“How are you motherfuckers doing tonight?!” Andy screamed into the mic and the large crowd screamed back at him. It was such a rush being up here, doing what he loved.

“Good! Now we’re here to play you guys some music, but before I get to that I want to bring a very special girl out on stage.” Andy looked out into the crowd and then faced the left side of the stage where Moira and Odessa were standing. He motioned his hand and smiled as Odessa pushed Moira forward.

“This is probably our number one fan! I want you guys to scream for her!” Andy shouted as he held the mic out towards the audience as he felt Moira relax under his touch. He reached down and hugged her, whispering a soft ‘Love you Moirabear’ into her ear before she walked back to the side of the stage to join Odessa.


The band started off with Coffin, which was the new single off of their EP, they also played some of their older songs, much to the enjoyment of the crowd. Jake and Jinxx played a few chords of some of the songs that they were currently working on for the new album and finally Andy slowed things down. Pulling out a stool from the side of the stage he motioned for Moira to come back out. He sat her down, his hands coming to rest on her shoulders as Jake came out with an acoustic guitar and stood off towards the back.


“This is for you Moira…we love you and we know you’ll be strong in your fight.” He looked down at the girl and saw that there were tears in her eyes. A hush fell over the crowd as Jake began to play the opening chords.

“…I never meant to be the one who kept you from the dark. But now I know my wounds are sewn because of who you are.I will take this burden on and become the holy one.But remember I am human and I'm bound to sing this song…” He sang softly to Moira, his hand resting against her cheek and he felt her tears linger on his fingertips. He looked up as he finished the song and saw that Odessa was crying as well and quickly he blew a kiss to her before turning back to the crowd.

“Thanks for coming out guys! Have a good night!” Andy called out as he placed his mic back in the stand and took Moira’s small hand in his. He led her off the stage and felt Odessa wrap an arm around him as he passed and he felt a smile creep onto his face.

“Thank you so much…” Moira said to him brightly as he walked them out to Dess’ car.

“Anything for you Moirabear.” Andy said softly as he walked her to the passenger’s seat and then ruffled her hair before shutting her door.

“You coming home soon?” Odessa asked as he came up to her side of the car and reached down, placing his lips softly against hers, Andy felt her hand reach out and grab his.

“Yeah. I just need to grab my stuff and then I’ll be home. Watch a movie with me tonight?” He asked her softly, his forehead coming to rest against hers as she nodded.


They kissed once more before he let them go and as Andy walked back across the street he watched as she pulled out of the garage and he felt his heart grow heavy. Moira looked worse than ever and he knew she felt self-conscience about her appearance, especially her newly shorn hair. Andy walked back into the venue and as he walked into the green room he heard a silence that was foreign to him right after a show. The guys were all sitting around, their heads bowed as they spoke quietly to one another.


“Hey guys…” Andy said as he walked in and went to go start packing up his gear.

“Hey man. Did they get back to the car okay?” Ashley asked as he came up to Andy, placing a hand on his back he looked up at his best friend silently.

“Yeah. What’s going on? Are you guys kicking me out of the band or something?” He smirked and it faded quickly as he realized that no one around him seemed to be feeling as light hearted.

“No man. We just didn’t realize how sick Dess’ sister was. She has cancer right?” Jinxx said from his place across the room and Andy just nodded.

“Do you think she’ll make it?” Jake asked from the other side of the room and Andy felt his heart break.

“They’ve given her a grim prediction. Its weird though-she’s says she’s not afraid to die and I really think she means that.” Andy said, as the others just looked on as they continued to pack up their gear.


Finally after an hour Andy bid his bandmates goodbye as he walked across the street and got into his car. He heard the music playing, but he couldn’t think of anything else besides Moira and her struggle. She was so brave and it saddened him to see such a young and vibrant girl have to go through so much. Odessa was another thought on his mind as he chain smoked his way home, Andy felt his heart sink at the thought of how Dess would handle losing her sister to something so terrible. Sighing he turned into the parking garage and wondered what the two sisters were up to at that moment.



