Life According To Amber Lynn Haner

*Amber's POV*

I begrudgingly got up out of bed and took a shower, and got ready for Download. I've had a total of three hours sleep, so I'm less than impressed about everything right now.

I somehow managed to do my eyeliner without fucking it up, so that's an achievement in its own sense, I guess. Another problem was, as Ash pointed out, my roots were showing, and there was no way in hell I was meeting some of my heroes like this. Not a chance. But of course, Dad was less than understanding about this, and told me just to suck it up. Oh wow, such good advice. I think not.

There was a car supposed to be coming to pick us up, so we had to be ready on time. Despite all of my hair drama, my nails going tacky with nailpolish (and managing to fix them) and making myself some tea, I was still ready first. They're wrong when they say girls take longer to get ready. They obviously haven't met my father and his friends.

When we met up down in the lobby, Johnny took one look at me with my eyeliner and said; "definitely your father's daughter." He isn't wrong though, as Dad sometimes wears eyeliner when he's playing at concerts. Eyeliner-wearing is in my blood.

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We arrived at some big park place, and were handed backstage thingies (mainly aimed at me because I'd more than likely just be assumed as another festival-goer) and we headed backstage, where I promptly looked for a vending machine in the hopes that it might have Monster. My hopes were correct, and they had the blue flavoured one that I liked. I obviously got one, using the spare change that I had in my pocket, and sat down on the ground drinking it, looking angelic.

"Hey, are you lost?" Some guy with a British accent asked, and I spun around to see Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon standing with his arms folded, looking slightly confused.

"Nah, my dad's band are headlining, so I came to watch." I replied, trying to act as cool as possible. Inside though, I was exploding. I'm a huge BMTH fan, and having an actual conversation with Oli has been a dream of mine. I'm literally like a fireworks display inside.

"What's his band?"

"Avenged Sevenfold." After a moment, Oli nodded and told me just to be careful around here, that I could easily get bumped into. He left to go and join his band, while I moved and sat on some sort of box, continuing to drink my can of Monster.

"There you are, we've been looking all over for you." Zacky said, coming to sit next to me. I wasn't gone that long, was I?

"I've been here." I replied flatly, taking yet another mouthful of Monster.

"I know that now, smart-ass. You do know that your dad banned you from Monster last night, right?" He wasn't wrong. After last nights episode, I'm not allowed to drink it anymore.

"That's exactly why I'm drinking it."

"Always a rule-breaker, you're my kind of kid."

"I am indeed, rules are for losers." We fist bumped and I sneezed, because I'm on the receiving-end of a cold. Lovely.

"I've to go off and do an interview now, but your dad's up that way, and I'll see you later." I gave him a hug and he left, while I finished my drink and got rid of the evidence.

"I'm going to have to get you a bell or something, because you're forever wandering off." Dad gave me a hug when I found him, so I'm guessing he was worried. Hmm.

"I wasn't far, I was just over there." I pointed to where I was sitting, and realised it was in actual fact pretty far away.

"Why's your tongue blue?" I forgot blue Mobster left a colour on your tongue. I'm so busted.

"Why isn't yours?"

"You were off drinking blue Monster, weren't you?"

"Yeah..."

"No more, alright?" I nodded and sat on yet another box, and sent Ash a text to let him know that I met Oli. I like to gloat. A lot.

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It was coming up to the time that A7X were due to perform, so there were lots of last-minute guitar tuning, adrenalin-shot taking and pictures. Arin insisted on Dad and I getting a picture together, due to the fact that the two of us were wearing eyeliner. I told him he lost his mind, but he ignored me. I still stand by my decision that the dude has lost his mind.

"Just stay here, ok? I don't want you lost." Dad said, giving me a hug just before he went on.

"I will, I promise. I might go and watch you guys from the wings, but I'll be where you can see me." I replied, and he kissed my forehead.

"Alright, but don't wander off."

"I won't, I promise. Good luck!" They all headed onstage then, and you could hear the crowd roar. I jumped down from where I was sitting and went to the wings, and they began to start playing.

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Towards the middle of their set, I felt somebody's presence behind me, and I turned around to see that Oli had found me again, and I made a note to ask he hand his band for an autograph.

"There's my little friend, I see you found your dad so. I like his band, they're really cool. Which one's he?" He hassled, shuffling forward slightly so that he was standing next to me.

"See the lead guitarist with the black and silver guitar, and the fluffy hair? Thats my dad." I said, pointing to where Dad was standing with Zacky and Johnny on the stage. He saw me and I waved over to him and he smiled.

"Ah, Synyster Gates? I can see it now, you guys are pretty alike."

"A lot of people say that. Hey, can I have your autograph?"

"Sure, follow me and I'll give you mine and the rest of Bring Me's, and there's some other bands back here with us too." I followed him to where the other bands were, and ended up getting an A5 notebook full of autographs from BMTH, Fall Out Boy, blessthefall and Lights, Linkin Park, We Came As Romans and letlive. Happy was an understatement. After about twenty minutes, I thanked everybody and ran back to the side-stage, just as dad and the guys were coming back off.

"You guys were amazing!" I said, jumping up into Dad's arms and nearly knocking him backwards. I'm definitely on a sugar rush.

"Thanks, and I see you got autographs. Are you happy about it?" He replied, returning the hug I was giving him. I nodded and yawned slightly, as I could feel myself coming down from the five-minute sugar rush. Five minutes was pretty ducking weak compared to last night, so he should be awfully greatful.

"I'm so..thrilled. Now all I want to do is sleep and drink tea."

"We're heading back soon, I promise. Just hang in there, and you'll be in bed before you know it." He set me Dow, and we went back into the room where everyone else was, and sat talking to them all for ages. I was insanely happy that I got to meet Lights, as she's one of my heroes.

We headed back to the hotel at around ten, and I just about made it into bed without falling asleep. And to think, we'll be doing this all again tomorrow!

Notes

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