Children Still Play In The Garden

__Juliet__

"Tick.....Tick....Tick..." The clock went, I can't tell if time is just being a tease since today is our second to last week of school. Lucky me I get to cut out early by a week and a few hours.

"Hey Juliet" Rose shouted. She leans over onto my desk resting her chin in her long fingers. "You ready to tour?" she questioned.

"Yesss, are you ready for touring?" I questioned back.

"YES I'M READY TO PARTAYYY WITH MAIN BITCHES" Anthony shouted out of nowhere.

I laughed out "Shut up Vengeance, nobody asked you!" Slowly catching. my breath.

"FREE COUNTRY, BRUH." He shouted. The room turned to silence after he shouted that Mr.Barman looked up from his computer (Watching porn like every other male teacher in my school), and looked Anthony dead in the eye.

'Mr.Baker, my I ask what was that was about?" He said low and slowly.

"Nothing that concerns you, my friend.!" Anthony pleaded. Mr.Barmen opened his mouth to get Anthony back, but the announcements came over the PA system.

“Excuse this interruption, may I have the following students report the office? Juliet Seward, Rose Sullivan, Alexander Sullivan, Victor Sanders, April Sanders, Robin Haner and Anthony Baker with their stuff to leave. Thanks and have a nice day!” And the system with it’s daily crackle at the end.

“Ya heard the the lady, we need to go!” He protested against Mr.Barmen, “So, bon voyage Barmen!” And like that he grabbed Rose’s arm and my arm with his mad dash out of homeroom. We weren't even halfway down the hallway and we ran into the twins Victor and April, plus Robin. They were making the mad dash to their lockers so we can all get the hell out of school.

We all had to go our separate ways, The twins, Rose, and I all went to the right of the hallway then Anthony and Robin went to the left seeing our lockers were organised by last name. I opened the creaky locker to be met with my vans backpack, and my large Misfits purse. I glanced to the right to see Rose all ready to go, with her pink cheetah print Vans backpack and her Frankenstein film strip bag/purse.

“Hey Jules, I gotta run down to Kindergarten and help Alexander get ready, wanna come?” She asked, I thought about it for a second, going on my mental checklist to see if I had everything. Phone check, purse check, backpack, check, ipod check, empty locker, check.

“Yeah sure, what the hell. I’ll go” I giggled out. She sped off with my hand in hers dragging me down the hallway to the Kindergarten wing. We reached the brightly colored door filled with different colored owls, the first owl I saw was blue, with Alexander’s name typed and glued to the owl.

“Knock knock!” Rose called through the door as she helped herself in, I shuffled along behind her like a shadow. Mrs.Clayfield took notice of our presence and waved us over from her desk.

“Hey Ladies! What can I do for ya?” She asked in her bubbly tone.

“I need to steal my little brother, we’re getting picked up in five minutes from here.” Rose explained to the teacher, Mrs.Clayfield bit her lip as for the rest of her face went into deep thought.

“OH! Mr.Richardson is helping him get his things together!” She nursed, on que Alexander bursted into the colorful classroom with his turtle shell backpack on his back and matching ninja turtles lunch box gripped in his small hand. “SISSY I SAW UNCLE JASON IN THE HALLWAY!” Alexander exclaimed to Rose.

Rose just laughed, “Come on Kiddo, we’ve got a long three months ahead of us!” She laughed, She came back down to earth and said “Bye Mrs.Clayfield Have a nice summer.”

We finally made it out of her classroom and headed for the office, I was holding Alexander’s right hand and Rose took his left hand.

“Hey Julie?” Alexander questioned.

I glanced down at him. “What’s up Kiddo?” I questioned back.

“What’s touring like? Is it fun?” He asked in his five year oldness.

“Touring is like a really big vacation, I’d say it’s pretty fun!” I paused to gain another thought “are you excited to go on your first tour?” I asked.

