Hungry Eyes, chapter 18
After the success of Green Day's signing had taken place, the week before their meet flew by in a whirlwind.
Upon announcing their accomplishment to the crowd at The Gilman, Green Day was, sadly, told they would never be welcome back, seeing as they had officially become sell-outs, now only wanting to bask in the corperate world and it's precious bills. Though they were allowed to finish their last set, it wasn't effected one bit, they still played an awesome show, just to prove to everyone they were still the same and only that they had a "chance" now.
After that little fiasco, the three boys spent as much time as possible with Andrea, Kasey, Erik, and Brooke before they had to leave, Billie also spent quite a bit of time with Adriene.
The Green Day members also found it necessary, of course, to inform their family, which created quite an uproar in the small California town. Nothing big ever happened there, and this certainly was something to talk about, presenting quite an uproar.
Then, finally, the day of the set date arrived, and the band members all piled into their van, ready to set off to begin their hopefully, successful "actual" career move.
"So, this is it..." Grinned Tre', holding Andrea's hand.
Andrea, Kasey, Erik, Brooke, and the Green Day members were all standing in the yard infront of the White/Wright household.
"Yeah, it is," Agreed Billie.
"We're going to miss you guys so much," Brooke interjected, with a small hint of sadness in her voice.
Andrea nodded just as sadly as the tone of Brooke's voice, she was excited for her friends, but she would still miss them a great deal.
"Don't worry, " Tre' brought Andrea into a tight hug, "We'll call you guys whenever we can." he then kissed he forehead.
Andrea nodded, then Tre' hesitantly let his arms drop to his sides.
"Well... I guess that's all... we'll be seeing you guys."
Everyone nodded, Tre' gave Andrea one last departing kiss, then the van was driving further and further away, again, from the four remaning friends.
"Well... this place is certainly going to be boring without them..." Mumbles Kasey.
Andrea nodded, "Yeah..."
Luckily, no tears were shed, everyone knew they'd see their freinds again soon, so there was no use crying. Besides, this was extremely important to the three boys, they wouldn't leave like that unless they actually thought they had a shot, and of course, they had all their friends' support backing them up.
Once again, everyone continued on with their life, going to work, recieving the promsied phone calls from the Green Day members, and normal day stuff.
According to to what the three band members had been told, they would finish recording by mid-December, bringing Tre' to a remarkable 20 years old, then they would have the rest of the month and January off before their album would be released, they were thinking, the beginning of February, meaning they could start 1994 off with something to be excited about. And excited they were. Every chance they got, the boys would call back home and talk about what they had gotten done that day and etcetera. The recording process was turning out great, even as it neared it's end, x's were put into calendar squares each day, marking the time of Green Day's return, which came ecstatically.
"Kasey!" Andrea rushed through her home, tidying up what she could, while at the same time trying to dry her hair, and get ready.
"What?" Called the exasperated person in question, peeking her head around the corner of the kitchen, she was also trying to help Andrea clean up. Currently, she was on dish duty. It was kind of amazing how Andrea's home had become the self-proclaimed place of meeting when something important was going to happen.
"They're going to be here soon!"
Kasey rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Andrea... don't worry about it. I don't see why you're getting so worked up anyway," she chuckled.
Andrea paused for a moment, she knew why she was trying to make everythng so clean and perfect... and it was slightly hard for her to really come to terms with. Sure, she had said she loved Tre' many a time before, but it was so different then. Even those months ago when she said it, she'd only admitted it to Kasey sleepily, and since then so much had happened. But tonight, Tre', along with Billie Joe and Mike, were returning, and Andrea felt it truly was something to go all haywire about.
"I know, I know... I ju-"
A van could be seen pulling up into the driveway, Andrea froze, "MEH!" She once again began bustling around, then raced to the door, opening it quickly. Her face showed only a slight hint of dissapointment as she found Brooke, Erik, Adrienne, and Michael at the door. Adrienne and Micheal had come in to welcome Tre', Mike, and Billie home along with Andrea, Erik, Kasey, and Brooke.
