Back In High School

Welcome To My Jungle

After school, Guns N' Roses were walking towards their cars feeling drained and exhausted. Axl didn't know if he could make it to the gig that they had tonight, he was too tired. All Axl could think about at this point was Kayla, his only salvation, he wanted to tell her how he felt about her. But he didn't think that she felt the same way about him, that thought made him cringe. But then Axl's thoughts were interrupted by Steven talking up a storm.

Axl: "Steven, what the fuck are you talking about now?"
Steven: "I'm talking about getting a girlfriend"
Axl: "Ok, I'm still not understanding"
Steven: "You know that girl I've been talking to, Samantha?"
Axl: "Yeah?"
Izzy: "What about her?"
Steven: "I'm planning on asking her out"
Slash: "I don't think she would be interested, especially since you never shut up"
Steven: "Well, you can all suck the big one!"
Duff: "Alright, you like her...just remember bros before hoes dude"
Steven: "But, she's not a ho!"
Slash: "I think I like Maya too"
Steven: "See, I'm not the only one!"
Axl: "All I know is that you guys drive me nuts"
Izzy: "Don't be that way Ax, you like that girl Kayla...don't you?"
Axl: "Maybe...what about you Iz!, you like Abbie!...I bet you were making out with her!"
Izzy: "I have not!, not yet anyway"
Duff: "Lorena's cute, I think she will be my girlfriend"
Slash: "I don't think so"
Duff: "Why the hell not?"
Slash: "Because you're ugly"
Duff: "Fuck you!"
Slash: "Maybe later"
Axl: "Both of you shut the fuck up!, I have a raging headache...lets just go home"
Izzy: "Yeah, we need to get ready for tonight anyways"

Axl, Izzy, Steven, and Slash left together, with Duff following behind them. Axl stared out the passenger window, looking at all of the trees that passed by him. Thinking about what he was going to do, he wanted to ask Kayla out, but what if she rejected him?. He wasn't one of those clean cut, good looking preppy boys. He was a long haired, scruffy, rock n roll kind of guy. The complete opposite of her ex boyfriend Shane, who Axl disliked, more like loathed. The more he thought about that douchebag, the more his head hurt, he figured once he got home and rested he would be ok for tonight. Then he started to think about Kayla again, and how he was picking her up tonight. He couldn't wait, hopefully he would be able to ask her out after the show. Axl was brought back to reality when the car stopped in front of Slash and Steven's apartment building, they said goodbye and went inside. Axl noticed Izzy was even more quiet than usual, maybe he was too stressed.

Finally Axl made it home, well if you can call an old rundown apartment complex home. Axl waved goodbye to Izzy as he sped off, when Axl opened his door and walked in he threw all of his books around the room. He wanted to take a nap like nobody's business, he started to take his shirt and pants off, he flung his bedroom door open and laid facedown on the bed. He turned his alarm clock on in hopes he would wake up in time, he finally started to drift off to sleep.

Axl awoke to somebody poking him on the shoulder, he jumped up in surprise, it was Kayla. Axl was so confused, but happy nonetheless.

Axl: "Fuck!, you scared the shit out of me!"
Kayla: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to"
Axl: "How do you know where I live?"
Kayla: "Don't worry I'm not a stalker, I was walking home when I saw Izzy dropping you off here"
Axl: "Oh, well welcome to my humble abode"
Kayla: "Hmmm, do you live alone here?"
Axl: "Yep, all by myself"
Kayla: "I have a small house, not too far from here, if you want you can stay with me...as a roommate of course"
Axl: "Uh, yeah sure...that would be way better than living here"
Kayla: "Ok, we can get your stuff after the show..."
Axl: "Shit!, the show!...I completely forgot!, what time is it?"
Kayla: "It's almost 8"
Axl: "Oh shit!, can you help me get ready?"
Kayla: "Sure, what are you wearing?"
Axl: "Go in my living room, and on the couch you will see a pair of leather pants and a Led Zeppelin t-shirt"
Kayla: "Ok"
Axl: "Wait!"
Kayla: "What?"
Axl: "Before you do anything, I need to ask you something"
Kayla: "Sure, what?"
Axl: "Uh..."

Just as Axl was about to ask her out, he was interrupted by Izzy walking through the door with Abbie in tow.

Izzy: "Hey guys, are you ready to go?"
Axl: "Ugh..."
Izzy: *Whispering* "What's wrong with him?"
Kayla: *Whispering* "I don't know"
Axl: "I can hear both of you, you know"
Kayla: "Sorry, what were you going to ask me Axl?"
Axl: "Nevermind, it doesn't matter right now, let's just get going"

Axl, Izzy, Kayla, and Abbie headed their way over to this Sunset Strip bar, where they met up with Slash, Duff, and Steven. The whole thing was packed full of drunken idiots, Axl noticed that Shane kid from school hanging out, he hoped that he wasn't going to disrupt their performance.

Slash, Izzy, and Duff were preparing their guitars, Steven was making sure his drums were on point. Axl made sure his mic was hooked up and ready to go, he looked in the crowd and saw Kayla standing there with a smile on her face. For a brief second he smiled too, until he saw Shane getting closer to the front of the crowd and the stage.

When Izzy looked over at Axl he noticed his face contort into a venomous look, he knew that his wasn't going to be a good show. But hopefully Axl would take his anger and put it towards the show, Slash apparently noticed this too, he glanced over to Izzy and shrugged his shoulders. The band started playing Anything Goes, the crowd wasn't really into it, except for Kayla and Abbie.

Axl looked down at the crowd again, he knew that Shane was going to say something. He waited for it to happen, he wanted a reason to beat the shit out of him.

When they finished the show, they left with a couple hundred bucks in their pocket. Axl and Kayla walked out together they decided to walk back to Axl's apartment, Izzy and Abbie left, Slash, Duff, and Steven stayed in the bar.

This was probably the only time Axl was really talkative, he was talking her ear off. When they finally made it back to Axl's apartment they were stopped by Shane, who was waiting for them in front of Axl's building.

Shane: "Well, well, well, look who it is"
Kayla: "Shane, what are you doing here?"
Shane: "I came to take you home"
Kayla: "I'm not going home just yet, I'm helping Axl pack, he's going to be staying with me until he finds a place"
Shane: "What!?, he can't stay with you!"
Axl: "Why not?, she was kind enough to let me stay with her for a little while"
Kayla: "We're gonna be roommates, and I don't think it's any of your business who I let stay with me"
Shane: "Whatever, I'm watching you Rose"
Axl: "Get a life, and stop calling me Rose...it's Axl"
Shane: "Yeah sure "Axl""

Axl gave Shane a threatening look, grabbed Kayla's hand and walked in his apartment building. Shane left with a hatred for Axl, he wanted so bad to get rid of him.

Axl went and packed everything that he would need, Kayla helped him organize his stuff. They quickly and swiftly left that old rundown apartment building, Axl briefly looked back at what he was leaving, he couldn't contain the smile that spread across his face.