“Pleeease Dess.” Andy begged and Dess just smiled as she shook her head and looked back towards the television.

“No babe…take CC or Ash. Neither one of them has done it with you yet. Besides I’m not feeling too good right now.” She said, rubbing her stomach for emphasis and Dess smiled as Andy just crossed his arms over his chest and huffed loudly.

“Don’t you want to do an interview with me? Bryan is hilarious!” Andy laughed loudly and Dess just winced.


Her head was killing her, it had been for the past three days and she was worried because they were only on day five of a very long and exhausting tour. The band was currently in Denver Colorado and it was their last concert before the album dropped. All of the guys were ecstatic and Dess was excited herself, but she only wished that she wasn’t feeling so shitty.

Her head was pounding as they both sat on one of the couches in the dressing room, Dess with her head resting in Andy’s lap as he smoothed his fingers through her hair. Maybe she was getting sick? It was January after all and they were in Colorado-Dess would make a mental note to stop for some orange juice as soon as they hit the road. She sat up, looking towards Andy and smiled at the concerned look that laced his gorgeous features.


“Do you want me to have Jon call for a doctor?” Andy asked, his voice low so that none of the other guys could hear him and Dess just shook her head no.

“I’m sure it’s just the change in time and weather. Going from cold to warm to cold again would make anyone feel under the weather. I need to do some sketching though…so you go do the interview and I’ll stay right here.” Dess said, the smile on her face fake as she held up her sketch pad and Andy looked at her warily. She was off color-pale and her eyes looked dull and tired and it scared him a little bit to think of her getting sick…like Moira.

“Ok. I’ll be just up those stairs if you need me. Ready CC?” Andy asked as he stood up, grabbing his cigarettes and phone off of the table and Dess watched as he put on his leather jacket and the two bandmates headed up the stairs.


Dess sat there, her eyes focusing and unfocusing on her work as she listened to Andy and CC laugh from up the stairs. She felt so tired and she missed her bed, but Dess knew that it was better to feel this way than to be at home, missing Andy and worrying about what was going on. Sighing, Dess placed her sketch book down, shutting her eyes as she counted off in her head how many shirts she had sold. The first few days had been pretty dismal with only a total of fifteen sales.

But, once pictures of she and Andy had gotten posted online from their first night on tour, each of them wearing their shirts, people started seeming more interested in what she was selling. Smiling Dess opened her eyes as things got suddenly loud up stairs and she turned in her seat to see Andy standing on the stairwell, calling up to Bryan and CC.


“I’m fucking done with this shit! You know-You know what?! I’m a fucking artist! I’m an artist and I make arty art, art, art!” Dess looked at him, wide eyed and unsure and then she saw the smile on his face as Andy ran over to her, kissed her on the head and then ran back up the stairs.


Dess just laughed as she sat there, listening to what was going on upstairs and she even found herself perching on the stairs so that she could hear better. Slowly her headache seemed to be getting better, which she was thankful for as Dess always hated having a headache. She couldn’t concentrate on her sketching, nor could she really keep her eyes open and that was hard to do when you were in a strange building with people that you barely knew.

Dess looked out in the room before her, smiling as she saw that Jinxx was off in a corner, skyping Sammi, while Jake seemed to be on the phone with Ella. Ashley was MIA, of course, and Dess just smirked as she thought about the random girl he was going to be bringing on the bus later that night.

Dess moved to grab her sketch book, smiling as she looked down at her current work and she felt proud. Things had been going well with DC and Dess was happy that her new comic had just been published with the first of the year. But she had been thinking of possibly taking some time off from her comic career to work on her clothing line and to help Andy out with his jewelry line.

As she sat there Dess looked down at herself and smirked. She was proud that she had kept up her appearance so far on this tour and even though she had been feeling shitty the days before, Dess managed to get together a cute outfit of tight black leggings, a long grey baggy sweater with a BVB tank underneath and her feet were clad in her beloved studded ankle boots.

Her tattoo collection also seemed to be growing as now she had almost a full sleeve on her left arm, the entire theme being Batman and Dess loved every tattoo that she had on that arm. She had gotten the Batman logo, similar to Andy’s but smaller and up by her shoulder sat her brand new Batgirl pinup, which wasn’t completely colored in, but it would be finished by the time spring rolled around.

