We Can Dance in Death Tonight

"hey assholes, wake the fuck up!" Abigail screamed. I turned over and opened my tired eyes. I smiled at her, seeing her all dressed up for the big day. Ryan turned and smacked me with his hand. I pushed him.

"wake up fuckers. you all need to shower, get dressed and look presentable. we have to get moving, if you don't hurry up, none of you are my best men!" Chris threatened. I jumped up, grabbing my bag and going upstairs to use the guest bathroom. I saw that Abbey was hard at work, preparing for her cousin's arrival. she was so excited. the room seemed extremely artsy. like a tattoo artist would live in here. I went in the bathroom and saw mostly everything Abbey brought was vanilla scented. I shook my head, thinking she went a little overboard.

Once I was finished, being forced to used Coconut shampoo, since that was the only thing Abbey had in here, I wrapped the fluffy purple towel around my hips and dried my hair. I quickly cleaned my angel bites. I debated on putting on my guyliner, but figured Abbey's parents hate us as it is, why try and make it worse?

upon finishing up, I put on my black skinny jeans and nice button down shirt. I dibbed myself finished and walked downstairs. Abbey smiled at me. I wrapped my arm around her waist.

"how I look, beautiful?" I asked, waiting for her sarcastic answer.

"absolutely perfect. thanks for trying to look as normal as possible. this whole situation with my parents is the most stressful thing about this wedding, but you guys are honestly making it a little easier" she smiled. I kissed her cheek. "my cousin's will help me calm down a little though. I'm excited for you to meet them. they're weird, just like me!"

"oh lord, all we need is another Abigail" Ang joked, she threw a pillow at him. everyone was in the living room now, and Abbey disappeared when her phone started ringing. Chris came into the room

"guys, Abbey's cousin's are almost here, can you please be nice to them!" Chris begged us. I giggled a little.

"no Chris, we're going to be complete dicks to your future family" TJ remarked"

"just so you guys know, they're twins. Sammy has snake bites, Shay has a monroe. believe me, if they didn't have those, you wouldn't be able to tell who was who" Abbey joked. she looked at her phone and smiled "yay, they're here. come on babe!"

Chris and Abbey walked out and everyone started there side conversations. I grabbed TJ's acoustic guitar and started playing around. I heard female screams outside and smirked. I was kinda glad Abbey invited her only family here. I mean, I know her parents weren't happy about her engagement to Chris, and they obviously didn't like any of us. she needed someone around here. living with a bunch of guys wasn't easy. I think this was the main reason her and Chris brought a house with four bedrooms, so she could invite them to live with her. I know they were close. just after three years of them being together, I would've thought we'd met them by now. but they did live in California

the footsteps got closer and everyone basically ignored them. the door opened and Chris walked in first, giving us all a face. we nodded, knowing what he meant. Abbey walked in and than the two girls. both had red hair, though Shay had blonde under hers. it was shoulder length. she played with her monroe, obviously nervous. or bored. she had on black skinny jeans with a Johnny Cupcakes tank top. she continued playing with her monroe. I looked over and nearly lost my breathe. they weren't identical twins. fraternal, but I guess if you looked from behind they'd seem the same. Sammy had snake bites, red, shoulder length hair. her eye liner framed her eyes perfectly. her glasses pushing away her bangs. she smiled, pushing some hair back. I saw her plugs, and caught myself smiling like an idiot. she had black skinny jeans on, boots and a misfits shirt. she was absolutely beautiful

"Sammy, Shay, this is TJ, Ryan, Ricky, Angelo and Josh. guys, Sammy and ShayAnne" Abbey introduced

Ricky, Ryan, TJ and Ang moved forward, shook their hands and welcomed them. I moved the guitar off my lap and shook Shay's hand first.

"hope your not too scared" I joked. she laughed. I looked over at Sammy and took her hand. she smiled at me and I smiled back. "I hope you enjoy it here" she bit her lip

"I think I will" she smiled. Chris punched my arm, but I didn't take my eyes off of her blue ones.

"everyone ready?!" Abbey asked.

"do you mind if we change really quick? we didn't expect to get here so late!" Sammy said, Abbey smiled and nodded.

"come on, I'll show you your rooms. I kinda went overboard" she admitted, I nodded in agreement. "Balz, you didn't leave that bathroom a mess, did you?"

"of course not!" I smiled. "Chris, lets go get their bags for them" he nodded and we both walked out.

