" I can't believe you never been to Vegas before." Austin shakes his head as he bites in his turkey sandwich that falls apart in his hands.

"Why, what's so good about it? It all sounds pretty lame to me." I ask while putting the third spoon of sugar in my coffee. I don't normally take that much but the coffee in catering is so bad.

"WHAT? WHAT? you kidding me?, I knew I didn't like you today. The Eiffel Tower, The Statue of Liberty, The Volcano, The Fountains, The Casino, The Strip, The Clubs, The- Everything!" He counts off.

"As I said, sounds pretty lame." I turn to Alan who sits beside me trying to cut through his tough steak. "And what will you be up to tonight?"

"You mean what will we be up to? That's the first time you can party while on tour, so you're coming with us. To make Austin happy we will do the attractions tomorrow, but tonight I intend to do some serious club hopping with you guys."

"Sounds awesome" I say looking down at my bowl of Bircher muesli that has a disgusting grey colour and tastes like clay. "What is wrong with the food these days? Even the Mexicans could cook better than that.

"Did I just hear someone in need of a Mexican?" Tony had just appeared at our table grinning.

"Hey Favourite Mexican" I say as I get up to hug him, yes I hug him at every chance I get. "I was just complaining about the food. Wassup?"

"Oh yeah, food is terrible. Hey I was just wondering, you know my band got some official invitation to some guy's fashion label launch tonight, which sounds pretty boring to me, so I wanted to ask if maybe I could join you guys ".

I look at the other two who nod in agreement. "Of course you can! We are going clubbing. Surf Ninjas are back." I laugh as I throw my fist in the air.

All the bands have to play their sets first so I finally get the chance to watch some of them. All Time Low being my favourite of course and I say goodbye to Alex and the rest of the band as they have to head off to the airport, which is a bummer and I'm still mad that he fucked up but also sad that I will not be able to see him for weeks. But I decide to have fun tonight anyway.

Finally I meet Austin and Alan at their bus and we walk over to get Tony and then proceed to the gates. We are picked up by a black Limo and I raise my eyebrows at Alan." Who has ordered that car, and who's gonna pay for it?"

"Management," Alan replies simply and shoves me inside sitting down beside me and opening the minibar. "Let's Party!"

"Alan, listen, I intend to party hard tonight, but I'm a bit of a lightweight, so could you just have an eye on me if I get too drunk?" I ask cause I know I can trust this guy.

"Don't worry, I got this, just relax and have fun, you'll stay safe with me, okay babe?" He grabs my shoulders and pulls me in for a kiss on the cheeks.

We visit a few clubs and it is always the same procedure. We enter, one of the guys goes to the bar to get the drinks while the others sit down and in no time we are surrounded by girls who laugh and flirt and dance with the guys. I have fun on the dance floor with some random dudes, drink, smoke and sit down at the table watching my friends.

It is strange, the guys seem totally different like I don't even know them.
Austin is not just the over energetic, really jumpy and nervous person I come to know but the frontmen of this popular hardcore band.

Alan is not just the adorable weird kid that I can joke around with, but the gifted guitarist and songwriter.

And Tony is not just the quiet and thoughtful guy I like to hang out with, he is the heartthrob of this San Diego band that shreds on stage and parties wild.

At Warped Tour we all act like its a summer camp and we are teenagers that enjoy their time away from the parents, no rules, no regrets, it is it's own little world with limited contact to the outside.

Here in the 'real world' things look a lot more serious and less innocent then I had thought.

Anyway after a couple of more clubs everything is just a blur of music, laughter, alcohol and dance. I think I really enjoyed myself.

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