Reyas POV
I opened my eyes, blinking into the darkness of 1:34 A.M.
"Mom?" I said into the blackness.
"I cannot believe you had the nerve to leave home with not a single goodbye. You might think Andy is in love with you, but it's young hormones. He will break your heart, and fall for the next pretty face. Where do you think you will go when that happens? You hurt your father and I so badly. I cannot believe what has happened to you. You dye your hair some crazy shit color, you stop dressing like a lady and turn into this hard looking world hating girl, and you steal a car and money."
"I didn't steal your fucking car, it's legally mine. As is the money, mine. I don't know what nerve you have to even say that to me. You have no idea who I am or who I even was. Enjoy your fucking life."
"Reya don't you dare-" I hit the end button.

I was so angry. I wanted to throw my phone against the wall. How dare she even say that? She never knew me to begin with. I hid behind the mask she made, never exposing my true self in order to please her. I was done doing anything for anyone other than myself. I felt the bed shift. Andy placed a hand on th middle of my back, gently rubbing up and down.
"I'm so sorry Andy, I didn't mean to wake you up." I said as I turned to see his shadowed face in the dark. I could just barely make out his face features, the room barely lit by the small window on the opposite wall with the moonlight.
"Reya-" he whispered, his voice sounded strained, maybe it was still the sheet of sleep coating his low voice, "I hope you don't believe what she said. She doesn't know me, she only saw my exterior. She didn't like it, so she threw it off. Reya, you," he grabbed my hand, placing it on his chest, "know here. You know my heart. She will never understand that."
"How do you always know exactly what to say?" I whispered back, placing my other hand on the side of his face.

I placed a light, sleepy kiss on his lips, and he pulled me into his embrace, wrapping his arms around me as I returned my head to his chest, tucking my head into his shoulder and neck.

The morning wasnt very good. Well waking up was...Waking in Andy's arms? I could stay there forever. I was in so much comfort, his arms around me, his soft skin against me, his bare chest slowly falling and rising, the warmth he radiated, Ahh...I didn't want to move when Andy finally woke up, but he said he needed to go to work in the studio, as did I. We both reluctantly got out of bed and parted ways to prepare for the day. I kissed him goodbye, my call car was arriving before his. I went to the bathroom and took a short shower, tying my hair in a wet ponytail and brushing out and straightening my bangs. I had bangs that swept over to one side, and I pulled the thin lock straight that covered the other side in front of my ear. I applied eye liner, mascara, and a touch of grey eyeshadow. I walked back to my room and pulled out a pair of black skinny jeans with rhinestones on the belt. I pulled on a grey bra with black straps, a white cami, and my purple tank top with lace on the shoulders and bottom. I loved the large gothic style cross on the front of it in black and grey. I pulled on a pair of purple bans canvas shoes I had brought. I grabbed my phone and walked out the living area.

Mu band mates were dragging along, but I noticed someone was missing. "Where is Siren?"
"Uh...I think she's over in the other apartment." Tyler said with a large yawn.
"Bro, did you not sleep last night?" Dylan asked as he lightly punched Tylers shoudler.
"I never fucking sleep, I swear I'm a zombie. I need some coffee, black as shit." he replied.
"We'll ask to stop for coffee at Starbucks on our way to the studio." I walked to the door and to the next door apartment. I knocked on the door, waiting for someone to open it. Did I ever mention how impatient I am? I knocked louder, "Open the door guys!" I yelled. The door finally cracked open and I pushed it open, walking straight into CCs chest.

"Damn woman! I know I'm sexy but you don't have to rush to get this," he said loudly. I swear drumming has damaged his ears. Does he always have to yell?
"Sorry CC," I said as I giggled, stepping back from him. "Is Siren over here? She needs to get ready. We are about to leave."
"I think she's with Ashley...you know...was...with him. I wish you luck in open that fucking door. Be prepared. They were really loud last night," he said as he slightly cringes. "Second door on the right."
Oh lord, please have clothes on. I hesitantly walk down the hall to the door of Ashleys room. I knocked on the door. Nothing. I slowly turned the knob and shouted in, "Siren we are going to be late!" I heard Ashley mumble damn it. She suddenly appeared in front of the door. She was wide awake, and all smiles.
"Why hello lovely!" she says as she embraces me in a hug.
"Hey...Sirren...you seem...chipper," I reply through her crushing hug.
"Ready for the studio!" she says as she lets me go and drags me, past CC who is rading the kitchen, and out the door.

