I woke up the next morning feeling very calm. Kelan was right about Drew. He really did have the best intentions. I felt bad for getting annoyed at him. All the guys were still asleep, so it must have been early. I gently unwrapped myself from Kelan and leaned over the seat, searching for Drew. I saw him lying beside Oli on the seat in front of me. I gently shook him awake.
"Drew. Drew." I whispered. "Andrew!" I whisper-yelled.
He opened his eyes and rolled to look at me.
"What do you want Roxy; I'm sleeping." He said, closing his eyes. He called me Roxy - no one calls me that unless they're annoyed at me.
"Andy, I'm really sorry for yesterday. I know where you're coming from now. I don't wanna fight with you."
Drew was silent.
"Thank you Rox. It's fine, I know you just want to have fun. Apology accepted."
I smiled.
"Love you Drew."
"Love you too Rox. Now let me sleep."
"Kay, i'm gonna go walk around."
Drew swatted his hand at me, telling me to go away. I leaned away and rummaged through my bag. I put on a clean white tank top that said 'Good Vibes" on it, and replaced my black sweats with dark grey skinnies. I put on a light grey hoodie and my red converse. my hair back into a bun and grabbed my phone. I quietly climbed over the seats and slipped out of the van. It was 10am and was nice for a day in September. It was very mild out. I found out that we were playing in New York today. I walked around for a bit and saw the outside of the venue, which was very nice. Then, I found a bench and I sat down for a bit. This place was really different to Ireland. Right now, at home it was probably cold and rainy - a normal day in September. It was weird for it to be so nice out.
I heard footsteps coming towards me, and a guy with buzzed hair and brown eyes stopped in front of me and smiled.
"Hi." He said.
"Hello." He sat down next to me.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked.
"Just sitting. And thinking. What about you?"
"I went for a walk. Ended up here. I'm Rian by the way."
"I'm Rocket."
"Oh you're the girl Jack was talking about! You're from Boy caught envy!"
"So you must be from All time low!"
He nodded. I turned on the bench and crossed my legs so i was facing him.
"What was Jack saying about me?" I asked.
"Oh he was just saying that he thought your accent was nice." Rian replied while laughing a bit.
"I don't like my accent." I smiled.
"Aw it's nice. So do you miss Ireland?" "Kinda. I was just thinking about the weather difference. I'm glad to be out here touring and stuff, but I do miss my own bed."
"So do I. I don't really like sleeping in the van."
"Me neither."
My phone buzzed and I saw I had a message from Ash.
"I gotta go Rian. The guys need me."
"Okay, well i'll see you later Rocket."
I waved and walked back to my bus, where I saw Drew with an annoyed look on his face. I sighed and walked up to him.
"Where were you, Roxy?"
"I went for a walk. I told you where I was going." I replied.
Drew's face dropped.
"Okay, sorry. Will you just go help unload the trailer?"
"Yes Dad." I sais sarcastically, walking to the trailer.
I had a guitar case in my hand, and was walking into the venue when I saw Jack waving at me. "HEY ROCKET!" He yelled.
"HEY JACK!"
He motioned for me to come over to him. When I did, he pulled me into a hug. Woah, this guy was forward. Another guy with messy-but-perfect brown hair and brown eyes was standing next to Jack.
"Hi, i'm Rocket." I said to him,sticking out my free hand.
"Jack told me. I'm Alex Gaskarth, sex god." He said, taking my hand and kissing it.
"Woah boy, at least take me out to dinner first." I joked, pulling my hand back.
"ROXY BLAKE, GET YOUR FUCKING ASS BACK HERE, NOW!" Drew yelled at me.
I sighed. "Someones PMSing." Jack muttered.
"I gotta go before he comes over here and kills me. I'll see you later." I turned and walked back to Drew.
"Roxy come on; we need to get this stuff in." Drew whined, taking the guitar case from me.
"I know, I'm sorry Drew." "Yeah Yeah, just go help Ash with his drums."
I walked over to the van and started taking out different parts of Ash's drums.
"Rocket, stop getting under Drew's skin." Ash muttered to me.
"Ash, i'm not doing it on purpose." I replied.
"Just stop wondering off okay. You"re gonna be the death of Drew one day."
Ash and I walked into the venue with his stuff to set up.
We were first to soundcheck because we played first ever night. Then All time low played, and then You me at six. We still hadn't met You me at six, cause they were probably not here yet.
