Love By Mistake
A Batman Sort Of Tribute
Odessa had arrived home and things stumbled back to normal. She and Andy kept close contact, but it was definitely harder than it had been before since he was ahead of her by about five hours. They made it work, even if it meant that she had to stay up until 5am to hear from him and sometimes he had to get up earlier than he would have liked to, but they made it work.
September got chilly and before she knew it Odessa was seeing that she only had a handful of days left before she was to leave for LA. Andy had sent her an email earlier, but she had been on her way out so she didn’t have time to read it until now. She knew that tomorrow their last video for the current album was supposed to be released and Andy was really excited about it for some reason. Smiling Odessa logged into her email and opened the one from him first.
To: BarbaraGordon21@hotmail.com
From: Batkid90@hotmail.com
I’m sending this to you secretly. I know it doesn’t come out until tomorrow, but I wanted you to be the first to see it. Oh and pay close attention to my vest…I wore a small shout out to you. See you in a few days!
Odessa smiled and opened the attachment that was in the email and gasped as she watched their new video for Rebel Love Song begin to play in the player on her computer. She watched it through once, but then decided to replay it and finally she noticed what Andy was talking about. There, on his vest, was a small Batman button that she knew was placed there because of her.
She watched Andy in that video for over an hour, noticing every little detail. She loved the way he played it up to the camera, smirking and opening his eyes wide like he was singing to her personally. She watched him strut around on her computer screen and found herself laughing at his antics. No matter what anyone said about this band, good or bad, they were some of the best showmen she had ever seen and Odessa would defend that fact until her dying day.
“Moira! Come here!” Odessa shouted, trying to get her voice louder than her sister’s music as finally she heard grumbling coming from the next room over and the music shut off.
“What? I’m busy!” Her little sister stood in her doorway, her newly died black hair shining in the sun. She was clad in a pair of sleep pants and a black BVB shirt and Odessa smiled over at her devilishly.
“You have to promise to be nice to me…” She started as she pointed to the screen and Moira came walking over.
“Why would I-OH MY GOD is that what I think it is?!” She screamed as Odessa hit the play button and watched her sister’s eyes get wide as the video played.
Odessa laughed as Moira geeked out, screeching and singing along with every word. She was happy that finally the two of them could share in something, even though Odessa would probably never be as devoted to BVB as Moira was. She had become quite a fan, but no one would replace the Used for her.
She felt the same about the Used as Moira did about BVB-they were her saviors and they made her days better with their music and meaningful lyrics. Odessa smiled at the thought and remembered her experiences at Warped from the previous summer and suddenly she felt sad.
“You’re not going to cry again are you?” Moira turned to her older sister and saw the look on her face and sighed.
“No…No I’m not going to cry.” Odessa shrugged off her sister’s accusations, but turned to the side so that she could wipe at her eyes without Moira seeing.
“Oh a package came for you earlier by the way. It’s downstairs.” And with that Moira walked back off to her own room, blasting her music so loudly that the house seemed to bounce.
Odessa walked out of her room and down the stairs and as she entered the kitchen and saw the large box sitting there she squealed in delight. She had special ordered a dress for the party in a few days and was starting to worry when it hadn’t shown up. Reaching for a pair of scissors Odessa cut open the top of the box and pulled the dress out.
It was gorgeous and she couldn’t wait to try it on, but she knew that she would have to wait until her mother got home so that she could have help tying the corset in the back. Underneath the dress laid the mask that she would be wearing and it matched her dress perfectly as did her shoes, which were pumps and so she knew she would be tall enough to dance with Andy and it not look funny.
Odessa suddenly felt her phone vibrating her pocket and as she pulled it out she looked at the clock, seeing that it was nearly four o’clock and she knew that the boys would be hitting the stage any minute. She finally got her phone out and smiled as she looked at the screen. Andy had sent her a message and another selfie.
