A Dreamers Prayer
Falling Asleep on a Shoulder
Exordium begins playing and the band lines up. CC runs on first then Jake, then Jinxx and Ashley, then Andy. The crowds screams far louder with them than they did with us. I Am Bulletproof starts vibrating through the venue and the crowd sings along with Andy.
“San Diego! Man I haven't been here in years! Who's ready for more music!?” Andy yells, the crowd, mostly girls, scream out.
They play about 15 songs then say their good byes. They run back stage and my band goes crazy over them. “I'm kind of depressed I wasn't in the crowd!” Darin yells.
More congratulations are given then our mangers come up to us. “So we have two options. Stay in a hotel here and drive early tomorrow morning to Vegas or we drive now and then stay in a hotel there?” Jon asks.
“Vegas baby!” Ashley yells obviously excited for the strippers.
“Then get your asses on the bus we got six hours to drive!” Lou yells shoving Lilly toward the back door leading out to our vehicles.
“Come on our bus?” Andy asks once the driver is in the bus.
“Why not,” I smile and hop on the bus.
Lilly comes on the bus behind me, “so you gonna tap that?” She whispers when Andy goes to where the bunks are.
“What?! No!” I say shocked about what she asked.
“Whatever you say,” she winks then gets off.
I sigh and flop on the couch next to CC just in time for the bus to jerk to a roll. I lean against CC when the bus starts and Ashley falls on top of me. I push him onto the empty seat next to me and we begin our trip to Las Vegas.
“Video games or movie?!” CC asks ecstatic.
“Neither!” Jake whines rolling off the couch and onto the floor.
Jake rolls onto his stomach. Jinxx takes home in a chair in between the bunks and the sink. Andy comes back with a clean ripped shirt and no shoes. Ashley moves to his bunk and Andy sits where Ashley used to be.
“I say we watch a movie. You know, to pass the time.” Andy says.
“Not Batman!” Jake mumbles through the carpet his face was smashed into.
“Amen!” Ashley says from his bunk.
“How about Despicable Me?” CC asks pulling a DVD out of the array of movies.
“It's better than Batman.” Jinxx says playing with his phone.
“Nothing is better than Batman, but it will do.” Andy says crossing his arms and leaning into the couch.
I cross my legs and wait for the movie to come on. CC turns the bus lights out and the movie starts to play. The only light on the bus was the TV and the light from Ashley's bunk. I pull my legs up to my chest during the adoption part and Jake finally sits up and leans against CC's legs. It is almost 11:30 and getting up at four this morning was finally getting to me. Without really being conscious about it I lean against Andy's shoulder and yawn. Out of the corner of my eye I see him look down at me and smirk. He looks away and I close my eyes needing some sleep before we had to stay in a hotel.
I wake up to being alone on the couch with Andy. The movie had obviously ended and everyone except Andy had gone to their bunks. I am still leaning on Andy's shoulder. His head is against the wall of the bus and he looked to be fast asleep. I smirk at how adorable he actually looks and slowly sat up. I was comfortable but he doesn't look that way. He takes a deep breath and moves his head forward. One of his eyes is squinted and the other is wide open wondering why he was awake.
“Sorry I feel asleep.” I say blushing.
“It's fine, I thought it was kind of cute.” He smirks.
I look away knowing that I was blushing. “I'm uh, going to go to my bunk.” I say standing up and walking to the back of the bus.
I hear Andy stand up and follow me. “We only have another hour till Vegas.” He says stopping in front of his bunk.
I sigh, “good.” I jump on top of my bunk and lay on my stomach.
CC's snore scares me and I jump. Andy tried not to laugh. I push him playfully and he jumps into his own bunk. I smile at him before turning to face the wall. The bus hits a bump and I hear a thud followed by a whining Jake. I bury my face in pillow and laugh not wanting to be so loud. The other band members that were awake weren't to considerate. Andy and Ashley laugh... loud.
“Not like you guy's haven't done that!” Jake retaliates.
“Not as many times as you do.” Ashley laughs.
I take my face out of my pillow and watch the argument unfold. “Don't make me get down there children.” Jinxx says in a groggy voice.
I smirk and Andy looks at me and mimics. “Yes dad!” Ashley says.
Andy rolls over and I do the same. I circle patterns on the wall of the bus and drift off to sleep. I am rudely awakened only and hour later by Andy wrapping his arms around my waist and carrying me off the bus. I hit him to make him put me down and he only obeys once outside of the bus. We were in a filled parking lot just in front of a Marriott Hotel. I rub my eyes and see that my band members were in the same state I was. Except for Darin. He looked wide awake. He must have been chosen to drive, and drank a lot of caffeine before taking off. We all walk into the lobby and are given rooms. Lilly and Jason were put together, Ashley and Andy, CC and Jake, Ben and Darin which left me with Jinxx. We got into our room and saw that there is only one bed and a couch.
“I'll take the couch.” Jinxx offers.
I was too tired to make him take the bed and I quickly changed into pj's and fall into bed. Jinxx just strips into his boxers, steals my comforter, and plops on the couch. I close my eyes and all I can think about is Andy. What the hell? I'm not allowed to like him. I try to convince myself that I don't like him. I tell myself things like, “he's a rock star, he doesn't want you.” Then I go back with, “but you're kind of a rock star too, you're on the same level.” It is like this for the better part of two hours. I can see the sun begin to rise when I finally start to drift off again, and not to my liking, with you know who on my mind the whole time.