He just shrugged his small shoulders and walked ahead into the office to be met by both of the Berry twins. We walked in right after Alexander to be met by some POWERFULLY STRONG air conditioning.

“HEY? Where’s the rest of the gang?” Jason asked.

Alexander shrugged his shoulders again “I dunno, I’m only five!”

Matt started laughing at that. “Your also a turtle pal!” Matt said directing that at Alexander seeing he has a turtle shell on his back.

“Hey Uncle Matt, woof woof!” He said in a five year olds version of a gingerly tone.

We all sat around the office’s chairs (Rose and I sat on the floor against the wall) for another five slow minutes. The rest of the gang finally came in with Robin kicking her blue and white Osiris into the sole of my tattered black high top Chuck Taylors.

“We’re home free, next stop the open road” she said rubbing her hands together.

“Alrighty kids, you’re all signed out! I’ll see you older kids next week for graduation!” The secretary noted and waved us off, the herd of everyone escaped the building and entered the hot Californian sun. We walked into the hot school parking lot to be met with my Dad’s white yukon.

“How on earth did you get my Dad’s car?” I exclaimed towards Jason and Matt, Jason chuckled “We hijacked it from your Dad, the only people who know we took it are Jimmy, Brian, and Papa Gates.”

I shook my head and proceed into the familiar vehicle. Matt stopped everyone before we got into the car, “Who’s going to sit where? We already know Jason and I are shot gun in the front and Alexander in the middle back since Jimmy gave us his car seat.” He asked, we all thought on it for a split second.

“I volunteer for all the girls to sit in back, and the guys can take the front.” April explained.

We all agreed on the situation, and started loading up by popping the back trunk thing and throwing our backpacks in, then all four of us girls piled around the back as Victor shut it and got back into the car.

“Ready when you are children” Jason called from the drivers seat.

“We’re ready to go, now put the pedal to the metal, I wanna get hommmeee!!” Anthony pestered.

Matt laughed, “Alrighty drama queens, here’s the route home. Once we hit Ocean Creek Heights, we’re going in order of everyones houses seeing you guys all live on the same street." And continued on with the journey with the radio playing quietly.

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At last we pull up to the Sanders house. "Hey Julie?" Jason asked "didcha want to get dumped off here and walk to your house or do want me to drive to your house?"

I thought on it for a second "Meeh, just drop me here, thanks for picking me up from hell guys!"
They laughed "It's fine kiddo, we'll be seeing you tomorrow morning!"

I smiled and slid out of the back of the SUV to be met by April. "Bye Christ!" She joked.
"Bye Shadz!" I exclaimed back to her. I laughed it off and started walking through the small stretch of Trees and grass to be met by my driveway. I wasn't even halfway up my driveway and the twins can bursting through the tree line.

"MYLORDIEDEAERJESUSCHRIST!" April's mouth bursted.
"Oh my fuckery, what's your problem children?" I questioned, Victor was panting.

"We're locked out again." Was all he said.

"Did you try the garage?" I asked, they both shook their heads yes. I kept thinking of ideas.

"Do you guys just want to hang here until someone comes home?" I asked again. They looked at each other and said yes in unison.

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"Ok I need to pack, who wants to help?" I questioned. April shrugged her shoulders "Fuck it, I'll help, I need to pack still dammit!"

I laughed as we both stared down Victor, he gulped pretty loud. "I'm sleeping in the living room cause I don't like the smell of the oh so many perfume explosions that'll happen in this room" He complained. April got up from her spot on the bed and shooed him out of my bedroom.

"Now that's done, ON WITH THE PACKING, BETCH!" She yelled. I got up from my bed "uh girl no, I'm going to pick all your clothes out. You can pack and fold seeing you do it the best" She said. I looked her down with this whole 'Awwee hell no' look on my face.

She got down on her knees, "Pretttttty pleaaassseee, Julieeeee" She begged. I looked at her on her knees. "Fine. BUT I GET A SAY WHAT COMES AND GOES" I yelled.