We gather up the rest of the band and we go down the elevator and to the parking garage. A large black SUV was waiting for us to drive us to the studio. I climbed in and Siren and I sat together with Allie. Tyler and Dylan jumped in the back seat, of course troublemakers in back. It was a short fifteen minute ride to the studio complex. Luckily, the van parked on the eighth level, so four floors less to get to the fucking twenty fourth. I hate these open glass elevators. I picture dying in one. The walls just break and I die. We stepped into the red and black lobby, and into the same studio booth from yesterday. We recorded a few covers we knew and another recording of Hollow. We also dabbled a bit with some music John wanted to hear, originals the studio owned rights to but never released. But the end, my voice was practically gone from straining it so much for perfect vocals. Siren had blisters starting on her fingers from her guitar and Allie said her hands hurt and her fingers were throbbin from pounding with her drum sticks. John seemed pleases with our work.

"OK kiddies, that's all I need today. I'm gonna work with the brides for a bit so you are free to go. Im gonna to be working on editing these tracks tomorrow so you guys don't need to come in." John said as he turned back to the computer he was sitting at.
Everyone jumped up and went to the door. Siren turned to me as she was about to close it. "You comin Rey?"
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"Actually, John, if the guys don't mind can I sit in here for a bit?" I asked. He turned back around and looked between me and Siren. He took off his glasses and began cleaning them on his shirt.
"Uhhh....well...I don't see why not. If the guys don't mind." he said.
"OK, see ya later," Siren said as she walked or and closed the door.
John and I sat in silence, him clicking on the computer, hearing him mess with a guitar riff on some complicated program, and me sitting on the small lover seat couch in the siting room. I could make you little snip-it's of my voice he was adjusting. Damn is that what I really sound like?
"You have a nice voice Reya," Joihn suddenly said, breaking the silence.
"Oh, uh...thanks," I replied suddenly kind of embarrased.
"Did you have any vocal training?" he asked.
"No. Unless you count my schools choir."
"What position?"
"Imma soprano one. We have two choirs, Mixed and concert. I had to audition, but I made concert choir. I've only had one song in the three years I've been a member."
"Why is that? What song was it?"
"Um, it was Over the Rainbow. My director likes my voice, but he plays favorite games a lot. I can sing in Latin, Swahili, a bit of German, and a little French. I wanted a solo for this Avril Lavigne song we did for a music festival in our community, but he said I didn't have a rock-ish enough voice." I replied.
"Huh, well that's odd." Another five minutes passed in silence.

The door opens and Jake comes walking in, followed by Ashley, and Jinxx. "Hey, is Siren here too?" Ash asked.
"Sorry, bud. She left." I replied as Andy stepped in the room, wearing black ripped skinny jeans and a light blue v neck. Ahh god he's so good looking. I had to resist jumping up and kissing him, since the studio didn't know about me and Andy, or for the matter Ashley and Siren.
"Hey, what are you doing in here?" he says as he looks up and sees me.
"Just waiting for you guys, I hope you don't mind, I just wanted to watch and listen if you don't care that is."
"That's fi-" he begin. CC comes in the door chugging a monster. Oh shit he's hyper enough why play with fire?
"HEEYYY REYAS HERE!" CC yelled as he runs over to me and hugs me.
"CC you're so fucking loud!" Jake yells back from across the room as he sits on the opposite couch.
"FUCK YEAH I AM!"
"CC. Sit. Down. Good boy." John says as he turns to face the guys. "OK I need Jinxx in the room and Jake. CC you head down to Damon's room and work on those beats he wanted to work with. Andy, Ashley, we need lyrics."
The guys all dispersed. Jinxx and Jake went to the studio, CC left, and the room was left with me, John, Andy, and Ash.
"Guys, I need that song. Andy you need to get on it. Ash, I want your opinions on these takes from earlier, Andy finish."

