And you will never be forgotten with me by your side

Meghan glanced down at the sheet one last time before tackling the enormous task of putting together Neil's drum set. Like many of the other drummers she'd teched for, Neil was notoriously picky about the way his set was put together. And this was understandable. If Meghan was in his place, she would want her kit put together exactly the way she wanted it and no other way. The pink-haired girl worked smoothly and efficiently, managing to put together Neil's kit in around twenty minutes.

"A new record," she mumbled to herself. Her next task was placing mics around the drum set, as well as inside the bass drum. Once this was finished, Meghan headed backstage to set up Neil's electronic rig. She quickly tuned the drums, adjusting them as needed, and finished with only fifteen minutes to spare before the show.

Maybe next time I should start a little earlier, she thought to herself. But Meghan had been wasting time earlier trying to catch a glimpse of Avenged Sevenfold, who were scheduled to go on directly after Three Days Grace, the band that Meghan teched for. It had been her dream ever since she'd started teching to be on the same tour circuit as Avenged Sevenfold, and now it was finally happening. After making sure that everything was in order with the drum set and other equipment, Meghan headed off to find her friend Eleanor, who was probably working on setting up the equipment she was responsible for.

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Brian hovered around his guitar tech, nervously watching as he worked on his precious guitars. His previous guitar tech had been forced to sit out this tour after his girlfriend had a baby, and Brian wasn't so sure about the new one Larry had hired. "Would you leave the kid alone?" Brian jumped at the sound of a new voice and turned, seeing Matt approaching him. "You're making him nervous."

"He's fine," Brian mumbled, but he knew that Matt had a point. There was no point in lingering around the side stage until the show; Three Days Grace was scheduled to go on before them, which meant that they had at least an hour and a half before showtime.

"Let's go see how the guys from Three Days Grace are doing," Matt suggested. Brian nodded his head, barely listening. "They're about to go on stage, we should wish them luck."

"Okay," Brian replied. He followed Matt to the Three Days Grace dressing room. On the way, they passed the stage, where the Three Days Grace techs were busy setting up the equipment. "Man, they've got two girl techs," Brian commented. His eyes lingered on the one; she had long, curly blonde hair, which Brian wasn't afraid to admit was his favorite.

Zacky had just been wandering around the venue before he came across Matt and Brian, "Dude. Keep your eyes to yourself, I'm sure the guys actually like them and don't want your dick ruining it." He commented with a grin plastered across his face as he looked at his friends, Matt gave a chuckle as they all knew how Brian could get around attractive blondes. He had in fact already seen both the girls as he walked around the venue, he admitted that the pink haired girl was absolutely stunning.

However did he go over and introduce himself? No, he hadn't because he didn't want to waste her time and he had been too shy to go over to her. Even though he was a grown man and could do whatever he wanted, he couldn't go say hi to a beautiful girl. It was something that he was trying to overcome, today didn't seem to be the time that he wanted to try to overcome how shy he could become around people he didn't know.

"He does have a point there, man." Matt agreed with Zacky before giving the Three Days Grace dressing room door a light knock with his knuckles, he waited until he heard a voice call out for them to come in. He pushed the door open and grinned when he saw their friends again, "You guys better not ruin our show." Zacky grinned as he walked into the dressing room with Matt and Brian.

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Eleanor had already tuned Brad's bass guitar and Barry's lead guitar, she had made sure that the stage was all ready for them and that their guitars were lined up on the correct stands for when they needed to change. She had never considered herself to be musically talented but her Dad was, she grew up listening to him play the guitar which is where she learned a lot that she knows now. He had tried to teach her but she never stuck with it long enough to want to play, but from an early age she knew she wanted a career in music and she always loved helping her Dad set up when he played a local show.

So she became a tech and she has never regretted it, apart from the times when other techs tell her that this is a man's world and that she should go back to painting her nails or brushing her hair. Those comments just pushed her to prove them wrong, she knew that she was good at what she did and that's why she was hired by a band like Three Days Grace. Although she had no idea who Avenged Sevenfold was, Meghan had made sure to fill her in on the other band that was on the tour.