Oli and Kelan were already on the stage when we got there. Ash started to set up his drums, when Ben came up behind us.
"Wheres Nathan?" I asked him.
"Still asleep." Ben replied.
"WHAT? I'm getting shit for going for a walk, and Nathan isnt even up yet?" I yelled.
"Dude, this is Nathan we're talking about. He's hardly ever awake." Ben laughed.
I rolled my eyes and put down the last part of Ash's drums. I walked up to my mic and tested it out.
"Testing, Testing, Kelans a douchebag." J said into the mic.
Kelan laughed at me, before speaking into his mic.
"Testing, Rocket's a bitch." He said.
"Stop insulting each other and fucking sing!" Ash yelled.
I laughed, and we started into our first song, "Comebacks aren't your thing."
After that we played a few more songs, before we finished up. We walked off the stage and found Drew smiling at us.
"You sounded awesome guys!" He praised.
"Thanks. Is there a shower around here I can use?" I asked.
I felt gross,cause i hadnt showered in like three days.
"Yeah, we're sharing a dressing room with All time low, It's right down the hall there." Drew pointed down at the dressing room.
"Kay, thanks Drew." I said,while walking off.
"BE QUICK ROX!" Drew screamed.
I ignored him, and walked to the van. When i slid the door open, I found Nathan asleep on the floor, snoring his head off.
I poked him with my foot, and when that didn't wake him, I sat on his stomach and bounced up and down.
"Nathan, Nathan, Nathan!" I sang.
He finally opened his eyes, and sighed when he saw me.
"Why did you wake me up?" "Cause it's 2 in the afternoon, Nathan."
He opened his eyes wide, and pushed me off him, standing up quickly.
"Oh shit, Drew is gonna murder me! Have you already done soundcheck?" He asked, while pulling on a fresh t-shirt.
I nodded, and grabbed my bag. He had just pulled on new jeans when I jumped out of the van.
"Good luck Nathan!" I called as I walked away. I walked back into the venue, and saw a guy with spikey dark black hair and a lip ring talking to Drew. "Drew, where are we off to later?" I asked as i walked over to them.
"I dunno, just around." He answered.
I turned to the other guy.
"Hi, I'm Rocket!"
"I'm Matt, All time low's tour manager."
"And he's a pain in the ass!" I heard from behind me.
I turned and saw Jack laughing.
"Oh really?" I smiled.
"Yeah, he's lame and boring and serious."
"Ahh, I see why he's getting along with Drew." I joked.
Drew frowned at me.
"Go shower Rox." He said.
"And Jack, go soundcheck." Matt said.
At the exact same time, Jack and i both said "Fiiiiine." In the annoyed, drawn out kinda way.
We walked off in our different directions, and i went into our dressing room. It was medium sized,with couches, and a little table with a mirror. A door led off to a bathroom, so i went straight in, and showered quicly. It had gotten quite warm out, so I got dressed in a plain white tank top and I tucked it into dark navy high waisted shorts, and I slipped on red flats. When i walked out of the bathroom, i found Zack lounging on one of the couches.
"Hi Zack." I said,as i sat down in front of the mirror.
"Oh sorry Rocket, I didnt know you were in here, i'll leave." He replied, standing up.
"it's fine! Stay."
"Oh, okay."
I brushed through my hair and then plugged in my hair dryer. I finished drying it in 10 minutes.
"So where is the rest of your band?" I asked as i put my stuff away.
"I really dont know. I just needed a bit of a rest so i came here."
"And i'm disturbing you aren't I?"
"No, I meant I needed a rest from them. Alex and Jack are a handful."
I laughed as I threw my hair into a messy bun.
"You're music is really good. I heard your soundcheck." Zack said.
"Thank you. I feel bad now, cause I didn't watch your's. But I am sticking around to hear your set tonight!"
Zack nodded.
"Is it sunny outside?" I asked, randomly.
"Yeah."
"Shit. I didn't even think to pack sunglasses. I'll have to go buy some."
"You can borrow mine." Zack said, as he bent down to search in the bag at his feet. He stood up and handed me a pair of black sunglasses.
"Oh Zack,thank you so much. I'll give them back to you later."
I took the glasses and smiled at him. This boy was too nice!
"Oh no, I have another pair."
"You sure?"
He noddded and I pulled him into a hug.
