The Leading Man (Multiband Fan Fic)

Chapter 12 - Headliners

Katie's P.O.V

I stepped off the bus, out into the city streets.
My whole life was packed, in the suitcase to my right.

Kirk scampered off the bus, trying to avoid Dylan and Eddie, who were throwing pens at each other, inside.
"You coward!" I laughed, as he grabbed me, holding me in front of him, shielding himself.
"Vince, welcome to Los Angeles! The first stop of this merry-"
"MONROE!" A bunch of girls screamed, cutting off the gov'nor, as he we helping Alec get our suitcases.
We all looked down the street, to our right.
Vince was stood in the bus, on the last step, Kirk was still holding me in front of him, and I could feel myself about to get trampled.

"See ya!" I smiled, before I bolted it into the hotel.
"Security!" I cried out, jumping behind the front desk, as the girls chased me inside.

Security came and escorted the girls out.
"I LOVE YOU, MONROE!"
"MARRY ME!"
"NO! I HAVE TO MEET HER!"

"So, Hi. I'm with Janie's Gun. We're just checking in." I was sat on the floor, behind the desk, looking up at the guy sat at the computer.
"Right." He nodded, before doing his job, checking us in.
"Where is she?!" I heard Alec call out, walking into the hotel.
"Over here, Batman!" I jumped up, smiling at him.
He laughed, clapping his hands at me. "That was awesome!"
"I know!" I laughed with him.

"Names, please?" The guy asked us, as I walked back round to the right side of the desk.
"Gov! What's me name for this again?!" I asked, looking back at the boss, as he got the guys in safely.
"You're Ginevra Tonic!" Gov smiled.
I turned back to the guy smiling. "Gin, for short."
He smiled, nodding, typing away at his computer.

. . .

I wrapped my arms around Kirk's neck, as we were on the bed, slowly making out. I could feel this was going to go places and I wasn't complaining.
Our first headlining show is tomorrow, Maria is out here with us, I have Kirk, Stevie has Mary Jane, Dylan has his right hand, and his pick of the groupies, and Vince... He's just happy to be here.
Oh, oh, oh! And we're all in our own rooms...

Kirk helped get my shirt off, revealing the red bra I know he likes.
He smiled, chucking my top behind him, somewhere in the room, before kissing my neck.

I tipped my head back, my red bowler hat falling off, when the phone started to ring, stopping us.
"Ignore it...?" Kirk frowned, looking at me.
I sighed, grabbing the phone. We could hear a voice start speaking, before I hung it up, and placed the phone down on the bedside table.
Kirk smiled at me, picking up from where we left off

. . .

Dylan's P.O.V

"I'm telling you now, they are getting it on!" I laughed, sat on Alec's bed, as he held the phone to his ear, Stevie lying next to me, his feet on the pillows, and his head to the foot of the bed, a doobie at his lips.
"Monroe, we're going- Nope!" Alec laughed, putting his phone down. "Hung up on me."
"Mahn, they'rrr a grea' couple." Stevie smiled.
"They really are, but holy hell! Who knew Kirk had that side to him. I've seen his comic collection, it's mind blowing!" I grabbed my can of beer, as I spoke, bringing it to my lips.
"Kirk's actually an interesting guy! He's actually had a few girls take interest in him, but he turned them all down, 'cause he's only ever wanted Monroe." Alec told us, as someone knocked on his door.

He got up to answer.

"You could tell they were into each other, the second they were both in the same room. They always keep close to each other." I added.
"Y'ah, an' he woul' always ask 'er first, lieh whne we goh ouh fur food.... He'd alw'ys ask Katie first, whah she wan's." Stevie pointed out.
I raised my beer to him, agreeing.

"Hello, Vinnie. Come on in." Alec smiled, opening the door fully.
"Thanks, is Stevie here?" He walked in.
"Y'ah." Stevie looked up at him, upside down, as he was lying on his back.
Alec and I snickered.
"Hey, man. Can I talk to you?" Vinnie asked, looking at him side ways, trying to look him eye to eye.
"Go ahead, man. What's up?" I asked him.
"Oh, I just meant Stevie..." Vince looked at me, unsurely.
"If it's about me, I wanna hear it. If it's not, then you can also talk to me. Alec as well." I told him.
"OK... Well..." Vince sat on the bed, next to Stevie, as Alec sat back in his chair, on my right.

"Whah's up?" Stevie asked, a cloud of smoking rising from his lips.
"The longest I've been away from home is only three nights... We're gonna be on the road for a month, and I've been away for-"
"Two weeks already. Give it another week, or two, you can get your girl to come on the tour, then when the tour is finished, you can go home for a week, before we need to get back into the studio. Once we're home, it's gonna be a lot of hard work. Recording, photoshoots, interviews, the mixing process, more tour rehearsals..." I lay it on him.
"Right." Vince lay back on the bed.
"Dude, y're a rock star... Tay' theh load off!" Stevie sat up, taking his blunt and offering it to Vince.

I looked at Alec, and Alec looked at me.
We both looked to Vince and Stevie.

"I don't do drugs, Stevie..." Vince looked at the blunt.
"Jus try it.... I' feels gooh." Stevie spoke as if in a trance.
Vince sat up, crossing his legs, facing towards us. He looked at me, I shrugged, and he looked at the blunt.
"I guess one puff won't hurt..." He took it.
"There y' go! Jus' inhale the goohs an' exhale teh stress and wor'ies..." Stevie encouraged our new friend.
"Give me a hit, after you." Alec smiled.
"And me. Why not?" I nodded.
"OK. Here goes..." Vince took a breath, before taking a drag.

Stevie took the doobie from him, passing it to Alec, who asked first.
Vince held his breath a moment, lying back on the bed, his head on the pillows, and breathed out, a stream of smoke pouring from his lips, like a steam train going full speed.
"Now, he's a rock star." I smiled, tagging a drag myself.