Bullets in a Music Box

Loud music sounded through the speakers as I sprawled out on the couch. After trying to sleep for four damn hours, I gave up and came down to the living room and blasted music. Andy was gone with the band at a stupid meeting with Tyler. I swear, Tyler doesn't know the meaning of 'break.' Crow had decided to jump up on my stomach and sprawl himself out on me roughly an hour ago, and we haven't moved our position. Indestructible by Disturbed started to play and I got a smile on my face. I grabbed Crow from my stomach and shot off of the couch and began dancing and head banging with Crow, who was giving me a terrified look. Eventually I set him down and began dancing weirdly around the room to the song.

"I'm indestructible!" I sang along with the song and the song got quiet for a second. Within that second, I heard someone knock on the door. A groan escaped my mouth as I paused the music and answered the door. When I opened it, I was surprised. Hot damn, Ronnie Radke was standing in front of me.

"Hi," I said and he smiled.

"Nice song you were listening. Is Andy here by chance?" He asked.

"No, he's at a fucking band meeting," I said.

"Why? Isn't the band on break?" He asked.

"Yes we are, and Tyler decided to call a damn band meeting," I sighed. Ronnie stared at me for a second before smiling.

"You must be Sadee," he said.

"Does all of Andy's friends know who I am?" I asked.

"I'm pretty sure the whole world knows who you are, but yes, we do," he said. I leaned against the door and he gave me this weird look.

"If you don't mind me asking, what exactly happened with you and Ashley?" He asked. I sighed and looked at him with an annoyed look.

"Why do you want to know?" I asked.

"Andy said something about it, but never gave any details. Plus my band is going on tour with you guys on the next leg, and I want to know how much tension there will be," he said.

"Falling in Reverse is coming on tour with us?" I asked, surprised.

"We are, and we are excited to see you live," he said.

"Why me? I'm not even an act," I said.

"Because we've seen Black Veil Brides perform live, but not you," he smiled and leaned against the wall.

"You wanna come in?" I asked. He shrugged and I let him into the house. We both went into the living room and sat down, me on the chair, him on the couch. My legs were curled underneath me and my hands were between my knees.

"You're signed to a label, right?" Ronnie asked.

"Technically I'm signed to Universal Republic as a lyricist," I said.

"But you want to be more, am I right?" He asked.

"Yeah, but I don't know," I said as I shrugged.

"What aren't you sure about?" He asked. I bit my lip and shrugged, again.

"I've always had this policy in my head that I did not want to be like my mother and becoming a singer would be, just like my mother," I said.

"See, that is where you are wrong Sadee. I know of your mother, my parents listened to her as I grew up. You're mom isn't as passionate about music," he said.

"I guess, but I don't know. There aren't many single artists in the rock genre and I don't want to put all my effort into making an album and it going no where," I said.

"I highly doubt you'd go no where," he said.

"Everyone has all this faith that I am the next big thing in rock music, but I don't know that I am," I sighed and bit my lip again.

"Okay, I wouldn't say you are the next big thing in rock music, but you have potential. You have killer pipes, you are attractive, and you have a certain vibe and presence on stage," he said. I smiled and looked down at my hands.

"Well thank you," I said and I felt a blush on my face. The front door opened and I heard Andy and CC talking. They appeared and I smiled at them.

"Hey Ronnie," Andy said and walked over to him to give him a hug.

"What's up Andy?" Ronnie asked with a smile.

"Nothing much, are you harassing my girlfriend?" Andy asked. I gave him a look and Andy chuckled.

"Nope, just talking. But I do have a question," Ronnie said.

"Shoot," Andy said.

"Are you doing anything tonight?" He asked. Andy shrugged and looked at me. I shook my head and Andy turned back to Ronnie.

"No, why?" He asked. Ronnie got this smile on his face and stood up.

"Then you two, Andy and Sadee, are coming to the bar with me tonight," he said. I looked at Andy with a scared look and Andy laughed.

"Sounds like a plan. Which bar?" Andy asked as he leaned against the wall.

"I'll text you the details. Now Sadee, remember to not be a conservative tonight," Ronnie said.

"Okay, you've seen me on tour with him, I am not a conservative," I defended myself and Ronnie chuckled. He gave Andy a weird bro hug and then left. I looked at Andy and he was laughing.

"You have the weirdest friends," I said and walked into the kitchen.

"I'm one of his friends, I take that in offense," CC said and faked being hurt.

"My case exactly," I pointed to him and laughed. I grabbed a bottle of water and left the kitchen. Why not go for a run? I ran up the stairs and got into some workout gear and pulled on my shoes. As I walked down the stairs, I found a playlist of metal music and began playing it through my headphones once I got to the bottom of the stairs.

"Where're you going?" Andy asked from the living room.

"For a run, I'll be back later," I said and left the house. The warm LA air on my face felt like bliss. It was amazing. I began jogging down the road and listened to the music. My mind wandered back to what Ronnie had said. He's excited to see me on tour? I'm not the headliner. But being an artist would be amazing. I have a passion for music like no one else. It has literally saved me. I have quite a few songs and I already have a fanbase. My only problem is that there aren't that many solo artists in the rock genre. I groaned out loud and looked at where I was. I was standing outside Universal Republic Records. Of course I am. I sighed before walking inside and went straight for the elevator. I was getting a few weird looks since I was in next to no clothing. When I got to the floor, I walked down the hallway and knocked on Tyler's door. A few seconds later he opened it and gave me a surprised look.

"Sadee, what can I do for you?" He asked.

