I Can't Believe, I'm Actually Meant to Be Here!

***Scar's POV***

I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled, happy with my "birthday look". I finished putting away all of my junk in the bathroom before heading out to the main part of the bus. I sat down on the couch next to Ryan.

"Well, you look cute, birthday girl!" I laughed and thanked him. A few minutes later, after making small talk with Ryan, the rest of the boys came back onto the bus. Ronnie smiled at me. "Alright, we're gonna go ahead and give you your presents now, before the show. It'll be easier." I squealed and clapped as Jacky came in, holding 4 wrapped presents.

"GIMME!" I grinned and made a grabbing hand motion.

"I thought you turned 26 today, not 6?" Derek laughed, handing me his gift. I shrugged and smiled, ripping the pretty purple wrapping paper off. I opened the box and pulled the tissue paper away, making a noise of excitement as I pulled the dress out.

"It's so cute!" I grinned and stood up, holding the black dress to my body. "Thank you, Derek!" I cooed after giving him a hug and kiss on the cheek to show my appreciation. "You're welcome!"

"Mine next!" Ryan yelled, throwing his gift at me. I laughed and tore it open also, ripping the lid off of the box. "OOH!" I held the purse up and laughed. "This is fucking awesome, Ryan! I love it!" He grinned, seeming proud and gave me a hug.

Mika handed me his gift and I giggled, ripping the paper off like a two year old. I started laughing as I realized what it was.

"You lame-o, giving me your own band's shirt!" I held it up and he grinned. "Though I did say this is the one I liked the best, so thank you!" I laughed again as he practically tackled me in a hug.

Jacky handed me his gift and smirked, making me raise my eyebrow and smile. I looked at the guys weird as they all covered their ears. "What are you retards doing?" I laughed as I actually opened this present normally.

"Just wait for it." Jacky smiled. I looked down at the shoebox and took the top off of it. My eyes widened and I screamed, instantly jumping up and attacking Jacky.

"YOU GOT THEM!!!!" I screamed as I jumped up and down. All the guys laughed and I saw Ronnie shake his head at me.

"I didn't think she'd be that excited over a pair of freakin' shoes." He chuckled.

"You can't find these fuckers anywhere!" I exclaimed, taking the amazing zombie heels out of the box. "And when you can find them they only have like, a size 11!" I screeched in joy and hugged Jacky tight. "Thank you thank you thank you!"

"No problem, babe." He laughed slightly. I thanked the 4 boys again and put my hands on my hips as I turned to Ronnie. He smirked and copied me.

"Where's my present?!" I grinned and laughed. Mika ripped the bow off of one of the crumpled up pieces of wrapping paper and stuck it on Ronnie's head.

"Ta-daaa!" Ronnie posed, and I laughed.

"I hope you kept the receipt." Ronnie pouted as the guys all laughed.

"Well maybe you won't get your present now! How about THAT?!" Ronnie took the pink bow off of his head and stuck it on mine. I stuck my tongue out at him and smiled. "You'll be getting your gift later tonight."

"Ooh, is it something specialll?" Ryan teased.

"What, you got her a vibrator?" Mika laughed. My eyes widened and Ronnie stared at me before bursting into laughter.

"EW!" I screamed, trying to get the horrible mental images out of my head.

"That's just wrong." Derek laughed.

"But it's pink!" Ronnie exclaimed. I slapped him upside the head, only making him laugh harder.

"You're sick!" I scrunched my face up and crossed my arms, watching him wipe the tears from his eyes and grin at me. "Weirdo."

"Okay, I didn't REALLY get you a pink vibrator. Calm down." He laughed.

"IT'S PURPLE!" Mika exclaimed. I threw my hands in he air and groaned. "You two are perverts." I laughed as I gathered up my gifts and took them into the bunk area, setting them in mine.

$$$

"Alright, how the fuck are you guys doing so far tonight?!" I smiled from the side of the stage as the crowd screamed in response.

"I'll take that as a good sign, then. Alright, tonight we're doing something a little special," The crowd screamed in excitement again and Ronnie grinned. "As some of you may or may not know, I have an amazing best friend named Scarlet, whom I've known for 12 years of my life." The crowd screamed again, but not as much as before. "And tonight is her birthday! So first, let me hear you give a huge round of applause for her turning 26!" I laughed and waved at Ronnie as he grinned at me, the crowd screaming yet again.

"Tonight, I wanted to dedicate a song to her," They screamed again, but only for a few seconds. I smiled and felt my heart beat faster in my chest. "It's a song some of you may or may not know, so sing along if you know the words."

