'Danielle, I just can't do this anymore! All you do is work and talk about the most meaningless shit. You don't even hang out with me anymore! You couldn't care less about what's going on with the band and god forbid you even ask what I'm interested in." I heard Tony huff from across the courtyard. It was the end of the day and I was just leaving but stopped when I heard yelling.

'It's not like you cared about me anyway! I don't think you ever did!' Danielle screeched and Tony chuckled.

'I did love you then you became this dumbass who wanted to be a fucking sheep and follow what everyone else was doing and not care about anything else. So, have a good day Dani, I hope you find something more substantial in life other than Twitter and Instagram accounts.' He said and started to storm off my way. I quickly hid myself but in his angered state, he didn't even notice me as he got in his car and sped off.

It's now Friday and I have been avoiding Tony. I was still having an internal battle as to whether I wanted to go with him on Saturday or not.

The week had been pretty calm and Tony seemed fine at school after the whole Danielle thing on Wednesday... Danielle however was pissed. Everyone in school knew about it because she ranted about it in the hallway the next day. It was almost entertaining to us all because we all knew it was bound to happen but she had no clue.

I was on my way out to my car when Tony yelled out my name. I could see him, Mike and Jaime all walking towards his car and he ran up to me.

"Hey Skye! I have been trying to catch you all week! So, are you gonna come with us Saturday?" He asked and I took a deep breath. If this was god telling me this was my chance to finally try to get somewhere with him, then I'm taking it.

"Yea, I think I will. I haven't been to a concert in a long time." I said with a shy smile. I could hear the other two cheer which made me feel a little embarrassed and I watched Tony flip them off.

"Great! I'll pick you up around one tomorrow, okay?" He said with an excited smile.

"Why so early?" I asked. Did he want to get in the front of the line?

"I like getting there early, less of a wait to get in and we'll have time to grab a drink or something when we get in." He said a little nervously but I nodded.

"See you tomorrow then!" I said and opened my car door.

'Bye, Skye!' Jaime and Mike said with devilish grins and hopped into Tony's car quickly as he ran to, what looked like, kick their asses.

I chuckled and drove off. I guess I better do all my homework tonight.

****
I woke up really giddy and excited for tonight. I would get to spend some time with Tony and do one of my favorite things, going to see live music.

I woke up late and only had a few hours to get ready so I took a quick shower, ate and had my coffee and before I knew it, he was here.

*beep beep* and then a knock at my door.

I shut everything off and grabbed my bag, making sure everything I needed was inside and opened up the door.

"Oh, wow. You look great Skye!" He said and I blushed. I was just in jeans and a muscle shirt, nothing special.

"Thanks Tone." I smiled and walked out and locked my door.

He opened the door for me and I blushed again.

"Blush anymore and you'll turn into a tomato!" Mike said and I just rolled my eyes. Tony hoped in the car , asked if we were all ready to go and then we were off.
We got the the venue and met up with Vic, Mike's older brother. There was a fairly long line already formed.

"Oh, Hey Skye, how's it going? Haven't seen you in a long time." He said and gave me a hug. Vic was the first person to know I had a huge crush on Tony. The first time I got drunk was a one of their house parties a few years ago and I got far too drunk and ended up telling him everything for some reason. He promised to never say anything and kept the promise as far as I know but the secret was pretty much out between everyone except Tony.. I think.

"I know, it has been a while. I've been okay, you?"

"Great! Glad to hear you're doing good. Alright we gotta go in now." He said and we started walking towards the line.

The line looked much larger from far away than it did when we finally got to it. We had about three hours to kill before the doors opened and we all just chatted and by that I mean I listened to them talk and just nodded and added a few words in here and there. They were all so funny together. Tony seemed so different when he was with these guys. He was a little quieter than normal and a lit less 'macho player guy' and it was nice to see him in a different light.

"Alright, boys.." Mike stopped and looked at me. "And lady, let's do this shit!" He said and they cheered while I chuckled.

"Come on Skye, Get pumped!" I laughed a little harder and they booed me. I then yelled woohoo and they cheer and laughed. It felt good to be a little more me tonight and know that it's not gonna be weird.

The doors opened and everyone rushed in. With Mike being the brutal human he is, we made a train and bumrushed our way to the barricade.

"I'm gonna end up getting kicked or squished, I know it." I said to myself and then I heard 'I won't let that happen.' Tony whispered in my ear and I blushed and even though it was loud already, I could hear the boys snicker. I rolled my eyes but smiled at Tony and took a deep breath.

The show started and Tony turned protective. He moved me in front of him so I wouldn't get crushed by all of the crowd surfers. I felt a bit weird but I like being so close to him and soon forgot he was even behind me and I just did what I normally did at a concert; sing my heart out and danced.


By the end, I was exhausted but I was running on adrenaline so I felt none of it.

We were all hyped up from the excitement tonight and decided to meet back at Mike and Vic's house. Mike and Jaime chose to go with Vic and I felt like it was a bit of a set up on the guys part but I didn't mind. I wonder if they knew that he comes to my house to hang out?

"So, did you have a good time?" Tony asked as we followed Vic out of the Parking lot.

