—On and on, we carry through the fears—
—Disappointed faces of your peers—
—Take a look at me—
—'Cause I could not care at all—
—Do or die—
—You'll never make me—
—Because the world—
—Will never take my heart—
—You can try—
—You'll never break me—
—We wanna all—
—We want to play this part—
—Won't explain—
—Or say I'm sorry—
—I'm unashamed—
—I'm gonna show my scar—
—Give a cheer—
—For all the broken—
Welcome to the Black parade
By My Chemical Romance
Time Skip
3rd POV
"Hey, what's up Dev?" Marinette said as she picked up her phone, Devin had just rang her. Her and Kelly had went to go do some final touches for their to very last show in the London leg of tour while Marinette went over some other details about the bands new t-shirt merch in a nearby local cafe that she had found, after this show they would have a break for about a month, then be back on the road.
"I-it's Kelly, she fell from a-a rafter and hit her head, you need to get down here n-now." Devin said and Marinette gasped, earning some weird looks from the other people in the coffee shop. She quickly packed up her computer, pens and notebook, tossing them all in her bag and slinging it over her shoulders, keeping Devin on the phone which was pressed up agended her magical earrings she did so.
"I'll be there in ten minutes, is the E.R staff there?" Marinette says quickly, rushing out of the cafe and onto the streets of London that she only knew vaguely from her times there on tour before.
The band almost always had someone there that had some sort of medical training at the venue with them at all times, incase something like this were to happen and only had happened one time before, though it was very minor (David and Devin were arguing on how far they could flick one of David's drumsticks and it hit one of the venues staff in the head, afterwards they had a good laugh about it). But this time was different, by the seriousness in Devin's voice, Marinette just knew it.
"Yes, they are" Devin said as there was a lot of moving on her end of the line.
"Ok, I'll be there as soon as I can." Marinette said peaking into her pink purse that she had had ever since she was in middle school to see Tikki with a worried face. They both knew that they didn't really like to use the miraculous powers for her ow use since the Vlopena incident but this time was important.
As Marinette de-transformed, she rushed to the back entrance were the security let her in immediately as she hung up the phone. As one of the security led Marinette to where she assumed Kelly and the rest of the band were.
Marinette's voice died in her throat as she saw two paramedics hovering over Kelly, who was laying on the cool cement floor knocked out cold. One of the paramedics had an flashlight and was checking Kelly's warm brown eyes as she lay still as ever. Next to her, about three yards away, was Devin rubbing her eyes—it was one of her habits to do when she was stressed and or worried about something—, with David patting her back in attempt to comfort her, looking down to his shoes. Marinette also took note of the riser that was just above there Kellys microphone stand and were her bass was
As Marinette rushed over to the twins, David looked up and sighed in relief as they both hugged, David kissing her on the cheek briefly before centring there attention on Kelly who still lay unmoving as Alya and Nino walked into the venue.
"Oh my god! What happened?!" Alya said suddenly as her and Nino both rushed over to where Devin, David and Marinette stood.
"She hit her head on the riser, the paramedics say that she will recover and it just looked to be I minor concussion," David said to all of them as Marinette, Nino and Alya all sighed in relief. they had no idea what she would do if anything happened to there friend.
"Kelly?" Devin said from there section of bunks on the bus as the rest of the crew huddled around the bunk as Kelly lazaly opened her eyes.
"Mhm what happened?" She mumbled and Devin sighed in relief along with me and Alya also.
"You hit your head, got a minor concussion." Devin said as Kelly closed her eyes, she probably had a pounding headache.
"But your going to be ok." Alya added and the rest of us smiled comfortingly as Kelly sighed and rubbed her eyes.
"What about the concert?" She asked as I shrugged.
"If you think you're up for it Kells', but we could push it back if you aren't." David said and the rest of us nodded in agreement.
Kelly opened her eyes and looked at us they smiled weakly.
"Yeah let's continue as normal, we can't let the army down." Kelly said and we all nodded as Nino handed her a tylenol and a glass of water.