Dess had also gotten another cupcake, this time on the back of her right calf and she loved it almost as much as her Batman one. The icing was dark purple and was melting off the cupcake in the same fashion as the poison apple from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Dess loved all of her tattoos and she wondered as she looked down at her arms if she was becoming slightly addicted.


“You look lost in thought…”Someone said from behind her as Dess looked up and saw that CC and Andy were coming down the stairs. Dess blushed as she moved to get up, pushing her bangs out of her face as Andy came over to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders as he kissed the side of her head.

“Sorry…how was the interview?” Dess asked as she looked behind her and noticed that Bryan and some guy in bunny ears had followed Andy and CC down stairs and were just standing there, shuffling their feet.

“Hilarious. Oh! Dess this is Bryan Starzzz…Bryan this is Odessa.” Dess moved forward and shook Bryan’s hand, smirking as he blushed and turned to his bunny eared cohort.

“This is Chris the Bunny. It’s really awesome to meet you Odessa…” Bryan smiled over at her as Andy left the two of them standing there to finish getting ready.

“Hi. Yeah, I was kind of excited when Andy told me that you were coming to this show to do an interview. My sister and I used to watch all of your stuff as soon as it would come out.” Dess smiled at him and Bryan just looked at her shyly.

“So when can I get you in on an interview with Andy?” Always the business man and Dess just smirked as she looked over her shoulder and saw that Andy was currently working on his eye makeup.

“Whenever you get a chance to interview him again-I promise I will at least make a cameo. Sound good?” Dess laughed as Bryan only nodded and then he and Chris bid everyone goodbye as they went to go out to the venue.


Dess watched in silence as the guys got ready and she smirked as Andy and Ashley worked to warm their voices up. She had felt cold, so digging through one of Andy’s bags, Dess had found one of her tan knit caps and a baggy sweat shirt that she had draped over her shoulders. It was five minutes to show time and the guys were gathering up their instruments as Dess packed up her bag and sat it near Andy’s things.

She had heard that Andy had wanted to bring Bryan out on stage, which Dess thought was really awesome and she was happy that the two of them were such good friends. As the group walked out towards the stage, a bright light shined on all of them and Dess looked to her right and there was Bryan and Chris, filming them as they waited for the call.


“One minute guys!” A stage hand called out and Dess smiled as Andy turned around, kissing her on the mouth before moving forward as the overture began to play.


Dess watched as the guys went out on stage, one by one as the crowd cheered and screamed. Jake and Jinxx started in on I Am Bulletproof as Andy screamed into the mic, throwing his arms out as he ran around the stage like a mad man. As they continued to play, Dess tilted her head to the side, glancing over towards the mic stand that was in front of Ashley. He never used it since he had started using a wireless headset mic, but it was still there, mostly for show as it had a fake skeleton and skulls attached to it.

Currently Dess was trying to figure out what else was hanging off of it and suddenly she noticed the pink and purple zebra stripes…she knew those stripes. Gasping with her hands up to her face, Dess finally realized what was hanging off of that mic stand-her bras! Odessa stomped her foot, growling as she held herself back from running out on that stage and yanking Ashley by his collar.

Suddenly it hit her and as Dess turned around the corner she caught eyes with the one person who she knew was responsible for this: CC. He noticed her looking and in a short break between songs he blew her a kiss, his smug smirk making her even more furious. This was retaliation for her putting shaving cream in his boots the first night and all Dess could do was flip him off as she stood on the edge of the side stage and continued to watch the guys play.

When Dess heard the opening strains of Wretched and Divine, she couldn’t help but look up towards the ceiling and smile. Andy and Jake had written this song with their fans in mind, but Andy had written it with one special fan in mind: Moira. They ended things off with Nobody’s Hero, a song that was close to Andy’s heart and Dess felt his anger and frustration come out while he preformed.


“CC!” Dess shouted, her hands on her hips as the guys finally made it off the stage and the drummer just ducked his head as he moved past Dess and she could only huff as Andy came over to her, throwing a sweaty arm around her shoulders.

“Hey…you two started this whole thing…don’t look at me like that!” He laughed as Andy just bent down, kissing the top of her head as Dess crossed her arms over her chest and refused to move from the side of the stage.

