First Love
chapter 22
Three-ish years later...
Frank's pov
About a year ago our band got a record deal and right now we were on tour supporting a band called Taking Back Sunday.
Our fan base was getting pretty big and once the tour ends in California next week we'll be spending a few months there recording a new album.The record label had got us some apartments ans we were all really excited about it.
Laying in my bunk I looked at the pictures that I'd stuck on the wall, one of them showed us all on my eighteenth birthday, looking at Annie I started thinking about us and all the good times that we'd had during our short time together.
I had a new girlfriend Kelly, well we'd been together for two years now so shed was hardly new but you get my point. I still wore the ring that Annie had given me though, and the guitar she'd left me had been christened Pansy ans was accompanying me on tour now.
"Wouldn't it be great if you saw her when we got to LA?" said Gerard poking his head in my bunk and seeing what I was looking at.
"There's millions of people in LA, I somehow doubt that's going to happen," I replied turning towards him.
"Hey! stranger things have happened," he said smiling. "Now get your ass up, we've got a show to put on," he said waving his hands dramatically.
Annie's pov
I was walking down the street to go and get my usual morning coffee before heading to college when I heard someone shouting my name.
Turning around I saw my friend Rain running towards me.
"Hey Red!" he said hugging me while trying to catch his breath.
"My hair isn't red anymore," I said wondering if I appear as weird as my friends.
"Oh please, it still is underneath the dye, andyways guess what," he said jumping up and down excitedly.
"Oh my lord you made a sex tape and it got leaked onto the internet," I said in mock horror.
"Oh please, that's so last week," he said grinning.
"Ok, then what?" I asked.
"Guess!" he replied.
"Rain, you know I don't like playing this game," I said pouting.
"Ugh! fine. Taking Back Sunday are playing here next week," he said happily.
"Yeah I know, remember we tried to get tickets like a month ago but they'd sold out. Geez Rain I know goldfish with better memories than you!" I said poking him.
"Well my cousin's, girlfriend's brother works with them and he got us tickets," he said looking like a child about to open his presents on christmas morning.
"Are you serious?" I asked excitedly.
"Yes!" he replied.
"Oh my gosh!" I shouted jumping up and down with him, "I'm so excited."
"Me too," he shouted.
Frank's pov
A week later we drove to California for the last show of the tour, we were all sad that it was ending but excited to be about to record our new album and see our new apartments which we'd be moving into tomorrow.
"California here we come, right back where we started from," sang Mikey from the back of the bus.
"Shut the fuck up!" shouted Gerard who was trying to get some sleep in his bunk.
Ray and Bob just ignored the shouting as usual and carried on playing some video game, whereas I just watched everything blur outside the window wishing that we'd get there already so that I could eat. Chips and salsa were fun for like a week or so but they soon grew old, plus they weren't doing much for our waistlines.
Finally we arrived there and went to get some veggie burgers, as we walked into the take-out place some teenie girls looking like Paris Hilton's slutty little sisters pointed at us and whispered to eachother before bursting out laughing.
"Oh dear lord, if this is what they're all like here kill me now," said Gerard rolling his eyes and making us all laugh.
And there was me thinking that kind of thing ended in highschool.
"Not too long guys, we've gotta get to the venue soon," said our manager Brian walking in and stealing some of my fries.
Annie's pov
"Come on Rain, the show's already started!" I said looking at my watch. Tonight of all nights his car had to get a flat, as he finished off changing the tire I thought of all the fun we were missing out on.
"Ok all done," he said wiping his hands on his jeans, I got back into the passenger seat as he put the old tyre and tools away in the trunk.
By the time we got to the show we'd missed the support act and had to stand at the back.
"They look so small," I said standing on mt toes as the band came on stage.
"Yeah well after the show Alexy the guy who got us the tickets said he'd try and introduce us to the band so stop whining," he replied.
The show was amazing, even from our crappy position. After it ended we went around to the side entrance to wait for this Alex guy and the band. While I was facing Rain talking to him about the show I heard a bunch of kids shouting, turning around I looked over to see them surrounding some guys.
"Hmm must be the support band," said Rain before turning back towards the exit.
I continued looking at them, I could only really see one of them, a big guy with a beard. He seemed really familiar but I could think how.
A poke in my side distracted me, turning towards Rain I saw what we were waiting for, Adam Lazzara and some tall guy with weird hair who I assumed was Alex walking towards us.
Frank's pov
Walking out of the venue to our bus I looked at the people outside waiting, there were a few kids standing together all wearing TBS shirts, some scene kids, a tall guy with dark hair and glasses talking to a brunette girl facing away fom us.
Further along were some Gerard clones who began shouting when they saw us, we stopped to talk to them for a few minutes and took some pictures with them before continuing to our bus.
As I looked back briefly I saw Adam talking to the brunette girl and the tall guy with the glasses.
We got onto our bus and drove to a hotel, we'd be staying there tonight as it was kinda late to be moving into our new apartments. I called Kelly and talked to her for a while before going to bed, I hardly slept though, I kept going over the past year in my head, it all felt like a dream.
