Hello all.
Fan fiction about bands/artists is kinda new to me. But I will do my best :D
This is a story dedicated to the Black Veil Brides, Andy Sixx, I See Stars, and Devin Oliver. It's partially based on my recent adventure of actually seeing them live. :D I adore the Black Veil Brides like you wouldn't believe and after seeing them live, I just had to do something for them. So I came up with this. I OWN NOTHING that is recognizable. So please don't sue me. It's all in good fun, I swear. If you like the Black Veil Brides or I See Stars for that matter, or even just my writing, give this a go & tell me whatcha think! Also, I will be using different lyrics from the Black Veil Brides and possibly I See Stars and all credit goes to them for the use of their wonderful words. Well without further ado...
And yes, I love saying the word 'ado' :D
{Chapter One - Sweet Blasphemy}
My best friend and I stood in my bathroom applying our make up, singing along with one of the many musical icons we worshipped.
Tonight we were going to a concert, but this wasn't just any concert, no. This was the Black Veil Brides. Sure, she and I listened to a lot of bands and we loved a lot of bands, but there was something about their sound that made them stick out. And there was something particular about Andy Sixx's voice that just made me melt inside. And listening to them as we got ready only made us more excited.
"Do you think people will have their faces painted?" Anna asked me.
I thought for a minute before shaking my head. "Well, I mean it might look cool at first, but it'll all just get sweated off."
She laughed and nodded. "It'd be fun though, to look like Andy and the rest of the boys."
"Fuck yes it would. If we knew we weren't going to look like psycho clowns afterwards I'd say let's go for it."
We laughed at my response and just then Andy Sixx's voice came loud through my stereo speakers and we sang along. It was our favourite song by the Black Veil Brides; Sweet Blasphemy. It held special meaning to us, as we'd heard Andy say himself what the song meant, but we'll save that story for a later date.
I pulled on my camisole, mindful of my makeup, and got my Black Veil Brides tee shirt, shaking it out, releasing any wrinkles or loose lint particles. I then laid it flat on my bed and took my lint roller to it. It was a fairly new shirt and it was still a very dark black; I couldn't have dust or lint making it look worn out and faded. Not when I'd be standing five feet from Andy Sixx himself. Anna watched me and laughed as I perfected my tee shirt.
Whipping around with my lint roller in hand, I looked at her. "As if you AREN'T going to do this too."
She shrugged. "Probably right,"
After we were dressed and our make up was done, we both sighed and went to work on our hair. See we both took major pride and care in our hair. We cherished our hair more than we did a lot of other things. I plugged in my flat iron and began parting my hair so that it was much easier to take on rather than all at once. All the while, Anna was sitting on the floor in my room with her own flat iron taking on her hair. As we straightened our hair, we sang along with Andy's sweet voice, getting more and more excited for the concert that was awaiting for us.
"Katie! Anna's sister is here!" My grandmother called to me.
I'd just finished touching up my mascara and my red eye shadow when I heard her. I looked at my cell phone and saw that Anna's sister was in fact on time and that time itself had sort of slipped away from us.
"Be right there!" I called back before grabbing the things I needed to take with me.
"Cell phone check, camera check, cash check, tickets check," I shoved everything into my bag before shoving on my Vans and grabbing my hoodie.
"Come on Anna, the whole reason we're leaving four hours early is so we make sure to get there and get great spots." I said, half joking, but half serious at the same time.
She stood in front of my bathroom mirror, running her fingers through her hair once more and doing a quick one over of her reflection before heading into my room to gather her own belongings.
"Chillax, don't lose your Jinxx." She said and I burst into laughter.
She grabbed her bag and followed me out of my bedroom and into the living room where my grandmother was, watching one of her shows. I bent down to give her a quick kiss on the cheek and told her goodbye, that I loved her. Anna did the same as my grandmother was like her grandmother.
"Please be careful you two, and have fun!" She called to us.
We waved to her as we went out the door and hurried towards Anna's sister's car.
"Cheese and rice, can you believe this? After all the waiting, it's finally here!" Anna squealed at the top of her lungs as we got into the back seat of the car.
