Tears and Insecurities

"Hey!"

We all walked into the club, where a lot of bands where throwing a party to celebrate the end of our tour. My eyes lit up as I saw a familiar face.

"Vic!!!"

I ran and jumped into his arms, so happy and excited to see him. The whole band of Pierce The Veil had been long time friends with us since childhood. Vic and Mike are our cousins, which explains us knowing each other so well.
Mike and Tony both come over to squeeze me in a hug also, almost cutting off my air supply. I didn't fucking care. I loved these guys.

Eventually, I was torn away from the three and I found myself in Jaime's arms as he was squeezing the life out of me. I thought my fucking eyeballs were going to pop out of my head like one of those adorable key chain animals that you squeeze out of boredom. I hugged him back just as hard. I loved my cousins and Tony, but...

I really fucking missed this guy. He always made us laugh and smile in the toughest situations. Any time we had a problem and we needed to feel better, Jaime wouldn't leave us alone until he did. I laughed, now that he finally released me because I needed air.

"I want to introduce you guys to my band."
I waved the guys and Angel over to meet Pierce The Veil. After standing there awkwardly from me being snatched into big hugs.

"This is Angel, our bass player, Cristo, our guitarist, Bane, our drummer, and Cielo, the rhythm guitarist. And guys, This is Tony Perry, Vic Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, and Jaime Preciado."

They all exchanged greetings with the exception of Bane, who waved instead. The guys talked for a while to each other, before Cristo and Cielo decided to get some drinks. Angel followed quietly. There's no telling where Bane went. I saw a lot of other people from other bands, some where talking, other were dancing and drinking, having a good time. Mike, Jaime and I headed over to the bar, ordering our drinks. I was a huge Vodka drinker. I ordered a shot of Smirnoff, my favorite brand. I quickly down the shot and pay for another as I turned to Mike.

"So how's Gehenna and Dahlia? I talked to Roman not long ago, he's doing pretty fucking good, but how are the other two doing?"

"They're doing pretty good. Well, at least I know Dahlia is. She's a successful artist and photographer now, traveling around the world. As of Gehenna,...I dunno. Haven't heard from her in a while. I know she's now a certified tattoo artist, who knows if she's actually tattooing though. She spends so much time with the band Slipknot. It's somehow keeping her out of trouble...in some ways.."

"Gotta love that kid. She's always been my partner in crime-literally. We would always get arrested and bailed out together, always in trouble, and not giving two shits about it."

It was true. Gehenna didn't take shit from anyone and/or anything. She wasn't an asshole who would stroll in like she owned the place, definitely not. But she sure as hell was the one you didn't really wanna fuck with. For someone to say a fucked up comment to her, she always came back with a smart ass and hilarious retort, pissing the other person off and leading to a fight. She doesn't like to start fights, but she sure as hell will finish them, no doubt. She was always the outcast, but she never gave a shit what people thought about her. Bisexual, like myself, she constantly with girls, always the dominant one in the relationship. You almost never see her without a Jack Daniel's bottle on her, but at the same time, I don't remember ever seeing her drunk...


"The fuck else have you been up to, kid? Haven't talked to you in forever, it seems."

I laughed a bit at Mike's question, thinking and remembering the shitload of things that has occurred since last time I've seen him. Before I could answer, I was interuppted by Jaime.

"I saw your tweet earlier today. What's goin on with that Jason guy? Last time I checked, you two where head over heels in love with each other."

I almost forgot. Just a few minutes after the show, I sent a quick tweet, letting my fans know that Jason and I were over. Usually, I wouldn't do that, but I wasn't trying to hear people gushing over us as if we were still together because they weren't aware.
I sighed.

"It's a long story...but I'll tell you anyway.."

°Angel Pov°

There was so many people. All of different bands. Some of which I knew, some of which I weren't aware of. I slowly trailed behind Cristo making sure to only be seen and not heard around others. I kept my head down and let my vibrant red hair shield my face.

"You okay, Ang?"

I lifted my head to see Cristo looking into my eyes, filled with concern. I quickly brushed the feeling. He wasn't trying to be affectionate, he was just showing concern for his fellow band mate.
"I'm fine."
I sighed, because I wasn't. But over the years, I have learned well to push those feelings aside to someone who cares, but Cristo wasn't buying it.

Not today.

"I know when something's up, Ang. You tend to shield yourself from others all the time. You're beautiful... more than you realize."

His soft words were gentle, but serious, for once. Cristo was usually the type to flirt with anything that had long hair, big tits, and a nice ass. He also joked around a lot, but there are certain rare occurrences as to when he's serious, and this just happens to be one of them, and he's still sober.

"So, ...If you don't mind telling me what's wrong. Maybe I can help in any way possible?"

