I've been tossing and turning in bed all night and I have no idea why. Maybe I still had energy left from doing absolutely nothing all day. I turned on the lamp on my night stand and stared at the ceiling. Why can't I sleep? I took my phone and put in my head phones. I turned on my music and started to listen to some soothing songs by HIM. Ville Valo's voice was the most beautiful thing I've heard in the world. As I lay dozing off in bed, I started to hear voices. I turned off my music and tried to make out what they were saying. Soon the voices became louder. They seemed to be arguing about something, but I was too tired to comprehend. Could they be coming to my house?
As soon as I asked myself, the doorbell rang. Shit, I should have turned of my light before they got any closer to my house. I wasn't the kind of person who would be leave a person out in the cold, and decide to answer the door, even though it kind of frightened me. I slipped on a pair of black yoga pants and slippers and went to the door. I peeked through the peephole to see two male figures standing patiently at the door. I couldn't make out the faces since the cold condensated the glass.
"Who is it?" I asked nervously, clenching the sleeve of my sweater.
" I'm sorry for the intrusion ma'am, but we need some help. Our bus broke down and we were wondering if we could get a number for a tow truck." His voice sounded familiar, but I didn't know why. I slowly opened the door, peering through the gap slowly. My eyes widened as I realized who they were. A tall, slim man with prominent cheekbones and a modern mohawk and sunken brown eyes was accompanied by a slightly shorter, broad shouldered man with a neck tattoo and perfect heart shaped face. These two men were one of my favorite duos of my all time favorite band, Avenged Sevenfold. Brian Haner Jr and Zachary James baker, also known as Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance stood at my doorstep.
After awkwardly staring for a minute I came out of my daze as one of them cleared their thoat. I opened the door all the way and gestured to come in. They walked inside and sat on the couch quietly.
"I'll go get the yellow pages book to see if there are any towers near by." I can't believe Zack and Brian are in my freaking house! As I searched for the book their whispers become quiet. I finally found the bulky pages and went into the living room. They were gone. I guess they got tired of waiting and left..so much for that. I threw the booklet on the couch and went into my bedroom. There stood Zacky and Syn, looking at my poster covered walls. I had a lot of posters from bands I liked, but there was one wall they were glued on; the A7X wall. I used a whole wall to dedicate my love to them. Knowing that they were seeing this made me flush crimson red.
"So by what I can tell, you are a big fan of us, huh?" Brian asked rhetorically. Zacky smirked and looked at me. I looked away trying not to make eye contact. Great, now they probably think I'm some weird fan girl.. I suddenly felt two pairs of arms wrap around me. "Hey, no need to be ashamed, we love that you love us so much. It means a lot to us." Brian said soothingly in my ear.
"Knowing we have fans like you that basically live for us is what keeps us going. Thank you for supporting us for all the time you have." Zacky said shortly after they parted the embrace as he placed his hand on my shoulder smiling.
I smiled back and looked down at my feet blushing. "Well without you guys I don't know who or what or where I'd be. You guys saved me from a dark place. The avenged family is always so supportive and dedicated, and we all have each other's back in any situation. I just love how humble everyone is, especially you guys." I look back up seeing them both with smiles on their faces. They seemed really charmed by my words, and they said nothing in return for a while. I looked around shyly remembering what I was supposed to do. "Oh! I'll be right back. I found the yellow pages to find a tow truck you need. I know you guys must be on a hurry." I stammered away quickly and took the book from the couch and went back to my bedroom. There now sat Zacky with my lefty starburst Epiphone Les Paul in hand, stunning the unconnected guitar as they both sat on my bed. "Right on, I didn't know you were a lefty!" I giggled as he continued to strum chords on the guitar.
I gave the book to Brian who thanked me with a nod and I replied with a smile. He quickly found a company and began to call, leaving the room for more privacy. As we waited for his return Zacky continued to play around on my guitar with sine from Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Sex Pistols, and Ghost B.C. He suddenly handed it to me, raising an eyebrow. "Let's see what you've got, kid." Zack challenged.
"I'll have to warn you, I suck at playing." I explain.
"No one is bad at anything. You are only as good as you want to be." Zacky grinned. I took a deep breath and started playing what I knew. I haven't picked up the guitar in a while due to work, and when I did have time to practice, I'd spend it laying around being a bum. I finished the song with one last strum and slowly looked up, seeing now that Brian was also watching me.
"Hey it wasn't bad! You're actually quite decent at it." Syn said. It made me feel a bit better about myself coming from such a talented guitarist.
"So how long are they going to take? We only have so much time to delay, and we can't go over it, or we won't even make it to the concert on time to play our slot." Zacky exclaimed, looking at his phone.
"They said it would take about twenty minutes to get to our bus, but we'd probably have to take an early morning flight if we really want to get there in time." Brian said, running his hands through his hair in frustration. "I called up Matt and told him what's up, and he told me to call a cab to pick us up. So they'll get picked up first, and then us to go to the airport."
"Fuuuuuuuuuck." Zacky groaned as he plopped into my bed, followed by a same reaction from Brian.
"It's ok guys, you'll make it in time. Don't sweat it." I say trying to stay positive for their sake, patting them on the back. I slowly lay in between the two rock stars and stare at the ceiling for a while. They were obviously worn out from a long day, because by the time I opened my mouth to say something, they were asleep. I looked back up at the ceiling and started to doze off myself, only to be soon awakened by a honk outside. I shook the two sleeping guitarist gently to alert them that their ride was here. They awoke from the daze and got up off the bed. "I hope you two have a safe trip. It was an honor having you two in my house. I'm never going to forget it." I say as they headed toward the door.
"Thank you for letting us into your home and helping us out, uhh...." Zack paused.
"Candy" I smiled.
"...Candy. What a sweet name." I giggled at his pun. He always was such a dweeb, it was adorable. He reached in his pocket and took out a pick. He took my hand and placed it in my palm, smiling. "Here's a gift for being a great person and helping us out." he pulled me in by my hand and hugged me. I turned to Brian who also had a pick in his hand.
"Hopefully we get to see you at our next concert Candy. It would be fun having you around." Brian said handing me the pick and winking. I smiled and blushes as they went outside and into the cab. "Bye Candy!" Zack shouted from the cab sad they drove off. I waved goodbye and shut the door. I went back to my bedroom and took my guitar from my bed to put it back in it's proper place. I had a habit of inspecting for any damage on it every time I used it and find something written in Sharpie in the back:
"The greatest vengeance is bettering yourself. Love, Zacky V."
I smiled as a placed my guitar down and laid back in bed. I started to doze off as I replayed the occurrence of tonight in my head. It was like a dream, only better because it was real..
