Chapter 2
It had been a week since Ronnie hit me with his car(Totally his fault.) and we had actually become friends….He was not as bad as most of the lead singers I'd met, he was just a regular guy, one hundred percent crazy. I was tinkering with some lyrics when Danny called.
"Hello?" I said holding the phone with my shoulder and still writing.
"Alv, you gotta get down here! We're at the mall and we're going to the movies afterward. Kevin drank five monsters and is doing fucking cartwheels!" Danny exclaimed. I sighed, the mall was seven miles away it would take me forty-five minutes to walk up there, and my car was still broken.
"Can you pick me up?" I asked knowing the answer and pulling my converse on.
"Come on, Alv, can't you get another ride?" Danny wined.
"Fine, but you're not getting any of skittles!" I said hanging up and grabbing my Mp3. then exiting my room. "I'm going to the mall, mum, see you later!"
Her reply was lost in the sound of one of my favorite bands I Am Ghost. It was deadly hot out and the black beanie and hoodie were no help at all. I sang along shutting my eyes and walking, it was like my own little heaven. Just me and the music. It was one of those things that I just lived for, and it was rare that I was ever fully able to enjoy it.
When I made it about halfway I stopped to grab a drink at a gas station. Pulling one ear bud out I headed to the fountain drinks. It was much cooler inside and I loitered for as long as was possible before having the cashier gave me the look. You know, the one that says I just know you're a thief and I will look at you like this until you own up or leave, you know that one? Any who, it didn't take long to get to the mall from the gas station. They were chilling in the food court.
"Hey, guys," I said sitting down next to Oli. She was blond, with blue eyes, perfect skin, and a million ear-piercings. Oli, was one of my best friends, I loved her to death.
"Hey, Alv," Oli said back but she was watching Kevin who was break dancing in the middle of the food court. I chuckled, Jay joined him trying to rap while Danny made an attempt to beat-box from his seat.
" How have you been?" I asked her.
"Same old, same old," She replied. Then frowned, "You look exhausted."
"Thanks!"I said sarcastically. "It's just been rough at home lately… you know how my mother is."
"Some mother, she's a bitch!" Oli declared always on my side. "You deserve someone way better."
"What like your mom?" I asked, her mother adored me and I loved her. She was like the mother I'd never had, and Oli was the sister I'd always needed.
"Well, she is pretty amazing. But cheer up, your with a bunch of near-homicidal maniacs!"
We left the food court after several disapproving looks from the guards. Then we stumbled into Spencer's, and Jay found a blow- up doll to ballroom dance with.
"You have some interesting friends," said a voice behind me. I turned Ronnie was standing behind me smiling and watching Jay run away from Kevin who wanted to dance with "Sally".
"Yeah. When did you get here?" I inquired innocently.
"I was bored, I've been here for an hour. Now here I am running into you." Ronnie answered his eyes traveling to me. Suddenly I felt very slobbish. I should've teased my hair and worn something nicer.
"Oh, Alvery!" Kevin cried pulling me into his dance. I blushed but danced along, knowing how immature I must look. He let go of me and I stumbled dizzily but, was caught in strong tattooed arms.
"I always seemed to be catching you." Ronnie laughed pulling me up so I we were less than an inch apart.
"Maybe you just mess up my gravity!" I said pulling away and trying not to blush.
"There's a thought," He said cryptically. I rolled my eyes and examined a pair of earrings. They were little broken hearts with a knife threw them. Not having much money sometimes sucks. "Want to go get something to eat?"
"They already ate," I stated laughing as the cashier and Jay fought over the doll(We knew him from one of our past shows.). Oli elbowed me in the side and glared. "Bugger, what was that for?"
"Excuse us a moment," Oli said sweetly to Ronnie dragging me out of earshot. "Are you nuts?"
"More than likely," I said grinning.
"Ronnie friggin Radke just asked you to go eat with him…That's like a fuckin' date!" Oli whispered angrily.
"Huh? Now, you're crazy." I said walking back.
"Um, so why you hungry," Ronnie asked.
