What It Is To Burn

“Anything you want to tell me?” Andy asked as Dess approached and he tried to keep the serious look on his face. He knew what she and Kit had done, but Andy wanted to see what Dess would say for herself first.

“I-uh-the Used was really awesome today?” Dess said as she looked at Kit and then back towards Andy. He had his phone in his hands and a slight smirk on his lips. Was she in trouble or not?

“I-I’m gonna go Dessa…I’ll see you tonight at Prom.” Kit said as she kissed Dess’ cheek and then turned to her left and started to walk off towards her bus. Andy only laughed as he pulled up something on his phone and then called after the retreating partner in crime.

“Hey Kit! Nice ass…you been working out?” He shouted loud enough for the people a few busses over to hear and Kit said nothing as she blushed scarlet and just kept walking. Andy was holding up his phone and Dess wondered what Kit had seen to make her run away like that.

“Babe!” Dess laughed as she moved to look over Andy’s arm and her eyes grew wide as she took in the picture on his phone. It was her and Kit from the back and even though they were both wearing masks, their tattoos clearly gave them away. Dess’ sleeve and Raven tattoo had been perfectly captured and Kit’s falling star tattoos down her back were gleaming in the sun in all of their pink and black glory.

Fuck.

“How much trouble are we in?” Dess asked as Andy just shook his head, sticking his phone back into his vest pocket as Jon just scoffed from beside him.

“You girls are fucking lucky that Kevin has a sense of humor and found it all hilarious-otherwise we may not be invited back ever again.” Was all Jon said as he looked over at her, raising an eyebrow before he turned and walked up the bus steps.


Andy said nothing as he just leaned down and kissed Dess on the top of her head before leading her up the steps, his ringed fingers clasped with hers tightly. He loved that Dess would get these bouts of free spirited-ness, but sometimes it shocked him. He never would have taken her for a streaker-sure she got naked when she drank too much, but Andy knew that Dess hadn’t been drinking lately because it kept making her feel dizzy. The bus was actually clean, Andy noticed as they entered the front lounge and it was amazing that they could see the floor.

It was because today would be the last day for them on tour-after Prom that night the band would spend one last night on their home away from home before flying out the next day. Andy couldn’t wait to get back to Virginia with Dess and he knew that Jake and Ella were heading on a short vacation to Hawaii. The rest of the guys were heading back to LA and the entire band would reunite to do some small shows and to enter the studio to work on some stuff. Andy sighed as he led Dess to the back and entered the bathroom where he had currently been trying to get ready for their last set before he got a very scandalous text from Justin.


“Wanna help me finish getting ready?” Andy asked as he entered the bathroom and Dess said nothing as she just leaned her hip against the door frame and looked at one of the most gorgeous men she had ever laid eyes on. He was wearing his usual black skinny jeans and black Toms and she giggled as she took in his Black Veil Brides shirt that he had appropriately cut to fit his needs.

“Close your eyes…” Dess whispered in his ear and Andy shivered as he felt her breath on his neck and then she was in front of him, her legs pressed against him and Andy cleared his throat loudly.


Dess looked around the small counter and she smiled softly as she picked up a small black pencil and rolled it through her fingers. She pulled the cap off, her tongue sticking out of the side of her mouth and Dess giggled quietly when she saw him jump as she touched his skin with the tip of the pencil. She worked in silence-the only sound was their combined heart beats and Dess smiled as she felt his heart beating against her chest as she leaned against him to get better leverage.

His breathing was slightly ragged, his mouth open a little and Dess smiled as she moved her hand and pressed herself against him. Her lips hovered over his just enough so that he could feel her breath against his lips and then she smirked as she pulled away and began to drag the pencil across his skin once again. Andy inhaled a deep breath, licking his lips as he peeked one eye open and Dess stuck her tongue out at him. Finally with one final swipe she was finished and Dess pulled back slightly to look over her work.


