Love And Other Drugs

“Berlin! It is so great to be here!” Luxe called out in to the mic as the crowd went absolutely wild. It was a packed house-their Meet and Greet had been completely sold out and the fans had been amazing so far.

“It’s nice to be in a country where true rock and roll still reigns! I love rock and roll music-it fills my heart and my soul! Now we aren’t the first band to play this next song, but I can guarantee you that we play it with everything we have! If you guys know the words to this song-and I’m sure you do-then I want you to sing it as loud as you possibly can!” Luxe said as Char and Pixie moved in to playing one of the songs that Luxe absolutely loved.


I saw him dancing there by the record machine
I knew he must have been about seventeen
The beat was going strong
Playing my favorite song
And I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me, yeah me
And I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me, yeah me

Singing, I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
Ow!


The girls played this song like it was their last night on Earth-they loved playing this one because all of the people in the audience knew it and could sing along to it. The walls seemed to vibrate with all of the singing coming from in front of her and Luxe smiled as she tossed her head back and let her hair swing back and forth to the music. Andy was in the wings, stomping his feet and singing along, a soft smirk on his face as he watched her perform. Christmas had been great-slightly awkward towards the end, but their first Christmas together had been wonderful.

Now the two of them were in a strange place because they were together officially, which made Alex incredibly happy, but their bands were kind of weirded out. Luxe had gotten the third degree from the girls, which had been weird since Char had practically pushed she and Andy together. They just didn’t see the couple as going anywhere, that and it was very obvious that Andy did not like Luxe’s partying nor did he like how much influence the girls had over her. He tried to keep them separated, but he couldn’t be there all the time. Earlier that very day the two bands had gone their separate ways because the guys had an interview with a local rock magazine and the girls had a radio interview.

When Andy had showed up at the venue, he had been all smiles as he walked the back halls, eager to find Luxe. What he found was his girlfriend, practically passed out in her dressing room, strung out on Valium and Coke. All of the girls were like zombies for the next few hours and Andy had been tempted to take Luxe by her hair and lock her in a room, leaving her there until she sobered up. He couldn’t do that though-she was an adult and she had to make her own mistakes. The girls had all sobered up for the stage though and everything was going great. Their first night on the European Leg had been a hit and Andy couldn’t be more proud.


“That was fucking amazing guys!” Luxe called into the mic as the girls began to go in to the next song.


Andy watched as his girl ran around on stage, falling down to her knees as she sang her heart out. Her long blonde hair was almost to her waist now, straight and fluffy from all of the teasing. It was funny because Andy had looked exactly like that a year ago-his hair had been just as big and his makeup just as heavy. But now he and the guys were growing tired of the charade-they had grown tired of the stage makeup and all the product that they put in their hair.

Andy had cut his hair, much to his fans dismay and some were even saying that he wasn’t the same person anymore. The interview earlier that day had included a question about his hair and Andy knew that it was probably going to follow him for at least a year, maybe more.

Luxe was rolling around on the stage, smirking as she gyrated her hips to the tune of Char’s guitar solo and Andy clapped his hands, his cigarette smoke wafting up towards his nose. Her skinny hips were clad in tight leather pants, the knees were beginning to rip and she, like all of the girls, was wearing a cropped BVB tee. They had raided the BVB merch table, each girl had on a different BVB shirt, except their stomachs were showing-Char’s boobs were almost falling out of the bottom of hers.

Luxe’s had just Andy’s face on it and as she rolled around on the ground and pumped her hips up and down, Andy gulped. Things had been hot and heavy between the two and they had almost sealed the deal twice, but something always held him back.

With Scout things had been hot and heavy from the very start-they had met when he had been in LA for a few acting jobs, just a dumb teenager trying to make it. She had already made it-sort of-playing bit parts here and there until finally she landed the gig to end all gigs. A reboot of a popular Halloween movie and she was the star. Andy had been so proud of her and their love had grown, until Andy had to go back to Ohio and then started his own life with the band. He had moved back out to LA as soon as he turned 18, moving in with Scout and continuing their romance.

He had given her his heart and soul-he was hers for eternity and they would do anything for one another. Then BVB recorded their first record and had to begin touring. They tried to make it work-she would visit him when she wasn’t filming and he called her before every show. But then in the middle of it all-she stopped visiting and he stopped calling.

Then he began to get pictures sent to him through email from mutual friends-pictures of Scout hanging all over other guys. Some guys he knew-other guys with bands who were trying to make it-and his heart began to slowly break. He took his anger and sadness over the entire thing out with his dick-fucking anything and everything that moved.

Word then got back to Scout, who called him one night in a rage and they had it out then and there. They broke up, but like all of their fights and break ups, it wasn’t permanent and as soon as the tour ended, Andy was right back home with Scout. They tried to mend things, but mostly the only thing that remained of their relationship was the best sex he’d ever had. They would go at one another all day long-fighting and arguing, but as soon as the sun went down Scout turned in to the girl he fell in love with and they would ravish one another until they were breathless.

