After the unexpected death of huge metal band A7X's Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, their lead singer, M. Shadows is put into a slump which he can't seem to get out of. But will an unlikely friend with an even more unlikely coincidence bring him back to his old self?

WARNING: CONTAINS DRUG USE AND MILD SEXUAL SCENES ___ Matt Sanders lives with two of his best friends, Zacky Baker and Jimmy Sullivan. After discovering the mess that his sister had gotten herself into, he offered her a place to stay, with him. Ashley Sanders was once an A grade student, with a perfect life. Best friends with Jimmy Sullivan, and close with her parents and her older brother, she was the last person you would expect to sucumb to the horrors of drug addiction. Her parents and her old friends soon give up on her, not wanting to watch her self destruct. Matt is the only one who truely really cares for her. Until she promises her ex-best friend and current enemy, Jimmy, that she'll come clean. Prior to this, she accidently sleeps with her brothers best friend, also known as Synyster Gates. The guitarist for her brothers band - Avenged Sevenfold. They agree to become friends with benefits. Ashley has one simple rule, don't fall in love with each other. But with her whole life turning around again, can she play by her own rules?

The ghost of Jimmy Sulivan haunts an innocent girl to ask for her help in being his messenger. Disclaimer: I do not own any of Avenged Sevenfold character. This story is fully fictional and courtesy of my own. Please do not steal. Also, this story had NOTHING TO DO with religious purpose or anything. Just a fantasy, really. **This is a semi-sequel for The Only Thing I Ask. But if you haven't read the prequel, it's still okay. You can still understand this story, I guess. Hehe.**

The Rev / M. Shadows Story

Cassidy Vex is a Burlesque dancer at a local club called "The Scarlet Anchor". She believes that leading a secret life could help her find the piece and self fulfillment she's so desperately looking for. A mysterious stranger can help her find the way out, if she only decided to let him. Disclaimer: I do not own Avenged Sevenfold, The Rev, Miss Mosh or the rights to their material, this story is purely fictional.