Time Keeps Passing By But It Seems I'm Frozen Still (Avenged Sevenfold)

The Skatepark, My New Best Friend And A Surprise

"That would be amazing!!!" I exclaim. He chuckles and hugs me back.

"Cool. You start school on Monday right? You could tell your parents that you're meeting a friend after school to help you catch up, and we could meet here. Then we can go to my house and I'll teach you." He says. I nod.

"Awesome. Now, you like Avenged Sevenfold, so who's your favorite?" He asks. I grin.

"Uhh, I don't really have a favorite. But if I had to choose, I guess it would be M Shadows." I answer. He nods.

"Cool. Ya know, they live here. AND, I heard that him and his wife have been having problems, and that now they're divorced. At first it was just a rumor, but it's been confirmed by his wife when she bitched about him to a paparazzi. So now he's single..." He trails off suggestively. I slap his shoulder.

"Cobus!!!! He's what, 30? And I'm 17. That's not happening." I say, and he sniggers.

"Does that mean you want it to?" He asks cheekily. I groan.

"Cobus, no. I meant that it couldn't happen, he's twice my age!!" I groan, and he raises his eyebrow.

"But you do want it to happen?" He asks again. I sigh.

"Jesus dude. No. Ye- I don't know. I mean, he's hot, everyone knows that. And every fan knows that he's a sweet guy. But he is twice my age, and why would he want anything to do with 17 year old when he could have anyone he wanted? Besides, I doubt I'll ever meet the guy anyways." I reply. Cobus shrugs.

"Elizabeth, age hardly matters, especially since you have less than a year until you're of age. And you do realize that the reason that those guys were bothering you, and the reason that every guy was glaring at me when I lead you over here is because you're gorgeous. You do know that, don't you? Also, you'd be surprised, you probably will meet the band. Hell, Alex knows them personally. I'm not saying that it'll happen, and I'm not saying that you should even go for him, but on the off chance that it does, you'd be surprised at what might happen." He says. I bite my lip, thinking about what he told me.

"I'm not gorgeous Cobus. And if i do meet the band, I'm not about to go after Matt. I think I'd rather be friends with them. That would be awesome." I reply after a while. He sighs.

"Elizabeth, I'm telling you, you're very pretty. Are you telling me that back at your old school no one wanted to be you, or go out with you?" He asks curiously. I sigh.

"Can I trust you Cobus? Can I trust you to never tell anyone this?" I ask seriously. The smile slips off his face, an he nods.

"Of course. What kind of best friend do you think I am?" He asks seriously. I give him a half smile, and then take a deep breath. I can trust Cobus, I just know it.

"Yes, people did want to be me, or be with me, or be my best friend. But not because I'm 'pretty'. No, they wanted to get close to me because of my last name." I start off.

"O'Connor?" He asks. I nod.

"Yeah. Here in America, that last name isn't a big deal. It just means that someone has Irish blood. But in Ireland, you can do so much with that last name. My and my siblings can get whatever we want with our last name, because people think it'll get them in our fathers good graces. And my younger siblings, Gabriel and Jenny, use that to their advantage. My father is one of the most decorated generals of the Irish military to date. And when he was still a private he started designing weapons. Simple stuff, he didn't expect anyone to ever see it, let alone make millions with it. One of his designs was found and shown to his general at the time. He asked my father to design more, for just compensation of course, and he did. And his weapons are brilliant. They are top of the line, cutting edge weapons from the newest technology around. After he retired from the military, he continued designing the weapons, and even body armor for soldiers. He's sold quite a few designs to America, but our last name is only known by a select-few soldiers here. So I've never had reason to think that people liked me for my looks, and not the power of my last name." I explain quietly. Cobus is silent for a while, and then nods.