Frank's pov
About a year ago our band got a record deal and right now we were on tour supporting a band called Taking Back Sunday.
Our fan base was getting pretty big and once the tour ends in California next week we'll be spending a few months there recording a new album.The record label had got us some apartments ans we were all really excited about it.
Laying in my bunk I looked at the pictures that I'd stuck on the wall, one of them showed us all on my eighteenth birthday, looking at Annie I started thinking about us and all the good times that we'd had during our short time together.
I had a new girlfriend Kelly, well we'd been together for two years now so shed was hardly new but you get my point. I still wore the ring that Annie had given me though, and the guitar she'd left me had been christened Pansy ans was accompanying me on tour now.
"Wouldn't it be great if you saw her when we got to LA?" said Gerard poking his head in my bunk and seeing what I was looking at.
"There's millions of people in LA, I somehow doubt that's going to happen," I replied turning towards him.
"Hey! stranger things have happened," he said smiling. "Now get your ass up, we've got a show to put on," he said waving his hands dramatically.
Annie's pov
I was walking down the street to go and get my usual morning coffee before heading to college when I heard someone shouting my name.
Turning around I saw my friend Rain running towards me.
"Hey Red!" he said hugging me while trying to catch his breath.
"My hair isn't red anymore," I said wondering if I appear as weird as my friends.
"Oh please, it still is underneath the dye, andyways guess what," he said jumping up and down excitedly.
"Oh my lord you made a sex tape and it got leaked onto the internet," I said in mock horror.
"Oh please, that's so last week," he said grinning.
"Ok, then what?" I asked.
"Guess!" he replied.
"Rain, you know I don't like playing this game," I said pouting.
"Ugh! fine. Taking Back Sunday are playing here next week," he said happily.
"Yeah I know, remember we tried to get tickets like a month ago but they'd sold out. Geez Rain I know goldfish with better memories than you!" I said poking him.
"Well my cousin's, girlfriend's brother works with them and he got us tickets," he said looking like a child about to open his presents on christmas morning.
"Are you serious?" I asked excitedly.
"Yes!" he replied.
"Oh my gosh!" I shouted jumping up and down with him, "I'm so excited."
"Me too," he shouted.
Frank's pov
A week later we drove to California for the last show of the tour, we were all sad that it was ending but excited to be about to record our new album and see our new apartments which we'd be moving into tomorrow.
"California here we come, right back where we started from," sang Mikey from the back of the bus.
"Shut the fuck up!" shouted Gerard who was trying to get some sleep in his bunk.
Ray and Bob just ignored the shouting as usual and carried on playing some video game, whereas I just watched everything blur outside the window wishing that we'd get there already so that I could eat. Chips and salsa were fun for like a week or so but they soon grew old, plus they weren't doing much for our waistlines.
Finally we arrived there and went to get some veggie burgers, as we walked into the take-out place some teenie girls looking like Paris Hilton's slutty little sisters pointed at us and whispered to eachother before bursting out laughing.
"Oh dear lord, if this is what they're all like here kill me now," said Gerard rolling his eyes and making us all laugh.
And there was me thinking that kind of thing ended in highschool.
"Not too long guys, we've gotta get to the venue soon," said our manager Brian walking in and stealing some of my fries.
Annie's pov
"Come on Rain, the show's already started!" I said looking at my watch. Tonight of all nights his car had to get a flat, as he finished off changing the tire I thought of all the fun we were missing out on.
"Ok all done," he said wiping his hands on his jeans, I got back into the passenger seat as he put the old tyre and tools away in the trunk.
By the time we got to the show we'd missed the support act and had to stand at the back.
"They look so small," I said standing on mt toes as the band came on stage.
"Yeah well after the show Alexy the guy who got us the tickets said he'd try and introduce us to the band so stop whining," he replied.
The show was amazing, even from our crappy position. After it ended we went around to the side entrance to wait for this Alex guy and the band. While I was facing Rain talking to him about the show I heard a bunch of kids shouting, turning around I looked over to see them surrounding some guys.
"Hmm must be the support band," said Rain before turning back towards the exit.
I continued looking at them, I could only really see one of them, a big guy with a beard. He seemed really familiar but I could think how.
A poke in my side distracted me, turning towards Rain I saw what we were waiting for, Adam Lazzara and some tall guy with weird hair who I assumed was Alex walking towards us.
Frank's pov
Walking out of the venue to our bus I looked at the people outside waiting, there were a few kids standing together all wearing TBS shirts, some scene kids, a tall guy with dark hair and glasses talking to a brunette girl facing away fom us.
Further along were some Gerard clones who began shouting when they saw us, we stopped to talk to them for a few minutes and took some pictures with them before continuing to our bus.
As I looked back briefly I saw Adam talking to the brunette girl and the tall guy with the glasses.
We got onto our bus and drove to a hotel, we'd be staying there tonight as it was kinda late to be moving into our new apartments. I called Kelly and talked to her for a while before going to bed, I hardly slept though, I kept going over the past year in my head, it all felt like a dream.