She had only just finished with Barry's guitars when she saw her best friend making her way over, "Hey girly. All finished?" She asked as there wasn't much time before the show was set to begin, it had stressed her out as she liked things done with plenty of time to go and she was usually fine with time but she had been talking with Meghan beforehand which distracted them both.

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"I saw Brian checking you when they walked by," Meghan said, nudging Eleanor with her elbow.

"Remind me which one that is again?"

Meghan rolled her eyes. "I still cannot get over the fact that you didn't know who Avenged Sevenfold was!" she exclaimed. Meghan was such an avid fan, she was honestly surprised that Eleanor hadn't picked up a little bit of knowledge over the years. "They're amazing. The Rev is a legend, the whole reason I picked up a pair of sticks." Eleanor's eyes glazed over the way they usually did when Meghan began to ramble about her favorite band, and the pink haired girl sighed. "Brian is the lead guitarist. The one with the spiky hair?"

"Oh yeah, Sonic," Eleanor laughed.

"Anyway, if you're done setting up we should go introduce ourselves!" Meghan suggested, perhaps a little too enthusiastically. "They're even in the Three Days Grace trailer, which gives us the perfect excuse." Well, technically only Matt, Brian, and Zacky were with the guys, but that was good enough for now. Any room that Zacky Vengeance was in was a room Meghan wanted to be in. Because she was a sucker for green eyes.

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"But it couldn't hurt to introduce myself, right?" Brian asked, following Zack down the short set of stairs. They hadn't been able to stay long at the Three Days Grace bus, just long enough to wish them luck before the other band had to go hit the stage. Of course, Brian's mind had been on the beautiful blonde tech the entire time. "You could come with, introduce yourself, too?"

"No," Zacky said forcefully. The younger man seemed to protest a little too much, but Brian didn't read too much into it. Zack was weird sometimes. Anyone who hung around Jimmy was bound to be.

Brian shrugged. "Fine, I'll go by myself," he said.

"Just don't fuck shit up, okay?"

"Who, me?" Brian asked, feigning innocence. He grinned. "I'm not gonna fuck her or anything Zack, I just wanna introduce myself. Jeez." Leaving Zack to walk back to their bus with Matt, Brian headed in the direction of the stage, hoping to catch a glimpse of the blonde tech. Unfortunately, she wasn't anywhere to be seen. Brian frowned. I wonder where she went?

Zack rolled his eyes at one of his best friends, he should have gone with Brian because it would have been much easier to meet the pink haired girl. But then Brian would probably leave with the blonde and he'd be on his own anyway, so he couldn't really win but he was sure he'd eventually met the beautiful girl as they were stuck on tour together. But for now he just headed over to their bus so they could relax before Larry came to get them, he had no idea where Jimmy or Johnny were and he honestly didn't want to know.

As they reached the bus, Matt walked up the stairs while Zacky decided to have a cigarette first as he normally did have a smoke before preforming a show. His back leaned against the metal side of the bus as he pulled a packet of cigarettes from his jeans pocket and lit it, he inhaled the smoke and held it for a few seconds before letting the smoke escape through his slightly parted lips.

He hadn't really been paying attention as he had his smoke, that was until voices broke through his mind and he looked across the car lot. His green eyes landed on the two girl techs and he really didn't know what to do, he thought about rushing onto the bus but he thought that would be rude and just plain weird.

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Eleanor couldn't say no to Meghan, she knew how much the girl loved Avenged Sevenfold so if she wanted to go meet them than Eleanor would tag along. She still didn't believe that this Brian guy had checked her out, she wasn't all that great when it came to guys or flirting. Being friends with Meghan sort of didn't help as all the guys wanted her, which she didn't blame them for because Meghan was beautiful and overall an amazing person. "Fine we can met them, but only if they aren't busy." She didn't want to get in their way if they were busy.