"dude, don't even start with this right now. the last thing Abbey needs is to worry about you and Sammy getting together" Chris nudged, I laughed at his face. "go for it, I think you two will get along just well"

"I just want to get to know her, that's it" I smiled. he gave me a look but ignored it. "hey, who's camaro is this?"

"Sammy's. they drove all the way from Cali. they shipped their stuff, hence the reason you've hardly seen Abbey for the past four days. she was so fixed on getting their rooms done" he shook his head. I couldn't help but laugh.

We brought the bags up to the the rooms, finding out the artsy room belonged to Sammy. I knocked lightly.

"come on in" her voice chimed. I opened the door more and walked in. "oh thank you! your so sweet" she smiled.

"you have a cute smile" I blurted out, than wanted to smack myself. I saw her turn her head a little, than saw the faint redness of her cheeks. I smiled. "uh Chris wanted me to tell you we'll be living in a half hour"

"and this is the rehearsal dinner, correct?" she asked, I nodded.

"parties are tomorrow and weddings at the end of the week. it sucks though, they can't have an actual honeymoon cause we go in the studio soon" I wasn't sure what I was saying anymore. I couldn't think.

"not if I have anything to do with it" she smirked, and I figured that had some reason behind it. Shay walked in and looked at her.

"wait, I know that smirk. what's going on!" Shay hopped on the bed, hoping to get something out of her.

"i'll leave you two alone" I smiled, walking out. I closed the door and walked down the stairs to the kitchen. Angelo stood there with a glass of soda.

"I know that smile. what happened? you didn't walk in on her changing did you?!" he questioned. I punched his arm.

"no you perv. I just think I'm going to be good friends with these girls. Sammy seems really artsy" I noted.

"I'd hope she was. she is a tattoo artist" Chris said walking in, I saw his tux. my heart raced as I heard those words.

"calm down there tiger" Ang joked, I punched him again "ow dude, I will kill you in your sleep"

"no threatening please!" Abbey yelled as she walked past.

-Sammy-
"wait, I know that smirk. what's going on!" Shay hopped onto my bed. I knew she wanted details. I looked at Josh.

"i'll leave you two alone" he smiled, walking out and closed the door. I sat next to her.

"okay, so Josh told me Ab and Chris won't have a real honeymoon because they have to go to the studio after the wedding. so I'm thinking we decorate the backyard like Paris, cause you know Abbey loves Paris, and have the guys in the studio for two days without Chris, allowing them to have a wonderful time and be by themselves, with no interruptions. I'm sure the guys won't mind if we stay at one of their places" I explained, she smiled.

"sounds perfect. but how are we going to get her out of the house long enough to decorate?" she asked. she always doubted my plans. as if I didn't already have that figured out.

"you two, are going shopping. I'll have Angelo take Chris out and me and the others will decorate" I smiled. I heard someone knock on the door and Abbey walked in.

"Ab, I don't know what to wear" Shay complained.

"wear one of your tight skirts and a blouse. I mean, you don't have to get all fancy like Chris and I. its just the rehearsal. but we do need to go out and get your dresses fitted tomorrow" she smiled.

"is it okay if I just wear a pair of nice pants and a V-neck? I really haven't unpacked much, and to be honest, I don't know where any of my nice clothes are" I giggled.

"of course, I could care less. I don't know if Balz told you, but we're leaving in a half hour" she smiled.

"why do you guys call him Balz?" Shay asked.

"its his last name, he just goes by it. Unless he's around my parents. oh by the way, my parents absolutely hate all the guys, so be prepared for war" she shook her head and left. Shay wasn't far behind her.

I got up and grabbed a pair of black jeans, and my white tank top. I went into the bathroom and stripped down, throwing my clothes in the hamper. I removed all makeup from my face and re-applied the foundation and eyeliner/eye shadow. I plugged my curling iron in, getting dressed as I waited for it to heat up. I curled my hair in loose curls. I quietly told myself I was done, going into my room to grab my black leather jacket and knee-high high heeled boots. I threw on some clear lip gloss and checked myself over quickly in the long mirror behind my door. I heard a light tap come from the other side.

"come in" I said, turning around and grabbing my phone, cigarettes, lighter, keys and wallet. I turned around and Chris stood in the doorway in a tux. I smiled "well don't you look handsome"

"your not looking to bad yourself, may I escort you downstairs? everyone's waiting for us" he held his arm out. I wrapped mine around it.

