Kady's POV

Why did I never have anything to wear? I mean, it was nearly impossible for me to find anything in my closet. It would just be so much easier if I could use my stage wardrobe. Fuck, I just really needed to bite the bullet and go shopping, though I hated that more than my brother’s temper. Just something about the smell of the bustle of the stores didn’t sit well with me. I was and in and out kind of girl.

"Just pick something, Kady," Marley whined with drink in hand. "I want more than a buzz!"

"I know, I know," I sighed, holding up a shirt and pants in front of the mirror. Why did I care so much anyway? It was just a party. An Avenged Sevenfold party...

"Put this on and left go." I turned around to see my black leather dress land on the floor in front of me. Damn it, if I had seen that, I wouldn’t be looking through this shit. Marley knew me all too well.

Without thinking twice, I pulled the dress over my head, a pair of ripped black leggings, and my combat boots. So what if I had been walking around my room in my underwear? It wasn’t like Marley hadn’t seen it before. I just didn’t care.

"Damn girl," Marley said, putting an arm around me and handing me a drink. "You're going to be turning heads."

Marley kissed my cheek and then turned to look me in the eye with a charming smile. His baby blues twinkled and I couldn't help but smile in return. Of course Marley was an attractive man, but I had never thought about him like that until right this moment. I still didn't know what happened between us last night, but I was afraid to ask.

"Marley," I said slowly, putting my hands on his shoulders as my curiosity won over my fear. "What-what happened last night?" I bit my lip and looked into his bright blue eyes, afraid of his response. "I remember the bet, and that's it..."

Marley threw his head back with laughed, patting my shoulder. Okay so that wasn’t the reaction I expected. Fuck...

"We go fucking smashed and smoked some weed. You were freaking out and insisted that we take our clothes off," he chuckled. I blushed and looked at the floor mortified. “You were going on and on about how your clothes were going to catch on fire if you didn’t take them off. Hell, who was I to stop you? You've got a damn good body,” he teased, elbowing me in the side.

"Nothing else?" I whispered, feeling more than a little embarrassed.

"Nope." Marley threw me a wink and then kissed my cheek before pulling away. I couldn't help but feel a small flutter in my stomach. Did I like Marley? Damn it, I didn't have time for this.

"Let's go, babe," Marley called, pulling me from my thoughts.

I nodded and fluffed my hair before going down the stairs. Gunnar and Marley stood waiting while my brother sat on the couch playing COD.

"Cal you're not coming?" I asked with a raised brow.

"Fuck no," he said, standing up and quickly pressing the buttons on the game controller. "Die motherfucker! You couldn't pay me to go."

"Suit yourself," Gunnar shrugged. "I'm going for the free booze and women. I don't give a shit about Sevenfold but might as well be civil."

Fatal Facade would definitely make appearance, but would we fit in with the other metal heads? Would they look at us like we didn’t belong? I quickly pushed the thought away and put on my stage persona’s confident air. No one was going to make me feel like I didn’t belong in this business.

As we walked out to the car, I grabbed Marley’s arm and pulled him close. "Remember, our bet starts now. This is tour business."

"Fuck, really, Kady? Today?" He groaned. "Hell it's only a week."

"I raise that bet five hundred if you can go three weeks," I laughed, knowing that he wouldn't go for it.

"Three weeks? For $1500, fuck no. You raise it to $2000 and I'll consider it," he said, climbing in the car, his eyes locked with mine. "And you said only hook ups, not relationships right?"

I snorted with laughter. Marley Fitzgerald in a relationship? Now that was a joke! He was the most anti-relationship person I had ever met. He was afraid of commitment and ran out the door before most women even knew his name. Hell, he had even brought them to my house so they didn’t know where he lived. I would daresay he was allergic to relationships, considering her had never been in one.

"Why the hell not," I laughed, shaking his hand. “It’s your two grand down the drain, not mine.”

“Nah, I think you’ll lose you’re part of the deal first, Miss Parker,” Marley countered. “It’s not like you to take three hours to get ready for a party. Me thinks you’ve got the hots for one of the Avenged guys…” he whispered in my ear so Gunnar wouldn’t hear. He playfully elbowed me in the side again, wagging his eyebrows at me.

