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I sat on the bus as we rode through whatever town we were in and let out a sigh. I had just broken up with my girlfriend, Katie for what seemed like the 15th time. She could never make up her mind on what she wanted. It got old when all we did was fight. I knew she'd want me back, but I couldn't help but wonder how long it would be until she wanted to end it all again. I stared out the window and watched the rain that seemed to be coming down in sheets hit the bus. We were starting a new tour and we had some new opening act. I had no idea who it was or what they played. All I knew was that we were gonna be on the road for about 10 months and going all over the place. At some point we'd be flying off to Europe and this new act would be going with us. I sighed once more as Seb and Jeff sat down across from me and spoke up.
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[/"So how's Katie?" Jeff asked.
"She wanted to end it again. So it's over. For how long I have no fucking idea." I said as Chuck walked by followed by Pierre, who pulled down Chuck's pants.
"Fuck! Stop doing that!" Chuck said as Pierre laughed.
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[/ We all laughed at how pissed Chuck got whenever we did something to him. It was fun to piss him off. Granted we all knew how to piss each other off, we'd been friends for so long it was hard not to know. Once Chuck got his pants back on, I asked what had been on my mind for a short while.
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[/"So who's opening for us?" I asked, not really looking up. Patrick had joined us and pulled out his laptop. He opened a folder and spoke up.
"A 22 year old girl from New Jersey. Her name is Dina Moore. She was just signed to Geffen and she's kind of pop punk. They sent a copy of her CD so we'd know what she sounded like. The head of Geffen asked if we would mind her opening for us and we agreed." He explained.
"So it's some girl and we've never heard her shit?" Pierre asked.
"She needs a break and we're kinda helping her." Pat said.
"Can she play anything?" Jeff asked.
"Yea, piano, guitar, bass, drums, flute, sax, harmonica, and like 5 other things." Pat said rattling off the list on the website.
"Well she has talent." Seb said as he played one of the guitars that was laying around the bus.
"Yea, but how would the crowd react to her?" I asked.
"Well from what I've been told, she's done some small clubs and the crowds loved her. She already has a small following." He added.
"Well let's just see how it goes. There's not much we can say or do. She's opening for us." I said as I finally looked away from the window.
"When does she meet up with us?" Pierre asked.
"Tomorrow when we hit New Jersey." He said.
"Fun." I sighed as I looked back out the window.
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I was beyond happy about the tour I was about to join. I would tour with Simple Plan, sure I knew who they were and what they sang, but never did I think I'd be touring with Simple Plan. They were a big time band with a huge fan base. They toured and played huge venues. I had only played for clubs. I was beyond excited for the tour. I was packing my bags when I heard my mom's voice.
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[/"Dina! I don't think this tour is a good idea!" She called as she walked into my hotel room.
"Mom, I'm going and that's that." I said as I tossed my DVD box sets of Nip/Tuck, Gilmore Girls and The OC into my bag.
"You're going to be around a bunch of men for so long. You know you're going to get into trouble. I wish you'd let me go with you....." She said as she started to fold my bras and shirts.
"Mom stop it!" I said as I grabbed them from her.
"I just want to make sure you'll be safe." She said.
"I'll be fine. I have my band with me and for some reason the label gave me a body guard. He doesn't look like one though. He dresses in street clothes." I sighed as I packed more of my things.
"At least put your hair back to it's normal color...." She asked.
"No. I like it this way and it's gonna stay this way until I get fed up with it." I hissed, I was just about packed when my cell rang.
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[/ I walked away from my bags and took the call. I was too late thought. I missed whoever was calling me. I went back into my bedroom of my hotel room and groaned. My mom had dumped everything out of my bags and was repacking it all.
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[/"Mom just stop it! I can pack on my own." I groaned.
"You have it all wrong. You need to pack it all better. Make it all fit better." She smiled as she tried to pack it all.
"Mom please stop! I can do this myself." I said as I laid on the bed.
"I just wanna make sure you have everything you need and that you have the right clothing with you....." She said as she held up a shirt.
"Mom please stop. I have stage clothes and I have grubby clothes. Please let me pack my own clothes I have to go on a tour bus with my band for this tour. I have to fly on a plane for part of the tour. Just please stop freaking out and let me do it myself." I said as I stood up and picked up more clothing.
"Fine. I just want to make sure that you have everything you need." She said.
"I know, but I'm 22 and I'm a singer now. I have to get out on my own. The guys I'm touring with will be here tomorrow morning.....Hello?" I said as I answered my cell.
"Well then!" My mom huffed, I held up a finger and listened.
"Hey Di, look the guys of Simple Plan are getting in tonight. Their tour manager wants to have dinner with us so we can meet. He said to pick a place and that we'll go there for dinner." My drummer, Kyle Hart said.
"What?! I'm not packed!" I said.
"You have until tomorrow night around midnight. Don't worry girly." He laughed.
"Ok ok. You know that pizza place we always go too?" I asked.
"Yea, Jason's dad's place." He said.
"Yea tell their tour guy that we'll meet them there. Just find out what time we gotta be there." I said as I started to go through my clothes that were all over the bed.
"Ok, I'll call you back in like 15. Have your phone!" He laughed.
