Betrayed

Chapter 7
Danger Line ~October's P.O.V.~ By the time I got home, Amy was already asleep.
"Thank god." I thought to myself. The house was dimly lit with only a couple of lamps on making it a little hard for me to navigate to my room. Once there, I threw myself on my bed & laid there staring at the ceiling for a while, eventually falling asleep.
~Zacky's P.O.V.~ I wanted to kiss her so bad before she left, but this wasn't a date. Technically, it was, but she didn't want it to be. I can respect that. I can understand that. I think I've fallen for her just a little bit. I really wish I hadn't made that bet with Brian now. Who knows how many ways he can fuck this up for me. Well, I need to start being real with her now. If I want to make this work, I need to try to really win her over. She is special. To me. I really like this girl. I just hope the guys understand. Brian may not, but he can fuck off. I know the guys will back me up if need be. I couldn't wait until tomorrow so I called up Jimmy. He was always up late.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Hey, you busy, man? It's Zacky."
"No, dude. Just sitting here watching tv. Come on over. Everything allright?" he asked me, concerned.
"Yeah. I'm cool. I'll be over in a minute." I said before I hung up the phone. I drove over to his house & parked in the driveway. Before I even rung his doorbell, he opened the door.
"Well, hello there! Why don't you come inside? Muah ha ha ha ha ha." Jimmy said in a dramatic tone.
"Dude, I have a small problem." I walked in, rubbing the back of my neck nervously.
"What's wrong?" We walked over to his living room & I sat in his recliner & he sat on his couch.
"Do you remember that girl from The Black Cat?"
"Yeah. What about her?"
"I think I fell in love with her."
"So? Why is that a problem?" he asked me, confused.
"Brian & I had that bet."
"Dude, you didn't fuck her, did you?" he asked me, knowingly.
"I couldn't!"
"What do you mean you couldn't? She cockblock you?"
"No, she just has this thing about her. I don't know what it is, but I've been going nuts over her. She just got out of a bad relationship so she's not ready for another one or anything like that. We've just been talking really. She stayed the night at my house the other night because she was a little drunk & my place was closer. She stayed in the guest bedroom & nothing happened between us. I told Brian we fucked. Twice."
"Fuck Brian. He can get right the fuck over that shit. If she makes you happy for whatever reason, you get on that shit. Don't let her go. Did you tell her about the bet?"
"Hell no! That'd blow my chances with her."
"Well, you need to start being honest with her. I know how you are with chicks dude."
"I know, I know. I've had some pretty fucked up relationships, but I really like this girl. We're supposed to be going to the beach tomorrow, but I can't stop thinking about her. We went out for dinner earlier & we both had a great time."
"I thought she didn't want a relationship."
"She doesn't, but we just went as friends, I guess. It was a date, but she didn't want to think about it like that. She's special to me, Jimmy." I sighed, propping my feet up in the recliner.
"Brian is gonna be so pissed when he hears about this, though. You can't hide this from him. He's gonna recognize her."
"I know. Fuck!" I shouted, frustrated.
"Maybe Matt can talk to him. You know Matt is really the only person who can get through to him."
"I don't know, but I gotta do something." I said.
"I know you, Zacky. You're never like this with chicks. You're kind of like Brian in a way. You find a girl, fuck her, forget about her, on to the next one. But Brian's a little colder & slightly more shallow than you."
"Yeah, she, uh, she pointed that out on our 'date'. I mean, not that, but that rockstars did all that stuff, but that I seemed different. I told her I wasn't like other rockstars. I just want something more to fulfill me. I want a real relationship. I want a woman who wants me for me. Not Zacky Vengeance, but Zacky Baker. I swear she sees right through me. I don't know how she does it."
"She's a keeper, dude. Don't fuck this up."
"I know, I know. I'm probably going to or worse, Brian will. Fucker. Don't get me wrong, I love Brian like a brother, but he can really be such a dick sometimes."
"Yeah, I think maybe the whole rockstar thing has gone to his head." Jimmy said, looking over at me.
"Well, tomorrow, we're supposed to go to the beach, so hopefully he won't come down there. You can't tell the other guys. Not yet anyway. Brian would go psycho & it'd be all over for me."
"I got your back, man. I'll do what I can. The knife master has got your back. Ha ha ha." Jimmy laughed.
The next morning, I woke up & went downstairs to make breakfast. I wasn't sure I could wait until 4 to see October. I was so excited about today. It was going to be awesome. I tried passing time by playing my guitar, playing some Black Ops with Matt online, watching tv, & trying to figure out what I was going to wear.
