All The Good Titles Were Taken...So We Used This One!, chapter 1
This is a story about two girls called Jamie and Ashley. They had been best friends for over 18 years and did everything together, and shared an obsession in Green Day. Jamie was no usual looker. She had shoulder length shiny black hair (with an emo fringe) and green eyes. Her favourite member of Green Day (who she had a lot of similarities with) was Billie Joe. Ashley on the other hand, had very long, straight, blonde hair but was NO Barbie Girl, she loved being a punk and always proved it to everyone. She had dark green eyes with blue around the outside (if you looked close enough). Her favourite member of Green Day was the infamous Tré Cool. And she had WAY too much in common with him! (You know what I mean!) And they had come to San Francisco for two things... To go to the Green Day concert and to buy a flat somewhere in Berkeley. They were both 21 and too old to still be living with their parents.
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"Man, I can't believe we're finally here!" cried Jamie over the noise of the crowds. They had just arrived at one of San Francisco's poshest hotels (that was near the arena) for Jamie's birthday. She had got her mom to buy her tickets for the concert. Ashley's parents (sadly) had paid for the hotel that they were staying at. They could hear the crowds from their classy hotel room. It was still one day before the show started and the girls were literally bursting with excitement... well Jamie was. Ashley was thinking of how to surprise Jamie with her birthday present. She had spent about seven months worth of pay on backstage passes for her and Jamie (at a job that she totally hated, and mostly bunked off).
"I still can't believe this is actually happening!" screamed Jamie as she danced around like a maniac (which wasn't anything unusual but hey!).
***
"Hey, umm Jamie, you might not wanna waste all that energy on that balcony, because... " Ashley started.
"Why?" asked Jamie, jumping around singing 'Basket Case'.
"Because you're gonna need more energy when I show you what I have here!"
"Why what ya got there? You got Billie behind your back or something?"
"Well almost as good. But... who... knows... !" Ashley said between laughs. "You're getting worse than me! And only you know how bad I can get!"
"Just tell me before I jump off this damn balcony."
"Stop jumping around and get your ass over here, and I'll show you!"
Jamie stopped jumping and ran over to Ashley. Ashley slowly revealed two glossy, backstage passes with black velvet strings to go around their necks. Jamie was speechless... for once.
"Well say something, kid!" Ashley cried, shaking Jamie by the shoulders.
Then, Jamie walked backwards as if still shell-shocked. Then, she stood on her bed, and started screaming, "WE'RE GONNA MEET FUCKING GREEN DAY!"
"Calm down, kid!"
"I CAN'T FUCKIN' CALM DOWN!! I'M MEETING MY GODS!! I'M MEETING MY BABY BILLIE!!!"
"Tone down the language girl. You aren't the only person... I'm goin' too. And thanks would be nice, I lost seven months pay for those passes!"
"Thanks!"
And with that she ran into the bathroom and slipped on the bath mat. It was about 11pm by then and they had travelled a long way, all the way from Southern California and were worn out from the journey, so they decided to sleep early as they had a long day ahead of them.
***
Ashley woke with a start. She'd heard a crash that had come from the direction of the balcony. She looked over at Jamie who was still asleep (only a nuclear bomb could disturb her, and even then she probably wouldn't wake up). Ashley walked over to the balcony and went outside. She looked at what had fallen and couldn't figure out why it was there. She heard laughter from the balcony above and then suddenly a full beer bottle fell and joined the T.V on the balcony. She couldn't figure out who was up there and was about to shout up and tell them to shove the T.V where the sun don't shine. But then, when she looked up she saw possibly the most beautiful person in the world to her, laughing his head off and looking down at her. Yes, the person was Tré Cool from Green Day, her hero that she was madly in love with.
***
"Hey, I can see down your shirt!" was all he could say between laughs.
She saw him being poked from behind and heard someone say, "Don't do that! You just broke your beer on her fucking balcony!" she guessed it was probably Billie.
"You think that's funny? When you're watching T.V through your ass then you'll think it's funny!"
"Speaking of TV's... Is the tape still in there?" he asked. Ashley checked thinking it was going to be a sick x-rated tape. She took it out and laughed at what she saw.
"101 Dalmations?"
Billie shows up behind Tré.
