If These Sheets Were States
Thank God For Guacamole
Alexis woke up the next day, rubbing her eyes as the sunlight brightened her living room. She disentangled herself from Freddy and stretched, yawning. She looked over at the clock, and sighed. It was 9:30 and she had an interview in 2 hours. She picked up the living room, and went into her room, picking out ripped jeans and a BONER t-shirt. She padded down to her small bathroom and took a burning hot shower.
Once she came out, she could smell the faint smell of coffee. Alexis smiled to herself. Of course Freddy would make breakfast. It would be a nice change, since what you would call breakfast for the past month had been a handful of cereal and a burnt toast. She put on her clothes and stepped out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel.
"Freddyboo my sweet sugar prince, what is this?" she asked, laughing as she stepped into the kitchen. At her small table, she saw a table set for two with heaps of bacon and toast and eggs, and two full glasses of orange juice. He looked up and merely smiled, walking over to Alexis, giving her a big hug.
"It's the least I could do," he said with a shrug. They sat down and ate, and soon it was time for Alexis to leave. She pulled on a pair of slip-on vans and closed the door, as Freddy would take his shower and such, and then leave for his own work. 20 minutes later, she found herself at a big building on sunset boulevard. She took a deep breath, and entered.
She came back out exactly an hour later, feeling not-so-confident. This would be a great time for a stop at her favorite mexican restaurant. This restaurant, called Guacamole, was tiny, tucked in a small alleyway between two giant buildings in downtown L.A. It was barely noticeable, and there was barely anyone who ever ate there. The food was so good, and it was all cooked live.
Alexis stepped in the small restaurant, smiling at Maria, the waitress.
"Hello, senorita Alexis, the usual?" she asked in her mexican accent. Alexis nodded as Maria went in back to order the Chef's Special Fiesta Plate, what she always took. She settled down in a small booth near the back of the small dining room. Soon her food was ready and she attacked her plate, the audition making her hungry. Halfway through her plate, she was texting Freddy, smiling to herself as they exchanged the cheesiest pick up lines, their favorite activity when they were having a bad day.
"Dude how did you even find this place?" Alexis heard a sweet, laughing voice she knew so well. She snapped her head up and just as she thought, she saw Jack Barakat, Alex Gaskarth, Matt Flyzik, and Zack Merrick walk in the restaurant. She quickly looked back down at her plate, not knowing what to do. She didn't want to bother them, but at the same time, it was Alexis' favorite band, the boys that basically helped her through each day, along with Freddy.
She finished her plate, timidly looking at her phone, feeling their gazes from time to time, remembering that she wore her BONER shirt. What a day to wear that. Soon Alexis had finished her plate, and she got up, going to pay Maria at the cash register.
She turned away after paying, and was about to leave, when she heard a call from the other side of the room.
"Hey! Wait up! Come here!" She heard Alex call. Alexis turned around, surprised. She pointed to herself in question, and all four boys nodded. She cocked her head questioningly, but made her way towards their table.
"Yes?" she said, standing beside the boys, trying to keep calm, her emotions threatening to spill over and out of control. She managed to keep a calm, unruffled look on her face, a cool smile on her lips.
"Sorry to bother you, these boys just wanted to meet you because you had a BONER shirt on," Matt said with a little smile and a roll of his eyes. Alexis merely laughed.
"Wouldn't it be the fan wanting to meet the boys?" she asked, a mocking expression filling her face.
"Well, they are quite special, these ones," Matt said, laughing. They all seemed a little surprised, pleasantly surprised, hopefully, that she wasn't freaking out. Jack got up and dragged over a chair, squishing it between himself and Zack's place. He motioned for her to sit. Alexis obliged with a small chuckle. As she settled down, she looked around at the boys.
"Was this really all you wanted?" she asked, laughing as all the boys nodded innocently. "Well then, play circlesssssssssss," she added quickly in her most annoying fangirl voice ever. All the boys' expressions turned to hardly concealed shock and confusion.
"I'm messing with you boys. But really, now that I'm here, could I have a picture with you boys?" Alexis asked. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous, which resulted in her wringing her hands nervously. They all said yes, to her relief, and she pointed to Zack, curving her index to tell him to come over to where she was. He came to her, and sat on her. Of course. She struggled for a second, because believe it or not that muscle weighs more than you'd think. She took a picture, but Jack and Alex were taking a ridiculously long time to take it. Finally when the picture was taken, she took one with all three boys as Matt took the picture.
"Thanks so much guys. You know, I was supposed to go to your show yesterday but... I uh, I couldn't," she stuttered, mentally slapping herself for bringing it up. They talked for a while more, when Alexis finally got up.
"I'm sorry guys, but I have places to be. See you around!" she said with a small wave as she gave them all hugs and headed for the door, a huge grin plastered on her face. She exited the restaurant in a daze, and all the ride home she was smiling numbly, not believing what had just happened. She had just met All Time Low! Her thoughts were interrupted by a weird ringtone she hadn't heard before coming from her phone. She looked at the caller ID, and the screen read; Perfection. She answered hesitantly.
"Hello?"
"Hi you didn't forget about me yet now did you?" she hear Jack's voice from the other side of the line. She burst out laughing as she started having a conversation with Jack, quickly interrupted by Zack stealing the phone from the other boy, himself engaging in a random conversation with Alexis. Finally when they had to hang up, Alexis got off a few stops over since she missed her bus stop. She walked home, and as soon as she got there, she threw herself onto her bed, sighing. She pulled out her phone and dialed Freddy's number.