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A mass amount of shirts, pants/shorts, and undergarments later we finally picked out every single outfit.
"Alrighty, I've helped now you need to do the rest" April pleaded.

I sighed "fine, you still need to pack anyways" I collected my thoughts "And if you want any help packing, you have my number" I smiled.

"Sounds good Julie! I'll be seeing you later!" She said, we both started walking down the hallway to the catwalk. It's funny because we both looked over the catwalk to see Victor sprawled out on the couch.

"Hey Jules? Have you ever compared Brian and Victor?" She questioned.

I closed my eyes to think for a second. "Well, to be honest I've never really thought on it. You could be over thinking on it for all I know, but I will take a look when we all come together for dinner tonight." I told her, she nodded her skull in agreement.

She approached Victor in a quiet matter. "We're going to start the packing process, see ya later mofo!" She called out as she strutted out the front door. Victor followed behind her after hugging me. After they went out of the grand glass front door with a small click of the lock.

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I'm still all alone in my home with Peanut. I glanced down at the small dog that staring right back at me, and laughed because at the look swiped across her face.
All of a sudden we heard a click of a lock coming from the mud room. "JAY, HONEY, I'M HOME! COME HELP ME UNPACK AT GROCERIES!" A feminine voice shouted.

I took off from one door to another door that goes from the garage to the house's mud room.

"Hey Mom! Hey Michelle!" I greeted and grabbed some of the plastic bags. My mom came up to me with bags in each manicured hand. "Hey Julie honey." She spoke to me as she kissed my cheek, Her pinkish nude lipstick leaving a mark.

"Hey mom!" I spoke getting pasta sauce out for the 'last dinner' that usually happens the night before the guys leave for tour.
"Jules, how was school?" Michelle questioned as she was tapping her manicured fingertips on the white iPhone screen.

"Meh, it was school?" I responded back to her grabbing some more stuff for dinner.
She laughed "Not surprised" and gained herself for a second "well ladies, I'm sure Robin is sitting there wondering where I am." Like that she grabbed her purse that had photos of her, Brian, and Robin.

"Bye Mich!" My mom and I both said in unison. She spun her stick thin frame around on her nude stilettos and waved her manicured fingertips with a smile that revealed every white tooth behind the many coats of lipstick and gloss.

Yet again, she spun right back around with her artificial chocolate curls draping around her stick of a body. Her stilettos clicked on the cherry wood floors right out the mudroom door that leads into the garage.

My mom started putting stuff away in the freezer until she questioned me with "Jay, did you start packing? You know you won't have enough time tomorrow morning."
My eyeliner drawn eyes glanced up, with my lips speaking, "yeah, I just need to pack my toothbrush and jazz."

Mom put the last of her purchases and kept talking "Good, I told your father I'd help pack and get some show clothes together, wanna help?"

"I guess seeing I have nothing else to do." I sighed, she smiled and got a good grip on my hands as we ran up the tan carpeted stairs. I dashed up with my mom and ran straight across the catwalk, but only this time we're not going to my room. My room is right next to my parents room, and you can only guess what I hear at night *shudders*.

My mom's iPhone started started ringing, of course being my nosy self I looked at the display to see my dad's face. "Julie doll, Your father is on the phone waiting to talk to you." I gave my mom a warm smile as she gave me the phone.

"JOHNNY!" I screamed with excitement into the phone.
I could almost hear him shake his mohawked head through the phone, a chuckle was followed when he said “How was school today, Jules?”

I sat down on his and my mom's bed. "Meh, boring."

He babbled on about some stuff I need to help back, and then he paused to take a drag from his cigarette, of course and kept speaking.

Johnny stopped talking. "Alrighty daddy, sounds good, love yooou!" I mushed into the phone.

His laughed was contagious to smile since I arrived on the planet. "I'll see you when I get home, bye doll, love yooou tooo" He mushed back. I sighed, I never wanted that conversation to end, it did sometime I guess?