Chris and I might have just met, in person. Though we have talked to each other quite a lot the past year via phone. We'd grown close, and I couldn't be happier for my cousin that she got such a sweet, caring, wonderful guy.

we walked down the stairs and another set into the downstairs living room. everyone stood upon our arrival and looked at us. Abbey was getting teary-eyed, so we'd all prepared to leave.

"I CALL SHOT GUN IN SAMMY'S CAR!" Balz screamed, TJ running after him.

"who else is coming with me?" I asked, Ryan raised his hand and ran out to the car, I looked at Chris.

"they know where to go, hopefully they won't get you too lost" he smiled.

everyone separated and I saw TJ and Balz fighting for the front seat, Ryan standing there impatiently.

"Ryan gets shot gun!" I yelled, they both stared at me.

"awh come on! why does he get shot gun?!" TJ complained.

"cause he isn't acting like a five year old fighting for it" I snickered. everyone got in and I started it, The Misfits began blasting threw the speakers. Balz seemed proud.

I followed Ryan's directions to the hall and only arrived a few minutes behind Chris and everyone else. I saw all the cars lined up and got out. everyone began walking inside, but I stayed out, grabbing a cigarette and my black lighter. I leaned against the side of the building.

"mind if I join you?" Ricky asked, I smiled, motioning to him that he was welcome. he pulled out his pack and put one in his mouth, getting ready to strike a match.

"ew, don't do that" I laughed, handing him my lighter. he nodded a thank you, than handed it back to me.

"ready for world war 3?" he joked.

"are they really that bad?" I asked, taking another long drag.

"yeah. they absolutely hate each and everyone of us. when they first met us, we still had all our stage makeup on. that was an automatic no-no in their books. we later found out that they'd searched us up on youtube and watched a bunch of our videos and interviews, found out about our fights and shit, and never took a liking to us. there's always a fight when we're together, though we've all been with-holding ourselves for Abbey's benefit. we know it isn't easy having her parents hate her fiancee and best friends. we all just want her to be happy"

"don't worry, they don't like me that much either" I winked, flicking my cigarette onto the ground "and you'll see why"

he stomped on his and followed me inside. I sat between him and Balz.

"Samantha, its a surprise to see you here" my uncle snickered.

"you know, I had to take SOME time off of worshiping Satan to come to my cousin's wedding" I joked. My aunt just sighed at me and turned to talk to my mother.

"is that why?" Ricky asked, I shook my head.

"oh i'm only getting started" I bit my lip in excitement. I looked at Abbey and she was trying her hardest to hide her laughter behind Chris' shoulder.

"worshiping Satan?" Balz added. I laughed.

I hope I won't get you too upset with the things I say tonight I texted Abbey. I saw her look down and smile.

not one bit, I've been waiting months for this night! let yourself go, honeybunches!

as the dinner went on, I kept some comments to myself, other I let fly. I finally snapped when dessert was served, and my uncle made a rather ridiculous comment about the boys.

"shut up!" I yelled, everyone looked at me. "I've been in P.A for three hours and I already want to leave. you're annoying as fuck Uncle Brian! seriously. you have no right to talk shit about these guys at all because they've been nothing but nice to us since Steph and I walked through the door. if you actually looked past the way they look and their music, and got to know them, maybe you'd see that they aren't half bad guys. you don't understand how much they care about Abigail. from what I've heard, they'd do anything to protect her, and that's all you want, right?" he nodded "than stop fucking judging them for their outside and get to know them! if you actually talk to Chris, you'd see that he is probably the most caring, sweet and honorable men in the world, more than you ever where. your just being a dumb fucking asshole, so please remove the stick out of your ass because these guys aren't going to fucking disappear anytime soon!"

"Samantha!" my mother gasped.

"oh stop mom, your not the perfect angel yourself. I know you don't like the guys either. but your all just being stuck up and not getting to know them. the same thing you did with me. just fucking accept them, fuck!"

I looked around the room and saw 7 huge smiles.

"thank you, Sammy" Chris said.

"well, this was an entertaining night. I'll see you stuck-up fuckers at the wedding!" I got up, grabbing my bag and walking towards the door.

"I hope your dress covers those ungodly tattoos of yours, and take out those snake bites. better yet, don't be in any of the pictures" my Aunt Phoebe snapped.

I balled my fists and turned around, before Balz and Ricky and both of my arms in one of their hands and dragging my outside.

"give me your keys, come on" Balz said. I handed him the keys as Ricky put me in the passengers seat and than got in the back. Balz started the car and drove off.

"where are we going?" I asked. trying to calm myself down.

