Odessa checked herself in the mirror for what seemed like the hundredth time but she wanted everything to be perfect. She smoothed the black fabric of her dress down and glanced up and smiled at herself. Sammi had helped her do her makeup, her eyes were shadowed in two tones-black and bright yellow and her lips were a bright red. Her light blonde hair was straight down to her shoulders with her bangs hanging in her face as usual. She wore her Batman pendant and ring, which matched her black and dark blue dress perfectly. Her heels, spiked on the front, made her almost eight inches taller and Dess inhaled a deep breath before exiting the bathroom.


“Wow…” Andy looked at her, drinking her in as he sat on the bed, leaning down to finish tying his shoes and Dess just smirked at him as she sauntered over to where he sat.


Andy looked pretty amazing himself in his tailored jacket and white collared shirt and of course Dess couldn’t miss his Batman tie. He stood then, coming to her quickly as she felt his fingers wrap around her waist and he looked down at her. His blue eyes held an excitement in them that she had only seen a handful of times and Odessa felt herself blush underneath his wide eyed stare.


“You liking what you see Biersack?” She smirked at him and laughed softly as she noticed that they were almost the same height. Almost.

“I am loving what I see…” He leaned down, smirking against her cheek as he dragged his lips across her skin slowly until his lips met hers. He kissed her, his teeth reaching out to nibble on her bottom lip and Dess felt herself melt against him.

“…don’t start anything you can’t finish…” She murmured against his lips as she pulled away slightly and looked up at him. Her eyes were popping with all of the smokey shadow she had on and it made Andy want to get lost in those deep orbs of hers.


Andy said nothing as he reached for her hand and led Dess towards the door. Opening the door Andy and Dess were met by the rest of the band, plus Sammi who was looking gorgeous in a tight black dress as she hung from Jinxx’s arm. The group set out, heading down in two separate elevators and Andy noticed how Dess couldn’t seem to stand still. Andy reached out towards her, his hands grasping for hers as she paced in the elevator and nearly jumped out of her skin at his touch.


“Why so jumpy babe?” He asked, smiling as Dess turned to him with her brow furrowed and then it relaxed slightly as the elevator stopped.

“I’m just excited…” She said, heading out of the elevator first and Andy just followed, Sammi and Jinxx close behind. There was a van waiting for them outside of the hotel and Andy noticed that Ash, CC and Jake were already in it, along with Dess who was jiggling her legs up and down in her impatience.

“This isn’t just excitement…you’re scared that something is going to happen like it did back home in the states aren’t you…” His voice was quiet, only Dess could hear it as Andy climbed into the van and took a seat next to her. His hand reached for hers and Dess almost didn’t take his hand as she was afraid he would feel her trembling.

“Shh. I don’t want to freak anyone else out.” She hissed at him and all Andy could do was lean in, placing his lips against her forehead softly. The van pulled out into traffic and Andy glanced at Dess every once and a while as they headed towards the theater.


The van had dropped them all off about a block away and as Andy walked alongside Dess he couldn’t help but notice her eyes as they darted around from side to side. She had nothing to worry about though-Andy had already spotted a handful of security and police and they hadn’t even reached the event yet. They headed towards a small gate, checking in with their credentials before they were let onto the red carpet. Andy looked around and immediately his eyes landed on Chris Evans-Mr. Captain America himself. Andy felt his stomach drop and even though he would always love Batman he couldn’t help but feel a little star-struck.


“You guys ready for this?!” CC shouted as he led the way on to the red carpet and soon flash bulbs were going off in their faces. The band stood together, posing for the cameras and press as Dess and Sammi stood off towards the side.

“Holy shit…” Dess muttered as her eyes fell on the one person who she had been looking forward to seeing. Robert Downey Jr.

“What?” Andy asked, coming to stand beside her, his hands wrapping around her waist as he led her down the red carpet and then spun her around, making Dess laugh as the cameras flashed at them.

“It’s RDJ…” She muttered, obviously star struck and Andy looked over his shoulder to see who she was staring at. Of course-the competition.


Andy tried to move Dess down the line, stopping every once and awhile for photos but he had to split away from her to do a group interview about the song that they had released for the movie. This left Dess and Sammi alone and gave them plenty of time to edge closer and closer towards where RDJ was standing. Finally Dess was standing right in front of him, she and Sammi were standing sideways and Dess could glance at him from the side as he continued to stand there and speak with his press agent.

“Excuse me…you do realize that Batman is not in this film.” A low voice said and as Dess turned fully her eyes got wide. Robert Downey Jr. was standing right in front of her as he smirked and pointed to her necklace. Dess felt at a loss for words but finally after a nudge from Sammi she just smiled and looked to him.