~October's P.O.V.~ I woke up to the smell of breakfast so I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes & trudged down the hall to the kitchen.
"How was it?" Amy asked me, without turning away from her pan of scrambled eggs.
"I'd rather not talk about it." I sighed, knowing she was gonna give me the 3rd degree.
"That bad, huh?"
"No, no, no. It was romantic, actually. It was a date, but I told him I didn't want to think of it that way. We had a candle lit dinner & went up to Lover's Lane & enjoyed the view. It was great." I said, feeling my heart race a little bit.
"Are you gonna see him again?"
"We're going to the beach together today."
"Okay then. Here you go. Eat up." she grinned, handing me a plate of eggs, bacon, & sausage.
"Thanks. I'm starving." I said, scarfing down my food. We watched movies for a few hours & then I started getting ready before Zacky came to get me. I put on a black & white skull covered bikini with purple lace like ribbon along the bottom & the bottoms had the same print, but the purple lace like ribbon lined the top and tied at the side. I threw on some jean shorts & a white tank top, slipped into my purple flip flops, & then there was knocking at the door. I hurried to go answer it & when I opened it, it was Wil.
"Hey, October." he grinned.
"What are you doing here, Wil?" I asked him, frustrated.
"I want to work things out. I've been going crazy without you. I need you."
"No, you don't. I've moved on, Wil. It's over. Do you have my stuff?"
"No, it's at my apartment still. Come with me & we can go get it."
"I can't. I'm expecting someone to come pick me up."
"Who?" he asked, sounding a little jealous. Then he pulled up.
"Him." I grinned, waving to him. He gave me a confused look & I motioned for him to come to me.
"Come on, babe. It's okay. I want you to meet someone." I called to him.
"Hey, what's up?" he grinned, standing beside me.
"Wil, this is my boyfriend, Zacky." I lied. I didn't look at Zacky, but I could tell he wasn't expecting to hear that.
"Yeah, that's me." he chuckled, nervously.
"Seriously? What the fuck, October?" Wil glared at me.
"I told you Wil. I gave you chances & you wasted them. Now I'm with Zacky & he actually pays attention to me & he actually loves me. Sorry, but you're a little too late." I sighed, wrapping my arms around Zack's waist.
"Fuck you then. You can come pick up your shit later. It'll be in a fuckin' cardboard box outside." he growled as he stormed off.
"So that was Wil?" Zacky asked me.
"Yeah. I'm really sorry about that. But thank you so much for playing it through with me. I'm sorry."
"No, it's cool. Ha ha ha. He seemed like a tool anyway." he chuckled.
"Not really. He just doesn't know how to be a good boyfriend." I sighed.
"Well, aside from all of that, you look so good."
"Well, thank you, Zacky Vengeance. I-" "Baker. My real name is Zacky Baker." he interrupted me.
"Baker. You look like a Baker." I grinned, taking his arm & walking to the car.
"I have towels, I have some drinks, & I even got some munchies for us for later."
"You have come prepared good sir."
"Of course ma'lady. One always comes prepared. Especially when in good company." he smiled at me as he sat in his driver's seat. Once we were at the beach, I got out of the car & stood, looking out at the water.
"You ready to get wet?"
"What?" I asked him.
"You know get wet. Get in the water? You're dirty." he laughed, walking onto the sandy beach.
"Well, you're the one who said it."
"But you thought it." he pointed out.
"Damn. Caught me." I snapped my fingers. He laid a blanket down & sat our drinks, our blankets, & our snacks down on top of it. I took off my shorts & my tank top & dropped them on the blanket. Zack was wearing black swim trunks with white lining & when he took his shirt off, I noticed he had a new looking green & black skull with bat wings.
"That's an interesting tattoo." I said.
"It's our band's symbol. We call it a Deathbat. Normally, it's black & white, but I love green, so I colored it green & black instead." he explained.
"Come on." I said, holding out my hand as he took it. We ran for the water & splashed around for about half an hour before we decided to take a break on the blanket. Zack cracked open a beer & handed it to me, then opened one for himself. I started sipping my beer & then a breeze picked up making me shiver a little.
"Here. Put this on." Zack said, wrapping a towel around my shoulders.
"Thanks." I grinned, looking into his eyes.
"Oh, fuck." he whispered, closing his eyes.
"You motherfucker!" I heard a voice behind me say.
