The following week had seemed to drag on. Maybe it was because Ang and I couldn’t wait to see our favorite band again, even if we had just seen them a few days prior. Or maybe it was because we would probably be able to spend some quality time with certain members of the band after the show. Brian had contacted me a few time during the week, which had brightened my day sevenfold. (haha, see what i did there?) Most of the time it was at night after a show. He would tell me what ridiculous things the guys were up to and ask me about my day. He genuinely seemed interested in listening to me talk, which surprised me.


I was confused as to what Brian’s intentions were. The night we met, he had kissed me so that led me to believe that he was interested in me. But he could literally have any girl he wanted, so why was he so adamant about seeing me again? He was definitely a good-looking guy, regardless of if he was in a band or not. It wasn’t like it was conventional for us in any way.. I lived nearly three thousand miles away from him.


While i was confused about the whole situation, Ang didn’t know how to feel. To my knowledge, she hadn’t had any contact with Zacky since the day we met the guys. Brian had mentioned once or twice that Zacky would bring her up, but he never once mentioned anything about actually contacting her. Maybe Zacky didn’t even know Brian and I had contact with each other. Hell, i hadn’t told Angelica that we’d been texting throughout the day and talking on the phone at night before I went to sleep. But I was pretty sure she knew. I usually wasn’t one to be on my phone all day, and it was obvious with how quickly I reached for my phone each time it dinged.


The day of the concert started like any other day. I went to work, Ang went to her job. The work day seemed to drag on, but when it was finally time to leave work, I sped to the house. I needed to change from my professional outfit to something more casual. I decided on a plain v-neck and some pleather leggings, while Ang chose a basic Thrasher t-shirt and some white jeans. Even though we weren’t wearing the band’s merch, we still looked cute and like we would belong at the concert.


The drive to the venue felt never ending for both of us, but for me especially. I didn’t know what to expect, but i was pleasantly surprised to learn that the “tickets” Brian had reserved for us were actually backstage passes. Sure, I knew that I’d definitely be meeting Brian and the other guys after they performed, but I just assumed I’d be watching them amongst the other fans.

Ang and I made our way through the arena, occasionally asking workers for directions along the way. When we finally reached the doors that would lead us to the backstage area, we saw Dan standing in the way. A smile appeared on his face when he saw us and I knew that he had been expecting us.


“Oh man! It’s the only girl I know that can out-drink Johnny and not end up with alcohol poisoning! How are you two lovely ladies doing?” He wrapped her arms around us before speaking up again, not actually giving us the time to answer his question. “What took you guys so long to get here? Brian was starting to get antsy, thinking you had stood him up.” He chuckled.


“Nah, we just had to work. You know, regular jobs. And it was over and hour drive. But we made it on time, right?” I asked. I didn’t think that I had missed Avenged Sevenfold, seeing as there was still tons of people making their way into the arena when we arrived. But I was sure that we had missed the opening bands.


“No, but they are about to hit the stage.” He opened the door, allowing Ang and I through before he led us to the backstage area. We quickly joined Val, Lacey and Kathy on the side stage as they cheered on their significant others that were already on stage and had just started their first song. The girls greeted us, commenting about how it was great to see us again, before we fell into a silenced as we all watched the guys on stage doing what they did best. My eyes were glued to Brian the whole time and when his eyes landed on me, a smirk appeared on his face and he winked.

I watched closely as he and Zacky dueled during the guitar solos. They looked so natural and relaxed as if they were truly meant to do this for the rest of their lives. And I wouldn’t mind watching them for the rest of my life.

When they were finally done with their performance, the guys took their time with their fans, signing a few belongings and taking quick pictures. I smiled as Brian made his way over to me and hugged him when he was close enough.

“You made it.” He whispered in my ear, to which i nodded. We stayed like that for a few moments until we were interrupted by Jimmy.

“Emmy!” Jimmy screeched as he wrapped his arms around both Brian and me.

“Jimmy!” I screeched back, laughing at how enthusiastic he was.