“Of course. But he should be…he is the best super hero of all time after all.” Her voice was playful and she watched in awe as he just smirked at her.

“You must know him personally then. From one millionaire playboy to another I must say that I can appreciate his work and dedication.”He smiled at Dess and she just smirked at him as she pulled out one of her cards from her purse. It was an official DC card and she only used it in situations such as this.

“I do actually. I’m Odessa Montgomery…I’ve been writing and creating everything Batman for three years now.” She smiled at him as he took her card and then held out his hand. They shook hands and Dess felt her heart flutter in her chest.

“Robert. I remember hearing your name from Chris Nolan a few weeks ago. I’m so sorry to hear about what happened out in Colorado. I know it’s hit everyone on the production really hard.” His tone was sympathetic and his eyes were sad. Dess just nodded, her heart breaking at the thought of those recent events.

“Thank you. I was devastated at the news. I’ve been over here with my boyfriend while he tours so I haven’t been back to the office yet but I know everyone at DC is saddened as well.” Dess looked at him then and saw that Andy had moved so that he was standing behind Robert and his eyes were on fire.

“Ah, this must be the boyfriend. Another Batman lover I see.” Robert smirked at something behind Dess and she turned to see that Andy had moved and was now approaching them. He came to her, his arm wrapping around her waist protectively as he smirked down at the shorter movie star.

“I’m Andy Biersack-said Batman lover. It’s nice to meet you.” Andy held out his hand and Robert took it in his playfully, winking at Odessa as the small group continued their conversation about how similar Batman and Iron Man were in lore.


Odessa was surprised to learn that RDJ knew a lot about Iron Man’s lore and she was even more shocked to learn that he knew some things about Batman as well. The three of them laughed and joked for about ten minutes before he was shuffled off to do another interview and Andy and Dess were left alone once again. Everyone had begun to head towards the theater and as Andy wrapped his arm around her waist once again Dess smiled. She loved comic books and although her loyalties would always lie with Batman and DC, she couldn’t help but feel excited to see this movie. Hopefully nothing like what happened with the Batman screenings would occur with the Avengers, but Dess was starting to realize that people were crazier than she could give them credit for.




Odessa looked out the window at the passing scenery and sighed to herself loudly-they were almost at their last stop on this tour and she couldn’t help but feel relieved. She was exhausted, emotionally and physically and Dess knew that Andy and the rest of the guys were as well. Dess also missed Sammi, who had had to fly back home a week ago right after the Avengers Premier, which left Dess alone with a group of smelly and rowdy men. She turned her attention back to the interior of the bus and smiled.


“Dude! Don’t fucking cheat!” CC yelled, smacking the Xbox controller against his knee as Ashley just laughed and continued in his attack against CC’s character.

“I’m not! It’s not my fault you fucking suck at this game man!” Ashley laughed loudly and Dess just shook her head. No matter how hard they appeared on stage or interviews she knew that this entire band was comprised of nothing but a bunch of men who were like small children.

“Dude you just fucking did it again!” CC shouted and Dess bent down so that her elbows rested on her knees and her face was right in between CC’s and Ash’s.

“If you boys can’t stop fighting I will pull this bus over and make you walk the rest of the way to Paris.” She said playfully and laughed as CC turned to her, his eyes wide and she saw the hint of a smirk on Ashley’s face.

“Yes mom…” CC grumbled as he turned back to the game and Odessa leaned back against the leather couch, her attention turning once again to the French countryside that passed them by.


The guys were playing one more show before leaving the tour and it just so happened to be in Paris. Dess was excited-she had always wanted to come to France, but she also felt sad because she knew that that had been something she and Moira had planned to do together. Andy had promised to make this trip special and thankfully the band had been given a day off before their last show and Dess knew that Andy was looking forward to showing her the sights. Finally a door opening from the back caught her attention and as Dess turned she saw Andy walking towards her, a smirk on his face.


“Are they behaving?” He asked, nodding his head down towards the bassist and drummer before sitting down next to her with a smirk on his lips.

“Pfft…no.” She laughed, throwing her legs over his lap as she turned to him and smiled brightly. It felt nice to be like this with him again and the past two weeks had been filled with nothing but love and affection-no fighting and no bickering.

“Of course. Hey C-let me have a turn when you get the chance…” Andy said to the loud drummer and Dess just shook her head. She never did understand how people could love video games so much, but whatever kept them quiet…except this game.

“Sure. Motherfucker! Die!Die!Die!” CC shouted and Dess jumped as Andy laughed and ran a soothing hand up her leg, his palm coming to rest on her thigh gently.

“Aw fuck you man!” CC had died, his screen going blank as he just passed the controller up to Andy and Ashley moved to restart the game. Dess watched them playing in silence for awhile, but soon her attention was caught by the change in scenery outside of the bus windows.


