Life on tour is boring it is just a constant returning schedule of sleeping, driving, setting up, packing in. Some days people didn't even know what City we currently stayed in, apart from the drivers of course. You don't meet people outside tour and you are somewhat stuck with the group you're in for weeks.

People get the strangest ideas to make life a bit more interesting and every bit of gossip or news spreads like a bushfire through the tour community.

So it was no wonder that the fact that Asking had this little girl driving them around was top news especially after the big drama Danny and I had been acting out in front of everybody, we were the talk of the tour.

The next day while I was checking all liquids of the bus's engine just because I was bored and had nothing else to do I noticed two guys standing close to the bus trying to look casual.

One was tall and lanky with dark hair and tattoos visible through his cut off shirt, the other was shorter, a ginger wearing a black hat and both were hiding behind black sunglasses. They just stood there shifting from one foot to the other somewhat uncomfortable, their hands buried in the pockets of their skinny jeans and I caught them several times staring over at me.

I wiped my hands that were stained from checking the motor oil on the cloth that hung out of my jeans and finally walked over to them smiling.

"Oy, mates, are you desperately trying to NOT look like Austin and Alan standing around awkwardly? ."

Alan turned to me crossing his arms in front of his chest and shrugged "Yeah, we wanted to have a look at the girl everybody talks about but didn't know how to start a conversation".

There it was, Alan Ashby's bluntness people had told me about, advising not to get offended by it when actually I liked people who spoke their mind, it makes things so much easier.

"Yeah well for a start you could've just introduced yourself asking how I was". I offered.

"Hello Angelface, my name is Alan, how are you, do you want to run away with me and get married in Vegas?" Alan said with an absolute straight face while Austin beside him slapped his hands onto his mouth bending over in embarrassment and chuckled looking at his feet.

"I would love to darling but I have a job to finish, I have this bus full of mental health patients, lost cases really but I can't just abandon them in the middle of Texas although they may not even notice. But ask me again after tour." I retorted with a flirty smile.

A huge grin appeared on Alan's face bending over to give me a hug " Finally a woman of my liking. I think we will see a lot of each other on this tour. Hey, wanna join us? we're off to catering, the Mexicans are having some kind of video shoot there, it will definitely be funny and I'm hungry anyways."

"He is always hungry, I think our little one is having a growth spurt at the moment" Austin chuckled patting the top of Alan's head.

I smile back at them "Yeah, why not. I haven't met the Sexicans yet and like Alan here, I am hungry all the time."

"WHAT? How come you're such a skinny bitch then?" Alan replied, again very bluntly.

"I guess I surf it off" I shrugged.

Alan looks up to Austin taking his arm in both hands shaking him wildly in mock excitement. "Do you hear that Austin? The girl likes food AND she surfs. Oh. My. God. This is getting better by the minute."

"Yeah, calm down buddy, let's not get too excited over this." Austin shakes him off with a little sour look on his face.

We walked to catering together with Alan rambling on about surf spots and stuff. When we take our trays and stand in line we see the guys from Pierce the Veil, working behind the counters giving out the food, surrounded by cameras.

"Finally the Mexicans have found a decent job" I joke when I reached the counter, Tony is the first one to hand out the food and just about to place some chicken on my plate when I stop him. " Oh, sorry mate but I go for the vegetarian option, please"

Tony looks up for the first time, noticing me "Oh, okay. Sorry" he picks up the chicken leg and replaces it with a scoop of beans in red sauce. " I am vegetarian as well." He smiles shyly. God, he is really cute.

I hear some murmuring behind me and turn around to see the whole of Asking Alexandria tromp into the tent, of course skipping the lines and pushing to the front. They take their food and when Danny pushes past me shoving me aside with his elbow he quickly bends towards my ear, his lips brushing my skin and yell-whispers "band slut" before he moves on. Ben is behind him and looks at me uncomfortably as he walks by. James, the best of the lot, at least quickly gives me a tap on the back and Cameron and Sam just nod at me not even looking in my face. Does he know about Alex and me or was this just a random insult?

Okay, I should have slapped him there and then but honestly, this assault so came out of nowhere that he got me startled for a sec.
Not for long though. "Band slut, really? That is brilliant coming from the biggest man whore around!" I shout onto his back as the band sits down at one of the tables.

I turned around not waiting for Austin and Alan and headed for a table on the other side of the tent seating myself so I would not have to look at Danny. I had the feeling all eyes were on me as I crossed the room. When the guys finally joined me Alan sat down whistling through his teeth. " Wow, you and your band really get along well. "

At this moment a pay back plan formed at the back of my head and a sly smile crept on my lips. "Hey you know what, on our next leg
from Houston to San Antonio we sort of pass by Surfside Beach, well not really but with a little detour we could." I mention casually.

"Surfside? That's supposed to be a really good spot. I wish I could surf there." Alan said getting all excited.

" Yeah, I have surfed there before, it was awesome and the water is so warm you don't need a wetsuit, totally different to Cali. But how should we get there? " Austin said looking from Alan to me rubbing his chin contemplating.

Alan looked at me with wide eyes his lips slightly parted in anticipation and I knew he had the same idea as I. " I just so happen to be in command of a pretty impressive vehicle gentlemen." I smiled at them.

" No, no, NO! You want to take their bus? I don't think that's such a good idea, Easy. We could get in so much trouble here. I mean it's Asking, these guys are crazy." Austin shook his head pushing his plate away from him.

Alan put his hands in his armpits, flapping his elbows, imitating a chicken. "Bock, bock, bock."

"Shut up, Ashby." He slaps him on the back of his head before he groans and buries his face in his hands. A moment later he looks up in defeat. "Okay, fuck it. I'm in." He puts his hand on the table.

Alan immediately laid his hand on his. "I wouldn't want to miss this, of course I'm in".

I put my hand on top. "Deal! Here's the plan. Asking is partying on Black Veil Brides bus tonight they will be totally shitfaced by bus call at 3am and probably fall asleep immediately.
The buses normally keep together until the first pit stop at 6am. If you guys then hop onto my bus and we take off immediately we can surf the first swell around 7am.
If we stay let's say for two hours and skip the second pit stop but only fuel up we could still be at the next venue I reckon at 1 pm, which is only an hour late and Asking's normally still asleep at that time, they would not even have to know." I look at them for approval.

"Did you have this planned out before?" Alan frowns at me.

" No, I just make shit up as I go" I shrug.

Alan sighed contently and rested his face on his hands as he looked at me with admiration.

Austin snorted " I swear to god you guys are the same person in two different bodies." He said shaking his head at us.

"What about surfboards? I didn't bring mine. You guys?" It just occurred to me.

"Leave that to me, I know some people." Austin replied in the voice of a gangster boss talking about the next big coup.

"You know who we should ask to come with us?" Alan jumps up from the table. " Tony"

"You mean Tino" am I trying to help him out.

He rolls his eyes at me for thinking he doesn't know his own band members name. "No, Tony, TONY PERRY! He may seem like a quiet little turtle. But of all the people I know he is the one that is always in for shit like this." He smiles at the thought.

"Sure" I say high fiving them before I leave "the more, the merrier."

Notes

Yeah, finally, Austin and Alan!