semi-automatic ; j.d

seventy five ; sold out shows & backflips

3/4th's of 100 chapters wowie

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"sold out," states mark with an excited grin on his face while looking up at tyler and josh from his laptop screen.

tyler habitually chews on his thumbnail. nodding, he inquires, "what about the one after that? in milan?"

mark's eyes flicker back down to the screen momentarily before he looks back at the anxious band mates. "yep. that one, too. i give it till tonight for the whole thing to be sold out."

josh turns his head, looking at tyler with a grin of disbelief. "dude. the whole tour."

a smile slowly spread on the brunette's face as well. "the whole tour," he repeated, nodding his head. the look on his face shows his excitement.

"i'll give you another update after soundcheck," says mark while clicking out on his laptop. he looks up at both males and gives them a warm smile. in that moment everyone is excited.

josh nods and puts his hands in the front pocket of his sweatshirt. he doesn't even know what to do with the emotions he's feeling - it's like confetti is going off in his stomach. "okay," he says quickly before crossing the room and exiting, closing the door to the dressing room behind himself. he walks down the hall of the venue and finds mia alongside jenna, coming from backstage.

mia's brown eyes light up with familiarity and adoration when she sees josh walking towards her. "hey babe--"

he cuts her off by pressing his lips to hers. it's a slow, deep kiss that catches her off guard and makes her stumble back a few steps. josh slides his arms around her waist, stabling her, with a big grin on his face.

"hey," he finally says after pulling back from her lips. he's smiling and out of breath - the kiss being an outlet for him to get his energy out.

mia stares at him like she's waiting for an explanation. not that she minds josh's kisses - she's just a bit off guard by his sudden lip assault. "uh, hey?"

his cheeks blush light pink from embarassment, and now he's laughing because he kinda did just run into her with his lips. "sorry, um, i'm just really happy. mark told us that the whole tour is pretty much sold out."

"that's great, j!" replies mia, her white teeth revealed as she grins.

"i know, isn't it cool?" josh smiles down at her and taps his fingers against her sides. "i mean we've sold out shows before and stuff, but not in another country, y'know?"

she nods. "yeah, that's so awesome. you guys definitely deserve this." mia knows better than anyone ( well, besides tyler ) how much music means to him and how hard he works to make sure that he can play to the best of his abilities. one thing that josh definitely is - besides incredibly cute - is dedicated.

he presses another kiss to mia's lips, the taste of his favorite mint gum lingering on his own. after stepping back he makes a gesture with his thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the stage. "is, uh, - who just finished soundchecking?"

"panic!," answers mia while giving josh a small nod. "you guys r'next, i think."

"right, i thought so," josh says. "wanna come watch?"

she lets out a long, exasperated sigh. it's obvious that she's totally kidding around, that she'd more than love to come watch josh soundcheck, but she wants to mess with him. "i dunno, j..."

a small pout furnishes on his lips. "but babe. i like when you're with me, c'mon."

mia shrugs her shoulders like she needs more convincing.

"please?" he tries again, using his best pouty voice while throwing in his trademark puppy dog eyes. this combination could make anyone melt - mia included.

finally, she grins at him and nods her head affirmatively. "i guess i could watch you soundcheck," she drawls out while sliding her hand into his.

he smiles because of two things - the fact that he won, - and the feeling of the cold metal of the ring on mia's left hand against his fingers as he intwines them. all mine, he thinks to himself while tugging her along beside him towards the stage.

the guys from panic! at the disco - brendon, spencer, and dallon, are sitting around the stage laughing at some joke when mia and josh walk up. not too longer after, tyler and jenna find their way to the stage as well.

"oh, josh!" exclaims brendon, an excited look taking over his face as he scrambles to stand up from one of the speakers the singer had been perched on. "dude, we gotta do our backflip-off."

josh grins instantly and shakes his head. "nah, man, i told you i wasn't gonna do that."

brendon, however, doesn't accept this as an answer. "oh come on - we could even record it and make it into a vine or whatever. it'll be cool!"

the drummer picks up a sealed bottle of water from beside the speaker and gives brendon another negative shake of his head. "not feeling it."

"what's a backflip-off?" asks mia.

"a backflip-off," starts brendon, turning towards mia all official and serious. "is where me and josh--"

"josh and i," mumbles tyler.

"whatever, whatever - a backflip-off, little girl, is when josh and i see who can do the best on-stage backflip," he states, matter-of-a-factly, while booping the brunette girl on the nose with a satisfied smile.

her face scrunches up. "did you call me little girl?"

brendon shrugs. "it felt like it fit the situation. b'sides, how old are you again? twelve?"

"twenty-one," she corrects him while laughing out of amusement.

"--pilots," finishes tyler, earning him a smack on the arm from jenna.

brendon shoots him a big grin before looking back at mia, like he's taking in this information to see if the nick-name is still valid. "yep, still a little girl," he declares.

josh makes a grossed out face and shakes his head. by how he's starting to laugh. "dude, don't call my fiance a little girl. that sounds hella weird."

"oh whatever, dun, we all know you're kinky as shit," says brendon. "i wouldn't be surprised if a daddy kink was floating around that dirty mind of yours," he makes an open hand gesture in a circular motion around josh.

josh chose the wrong time to take a sip of water, because now he's choking on a mouthful of water, his whole face flushing red. he swallows audibly load and then looks down at his feet. "i don't have a-a daddy kink," he mumbles defensively.

he can't even look mia in the eyes - not that he'd want to see the embarrassed expression that he knows is probably there.

"okay," tyler interrupts loudly, cutting the thick tension. there's an amused smile on his face while he tries hard not to start laughing. "so, that backflip-off?"

josh sets the waterbottle down on top of one of the speakers and clears his throat. nodding, he glances at brendon expectantly with a raised eyebrow. "shall we?"

the singer grins. "we shall."