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the first round of phone calls
After the meeting Benj, Joel, Sid and Ton all catch a bus into town with a unexpected phone call
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Chapter Ten
Mike's p.o.v
All the bands were here except for Bear and the Kids, GC and Mest. I was just getting out my phone to give Tony a call. When all of them came bursting through the door, all looking over heated, bothered and rushed.
Benji's p.o.v
We all came in and sat down on the various seating arranged for the various bands, Sid and the bandaid boys were positioned opposite us. Mike was in front of a whiteboard explaining the rules of warped tour that I had heard some many times I didn't really listen. I couldn't stop my self from watching Sid. She was sitting over there with her legs crossed from wearing a short denim skirt looking out of place next to the three large Australian lads next to her with their legs wide open I think maybe a sign to some of the female roadies that they were trying to get the attention of. I smiled to my self, watching her fidget she wasn't very good at sitting still for long periods of time, her foot was shaking. She was also constantly putting her long strands of blonde hair behind her ear as they kept on braking free. I caught her eyes and she smiled cheekily back at me and poked out her pierced tongue looking then back at the white board listening to Mike now explain the tour's schedule and handing out schedules to the tour managers other then Bear who already had his. I continued to watch the four young Australians being kept inline by Bear. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to kiss someone with their tongue pierced twice, or how it would feel somewhere else when Joel suddenly punched my knee corking it. He shook his head silently at me, pointing down; I followed his gesture going red realising that my jeans had just gotten a little tighter. Sid was now staring at some of the bands star struck in the same way she had stared at us last night. In particularly Rancid. Jack and Dylan were now whispering to each other and trying to catch the eye of a female roadie who was taking no notice of them whatsoever other then rolling her eyes, when she walked past, then gave Nick a scathing look as Nick had hooked up with her as well as Tim from rancid. I looked over at Jer and Nick who were silently laughing at Jack and Dylan, who were both now looking pissed off and uncomfortable while Sid and Alex both had huge grins on their faces exchanging looks keeling over with silent laughter. I looked over at Tony who was silently laughing shaking his head as Bear whacked all four of them across the back of the head in one movement then fixing them with a glare that could stop traffic. Everyone had suddenly started to move and get up I looked around at Joel confused who started laugh.
"Meeting over now Benjamin." Joel said giving me a hand up.
Billy stretched and Paul yawned at the same time as Alex across the room.
Paul's p.o.v
I walked over to Alex and the rest of the bandaids and Bear who was now deep in conversation with Lars's from rancid who had just been introduced to Sid and the rest. Sid was now kind of hoping from foot to foot yawning while Jack poked her in the ribs.
" G'day Mate." Alex greeted me yawning again
"Morning my fine Matey." I replied in a cheezy pirate accent putting my arm over his shoulder. Dylan, Jack, Nick and Jer were all talking about the "cunt" in other words the girl roadie who had rejected all of them when Tim came over and joined in the bitch session, Benj, Joel and Tony were all talking in the corner while Matt was on his phone.
Sid was talking to some of the roadies as they were on first tomorrow.
"Sid gets really thingy about other people touching her guitar." Explained Alex to me following my gaze.
"Fair enough." I replied turning Alex and me around to join the big bitch session that had now turned into a discussion for a plan of a barbecue tonight with all the bands.
"Hey good News, Jen is going to get time off so she can see me and bring my baby girl to see us play as well at the next destination." Matt announced walking over to us, while the MCR boys walked out of the pavilion.
Normal p.o.v
It was now 2 in the afternoon, it was unbelievable hot outside. I was walking around with Tony, Benj and Joel watching all the roadies and business's set up their stalls. Last night and this morning I had still been kind of nervous around them, but now I realised they were just really nice guys when it came down to it and all of them made me laugh and all of them were really easy to talk too. Joel and me had been talking about the band Oasis and its lead singer with the famous quote. "Were the best fucking band in the world and if you don't think so you can fuck off." For the last twenty minutes while Benj and Tony listened and laughed.
"I'm hungry." Announced Benji stopping and stretching sniffing the air as if for food to just appear.
"Any food from last night left?" he added, still after relaxing around him every time I felt his brown eyes on me I could feel butterflies going crazy in my stomach.
"Nope. You lot managed down the whole lot." I replied stopping as well with Ton and Joel.
"Wait a minute, Sid? Isn't this your first time in America?" asked Joel squinting his eyes looking at me.
"Yes." I said suspiciously. Tony immediately put his arm around my shoulder's announcing.
"Well its time Young Lass, that you experience the American way." In an old western accent.
"Couldn't have said it better my self." Said Joel in the same voice putting his arm around me as well.
" But I'm hungry?" Benji said in a baby voice, pouting.
"Your always hungry." Replied Joel.
"Alright how about we go into town, grab something to eat and share some of the fine culture of our country with this youngling." Tony added grabbing Benji around the shoulder's with his other arm.
Benji's
It was the first time in over ten years that I had used a public transport bus to go somewhere, back then I couldn't remember a bus trip being this fun. As soon as we got on the bus Sid ran up to the empty backseat of the bus claiming it by eyeing the surrounding people on the bus with a cat like stare, in fact her whole position was very catlike, with her legs up in the air with the rest of her sprawled.
