We Go Together (Zack Merrick/ATL)

First Day of Tour

In honor of Zack winning best bassist at the APMAs tonight, I decided to update. Also, congratulations to Rian, for winning best drummer, and all of ATL for the most dedicated fans!

*Vi's POV*
My alarm clock blared at exactly 3, waking us all up. We got up, all taking turns to shower and brush our teeth, and get dressed. We all decided to change into pajamas, since we were more than likely to fall asleep on the bus again.

By 3:50, we were all up and out the door, waiting for the bus to come. Why it came to my house, I don't know. The boys had went back to their house to get their stuff last week, so they were able to pack at my apartment.

The bus pulled up 5 minutes later, and we all lugged our stuff onto the bus, in our designated bunks.

I chose the bottom right, Rians on top of mine, and Alex's on top. Then, across from me was Zack, then Jack, then Matt. The crew for lighting and stuff was on a different bus, already in Washington.

Once we had all of our stuff loaded, we hit the road.

"Okay!" Matt spoke up, excited. "This is how its gonna go. Once we get to Washington, I'm switching busses. This is going to be all yours, don't do anything stupid. Here's the rules. 1. No sex on the bus, please. 2. Don't break anything. 3. Give Vi some privacy, and don't piss her off. Got it?" We all nodded our heads.
"Why are you leaving us on a bus alone?" I asked.

"Well, you're here, and ever since you guys met, they haven't gotten in trouble. Also, I feel like its time to let them handle their shit on their own. This being said, if anything goes wrong, I can come back to this bus." He explained.

"Now. As you all know, the first show is tonight. We will get to Washington at noon, and be in the arena at 1. Vi, you're singing Rembering Sunday, and For Baltimore with them, right? And for you, you're performing Thinking Out Loud, She's kinda Hot, This is Gospel, and Angel with a Shotgun." I nodded, telling him that it was correct.

"When we get to the venue, Vi is going to rehearse first, then you guys. Once that's over you will have an hour to eat, then Vi goes on at 7. You boys, will go on at 7:45. Got it?" Once again, we all nodded. "Alright, we can all sleep now. Rest up, there's an after party tonight!"

Needless to say, we all slept until we got to the venue. Once we arrived, I spotted a table full of food and ran over to it, stuffing my face. We were all in our pajamas still, considering we were going to get sweaty rehearsing, and then we had to shower before the show.

We rehearsed with flying colors, nothing went wrong. I rembered all my words, and the chords to Thinking Out Loud. I decided to play the guitar for that song, because I didn't just want to stand there and sing the whole time.

We all showered, got dressed, and for me, did my makeup. It was 6:55 before I started getting nervous. I can't believe this was happening right now. The guys came over and gave me big hugs, and good lucks. We came up with a pre show ritual, we stand in a circle, do this complicated handshake to the person to the right, and then put our hands in the middle of the circle before throwing them up, screaming 'to a great show!'

"Vi, you're on in 2 minutes!" Matt yelled to me. I nodded, and grabbed my microphone, running through what I was going to say. I walked to the side of the stage, nerves kicking in. He gave me the signal, and I took a deep breath before walking out on stage. Immediately, screams filled my ears. I waved, and put the microphone up to my mouth before speaking. "Hello everyone! My name is Violet Rose, for those of you who don't know! But please, call me Vi" I smiled. More screams. "Well, before I start tonight, I'd just like to give a special thanks to the all Time Low guys, and Matt, for letting me come on tour with them. Without them, I'd still be working at an animal shelter. But here I am, getting to love my dream with my best friends." I laughed, looking to the side of the stage and giving the boys a thumbs up.

"SO, DO ANY OF YOU KNOW 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER?" I shouted, as the beginning chords of She's Kinda Hot, began. I sang Angel With A Shotgun, and This is Gospel before I quieted the crowd down. "I'm going to grab my guitar real quick, and I'm gonna play you some Ed Sheeran, okay?" They screamed in response, so I'm assuming they liked it. I came back on stage, guitar in hand. "Before I start, sorry, I keep doing this. But, this is my dream, and thank you, for making it possible." I said, to the fans. I strummed the guitar, singing the song before I stood up. "Thank you all! You've been amazing! This has been amazing! Well, now it's time for the people you've been waiting for, here's ALL TIME LOW!" I ran off stage, hugging the guys as they ran past me. They always look so happy while performing. Even if it was only to me in my living room. You could tell that this is what they should do for the rest of their lives. About half the set went by, and I listened to them all bickering, and watched the bras fly. "This next song, we're going to sing with Vi. Come out here, Mrs Rose!" Alex called me back out on stage. I had my microphone in hand, and waved with my other. "This is Remembering Sunday!" Performing with the guys was definetly an experience. The first song went by pretty fast, and just before we started For Baltimore, an idea popped into my head. The guys began the song, and I just ran around, dancing. When I wasn't supposed to be singing, I'd go up to the guys and mess around. It started with Alex, I'd lean against his back as he played his guitar, and I'd mock what he was doing. I kissed his cheek before going over to Jack, and I played a game to see how many bras I could put on him. I kissed his cheek as well, then ran off to Zack. I put my arm on his shoulder, careful not to disrupt his bass playing. Then, when it was my turn to sing, I made him sing with me, and we shared a microphone. Then, I stood next to him, and tried to flex. They all noticed what I was doing and started laughing at me, the fans as well. I kissed his cheek, and ran onto Rians drum platform thing. I ran over to him, and started making beats in his head, trying to mess him up, I kissed his cheek before running back to Alex. The song came to an end, and I spoke into my microphone.

"Damn you guys are good! I couldn't even distract you!" I laughed, before speaking again, this time to the fans. "I expect some of that to be o tumblr when I get back to the bus. I'll reblog stuff if I see it!" With that I disappeared backstage to take a quick shower. When I got out, Matt alerted me and told me that we were doing a meet and greet,and that the concert had ended.

I followed Matt to the M&G room, and found a whole line of girls and guys waiting to see the boys. There were probably 50 people there. I got to the table where the boys were stationed, and sat on Alex's lap, since there were no other chairs. The meet up began, and no one asked me for autographs or pictures or anything until about the 10th person. She was probably 15, and she looked up at me and asked me to sign her shirt. "Shit. Um alex? I don't have a signature!" I said laughing. "Just write Vi, with a flower." He shrugged, not really caring. I shrugged too, doing as he said. "By the way, I think youre a really good singer." She said, smiling at me. "Aw thank you! You're the first person to say that to me." I got up, and hugged her, before she walked away. The rest of the time was like that, I occasionally signed some stuff, and took some pictures. It wasn't bad, until the last person came up to me. "Hello!" I said, not quite sure what she wanted.

"I just wanted to say that you can't sing for shit. You shouldn't even be on this tour, the guys only picked you because they felt bad for you." I felt my eyes go wide, only for a second before I responded, not giving the guys a chance to.

"Well, obviously I sing pretty well, considering the guys DID choose me, and matt as well. And judging by the crowds reaction tonight, I SHOULD be here. I get it, its your opinion. But you shouldn't say things about stuff you don't know about. Now, would you like me to sign something?" I said smirking, as the girl stood there, shocked. She ran off, not saying a word to my response.

"Damn, Vi. Good comback." Jack applauded.

"She can't say that to me, when obviously I'm here for a reason. I get sassy when people disrespect me." I shrugged, before telling the guys they did an amazing show.

"You guys need to shower. The after party starts in an hour."

And that's when the party started.

Am I ever gonna be able to write chapters that aren't shitty? I'm sorry, my writing sucks. And please don't point out any spelling mistakes. My phone was glitching while writing this.