Arielle groans as her mom scolds her on the belly ring she is wearing. Alissa had gotten an extra key to the couple's room without warning either and decided to pop in for a morning visit. Andy still snoring softly in bed, having ended up stripping himself of his clothes due to the ridiculous heat they were feeling in the room last night. Arielle had been changing into a bathing suit when the door burst open to reveal her annoying mother.
"Arielle, it says 'fuck' on it! Why do you expect me not to say anything!" Alissa shrieks, making Andy awake with a start and the covers slip off of him. He rubs his eyes sleepily, "hey Ari, what was- shit."
He notices her mothers shocked face as Andy pulls the blankets back over himself with a blush. "I am so fucking sorry Alissa, it just got so hot last night and we were too comfortable to turn up the A/C."
Alissa rolls her eyes and glares at the singer, focusing on her daughter. "So that's why you were wearing that- to seduce him!" She spits, a scowl adorning her otherwise pretty features. Arielle groans and takes out the piercing, only to quickly replace it with a small blue one. Andy holds a sheet around his waist as he makes his way to the bathroom- still half asleep. He turns and raises an eyebrow at Arielle, nodding towards the shower. Her mother scoffs as Arielle shakes her head and mouths, 'maybe later'. Andy shrugs and walks into the bathroom, dropping the sheet a little too soon.

"What do you even see in that man Arielle!" Her mother exclaims, running a hand through her chocolate bob. Arielle sighs and heads out to the balcony after quickly stealing one of Andy's cigarettes and his lighter. She lights up the cigarette, taking a drag as her mother scowls.
"What? You're stressing me out."
"Arielle, you have got to take better care of yourself. I don't want to see my baby getting dumped by some rockstar that is only dating you to get in your pants." She glances over at the closed bathroom door, "so unless I see a wedding ring on your finger neither of you will be naked under those covers."
"Mom, the first time we had sex we were kissing in the shower and I wanted to go farther but Andy was worried I would regret it. We love each other- I love him so fucking much- more than any-fucking-one I have ever dated. With Dean it was boring but my relationship with Andy is like a new adventure every time we are around each other. He's smart and funny and very romantic but you wouldn't know because all you've done is criticize him. Get over the fucking tattoos and his lip and nose ring and see him for what Andy really is. The guy that I've fallen in love with and maybe you could accept." Arielle takes a drag, flicking the ashes over the balcony. Andy walks out of the bathroom with his towel resting low on his hips. Arielle licks her lips as he walks over to their bags to grab a pair of swim trunks, his back is covered in tiny water droplets which makes him even more appealing. Arielle looks back to her mother and sighs, "so are you making me go get my nails done with you?"
"Yes. Go take him tanning for a bit first. We are leaving in an hour."
Arielle nods and guides her mom out of the room so that the couple can spend some alone time with each other.

The couple is making their way down to the beach when Arielle feels someone's gaze resting on her ass. She looks up at Andy who is focusing on texting Ashley who had been pestering him about whether or not there are hot chicks in Sarasota. Andy grabs some towels while Arielle waits on the deck that leads down to the beach, noticing a few pairs of footsteps heading her way. She looks away from her phone to be greeted faces of a few smug high school boys. One of them puts an arm on the rail behind her, looking over her bikini-clad body. "I couldn't help but notice you walking around yesterday. You must be from out of town because I've never seen anyone as beautiful as you here."

Andy chuckles as he watches the boy attempt to flirt with Arielle- wanting to watch the rest of his sad attempt he decides to hang around at the towel table a bit longer.

"Uh... Ya." She mutters, rolling her eyes.
"Where you from babe?" He smirks, leaning a bit closer to her. The boy has sandy blonde hair and a tanned beach body- not her type at all and he is a lot younger than her.
"Los Angeles."
"Mhmm..." He does a slight head nod, making him look dumber than before. "I've been told Cali chicks are the best kissers... You want to help me test that out?" He moves a little closer, his green eyes searching for hers. "I'm Alex by the way."
"Sorry, I think you're a little young for me." She smirks, glancing at Andy who is about to burst into laughter.
"Oh babe, I'm 17."
"Okay kid, I'm 24."
He smirks and presses his body against hers, his arm that was on the rail has moved to her waist and Alex leaves a light butterfly kiss on her soft lips. Arielle gasps and stands there frozen until Andy shouts, "hey kid! Get your fucking hands off my girl!"
"She's not your girl. I saw her first." Alex shouts back, pushing his chapped lips against Arielle's again. Andy pulls his shoulder back, glaring at the dumb kid. "Get the fuck off my girlfriend. Jackass."
He flexes his biceps slightly while pulling Arielle into a soft kiss, "I love you Ari."
"I love you too Andy." She whispers and kisses the singer softly. The kid is still standing there with a scowl on his face. Andy smirks and says, "she's way out of your league man."
"I'm also dating a rock singer so that adds a bit." Arielle giggles, leaning her head on Andy's shoulder. Alex laughs and rolls his eyes, "whatever dude. You're a faggot, not a rockstar."
"Ever heard of black veil brides?"
He nods, "ya I like their last album a lot."
"Well I'm Andy and you are an asshole. Don't kiss girls without them giving you consent." Andy turns with a smug smirk and leads Arielle down to the beach where they laugh about what just happened in a hammock. Andy plays with Arielle's long locks as she rests with her head against his bare chest. "You know, your mom keeps telling you that you can't have sex until a ring is on your finger. I think tonight I should put a ring on your ring finger so that we can have sex whenever we want."
Arielle smiles up at him, chuckling, "lets do it."