"I will! Just go! Call! Now!" I laughed as I pulled out my black bondage pants, a pink tank top and a black fishnet shirt from the bed. I looked for my black chucks and my pink and black socks. My mom just watched as I went into my "get ready" mode and ignored everything else.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"I have to go to dinner with the band I'll be touring with and they want my band to go too. We're going to Just Sonny and I have no idea what's gonna happen!" I sighed.
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[/ I followed the guys into a little tavern type place and looked around. It was a nice place. It didn't feel all stuffy or pretentious like some other places we might have had to go too. We walked in and looked around. We had no idea what the girl or her band looked like, but I spotted a girl in a booth with 4 guys with her and she looked nervous. She had short hair that had pink mixed in with her brown hair. She had what seemed to be a lip ring from where I stood. The guys around her were trying to make her laugh or at least smile when we walked up. Patrick and Chuck went into work mode and the rest of us stood there watching.
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[/"Dina Moore?" Patrick asked. The girl stood up and smiled.
"Hi, I'm Dina, please call me Di or D." She said as she held her hand out to each of us.
"I'm Chuck Comuea and this is Patrick Langlios." Chuck said sounding all professional.
"I'm Pierre Bouvier." Pierre said, shaking her hand.
"I'm Sebastien Lefebvre." Seb said with a smile.
"Jeff Stinco." He said as he kissed the top of her hand.
"David Desrosiers." I said, nodding my head. Normally I wasn't so quiet, I was more polite.
"These are my friends and my band." She said as the 4 men stood up.
"I'm Kyle Hart, I'm the drummer." A tall guy with tattoos on his arms said. He had black hair that was spiked up with neon purple tips.
"I'm Tony Osman, I play bass." A shorter guy said, he had a nose ring and shaggy brown hair.
"I'm Jordan Parker, I play guitar." A tall guy with a mo-hawk said. He had tattoos on his neck and arms.
"I'm Jason Larson. I play guitar too." The last guy said. He had longish red and black hair that was short in the back and spiked up. He had 3 lips rings, a nose ring and a lot of tattoos.
"Nice to meet you all. Why don't we have a seat?" Patrick said.
"Ok." Dina said, we all sat in the booth and Jason got up to talk to someone.
"I'll be right back D. You want the normal?" He asked asked her.
"Let's wait to order. Let's just get drinks for now." Dina said. She seemed nervous.
"Alright." He said as he sat down next to her. Jordan was on her other side, they seemed very protective of her.
"So tell us about yourself." Pat said, looking at Dina.
"Well......I sing and play everything the guys play. My music is punk with a little pop mixed in. I've written all the songs myself with help from the guys and I'm looking forward to touring with you guys." She smiled, her eyes lit up and showed so much excitement. I couldn't help but look at her eyes. They were an unusual color to say the least. They were a blue/purple color that didn't seem natural.
"What about you guys?" Pierre asked, setting his menu down.
"We've known D for a long time. She's like a sister to us. When she said she wanted to be a singer, we offered to be her band. We wanted to make sure we were close to her so we could make sure nothing happened to her." Kyle said.
"Really? How long have you known each other?" Seb asked.
"11 years. We're all around the same age. I'm 20, Jordan is 23, Kyle is 24 and Jason is 21." Tony said. A woman walked up to take our orders and she smiled at Jason.
"Hey Jas, does your dad know you're here?" She asked.
"Not yet Mary. I haven't seen him yet." He laughed.
"Well you know how he is. I'll go let him know. You all want your normal drinks?" She asked.
"Sure Mary." Jordan laughed.
"And what can I get for you boys?" She asked us.
"Beer for me." Pierre said.
"Coke." I said, watching as Dina looked around.
"I'll have the same." Seb smiled.
"I'll have Cherry Coke." Jeff said.
"I'll have a beer." Pat said.
"Could I get a Sprite?" Chuck asked.
"Coming right up." She smiled as she walked off.
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[/ I watched as the guys spoke quietly to each other in french as Mary brought our drinks with help from Jason's dad.
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[/"Hello Mr. Larson." I smiled.
"Hello Di, how are you this evening?" He asked me.
"I"m doing well. What's good tonight?" I asked.
"I'd say the Hawaiian Pizza, we just made it." He smiled.
"My favorite!" I laughed.
"I'll bring it over just for you. Who are your friends Jason?" He asked, looking at Jason.
"This is Pierre, Sebastien, David, Jeff, Patrick and Chuck." He said.
"Dinner will be on the house as always." He said as she walked off.
"Thanks dad." Jason laughed as we all took long drinks from our cups.
"Your dad works here?" David asked.
"No he owns the place. One of the best pizza parlors in town." Jason said with pride.
"Sonny is awesome. He loves the fact we're going to be touring and loaned us the money to get all our new gear." Jordan said.
"Nice guy." Jeff said.
"He thinks highly of Dina though. Ever since she was big enough to talk, she'd be up on the little stage over there singing." Kyle said.
"Yea, her mom would bring her in for lunch and D would run up to the stage and just start singing for everyone. I think J's dad still has tapes of it." Jordan laughed.
"Shut up!" I laughed as they tried to embarrass me.
"Getting embarrassed are we?" Tony asked.
"No......just annoyed." I laughed, I didn't realize that the guys of Simple Plan were watching us all interact as Sonny brought our pizzas over.
"Dina, tell your mom to give me a call later. I need to speak with her." He said.
"Not a problem. She's still at the hotel I think. She's mad I didn't ask her to join us on tour." I sighed.
"I'll talk to her. She'll relax I promise." He said as he walked off.
"Thanks!" I called.
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[/ We had our dinner and talked about plans for the tour. I was more worried about how it would go. I knew I was gonna be around mainly all men for the whole tour so that made me worry slightly, but not too much. During dinner thought, I noticed that David was watching me from time to time. It was slightly unnerving, but kind of cool at the same time. We said our good byes to the guys of Simple Plan and told them we'd see them the following day at the show. I just hoped I wouldn't choke on stage when I got up there.


