Ella’s POV

Okay, now I got why Liz had been so hyped all the time. This had been amazing, this whole evening was great and I was glad that she convinced me to go with her.

We pushed our way through the bar area and got us a cocktail, I greedily drank through the straw to cool me off. Who would have thought that it would be getting this hot during a show?!
I finished off the drink in record time and handed the glass back.

“Lets go back, I wanna meet the rest of the band, don’t wanna miss that” Liz pulled my arm and we headed back to the section at the side of the stage, flashing our VIP passes and earning dirty looks from the regular crowd, and I couldn’t blame them.

We waited with the rest of the group when the hall was slowly getting empty. We were guided into the backstage area and saw a lot of commotion, the crew began to get the stage built down and the drum equipment was being deinstalled. I watched all this with wide eyes, trying to take everything in. I mean when again would I get a chance to see all this happening again, probably never.

While we waited for the two missing members, Liz and I talked about our favorite part of the show, which song we liked best and Dave and her brother were silently staying behind us. Tom krept closer every now and then, laying his arm around me, making me frown at him…
What was his deal!? I took a small step away, so he would get the hint, but I wasn’t too sure if he was doing it on purpose or just didn’t notice.

Suddenly a now familiar face appeared before me, a smirk on those lips and I really had to get used to the fact that this handsome man was not only a famous rock star, but he was actually talking to me and coming back to ask what he promised me he would.

“So can I count you in as a fan now? I told you I’ll come back collecting the answer?!” He gave me a smile that dropped probably lots of panties without needing to say a single word.
“I didn’t think you would make true to that promise, if I am honest.” I said and felt an elbow in my side from Liz “Ella!”

To my surprise Syn or as I was told Brian was his real name, he chukled “Don’t worry” Then he turned to me again that smile still in place and I noticed he was still wearing his stage outfit, his shirt clung to his body sweaty, a drink in hand but his attention turned only my way.

“You can count me in, even though I don’t think that you do that to each and every fan with this personal after the show questioning, am I right?” I teased and another chuckle escaped him “That is true, only the really special one’s get that treatment” He winked making me laugh, were these famous people all like this?!

He was really something else, that was a fact, but it was fun to talk like this, I would never see him or any of them again, only if I would go to a concert again, but this close was probably a once in a lifetime thing, so why would I act like someone I wasn’t…

“I didn’t promise too much, did I?” He grinned and he already knew he got me with all this tonight.

“No, you certainly didn’t, and like I said, count me in” I said again and his grin just became wider, like he was about to say ‘Told you so’ but he was interrupted from someone else that slung his arm around his shoulder.

“Hey, weren’t you supposed to be at the after party?!” He asked his friend and that’s when I noticed that he was the singer. “I’ll be right up going there… just wanted to make sure on my promise.. you know what, why don’t you ladies and gentlemen, come and follow me, you ever been to an official after party?!”

I hadn’t really got a chance to look at the singer when Liz was jumping up and down beside me excitedly. What did I miss?! I looked confused around when the words Brian said finally registered – After party?!

“Oh my god, Ella! Did you hear?! Sure, we would love to go!” Liz fell into everyone’s arms and I had to hide a smile, she was out of her mind tonight, and really I couldn’t blame her after everything.
I chanced a small look at the singer, now without his sunglasses seemed his face was pretty familiar.

He looked different than the singer in his good looks, but definetly another way too handsome man. What was wrong with this band?! I looked at him a little closer, tried to take in his tattoo's and the rest of this tall guy, when I was pulled out of my staring.

“Perfect, come on” Brian laid his arms around me and Liz pulling us into his sides. I looked around and saw the singer starting to walk behind us until he was pulled back, his job wasn’t done as it seemed.

“He will be at the party too… later” Brian must have seen my look and I felt my cheeks heat up, it’s not like I wanted him to be there… okay maybe a little bit, but only to find out why he looked so familiar to me.

“Hey Syn… whose your company?” A guy to our left asked, while Brian just nodded his head without replying and pulled us into the next room. Loud music greeted us and Brian guided us towards the bar “Here help youself” He motioned to Tom and Dave who had trailed behind us.

“And for the ladies, something else?” He yelled into our ears but I shook my head, a beer wouldn’t hurt. I grabbed a bottle from the table holding it up with a smile and he nodded “How about you?” He yelled at Liz and she yelled back into his direction but it was too loud around us for me to unerstand her. He motioned for Liz to move forward and I took the chance to pull my phone out seeing it was already after midnight.

We were invited to the after party, will be home later.. Hope I don’t wake you. See you tomorrow, goodnight! Ella

I send the message to Jake, so he wouldn’t stay up and wait for me, when I had no idea when I could drag Liz out of here, probably not before any of the band members would leave.