“Thank god you’re here! Brian wouldn’t shut up about you!” He jumped away when Brian groaned and punched his arm. “Plus, now we have even more pretty ladies in our group!” He wrapped an arm around Ang and another around Kathy before walking away, chatting about whatever the hell was going through his head

“I didn’t know you guys would be here today.” Zacky spoke up, a shy smile appearing on his face as he looked off in the direction Jimmy and the girls walked.

“You can thank your lead guitarist for that.” I chuckled.

When he realized everyone was distracted, he spoke up again. “I’m not really good at this.” Zacky scratched the back of his neck. “But is your sister single?” He looked down at his shoes as a blush appeared across his already pink face.

“She is.” I assured before leaning into his ear. “And she might have a celebrity crush on you.”

“Really?” His eyes held hope so I nodded.

“Hey V, she’s my interest, go find yourself another lady.” Brian strutted over and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. Taking his advice, Zachary walked off in the direction Jimmy had disappeared in. “So how was the show?”

“Amazing, like always I’m sure. That Zacky Vengeance sure is a great guitarist.” I teased him.

“Yeah? And what about the lead guitarist?” He smirked, a playful tone in his voice.

“Oh, he’s good but he keeps messing up his solos.” I bit my lower lip. “I think he might need some more practice or lessons or something.”

Brian chuckled as he wrapped her other arm around my waist. “Yeah? You think you can do any better?”

“Oh God no. I’ve never even held an actual guitar.” I shrugged.

“Hm, maybe I can teach you someday then.” He suggested. I leaned into him when he placed a kiss on my forehead. It felt astonishingly natural with Brian, the teasing and conversation came easy.

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“You know, the point of the game is to actually pocket your ball and not the cue ball, right?” I joked as Brian scratched yet again.


“Yeah, maybe I just wanna let you win the game.” He smirked.

“We’re on the same team doofus.” I laughed making Brian pout.

We were currently in the middle of a pool game against Zacky and Ang, who honestly were in their own world. Once Zacky got over his shyness, they actually seemed to hit it off and I couldn’t be happier for my younger sister.

“Hey, we’re gonna go get some drinks, you guys want anything?” Ang spoke up, looking over at Brian and me.

“Yeah, I’ll have the usual.” I say to my sister as Brian tells Zacky what he’ll have. The pair make their way over to the bar. Brian takes a seat at one of the empty chairs and pulls me into his lap, his arms wrapping around my waist.

“I’m so glad you came to our show tonight.” He kissed my shoulder.

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” I run my fingers through his hair, making his eyes semi-close. Before I knew what was happening, our lips were attached, kissing with a hunger I had never felt before. It felt silly to think, but being with Brian felt right.

“Whoa, get a room you two.” I broke away from Brian at the sound of my sister's voice. A blush spread across my cheeks.

“Fuck off.” I say to her as I attempted to hide my face in the crook of Brian’s neck.

“About that, Zacky and I are actually leaving.. Um, you’ll be okay, right?” Ang voiced.

“Yeah, I’ll make sure she’s safe.” Brian rubs my hip as he speaks up again. “Have fun you two.” He wiggles his eyebrows at them and laughs as they walk away. “How about we finish our drinks and then we head out too? Bar’s dying down.”

“Sounds fine. I have to see if I can find a hotel room for the night too.” I shrug, knowing there is no way I can drive back home and I definitely am not calling a cab, that’d cost an arm and a leg.

“Nonsense. You can spend the night in my room if you want.” Brian protests. “No funny business, I promise.” He held up his pinky finger to me, which I intertwined with mine.

“Fine, but only because you’re cute.” I give in and smile. And with that, we make our way out of the almost-empty bar and to the lavish hotel the guys booked for the night.

Notes

Angelica
Emily

I don't know if anyone's still reading there, being as I've been MIA for like 4 years now. But here's the next installment. I'm working on the fifth as we speak. Hopefully it won't take me another 6 months before an update.
and to those who commented, thank you <3 i really appreciate it.