The first thing we did, before leaving my driveway, was we got the mp3 adapter for the car stereo from her sister to jam out to the Black Veil Brides the whole way there.
"Put it on We Stitch these Wounds Alma," Anna said.
"A please might be nice." Her sister said, teasingly.
"Pleeeeeeease?"
After Alma turned up the stereo, Anna and I were two very happy girls, singing along with Andy's beautiful voice. The entire way there we pondered what might happen, what we'd see, what the band would do. These were the kinds of things that she and I lived for. We were, as we called ourselves 'concert junkies' and one high was just never enough. We were like this for every show we went to and it never failed to lead us to have some of the most incredible nights ever.
We'd fallen into Andy Sixx's trap by accidentally stumbling into it. One night I'd been poking around the Kerrang! magazine website and I found a picture of Andy. It mentioned his band "Black Veil Brides" and I thought that I'd give them a listen as I'd never heard of them before. What I heard come through my computer speakers that night literally blew me away. I couldn't believe this man's voice. I texted Anna telling her that she had to listen ASAP!
She texted back, confirming that would give them a listen and then ten minutes later she called me freaking out and asking who this man was. After that, we were done for and as devoted as we could be to the Black Veil Brides. Once we heard about this show, we did all we could to make sure that we were in fact, going. It took some planning and debating but in the end, it was worth it. And now that we were finally on our way, well I'm sure you can tell just how excited we were.
"What songs do you think they'll do?" Anna asked as she put her legs over mine. She liked to lay all over me.
I sighed happily. "I sooo hope they do Sweet Blasphemy. I'll probably lose consciousness from screaming my head off at that one." I said and laughed.
We navigated around the city, looking for this place called 'The Warehouse' as none of us had been to this particular venue before. When we finally found it, we noticed a really long line outside of the building and we thought for a moment that four hours hadn't been early enough after all. But then when we headed up to the front, we realized that the people in line were buying their tickets at the door. Anna and I did a victory dance all the way past those people and into the doors,giving the bouncer our already bought tickets. Alma decided to kick it one of the small restaurants neighboring the venue and would come and get us when the show was over.
When we walked in, we noticed that one of the opening bands had already started playing, and there were a few people crowded around the stage, listening. Anna and I found a spot where we could both see and listened.
"Which band is this?" Anna screamed over the intensity of the music.
I shrugged. "Not sure!" I replied as loud as I could for her to hear me.
It was a group of five guys and they sounded pretty good. We moved a little, getting into the feel of a fresh concert, happy as a clam to be there. A girl walked up next to us with a big smile on her face and I assumed she knew the band on the stage so I turned to her and tapped her shoulder. She turned to me and nodded once, still smiling.
"You know this band?" I said loudly.
She nodded happily. "Yeah, they're called 'Conditions'!"
"Awesome, thanks!"
"Who are you here to really see?" She asked, her voice straining over the music.
"Black Veil Brides… and D.R.U.G.S, though I've just heard of them. I'm a big fan of the BVB."
"Me too!" She said pulling a silver chain out from under her shirt. It was a Black Veil Brides logo but in the shape of a heart. I gasped when I saw it; it was beautiful.
"Kick ass necklace!"
She nodded her thanks and we went on, listening to the band, now known as Conditions. More and more people showed up, some of them actually had their faces painted like I'm sure Andy Sixx and the rest of the boys from Black Veil Brides would. I had to give them their credit; as there would be no paint on their face by the time the night was over. We even saw an Andy Sixx look-a-like that Anna actually mistook for Andy himself. She was very disappointed when I assured her that it wasn't him.
I had to admit, I was disappointed too, but only slightly. We'd see Andy soon enough.
The next band came out and introduced themselves as VersaEmerge. Anna and I hadn't heard of this band but we were immediately excited to hear what they had showcase because they had a female front man. We were all for strong women who could rock hard and kick ass doing it. And this girl looked like she could do just that.
They got the crowd pumped for their set and began playing. By the third song, the crowd began to get kind of excited and started moshing. But it wasn't just the normal 'up and down' moshing that I was used to. No, these kids were seriously pushing eachother around all in good fun. Anna and I quickly realized that we'd need to hold our ground if we wanted to stay upright. The other venues we'd been to in the past weren't quite as popular as this one and a lot less rowdy. The last venue we'd been to before this one was the Scout Bar and it's really urban and unknown, and a lot of the patrons were older and more mature. But this place… the kids here were, well they just weren't.