Dess watched with her mouth open slightly as they passed huge buildings, the architecture was beautiful here and Dess couldn’t wait to walk around with Andy later to see things for herself. The guys didn’t play their last show until the next day and it was still early morning so Dess knew that she and Andy had plenty of time to do some sightseeing. They wove in and out of traffic and she felt her stomach lurch; Dess tried to breathe slowly in through her nose and out through her mouth and finally once the bus came to stop her stomach seemed to cease its churning.


“Well we’re here. Do you want to head out or go up to the room and change first?” Andy turned to her, the excitement on his face was overly apparent and Dess just smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

“Let’s head out…I want to see as much as we can.” She kissed the skin of his neck, nibbling softly and then smirked as she felt him shiver.

“Jesus do you two ever stop?!” Jake asked from behind them and Dess just turned towards the guitarist and smirked up at him.

“Hey I remember hearing things coming from your bunk on the last tour that I didn’t need to hear so hush.” Dess said, her face playfully stern and Jake just laughed at her as he moved to sit down at the table, his bags at his feet.

“So where are the love birds headed on this fine summer day?” Ashley asked as he stood, stretching his tattooed arms above his head as he looked down at the couple.

“Just some sightseeing…maybe some shopping.” Andy shrugged as he too stood up, holding his hands out towards Dess. She placed her small hands in his and pulled herself up, smiling when he pulled her further and she smacked against his chest gently.

“I swear you love shopping more than Dess does Biersack.” Ashley just laughed as he clapped Andy on the shoulder and moved towards his bunk to gather his things.


They all would be leaving from the hotel to go to the airport day after next and so everything had to be packed up and taken with them; Dess had packed all of their things the previous night and Jinxx assured her that he would make sure it all got to their room.

Andy just flipped his bandmate off as he steered the two of them towards the door, his arm wrapped around her shoulders as they exited the bus. Dess had no idea where they were but everything looked so beautiful here-the old buildings stood like tall guardians and Dess couldn’t help but stare open mouthed as Andy led her down a cobble stoned street. They laughed and joked as they walked, stopping in shops every once and a while to browse.


Finally by mid day they had arrived at the one place Dess had wanted to see-The Louvre. She sat silently, her sketchbook in her lap as she gazed upon the many works of art that lined the stone walls of this prestigious museum. Andy had wandered off, leaving her to sketch and Dess was grateful for the alone time to focus. She stared into the eyes of the painting in front of her and a soft smile came to her lips. The Mona Lisa was a gorgeous piece and as she sketched, Odessa only wished that she had the ability to make something so perfect. Sighing contentedly Dess stood and headed off towards where she had seen Andy walk.

She found him standing in front of Starry Night, his chin resting in his hand as he starred off at the beautiful painting. Dess came up from behind him, her arms wrapping around his lanky chest and she squeezed him gently. His hair was longer, growing down towards his back and it tickled the skin of her forehead as she rested against him. She felt him chuckle at her touch and he turned around, never removing her arms as they now stood chest to chest and Dess looked up at him.


“Enjoying yourself?” He asked, his voice low as he looked down at her with a slight smirk on his lips.

“Absolutely.” She sighed, her eyes closing briefly and Andy took that moment to place a light kiss to her lips. He held her there even as their kiss ended and Andy gazed down into her impossibly green eyes and smiled. He loved this girl and couldn’t even imagine how he had survived without her in his life.

“Well did you want to look around some more or are you hungry for dinner? It’s already 7 and I think this place shuts things down around 8…” Andy said softly, his arm moving to rest on her shoulders as they began to walk around. Dess turned her head towards him and smiled.

“We can go…three hours here is enough. Although I probably could stay in here all day…” She sighed, gazing upon the magnificent paintings and sculptures that filled the room and Andy smiled.

“We can always come back…maybe on our honeymoon…” His voice was low towards the end, but Dess had heard him and she just raised an eyebrow, her lips playful as they began to walk towards the exit.

“Planning our honeymoon already? But babe you haven’t even proposed…” She giggled as they exited the large building and were met with a slight breeze ruffling through the night air.

“I mean I can do it now if you want…” His smirk was adorable as he moved to get on one knee but Dess stopped him and kept them walking.


The couple retired to a small restaurant that was close by and of course there were stares as they sat there and sipped wine while their food was being prepared. Dess had finally gotten used to the stares and it hardly fazed her anymore-if people didn’t like the way they looked or dressed then that was their problem. Dess laughed at Andy and his shocked expression at her near flawless French when she ordered her dessert and as she dug into her crème brulee she smiled at him.


