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

The guys came back from the sound check laughing at some ridiculous joke CC just told. Andy noticed me standing there awkwardly and ran up to me for a hug.

"Aww, did you miss me?" I asked with a grin on her face, trying to hide my discomfort. I wasn't a huge fan of physical contact, it always seemed to put me on edge.

"You know it Princess," he said into my ear, sending goosebumps down my body. I shook it off, maybe I was just chilly.

'Uh huh, sure you are,' I thought to myself.

"Princess? Are we giving each other nicknames or something?" I laughed.

"Hell yeah! Now do me!" he exclaimed like an excited five year old.

"Okay, I'll go for the obvious one. How about Batman?"

"That's perfect," he smiled, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Because after all, you did save me.... more than once," I mumbled quietly to myself.

"What did you say?" Andy asked.

"Oh, nothing," I said trying to put on a convincing smile, but failing.

"Alright, well we're free for the next hour, so what do you want to do?" he asked.

I shrugged. I didn't really care, as long as they avoided talking about me. I preferred to keep my secret for a little while longer. I didn't want them to find out about my past until they got on the bus and were far enough away that they wouldn't kick me off the tour bus.

"I have an idea! How about we get to know you, since you are going to be on the tour bus with us," CC suggested.

Well shit.

"Okay, but first, is there some place to sit, 'cuz my legs are tired," I said.

"Yeah, come on," Jake said, leading the way to a separate room.

The guys all sat down on the couches, but I noticed there was no place for me to sit. I smiled to myself before I went over to Ashley and sat on his lap. For some reason I just felt the need to be a bit out of my comfort zone today. Maybe if I was a bit more out there, the guys would warm up to me more.

"Alright, what do you guys want to know?" I asked them. I wanted to get this over with as soon as possible.

"What's your favourite colour?" CC asked.

"Black or purple," I stated simply.

"Favourite food?" Jake asked.

"Pizza, duh! There is no food greater than pizza!" I laughed.

"Yes! I have a new pizza buddy!" Jake exclaimed.

"I thought I was your pizza buddy!" CC pouted.

"You were, but Melanie is way hotter than you," Jake said.

CC shut up and continued to pout.

"Do you play any instruments?" Jinxx questioned.

"Um, kinda. I can play a little guitar and pound out a few chords on a piano, but usually I just sing."

"That's cool! Maybe I could help you out a bit with the guitar sometime," Jinxx offered.

"Sure, that sounds like it would be fun," I smiled to him.

"Favourite Movie?" Ashley asked while snaking his arms around my waist. Again, I inwardly cringed at the physical contact.

Still, I couldn't help but notice that Andy looked a bit upset by this gesture.

"Um, god this is a hard question. Any Harry Potter movie, RENT, A Clockwork Orange, and The Breakfast Club. Shit, that was longer than I thought it would be," I chuckled.

"Very diverse taste in movies I see," Ashley laughed.

"How long have you been a fan of ours, and why?" Andy asked.

Shit. This was the sort of question I didn't want to be asked. But I didn't want to seem like a bitch for not answering. My best way out of this was just to be vague. That would work, right?

"I've been a fan since Set The World On Fire came out. I heard a song on Pandora that I loved and decided to look up some more of your music and I fell in love with it. The lyrics to your songs just spoke to me," I said, finishing my story in a barely audible whisper.

"What song was it on Pandora?" Jake asked.

"Saviour," I said quietly.

Jinxx must not have sensed that this was a bit of a sore subject for Melanie, so he asked, "Why did you specifically love that song?"

Shit. Here goes nothing.

"I was on Pandora listening to my favourite station so that when I committed suicide I would have least died in a peaceful state of mind. I was cutting when 'Saviour' came on and it made me cry. It sounded almost as if the song was written for me. I dropped my razor and just cried," I confessed, tears rolling down my cheeks.

"Shh, it's alright. We're here for you Mel," Ashley whispered in my ear.

I looked up and noticed that all of the guys were staring at me, looking shocked.

"Wow," CC said breaking the silence, "Mel, do you need a hug?"

I nodded my head and went up to get a hug from CC. Even though I hated being touched I really just needed a hug. The next thing I knew was that I was in the middle of a big group hug.

"Maybe we should bread up this hug. I wouldn't want your girlfriends to get upset with this," I suggested.

"Sammi would understand," Jinxx said.

"So would Ella," Jake added.

"Me and CC are single, so we're fine. Besides you smell really nice," Ashley said.

Andy was the only one who broke away from the group hug. This made me mentally frown.

"What's up man?" CC asked.

"Juliet and I are having a bit of a rough time lately and I don't want to give her any reason to break up with me," Andy said.

When I heard this, I had such a mixture of emotions inside me. Happiness at the fact I may have a chance with him. Sadness because Andy wasn't happy. Guilt that I felt happy that Andy was having a rough time with someone he loved.

God why can't life ever be simple, I thought to myself.

The guys decided to go break up the group hug and go back to where they were sitting before. Which meant that I had no place to sit yet again.

"Mel, come sit your sexy ass on my lap. It's cold without you!" Ash whined.

I laughed and sat down on Ash's lap. After a few seconds I felt something moving in Ashley's pants.

"Well someone's excited to see me!" I joked.

Ashley actually blushed as the guys laughed at him.
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It was nearly time for the show and they guys were all getting ready to change into their outfits and spend the ridiculous amount of time to put on their war paint.

"You can watch from backstage," Andy told me.

I just nodded and found a fold-out chair to sit on backstage. In about an hour the guys were ready and headed out on stage. They were greeted by the roaring of the fans and insults by a few hecklers

I leaned back in my chair to enjoy the show.

Notes

Warning!!! The next chapter will deal with sexual abuse. I just thought I should warn you, so if this subject is triggering in any way you can skip it.