Russian Roulette // Axl Rose

II

Axl's POV

It was quiet when I arrived to the predetermined place. No loud music from inside, no drunk laughters and cries or shouts. There's even no one who's smoking outside.

Am I too early? I looked at my watches. 6:37. Where's the band? They must be here.
I checked my phone once again - no missed calls, no texts. Is that even a right address? I checked my manager's text one more time. Yes, it is.

I took a look around. There were a few cars near the pavement I didn't recognize.
A small building with no windows behind the trees, bushes and arch with flowers intertwined in it. No bright lights or something, just few of them on the arch and behind.

Red lights, huh.

I stood there for a few more minutes. Nothing happened.

6:42. I think I need to enter and check.

"Good evening, sir. Your ID" I heard a deep voice when I came closer to the arch.

"Jesus! Couldn't you wear something not that black so I'd see you before you scare me to death" I ran my hand through my hair. Next to the arch stood a bodyguard I didn't see in the darkness.

"Your ID, sir" he repeated.

Wearing a self confident smile, I came closer to him. "Don't you know who I am? I think my face is pretty recognizable." I chortled.

He gave me a quick glance and straightened up back, "It's a private event. Your ID, sir" he repeated again without even a hint of emotion on his stern face. I doubt he knows what to smile means.

Who even takes their IDs on parties after 25? Especially A listed persons. But I took for some inexplicable reason: unexpectedly, I found it in a pocket inside of my jacket.

"Wow" I muttered amazedly when I found it. "See?" I literally threw it in his unemotional face.

He nonchalantly pushed the button on his headphone and said something. In literally fifteen seconds the other man in a burgundy suit appeared out of the darkness.

"Follow me, mr Rose" he said quickly after nodding me hello.

We passed by a huge garden from my left with small lamps every 2 ft: bright green grass, a lot of different flowers, but mostly roses, exotic bushes, even a fountain It the middle of it. The other side was exactly the same, but with a small pond instead of a fountain. The building I was talking about earlier wasn't a real building where I thought we'll spend the time, I found out it was just a building for employees.

It still was a silence, I only heard waters gurgling and my own steps on the stoned path. As soon as we passed by all these beautiful lands,  the man I was following suddenly stopped and turned around to face me.

"Be careful, mr Rose" he talked so fast, I'd barely understand him, but he looked down so did I. My feet were in an inch from where the stairs had their start. I looked up ahead to see the beautiful glass building with purple and pink lights above it. I gasped in amusement; I've never been here before and haven't even heard about this place, but I wanted to know what it is to death.

The closer we came to the building, the louder different sounds I heard: music, voices, clinking glasses, oh and two noisy dorks for sure — Duff and Slash.

"Here" mr Flash in burgundy pointed to the door. "Have a good time, Sir" he said very fast, as usual though and disappeared even faster. What a man!

"Hey everyone" I threw up a piece sign as I entered a big room with a lot of people I didn't know, probably our new crew members.

"Oh, here he is!" Duff enthusiastically clapped his hands.