"Hey guys." Zack waved.
~Zacky's P.O.V.~ Brian you fuck. What the hell? They still showed up at the beach.
"What's up, dude?" Brian said as he walked over with the guys. I looked at Jimmy & he mouthed the words 'I'm sorry'.
"Hey, guys. This is October. October, this is Matt, Johnny, Jimmy, & Brian. The whole gang." I sighed, scared of what Brian might say to her.
"Hey." they all said with a welcoming grin. I nonchalantly walked over to Jimmy & quietly asked him what had happened.
"I tried to get them to do something else. Go somewhere else, but Brian was determined to go to the damn beach today. I am so sorry, dude."
"It's okay. You tried, man. Thanks anyway." I whispered. Fuck, Brian. What the hell, dude?
"Great minds think alike." Brian laughed, carrying a case of beer over to our blanket.
"Yeah, I guess so." I chuckled, nervously. Everyone grabbed a bottle & cracked it open, sipping as we sat around just talking.
"I'm getting back in the water. You coming Zack?" she asked me, slipping her towel off.
"Yeah. Come on. Later guys." I nodded as I took her hand & we ran towards the water.
"You okay?" she asked me as we splashed into the water.
"Yeah. I just wasn't expecting them to be here. I kind of just wanted it to be me & you today."
"I think they seem pretty cool, though."
"Oh they are. I mean, they're my best friends, but ya know, I just hang around them all the time. I just need a break sometimes. Know what I mean?" I asked her.
"Yeah." she grinned, splashing me.
"You're gonna pay for that." I laughed, splashing her back.
"Let's go, Baker! Come on. Let's see what you got." she laughed. Her laugh was so cute. I swam over to her & sent a huge wave of water splashing onto her. I was the water fight king, you could say. For the next few minutes, we just kept splashing each other back & forth. We even wrestled a little bit & she actually had a little bit of strength in her for a girl. I was impressed. When we were done, we walked back to our blanket where the guys were still sitting & drinking.
"Hey, loverboy." Brian called out to me.
"Shut up, Brian." I heard Matt whisper to him. Brian just shrugged & finished off his beer. We hung out there for little while longer & then we decided it was time for us to go.
"Will we see you guys later? Val & I are having drinks at our house later." Matt asked me. I looked at October & she nodded, grinning.
"Yeah."
"Awesome. Let's party." Brian laughed.
"No, Brian. It's just gonna be Zacky, October, Val & I. Sorry, guys."
"Jimmy, you want to have some drinks later?" Brian asked him.
"I got stuff I got to do, bro. Sorry." Brian looked at the other guys & they shook their heads.
"What the fuck, guys?" Brian said, pissed off.
"Brian, chill the fuck out, dude."
"Fuck this. I'll go home & drink by myself." he shouted as he stormed off.
"Don't mind him. Brian's just a dick because he drank too much." Matt assured me.
"Thanks, man." I told him before waving to the guys & heading out.
"You've got some pretty great friends." she smiled, warmly at me.
"Yeah, I know. Do you wanna go back to my place until we leave for Matt & Val's?" I asked her.
"Sure. That'd be good. I really don't feel like getting the 3rd degree from Amy right now." she chuckled. I drove over to my house & parked the car, then got out to open her door. We walked inside & I showed her around.
"Aw, look at you guys. This must have been when you guys were in high school, right?" she asked me, pointing to a picture frame in the hallway I had up of me & the guys.
"Yeah. Man, that was a long time ago. I think that was right after we picked out our band name. If we hadn't picked Avenged Sevenfold, we would've been called Lips Of Deceit." I said, remeniscing on that time.
"This picture was after our first gig at Chain Reaction. It was fucking terrible. We got booed off stage, but look at us now. We're practically a household name." I laughed.
"You guys have come a long way." she said, scanning the pictures.
"Come here. I want to show you something." I siad, leading her to my bedroom. I had a bunch of picture frames with more pictures of us guys, a couple trophy's we'd won, & big picture of our Deathbat on my wall next to my dresser.
"Oh, wow. You guys are pretty big, huh?" she asked me with wide eyes.
"Yeah. There's a lot of good memories on this wall. Back when Brian wasn't such a douch rocket." I sighed, shaking my head.
"What's his deal if you don't mind my asking?"
"We don't know. We all think that this whole rockstar lifestyle went to his head. He wasn't like this before the fame, before the money. He does what he's supposed to do, though. It's just off stage that he acts like that." I found my photo albums & we went through them for a few hours until I realized what time it was.
