I'll Take You There And Back Again

Chapter 39

"I'm so excited! I squealed as Brian and I drove to the Long Beach Coliseum for our hometown show tonight. I was practically bouncing in my seat as he drove and I could tell it was starting to drive him nuts.

"Kacie, chill babe." He sighed as we turned off of the PCH.

"Sorry Bri." I said as a small giggle escaped my mouth.

I grinned as we pulled into the parking lot for the arena and Brian rolled down his window to show his pass to the security guard that was restricting the traffic flow into the backside of the venue. He swung wide and pulled into a spot beside Matt's car before turning the engine off and turning to me as he locked the doors. I gave him a questioning look at the action and he leaned across the car so his face was next to mine.

"Kiss for good luck for the setup?" I grinned and reached out to cup his face before placing a kiss on his warm lips. He grinned into it and pulled my head further into his right when I was about to pull away. His tongue ran across my bottom lip lightly and I sighed into his mouth as he worked his way in to massage my tongue. My arm that was holding me up on the armrest was slowly starting to feel shaky as I melted into him.

He groaned lightly as I pulled away needing to catch my breath.

"You can have more later." I said as I pressed the button to unlock the doors. I hopped out of the car and made my way around to the trunk to retrieve my guitar. Brian was groaning as he got out and I heard him mumble something about it not being fair.

"Oh shush." I said playfully as he grabbed his own case. Most of his guitars had been transported here earlier in the day but he had one at home that he wanted to bring as well.

He was a spoiled brat if you ask me. Here I was with my one trusty guitar that I used for the entire show and he had at least four that he cycled through all in one night.

I was stoked for tonight. My band was going to be switching things up for one of our songs and no one knew that except for us. We had been planning this for some time but hadn't been entirely sure how it would work out for us. We figured if anyone would have fun with it, it would be our hometown fans. They were also anxious to see me perform with Avenged. Our myspace had been flooded with a mass of comments about how the local crowd was excited for us to return. It couldn’t have put me in a better mood.

Brian grabbed my hand as we made our way toward the building. There was a rope set off in the distance and I could see some fans standing behind it. I chuckled as screams erupted from the girls that were standing there when they noticed us.

"Oh my gosh! It's Syn and Kacie! Syn!" One girls voice stood out above the rest and it made Brian cringe. We both turned and waved before we reached the door. "Holy fuck he waved at me!"

I laughed silently at Brian's annoyed face before flashing my pass that was attached to my belt loops to the security guard at the door. He ushered us through and were once again greeted with the hustle and bustle of setup.

I scooted off to the side of the hall as Becca went running past us with one of Zacky's guitars in her hand before skidding to a halt and turning around. "There you two are! Kacie give me that. Brian you go find JB and give yours to him. He's being pissy about where the last guitar is." She rolled her eyes as she took my case from me and returned to her running state.

"Woah." Brian exclaimed as we watched her turn and slide around a corner in her socks.

"Oh JB!" Brian yelled out into the back area as we reached where all the guitar racks were.

"Hey JB! You're lover is here!" I screamed playfully. JB's head popped up from in back of an amp and he had cords in his hands.

"Yay! You're here!" He said as he came running. Brian shielded himself from the flying man and I laughed knowing JB wasn't after him.

"I'm not your fucking lover!" Brian said while I just laughed.

"Well no shit. I know that. That's Kacie's job." He said as he grabbed the guitar case from Brian and turned back around.

"Oh. You meant that lover." I laughed having known that to begin with when I said it. Brian glared at the man now retreating from us without another word.

"Kacie!" Tiffany yelled as she too came running up to us. What was with people and being in a hurry tonight? We had plenty of time before the show. I don't see what the rush was.

"You are going to let me do your makeup and clothes tonight. Got it?" one of my eyebrows quirked up into its typical arch as I stared at her.

"Is there a reason why?" I asked skeptically.

"Yes there is. But you aren't allowed to know." I turned to face Brian who just shrugged innocently.

And yet again, I was left in the dark over something. Oh how I loved my life.

"Alright I suppose." Brian gently gave my behind a push in her direction.

"You go with her. I'll see you before the show." He whispered as he placed a kind kiss on my neck.

"Oh you two disgust me sometimes." Tiff rolled her eyes making both Brian and I look at her shocked.

"Oh and you and Jimmy don't?" I accused. She placed a hand on her hip.

"Well we aren't as mushy as the two of you are."

"There's nothing wrong with that." Brian mumbled against my neck but still loud enough for her to hear.

"Yeah yeah. Go away Romeo. I've got to work on your Juliet." Brian held his hands up as he released me and turned around while mumbling something about girls and their makeup as he left.