"You're amazing Zack."
He blushed lightly.
"Dont mention it."
I smiled, and told him I had to go. I walked out of the room, thinking about how sweet Zack is.
"Drew. Drew." I whispered. "Andrew!" I whisper-yelled.
He opened his eyes and rolled to look at me.
"What do you want Roxy; I'm sleeping." He said, closing his eyes. He called me Roxy - no one calls me that unless they're annoyed at me.
"Andy, I'm really sorry for yesterday. I know where you're coming from now. I don't wanna fight with you."
Drew was silent.
"Thank you Rox. It's fine, I know you just want to have fun. Apology accepted."
I smiled.
"Love you Drew."
"Love you too Rox. Now let me sleep."
"Kay, i'm gonna go walk around."
Drew swatted his hand at me, telling me to go away. I leaned away and rummaged through my bag. I put on a clean white tank top that said 'Good Vibes" on it, and replaced my black sweats with dark grey skinnies. I put on a light grey hoodie and my red converse. my hair back into a bun and grabbed my phone. I quietly climbed over the seats and slipped out of the van. It was 10am and was nice for a day in September. It was very mild out. I found out that we were playing in New York today. I walked around for a bit and saw the outside of the venue, which was very nice. Then, I found a bench and I sat down for a bit. This place was really different to Ireland. Right now, at home it was probably cold and rainy - a normal day in September. It was weird for it to be so nice out.
I heard footsteps coming towards me, and a guy with buzzed hair and brown eyes stopped in front of me and smiled.
"Hi." He said.
"Hello." He sat down next to me.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked.
"Just sitting. And thinking. What about you?"
"I went for a walk. Ended up here. I'm Rian by the way."
"I'm Rocket."
"Oh you're the girl Jack was talking about! You're from Boy caught envy!"
"So you must be from All time low!"
He nodded. I turned on the bench and crossed my legs so i was facing him.
"What was Jack saying about me?" I asked.
"Oh he was just saying that he thought your accent was nice." Rian replied while laughing a bit.
"I don't like my accent." I smiled.
"Aw it's nice. So do you miss Ireland?" "Kinda. I was just thinking about the weather difference. I'm glad to be out here touring and stuff, but I do miss my own bed."
"So do I. I don't really like sleeping in the van."
"Me neither."
My phone buzzed and I saw I had a message from Ash.
"I gotta go Rian. The guys need me."
"Okay, well i'll see you later Rocket."
I waved and walked back to my bus, where I saw Drew with an annoyed look on his face. I sighed and walked up to him.
"Where were you, Roxy?"
"I went for a walk. I told you where I was going." I replied.
Drew's face dropped.
"Okay, sorry. Will you just go help unload the trailer?"
"Yes Dad." I sais sarcastically, walking to the trailer.
I had a guitar case in my hand, and was walking into the venue when I saw Jack waving at me. "HEY ROCKET!" He yelled.
"HEY JACK!"
He motioned for me to come over to him. When I did, he pulled me into a hug. Woah, this guy was forward. Another guy with messy-but-perfect brown hair and brown eyes was standing next to Jack.
"Hi, i'm Rocket." I said to him,sticking out my free hand.
"Jack told me. I'm Alex Gaskarth, sex god." He said, taking my hand and kissing it.
"Woah boy, at least take me out to dinner first." I joked, pulling my hand back.
"ROXY BLAKE, GET YOUR FUCKING ASS BACK HERE, NOW!" Drew yelled at me.
I sighed. "Someones PMSing." Jack muttered.
"I gotta go before he comes over here and kills me. I'll see you later." I turned and walked back to Drew.
"Roxy come on; we need to get this stuff in." Drew whined, taking the guitar case from me.
"I know, I'm sorry Drew." "Yeah Yeah, just go help Ash with his drums."
I walked over to the van and started taking out different parts of Ash's drums.
"Rocket, stop getting under Drew's skin." Ash muttered to me.
"Ash, i'm not doing it on purpose." I replied.
"Just stop wondering off okay. You"re gonna be the death of Drew one day."
Ash and I walked into the venue with his stuff to set up.
We were first to soundcheck because we played first ever night. Then All time low played, and then You me at six. We still hadn't met You me at six, cause they were probably not here yet.
Oli and Kelan were already on the stage when we got there. Ash started to set up his drums, when Ben came up behind us.
