Chapter One "Kelaaan. Come play extreme pat-a-cake with meee!" I whined.
"Rocket, I'm busy." He replied, without turning to look at me.
"Kelan, you're only playing guitar!" I countered. "I'm trying to write a song here."
I sighed and lay down on the seat of the van. I was sat in the very back, away from everyone else. Me, and the rest of the band were on our way to the first show of tour. We were embarking on a two month long tour of America with a band called All Time low, and the Headliners, You me at six. Its funny cause All time low are from America, You me at six from England,and we're from Ireland, so the accents are gonna sound mental next to each other!
Our band is called Boy caught envy; Me, Rocket (My name is Roxy, but everyone shortened it to Rox and then Kelan turned it into Rocket, which i love. Also, the reason i'm called Roxy, which is a very American name, is because my dad is American. My dad got to name me, my Irish Mom got to name my brother. His name is Daragh.) the lead singer.
Kelan, my best friend ever because we've known each other so long, is the bassist.
Ash (His name is Ashley but we shorten to Ash unless we're anoyed at him) is the drummer. (He is a drumming BEAST!)
Ben (Benjamin, but we shorten it) is our lead guitarist.
And Oli, (Oliver, but yeah, we shorten it.) is our rhythm guitarist.
We hail from Dublin, Ireland, and we still can't quite believe that we're touring America for two months! We're big fans of You me at six so it is amazing to be touring with them! All time low are a new band, so we dont know much about them. I closed my eyes, hoping to take a quick nap. We'd been driving for two hours, and had been on a plane for 8. We had to get a plane from Ireland to America, then pick up our rented van and trailer, and now we're driving to the first show. I have no idea where we are, or where the show is, cause i don't know a thing about American geography - i don't know a thing about Irish geography, except that Ireland is an island it's shaped like a teddy bear.
We were a young band, i guess, but so our the other bands on the tour. I'm the baby, 17 years old. Kelan, Ash and Ben are 18, and Oli, the Dad of the band, is 19.
I'm the youngest on the whole tour. All the other guys in All time low and You me at six are like 18, 19 or 20. Since we're not old enough to be roaming a country on our own, (or responsible enough, aparantly, thank you mom) our friends Nathan, who's 20 and Andrew (who goes by Andy or Drew) who's 21, came along to tour with us. But of course we put them to work. Drew is our tour manager because he's more serious and responsible then the rest of us, and Nathan is our Merch guy cause he's more...free and fun and social then Drew. So thats our tour family. We're a weird bunch, but thats why we're awesome.
I was shaken from my thoughts by a book being thown at my head. I opened my eyes and saw a notebook on the seat beside me. "Who threw that?" I asked.
Drew, who was in the passenger seat in the front of the van turned to look at me.
"I did. Try do some school work." He said.
I rolled my eyes. I was still in school, my last year. The only reason my parents agreed to let me go on tour would be if i kept up my schoolwork so i have to do online classes and stuff so i can finish school when i get back. The guys were lucky that they had just finished school when we got the offer to tour. We would be back home by November so i had to have all my school shit done by then.
Drew was in charge of making sure i did some stuff everyday.
"Drew, i'm really tired." I complained.
"Come on Rocket just do a little bit." He pleaded.
I sighed and rummaged through my bag for my laptop. "Just for a bit." I said.
Drew smiled at me and turned away from me.
I heard soft giggles coming from infront of me. I narrowed my eyes and leaned forward and flicked Kelan in the back of his head.
"Don't laugh at me bitch!" I yelled.
Kelan turned around and pouted at me while rubbing his head.
"That hurt." He said.
I laughed and kissed his nose. "Sowwy Kelen."
"S'okay Rocket. I STILL LOVE YOU!"
I smiled and sat back in my seat, crossing my legs and resting my laptop on them, getting a little bit of work done, before closing my eyes and trying to sleep, thinking about the new adventure we were on.
"Rocket, I'm busy." He replied, without turning to look at me.
"Kelan, you're only playing guitar!" I countered. "I'm trying to write a song here."
I sighed and lay down on the seat of the van. I was sat in the very back, away from everyone else. Me, and the rest of the band were on our way to the first show of tour. We were embarking on a two month long tour of America with a band called All Time low, and the Headliners, You me at six. Its funny cause All time low are from America, You me at six from England,and we're from Ireland, so the accents are gonna sound mental next to each other!
Our band is called Boy caught envy; Me, Rocket (My name is Roxy, but everyone shortened it to Rox and then Kelan turned it into Rocket, which i love. Also, the reason i'm called Roxy, which is a very American name, is because my dad is American. My dad got to name me, my Irish Mom got to name my brother. His name is Daragh.) the lead singer.
Kelan, my best friend ever because we've known each other so long, is the bassist.
Ash (His name is Ashley but we shorten to Ash unless we're anoyed at him) is the drummer. (He is a drumming BEAST!)
Ben (Benjamin, but we shorten it) is our lead guitarist.
And Oli, (Oliver, but yeah, we shorten it.) is our rhythm guitarist.
We hail from Dublin, Ireland, and we still can't quite believe that we're touring America for two months! We're big fans of You me at six so it is amazing to be touring with them! All time low are a new band, so we dont know much about them. I closed my eyes, hoping to take a quick nap. We'd been driving for two hours, and had been on a plane for 8. We had to get a plane from Ireland to America, then pick up our rented van and trailer, and now we're driving to the first show. I have no idea where we are, or where the show is, cause i don't know a thing about American geography - i don't know a thing about Irish geography, except that Ireland is an island it's shaped like a teddy bear.
We were a young band, i guess, but so our the other bands on the tour. I'm the baby, 17 years old. Kelan, Ash and Ben are 18, and Oli, the Dad of the band, is 19.
I'm the youngest on the whole tour. All the other guys in All time low and You me at six are like 18, 19 or 20. Since we're not old enough to be roaming a country on our own, (or responsible enough, aparantly, thank you mom) our friends Nathan, who's 20 and Andrew (who goes by Andy or Drew) who's 21, came along to tour with us. But of course we put them to work. Drew is our tour manager because he's more serious and responsible then the rest of us, and Nathan is our Merch guy cause he's more...free and fun and social then Drew. So thats our tour family. We're a weird bunch, but thats why we're awesome.
I was shaken from my thoughts by a book being thown at my head. I opened my eyes and saw a notebook on the seat beside me. "Who threw that?" I asked.
Drew, who was in the passenger seat in the front of the van turned to look at me.
"I did. Try do some school work." He said.
I rolled my eyes. I was still in school, my last year. The only reason my parents agreed to let me go on tour would be if i kept up my schoolwork so i have to do online classes and stuff so i can finish school when i get back. The guys were lucky that they had just finished school when we got the offer to tour. We would be back home by November so i had to have all my school shit done by then.
Drew was in charge of making sure i did some stuff everyday.
"Drew, i'm really tired." I complained.
"Come on Rocket just do a little bit." He pleaded.
I sighed and rummaged through my bag for my laptop. "Just for a bit." I said.
Drew smiled at me and turned away from me.
I heard soft giggles coming from infront of me. I narrowed my eyes and leaned forward and flicked Kelan in the back of his head.
"Don't laugh at me bitch!" I yelled.
Kelan turned around and pouted at me while rubbing his head.
"That hurt." He said.
I laughed and kissed his nose. "Sowwy Kelen."
"S'okay Rocket. I STILL LOVE YOU!"
I smiled and sat back in my seat, crossing my legs and resting my laptop on them, getting a little bit of work done, before closing my eyes and trying to sleep, thinking about the new adventure we were on.