goodbye calls. [short stack fan fic]

part 23

While doing my designated jobs for the concert, I was interrupted by jimmy.

“Can you collect the backstage winner for us? There’s a problem with one of the amps that we need to fix, and you were the first person I came across that wasn’t that busy. She’s out the front.”

“sure.” I agreed, hoping that the fan girl wasn’t as bad as the one from the airport.

I went outside and started looking for her.

I couldn’t find her; there were at least twenty others that matched her description.

I was just about to go back into the venue when a girl about my age came up to me.

“Excuse me.” She said timidly. “I’ve seen you with the guys inside and I was wondering if you would show me where to go, i'm the backstage winner and I have to meet someone called Isabelle.”

“Hey.” I smiled at her. “I can take you inside if you want, i'm the Isabelle you were told to look for. Pleased to meet you.” I offered her my hand; she took it and smiled at me hugely.

When I turned to go into the venue again we were stopped by a security guard.

“Excuse me young lady, Band members and associates only.” He had a gruff voice, and an expression that said he was sick of standing outside with all the screaming girls.

“I’m with the band.” I said making another pass at the guard to get to the door.

“I’m gunna need proof of that.” He said stepping in front of the door and crossing his arms.

I searched my pockets.

I couldn’t find my id, I had my phone. That was all I needed.

“Give me five minutes to prove who I am.” I said dialling the now familiar number.

“Hello?” Shaun said.

“Shaun I need your help. I'm stuck out the front and my ID’s on the merch table. The security guard won’t let me in without it.” I said, desperately hoping he had an idea that could get me in.

“Ok, give me one minute.” He replied. I heard him call a quick explanation to jimmy and heard him swear, “Jimmy said I can’t leave yet, sorry, but Andy’s coming to get you now.” He said hanging up.

I hung my phone up to and waited.

I could tell when Andy had arrived, there were girls running towards the doors, then towards me as he came through the door where the security guard was standing.

“She’s with me Hayden.” He said putting his arm around my shoulders.

There were fans running at us from every angle except the door, and frantic searches for cameras to see who could get the first picture of Andy.

These fans were beginning to freak me out, how could Shaun like this?

“Oh. Sorry.” The guard said looking appropriately abashed.

“That’s ok Hiro.” I guess Andy had met him before; he was calling him a nickname of some kind.

“You were only doing your job after all.” I agreed smiling at him;

He wasn’t as intimidating with Andy beside me.

Andy opened the door for us and we were once again safe as we entered the venue, we had to wait around for a few minutes though, some fans had swarmed Andy and he had to have a few pictures taken before he could get back inside.

“So,” I turned my attention to the girl beside me. “I didn’t catch your name. What was it again?”

“Julia,” she replied happily. She was nice, I liked her.

“Hi Julia.” Andy said not bothering to shake the hand she offered, but enveloping her in a hug instead.

I could see her expression, as dazed as I was when I first saw Shaun.

“ok well I gotta go do some more stuff for jimmy, you ok to take it from here iz?” I nodded in agreement.

“Cool,” he said “Just the usual, you know, show her where everything is, take her to meet the guys, all that stuff. And then maybe take her to the stage so she can see sound check.”

“Will do.” I said smiling at him as he turned and left us standing in the middle of the open space.

“So, out of all those things he just said, which would you like to do first?” I asked Julia, who was still recovering from her Andy encounter, I fully understood where she was coming from and gave her a few minutes to recover and think about what she wanted to do.

“Umm could we go to sound check first? I’ve always been interested in the mechanical side of the shows.” She was shy, I could see that much.

“Sure.” I agreed, and started jogging towards the stage; I was planning on her giving one of the best times of her life.