Anna stood in front of me, seeing as she was a bit shorter than me, so she could see and I held onto her shoulders so I didn't lose her in the ocean of people. VersaEmerge was putting on a good show and Anna and I were really liking their sound. I made a mental note that I'd have to look them up online when I got home. After their set was over, the stage crew began setting up for the next band. I was excited because the band I See Stars was sure to be up next. And while I was more excited about D.R.U.G.S and the Black Veil Brides, I'd heard a bit of I See Stars's music and they had a great sound. Plus the lead singer was insanely social and sweet; always including his audience in his shows. And to me, that's just the right and only way to do a show.
The crowd waited patiently as music poured out of the speakers that hung overhead. Anna and I looked around, hoping to maybe mingle with other BVB fans.
"I hope they're selling some good stuff afterwards," Anna said.
I smiled in agreement. "Oh fuck yes! I saw a BVB poster online that is just beautiful, I hope they're selling it here."
"Oooh which one is it?"
"It's black and red and it has Andy and the rest of the boys' eyes stacked on top of eachother. It's amazing!"
"I want a D.R.U.G.S tee shirt. And another Black Veil Brides tee shirt. Whoever their designer is, they need to hang onto him."
Around that time, the boys from I See Stars ran out and onto the stage, sending the crowd into a frenzy. When I saw the lead singer, I couldn't help but scream my lungs out. He looked adorable and immediately he welcomed us and thanked us for allowing their band to play in our state; how it was a privilege. That was the main reason I loved him so much. He was so sweet.
"DEVIN!" I screamed, smiling from ear to ear.
They wasted no time, nor our patience, and started playing. And again, the crazy moshers began doing their thing, causing Anna and I to have really stand hard against the crowd. But we didn't mind. I mean what else do you expect at a show like this? For people to just stand there and mumble along with the words? I smirked at the thought and began singing along with I See Stars.
When Devin jumped into the crowd, still singing, I about lost it. Me and Anna couldn't believe he was brave enough to do that. But we took our chance and headed for where he was, touching him and holding him up. I was lucky enough to ruffle his hair which to my pleasant surprise was very soft. I noticed the security up in front keeping a very close eye on Devin, just in case any of the people in the crowd got too out of hand. I was slightly thankful for that, I didn't want him to get hurt.
Eventually he made it back up to the stage and we jammed out, occasionally getting pushed around by the moshers but we just went with it. We were there to have fun. After the I See Stars set, Anna and I were jumping up and down for D.R.U.G.S to come out. We waited, not so patiently this time around for the set to change, before they finally did come out. I screamed my head off and would be surprised if I had a voice left by the time the Black Veil Brides came on stage. They started with a new song before delving into some of their older stuff. The moshers were only getting more and more crazy and I fell down once. But a nice guy helped me up before I was trampled on, thankfully.
By this time I was so hot and sweaty that I'm sure the humidity had frizzed my hair and that my makeup was running down my face, but I didn't really care now; I was having too much fun too care. I was pumped up on adrenaline and the fact that in just a little while Andy Sixx would be just feet from where I was standing. I couldn't get it through my head.
And the next thing to happen kinda knocked perspective into my head. Someone was crowd surfing and they landed right on top of my head, their belt buckle digging into my scalp. It stung for a second, but I reached up with all that I had and pushed them off. When they hit the floor, I saw that it was some stupid girl that was just doing it for the attention. She looked up at me, giving me a look like 'What the fuck!" but I didn't care, I just gave my attention back to the stage.
Before long, D.R.U.G.S thanked us for the love and support and headed off the stage. Anna and I squealed to ourselves knowing full well that the Black Veil Brides weren't far off now. We mingled again, talking with different people about why we loved BVB and what we thought of the opening bands. We met a few really cool people. There were a few that didn't look like they'd be Black Veil Bride fans but I guess that's the beauty of music: it can bring a lot of different people together.