My jaw dropped as the familiar opening cords of Reverse This Curse started playing, and Ronnie laughed at me. The whole room burst into the loudest screaming, screeching, and cheering I'd ever heard in my entire life, making me cover my ears.

"A withered past and a blurry future,
My hearts on an auction,
It goes out to the highest bid.

I live too fast, and I know I will lose her
But there is an option, to die is to live in her head.

So I'll hang on, never let go.
I dug this pain into my chest,
It's Dead.

One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart but I had it first.
And now I see you've got something to prove,
And nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth."

I smiled and put my hand over my mouth, not being able to even speak right now. I felt my heart beat only get faster, and my stomach started feeling...odd.

A deadly wish, but it should've come sooner,
A corpse in a funeral that I would never attend.
There is a light on in the back of this house,
But you're not around, to die is to live in her head.

So I'll hang on, never let go.
I dug this pain into my chest,
It's Dead.

One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart but I had it first,"

My eyes widened and I stared at Ronnie as he changed the lyrics a bit and looked directly at me as he sung them.

"And now you see I've got something to prove,
And we've got nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth."

I couldn't help but become nervous as to what he meant by this, and I also couldn't help but to think back to our little morning conversation we had earlier today...

"So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love," Pointing at me, he continued to sing, "and to, the girl, that filled my dark." I smiled nervously, feeling.....butterflies in my stomach.

"Last night, I had the weirdest dream,
That you and I drove up the darkest streets,
Passing through these city lights,
Closure for the kids that died.

One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart, but I had it first,
And now you see I've got something to prove,
And we've got nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth.

One last chance to reverse this curse,
She stole my heart, but I had it first,
And now she'll see that I've got something to prove,
And we have nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth.

So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love,
And to, the girl, that filled my dark."

The whole room erupted into applause, cheering, and screaming, myself included. But I couldn't help but wonder why Ronnie chose that song to dedicate to me, and why he changed the lyrics the way he did...

$$$

***Ronnie's POV, later that night after the show and meeting fans***

I was currently in the bus's bathroom, changing into some clothes that weren't drenched in sweat, and fixing my eye makeup. (Manly, I know) I didn't say a word to Scar, other then, "We're going out after the show." She looked confused, and I could just tell she wanted to ask me about the whole song to dedicated to her and all, but I decided to tease her and make her wait.

I messed up my hair a little and shrugged at my appearance. I stepped out of the tiny room, smiling at Scar who was sitting at the table, looking bored. She smiled and stood up. "So where're we going at almost 11 at night?" She giggled.

"Bar?" She smiled and nodded. I heard her footsteps follow me off of the bus as we walked to a bar that was only a few minutes away from the venue.

"So, I wanna ask y-"

"I know you do, and I know what you wanna ask me. But wait until we get into the bar and get our drinks." She stared at me and blinked, obviously confused as I smirked at her.

"Now I dunno if I wanna know..." I heard her mumble to herself.

We arrived at the bar and ordered our drinks. The bartender handed us our beers and we thanked him before heading over to a little table in the back.

"So, ask away now." I smirked at her as she sat in her chair, leaning back and crossing her arms.

"Why'd you dedicate Reverse This Curse to me?"

"It's your birthday, and I know that was your favorite song when I was in Escape The Fate." I took a swig of my beer and leaned back in my own chair. "Next question?"

She stared at me. "Why'd you change the lyrics?"

"Because I wanted to." I smiled cheekily. She rolled her eyes.

"Why'd you change them the way you did?" I simply shrugged. She eyed me for a minute.

"Are you in love with me?" I smiled and glanced down at the table, tapping my fingers on it.

"I love you very, very much, Scar."

"I didn't ask if you loved me, I asked if you were in love with me." I swallowed hard, knowing she was figuring it out.

"What would you like me to say?"

"Ronnie quit playing games with me." She snapped. I watched her as she closed her eyes. "Are you in love with me?" She asked slowly.

"......Yes." I finally had blurted it out. She kept her eyes closed, and let out a breath.

"For how long?" She finally opened her eyes and looked at me.

"Past couple weeks I've been.....falling for you, I guess you could say."

We both stayed silent. I waited for her to say something, but she never did. I decided to take a chance, and pulled the little gift box out of my jacket's pocket. She eyed it, then looked at me.

"Happy Birthday." I smiled barely and set it on the table. She looked at it, slowly grabbing it. She looked at me as she took the small top with a tiny bow on it off, gasping.

"Ronnie......you..." I chewed on the inside of my lip and stared at her as she sat there, dumbfounded.

"I can't, Ronnie...I-I can't." I stared at her, watching her set the ring down and get up and walk away without saying anything else.