Autumn's POV

I pulled Bert outside to the car. He got into the passenger seat before pulling a CD out of his bag.

"What's that?" I asked, shoving the key in.

"A new band called the Used. Just listen!" He ordered, pushing the disc into the player with a huge grin. After a few seconds the first song started to play. The singer's voice sounded so... Familiar.

"This is good. What's this song called?" I asked, driving out of the parking lot.

"Pretty Handsome Awkward. Does it sound familiar to you at all?" He asked, his smile growing wider.

"Yeah, the guy's voice sounds a lot like... Oh my God." It was like a light bulb went off.

"You like?"

"YOU'RE IN A BAND?!?!" I demanded.

"Yes, I like! I love it! It's awesome!" I gushed, turning it up louder to prove my point.

"Really? This is great, you're our first official fan!" He smiled.

I laughed. "You guys are really good! You'll have thousands of fans someday."

He smiled even wider, if that's possible.

"Omg, Bert, can you, like, sign my boob?" I joked, laughing hysterically. Bert laughed too, just as the next song started to play.

"Hey, it's the Bird and the Worm! The one we wrote together!" I smiled, happy that he remembered it.

"Yeah! We tweaked it just a little. There's less screaming in it than the way you did it." He confessed.

"Still great!" I said honestly, poking his shoulder.

We arrived at our apartment building and found Ray sitting outside.

"That's Ray, my brother." I said, pointing to the curly-haired guy walking toward us. He hopped into the back seat.

"Hey! I'm Ray, Autumn's brother. You're Bert, right?"

"Yeah. Nice to meet ya." Bert replied shyly, turning around so he could shake Ray's extended hand.

I drove straight to Mikey and Gerard's house, excited for Bert to meet the rest of the guys.

"We're gonna sleep over here tonight." I said, sliding out of the car and grabbing my duffel bag.

Mikey's POV

There was a knock on the door. It was the code knock, too. Really it was just the drum beat to "Sweet Child Of Mine," but it was a great code too. We didn't really need a secret code, but it was kinda fun.

I ran to the door, opening it just a crack.

"Password?" I whispered.

"Take me down to the Paradise City." Came the reply in Autumn's voice.

I flung the door open, taking my girlfriend into a tight hug and kissing her cheek.

"Merry Christmas Eve!" I whispered against her cheek, letting her go. She smiled and kissed my cheek, turning around to a guy behind her.

"Bert, this is my boyfriend, Mikey." She said proudly, taking my hand in hers.

Notes

Anybody get my Guns n Roses references???