I checked my phone to see the time and to make sure my grandmother hadn't called, before shoving it back into my bra. I didn't want to risk someone pilfering through my pockets when I didn't notice. I had my camera out and ready for some serious picture taking during the BVB set. I wanted a great picture of Andy for my computer desktop.
"UGH! They need to hurry, I'm tired of waiting!" Anna said as the stage crew set up for the BVB.
"All in good time. We've waited this long, a few more minutes isn't gonna kill us."
She sighed. "How MANY more minutes!"
Laughing I said, "Sixx minutes."
It wasn't until about a minute or so later that she got my pun and she started giggling when she finally did. I rolled my eyes and laughed too.
"Wow, delayed reaction!"
"HEY, I'm pumped and not thinking clearly, you can't hold my actions against me." She said, folding her arms.
"I guess this is true, I mean Black Veil Brides are just right back there," I said, motioning towards the backstage… and then squealed a little as if the thought really just hit me, then and there.
Anna laughed at me and we inched closer towards the stage. Well, as close as we could without purposely smushing ourselves against other people. I knew that the worst was yet to come from the moshers, but this one of my all time favourite bands, I didn't mind. I was willing to endure this if only to see them work their stuff. And just then, we got a glimpse of Jinxx behind the curtain they'd put up so they could have their dramatic entrance. The crowd went wild, screaming and chanting 'Black Veil Brides'. Anna and I joined in, becoming more excited than we had been all night, if that were even possible.
Just then I felt my phone vibrate in my bra and I took it out to see what it was. It was my grandmother and to my surprise, she'd texted me.
Just wanted to tell you again to be careful and have fun!
I looked at the text for a few minutes, letting it sink in. The 'be careful' part really stuck out to me. I nodded to myself and put my phone back in my bra just as the Black Veil Brides came onto the stage. Anna and I grabbed onto eachother and screamed like wild banshees. Andy ran out on the very edge of the stage and screamed into his mic to get us all even more pumped. As if we weren't already.
"How are you tonight, Houston Texas!" He screamed and the crowd screamed again.
The crowd was going wild, Anna and I included. Andy let us all scream our appreciation before he spoke again. I marveled at what he was wearing. He had his face all done up and painted, he was wearing a black leather jacket that was studded down both arms, but no shirt underneath and tight black leather pants, with boots to match. He looked like a dream. He walked over so that he was standing right in front of where we were and we both squealed like maniacs.
"Come on, let me hear you fuckers scream like you mean it!" He said and the reaction he got was nothing short of what he asked for.
"All right you guys, we're gonna start off with one of my favourites, Let's stitch these wounds!"
The crowd screamed when he said the name of the song they were going to perform first. The band started playing and again, the moshers went at it. But this time I was moshing too. Anna and I both were. We were so pumped by now that we just couldn't contain ourselves. And it went that way for the next couple of songs. I was getting anxious, thinking they might not perform Sweet Blasphemy but just when I thought the name of the song, Andy began talking about how he was the freak of his world, the outcast, the misunderstood. That's when I started squealing, knowing just where he was headed with this.
"…come on all you outcasts, let's make this our Sweet Blasphemy!"
And I screamed in relief, this was my song. The one that I'd always loved, ever since I'd discovered the Black Veil Brides. And as soon as the first note sounded from the guitars, I started jumping and singing along.
Through sadness you have taught us to be one with the crowd
Unveil the sacred order, hymns of falling down
You told the greatest stories, of love and bleeding crowns
But to the sick and hungry, you cannot be found
We are young and we are strong
Through strength in self we become
Something more than they can be
I raise my heart and sing!
That I won't believe this lie
I know there's something more inside
Darkness is all you see
This is our sweet blasphemy
Silence the crooked holy, unchain the tied and bound
No time for allegory, one true reigning sound
Unite the lonely mourning, a simple servant now
We are the only glory, hear us screaming loud
We are young and we are strong
I raise my heart and sing!