"Jay, what did your father say?" My mom asked, she was getting the one of many suitcases out of their split walk in closet.

"Nothing really, he just asked how my day was and what to pack" I told the older woman. She laughed as she pack an endless amount of boxers and socks.

I sighed and rose from my cozy spot on the red tartan print duvet covered bed. My mom called me over to the large closet with some pants in both of her manicured hands.

"Alrighty, what ones?" She asked.

I grabbed both pairs from her grip and threw them by his one of many suitcases. "Pack them both, the guy is going to need all the pants he can get!" I told, she laughed of course. I went back to their bed and started folding all the clothes my mom pulled from his closet.

Eventually we packed everything he needed to be Johnny Christ, by then we needed to start the huge dinner we always had the night before touring.

I started my journey down the stairs when I heard the front door open with stilettos clicking into the house.
"HELLO?" I shouted, another set of shoes entered the house with a clunk of every step.

"AYE! IT'S JUST GENA AND ANTHONY!" Gena shouted, I dashed down the stairs to greet my best guy friend with a huge hug.

"Hello there, life partner" I greeted and hugged, "And, life partner's mom." I hugged her and smiled at Anthony from behind Gena's back.

I told Gena my mom would be down in a few, and grabbed Anthony's tanned arm to walk outback by the patio. "You smell good." Anthony complimented. I blushed seeing I have a crush on him, and nobody knows.

We sat down on the patio chairs that sat around this large glass patio table "So, what have you done since we left school?" I asked.

He smiled and thought for a few seconds. "I just packed like everyone else, what about you?" He questioned.

"Meh, I finished all my packing, and I helped my mom pack for my dad."
I told him. He smiled and we texted and talked about different stuff.

A short while later, Rose appeared from the patio doors wearing jean shorts and a My Chemical Romance tank top that has the couple from “Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge” on it.

"HOMIE!" I shouted to her with my glass of soda in hand.

"PEOPLE!" She shouted with her arms spread. Anthony, Rose, and I sat in the patio chairs. We talked about different things, like what we're going to do on tour.

"Haay fuckers!" Robin shouted to the three of us. I got up and hugged her Blink-182 tank top and black shorts covered torso.

She pulled out from hug and glanced down at my tank top. "I have that same tank! I wonder where you got it?" She asked with a sarcastic tone. I laughed seeing we bought the Nirvana tank top together.

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All seven of us kids sat around the backyard in the patio chairs sipping on juice boxes.

"Kids, the food is done!" Michelle yelled from the patio doors. All of us kids trampled over each other for the food.

We all finally got inside from piling on top of everyone to be met by little Alexander and his stuffed turtle.

"HOW'D HE GET THROUGH?" Victor yelled in a questionably matter.

"It's quite simple" Jimmy spoke in a posh tone "he we to the front door, I bet you silly kids didn't think of that!" He finished in a British accent.

"I WANT FOOOOOOOOOD" I yelled sitting cross legged on the floor.

"We'll eat in a bit, just calm your butt!" Johnny patted my head. I shouted my dad's name and wrapped myself around his leg. He laughed rubbed his hand over my head. Eventually I got off his leg and up on my own feet again.

"Who wants to start?" My mom asked. We all glanced around the room until I spoke up.

"I think Jimmy seeing he's the tallest!" I said, everyone spoke in agreement.

"You guys just love me that much!" Jimmy laughed as he grabbed a plate and loaded it with a little bit of everything. I got smashed between Matt and Brian, and this was going to be fun...NOT! When you're with Brian, he always tries to cause some sort of commotion just to be funny, that's going to happen to me.

"Juliet Violet Seward!" Brian shouted "Is that a tattoo I see?" He shouted again.

I blushed a deep crimson and covered the back of my ear. It's true, I have a tattoo behind my ear, it's one of those hella dope feathers. My parents already know about it, hell, my mom took me because have matching ones.

I tucked my dark blue stands behind my ear. "Yeah, so what's your point?" I questioned getting kinda sassy.

