When The Day Met The Night

13

"Alright boys, we got this" I tell Dallon, Kenny and Dan as we stand in the game room pumping each other up, listening to Queen as we usually do before a show. Dallon pours us all some shots of whiskey and we down them on the count of 3. The liquid burns as it goes down my throat and I cringe for a second. We begin the walk out the door and down the hall, high fiving Zack right before we get on stage. The boys get on stage and everyone begins to cheer as the lights go down. Then there's the normal boom of music and lights as I run on stage.
"Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though. Alright, alright, it's a helluva feeling though." I sing as I run on stage. Once I'm on stage I start doing my normal jumping around and singing, flying from one side to the other.
After two songs I stop to take a break, getting a drink of water, swishing it around my mouth and then setting the bottle back down.
"Fuck yeah" I shout into the microphone. I push my sweaty hair back up with the rest of it and sigh. "I appreciate every single one of you fuckers" I laugh. They begin to play the start of Golden Days. My eyes search the crowd, looking for Rion, I can barely see anyone because I can't see anything without my glasses. I can just barely see the front row. After a while my eyes land on her smiling and dancing with Dylan and a huge smile spreads across my face and I get even more into it. Knowing she's here and from what I can tell she likes it, I just want to hop around. 
Once that song is finished I introduce Miss Jackson with a grin on my face.
"This next song is about a girl I was seeing in Vegas, she was a bitch but god was she fun to sleep with" I laugh and the beat starts.
"Climbing out the back door, didn't leave a mark, no one knows its you Miss Jackson, found another victim but no ones going to find Miss Jackson" Lolo plays through the arena.
I stand on the drum rise with my hands up in the air waiting a second and then doing a backflip, hearing people cheer me on.
After the song is over I pull my jacket off and throw it to the ground as Let's Kill Tonight begins. My eyes fall back on Rion who is looking at Dylan and then I watch as Dylan leans in and kisses Rion. My eyes go wide but I try to ignore it, I can't believe that just happened.

Once the concert is over I thank the crowd and begin throwing things out to the crowd. Then I run off stage, Zack hands me a towel and I use to wipe my face and naked torso off.
I go into my dressing room and sit down, letting out a breath. I stand up and begin to take my pants off, I can't believe Dylan just kissed Rion! Does she like him? I thought she liked me? She told me she did multiple times but then she ends up kissing that Dylan guy.
I'm turned around when Rion comes in, I only realize it when she screeches because I'm half naked. I turn around and face her. I don't get embarrassed because I find nothing wrong with my body. I've been less clothed then this on stage. Out of respect for her I pull my pants back up.
"Hey Rion" I sigh as I zip my zipper. She brushes past me and sits down. Shouldn't she be making out with Dylan right now.
"Hi" she looks down at her feet, biting her lip.
"Did you like the show?" I ask nonchalantly. Do I even tell her I know?
"It was amazing Brendon, I really loved it" she nods, still biting her lip.
"I saw you and Dylan...had a great time. What is he your boyfriend now?" I ask, with anger in my voice.
"What?" she asks looking at me. "You saw that? Brendon, he kissed me. I pulled away instantly and told him I had to go. I hid behind this guy for the rest of night. I don't like Dylan" she laughs. "He left right after, he drove so now I don't have a ride." she shrugs.
"I can take you." I say really fast. "If you want" I try to play it cool, sitting down next to her.
"Thanks...I just don't know where that came from. One minute were talking about the show, the next he's kissing me." she shakes her head.
"So he just kissed you?" I ask, taking a water from off the table and handing it to her. She opens it and takes a sip.
"Yeah...this sucks because we were such great friends, he's one of the only people I'm close with here. And now it's ruined" she sighs shoving her head in her hand.
"It's not ruined, just talk to him about it. Tell him you don't feel the same, the worst thing that could happen, is that it gets awkward for a while" I tell her with a shrug. I honestly don't care if they become friends again, I know I sound selfish but I just want to make sure we end up together, the more we hang out the more I fall for her.
"I guess" she sighs and looks at me for a second. "You probably want to take a shower. You look really hot"
I smirk to myself for a second and respond "You look pretty hot yourself, want to shower with me?" I ask, joking-a little.
"Very funny Brendon" she pats my chest. "Go take a shower, I'll be here when you get back" she smiles. I stand up to go take a shower but stop myself, remembering the almost kiss we shared before I went out. I turn on my heels and walk back to her, I stare at her for a second before leaning down and pressing my lips to hers. She kisses back quickly and then pulls away after about 5 seconds.
"What was that?" she asks with a smile.
"I was just...finishing what we started before" I shrug and leave the room.

When I come back in, wearing a t-shirt and some jeans, she's sitting on her phone. She looks up at me and nods once.
"Zack came in, he said we have to leave in half an hour" she tells me and I nod. There's a long silence as I pack my things and then she speaks up. "Brendon...I was thinking about that kiss" she tells me and I freeze. I turn around and look at her.
"What about it?" I ask her, my breathing quickening. I didn't think it was a big deal but clearly to her it is.
"I liked it...and I like you. A whole lot" she stands, striding over to me. My breath gets even quicker and I smile. "I know I've been holding us off because I've been so caught up in what happened with my ex-I keep thinking that will happen again...but in these past 2 weeks, I've seen that you are great guy so maybe-maybe we could..." she pauses.
"Rion, will you go on a date with me?" I ask, finishing what she was saying. Her smile widens and she nods.
"Yes Brendon, I will" she continues to nod. I smile and pull her in for a victory hug.