Chapter 1

Nova: Welcome to Warped Tour

"I can't believe I'm finally going to my first Warped Tour!" That was all I could think as I looked over at my best friend Sarah. Well, best friend turned sister after this school year. She looked over at me, her green eyes perfectly lined with a wing, nodding and smiling as she ran a hand through her black bangs since her hair was up in a ponytail.

"And it's about damn time. Just stick close since you don't know your way around. It can get a little crazy here." She said as she looked to the front where her brother, Ian, was driving. His best friend Travis beside him in the front, while we were in the back of his car. Which didn't bother me, I was just excited to be going to the tour. The only bad thing about this is we had to drive just over an hour to the nearest show, but it was the only place that even held any kind of convert in the area. One of the downfalls of living in a small down.

We had already been on the road for a good hour when I saw the sign we had been waiting on,. Hearing Ian flip on the turn signal, getting over in the left lane and making the left turn onto the 2 lain road that lead us to the stadium. There were already cars lining up for the good parking as we were guided by the officers in the yellow vest to the right lot, which was right near the gate to get in. Ian followed the direction and he parked right by the little lake near the venue.

Once I saw that he put the car in park, I looked at Sarah and excitedly jumped out of the car, slightly all excitedly hoped out, while the guys locked the car I adjusted by black shorts so they rested right on my thigh. I looked over to Sarah who was talking to Travis, who was smiling and blushing as his freckled cheeks reddened slightly as he tried not to stare at her chest, which she couldn't help but expose the top part of her chest out of the top of her Pierce the Veil tank top that matched her red shorts. Ian shook his head, his dark hair swaying as he did.

"Come on we need to hurry so we can get our back stage passes and fast pass. Brent said that if he saw us he would walk us back stage and give us a tour before they performed later." We all listened to him, which only made my heart race faster. We all knew who Brent was, he was the drummer in the named Tonight's Last Fight. I had been listening to them since they first came out when I was still in high school.

We all followed Ian as he lead us down the side walk with the heard of kids all here to enjoy one of the last big events coming to this town this summer. Soon school would be back in session and Sarah and I would be off to college in just 2 weeks. It all felt unreal honestly, but I was happy. I wouldn't have to deal with my mom and her husband trying to beg for my forgiveness, for me to come home. No, not anymore. I'd be hundreds of miles away and could really start my life now. I glanced over at Sarah who was all smiles as she grabbed my arm.

"I'm so excited!" she beamed as we arrived at the yellow tent. Ian talked to the girl with mint and black hair and 4 lip rings just on the bottom. She listened and I could tell she was checking him out up and down by the way her eyes moved up and down his body as he handed her our tickets. She soon looked the tickets over in her hand for a few moments, checking that they were real and were all different. After a moment she bent down and grabbed four lanyards with a green wrist band in each of them. She pulled them all out as Ian motioned for all of us to come up and listen to what she had to say.

"These will get you into anything. All the meet and greets, on any stage, VIP dining area and all that good shit. Just make sure that if you stay for the after party to show your ticket for that too since its separate. Have a good time." She said in a high pitched voice that didn't fit her looks at all.

As we walked away I could feel her still looking at Ian, honestly we all could, but we all knew that she wasn't his type. We quickly got in line for the early entrance as Ian checked his phone and sent a quick text to Brent.

"He said that him and Aaron are gonna come walking around and take a few pictures and they would stop and say hi." We all listened and nodded excitedly. I had to admit it was awesome to have someone who had the inside connections to stuff like this. At least I wasn't the only one who would be freaking out later today.

In the meantime, I looked around to see what was going on around us, seeing the guys promoting some performers, selling books, CDs, and other merch that I was sure that would be inside for the same price if not cheaper despite how they tried to make it sound like they were the cheapest. I couldn't believe how long the line was got general admission. I looked over at Sarah and pointed to the line,

"Is it always that long?" I asked trying to not sound like a fucking dork. But thankfully she knew how I was and answered my question discreetly.

"Yeah, it you put everyone in single file that was here it would reach almost two miles." She said as she leaned in and took a picture of us, probably posting it on her twitter or Instagram that I'll get the notification for later.

(START) As I glanced around again, I looked at the people and exactly what everyone looked like and I felt out of place in a different way. My long blonde hair seems strange to the array of colors and styles that I saw. And compared to some, I was dressed rather conservatively in my shorts and white tank top. I had no piercings, no tattoos, I looked rather plain compared to all the other people here. I kept my arms crossed as I looked down at my black Vans, trying to keep at bay, what felt like a million butterflies in my stomach. Just as Sarah grabbed my arm to say something, a group of people started to freak out. We all looked back at them trying to see what the big deal was.

"Oh God its Aaron! I wonder what he's doing out here. Isn't the band supposed to have body guards at all times now?" one girl with bright blue hair asked her friend. I moved around Ian to get a better look and I froze as my heart started pounding in my chest again, that nervous feeling going from butterflies to an elephant playing in a fucking pond. Walking our way was Aaron Riley and Brent Ingrid, bassist and drummer of Tonight's Last Fight. I turned to Sarah who was all smiles and looked at me.