Ash got up and sat next to John, taking a pair of headphones. Andy sat across the room from me. He had a yellow notepad and a pen. I got uo from my spot and sat beside him, my hip next to his. "Can I take a peak?" I shyly ask. He smiles and tilts the pad toward me.
"I ruled the world, with these hands I shook the heavens to the ground.
I layed the gods to rest. I held the key to the kingdom lions guarding castle walls
Hail the king of death.
Chorus : im dead and broken, my backs against the wall.
Cut me open, I'm just trying to breathe, just trying to figure it out
because I built these walls to watch them crumbling down.
Who can save me now?

I stood above, another war another jewel upon the crown.
I was the fear of man. But I was blind I couldn't see the world there right in front of me
but now I can
Chorus

"that's all I have. I'm dead blocked now." Andy whispered.
"Andy, is this...what I said about you at the lake? The chorus?"
"Yeah it is Reya, you speak so poetically. I wrote it down on my phone that night."
"You need the ending." Ashley said from the board.
"I know Ashley I'm trying! John why don't we track this last? I have almost every other song finished but this one."Andy said.
"I guess, keep working on it." John says dryly, not paying attention.
"It's OK, Andy, I guess we all...fall down sometimes. Don't be discouraged." I said pacing my hand in his arm.
His eyes stared straight forward, he seemed to be deep in thought. He wrote something on the edge of the pad, among his batman symbols and hilarious random scribbles. He mouthed something, and hummed a melody. He looked uo, and back down. "I've got the ending John."
"What Andy?"
"I believe that we all fall down sometimes. Can't you see that we all fall down somethimes, Yeah." he sang.
"I like it, get in the vocal booth, we need to track that before we lose it." John replied.
Andy stood up and went into the booth. John messed with some knobs and nodded to Andy. I could hear Andy sing it through, roughly a few times. John nodded and Andy came back to sit by me. John messed around, cutting and pasting chords and sounded together on the program. He turned to Andy.
"Listen to this." he unplugged the headphones so we could hear from the couch.
It was Andy with some violin, guitar and soft drums in the back. I started humming along, making some weird harmonies and quietly singing some background ish vocals. I sang a come on where i felt it could fit. I even added a yeah. The guitar picked uo and soon faded out with a solo by Andy. It was still very rough, but I liked it. Andy glanced over at me.
"John you have to record that."
"What?" John and I said at the same time.
"What you just sang Reya! It could work I think. If you don't like it cut it, if you do like it we are tracking and final editing this one last. So she can come in and retract it professionally." Andy said.
John sighed and nodded pointing to the booth.
I got up and walked into the booth, closing the glass door beside me. I put on the headphones and nodded back to John. Andy was standing beside John, watching me. The track came on in the middle of the song I guess and I listened through the last part of the chorus as it drifted to the open violin part. I sang the harmonies to it, and some backtracked lyrics following behind Andy's lines by a few beats. I added a few more come ons and two yeahs. I let it fade out and stepped out of the booth. Andy returned to the couch with me. John messed with the track for a fewe minute and then played it back. It was still very rough but it felt more...together I guess with my harmonies behind Andys.
"I like it," Andy said as he clasped his hands in the air between his knees.
"We'll see how this plays out." John said. "Andy, we are going to record violin and guitars and runs now, you can head out if you want and we can pick up in two days."
Andy got uo and we walked out together.

The driver returned us to the apartments, but instead of walking to the door for the apartments, Andy walked over to my car and leaned against the drivers door.
"Come on, let's go out for dinner." He smiled and motioned of me to come over. "My treat."
"OK," I giggled as I skipped over to the passengers door. I tossed the keys to Andy and he drove us onto the interstate. I kind of spaced out, texting Siren that I was going out for dinner with Andy. I looked through my contacts, stopping when I passed Brandon's name. I suddenly felt sad. I hadnt seen my brother in almost a year, and hadn't spoken to him in weeks. I contemplated calling my dad, realizing he was probably as furious as my mom. I scrolled back to Brandon, my finger having over the call button. He would know how to work me through this.
"You OK Reya? You look kinda down." Andy said, snapping me out f my daydream.
"Sorry, spacing out. I was thinking about my brother. I miss him." I said with a sigh.
"Well he's in Florida? If you guys come on tour we will go through there, maybe you guys could meet up."
i smiled at the thought. "That'd be awesome."
Andy reached over the throttle and picked up my hand in his, holding it. He had to let go of it as he downshifted so we could take a turn onto a small road. I looked around to see little Italian flags hangin everywhere. I mean everywhere. Most of the building were little houses, mostly brick. Andy parked on the side of the road in front of a little brick pub from the looks of it. I went to open the door, not realizing Andy had already gotten out. He was reaching out for the car door. He opened it for me and held out his hand , and I gabbed it in mine as he help me out. He opened the large wooden door into the pub for me and I was met with the head of a huge black buffalo on the wall. Andy walked up to me, towering over. He laughed and poked its bull ring its nose.
"Well this is why I got the side of mine pierced." he said with a laugh.
The hostess returned, dressed in formal white and black. "This way please." we followed her to a back room, with a wooden fireplace and a few tables set uo with white cloths and silver dining ware on the table.

