Simone

"Honestly I think it's a terrible idea to having a duel or whatever" I sighed.

"We have to show Jamie he cant play around with Auden all the time" Phoenix said harshly.

"Cant we just... kick his ass or something instead?" I whined

"Woah, is this girl is violent or?" Brian interrupted us. I just rolled my eyes at him and went to sulk somewhere else. I really thought this idea of having a duel between our bands was really stupid and immature, but apparently I couldn't convince the girls to just talk to Jamie about Auden.

"Whats up gurl?" Brian asked and sat next to me in the couch.

"Wow.. stalking much?" I asked him in a bored tone. "Sometimes" he replied and shrugged. I sighed heavily.

"Seriously... don't you think this duel-idea is stupid?" I asked him.

"Hmm...honestly I dunno, But its a fun thing"

"Seriously? A fun thing?" I looked at him and raised my brow.

"Um..Yeah?" He looked at me questioningly.

"Jamie is not a fun thing.. he's not a fun guy.. he's a fucking pain in the ass" I sighed.

"Really? You girls seems really pissed off with this guy...why?" he asked.

"Well...At first he's Audens dictatorial boyfriend, he controls her life, and its really hard for us girls to keep her sane sometimes. Its exhausting for all of us." I said with pain in my voice.

"He sounds like a real ass" Brian said and wrinkled his nose. I nodded.

"Theres no way I would control my girls life...if I had one" he added and winked.

"Why? I mean you have girls throwing themselves at you day and night.. why are you still singel?" I asked in surprise. He laughed at me.

"Believe me or not.. but I'm waiting for Mrs Right" He said seriously.

"Thats nice Bri!" I cooed.

"Mhm... but enough talking about me. Jamie and Auden you said?"

"Um..yeah, I really want to talk the girls out of this, I mean..it's ridiculous and Auden is she's own person, no one can control her or her decisions. Im so pissed with Jamie!" I shrieked .

"Woah woman! Control your feelings." Brian laughed

. "Dude, its not funny, seriously.. someone should punch him in the face...with a chair" I mumbled.

"And would that someone..be you?" he asked and I could hear the humor in his voice.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Seriously, can you please help me to convince the girls to not do this stupid duel? I beg you Brian"

"Hey! don't drag me into that!"

"But you're apart of it too, since we're touring with you guys, pleaaasee Bri?" I begged and used my puppy eyes, just in case.

"Hmm... and what do I get for it?" he asked serious.

"Whatever you want! Um, unless its something expensive or something I cant afford.. eheh" I said nervously and scratched the back of my head. He looked thoughtful for a moment, until he lit up.

"Go on a date with me" he said happily, as he had came up with the worlds greatest idea.

"A date? Like a real date?" I asked skeptically.

"Ish.. what the hell... yea a real date.... deal?" He looked at me with hopeful eyes.

"Deal!" I said and we shook hands.



Brian

Well, Im fucking awesome, Mr Synyster Awesome Gates. I smirked widely for myself but Simone seemed to notice that.

"Do I even wanna know what you're thinking about?" She asked skeptically.

"No" I grinned like a fool at her. She just shook her head and began to get up from the couch. I grabbed her wrist.

"Wait.."

She gave me a questioning look.

"Eh..nevermind" I said and let her go. I followed her to the kitchen and began to search for Carson. I grabbed a beer from the fridge and at the same time I closed the door and turned around I bumped into Phoenix,

"Hi" She greeted.

"Hey... Have you've seen Carson?" I asked.

"Nah, she's fucking with Zacky, She said she needed to 'talk' to him" Deanna informed us.

"Wow..that went fast" I said and looked as surprised as Phoenix did.

"Anyways...Whats the point with this duel thing with Jamie?" I asked and leaned against the kitchen counter. Deanna crossed her arms over her chest.

"He's a fucking dick and we need to teach him his place" she said sternly.

"Why don't.. just talk to him?" I asked

"Cuz we have tried that a million times and it doesn't work" Phoenix sighed.

"And Auden is too brainwashed to argue with him about it, she's too blind and doesn't realize he brainwashes her. Its so hard for us to standing beside and watching the whole thing. Watching how he tear her life apart, piece by piece..." Simone said with pain in her voice.

I took a sip from my beer and stood beside her, putting my arm around her shoulders, to give her a comforting side-hug.