"Yea it's Mike's favourite film, but don't say anything." said Billie as he put a finger to his lips, but he was laughing while he said it so she could tell that it was a lie.
"My lips are sealed. Where is Mike anyway?"
"In the bathroom, he just found out that he and Mexican food don't go to well!"
"Ha, that's a bit mean, does he know that you're telling me this?"
"No! Umm......Can I ask you something?"
"You're not giving me a choice really there are ya?"
"Funny, no I mean who are you here with?"
"Jamie."
"What is he like your boyfriend or something?" said Tré, trying not to sound jealous.
"Hell no, SHE is my best friend and she is far from a guy, I can tell you!"
"Oh sorry, don't tell her we said that! So, gorgeous, what's your name then?" said Tré, his voice slightly slurring.
"It's Ashley. So do you want your Dalmations back, "because they're gonna jump off this balcony otherwise."
"Okay, we'll send Billie down. So I can talk to you." Tré said flirtatiously.
Ashley saw Billie disappear and at the same time feel herself blushing a funky shade of tomato... Wait a minute? What about Jamie? The love of her life was about to enter their room. She went back into her room, leaving a confused Tré staring over the balcony looking for her. She tried to wake her up, but all she got was a few groans and her friend telling her to fuck off. She gave up and went to answer the door. Billie walked in and went over to the balcony...not noticing Ashley holding the tape. He looked over to the sleeping Jamie and continued walking out the balcony.
***
"Wow, she's hot." said Billie under his breath.
"Huh? What was that?" Ashley asked.
"I'll tell you on the balcony." Billie called as he walked through the glass doors.
"If it's about Jamie, she can't hear you because she's out... dead to the world. Nothing can wake her up!"
"Where's the fucking tape?" Billie muttered. Then noticing the tape in Ashley's hand, Ashley handed it to him.
"So anyway what did you say about Jamie?" Ashley asked him.
"All I said was that she was hot." Billie couldn't meet Ashley's eyes. Ashley was speechless. Was he for real? This was her best friend they were talking about. No guy had taken an interest in her since the 8th Grade.
"Are you serious? We are talking about Jamie here right?" Billie's answer was a nod. Ashley cooed. Then the lump that was Jamie moved. Because they thought she was waking up, Billie went and sat by her bed while Ashley went to talk to Tré. But then he was gone. She was wondering why he was gone when she heard a scream in the other room. She walked in, closing the balcony door as she went. She saw her best friend, clearly having a nightmare as she was groaning in her sleep and throwing her arms out wildly around. Then she woke up in a cold sweat.
***
"Ashley? Ashley, where are you?" cried Jamie.
"I'm here don't worry." replied her friend.
"Who's that?!" she asked, just noticing Billie standing above her.
"Hi, I'm Billie Joe, but you can call me Billie." replied Billie. Jamie stared at him for a moment. Looking shocked, her hero that she has been in love with since she was thirteen years old was standing above her bed. Ashley went into the bathroom to get her friend a drink of water. But then she heard Jamie in the other room trying to breath.
"OH MY GOD! You're Billie!"
"Yes......I am Billie."
Ashley was about to tell her friend to calm down, but then she heard a knock on the hotel door. She looked back at her friend who had calmed down slightly. She wondered who it could be at the door. She looked out through the spy hole. She saw a goofy smile that looked funny but was cute all the same. It was Tré. She opened the door and he gave a really goofy wave. She waved back.
***
"You wanna go get a coffee?" he asked.
"Ummm...Sure" she said, "Jamie, I'm goin' out, don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"Oh, I didn't think there was anything you wouldn't do." Replied Jamie bitchily.
"Bitch," Ashley muttered "Shall we go then?" Tré snapped back into the real world at this. The two walked down to the nearest Starbucks which was across the road. For hours the two sat talking about everything and nothing. But then came the dreaded question of why they were here.
***
"Why do you wanna know that?" Ashley asked not wanting to say why.
"I dunno I'm just being nosy," then in hushed tones Tré said, "Are you here for a concert?" Ashley's response was a nod. She looked at her watch, it was now 2am.
"Shit! I gotta go or I'll be a grouch backstage or somethin'." Cried Ashley
"Backstage?" Asked Tré
"I didn't say that!"
"Right, I'll pretend I knew what you mean but I'll just forget it anyway."
"OK."