"I dunno? Aren't you kinda young?" He questioned back as if I'm Robin.

"Well, that's a whole different department, my friend”

Brian laughed and ruffled my hair. "Aw kid, you're just like your dad!" He joked, I laughed and started my journey through the buffet of Italian food again.
I got to the end of the line to be met by Val and Michelle. "We wanna see your tattoo, your mom said it's pretty cute!" Val said, she bounced little River on her hip.

I sat my plate down on the counter and revealed it to them, of course when I revealed the curtain of blue hair they're going to squeak.

"Juliet, that's pretty! I really like it!" Val squeaked, River took his small fingers and tried to trace it out.

My tattoo was nothing really special, well it's special, you get the point. Anyways, the girls kept squealing over it, I slipped away with my food to the patio to be met by Robin and Anthony. "Hey gang. I'm sitting here, sound good?" I told the two. They nodded as they both stuffed their faces.

I laughed and set my plate and soda down on the glass table. Everyone eventually sat down and ate their spaghetti and salad.

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"DAT ASS DOE," I shouted at the tv. Everyone was laughing hard at the movie because Jackass is on.

"THE FEELS!" April shouted and wrapped her arms around her waist. I think she did that at the wrong time because, Brian was walking past with a disgusted face.

"Well then Ape, I'll be making sure father knows what 'the feels' are." He said in a serious tone.

I looked at him with a blank expression glued to my face. "Shut it Bri, you get "the feels" for Michelle. Don't deny it!" I told in the same tone as him.
His face turned a bright crimson. "Of course I do!" He spoke in a girlish voice.

"Just go back to the adults table because, I wanna see Johnny Knoxville." Rose pouted.
Brian brought that disgusted face back. "Who let you watch this?"

"Matt, my dad, Jimmy..." I listed off.

"Rob, I think we're going to go because your mom fell asleep on Matt's shoulder." Brian informed to Robin and the group.

"BYE WIFEY!" I shouted at her as she sipped her Vans on.

"BYE LOVER! I'LL SEE YOU ALL AT 3:59 TOMORROW MORNING!" Robin shouted to everyone. One by one everyone started to leave my house besides Anthony. We were watching the rest of Jackass, until the weirdest thing happened, my dad and Zacky jumped over the couch AT THE SAME TIME! Anthony and I came together in a hug, and started screaming.
I guess screaming helps because, our fathers ended up missing the couch to land straight on the soft floor with a thud.

"BUTTS, HOLY BUTTS!" I shouted with my hand over my chest. All four of us are now laughing uncontrollably.
"I hope we weren't disturbing anything." Zacky spoke sly matter, nudging Anthony's ribs.

"Zacky, the only thing you guys disturbed was me seeing Steve-O's ass!" I complained to him.
My dad started laughing, but had the look of death. "Jay, I'm not even going to ask."


I laughed as my head landed in Anthony's lap. "Hello up there!" I said in a tired matter. Anthony started making words, but my head started drifting off. All of a sudden, I was cradled in someone's arms. I must've started mumbling, because my dad hushed me. His scent of cologne and cigarettes was comforting my tired self.

"Daddy, I'm sleepy." I mumbled into his chest. My head lolled around in his cradling grip.
"It's okay, you need some sleep." He whispered as I got carried up the stairs.
I mumbled some more stuff before being carried across the cat walk. "BYEEE, ANTHONNNNNY!!!" My sleep infested body shouted. He was in the same state as me, sleep infested.

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Notes

A/N: Hey guys! I’ve always wanted to post an Avenged Sevenfold fan fiction, so I finally did it! I'm sure I made mistakes here and there, so don't worry!

I should probably explain who’s kid is who, this should help!

Jimmy and Leana- Rose and Alexander
Brain and Michelle- Robin
Zacky and Gena- Anthony
Matt and Val- Victor, April, and River
Johnny and Lacy- Juliet
xoxoxoxo