I couldn't tell Cristo that I had feelings for him... Who knows what his reaction may be... I looked around the room, looking and thinking for an excuse to come up with, only for to gently touch my cheek...


°V's Pov°

"He What?!"

I jumped a bit as a loud shattering noise can be heard on the other side of the club as liquor went everywhere on the counter. I looked over to the source of the sudden commotion, when I found my older brother, Roman, leaning over the counter behind Jaime, a burning cigarette in hand while the other was on the shattered glass.

"Roman! I didn't know you were here!"
I ran behind Jaime, jumping into Roman's arms like I had with Vic earlier. He hugged me just as tight. We stayed like that for a while, before pulling apart and smiling at each other. His smile soon vanished as he remembered what I just said moments ago.

"I didn't know Jason was being such a dick to you....Why didn't you tell me?"
I sighed.
"It's not really anything personal against you. I would have told everyone, but I saw no point if I didn't even know for sure or not if our relationship was going to be okay when I came home..I guess not. "
He nodded at my answer, sighing also. "Can't fucking wait till I see that dickhead. I'm gonna jam my tattoo gun in his eye."
I laughed a bit at his threat.

"So why are you here? I thought only bands and some other people where here.."
I tried to change the subject, not wanting to talk about Jason anymore.

"I came here to support you. I'm seriously proud of you guys and how far all of you came."
Jaime nodded, agreeing with Roman. I noticed Jaime look over and hug another band that came over to the bar.

"CC!!"
Jaime yelled as he hugged him. The man called CC hugged him back as if they were brothers.

The fuck is up with everyone squeezing the shit out of each other?

"How ya doin!?! Haven't talked to you in about a week. What's up?"

As CC and Jaime broke apart from the hug, I noticed CC's appearance. All black, war paint, spiked/teased hair and bandana with chains.

In my opinion, I thought he looked fucking awesome.

CC took a swig of the Monster drink in his hand as he conversed with Jaime. I noticed Mike and Vic (who had just come over to the bar.) talking to some other guys that looked similar to the hyperactive rock star.

"CC, these two are some old friends of mine. This Roman and Violet, cousins of Vic and Mike. And Roman, this is Christian Coma, also known as CC, the drummer of Black Veil Brides."

"Hey guys!!" CC grinned and hugged us both.

His hugs rivaled Jaime's. If someone else hugs me before the night is over, I'm leaving with a broken spine.

"So what bands are you two from?"

Roman spoke up. "I'm not in a band. I'm a DJ and tattoo artist. My sister is the lead singer of Lost In The Great Escape."
"I've heard some of your music before! You guys are really good!"

I blushed a little bit and smiled.

"Thanks. I love the song Youth And Whiskey. I didn't know who you were until Jaime said that you were from Black Veil Brides."

CC smiled. He waved over his band mates and I was introduced to three other guys.
"This is Jinxx, he plays rhythm guitar and violin, Jake Pitts, who plays guitar, and Ashley Purdy, and he plays bass."

"And women.." Jake added, smirking.
Ashley smirked over at me, hearing the joke that Jake made.

"We can play anything you want, babe." He said seductively, wiggling his eyebrows at me.

"We call him Purdy Porn. For obvious reasons.."

A deep voice said, not coming from any of the four guys. I looked over to see a tall man with long, black, disheveled hair. His appearance was a lot like the other four, but I had noticed how they each had their own individual style. What stood out to me the most was his piercing blue glacier eyes.

He also flashed a smirk at me and reached out his hand.

"I'm Andy Sixx.. So, you're the lead singer in the band, Lost in The Great Escape...You seriously have a pair of lungs on you."

"Thanks! You're really good also. I love the song Youth and Whiskey."

"Thank you. Who is this?" Andy's piercing gaze shifted over to Roman in curiosity.

"This Roman, my older brother. He's an awesome DJ and tattoo artist."
Everyone smiled and nodded, exchanging hand shakes and hugs with Roman. Eventually, he put out his second cigarette and ran a hand through his hair.

"I'm gonna go talk to Austin and see how he's doing. I'll see you guys later."
He waved at them and ruffled my hair before going in the opposite direction.

I looked over to see Cielo talking to Vic, Angel and Cristo smiling as they talked to eachother. Bane was sitting over by the drinks, with blonds surrounding him, trying to start a conversation with the guy.

As I downed more and more shots, things became more blurry. I remember staring into those bright blue eyes of Andy's...we talked for a bit, both of us, drinking and laughing at Ashley's attempt to pick up some girls. Everyone was having a good time, it seemed. I may not have remembered much of what happened that night, but the last thing I remember seeing was his beautiful blue eyes before everything went black.

Notes

Wheels; Jamie Cullum.
Okay, so here is chapter two. I hope more people are able to read and review, so that I know what you guys think. I hope you guys enjoyed it!