(Bleeding out By imagine dragons)
As I started strumming a low tune on my guitar as the bright lights on the stage changed from light blue to a dark misty purple colour, then back again.
"I'm bleeding out
Said if the last thing that I do
Is to bring you down
I'll bleed out for you." Devin sang and the crowd cheered as I glanced at Nino, who was messing with some DJ equipment off on the side of the stage were most of the crowd couldn't see. I raised my eyebrow at him in question and he smiled at me then gave me a reassuring thumbs up.
"So I bare my skin
And I count my sins
And I close my eyes
And I take it in
And I'm bleeding out
I'm bleeding out for you" Devin continues the verses as I take my eyes back from Nino and relax, moving my body to the low cords that I was playing as the music picked up.
"for you" Devin sang as David played a bass drum, and the crowd began clapping to the song,
"When the day has come
But I've lost my way around
And the seasons stop and hide beneath the ground
When the sky turns gray
And everything is screaming
I will reach inside
Just to find my heart is beating" Devin sung as I smiled and get ready to sing the backing vocals. The crowd was jumping around in the mosh pit as I caught a glance at Alya were she was off stage with her camera, smiling widely and filming the ecstatic crowd and the band.
"You tell me to hold on
Oh you tell me to hold on
But innocence is gone
And what was right is wrong" Devin sang, throwing her right hand up into the air and dancing a small bit behind her microphone stand, her bee hair pin miraculous gleaming in the stage lights as I glanced at Kelly, who seems to still have a headache, but was playing the show none of the less.
"Cause I'm bleeding out
Said if the last thing that I do
Is to bring you down
I'll bleed out for you
So I bare my skin
And I count my sins
And I close my eyes
And I take it in
And I'm bleeding out
I'm bleeding out for you (for you)" Devin sings, talking her microphone off of its stand and I take a deep breath, adrenaline flowing through me.
"When the hour is night
And hopelessness is sinking in
And the wolves all cry
To feel they're not worth hollering" I sang into my microphone on its stand, smiling out to the crowded as I kept time and base with the tempo of the song.
"When your eyes are red
And emptiness is all you know
With the darkness fed
I will be your scarecrow" I finished off my lyrics of the song as the crowd jumped and clapped to the beat, most of them dressed uniquely. It seemed all so surreal that we could do this, bring people together with just one concert.
"You tell me to hold on
Oh you tell me to hold on
But innocence is gone
And what was right is wrong
'Cause I'm bleeding out
Said if the last thing that I do
Is to bring you down
I'll bleed out for you" Devin saying then went on with me pushing my guitar behind my back so it hung off my shoulder by its leather red strap, grasping the microphone and its stand as I stood next to Devin, her singing the main lyrics and me doing backing vocals.
"So I bare my skin
And I count my sins
And I close my eyes
And I take it in
And I'm bleeding out
I'm bleeding out for you (for you)" Devin sang as the music shifted thanks to Nino and she continued.
I'm bleeding out for you (for you)
I'm bleeding out for you (for you)
I'm bleeding out for you (for you)
I'm bleeding out for you" She sang as I led on the crowd to clap with the beat of the song as Kelly and David were playing their own instruments, Kelly dancing around a bit and David playing out behind me with the same enthusiasm.
"Cause I'm bleeding out
Said if the last thing that I do
Is to bring you down
I'll bleed out for you
So I bare my skin
And I count my sins
And I close my eyes
And I take it in
And I'm bleeding out" Devin sang intensely, slipping her microphone back on its stand as the music quieted down.
"I'm bleeding out for you (for you)" She sang as the stage went dark and the music fades out and the crowd cheers loudly and everyone filled with adrenaline and happiness for the rest of the concert ahead of them, as that was only the first song on the set list.
Time skip to the end of the concert.
