Sempiternal

Chapter 9

--Andy's POV--

I looked around, making sure no one could see who I was. I wanted to make sure Dylan was safe just as much as Oli did. I scanned the crowd. Finally I saw her talking to a girl with bright blue hair, just as Oli started their set. She looked okay from here. I stood back and made sure she was still in my line of view. She seemed to be having fun, talking to the other girl and jumping to the beat of her brother's band. I smiled and let myself relax a bit.

--Dylan's POV--

I stood closer to the back, so as not to get drawn into the pit. I noticed a girl with bright blue hair standing next to me. She was pale and wore a black BMTH tank top and denim shorts. She looked nice enough, so I leaned over and greeted her.

"Hi, there. I noticed your tank top, it's pretty nice," I said to get the conversation started. She looked at me.

"Thanks! I love Bring Me the Horizon. I'm Aideen," she said. Her voice was light and higher pitched. She had a thick Irish accent. It was nice to hear another accent around here. Mine and Oli's heavy Southern-English accent was the one of the only ones around. 

"I'm Dylan. Have you been to Warped before?" I asked. I figured I should be friends with someone who knows their way around. She smiled.

"This is my fourth time going," she said.

"This is my first. My brother never let me come before," I explained. She nodded.

"You seem pretty cool. You can stick with me, if you want?" She suggested. I nodded enthusiastically. We exchanged numbers in case we got separated. Soon Oli jumped on stage and started jumping and screaming the words to Happy Song. We cheered and began jumping to the beat. I tried, and probably failed, to jump high enough for him to see me. 

"Oh my god, Oliver is so hot, don't you think?" Aideen asked from beside me. Bleh, gross. I scrunched up my nose.

"Ew, no way. Olober is so gross," I said and stuck out my tongue. She feigned disgust. 

"How dare you insult the great Oliver Sykes?" She said in a mock posh accent. I laughed.

"I have a right to!" I said back. She furrowed her eyebrows.

"What do you mean? And earlier, you called him 'Olober', why?" She asked. Oh fuck. I probably shouldn't have said that.

"Ok, what I am about to tell you is top secret. Do not tell anyone, and I mean anyone. Not even your mom or your dog." I said very seriously. She looked just as serious and nodded.

"I promise."

"Good. Oli is my brother." I said. Her jaw dropped.

"No way!" She said in disbelief. I nodded.

"Yup. You are standing in the presence of Dylan Rose Sykes, Oliver Sykes' baby sister," I said. She let out a small squeal and hugged me. 

"Dude, that is so awesome!" She exclaimed. I sighed in relief. I smiled, but it quickly changed to a frown when a large hand gripped my upper arm. I turned and saw a guy with alcohol stuck on his breath. I tried to shake away, but his gripped tightened. Aideen tried to pry him off of me, but he pushed her away. He pulled me closer to him.

"Hey there, hot thing. How about I show something much more fun than this bullshit concert." He slurred. I started panicking. This is why Oli didn't want me out here, I guess. Before anything else could happen, I felt another arm wrap around my waist and the guy was knocked back by a fist. I felt light headed. I tried to look up and see who saved me, but my vision was going black. Last thing I saw was Aideen running over.