Andley- Chapter 1

Andy's P.O.V

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock ringing in the background. It was 7a.m., and I knew that if I didn't get up soon my mom would barge into my bedroom, strip the bed covers from me and tell me to get up or I'll be late for school. And this would be a very awkward scenario because I like to sleep naked sometimes. I swung my legs out of the bed and looked around for some clothes, which was quite a challenge because most of them were bundled up on the floor. 'I got to clean this up some time.' I sighed while I pulled a KISS t-shirt over my shivering body. I buttoned up my black leather jeans and walked over to the mirror. 'Oh Andy you're such a mess.' I mumbled to myself and began to brush thorough my raven black hair. I quickly straightened it and smudged black eyeliner around my eyes. I normally wear more makeup than this, but I didn't have enough time so I had to go for a simpler look. I picked up my bag off the chair and hurried downstairs. 'Don't forget your breakfast Andrew!' My mother shouted at me from the kitchen. 'I'll eat something on the way.' I answered and pulled my black boots on. 'Come on Johnny, I'll drive you to school. You'll get lost otherwise.' I jumped when I heard my dad's voice behind me. 'Dad I'm not Johnny, I'm Andrew.' I answered him and walked out of the house in a huff. We moved constantly due to my dad's demanding job. They needed him in different places and mom didn't want to leave his side, so we moved wherever they sent him to work. I was sick of it; new school almost every year, new house and new people. I never made friends because, well, I just didn't see the point. We'd always end up moving anyway. I promised myself that this year or two won't be any different. I sat in the car and waited for my dad to get in. We drove in complete silence. 'You'll be fine Andy.' He finally said. I just nodded and looked out the window. I could see a big building in the distance with people swarming all around it like flies. This had to be my new school; how wonderful. I got out of the car and slowly walked towards the metal gate. I knew that people will start throwing all sorts of insults at me as soon as they see me. I was used to it, words didn't hurt me; they were just meaningless sounds that came out of pathetic and judgemental motherfuckers. I walked up to the front office and got my class schedule and other necessities like my locker number. My first class was English, which was in room 35. This school was much smaller than what I was used to so I had no trouble finding the correct room. I was, however, a little late. 'Class we have a new student, why don't you introduce yourself young man?' The teacher spoke with a note of enthusiasm in his shaky, worn out voice. 'Uhm okay, I'm Andrew and I'm 16.' I spoke while I looked around the classroom. 'FAG!' Someone shouted from the back of the room. 'Now now, calm down class. Thank you Andy it's nice to have you here, take a seat.' 'It's Andrew.' I corrected the scholar and walked over to my assigned desk. I put my head down and decided to sleep through the whole class.

The bell woke me up and I lifted my head up lazily. I gasped when I realised that someone was standing right in front of me. 'Hey I'm Christian but you can call me CC!' It was an obnoxious, tall kid who clearly had too much sugar with his cornflakes this morning. I gathered my stuff and shoved it in my bad quickly. 'Hi Christian.' I answered coldly and got up aiming for the door. 'Wanna sit at lunch with me? My friends will love you! Come on it will be fun, I promise!' He jumped around me like a puppy. 'Yeah okay.' I muttered under my breath and followed him to the cafeteria. So I said I wasn't going to make any friends. But there was no harm in having someone to sit with at lunch, and this Christian kid seemed decent.