"Don't get to exited Benj." Said Joel smirking, Tony had the exact same smug expression on his face.
The whole time me and Joel grew up, we had never been part of the cool kid group that consisted of sluts and Jocks that sit up the back of the bus, but there we were the four of us. Sid, Joel Ton and me sitting up there like the cool kids up the back of the bus. Sid was in between me and Ton with Joel on the end. The being back on public passport had spurred convosation about our high school years, for Sid that was only three year's ago. I learnt that Sid and the boys had all gone to the same high school then the same college and how in the state of Australia that Year 11 and 12 was called college, and that Sid in fact had studied law, chemistry and drama.
"Fuck your pretty smart for a blonde." Joked Joel, while Sid softly punched him in the shoulder involving her leaning across me her long hair falling to one side, looking like sliver against my black jeans. I hadn't noticed the lucky thirteen-cat tattoo on the back of her neck. I ran my fingers over the cat outline softly, taking in how smooth her skin was.
It just felt so natural for her to be lying in my lap like she had been there forever.
Normal p.o.v
As Benji traced the outline of my lucky thirteen-cat tat, I felt this shiver run through me from his warm hands.
"Nice tat, any other's I should know about?" Benj asked softly, while Ton and Joel sat there fidgeting uncomfortably.
"A few." I replied just as softly rolling over so my head was in-between his legs looking up into his wide Brown eyes, I bite my lip softly smiling up at him.
"Ahem." Coughed Joel, avoiding looking at either of us by gazing out the window then asking.
"Nice weather, Hey Ton?" he said cracking up at the end. I sat up quickly as I felt my phone begin to vibrate and my puddle of mud "she fucking hates me.' Ring tone went off.
Tony's p.o.v
I was laughing with Joel at the cheesiest pick up line I think I have ever heard young Benjamin say, Sid was still in his lap, seemingly unaware of the raging hormones that young Benjamin was experiencing when suddenly her phone went off.
"Hey hot stuff." I heard her say, there was then a lot of ah huh and ok, and yes when suddenly a.
"Guess whom I'm on a bus with?" then
"How about Benji and Joel Madden and Tony, babe." She said excitedly.
Joel leaned over and grabbed the phone.
Joel's p.o.v
"Joel Madden, talking to you, and who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?" I said into the phone, while Benji and Ton laughed, while Sid just shook her head laughing silently.
"Um Joy?" the person on the other end replied. Something about the sound of the voice brought butterflies to my stomach,
Mike's p.o.v
All the bands were here except for Bear and the Kids, GC and Mest. I was just getting out my phone to give Tony a call. When all of them came bursting through the door, all looking over heated, bothered and rushed.
Benji's p.o.v
We all came in and sat down on the various seating arranged for the various bands, Sid and the bandaid boys were positioned opposite us. Mike was in front of a whiteboard explaining the rules of warped tour that I had heard some many times I didn't really listen. I couldn't stop my self from watching Sid. She was sitting over there with her legs crossed from wearing a short denim skirt looking out of place next to the three large Australian lads next to her with their legs wide open I think maybe a sign to some of the female roadies that they were trying to get the attention of. I smiled to my self, watching her fidget she wasn't very good at sitting still for long periods of time, her foot was shaking. She was also constantly putting her long strands of blonde hair behind her ear as they kept on braking free. I caught her eyes and she smiled cheekily back at me and poked out her pierced tongue looking then back at the white board listening to Mike now explain the tour's schedule and handing out schedules to the tour managers other then Bear who already had his. I continued to watch the four young Australians being kept inline by Bear. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to kiss someone with their tongue pierced twice, or how it would feel somewhere else when Joel suddenly punched my knee corking it. He shook his head silently at me, pointing down; I followed his gesture going red realising that my jeans had just gotten a little tighter. Sid was now staring at some of the bands star struck in the same way she had stared at us last night. In particularly Rancid. Jack and Dylan were now whispering to each other and trying to catch the eye of a female roadie who was taking no notice of them whatsoever other then rolling her eyes, when she walked past, then gave Nick a scathing look as Nick had hooked up with her as well as Tim from rancid. I looked over at Jer and Nick who were silently laughing at Jack and Dylan, who were both now looking pissed off and uncomfortable while Sid and Alex both had huge grins on their faces exchanging looks keeling over with silent laughter. I looked over at Tony who was silently laughing shaking his head as Bear whacked all four of them across the back of the head in one movement then fixing them with a glare that could stop traffic. Everyone had suddenly started to move and get up I looked around at Joel confused who started laugh.
"Meeting over now Benjamin." Joel said giving me a hand up.
Billy stretched and Paul yawned at the same time as Alex across the room.
Paul's p.o.v
I walked over to Alex and the rest of the bandaids and Bear who was now deep in conversation with Lars's from rancid who had just been introduced to Sid and the rest. Sid was now kind of hoping from foot to foot yawning while Jack poked her in the ribs.
