Dear God (Avenged Sevenfold)

Long Beach California

April 10th, 2008

"Ladies get ready!" the set tech yelled out as the band Avenged Sevenfold finished the song "Beast and the Harlot." Natalie and her best friend Ava had been picked out of a long line of girls to dance on stage with the infamous SoCal metal band and now that the time had arrived they were both a bundle of nerves as they finished applying one last coat of mascara. They had approximately 45 seconds to get in place on stage in the dark before they started playing "Scream" and out of the two, Natalie was the most nervous so naturally she bumped into someone as she made her way to her spot on the stage. "Sorry" she mumbled, grabbing ahold of a large sweaty arm, trying to right herself on her heeled boots she wore. "No worries babe" said the voice attached to the arm, a laugh at the edge of every word.

Natalie rolled her eyes and got in place a split second before the music started and the lights brightened, blinding her for a split second. Her, Ava and the rest of the girls danced, gyrated and moved provocatively in their places for the duration of the song before being rushed off the stage as quickly as they were pushed on...the guys quickly switched into another song and there were only seconds to spare. "God what a rush!" Ava gushed breathlessly as she patted her face down with a towel, smiling the entire time. "Yea it was...but weren't you the least bit nervous?" Natalie questioned, pulling on a silk robe before grabbing her clothes. "No way!" Ava laughed "I can't wait to do it again!" One of the roadies approached the girls a moment later, requesting that they stay in their stage attire for a group picture after the concert was over.

By the time the guys were coming off the stage for the final time both Natalie and Ava had a few beers under their belts and were feeling quite flirtatious while the other girls seemed more reserved. "Seems they have boyfriends" Ava whispered a little too loud in Natalie's ear, sending the brunette into fits of giggles. "Their loss...our gain" she whispered back, secretly eyeing the guitarist with dark spiky hair. "Oh, my god the singer is so hotttttt!" Ava gushed to Natalie, her eyes practically undressing the lead singer. "Let's go say hi" she laughed, pulling her best friend by the hand as they slowly approached the band members. "Ladies" the dark haired one stated with a smirk, his brown eyes were rimmed in eyeliner and Natalie couldn't help but notice how gorgeous he was now that she was within a couple feet of him. "Thanks for this amazing opportunity!" she gushed, the beer fueling her flirting abilities, causing her to bat her blue eyes at him while taking a large swig of her beer. "The pleasure is all ours" he stated with a smile that made her knees weak, god he was smoking hot she thought.

For the next hour or so the guys walked around and conversed with each girl individually and while Natalie was having a blast flirting and drinking she couldn't help but feel her eyes gravitate back to the guitarist that had her so infatuated so imagine her surprise when she caught him looking back at her in a rather heated manner. "Ava I'll be right back" she hissed into her best friends' ear "I need some fresh air." Ava was so busy flirting with Matt, the lead singer that she hardly paid attention to her friends' statement but as Natalie walked towards the back of the arena a certain pair of brown eyes were following her every move. It took some searching but she finally found an exit door and propped it open with a nearby cinder block so she could get back into the building. She wrapped the robe around her closer as she closed her eyes and took a deep, relaxing breath of the fresh California air. "You know...the party is back in here" she heard a deep voice state, startling her to the point where she let go of her robe and exposed her barely covered body. "Shit" she gushed out "You startled me."

Her eyes landed on the guitarist and while the weather was a tad chilly she didn't feel cool at all...quite the opposite actually, her skin felt flush...flush with desire and want all of the sudden. His laughter was low and extremely sexy as he stepped out into the night air with her, lighting up a cigarette before holding his hand out. "I'm Syn" he stated simply, a smirk playing around the cigarette he held in between his lips. "Syn?" she stated in confusion "What kind of name is that?" she hadn't meant to sound snotty and thankfully he just laughed as they shook hands. "It's just a stage name gorgeous...my real name is too boring for the awesomeness that is Synyster Gates." Oh, lord was he cocky she thought but she liked a guy that was confident and sure. "So, do you have a name or do I have to guess it?" he laughed, taking a long drag off the cigarette before popping open another bottle of beer and handing it to her. "It's Natalie...no stage name though" she laughed, taking a swig of beer before handing the bottle back to him. "Well Natalie...that's a beautiful name...fits you well" he stated softly...sensually as he tossed the cigarette away and took three steps towards her, his callused hand sliding around the curve of her hip. Without another word between the two of them they began kissing hot and heavy, their tongues skimming across one another's slowly. His hands slid back further, cupping her rounded ass firmly while her hands caressed his upper chest and arms, his muscles taught underneath them.