Until The End Of Time
Chapter Seven
It was Sunday which meant barbeque day, which meant that Erica’s favourite and least favourite people would all be in the same house, great. She was out at the shop getting some burger buns because her father had forgotten that they had none. When she returned she walked into her garden to see that the Pierce the Veil boys were already there, as were Trent and Leon. Erica went over to the table at which they all sat; she had put the buns in the kitchen since the food wasn’t going to be cooked for a little while longer.“Hey you guys, I didn’t think you’d be here for a while” She aimed at the band. “Well we had nothing better to do so thought we’d see if we could help with anything. Prove our manliness” Jaime said with a chuckle. Erica chuckled and stopped as soon as Leon spoke “It’s been a while” She shuddered “There’s a few reasons for that. 1) You moved away, thank god. And 2) I hate you” She got up and walked in to the house. “Erica! I thought I said you had to at least try and get along? And where are you going?” Her dad threw at her as he was cleaning the barbeque “That was before I remembered just how much I hate him and I’m going to get changed since I didn’t realise it would be this damn hot” She entered the house and returned 10 minutes later now wearing a yellow skater skirt with a white crop top that had the word ‘Satan’ written across it. “Aw, that’s cute a top that has your real name on it” Leon said with a smug grin on his face. “I swear to god, speak to me again and I will punch you in the fucking throat” Erica’s temper was always put to the test when she was around Leon and Trent. She was actually surprised that Trent hadn’t said anything to her yet.
Food was soon being cooked on the BBQ and everyone was off in their own little groups. Jaime and Tony were helping Huw at the barbeque whilst Vic was helping Aubrey in the kitchen with something. Trent and Leon had gone to the back of the garden and were messing about. Mike and Erica were left at the table and Mike decided he would bring up the text from Stan’s party “Hey, you know that text you got from that ex friend on Friday was that Leon?” Erica shot her head up, she had practically forgotten that text. “Is it that obvious huh?”
“Well you seem like you get on with most people besides him haha” He was trying to keep the situation light. “Well I’ve never hated anyone as much as him before. If you don’t mind I don’t really want to talk about him?” Mike nodded “Do you want another drink?” Erica appreciated this attempt “Yes please” Mike got up and headed to the kitchen before returning with a glass of Whiskey for them each.
Everyone was now sat around the dinner table in the garden and was passing the salad around. Tony and Erica had their own plate of food to share since they were the only vegetarians. “So where are you guys staying?” Huw spoke up. “Erm, The Marriot” Tony replied and Huw couldn’t help but laugh knowing that they were staying in his hotel. “Erica why are you letting them pay to live in a building we own when they can be staying at the studio. You don’t have anyone booked in there for months.” Erica hadn’t even thought about her studio. “You have a studio?” Vic and Mike said in unison.
“Yeah, the house next door. The woman that previously lived there passed away and I inherited it. But I didn’t want to live there because I love this house so much but I also didn’t want to sell it so I turned some of the bedrooms into a studio” Erica had that same smile that she had when speaking about Chicago. Mike now knows that Erica is passionate about music and her studio. “Wow, that’s so cool” Tony said. “You guys can move in there if you want. I won’t even charge haha. There’s plenty of room” The boys all nodded “Yeah we’d love to. Plus that means we could hang out with you more” Jaime said with a Cheshire cat like grin.“That’s settled then, Erica can take you to get your things later and you can move in tonight” Her father seemed to be pleased with himself at his idea. Erica was internally fangirling. She did this a lot around them. She didn’t want to look uncool.
Everyone had finished dinner and was just sat around drinking and telling stories. There had been tour stories from both the band and Huw. “Erica, you should give the guys a tour of the studio? I’m sure they’re dying to see it”
“Erm yeah sure, you guys ready to see the most amazing studio ever?” Erica said with a laugh. She was slightly tipsy at this point. She had been drinking all day. It was the only way she could even stand to be at the same table as Leon.“Hell yeah” Jaime said jumping up ready to go.
