Lily hurried around her and Andy’s room, stuffing as much into her small bag as she could possibly fit. The morning had been filled with tons of excitement, but with that there was also a lot of stressful conversations going on. The guys and Lily were hitting the road-touring up and down California and then they would also hit some close states like Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona.

Lily was just happy to get away and she was thankful that she was able to come with Andy. She had stayed home while he and the guys had done away shows before and each time she felt that same panic rise in her chest. It had been a month since the Demons had attacked them and taken Lily and sometimes she felt like she had to look around every corner just to be sure no one was watching her. Lily sighed, her bangs puffing out from her face as she looked around the room and tried to double check that she had everything.

She was pretty sure she had everything packed-some shirts, a few pairs of shorts, a sweat shirt, flip flops, her straightener, as much underwear as she could fit…if she forgot anything then oh well. Lily grunted as she bent down and tried to lift up the bag-this sucker was heavy. Suddenly a pair of ringed fingers came out and grabbed the strap from her. Lily stood up straight, smiling as she expected Andy to be standing in front of her but instead it was Ashley-the last person she had ever expected to be helping her out.

The bassist had avoided her the past month and Lily understood why-she had killed his sister. She hadn’t just killed Lattie…Lily had turned her into a shish kabob and it had happened right in front of Ash’s eyes. He hated his sister, but Lily knew that they had been twins and that connection doesn’t just go away. Now the two of them faced one another, Lily shuffling from foot to foot as Ashley held her bag slung over one shoulder and he grasped his own bag in his other hand.


“Thanks…” Lily muttered, a blush crossing over the bridge of her nose and the two of them lapsed back into silence as they left the small room and headed down the hall.

“No problem. I’m really happy you’re coming with us Lil’.” Ashley said as he looked over at the small blonde and smiled softly. He had been battling an internal battle against Lily-should he forgive her or not?

“R-really? I thought you hated me Ash…” Lily said, her tone nervous as the two left the apartment and Lily turned to lock the door behind her. She was the last one out and knew that Andy and Jinxx had both been ready since six that morning-their excitement had kept them from sleeping the night before.

“I-I…I do hate you Lily. You’re human and fuck if I can understand Andy’s obsession with you, but for being a human you’re pretty cool.” Ashley admitted with a smirk as the two of them hit the stairs. Lily wasn’t really sure how to respond to that so she just laughed and followed behind Ashley as the van came into view.


Lily said nothing as she allowed Ashley to walk ahead of her and she burst out laughing as she came upon the van that would be her home for the next month. It was a black fifteen passenger van and the guys had gotten a group picture of themselves plus their name on the side. Andy was currently standing next to the van with a finger pointed out, his mouth slightly open and Lily only laughed as she realized that his hand was resting against his own face.

Andy and she had talked the night before about the guys rising fame and what it all meant. Andy was having a hard time understanding how so many people could love them and yet every show they played there were still people who would come by and give them the one finger salute or worse. Lily only shook her head as she walked up to the rest of the guys and crossed her arms over her chest.


“Yes Andy…we know it’s your face.” Lily laughed as Andy raised his head, his smirk boyish and youthful looking at he let his hand fall to his side and soon his long legs were bringing him closer to her.

“You all ready to head out babe?” He asked, his hands coming to rest on either side of her face and Lily looked down at the strong arms that held her. Andy had collected quite a few new tattoos-Batman ones on one arm and a few random ones on the other. Her favorite one was his newest…a small girl running with a pair of scissors and the words The Mortician’s Daughter bannered it on top.

“Yeah, Ash is putting my bag in the back. Who’s driving first?” Lily asked as Andy rested his chin on her shoulder and the couple faced the four guys that they would be living with for the next month.

“I guess I will since I drive down to San Diego all the time…” Jinxx offered and Andy only smiled as he threw the shorter guitarist a set of keys and they all moved towards the large vehicle. Andy slid open the doors, smiling as they all noticed that the inside was pretty nice-for now. Lily knew that in no time the floors would be littered with trash and dirty clothes, but it was worth it.

“Thanks for helping her man…” Andy said to Ashley as the guys hung back and allowed Lily to get into the van first and the bassist only smiled at him smugly.

“No problem…she’s not too bad for being a murderous human and all…” Andy felt his smile vanish and soon his fists were clenched at his sides as Jake and CC passed them both by to enter the van. Andy looked over his shoulder, making sure that none of the others were listening and then he trained his cold blue eyes on his best friend. Suddenly he was dragging Ashley back away from the doors and he let the bassist go and turned to look at him.


The two were near the back of the van where their small trailer was hooked up and as soon as they turned the corner Andy grabbed Ashley and slammed him against the closed door. His fingers gripped into Ash’s upper arms and he heard the other Demon growl lowly but Andy didn’t care. He was tired of Ashley making snide remarks about Lily and what happened between her and Lattie and it had to be stopped-now.

Andy's blue eyes were like ice as he looked down at his best friend and as the two looked at one another he noticed Ashley’s eyes grow soft and soon the bassist was resting his head against the trailer in defeat. Andy released his grip, but still remained in front of the shorter male to keep him in place. This was going to get resolved before they hit the road-Andy wasn’t having in-fighting amongst everyone within mere hours of them being around one another.


