Take My Hand and Never Be Afraid Again

The concert venue was hot and smokey, the air pulsing with the beat of the music playing from the speakers as the stage was set for Chevelle, who would be playing first. I almost instantly regreatted wearing a jacket but couldn't take it off because I was wearing a short-sleeve underneath, so my first stop was to get a bottle of water, most of which was consumed by Frank anyway, who ended up squirting some of out his mouth onto me.

"Goddamnit, short-shit, I was drinking that!" I pouted, crossing my arms and looking at him with puppydog eyes. Ray and Mikey burst out laughing as guilt shadowed over Frank's face and he bought ne another bottle, scurrying to Gerard's side like a puppy with his tale in between his legs. I giggled and went over to him, ruffling his hair before taking a sip of water and spitting it out on him. "Now we're even."

Winding our way through the tangle of bodies, the guys and I made our way as close to the front as we could get, bodies humming in anticipation as the lights dimmed and figures began to move across the stage, picking up instruments and starting the opening chords to "The Red".

"Panda!" Bob shouted in my ear, trying to get my attention over the screams of the audience. "Can you see?"

"No.." I shouted back, slightly pissed off by my short height and embarrassed as a result. Without a word, Bob swept me off my feet and placed me on his shoulders, holding my legs against his chest. The view was perfect and after the inital shock of it I slapped his shoulder and gave him a thumbs up. He held me up there for all of Chevelle's set, letting me down during the internission so that we could all get water and have a smoke.

"Aren't you buring in that thing, sugar?" Gerard asked, vaguely motioning toward the leather jacket I was still wearing, an eyebrow raised and his cigarette dangling between his lips. I took a deep drag before replying.

"Not really, I'm fine." Silently I prayed for him to drop it. Luckily he did, with a small shrug and an ashing of his cig. We sat in silence after that, resting for the finale of the night.

Notes

To be continued...

just a filler so sorry!!