“Follow me then” She said as the four Mexican men did exactly that.They entered the house next to Erica’s through the back door. They came straight into the, reasonably sized, kitchen. The house was very open, only the four walls around it, no extra walls to separate rooms. The continued to follow Erica as she showed them around, walking into the large lounge area. Up the stairs that are situated next to the kitchen they found themselves in one of the 2 bedrooms. Each of the bedrooms had 2 beds; there was one bathroom which was between the two bedrooms. Opposite the bedrooms is the studio. Erica and the boys were most excited about this room. Erica was excited to hear what they thought of it, since she was the one that built it. She had help with it, of course but it was mainly her father and she. As the five of them entered the control room, it was filled with sounds of awe and surprise. It was very large and had a huge window that let in a lot of light. The control panel was opposite the window and took up most of the wall. “This is insane” Jaime gasped. “Yeah I know I built it” Erica said in response. At that point everyone turned to look at her, totally ignoring the actual studio part of the room. “What, you did this?” Vic said amazed by it. “Yeah, I had some people help me but it was mainly me and Huwbert. We bought everything and set it up. We just had people come in to soundproof it and everything. I’ve had it now for 6 years” She couldn’t shake the smile that was set on her face. “The actual studio is there” She said as she pointed through the glass that was in the middle of the wall to the studio. The room was filled with instruments and posters. There was a huge Defend Pop Punk flag behind the drum kit. It was very professional looking. “Shit, this is so cool” Mike said as he stood in the doorway. “Can we jam in here at some point?” He continued. “Yeah of course just don’t break any of my instruments. They’re my babies haha” They all knew exactly how she felt “Wait do you play?” Tony asked still in shock of everything. None of them expected what they were seeing. They expected a small, shabby room with a little get up and not for this and not for Erica to have built it all. “Yeah, I play a bit of everything but it’s nothing serious. I used to think about getting in to music but then realised that tattooing was my calling.”
“I bet you’re really good” Vic said. “I used to do covers of songs, mostly acoustic and put them on youtube but I haven’t done that in years” That passionate smile was back on her face. This time it wasn’t just Mike that could see how much music meant to Erica. “Please let us watch them?” said Jaime in a childlike voice, he had puppy dog eyes and a pout on his lips “Pretty please” Erica hadn’t ever thought this would happen “Erm, I guess you can they’re not exactly a secret” She said as she walked over to the computer in the middle of the control panels. She logged on and got up Youtube, leaving the guys to crowd around it and chose any video they wanted. “I’m going downstairs; I don’t like seeing people listen to me. It’s weird” She said and walked out of the room.
“Holy fuck Erica!! Your voice is amazing!! Why are you not in a band or something?” Jaime shouted as he practically jumped into the kitchen that Erica was now stood in “Like I said it was just a hobby, nothing I really wanted to pursue” She lied. Erica had secretly always wanted to be a musician but found it very difficult to believe in herself or her talent. She also knew that she wouldn’t be able to cope with criticism. Usually she is okay with it but when it comes to something so meaningful to her it was hard for her to cope. She knew this from many of the negative comments she would receive on her videos. That’s one of the reasons she stopped uploading them. “But why, you are so talented plus it’s not liked you have difficulty getting signed with Huw Simmons as your dad haha” Said Vic in response to Erica and Jaime’s conversation. “Meh, I don’t know. I’m just going to stick with what I know best and right now that is ink” She wanted the conversation to end since she didn’t know what else she could say. She decided to shoo the guys out. “Okay, we should get back to the party and we can go get your stuff soon too” She really was trying to avoid the subject and she succeeded as the five of them left through the back door.
Food was soon being cooked on the BBQ and everyone was off in their own little groups. Jaime and Tony were helping Huw at the barbeque whilst Vic was helping Aubrey in the kitchen with something. Trent and Leon had gone to the back of the garden and were messing about. Mike and Erica were left at the table and Mike decided he would bring up the text from Stan’s party “Hey, you know that text you got from that ex friend on Friday was that Leon?” Erica shot her head up, she had practically forgotten that text. “Is it that obvious huh?”
“Well you seem like you get on with most people besides him haha” He was trying to keep the situation light. “Well I’ve never hated anyone as much as him before. If you don’t mind I don’t really want to talk about him?” Mike nodded “Do you want another drink?” Erica appreciated this attempt “Yes please” Mike got up and headed to the kitchen before returning with a glass of Whiskey for them each.
Everyone was now sat around the dinner table in the garden and was passing the salad around. Tony and Erica had their own plate of food to share since they were the only vegetarians. “So where are you guys staying?” Huw spoke up. “Erm, The Marriot” Tony replied and Huw couldn’t help but laugh knowing that they were staying in his hotel. “Erica why are you letting them pay to live in a building we own when they can be staying at the studio. You don’t have anyone booked in there for months.” Erica hadn’t even thought about her studio. “You have a studio?” Vic and Mike said in unison.