“I didn’t expect him to expose my undergarments to all of Denver, Andrew!” She laughed as Dess watched as a stage hand walked over to remove the mic and she was able to reach down and get her bras, all ten of them.


Andy said nothing as he just reached out a hand, rifling through the bras hanging off of Dess’ arm and he had to hand it to CC-it was a pretty hilarious prank. The two of them walked back to the dressing room, the rest of the guys already there and changing while the fans lined up outside for the small meet and greet. Dess kissed Andy, pulling him to her roughly as she bit down on his lip-her anger and frustration had to be taken out somewhere. The others cat called and wolf whistled as the couple pulled apart and Dess just flipped them all off as she headed out a side door and made her way back to the bus. Winnie would need to be taken out of course and Dess smiled as some departing fans stopped her for pictures and to ask her how things were going.

Things were going great of course, but why could Dess not get rid of the sinking feeling that lined her stomach?



“Do you want anything babe?” Dess asked as she zipped up her hoodie and looked down at Andy. It was four in the morning and they had finally left the venue in Denver, but of course they had to stop shortly after so the driver could gas up and Dess had wanted to get some orange juice to try and keep from getting sick.

“No, what are you going to get?” He asked as he looked up from his Kindle and saw that she was only in her pajamas and he smiled easily at her.

“Some orange juice. You sure you don’t want anything?” She asked again and Andy just shook his head as she leaned down towards their bunk and kissed him gently. Dess walked towards the front of the bus, trying to ignore the sounds coming from the back lounge where Ashley and some girl were currently holed up.


Dess watched as her breath floated out in front of her and she shivered as she followed Jinxx into the small convenience store that was part of the gas station. They were on their way to Texas, which Dess was thankful for since it was warmer but the guys were also playing every day for four days straight, which was exhausting for not only them, but for the crew and even Dess. She entered the store, the bright lights making her squint but Dess was happy to be in out of the cold.

Jinxx had walked off towards the back of the store near the bathrooms and Dess finally managed to find the large containers of orange juice and grabbed one with lots of pulp-mostly. She knew no one else would drink it if it had a lot of pulp floating around in it. Dess walked up towards the register, ignoring the stares as people followed her with their eyes, looking down at her Betty Boop pajama pants and Black Veil Brides Henley.


“Anything else?” The girl behind the counter asked, smirking at Dess’ shirt as Dess took her in. The girl had bright green hair and snakebites, but she seemed friendly. Suddenly Dess noticed out of the corner of her eye that the new issue of Rock Chic Magazine had come out and her face was smirking back at her from behind the counter.

“Uh yeah…two copies of that magazine please.” Dess said quietly as the girl smiled and grabbed two copies. As she rang everything up, the girl’s eyes grew wide as she stared down at the cover of the magazine and then looked back up at Dess and then looked back down.

“You-you’re Odessa!” She laughed as the young girl looked around, finally looking out the window and seeing the huge tour bus sitting there. Dess just blushed and handed over her card, watching as Jinxx walked towards her and nodded as he left the store and went to get back on the bus.

“Yeah…” Dess shuffled her feet as the girl finished ringing up her card and then grabbed another copy of the magazine and pulled out a sharpie. Dess was taken back by this gesture-she had never encountered someone who seemed to be such a huge fan of her and not her work on comic books.

“I know it’s awkward and you probably have to go, but can I get you to sign this for me, please?” The girl begged and Dess just smiled at her as she bent down, her elbows leaning on the counter as she quickly signed her name and handed the marker back to the girl.

“Have a good night.” Dess smiled at her as she grabbed for the small bag with her purchases and waved as she walked out the door. It was so surreal to have someone ask for her autograph like that, but Dess also found it slightly exhilarating.


As she walked up the bus steps, Dess pulled out one of the magazines and stared at the cover. The three girls, Dess in the middle with Sammi and Ella on either side of her, smirked back up at Dess and she smiled as she remembered that day. She still shivered when she looked down at herself on the cover because she looked so much like Andy that it was almost disturbing. Dess smiled as she passed Jinxx and Jake and she stumbled towards her bunk as the bus moved to get going and Dess finally stopped in front of Andy, smirking down at him.


