I laid there with my eyes closed not really wanting to get up just yet even though we were finding who we were going to be touring with for the next 4 maybe 5 months. Just really hope its someone good, I don't know how I would cope touring with a band I can't stand.
I could hear Claire shuffling about in my room probably unable to sleep again. Whenever it comes to us finding out who we are touring with Claire doesn't really sleep. I sighed as I rolled over hearing her phone go meaning our manager was going to tell her who we were touring with.
"Hello?... You're fuckin kidding me?" I carried on pretending that I was asleep so I wouldn't have to get up right now. "Alright, I'll tell her now." She said.
"Christina get up." I heard her say as I moaned and tightened my grip on my pillow hearing her climb to her feet, I tried my best to pretend I was asleep. "We're touring with Asking Alexandria!"
I jumped right out of my bed at hearing those words, almost like I'd just woken up from a nightmare. "What?" I asked looking at her thinking she'd just said that to wake me up. "You're joking right? Who are we really touring with?"
"Asking Alex-fuckin-andria!" I looked to her in disbelief.
"Yeah right, come on Claire who are we really touring with?" I asked her again, this time she showed me a picture on her phone of the tour poster. Atomic Riot and Asking Alexandria co-headlining tour. "No, no fuckin way!"
I refused to tour with them guys after everything I'd heard about them. The only decent thing about them was the fact they were English. I slumped down on my bed and sighed why did we have to tour with them?
"Sorry dude, there's nothing we can do now." I nodded as Claire sat there beside me and put her arm over my shoulder.
"I guess we have to tour with them huh?" I asked as I glanced to her. She nodded a soft smile on her face while I chuckled lightly. "Can I bully them since we have to tour with them?"
"We'll have to go see our tour manager later. We still need to meet them." I nodded knowing that would have to happen sometime soon. I climbed to my feet and wandered over to my on suite bathroom and opened the door.
"I'm just going to get a shower to freshen up." Claire nodded as I turned away from her and closed the door behind me. I turned the shower on so it had time to heat up while I undressed. I sighed when I felt the hot water hit my skin, today was going to be fun. We would have to go to the studio to see our manager and then probably go meet Asking Alexandria.
After my shower I gathered up my clothes and left the room so Claire could use the shower while I got dressed. I dressed in my usual black shorts with fish nets and converse along with the black Mascot Kitty tee with the purple and blue kitty on the front. I messed around sorting my hair out and putting make up on before heading down stairs so I could grab a can of monster from my fridge.
Turning on the tv I almost died as the channel I'd switched on started announcing the tours dates Atomic Riot were doing with Asking Alexandria, there was really no way we were going to get out of this. I shrugged it off before sitting down at the breakfast bar I had and opened my can. I smiled when BMTH came on, I looked to my right seeing Claire making her way downstairs.
"Morning dude." She said with a small wave and a smile.
"Hey, you sleep okay?" I asked, she nodded as she walked passed me and helped herself to my fridge. She came and sat next to me a can of monster in her hand and the soft smile still present on her face.
"Did you sleep okay dude?" She asked and I half shrugged. "What's up?"
"I couldn't stop thinking about that guy who I was with last night."
"I'm sorry about that, anyways we have to be at the studio for 12." I nodded as I took a sip of my can and looked back to her.
"Yeah?" I sighed as I took another sip of monster.
"Yeah Bob wants to see us so he can take us to meet Asking Alexandria." I sighed as I climbed to my feet leaving my can on the table.
"Why do we have to meet them now? Can't we just meet them at the venue?" I asked walking into the living area so I could flick through channels like I always do.
"I don't know dude, we're best getting it over and done with rather than wait till we play our first show with the guys." I nodded to myself as I threw the remote onto the sofa and walked back into to the kitchen area so I could get another drink of my monster.
"If he wants us there at 12 then we better set off soon." I said as I looked at the clock on the wall. It was only 11:15 and it would take 15 minutes if the traffic wasn't that bad but then it was coming up for dinner down town LA would be buzzing.
"I guess, how we getting there?" Claire asked, I looked to her wondering what she meant. "Are you driving or are we getting a cab?"
"Which ever I don't mind, I can drive if you like." I said with a smile practically hinting at Claire to let me get my baby out of the garage.
"Alright you drive." She said as she climbed to her feet. I smiled as I walked over to the table beside the sofa and picked up my car keys. I ran back up stairs to I could grab my phone and ID like I always did before returning back down stairs and looking at Claire flick through a couple of channels.
"We ready?" I asked as I walked over to her so I could see what she was watching.
"Yeah." She said as she switched the tv off and grabbed her can before following me out. I locked the door behind Claire and then walked over to my car, I had a black Nissan Skyline GT-R. I pressed the button I had on my keys which opened the garage door and unlocked my car.
Claire climbed in first followed by myself, turning the key in the ignition I put the car in gear before reversing out of the garage. The door on the garage had a sensor on it so when the car was far enough from the door it would automatically shut.
I carried on reversing till I was on the road, switching the gears I drove off hoping I wouldn't get caught in any traffic. Sure enough about 15 minutes later we were at the recording studio on Sunset Boulevard, Ocean Way Recording Studio had been used by the likes of Greenday, Sum 41 and Linkin Park.
It was actually a pleasure to be going to a recording studio that we hadn't used and had been used by such amazing bands. I parked right outside and locked my car before following Claire inside. I couldn't help but smile as we walked through the hallways of the building.
It was as if Claire knew where she was going since she took a left turning and walked into the room where our manager was currently talking to some other guy, my bets he was Asking Alexandria's tour manager. Right on que the male climbed to his feet and held his hand out as he introduced himself.
I shook his hand to be polite even though it wasn't him I didn't like I was still a little unsure. "Hey I'm Stephen, Asking Alexandria's tour manager."
"Hey I'm Claire and this is Cookie." He nodded as Claire spoke, she looked to me and smiled as she looked back to Bob and Stephen.
"So you girls are from Atomic Riot? Looking forward to the tour?" He asked and I half shrugged.
"A little I guess." I said as I turned so I was looking at Claire.
"I am." She said a soft smile on her face.
"Alright well I'll catch you girls later, Bob was nice seeing you again. See you girls on tour." He said as he nodded and left. I turned to Bob hoping for an explanation.
"So why are we here?" I asked breaking the silence.
"I was going to take you two girls to meet the main two members of Asking Alexandria." I sighed as I looked around not really wanting to but knowing this was for the best.
"Alright, lets get this over with." I said as I took a step back. He nodded as he walked out the room first so we could follow him out. He stopped right next to my car and turned to me a half smile on his face.
"Do you know where the Walmart is on Crenshaw Boulevard?" I nodded wondering why he'd want to know if I knew where it was.
"Yeah, why?" I asked out of curiosity.
"That's where were going." He said as he waited for me to open the car.
"Why are we going there?" Claire asked the question we were both likely thinking.
"AA are getting supplies for their tour bus and that's where they are right now." I rolled my eyes and climbed in, as soon as Claire and Bob had put their seat belts on I started the engine and drove off.
It took us about 25 minutes to get there thanks to traffic. I sighed when I spotted the tour bus parked up in the Walmart car park and by the looks of it there was still people on the bus. Probably the two members we were meant to be meating. I pulled up next to the bus and killed the engine before climbing out of the car.