This Heart of Fire (Andy Biersack)

Chapter 4

As soon as Andy left, Kennedy turned to look at me.

"You wanna explain what the hell just happened?" She said seriously. God I really hoped she wasn't mad.

"I...I umm.." I looked down and started playing with the hem of my shirt. I was trying to hold back tears, but I could tell it wasn't working.

"Look I'm not mad Z, I just wanna know what's going on." She put her arm around me and rubbed my shoulder. I sighed deeply.

"I just, I don't what happened it was all a blur. There was this guy and-" Andy walked into the room armed with a blanket and first aid kit. He saw the look on my face and stopped in his tracks.

"Should I go?" He asked, gesturing towards the door with his thumb.

"No it's fine, you can stay." I told him. I turned back towards Kennedy, but she was staring in awe at Andy. I snapped in front of her face with my good hand. She blinked and looked away fianlly.

"Sorry sorry keep talking." She giggled a little bit.

I smiled at her." Okay so, there was this guy yeah?" She nodded. "And he was talking to me a lot and start touching me and putting his arm around me ya know? I should've pushed him away but I don't know...I wanted to feel alive. So he started kissing me and I um I kissed him back and that quickly turned into full on making out." I glanced at Andy who was just standing there and then looked down again. Thankfully I didn't feel like crying this time. "So then he tried to feel me up but and told him to stop and he wouldn't. I started freaking out because he kept going to I stepped on his foot and screamed for help." I didn't even notice that Andy had sat down next to me, but he also put his arm around me. I felt a little weirded out because I barely knew the guy and had to be at least 4 years older than me, but I ignored it. "So then people started crowding around and when the started yelling at him u ran outside and I happened to run into Andy. I promise I don't know the other guy or Andy. I couldn't keep something like that from you if I tried." I said.

"I love you, Zariah. You'll be just fine.I'll be damned if anyone at school finds out this time." she hugged me and I hugged her back. Last time something like this happened, it nearly cost me my entire reputation. Someone found out and was telling the whole school. Thankfully, Kennedy shut that down before anyone too many people heard. I couldn't go thorugh that again. I was usually a good straight As student in school and that rumor almost cost me everything.

Andy had long since removed his arm from around me and had knelt done in front of me.

"Can I see it?" He said kindly. I followed his eyes to where my throbbing hand lie in my lap. I tentatively lifted it up and he took in gingerly. He pulled something out of the med kit and tore it open with his teeth. By that point the smell was a dead giveaway and I knew I was in for a world of pain. "I'm really fucking sorry." Andy said.

"Just do it." I grimaced, looking away from my hand. He put the disinfectant towlette on my open knuckles, and I let out a small squeal.

"Shhhh" he soothed. He patted my leg slightly, briefly reminding me of how I was currently dressed. Almost instantly the pain was back on my hand. I winced and bit down on my lip so hard that it too started to bleed. God I'm a mess.

"Hey, just look at me, okay?" His soothing voice said. I opened my eyes slowly and looked at him. My eyes met him and I couldn't look away even if I wanted too, and I definitely didn't. "Hey there beautiful, how was you day? My was alright you know? Just the usual." He started talking to me to draw my attention away from the pain. Andy didn't even break eye contact to look at what he was doing. "Wanna hear a joke?" He gave me a dorky lopsided grin. I glanced over at Kennedy who was entranced by what he was doing. She loved all thing medical, and all things gore for that matter. Let's just say a haunted hospital is where she belongs. I looked at Andy and nodded slightly.

"Okay I'm gonna need some audience participation for this one." He cleared his throat. "What's a pirates favorite letter?" He said excitedly. I winced slightly but didn't dare look away from his face to see what he was doing.

"Umm R?" I guessed.

"Yep! Where does a pirate get a drink?"

I giggled a little and shrugged.

"At a baarrrr" he said in a pirate voice. "What a does a pirate drive to work?"

"A caarrrr" I said all piratey.

"No you idiot. A ship." He said. Both Kennedy and I laughed.

"That's so stupid oh my god." Ken said.

"Yeah? Then why're ya laughin" he said. He was still talking like a pirate. I couldn't stop laughing.

"All done matie!" He winked at me. I looked down at my hand and he had wrapped some bandages around it. "An official paremedic guy is coming, but he said I should go ahead and wrap it. He's bust but he should be here in about 20 minutes.

"Thank you so much, Andy. For everything" I smiled at him.

"No problem." He shrugged and scratched the back of his neck. Then he plopped down next to me on the couch. "So you like Black Veil Brides?" He smirked at me.

"Yeah! I mean I'm not really a 'fan' but I like the music I've heard. She's a major fangirl though. It's taking all her energy not to explode right now, and believe me she has a lot of energy." I laughed gesturing to Kennedy, who proceeded to hit me.
"Really now?" He smiled at her. "Soo... who's your favorite member."
"Uh.." She laughed a little. "Cc for sure"
"Ouch should I be offended?" Andy placed his hand to his chest in mock hurt.
"Nah you're pretty cool too, I guess." Kennedy said sarcastically.
"Alright no offense taken, I think" Andy laughed, and I realized it was the first time that I ever heard him laugh, and his smile was different than the one he had on stage. It was more genuine, even a blind man could see it. "You know what why don't I go get him?" Andy said.

"Wait what." Kennedy face fell into schock.

"Be right back" Andy winked. He disapeared through the door, only to return a short while later with two other members of his band. One of them was the one I recognized as CC. The other was a guitar player, Jinxx I think?

"Oh. My. God." Kennedy whispered before she put on her "poker face"

"Hi there what's your name? I heard from Andy you're a big fan." CC said. Kennedy mouth had fallen open slightly and she just stared.

"Her name is Kennedy." I said for her.

"I see, and you are?" Jinxx smiled at me.

"I'm Zariah." I stated, smiling back.

"Kennedy and Zaraiah, huh? Those pretty bad ass names." CC said.

"Thanks." Kennedy said quickly.

"Hey! She speaks once again!" Andy interjected.

"Oh can it, Biersack." Kennedy said. She brought her hand up to her mouth in horror at the words she had just spoken to one of her idols, but before she could apologize everyone in the room was laughing, including Andy. I hate to admit, I didn't want this night to end. I was having so much fun here, and everything felt so right. I could stay here forever, but I knew that I would have to go home and this would just become another memory. Andy and the rest of these great guys probably wouldn't even remember me in a weeks time. That thought hurt me more than it probably should. I didn't want to be forgotten. Not again.