This school wasn't equipped with a big cafeteria. I wasn't sure if this was good or not, all I knew was that it was overly crowded. 'Over here Andy!' The CC kid pointed over to a table surrounded by people dressed in black. They were all laughing and talking to each other. 'Hey guys this is Andy! He's in my English class.' Christian introduced me proudly. 'It's Andrew.' I corrected him and sat down on the empty chair. 'Sorry... Well this is Jake, Jinxx and his girlfriend Sammi and that over there is Ashley.' CC pointed at each one of his friends while listing out their names. I smiled at each one of them without paying too much attention to what they were saying; and that's when I saw him. My heart skipped a beat when he flipped his luscious, black hair out of his honey brown eyes which were neatly rimmed with black eyeliner. His cheekbones were very high and prominent making him even more attractive. His skin was very tanned unlike mine, and his tight, white shirt revealed the outlines of his muscles. His name was Ashley and I knew that I wanted him here and now. 'Hi...' I waved at him awkwardly, and he responded with a warm smile. 'So I'm guessing you like KISS right?' One of the black haired boys asked. 'Yeah.' I answered coldly. I didn't want to talk to them, I wanted to talk to Ashley but everyone was oblivious to my desires. 'What other bands do you like?' Jake asked and moved his chair over to the left so that he was facing me. 'Oh you know, Misfits, Motley Crue...' I said and began playing with my jacket's sleeve. 'Andy! I mean uh... Andrew our band practice is on today, would you want to come along maybe?' CC asked and his bright eyes were directed right at me, almost as if he was trying to hypnotise me with his stare. 'Do you, do you? Please? Andrew pretty please!' He begged. 'You have a band?' I asked. I must admit I was shocked. Whenever you hear about kids having bands you always imagine that they never part with their instruments. 'Yeah, I play drums, Jake and Jinxx rock the guitars and Ash over here plays base! The only thing we are missing is a singer.' CC answered. 'And a name.' Jinxx added and went back to whispering something to Sammi who was snuggled up on his lap. 'Yeah we need a name.' Christian frowned. 'Well I guess I could go.' I wasn't going to befriend these guys but I did want to see Ashley, and this was the perfect opportunity to watch him without make me look like a stalker.

After school was over, we all met up at the front of the boring old building and walked to Jake's house. CC was fixing his bandana which kept sliding down from his forehead onto his eyes, Jinxx and Sammi were walking in front of the rest of us, having their own private conversation, Jake was telling Ashley about some girl he saw at the music shop yesterday and I was at the back trying not to get lost. They were walking fast, but it was easy for me to keep up thanks to my gazelle legs. Jake lived in a very rich neighbourhood; the houses were big and colourful with various exotic plants in the front gardens. 'We're here.' Jake said and fished the keys out of his school bag. Jake's house was enormous and clean; very clean. He led us up the stairs and we all walked down the hall. We then entered a room that was very different from the rest of the house. The walls were black instead of cream or white, the couches were made of leather, the walls were decorated with posters of various rock bands and there was a big drum set in the centre of the room. After having a good look around I noticed a few other instruments such guitars, base and even a fiddle. The guys all went ahead and grabbed their instruments while me and Sammi sat down on one of the leather couches. The guys began playing a song by KISS; Christian was on the drums, Jake and Jinxx were both playing guitar in perfect harmony and Ashley was proudly plucking the strings of his bass. His fingers caressed the strings so delicately and smoothly, he made it look so simple. I knew how to play a few simple songs on bass but I was nowhere near as good as Ashley was. Maybe he could teach me? They were all so talented listening to them was such a pleasure, and before I knew it I joined them by singing along.

'You show us everything you've got,
You keep on dancing and the room gets hot.
You drive us wild we'll drive you crazy.'

I chimed along to the beat; I was so lost in the song that I didn't even realise when the guys stopped playing. 'Holy shit Andrew you've got a great voice!' Ashley gasped and flashed his perfect teeth in a wide grin at me. I smiled back at him and quickly put my head down hiding behind my messy black hair. 'How long have you been singing for? You're really good.' Both Jake and Jinxx agreed. 'Ever since I can remember, mostly in the shower.' I chuckled and slowly raised my head up. 'Well I think you should join our band!' CC piped up from behind his drums. 'Yeah CC's right, what do you think Ash?' Jake looked at Ashley who was still smiling at me. 'What?' He snapped out of his daze and moved his glare away from me and over to Jake. 'Yeah definitely, a strong voice like that would be amazing. What do you say Andrew? You want in?' Ashley walked up to me and looked me straight in the eyes. I looked up at him and tried to speak but failed miserably so I ended up nodding instead. 'Great, welcome to the band Andrew!' Ashley laughed and pulled me off the leather couch. 'You can call me Andy.' I couldn't believe that I was doing this; making friends that is. Maybe it won't be so bad after all?  'Great! All we need is a name.' Jinxx sulked. 'Any ideas Andy?' He looked at me hopefully. 'Well how about Black Veil Brides?'