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This chapter's a little more serious.
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I hated plane flights.
Really, they fucked up my head, and made me feel way too tired.
The takeoff and landing are awesome, but the rest, it just sucks.
There are some perks though, the spoons, for one.
The most awesome thing about Qantas has to be the spoons.
I stared out the window; we were in the van, on the way to our hotel in Adelaide.
No awesome chewy plastic spoons there.
We had about 2 hours to relax before being carted off to the Show.
I hoped there would be spongebob on the TV this time, coz man, I love my spongebob.
Best 2 hours I've ever spent were the spongebob marathon ones.
I suppose I should really prepare for the show though.
Adelaide.
A good venue, lots of space, not that that's always a good thing, but hey, no-one will throw up near my feet this time.
Another show, bright lights and sounds, sweat and lipstick marks.
We were pretty sure we were gonna attract big crowds, the upside to all this.
I got to meet lots of foxy ladies.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not all about looks, actually, I'd like to have someone with a personality, but, If the chances are that I'm not going to see them again, then sexy is what I go for, don't wanna know what their favourite colour is, coz, I just don't care.
Unless they care about mine.
Which the majority don't.
It's green by the way, a dark green, not black, like so many are prone to thinking.
There's something about tour life, which doesn't merit a good relationship, I don't know what It is, but with me, things just don't work out.
Hey, I'm over it, I'm not lookin for love, like Mr Divine-y over there, I'm over the concept, I'm ready to be immature and selfish, rather than giving up everything, for people who'll just kill you in the end.
I tried, believe me, I did, but the girls I went out with, were fake, blank, or users.
I'd give a list, but it's too fuckin long.
The worst are the liars, like Shannon, and the users, like Maria. She used me to get to Bradie. We're stepbrothers, she assumed that once she told him I'd 'broken her heart' he'd rescue her. And in turn bring her into the band.
Dude, I'm way hotter than Bradie anyway.
This is why I am who I am.
At the moment, I am ready to move on.
Fuck relationships, there was no way I was ending up like Shaun.
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Bahahaha!
I just taped all of Shauns strings to the fret.
I wonder how long it will take him to figure it out.
Haha! 2 minutes! He was running through sway sway, and even then he didn't realize why his sound was way off!
I love being me.
I get away with everything, and never look like the prick on SSTV.
Out of the corner of my eye I see Shaun picking off the tape, confusedly, wondering who it was I bet.
He looked up at Bradie, shook his head, and then turned slowly towards me..
BINGO!
I snigger.
But he's angry at me now.
"Andy, grow up," he's trying not to smile, haha, Shaun can't stay mad for long, "We're at sound check, we've gotta do some work."
We're at 'sound check' all right, not a big room like last time though, instead we're in a shabby hall, where we have to stay until the main hall is opened up.
Which is an hour from now, leaving us about 15 minutes to set everything up properly.
My grin fades a little, before becoming even more pronounced.
At least this place is fully soundproofed.
"Let's rock this joint!" I scream, and we launch into the first chorus of "Enough For Now."
My hips move, and I do the crazy, jumping around like there's no tomorrow, and sidling over to Bradie.
"Gerroff," his drumming falters as I ruffle his hair, which I've been wanting to do for a while.
With a stern look from Shaun, I'm back in the game, and as Maia slips out, Shaun becomes less focused , not as vibrant.
Our roles reversed, we rock out the rest of the song.
"Lovers become us luscious red," as the last words slip from Shauns lips, I hear small clapping.
Shaun looks mortified, Bradie confused, and I look, well, hot and sweaty, and maybe a little confused.
There's a girl at the side of the stage.
"Well done," she grins.
I grin back, winking, "Thanks."
Shaun gives me a look clearly saying "Who the hell is she?" and I shrug slightly.
"How'd you get in here?" Bradie's still really confused, "No-one's meant to know."
"Hahaha, I have my ways," the girl grinned, "like spiderman."
Bradie nodded, seemingly respecting this, and turns back to his drums.
So now I'm curious.
"Ahh, but how did you really get here?" I asked, grinning, "It wasn't my animal magnetism was it?"
"Ew," Bradie looked at me.
"Haha, naww," the girl laughed, "I was looking for the toilets, and heard you guys, you're really good, better than on the cd."
"Tha-," Shaun started.
"Really?" I took the spotlight again, "Which track did you like best?"