"Hey guys..." Andrea left the door opened then returned to cleaning.
Erik gave a questioning glance to Kasey who gave him a weak smile, "Andrea's a little... worked up about their return..."
"Ooh."
Everyone came in and made themselves comfortable, Adrienne calmed Andrea down, it was easier for Adrienne to understand what was going on with Andrea, seeing as she too was seeing a member of the band.
Then finally the moment came, the familiar spray-painted van pulled into the area provided infront of the household. Everyone immediately grew excited, they could see the three boys climbing from their van and heading for the door, where they were greeted.
"Geeze!' Chuckled Mike as the door was ripped from his grasp.
"Did you really miss us that much?" Inquired Billie Joe, steeping into the house and taking a smiling Adrienne in his arms.
"That was a dumb question, of course we did!" Kasey retorted, "Andrea here drove us all crazy, trying to get everything just right and all that load."
Andrea blushed slightly, earning grins from Billie, Mike, and Tre'. Upon that note, Tre' took the liberty of stepping forward and pulling Andrea towards him, just as Billie Joe had done previously, "Ah, how nice it is to feel your chest again..."
Andrea rolled her eyes, slapping Tre's arm in the process, "What a pleasant greeting..."
Tre' chuckled, then kissed Andrea gently, "You know you love it." He ended with a wink.
"As glad as we are to have you guys so openly affectionate, we need more info about your trip thingy!" Interjected Brooke.
"But we told you about it on the pho-" Began Billie Joe, still holding Adrienne close.
Mike dug around in his oversized pockets, his hands portruding with what looked like CDs, "Here. They gave these to us... after we finished and all..." He smiled, interupting Billie.
Everyone immediately let out their squeals of excitement, rushing forward to grab a copy. Andrea popped one into her CD player, so they could hear what their friends had worked so hard on.
"Ooo! Don't turn it off yet!" Tre' said excitedly, after the final track on the CD was over, "There's still another song on there..."
Everyone except Mike and Billie gave him a questioning look, as the band members snickered amongst themselves, then the song came on. There was no denying it was Tre'... and all his perverted glory.
"What the fucking hell?" Laughed Andrea after the song had finsihed.
"Is that about...?" Began Erik.
Tre' nodded. "Yep. I wrote it especially for my little Andrea here."
"Oh god..." Kasey layed a hand over her face.
Everyone's laughter began echoing off the walls, they continued to catch up on the months they hadn't seen eachother, talking about the other things that was scheduled to go on in the Green Day world, and anything else they felt compelled to chat about.
"Guys... we're so proud of ya," Grinned Brooke, just about to head out the door, Micheal in tow.
"Thanks Brookie," Mike chuckled.
Everyone bid their farewells, leaving at random intervals before it got too late, which of course, left Andrea and Tre'.
Andrea childishly climbed into Tre's arms, "I've missed you."
Tre' chuckled, "This almost exact coversation took place less than a year ago..."
"I know... but I have really missed you."
Tre' nodded, giving his agreement, "I know... but things are going to be changing a lot now... we're going to have to leave for touring in the summer if the album takes off good enough..."
Andrea's expression grew sad.
"But, that's not to say you can't come out to us sometimes while we're out touring."
Andrea grinend slightly, "But I'll have to be working at the café..."
"Oh pssh."
Andrea giggled slightly, "What a nice way to look at how I have to make a living."
"Ain't it though?" Tre' layed down on the couch, pulling Andrea on top of him, giving her random kisses.
"Ah..." Tre' sighed.
"What?" Asked Andrea, leaning her head on her hand, lightly massaging Tre's chest.
"It's just good to relax..." Mumbled Tre', who closed his eyes, becoming immediately transfixed on Andrea's movements.
"I see," Andrea layed her head on his chest, "It's really good to have you home."
Tre' smiled, his eyes still closed, "It's good to be home." His arms found their way to wrap around Andrea's frame, and the young couple fell asleep on the same couch they shared most everynight, happy to finally be able to do so again.
