Pearls, chapter 6
Shortly after I told Stella about my raging crush on Joey, Joey formed a band with his 3 best friends. Celeste, the drummer, Daniel, the bass player, Forrest, the second guitarist, and Joey, lead guitar and vocals. The 953's, it was called. Crappy name, but one of the most talented bands I had ever heard in my life. Everyone else agreed with me. They were selling out small clubs and were gaining notice from record companies. Big ones too. Reprise, Warner Brothers, big names and the whole schevan. they eventually signed on to Reprise, Joey's father's own record company.
They made a music video for their hit single 'Hoe for a Dollar' and went on tour with Green Day. Of course, everyone decided to go on tour with them, so the Armstrong's, Dirnt's, Cool's and one Provance were on a tour with the 953's and Green Day. And since we were all together, things got quite intresting...
*Green Day's Tour Bus*
Tre, Mike, Billie Joe, Adrienne and Claudia were all in one bus talking about everything that had happened in the past 2 years. "Billie Joe! Stop tickling me!" Adrienne giggled. Billie Joe just laughed and started tickling Tre.
"Oh Em GEE Billie JOE!! Hee Hee Hee," Tre giggled and batted eyelashes. Everyone burst out laughing.
"Wow Billie Joe, I can't believe Joey is in a band. He grew up really fast," Adrienne commented.
"Yeah, 10 years ago he was the rambuctious 6-year-old who had no intention of being in a band. Now he's a budding rock star and...wow," Billie Joe sighed.
"I think he has a crush on Chloe," Tre remarked. All heads turned to Tre.
"Tre Cool, where the hell have you been for the past 2 years?" Billie Joe said in disbelief.
"Tre, you're really stupid," Mike said.
*The 953's Tour Bus*
Everyone was asleep except Joey and I, and we were just talking about random stuff. How Daniel had a crush on Stella, how disgusting the teenie fans at the first concert were, flavored condoms, anything really. We were having fun and reveling in each others company. I smiled inwardly, looking at his carefree smile. We were sitting right next to each other and staring in each others eyes. We moved closer, until I could smell his breath. He had minty breath. Yum. I was pretty positive we were about to kiss when Stella opened the door and walked in the living room. Me and Joey sprung back like we were burned. Stella raised her eyebrows.
"Did I miss something here?" she asked. Me and Joey shook our heads no. She shrugged, turned around and went back to sleep. Me and Joey were sitting on the couch, awkward silence between us. I suddenly got up.
"I'm going to bed, umm, nap, yeah sleep, umm, bye," I stammered as I went past the bathroom.
"Wait!" Joey called. I turned around. He was walking toward me. When he came up to me, he pushed me into the miniscule bathroom.
"Joey, what are you-" I was cut off by Joey's lips attacking mine.
We made out ferociously for a few minutes, before Joey pushed up my shirt. I placed my hand on his. "Not here," I said. He nodded and we climbed out of the bathroom. We headed up to the front, and started bugging the driver.
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we-"
"SHUT UP!!" the driver roared. We both grinned.
"Are we there yet?" The driver growled in frustration.
"Are we there yet?" We came to a screeching halt.
"Yes we are," he said in frustration.
Joey and I started dancing through the hallway and out the door right into Green Day. They started laughing. "What the hell are you doing?" Billie Joe asked.
"Dancing!" I yelled. Stella, Daniel, Celeste, Jakob and Forrest came out, making a face at our dancing.
"So this is our hotel?" Stella asked. We were at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. It was the epitome of luxury. Palm tree's swaying, Orange County at it's best. We headed to the reception. "Yeah, hi, we've got a reservation. Billie Joe Armstrong," Billie Joe said.
The receiptionist checked her records. "Ahh...Billie Joe Armstrong, Adrienne Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright the Third, Claudia Wright, Michael Pritchard in Bungalow 1, Joey Armstrong, Jakob Armstrong, Estelle Pritchard-"
"Dirnt," Stella cut in.
"Ah... Estelle Dirnt, Daniel Heyes, Celeste Keyes, Chloe Provance and Forrest Adams in Bungalow 2. Your rooms have been paid for ahead, so you may go," the receptionist said.
We walked to the bungalows and opened the door. It was nice, really nice. The best hotel we've ever been at so far in the tour. Our stuff was dropped off a few minutes later. The adults came into our bungalow to drop off condoms. "Just in case of random hookups, use condoms. Your sailors, because condoms are for sailors," Tre said.
"How embarassing is this," Daniel muttered. Billie Joe checked his watch.
"Ok, it's 3:30, wanna go into town?" Billie Joe asked.
"I'm not going, I'm going to rest," I muttered.
"I'll stay with Chloe so she's not a loner," Joey automatically said. I gave him a withering look. He grinned.