She looked up at me shyly, "Back Of My Head, it's more meaningful, and I like the somber voice."
Shaun looked a little put out, and I heard Bradie whisper softly, 'Maia likes Counting the Stars,'.
Shaun looked much brighter after that, Loser.
I turned back to the girl, grinning like a Cheshire, "Good choice,"
I looked at her again, she wasn't what I'd call 'Hot', but she was certainly pretty, I'd give her that.
I liked her eyes.
I subconsciously licked my lips.
Eww, gross Andy.
"I, uhhm, have to go," the girl looked up at us again, "Thanks for being real nice and everything, I'll probably see you at the show."
"Yeah! Awesome!" I grinned, and then waved her off.
"We'll see you there," Shaun grinned.
"And afterwards too," I smiled to myself.
Shaun went off, blathering some nonsense about how all the brilliant girls came by themselves. (blah blah Maia blah blah)
And I thought about Maia for a second, she coulda shown this girl how to get to the toilets.
I fiddled with my buttons, and went back to tuning my guitar, before realizing something.
My head shot up, and I sought out mysterygirl.
She was just about to exit, before I stopped her again.
"Hey! What's your name?" I shouted.
"Ohh, " She turned back to me again, with a shy smile, "I'm Deni."
And then she was gone.
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Maia stood next to me on the side of the stage, hands clasped tight together, her eyes directed only at Shaun.
He seemed so much more vibrant tonight.
And it was all because of her.
"Allright, you sexy motherfuckers!" He screamed, as was the usual.
I saw Maia smile, and thought of Deni.
Maybe I could see her smile like that, for me.
Not that I cared.
"Are you ready to dance?" I ran on stage, and with a four beat intro from Bradie, we were on.
"We are Short Stack, Are you ready to boogie?" I heard myself say.
I grinned, and strummed along to One step closer, before looking into the crowd.
This time though, I was actually looking for someone.
Someone right in the front row.
I found her eyes, and she grinned at me.
This concert was going to be interesting.
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I stared up at the stage, the stage where Short Stack would soon be screaming their music for everyone to hear.
Bodies pressed at me from behind, and each side.
I'm glad I came by myself, looking after me was hard enough without having to look out for friends.
There was a flash from onstage, and I heard someone cuss into a microphone before my attention was drawn to the side of the stage.
A girl in a custom hoodie smiled.
I hoped for her sake that no fangirls had seen her, I'd seen how ugly things got then…
I made to look away, and instead got a nagging feeling in my stomach.
It was like I knewthis girl.
Which was impossible, I know, but still, I turned to her again.
The sharp purple and silver lines jumped out at me from her hoodie.
I recognized that hoodie, I had helped design it.
In the dim light, I could see her turn and smile at one of the boys from Short Stack.
Her deep blue eyes flashed.
It couldn't be, could it?
She was pretty short, her purple skinnies and the hair trailing down her back made me certain.
It was! Maia!
I'd known this girl for a year, her cousin April went to my uni.
We met on twitter, and she'd convinced me to get into this band.
She was the reason I was here tonight!
I unlocked my phone, scrolling through to her number.
Maia, is this you? Really? Are you here? Look down, to your left.
Im the one with the blonde hair, with the blue streak
(I know, you keep telling me not to change it, but i like changing my hair).
It's Deni, you know, remember me? Your bestest buddy from twitter?
I can't believe you're here! Wanna meet up?
(If you're not here, at the concert, then ignore me)
lulz xxx Deni
I had just put my phone away, when my attention was brought back to center stage by the singer's customary greeting.
How pathetic was this?
I'd bought the CD, and talked about how hot they were, (Ooh, the boy with the Bass was definitely the hottest), and how awesome their music was for weeks, but I still didn't remember who was who!
"We are Short Stack, Are you ready to boogie?" Bass Boy looked out at all of us.
I smiled subconsciously, remembering our encounter in the afternoon.
And then they played.
Bass boy stared at me, once they started, and I don't mean looked, and then looked away.
He stared.
It was rather disconcerting, so to cover up, I just grinned.
After all, I didn't really mind, he was hot, he was talented, and he could stare at me all he liked.
I hoped no one else noticed how concentrated he was though…
I studied him, he was really pretty good.
As they started 'Back Of My Head', I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.
Really? In the middle of my favourite song?
