You're Not Alone (Andy Biersack Love Story) [REVISED]

Andy and I had arrived back at the bus. The guys were already there, and when Andy and I stepped onto the bus, the guys looked at us with wide eyes.

"Well, where have you two lovebirds been?" Ashley asked.

"We're not lovebirds! We just went and got tattoos," I blushed.

"You got tattoos?" Jake asked.

I nodded my head. I hadn't even shown Andy my tattoos yet, and Andy hadn't shown me his tattoo either. It wasn't on his arms, or any other visible part of his body, which made me curious as to where it could be. If he got a tattoo on his ass, I would die of laughter.

"You guys going to show us your tattoos?" CC asked them.

"I, uh, kinda can't since I was told to keep them bandaged," I replied.

"Oh yeah...," CC mumbled.

"Can you at least tell us what you got?" Jake prodded.

"Nope, you're going to have to wait until the bandages come off tomorrow," I chuckled.

Then, for some odd reason, my mind wandered off to Skylar. Sure, I had talked to her a bit at the tattoo parlor, but I didn't get to hang out. I loved hanging out with the guys, but I really wanted to spend some time with someone that wasn't, well, a guy. Besides, the guys had been the only people I had talked to at all and Andy was the only one of them that was even close to my age.

I whipped out my phone while the guys started talking about some random things. I scrolled through my contacts until I found Skylar's name. I pressed the call button and anxiously waited.

"Hello?" Skylar asked.

"Hey Sky, it's Melanie. Do want to hang out on the tour bus today?" I asked nervously.

"Hell yeah. I'm getting off of work in about thirty minutes, so if you tell me where you guys are, I'll be there in an hour."

I told her their location and said goodbye. I was jittery for the next forty-five minutes.

"Why are you so fidgety?" Jinxx asked after watching me rapidly tapping my thumb against my outer-thigh.

"Oh. I sorta invited my friend Skylar to come hang out here. She should be here any minute now."

And, as if on cue, there was a knocking on the bus door.

Ashley hopped off of the couch to open the door. I noticed Ashley's reaction to Skylar, and I found it entertaining. His mouth dropped open a bit and his eyes scanned over her body.

"Um, hey is Melanie here?" Skylar asked him.

Ashley stared at her and slowly nodded his head, and I got out of my seat and went over to Skylar.

"Hey Sky, come on in. Sorry about the mess."

The guys that were on the bus migrated outside, most likely assuming that I would want to spend some girl time with Skylar.

"Whoa," Skylar gasped as she took in the bus.

"Cool, right?"

"Yeah. So, um, where do you sleep?" she asked.

"Over here," I said, pointing to a bottom bunk at the back of the bus. The bunk just so happened to be right across from Andy's.

"Sweet. So, we should probably do some catching up, huh?" Skylar suggested.

I nodded. I wasn't to keen on having to tell my story to Skylar. I had a hard enough time telling the guys my story, but for some reason telling Skylar seemed much scarier.

"So, you said it got rough after I left. What happened?" Skylar asked.

"My parents started getting tougher on me. I didn't live up to their expectations and they weren't afraid to remind me of that every time they could. I got picked on at school, and somewhere along the way I ended up turning to cutting. I absolutely hated myself and I felt like no one would give a damn if I killed myself. I almost committed suicide, but I didn't. But, um, yeah, that's basically it. What about you?"

"My dad moved us to some small town in southern Ohio. I decided I wanted to be a tattoo artist when I was 16. Once I turned 18, six months ago, I moved into an apartment and got my job at the tattoo parlor."

I felt like there was something Skylar wasn't telling me, but I didn't bring it up. If Skylar wasn't ready to tell me, I was willing to wait. But, by the same token, I didn't tell Skylar why I was on tour with the guys or that I had been raped.

"Mel, can I ask you something?" Skylar asked.

"Of course."

"Do you think Ashley may like me?"

"Duh. Did you not see him checking you out?" I laughed and noticed that Skylar had smiled a bit, "Why, do you like him?"

"Uh, yeah," Skylar whispered.

"You should go after him. He likes you, you like him," I encouraged her.

I was so grateful to be able to have a normal conversation with Skylar. I had never had the chance to talk to someone about normal people things since Skylar left. The thing that I really enjoyed was how we could talk to each other about anything and everything.

"Melanie?" Andy asked.

Skylar and I had been talking non-stop for two hours about random things. We had been in a discussion about My Chemical Romance's 'Danger Days' album when Andy interrupted us.

"The guys want to go out clubbing, and I said I'd tag along. Do you to want to come with us?"

I looked to Skylar, who just shrugged.

"Sure, I suppose. When are we heading out?"

"In about 30 minutes."

"Alright. Well, you're going to have to exit the bus, because Skylar and I need to get ready."

"Don't take too long," Andy said as he left.

"Okay, time to get beautified," I said to Skylar.

"I don't have anything to wear," she sighed.

"You're about the same size as me, so I could let you borrow something."

"No dresses!" Skylar told me.

"Fine, no dresses."

I looked through her suitcase and handed Skylar a pair of tight, black, leather pants and a neon green tank top.

"Does this work for you?" I asked.

"Yeah, thanks," she said while slipping into the leather pants.

I slid on my short, sleeveless black dress with black lacing along the bottom. I put on my black strapped heels, then went to the bathroom to put on some eyeliner and mascara.

"Holy crap! You look good!" I said to Skylar.

"Thanks, you too. Are you looking to impress Andy tonight?"

I blushed, "Come on, let's go. The guys are waiting for us."

Skylar and I made our way off of the bus. I noticed immediately that Ashley was checking Skylar out.

We made our way to a local club, and once we got inside everyone separated from each other. Jake and Jinxx headed off to the bar while CC went off in some random direction, and Ashley took Skylar to the dance floor.

"You look absolutely stunning," Andy whispered in my ear. I felt goose bumps start to form on my body as he wrapped his arm around my waist.

"So do you. Do you want to dance?" I asked him.

"I don't dance," he said as he wrinkled his nose.

"Come on! Please!" I pouted.

Andy laughed and lead me to the dance floor. 'Good Girls Bad Guys' by Falling In Reverse started to play and I smirked as I started dancing up against Andy. I felt his breath on my neck and his hands gripping my hips. At the moment I didn't care if the guys saw Andy and I together. I was having way too much fun to worry about what anyone else would think, and I was fairly certain Andy felt the same way.

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