Oli interceded, "You know she did miss dinner, why don't you to go get something to eat and meet us at the movie?"
"Alright," Ronnie agreed. Oli shoved me out of Spencer's and then we were alone.
"I don't really have enough to get anything-"
"It's cool, I'm paying what do you want?" Ronnie replied.
"You don't have to do that. I ate lunch and I'll survive until I get back to my house." I told him.
"Nope, I'm payin'," He said grinning, "How about Chinese?"
"Oh my gosh I'd love you forever!" I exclaimed (f.y.i. I 3 Chinese!).
"Chinese it is," Ronnie replied. "So what have you been up to?"
I sighed going over the last week in my head. The only really good part had been when Ronnie and I were texting. Aside from that it'd just been fight after fight with my mother. "Nothing much."
"I see," Ronnie said giving me a look. "I'll order what do you want?"
"Food," I answered smiling.
"Go find us a seat, then. Is coke good?"
"Just fine," I told him. He walked off and I sat down. My nerves were going nuts, I was hanging out with one of the greatest singers and lyricists EVER. And he was buying me food….And, and it was so normal, it was like meeting Marilyn Monroe and just hanging out. I thought I might die. I lay my face first on the table it was cool on my burning face. "Ima die of epicness."
"Why?" Ronnie asked sitting down with a tray of deliciousness. I sat up my bangs falling in front of my eyes.
"Um…Never mind I was talking to myself." I said cheeks burning.
He brushed my bangs behind my ear. "That's better. Here's your drink, I hope you like egg rolls cuz I do."
"Yeah," I replied taking a sip of my drink and looking cool and collected…While in my head I was all OMG HE TOTALLY JUST BRUSHED MY HAIR BEHIND MY EAR! "So how long are you in town?"
"Probably until we go on tour again," Ronnie told me. "The guys will
Meet me here in a month or two."
"No freaking way?" I asked almost exploded with epicnossity (So a word).
"Yeah, to work on our next album," Ronnie said smiling slightly and biting into general's chicken. "We're hoping to do Warped again."
"I know how you feel; we've wanted to do Warped since, probably forever." I said sighing just at the thought.
"I love the fans and playing, but tour buses or cramped cars for months on end are like the epitome of shitsville." Ronnie said.
I laughed. "I'd still die for us to be on Warped."
Then blushed realizing how dumb I sounded, and focused on my food. He chuckled, I looked up glaring (Inside I was all MY LIFE IS OVER!) at him. "Sorry, it's just you're so… Real, most of the people I meet would never say something so… honest."
"Um, thank you. I think," I added.
"But you shouldn't worry. With your band you'll eventually make it." He said suddenly. "You guys are really good."
"You really think so?" I asked awed.
"Course," He replied through a mouthful of rice. I found myself smiling. Ronnie freaking Radke had just said the band was good, the band I'm in.
"You know you're a lot different than I expected." I responded turning my phone on silent as it vibrated.
"Oh, how is that?" Ronnie inquired.
"I expected some self-centered jerk, who didn't realize other people existed. No offense, I mean your music's deep but self-centered people could drown the world." I explained.
"I appreciate myself but I'm very aware of other people," He said looking directly into my eyes. I looked away; his eyes were intense and brilliant. We finished our meal with lighter conversation then met everyone else at the movie theater which is just across the street from the mall.
"So, how'd it go?" Oli hissed as we too k our seats and the boys went to buy snacks and pee.
"It was nice," I said mysteriously grinning. She smacked my arm.
"Tell me, bitch!" Oli shrieked drawing several looks.
"We talked about music and Warped… He thinks the bands really good and that we'll make it far." I said.
"What-" She was cut off by the boys returning. Ronnie sat on my other side. Oli gave me a look and then the lights went down. It was some random horror flick with no story plot. Basically if you had sex, weren't white, tripped (As soooo often happens.), or weren't hot you died.
I shared popcorn with Oli and Ronnie; he continuously brushed my tummy to reach it. It was terribly hard to focus on the movie so I stepped out about halfway through and went to the bathroom.