She walked through the venue with Meghan right beside her, it was obvious the girl was overly excited about meeting her favourite band and Eleanor couldn't help but smile. It wasn't long before they reached the now empty Three Days Grace bus, "Well this was exciting. Let's go check their bus," She linked her arm with Meghan's as she looked disappointed that neither band was there, Eleanor begun to lead her towards the other bus and spotted one outside having a smoke.

"Is that one?" She asked quietly as she really didn't have a clue, he looked like he'd be in a band but she couldn't really be certain.

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Meghan was disappointed that they hadn't found Avenged Sevenfold on the Three Days Grace bus, but with it being so close to showtime, she couldn't say she was surprised. She readily agreed when Eleanor suggested they head to the Avenged Sevenfold bus, but also a bit nervous. Would it be rude for the two of them to just waltz up to their bus? Meghan was pulled out her thoughts when she heard Eleanor ask her a question.

"Is that one?"

Meghan looked in the direction that Eleanor was pointing and found herself looking at Zacky Vengeance. He was leaning against the Sevenfold bus, a cigarette dangling from his full lips. It seemed like he'd noticed the two girls standing there, but Meghan couldn't quite tell. "That's Zacky Vengeance," she hissed. "He's the rhythm guitarist."

"Didn't you say he was your favorite?" Eleanor asked. Meghan nodded. "Well go on and introduce yourself, then."

Meghan shrugged her shoulders. What harm could it do? If she made things awkward, it would be easy enough to avoid him. Taking a deep breath, Meghan pulled Eleanor in the direction of Zacky. Stopping in front of him, she smiled and said, "Hi, I'm Meghan."

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After searching around the stage for a little while and coming up empty, Brian decided to just head back to the bus. He could use a beer and maybe a quick nap before the show. Besides, Three Days Grace would be here for every other show, which meant so would their beautiful blonde technician. As Brian approached the bus, he could hear Zack's voice, as well as two female voices. Brian grinned when he spotted the two Three Days Grace technicians talking to his friend. Perfect.

"Hey Zack, how's it going?" Brian asked, sidling up next to the other guitarist. He swept his eyes over the two girls standing in front of them. "Aren't you going to introduce me to your new friends."

The pink-haired girl intercepted Zacky, speaking before he could even open his mouth. "My name is Meghan," she said, bouncing on her feet. "I do the drums...I mean, I'm the drum tech for Three Days Grace."

"She's a huge fan," the blonde tech added. Brian chuckled.

"And what's your name?" he asked her.

"Eleanor," she answered. Brian nodded. Eleanor. Definitely not what he thought her name was, but it suited her. It was old-fashioned and elegant.

Zacky smiled when both girls introduced themselves to him, Meghan. That was her name and it suited her perfectly, "Hi. I'm Zacky," He looked at them as he mentally kicked himself, of course they knew who he was and what his name was. But he didn't really know what else to say and it felt rude if he didn't introduce himself, luckily he was saved when Brian made his way over.

"You're a fan? That's good to know," He smiled at Meghan as he did love meeting fans, even if he got shy at times. "How was the first day?" He asked as Brian didn't seem to be talking, he was still probably checking out the blonde now that she was standing in front of him.

"It's been good, busy but that's to be expected." Eleanor answered and Zack gave a light nod of his head, the techs were always busy and he was always thankful to have the guys with them. He couldn't do everything his tech does and still have energy to play a show.

He turned his attention onto Meghan once again, although his focus hadn't really left her. "Are you enjoying it?" He asked her so he could hear her sweet voice again.

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Eleanor saw the guy with the spiky hair join them and she was pretty sure his name was either Jimmy or Brian, she wasn't sure which one though as she tried to remember what Meghan had told her. Meghan had gone through all the guys names so she'd at least know that, but she hadn't been fully listening and was now regretting it. But she'd ask her friend once she could.

This was her first actual tour that traveled across the country, to say she was nervous and scared was an understatement. But she had Meghan right there and she knew what she needed to do and get done before and after every show, once she got used to everything then she knew she'd feel much better and more comfortable. She surprised herself when she answered Zack's question, she answered before Meghan which surprised her because she was expecting Meghan to talk their ears off.