"getting ice cream, duh" Ricky retorted, I couldn't help but laugh.

"our treat, for defending us" Balz smiled.

"oh how I wish I could just hit her" I said through my teeth.

"why don't they accept you?" Ricky asked.

"because I left when I was 16, moved to California, started working at a tattoo parlor and a music store, hung out with a bunch of band dudes and didn't follow their dreams of me becoming a chef. I wasn't going to conform to their sick delusions, I wasn't a robot. they hated that I didn't want to do what they planned for me, so they kinda abandoned me" I shrugged. we'd pulled up to a Cold Stone Creamery and Balz opened the door for me.

we walked in and I stared at all the different flavors and toppings. the female behind the counter looked scared of the guys, I shook my head.

"pick anything you want, ever been here before?" I looked over and saw Balz and his beautiful blue eyes. I shook my head no "oh well, your in for a treat"

"i'll have a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of cotton candy with gummy bears!" I squealed like a little child. Ricky had already ordered and was sitting down eating, so it left Balz and myself.

"and for you sir?" the lady asked.

"I think I'm going to try the same thing!" I smiled at him "it actually sounds pretty damn good"

I noticed he was looking at me and my face turned a little red. Balz paid and she gave us our ice cream, I went and sat down next to Ricky.

-Balz-
"I think I'm going to try the same thing!" I said, Sammy smiled at me "it actually sounds pretty damn good"

she was like a kid in a candy store, and it was absolutely fucking adorable. her face turned a light shade of red and I smiled. I paid and the lady gave us our ice cream. I thanked her and turned around, seeing her talking to Ricky. I sat down and began eating.

"let me try!" she yelled, Ricky laughed and held his spoon out, she opened her mouth and he laughed again, this time I laughed with him. she was a five year old.

"I have to spoon feed you?!" he asked, she nodded. he shook his head but did, pulling the spoon back as soon as her mouth closed.

"mhm, that's good! want to try mine?" she asked, "Balz is boring and got the same thing" she stuck her tongue out at me. I did the same. Ricky nodded, not sure as to what we got, but he was open and allowed her to spoon feed him too.

"damn, that's pretty good" he commented.

"so Chris tells me your a tattoo artist?" I asked, eating my ice cream, she nodded.

"ow! brain freeze!" she yelled. I smiled.

"stop eating so fast you idiot!" Ricky told her, gaining a finger. he pretended he was going to bite it, and she pulled back.

"yes, I am. I have been since I was 17. the few tattoos Shay have, I've done" she smiled proudly.

"how old are you? like, six?" Ricky joked. she dipped her finger in her ice cream and rubbed it on his cheek.

"21, actually. but I'm 5 at heart" she smirked. "what other questions do you have for me, Joshua?"

"who else have you tattooed?" I asked. truly curious.

"he only cares because he tattoos too!" Ricky muttered, and I smiled.

"I've done Avenged Sevenfold, Black Veil Brides, Escape The Fate, A Day To Remember, Pierce The Veil, Travis Barker, Asking Alexandria, Austin Carlile and Oli Sykes. Dave Grohl, Attack Attack!, Craig Owens and Matt Good. Miss May I, Mitch Lucker, Ronnie Radke, OH! and Duff McKagan" she smiled proudly.

both Ricky and I had our mouths open, in pure shock. she smiled again.

"what?" she asked, finishing up her ice cream.

"nothing, just wow. that many?" Ricky asked.

"well that's only the famous people. I've had just walk ins or appointments too. but I think it's time we get home before Abbey blows a nut" she giggled. "keys please!"

I handed her the keys and we all walked out. I gave her directions back to the house and she parked right behind Abbey's SUV. we walked inside and everyone seemed to be out of their dress clothes and in pajamas.

"hurry, go get changed!" Angelo yelled.

"guys, your late for movie night!" Abbey scorned. Ricky and I went to the last spare bedroom and changed into shorts and a tank. when I returned back, Sammy was between Ang and Chris. I took a spot infront of her and waited for TJ to press play,

as soon as the movie started, Sammy and Abbey screamed at the top of their lungs. everyone stared at them and Abbey was buried into Chris' shoulder as Sammy was into Angelo's.

"oops, sorry. I kinda forgot your afraid of clowns" TJ said shyly.

"FUCK YOU TJ!" Abbey screamed, throwing a pillow at him. Sammy only gave him the finger. I saw Angelo whisper something into her ear and them his arm was around her waist.

was I seriously getting jealous right now?