“All finished…” Dess purred and she smiled as Andy opened both of his eyes and looked over her head to see himself in the mirror clearly. He smirked-he had a thick black line trailing from one ear to the other and as he looked at himself Andy realized that he had kind of missed putting on makeup.

“Only you could be seductive and sexy while putting makeup on her fiancé…” Andy laughed as he placed his hands on either side of her face and Dess sighed as she felt his lips graze over the tip of her nose.

“Well when you have such a good canvas-it’s not that hard to make things look good…” She flirted with him, her pink lips curving up in to that smile that he loved so much. For once all summer Dess looked like herself-glowing and happy and Andy was wondering if whatever had had its claws in her had finally let go.

“I love you Dess…” Andy murmured his voice slightly sad and she only smiled as Dess felt herself being pulled against his chest. Andy’s fingers wrapped themselves in her hair and Dess smiled against the skin of his neck, her chin resting on his shoulder as they stood still for a few minutes.

“I love you too Andy…now let’s go before you’re late for your final moment of glory.” She laughed as Andy pulled away from her, placing one last kiss on her lips before placing an arm around her shoulders and leading her out of the bathroom.

“I am pretty glorious…” Andy said as they entered the front and Dess only laughed as she noticed that all of the guys were there, waiting for the two of them.

“Yeah. A glorious fucking pain in our asses-let’s get to it Biersack.” Jinxx said as the guitarist got up from the couch and clapped Andy on the back. The group all laughed loudly at this as they stood and one by one made their way down the steps. They became one collective unit as they walked to the stage and as the sun began to set behind the trees-Dess knew that this had really been the best summer ever.



“Houston you guys are fucking awesome! We are the Black Veil Brides and this last song is In The End!” Andy shouted into the mic and Dess only smiled as she took in his sweaty face and the rest of the guys.

All of the guys looked exhausted as they ran around on stage and Dess felt happy not only for herself, but for them at knowing that Warped Tour had finally come to an end. So much had happened this past summer-in fighting, losing fans, exhaustion and so much more…but it had been worth it. Dess smiled as she saw Andy walk up to Ash, throwing a sweaty arm around the bassist’s shoulders and she knew in that moment that Andley had come back with a vengeance. Those two had been inseparable while they were on the Church of the Wild Ones Tour, but things had changed with one single admission.

Thankfully Andy had been able to put it behind him and while Ashley still seemed to have feelings for her, Dess hoped that one day he and a certain red head would come together and work their shit out. Dess smiled as the guys finished up, throwing out picks and drum sticks towards the crowd and she noticed Andy had the hugest smile on his face as he approached her. His face was beet red, the black line across his nose smudged and blurry looking, but he held the cutest smirk on those perfect pierced lips of his.


“We’re finished! Thank God it’s over!” Andy laughed as he came up to her, throwing an arm over her shoulders and Dess only smiled at him softly. They were all so very very tired and knowing that this would be their last show until early November seemed to make everyone happy.

“You seem overly happy about that babe.” Dess laughed as Andy leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. Of course he was happy-it had been a very long and hot summer filled with more drama than he had anticipated.

“Just wait until we get home-God I can’t wait to sleep next to you in our huge bed with Crow, Dove and Winnie sleeping around us…” Andy said, his eyes glazing over and Dess knew that he truly was ready to get back to their normal lives back in Virginia.

“Crow is probably going to attack you when we get through that door.” Dess laughed as the couple made a turn and headed down the stairs. She smiled as the guys were clapped on the backs by the guys of The Summer Set-who were closing out the last show of the summer.

“I did miss my little buddy. Winnie is probably going to stick to you like glue for the first few days…” Andy said and Dess only laughed as she swiped a stray hair out of her eyes and looked up at him. His face was still red and he still had that huge ass grin on his lips, but Andy looked like he was ready to party later that night.