“Care to dance” I heard a voice yell from behind me. I had never seen that guy before, my beer was pulled from my hand and set on the table and before I knew it I was suddenly on the makeshift dance floor being twirled around by some guy with longish hair and a base cap.

“Who brought you to the party?” He yelled when he pulled me close again while I was trying to focus to look straight again.
“Brian or Synyster Gates” I yelled back and he laughed loudly a male but melodic sound.
“Should have guessed that much” He smirked and danced around me.

I had to laugh at the way he danced “What’s your name?” I asked and he grinned “I’m Jason, and you?” He put his hat up shortly as greeting and then it landed back on his head.

“Ella, but I gotta excuse myself, I need to find my friends and-” I was interrupted when someone stumbled into me, getting beer all over the back of my top, cold beer. I flinched and shrieked at the shock of cold and almost jumped into Jason before me.

“Oh shit” A guy was patting my back with a paper towel, his hand on my back and running lower.
I tried to look behind me, and he seemed concentrated on the task. I wanted to flinch away, but was held by Jason before me and closed my eyes this would be really funny, if it wasn’t me in the situation.

“I’m fine… it’s okay” I turned around and came face to face with one of the members of the band again, what was it? Johnny? The bass player, about my height, only his hair was making him taller. His hand stopped mid stroke when he noticed I turned around.

“Yo Christ, get your hands off of her” Brian’s voice interrupted again, he walked towards us, he laid his arm back around my waist and pulled me away from the scene, his hand landed on the wet of my shirt and he frowned.

“That guy is really good for nothing, not even bringing you a drink” He rolled his eyes “Should I get you a new shirt? I bet I can organize a band shirt, to mark you as a real fan?” Brian said with another of those smirks and I shook my head “Nah, I’m fine really… its warm enough in here so it will dry eventually” He nodded “Such a shame” And with that he pulled me along with him and I looked around, where the hell did Liz, Dave and Tom vanish?!

Matt’s POV

I did my task, answered questions, hugged, made pictures and even had a fun time. Still the time I spend with the meet and greet people couldn’t get over fast enough for my taste.

When we were finally able to call it a day, Jimmy and I vanished towards the backstage area to where the party would be held. I looked at my clock, damn it was already 1:30 I just hoped she would be still around and that Gates hadn’t fulfilled his plan.

But was it was ture and she was here with her boyfriend, this tall guy standing behind her, then what had Gates planned?!
I hurried through the crowd finding Brian at the side of the entrance smoking.

“You done? Took you a while” He grinned, taking a drag from his cigarette “Yeah, longer than I thought… This group you invited to the party, they still here?” I asked trying to sound as normal as possible.

“Who?” Brian asked a frown on his face, and even though we new us for quiet a while, sometimes I wasn’t too sure if he was playing me or telling the truth, that guy was hard to read, especially while wearing his sunglasses.

“The two girls with the guys from the meet and greet” I specified, who knew how many people he had brought along in my absence.
“Oh those.. yeah I went out for a smoke, had been partying with them, why?!” He looked at me curiously and a small smile pulling on his lips.

“Where?” I asked and the smile became a full smirk. “Why do you want to know? Set your eyes on one of them?!” He chuckled and I rolled my eyes “I know one of them, just wanting to check in on her” I said and it wasn’t really a lie, was it?!

“Yeah right, whatever… They are still there, but good luck finding them” He clapped my shoulder sending me into the party.
It was full and crowded, the music loud and I had a hard time finding my way, shit how would I be able to find just one woman.

I guess I turned the circle around the party people three times when I finally found them, outside. What the hell… was Gates trying to fuck with me?!

I walked out and I didn’t know why, but a smile was pulling at my lips, that I finally found her.
I walked up to them “Hey” I said loud enough to be heard over the music.

“HI” She yelled back leaning forward a little. My eyes were wandering over her face, down her body and I was sure, she was the woman I had seen in the studio, if I had doubts before, now I was sure I knew her.

A guy stepped up behind her, laying his arm around her waist and I frowned, dang it, really?! But how couldn’t she be taken, shit.. a damn shame, and the guy really wasn’t playing in her league, and I didn’t just say that cause… well I wanted a taste.

“Don’t we know us from somewhere?” She leaned forward when she felt the hand on her hips pull her back she frowned up to the guy, who just shrugged ignoring her.
I smiled at her question, so she thought about the same question, huh?!

“Is that your boyfriend?” I yelled making the guy from behind her look at me and then down on her.
Her eyes widened and she pulled away from the grip “He?” She turned to look at him then back at me, “No, no not my boyfriend, just a friend... actually my friends brother” She shook her head and explained, so the smile on my lips only intensified.

