AN: I just realized I never mentioned where they are. They're in Chicago, just so you know.
"Shut upppp," Meredith groaned groggily as her alarm continued to piss her off. She had forgotten to turn it off last night, since she didn't have to work. She sleepily lifted her head, reaching over and turning it off before looking at the time. Six o'clock in the morning. She groaned again, letting her head fall back onto her pillow. About 30 seconds later, her head shot up and a huge grin shone across her face when she remembered that today was the day.
"I'M GOING TO MEET MY HUSBAND TODAY!" she screamed as she jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom to get ready. She turned on the shower, took off her clothes, and was about to get inside when she remembered music. Meredith ran to her room, hoping that none of her neighbors happened to be looking through the windows.
She took her time as she washed her hair, body, and face, and even shaving. She brushed her teeth, applied deodorant, and pulled out the huge bag of nail polish that she never used. It took her about 20 minutes to pick the perfect color, a greenish-blue, which was Brian's favorite. She carefully painted each nail, trying to make them perfect for Brian. After about 45 minutes of that, there was the matter of her outfit. It was almost 8, so she still had plenty of time.
She decided on a plain white tank top, with a multicolored plaid scarf and dark jean capris. She let her curls flow free, only pulling back part of the top so that it wouldn't be in her face. She took a picture and sent it to Denise, receiving a phone call in response.
"DENISE I'M SO EXCITED IT'S FINALLY HERE I'M GONNA MEET MY HUSBAND OH MY GOD!" Meredith practically screamed into the phone.
"I KNOW I'M EXCITED TOO! AND YOU LOOK GREAT!" Denise replied.
They talked for a while to pass the time, then said goodbye so they could both finish getting ready. Meredith got her bag and dumped it out onto her bed. It was originally white, but ever since she had gotten it it had been covered with quotes, signatures, and pins from friends and fandom-related things.
Loose change, some lint, her wallet, and various other items fell out of it. She put the loose change in a jar that sat on her dresser, and put her wallet back inside the back after checking how much cash was in it. She knew she would need to go to the ATM anyway. Wiping the lint off of her bed and onto the floor, she got a medium sized notepad and various pens, dropping the notepad inside her bag and clipping the pens on the side so that they were organized for autographs. She also got her camera in case her phone died, body spray, and a small jacket just in case, tossing them inside the bag as well.
"Okay, I think I'm ready," Meredith said to herself, smiling, giddy. She checked the time and saw that it was nearly 9:30. Eight and a half hours left, and Denise would be at her house in six and a half hours. She was so excited, she could barely contain it. She would finally get to see Brian Holden for real, instead of just pictures, gifs, videos, movies, or tv shows.
She sat down on her bed, pulling her laptop over to her and turning it on. She got on tumblr, hoping it would help pass the time until the concert.
"Darren, stop leaving your shit all over the floor!" Brian said, getting up after tripping over one of Darren's shirts that he always left lying around the tour bus. He, Darren, Joe, Dylan, and A.J. shared the bus, and it was always a mess. Charlene, Devin, Elona, and Julia, their manager, shared the other tour bus and whenever they came over to the guy's bus they would constantly complain about the weird smells and dirty laundry everywhere.
He grabbed the couch as the bus came roughly to a halt in front of the venue. He heard the bus driver shout, "We're here!" and stood up straight, quickly getting out of the bus. He got a little stir crazy if he was in there for too long, and he hated it, but he also loved being on tour.
Brian looked around at where he was, checking out the venue they would be playing at the next few nights. He began helping the others move all of the equipment inside and onto the stage. They set it all up, even though they had a couple hours before they would have to actually be ready for the concert that night. He was about to go for a walk in the nearby park when he heard Julia call for him, saying that he couldn't leave because she had errands to run and he was coming with her whether he liked it or not. He groaned before turning around and walking towards her, planning on going to the park tomorrow because it looked fun.