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The next day, we didn't have anything to do until noon, so I was in my room listening to Dina's cd. I was lost in my own world and never heard my cell ring. I was listening to all the songs and didn't care about what else was going on. I just wanted sometime to myself to figure things out and get back to my old self. Not worrying about whether or not Katie was going to call and ask me to take her back. I just needed to think.
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[/ I was able to that until I heard some barking outside my door. I groaned as I got off the couch and went to the door. I opened the door and a dog ran in. I heard someone calling for it and saw Dina.
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[/"I'm so sorry, she got away from me." She said as she blew a whistle to try and get the dog.
"It's ok." I said as the dog sat on the couch.
"India come on. We need to get going." She said to the large black dog that was on the couch.
"Her name is India?" I asked
"Yea, she was a gift from my grandmother. India come. Now!" She said firmly, the dog jumped off the couch and slowly walked over to her.
"What kind of dog is she? A Greyhound?" I asked.
"Yea, she's a great dog, Although the guys spoil her something awful." She laughed.
"Really?" I asked as I followed her down the hall.
"They give her all kinds of treats and cookies. They love her to death. She's just really protective." She said as we reached her room.
"Really?" I asked, looking into Dina's eyes.
"Yea, if you were to walk into my room or on to our tour bus without one of us there, she'd attack you." She said honestly.
"Damn, remind me never to that." I laughed.
"You'll be fine as long as she gets to know you. I should get my stuff ready though. I need to get everything down to the van and to the bus." She said.
"Ok...I'll see you at the show." I said as I walked off.
"Bye David." She said as she went into her room.
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[/ I went back to my room and finished listening to her music before I had to get ready for the show. I had to admit she was good. She had an amazing voice and as I read the booklet I started to doze off.


