Love And Other Drugs

Birds were chirping, dogs were barking and people were screaming-loudly. Luxe was standing in the middle of all of it, her hair pulled back, her sweat pants comfortable against her exhausted legs and her tired eyes were covered in overly large red velvet sunglasses. Char and Mads were both standing nearby watching as their crew loaded up the trailer that would travel behind their brand new bus. No one had gone on the bus yet, they were waiting for Alex to show up, and the girls were itching to get on, lay down either on the couches or in their bunks and fall back asleep. It was six in the morning and the girls had spent most of the night before out at Crow, partying to celebrate their album release and the start of their world tour.

Luxe had had way too much to drink-Jack and Cokes all night long-and so she was hurting pretty badly at the moment. Pixie and Lulu were both sitting on the curb, Pixie holding Lulu's head in her lap and both girls had their sunglasses pulled low over their eyes. Those two girls had gotten crazy last night and Pixie ended up sleeping with one of their roadies-Trent-and now there was an awkwardness in the air as he kept trying to get her attention while he was loading up Mads' drums. Suddenly a call came from her left and as Luxe faced in that direction she smirked-Alex was walking towards them and he looked just as tired as them.


"Morning ladies! Ready to see your new bus?" He called out to them and Luxe felt her heart leap in to her throat. She had been waiting for this moment for a while and finally it was here.

"Fuck yes! Ugh I need my bed!" Char called out as she came up from behind Luxe and the two girls walked over towards the bus door together. There was a clicking noise as Alex unlocked the door and a cool blast of air hit her square in the face as Luxe looked up the steep bus steps-these would be fun after a long night of drinking.

"Not so fast Char-we have some stuff we have to go over first!" Alex called out after the girls as they all ran up the stairs and Luxe could only stand in the kitchen part of the bus as she looked around at everything.


The floors were hardwood and shiny, the walls covered in a light cream paper while the long couch against one wall of the bus was tan leather and brand new. There was one large television against one corner right behind the driver, and another hung right over the kitchen table. There were two recliners beside the bench for the table, a small microwave, fridge and plenty of cabinets. One look in those cabinets showed that they were fully stocked with food-cereal, bread, peanut butter and then there were two whole cabinets filled with booze. The freezer was also filled with booze, chilled and ready to be consumed in celebration after tonights show.

Luxe walked down the hall and finally found the bunks-Char and Mads were laying in theirs, which were across from one another and both Pixie and Lulu were also in theirs, which were right above Char's and Mads'. Luxe looked around and found a bottom bunk that was on the left and in the corner and knew that she would like sleeping off by herself since Char tended to talk in her sleep. Leaving the girls to their snoozing, Luxe continued towards the very back, passing a small bathroom that would soon be cluttered with their things until finally she made it to the back lounge.

A hug sectional couch took up most of the room, but there were huge cabinets along the far wall and with one look inside them Luxe knew that this would be where they stored most of their stage clothes. There was another, much larger television back here and she noticed that there was a Wii and a xBox 360 hooked up and neatly placed on two shelves. An acoustic guitar for jamming was in one corner and a small mini fridge filled with bottles of water was in the other. All and all this bus was pretty amazing and Luxe knew that she was going to be comfortable in it for the next however many months. Just as she was running her hands over the back of the black leather couch, Luxe heard someone calling her name.


"Luxe!" It was coming from the front and Luxe only sighed as she turned on her heel and walked back towards where everyone else seemed to be. All of the girls were out of their bunks, some of the blankets crumpled and pushed aside and Luxe couldn't wait to hang out in her own little private space.

"What?!" She laughed as she pushed back the door separating the front of the bus from the back and the laughter died in her throat as soon as she saw who was standing around her brand new home. The girls were all bunched up on the couch while Jon, BVB's manager, and Alex were both sitting in recliners. It was the five guys standing around sleepily that made Luxe irritated.

"Morning sunshine." One of them, the one who was always smiling and usually spoke loudly, said to her kindly and Luxe couldn't help but smile at him a little bit.

"What's going on?" Luxe asked as she sat down on Char's knees and smirked as the guys mouths dropped open. Char had woven her arms around Luxe's stomach and the two girls were cuddling fairly closely. Pervs.

"We always have pre-tour meetings with all of the bands before going on tour." Andy said in a matter of fact tone with that know it all smirk on his lips. Ugh-she wanted to kick him, even half asleep he was frustrating.

"Correct Andy. Now girls, there are some rules for this wonderful bus that I just got you and we have to go over that and your time line. We also need to finalize the set lists and flip to see who plays first tonight." Alex said as he passed around papers for all of them. Lucinda read over the rules as Alex read them a loud and she could feel herself getting a headache.


Bus Rules:
1. All inhabitants will be back on the bus by 3AM. Those who are not will have to travel on the Roadie Bus, which is bus 3.
2. There will not be more than twelve people on the bus at one time.
3. No climbing or standing on any furniture on the bus.
4. No number 2's on the bus-no matter what! If you need to use the restroom, please notify the driver or your manager of your needs and we will stop as soon as possible.
5. Please be respectful of those on the bus who have different schedules than you. Rockstars can sleep all day-managers cannot. So please be as quiet as possible after the hour of 1 AM.
6. All bands will be kind and courteous to one another, on and off the busses and especially in front of fans.
7. Please keep the bus clean. The back cabinets in the far lounge are for your stage costumes and they should be kept dry and hung up after every show.
8. Trash days are on Tuesday and Thursday. Wash days are every Friday.
9. Please keep your belongings in your bunk or in the front lounge area. Do not clutter the bathroom or kitchen counters with your personal items.
10. Have fun-but just responsible fun!


