The lights dimmed. My heart raced, beating faster & faster with every second. In an isolated room you would be able to hear it thumping against my chest, but the roar of the crowd had drown it out. Beads of sweat were forming on my head. I was so nervous, so anxious. Any second now.. Any second they would walk out on stage. My heros.. my saviors.

" Are you ready for this? " My best friend Leigha, shouted in my ear.

I smiled, leaning over to her " More then you could imagine."

I glanced back up at the stage, taking note that it was still bare except for the amps and drum kit.. I was growing impatient. They did this [i]just[/i] to rouse the crowd. I understood that, but I didn't like it. I was ready to see them now. I'd been waiting what felt like years for this moment and it was just
within my grasp..

Soon, the rest of the audience grew restless."Black Veil Brides! Black Veil Brides! Black Veil Brides!! "

They chanted. And like a cause to an effect, Ashley walked out on stage.

The room filled with thousands of squeals & screams, as Jinxx,CC & Jake followed. But nothing could have prepared my ears for the sound that I myself & the crowd would make when Andy appeared.

" How the fuck are you guys doing tonight?!"

My eyes were wide, my heart, for a fraction of a second stopped. I was in utter disbelief. That man, that amazing, beautiful man.. was standing within arms reach. The volume level from the crowd went up an octave.

" Are you guys ready for a kick ass show tonight?! " Andy, once again, screamed into the mic. The noise level, yet again went up. I opened my mouth to join in, but nothing would come out. This man had litterally left me speechless.

That's when I felt it..

There were eyes on me, burning into the side of my head. I looked over, only to see Leigha staring back at me. Thank God it was just her.

I cocked my head. 'Are you ok?' she mouthed. I nodded, though knowing it was a lie. I was far from ok, I was slightly going insane, but, in a good way.

Finally, my voice burst out, and I was able to rejoice with the rest of the crowd.
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" We love you guys so much,you have no idea what you mean to us! Thank you guys for this kick ass show,good night! "

My heart sank back down into my chest. This had been the most incredible night of my entire life. And now, sadly, it was over.

" C'mon," Leigha shouted, taking me by the hand. " If we don't get in line to get out now, we never
will." I nodded and let her lead me towards the exit.

It was about 20 minutes before we even got outside. This entire place was jammed packed, with what seemed like every human being on the planet.

" Is your mom on her way?" I asked, still gripping onto my best friend.

" Yea," Leigha nodded. " But she said it might be a couple minutes, because of all the traffic." I nodded and stretched my arms above my head, hearing the bones in my back crack. Man, I was tired, guess I'd sleep good tonight.

" What a freak! Hey dice board, cover your arms, you emo!" I looked over at Leigha, wondering what the fuck that was all about. She turned back to me, her eyes wide.

" What? " I whispered. Leigha grabbed my arms & put them down to my sides. I didn't realize that while I was stretching, the sleaves of my hoodie had slid down, revealing my butchered arms. My face turned tens shades of red, and tears formed in the corners of my eyes.

Quickly, I reached for my sleaves, embarrassed that half the town of Chicago was now staring and lauging at me. I yanked the first one down, but when I reached for the second, someone took hold of my exposed arm and spun me around. My instant reaction was to jerk back, but when a pair of beautiful blue eyes met my brown ones, they grew wide & I froze.

I heard Leigha, and several others gasp. Towering over me, was Andy Biersack...

" Why did you do this? " his voice was deep & smooth but filled with hurt. " Nothing and nobody is worth this." he cooed, his thumb caressing a few of my cuts. Then, the next thing he did, made my head spin so fast, I became dizzy. He bent down and placed soft, gentle kisses up my arm, on every cut until there was no more arm to kiss.His eyes on mine the whole time. My body broke out into goosebumps, and for a split second, the world around me disappeared.

" What is your name? " he asked, finally standing back up.

" Uh..... It's..... um.."

" It's Morgan.. " Leigha, politley, replied for me.

" Pretty name. Well, Morgan, I want you to promise me something. Can you do that?"

Thankfully I was able to nod.

" I want you to promise me, that no matter what happens, you will [i]never[/i] ever do this to yourself again."

I just stared at him. Not that I was complaing, but why did it matter to him? I would be just another face that he would forget the moment he got back on that bus with Juliet.

" Please." his voice was a whisper, but I could hear the plead in it.

" You're too beautiful to do this to yourself." he said, still caressing my arm with his thumb. I
swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat.

Regardless if he forgot me in ten minutes, Andy Biersack took the time to tell me to stop. And that was all I needed...Somebody to care. Yes, Leigha was the best friend a girl could have and I love her to death, but she mostly kept quiet about my issue. Others laughed and teased. But Andy, cared enough to speak up. And for him, I would do anything.

I took a deep breath in.

" I promise."

A look of relief washed over his face, and that beautiful smile replaced it. He leaned in and kissed me on the cheek, whispering " You're stronger then you think." into my ear. He squeezed my hand, before letting his finger slide through mine.

" Good bye Morgan, it was nice to meet you."

I waved shyly, too stunned to say anything else.

I watched as a sea of fans swarmed him on his way back to his tour bus. There were no words to describe what I felt. And the ones I used can't fully put meaning to the emotions that went through me that night.

It has now been 2 years since I've cut. And thanks to Andy Biersack, of Black Veil Brides, I never will again.

Notes

*Re written*