Cause She's 2,000 Light Years Away (A Mike Dirnt Story), chapter 9
Eleanor walked with the guys to the stage. "This is so cool!" Billie said excitedly and dropped his amplifier on the floor and immediately took out his Fernandez Stratocaster and played the scales. While Mike took out his bass and Tre took his position at the drum set that was already set out. She stood in the right hand corner of the stage and studied the three guys busily tuning in their instruments.
"Okay, guys. Are you ready, we are going to the sound check now," a guy in his mid-thirties, who was dressed in all black with a baseball cap.
"We're ready," Billie shouted. The guy nodded and they started to play 1, 000 Hours. Eleanor swayed and sometimes jumped to the beat of the music.
"We'll never break as one too strong. Strrooong... " Billie ended the song and everybody applauded.
"You guys are fabulous!"
"We know," Tre said and hit his drum set again to start off the next song.
For the next hour, Eleanor took photographs of the guys whilst enjoying the music. 'These guys really rock. They are going to be huge stars one day, ' she thought.
"Okay, that's a wrap for today. Thank you for listening," Billie shouted into the microphone. Eleanor applauded and handed Mike, Tre and Billie their drinks.
"You guys will be huge stars one day. And the good news for now is that the tickets for tomorrow's show are sold out!" Eleanor told the guys excitedly.
"Yippee!" Billie Joe jumped into the air while Mike and Tre high-fived each other.
"Woohoo! We are going to be the greatest band in the entire Universe!" Tre shouted.
**
"Tre, you got something on your face," Adrienne said and laughed.
"Where? Where?" Tre asked as he touched his face and found out what it was, tomato sauce. He wiped it off and licked it.
"Eww... That's gross," Adrienne pointed.
Mike and Eleanor chuckled at Tre's expression as he stuck out his tongue at Adrienne, showing bits and pieces of pizza. "Alright, kids. Stop fooling around," Billie said maturely. Adrienne agreed. Then, Billie stuck out his own tongue and revealed a mouthful of pepperoni and cheese. Adrienne scowled and hit Billie Joe on the shoulder.
When they stopped laughing, Eleanor suggested to watch a video. Everyone agreed and Tre picked out a video from the shelf that was filled with stacks and stacks of videos. He insert it into the machine and it turned out that Tre picked out the movie, 'Carrie'.
Halfway through the movie, Eleanor snuggled closer to Mike and Billie was lying on the couch with Adrienne whilst Tre was sound asleep. Suddenly, she was reminded of the time where Tre tickled her and she swore that she would get back at him. 'Now is the chance, ' she thought and an idea popped into her head. She stood up from Mike's arms.
'What is it, Elle?" Mike mumbled.
'Nothing," she whispered back. She searched her bag and took out all her makeup accessories that she had with her; she walked over to the snoring Tre and started to draw black eyeliner on Tre's face. Then she applied the blue eye shadow, and lastly the red lipstick. Billie, Adrienne and Mike laughed at the result and she decided to apply nail polish on his finger nails. When she was done, she kept all the stuff back into her bag and walked back to Mike and sat on his lap and watched the rest of the movie.
Billie yawned and stretched when the movie ended. "Hey, Tre! Wake up, dude!" Mike shouted.
"Huh? What?" Tre opened his eyes and blinked in confusion.
"Morning, sexy," Billie purred.
"What the fuck?" Tre said, still confused. Adrienne handed him her Compaq mirror. "Look at yourself." All of them struggled to keep a straight face.
"Holy crap! Who did this?" All of them can't help it and they burst out laughing. Tre looked at the mirror again. Billie was laughing so hard, he was rolling on the floor, face red.
"I'm going to fucking kill you," Tre hissed.
"It's... It's... No... Not... Me." Billie managed to say it between laughs.
"It was me!" Eleanor admitted and continued laughing as Tre lunged forward to chase her. "Aargh... " she screamed and ran around the room with Tre behind her.
"Ooof!" Mike caught Eleanor in his arms and pushed her behind him to protect her from Tre as he felt that Tre was really mad now.
