Love and Other Trouble {Shannon Leto}

chapter 13

While the boys warmed up themselves for the show i was already at the stage, hearing the ambient noise of the audience. I loved to relax behind the stage, with all the fans in front of it. It kinda relaxed me more than everything else. Emma handed me the setlist for tonight's show and i got through it. I was lost in my thoughts of the show and Shannon, as someone hugged me from behind, like a boy hugs his girlfriend. I startled and turned around. "What the fuck? What are you doing Shannon?" "Scaring you." He chuckled. "Why are you looking like this?" "How look i?" "Like you thought about something or someone." "What if I did?" "Would you tell me?" "Haha, no Shanny boy, I wouldn't." "I thought i'm your friend!" he hissed. "You are, but this is something i can't talk about with you." "Is it about someone i know or even about me?" Oh don't blush, Kayla... "No, why should it be you?" "I don't know, I'm just asking." What a question! How could he know that i thought about him?! "Ready guys?" Jared interrupted our conversation. "Born ready Jay." I smiled. Tonight I had to be on stage all time long and even had to sing the background vocals with Tomo, because Stevie had to go back home. Something was wrong with his father. What would the boys do without me? Like always the show began with birth, so Tomo and i began to drum.

I had so much fun! The show was half way through and Jared's acoustic part was up, so we had a few minutes to relax. Like always Shannon was covered in sweat and i have to admit i started to sweat too. I had to play every song on guitar and my usual parts on the drums. "The first time you are fully on stage huh?" Tomo smiled. "Oooh yes. I love it!" "I thought so." He giggled. Jared's solo part was over and 2 men of the crew brought Shannon's electronic drums on stage, meaning for me i had to play on HIS drum kit. I took my sticks from Emma, put them in my ass bag from my jeans and we made our way out again. While Jared and Shannon were already shirtless, Tomo, Finn, Tim and i still had our clothes on. I warmed up my muscles and started the song. "Bright lights, big city. She dreams of love..." I loved this song, especially when Shannon sang too. After bright lights, Shannon was up with L490. A few minutes to change my totally sweaty t-shirt. I got wired up again and made my way back on stage for the next and last few songs.

"Holy fucking shit, I'm wasted." I chuckled after a hot shower at the arena. "Now you know how i feel sometimes." Shannon laughed, he sat on the sofa, waiting for me to be ready so he could take a shower. "The only difference between this is you are old shanny boy." I joked. "I am what? I'll show how old i am!" Maybe I shouldn't have said it. I was running away from a sweaty Shannon. "Don't do too much Shanny, old people have to take care of their heart." I laughed, while i still ran around the small table in the room. Eventually he caught me, because I stumbled over my own feet. He threw me on the sofa next to us and began to tickle me. "Oh my God! Stop it Shan!" I began to cry because of laughing. "How dare you to say i'm old?" "You are an Idiot!" He came closer to my face, i felt his breath on my skin. He knelt down over me. "Your eyes... You know how beautiful they are?" Was that a compliment?! "What?" "Oh forget it, just thought too loud." He smiled. Right in that moment the door swung open and Jared entered the room. "Shall i give you some private minutes?" Our heads shot in his direction. Immediately Shannon sat down next to me, like nothing happened. Actually it was so, but he acted like, Jared caught him doing something disgusting. "Well, it wouldn't last long than some minutes... Old people ya know?" I still joked. "You wanna start this again huh?" Shannon pushed me to the side, so i laid on my right side now. "You better go and shower grandpa." I laughed, sitting back up. As soon as Shannon disappeared in the bathroom, Jared sat down next to me. "What was that?" "I have no idea... We joked around and he began to tickle me. What's wrong with it?" "Well, 1st you have feelings for him. 2nd it looked like something else happened." "Oh yeah... it did... he said my eyes are beautiful... In a voice that i didn't heard before from him." I softly answered. To get a compliment from Shannon was kinda strange.