A Devil's Love

Chapter 2

Soon enough, the Q&A portion is finished and workers are helping organize the lines for the photo ops for each band.

"Unleash the kraken!" I hear Vinny shout. I chuckle, trying not to laugh too loud.

"What the fuck?" Ricky asks with a laugh.

     One by one people went up to them going in order to get their picture. A crew member directs the line, making the line slimmer and slimmer. Then the onto the next line for the next band they go.

        I feel a tap on my shoulder and I'm suddenly squeezed into the line. The crew member, who's tag reads Brendan, tries scooting me up until I flash my laminate.

    He sputters, "Sorry, there's so many fans for VIP-"

   "It's fine, man," I chuckle. "You're just trying to herd the crowd at this point. I'm sure you're used to wanderers." I could not have this job.

    At this point I look over to notice that some of the guys in Motionless In White noticed the little confusion the crew had. Chris Motionless, the singer, has a small smile on his face and turns back to face the fans approaching them. They seem nice through screens, through the endless interviews they do. Andy and the rest of the guys in Black Veil Brides haven't socialized with them and wherever they've gone, I've gone.

So, I've never had the pleasure of meeting anyone in Motionless In White other than Vinny Mauro. That was only by chance though.

  Fingers to my lips, I do a quick small whistle over to them, directed towards Vinny. Ryan and Ricky notice and I sheepishly point towards Vinny. They both nudge him and Vinny looks around confused for a moment before noticing me. His eyes light up and he throws his hands up, "No fucking way!"

  "Surprise!" I laugh, camera in hand. Vinny motions towards me as he talks to Ricky, Ryan, Justin, and Chris before motioning me over. I glance at the line, before batting my eyes and giving him a look. There's no way I'm letting their fans wait for an introduction that can happen afterwards. He puts his hands up and nods, a silent understanding. I shake my head and look over to notice Chris is again looking over at me and I smile out of politeness. Or is it awkwardness? I can never tell.

  Little by little, the line becomes slim to none in fans and Vinny starts barreling over to me.

"When the hell were you gonna tell me you were showing up?!" Vinny laughs, tossing an arm around my shoulder before giving me a side hug.

  "I didn't even know if it was a for sure thing until recently." I laugh walking with him, his arm still around my shoulder. "But I have another surprise," I stop and scoot out from under his arm to put my hand on his shoulder, "You're stuck with me."

  "You're fucking with me."

  "Nope, meet one of your photographers for the tour," I beam, snapping a photo of his reaction. Vinny turns to the guys, who have been walking up to us, before turning back to me and putting me into a bear hug. I squeal and lift my camera up to safety in the air and return the hug back. "Jesus!" I laugh.

  "Is this your girl?" Ryan asks, almost genuinely.

  "No, no, Scarlet's a gamer I met online and one of the last times we were here in L.A. I got to meet her in person for the first time. But she's also a sick photographer like you guys" Vinny says proudly. I shake my head before stepping towards the guys.

  "It's a pleasure to meet you all finally, I'm actually a fan," I softly smile, shaking each of their hands.

  "Welcome to the tour," Chris smiles.