She did notice how Zack tended to be more interested in Meghan, which Eleanor was completely fine with because he was Meghan's favourite and she had waited long enough to met them.

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"Yeah, it's a lot of fun," Meghan said, answering Zacky's question. She thought it was funny that he'd introduced himself; of course she knew who he was! "It gets hard sometimes, but it's definitely worth it. I've learned a lot from Neil, too." Meghan wanted to say something else, to ask Zacky and Brian all the questions she'd had over the years, but she was too nervous.

"Yeah, it always seems like our techs are working hard," Zacky said. "I bet Three Days Grace is happy to have you two."

Things fell silent for a few seconds, and Meghan was aware of Brian trying to talk to Eleanor. Meghan was racking her brain for something to say. This is so awkward! "So um, I'm not gonna lie, I've wanted to meet you guys for a long time," she finally managed to spit out. "Especially yo--uh, Jimmy. He's my idol."

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Zacky seemed to be pretty interested in talking to the drum tech, which gave Brian the opportunity to chat up the pretty blonde. "So are you a fan, too?" he asked. She didn't seem to be as excited to meet them as her friend, but surely she liked them a little.

"If we're being completely honest, I don't really know who you guys are," Eleanor answered. "I don't even remember your name."

Brian frowned. How could she not know his name? Oh well, she'd know it pretty soon. "That's okay beautiful, my name is Brian," he said, grinning cockily. He jerked his thumb towards Zack. "You already know goober number one. The other three are Matt, Johnny, and Jimmy. Think you can remember that?"

"That's great," Zacky smiled as he looked at Meghan, she really was stunningly gorgeous. She didn't look like she'd be a drum technician but he was glad that she was, otherwise he wouldn't have met her. When things fell silent between them, he wasn't sure how to break it but he didn't need to because Meghan did. "Jimmy is? Come on, I think he's on the bus." He hadn't seen Jimmy anywhere else so he was most likely on the bus doing something, so he pulled the bus open and let Meghan walk up the steps before him.

Once they were both on the bus, he firstly introduced Meghan to Matt and Johnny who were having a beer and talking about something. "It's a pleasure," Johnny grinned at the pink haired girl, he glanced at Matt when Zack put his hand on her back and guided her through the bus.

"Jimmy, meet Meghan. She's the drum tech for Three Days Grace and she's a fan," He told his tall friend who had occupied himself with a video game in the back lounge of the bus, pausing the game Jimmy turned around and smiled at Meghan.

"Hi, I like your hair." Jimmy smiled at her which caused Zacky to chuckle to himself, Jimmy always spoke what was on his mind and the guys loved that about him.

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Eleanor had a feeling that Brian wasn't used to hearing that someone didn't know his name, she knew his name but she didn't remember which name was his. "Well I'm certain that I can remember their names, but your name may just slip from my mind." She him after seeing the cocky grin on his handsome face, although she was telling herself that he wasn't handsome.

She glanced over when Meghan was taken onto the bus, she didn't mind because she wanted Meghan to meet everyone in the band that she loves. She wasn't sure how she felt about Brian yet, he was a rockstar and her parents had warned her constantly about rockstars.

"You probably have things to do," She looked at him as she wasn't sure if she was wasting his time or if he had to go do things before the show.

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"Oh wow, thanks," Meghan gushed. Jimmy liked her hair. Jimmy fucking Sullivan likes my hair.

"Meghan says you're her idol," Zacky put in. Meghan felt her face heat up dangerously when he said that; she hadn't meant for Jimmy to find out so bluntly, but she guessed that was okay, since it was out there now.

Jimmy grinned. "See, I told you I'm a good influence on people, Zack," he said. He picked up a controller and offered it to Meghan. "You wanna play?"

Meghan shook her head. "No thanks, I should really be getting back to my friend," she replied. "Brian's got her cornered outside and I think she might need my help." Jimmy and Zacky both laughed. Meghan waved goodbye to Jimmy, and after he made her promise that she'd come play with him sometime, she let Zacky lead her off the bus. His hand still rested on her lower back, but he moved it when they rejoined Eleanor and Brian outside.