" G'day Mate." Alex greeted me yawning again
"Morning my fine Matey." I replied in a cheezy pirate accent putting my arm over his shoulder. Dylan, Jack, Nick and Jer were all talking about the "cunt" in other words the girl roadie who had rejected all of them when Tim came over and joined in the bitch session, Benj, Joel and Tony were all talking in the corner while Matt was on his phone.
Sid was talking to some of the roadies as they were on first tomorrow.
"Sid gets really thingy about other people touching her guitar." Explained Alex to me following my gaze.
"Fair enough." I replied turning Alex and me around to join the big bitch session that had now turned into a discussion for a plan of a barbecue tonight with all the bands.
"Hey good News, Jen is going to get time off so she can see me and bring my baby girl to see us play as well at the next destination." Matt announced walking over to us, while the MCR boys walked out of the pavilion.
Normal p.o.v
It was now 2 in the afternoon, it was unbelievable hot outside. I was walking around with Tony, Benj and Joel watching all the roadies and business's set up their stalls. Last night and this morning I had still been kind of nervous around them, but now I realised they were just really nice guys when it came down to it and all of them made me laugh and all of them were really easy to talk too. Joel and me had been talking about the band Oasis and its lead singer with the famous quote. "Were the best fucking band in the world and if you don't think so you can fuck off." For the last twenty minutes while Benj and Tony listened and laughed.
"I'm hungry." Announced Benji stopping and stretching sniffing the air as if for food to just appear.
"Any food from last night left?" he added, still after relaxing around him every time I felt his brown eyes on me I could feel butterflies going crazy in my stomach.
"Nope. You lot managed down the whole lot." I replied stopping as well with Ton and Joel.
"Wait a minute, Sid? Isn't this your first time in America?" asked Joel squinting his eyes looking at me.
"Yes." I said suspiciously. Tony immediately put his arm around my shoulder's announcing.
"Well its time Young Lass, that you experience the American way." In an old western accent.
"Couldn't have said it better my self." Said Joel in the same voice putting his arm around me as well.
" But I'm hungry?" Benji said in a baby voice, pouting.
"Your always hungry." Replied Joel.
"Alright how about we go into town, grab something to eat and share some of the fine culture of our country with this youngling." Tony added grabbing Benji around the shoulder's with his other arm.
Benji's
It was the first time in over ten years that I had used a public transport bus to go somewhere, back then I couldn't remember a bus trip being this fun. As soon as we got on the bus Sid ran up to the empty backseat of the bus claiming it by eyeing the surrounding people on the bus with a cat like stare, in fact her whole position was very catlike, with her legs up in the air with the rest of her sprawled.
"Don't get to exited Benj." Said Joel smirking, Tony had the exact same smug expression on his face.
The whole time me and Joel grew up, we had never been part of the cool kid group that consisted of sluts and Jocks that sit up the back of the bus, but there we were the four of us. Sid, Joel Ton and me sitting up there like the cool kids up the back of the bus. Sid was in between me and Ton with Joel on the end. The being back on public passport had spurred convosation about our high school years, for Sid that was only three year's ago. I learnt that Sid and the boys had all gone to the same high school then the same college and how in the state of Australia that Year 11 and 12 was called college, and that Sid in fact had studied law, chemistry and drama.
"Fuck your pretty smart for a blonde." Joked Joel, while Sid softly punched him in the shoulder involving her leaning across me her long hair falling to one side, looking like sliver against my black jeans. I hadn't noticed the lucky thirteen-cat tattoo on the back of her neck. I ran my fingers over the cat outline softly, taking in how smooth her skin was.
It just felt so natural for her to be lying in my lap like she had been there forever.
Normal p.o.v
As Benji traced the outline of my lucky thirteen-cat tat, I felt this shiver run through me from his warm hands.
"Nice tat, any other's I should know about?" Benj asked softly, while Ton and Joel sat there fidgeting uncomfortably.
"A few." I replied just as softly rolling over so my head was in-between his legs looking up into his wide Brown eyes, I bite my lip softly smiling up at him.
"Ahem." Coughed Joel, avoiding looking at either of us by gazing out the window then asking.
"Nice weather, Hey Ton?" he said cracking up at the end. I sat up quickly as I felt my phone begin to vibrate and my puddle of mud "she fucking hates me.' Ring tone went off.
Tony's p.o.v
I was laughing with Joel at the cheesiest pick up line I think I have ever heard young Benjamin say, Sid was still in his lap, seemingly unaware of the raging hormones that young Benjamin was experiencing when suddenly her phone went off.
"Hey hot stuff." I heard her say, there was then a lot of ah huh and ok, and yes when suddenly a.
"Guess whom I'm on a bus with?" then
"How about Benji and Joel Madden and Tony, babe." She said excitedly.
Joel leaned over and grabbed the phone.
Joel's p.o.v
"Joel Madden, talking to you, and who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?" I said into the phone, while Benji and Ton laughed, while Sid just shook her head laughing silently.
"Um Joy?" the person on the other end replied. Something about the sound of the voice brought butterflies to my stomach,
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