"You'll never guess what happened today," she started.
Once she came out, she could smell the faint smell of coffee. Alexis smiled to herself. Of course Freddy would make breakfast. It would be a nice change, since what you would call breakfast for the past month had been a handful of cereal and a burnt toast. She put on her clothes and stepped out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel.
"Freddyboo my sweet sugar prince, what is this?" she asked, laughing as she stepped into the kitchen. At her small table, she saw a table set for two with heaps of bacon and toast and eggs, and two full glasses of orange juice. He looked up and merely smiled, walking over to Alexis, giving her a big hug.
"It's the least I could do," he said with a shrug. They sat down and ate, and soon it was time for Alexis to leave. She pulled on a pair of slip-on vans and closed the door, as Freddy would take his shower and such, and then leave for his own work. 20 minutes later, she found herself at a big building on sunset boulevard. She took a deep breath, and entered.
She came back out exactly an hour later, feeling not-so-confident. This would be a great time for a stop at her favorite mexican restaurant. This restaurant, called Guacamole, was tiny, tucked in a small alleyway between two giant buildings in downtown L.A. It was barely noticeable, and there was barely anyone who ever ate there. The food was so good, and it was all cooked live.
Alexis stepped in the small restaurant, smiling at Maria, the waitress.
"Hello, senorita Alexis, the usual?" she asked in her mexican accent. Alexis nodded as Maria went in back to order the Chef's Special Fiesta Plate, what she always took. She settled down in a small booth near the back of the small dining room. Soon her food was ready and she attacked her plate, the audition making her hungry. Halfway through her plate, she was texting Freddy, smiling to herself as they exchanged the cheesiest pick up lines, their favorite activity when they were having a bad day.
"Dude how did you even find this place?" Alexis heard a sweet, laughing voice she knew so well. She snapped her head up and just as she thought, she saw Jack Barakat, Alex Gaskarth, Matt Flyzik, and Zack Merrick walk in the restaurant. She quickly looked back down at her plate, not knowing what to do. She didn't want to bother them, but at the same time, it was Alexis' favorite band, the boys that basically helped her through each day, along with Freddy.
She finished her plate, timidly looking at her phone, feeling their gazes from time to time, remembering that she wore her BONER shirt. What a day to wear that. Soon Alexis had finished her plate, and she got up, going to pay Maria at the cash register.
She turned away after paying, and was about to leave, when she heard a call from the other side of the room.
"Hey! Wait up! Come here!" She heard Alex call. Alexis turned around, surprised. She pointed to herself in question, and all four boys nodded. She cocked her head questioningly, but made her way towards their table.
"Yes?" she said, standing beside the boys, trying to keep calm, her emotions threatening to spill over and out of control. She managed to keep a calm, unruffled look on her face, a cool smile on her lips.
"Sorry to bother you, these boys just wanted to meet you because you had a BONER shirt on," Matt said with a little smile and a roll of his eyes. Alexis merely laughed.
"Wouldn't it be the fan wanting to meet the boys?" she asked, a mocking expression filling her face.
"Well, they are quite special, these ones," Matt said, laughing. They all seemed a little surprised, pleasantly surprised, hopefully, that she wasn't freaking out. Jack got up and dragged over a chair, squishing it between himself and Zack's place. He motioned for her to sit. Alexis obliged with a small chuckle. As she settled down, she looked around at the boys.
"Was this really all you wanted?" she asked, laughing as all the boys nodded innocently. "Well then, play circlesssssssssss," she added quickly in her most annoying fangirl voice ever. All the boys' expressions turned to hardly concealed shock and confusion.
"I'm messing with you boys. But really, now that I'm here, could I have a picture with you boys?" Alexis asked. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous, which resulted in her wringing her hands nervously. They all said yes, to her relief, and she pointed to Zack, curving her index to tell him to come over to where she was. He came to her, and sat on her. Of course. She struggled for a second, because believe it or not that muscle weighs more than you'd think. She took a picture, but Jack and Alex were taking a ridiculously long time to take it. Finally when the picture was taken, she took one with all three boys as Matt took the picture.
"Thanks so much guys. You know, I was supposed to go to your show yesterday but... I uh, I couldn't," she stuttered, mentally slapping herself for bringing it up. They talked for a while more, when Alexis finally got up.
"I'm sorry guys, but I have places to be. See you around!" she said with a small wave as she gave them all hugs and headed for the door, a huge grin plastered on her face. She exited the restaurant in a daze, and all the ride home she was smiling numbly, not believing what had just happened. She had just met All Time Low! Her thoughts were interrupted by a weird ringtone she hadn't heard before coming from her phone. She looked at the caller ID, and the screen read; Perfection. She answered hesitantly.
"Hello?"
"Hi you didn't forget about me yet now did you?" she hear Jack's voice from the other side of the line. She burst out laughing as she started having a conversation with Jack, quickly interrupted by Zack stealing the phone from the other boy, himself engaging in a random conversation with Alexis. Finally when they had to hang up, Alexis got off a few stops over since she missed her bus stop. She walked home, and as soon as she got there, she threw herself onto her bed, sighing. She pulled out her phone and dialed Freddy's number.
"You'll never guess what happened today," she started.
Notes
~couldn't help but post chappie 2 right away c:
4/7/13