Something about his tone didn’t sound like he was kidding. Fuck, why was this confusing all of a sudden? I couldn’t like Marley, right? He was my best friend for crying out loud!

"You guys are fucking crazy," Gunnar said as he drove. His eyes watched us in the rear view mirror. "Three weeks.... what's Rouge getting out of this?"

Marley and I looked at each other. How the hell was I going to tell my brothers best friend that I promised not to hook up with his archrivals? That shouldn't have even been a possibility. And fuck, we weren't even on tour yet!

"She isn't going to hook up either," Marley replied without out missing a beat. At least he had his head in the game. It was probably why he was go good at convincing women to sleep with him.

Gunnar laughed and I felt my temper start to rise. "Rouge is a prude, she doesn't sleep with anyone without a commitment," he laughed. "You're going to lose big time."

"Oh look, were here," I said looking at the hug house with cars parked everywhere. This was one of the biggest houses I had ever seen and I had no idea what door to go to. Metal blared from the house and people littered the lawn as they smoked and drank. What did we get ourselves into?

Brian's POV

"Get out," I yelled as I stumbled down the hall to the bathroom. My arms clutched the walls as I walked, barely able to stay on my feet. Those fucking deathbats.... My stomach felt like it was on fire and I knew I was going to be sick. Why did I do this to myself instead of tell Michelle off? She was the one who cheated on me. She was the one who ruined us, not me! So why was I even worried about her?

"Brian?"

"Fucking a...." I muttered as I clutched the toilet seat and heaved. At least I felt a little better after emptying the contents of my stomach.

"Brian, are you okay?" I looked up to see Jimmy bracing himself on the doorway. He looked much better off than I did, but then again, he wasn't trying to avoid his ex.

"Why did she even bother to come here? I could fucking kill Val," I raged. Oh shit here it comes again. I leaned down and vomited again, my head spinning as I flushed and balanced on the seat. “What the hell was she thinking?”

"I don't know, man." Jimmy took a seat on the side of the tub, and tossed my a towel from the cupboard. "Maybe you should talk to her?"

"Fuck no," I slurred whipping my mouth before grabbing the mouthwash. I had to get that awful taste out of my mouth. "She's the one who cheated on me! She caused this... Maybe I should show her what it feels like to be rejected," I spit. "I knew once it wasn't exciting anymore she would come crawling back.... well guess what, I don't fucking want her sloppy seconds!"

"Well let's find you a lady friend. Casey is here and looking damn good." I looked up to see Jimmy staring blankly out the door. He must have just finished smoking and was high as a kite. "We've got to get you some ass man." He patted my back and I felt a new sense of confidence coming over me. Yeah, I needed to find someone new and forget about that blonde bitch. She wasn’t worth my time.

"And make sure Michelle knows. Maybe she'll leave me alone and stay the fuck away. She needs to know how I feel," I slurred, standing with Jimmy's help.

As I made my way into the hallway, I found myself face-to-face with a pair of brilliantly blue eyes and a mess of red curls. My heart started to race as I gapped at here, realizing who I was staring at. I smiled and I tried to stand up straight, but I stumbled forward instead, the alcohol still flooding my system. The next thing I knew, we were both pressed to the wall, our noses inches from each other. Damn she smelled good.

"Fancy meeting you here, Red," I slurred, looking into her eyes. "I thought you knew me too well to come."

She blushed slightly before regaining herself. "We thought we'd make an appearance. Not because of you, and my name is Kady—"

"So are you having a good time, Kady?" I asked my hands on the wall on either side of her head, caging her against the wall. I looked down to see her in a sexy black leather dress that hugged her curves in all the right places, and pushing her beautiful cleavage up for me to admire. Damn, she was fucking hot and I couldn’t help but lick my lips at the sight of her.

“Eh, it’s okay,” she replied shakily, her chest rising and falling quickly. Oh, was someone a little excited to be so close to me? That’s right sweetheart, I knew you couldn’t resist me. “I'm looking for Marley and I need to us the restroom, so if you'd excuse me," she said putting her hands on my shoulders to push me away.