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Brian shook his head. "Sound check isn't for awhile, so I still probably have about forty-five minutes before I have to be anywhere," he told her. He leaned against the bus, fixing Eleanor with a grin. "So what am I gonna have to do to make sure you remember my name?" he asked. He couldn't tell if she was flirting back or not, but he decided to risk it.

Unfortunately, an interruption arrived in the form of Zacky and Meghan, who were exiting the A7X bus. Meghan ran to Eleanor, which of course drew her attention away from Brian. The older man gave his friend a smack on the arm, something to which Zacky thoroughly objected. "Way to go man, things were going great."

"I'm sure they were." Zacky rolled his eyes.

Brian huffed. Zacky could be such a downer sometimes. After waiting for a lull in the girls' conversation, Brian once again sidled up to Eleanor. He tossed his arm over her shoulder, feeling somewhat bold. "Have you eaten yet today?" he asked her. "Because I can take you somewhere to eat after the show if you're hungry."

Zack couldn't stop from shaking his head lightly as he knew Brian wouldn't stop, if he found someone or something that he liked then he would make sure he got it.

He did feel a little bad for Eleanor, but she seemed like she could handle herself although that would just give Brian more of a reason to try and get closer to her.

He had to admit that Brian had a point, "I don't do this often but I agree with him. We're always starving after a show, we can show you around the city." He offered as he looked at Meghan, "What do you two say? You've got to eat after all," He gave Meghan a small smile in hopes she'd agree.

He wanted to get to know her better, sure it may be a bit hard with Brian and Eleanor there but he was willing to give it a shot.

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Eleanor smiled as she looked at Brian, "I'm not sure yet. I guess you could start by making a good impression on me," She had no idea that she was flirting with him, or at least trying to flirt because she wasn't really good at flirting with a man.

She looked over at Meghan who was telling her all about meeting the band, "See I told you that you'd meet them eventually" She was glad that her friend was happy.

"I haven't really eaten much, but Meghan and I had planned to have a girls date." Eleanor looked at Brian.

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Meghan's excitement shot through the roof when Zacky offered for him and Brian to show the two girls around the city - it was almost like a date - but then when Eleanor had mentioned their girls' date, her excitement deflated a little. She had promised Eleanor a girls' date. It had become a tradition for the two of them to go out, just the two of them, after the first show of the tour. "Yeah, Eleanor and I always have a girls' night after the first show," she explained. She looked to Zacky with an apologetic smile. "Sorry."

Meghan thought that Zacky looked slightly disappointed, but she couldn't tell for sure. She was never very good at reading people. Except for Eleanor, of course, but they'd been friends for so long she knew all of her mannerisms.

"Maybe you two can come hang out with us on the bus sometime, then," Brian put in, his eyes never leaving Eleanor.

Meghan perked up again. She gripped onto Eleanor's hand, grinning widely. "That'd be great."

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Brian frowned at Eleanor's response. He wasn't used to being rebuffed so much, it wasn't normal. But maybe he could count on Meghan to convince Eleanor to come along, since the blonde seemed to do everything her friend wanted. But when Meghan sided with Eleanor, Brian knew it was a lost cause. He suggested having the two of them hang out on the Sevenfold bus and was happy when Meghan seemed excited, since she would most definitely drag Eleanor along.

Minutes later, the girls excused themselves, Meghan saying she needed shower. Brian watched the two of them walk away, his gaze focused of course on Eleanor. He noticed Zacky watching too and smirked, giving his friend a nudge with his elbow. "And you're telling me not to let my dick ruin things," he teased.

Zack rolled his eyes at his friend, "Shut up. My dick isn't going to ruin anything, I can control myself." He commented as he finished smoking his cigarette, he put out the cigarette before he walked onto the bus. He was actually excited to have Meghan on the bus again, but this time she'd be hanging out for hopefully a few hours this time around. She would stay longer if either Jimmy or Matt cornered her and got her into playing a video game with them, those two could spend hours on playing video games but so could all of them really.