"Arielle, so nice to see you again." Jessica says a little too sweetly as Arielle joins her mother and the bride at the nail salon. Andy was somewhat forced to go spend time with his girlfriend's father and brother while she was being grilled by her mother while their nails get polished to perfection. Her mother is reading people and making comments about all the terrible fashions the famous men and women are wearing. Arielle spies a copy of teen vogue in the bottom of the basket of magazines beside her. The newest one. Her best article is in this issue.
"Mom, would you read this please?" Arielle hands her mom the teen fashion magazine with the page already opened up. Jessica is getting her eyebrows waxed as the mother and daughter sit in the waiting area. Her mother makes a face at the article. "Why did I have to read this."
"Because I wrote it." Arielle sighs, knowing she would never get approval from her mother. She sinks farther back into the recliner that they had just been lead to since Jessica had just finished. Their toes were now being painted and their feet massaged by the Chinese women that run the nail salon. The three make small talk about nothing special, that is until Jessica decides to add some turmoil to the conversation. "So what is Andy like in bed?"
Arielle looks at her in confusion for a moment, then answering purely to annoy Alissa. "Very kind, generous as well. He doesn't push me into anything either which is something I have never had before. What about Scott?"
The soon to be bride opens her mouth to speak, then remembers what they told Alissa. She swallows back her answer and smiles, "we are both having our first sex with each other tomorrow night."
Arielle rolls her eyes and asks, "you've lived with each other for a few years right? How could neither of you given in to the physical attraction?"
"We simply ignored it...?" Jessica bites her bottom lip, averting her gaze from the soon to be sister-in-law. Arielle nods and reaches over to the lawyer, "sorry to burst your bubble hun, but I know you're lying. And I've walked in on Scott having sex multiple times throughout my childhood. It was somewhat scarring. I won't say anything though since it is your wedding weekend. But if you could do me a favor and try to get my mother to lay off of me that would be even better."


Arielle takes a sip of her beer and smirks at Andy who is nodding his head to the misfits next to her. She carefully finds his hand and intertwines theirs together, grazing her thumb over his softs skin. Andy smiles over at Arielle, kissing her hand gently before placing their hands over his heart. Arielle moves her chair a slight bit closer to Andy's and smiles.
"My heat beats for you Ari." Andy whispers with loving eyes.
"And mine for you... And I would put your hand on my heart but we are in public and I don't think the parents here would appreciate it." She giggles and sips her beer again, digging her toes in the sand.


All too soon the couple has to get ready for the rehearsal dinner that is tonight in the ballroom. Arielle looks over at Andy who is changing into a pair of non-ripped black skinny jeans and a button up shirt and smirks. He is currently only wearing his briefs, deciding between a gray denim or a white shirt that are laid out on the bed. Andy turns to face Arielle, his pale chest looking even more attractive in the low light. She bites her lip and takes a step closer to the singer.
"What shirt should I wear?"
Arielle smirks and says, "I think you should wear what you have on."
"You mom would surely love that." He chuckles and holds up the two shirts. "Hmm?"
"The gray one." Arielle kisses his neck quickly, pressing her bra covered chest to his. Andy pecks her lips before turning back to getting dressed. Arielle changed into a more modest belly ring along with a pair of grey jeans and a white tank top. Arielle puts on the turquoise necklace and ring that Andy bought her in the desert during their filming of legion of the black and a pair of turquoise earrings she had seen at Macy's that matched. Two strong arms wrap around her waist and Andy appears in the mirror beside her. "you're beautiful Arielle."
"You too Andy." She giggles.

"Arielle why is he wearing jeans." Her mother hisses when the couple enters the restaurant that the rehearsal dinner of being held in. Arielle shrugs, "it's semi-casual so he's wearing a dress shirt."