"Are you sure you have to go right now?" I asked pressing my body to hers. I felt her shudder underneath me and I knew I had her right where I wanted her.

"Have you seen, Brian?" Fuck, why was Michelle always around?! I inwardly cringed at the sound of her voice knowing I had to act now or she would never leave me alone.

I leaned towards her capturing her lips with mine and at first she was reluctant but then she seemed to forget just why she should pull away. Yes babe, just let it happen. Kady moaned lightly as my tongue caressed her bottom lip, giving me full access. I took another step towards her and tangled my fingers in her hair as she shuddered slightly. Damn she tasted good and I wanted to taste every inch of her.

Suddenly a hand grabbed my hair and yanked me backwards away from Kady. "Oww, what the fuck?" I raged, turning to see Michelle looking extremely pissed.

"Brian Haner Jr. how dare you!" She yelled, slapping me hard a crossed the face. "I came here for you and your making out with this bimbo?"

"Who are you calling a bimbo, bitch?" I turned to see Kady clenching her fists looking at me with a pissed off expression. Oh shit. That's when a second slap hit my face.

"You fucking ass," she hissed, her blue eyes narrow and dark. She was even sexy like that! "How dare you kiss me when you have a girlfriend!"

"She's not my—ouch!" She kneed me I the balls and I collapsed to my knees. I watched as she stormed to the end of the hallway, grabbed a guy with a white t-shirt and aviators and head down the stairs.

Fucking Michelle ruins everything!

Marley's POV

"Oh my god! That Marley Steal from Fatal Facade. He is so sexy!"

I smiled as I walked past some groupies who had managed to sneak into the party, eavesdropping on their conversation. This must be the true life of rock star, and I I could complain. I felt like I could have any woman I wanted, though at the moment I couldn't find the one I was looking for.

When we had arrived, Kady led the way, dodging through the masses of people. It was almost as bad as trying to get through a venue on tour to get a beer. As an opening act, you didn't get shit. The headliners got all the perks and we drove around in the van eating McDonalds and setting up our own stuff. I couldn't wait to start reaping the benefits of our success.

Somewhere between getting a drink and finding the bathroom, I had lost both Kady in Gunnar in the crowd. Gunnar most likely had found a nice piece of ass to hook up with, while I was stuck being celibate. Someone remind me why I took that ridiculous bet? Oh right, because I couldn't say no to those eyes. Hell, I would give my life for Kadence Parker. We had been friends since high school and I knew all of her secrets and her whole story... just she never saw me as anything more than a friend.

"Where the hell did she go?" I mumbled, looking around the room for her bright red hair. It was usually easy for me to pick her out in a crowd but I couldn’t seem to find her.

"Hey handsome," said a woman with a short red dress one. Damn she had legs for miles. "Want to dance?" she asked, grabbing me by the front of my white V neck t-shirt I was wearing.

"Now how can I say no to an offer like that?" I asked, taking her hand and leading her toward the dance floor. As soon as we arrived, she pressed her body close to mine and I swallowed hard. Damn if she kept this up, I would lose $2500. I felt my arousal rise as she bent over and slowly moved back up. Fuck, I had to take a break or else I’d bend her over and fuck her right here on the dance floor.

"Let me go get you a drink," I lied, carefully sliding away. "I'll be right back." I swallowed thickly and turned and moved away quickly. I couldn't believe I was walking around this party with a boner and not putting it to good use.

Where the hell was Kady anyway? Maybe I could get her drunk enough to change the terms of our bet? Or maybe if she drank enough she wouldn’t remember that I hooked up with someone. Damn it, too bad I couldn’t lie to her because she could read me like a fucking book.

As I walked aimlessly through the party all I could do was picture that sexy little redhead in her panties. She was dancing so sexily on the bed. Hell, if she hadn’t been so smashed I totally would have went for it. Unfortunately I was always too chicken shit to tell her how I really felt.