"So you're not going to tell me what's going on?" Tiff grabbed my arm and started to drag me down the hall toward one of the dressing rooms.

"Nope!" She exclaimed as she opened a door and pushed me inside. Aud and Val were sitting on a couch that had several outfits laid out across it. They seemed to be contemplating what looked good together but turned their attention to me and Tiff when the door closed behind us.

"You're wearing this." Val said as she held up a black frilly mini skirt and some fishnets. My eyes widened slightly at the length of the skirt that was being held up and knew if I were to bend over with it on my ass would be hanging out for sure.

"I'll wear the skirt, no fishnets though. I need something to cover my ass." I chuckled as Aud held up a paid of black leggings and figured those would work well. Nodding she grinned and placed them to the side before holding up a tight black vest that had chains on it. I thought it looked alright so I waved my hand in approval making them all squeal.

What had gotten into these girls tonight?

They threw the pile of clothes at me and told me to strip and change. Rolling my eyes I did as told and was soon adorning my new wardrobe for the night. I was ushered into a chair in front of the mirror and suddenly saw the three faces standing behind me looking anxious. This was really starting to creep me out.

Brushes started pulling at my hair and a curling iron was added not too long after. Val was in front of me applying types of make-up that I never even knew existed. "Quit blinking!" She complained.

"I can't help it! It's involuntary!" She just huffed and continued to apply the eye products.

"Guys, I'm going to need a pair of jeans or something for part of the show." I stated as I remembered the surprise and how it would be difficult in a skirt.

"Oh fine. Ruin our fun. You can change part way through." Tiff agreed.

I know knew why they had taken me so early now, they were taking forever. Had I closed my eyes I'm sure I could have fallen asleep like this. I loved having people play with my hair, especially Brian. It was just a relaxing sensation for me. Brian knew it relaxed me seeing as he had figured it out the first night he and I sat together on the stage shortly after we had met. If there was one thing I loved about him it was that he picked up on the things I liked quickly.

"Alright there, you're done!"

"Wow you look smokin'!" Aud told me as I looked at my entirety in the mirror.

My reflection that stared at me actually didn't look much like the me I knew. But I had to admit I liked it. Light curls fell around my face and I had a mixture of curled pieces along with straightened pieces. My eyes were rimmed with black glittery eyeliner and had black mascara with a light trace of blue on top that brought out my eyes. The clothes looked amazing together and Tiff handed me my trusty converse to top off the outfit. At least I got to wear my normal shoes.

"Now you've got ten minutes to go find your lover before you have to be on stage." My eyes widened significantly when I heard I only had ten minutes. Had they really taken that long on me? It sure hadn't felt like it but I guess it had. I gave them each a hug before sprinting out of the room and heading toward the stage area.

"Becca!" I yelled as I spotted her from across the hall. "Have you seen Brian?"

"Yeah. He was on the side stage waiting for you." I grinned and started to walk toward the stage. "You look hot by the way!"

"Thanks babe!" I called back over my shoulder. My feet carried me all the way to the stage where I spotted all of the guys standing in a group on the side.

Zacky looked my way and nudged Brian who was standing beside him. He looked ready for the show as well and I couldn't help but grin when he turned to face me. He said something to Zack who nodded and turned back to the rest of the guys.

Brian's eyes roamed my body as he made his way toward me with his typical smirk set in place. He stopped in front of me and placed his hands on my hips as he pulled me into him. "Wow." I watched as his eyes went from my own pair down to my chest and skirt before coming back to meet with my eyes once more.

"You look amazing." He breathed out roughly.

"Thank you. I don't know what it's for but the girls had fun." He chuckled lightly as a smile tugged at the corners of his lips.

"You'll see." He told me as he winked.

"Three minutes!" I heard being yelled at us and I looked over Bri's shoulder to see Matt grinning.

"Mother fucker." Brian mumbled as he shook his head. I snickered playfully and leaned up to his face.

"Let's make the most of these three minutes then shall we?" I stared into his eyes and saw a playful glint in them. My smile melted as he placed his lips on top of mine and cupped my cheek so he could keep me close. A throat cleared in the background and I pulled away causing Brian to groan.

"Do you always have to ruin my fucking moment?" He asked Matt in a snippy tone. I rested my hand on his arm to get him to calm down a bit.

"Sorry dude, but the fans are starting to get rowdy." Matt shrugged and motioned toward the black stage where chants for our band could be heard.

In that instant my heart jumped from the pit of my stomach into my throat and it began beating a mile a minute. This was it. This was going to be the greatest show we had ever played, or so I hoped.

"Guess we better not keep them waiting then." I said as I gave Brian a final peck on the lips before making my way to the edge of the stage where the four guys were awaiting my arrival to complete the group.