"Arielle, look at those cute boys over there. I think you should go talk to them." Her grandmother Olivia suggests, pointing to a group of men all talking by the bar. Arielle laughs, thinking she was joking. Her grandmother squints her eyes in confusion and says, "I think one is making eyes at you."
"Grandma! I have a boyfriend!" Arielle exclaims, laughing, "And those are my cousins!"
"Oh, well who's the lucky man that gets to get you in bed tonight?" Olivia asks, taking a sip of her wine. Arielle's mouth hangs open at her grandmothers sudden question. The elderly woman scans the room and points to Scott, "is that him?"
"No, that's my brother. He's getting married to Jessica this weekend."
"Ah, well where's the lucky man?"
Andy returns to their table with a glass of wine for Arielle and a beer for himself. He takes a seat next to Arielle and kisses her cheek quickly. "Here you go Ari."
"Thanks babe."
Olivia smirks at Andy while shaking his hand, "so how is my granddaughter in the bedroom."
"Grandma!" Arielle gasps. Andy chuckles and takes a swig of his beer, "Amazing."
Arielle rolls her eyes as her mother glares at Andy across the table, taking her husbands hand. Arielle takes a sip of her wine, hoping to at least feel a buzz soon without making it apparent that she does not want to deal with her parents. Unfortunately, her tolerance to alcohol has gotten better over the past few months so she might have to down a couple shots to really feel anything. Andy kisses right in front of her ear and whispers, "You should switch your ring to your left ring finger, then wait for someone to notice."
Arielle giggles and cups Andy's cheek, pressing her lips to his into a kiss filled with love and passion. Not a rough kiss, a soft one that still portrays their love for each other. Andy smiles in the kiss and takes Arielle's hand in his, switching the ring carefully before anyone else notices. She pulls away from the kiss with a smile still gracing her features as her grandmother winks at Andy.

Scott clinks his fork on his glass, getting the room to quiet down for a moment.
"Hello, I would just like to say thank you for all of you for coming to be a part of our special weekend. Some of you did not have to travel far as you live here in Sarasota, but I would like to say a special thank you to our friends Hannah and Brett who came all the way from Tucson to be with us. We know how difficult it is to clear your schedules. Also to all of our family for coming from western New York. Thank you so very much for coming to celebrate Jessica and I's wedding."
Jessica whispers in Scott's ear once he takes his seat and he stands up again.
"Oh ya, and thanks to my sister Arielle for coming from wherever you live in California." Scott quickly says before sitting back down. Arielle sends her brother a small glare from across the table and leans her head on Andy's shoulder. He kisses her forehead and whispers, "I'm sorry Ari."
She sighs and begins to eat the food that had just been set in front of her. Scott comes over to the couple as people begin filing out of the room to oh back to their hotel rooms.
"Arielle, you might want to lighten up on the alcohol." He chuckles, "I know you've always been a light weight."
"Well you haven't seen me in a while and I'm not anymore." She smirks.
Scott laughs with a tight smile, "so I'm guessing mr. Rockstar has gotten you drunk more than once?"
"No." Arielle snaps, "you got me drunk more times in high school than anyone else ever has."
"God, I remember high school... You were such a bad kid." He takes out his phone and opens up a video. "I have a video of the first time she was drunk and high on here. Man, I think that's when that guy fucked you in the closet."
"What!" Arielle shrieks, grabbing the phone. "I didn't have sex until you were in college!"
"Nah, you fucked a lot of my friends at parties." He laughs shaking his head, "they all thought you were great by the way."
Arielle gasps. Andy's eyes widen as Scott plays the video of Arielle dancing on a table wearing only her bright pink bra on top, her hair wavy and messed up and a beer in her hand. She looks around fifteen or sixteen with guys a few years older than her laughing and watching. A few throw money at her and shout, "Strip! Strip! Strip!"
There are girls the same age as Arielle was laughing at her in the corner of the party. Arielle squeals as a guy grabs her butt and slides his hands under her denim skirt. Scott shouts from behind the camera, "dude, get a room!"
The camera clutters around for a moment until it follows Arielle who had wrapped her legs around the guys back and was now kissing him, the guy had stuck his hands under he bra and backed into a room and shut the door behind them. Scott turns to one of his friends and says, "I'm bringing her more often! She's an idiot!"

Arielle feels a tear fall from her eye as she watches the video. Everyone loved 'Scott's little sister' in high school, she had so many friends and they always had a laugh. Except now she knows that they were laughing at her not with her. Arielle lost her virginity when her brother got her drunk, not when she and her boyfriend for all of junior year ran away for the weekend and went to a motel. Her brother's friends would always like to hang out with her whenever they were over at their house.