"This must be a first for you, being rejected by a girl that many times." He teased Brian but made sure to speak loud enough for all the guys to hear, Matt smirked as he looked at his friends. "The blonde rejected you? I like her already," Matt laughed as Brian really wasn't used to getting rejected, it was hilarious to all of them honestly.

"Eleanor didn't even know who he was, aw poor little Brian." Zack laughed so hard that tears formed in his eyes.

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Eleanor walked away with Meghan so they could grab a shower while they didn't have anything to do at the time, they had to stop by the bus to grabbed their toiletry bag and towel. They walked to where the showers were and Eleanor stepped into a cubicle and shut the door, she turned the water on and undressed before she stepped under the warm water.

"If you really want to go out tonight with Zacky, then we can. We can still have a girl's date but those two could tag along. I know how much you like him," She spoke over the sound of the running water, she used her fruity body wash to clean her body so she felt better.

She hoped showering wouldn't be something that she couldn't do while on tour, she had heard stories about how tours could be as she wanted to be as prepared as she could be.

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Meghan was surprised to hear Eleanor suggest that they invite Zacky and Brian along on their girls' night. "You're sure?" she asked. She wanted to make sure, because she would feel really bad about bringing the guys along if Eleanor didn't want to.

"Yeah, I think it'll be fun."

After showering, the girls headed back to the bus to drop off their toiletry bags and change clothes. Meghan tossed her hair up in a bun as well, not really feeling like messing with it right now. Besides, she needed to hurry back to the stage to pack up Neil's equipment after the show.

"Maybe after we pack up the equipment we can head over and watch Avenged Sevenfold's show," Meghan suggested. "They give a kick-ass show - which you really need to see - and we can ask Zacky and Brian if they still wanna tag along with us."

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"Yeah, fuck you guys," Brian grumbled, smiling. He knew they were just messing with him. "She didn't know who any of you guys were, either."

"Yeah, but none of us are trying to get in her pants," Jimmy put in. This caused everyone to laugh again. Zacky seemed to think it was absolutely hilarious, because he was laughing so hard there were tears in his green eyes.

"I'm not trying to get into her pants," Brian replied, rolling his eyes. Shouts of disbelief arose from all of his friends. "What? You don't think I could just be friends with her? Just because she's pretty that means I wanna sleep with her?"

"That's exactly what we think," Matt said. "Brian, you have a one-track mind. Especially when it comes to pretty blondes."

Zack wiped his eyes so he wouldn't start crying, he was trying to calm himself down but the thought of Brian being rejected when stuck in his mind. Something that he wouldn't complain about because it never happened, so Zack needed to enjoy it while it lasted.

"You went searching for her before, I saw you slide up when she was standing outside." He commented as they all knew how Brian got, Matt was right because he only got worse when he found a pretty blonde. "You also offered to take her out after the show, I'm surprised you just didn't invite her onto the bus." He grinned as he sat down on a couch beside Jimmy.

"You better not bring her onto the bus, I want to sleep tonight." Jimmy gave his friend a sharp look, "Neither of you will bring those sweet girls onto his bus." He pointed his finger at Zacky as well, he hadn't met this pretty blonde but he was sure she'd be just as sweet as Meghan.

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"I'm sure, we can still go out and have fun. But I know how much you want to get to know Zacky, and get his pants off." Eleanor grinned as she sent Meghan a cheeky wink, she dropped off her toiletry bags and changed her clothes.

She simply pulled her blonde locks into a messy ponytail, "Yeah the guys shouldn't be on show that much longer now. And I guess we can watch the rest of the show, so you can drool over a certain someone." She couldn't stop teasing her friend and she didn't want to.

She walked across the car park and through the back door of the venue, the loud music hit her ears instantly and she couldn't help but smile. She made her way towards side stage with Meghan, the closer they were to the stage the sooner they could could begin work again when the guys finished preforming.