It had better be important.
Yeah, It's me! I like the blue streak.I looked up, and Maia grinned at me & waved.
I'd completely forgotten that I'd texted her.
I waved back, trying not to bring too much attention to myself.
Inside I was jumping around though.
I knew it!
This was AMAZING.
The songs flew by.
During Shimmy, Bass boy showed off everything he had.
He jumped around, and sat on the edge of the stage, winking at me.
The bunch of girls around me screamed, and I tried to look uninterested.
The singer and the drummer kept going, as usual, either not noticing Bass boy's antics, or ignoring them.
I met Mai's eyes, and the look she gave me told me that indeed they were ignoring him.
I tried to ignore him too, and focused on the music.
Focusing so much, that when Bass boy's shirt hit me in the face, it was a complete surprise.
The blue ice cream hung over my eyes, and my fingers unconsciously grasped the material.
It felt like 50 hands tore at it, pawing and grasping, but i held on, pulling it to my chest.
Eventually they gave up, although one tweenie tried to pull it from my fingers.
I looked at her, raising an eyebrow, and she scurried away.
I held the shirt tight and looked up at Bass boy.
He was grinning, shirtless.
Why the hell was I holding the shirt so tight? Why did I even want it?
I blushed and looked down, how embarrassing.
Hahaha! He likes you!
My phone vibrated with another text from Maia.
I grinned as I scanned the words.
Bass boy liked me? That was something new.
Like was an interesting word though.
I didn't even know his name, know whether he was Shaun, Andy, or Bradie.
I supposed he would be Bradie, he looked the youngest.
Which would make him a year older than me.
I was happy with that.
Or he could be Shaun, but, he didn't look like he fit that picture.
Or Andy, I smiled, he looked like an Andy.
He's cute
I sent back to Maia.
Yeah, he's cute I guess, but Shaun's better, his voice is amazing. 3Maia sent back.
So that cut Shaun from the list, I guessed that Shaun was the lead singer by that comment.
I knew that Maia loved him, her twitter name being what it was and all.
I didn't know why she was up on that stage though.
And i didn't know who Bass boy was.
It was really quite confusing.
I grinned, if I kept going like this, I'd be spending the whole concert texting.
Uhhm, would you mind meeting me after the concert? I have a few questions to ask, and a few hugs to give (: ILY
Even though Maia was only 16, she was pretty close to being my best friend.
I put my phone in my pocket, (funny how I keep doing that, even though I'ma pull it out in a second) and it vibrated again just after my fingers left it.
Sure,I looked up at her and grinned.
Meet me at side stage 10 minutes after the concert finishes. We've got loads to talk about.I put away my phone for the last time. Awesome.
I looked up, not surprised to see Bass boy strutting around, and Shaun screaming obscenities and being generally inappropriate with the Audience.
The Drummer's solo was brilliant, he was certainly talented, but, he kept his eyes on the drum set at all times, not interacting with anyone.
As he finished, Bass boy went up to the Microphone, grinning.
Something was different.
He had changed, now wearing a gerard way-esque jacket.
"You guys have been great, you are what brought us here, and we are so grateful."
I gave a Cheshire grin.
Wait, we'd been texting that long?
It was the end already?
Then Shaun took the lead.
"We'd like to dedicate this song to you guys, without your help, we wouldn't be standing here today. We love you guys so much."
At this line, I saw him sneak a glance at Maia.
No way!
Her and Shaun?
It all seemed so obvious now.
That's why she was there.
I was so happy for Maia.
She'd got the guy of her dreams.
But !
I looked up at her for confirmation, and she nodded once, before her eyes returned to Shaun.
"It's the season, It's the time, This is for all you guys, You're our Sweet December."
I found myself swaying to the music, looking at Bass boy, as was starting to become a habit.
He smiled cheekily and strode over to the other side of the stage.
The chords echoed around the hall.
"I'll be your sweet December."
The last words faded out, and Short Stack said their goodbyes.
I turned away; I couldn't believe it had ended.
My eyes drawn again to the stage, I chuckled as Shaun tripped over a cable.
Bass boy looked at me again, looked like he was scheming, but, with a glare from Shaun, he frowned, and walked off stage.
It didn't matter to me, I'd be seeing them soon.
But more importantly, Maia.
I looked at my watch.
Ten minutes to go.
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