Before The Angels Fell

Rileys POV

Today was the day.
Black Veil Brides debut on the Vans Warped Tour. And me and Andy's debut as a couple to their fans.
I had been careful not to tell too many people, or mention it on social media. It was kind of the last thing I wanted. I couldn't steal someone else's thunder.
The morning of, I pulled on my blue skinny jeans, that were ripped all the way across the legs and a Black Veil Brides t-shirt that Andy had ripped up for me. As I straightened my hair in our bathroom Andy walked in and started touching up his make up. He was in full 'Andy Sixx' mode. Thick white and black face paint that made his eyes an even brighter blue than usual. His hair was perfectly teased and the chains dangling from his leather pants jingled as he walked.
"What?" He said when he caught me staring.
"Nothing. You take longer to get ready than me" I giggled.
"But you're not ready yet. You need BVB make up. Here, let me draw my stitches on you" Andy said, grabbing me gently by my jaw and tilting it upwards and slightly to the side.
He reached for the black face paint and a brush and started fixing my face.
I felt the wet bristles stroke my face softly. One long line, then little ones.
"There" Andy said admiring his work.
I turned and looked into the mirror. We matched...
I smiled as this weird feeling spread through me. Andy wanted us to be recognised. I felt strange about it though. How were fans going to react? Sure they already had inklings, but we never gave them anything solid.
Andy could see the trouble beneath my smile.
"Everything okay?" He asked when I said nothing.
"We're really going to come out to your fans? They're going to hate me" I whined.
"They won't hate you. They don't know you like I do" Andy said wrapping his arms around me from behind, trying to comfort me.
"Why don't we post a photo to my Facebook. Then at least they have warning" I suggest.
"If you think it would help. Of course" Andy obliged easily. Doing anything to make me happy and at ease.
We took a quick picture and I captioned it 'Warped Tour ready!'
It felt risky, but it would be less of a shock to fans. I just hoped they wouldn't hate me.
"Really? That's the caption?" Andy said looking over my shoulder.
"What's wrong with it?"
"Give me your phone" he said placing a hand out for it.
I gave it to him silently.
I listened to the tapping of his fingers on the screen and waited for the ping sound of the upload.
Andy smiled when he gave my phone back. "Okay, lets go" he said taking my hand.
I quickly looked at what he put and nearly choked.
'Seeing my baby off at Warped Tour today, come meet me!' I supposedly put.
"Andy!" I yelled after him.
"Come on babe, the bus is here! We gotta go!"

I sat awkwardly on the bus between Andy and Ashley. All I could do was stare at my phone. What seemed like a good idea backfired on me. I watched as the comments section grew. 10 comments. 20 comments. 50 comments...
Most of it was 'OMG Andy's eyes!' or 'THAT SMILE! *DIES*. But then there were those few that sucker punched you.
'Andy, you're with that? You can do better.'
'Who is the slut?'
'Andy's mine! Get away from him bitch!'
Those were really starting to hurt.
I tugged on Andy's arm and showed him my phone.
"What?"
"Look!" I said, anxiously scrolling through the comments. "They hate me!"
"They don't know you. Don't worry about it. Everyone is a bully online. They'll meet you and be amazed" Andy said kissing my temple.
It didn't comfort me at all.

The bus arrived at the venue and the band got settled in. I watched all of them stumble around the bus sorting out sleeping arrangements and where everything could fit.
Jake brought an Xbox 360 and was trying to hook it up to the tiny TV in the main area. CC was raiding the fridge with all the snacks they took. Ashley was at the back of the bus with the biggest bunk, so he could have girls on there with him. Andy and Jinxx were discussing a potential set list for the tour. I could hear them debating over whether they play Youth & Whiskey or not.
Youth & Whiskey would be such a great name for a bar... My thoughts trailed.
"Hey Jamie, let's go check out the grounds, maybe meet some people" Andy said, trying to get my attention.
"Huh, what?" I said, shaking my train of thought.
"Let's go meet people" Andy grinned.
As beautiful as it was to see him smile, I really didn't want to meet anyone. "But, but, but, the comments" I whined.
"Ignore that shit. Come on, be brave. No one will bite" he said tugging my hands till I got up.
"Agggrrrrhhh, fine."

"Andy! I love you Andy!" A fan screamed.
"Andy! Sign this for me!"
"Andy take a picture with me!"
"Andy, Andy, Andy!"
I hope I wasn't like this. These fans are mental. I mean half of them looked 13 and were no where near old enough to be with Andy. But they loved him.
Me, not so much. I was getting smiles, but with knifes behind them. They were just jealous.
Andy walked along a fence that divided the concertgoers from the artists. He kept a hand in mine as we trailed along the fans.
The group got bigger and bigger. I was expecting them to break the fence.
"Who's this?" A fan who Andy was signing a CD for asked.
"Oh, this is Riley, my girlfriend. I wanted to show her my world and to meet you guys!" Andy said, smiling proudly.
"Hi Riley, I'm Clair. How did you and Andy meet?" She asked.
I looked over nervously to Andy, but he had moved on to other fans.
"Umm, at one of their concerts last year. He invited me up onstage" I said, feeling hands shaking.
"Oh, cool. Do you do anything? In a band?" She continued.
"Ummm, no. I'm no one special. I own a bar in LA, but that's about it."
"Then how are you with Andy?" She asked with jealousy in her tone.
"I just am. He loves me" I said simply.
Clair looked over to Andy, who was well out of earshot.
"I wouldn't know why. You don't do anything. You can dress like him and stand next to him, but we all do that. At least Scout was an actress, you're just a bartender. Andy downgraded" she said shaking her head.
I wanted to punch her. How fucking dare she say that to me!
I was about to retaliate, but I thought of something better.
"Andy!" I called as I jogged over to him.
Andy just looked up for a moment and smiled. He extended an arm out to me so I could take his hand.
I looked over to where Clair was standing and made sure she could see. I raised a hand to Andy's face, caressing it and smiled gently. He leaned down and kissed me deeply in front of all his fans and Clair.
When out lips parted I smiled. "I love you" I whispered.
"I love you too" he whispered back.
"I'm gonna go back to the bus. I'll come back out when you go on stage."
"Okay."
I gave him another quick kiss and started to walk away. As I passed the fans, I spotted Clair and flipped her off.

Notes

Enjoy :)
-Tina xx