Upon announcing their accomplishment to the crowd at The Gilman, Green Day was, sadly, told they would never be welcome back, seeing as they had officially become sell-outs, now only wanting to bask in the corperate world and it's precious bills. Though they were allowed to finish their last set, it wasn't effected one bit, they still played an awesome show, just to prove to everyone they were still the same and only that they had a "chance" now.
After that little fiasco, the three boys spent as much time as possible with Andrea, Kasey, Erik, and Brooke before they had to leave, Billie also spent quite a bit of time with Adriene.
The Green Day members also found it necessary, of course, to inform their family, which created quite an uproar in the small California town. Nothing big ever happened there, and this certainly was something to talk about, presenting quite an uproar.
Then, finally, the day of the set date arrived, and the band members all piled into their van, ready to set off to begin their hopefully, successful "actual" career move.
"So, this is it..." Grinned Tre', holding Andrea's hand.
Andrea, Kasey, Erik, Brooke, and the Green Day members were all standing in the yard infront of the White/Wright household.
"Yeah, it is," Agreed Billie.
"We're going to miss you guys so much," Brooke interjected, with a small hint of sadness in her voice.
Andrea nodded just as sadly as the tone of Brooke's voice, she was excited for her friends, but she would still miss them a great deal.
"Don't worry, " Tre' brought Andrea into a tight hug, "We'll call you guys whenever we can." he then kissed he forehead.
Andrea nodded, then Tre' hesitantly let his arms drop to his sides.
"Well... I guess that's all... we'll be seeing you guys."
Everyone nodded, Tre' gave Andrea one last departing kiss, then the van was driving further and further away, again, from the four remaning friends.
"Well... this place is certainly going to be boring without them..." Mumbles Kasey.
Andrea nodded, "Yeah..."
Luckily, no tears were shed, everyone knew they'd see their freinds again soon, so there was no use crying. Besides, this was extremely important to the three boys, they wouldn't leave like that unless they actually thought they had a shot, and of course, they had all their friends' support backing them up.
Once again, everyone continued on with their life, going to work, recieving the promsied phone calls from the Green Day members, and normal day stuff.
According to to what the three band members had been told, they would finish recording by mid-December, bringing Tre' to a remarkable 20 years old, then they would have the rest of the month and January off before their album would be released, they were thinking, the beginning of February, meaning they could start 1994 off with something to be excited about. And excited they were. Every chance they got, the boys would call back home and talk about what they had gotten done that day and etcetera. The recording process was turning out great, even as it neared it's end, x's were put into calendar squares each day, marking the time of Green Day's return, which came ecstatically.
"Kasey!" Andrea rushed through her home, tidying up what she could, while at the same time trying to dry her hair, and get ready.
"What?" Called the exasperated person in question, peeking her head around the corner of the kitchen, she was also trying to help Andrea clean up. Currently, she was on dish duty. It was kind of amazing how Andrea's home had become the self-proclaimed place of meeting when something important was going to happen.
"They're going to be here soon!"
Kasey rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Andrea... don't worry about it. I don't see why you're getting so worked up anyway," she chuckled.
Andrea paused for a moment, she knew why she was trying to make everythng so clean and perfect... and it was slightly hard for her to really come to terms with. Sure, she had said she loved Tre' many a time before, but it was so different then. Even those months ago when she said it, she'd only admitted it to Kasey sleepily, and since then so much had happened. But tonight, Tre', along with Billie Joe and Mike, were returning, and Andrea felt it truly was something to go all haywire about.
"I know, I know... I ju-"
A van could be seen pulling up into the driveway, Andrea froze, "MEH!" She once again began bustling around, then raced to the door, opening it quickly. Her face showed only a slight hint of dissapointment as she found Brooke, Erik, Adrienne, and Michael at the door. Adrienne and Micheal had come in to welcome Tre', Mike, and Billie home along with Andrea, Erik, Kasey, and Brooke.