"He's been a problem for years" Deanna sighed.

"Seems like you girls really should talk to Auden, how hard and difficult it may be" I said.

"We'll do, but first we need to kick Jamies ass" Phoenix said.

"You really wont change your mind?" I asked and smirked.

"Never, this is the only way we can teach him his place" Phoenix said and Deanna nodded in agreement . Simone just rolled her eyes and gave me a 'I told you-look'.

"Well..." I began and drank the last of my beer. "I wish you girls good luck and we'll keep in touch cause right now I'm going home to sleep" I said and walked out to the hallway to get my shoes and jacket.

"What the hell Brian?" I heard an angry, familiar female voice say.

"What?" I said innocent and grabbed my jacket.

"Our deal? wasn't you supposed to convince them?" Simone asked.

"Yeah...but there's no hurry" I smirked. She groaned in response.

"By the way, you shouldn't talk loud about that" I winked.

"Theres no one here..."

"Maybe the walls have ears" I replied and grabbed the doorknob but I hesitated.

"You wanna come?" I asked and she gave me a confused look.

"You wanna come with me? Um, not like that but..um yeah you know what I mean.." I said ans scratched the back of my head nervously.

"Why not, Its like a funeral here.." she shrugged and began to tie her shoes.

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"Woah...its a huge house you got" She said, looking slightly impressed .

"Hard work pays off" I said and shrugged.

"Whatever you say"

I unlocked the door and we stepped into the hallway. I glanced at the clock.

"Do you want something to drink?" I asked.

"Wow, Hi polite Brian, but yes, I would like a cup of tea if you have" She giggled.

"I'm glad I make you laugh" I mubled and went into the kitchen to make us some tea.

"Its really huge, why?" She asked as she inspected the house.

"What do you mean why?"

"A big ass house, for one? Whats the point?"

"Hey, at least Im not living with one of my friends" I said in defense, not realizing what I really said.

"What do you mean with that?" Simone asked, slightly offended.

"Nevermind" I mumbled and gave her a cup of tea. She took it and went to the couch to crawl under a blanket. I followed her and sat next to her on the loveseat. We sat quiet a while, just sipping on our tea.

"Did you eavesdropping on us?" She asked out of the blue.

"W-what?"

"The night at Zackys...Im not stupid Brian..I promise I wont be mad."

"Yeah.. I kinda heard actually, It wasn't on purpose, Why? I respect if you dont wanna talk about it" I said carefully.

"Its... complicated" She said and stared into her cup, but then she looked at me and smiled.

"I can try to explain" she added. I nodded for her to go on.

"You'll see...me and my parents...we will not really agree. I have this dream to become a famous musician, and they have this dream that I will be and become exactly as my brother, Christian and work as a lawyer. And also start a family, as soon as possible if they could decide." She said with a sigh.

"Oh, thats harsh" Was all I could say. She glanced at me and smiled.

"Tell me about it... I have always been the rebel, And it has been so hard.. to growing up with a dream without supportive parents. And These past few years has been a pain in the ass..." She stopped and bit her lip. And I swear I could see tears form in her eyes and at that moment I realized how hard it must be for her to talk about this. I moved closer to her and placed carefully an arm around her, and she leaned against me.

"I-it has always be "You should act like your brother" or "At your age both me and your brother had our first child".... My mum has always been the worst of them, she wants me to settle down, get a few kids and work in our family business.. But I dont want that" She sniffled quietly.

"Shh... dont cry" I whispered and stroke her hair.

"The same evening at Zackys, my mom called me and made me chose between the band and them... She threw me out cuz I wanted to do something else with my life." She sighed.

"Hey hun, everything happens for a reason they say, lets say this experience its gonna make you so much stronger. I'm sorry but I'm not the best at comforting just so you know.. Anyways you don't wanna live with your parents forever either?" I asked and I could see a faint smile on her lips.

"Thanks Bri" She mumbled.

"And by the way, you have me and the guys now. We're your new supporting family" I smiled.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, the guys like all of you girls"

"Thank you Bri, for everything" She smiled.

"Anytime babe" I said and kissed her head lightly.

Notes

Long chapter but unfortunately a filler.
As always, sorry for the bad english and I hope you enjoyed! :)

// simmister_gates