Battle of the Bands

I am so embarrassed.

I bet my cheeks are bright pink.

Not cool.

At all.

I mean, I'm totally psyched to be in the presence of some of the band members of My Chemical Romance.

Yeah.

That's totally awesome.

But for them to have heard me sing...

Yeah.

That's totally not awesome.

"So how many bands are on this tour?" Melissa questioned.

"Eight." Mikey answered from behind her.

Now, normally you know which bands are on what tour, but this concert is the premiere show of the tour and the featured bands have been kept a complete secret.

"Who are the bands?" Ryder questioned.

"Uhm, well there is us," Frank began, "Then there is also Simple Plan, Forever The Sickest Kids, The All American Rejects, I Set My Friends On Fire, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, and...who am I forgetting?"

"Tokio Hotel." Gerard answered.

"Oh, right." Frank said as he smiled sheepishly.

I gasped.

Tokio Hotel?!

I. Love. Them.

"Will we get to meet them?" I asked quickly.

"Who?" Mikey questioned.

"Uhh, Tokio Hotel." I answered as I smiled.

Now I am super excited.

All of my favorite bands are together on the same tour and I have the chance to meet all of them.

Nothing could be better than this.

"I don't know about that." Gerard said slowly.

"What? Why?" I asked quickly.

Mikey sighed.

"Tokio Hotel doesn't normally hang out in the green room and you guys aren't exactly allowed to leave." Frank said quietly.

"O-oh." I said quietly as I sighed.

"Sorry, uhm....what's your name?" Mikey asked.

"Oh, right. Well, my name is Julie, this is my best friend Melissa, and that is my older brother Ryder." I said quickly, "And don't worry about the Tokio Hotel thing, I'm psyched to just be standing in the same room as you guys."

On the outside, I pretended like it didn't bother me.

But on the inside, I was crushed.

"So who preforms first?" Ryder questioned.

"Simple Plan." Gerard answered.

Then, as if on cue, When I'm Gone began to play.

We're doing it

I look around me but all I seem to see
Is people going nowhere expecting sympathy
Its like we're going through the motions of a scripted destiny
Tell me, where's our inspiration?
If life won't wait I guess its up to me

Whoa!
No, we're not gonna waste another moment in this town
Whoa!
And we won't come back, the world is calling out
Whoa!
Leave the past in the past, gonna find the future
And misery loves company, well so long
You'll miss me when I'm gone.
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone

Procrastination running circles in my head
While you sit there contemplating you're wound up left for dead
Life is what happens while you're busy making your excuses
Another day, another casualty but that won't happen to me

Whoa!
No, we're not gonna waste another moment in this town
Whoa!
And we won't come back, the world is calling out
Whoa!
Leave the past in the past, gonna find the future
And misery loves company, well so long
You'll miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone
Let's go!

Won't look back when I say goodbye
I'm gonna leave this hole behind me, gonna take what's mine tonight
Cause every wasted day becomes a wasted chance
You're gonna wake up feeling sorry cause life won't wait
I guess its up to you

Whoa!
No, we're not gonna waste another moment in this town
Whoa!
And we won't come back, the world is calling out
Whoa!
Leave the past in the past gonna find the future
And misery loves company, well so long
You'll miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone

Then they also played Perfect, One Day, and God Must Hate Me.

"Well, that's the end of their set." Mikey said as he stood up from the couch and stretched, "We need to go, we're playing next."

Frank and Gerard also stood up and walked to the door.

"We've got to find Ray and Bob." Gerard said.

"Yeah, I wonder where they went." Mikey added as he and Gerard left the green room.

Frank smiled brightly as he turned to face us when he got to the doorway.

But his smile disappeared when he saw the disappointed look on Melissa's face.

"Don't worry, we'll come back later. I promise." Frank said.

Melissa instantly brightened up again.

Which then made Frank smile again before he turned and left the green room.