She laughed loudly as she clicked open the selfie first, seeing him standing with his hand up towards his face, a pair of glasses sat down on his nose and she could tell he was ready for the stage because he was covered in body paint and his face was covered in makeup. Looking closely she also noticed that he was wearing the same Batman pin from the video he had sent her earlier.
Andy: Did you get my email?
Dess: Yes! I can’t believe you! Shouldn’t you be getting on stage to perform for your fans at this point?
Andy: Did you like the little shout out I was rocking? We are, there was a problem with one of the mics so we’re being delayed.
Dess: I loved it…are you guys having a good time? You only have one more show right before your tour is over?
Andy: Yeah. We’re having a blast but everyone is ready for a break and Jinxx is dying to see Sammi. She’s been planning the party like crazy and so they haven’t talked much.
Dess: I can’t wait for the party. My dress finally showed up btw ; )
Andy: Picture? Did you let Moira watch the video or are you going to be mean and make her wait until tomorrow? *devious grin*
Dess: No, no pictures! I want you to be completely surprised when you see me! I’m even getting ready at Sammi and Jinxx’s so you won’t see me until the party. I’m never mean…of course I showed it to her. She won’t stop watching it… *rolls eyes*
Andy: *pouts* But what if I never find you at the party? You’re supposed to be my date and yes you are mean! You’re mean to me all the time!
Dess: You’ll know who I am…trust me. I’m not mean to you…I love you more than I can ever scream ; )
Andy: Really?...are you being serious right now?
Dess: : X Go have the time of your life onstage Andy…call me later tonight if you can
With that Odessa put her phone back in her pocket and turned back to fluff out the huge skirt on her dress. She smiled, knowing that Andy was probably freaking out right now, wondering about what her dress looked like and she giggled at the thought. She had chosen to design this dress with the idea in mind that the Ball was animal themed and she knew Andy’s costume would be crow themed.
So she decided after she got back from LA that she would be the Blue Bird to his crow. The light to his darkness, the ying to his yang because that’s how they were in their every day lives. He was impulsive and she thought things through, thinking logically rather than emotionally and she knew it drove him nuts. He was dark and broody, while she walked around with a smile on her face for all to see. They were so different that sometimes Odessa wondered how they got a long at all.
“He’s going to love it…”She sighed as she gathered up the huge dress, her shoes and mask and went upstairs to hang everything up.
Odessa hung up her dress and set her shoes and mask on her dresser as she returned to her desk and got back to work. She was thankful to Matt for giving her the time off and she was quickly trying to finish everything up so that she didn’t come home and have to rush around to get things mailed off in time for it to be printed for the Christmas season. She had also been working quietly to get Matt to let her be a mobile artist especially since The Dark Knight Rises had finished principal photography and she wouldn’t be needed as a consultant anymore. She wanted the option to be able to be mobile just in case her and Andy decided to try things out and she could go on the road with him. She was still keeping it really quiet and wasn’t going to tell Andy until everything was set and she knew for sure that she would be able to do what she had planned.
Odessa worked on her assignments, her music playing softly in the background but she found that she couldn’t stop watching the clock and she found herself glaring at her calendar, willing the days to move by quicker so that she could be in LA. Suddenly she heard her phone vibrating, the silence breaking as she jumped onto her bed to grab her phone from her nightstand. Smiling happily she saw that it was Andy calling and she was giddy at the thought. God she was acting like a school girl with a crush on the cute English teacher.
“Hey beautiful…” His voice was tired and gravelly and Odessa felt herself shiver at the sound.
“Hey there yourself. How did the show go? Did you amaze them with your perfect ability to strut around on stage like a demented peacock?” She giggled as she heard him laugh loudly on the other end.
“I don’t strut! I simply walk from one side of the stage and swing my hips every once and a while…” He sounded jokingly defensive and Odessa rolled her eyes heavily.
“So one more show and then you guys head home…everyone’s probably ready for that right?” She asked him, looking down at her nails and deciding that she needed to get them done before the party.