"You girls have stage costumes?" One of the BVB guys asked as they all looked up from the list. Luxe noticed that he was the one who hardly ever spoke and Luxe only smirked at him.

"Yeah-don't you?" She asked and Andy rolled his eyes and cleared his throat.

"Okay, so no fun allowed on this tour-got it. Now what about set lists?" He asked and Alex only smirked and pulled another set of papers out from underneath his left leg. Luxe quickly took one, anxious to see what they would be playing and in what order.

Black Veil Brides
Set The World On Fire
All Your Hate
God Bless You
Perfect Weapon
Smoke and Mirrors
We Stitch These Wounds
Rebel Yell(Cover)
Savior
Carolyn
Sweet Blasphemy
Mortician’s Daughter
The Legacy
New Religion
Knives And Pens
Fallen Angels(Encore)

The Hollywood Dolls
Do Your Worst
Make Me Wanna Die
Miss Nothing
Angel Eyes
Alone(Cover)
Just Tonight
21 Guns(Cover)
Iris(Cover)
Zombie
I'm No Good
Broken(Duet)
I Love Rock N' Roll(Cover)
Total Eclipse(Cover)
Victims
Ready Aim Misfire(Encore)


Andy looked over the song titles for The Hollywood Dolls and tried to hide the impressed look on his face. He had yet to listen to their album, he really didn't want to, but he knew he probably should. Andy was tired-he and the guys had spent most of their night last night out at Crow and while they knew the girls were there as well-they heard them all the way from across the bar-they didn’t go over and say hello. The bands were not on good terms and while Jinxx and CC were all for a truce, Jake, Ashley and especially Andy were not giving in. Luxe and the other girls were just so spoiled-who got a brand new bus for their very first tour?

Andy had sweated his ass off in that fucking van for over three years and finally they had gotten a bus just a little over a year ago. Luxe and the Dolls got this awesome bus right off the bat and it just wasn’t fair. Andy crossed his arms over his chest as he looked around and noticed that the girls were all whispering to one another quietly. God he hated girls-they couldn’t be trusted and they were always up to something. Andy nudged Ashley on the shoulder as they stood there and the bassist looked over at the singer and they both shared a smile. The girls might have a sweet ass bus, but the guys would be damn sure that they wouldn’t be able to enjoy it.


“Now, we have the Meet and Greet packages to discuss.” Alex spoke out and Andy’s complete attention was on the worm sitting across from him. He didn’t like Alex-he hated the manager more than he hated Luxe-but he had been really wondering about these packages.

“Okay-the break down can get complicated so you may want to pay attention…Mads…Char.” Andy noticed that the two girls had been laughing softly about something and now they were sitting there looking chastised.

“Now, there are five Meet and Greet packages-two for each band and one combo. The first one I will go over is the one for Black Veil Brides. Your basic package includes the Meet and Greet, a laminated photo to be signed, a personal tour t-shirt and a poster-this allows the fans to meet you, but no pictures are allowed. Your second package, which is The Deluxe, includes all of those things and a personal photo between the fan and the band.” Andy nodded his head, he had known a little bit about these two packages, but he hadn’t known what the difference was between them.

“The Dolls also have those two packages, but their’s will also include a personal photo with Luxe.” Alex continued and Andy noticed the uncomfortable silence that had fallen over the girls. He knew that silence-he was met with it ever time his face was plastered on a magazine cover and he wasn’t with the guys.

“Now, The Diamond package includes all of those things, but it is for both bands so the fan will walk away with two of everything. Also it includes the photo ops with both bands and personal photo ops with Luxe and Andy together. Now all Meet and Greet packages are sold out and you all have to be stage ready and done with soundcheck by four o’clock every night.” Alex explained and Andy groaned-he hated soundcheck and he especially hated when soundchecks were early in the day as he liked to sleep in.

“What’s the time line for us Alex?” Pixie, the girl with the pink hair, asked and Andy found that that was actually a question he had been wondering himself.

“We’re starting from the West, moving up North, going across the Midwest, South, East and then heading back West through Texas-we’re giving this two months as you guys will have days off so that you can rest but also continue to do interviews and photo shoots. The UK is next, that will be a month, then Europe will be a month and a half. Australia will be another month and a half and then that will be it. We will have a final show in LA and then you guys will go your separate ways.” It all sounded good to Andy, especially the very last part about both bands going their separate ways.

“Alright! It is now 7:03 and we have to get on the road. So get some rest, the venue isn’t far since we’re starting in LA, but you guys will have some down time before souncheck-so get to know one another.” Alex smiled at all of them before he shook Jon’s hand and then moved to sit up front in his seat beside the driver.


The silence was hella awkward and Luxe noticed that the guys all shuffled their feet around before they quickly departed the bus for their own. Char and Mads laughed as they both walked down towards their bunks and Pixie decided she was just going to crash on the couch with Lulu. That left Luxe on her own and after all of that new information her mind was spinning and her stomach was nervous.

Tonight was the big night and she only hoped she wouldn’t fall flat on her face.

Notes

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All of the songs listed above were written and are owned by their respective bands. I'm just borrowing them and if you guys have any questions about the songs, please feel free ask below.

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