"Andy this is so formal, I don't think we're dressed!" I said as he pushed my chair in.
"Oh well. They have to deal with it."
"So, Andy, why are we at such a nice restaurant?"
"I never got to officially take you on a formal first date, so I thought I would."
"Well thank you," I said picking uo my wine glass with water in it, holding it up to clink with Andy's.

I ordered meat tortellinins in a white alfredo and Andy got some weird type of pasta with red sauce and meat chunks.
"What is that Andy?" I asked as I popped a tortellini in my mouth.
He swallowed another bite. "I honestly have no idea. My grandpa brought me here once and ordered it. I can't even pronounce the name cause it's all Italian. I just point at it on the menu."
I giggled as he stabbed another forkful of pasta and meat and shoved it in his mouth. I glanced around and almost busted out laughing when I noticed all of the older people and young sophisticated couple glaring unapprovingly at us. They were all finely dressed in suits and dresses, here Andy and I are in skinny jeans and I have on a gothic style purple tank top and he has on a blue v neck. He has his tattoos visible with the t shirt and my hair has red tips. I bet we stick out. I wanted to laugh so badly at the awkwardness of the situation.
"What's so funny?" he asked as the waiter set down our dessert. We were going to split a piece of tirimisu (cream style coffee cake).
"Look around us."
Andy glanced around and realized how out of place we were, he just smiled. "Well, we sure are the flamingos in a group of swans huh?"
"More like toucans," I giggled, thinking if the black feather birds with the crazy colors beaks.

We finished our dessert and Andy didn't even flinch at the $80 check. He set down $30 for a tip and got up. He pulled out my chair and grabbed my hand, pulling me up. He was trying to look all prim and proper, I was resisting laughing so hard. He tucked my hand under his arm, holding it out to escort me. A bunch of the peoe began to whisper and gawk at us as we left. He opened the car door for me and I got in. He glanced at me as he started the car.
"What do you want to do now?" he asked.
"I have a really crazy idea..." I drifted off.
Andy smiled at me as if excited. "What's this crazy idea? I like crazy ideas."
"I kinda...want to go get some more piercings. I've been wanting some for awhile..."
Andy shifted into gear and pulled from the curb. "I know exactly where to go!" I giggled again, I have a problem with it.

Andy drove across town, and parked in front of a gothic style building with a sign called "Troublemaker Tattoos". We walked to the doors and Andy and I walked in. The walls were all black and the walls were covered with tattoo designs, pin up girls, and neon signs. He held my hand as he walked up to the counter. The guy giving a man a tattoo looked up.
"Andy! What's up man?" he turned off his needle gun and walked over to Andy, clasping his non gloved hand with Andy's. "This your new girl?" he said motioning to me.
"Yah, Dan, this is Reya."
"So you in for a new tat?" Dan asked.
"No, actually, I brought Reya here."
"Oh so you want a tat?" he asked.
"Um...well not today, maybe later. I actually want to get some piercings..." I said quietly.
"Hot...let me grab Anna and she can pierce her." Dan turned to the back and yelled Anna.

