High School Never Ends

18: Pants Down Kick Off

Today was the start of two years on the road. The Pants Down Tour was kicking off in Los Angeles, California and we couldn't be more excited!

The Reckless and Abused, our band, has been practicing so hard for the part two months and tonight our parents finally get to see us together. I think they are probably more excited than us to be honest.

My dad walks into the tour bus and sits down across from me.

"Hey Ella-Bella, are you ready? Sound check for yall starts in an hour, ours starts in two, you want me to walk you up there?" He asked me.

"Yeah, I'm pretty nervous. Walking me would be great dad, thanks." I say and get up to kiss his cheek.

"Alright, go get changed and ill be in here." He says.

I walk back to the room I share with my dad and grab my black leather pants and a Guns n' Roses cut off before tying my hair into a ponytail.

I slip on my Doc Martins and walk out and see my dad smiling at me.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing, you just look really beautiful, and it just surprises me everyday with how mature you are."

"Oh." I say and blush.

"Ready to head up there?" He asks.

"Yeah, let's do this." I say.

We walked inside the stadium and around back to meet with Cason, Ashley and Carter.

I opened up the door to the boys dressing room and smiles at them.

"Hey Guys." I greet.

"Hey." They all say back.

"Alright, well, Lexi will come get yall when it's time to go onstage and practice and then head back to the tour bus before the show so we can all walk in together. Good luck."

"Thanks Daddy-o." I say and wave him off.

Lexi walks back and tells us it's time just about ten minutes later and we all get our instruments and head on stage.

We practiced for about an hour, maybe a little less when Calum, Ashton, Luke, and Michael came walking on stage and greeted us before starting their rehearsal.

We all went back to the bus and waited on our parents.

They finally arrived forty minutes later and we ate In N Out burgers and then walked back into the arena to go to our dressing rooms.

I slipped on a Misfit band tee and slid into my knee high black boots, putting my choker around my neck and adding a few bracelets to my wrist.

Then I walk into the bathroom and braid my hair into two French braids on each side and applying my dark make-up.

I walk into the lounge area where everyone is sitting and I smile at them.

"Holy fuck, Ell. You look... beautiful." Carter, Michael's son and our lead guitarist says to me.

"Thanks, Clifford." I say sarcastically.

"What your mouth around my daughter, Clifford." My dad warns, "like father like son." I hear him mutter. I just laugh.

"Alright, You ready kids? Tall are on in five." Lexi announces to us.

"You guys can do it." Ashton says to us as we get up and go grab our instruments.

"Thanks Ash." I say to him and smile before hugging my dad and kissing him on the cheek.

"You'll do great baby girl. We'll be watching." He says as I walk off towards the stage entrance.

Lexi shoos us on the stage and I walk up to the mic.

"Hey guys, we're The Reckless and Abused, if you didn't already know, we're the band your actually here to see's children, hope you enjoy." I scream into the mic before slamming down on my guitar and leading U.S. Into our first song, Burn by The Pretty Reckless.

"This is a cover of Burn by The Pretty Reckless." Cason says into the mic as he's strumming away at his fathers old bass guitar.

I start to sing the lyrics and soon enough they just flow out of my and I'm dancing and singing and strumming my guitar all at once with out even realizing it.

"Here comes the darkness

It's eating at my soul

Now that the spark has

Gone out of control

This fire is raging

I can't find the door

I just wanna die here

But you wanted more

You want me to burn

Want me to burn

Want me to hurt

And maybe I will finally learn

Here comes the darkness

It's eating at my brain

Now that the light has

Driven me insane

This fire is blazing

And I'm still inside

I just wanna die here

You won''t let me out alive

You want me to burn

Want me to burn

Want me to hurt

And maybe I will finally learn..."