“Knock. It. Off. Enough with this Ash-you know Lattie had to die and you’re just upset that you didn’t do it in the first place and now look-we’re having to run for our lives.” And snarled and Ashley only rolled his eyes and tried to move around Andy. The singer looked scrawny but fuck he had some power behind those half Demon arms still.

“I can’t help the way I feel Andy. Humans are nothing-they are here for us to use and that’s it. Face it-Lily’s growing quite boring to you since she hasn’t given you what you really want…” Andy reached out, his fist balled and ready to strike but he let it fall and rest against his side. Ashley was torn up inside-a true Demon who couldn’t see beyond sin and pleasure and Andy felt sorry for him in that moment.

“Just enough with the commentary. Either play nice with her or keep your mouth shut…before I shut it for you in a more permanent fashion.” Andy threatened, slamming Ash up against the back of the trailer one last time before walking away to get into the van.


Ashley tugged at his leather jacket, bringing it around his shoulders more before walking off towards the very front of the van. He would ride up front with Jinxx-manning the map and keeping as far away from the couple in the back seat as possible. It made him sick to see Andy acting like such a pathetic human-feelings and emotions ruling his actions instead of his anger and wrath. Ashley directed Jinxx towards the South bound lane and soon enough they were on their way.

A tour-none of them had ever imagined getting a fan base decent enough to be able to tour and while they had to stick to small clubs and bars-it was a start. Andy smiled as he looked out the window-watching the scenery pass him by and he smiled as the ocean came into view. He and Lily had planned on going to the beach-something that he had never done before but then they had come under attack and things like going to the beach or some amusement park seemed unimportant.


“You excited for this?” Lily asked, her voice low and quiet as the two of them sat in the very back, Andy’s arm on the seat behind her head and he smiled as he looked down at the love of his life.

“Nervous is more like it…this is something I never thought would happen…” Andy said, looking down at her and his smile widened. Lily was sitting there, her small iPod in her hands and she was wearing one of their brand new shirts and Andy smirked as he looked down and noticed that his face was resting right on her chest.

“Well it is…so embrace it.” Lily said as she dropped her music player and soon her fingers were running trails down his cheeks and Andy only smiled softly as he leaned down and pressed his lips against hers.

Their lips molded together and Lily smiled against his skin as Andy tugged at her bottom lip with his teeth. Her fingers found the back of his head, his long hair soft and silky against her skin and in that moment she longed to feel more of him. She wanted Andy-all of him-she wanted to feel his lips grazing over her hot skin as they moved against one another and she wanted him to take her to places that she had never been before.

She moaned against his mouth, her tongue slipping against his lips and soon her own teeth found his lip ring and she tugged on it gently. Soon enough he was on top of her, his fingers dancing across the skin of her bared midriff until finally his hand was resting ontop of her bra, his fingers pinching and pulling. Suddenly there was a shout from somewhere and something came flying towards them, hitting Andy on the side of the head and the couple jumped apart as they both looked towards the front, bleary eyed and confused.


“Hey! This isn’t National Geographics!” Jake yelled, a soft smile on his lips and Lily felt utterly mortified and she knew she was as bright as a cherry.

“Fuck dude keep it in your pants!” CC laughed as he placed a bud back in his ear and turned back around to face the front. Andy could see Jinxx smirking at him from behind the wheel and Andy only sunk down in his seat, hiding behind the bench in front of them.

“I-I think this could either be a really fun tour or a really irritating one…” Lily muttered, her chipped blue finger nails reaching out and gently scratching at the top of his hand.

“Why is that?” Andy asked as he looked at her and then they both smiled. They were both huddled down to the point where they seemed like they were in their own world. Andy and Lily were always in their own world though-it was something that everyone just had to accept and move on.

“Because I want you so badly right now and I know it’s not going to work with four other people in the same space as us…” Her voice was low, her eyes honest and Andy shook his head, swishing his long bangs out of his eyes as he locked site with her.

“We’ll make it work…because I want you so badly I feel like I’m going to explode.” He laughed and soon Lily was giggling right along with him.


As the van traveled down the highway, Andy and Lily sat in the back, one ear bud in his ear and the other in her’s as they sat quietly next to one another. Their hands were clasped and resting on the bench between them, his thumb rubbing against her skin as they both focused on the scenery, but every once and awhile they would look at one another and just smile.

They were in their own little space in that moment-safe and comfortable. As Lily felt her eyes drifting closed…she always fell asleep on long car rides…she only hoped that Andy would stay true to his word. She wanted him and she had the feeling in her gut that if they didn’t take the chance to be together in that way soon-then the opportunity would pass them by entirely.

Notes

Oooo...Ashley is being a huge dick! But-we are getting closer and closer to some Andy and Lily action ; ).

So I think I may have come up with a title for the sequel-tell me what you guys think.

We're Setting Worlds On Fire.

Won't make sense now, but come chapter 50(the last chapter) of this fiction all will begin to fall in to place.
Oh and I'm currently stalking the APInstagram since Andy's doing a takeover of it today and I am secretly hoping for some new selfies. : )

Please read and review and check out my other series(Love By Mistake, We Caught Fire and What It Is To Burn) if you have not already!