"All right, so Chloe and Joey will stay here, and we'll all go into town," Billie Joe said.
They all sauntered out the door, Tre being the last. He stopped and checked if the others noticed he wasn't there. "Don't forget about the condoms," Tre whispered and winked. And with that eloquent note, Tre closed the door.
They made a music video for their hit single 'Hoe for a Dollar' and went on tour with Green Day. Of course, everyone decided to go on tour with them, so the Armstrong's, Dirnt's, Cool's and one Provance were on a tour with the 953's and Green Day. And since we were all together, things got quite intresting...
*Green Day's Tour Bus*
Tre, Mike, Billie Joe, Adrienne and Claudia were all in one bus talking about everything that had happened in the past 2 years. "Billie Joe! Stop tickling me!" Adrienne giggled. Billie Joe just laughed and started tickling Tre.
"Oh Em GEE Billie JOE!! Hee Hee Hee," Tre giggled and batted eyelashes. Everyone burst out laughing.
"Wow Billie Joe, I can't believe Joey is in a band. He grew up really fast," Adrienne commented.
"Yeah, 10 years ago he was the rambuctious 6-year-old who had no intention of being in a band. Now he's a budding rock star and...wow," Billie Joe sighed.
"I think he has a crush on Chloe," Tre remarked. All heads turned to Tre.
"Tre Cool, where the hell have you been for the past 2 years?" Billie Joe said in disbelief.
"Tre, you're really stupid," Mike said.
*The 953's Tour Bus*
Everyone was asleep except Joey and I, and we were just talking about random stuff. How Daniel had a crush on Stella, how disgusting the teenie fans at the first concert were, flavored condoms, anything really. We were having fun and reveling in each others company. I smiled inwardly, looking at his carefree smile. We were sitting right next to each other and staring in each others eyes. We moved closer, until I could smell his breath. He had minty breath. Yum. I was pretty positive we were about to kiss when Stella opened the door and walked in the living room. Me and Joey sprung back like we were burned. Stella raised her eyebrows.
"Did I miss something here?" she asked. Me and Joey shook our heads no. She shrugged, turned around and went back to sleep. Me and Joey were sitting on the couch, awkward silence between us. I suddenly got up.
"I'm going to bed, umm, nap, yeah sleep, umm, bye," I stammered as I went past the bathroom.
"Wait!" Joey called. I turned around. He was walking toward me. When he came up to me, he pushed me into the miniscule bathroom.
"Joey, what are you-" I was cut off by Joey's lips attacking mine.
We made out ferociously for a few minutes, before Joey pushed up my shirt. I placed my hand on his. "Not here," I said. He nodded and we climbed out of the bathroom. We headed up to the front, and started bugging the driver.
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we-"
"SHUT UP!!" the driver roared. We both grinned.
"Are we there yet?" The driver growled in frustration.
"Are we there yet?" We came to a screeching halt.
"Yes we are," he said in frustration.
Joey and I started dancing through the hallway and out the door right into Green Day. They started laughing. "What the hell are you doing?" Billie Joe asked.
"Dancing!" I yelled. Stella, Daniel, Celeste, Jakob and Forrest came out, making a face at our dancing.
"So this is our hotel?" Stella asked. We were at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. It was the epitome of luxury. Palm tree's swaying, Orange County at it's best. We headed to the reception. "Yeah, hi, we've got a reservation. Billie Joe Armstrong," Billie Joe said.
The receiptionist checked her records. "Ahh...Billie Joe Armstrong, Adrienne Armstrong, Frank Edwin Wright the Third, Claudia Wright, Michael Pritchard in Bungalow 1, Joey Armstrong, Jakob Armstrong, Estelle Pritchard-"
"Dirnt," Stella cut in.
"Ah... Estelle Dirnt, Daniel Heyes, Celeste Keyes, Chloe Provance and Forrest Adams in Bungalow 2. Your rooms have been paid for ahead, so you may go," the receptionist said.
We walked to the bungalows and opened the door. It was nice, really nice. The best hotel we've ever been at so far in the tour. Our stuff was dropped off a few minutes later. The adults came into our bungalow to drop off condoms. "Just in case of random hookups, use condoms. Your sailors, because condoms are for sailors," Tre said.
"How embarassing is this," Daniel muttered. Billie Joe checked his watch.
"Ok, it's 3:30, wanna go into town?" Billie Joe asked.
"I'm not going, I'm going to rest," I muttered.
"I'll stay with Chloe so she's not a loner," Joey automatically said. I gave him a withering look. He grinned.
"All right, so Chloe and Joey will stay here, and we'll all go into town," Billie Joe said.
They all sauntered out the door, Tre being the last. He stopped and checked if the others noticed he wasn't there. "Don't forget about the condoms," Tre whispered and winked. And with that eloquent note, Tre closed the door.
