Just Another Jackass

Meeting The Crew

I'm walking with my two suitcases and carry on bag when I hear the intercom go on. 

"Flight 734 boarding now," the woman says. I sigh deeply and throw my bag over my shoulder. I start running. Just barely making it, I throw my suitcases on the baggage belt and the door closes behind me. I close my eyes and sigh in relief. Missing the most important flight if my life would've been embarrassing. 

I walk down the narrow tunnel onto the plane, searching through my wallet looking for my ticket to see what seat is mine. My ticket says first class, and I'm confused. I ask the flight attendant if this is right, she nods and leads me to the front of the plane. My face lights up when I see the tan leather seats and the TV's in front of them. I quickly find my seat, put on a movie, and drift off to sleep. 

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By the time I wake up, the plane is landing. I gather my things and hop off the plane. As soon as I exit the gates, my eyes are met with a pair of vibrant blue eyes, smiling right at me. He starts waving with one hand, and in the other, a sign with my name on it. Noa Graham. I chuckles a little, it's cute he thought I wouldn't recognize him.

He and the other guys standing behind him start walking towards me, I do the same and eventually, we meet halfway. "Noa?" the blue-eyed boy asks. I smile widely and hold out my hand. The other guy steps out from behind him and grabs my hand, introducing himself. 

"Hi, Noa, I'm Jeff Tremaine. We spoke on the phone." He said, still shaking my hand. "And this is Bam Margera. I'm sure you've seen him on Jackass before." He explained. I let go of Jeff's hand and Bam offers his. He didn't shake right away he just kind of... looked at me. I looked back, and smiled sheepishly. My face felt like it was on fire.

"Hi" He said, quietly. I replied, "Hello", before I cleared my throat and broke eye contact. Jeff and I talked for a few more minutes, he explained what would happen when we got back to the hotel. I nod, and the three of us head outside, where to my surprise, there's a limo waiting for us. 

"A limo?!" I exclaim. Bam laughs and opens the door for me, "Ladies first." he says. I step in and we take off on our journey to the hotel. 

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About 40 minutes later, we arrive at Hotel Warner, the hotel where the Jackass crew and the rest of the team have set up camp. I'm in awe of how beautiful it looks. 

Bam puts his hand on my back for a moment and snaps me out of my gaze, "Hey, Noa. Let me show you to your room." he says. He grabs my bags from the trunk of the limo and motions for me to follow. I listen, and soon enough we're standing in front of room 11. "Thanks, Bam." my eyes dart to his lips briefly before he leaves me to my hotel room. I shut the door, turn around and flop onto the bed. 

"Man, this is nice..." I say out loud to myself. After a few moments, there's a knock on the door. I open it to find Jeff, with a wide smile on his face. 

"Noa! I see you're all settled in, are you ready to meet the guys? Johnny, Steve-O, and the rest of the team are excited to meet the newest member of our Jackass crew!" he says excitedly, I can't help but laugh at his enthusiasm. "Alright, let's do this," I say back, and he chuckles, leading me to the hotel bar, on the patio. 

Jason is the first one to notice me as I approach the guys. "Noa! You made it!" he says, and the others soon follow his gaze to me. "It's so awesome to meet you guys!" I smile and laugh through my anxiety, scanning the crowd. "Oh God, call me Wee Man, dude." Jason-- Wee Man says. I laugh and nod. Steve-O is here, too, along with Bam, Dave, Ehren, Preston, Jeff, Chris, and Ryan. 

"No way," I say quietly, "You guys are all here, I'm so psyched to be a part of this." I say shakily. The guys laugh, and I make my rounds introducing myself to each one of them. I didn't even notice that Johnny was missing until I saw him open the patio door with a beer in his hand. He looks at me and takes his sunglasses off to meet my eyes. Time slows, almost like we're in some cheesy romance movie, and we stare at each other for a second before his face breaks into a smile. 

"Noa Graham. The true American Daredevil." He smiles widely and chuckles a bit. "The one and only," I reply. 

"I never thought this day would come. I never thought we'd have a girl join the crew. It took a lot of convincing, but after seeing Ryan's videos, we all wanted you in this movie." He says.

"Is that so? I'm honored to be here, Mr. Knoxville." I say jokingly. The other guys laugh, but Johnny only smiles, not breaking eye contact. I stand up and we walk towards each other. With our faces inches away, he takes my hand in his and shakes it slowly. It's almost as if there's a spark between us... But I quickly shoo the thought away. There's no way, I just met him.

We break apart, and Johnny tells me we start shooting the first skit tomorrow morning. I nod, and I go back to meeting and greeting the rest of the guys, but the entire time we're talking, the same thought keeps running through my head.

This is gonna be one hell of a year... 

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