Change My Ways
Meeting The Band
"Where are they?" Tara asked, waiting anxiously. We had already finished our soundcheck, and the headliner was nowhere to be seen.
"Do you think their bus broke down or something?" Logan asked.
"Maybe they just late," Kazuo suggested.
"We're here!" we heard someone shout, and saw the five guys of Black Veil Bride run in.
I recognized Andy immediately. He looked so different from when I last saw him. Of course, that was when he was fifteen.
I noticed Tara stiffen next to me. I nudged her lightly and asked, "Hey, everything okay?"
"Ashley?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Whoah, is that Tara?" I guessed that that one was Ashley. I didn't know the band really well, I just knew which one was my brother and apparently the one that was named Ashley.
"Ash, you know her?" Andy asked.
"Yeah, the bastard cheated on me in high school," Tara snapped, no longer the cheery bundle of energy she usually was.
"Even then?" Andy asked Ashley, who shrugged.
"Can we talk about this later?" I asked quietly. "You guys have a soundcheck to run so we can get ready for our set."
"Uh, yeah," Andy said. "I'm Andy by the way."
"I'm Ashley," Ashley introduced himself, though I think we had picked up on that already. The other three introduced themselves as Jake, Jinxx, and CC.
"Well I'm Tara," Tara said. "But you probably figured that out from him." She motioned to Ashley. "I think you'll find that we're actually a pretty quiet bunch. Devin doesn't talk much, neither does Katie, and Kazuo doesn't speak a lot of English. And that's Logan."
"Way to just slap me on the end there," Logan joked.
"Just get to your soundcheck," I muttered. "I need to go talk to the lighting guy."
I began walking away. I didn't really need to speak to the lighting guy, but I found that this was a good way to figure out what people thought about me that they didn't say to my face when we met.
"I take it you sing?" I heard Jake ask Tara.
"No, Katie does," Tara replied. "I guess you could say our little group is different from normal people. I play guitar."
"So do I," Jake said. "You guys really are something else, huh?"
At that point I couldn't hear the rest of the conversation. I made my way to our dressing room and laid down on our couch, putting in my headphones to calm myself down. Tonight was going to be difficult. If Andy recognized her, she didn't know what she would do.
I lost track of time, laying there with my headphones. I looked up when Logan came in, and pulled out my earbuds.
"We're on in ten," he said.
"Thanks," I smiled, following him out to get our in-ear systems and mics and such.
When it was time to go onstage, Devin headed out to his drumset first, and the crowd screamed. We had made quite a name for ourselves in this town, but that was about it. Kazuo went on shortly after, followed by Tara and Logan. I put a fake smile on my face and ran out.
We jumped right into the first song of our set, me singing while Logan screamed when we needed it. We finished the song, and I took my mic off of the stand.
"How's everyone doing tonight?" I asked, running a hand through my hair. The crowd screamed. "Well, that's good. We're gonna play another song for you guys now, would you like that?" More screaming. "Good. This one's called Unseen."
We played through our set smoothly, and when we got backstage, Black Veil Brides was waiting for us.
"You guys were fantastic," Andy said.
"Thanks," I said with a small fake smile. The less time I spent talking to my brother, the better.
"You know, Katie, you remind me of my sister," he continued. My stomach dropped.
"Andy, you have a sister?" Tara asked, asking the question all fans would be expected to ask. She was helping me with this. That was good.
"Had," he corrected. "She disappeared one day when she was twelve, I was fifteen, and the police decided she was dead after a year."
"That's horrible," Tara said, giving me a glance that said 'We need to talk.'
"Guys," their tour manager, Jon, came in. "You're on."
"Good luck," Tara said, and I made my way to our dressing room. She followed me and sat me down on the couch. "Katie, what the hell was Andy talking about?"
"I don't want to talk about it," I muttered.
"Katie-"
"Please," I cut her off. "Just leave it be."
"Do you think their bus broke down or something?" Logan asked.
"Maybe they just late," Kazuo suggested.
"We're here!" we heard someone shout, and saw the five guys of Black Veil Bride run in.
I recognized Andy immediately. He looked so different from when I last saw him. Of course, that was when he was fifteen.
I noticed Tara stiffen next to me. I nudged her lightly and asked, "Hey, everything okay?"
"Ashley?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Whoah, is that Tara?" I guessed that that one was Ashley. I didn't know the band really well, I just knew which one was my brother and apparently the one that was named Ashley.
"Ash, you know her?" Andy asked.
"Yeah, the bastard cheated on me in high school," Tara snapped, no longer the cheery bundle of energy she usually was.
"Even then?" Andy asked Ashley, who shrugged.
"Can we talk about this later?" I asked quietly. "You guys have a soundcheck to run so we can get ready for our set."
"Uh, yeah," Andy said. "I'm Andy by the way."
"I'm Ashley," Ashley introduced himself, though I think we had picked up on that already. The other three introduced themselves as Jake, Jinxx, and CC.
"Well I'm Tara," Tara said. "But you probably figured that out from him." She motioned to Ashley. "I think you'll find that we're actually a pretty quiet bunch. Devin doesn't talk much, neither does Katie, and Kazuo doesn't speak a lot of English. And that's Logan."
"Way to just slap me on the end there," Logan joked.
"Just get to your soundcheck," I muttered. "I need to go talk to the lighting guy."
I began walking away. I didn't really need to speak to the lighting guy, but I found that this was a good way to figure out what people thought about me that they didn't say to my face when we met.
"I take it you sing?" I heard Jake ask Tara.
"No, Katie does," Tara replied. "I guess you could say our little group is different from normal people. I play guitar."
"So do I," Jake said. "You guys really are something else, huh?"
At that point I couldn't hear the rest of the conversation. I made my way to our dressing room and laid down on our couch, putting in my headphones to calm myself down. Tonight was going to be difficult. If Andy recognized her, she didn't know what she would do.
I lost track of time, laying there with my headphones. I looked up when Logan came in, and pulled out my earbuds.
"We're on in ten," he said.
"Thanks," I smiled, following him out to get our in-ear systems and mics and such.
When it was time to go onstage, Devin headed out to his drumset first, and the crowd screamed. We had made quite a name for ourselves in this town, but that was about it. Kazuo went on shortly after, followed by Tara and Logan. I put a fake smile on my face and ran out.
We jumped right into the first song of our set, me singing while Logan screamed when we needed it. We finished the song, and I took my mic off of the stand.
"How's everyone doing tonight?" I asked, running a hand through my hair. The crowd screamed. "Well, that's good. We're gonna play another song for you guys now, would you like that?" More screaming. "Good. This one's called Unseen."
We played through our set smoothly, and when we got backstage, Black Veil Brides was waiting for us.
"You guys were fantastic," Andy said.
"Thanks," I said with a small fake smile. The less time I spent talking to my brother, the better.
"You know, Katie, you remind me of my sister," he continued. My stomach dropped.
"Andy, you have a sister?" Tara asked, asking the question all fans would be expected to ask. She was helping me with this. That was good.
"Had," he corrected. "She disappeared one day when she was twelve, I was fifteen, and the police decided she was dead after a year."
"That's horrible," Tara said, giving me a glance that said 'We need to talk.'
"Guys," their tour manager, Jon, came in. "You're on."
"Good luck," Tara said, and I made my way to our dressing room. She followed me and sat me down on the couch. "Katie, what the hell was Andy talking about?"
"I don't want to talk about it," I muttered.
"Katie-"
"Please," I cut her off. "Just leave it be."
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