"Hey guys..." Andrea left the door opened then returned to cleaning.
Erik gave a questioning glance to Kasey who gave him a weak smile, "Andrea's a little... worked up about their return..."
"Ooh."
Everyone came in and made themselves comfortable, Adrienne calmed Andrea down, it was easier for Adrienne to understand what was going on with Andrea, seeing as she too was seeing a member of the band.
Then finally the moment came, the familiar spray-painted van pulled into the area provided infront of the household. Everyone immediately grew excited, they could see the three boys climbing from their van and heading for the door, where they were greeted.
"Geeze!' Chuckled Mike as the door was ripped from his grasp.
"Did you really miss us that much?" Inquired Billie Joe, steeping into the house and taking a smiling Adrienne in his arms.
"That was a dumb question, of course we did!" Kasey retorted, "Andrea here drove us all crazy, trying to get everything just right and all that load."
Andrea blushed slightly, earning grins from Billie, Mike, and Tre'. Upon that note, Tre' took the liberty of stepping forward and pulling Andrea towards him, just as Billie Joe had done previously, "Ah, how nice it is to feel your chest again..."
Andrea rolled her eyes, slapping Tre's arm in the process, "What a pleasant greeting..."
Tre' chuckled, then kissed Andrea gently, "You know you love it." He ended with a wink.
"As glad as we are to have you guys so openly affectionate, we need more info about your trip thingy!" Interjected Brooke.
"But we told you about it on the pho-" Began Billie Joe, still holding Adrienne close.
Mike dug around in his oversized pockets, his hands portruding with what looked like CDs, "Here. They gave these to us... after we finished and all..." He smiled, interupting Billie.
Everyone immediately let out their squeals of excitement, rushing forward to grab a copy. Andrea popped one into her CD player, so they could hear what their friends had worked so hard on.
"Ooo! Don't turn it off yet!" Tre' said excitedly, after the final track on the CD was over, "There's still another song on there..."
Everyone except Mike and Billie gave him a questioning look, as the band members snickered amongst themselves, then the song came on. There was no denying it was Tre'... and all his perverted glory.
"What the fucking hell?" Laughed Andrea after the song had finsihed.
"Is that about...?" Began Erik.
Tre' nodded. "Yep. I wrote it especially for my little Andrea here."
"Oh god..." Kasey layed a hand over her face.
Everyone's laughter began echoing off the walls, they continued to catch up on the months they hadn't seen eachother, talking about the other things that was scheduled to go on in the Green Day world, and anything else they felt compelled to chat about.
"Guys... we're so proud of ya," Grinned Brooke, just about to head out the door, Micheal in tow.
"Thanks Brookie," Mike chuckled.
Everyone bid their farewells, leaving at random intervals before it got too late, which of course, left Andrea and Tre'.
Andrea childishly climbed into Tre's arms, "I've missed you."
Tre' chuckled, "This almost exact coversation took place less than a year ago..."
"I know... but I have really missed you."
Tre' nodded, giving his agreement, "I know... but things are going to be changing a lot now... we're going to have to leave for touring in the summer if the album takes off good enough..."
Andrea's expression grew sad.
"But, that's not to say you can't come out to us sometimes while we're out touring."
Andrea grinend slightly, "But I'll have to be working at the café..."
"Oh pssh."
Andrea giggled slightly, "What a nice way to look at how I have to make a living."
"Ain't it though?" Tre' layed down on the couch, pulling Andrea on top of him, giving her random kisses.
"Ah..." Tre' sighed.
"What?" Asked Andrea, leaning her head on her hand, lightly massaging Tre's chest.
"It's just good to relax..." Mumbled Tre', who closed his eyes, becoming immediately transfixed on Andrea's movements.
"I see," Andrea layed her head on his chest, "It's really good to have you home."
Tre' smiled, his eyes still closed, "It's good to be home." His arms found their way to wrap around Andrea's frame, and the young couple fell asleep on the same couch they shared most everynight, happy to finally be able to do so again.
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