**I do NOT own Ville Valo, HIM or anything related to the two. All rights go to the respective owners. This is for enjoyment purposes only! Enjoy! ***

The show was finally over and in a way he was happy. This leg of the tour was only halfway over and he wanted to go home. He walked off stage and towards the back room. He had enough time to wipe the sweat off and get a drink before he had to go to the meet and great.

"You look like shit," said Burton in Finnish.

"Same goes for you," replied Ville.

Ville took the towel offered to him. He took a bottle of water and drank half of it. A stagehand knocked on the door and let them know they needed to head towards the meet and great. Both men stood up and walked out of the room. They were greeted by the other members of the band in the hallway.

She was standing in the room with a hundred or so other people. Her friend Anna had gone to get them drinks while they waited. They were going to meet the band. She was happy, but she wasn't going insane with joy. Everyone else in the room, Anna included, were spazing out about meeting the band. A man walked in and said the band would be there in the next few minutes. Anna walked over with the drinks at that point.

"Are you excited?" Anna said taking a drink.

"Yeah," she replied.

"You don't look it, Kat. You okay?" asked Anna.

"I'm fine," said Kat.

Before Anna could reply everyone started to shout and scream. Both girls turned to see that the band hand walked into the room. Anna said something to Kat before she disappeared into the crowd.

Gas counted to three before he pushed the doors open. The band was met with the screams of a hundred or so people. They walked through the doors and over to where they were supposed to sit. There was a couch, a chair, and a table that was standing height in the roped off area. Ville saw movement out of the corner of his eye. Granted the whole room seemed to be moving to stand in line. Whoever this was, was moving in the opposite direction. He looked around the room and saw the blur he was looking for.

It was a girl. She stood, from what he could tell, around five foot six. She had long auburn hair. She was talking to another girl who brought drinks over to her. The other girl said something and walked towards the end of the line. The girl with the auburn hair frowned and took a drink. She shrugged her shoulders and walked over to one of the tables and sat down.

Ville was snapped out of his musing by Burton.

"What is it, man?" he asked.

"Nothing," said Ville.

The first person walked up. They took pictures of and with the band before getting something signed. This went of forever. Occasionally Ville would look up at the girl. She was still sitting at the table drinking alone.

Kat walked over to an empty table. It wasn't hard to find one since everyone but a few people were in line. Anna had abandoned her and was standing in line. She ordered another drink as she sat down. She looked around the room and her eyes landed on the band. She watched them get settled in the roped off area. Every now and then the lead singer would look up. She thought he was looking at her, but that was preposterous. After another ten minutes she stood up and walked towards the end of the line.

They had been doing this for at least twenty minutes and it seemed like a never-ending line. Ville stole another glance but frowned. The girl was gone. He looked around between signing things but still didn't find her.

The line started to get smaller and smaller. Soon they could relax and have a few drinks before they left. He heard someone talking to Gas about his drumming and then to Burton. Linde tapped Ville on the shoulder.

"Dude, pay attention. Where's your head at?" he asked.

"Not here," said Ville.

Ville looked up and almost choked on his drink. The girl he was looking for was standing in front of him. She smiled and handed over a CD case. Ville looked down at it and smiled.

"This isn't the new CD," he said signing it.

"I know. This is my favorite CD," she said.

"Why's that?" he asked handing it back to her.

"Because I can play almost every song on it," she said.

"What do you play?" he asked.

"Guitar, Bass, and drums," she said.

"Very talented," he said.

"Thank you," she said smiling.

The band stood close together and looked at the camera Anna was holding. She took a few pictures of Kat with the band and then her with each person. Kat said bye to the group and walked back to her seat.

The line was finally gone and the guys could relax. Ville walked over to the bar and ordered a drink. He walked through the group of people, talking to some occasionally, and back to the couch. There was a blonde on the couch talking to Linde about his guitars. Ville shook his head and sat down in the chair. He looked around the room and saw the girl with the auburn hair sitting alone. He smiled and stood up and walked over to her.

Anna had abandoned her again. She was on her third drink of the night when someone sat down beside her. She looked up and smiled. It was Ville.

"Hello," she said.

"Hey," he said.

"Shouldn't you be in the confine of your safety circle?" she asked.

"I like to live on the wild side," he said chuckling.

"A real wild man aren't you," she replied smiling.

"Oh yeah. I never got your name," he said.

"It's Kat," she said shaking his hand.

"Kat? Is it short for anything?" he asked.

"KAT! You'll never guess…oh, hi!" said Anna walking over.

"What happened Anna?" asked Kat.

"I'm going out to dinner with Linde. "I told him about my new guitar and he wants to see it."

"Fun. Where are you going?" asked Kat.

"I have no idea. He said he knew the perfect place," said Anna.

"Have fun," said Kat.

"I will!" smiled Anna.

"Oh, Anna. Don't do anything I wouldn't," said Kat in Spanish.

"I wont," smiled Anna as she walked off.

"You speak more than one language?" asked Ville.

"Yeah," said Kat.

"What's your native language then?" he asked. "Obviously mine is Finnish."

"I never would've guessed that. There's no way you would speak Finnish," said Kat with sarcasm. "It's English."

"Really? You speak with such fluidity though," said Ville.

"Army brat," said Kat. "I got bored and learned a few languages in my spare time."

"Where have you been?" asked Ville.

"Spain, which is where I met Anna. I've been to France, Ireland, and Russia," said Kat. "And I can speak enough of each language to survive in each country."

"That could come in handy," said Ville.

"Yup. Especially in Russia," laughed Kat.

"So what is Kat short for?" asked Ville.

"Don't laugh, okay," she said.

"I wont," he replied.

"Katariina," she said.

"That's a beautiful name," he said. "How's it spelled? I'm friend with a Katerina and she spells it different."

"K-A-T-A-R-I-I-N-A," said Kat. "It's the Finnish version of the name. There is Swedish and Greek way to spell it as well."

"Finnish? Really?" he asked.

"Yeah. My mom is Russian. That's why I lived there for a few years," said Kat. "She liked the name and since I'm the only girl I got it."

"I think it's a lovely name," he said.

"Thank you," she said. "Look. I know this sounds bad, but I have to go. I love Anna to death but she's gonna do something stupid."

"Not with Linde she wont. He knows better than to do anything indecent with someone he meets on tour," said Ville. "You hungry?"

"A little. Why?" replied Kat.

"Because there is a place downtown that I want to go to. Heard they have some good food," said Ville. "Want to go?"

"Sure," said Kat.

Kat and Ville stood up and walked out of the room and out to her car. Ville opened the door for her before he got in himself.