The final nail in the coffin had been last year-their first big tour on a bus. Scout had rode along and one night the two of them had gotten drunk. He had started it-accusing her of sleeping with her director and then Scout had served him a low blow by telling him that his band was only a second rate version of Motley Crue. She had escaped to a nearby motel, crying on the bed while he begged her on the phone to tell him where she was. Two hours and a missed interview later and the two of them were faced with the hard choice-stay together and fight it out or break it off and never speak again.

It killed him every night to sing Mortician’s Daughter-the song he had written for Scout in their puppy love years-but as Andy stood on the side of the stage and watched Luxe do her thing, he couldn’t help but feel like maybe it wouldn’t hurt as much anymore.

The girls seemed to be finishing up and Andy was sad to see them stop. At first he hadn’t been sure of their stage abilities and at first he had been right-it had been pretty rough watching those girls run around on stage. But over the weeks and months of touring, they seemed to get in to a groove and now it was like they were old pros at it.

Andy and the guys clapped and cheered as the girls moved forward, tossing out extra pics, towels, sticks and bottles of water towards the crowd before running off the stage. It was over-The Hollywood Dolls had now performed in another country and they looked thrilled about that fact as they came running towards the side of the stage.


“You girls were awesome!” CC yelled as Pixie ran at him, taking a flying leap in to his arms and the group watched as he spun the small bubble gum haired girl around. Her boots came flying off and the BVB guitar tech had to duck out of the way to avoid being hit.

“That was so amazing! I don’t think we’ve ever played for a crowd that wild before!” Lulu said, wiping her made up face with a towel and losing most of her makeup in the process.

“We had a pit guys! A fucking pit during one of our songs! I didn’t think we had any songs that would make a pit spring up!” Char said happily as she clung to Ashley and looked around. Andy just stood there, his arm wrapped loosely around Luxe’s sweaty bare waist as they both stood there.

“You did a really good job out there baby doll.” Andy whispered in her ear softly and Luxe shivered as his breath crossed over her skin. She was still hyped up from the night-she still wanted to run and jump around.

“Thanks-now it’s your turn.” She smiled up at him and watched as Andy smirked, half of his lips going up and his eyebrows cocking. God that drove her crazy and Luxe felt like she could swoon at any moment.

“True-I dunno though…you guys are going to be really hard to follow.” Andy said with a wink and Luxe only shoved his shoulder slightly before following the girls off towards the dressing room. She wanted to do some blow before the guys went on-it really uped the experience of watching Andy on the stage.


Luxe felt bad about doing things behind Andy’s back, especially after he told her he loved her, but a little blow here and there wasn’t going to hurt and he didn’t seem to notice. She had done some earlier in the day, just a half of a line with Pixie and Andy hadn’t mentioned anything about it. Now she was in the dressing room, watching silently as Pixie cut some lines and then offered her the paper.

It didn’t sting anymore as she snorted and Luxe pulled her head up and back, savoring the feeling of all of her cells coming alive. Char was right behind her, having just done her own line and the two girls smiled as they rode their waves together. Someone was rubbing her shoulders-probably Char and Luxe opened her eyes to the room and her smile grew.

Pixie and Lulu were giggling in the corner, while Char, who had been rubbing her shoulders but had stopped, was packing up her bag and humming to herself. Mads was smiling-something she only did after a line and Luxe skipped over towards the drummer and began to poke her in the side. The two girls then broke out in to a tickle fight, their laughter and giggling growing until finally the sounds of guitars broke their joyful noise. The girls scrambled to get to the side of the stage and made it just in time for the guy’s first song.


“What the fuck is going on Berlin?!” Andy shouted in to the mic and CC hit his cymbals, making the crowd scream louder.

“We are the Black Veil Brides from Hollywood California and we are here to make sure you guys have a good fucking time tonight!” Again the crowd screamed and Luxe found herself screaming right along with them. She loved seeing Andy on stage…she loved Andy period.

“We noticed you guys got pretty crazy with the band of lovely ladies who were just on the stage-The Hollywood Dolls!” More screams and a few shouts from the guys in the crowd. The girls all smiled at one another-their over seas fanbase was obviously a success.

“Well we want to keep this party going so if you feel like moshing and pushing one another around then by all means-lets fucking ROCK!” With that the guys went in to playing their next song and Luxe found herself banging her head up and down to Jinxx and Jake’s guitars.


Andy loved being on the stage and he loved seeing Luxe on the side of the stage. Tonight began the first night of their overseas tour and Andy was bound and determined to make sure that this was the best tour-even if it killed him.

Notes

Luxe still hasn't learned her lesson. Will she? Or will this all end in tragedy?

I Love Rock N' Roll-Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

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