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I walked India into the venue where the guys were and they laughed when they saw her.

"Hey girl!" Tony smiled as she barked.
"She's missed us all. Mom said that she was whining as soon as we left the house last week." I laughed.
"Aw poor India, you're with us now. Yes you are." Jordan said, making us all laugh.
"We'll have to run her pretty hard so she sleeps through the show and though the ride to the next city." I said while she laid on her back, getting her belly rubbed.
"Not a problem. We got all kinds of toys on the bus for her. Yes we do." Jason said I stretched.
"Well now all we have to do is get through sound check and through the show." I sighed as I sat on a near by chair and and messed with my necklace.
"Well it'll go good. No need to worry. We do our normal set, just add 2 more songs. We'll kick ass. We'll get them so wild that they'll be more then ready for Simple Plan." Kyle said as he ran his hand over India's head.
"I'm just nervous. This is our first really big show." I confessed.
"We'll be fine. If you want....we can each do one shot before the show. That always calms your nerves." Tony said.
"Yea.....maybe that would be good for tonight." I said as I heard laughter from the stairs.

We were all just talking when the guys of Simple Plan walked up and India began to bark and bare her teeth.

"Whoa fuck!" Sebastien said as he stepped back.
"India down girl." I said, pulling her near me.
"Sorry about her, she's protective." Jordan said.
"I met her earlier today." David said with a smile.
"What's that mark on her eye?" Pierre asked.
"Oh, she's all black, but that one spot. It's a little white spot that kinda looks like a star." I smiled as I rubbed her head.
"She's a big dog." Jeff laughed.
"Not really, her mom has a Great Dane and he's way bigger." Kyle said.
"Damn......" Pat laughed.
"We wanted to let you all know that you're up for sound check." Chuck said.
"We'll be right there." Tony said as I put the leash on India.

We went through our sound check and watched the guys of Simple Plan do theirs. Once they were done, I pardoned myself and went to the bus to put my things up. Kyle, Jordan, Jason and Tony offered to tire India out while I looked for food.

I made us all a quick dinner and smiled when India got on the bus and found a place to go to sleep. I put some food and water down for her while we ate. Once we were done, the boys put their own things away while I got changed for the show. I had on my tight dark blue jeans and my corset top. I put on a black button up dress shirt over the corset and set to work on my make up. I was putting my chucks on when Kyle knocked on the door to the back lounge.

"Come on in!" I called.
"Hey, you about ready to get in there?" He asked.
"Yea, I just need to do that shot first." I admitted.
"Ok, let's do it." He said, he had a look of concern on his face. The same look he had every time we were about to go on stage. He was always worried I'd get hurt.

We all counted to 4 and tossed back shots of whiskey, something I favored over most other drinks. We left the bus and headed inside to play our show. I wasn't sure how well I'd be able to think once I heard the screams of the kids in the crowd. I took a deep breath and watched Kyle, Jordan, Jason and Tony take the stage and pick up their gear. I stood there on the side and waited for Jordan to play the intro to "Contradiction". That was my cue to get on the stage. As soon as he started it I walked on stage and the lights went up, I smiled as the crowd screamed.

"What's up Jersey City!!! It's great to be here. I'm Dina and I'm here to show you a good time! Let's go!!!!" I said and looked at the guys.