Marley's POV

"What I wouldn't give to knock him down a peg..." I heard Matt say as I walked toward the pool. I had just passed a fuming Caleb in the hallway and it took everything in my power not to hit him. I was so tired of him telling me what I could and couldn't do and just trying to control me. This tour was turning one of my best friends into a monster.

"You and me both..." I muttered, walking up behind Zacky and Matt. They both looked at me like I was crazy but what they were talking about wasn't exactly a mystery. I carefully sat next to Matt by the edge of the pool as a wave of dizziness came over me. This concussion and broken wrist were going to be the death of me.

Zacky leaned back as he tread water, glancing over toward Ryn. He was one lucky bastard and I wished that I could have been as lucky with Kady. Ever since I woke up in the hospital, she had been by my side. It was like we never had had an argument and that the air had been cleared between us. I was thankful for that but I couldn't help but want more. It truly sucked falling in love with your best friend.

"So Cal isn't on your nice list either, I take it?" Matt huffed as I eyeballed his beer. What I would give to have one but I was stuck in sobriety for eight more days due to my medications. This sucked just as bad as the celibacy challenge I had with Kady at the beginning of the tour. However, that grand felt nice going into my pocket, I'll tell you that!

"Yeah, you can say that," I sighed and kicked my feet in the water. "If you don't mind the out of control, possessive, egotistical maniac side of him then you're fine. Too bad that's been the only side any of us have seen since we played out first show." I couldn't believe I was saying this to Matt and Zacky, but what other choice did I have? Kady had fucking disappeared and I was convinced that Gunnar was a sex addict. More often then not, they were nowhere to be found, leaving me at Caleb's demise. What was happening to my band and my best friends?

Matt and Zacky both let out a sigh and looked at each other. "Tours tend to bring out the worst in people." Zacky looked at me with a sympathetic smile as he hung onto the edge of the pool. "We've learned that we need to keep doing things for ourselves but also do the things that helped us become friends."

"Like drink and fuck around," Matt chuckled. "Part of the reason why it's always a party on our bus."

"But we each take our alone time too. For example Matt likes to game, Syn likes to composes, I have VU stuff to do, and who the fuck knows about Jimmy and Short Stack." Zacky laughed as Jimmy picked up Ryn and span her around in the air like a helicopter as she laughed. The lifeguard whistled at them and Jimmy smiled sheepishly before pulling her back down.

"Last one to the top of the water slide has to drink absinth, Ryn!" He laughed before both of them balled ass toward the slide. I missed doing stupid shit with Kady. Speaking of which, where the hell was she? She was supposed to meet me down here ten minutes ago.

"So what's pissing you off about Caleb besides that he's the worlds biggest backstabbing asshole?" Zacky asked, swimming to the edge.

"Well, at this point in time I'm wishing that he gets thrown back in jail. Our image and our careers would be better without him," I said truthfully. I wished it wasn't the case but the night of the accident opened my eyes to what we were throwing away: the chance of a lifetime.

"But aren't you two best buddies? The press is calling you toe the bad boys if Rock'n'Roll," Matt said before raising his beer to his lips.

I scoffed, yeah I guess it would look that way to everyone else. Kady's rejection fucking hurt and ever since then I had been trying to numb my emotions so I wouldn't feel for her. I had been reaching for every possible drug and alcoholic beverage I could find. Caleb just happened to be there or the one to supply the goods. Not to mention I could never find find fucking Gunnar and the last person I wanted to see was Kady. Caleb was still pissed at me for wanting his sister and became increasingly unruly and unpredictable under the influence. I was sick of his controlling, pompous, and demeaning nature so when I drank or was high I got ballsy. It usually resulted in us duking it out or doing something completely stupid under the influence.

"Yeah...I've been thinking a lot about that. If I'm going to be identified as a bad boy by the press...I don't want to fucking share it with a bass player." We all chuckled.

"Can't spell bass without ass," Zacky laughed before moving to sit on the other side of Matt on the pool deck. "But there isn't much you can do to change that, is there?"

"Actually there is." We all turned to see Ryn in front of us in the water. Her long blond hair was plastered to her face and she couldn't keep her eyes off of Zacky. I kind of felt like I was interrupting a major eye fucking session. "But we'd need to wait until your next tv interview. You would just have to out jackass Caleb....if that something you really want to do."

"But how would that look to the public? I mean they already canceled one show because they thought we were going to mass murder them all under the influence of drugs and alcohol. It fucking sucks that the general public doesn't understand why we do what we do."

"Welcome to the life of a rock star," Matt chuckled and gave me a clap on the shoulder. The motion caused my head to spin and I gripped the edge of the pool. Fuck Caleb for giving me a concussion and breaking my wrist...at least it's mainly my cymbal hand.

"Well, we can definitely change your image if you'd like. We could make the public see you any way you'd like if you follow my instructions." Ryn gave me a warm smile but all I could do was shake my head and look away. I just wanted to be me and have my old friends back like it used to be when we practiced in my garage. Fuck whatever happened to all that?

"I'd rather just do me..." I huffed. But would Kady think if me differently if the groupies were climbing all over me? Would she be jealous? A small smile pulled at my lips at the idea. If she came bounding back to me so easily after my accident, she must have some feelings for me. Maybe changing myself a little would push her to realize that she needs me in her life....as more than a best friend.

"But I guess a change would be okay if it would better the band and our sales." I mused and Ryn looked like she had just won a huge shopping spree.

"Okay, I will get on that ASAP," she beamed as Zacky wrapped his arms around her. "Now if we can just get Caleb turned around..."

"Well I hate to burst your bubble sweetheart," Zacky said as he pulled Ryn out of the water and onto his lap. "But the only thing you're getting on tonight is me..."

"Ah, dude, really? In front of all of us? Well....as long as we can watch," Matt laughed, receiving a shove from Zacky. "It will be the only action I'm getting besides watching Rev beat Christ with a fucking pool noodle! Oh fuck, get him Rev!"

I averted my eyes to the top of the water slides to see a very tall man beating the shit of someone that looked like a child in comparison. They were fiercely fighting and all that we could hear was Jimmy screaming some song he was improvising. Damn, these guys were a hoot. I remembered when my band used to have these times but now we barely see each other and are pulling apart at the seems. I honestly didn't know I'd we were going to make it through this tour.

"I call the winner of that battle!" The splash as Matt jumped into the pool pulled me back to reality.
Somewhere in my thinking Zacky and Ryn had disappeared so now I was left sitting alone. Again.

Notes

So here is a little filler chapter that let's you know just how bad things are going in Fatal Facade. The band is ripping apart and they aren't really friend any more. Can they fix this before it's too late? Will Ryn be able to help? Will Marley's plan to get Kady to love him work?

Thanks for reading and thanks for all the responses to my last chapter about my new story. It's called Digital Debauchery and I am co-writing with gingerSMASH! Check it out, it's going to be a funny twisted romance!