A thin young woman with solid black hair came into the room. She had a black and red Cosette top on and high wasted red shirts with grey suspenders. She had one tattoo on her left forearm and another on her neck, slightly hidden by her hair. "What's the fucking fire Daniel?" She glanced up at us. "Oh, Andy! it's been so long." She walked uo and wrapped her arms around Andy's neck. I impost admit I had a twinge of jealousy. This girl was probably 23, she was tall, and very attractive. "What are you in for?"
"Anastasia, this is Reyalie, my girlfriend."
"Well hello! You getting tatted? I have some very cute flow designs that would look Ah.Mah.Zing on you!"
"Um, well I wanted to get some piercings."
"Ooooh, even more fun. Any um..." she leaned into my ear and whispered, "dirty pierces?"
"NOOO." I replied. I cant imagine piercing...why would I want a piercing on my...ugh...
"Aww no fun. Fine. Come back to my chair!"

Anna led us back to her room, and black and pink striped room with a black leather tattooing chair in the center. She pointed to the chair, "Take a seat on my thrown of torture." I sat down and Andy leaned against the counter next to me. "Now, what are we going after? Belly button, eyebrow, lips?" she asked.
"Um...Ears...I'm boring." I said shyly.
"Aww come on. You would look so cute with a Monroe or one side double lip ring." she whined.
"I really want triple, a fourth fifth on the left, and a sixth position on the right." I said.
Andy looked at me. "I'm surprised, that's exactly what you said that night in my bus, I never expected you to actually get it done."
"I've done a lot of things you didn't expect." I said with wink to him as he smirked.
"Spicy! Now come pick out your studs" Anna said with a laugh.

I picked out a red and black stone stud for the two upper lefts, a rhinestone for the thirds, and a little cross stud for the sixth position. I sat back down and she washed her hands and put on gloves. She pulled out an alcohol rub and asked for me to pull back my hair. I tied it in a high ponytail and she cleaned both of my ears. "I hope you aren't afraid of needles!" She pulled out a felt tip marker and made Little green spots, asking if liked the piercing there. W e layed out the five different piercings. When I was satisfied, she opened a needle package and a piercing gun. She loaded the first stud. She looked me dead in the eyes. "You ready?" I nodded. She walked up and positioned the piercing gun. I heard a snap and suddenly felt a warm burning in my left ear. I had had my ears pierced before, so I knew the stud was in. She loaded the other third stud and pierced the other ear. She held uo a mirror and I look at my new thirds. Awesome. She continued with the other three, Andy having to hold my hand for the last two since the soreness in my ears was starting. "OK, all done!"

Andy didn't even let me pay for my piercings. I thanked Anna and Dan and Andy and I stepped outside. I still had my hair up and Andy stopped me. He pulled my body up to his. "Do you like my piercings?" I asked.
"It's really hot." He said, planting a kiss on my lips, he started to pull back, but I reached up and pulled his face back to mine with my hands. I quickly pulled back and Andy tried to kiss me again, but I broke his grip and ran around to the passenger side of the car. He laughed as he got in th drivers side. He went to kiss me, but I let it land on my cheek. "Tease." he mumbled.

We drove back to the apartments and Andy and I found Siren and Ashley cuddled up on my bands couch.
"Hey guys," Siren called, her head resting on Ashs shoudler.
"Hey Si," I called as I shut the door. "Where is everyone?" I glanced at the clock 10:23P.M.
"Everyone else wanted to go out or go to bed. CC, Tyler, and Jinxx went out for food and Allie and Jake went to bed. Dylan is playing Xbox. Ash and I just wanted to chill out and watch a movie." she replied.
"Oh I see."
"What did you guys do?" Ashley asked.
"Out to dinner," I said.
Andy added, "And Reya got a bunch of piercings."
"Shut up!" Siren said as she jumped up from the couch, catching Ashley off guard. He flinched and rolled off the couch, landing on his back on the floor. "Oh, oops. Sorry sweetie."
"It's alright darling." Ash stood up and pulled her into his arms, kissing her gently on the lips. She blushed, bright red.

She let go of Ashley and ran toward me. "You did not."
"Did so." I said, pulling my hair away from my ears.
"Holy shit. One...two three...five. My god, Reya! Five?"
"Uh-huh. No one around to tell me no for once!" I replied.
"I think it's fucking attractive." Andy says as he wraps his around me from behind. I leaned my back into his chest.
"Ooh, well Ash and I will leave you guys alone." she said with a wink. She ran back to the couch, jumping on Ashley.
"Whoa, easy baby." he said as he jumped a bit.
Ashley was laying on his back in the couch, and Siren had jumped on him, one leg on each side, sitting on his thighs, almost straggling his. "Haven't you ever heard save a horse, ride a cowboy?" she said as she leaned onto him and kissed him.
"I fucking love you woman." he said as he started hungrily kissing her.