“I took French all four years in high school babe…it’s not that amazing.” She laughed again as he just sipped his wine, his eyes starring widely at her over the rim of his glass.

“It’s fucking sexy as hell is what it is. You need to bring that into the bedroom later tonight…” He wiggled his eyebrows at her and she just laughed at him as she finished her dessert and he asked for the bill.


Dess’ felt her eyes grow wide as she glanced down at the slip of paper, but Andy just shrugged it off and handed over his credit card. They chatted softly as they waited and finally moved to get up as Andy was stuffing his wallet back into his pocket. Dess figured their night was over and as they exited she moved to turn right towards the direction of their hotel but Andy had other plans. Swiftly he grabbed her around the waist and shuffled her to the left, his arm remaining around her as she leaned her head against his chest as they walked. The night was magical as all of the street lights twinkled in the dark sky and Dess felt her eyes grow wide as they turned the corner.


“It-it’s beautiful.” She muttered, standing up straight as Dess stared out in front of them. The Eiffel Tower, lit by probably over a thousand lights, sparkled in the night sky. Andy leaned down and pressed his lips to the top of her head before he began to move them towards the massive structure.

“Nothing compared to you…” Andy smirked down at her and Dess felt herself blush in the night air as they moved to stand right beneath the structure. Dess looked up, her hair falling from her face and Andy smiled softy down at her as he watched her take everything in.


The couple moved towards a small elevator and stepped inside. They rose slowly, Dess keeping her eyes straight ahead to keep herself from looking down. Andy laughed at her, his hands coming to rest on her shoulder as he pulled her against him, his fingers kneading into her shoulder muscles and he laughed as she groaned softly at his touch. Finally they came to a stop and Andy had to push Dess forward. He knew that she was slightly afraid of heights, but this was too magical to pass up and slowly he edged them towards the railing.


“Baabe…” She said hesitantly and Dess turned into him as they reached the railing and Andy just laughed, his lips coming to graze her ear softly.

“Just trust me…” He whispered and Dess moved her head so that she was staring right into his eyes. Andy’s blue eyes were loving and protective and she knew from his gaze that he would never let anything bad happen to her.

“O-okay.” She whispered as Dess turned and moved so that she was leaning up against the solid metal railing. Andy moved so that he was behind her, his body tight against hers as his arms wrapped around her shoulders and she could feel his fingers running trails over her collarbone.

“Do you know what today is Odessa?” His voice was low in her ear and Dess felt her eyes grow wide as she thought about the date. Nothing came to mind-she knew it was the 14th of July, but she couldn’t think of the significance. Dess just shrugged and sighed as she felt his lips touch her temple softly.

“On this day over a year ago I met this beautiful girl. I remember it was hot and I didn’t want to go out in to the crowds but something kept telling me too. I saw this girl-so out of place in her environment but then I saw that she really wasn’t out of place. She was lost and I felt connected to her then…we all get a little lost sometimes.” His voice was low and Dess felt the tears come to her eyes as she turned, her back now against the rail as she gazed up at Andy and met his eyes.

“Today is the anniversary of the day that we first met…” She said softly, her memory coming back to her as he just nodded and she could see the soft tears behind Andy’s usually strong eyes.

“I never imagined that a year ago I would find my soul mate, but fate has proven me wrong Dess…you’re here and I couldn’t imagine sharing this moment with anyone else.” He leaned down, his lips warm against hers and Dess felt her knees buckle. He held her tightly to him, one hand resting on the small of her back while his other tangled in her hair as they kissed.


Dess pulled away and looked up, her eyes meeting his briefly before the shining stars caught her attention. She looked to the heavens, seeing the stars twinkling down at her softly and Odessa knew that it was Moira, winking down at the both of them in approval. The sky was inky and dark, but those stars were strong in their brightness. Andy was strong, so confident in his feelings for her and as he captured her lips again Dess felt free. She felt at home.


“I love you so much Dess…” He pulled from their kiss, his forehead resting against hers and Dess just sighed softly in contentment as she locked eyes with him and smiled.

“I love you too Andy…” Her smiled grew wide as she felt his nose rubbing against hers gently and Dess turned her head to look out at the entire Paris landscape.


As she looked out, Dess felt Andy’s lips on her skin, first kissing her temple and then her hair, her cheeks, her nose and finally her lips again. She missed Moira, she always would, but finally Dess felt slightly more at peace with everything that had happened. Andy was there for her, he would always be there for her.

Until the very end.

Notes

Aww...cute Andessa is making a comeback!

This chapter is super long-I know, but it's because I'm trying to fit stuff in for you guys before I end everything at Chapter 50. Don't fear though! What It Is To Burn is currently being written and I plan on extending this story to at least a Part Four. I love you guys-if I didn't I would have stopped it after the first story.

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