"You ready to head over there?" I asked her.
"Yeah. Oh wait. Damn. I need some clothes. I can't wear this."
"If you want, I can give you a shirt of mine & I might have some pants that fit you." I offered.
"Yeah. That'd work." she grinned, sheepishly. I ran up to my closet & found a black Metallica t shirt & some black & grey plaid pants for her.
"Are you just going to wear your flip flops?" I asked, handing her the clothes.
"Yeah. It'll be fine. Thanks for the clothes."
"I don't know if they'll fit, but we look about the same size. You can change in my room if you want. I'll wait for you in the living room." I said as I sat down on the couch, turning on the tv.
~October's P.O.V.~ Zacky gave me some clothes to change into in his room, so I walked in & shut the door behind me. I couldn't help, but to inhale his scent when I walked in. I wasn't sure what it was, cologne or just him, but it smelled good.
"His clothes smell good, too. Damn it, October. Knock it off. Get real." I said, snapping to reality. I hurried & changed into his clothes & walked into the living room to meet him.
"Do they fit?" he asked, looking over at me.
"Yeah. They fit just fine." I grinned, turning around. I could tell he was scanning me all over.
"Well, come on. Let's go. Matt just texted me, asking where we were."
"So what's Val like?" I asked him, curiously.
"Valary is nothing short of awesome. Her & Matt have been together for about 12 years now. They've known each other for what seems like forever. She's like a sister to us all. I'm sure she'll love you. She's just the kindest person you could ever hope to meet." he explained as he drove towards their house. Once we were there, Zacky opened my door for me & we walked up to the house, arms linked. He rang the doorbell & a tall blonde woman answered.
"Zacky! Hey! It's been a while. You must be Zacky's girlfriend. October, right?" she asked me with a welcome smile.
"Yeah, but we're not together. We're...just friends." I paused, looking over at him.
"Oh. Well, still. It's great to meet you. Come on in, guys." We walked in & Matt was in the kitchen making drinks.
"Vengeance, my brother. Come in here & taste this. Good stuff." Matt called out.
"I'm comin'." he replied as I followed him with Valary behind me.
"What is that?" he asked Matt.
"This, my friend, is Grey Goose vodka mixed with some Red Bull & some Gatorade. Red, obviously. But try it." Zack took the glass, sipped it, & nodded.
"Not bad, not bad." he said.
"Vodka is obviously there to get you drunk, Red Bull will keep you active & awake, & the Gatorade will keep you hydrated. Brian needs to drink this shit." Matt explained.
"Here, try some." Zack handed me the glass. I sipped it & I thought it tasted pretty good, so I nodded in agreement.
"I'll just stick to my red wine. You guys can have that weird concoction." Valary laughed. We all grabbed our drinks & walked out to the patio in the back of the house & sat around a shaded glass table.
"So how are you two? You've been practically inseperable the last few days." Matt asked us.
"We're good. We're just friends." I said.
"We really like being around each other. It's nothing serious."
"Well, you two look really cute together." Valary grinned, sipping her wine. We talked for a few more hours & then Zacky dropped me off at home.
"I'll text you later." Zacky said as he parked outside of Amy's house.
"Okay. Yeah, sounds good. Thanks. Good night, Zack." I said, nervously as I kissed his cheek & got out of the car. I could see him blush before I got out, though. Once inside Amy's, I started thinking that I should just let it go. There's no fighting it. If it's meant to be, just let it be. Amy was already asleep, thankfully, so I went to my room & crashed on my bed. About ten minutes later, I got a text.
"Hey pretty girl. ;-)" It was Zack.
"Hey, Zack."
"I had a great time today."
"I did, too. We should do it again. Really soon."
"Yeah, totally. I'd like that."
"Great. :-)"
"Can I ask you something?" I texted him, nervously.
"Yeah, of course."
"I think I like you. A lot." I waited for a few minutes & I was starting to feel dumb for saying because I thought maybe he didn't feel the same way.
"I like you a lot, too. I have for a while, actually. :-D" I let out a sigh of relief & a huge smile spread across my face.
"Well, I just wanted to tell you that. Thanks, Zack. I'm going to bed. Night." & With that, I laid my phone down next to me & laid my head on my pillow, but before I closed my eyes, Zack texted me one final time.
"I'm glad we feel the same way. I can't wait to see you again. I'll text you tomorrow."

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