Before Misery

Chapter 19

♪ ♫Evanescene - Together Again ♪ ♫

We've been in Dublin for three days now, today's finally the day that we meet All But Chaos face to face and it is both bands' first concert of the tour.

For the past two days Before Misery has done a lot of press interviews and gone from place to place to do the little promotion they could for the tour. I've been tagging along and filmed as much as I could, including short clips of the interviews and small photoshoots they'd done with people of radio stations or newspapers and magazines.

They'd done a few acoustic performances at two radio stations where at least a dozen fans have come out after the band announced their appearances on breakfast shows or something alike.

Beau was definitely the star of the shows with his singing and the girls drooling over him. The cameras of phones kept flashing and people kept coming to the park where Before Misery held a free concert on the fourth day of us being in Dublin, which was today.

We were lucky to have great weather today.

Right after the park show, we rushed to the venue for a sound check. We hadn't actually been to the venue just yet but we'd driven past it so we didn't get lost or anything.

On the way there, Chris suggested that we had late lunch since we hadn't eaten yet. Of course, we didn't have much time to spare, so we hopped into McDonald's Drive-In and in around ten to fifteen minutes, the whole van smelled like a fast food restaurant. It was kind of gross since I wasn't too fond of fast food but I still had it when I craved it.

Now I'd just have to get used to it because of the tour and we'd probably have more McDonald's and Burger King run-throughs than I've ever had in my life. It wasn't like I was on a diet but I just chose to eat healthier but I'd deal with some of the extra pounds I'd gain on the tour. I chose to come on tour and if that's what it takes, then I'm good with it I guess.

I and Kaden shared my meal since I couldn't even get to the chips when I already groaned about having a full stomach when I was still eating the burger. So, Kaden happily snacked on my fries.

I and Kaden had decided that we would let the crew and the band discover themselves that we were dating. So far, they seemed absolutely clueless and kept teasing Kaden about how clingy he was. I didn't make a deal out of it, only smirked in amusement. We weren't big on public display of affection, so that was probably a huge reason as to why no one had an idea.

Also, I had finally gotten Kaden a birthday gift - a set of custom guitar picks and a little charm that had a star on it, to remind him of our first date. He was super happy to get the gifts and he immediately clasped the charm on his necklace that he never seemed to take off. It was nice to see that he appreciated it.

We made it to the venue quickly after that, finishing our meals before getting out of the van. Everyone grabbed something from the equipment in their hands. I grabbed a bunch of wires and a guitar case while Kaden rolled one of the big instrument boxes in through the backdoor.

"Careful with that," Kaden smirked when he passed me and nodded to the guitar case. So, that one was his. I should've known since his initials were on engraved on a metal plate on the case.

Within twenty minutes, all of the equipment stood on the side of the stage, waiting to be hooked up. The gigantic All But Chaos backdrop was already up and Before Misery had to cover it with theirs until the main act's crew came to set up the stage.

"Rae, can you help me for a sec?" Chris called me over where he was standing by a ladder with one end of the backdrop in his hands. I skipped to his side, grabbing the other end of the backdrop and climbing up the ladder.