Snow

Chapter Thirty Seven

I sat on the chair, my guitar on my lap, and sucked in a breath of fresh air. "Hey guys." The crowd was pretty big, but nowhere near the size of the crowds I was used to performing with. "If you didn't know already, I'm Light - also known as Leighla Biersack-Parke." I'd decided to use 'Light' as my name for the solo project on Zack's request, and I knew I'd be questioned a lot on this. "I usually do this sort of thing with my band - After The Hour - but I'm releasing a solo EP, and I'll be doing quite a bit of solo work while the band's on pause." I paused as the crowd yelled at me, smiling widely at their enthusiasm.

It was back. The thrill of being on stage, looking out on a crowd of people there to see you, was back. And, even before I'd started singing, I was feeling the adrenaline. This, however, wasn't the sort of gig where I could use that adrenaline to fuel my crazy stunts and on-stage antics. I had to use it to power my voice, because all I'd be doing was singing and playing my acoustic guitar. I was pretty excited, to be honest, to see how this sort of performance would suit me.

"I hope you enjoy the show, and don't judge too early on because it'll be pretty different to the music I'm usually involved in. I'm going for something completely different with this, and it's totally separate from the work I do with my band, so don't expect my usual sort of thing." I smiled at the silence in the room - you could hear a pin drop. "Bear in mind that my EP isn't wholly acoustic - it's just this specific performance that it."

"The EP consists of five songs, two of which are acoustics and one of which I'll be playing tonight. The rest of the songs are still different to the music I usually play with my band, but they're not as... slow, I guess." Now that I'd finished telling them about my upcoming EP, I position my guitar on my lap, ready to start. "Thank you, by the way, for coming out here tonight. It means a lot." I looked down with a smile at the sound of Andy encouraging Willow to yell in support. They'd been nothing but loud since I'd come on stage, and I was starting to understand what Andy had meant by his grovelling starting at this gig - they would, without a doubt, be the loudest people here tonight.

With that, I started strumming, and performed the first song on my EP. I also did a few covers, unreleased songs, and acoustic versions of songs on the band's album. The whole performance lasted for just over two hours, and I was feeling the pent up adrenaline by the end of it - I needed to move about. "Thank you for coming out tonight." I said breathlessly as I slapped the guitar strings to a stop. "I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did, and I'll be outside for signings in half an hour."

*

Signing lasted longer than I expected, considering the size of the crowd. The audience limit had been at 500, and I'd completely sold out, but I'm pretty sure I met over 1,000 at the signings. I stood behind a table, with Willow and Andy sat just behind. A few fans asked questions about our relationship status as of current, but I just found a way to avoid their questioning without seeming rude.

"Holy shit, you're Leighla Biersack-Parke." I looked up from Willow to see Ash stood in front of me, an imitation of a typical fangirl's expression forced across his face. Laughing, I reached across and pulled him into a hug. "I'll never wash again." He said dreamily, gazing down at his torso with a happy smile. I rolled my eyes and gestured for him to move along. "Not until you sign my boobs, Leggy." He said teasingly, handing me a sharpie with a grin. I rolled my eyes and signed his neck, writing 'Leggy' rather than my usual signature. "I can die a happy man." He sighed dreamily and I shoved him out of the way.

"If you're gonna die, do it somewhere else." I told him with a grin, turning to face the next person in the queue. It was CC. Apparently, all of Black Veil Brides and my own band had come to see my performance - include Tia, Cody and their little boy Tyler. "Hey, Ty." I cooed with a smile, letting him tug on my finger with a smile. "How've you been?" He made a gargling sound and I laughed, hugging Tia and Cody at once. "He's beautiful guys. Sorry I haven't been around recently." Tia shook it off quickly, but Cody just frowned and shrugged a little before moving over to the back of the table to wait with Andy and Will.