It was empty so I looked in the mirror checking my make-up and such. Green eyes stared back at me framed by my dark brown hair with its side parted bangs. I splashed a little water on my face and fixed my eyeliner then left. My phone vibrated so I stepped outside the theater.
"Hello," I said not checking the number.
"Alvery, where are you?" My mother's tired voice asked.
"At the movies," I answered not at all surprised.
"Well, when are you going to be home?" She replied.
"After the movie unless I stay at Oli's," I said shivering in the cool summer night air I'd left my hoodie in the theater.
"No, I have work tomorrow and you need to take your meds as soon as you get home." Mom ordered. "If you stay anywhere you'll have to cancel the next show got it?"
"Yes, mother." I answered. "Bye."
"I love you," She said. I hung up sighing and running my fingers through my hair.
"You okay?"
I spun around Ronnie was holding the door open and looking at me curiously. Relaxing I said, "Yeah, just my mum."
"Oh…Are you coming back in?" Ronnie asked.
"I guess," I told him.
"If you don't want to I can hang out here with you…" He trailed off.
"I left my hoodie in the theater," I said. Ronnie grinned and proffered my hoodie to me.
"I grabbed it in case you needed to leave or something." Ronnie said smiling.
"I told my mother I'd go home after the movie."
"Well, why don't we hang out here then?" He suggested as I took my hoodie and started walking with him.
"Great idea," I answered. He led me to his car, which he'd driven over to the theater's parking lot, and hopped on the hood, patting the space beside him. I jumped up and lay back staring at the stars. It was cool but heat radiated off his body, so close to mine. "One thing I hate about the city, the stars are so faded."
"For all we know most of those stars could have already died and we're just seeing this light because of how slow it travels." Ronnie said. I looked at him eye brows raised. He smiled. "What I'm saying is, they're only as faded as we want them to be."
"Very philosophical," I commented. Then pulled out my Mp3 turned it on and offered him an ear bud. He took it and we watched the stars while listening to A Day to Remember. We lay there for what felt like hours eventually moving closer together to be warmer. His arm wrapped around my shoulders and my head on his.
"What the fuck happened to you guys?" Kevin shrieked shattering the calm.
"The movie sucked," I said sitting up embarrassed and losing my ear bud in the process.
"That's why we went to see it! You always love watching lame horror movies!" He yelled running around. Oli just grinned at me and I glared back.
"Where are Danny and Jay?" I asked.
"They went to get the car," Oli answered. Ronnie sat up handing me my Mp3 and hopping down. He offered me a hand down and I blushed taking it while Oli just watched smirking.
"Oh, I guess I'm in the middle," I said miserably.
"Unless Ronnie wants to drive you home," Oli said. My eyes narrowed but she gave me an innocent look.
"Sure, not a problem," Ronnie agreed.
"Great, see you at the show, Alv," Oli said unnoticeably shoving me toward the passengers' door. I shoved back and she fell over.
"Oh my, are you alright?" I asked smirking. She stood up glaring and brushing herself off. Ronnie got in as we said our goodbyes then I took my seat. "Last time I was in this car you'd hit me with it."
"Oh, that reminds me!" He exclaimed pulling onto the high way. "Look in the glove compartment."
"Okay," I said doing so. Inside was a brand new Falling in Reverse T-shirt. I smiled, "You actually got me a new one."
"'Course I did," Ronnie said. I hugged it to me. It smelled like axe, just like Ronnie.
"Thanks," I mumbled. He flipped on the radio and we sat silently the rest of the way accept for my occasional directions. "Thanks for driving me home."
"Not a problem," Ronnie said as I got out. Suddenly he pulled me into a quick hug and kissed my cheek. "Um, sorry."
"T-that's okay," I stuttered. "Bye."
"Um, Alvery," Ronnie said.
"Yeah?"
Ronnie paused, "Never mind."
Then drove away, I waved and he waved back smiling and gestured for me to call him. I watched him disappear then went inside a funny feeling in my tummy.
So second chapter I really hope you all like it if not you know that's cool I'd appreciate some feedback! 3
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