"Can I have a kiss good night?" asked Tré as he gave puppy-dog eyes.
Ashley giggled nervously but then realised he was serious. Their faces moved closer and their lips brushed against each other. Tré put his hands on her waist and tried to deepen it but Ashley had something to say about that.
***
"Hey we didn't mention tongues did we?" asked Ashley while folding her arms.
"It's not forbidden is it?" asked Tré.
"I'm going to bed!"
"Can I join you?"
"No!"
***
"Man, I can't believe we're finally here!" cried Jamie over the noise of the crowds. They had just arrived at one of San Francisco's poshest hotels (that was near the arena) for Jamie's birthday. She had got her mom to buy her tickets for the concert. Ashley's parents (sadly) had paid for the hotel that they were staying at. They could hear the crowds from their classy hotel room. It was still one day before the show started and the girls were literally bursting with excitement... well Jamie was. Ashley was thinking of how to surprise Jamie with her birthday present. She had spent about seven months worth of pay on backstage passes for her and Jamie (at a job that she totally hated, and mostly bunked off).
"I still can't believe this is actually happening!" screamed Jamie as she danced around like a maniac (which wasn't anything unusual but hey!).
***
"Hey, umm Jamie, you might not wanna waste all that energy on that balcony, because... " Ashley started.
"Why?" asked Jamie, jumping around singing 'Basket Case'.
"Because you're gonna need more energy when I show you what I have here!"
"Why what ya got there? You got Billie behind your back or something?"
"Well almost as good. But... who... knows... !" Ashley said between laughs. "You're getting worse than me! And only you know how bad I can get!"
"Just tell me before I jump off this damn balcony."
"Stop jumping around and get your ass over here, and I'll show you!"
Jamie stopped jumping and ran over to Ashley. Ashley slowly revealed two glossy, backstage passes with black velvet strings to go around their necks. Jamie was speechless... for once.
"Well say something, kid!" Ashley cried, shaking Jamie by the shoulders.
Then, Jamie walked backwards as if still shell-shocked. Then, she stood on her bed, and started screaming, "WE'RE GONNA MEET FUCKING GREEN DAY!"
"Calm down, kid!"
"I CAN'T FUCKIN' CALM DOWN!! I'M MEETING MY GODS!! I'M MEETING MY BABY BILLIE!!!"
"Tone down the language girl. You aren't the only person... I'm goin' too. And thanks would be nice, I lost seven months pay for those passes!"
"Thanks!"
And with that she ran into the bathroom and slipped on the bath mat. It was about 11pm by then and they had travelled a long way, all the way from Southern California and were worn out from the journey, so they decided to sleep early as they had a long day ahead of them.
***
Ashley woke with a start. She'd heard a crash that had come from the direction of the balcony. She looked over at Jamie who was still asleep (only a nuclear bomb could disturb her, and even then she probably wouldn't wake up). Ashley walked over to the balcony and went outside. She looked at what had fallen and couldn't figure out why it was there. She heard laughter from the balcony above and then suddenly a full beer bottle fell and joined the T.V on the balcony. She couldn't figure out who was up there and was about to shout up and tell them to shove the T.V where the sun don't shine. But then, when she looked up she saw possibly the most beautiful person in the world to her, laughing his head off and looking down at her. Yes, the person was Tré Cool from Green Day, her hero that she was madly in love with.
***
"Hey, I can see down your shirt!" was all he could say between laughs.
She saw him being poked from behind and heard someone say, "Don't do that! You just broke your beer on her fucking balcony!" she guessed it was probably Billie.
"You think that's funny? When you're watching T.V through your ass then you'll think it's funny!"
"Speaking of TV's... Is the tape still in there?" he asked. Ashley checked thinking it was going to be a sick x-rated tape. She took it out and laughed at what she saw.
"101 Dalmations?"
Billie shows up behind Tré.
"Yea it's Mike's favourite film, but don't say anything." said Billie as he put a finger to his lips, but he was laughing while he said it so she could tell that it was a lie.
"My lips are sealed. Where is Mike anyway?"
"In the bathroom, he just found out that he and Mexican food don't go to well!"
"Ha, that's a bit mean, does he know that you're telling me this?"
"No! Umm......Can I ask you something?"
"You're not giving me a choice really there are ya?"
"Funny, no I mean who are you here with?"
"Jamie."
