The sun was shining brightly when I woke up the next morning. I looked at the clock: 1:30 (P.M.) Andy was cuddling with me, still asleep. I rolled out of bed and walked into the kitchen area. I had thought about making pancakes, but I suck at cooking. I decided to pour myself a bowl of cereal and I quietly ate it alone. I put the bowl in the sink when I was done and went back into the room to get dressed. I walked in and saw that Andy was waking up. He smiled at me and proceeded to walk over to me. He grabbed my hand. “Morning,” he said with that perfect smile on his face.“Morning to you too,” I said, blushing. He was about to give me a kiss when a voice came from the kitchen. “Andy, get your lazy ass in the kitchen and make me some mother fucking pancakes!” CC said jokingly. Andy walked out and began conversing with him in a very low tone so that I couldn’t hear. I walked over and grabbed my phone off of the nightstand. I had one unread text from Bobbie.“Yeah right. Seriously where have you been?” it said. I took a video of the tour bus and sent it to her. She replied about 5 minutes later. “Oh my God I’m so fucking jealous of you right now!” she said. I laughed quietly and decided to get dressed. We were still about a day away (not counting today) from Youngstown. I threw on some Batman boxers and an Avenged Sevenfold tank top. I decided to look on Facebook to see if anyone I knew was going to be at the concert. I had a Facebook, but I never did anything except creep on my friends. I looked on Jackie’s, Monica’s, Shauna’s, and Marina’s profiles. They were all going to the concert. Jackie was going with Shauna, Marina was going with her boyfriend, and Monica was going with a friend of hers. I set my phone back down and walked into the kitchen. Jinxx, CC, and Jake were sitting at the table talking while Ashley and Andy were sitting on the couch talking. I walked over towards Andy and Ashley. Ashley got up and walked over towards me. He whispered in my ear, “Be careful. If this gets out, your life might be in danger,” he said. Then he walked back into his room. I sat down next to Andy. We made small talk for about an hour. By then everyone else had already gone to their rooms.“About yesterday,” Andy said. “What about it?” I asked, already knowing the answer. “About the kiss, it was in the heat of the moment and I let my emotions get the best of me,” he said. “It’s ok. I did too. Still friends?” I asked.“No,” he said. “I don’t want to be your friend.” He stood up and pulled me up with him. He walked behind me and put a beautiful batwing necklace with our initials in it. “I want to be your boyfriend,” he said. I was speechless. He kissed me with passion and love. We kissed for what seemed like an eternity.“Yes,” I finally whispered when he pulled away. We embraced tightly. Only after we let go did we realize that Ashley had, once again, seen everything. “Andy, can I talk to you?” Ashley said, dragging Andy into mine and Andy’s room. I plopped down on the couch again. It was only like three in the afternoon, and we still had about a day to go. Andy and Ashley walked out of the room about ten minutes later. Ashley walked into his room angrily. I stood up and walked over to the room. I closed the door and looked out the window. Then I swore we passed a “Welcome to Ohio!”sign. It must just be my nostalgia creeping its way into my mind. I laid down on the bed and I must have passed out because when I woke up and looked out the window, I saw very familiar surroundings. I saw giant buildings and abandoned warehouses; the same buildings and warehouses I remembered from growing up near Youngstown. I grabbed my phone and ran out to the kitchen. I saw Andy sitting there. “Where are we?” I asked, the eagerness present in my voice. “Mineral Ridge, Ohio, “he said with a confused look on his face. I looked at the clock on my phone: 5:07 P.M. I texted Jackie and asked her, “Is that party you invited me to tonight?” “Yeah, wait. Does that mean you can make it?” she responded. The party started at 5, but being fashionably late is good. “Can we make a quick stop somewhere?”I asked. “Sure,” he said, “where?” I gave him her address and we headed to her house. We pulled in her driveway and all six of us got out. She was having a Black Veil Brides party, and I felt it appropriate if we would make an appearance. I didn’t even bother to knock; I just walked in her door. I knew they would all be downstairs. I could hear We Stitch These Wounds playing. I walked down the stairs as quietly as I could. The whole band, including myself, was concert-ready. I told them to wait at the top of the stairs until I said to come down. When I got to the base of the stairs, I was attacked with hugs from all my old friends. “Oh my gosh! I can’t believe you came!” Jackie said as she hugged me. “Not just me,” I said as I signaled them to come downstairs. One by one they walked downstairs and one by one, the twenty or so people’s mouths dropped. I wasn’t even sure Jackie was alive until I saw her shaking from excitement. The band introduced themselves, and then I introduced them to everyone. “I love you so much!” Jackie said, almost in tears as she hugged me viciously. I smiled. Bobbie, Marina, Monica, and a few other people from Mineral Ridge I knew walked up to me and gave me hugs. As I was talking to them, Andy walked over and began conversing with us. We talked about the old days and fond memories for hours. Afterwards, the group dispersed and Andy took me into the backyard where a bonfire was still burning. He took me over to it and grabbed my hands. We stood next to it, our hands intertwined, the glow of the fire gently flickering and illuminating our faces on the moonless night. The stars looked like diamonds shining brightly on black velvet. He looked passionately into my eyes and began to speak. “I love you, Courtney,” he said as he smiled. People started pouring out of the house and forming a crowd around us. “This song is dedicated to the girl who changed my life. My fallen angel,” he said as he looked at me and smiled. Then he began to sing. The crowd’s breath, along with mine, was taken away when his perfect voice cut through the silence of the night. His eyes never left mine. Jinxx walked out of the house and began to play the acoustic guitar along to the song Andy was singing. It was beautiful and perfect in every way. Tears of joy fell from my eyes. He finished the song and passionately kissed me. Everyone took a gasp of shock. No one knew we were dating yet. The gasp was followed by a collective “awww”. Andy and I pulled away and embraced tightly. “I’ll see you back on the bus,” he whispered to me. He then kissed my forehead and walked away. All my friends came up to me and told me how happy they were for us. I could tell they all felt a pang of jealousy when Andy kissed me, but they were practically my family. They understood me in ways my real family never did. I said my goodbyes after giving them all back stage passes to the upcoming concert they were going to. I walked back onto the bus and into my room. I laid down on the bed and drifted off into a sleep that was filled with beautiful images and that perfect song. Before I completely lost myself to my dreams, I felt Andy embrace me. We both fell asleep, still embracing, looking like a photograph in the endless flow of time. A perfect moment for our memories.