“Yeah…it’s going to be like having a four year old child running around after me. Hopefully I can get some work done though.” Dess smirked as they all continued to walk on, fans screaming out at the guys and they all just waved but had to keep moving. Rule one of Warped Tour-no stopping by the fences to talk to fans…which Andy hated but rules were rules.

“Well I mean we can work on having that child later tonight if you want…” Andy said with a smirk on his lips and an eyebrow raised towards the heavens.


Dess said nothing as she just pushed his shoulder lightly and kept walking off towards their bus. Everything of theirs had been packed thankfully-Dess had been up all night the night before making sure they had everything. She left out their things to wear later that night, plus some comfy clothes to wear on the plane the next day. Dess couldn’t wait to get home-where she could watch what she wanted, eat when she wanted, do what she wanted and not have to think about how it was going to impact seven other people. She smiled up at Andy as Dess walked up the bus steps and headed straight for the bathroom.

Soon enough she was showered-it had actually gotten pretty warm this time-and she was looking at herself in the mirror as she carefully applied her red lipstick to her pouty lips. Her blonde hair was curly and around her face as she had pinned some of it up so that it appeared shorter, the blonde tresses were glowing in the light softly and Dess smiled-she liked being blonde. Her eyes were smokey looking and seductive and as she looked down at her dress Dess smirked.

It was white and skin tight, with the back being low enough so that her tattoos were out for all to see. The sleeves were long, something that she would probably regret later but Dess loved this dress. She had never gone to her own Prom-something that she had regretted later in life, but now she was going and as Dess smiled to herself in the mirror and moved to open the door she knew-she would being going to Prom with the hottest guy on tour.

Dess opened the bathroom door and smirked as she heard loud laughing coming from the front end of the bus. She walked down the hall, peeking her eyes around the corner and smirked at what she saw-Andy and Ashley having a gun fight at the BVB OK Corral. Jinxx and Jake were sitting on the couch, with CC in one of the recliners and all of them were laughing and joking around. A fan had recently given them a few teddy bears that had been made to look like the members of KISS and the guys cherished them.

Dess leaned up against the counter in the small kitchen, her hip resting against the glossy wood and she cleared her throat loudly. Silence filled the bus as all five guys looked in her direction, their mouths slightly open as they took her in. Andy dropped the gun he was holding, his blue eyes wide in amazement as he looked in her direction. She was breath taking standing there in that skin tight white dress-her cherry red lips held up in that adorable little smirk.


“Holy shit.”

“Dess you look fucking hot.”

“Gorgeous.”

“Biersack you lucky son of a bitch…” Ashley mumbled as Andy only smirked at her and approached Dess slowly. He held her at arms length, smirking down at her and finally his lips came to rest against hers.

“I’m glad I missed my Prom in high school because having the most gorgeous and wonderful date tonight more than makes up for it.” Andy said and Dess only smiled as she felt a blush creep across her skin.

“Yeah well the same could be said for you…” She giggled as Andy kissed her once more and then moved past her to take his own shower. He let his fingers trail across her skin slowly, his finger tips dragging across the bare skin of her back and as Dess turned to sit down at the kitchen table she couldn’t keep the smile from her face.



“Please babe…just one more.” Andy begged and Dess only sighed playfully as she moved to stand against him, her chest pressed against his with her hands resting over his heart. Andy held his camera above them and they both smiled softly as he finished taking the picture.

“Alright! No more…you’re worse than those damn paparazzi that chase us down in the airport.” Dess laughed and Andy only smiled at her as he uploaded their picture to his Instagram and then placed his phone in a back pocket.

“You ready to head out?” Andy asked as Dess only nodded and he reached for one of her hands.


The couple walked in silence as they exited the bus and headed off towards the small building that had been commandeered for the evening’s events. As they walked, Dess looked at Andy and smiled-he was still in a pair of skin tight pants, but his crisp white shirt and navy blue tie made him look dashing and roguish. The sky was clear that night and as they stood waiting in the line to enter Dess looked up and noticed that she could see a lot of stars shining down at her brightly.