I walked around the down stairs, spotting Gunnar over in the corner with a couple of girls. He raised his beer at me as I walked by and I couldn't help but chuckle. Gun was always the life of the fucking party and surrounded people. I don’t know what it was about the guy but everyone seemed to fucking love him.

"Where the hell are you, Kady?" I said to myself as I started up the stairs. When I reached the top of the stairs I froze, my heart plummeting to my feet.

There stood Kady in the middle of the hall in a lip lock with non other than Synyster Fukcing Gates. That asshole. He looked drunk out of his mind but both were very involved in the kiss.

I gaped at the sight in front of me in disgust. I felt like someone kicked me as hard as they could in the nuts. Hell, I was disgusted and betrayed! What the hell was wrong with me? She was my best friend, not my girlfriend. I had no reason to feel the way I did, but that didn't change how I felt. I shook my head, trying to shake the feeling. I couldn't feel like this about her. We were band mates, not lovers. Fuck, I was screwed.

It was then that I watched a tall blonde woman in a short black dress and boots walk up and pull Gates off of Kady by his hair. "Yes," I muttered, clenching my fists. I honestly didn't know how much more of that I could have watched.

I flinched as both the blonde woman and Kady assaulted Gates. No man deserved to be kicked in the balls but hell I felt so much better that Kady told him off. It was then that she came storming towards me and grabbed my hand.

"Come on, we are leaving," she huffed. Kadence's face was flushed which meant she was both embarrassed and pissed. What did I miss?

"Well it looks like I might be winning that bet," I teased as Kady led us through the crowd. She was bound and determined to get out of this house.

"No way and I don’t want to talk about it, okay?" she hissed, turning to look at me with panicked eyes. "Where the hell is Gunnar? I want to leave!"

"What did he do to you?" I asked, pretending that I didn't see anything. It would be better for her that way.

"He’s an arrogant liar and it was a waste of time to come here. We wont do shit with them again, no matter how good of a time we may have had!" Kady raged, still not really making complete sense. "The fucking asshole."

"Leaving so soon?"

Kady and I both turned around to see a very tall man dressed in black with long dark hair. He was extremely gangly and I instantly recognized him as the drummer of Avenged Sevenfold. Man he was an idol of mine!

"Yeah, I'm tired," Kady said still looking around. "Thanks for having us."

"You're tired already? Come on you just need some shot!" he said leading Kady by the shoulder to the bar area. He pulled out a seat and forced her to sit down. She looked both relieved and irritated.

"I'm Jimmy, or the Rev, but call me whatever. What can I get you?" he asked, leaning over the bar towards Kady and completely ignored me. He wagged his eyebrows at her and she smiled in return. Maybe this guy wasn't too bad.

"Jack." Kady sighed, looking around like she was afraid of someone coming up behind her. "Make it a triple, please..." I knew that face. She looked scared and nervous at the same time. Fuck, I wish she would just tell me what was wrong so I could help her.

"Make that two," I said, taking a seat next to her and putting my arm around her. Kady gave me a weak smile and leaned her head on my shoulder, her icy bludes meeting my eyes and causing that odd feeling to shoot through my stomach again. Fuck, I needed that to stop. I couldn’t fall for my best friend!

Kady quickly downed her drink and stared into the bottom of her glass. She looked miserable and it crushed me to see her like that. Come on Kad, talk to me. I was dying here not knowing what was going on.

"Are you excited for tour?" Jimmy asked, looking between us. "Its a total blast to be a headliner. You are going to love it! We have parties all the time."

"Well we like to party!" Gunnar's voice chimed in from behind me. He looked extremely pleased with himself as he threw his arms around us. "Awesome party dude, thanks for inviting us."

"The more the merrier!" Jimmy sang and gave us a bow. He was an odd character.

"There you are! Listen, Kady we need to talk."

I turned around to find myself between Kady and a very intoxicated Synyster Gates. He was the last person Kady and myself wanted to see right now and I had to resist the urge to throw a punch at him.

Notes

So do we have a love triangle forming here or something else? And Brian and Kady had their first kiss, but was it for the right reason? Did Brian deserve what he got?

Thanks for your comments! Keep them coming! ;)