“…you shout it out. But I can’t hear a word you say. You’re talking loud…not saying much.” Andy heard a soft voice singing from the kitchen and he felt himself smile.


Today was the day that Moira was flying in and Andy knew that Odessa couldn’t wait to see her sister. They were also playing a small show at The Whiskey and so Andy was currently in the bathroom, trying to make something happen with his hair. It was longer now and making it cooperate was very difficult.

Andy sighed as he set down his straightener and looked at himself in the mirror. His eyes were lined heavily but he had stopped dragging down the eyeliner to the middle of his cheeks. He had one black slash under his right eye and he was still going with the stitch motif that he had adapted in his teens. Maybe it was time for a change?


“I am titanium!” He laughed as Odessa sang at the top of her voice and it made him happy to see her so jubilant at the thought of her sister coming. It made him sad knowing that he couldn’t be there to pick her up from the airport, but the band needed to be at sound check and the times conflicted.


Silently Andy walked out to the kitchen and saw that Odessa was washing dishes at the sink, humming to herself quietly now. He walked up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist he leaned his head on her shoulder. He felt her lean back into his arms, sighing softly as she continued to rinse off the dish in her hands before setting it down. She turned to him, her green eyes shining as she took in his appearance and smirked up at him.


“I see you’re all ready for this evening.” She said, placing a light kiss on his lips so that she didn’t smudge his makeup.

“Yeah…I have a surprise for Moira so as soon as you guys get out of the airport head over to the venue…” He said, his eyes devilish as he kissed her forehead lightly.

“Do I get to know what this surprise is?” She asked him as he held her at arm’s length and took her in. She had on a tight black sweater with the neck cut out so that it hung low on her shoulders and her pants were tight black leather. Her heeled ankle boots made her taller, but Andy laughed as he knew she would never be as tall as him, no matter how high her shoes were.

“No-you can’t keep secrets.” He said, touching the tip of her nose with his finger before he moved to the fridge to fish out a beer. He was a ball of nerves for some reason and maybe drinking a beer would help calm him.

“I can too! I kept my love for you secret for months!” She laughed as she reached out, taking the beer from his hands she took a swig, a smile playing on her lips.

“Don’t I know it…you were so mean to me.” He pouted as he got his beer back from her, drained it, and then placed the empty bottle in the trash.

“But I love you now…” She smirked up at him as she reached for her purse that was sitting on the dining room table.

“I’ll see you tonight babe…” She said, kissing him on the neck before walking towards the door.


Andy watched her go and he smiled as he felt a sense of peace over take him. Odessa had always had that calming effect on him and usually he was a ball of nerves right before a show, but here lately he seemed to be calm and collected. He attributed that to the fact that Odessa had been there with him right before he got on stage and her calming words and reassurances always made him feel more confident. Looking at the clock Andy reached down to grab his leather jacket from the end of the couch and decided he better head over to the venue to meet with the guys and go over the set list before sound check started.

He couldn’t wait to see Moira and to see the look of surprise on her face at what he had planned.




“Moira! Over here!” Odessa called as she saw her sister coming towards the baggage carousel that she was standing in front of.

“Dess!” She heard the younger girl call out and suddenly a skinny pair of arms had wrapped themselves around Odessa and she felt her eyes brimming with tears. She pulled away from her sister and tried to keep the shock from her face.


Moira was literally skin and bones and sadly, Odessa noticed, she had had to cut her hair really short to hide the damage that the chemo treatments were ravaging against her body. Moira was still dressed her usual way, Black Veil brides t-shirt, black skinny jeans and black ankle boots. Odessa also noticed that Moira had the jacket that Andy had given her this past Christmas slung over one shoulder.


“Are you ready for tonight? Andy said he has a surprise for you.” Odessa said as she took her younger sister’s hand and led her off towards the parking garage.

“Yeah it’s all I’ve been thinking about the past week. Trish and Brady are so jealous…it’s been really fun.” Moira said as she sat down in the passenger’s seat.