I skipped over and threw my arms around Drew and Garret before lifting my legs up behind me so they were supporting me and I was hanging above the ground.

"What's up my homeslices?" I squealed as both Drew and Garret kissed me on the cheeks as our pre-sow ritual before setting my feet down.

"This is going to be the best show ever. I just know it." Will told me as he kissed my forehead. I nodded enthusiastically and gave Adam a good luck hug while he kissed my temple.

I loved my boys.

I let them go out first to the cheers and watched as they all got situated. I jumped up in down in place and was well aware that my skirt was also moving up and down. Thank goodness for the leggings.

I heard a high pitched whistle from behind me and just rolled my eyes before flipping them off as I strutted out on stage to a very warm welcome.

"Long Beach!" I screamed to a roar of replies from the crowd as the guitars started. "Damn it feels good to be home!" I yelled as I started bouncing to the beat of our opening song.

Our set was to put it simply, amazing. I was shocked at how many people had come early to see us play. For the most part, everyone was really pleasant about it and treated us well. I had a few incidents with guys calling out but it wasn't too bad. While looking around the floor I was suddenly thinking maybe I had spoken too early.

"Kacie! Why don't you leave your boyfriend and get with me? I can fuck you good doll! I bet he ain't got shit on me!" I shivered as my eyes met with a guy who looked to be in his mid twenties. I laughed inwardly knowing the Brian had way more on this guy. I bet you anything he didn't even know it was Brian who was my boyfriend.

"Excuse me? Do you fucking know who her boyfriend is you douchebag?" Drew asked as the guy's grin faltered. It was creepy how silent the arena had gotten over the exchange of words.

"No I fucking don't but he obviously can't be here." I burst out laughing at how stupid this guy really was.

"He is here you idiot. I bet you most of the people in this arena know who he is." The guy's face puzzled even more and Drew was getting extremely pissed off at this guy.

"She's dating Synyster Gates dude." Garret piped in to get to the end. I chuckled as the guys eyes widened for a moment but then clouded over with doubt.

"I don't believe you." He screamed.

"I hear someone is messing with my girl." I grinned as I heard Brian's voice as he made his way on stage after realizing that this was the only way the guy would give it a rest. Normally they didn't like to make an appearance before their set but today was an exception.

"You gonna prove it Gates?" Wow this guy was a piece of work. No one in their right mind would set a challenge to Syn. No one.

"If that's what it takes to satisfy you man then sure."

"I don't think I'll be satisfied until I get a good fuck out of her." The crowd started murmuring lightly and out of the corner of my eye I saw Brian jump off of the stage to the area in between the crowd and the stage.

He was pissed.

Will had since gotten out from behind his drums and was now jumping down next to Brian with Drew for support. Brian held his hand out to stop the two of them but they still stood nearby.

"If you ever say something like that again, not only about my girl but any girl, I guarantee you, if I see your face I will be the last person to be able to recognize you. You stay away from my girl." He snarled before motioning to security. "Get him out of here." He said. I watched from the stage as the crowd parted willingly for security to go retrieve the man. He fought back some but was no match for the staff.

Brian came back and hopped back up on the stage with Drew and Will.

"Now that the dick is taken care of, what do you all saw we get back on with the show?" The crowd cheered immensely as Brian took a bow before placing a kiss on my lips. "And there's your fucking proof for now." He said to everyone before strutting off the stage so that we could continue.

I was a little baffled at what all had just transpired but figured Brian handled it well. I could have taken care of it but I was thankful for the help.

"Alright guys! We've got a special treat for you tonight. But first I need a quick change of wardrobe in order for this to work well." Intrigue was apparent in everyone's faces and the guys started playing some instrumental piece while I ran off stage and pulled my skirt down leaning me in my leggings. I rushed into the bathroom after grabbing my jean shorts from Tiff and quickly changed into them before running back out. I tossed the skirt and leggings back at Val and grabbed the mic from Aud.

I saw that each of the guys, and girls for that matter, were all watching carefully from the side of the stage with curious grins on.

"Now we try to be a very diverse band. Unknown to almost anyone, we each play multiple instruments. So we thought for this next song that we'd show you a bit of our other talents." I passed the microphone off to Will before taking his drum sticks from his hand. He then took Drew's bass. Drew took Garret's guitar which left him with the microphone and Adam was still on guitar.

I took my seat behind the drum kit and saw the grins on everyone's faces. Brian seemed the most shocked since I had never mentioned to him I could play the drums before.

I started off the beat with the kicks and Garret let out the opening scream to See You Sunday. It was a new song we had been working on but were all super excited to play it. I was having the time of my life behind the drums. I had even mastered Jimmy's stick twirl which I noticed had shocked him to the point of him jumping up and down in excitement. Every now and then I would lean over to the microphone on my left and sing the backup parts but Garret had it all covered for the most part.