"What is he like your boyfriend or something?" said Tré, trying not to sound jealous.
"Hell no, SHE is my best friend and she is far from a guy, I can tell you!"
"Oh sorry, don't tell her we said that! So, gorgeous, what's your name then?" said Tré, his voice slightly slurring.
"It's Ashley. So do you want your Dalmations back, "because they're gonna jump off this balcony otherwise."
"Okay, we'll send Billie down. So I can talk to you." Tré said flirtatiously.
Ashley saw Billie disappear and at the same time feel herself blushing a funky shade of tomato... Wait a minute? What about Jamie? The love of her life was about to enter their room. She went back into her room, leaving a confused Tré staring over the balcony looking for her. She tried to wake her up, but all she got was a few groans and her friend telling her to fuck off. She gave up and went to answer the door. Billie walked in and went over to the balcony...not noticing Ashley holding the tape. He looked over to the sleeping Jamie and continued walking out the balcony.
***
"Wow, she's hot." said Billie under his breath.
"Huh? What was that?" Ashley asked.
"I'll tell you on the balcony." Billie called as he walked through the glass doors.
"If it's about Jamie, she can't hear you because she's out... dead to the world. Nothing can wake her up!"
"Where's the fucking tape?" Billie muttered. Then noticing the tape in Ashley's hand, Ashley handed it to him.
"So anyway what did you say about Jamie?" Ashley asked him.
"All I said was that she was hot." Billie couldn't meet Ashley's eyes. Ashley was speechless. Was he for real? This was her best friend they were talking about. No guy had taken an interest in her since the 8th Grade.
"Are you serious? We are talking about Jamie here right?" Billie's answer was a nod. Ashley cooed. Then the lump that was Jamie moved. Because they thought she was waking up, Billie went and sat by her bed while Ashley went to talk to Tré. But then he was gone. She was wondering why he was gone when she heard a scream in the other room. She walked in, closing the balcony door as she went. She saw her best friend, clearly having a nightmare as she was groaning in her sleep and throwing her arms out wildly around. Then she woke up in a cold sweat.
***
"Ashley? Ashley, where are you?" cried Jamie.
"I'm here don't worry." replied her friend.
"Who's that?!" she asked, just noticing Billie standing above her.
"Hi, I'm Billie Joe, but you can call me Billie." replied Billie. Jamie stared at him for a moment. Looking shocked, her hero that she has been in love with since she was thirteen years old was standing above her bed. Ashley went into the bathroom to get her friend a drink of water. But then she heard Jamie in the other room trying to breath.
"OH MY GOD! You're Billie!"
"Yes......I am Billie."
Ashley was about to tell her friend to calm down, but then she heard a knock on the hotel door. She looked back at her friend who had calmed down slightly. She wondered who it could be at the door. She looked out through the spy hole. She saw a goofy smile that looked funny but was cute all the same. It was Tré. She opened the door and he gave a really goofy wave. She waved back.
***
"You wanna go get a coffee?" he asked.
"Ummm...Sure" she said, "Jamie, I'm goin' out, don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"Oh, I didn't think there was anything you wouldn't do." Replied Jamie bitchily.
"Bitch," Ashley muttered "Shall we go then?" Tré snapped back into the real world at this. The two walked down to the nearest Starbucks which was across the road. For hours the two sat talking about everything and nothing. But then came the dreaded question of why they were here.
***
"Why do you wanna know that?" Ashley asked not wanting to say why.
"I dunno I'm just being nosy," then in hushed tones Tré said, "Are you here for a concert?" Ashley's response was a nod. She looked at her watch, it was now 2am.
"Shit! I gotta go or I'll be a grouch backstage or somethin'." Cried Ashley
"Backstage?" Asked Tré
"I didn't say that!"
"Right, I'll pretend I knew what you mean but I'll just forget it anyway."
"OK."
"Can I have a kiss good night?" asked Tré as he gave puppy-dog eyes.
Ashley giggled nervously but then realised he was serious. Their faces moved closer and their lips brushed against each other. Tré put his hands on her waist and tried to deepen it but Ashley had something to say about that.
***
"Hey we didn't mention tongues did we?" asked Ashley while folding her arms.
"It's not forbidden is it?" asked Tré.
"I'm going to bed!"
"Can I join you?"
"No!"
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