"I have a question," I said and he nodded before letting me into his office.

"What's up?" He asked.

"Do you honestly think I would make it in the music industry as a solo artist?" I asked. He raised his eye brows and sighed before crossing his arms.

"Why do you ask?" He asked me.

"I've been tossing the idea of being a recording artist back and forth for the last few weeks, since Berlin actually. I love the feeling of being on stage and singing to the crowd, but I don't know about being a solo artist," I said.

"Well, in the rock and alternative rock genre, which is I'm guessing you're forte, it can be difficult for a solo artist, but it's not impossible," he said.

"So you think I could make it?" I asked.

"I do, that's why I originally signed you as an artist," he said.

"Can you put me back as that? I know this is a long shot for me, but I think I might want to make my own album, show my damn mother that I am where I belong," I said.

"I can do that. As long as while you are on the next leg of the tour, you get some song writing done and maybe record some stuff," he said.

"Yeah, of course. Now, with Charlie. I don't think he is ready to be a solo artist,' I said.

"I agree with you, that's why I've decided to get him a band," Tyler said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean, there are quite a few possible recording artists who are around Charlie's age who play instruments, and there is one band I signed whose singer bailed on them and they need a singer. Tomorrow Charlie is coming in and we are going to try it out," he said.

"Can I be there?" I asked.

"Yeah, we're doing it at nine in the morning," he said.

"That's fine. Thank you Tyler," I said.

"No problem. But, we are still looking for another opening act for the Black Veil Brides tour, do you think you could do it?" He asked.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because, you like performing, why not do it with your own songs? And I have a touring band that I can assign to you," he said. Do I want to be an opening act?

"I'd have to talk to Andy first," I said.

"Understandable," he said. I nodded and looked at my phone at the time. Damn it's almost four.

"Well, I gotta go. I'll give you an answer to the opening act thing tomorrow," I said. He nodded and I left the room.


I walked back into the house, sweaty and gross. From the kitchen I heard a variety of voices. I walked into the kitchen to see Andy, CC, Jake, Jinxx, and Ronnie all around the island. I went straight to the fridge and grabbed a monster and downed half of it quickly. When I looked back at the group, they were all giving me werid looks, except for Andy.

"What?" I asked.

"How does someone that small down that much Monster?" Ronnie asked.

"Carefully? I shrugged and set the monster in front of Andy and began to walk out of the room.

"I am going to take a shower, do not bother me!" I exclaimed. I walked up to the bathroom and looked in the mirror at myself. I am literally the smallest I have been in my entire adult life. Holy shit. A faint indent of my abs were showing and I got a smile on my face. Maybe touring is good for the body? I climbed into the shower and did my thing. I need to talk to Andy about the opening act thing. When I climbed out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my torso, I heard someone moving around out in the bedroom. It better be Andy. I opened the door and saw Andy looking around in the dresser for something.

"Hey," I said and grabbed the pair of shorts I decided to wear and shook them to get the cat hair off.

"Hey, you were gone for awhile, where did you go?" Andy asked as he sat down on the bed.

"Well, I did go for a run, but I apparently ran to the label without realizing it. But I talked to Tyler about me becoming a recording artist and I think I'm gonna try it out. He is changing my contract, again, to a recording artist," I said.

"That's pretty exciting," he said.

"It is, and Tyler asked me something about the tour and I told him I had to talk to you first," I said.

"What about the tour?" He asked.

"Tyler wants me to be an opening act for the next leg of the tour," I said.

"I wouldn't mind that. You are seriously fucking sexy when performing," he said and I blushed.

"So you're okay with it?" I asked.

''Of course, but you don't have a band," he said.

"Tyler has a touring band he is going to assign to me," I said.

"Cool. But if you are going to be an opening act, then you're gonna be practicing together for the whole break," he said.

"I didn't think about that. Um, I'll talk to Tyler about a schedule for that," I said. He nodded and then wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me.

"Alright. Are you excited to go drinking tonight?" He asked me, but it was muffled because his face was shoved into my stomach.

"Sure? I just can't get plastered because I have to do something in the morning," I said.

"Which is?" Andy asked.

"Tyler thinks that Charlie isn't ready to be a solo artist, and he has this one band that was signed and their singer bailed. So Charlie is basically auditioning tomorrow morning and I said I wanted to be there," I said.

"Ah, have fun with that. Now, I'm gonna take a shower," he said and then got off the bed and went into the bathroom. I rolled my eyes and got dressed. When I finished with that, I looked at the bed and saw Crow was sprawled out on top of it, staring at me while licking his paw.

"You are an attention whore," I rubbed his belly and he purred at me. Tonight better not be super stressful, I need to let loose.

Notes

Alright, so, I decided to have Sadee become a recording artist. BUT! She is just trying it out. Make an EP, and see how it does. And she is gonna open for BVB on the next leg. I know it kinda seems like Sadee's career in music is becoming the most important, but it isn't! I promise! Next chapter will entail the drinking at the bar, and then Charlie auditioning for the band and then Sadee meeting with the touring band for the first time. Hope you liked it!

And now it is time for your input! I need names for the touring band. And people to play them. It's just three people, preferably two guys and a girl. Also! Should Sadee and Ronnie become good friends? Or should it just be a they toured and that's it.

Sadee's Outfits:
(Convo with Ronnie)
http://www.polyvore.com/sadee_bullets_in_music_box/set?id=140389710

(The Run & Convo with Tyler)
http://www.polyvore.com/sadee_bullets_in_music_box/set?id=140389955

Smiles! (As always!)