Friday, 5:47PM Ronnie's & Max's Place.

Ronnie's P.O.V

I was looking through a notebook full of lyrics I had written. Max sat across the room, playing his guitar.

Max - Hey, dude. What are we going to do this weekend?

Me - Um, I'm not sure, why?

Max - Maybe we can hang out with Jaimee & Ashley.

Me - Yeah, ferrsure.

Max - Cool.

As I thumbed through the pages of my notebook, I found Ashley's song. I hadn't paid much attention to this in a while. As I thought of her, I had the inspiration to write more. So, this is what I added.

"Shadows fall on yesterday, it's like time just slips away, I'm nothing, darkness follows me. The dawning never shows its head, I'm left dying here instead with nothing. A lock without a key."

Someone was at the door, knocking. I opened the door to find Omar with a Purple & Black bong in his hand. I chuckled. Max approached us to see what was so funny.

Max - Whoa, dude, you got a bong?

Me - Hell yeahh.

Omar - Haha, you guys wanna get high?

Me & Max chuckled and let him in. He loaded the bong, hit it, and passed it to me, then to Max. After a couple of hits, we were pretty stoned.

Friday, 5:47PM Jaimee's House.

I sat on a computer chair, in front of a mirror, as Ashley stood behind me, straightening my hair.

Ashley - So yeah, ha.

Me - So what do you want to do now?

Ashley - Um, I don't really care, anything interesting, I guess.

She smiled.

Me - Dude, I just remembered, I still have that pot from Hayden! You wanna get stoned?

She laughed and nodded her head, yes.

I opened my closet door and reached on in the top cabinet, on top of all my hanging clothes and took out the pink bong, and handed it to Ashley.

Ashley - Whoa, you still have this?

Me - Haha, yeah, it's been about three years now.

Ashley - yeah, I remember you got this when we were like 14.

Me - Haha, yup. I got it from Mollyanne, remember?

Ashley - Yeah, we had some fun times with this thing.

Me - Haha, for sure.

I reached for one of my hoodies, one that I never used, and looked into the pocket, there it was.

I loaded the bong, and passed it to Ashley. She took a hit and coughed.

Ashley - Dude, we haven't done this in forever.

Me - Right?

We smoked some more, until we couldn't even think. We head-banged to The Devil Wears Prada, ate Fruity Pebbles and crashed on my bed.

+Next Day+

Max's P.O.V

My head laid on something soft. I slowly opened my eyes. I was in Ronnie's bed, drooling all over a pillow. What time was it? It looked so bright outside. I got up and went into the bathroom. I had to piss so badly. I walked into my room, and found Ronnie, lying on the floor intertwined with a red blanket. I kicked his foot.

Me - Wake up, dude.

Ronnie awoke slowly. His eyes were red from sleeping so much.

Ronnie - (sleepily) what time is it…?

Me - I have no fucking idea.

I looked at the clock beside a lamp. 12:47PM

Me - It's almost one.

Ronnie - One? As in the afternoon?

Me - Yeh.

Ronnie - Damn, how fucked up did we get?

Me - Um, pretty fucked up, I would say.

Ronnie chuckled.

Me - I think I'm going to take a shower.

Ronnie nodded his head and lay back down.

I chuckled and headed into the restroom. I took my clothes off and started the shower. The hot water felt good on my back. I tried to remember what had happened yesterday, but I couldn't remember anything, my mind seemed empty. I got out of the shower and got dressed. I found something to eat, as Ronnie showered. When I was done, it was 2:51PM. I decided to call Jaimee.

Jaimee - Hello?

Her voice sounded groggy.

Me - Hey, this is Max.

Jaimee - Oh, hi, what's up?

Me - Not much, I was thinking maybe you guys could hang out with us.

Jaimee - Haha, sounds fun.

Me - Yeah? But where?

Jaimee - Me & Ashley kind of want to hit the skate park today, do you & Ronnie want to come along?

Me - Ferrsure (:

Jaimee - Cool, do you & Ronnie skate?

Me - Yeah, somewhat (:

Jaimee - Awesome. So give me like an hour or so, and I'll meet you there, Kay?

Me - Rad.

Jaimee - Kay, well, I'll see you in like a little while, then.

Me - Yeah, bye.

Jaimee - Bye.

I pressed END, and walked into Ronnie's room.

Me - Hey, we're going to hang with Jaimee & Ashley at the skate park.

Ronnie - That's rad, when?

Me - In an hour or so.

Ronnie - Alright, tell me when we're leaving.

+50 Minutes Later+

Max finally got into the car and I drove away. We arrived at The Horizon Skate Park. We found Ashley & Jaimee, skateboarding. We approached them.

Ashley -Ronnie, hi (: & Max, hey.

Jaimee - Hi, Max (: & Hey Ronnie.

Me & Max - Hey.

Ashley walked up to me, took my board from my hand, and smiled as she analyzed Medusa on my board.

Ash - That is fucking cool.

Me - Ha, yeah? Let me see yours.

Ash - Mine's not as cool.

Me - Can I see it?

Ash - Sure, I guess.

She handed me her board. I turned it around, and looked at her deck. It was fucking cool. It had Hello Kitty riding a unicorn with a bunch of little fun things on it. It was interesting to look at. I handed it back to her.

Me - I like it, it's very… Ashley.

Ashley laughed and got on her board. She started skating around, and I did the same. Max & Jaimee sat on a grassy hill, talking. After a while of chasing each other around on skateboards, I and Ashley sat down on a wooden bench.

Ash - Huh, you're not too shabby, Radke.

Me - Haha, not too bad yourself, Blood.

Ash - Thanks, I try. So tell me about yourself.

Me - Well, what do you want to know…?

Ash - Uhm, I don't know, what's your favorite color?

Me - Probably purple. Or red.

Ash - Hehe. What's your favorite song?

Me - All of them, haha. When's your birthday?

Ash - December 12th.

Me - December 15th.

She smiled.

Ash - Tell me, what's it like being onstage?

Me - Being onstage? It's fucking amazing. There are all these fucking strangers shouting Escape The Fate, the moshpits, it's just fucking great. It's like there's this flame in the crowd, and with every lyric, and every song, the flame grows.

Ash - Whoa. Is your band everything to you?

Me - Um, it's not everything, but it's a really big part of my everything. But you, what's it like being normal?

Ash - What do you mean? You are normal.

Me - No, I mean, having a normal life, going to school every day, living at home, going out with friends, what's it like?

Ash - You've never experienced that…?

Me - Not really, I've spent most of my life on a tour bus. Either that or I didn't care enough to actually go to school.

Ash- Wow, but it's alright. Some things go great, and everything's alright, and you feel amazing. There are always things that go wrong though, and you feel like dying. But you've never lived normally? Like in a house with family?

Me - I did, when I was a toddler, but not really. Now, I'm tired of a tour bus life. This is why I'm here. I'm trying to have a normal life. And I met you, which is a great bonus.

She blushed, as I smiled, soaking in her beauty.

Ash - But what about Escape The Fate? You're not done, right?

Me - No, we'll start touring again in like two months.

Ash - Yay (:

We kept conversing, and she was even more amazing than I thought. Then she had to go, and we said goodbye.

Ash - I had a really good time.

Me - Yeah, me too.

I hugged her tightly, and I doubted myself so strongly, but I leaned in and kissed her softly. She kissed me back.

Ash - Kay, bye.

I smiled at her and said bye. She walked away clumsily. I walked back to my car with Max by my side.

Max - Best fucking day ever.

Me - Fuck yes.