“Yeah, the house next door. The woman that previously lived there passed away and I inherited it. But I didn’t want to live there because I love this house so much but I also didn’t want to sell it so I turned some of the bedrooms into a studio” Erica had that same smile that she had when speaking about Chicago. Mike now knows that Erica is passionate about music and her studio. “Wow, that’s so cool” Tony said. “You guys can move in there if you want. I won’t even charge haha. There’s plenty of room” The boys all nodded “Yeah we’d love to. Plus that means we could hang out with you more” Jaime said with a Cheshire cat like grin.“That’s settled then, Erica can take you to get your things later and you can move in tonight” Her father seemed to be pleased with himself at his idea. Erica was internally fangirling. She did this a lot around them. She didn’t want to look uncool.
Everyone had finished dinner and was just sat around drinking and telling stories. There had been tour stories from both the band and Huw. “Erica, you should give the guys a tour of the studio? I’m sure they’re dying to see it”
“Erm yeah sure, you guys ready to see the most amazing studio ever?” Erica said with a laugh. She was slightly tipsy at this point. She had been drinking all day. It was the only way she could even stand to be at the same table as Leon.“Hell yeah” Jaime said jumping up ready to go.
“Follow me then” She said as the four Mexican men did exactly that.They entered the house next to Erica’s through the back door. They came straight into the, reasonably sized, kitchen. The house was very open, only the four walls around it, no extra walls to separate rooms. The continued to follow Erica as she showed them around, walking into the large lounge area. Up the stairs that are situated next to the kitchen they found themselves in one of the 2 bedrooms. Each of the bedrooms had 2 beds; there was one bathroom which was between the two bedrooms. Opposite the bedrooms is the studio. Erica and the boys were most excited about this room. Erica was excited to hear what they thought of it, since she was the one that built it. She had help with it, of course but it was mainly her father and she. As the five of them entered the control room, it was filled with sounds of awe and surprise. It was very large and had a huge window that let in a lot of light. The control panel was opposite the window and took up most of the wall. “This is insane” Jaime gasped. “Yeah I know I built it” Erica said in response. At that point everyone turned to look at her, totally ignoring the actual studio part of the room. “What, you did this?” Vic said amazed by it. “Yeah, I had some people help me but it was mainly me and Huwbert. We bought everything and set it up. We just had people come in to soundproof it and everything. I’ve had it now for 6 years” She couldn’t shake the smile that was set on her face. “The actual studio is there” She said as she pointed through the glass that was in the middle of the wall to the studio. The room was filled with instruments and posters. There was a huge Defend Pop Punk flag behind the drum kit. It was very professional looking. “Shit, this is so cool” Mike said as he stood in the doorway. “Can we jam in here at some point?” He continued. “Yeah of course just don’t break any of my instruments. They’re my babies haha” They all knew exactly how she felt “Wait do you play?” Tony asked still in shock of everything. None of them expected what they were seeing. They expected a small, shabby room with a little get up and not for this and not for Erica to have built it all. “Yeah, I play a bit of everything but it’s nothing serious. I used to think about getting in to music but then realised that tattooing was my calling.”
“I bet you’re really good” Vic said. “I used to do covers of songs, mostly acoustic and put them on youtube but I haven’t done that in years” That passionate smile was back on her face. This time it wasn’t just Mike that could see how much music meant to Erica. “Please let us watch them?” said Jaime in a childlike voice, he had puppy dog eyes and a pout on his lips “Pretty please” Erica hadn’t ever thought this would happen “Erm, I guess you can they’re not exactly a secret” She said as she walked over to the computer in the middle of the control panels. She logged on and got up Youtube, leaving the guys to crowd around it and chose any video they wanted. “I’m going downstairs; I don’t like seeing people listen to me. It’s weird” She said and walked out of the room.
“Holy fuck Erica!! Your voice is amazing!! Why are you not in a band or something?” Jaime shouted as he practically jumped into the kitchen that Erica was now stood in “Like I said it was just a hobby, nothing I really wanted to pursue” She lied. Erica had secretly always wanted to be a musician but found it very difficult to believe in herself or her talent. She also knew that she wouldn’t be able to cope with criticism. Usually she is okay with it but when it comes to something so meaningful to her it was hard for her to cope. She knew this from many of the negative comments she would receive on her videos. That’s one of the reasons she stopped uploading them. “But why, you are so talented plus it’s not liked you have difficulty getting signed with Huw Simmons as your dad haha” Said Vic in response to Erica and Jaime’s conversation. “Meh, I don’t know. I’m just going to stick with what I know best and right now that is ink” She wanted the conversation to end since she didn’t know what else she could say. She decided to shoo the guys out. “Okay, we should get back to the party and we can go get your stuff soon too” She really was trying to avoid the subject and she succeeded as the five of them left through the back door.
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