That I won't believe this lie
I know there's something more inside
Darkness is all you see
This is our sweet blasphemy
We are young and we are strong
Through strength in self we become
Something more than they can be
This is our sweet blasphemy
That I won't believe this lie
I know there's something more inside
Darkness is all you see
This is our sweet blasphemy
That I wont believe this lie
I know there's something more inside
Darkness is all you see
This is our Sweet Blasphemy
When they finished the song I was having mixed emotions. I was beyond ecstatic, adrenaline coursing through me and yet, I was already deflating; sad that the song was over. But I didn't let the negative feelings last long as another great and amazing song began. And just as it did, a glass of beer flew onto the stage and landed right on Andy's bare stomach, shattering.
Before we all knew what was going on, Andy dropped his mic and jumped into the crowd, apparently going for whoever through the glass at him. I must not have been paying much attention to my surroundings because when he found the guy that threw the beer at him, he ended up beating the shit out of some dude right next to me. For a split second, I wasn't sure what to do except back up and make room. I was only slightly surprised to see the rest of the band still playing, keeping the rest of the audience going.
I was doing my best to stay out of the fight between Andy and this asshole until someone behind me pushed me forward and I fell onto the floor. Anna screamed something but I couldn't make out what was said. Before long, someone stepped on my face, literally stepped on it. I wasn't sure if it was Andy or someone else, but I knew that I had to get up and fast before I was trampled to death.
"Someone help that girl up for fuck's sake!" I heard someone scream.
And before someone did help me up, I suddenly felt a burning in my right side. It was slow at first, but as soon as it was apparent, it was agonizing. The entire right side of my waist was on fire. I felt a few hands grab my right arm and pull me up and away from the spot where the brawl had taken place.
"Are you all right?" I heard Anna's voice but I was so dizzy and unfocused that I couldn't find her face in this maze of people.
Then she put her hands on the sides of my face and made me look at her. "Katie… are you all right?"
Despite the deep burning in my side, I nodded my head and noticed that Andy was back on stage singing. What had just happened? Anna held me close so that nothing like that would happen again and we did our best to just focus on enjoying the show in front of us.
"Bet you never got your ass beat by a guy wearing eyeliner!" Andy said into the mic obviously to the guy who'd thrown the beer at him.
"You sure you're all right?" Anna asked for the twelfth time as we stood in line waiting to buy some stuff after the show.
"Yes Anna, I'm… I, I'm fine," I said still a little winded.
She looked at me with slight worry on her face and I could just tell she was going to press the subject, but I wasn't going to let her.
"I'm good. This is one of those nights of our young lives and it's going to end on a high note!" I said with a big smile.
She nodded and bought the things we wanted. I bought an I See Stars tee shirt, a D.R.U.G.S tee shirt and the Black Veil Brides poster that I'd been hoping to find, as well as an I heart BVB bracelet. Anna had decided to get a D.R.U.G.S. tee shirt, the I See Stars CD and the Black Veil Brides poster as well. She took one look at it and said that she simply must have it; end of story.
Once we were happy with the things we bought, we headed back over to the stage, hoping to meet some of the people from the bands. And maybe, just maybe… Andy himself. My side was still killing me and I could feel my face getting tight, as if it were swollen. But I shrugged it off, as I didn't want to dampen the end of the night. Despite the pain I was in, I was still having a really good time.
The guys from I See Stars were walking by and I got really excited, knowing that Devin Oliver would be coming by as well. He was really sweet and generous with the time he gave us. He took pictures and even signed my shoe as I had nothing else really to sign. He signed Anna's CD and thanked us for being such supportive fans before heading on to someone else.
"He's freaking adorable!" I squealed, but soon regretted it as it set my side aflame.
Anna didn't seem to notice my grimace, but she sure noticed when I fell to the ground, the pain becoming too much to bear.
"Oh my God! Is she okay?"
"What happened?"
"Did she OD?"
I heard so many voices, and that last one was kind of irritating but there wasn't much I could about it now.
"Dude what the fuck are people just standing around for? Someone get some help!"
Now that voice I recognized and just before I blacked out, I saw the heavenly face that went with it. He leaned over me, concern written on his face, and all I could muster out to him was…
"Kick ass show Andy."
Well there you have it.
What a cliffie, I KNOW, right? lol :D I'm working on the next chapter as we speak and it will be up ASAP.
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SONG: Sweet Blasphemy - Black Veil Brides (who else heh)