One-Shots

“CC, where are we going?” I asked as he continued to drive down the never-ending, gravely road.

“It’s a surprise. I told you that already,” he laughed.

I pouted and continued to bounce my leg up and down. We had been driving for at least an hour and I was growing impatient.

CC had told me to dress fancy, but he never explained to me why. I had put my green and blue hair up in an elegant bun. I had even taken out my snakebites, only leaving my nose piercing in. I was wearing a strapless, knee-length, black dress with lace accents. The dress made it easy to make out my Batman logo tattoo on my right forearm and my BVB star with the lyrics ‘Never Give In, Never Back Down’ inside of it that was located on my left shoulder.

I stared in front of me, not absorbing any of the passing scenery. Thoughts entered and exited through my head as time passed. CC was supposed to be leaving for L.A. in a couple of days to start recording, and to be honest, I would just as much enjoy being curled up on the couch with him while watching a bad movie.

I could tell that CC was upset at leaving me too because every time he would look at me, he had a look of longing in his eyes. He had been trying so hard for the past week to give me pleasant memories before he left.

“Aquamarine,” CC said, breaking the silence, “Do you remember when we met?”

“How could I forget,” I laughed as the memory came flooding back to me.

***********Flashback*************

“Gemma, why did you even drag me here?” I grumbled as I took swig of my second beer. This Halloween party was boring as heck.

“You needed to get out. You can’t deny that. Besides, I was hoping that you’d be able to find a guy or something,” my friend explained.

“Well, no guys have come up to me. Can I go home now?”

“No. If you haven’t noticed, we’re talking in a corner. Maybe if we moved somewhere else we wouldn’t be having this issue.”

“Ugh, fine,” I conceded.

Gemma and I walked over to one of the couches because according to her, it was the best spot to scope out the men. Not that I really cared, of course. I just wanted to go home and sleep or listen to the new song Black Veil Brides released. I just really didn’t want to be here.

“Aqua, that dude is totally checking you out,” Gemma squealed.

“Yeah, right,” I scoffed.

“Seriously! He’s over by the stairs! Look!”

I reluctantly glanced over at the stairs and I froze in shock. Christian Coma from Black Veil Brides was looking at me. Holy crap!

He smiled at me and I smiled a little in response. He started making his way over to me and I felt my heart beating at a mile a minute.

“Hey, my name’s CC,” he said, offering his hand to me.

“My name’s Aquamarine,” I responded.

“I couldn’t help but notice you. Your hair looks bad-ass.”

“Thanks,” I said, trying to hold back a laugh.

“I noticed that you don’t seem really excited to be here,” he noted.

“Not really. I’m not much of a party person.”

“Well, I was thinking about heading out. Do you want to go grab some ice cream with me or something?” he asked.

I looked over at Gemma, asking for approval.

“Go ahead. I’ll be fine by myself. I might try to find a guy,” Gemma said.

I could tell that Gemma was practically yelling in her head ‘I told you, Aqua! You should listen to me more often!’

“Alright, I’ll text you later,” I said.

CC took my hand and we exited the house, heading for the nearest ice cream parlor.

*************End Flashback***************

“You caused us to get lost on the way to get ice cream,” I reminded him.

“I’m sorry! I hadn’t been to your town before. Your streets are very confusing.”

“Uh huh,” I said, giving him a playful glare.

“We’re here,” he said, stopping the car.

“What?”

“We’re here,” he repeated, “Now close your eyes.”

“Really?”

“Yep.”

I sighed and closed my eyes. CC got out of the car and opened my door for me. He helped me out of the car and led me into the building.

“If you cause me to run into anything, I’m going to hit you,” I said.

“Trust me. You’ll be perfectly safe,” CC reassured me.

We walked for a couple more minutes before CC whispered in my ear, “Open your eyes.”

I gasped as I looked around the ballroom. The walls were a cream colour with gold accents and the biggest chandelier I’d ever seen was hanging from the ceiling. In the middle of the room was a small table for two with champagne, breadsticks, and a large bowl of spaghetti.

My ears picked up on the slow, classical music that was playing in the background and I fought back tears.

“This is the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me,” I whispered to CC.

“I’m glad you like it. Would you care to dance?” he asked, holding his hand out to me.

“Why of course kind sir,” I giggled.

He led me to the middle of the dance floor and he place a hand around my waist. We began to move in time with the music and soon we were dancing.

“I didn’t know you could dance,” I said.

“Neither did I,” he laughed.

He spun me around and as soon as I was in his grasp again, he dipped me.

His face was inches from mine and the next moment his lips were on mine. I tangled my fingers in his hair and felt the arm he was using to support me pull me closer to him.

I would miss this. I knew that dating him would be hard with his constant touring and such, but not being able to be with him for even a few weeks at a time made things much harder.

We finally pulled away for air and as I looked at CC, I let out a small chuckle.

“I have lipstick all over my face, don’t I?” he asked as he lifted me up.

“Maybe just a little,” I smirked.

“Come on, let’s go eat,” he said.

He pulled out my chair for me and kissed my cheek.He sat down in his own chair and started dishing out our food.

“CC, I have a question to ask you.”

“Ask away.”

“How long is it going to take for you to record your new album?”

“I don’t know. A few months maybe? We’ll have a month after we’re done recording to relax and stuff, so I’ll be able to visit you then.”

“But then you’ll be touring nearly non-stop for four months or so, won’t you?” I sighed.

“Probably.”

“CC, I don’t like you being away for that long. I know it sounds selfish, but I barely get any time with you. I thought when we started out this relationship that I’d be able to go a while without seeing you, but you’ve only been back from tour for a couple weeks and now you have to leave again. With Andy and Juliet, at least they live in the same place, but we live in different states. I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to handle this.”

“Aqua, I know it’s hard. It’s hard for me to, which is why I got you something,” he said, digging into his coat pocket.

He pulled out a gold key and I just stared at it utterly confused.

“How’s a key going to keep us together?” I asked.

“It’s a key to my place. I want you to move in with me,” he said.

“Are you serious?” I asked.

“I’m dead serious. We’ve been dating for months and I think it’s time for us to take the next step. Plus, this way we can spend more time together. I know it doesn’t fix all of the issue, but it helps. So, what do you say, Aqua? Will you move in with me?”

“Yes. I’ll move in with you,” I smiled, “So, I guess this means that I’ll have to spend the next couple of days packing, huh?”

“Yep,” CC answered, getting up from the table and kissing me on the lips.

“I love you,” he mumbled against my lips.

“I love you too,” I whispered back.

Notes