"Yeah, I had a lot of fun. It was great to get out. Thanks for inviting me." I said and saw him smile.

"I'm glad you had a good time."

"You know something? You're so different around them than you are in school." I said bringing down the conversation unintentionally.

"Different acts for different people." He said and I looked at him. He had a slightly bored look on his face.

"Why don't you just be yourself? Everyone loves you anyways." I said. The word vomit was back.

"They wouldn't love me if I wasn't the exciting, jerk." He said honestly. It made me sad that he didn't want to be himself around the people at school because he thought they wouldn't like him anymore.

I stayed quiet until we got to Vic and Mike's house. I got out of the car and felt the soreness as I stretched.

"Nice bra." Mike said with a winked and Tony slapped his arm.

We all walked into the quiet house.

"No worries about being loud, mom and dad are gone for the weekend." Vic said and Mike nodded excitedly; you could almost see the words party in his eyes.

"Anyone hungry?" Vic asked and we all nodded. He started making food for us while Mike got us drinks. He started to pour me a shot of tequila and Jaime stopped him.

"She drinks Whiskey." He said and Mike's brow peaked. He grabbed the bottle of Jack from the cabinet and pushed it toward me.

"Got soda?" I asked and he grabbed me a cup and the soda and I made my drink, pouring a shot to take with them as well.

"Cheers to a good nights." Mike said and we clinked glasses and tossed back the liquor.

"Late night dinner is served!" Vic said as he pulled a pizza from the over and cut it. We all grabbed a slice or two and sat back down.

They chatted about their plans for winter break in a few weeks and I listened as I usually do until they included me in the conversation.

"I'm not sure. Probably just binge watch something on TV. My parents aren't gonna be around so I get the house to myself.. as always." I said with a slight sigh.

"Well shit, come to our Christmas party! You shouldn't be alone for the holidays!" Vic said and they all looked at me.

"I mean, I don't want to be a bother, I'm fine by myself, really." I said but they weren't having any of it.

"No, that's not fun to spend the holidays by yourself at least with us you can have a bit of fun." Vic said and I knew there was no getting out of this.

"You really don't have to." I mumbled and they just rolled their eyes.

"Tony will pick you up, make sure to wear something nice. The family likes us kids to dress up a bit for these things." Mike said with a scoff.

"Alright." I said thinking about what I had in my closet that was considered nice for a holiday party.


The rest of the night was just talking and hanging around, nothing special.

"You guys staying over?" Vic asked as we were all yawning.

They more looked at me and I was a bit nervous to say yes. It's been fun to hang out with them tonight but sleeping over felt weird to me.

"I didn't bring anything but my wallet and keys." I said with a slight stutter. I've never slept over a guys house before.

"Do you want to go home? You don't have to stay over if you aren't comfortable." Jaime said to me and I felt like I was put on the spot. I didn't want to be rude but I also didn't feel comfortable.

"Yeah, I have to do a few things tomorrow anyways. Maybe some other time?" I said, lying straight through my teeth. I had nothing to do.

"I'm sure we'll be seeing more of each other." Mike said with a snicker and I could feel my face burning. Tony got up saying he would drive me home and that he'd be back in a bit.



I could feel myself winding down from the night's high energy as I got into Tony's car. A small content sigh escaping my lips.

"Sorry, they can be a bit... persuasive around the holidays." Tony said quietly.

"No, it's okay. I actually appreciated it. I honestly don't like spending the holidays by myself. I don't like spending most of my days by myself if I'm honest." I said boldly.

"Don't you hang out with your friends?" He asked and I looked at him like he was stupid.

"Tony, seriously. You know the only person that wants to hang out with me is Kat. She mostly uses me for a doll when she comes over anyways." I said with a roll of my eyes.

"I like to hang out with you too." He said under his breath.

"What?" I said even though I heard him.

"Huh? oh nothing. Well, I think the guys have now roped you into hanging with us so now you're stuck with us, like one of the guys." He said with a chuckle.

"Yeah." I said with a small laugh but I didn't want to be one of the guys.


We stayed in a slightly awkward silence until we pulled in my driveway.

"Thanks for inviting me out, Tony. I had a lot of fun with you guys." I smiled genuinely.

"We'll have to do it again." He said with his signature smirk. That smirk that I hated.. The player smirk. It's like his demeanor completely changes and it made me sad.

"Yeah, see ya Tony." I said with a fake smile and waved him off.

"Talk to you later, Skye." He said and I closed the door and watched him drive off.

I walked into my house a little bummed. The night went so nicely and that right there just killed it. I saw him turn into the guy he acted like at school and that's not who he really was.


I sighed, put it out of my mind and just remembered how much fun tonight was just so I could go to bed with a smile on my face.

Notes

Oh how I love foreshadowing! Hope you all had a good Christmas/Hanukkah/whatever you celebrate and if you don't celebrate anything, I hope you had a good week!

I've been pretty busy this month not to mention all the pain in my eye hindering my ability to write for a long time but I'm feelin good.

The new year is approaching and that means a new mindset and new goals. What are you guys doing for NYE? I'm gonna be drinking and writing so there will probably be an update to ring in the new year!

I'll see you all in 2O16!
Have a good one guys! <3
~Becca