Hey! This was a request, and I have no idea what I am doing. I don't know how well this song will work but it was requested by chessbeast. Thank you! I listened to this song to make sure it was all-nice and stuff, and I love it! Does Shindown have all really good clean music? Or is it like an awesome band called From First To Last? They swear in some songs (sadness), but ya! Ok so I hope you all like it! Enjoy!
Here Be Da Story.
18-year-old Gar Logan was back stage at his concert. He was pacing back and forth waiting for his friend to show up. She always met him backstage before all of his shows. Yet, she hadn't shown up and he was getting worried because there was five minutes until he went on stage and like I said, she wasn't there. 'Where are you, Rae?' He thought anxiously. He started jumping up and down now. Should he wait for her or just to on without ever seeing her? It was like she made him confident. Three minutes until show time, still there was no sign of Rae. He suddenly felt guilty because they had gotten in a fight earlier that day and he wondered if that was why she wasn't there. 'Crud! 2 minutes! Not good,' he thought more worried than ever. He had to go on. He couldn't stay he would be letting down all his fans. He went to the place where he would enter. Normally he just ran on stage all excited and jumping and his fans would scream, it would be no different tonight.
Should I offer up my hand?
And save a wish for once
For all of us
And should I offer up my hand
And lay the guilt on myself
So it's easier, to not stay, to not stay
When he got there he turned around just to see if maybe she showed up. And . . . there she was. Leaning up against the corner of the wall. She looked like she was in an alternate universe. "Rae!" Gar ran up and smashed her with a friendly hug. "You're here! I am so happy you're here!" She quickly was pulled out of her trance.
"Hey, you should go on stage now," with that she slipped from his grasp and ran off around the corner and out into the crowd. 'Why did she leave so quickly?' he questioned himself in his mind. He shrugged and ran off on stage.
"Hello Seattle!" he yelled. That was all it took to make the crowd go wild. There were many teenage girls there, thinking they could win his affection. The guys there were either there with their girlfriends or were there just merely to see Gar perform, though some may have been gay. "How's everybody out there tonight?" The crowd screamed some more. He couldn't help that he was just SO amazing! But he wasn't so focused on the crowed this particular night; he was more focused on finding Rae. He knew she was out there somewhere, but she must have gotten lost in the crowd.
Because I found you in your corner
I pulled you out of the clouds
You left in such a hurry
Your face is lost in the crowd
Rae stood back in the crowded mosh pit. She wasn't too fond of getting smashed to smithereens so she stayed out of direct contact with the mosh pit. She tried to ignore Gar with all she had, but it was so hard. He really depended on her. Some times, like earlier that day, he could be so full of himself though. She wished he would change and be the way he was before he was a rock star. It made her think that she had completely lost the old Gar, but she knew that he could be really nice the way he was. She didn't want to stay there, well she did, but she couldn't leave anyways, it would break him and she knew it. He was very predictable to her considering they had known each other forever.
Should I open up my eyes or just ignore who you are
And what you could have been
And should I open up my eyes and make believe you will change
So it's easier to not stay, to not stay
Gar sang about 12 of the songs him and his band had written, and 1 by Green Day, 1 by From First To Last, and 1 by Blink 182. The crowd loved him. He smiled out at his fans when he had finished his concert. The time was nearing 1 in the morning. Gar had a tendency to get carried away and talk to his fans. The whole group, I mean. He thanked the crowd and bowed politely. Then he left the stage with cheers following his footsteps. He had a great love for his fans, but a greater love for someone else. And she disappeared so quickly he didn't have time to say much. Soon Gar appeared around the corner and out into the crowd. Though his manager begged him not too, he ran out into the mosh pit in search of Rae. Half of the people were gone, but that left about 150 people still down in the mosh pit. When they saw him come out into their area, they all mobbed the poor man. Gar screamed and ran. He had forgot about all the people, that fast. You think a rock star would have half a brain, whatever. He ran, but realized he needed to get to Rae, wherever it was that she might be. "Rae! Rae! Where are you?" one girl said that she was Rae, but clearly was not. Gar got down on his knees while his fans were fighting each other in desperate search for him; he crawled over to an open area. He opened his eyes, and there in a corner, once again, stood Raven. He had found her, and he thought that she glowed like an angel at that point. He ran up to her and threw his arms on her shoulders. Her arms remained crossed across her chest and she beheld an emotionless face. "You left so fast I couldn't talk to you! You know all of my confidence comes from you, Rae! Why did you zip out of there like the death angel was coming? Are you mad at me about earlier? It was stupid, and I was stupid! Don't hate me, Rae!" he practically begged.
Her emotionless face quickly changed into a look of sympathy. He had a way of making her feel sorry for him. But she did know that he relies on confidence from her. Maybe he just shouldn't be so dependent. "Gar, how could I still be mad at you when you wont let me? It is basically impossible to stay mad at you because you wont let me!" she shook her hands trying to make her point clearer. She didn't look too happy.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Gar asked. He tilted his head to the side like a puppy. But before she could answer his question, the crowd had caught up to him and they were jumping all over him. There were comments flying everywhere like, 'Oh Gar can I have your autograph? Oh Gar can you sign my Boyfriend?' that one was strange. Gar had turned to look at them, but when he turned back around, Rae was gone.
"Rae! Where did you go?" He screamed as loud as he could. He glanced over the crowd and in the back, sitting on the edge of the stage, he saw a girl with short purple hair. 'Rae! Yes!' he yelled in his mind. He bulldozed through the screaming mob and ran to her. He hopped up onto the stage as best as he could. He scooped Rae up in his arms and ran like he had never run before. He took the back exit to leave to stage. The limo was waiting for him. He dove in Rae still in his strong arms. Since he had swooped her up in his arms, she had wrapped her own arms around his neck to keep from falling, since there was no chance of him putting her down.
When he did finally get to the limo, he set her down and signaled for the driver to step on it. "Rae, you can't keep running from me! Chasing you is like chasing a cheetah; there is just no chance that you'll ever catch it. Can't I just stop chasing you and have my self a catch?" he said through deep breaths.
"You have this attitude. What happened to the old Gar? I miss him. I loved the old Gar. But this new one, he just isn't my type." She said, her words sharp as a double-edged sword. And oh, the burn in Gar's heart.
"I will change, anything for you! I know everyone says don't change for the person you love, but in this case, I think it's ok. I don't want to lose you! Give me a chance, Rae!" he begged once again. First, she slapped him for his idiocy, (ever heard of 'Tough Love'?) and second, she leaned in and kissed him passionately on the lips. He held her face in his hands and kissed her back. She broke this kiss to speak.
"I guess that can work. A chance. Be warned there are going to be absolutely NO second chances, so you better make it work the first time." She threatened. He just smiled and kissed her once again.
Because I found you in your corner
I pulled you out of the clouds
You left in such a hurry
Your face is lost in the crowd
Ok! This is dedicated to chessbeast! Thank you for the song! At first I had no idea what to do! But then, God popped an idea in my head and BAM! This is what I got! I hope you all like it! Enjoy!
DreamerGirl02