Slice Of Your Pie

Shout At The Devil Pt. 1

A/N: The moment is finally here my lovelies!!!. U.S. Music Festival here we come!!! I've been excited for this chapter for quite awhile now and am happy it's finally here!!!!! This will be a two parter, I'm gonna try to get part 2 up tomorrow if i can.  This chapter will contain drug use. You have been warned my dears. Now, let's get on with this darn show already :+) 

May 28, 1983, the day before the U.S. Festival.

Ronnie's POV

I can't believe the festival is tomorrow, in less than 24 hours I was going to play in front of the largest crowd I ever had and I was so pumped!!! The nerves I had been feeling were still there but had finally began to lessen. We had absolutely been rocking it during our rehearsals and I couldn't wait to perform and get to meet the other amazing bands that were going to be playing. The possibilities were endless and I couldn't wait to see what would unfold. I felt like the world was at our fingertips and nothing could stop us. This was going to be our first live performance since I joined the band and I couldn't wait to show the world what Motley fucking Crue was capable of.  Look out world here I fucking come!!!! 

I smiled at myself in the mirror as I got ready for my final day at the diner. It was definitely going to be a bittersweet moment when I took my apron off for the final time but I knew that bigger and better things were awaiting me. I was nervous to see what would happen next but I was also excited to start this new chapter of my life. I walked out of my bedroom and headed to the living room, smiling when I saw Alannah sitting on the floor watching her morning cartoons. I made us a quick breakfast and we headed out the door to get our days on the way. I dropped Alannah off at school, giving her a kiss on the forehead as she got out of the car. I smiled as I watched her skip into the building, the sunlight shining on her beautiful blonde curls as if there were a hallow above. That girl was my guardian angel and I would be lost if anything ever happened to her. I get back in my car and head to the diner, for my final shift. I get there 20 minutes later and park in the back in my usual spot for the last time. I walked in through the back door and grabbed my apron and put it on. Dottie walked over and smiled at me, "Hey beautiful girl." She than wraps her arms around me and pulls me tightly into her chest. It took everything in me not to break down in tears right at that moment. We held on tightly to each other for a few minutes before finally breaking the embrace. Dottie looked down at me with tears in her eyes, "I'm going to miss you so much beautiful girl. I love you like you were my own daughter and I'm so sad to see you go, but I know that you have wanted this ever since you first came through those doors seven years ago. I'll never forget the fire in your eyes and that smile that could set the world on fire. I know you are going to be absolutely amazing tomorrow and are going to rock their faces off. I love you so much my darling and that precious angel of yours as well. Just know that you will always have a home here with me, no matter what." We both burst into tears and embrace each other once again. We hold each other until the tears subside and I look up at Dottie still wiping the tears from my face, "You have no idea how much you mean to Alannah and I. I could never thank you enough for all that you have done for me and my baby girl. You are the mother I always wanted but never got to have. You are family to us, no matter what. I love you with all my heart, Dottie." We smile at each other and finally make our way to the front. I head over to my section and work my around the tables, getting all the orders in as quickly as I could seeing as we already had a full house. I sighed to myself as I handed the order tickets over to Lauren. Of course it would insanely busy on my last day here.

The rest of the day goes by rather quickly with the busy crowd staying steady throughout the day. I looked over at the clock and saw that my shift was over in less than 20 minutes. I began going through my section, picking up the empty plates and taking them back to the kitchen to be washed. After clearing out the tables, I made my way to the back and took my apron off for the last time. I looked around the back room, remembering all the happy times I'd had here. I watched my baby girl take her first steps in this very place, I remember it was one of the proudest moments of my life. I remember Lauren teaching me how to bake banana bread for the first time, which turned out disastrous when I forgot to set the timer and it burned, filling the kitchen with smoke. It took us forever to clear out all the smoke and I was so embarrassed. I'm shaken out of my memories when Dottie comes into the back room and gives me another hug, holding me close to her again. I held on tightly and breathed in her smell, she always smelt like vanilla and honey and I absolutely loved it. She pressed a kiss to my forehead and smirked down at me, "You better knock 'em dead tomorrow darling, I expect nothing less than that. You also tell those boys of yours that they best take care of you or there going to deal with this overprotective mama bear, ya hear me?" I smiled and nodded at her, "I'll make sure to let them tell them Dot, don't you worry about that." She follows me out to my car and stands there while I get in, I start the car up and look in the rear view mirror, seeing Dottie stand there and wave at me as I start to drive away. I wave back and watch her wipe tears from her eyes as I pull out the back alley. I picked Alannah up and headed to the studio. We had to finalize our plans for tomorrow and have me officially sign on as part of Motley Crue. I was so excited to sign the contract and finally have it in writing. I remember dreaming of this moment with my old band and it still hurt to think of how close we came to this point just to have it taken by tragedy. To this day, I've never fully gotten over what happened to Marie. She was my best friend in the world and I still miss her to this day. Time makes it easier but the pain is still there. I shook my head to clear my thoughts as we pulled up to the studio. We got out of the car and headed inside to the upstairs office, where Bob Krasnow, Tom Zutaut and the rest of the Elektra big wigs were waiting for us. We ran into Doc in the lobby on the way to the elevators and he decided to join us in the elevator. Alannah looked around and smiled, "Mommy this is so exciting. I can't believe you're gonna be a rock star! This is freaking awesome. Both Doc and myself start laughing at Alannah's outburst. She always said the most precious things and it just made me love her even more. We finally make it to our floor and step out of the elevator heading towards the door of the office. We walk in and see that Bob, Tom, and they boys are already sitting there waiting for us. Tom looks over at me and smiles, "Are you excited yet?" I look at him and laugh, "I've been ready for this day for a long time." Bob walks over and shakes my hand, "It's nice to finally meet you Ms. Halliwel. The boys have not stopped talking about you since you joined the band. I look forward to working with you." I release his hand and look up at him, "Thank you so much for the opportunity. I'm so excited to officially be part of Motley and Elektra records." He smiles once again, heads over to the conference table sitting in the room, all of us following suit behind him. The contract is brought out and they start going through it with me. After reviewing the contract, I grab the pen and quickly sign my name at the bottom. The boys look over at me and grin, "Well now it's official beautiful, how do you feel?" I look at them all and grin, it feels absolutely fanfuckingtastic!!!" We all bust out laughing and continue on with the meeting. We go over the game plan for tomorrow, cars were going to be sent to pick us up and take us to the private air strip where a helicopter was going to take us to the venue. A helicopter? That was absolutely insane to me. We finish the meeting and exit the office and head down to the rehearsal room for our last practice before the festival.