait rattled her head and got up. "I'm going to go get some fresh air..." No one thought twice as she walked out of the dressing room and towards the stage. She may have always wanted to party with the rock stars, but kowing how they usually got and how Nichole could get, she did not want to see the outcome. Five minutes had passed before she found herself walking towards the center of the stage. As she walked a hand came down on her shoulder, making her jump.

"Shit, sorry Kait. I didn't mean to scare you. The guys said you came out here and I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Matt said as his hand slowly fell from her shoulder.

Kait nodded and said softly, "Yeah, I'm just not a big drinker." Matt nodded and grabbed two stools off the side of the stage and brought them towards the center.

"Sit, we can just sit out here and talk. Nichole said you'd rather spend one-on-one time with one of us anyway." The small amount of color that came back to her face was a rather normal look.

"Thanks," Kait took her seat and looked out onto the empty stadium. "Do you ever miss playing for really small crowds? Or just sitting in your garage playing the keyboard or something?" She kept her gaze towards the seats and floor, never once seeing Matt go to the piano that the Berry boys had yet to move.

"Yeah, but...I have something I want you to help me with that's a little more important." Kait's attention turned towards where Matt was supposed to be sitting but he was not there. She grew a little confused as she looked to the piano, soft chords came from it. She couldn't help but get up and walk towards him, wondering what exactly he was going to play.

"Nichole said you love singing and that your number one dream is singing with me...even if no one's watching." Matt patted the empty space on the piano bench beside him and she slowly sat down, looking at the sheet music he had on the grand piano.

"When did she tell you that?" Kait questioned, letting herself read the music. The very familiar notes flooding her memory of times in college and her piano teacher yelling a few times.

"This morning, it's what really made me want to agree to you coming tonight. I wanted to give one fan the best experience they could ever have, and you were it." The smile on his lips was genuine, the dimples she adored so much were present.

"So you want to sing with me?" Kait had to ask to reassure herself this wasn't a dream. Matt simply chuckled and pulled her closer.

"Yes and I know you know the lyrics. Nichole said this is your favorite song ever." Kait looked down, blushing a little, knowing he was right. "Well let's start shall we?" Matt chuckled as he let his fingers gracefully glide across the black and ivory keys. The very familiar tune filling their ears.

"A lonely road crossed another cold state line. Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find." Kait's finger's glided across the lower keys, giving Matt and herself the harmony needed for the song. As Kait and Matt sang, they didn't notice the small audience they were gaining on the stage behind him. Kait began singing softer and quieter, letting Matt have the bigger voice. He nudged her playfully a few times, the result being a playful nudging match that ended with their faces merely inches from each other’s.

"Um, thank you so much for this..." Kait started to retreat, thinking that Matt was just a naturally flirty person. But he pulled her close and tilted her chin up towards his.

"Don't thank me..." Matt looked between her eyes and her lips a few times before brushing his lips against hers to test the waters. Kait responded by pressing her lips into his softly. Matt smiled against her, not knowing that her stomach was swarming with millions of butterflies and her cheeks were flushing with color as their lips moved in synch.

"AWWWWWE!" Kait and Matt were abruptly pulled from their moment with a drunken Nichole's moment of adoration. Kait leaned her head into the crook of Matt's neck and giggled. Matt wrapped his arms around her, letting his friends drag Nichole to the bus to let her sleep it off. Once they were gone Matt pulled Kait back and brushed her bangs out of her face.

"Happy Birthday Kait," Matt's lips came down to hers in a sweet, caring kiss.

Kait pulled back slowly and laughed. "Happy Birthday to me..." Their lips met again in a tender, slow kiss that literally took Kait's breath away.

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That was three years ago. After the concert Kait and Nichole were both offered jobs in California, not too far from Huntington Beach and of course they jumped on it and moved. Kait and Matt texted and called each other until he got back and she surprised him by being at the airport when he got back. She and Matt spent countless hours together, soon being boyfriend and girlfriend and two years later, Matt and Kait were happily married with a "mini-Mattie" on the way.

"Mattie!" An exhausted and nearly eight months pregnant Kait whined as he started to tickle her sides.

"What? Huh?" He asked in playfully mean tone. "Don't like my tickling?"

Kait wiggled under him, the baby moving around too. "P-please stop. I have to pee!" She said, lying but he didn't know that.

Matt immediately stopped and kissed her softly. "I'm sorry baby," he stroked her cheek and rubbed her belly. "I have a serious question to ask you."

"Okay...shoot baby." Kait rubbed his biceps softly and waited for him to say what he needed to say.

"Did you ever think we'd be married and having a baby when you met me that night?" Matt held out for an answer. Kait took a moment and shook her head prior to kissing him.

"No, I mean when I was in high school I'd pray you'd become single and I'd meet you somehow and BAM we fall in love." Kait's cheeks grew a rosy red. "Um... I mean, no. I was never some crazy fan girl" She gave him the cheesiest and fakest grin ever.

"You're so damn adorable," Matt rubbed her belly more and kissed her softly. "So, your dream did come true huh?"

"Yeah, I guess it did." Kait giggled softly and pressed her lips to his. "You're like my own personal Prince Charming."

Matt smirked a bit and kissed her deeply. "I love you, Cinderella."

"I love you too, Charming." They fell into a fit of giggles and laughs before Kait felt more movement in her belly and she put his hand there. "Little Mattie likes it when Daddy makes Mommy happy." A grin found its way to her lips as she talked and pressed his hand against the foot of their little unborn boy. Matt's eyes were filled with a little water; she could see how happy he was. This was her happily ever after.

Notes

I had a good time writing this story:) I really hope you had a good time reading it. Tell me what you think ;)

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