“Yeah we’re all pretty tired and it’s a good thing we have a few days to rest before the party. You’re flying in the day before right? I wish you had been able to take an entire week off…” She could hear the pout in his voice and she smirked at the sound of his childish whining.
“Yes Andy. My plane gets to LAX at 9 in the morning. Think you can get up in time to get me or should I plan on taking a cab?” She knew the answer because they had talked about this before, it was Andy’s favorite subject at the moment, but she asked all the same.
“Of course I will be there to pick you up! I can’t wait to hug you in person and stare into your beautiful eyes…”His voice got soft at the end and Odessa almost didn’t hear him, but she rolled her eyes all the same.
“Says the guy who has fan pages up everywhere dedicated to his baby blue eyes…mine are apparently nothing compared to yours Biersack.” She laughed and she could almost see the triumphant smirk playing on his lips on the other end of the phone.
“So what color is your dress?” Odessa rolled her eyes and smiled into the phone.
“You’re just going to have to wait and see Andy…” She giggled as he growled into the phone, obviously he was getting frustrated with her.
“Please just give me a hint Dess…”He whined and she shook her head.
“Nope. I’m going to let you go though because you’re getting cranky and I have an early meeting with Matt tomorrow to go over holiday numbers. Good night Andy.” She smiled in to the phone and heard him sigh loudly.
“Fine. Call me tomorrow to tell me how everything goes. Night Dess.” With that they each hung up and Odessa moved to turned everything off. As she laid there that night, Odessa wished that these next few days would move by just a little bit faster.
She missed him, especially at night when she didn’t have anything to distract her from thinking of him. Their bond had grown stronger over the past few months and it scared Odessa to think that soon she would have to make a decision on whether they should remain friends or try and make things work on a more serious level. She cared for him deeply and loved him as a best friend, but Odessa could feel her heart trying to tell her that she loved him more than just as a friend, but she was stubborn and didn’t want to admit that.
Finally succumbing to sleep Odessa dreamed of Andy that night and she knew that this would not be the last time she would dream of him.
September got chilly and before she knew it Odessa was seeing that she only had a handful of days left before she was to leave for LA. Andy had sent her an email earlier, but she had been on her way out so she didn’t have time to read it until now. She knew that tomorrow their last video for the current album was supposed to be released and Andy was really excited about it for some reason. Smiling Odessa logged into her email and opened the one from him first.
To: BarbaraGordon21@hotmail.com
From: Batkid90@hotmail.com
I’m sending this to you secretly. I know it doesn’t come out until tomorrow, but I wanted you to be the first to see it. Oh and pay close attention to my vest…I wore a small shout out to you. See you in a few days!
Odessa smiled and opened the attachment that was in the email and gasped as she watched their new video for Rebel Love Song begin to play in the player on her computer. She watched it through once, but then decided to replay it and finally she noticed what Andy was talking about. There, on his vest, was a small Batman button that she knew was placed there because of her.
She watched Andy in that video for over an hour, noticing every little detail. She loved the way he played it up to the camera, smirking and opening his eyes wide like he was singing to her personally. She watched him strut around on her computer screen and found herself laughing at his antics. No matter what anyone said about this band, good or bad, they were some of the best showmen she had ever seen and Odessa would defend that fact until her dying day.
“Moira! Come here!” Odessa shouted, trying to get her voice louder than her sister’s music as finally she heard grumbling coming from the next room over and the music shut off.
“What? I’m busy!” Her little sister stood in her doorway, her newly died black hair shining in the sun. She was clad in a pair of sleep pants and a black BVB shirt and Odessa smiled over at her devilishly.
“You have to promise to be nice to me…” She started as she pointed to the screen and Moira came walking over.
“Why would I-OH MY GOD is that what I think it is?!” She screamed as Odessa hit the play button and watched her sister’s eyes get wide as the video played.
