Two Vibrant Hearts

“Here you go, kid.” Brian said as he opened my door. He helped me out and I thanked him. He walked away and I took a moment to calm myself. You just held Brian fucking Haner’s hand. I shook my head and began walking, until a moment later in which I was falling to my death. My first reaction was to cover my face, and a few seconds late my knees and elbows crashed against the pavement.

“Holy mother fucking shit son of a-“ I swore before throwing a hand over my mouth. I took deep breaths and kept myself from screaming out in pain. Tears stung in my eyes but I pushed them back and pulled my knees to my face to inspect the damages. The right knee on my skinny jeans was torn open, and even though the left knee was still intact, you could tell that both of my knees were bleeding. I let out a moan in pain for a moment, letting a few tears fall. I wiped my eyes as I tried to stand up, pain shooting through my legs. I balanced myself against Matt’s car and when the pain dimmed enough I took a small step forward. My ankle gave out and, once again, I was falling to my impending doom. This time I did scream when I hit the pavement, because now my knees were twice as bad and I also caught myself on my elbows. I moaned louder and this time I let myself cry. As I was wondering how in the name of God the guys couldn’t have heard me, a door opened and light shot across the yard. I looked under the car and saw a tall silhouette.

“Kid?” Matt called out. I let out another moan in pain and wiped my eyes of tears. My eyeliner had to have smudged by now, so with a shaky hand I wiped around my eyes. I heard footsteps and soon Matt was standing above me, looking down. My chest collapsed as I silently sobbed, in too much pain to speak. He looked at me shocked before composing himself. He smiled sadly and leaned down. With one swift movement, Matt slid his arms under me and picked me up bridal style. I leaned my head against his chest and held back cries of pain as he gently carried me into his house. As he walked in I heard small gasps.

“Holy shit, Kid, what’d you do to yourself?” Zacky asked, sitting up at the edge of the couch. I looked at him and raised my eyebrows.

“Well Zach, now that you ask,” I began, sarcasm dripping off my words. “Brian walked away and I was like ‘well shit, what should I do before I go hang out with Avenged Sevenfold? Oh, I know, how about I throw myself to the floor and ruin my favorite pair of skinny jeans. They’ll surely think I’m badass for having blood stains on my pants.’ So that’s exactly what I did Zack.” Everyone burst out laughing and I smirked. I glanced at Matt and he was staring at me, smiling widely.

“You don’t know what girls do to look badass to us, Kid.” Zack chuckled as Matt walked passed him. He brought me into a bathroom and shut the door. Matt set me on the counter and gave me an awkward look.

“Uh, do you have anything under your…” Matt asked, blushing a little. I smirked and unbuttoned my skinny jeans. I stuck my legs out and hissed in pain before sliding my skinny jeans down to my knees. I couldn’t reach past my knees, so I stared at Matt to do it. He avoided eye contact with me, probably trying not to look at me in my underwear. I cleared my throat and he glanced at me. I pointed to my skinny jeans and it took him a moment to realize what I wanted. He carefully pulled off my skinny jeans, pausing when I winced in pain. I looked at my bare legs and they were smeared with blood. I sighed and looked at Matt. He was staring at my legs for a moment before snapping out of it and looking back at my face. He blushed and scratched his head awkwardly. “I guess I should wash the blood off your legs before it dries.”

“No really?” I asked sarcastically. He gave me a look and rolled his eyes before standing up and opening a closet. He took out a bright white wash cloth and dampened it. He got onto his knees and grabbed one of my legs and carefully began to wipe off the blood. Matt gently washed around the cuts on my knee and put a bandage on it before moving to the other one. It stayed silent and I stared at him, examining his body fully since the beginning of the concert. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt and blue jeans. His muscles were very much visible, which made me internally melt. He glanced up and me and smiled, making his dimples appear. I held myself from drooling. Suddenly the door open and Jimmy stood outside. He immediately burst into laughter and looked back to the living room.

“It’s been one night and he’s already on his knees for her!” Jimmy howled. I heard movement and all of the guys appeared next to Jimmy. I blushed and looked down, embarrassed that now all of Avenged Sevenfold have seen me in my underwear. I flushed even more red when I realized I was wearing my Hello Kitty boy-shorts. Why must I be so embarrassing? Apparently Johnny noticed why I was blushing and smirked.

“Guys, let’s leave Matt and Kid alone.” He said. As they all walked away I mouthed ‘thank you’ and he nodded. As he shut the door I let out a sigh. Matt looked up at me and raised an eyebrow.

“I could not embarrass myself any further.” I mumbled and winced. He finished up around the cuts and reached for a bandage. I looked up at the ceiling, cursing myself, when I felt a pair of lips on my knee. I shot my head down and saw Matt kissing my cuts. I smiled and he put the bandage on my knee before standing up. He smiled before realizing I was still pants-less. He blushed and I sighed.