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"You need to stop," Meghan mumbled, blushing. She knew Eleanor was just joking, though. And what she said was partially true; Meghan would probably be drooling over Zacky during the show. But she didn't necessarily want to get his pants off, not that she thought he particularly wanted her to, either. He was a famous rockstar, he could have girl he wanted. So what would he want with Meghan. "I bet Brian will be happy to see you at the show," Meghan added, grinning at Eleanor.

She and the blonde headed over to the side stage, where Three Days Grace was just finishing up their show. Once the guys were off stage, Eleanor and Meghan - along with the rest of the crew - hurried onstage to pack up the equipment so that the Sevenfold crew could start setting up for that show.

"Let's go backstage and look for the guys," Meghan suggested, tugging on Eleanor's sleeve. She stood up on her tiptoes, trying to figure out the best way to navigate her way through the crowd of crew members. Once she found a way, she linked her arm through Eleanor's and dragged the blonde towards the backstage area.

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"Too late, I've already invited them," Brian said. He grinned smugly. "Meghan's already agreed, which means Eleanor will probably be here too, since they never go anywhere alone."

"And with you around, they really shouldn't," Johnny mumbled, grinning as well. Brian reached out and popped Johnny on the back of the head, earning a cry of pain. Johnny rubbed his head. "You're mean."

"Don't be a smart ass," Brian replied. He motioned for Zacky to scoot over and took the last seat on the couch.

Jimmy pointed his finger at Brian and Zacky again. "I mean it, you'd better be nice!" he shouted. "I like them - well I haven't met Eleanor but I'm sure I'll like her, too - and you two better not ruin it."

"Me, ruin something?" Brian asked innocently. He scoffed. "I think I can control myself."

"Uhbullshit," Matt coughed.

Zack shook his head as he moved his fingers through his dark hair, "We'll be nice. At least I will be, Jimmy. You don't have to worry about me ruining anything, I don't think with my dick." He grinned as he rested his elbow on the couch arm, his chin resting on his knuckles.

"The guys should be finishing soon, you two better focus on the show." Johnny stated as his eyes moved between Zacky and Brian, he trusted Zacky more with being around a pretty girl. He was surprised that Brian was there with them and not trying to hit on this blonde.

Zack grinned and chuckled softly, "I'll be focused on the show. It's not me that you have to worry about, what if Eleanor's there watching? Huh Brian?" He chuckled as he continued to tease his friend, although he wouldn't know how he'd be if Meghan was there watching the show.

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Eleanor laughed when Meghan told her to stop, she did even though she was having a lot of fun in teasing her friend. "Brian could have any girl he wanted, he's just being nice that's all." She told her as she really didn't think that someone like Brian would be interested in her in the slightly.

She nodded as she rushed onto the stage and took the set apart with the other crew members, taking the equipment off the stage was always quicker than setting the stage up. Once she was finished she let Meghan drag her through the crowd of people that had gathered side stage, she knew this would make Meghan so happy so Eleanor didn't say anything.

This would be the first time she'd watch Avenged Sevenfold and hear more of their songs, she had heard some songs from when Meghan listened to their music. But that was it and although she didn't become a fan of their music, she had heard worse out there. She made her way through the venue as they searched for the guys, "Maybe their still on their bus." She suggested when Meghan couldn't find them.

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Meghan wasn't as nervous about approaching the Sevenfold bus this time, as she'd already somewhat met all five of them. She was just worried that they would be getting ready for their show and wouldn't want any interruptions. "Well damn," Meghan sighed, walking away from the bus. She'd knocked and hadn't gotten an answer, which meant the guys had probably already gone to the stage. "I bet we just missed 'em."

After searching the area around the buses for a few minutes, Meghan and Eleanor headed back to the stage area. "Sorry I'm dragging you everywhere," Meghan apologized. She swept a stray strand of hair from her face. "I know you're not as into them as I am."

The area around the stage was crazy busy; the crews and techs were running around, trying to get everything set up before Sevenfold went on in thirty minutes. Meghan was glad she and Eleanor didn't have to hurry like that. She'd die. Meghan stood on her tiptoes, trying to find one of the guys, and she smiled when she spotter a familiar mop of black hair.