Odessa laughed as Moira geeked out, screeching and singing along with every word. She was happy that finally the two of them could share in something, even though Odessa would probably never be as devoted to BVB as Moira was. She had become quite a fan, but no one would replace the Used for her.
She felt the same about the Used as Moira did about BVB-they were her saviors and they made her days better with their music and meaningful lyrics. Odessa smiled at the thought and remembered her experiences at Warped from the previous summer and suddenly she felt sad.
“You’re not going to cry again are you?” Moira turned to her older sister and saw the look on her face and sighed.
“No…No I’m not going to cry.” Odessa shrugged off her sister’s accusations, but turned to the side so that she could wipe at her eyes without Moira seeing.
“Oh a package came for you earlier by the way. It’s downstairs.” And with that Moira walked back off to her own room, blasting her music so loudly that the house seemed to bounce.
Odessa walked out of her room and down the stairs and as she entered the kitchen and saw the large box sitting there she squealed in delight. She had special ordered a dress for the party in a few days and was starting to worry when it hadn’t shown up. Reaching for a pair of scissors Odessa cut open the top of the box and pulled the dress out.
It was gorgeous and she couldn’t wait to try it on, but she knew that she would have to wait until her mother got home so that she could have help tying the corset in the back. Underneath the dress laid the mask that she would be wearing and it matched her dress perfectly as did her shoes, which were pumps and so she knew she would be tall enough to dance with Andy and it not look funny.
Odessa suddenly felt her phone vibrating her pocket and as she pulled it out she looked at the clock, seeing that it was nearly four o’clock and she knew that the boys would be hitting the stage any minute. She finally got her phone out and smiled as she looked at the screen. Andy had sent her a message and another selfie.
She laughed loudly as she clicked open the selfie first, seeing him standing with his hand up towards his face, a pair of glasses sat down on his nose and she could tell he was ready for the stage because he was covered in body paint and his face was covered in makeup. Looking closely she also noticed that he was wearing the same Batman pin from the video he had sent her earlier.
Andy: Did you get my email?
Dess: Yes! I can’t believe you! Shouldn’t you be getting on stage to perform for your fans at this point?
Andy: Did you like the little shout out I was rocking? We are, there was a problem with one of the mics so we’re being delayed.
Dess: I loved it…are you guys having a good time? You only have one more show right before your tour is over?
Andy: Yeah. We’re having a blast but everyone is ready for a break and Jinxx is dying to see Sammi. She’s been planning the party like crazy and so they haven’t talked much.
Dess: I can’t wait for the party. My dress finally showed up btw ; )
Andy: Picture? Did you let Moira watch the video or are you going to be mean and make her wait until tomorrow? *devious grin*
Dess: No, no pictures! I want you to be completely surprised when you see me! I’m even getting ready at Sammi and Jinxx’s so you won’t see me until the party. I’m never mean…of course I showed it to her. She won’t stop watching it… *rolls eyes*
Andy: *pouts* But what if I never find you at the party? You’re supposed to be my date and yes you are mean! You’re mean to me all the time!
Dess: You’ll know who I am…trust me. I’m not mean to you…I love you more than I can ever scream ; )
Andy: Really?...are you being serious right now?
Dess: : X Go have the time of your life onstage Andy…call me later tonight if you can
With that Odessa put her phone back in her pocket and turned back to fluff out the huge skirt on her dress. She smiled, knowing that Andy was probably freaking out right now, wondering about what her dress looked like and she giggled at the thought. She had chosen to design this dress with the idea in mind that the Ball was animal themed and she knew Andy’s costume would be crow themed.
So she decided after she got back from LA that she would be the Blue Bird to his crow. The light to his darkness, the ying to his yang because that’s how they were in their every day lives. He was impulsive and she thought things through, thinking logically rather than emotionally and she knew it drove him nuts. He was dark and broody, while she walked around with a smile on her face for all to see. They were so different that sometimes Odessa wondered how they got a long at all.