“Guess what I got…” She said to him as she took a seat on the edge of the bed and Andy looked up at her from his reading, one eyebrow raised as Dess held her hands behind her back, a goofy grin on her lips.

“Uh-orange juice?” He asked dumbly and Dess just smiled as she brought her hand from behind her back and nearly shoved the magazine in his face. Andy’s eyes grew wide as he took in the cover and seeing Dess like that-with his old makeup and wearing such a cute yet sexy outfit-he couldn’t help smirk as he looked up at Dess.

“Wanna see the rest? I have no idea what pictures they picked so…” Dess asked as Andy only nodded, sitting up more as she flipped towards the middle of the magazine and soon her two page spread was the focal point of their attention.


Dess looked down at the first picture and she fell in love. It was her Batgirl photo and the editing team had done a great job with making it seem like Dess was a real crime fighter. She was posed sitting down, one leg out infront of her, while her other was bent at the knee and she was leaning back on her hands, looking sideways into the camera with the slightest smirk on her face. They had chosen a background for her that fit perfectly-making it seem like she was perched on the edge of a building with the Bat symbol off in the background.

Andy was mesmerized by the photo and Dess was happy she had gotten two copies as she focused on other photo. Her hair was up with all of those pencils sticking out of her once blonde locks and this time she was laying down, her legs bent at the knees as she lounged on top of her comic books. Her face was peaceful yet pensive as she looked off to the right, her arms raised above her head, her tattoos shining on the glossy paper.


“Wow…”Andy said, his voice breathless as he continued to stare down at her two photos and Dess just smiled as she crawled over him towards her side of the bed. With a penchant for falling out, Andy had relented and now Dess slept on the inside while Andy slept on the outside.

“I know…I can’t wait to read the article tomorrow. But right now I think I’m gonna crash…we have a long few days coming up.” Dess said as she yawned widely and reached down by her feet where Winnie was sleeping quietly. She pulled the small dog up until he was settled on her chest and Dess smiled as Andy closed the magazine and sat it in their storage bin before shutting off the light.

“You nervous for tomorrow babe?” Dess asked as she cuddled into Andy’s side and felt his breathing slow. He was exhausted, all the running around he did on stage and meeting as many fans as he could and Dess was shocked that Andy wasn’t also feeling under the weather.

“A little bit. I just really want everyone to like this record…we worked so hard on it.” He said as he ran his hand up and down her arm as Dess moved in to place a soft kiss to his neck.

“Well I’m really proud of it. I’m not your number one fan but I like to think I rank pretty high up there…” Dess laughed as she felt his lips smirk against her skin in the dark.

“No one will ever beat Moira as our number one fan…” Andy said and they both laid there in a peaceful silence.


Dess felt herself drifting off and she knew Andy was probably already asleep as his breathing had slowed and he was snoring softly. As she laid there, listening as one by one the guys climbed into their beds-Ashley and his girl of the night being the last to crash and Dess smiled.To a lot of people this would be a strange and uncomfortable situation-being around so many guys all the time and having to deal with everyone’s nasty habits. But Dess found that she really loved it-all of it and she never thought she could be so close with a bunch of rowdy, unruly men. Black Veil Brides had become her family and for that Dess was thankful.

Finally she felt like she could fall asleep, but Dess felt as if her stomach was a pit of nerves as she thought about the upcoming day. The new album was technically out already since it was almost six in the morning-nine am on the east coast. Jon would have the numbers for them in the morning and as Dess drifted off to sleep she could only hope that their numbers were high and that their fans were as proud of these five men as she was.

Notes

Bryan Starzzzz strikes again! I love his interviews-they always make me smile AND I have him coming in again sometime in this story-to interview Andy AND Odessa-so that should be tons of fun. Oh-if you guys have not checked out Andy's podcast interviews with AP I suggest you do so. He is the most insightful and inspiring person and I laughed and then I cried and then I laughed some more when he was talking about his past. He also mentions Scout(doesn't name her but you can tell that's who he's talking about) so yeah-check em out.

Also-if you guys every have any questions about this story(whether it's about words I use, plot points you don't get or you just have a question about Andy, Dess or the rest of the gang) please feel free to message me. I don't bite-I promise- and I love hearing from you guys : )

Please read and review and I will try to update tomorrow after work : )
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