—3rd pov—
Marinette stood proudly on stage, running her eyes over every person and every fan, with her arms by her sides, black mic in her right hand and her feet shoulder width apart. She looked strong. So strong, and it was known that she was. She raised her arm so the microphone was to her lips and began speaking, speaking with a emotion that told all of us that she was strong, and you could be too.
"If you feel like life isn't worth it, it is." She started off and the crowd cheered, some even had there own scars on their wrists on display, not caring what other people thought of them.
"You're young. You still have a life to live. Everyone has a place in this world no matter who they may be. You just have yet to find it. No matter what kind of life you live, it will get better. I promise." She said, wiping her face with the back of her hand that was not holding the microphone.
"You wouldn't be given this life if you weren't strong enough to live it. You're all perfect just the way you are, don't let other people define you for nothing. Don't change for anyone. Someone will love you, for you. We love you" She said, bringing her arm out and gestring to her hand the rest of the band that were on stage, sending some of the crowd to tears as they all cheered in harmony.
"Hold up. Hold up! I'm not quite done yet!" She said giggling, holding up the 'one second' gestures.
"But, the truth is though." Marinette said, trailing off, brushing her side bangs that framed her face, from her blue bell eyes.
"For a long time I didn't know who I was. So, I let other people defined me. Until this band, came to be." She said smiling at her bandmates as the crowd 'awed'.
"And tonight, his very night." She said, a smile building up on her face,
"Was when I realized who No Lead really is and it's not me. Or Kelly, Or David, or Devin." She said and the rest of the band nodded in agreement. The audience was slightly confused but intrigued at the same time.
"No Lead is anybody, who has something that they wanna express and they need the courage to let themselves be heard." She said smiling, walking up to the very front of the stage.
"You know, it's anyone with a dream, who needs a way to make it happen." She said, reaching her hand down and into the crowd, so someone could grab a hold on her hand.
"Yeah!" Someone yelled out, making Marinette laugh again.
"It's anybody who has something that they want to express and they need the courage to make themselves be heard." She repeated as she let go of the persons hand that she was holding and started pointing people out In the crowd.
"It's you." She said, pointing to a girl with dark red hair, that had a flannel on and a Green Day shirt on.
"It's them." She said, pointing to, a non-binary person with blond short hair and a yellow sweater on with a jean jacket that had the bands logo hand painted onto it with skill.
"It's him." She said, this time pointing to a guy with pink hair and a grey and black patterned tank top, he yelled in joy and hugged who she assumed to be his boyfriend.
"It's her." She said again, this time pointing to a girl, she had bright natural red hair and was wearing a Batman long sleeved shirt and a cat eared headband.
"You're all No Lead. We're all the Leaders in this game that they call life!" She said, standing up to her full height as the crowd cheered back, louder and louder.
"Your battle scars are your badge of honor. So stick them out and say "screw you" to anyone who tries to push you down." She said and paused for a bit, licking her lips before continuing in the same tone.
"Stay strong and never give in. You're all beautiful to me. You're going to be okay. If you ever feel down, turn up the radio. Music will help you through everything and I know that from experience, not some stupid statistic." She said grinning as the crowd laughed a small bit at the last part, some holding their phones high to video her speech like Alya was just in front of the geats of the mosh pit of the venue..
"I-If I had committed suicide that afternoon a few months back, I wouldn't be here in front of this amazing family. That's you guys." She said pointing to the crowd as everyone could clearly see the tears in her eyes and some on her cheeks.
"You, you him, her, them and whatever pronoun you so chose to be," She said, extending her left arm, smiling over the crowd, showing her own cuts that were on her wrist; that were fully healed now. She had taken her red rubber band off, not needing it anymore.
"You've just got to stitch you're wounds and keep fighting." She said and the crowd roared, making her laugh, then turned her back on the crowd.
"NOW LET'S GET THIS CONCERT STARTED!" She yelled in the microphone as the crowd began to chanting as Marinette walks over to her baby blue electric guitar that her father gave her, slipping the microphone onto the stand as the music started; the concert was in full swing now. And it was the best night of their lives, and many others.
The End