"Wheres Nathan?" I asked him.
"Still asleep." Ben replied.
"WHAT? I'm getting shit for going for a walk, and Nathan isnt even up yet?" I yelled.
"Dude, this is Nathan we're talking about. He's hardly ever awake." Ben laughed.
I rolled my eyes and put down the last part of Ash's drums. I walked up to my mic and tested it out.
"Testing, Testing, Kelans a douchebag." J said into the mic.
Kelan laughed at me, before speaking into his mic.
"Testing, Rocket's a bitch." He said.
"Stop insulting each other and fucking sing!" Ash yelled.
I laughed, and we started into our first song, "Comebacks aren't your thing."
After that we played a few more songs, before we finished up. We walked off the stage and found Drew smiling at us.
"You sounded awesome guys!" He praised.
"Thanks. Is there a shower around here I can use?" I asked.
I felt gross,cause i hadnt showered in like three days.
"Yeah, we're sharing a dressing room with All time low, It's right down the hall there." Drew pointed down at the dressing room.
"Kay, thanks Drew." I said,while walking off.
"BE QUICK ROX!" Drew screamed.
I ignored him, and walked to the van. When i slid the door open, I found Nathan asleep on the floor, snoring his head off.
I poked him with my foot, and when that didn't wake him, I sat on his stomach and bounced up and down.
"Nathan, Nathan, Nathan!" I sang.
He finally opened his eyes, and sighed when he saw me.
"Why did you wake me up?" "Cause it's 2 in the afternoon, Nathan."
He opened his eyes wide, and pushed me off him, standing up quickly.
"Oh shit, Drew is gonna murder me! Have you already done soundcheck?" He asked, while pulling on a fresh t-shirt.
I nodded, and grabbed my bag. He had just pulled on new jeans when I jumped out of the van.
"Good luck Nathan!" I called as I walked away. I walked back into the venue, and saw a guy with spikey dark black hair and a lip ring talking to Drew. "Drew, where are we off to later?" I asked as i walked over to them.
"I dunno, just around." He answered.
I turned to the other guy.
"Hi, I'm Rocket!"
"I'm Matt, All time low's tour manager."
"And he's a pain in the ass!" I heard from behind me.
I turned and saw Jack laughing.
"Oh really?" I smiled.
"Yeah, he's lame and boring and serious."
"Ahh, I see why he's getting along with Drew." I joked.
Drew frowned at me.
"Go shower Rox." He said.
"And Jack, go soundcheck." Matt said.
At the exact same time, Jack and i both said "Fiiiiine." In the annoyed, drawn out kinda way.
We walked off in our different directions, and i went into our dressing room. It was medium sized,with couches, and a little table with a mirror. A door led off to a bathroom, so i went straight in, and showered quicly. It had gotten quite warm out, so I got dressed in a plain white tank top and I tucked it into dark navy high waisted shorts, and I slipped on red flats. When i walked out of the bathroom, i found Zack lounging on one of the couches.
"Hi Zack." I said,as i sat down in front of the mirror.
"Oh sorry Rocket, I didnt know you were in here, i'll leave." He replied, standing up.
"it's fine! Stay."
"Oh, okay."
I brushed through my hair and then plugged in my hair dryer. I finished drying it in 10 minutes.
"So where is the rest of your band?" I asked as i put my stuff away.
"I really dont know. I just needed a bit of a rest so i came here."
"And i'm disturbing you aren't I?"
"No, I meant I needed a rest from them. Alex and Jack are a handful."
I laughed as I threw my hair into a messy bun.
"You're music is really good. I heard your soundcheck." Zack said.
"Thank you. I feel bad now, cause I didn't watch your's. But I am sticking around to hear your set tonight!"
Zack nodded.
"Is it sunny outside?" I asked, randomly.
"Yeah."
"Shit. I didn't even think to pack sunglasses. I'll have to go buy some."
"You can borrow mine." Zack said, as he bent down to search in the bag at his feet. He stood up and handed me a pair of black sunglasses.
"Oh Zack,thank you so much. I'll give them back to you later."
I took the glasses and smiled at him. This boy was too nice!
"Oh no, I have another pair."
"You sure?"
He noddded and I pulled him into a hug.
"You're amazing Zack."
He blushed lightly.
"Dont mention it."
I smiled, and told him I had to go. I walked out of the room, thinking about how sweet Zack is.