Andy glares at Scott and tightens his grip on Arielle's hand. "You fucking asshole. You don't do that to people."
"What man? I thought you would think it was awesome, I mean you do party all the time right?"
"You don't get people drunk. Your friend raped your sister, you realize that right? She didn't know what she was doing and never have him consent! Scott-" Andy pauses and looks over at his traumatized girlfriend. Her face is expressionless except for the tears that are trailing their way down her face. Andy instantly pulls her to him, his hand holding Arielle's head to his chest while she sobs. Scott's smile falters as Arielle sobs, "Andy, can we go home?"
Andy nods and kisses the top of her head, "of course baby, I'll switch our flight to tomorrow. I love you Arielle, I'll love you no matter what ok? I'm so sorry Ari, I wish I could erase what happened to you at that party from existence."

Scott gets distracted from the couple by one of his friends from high school, Peter. Andy looks up from Arielle and recognizes the man Scott is talking to as the one who molested his girlfriend in the video. His fists clench as the man smirks over at Arielle who is taking a sip of water. He makes his way over to her before Scott says anything.
"Hey Arielle, I'm Peter if you don't remember me." He smirks, leaning over the girl, alcohol apparent in his breath. "So, I heard you recently broke up with someone. That's too bad. My last girlfriend left me a few months ago too."
Andy clenches his teeth as Arielle looks up at the man with tears still in her blood shot eyes that are red from crying. "That was five months ago."
"Pity. So I unfortunately got a room that's too big for just me... Do you want to cancel your room and I would gladly let you share with me?" Peter asks smugly, pushing a hair behind her ear. Andy snaps, "fuck off Arielle. She's not yours."
"But I had her first. And what are you, her cousin?" He mimics with a smirk.
"He's my boyfriend." Arielle grumbles and grabs Andy's hand, standing abruptly and walking to the elevator before anyone else can snap at them. She doesn't even wait to change her clothes to crawl into the uncomfortable hotel bed. Andy sighs and says, "Arielle, you'll regret sleeping in jeans in the morning. Trust me, I know."
She simply groans, pulling the comforter over top of her head. Andy crawls onto the bed next to her and whispers, "Ari... At least change into a t-shirt. I'll get it for you."
Andy kneels overtop of Arielle, lifting the sheets from her face. He kisses her forehead, nose, then lips when she just stays curled in a ball. "Babe, let me at least get you all comfy and we can talk, alright."
Arielle sighs and wriggles out of her jeans and pulls her shirt over her head, pulling Andy down beside her. He strips down to his boxers and crawls under the covers next to Arielle, letting her lay her head on his chest. Arielle takes a deep breath, inhaling the smell that is unique to Andy, cologne and cigarettes. How could her brother have been such a dick? He used her- they all used her. Everyone was using her, she's not worth anything to anyone... No one cares, not even Andy. Her boyfriend is only with her out of pity... That's all it is, he doesn't love her.

Andy hears Arielle let out a sob and holds her tighter in his arms, tracing circles over her arms. She curls into his side even more, letting her tears fall onto his bare chest. Andy kisses her head and makes soothing noises. "I love you Arielle, you and I are forever."
"How can y-you love me? I'm a slut." She chokes out along with a sob. "You can do so much better."
"Arielle, I love you so fucking much... You are in no way a slut, what slut would wait two months to have sex with her boyfriend, or not kiss on the first date? You dress way better than any slut I've ever met, that's for sure. And you are the most amazing woman I have ever met. Ari, it hurts to see you cry. I wanted to hurt Scott so bad after he showed that to us, I wish I could make your family nicer and more accepting. I can't imagine being with anyone but you Ari." He takes her hand in his, twisting the ring that is still on her finger. "This is for life babe."

Arielle looks up at Andy, her tears now drying on her makeup smeared eyes. Her voice hoarse as she whispers, "I love you too Andy."

He smiles, kissing her forehead. "You know what, let's go do something fun."
"What?" Arielle sits up as Andy climbs out of bed, pulling his pants back on. He smirks and tosses her a pair of shorts and a crop top, "get up, we're doing something."
"But I just want to cuddle with you..." Arielle sighs, climbing out of the bed and getting dressed, quickly wiping off her makeup. Andy quickly types something into google maps and then they're off.

Notes

Hey, I kept forgetting to update and I am extremely sorry about that... Also if any of you follow bandmembersgonewild on tumblr I posted a sex scene on fanfic friday from this on there last week and I am debating whether or not to submit one today from a chapter I have not posted anywhere yet. When someone asked about the weed thing on the live chat I was actually kind of curious about that too haha... He really doesn't seem like the rockstar that would be into drugs and all that... Anyways, my school decided today that we are having the first ever homecoming dance in april for the imaginary sports teams. well, we do have Quiditch and academic olymipics... sorry for the long note I have adhd and the talkativeness seems to come out when I type. Thank you for reading!
-C