I finished off the song with an incredible solo if I may let my ego go a bit. "And who says chicks can't play drums…" I trailed off into the mic once we had all swapped instruments again after a thrilling round of screams and cheers for our performance.

As the songs went by I continued to be shocked by the crowd and how many people were singing along with our lyrics. It was enthralling to have them singing along with me. I felt like I was on cloud nine the entire time.

I sniffled as the set ended and I went bouncing, literally, offstage. I was sad it was over because it had clearly been the best time of my life. I couldn’t be happier with how everything went.

"You! Back in the skirt! Now!" Tiff yelled as she came running over.

"Why?" I questioned as I chugged a bottle of water down quickly.

"Because you still have to sing with the guys!"

"Psh. Like they care what I wear." I rolled my eyes then felt lips near my neck.

"I liked the skirt." Brian's husky voice flooded my ears once more. "Please?" He asked.

I turned in his embrace and couldn’t help but cave at the puppy dog face he was now giving me. His bottom lip was jutted out and his eyes were looking oh so sad.

"Fine." I muttered as I took the skirt and leggings before heading off toward the changing room. Behind me I failed to notice Brian tell Tiff thank you before he came jogging after me.

I entered the room with Brian on my heels and started to strip down not really caring if he was in the room with me. I noticed he was leaning against the door keeping it shut while he watched me.

"You're gorgeous." He stated randomly. I blushed as I adjusted my skirt before flattening it down and turning to face him.

"Thank you Bri." He cocked his head slightly before holding out his hand for me to take.

"Shall we?"

"I think we shall."

***

"Fuck you guys have all been amazing tonight! I knew our hometown wouldn’t disappoint. You never do." Matt told them as I watched from the side of the stage. Their set was almost over but they were switching things up a bit. Or so I thought.

I was sitting on the edge of an amp waiting for my cue for A Little Piece Of Heaven for the last song but I was struck with surprise when all of the guys came off stage except for Brian. JB brought out a stool and handed him his acoustic guitar before hurrying off the stage once more.

"Becca what's going on?" I asked in a hushed voice as I watched the lights dim on Brian.

"Shush girl."

I watched transfixed as Brian started to play some chords that I really didn’t recognize at first.

"So I can honestly say that this is new for me so I hope it works out. I've never been one for love and sometimes I show it in the weirdest ways. It all changed though when a certain young girl with a killer voice stepped into my life. By the first week I knew I had fallen and man I fell fucking hard."

My eyes locked with his as he paused.

"Kacie this one is for you babe." My eyes widened as the chords came together in the form of a very familiar Aerosmith song.

"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing."

By the end of the song I had tears running down my cheeks and I was vaguely aware that Zacky and Becca were pushing me out onto the stage where Brian was now standing expectantly. I skidded to a stop in front of him and me knees buckled as he kneeled in front of me.

Taking my hands in his own he stared up into my eyes and I instantly knew what was coming.

"Kacie I know there's been times where I'm the worlds biggest jerk. I haven’t always treated you right and I regret those moments more than anything in my life. Never in my life did I think I would find the right girl for me. I never envisioned myself settling down but ever since I met you that's all I've been able to think about. I've never felt so head over heels and sappy in my life. Usually I couldn’t give a damn about what others think about me yet I always hope that I'm doing enough to keep you interested."

With his pause he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box which he flipped open to reveal an extremely gorgeous diamond ring.

"Kacie I love you so fucking much and you're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. You're the one who completes me each and every day. You're the woman that I want to be mine for now and forever. Will you marry me?"

By now I was flat out crying while my hands were held over my mouth. I seriously didn't see this coming and I was completely shocked.

"Of course Brian." I managed to get out before the crowd erupted in cheers as Brian placed the ring on my finger as he stood up. He leaned in and captured my lips against his and my knees buckled instantly. His arms helped keep me upright and had he not been holding me I would have been flat on the ground. He smiled into the kiss when he realized I had almost collapsed from shock and I heard a light chuckle emit from his throat.

"I love you Kace."

"I love you too Bri."

"Alright mother fuckers now that the happy couple is happier, what do you all say we finish off the night with a song about marriage in a sense?" I giggled as I wiped my eyes as they started playing A Little Piece Of Heaven finally.

I sang along with the boys for the entire song and when it was over I was carried off of the stage by Brian bridal style which only seemed fitting.

Hugs ensued by all and I was such a teary mess but it really didn’t matter to me.

I was happy and in the arms of a man I loved. And that was really all that I cared about.
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