Something Strange (Escape The Fate)

I Found Her (Monte POV)

(Before they met again)

(Monte POV)

"I don't know guys I'm not even sure I want a tattoo yet." Craig and T.J. were telling me about this awesome tattoo shop in San Diego that they always go to.

"Come on dude, you can get that tribute to your grandpa like you always wanted." He had a point, I've been wanting to get it for a while, but I just wasn't sure.

"Plus, our artist is hot as hell!" I smiled at him, lately I can't even look at too many girls. For some reason, I keep thinking of my old high school girlfriend. She had this bright red hair that flowed against her face perfectly, and these bright green eyes that could pierce through you. Violet. man, she was perfect.

"I mean I'll go, but no promises I'm going to be attracted to the tattoo artist." They all looked at me in surprise.

"Why dude?" My brother Mike was now sitting next to me on the couch of our tour bus.

"I don't know but for some reason I can't get Vy out of my head." I looked at my brother and he had this look of sympathy on his face. He knew that I was still in love with Violet, I just, messed up.

"You keep thinking about who?" T.J. had a confused look on his face. I never told them about Violet because I didn't think it was important.

"His ex girlfriend from highschool" Robert had his headphones in so it shocked us when he spoke.

"Really? You never told us about her dude." Craig sat down on the floor like he was expecting a whole fucking story. I didn't really want to talk about it, I messed up so bad it haunts me to this day.

"Well come on dude, tell us!" I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. I didn't really want to bring up the past again. Not to mention I'm still with the girl I cheated on her with.

At that moment my phone went off and I saw that it was Brittney calling me. My heart fluttered at the thought of hearing her voice. (See, I'm not still in love with Violet!)

"Hey baby!" I answered the phone

And headed back towards the bunk area.

"Hey Monte baby!" What the hell was that? Her voice shot my ears out like an annoying ass screach. What happened to her voice?

"Hey Brittney babe! What's wrong with your voice?" I was trying to regain my hearing when T.J. walked in and made a disgusted look towards my phone. I know him, or any of the guys really, didn't like Brittney, but she made me happy.

"Nothing baby why?" Her voice still sounded scratchy and it was hurting my eardrums.

"Um, nothing it just sounds like your kind of sick." she proceeded to tell me that she was in perfect heath and nothing was wrong. She was telling me about her day as my eardrums started to bleed. Then I heard a voice of an angel in the other room.

"Monte, Dude come on we are leaving now!" Craig screamed at me from the other room.

"Hey Babe I gotta go, the boys are calling for me." I was too excited to get off the phone, my fragile ears couldn't take it anymore.

"Okay baby, I love you! muah!" She blew a little kiss in the phone and hung up. I walked into the living room section of the bus and grabbed my jacket before we headed out to the rental car.

"Hey dude, you okay?" Craig looked at me as I got in the back seat while him and T.J. sat in front.

"Yeah, just a little nervous you know?" I lied, I was worried on why Britt's voice sounded like that, we've been together for eight years and its never sounded like that before.

"Don't worry dude, after you get one tattoo, your gonna want to come back for more, and the artist is fucking awesome!" T.J. bounced in his seat as he spoke. I ended up ignoring him and thought back on that horrible day.

*FLASHBACK*

It was a week since me and Violet broke up and I went to her house to grab some things that she wanted me to pick up. She was standing outside wearing her KORN hoodie and her skull pyjama bottoms. She had a box in her hand.

"Violet look I'm sorry-" She cut me off before I could say anymore.

"Bryan I don't want to hear it." It had been two years since she called me by my first name. I thought back to when we first met, she was so cute sitting in that corner of the room, and she was cute now too. She looked up at me with angry eyes, and my heart started to break again.

"Well this has all your stuff in it, your METALICA hoodie, and all of the pictures we took together, your brass knuckles necklace, and even your My Chemical Romance CD's. I hope you have a nice life." she turned around to go leave but I didn't want to let her go. I dropped the box and pulled her into a hug from behind, she stopped dead in her tracks.

"Violet please don't leave, I didn't want it to end up like this." She tensed up but calmly moved my hands and turned towards me.

"You should have thought about that before. It's too late now, and I can't forgive you like that. You broke me for the first and last time, I won't let it keep happening." Just like that she turned back into the house. I picked up the box and put in my truck while I got in. I drove back to my house and silently pulled into the drive way. That is where I spent the next hour crying.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

I was snapped back into reality when we reached a tattoo parlor named Blood And Guts Ink! My stomach churned a little to let me know that it was empty.

"Come on dude!" T.J. was bouncing in place waiting.

"I'll be in there in a sec. just give me a minute." They shrugged and walked inside and I texted my brother.

To: Mike$
Hey bro can you bring me some food?

I quickly got a reply.

From: Mike$
No.

I shook my head in defeat, he can be a little asshole, but I don't blame him, sometimes I needed someone to be an asshole to me, and I'd prefer my little brother do it.

I finally came to terms with my stomach and walked inside where I saw T.J. and Craig talking to a lady with bright red hair.

"Hey guys!" I had a fake smile on my face because my stomach still hurt. Then I heard a tiny little voice from behind the counter. This little girl with black hair and tan skin came from behind the counter and smiled really big. I had no clue who she was, but my heart melted when I saw her. She turned and looked at me after asking Craig something. She smiled shyly at me while her bright green eyes looked down.

For some reason I had the urge to just take her from Craig and hold her. She looked so beautiful and for some reason she looked a lot like me. I quickly snapped back into reality and remembered what I was here for.

"So who's supposed to do my tattoo?" I quickly changed subjects among the people who were standing in the room.

"Oh, that would be Violet here!" Wait,Who? The lady turned around, and there she was, my ex from years ago. Her red hair still framing around her face and her eyes as green as ever.

"Hi Bryan." Dear Zeus, help me please.