On Leather Wings

Andy's POV:
It had been a few days since I had last talked to Echo. I was busy writing music with Jake in my apartment one day when I got a call. Jake gave me a puzzled look as I smiled at the phone when I saw it was Echo. I walked into my bathroom and answered it. "Hello?" "Andy! You have to help me!!!!" Echo screamed/sobbed. He sounded very drunk. "What's wrong?" I asked as I tried to calm him down. Jake poked his head into the room and looked at me with a concerned face. I looked at him back with the same concerned face. "She won't leave me alone! I can't take it much longer! I've tried staying strong, but she won't stop bothering me!" I started having a panic attack. "Ok, I'll be over in a minute. Don't do anything!" I hung up the phone, then rushed past Jake to my room. "What's wrong dude?" He asked as he watched me grab my keys and wallet. "My friend, Echo, needs my help. He lives next door to me, and has been feeling depressed. I'm afraid he's going to try to kill himself." I could feel tears slowly running down my cheek. "Ok, call me tomorrow, and we can find a day that we can finish this song up." Without another word, he left. I quickly ran over to Echo's door and knocked on it profusely. He finally opened the door. He wasn't wearing any eyeliner. He wore a plain black shirt and red Gryffindor pajama pants. He took one look at me, then erupted into tears. I stepped into the apartment and hugged him. We walked into his bedroom and sat on his mattress. I held my arms out and he curled up next to my body. We sat there like that for what felt like hours. I listened to him sob quietly, silently rubbing his back. After a little while, his breathing started to slow down, and his crying turned into soft sniffles. I started running my hand through his soft hair, and humming the morticians daughter. I looked around his room and saw that there was another mattress on the other side of the room. Just as I noticed this, I saw the door open. A tall, asian boy walked into the room and froze when he saw me. I motioned him to be quiet. I didn't want to wake Echo up. "What are you doing here?" He whispered, he looked very familiar. "I live next door. I'm Echo's friend. What are you doing here?" "I'm Cloud Maki, Echo's roommate. He saw me playing guitar on the street a few days ago and asked me if I wanted to join his band. I didn't have a place to live, so he asked if I wanted to live with him." Oh yeah! He was the guy that I saw playing guitar on the street. I didn't recognize him because he was a lot cleaner now, and he had shorter hair. I had actually thought about asking him to be in my band, but I met Jake and Jinxx before I could. "It's good that you finally found a band to be in." I smiled at him, trying to be quiet. He smiled back, but when he looked at Echo, his smile faded. "He has been very depressed. He doesn't talk about it much, but I know he is." Cloud said melancholy tore through his voice. "Yeah, that bitch of an ex wont leave him alone." Just as the words left my mouth, I heard 'We Stitch These Wounds' play. Echo started shaking and whispered "It's her..." I grabbed his phone from his pajama pocket and answered it. "Hello?" I said, anger dripping from my words like venom off of a snakes tooth. "Where's Echo?! Are you one his faggot friends!" She demanded. God, I was already sick of her voice. "This is Andy, his friend. What do you want?" "Put him on the phone!" "Sorry princess, but I'm not going to do that." "I want to speak to Echo, not you fag!" That pissed me off. "Look bitch, you don't know who I am do you! I would appreciate it if you would stop calling Echo, or I swear to god, you will not be able to leave your fucking house!" I yelled at the phone. I felt Echo tighten his grip around my waist. "Oh really? How would a faggot like you manage that?" "I'm Andy mother fucking Biersack, I'll find a way!" The line was quiet. "Wait, you're Andy Biersack? As in, the lead singer of Black Veil Brides?" She squeaked. I smiled down at Echo as he snuggled into my side. "No shit Sherlock." "OMG! I'M TALKING TO ANDY BIERSACK!!!" She squealed. I held the phone away from my ear as she fan-girled. I did not expect this. From what Echo said, she sounded like she was into country, not rock. "Ow! My fucking ear..." I groaned. "I'm sorry! It's just, even though I love country, I never stopped loving Black Veil Brides!" I was surprised. Someone like her was a fan of my band? Great... "I'm not going to ask again, stop contacting Echo, or I won't let you into any of my shows." I said with the same amount of anger and venom I had before. She stopped fan-girling. "Ok..." She squeaked. I hung up the phone and sighed. I hope my hearing isn't ruined. I looked down at Echo again. He was softly snoring while he gripped me tightly in his sleep. I smiled and looked up at Cloud. He smiled back at me. "You two would be cute together." He said softly. I blushed and looked down. I had never thought about it, but I was starting to develop feelings for Echo. I'm not gay. I had never even had a crush on a guy before now. This was all so confusing. I'm pretty sure Echo isn't gay either, so he probably doesn't feel the same way towards me. I felt my eyes start to grow heavy. The feeling of Echo holding my was lulling me to sleep. Before I knew it, I fell into a deep, relaxing sleep.

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