“Hey, you found them” Brian's voice carried over to us chuckling, and I wasn’t far from strangling my lead guitarist right now. “Yeah, I did.” I almost snapped

“Ella, you got a second?” I asked holding my arm out, she frowned then nodded but without touching me, so I slowly let my arm sink back down and led the way nonetheless.

“Where do you know my name from… and where have we seen us before?” She asked when we were far enough from the entrance that we could talk normally again.
“Well… I told you I could pick up messes, does that ring any bells?” I teased and walked a step closer to her.

Her eyesbrows drew together a frown on her face, when her eyes met mine, I almost laughed out loud, she looked adorable like that. “Oh OH! Now, I know… from the studio! You helped me with the papers!” She laughed, and what a nice sound that was.

“Exactly, I’m Matt by the way” I nodded and took another step closer, she moved a small step away, looking at me from the corner of her eye and I acted like I didn’t notice.

“Ella, nice to meet you officially. I had no idea I met one of the Sevenfold members before” She chuckled “If Liz knew that she would have freaked out” She shook her head, that smile still in place and damn, I wanted to make her smile a lot more… and other things, I could imagine a lot of other things.

“You know Gates too?” I asked and motioned with my thumb over to Brian who stood with a small group outside.
“No, haven’t seen him before tonight, why?” She frowned her eyes wondering over to her friends and him and I nodded.

“Was just wondering, him hanging out with you guys and inviting you to the party… anyway… you had fun? Wouldn’t have guessed that you were a fan” I said and she turned her eyes back to me.

“Why would you say that? Even though it’s right. My friend Liz, she is a huge fan and told me to come along” She smiled “Glad I did, it had been a fantastic night.”

“Ella? ELLA!” Her friend came running towards us and stopped shortly when she noticed me. “Oh.. damn… hey!” She looked between me and Ella back and forth “Did I interrupt something?” She looked towards her friend who immediately shook her head, while I bit my tongue saying she did. Not one calm moment! Fuck!

“Dave and Tom want to leave… We finish off our drinks and wanna head home…” She trailed off her eyes moving to me every now and then while she finished her sentence.

“Oh okay, no problem” Ella nodded and I frowned “It’s after two already” Her friend said and Ella’s eyes widened “Damn.. really?!” She pulled her phone out staring at it for a second before storing it back into the bag. “I hadn’t even realized it was this late” She looked a little shocked but her friend pulled her aside.

“Don’t worry, you needed this time out after everything that happened… this was good for you.” Her friend soothed her and I tried to remember what she said, why would she have a hard time?A break up maybe? That would mean she was free game… and if I was honest, I had set my eyes on her the first moment she walked into the studio with all her papers in hand, I wanted her and when I set my eyes on something, I would have it.

“What are you girls talking about?” Brian laid his arm around my shoulder looking at all three of us, when I flipped him off. Didn’t that guy get a hint when he should fucking leave, and he could take her friend right with him.

“Some secrets being exchanged?” He added when no one spoke.
“No, we just realized that we have met before” I said and gave a small nod towards Ella.

Gates inclined his head and looked from me to her and back “Is that so?” He frowned “And you said you were just here to enjoy the show not even being a fan… Was that a lie, Ms. Ella?” He asked letting go of me and I frowned, hell how much time had Gates already spend with them, that he was acting like friends.

“You know him?” Her friend asked in disbelief and I almost chuckled “No.. I mean, we have met before… once.. but that was it” Ella justified herself and I wanted to lay my arm around her pull her close and shield her from everyone around us, and knew that could soon lead to a lot more.

“LIZ? ELLA? You ready?!” A male voice asked and Brian moved into the middle of the two girls pulling them with him. “Time to say goodbye, is it already?” He asked with a sad tone, I followed behind them.

When Gates finally pulled his hands back to himself I got the chance to tap Ella’s shoulder. “Hey, will we meet again at the studio… maybe? I’d be interested to find out how you liked the show…” I thought a casual topic would make her agree more than anything too offensive quiet yet, my name wasn’t Brian Haner or Brian Haner jr.

“I well.. sure.. I’m working there.. for now.” She added and I frowned “Okay, so see you there” I winked and before she had a chance to disagree, I gave her a quick hug and inhaled her perfume laced with the reek of beer. I touched her back and felt the top still moisty.

I frowned and she pulled away quickly “Accident with your bassist and his beer” She explained and I wondered what had happened at this party, while I hadn’t been around. I guess she was really someone to have a look at… at all times, and wasn’t that just the right job for me.

Notes

Soooo tell me how you liked the first meeting?!

A decision is need to be made:

A) Matt will run into Ella before the studio
B) The next meeting with Ella will be at the studio

Voting closes tomorrow evening (shorter times, so maybe I can give u a new chapter faster :P)