"Holy shit Nova. Come on maybe we can get a picture before we go in." she said moving in front of her brother and Travis, pulling me with her. As we stood there, I was shaking so hard I thought that my legs were going to give out on me. As they got closer, Brent smiled and came up to Ian.

"Hey good to see you man it's been too long." Smiled and hugged him tightly, they actually were really close. They just don't tell other people so that Ian isn't constantly bombarded with questions. Ian smiled as he came over, clearly happy to see his friend again.

"Well you know if you guys would come to town more, we could hang out more." He said with a smile

" Yeah I know man, but we have seriously kicked up so much in the past year it's been crazy but so much fun." He said as he smiled and hung his head, placing his hands on his hips. Aaron stood off to the side listening, smiling at me and Sarah causing us to blush a bit. They were both your typical new age rock band, but they had this special sound that just radiated from them and came through the speakers of whatever you were playing them on, and that special sound came from their heart in the music like any good band had. It's what made them all different.

"Aaron, this is Ian. Remember the story I told you about the truck getting stuck in the mud and the crazy fuck who thought it was smart to get 2 guys who were hammered to push it out? He was the one who had recorded it and taunted me with it for years." He explained, Aaron instantly started laughing.

"Alright man you got to show me this video. I've heard this story a few times and I wanna see him fall on his face covered in mud." Ian laughed and nodded, glancing over at us as he continued to smile.

" Hey Brent, you remember my little sister Sarah, and this is her friend Nova. They have been fans for a while." He explained as Brent smiled warmly at Sarah. Looking her over, and I couldn't blame him she was perfect.

" I remember you, definitely grew up very nice, and I see you lost the braces." Sarah couldn't hide her blush and giggle despite how casual she was trying to act around him. I wanted to speak, but I couldn't make my brain and mouth work to save my fucking life. Here were two of my biggest idols in music and I couldn't even manage a single word, much less a sentence. Brent was better looking than any of the pictures, no justice was done. His messy brown hair and sleek five o'clock shadow fit him perfectly. His honey brown eyes were so bright I swear that they were contacts. He leaned in to give her a warm hug and her eyes were wide with surprise. Clearly happy to be getting this close and personal with them

But what she didn't see what that the girls beside her were clearly jealous. One girl looked like she wanted to go Hulk on Sarah. Once he finally let go of Sarah from their extra-long hug. Sarah he held out his arms to hug me too. I couldn't help but blush feeling his arms around me. As we hugged I could smell his cologne. A warm vanilla, nothing girly, but a sweet scent. As I felt him let go I saw that Aaron had given Sarah a hug as well and Ian took their picture.

"You all are staying for the party after right? It's been way to long since we partied." Brent smiled back at Ian. And of course Ian smiled from ear to ear.

"If it's anything like we did your senior year I'm down for it any day." He said with a laugh, as did Brent.

"Oh you know it will be. Ryder parties just like we do." He winked and smiled. Aaron finally broke out and smiled when he heard his fellow bandmates name.

"As long as he isn't balls deep in someone." Aaron blurted.

"Is he really that bad?" she asked curiously once she finished her small laugh. We all knew rumors of him being a man whore, but the girls that were asked were very tight lipped about doing anything with him, if anything at all happened.

They both looked at each other and smirked, "He's slept with more women than I have. And I get tail as often as I want. I've never seen a guy with a higher sex drive than him." Brent explained. "Basically if he isn't singing, or drinking, he's fucking. That's the three things he's best at." He said as he made hand motions for each point to make the extra emphasis. Which just drove the point home that he really was a party animal. That's what every interview said about him. That he was a short tempered singer who hated his music trashed. He loved to party and that's what he was going to do. Sing, fuck, and party. I don't know why I always felt this wasn't true, but hearing it come from the people closest to him made the point even more clear. I only hope was he didn't get himself killed, but that was the hope of every other fan. That, and to get in his bed.

We continued to talk for a few more minutes before the guys had to walk on, Brent winked at Sarah saying he hoped to see her later. Something that Travis didn't like at all, but only Ian and I caught it. Sarah was still staring at Brent as he walked up the line and smiled at the other fans. She turned to me and smiled from ear to ear so hard I thought her face was going to rip apart.

"Oh my sweet Jesus he's so fucking chill! And dear Lord that cologne was mouthwatering! But so is he, oh fuck I can die happy now." She said as she rested her head on my shoulder and hugged me tightly.

"Calm down he's just a normal person when you take away the fame." I couldn't help but laugh at my friend. Surely everyone was a normal person at some point in their carrier. Even this band, abd they hadn't even made it to the pop charts, but everyone knew their name. But that didn't automatically mean that they were going to be jerks or anything, they seemed to be really cool and down to earth. Hopefully their missing member was the same way.

A loud sound of a speaker screeched over the loud crowd," EVERYONE HAVE YOUR BAGS OPEN! NO CAPPED BOTTLES PLEASE!" Sweet music to my ears we were being let in. I smiled wide at Sarah as we both took off our backpacks and waited behind the 30 or so people ahead of us. Anxious, nervous, and insanely excited I was finally getting to go to my first Warped Tour.