“I’ll go get you some sweats,” He whispered before leaving the room. I stared absent-mindedly at the door, waiting for Matt to come back. I groaned a little. All in one night I managed to almost get raped, meet Avenged Sevenfold, get invited to hang out with them, trip and probably twist my ankle, and have my embarrassing Hello Kitty underwear be seen by the band. Or, at least Johnny and Matt saw. They have yet to learn about me, but now they know my underwear choices. I sighed just as Matt came in with sweats, and he handed them to me. He almost walked out when my hand shot out and grabbed his arm. Holy mother of God his muscles.

“Wait,” I said. He turned around and I blushed and held the sweats up. “I might need help getting these on.” He smirked and walked over in front of me. He unfolded his sweats and stuck my feet through the elastic bottoms. He winked before wrapping my arms around his neck and stepping between my legs. He stepped away from the counter, making me float in air. He swiftly pulled up the sweats and wrapped his hands around my thighs so he was holding me baby style. He scooted me up higher so my legs were above his hips before opening the door and walking out. I blushed and tried not to stare at him as he brought me out. The guys all whistled as Matt walked to the couch. He set me down and sat next to me, practically sitting on my leg.

“So, uh, where were we?” I began, hoping to get off the topic of Matt and I’s little scene. Brian snickered and winked at me.

“We were complimenting your taste in underwear,” He answered alluringly. My face flushed and I put my head in my hands.

“I could not have chosen a better day to completely embarrass myself.” I groaned. The guys laughed and Matt wrapped his arm around me. I pulled away and they were all smiling.

“He’s just being an ass, Kid.” Johnny interjected, smiling kindly at me. I smiled back and tilted my head a little. “We were at your friend Emma.”

“Oh yeah.” I replied, remembering where we left off.

“So is she a big fan?” Jimmy asked, scooting up next to the couch. I widened my eyes.

“Big doesn’t even begin to explain how much of a fan she is.” I scoffed, breathing deeply at the thought of Emma. They all gave me questioning looks and I smiled. “She’s in love with you guys. She owes you guys, because you saved her life.”

“How?” Matt asked, shocked. I looked at him before staring off into space.

“Around seventeen or eighteen she was having serious mental issues, and while she had listened to you guys before, she listened to primarily Avenged Sevenfold as she recovered.” I explained. They all gave me looks of awe and I smiled.

“Is she the one who got you into us?” Brian asked, smiling. I nodded.

“Yeah. You guys were like my suicide band.” I replied, smiling a little. Their faces dropped.

“What?” Johnny asked. I pursed my lips.

“Like, at age eighteen, my parents got divorced. I still had a long year of school left, and my mom was making me move. Emma showed me you guys at that time, and since ¾ of your songs are about death and dying, listening to you always made me contemplate life and death,” I said, looking at them. I flinched a little at the memories before shaking it off. “Obviously I always chose life.”

“So it was our music that saved you?” Jimmy muttered, the corners of his lips twitching. I nodded again.

“Actually,” I added, looking at them. I smiled widely and laughed a little. “It was because I always hoped I could meet you guys and become friends. I never really had a brother figure, so that’s what I was hoping for.”

“Well, sorry we’re three years late.” Zach replied. I perked up and smiled at him. Everyone nodded and scooted towards me. They all hugged my legs, and Matt squeezed me around the shoulder. Zach pulled away and smiled evilly. “So is Emma going to be pissed that you’re with us?”

“Hell yes.” I laughed. I pulled my phone out and started up my camera. I handed it to Zach and gestured for everyone to come closer. “Let’s take a picture and send it to her.”

“I better be in the next one.” Zach muttered as he looked at the camera. He counted down, and I posed as though I were a pimp. All the guys played along and Zach had to hold himself from laughing. After he took the picture he jumped onto the arm rest of the couch and put his head next to mine. He gave Jimmy the camera and just as Jimmy was about to take the picture, Matt kissed my cheek. I flushed red and looked at Matt. He smirked and I pursed my lips. Jimmy handed me my phone before yawning. I put my phone away, forgetting to send the pictures to Emma.

“Okay guys, how about we all go to sleep. Kid can sleep wherever she wants.” Jimmy suggested. I smiled and nodded, suddenly yawning too. I looked around to where I wanted to sleep when Matt stood me up and had me step back. He pulled on the couch cushions and suddenly his couch turned into a huge ass bed that went all the way to the middle of the room. My mouth dropped and Matt laughed. Everyone threw themselves onto the place they’d be sleeping and threw off their clothes. I stared in shock and Matt just chuckled as he pulled out a pile of blankets and pillows from a random closet I never noticed. He threw them to the guys and they got themselves situated. I noticed an empty spot and took a step when I realized I couldn’t move. I stumbled and Matt caught me before I fell. He picked me up and laid me down where I was going and laid down next to me. Pulling up the blanket, Matt snuggled next to me and wrapped his arm around me. As I drifted off to sleep, all I could think was holy shit the Matt Sanders is holding me…