"Jimmy!"

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"Hey, I don't think with my dick, either," Brian said. He was slightly offended that his friends would say that. Johnny scoffed. "I can be a gentleman. And I'll prove it."

"Yeah, I'll believe that when I see it," Matt replied.

They sat there for a few more minutes, during which Zacky for some reason found it necessary to tease him about Eleanor. The other guitarist couldn't really talk; he was obviously infatuated with Meghan.

"Let's go over to the stage now!" Jimmy suggested, jumping to his feet. He threw his hands into the air. "I'm super fucking pumped and I'm tired of sitting on this damn bus listening to Zacky and Brian talk about their dicks."

Brian rolled his eyes. They wouldn't have been if the other guys hadn't brought it up. But Jimmy did have a good point. Show time was fast approaching and everyone - Brian included - was getting antsy. And maybe they'd run into Meghan and Eleanor near the stage?

Eleanor shook her head, "Don't worry about it. They make you happy, so I'm happy." She smiled at her friend as they headed back to side stage, she watched the crew running around to get the stage all set up in time. She didn't know how they did it, she hated being rushed to do anything.

"Meghan!" Jimmy's voice boomed as he turned around quickly and took her into his arms for a tight hug, "I've missed you. And this must be Eleanor, hi." He grinned widely as he pulled the blonde in for a tight hug as well, "No wonder Brian was talking about you so much." He grinned as he didn't realise what he had even said, "So are you two excited to watch us? I want to see you from my drum kit, so stay close." He looked at Meghan and started telling her how Zacky seemed different on the bus, after she left.

Eleanor didn't know what to say, Brian had been talking about her? It had to just be in a friendly way, she thought so at least. Her eyes caught sight of familiar dark hair so she walked over to Brian, "I've decided to let you and Zacky join us tonight. But you need to behave," She told him so he'd know that he had plans after the show.

She could always have an actual girl's date with Meghan another time, at least having two tough looking tattooed guys with them will hopefully stop all the drunk guys from hitting on them.

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Zacky was just standing side stage as he had already gotten ready, his guitar was hanging from his shoulder and he was ready to go on stage but he still needed to wait.

He saw Jimmy was talking to Meghan so he quickly made his way over, trying to look like he was just causally walking over of course.

"He better not be scaring you away," He chuckled knowing how full on Jimmy could be, he made friends very quickly if he decided that you were a good person. It seemed he had taken a liking to Meghan, which Zack didn't mind but he also wanted Meghan to be his friend.

He had met her first, but he wouldn't stop Jimmy from talking to her. That would be rude considering Jimmy was Meghan's idol, though he did wish that he was her idol as well.

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"I wanna check out your technique, so I'll definitely stick close!" Meghan said excitedly to Jimmy. She'd been to Avenged Sevenfold shows before, but she'd never had the opportunity to watch The Rev drum up close and personal, and she was definitely going to take advantage of it.

Meghan turned her smile to Zacky when she saw him approaching. "Jimmy's not scaring me away, I don't see how he could scare anyone," Meghan laughed. "So me and Eleanor decided that you and Brian can come with us tonight if you want," she said next. It occurred to her that she was practically asking Zacky Vengeance out on a date and she looked to her feet, blushing slightly. "Maybe you guys can keep all the pervs away."

"You and Brian better keep these sweet girls safe or you'll have me on your asses," Jimmy warned, pointing a finger at Zacky. "Tell Brian that, too."

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Brian smirked. "Baby, 'behave' is my middle name," he said. He nearly gave Eleanor a very suggestive glance, but caught himself. He was supposed to be proving to his friends that he could be a gentleman. "Zack and I will need a chance to shower after the show, but that shouldn't take very long. And then we'll show you lovely ladies around town."

"Brian!" Larry shouted. Brian pivoted on his heels. "Quit flirting with the techs and get ready for the show!"

Brian raised his arm in a mock salute. "Aye aye, captain!" he shouted. Turning back to Eleanor, he grinned and said, "I'll see you after the show then, I guess. You should stick around, watch the master at work."