The song lyrics used in this chapter are from Pearl Jam's song Black. Please review! That makes me happy!

"Yea! I can't wait until the concert!" Matt exclaimed, happily, taking a bit bite out of his Pizza.

Bria stared at Matt, the turned to Shane who was sitting next to her and asked, "Mind if I ride home with you?"

"Of course not!" Shane laughed.

Yes, Matt had in fact gotten the tickets he wanted to the Pearl Jam concert, and good ones. Their seats were fifth row, center stage! Of course Matt hadn't been able to shut up about how excited he was about the concert for the past few weeks and both Bria and Shane suspected that after the concert they were in for several more weeks of raving about how great the concert was from Matt.

"Everyone hurry up and eat! We need to leave for the concert soon!" Matt said hastily.

"Um, dude," Jeff said, who had just recently dyed his hair orange and blue, looking at his watch, "We still have three hours, and the arena is right down the street!"

"I don't care!" Matt snarled.

"I feel bad for you!" Bria said to Lita who was sitting across the table from her in Pete's Pizza Place.

"Yeah, I feel bad for me, too!" Lita laughed shaking her head.

"You know, you didn't have to come!" Matt snarled, turning toward Bria.

"Matt, it's not that I don't LIKE pearl Jam!" Bria explained, "It's just that you're being ridiculous! We have plenty of time until the concert stats! Beside, it's not like somebody's going to steal our seat or anything!"

Matt's eyes grew wide with panic and he gasped, "What if somebody DOES? Alright, that's it, everybody hurry up!"

Everybody groaned, and Shannon turned to Bria saying, "Gee, thanks for putting that thought in his mind, Bria!"

"Heh, sorry, I didn't mean to!" Bria grinned apologetically.

"Did it hurt?" Molly asked nodding at Bria's shoulder blade. Molly had yet to get over the fact that her best friend had actually gotten a tattoo. Bria moved the strap of her tank top so the tattoo of the bat-signal was totally visible.

"Yeah, it did!" Bria admitted, "My eyes were watering, but I didn't actually cry. I was sort of proud of myself for that!"

"What about you, sissy-boy?" Matt asked Shane teasingly, "Did YOU cry?"

"Nope!" Shane replied, smirking at Matt.

"And don't call him a 'Sissy-boy!' If I were over on that side of the table I'd slap you for that!" Bria growled over at Matt. Jeff slapped Matt upside the head for Bria, just as Lita slapped Matt's shoulder.

"Hey!" Matt whined.

Finally, after Matt gabbed some more about the how excited he was about the concert, they took their seats in the arena. A lot of people were already seated. Bria sat down in the last of their groups seats, next to Shane.

"Wow, we're really close! I better we'll get some of Vedder's sweat on us!" Bria said jokingly.

"I'm just glad I'm not next to HIM," Shane said, nodding over at Matt who was talking poor Shannon's ear off.

"Um, yeah, me too!" Bria said, looking over at Matt with a smirk on his face. "And I always thought that Matt was the quieter of the two Hardys!"

"Apparently not when it come to Pearl Jam! But don't worry, baby! We'll get our revenge by taking him to a comic convention and yap about Batman and the Green Lantern!" Shane grinned evilly.

"MWA-HA-HA-HA!!!" Both Bria and Shane laughed evilly after they had high-fived.

"Anyone want to switch seats?" Jeff asked who was sitting on the other side of Shane, looking over at the others wide-eyed after the evil laughter.

Then the lights dimmed and the opening band took the stage. Shane hadn't caught the band's name, but decided that they were pretty good. Then Pearl Jam came on stage. Everyone got up on their feet and started cheering loudly. Shane looked around. The place was packed!

After the first several songs the song "Black" came on, and all the couples in the crowd started holding each other and making out.

Hey...oooh...
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn

'Damn it why can't that be me and Shane?' Bria thought to herself grumpily, looking around at all the couples. She then looked over at Shane to see that he looked a little sad. She wondered why...

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything?
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...

'Damn it why can't that be me and Bria?' Shane thought to himself as her looked over at Matt and Lita, and Shannon and Molly. Jeff was too busy swaying with his lighter and singing along to have noticed. Shane sighed and looked back at the stage.

I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear

'He's right next to me!' Bria thought,'It would be so easy for me to just reach over and wrap my arms around him! Oh, fine! I'll do it!'

Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away

'Why does Bria do this to me?' Shane asked himself, 'I'm fine around other girls! I've gone out with other girls! Why can't I just make a move?!' Shane sighed and answered his own question, 'Because I don't want to fuck things up with her. I don't want to ruin our friendship. I care about her too much. She probably doesn't want me like that.'

And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I'll ever be...yeah...

Shane's eyes then grew wide when he felt arms curl around him. Bria grinned and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

They both thought, 'Yea!'

Uh huh...uh huh...ooh...
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky, but why
Why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine

'Then again, maybe she does want me after all!' Shane thought feeling his heart beat faster. 'Okay, this is it! While this song is still playing I'm gonna do it!' He looked down at Bria, and she looked up at him. The started to lean in and...Eddie Vedder screamed into the microphone as the band started playing "Evolution."

'Well, that ruined the moment!' Shane thought and sighed, and shouted, "Great concert, huh?" Trying to cover up the kiss he almost gave her.

"Yeah!" Bria nodded, and thought 'Damn it!' And she tuned back to the stage.