Suddenly one star blinked-winked-at her and Dess smiled…maybe that was Moira’s way of letting Dess know that she was watching them. The line moved slowly and Andy squeezed her hand as they finally made it to the front and were placed in front of a cheesy backdrop for their official Prom photo. Dess smiled as she looked around-the walls were draped with red and black crepe paper and twinkling lights and there were balloons and refreshment tables scattered all around.


“Shall we dance?” Andy asked and Dess only nodded and then laughed loudly as he held up her hand and spun her around until they were in the middle of the dance floor.


The DJ was playing all sorts of music-from AFI, The Misfits, Rancid and funnily enough there were some pop songs thrown in there for fun. Dess laughed as Andy danced and she tried her best to keep up. Soon CC had joined them, cutting a rug and shaking those little hips of his the best that he could. Finally after about two hours things began to quiet down and the room started to empty. Some bands were leaving that night, while others were just too exhausted to really enjoy much.

The Prom was mostly for the staff-who had worked all summer to try and make things go by as smoothly as possible and Andy was happy to see the hard workers around him letting loose and having some fun. Suddenly the music came to a soft end and Dess popped her head up as she heard a giggle and she looked off towards the small DJ table.


“Hey guys! I’m Bert and this is Quinn and we’re from the Used. We were asked by a friend to come up here and sing this song since this is he and his chick’s very first Prom ever and he wanted this to be their Prom song-so here it goes…” Dess felt her mouth drop open as a familiar strain of music began to come from Quinn’s guitar and Andy said nothing as he pulled her close, one tattooed hand on her lower back while the other pressed against the back of her head as they swayed gently.

Seemed to stop my breath
My head on your chest
Waitin' to cave in
From the bottom of my
Hear your voice again
Could we dim the sun
And wonder where we've been
May be you and me
So kiss me like you did my heart stopped
Beating such a softer sin
(I'm melting, I'm melting)
In your eyes I lost my place
Could stay a while and I'm melting
In your eyes like my first time
That I caught fire
Just stay with me, lay with me now

“Andy…” Dess said but was stopped by his lips pressing against hers. They swayed to the music and finally it all seemed to come to an end and Andy pulled away from her, a soft smile playing on his pierced lips.

“I love you. Do you want to go back to the bus? The guys said they would hang back for a bit to give us some time…” His eyes were soft and filled with questions and Dess only smiled as she turned towards the DJ Table and caught Bert’s eye. ‘Thank you’ she mouthed and the singer and one of her greatest friends said nothing, but only nodded at the couple as they moved to leave the building.


Andy held her hand tightly as they walked back to the bus and Dess found herself looking up to the stars once more. Suddenly a small ball of light seemed to fall from the Heavens and Dess smiled as she made her wish. She wanted to live-to live a long and happy life with Andy…to have babies with him and wake up every day to their smiling blue eyed faces. She wanted to walk down that aisle towards him in two months and she wanted to spend every chance she could with him. He was everything to her-they were everything to one another. They always would be.

Dess smirked as the two of them finally made their way up the bus steps and all was silent. Andy took his time undressing her, his blue eyes calculating as he took in her slightly tan skin and it seemed like he was memorizing every inch of her body. They spent that night together in their bunk-exploring and loving one another in the best and most personal ways.

As they finally came to rest next to one another, Dess had her head on Andy’s chest and she was swirling her fingers around on his bare skin. He had his fingers running across her scalp softly and Dess smiled as she moved so that she was looking up at him. Those blue eyes-so filled with love and devotion as they looked down at her and Dess knew in that moment that a life with Andy was perfect.

It was Heaven on Earth.

Notes

Well that puts an end to our incredibly long summer on Warped Tour. Who enjoyed it?
With that being said-we are now getting ready to start the Wedding chapters and I must say...they are a fun read.
So if you want them updated every other day instead of twice a week...

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