“How’re you feeling? What do the doctors say?” Odessa asked as she pulled out onto the highway. Moira smiled over at her, her black hair getting in her face as she still had long bangs but the rest of her hair was cut really close to her head.

“No offense Dess but can we just not talk about it right now. I just want to see BVB play and enjoy the next few days here.” Moira said as she looked down at her nails and chipped away at some of the peeling black varnish.


Odessa didn’t say anything more and instead the girls sang a long loudly to the songs that came over the speakers. Andy had given Dess a rough copy of some of the songs that they had been working on and she loved seeing Moira’s eyes grow big as a new song came on and she heard it for the first time. Finally Odessa pulled the car into a small garage across the street from the venue and she looked over to Moira. The girl was sitting straight up in her seat, her eyes wide as she just looked straight ahead of her.


“You okay?” Dess asked as she unbuckled her seat belt and placed a hand on Moira’s arm. The small girl was shaking and Odessa started to feel concerned that maybe this was too much for the sick girl to handle.

“I-I’m just really nervous. What if they don’t like me?” She asked, her voice small and Odessa tried to give her a reassuring smile as the two girls exited the car and began to walk across the street.

“They love you Moira…Andy calls you his little sister and they all think of you as someone special in his life. It’s okay.” She said as the younger girl just nodded.


Reaching a back door, Odessa showed the guard outside their passes and he pulled open the door for them. The inside of the venue was still dark but shouting and yelling could be heard from a back room and Odessa felt Moira grab for her hand as they reached the dressing room door. Dess opened the door and smiled as she came upon the band as they were just finishing up getting ready.

CC was in the corner, Monster in one hand and he was twirling a drumstick between his fingers with the other. Jake and Jinxx were tuning up their guitars and they smiled at the two girls as Odessa walked over to where Andy and Ashley were. Ashley was just finishing up on his eyeliner and Odessa laughed as she saw Andy dip his fingers into a small pot and then smear black paint down one arm and then the other. He looked up at them, his eyes taking Moira in and Odessa silently begged for him to keep his composure.


“Guys! I want you to meet our biggest fan. This is Dess’ little sister Moira. Moirabear you know the band. CC, Jake, Jinxx and this is Ashley.” He placed a hand on the small girl’s shoulder and pointed to each of his bandmates in turn.

“I can’t believe this…” Moira said softly as she saw CC come up to her and he reached out, wrapping his strong arms around her and giving her a gentle hug before turning back to his energy drink.

“Well here’s the thing…the guys and I talked it over and we want you on stage with us. But if you’re going to be onstage…you have to look the part. I’m glad you brought your jacket, since that’s what we’ll all be wearing when we first go out there. Now sit down.” He smiled down at the younger girl and taking her by the shoulders he gently moved her so that she was sitting on the counter facing him.


Quietly Odessa watched as first Andy touched up Moira’s makeup, making her face identical to how his looked over the summer, he also added a straight line across the bridge of her nose, which matched the line that was on his own face. Next he took a small stick and began to run it up and down her arms, black marks being left in its wake as he moved over to the small case and pulled out a pair of leather fingerless gloves and handed them over for Moira to put on.

A belt and finally a fox tail were also handed to her and Odessa felt tears come to her eyes as she saw the expression on her little sister’s face. The five members of the group, plus Moira, all gathered together, their backs to Odessa as she pulled out her phone and snapped a picture.

The band had to finish getting ready and as Odessa quickly kissed him, Andy could hear her whisper a soft ‘thank you’ into his ear before ushering Moira off to stand on the side of the stage. He turned back to his bandmates and caught Jinxx looking at him, a sad expression in his eyes. Andy had explained the situation to all of them and they all felt heart sore at the thought that they could possibly lose a fan to something so terrible.

Getting in a circle, hands all pointed towards the middle they revved one another up before all of them headed out towards the stage. As Andy came upon Dess and Moira waiting in the wings, he leaned in and kissed Odessa softly, and looked down at Moira. Her smile was wide and as he hit the stage Andy smiled.


Moira really was The Innocent and Andy knew that she would change his outlook on life forever.

Notes

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