"Get out of my way, Mike," Tre said in between breaths.
"No, Tre. She was only getting back at you for ticking her the last time." Tre glared at Eleanor and stomped off to the toilet to wash off the makeup.
"Okay, guys. Are you ready, we are going to the sound check now," a guy in his mid-thirties, who was dressed in all black with a baseball cap.
"We're ready," Billie shouted. The guy nodded and they started to play 1, 000 Hours. Eleanor swayed and sometimes jumped to the beat of the music.
"We'll never break as one too strong. Strrooong... " Billie ended the song and everybody applauded.
"You guys are fabulous!"
"We know," Tre said and hit his drum set again to start off the next song.
For the next hour, Eleanor took photographs of the guys whilst enjoying the music. 'These guys really rock. They are going to be huge stars one day, ' she thought.
"Okay, that's a wrap for today. Thank you for listening," Billie shouted into the microphone. Eleanor applauded and handed Mike, Tre and Billie their drinks.
"You guys will be huge stars one day. And the good news for now is that the tickets for tomorrow's show are sold out!" Eleanor told the guys excitedly.
"Yippee!" Billie Joe jumped into the air while Mike and Tre high-fived each other.
"Woohoo! We are going to be the greatest band in the entire Universe!" Tre shouted.
**
"Tre, you got something on your face," Adrienne said and laughed.
"Where? Where?" Tre asked as he touched his face and found out what it was, tomato sauce. He wiped it off and licked it.
"Eww... That's gross," Adrienne pointed.
Mike and Eleanor chuckled at Tre's expression as he stuck out his tongue at Adrienne, showing bits and pieces of pizza. "Alright, kids. Stop fooling around," Billie said maturely. Adrienne agreed. Then, Billie stuck out his own tongue and revealed a mouthful of pepperoni and cheese. Adrienne scowled and hit Billie Joe on the shoulder.
When they stopped laughing, Eleanor suggested to watch a video. Everyone agreed and Tre picked out a video from the shelf that was filled with stacks and stacks of videos. He insert it into the machine and it turned out that Tre picked out the movie, 'Carrie'.
Halfway through the movie, Eleanor snuggled closer to Mike and Billie was lying on the couch with Adrienne whilst Tre was sound asleep. Suddenly, she was reminded of the time where Tre tickled her and she swore that she would get back at him. 'Now is the chance, ' she thought and an idea popped into her head. She stood up from Mike's arms.
'What is it, Elle?" Mike mumbled.
'Nothing," she whispered back. She searched her bag and took out all her makeup accessories that she had with her; she walked over to the snoring Tre and started to draw black eyeliner on Tre's face. Then she applied the blue eye shadow, and lastly the red lipstick. Billie, Adrienne and Mike laughed at the result and she decided to apply nail polish on his finger nails. When she was done, she kept all the stuff back into her bag and walked back to Mike and sat on his lap and watched the rest of the movie.
Billie yawned and stretched when the movie ended. "Hey, Tre! Wake up, dude!" Mike shouted.
"Huh? What?" Tre opened his eyes and blinked in confusion.
"Morning, sexy," Billie purred.
"What the fuck?" Tre said, still confused. Adrienne handed him her Compaq mirror. "Look at yourself." All of them struggled to keep a straight face.
"Holy crap! Who did this?" All of them can't help it and they burst out laughing. Tre looked at the mirror again. Billie was laughing so hard, he was rolling on the floor, face red.
"I'm going to fucking kill you," Tre hissed.
"It's... It's... No... Not... Me." Billie managed to say it between laughs.
"It was me!" Eleanor admitted and continued laughing as Tre lunged forward to chase her. "Aargh... " she screamed and ran around the room with Tre behind her.
"Ooof!" Mike caught Eleanor in his arms and pushed her behind him to protect her from Tre as he felt that Tre was really mad now.
"Get out of my way, Mike," Tre said in between breaths.
"No, Tre. She was only getting back at you for ticking her the last time." Tre glared at Eleanor and stomped off to the toilet to wash off the makeup.