I quickly dragged Andy out of the living room and to my bed room. I let go of his hand once inside. He closes the door. I turn to him and stand on my tippy toes, wrapping my arms around his neck. "So, movie or sleep?" I ask.
"I've got a better idea." he pulls me up and puts his lips on mine. He wraps his long arms around my back. I lean into him, our hip bones right against each other. I pull myself up a bit more. His lips are so warm against mine as they connect and move in sync. My mind and heart both racing. I reach up and pull back a bit.
"I like this idea." I say.
I crush his lips back to mine. He picks me up, and I wrap my legs around his waist. What the hell am I doing? I don't even care anymore. My body was not going to stop here. I tighten my legs around him and he holds me up to him, his lips leave mine and he starts kissing down my neck, this time he doesn't stop at my color bone, his lips continue to the collar line of my tank top. Holy crap, my breathing is so fast, my heart rate like a hummingbird. I take my hands on both sides of his face, pulling his lips back to mine. I run my tongue along his bottom lip, tugging a bit over his lip ring. I laugh into Andy's lips as he lets out a low growl. He laughs too, and we pull apart for a moment, sharing in the awkwardness of this experience. He leans his forehead against mine and opens his eyes as I open mine. I stare into his blue eyes, they are searching mine.
"How about we get some sleep before doing something we regret?" he suggests with another laugh.
"Hmm...maybe in a bit," I whisper.

He was still holding me up, my legs still around him. I leaned down and kiss the left side of his jaw. He leans his head back, closing his eyes. I place my lips delicately on the top of his neck, and then pull back, having my lips over his pulsing skin. I feel him shudder. I lean down more and trail onto his collar bone, exposed by his v neck. I try to copy his kisses on my neck, but better. I pause for a moment, leaving a long kiss on the crook of his neck and collarbone. He groans.
"Oh god Reya, that feel amazing." he leans into me, guiding my lips without his hands back to his. He carried me over to the bed. It's too high..."shit." he says into my lips. We stop, both looking around the room. There's a small couch in this room against the wall with the window. It's like one of those couches you see in a therapists office but solid, unadorned white leather. Andy walks over to it and sits down, me in his lap, my legs coming up on either side of him as I rest my heels against the leather. it was a little uncomfortable, but Andy brings his lips back to mine, and I close my eyes, feeling us leaning sideways, and Andy very gently, leaning his torso over mine. We kept our legs apart...well kinda. I had my legs straight out, as Andy gently laid me down on the couch. He pulled up one of his legs, tangling it with mine, and him resting partially on his side. His torso was lightly resting against mine, as he leaned over my lips, kissing them passionately. I'd kissed Andy plenty of times by now, but I finally opened up completely, as he tongue touched my lips. It was slightly odd at first, seeing id never really french kissed before, but with Andy, it was like an old game I just had to remember how to play. I let my tongue slide past his and I played with the ball on the end of his lip ring. It was cold, but very fun. I could feel his hands sliding down my sides, one settling on my side, the other started tailing back uo, taking my shirt with it. Our kisses slow a bit.
"Not tonight Andy," I say as I lightly grab the hand with my shirt. He lets go of the fabric and let's his hand go through my hair. His lips come back to mine. The kisses continue to slow, becoming more thoughtful, more delicate. my whole body feels like I have an electric current in me. Andy pulls back, leaning away a little. We are both huffing, taking air back into our lungs. "Wow...Reya....you are...you are a great...kisser."
"So...are you." I reply. I let go of his body and pull my hand uo to my face, brushing back my hair. I turn my head to the digital clock on the desk. 12:46A.M. "Holy shit...Andy. What time...did we get home?"
"About...10:30. Why?"
"It's 12:45"
"God damn. Guess...time flies...when you are having fun..."

Notes

I hope that was steamy enough for those who wanted it XD this took FOREVER to write. I started this at 7:40 and it's 11:55 now. Agh. I added mores with Ash and Siren and some wacky stuff (: hope you liked it!
Thanks bvbarmy!