“He’s going to love it…”She sighed as she gathered up the huge dress, her shoes and mask and went upstairs to hang everything up.
Odessa hung up her dress and set her shoes and mask on her dresser as she returned to her desk and got back to work. She was thankful to Matt for giving her the time off and she was quickly trying to finish everything up so that she didn’t come home and have to rush around to get things mailed off in time for it to be printed for the Christmas season. She had also been working quietly to get Matt to let her be a mobile artist especially since The Dark Knight Rises had finished principal photography and she wouldn’t be needed as a consultant anymore. She wanted the option to be able to be mobile just in case her and Andy decided to try things out and she could go on the road with him. She was still keeping it really quiet and wasn’t going to tell Andy until everything was set and she knew for sure that she would be able to do what she had planned.
Odessa worked on her assignments, her music playing softly in the background but she found that she couldn’t stop watching the clock and she found herself glaring at her calendar, willing the days to move by quicker so that she could be in LA. Suddenly she heard her phone vibrating, the silence breaking as she jumped onto her bed to grab her phone from her nightstand. Smiling happily she saw that it was Andy calling and she was giddy at the thought. God she was acting like a school girl with a crush on the cute English teacher.
“Hey beautiful…” His voice was tired and gravelly and Odessa felt herself shiver at the sound.
“Hey there yourself. How did the show go? Did you amaze them with your perfect ability to strut around on stage like a demented peacock?” She giggled as she heard him laugh loudly on the other end.
“I don’t strut! I simply walk from one side of the stage and swing my hips every once and a while…” He sounded jokingly defensive and Odessa rolled her eyes heavily.
“So one more show and then you guys head home…everyone’s probably ready for that right?” She asked him, looking down at her nails and deciding that she needed to get them done before the party.
“Yeah we’re all pretty tired and it’s a good thing we have a few days to rest before the party. You’re flying in the day before right? I wish you had been able to take an entire week off…” She could hear the pout in his voice and she smirked at the sound of his childish whining.
“Yes Andy. My plane gets to LAX at 9 in the morning. Think you can get up in time to get me or should I plan on taking a cab?” She knew the answer because they had talked about this before, it was Andy’s favorite subject at the moment, but she asked all the same.
“Of course I will be there to pick you up! I can’t wait to hug you in person and stare into your beautiful eyes…”His voice got soft at the end and Odessa almost didn’t hear him, but she rolled her eyes all the same.
“Says the guy who has fan pages up everywhere dedicated to his baby blue eyes…mine are apparently nothing compared to yours Biersack.” She laughed and she could almost see the triumphant smirk playing on his lips on the other end of the phone.
“So what color is your dress?” Odessa rolled her eyes and smiled into the phone.
“You’re just going to have to wait and see Andy…” She giggled as he growled into the phone, obviously he was getting frustrated with her.
“Please just give me a hint Dess…”He whined and she shook her head.
“Nope. I’m going to let you go though because you’re getting cranky and I have an early meeting with Matt tomorrow to go over holiday numbers. Good night Andy.” She smiled in to the phone and heard him sigh loudly.
“Fine. Call me tomorrow to tell me how everything goes. Night Dess.” With that they each hung up and Odessa moved to turned everything off. As she laid there that night, Odessa wished that these next few days would move by just a little bit faster.
She missed him, especially at night when she didn’t have anything to distract her from thinking of him. Their bond had grown stronger over the past few months and it scared Odessa to think that soon she would have to make a decision on whether they should remain friends or try and make things work on a more serious level. She cared for him deeply and loved him as a best friend, but Odessa could feel her heart trying to tell her that she loved him more than just as a friend, but she was stubborn and didn’t want to admit that.
Finally succumbing to sleep Odessa dreamed of Andy that night and she knew that this would not be the last time she would dream of him.
@TheQuietOne
Aww well I'm glad you liked it so much and that I was your first. Some times I reread this story because, honestly, it's my favorite out of the ones I've written.
7/25/15