Odessa couldn’t control her laughter as she scrolled down. Picture after picture on this tag that she had found on tumblr just started to become more hilarious to her. She knew she’d have to ask Andy about it when he walked in the door. Currently she was laying on the couch, Moira had gone to bed almost as soon as they had walked through the door and Odessa could tell that the show and all of the excitement had wiped her out. Hearing keys jingling in the lock Odessa shut her laptop and turned to the door.


“Hey babe.” She saw Andy as he walked in, smiling at his tired expression and sleepy eyes.

“Hey. Where’s Moira?” He asked as he reached down to unlace his boots, throwing his leather jacket towards the end of the couch.

“In bed. Too much excitement for her in one evening.” Odessa said sadly as she held her arms out and soon Andy had laid down next to her on the couch, his head in her lap.

“She sleeping in our bed?” He asked as he closed his eyes at her touch. Odessa had begun to run her fingers softly across his scalp and Andy felt himself relax almost instantly.

“Yeah, I figured you and I could camp out in the livingroom while she’s here. I want her to be comfortable.” She said as he reached out, taking one of her hands in his he began to play with one of the rings on her fingers.

“Sounds good to me. Did she enjoy the show?” He asked, sitting up he looked over to Odessa and smiled.

“She loved it. So I have something to ask you…”He felt uneasy as a small smirk played on her lips. What on Earth could she want?

“O…okay.” He said, his heart racing as bad thought after bad thought popped in to his head.

“Have you ever heard of the phenomenon on tumblr known as ‘Fetus Andy’?”She laughed as his eyes got wide and she pulled up her computer screen to show him.

“What?! Oh God…that’s terrible.” He said, looking down at pictures of himself in his youth and he cringed.

“I think it’s hilarious. This one is my favorite though.” She giggled, moving the mouse down so that a picture of him showed up on the screen. It was of a performance he had done and he looked a mess. He was sneering into the camera and all Andy could do was shake his head in embarrassment.

“God that’s terrible.” He sighed as he looked over at Odessa and saw that she was shaking from laughing so hard.

“I suppose you don’t have embarrassing pictures from when you were a teenager?” He asked as he leaned down and kissed her forehead.

“Of course I do…you won’t ever see them though.” She laughed and shut her computer, turning to him a soft smile played on her lips.


Andy took her into his arms, holding her there they sat in silence for a while. He loved to be able to come home from a show to find her waiting there for him. They had only been living together for a little over a month now and Andy couldn’t be happier. Dess was always there for him, listening to him as he whined and complained when lyrics he was trying out didn’t work and she helped him keep himself in check when it came to his ego. She was everything to him and he knew that he was lucky to have found such a wonderful person.


“Well I don’t know about you but I’m beat.” He yawned and Odessa felt him stretch his arms out and she too began to feel the sense of exhaustion taking over.

“Same. Here I’ll make us a nice nest if you want to go shower or change.” She smiled up at him as he nodded, kissing her on the lips softly before walking off towards the bathroom. Quickly Odessa pulled a large quilt from the side of the couch and spread it over the cool leather. She also grabbed two pillows and placed them down towards one of the armrests of the couch.

“All finished.” She smiled over at Andy as he reentered the room, clad only in his boxer briefs with a very sleepy look on his face.

“Good. Now come here you.” He smirked down at her as he flicked the light switch off and laid down on the couch. Odessa joined him then, laying beside him with her back against his chest as she felt his breathing slow down.

“I love you Andy…” She said quietly and although he didn’t reply Dess felt his heartbeat speed up and she smiled, slowly drifting off to sleep in his arms.

Notes

Alright guys. Last update before my vacation. Hope you guys liked everything and maybe if I actually get some reviews I will update once final last time tonight ; )

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