“San Diego! Man I haven't been here in years! Who's ready for more music!?” Andy yells, the crowd, mostly girls, scream out.
They play about 15 songs then say their good byes. They run back stage and my band goes crazy over them. “I'm kind of depressed I wasn't in the crowd!” Darin yells.
More congratulations are given then our mangers come up to us. “So we have two options. Stay in a hotel here and drive early tomorrow morning to Vegas or we drive now and then stay in a hotel there?” Jon asks.
“Vegas baby!” Ashley yells obviously excited for the strippers.
“Then get your asses on the bus we got six hours to drive!” Lou yells shoving Lilly toward the back door leading out to our vehicles.
“Come on our bus?” Andy asks once the driver is in the bus.
“Why not,” I smile and hop on the bus.
Lilly comes on the bus behind me, “so you gonna tap that?” She whispers when Andy goes to where the bunks are.
“What?! No!” I say shocked about what she asked.
“Whatever you say,” she winks then gets off.
I sigh and flop on the couch next to CC just in time for the bus to jerk to a roll. I lean against CC when the bus starts and Ashley falls on top of me. I push him onto the empty seat next to me and we begin our trip to Las Vegas.
“Video games or movie?!” CC asks ecstatic.
“Neither!” Jake whines rolling off the couch and onto the floor.
Jake rolls onto his stomach. Jinxx takes home in a chair in between the bunks and the sink. Andy comes back with a clean ripped shirt and no shoes. Ashley moves to his bunk and Andy sits where Ashley used to be.
“I say we watch a movie. You know, to pass the time.” Andy says.
“Not Batman!” Jake mumbles through the carpet his face was smashed into.
“Amen!” Ashley says from his bunk.
“How about Despicable Me?” CC asks pulling a DVD out of the array of movies.
“It's better than Batman.” Jinxx says playing with his phone.
“Nothing is better than Batman, but it will do.” Andy says crossing his arms and leaning into the couch.
I cross my legs and wait for the movie to come on. CC turns the bus lights out and the movie starts to play. The only light on the bus was the TV and the light from Ashley's bunk. I pull my legs up to my chest during the adoption part and Jake finally sits up and leans against CC's legs. It is almost 11:30 and getting up at four this morning was finally getting to me. Without really being conscious about it I lean against Andy's shoulder and yawn. Out of the corner of my eye I see him look down at me and smirk. He looks away and I close my eyes needing some sleep before we had to stay in a hotel.
I wake up to being alone on the couch with Andy. The movie had obviously ended and everyone except Andy had gone to their bunks. I am still leaning on Andy's shoulder. His head is against the wall of the bus and he looked to be fast asleep. I smirk at how adorable he actually looks and slowly sat up. I was comfortable but he doesn't look that way. He takes a deep breath and moves his head forward. One of his eyes is squinted and the other is wide open wondering why he was awake.
“Sorry I feel asleep.” I say blushing.
“It's fine, I thought it was kind of cute.” He smirks.
I look away knowing that I was blushing. “I'm uh, going to go to my bunk.” I say standing up and walking to the back of the bus.
I hear Andy stand up and follow me. “We only have another hour till Vegas.” He says stopping in front of his bunk.
I sigh, “good.” I jump on top of my bunk and lay on my stomach.
CC's snore scares me and I jump. Andy tried not to laugh. I push him playfully and he jumps into his own bunk. I smile at him before turning to face the wall. The bus hits a bump and I hear a thud followed by a whining Jake. I bury my face in pillow and laugh not wanting to be so loud. The other band members that were awake weren't to considerate. Andy and Ashley laugh... loud.
“Not like you guy's haven't done that!” Jake retaliates.
“Not as many times as you do.” Ashley laughs.
I take my face out of my pillow and watch the argument unfold. “Don't make me get down there children.” Jinxx says in a groggy voice.
I smirk and Andy looks at me and mimics. “Yes dad!” Ashley says.
Andy rolls over and I do the same. I circle patterns on the wall of the bus and drift off to sleep. I am rudely awakened only and hour later by Andy wrapping his arms around my waist and carrying me off the bus. I hit him to make him put me down and he only obeys once outside of the bus. We were in a filled parking lot just in front of a Marriott Hotel. I rub my eyes and see that my band members were in the same state I was. Except for Darin. He looked wide awake. He must have been chosen to drive, and drank a lot of caffeine before taking off. We all walk into the lobby and are given rooms. Lilly and Jason were put together, Ashley and Andy, CC and Jake, Ben and Darin which left me with Jinxx. We got into our room and saw that there is only one bed and a couch.
“I'll take the couch.” Jinxx offers.
I was too tired to make him take the bed and I quickly changed into pj's and fall into bed. Jinxx just strips into his boxers, steals my comforter, and plops on the couch. I close my eyes and all I can think about is Andy. What the hell? I'm not allowed to like him. I try to convince myself that I don't like him. I tell myself things like, “he's a rock star, he doesn't want you.” Then I go back with, “but you're kind of a rock star too, you're on the same level.” It is like this for the better part of two hours. I can see the sun begin to rise when I finally start to drift off again, and not to my liking, with you know who on my mind the whole time.
Sure go ahead. People will at least know it's mine first :)
5/10/14