"Wake up, love" Crystal opened her eyes and saw the most gorgeous man of her life leaning over her face. His smile makes my day.
"Jerk" she chuckled, "Why so early?"
"That's because the other guys are coming today and you don't want to miss the chance to hang out with them, don't you?" his full, tempting lips made another smirk.
"Get off me" she pushed him and they both sat up on the bed.
"Get dressed, you are coming with us"
"I'll just go take a shower" she gave him a quick kiss and grabbed her clothes on the floor before walking to the bathroom.
After grooming up herself, she wrapped a towel around her body and went to the next room where her clothes and other stuffs were kept.
Hanging out with my idols? This is really exciting!
She squealed in excitement as she pull out a white shirt that was shredded at the back and a pair of leather shorts, she put them on together with combat boots. Then, she smudged some red, matte lipstick and brushed her copper hair. When she checked herself at the mirror, the events last night flashed in her mind in sight of the love bite on her neck.
She bit her bottom lip, she haven't felt that painful pleasure before. She knows that she loves him and she has no regret about the whole happening on the bed but there's one thing that bothers her, she forgot about her mother's warning and she lost something.
***
At the end of the staircase, she could here loud voices from the lounge room. She went there, meeting the tall, blonde bassist, Duff McKagan.
"Duff!" she squealed, clamping her hands over her mouth.
"Woah, who's this?" he took off his aviators and glared at Crystal who almost got his height. "Uhm, you're familiar"
She was about to say something but Axl grabbed her hand, showing her to the rest of the guys.
"Guys, this is Crystal Watson. You know, the hot fangirl from L.A." he wrapped an arm around her waist as she smile, awkwardly to them. "And now, she's my girl"
"I should have got her first" Duff winked at Crystal as he squish himself in between Slash and Izzy.
"Dude, you're lucky" Slash grinned under his wild, curly hair. "Hi Crystal, want me to give you free guitar lessons?"
"Oh my gosh! It would be an honor" Crystal winked.
"Shut up!" Axl said to Slash.
"Hey, Crystal, come here" Duff gestured her naughtily to sit on his lap.
She couldn't help but giggle at these flirty guys as she embrace Axl by his side.
"I really love these guys"
"Come here Duff, I'll slice your throat" Axl threatened.
"Hey assholes, Darren said he's finally meeting up with us today. Right exactly at the arena" Matt said as he stare down on his phone.
"Just perfect" Slash commented. "I like that guy"
"A new member?" she looked up to Axl.
"Yeah, our new keyboardist" he smiled at her.
"Oh my gosh!" she squealed again jumping a little bit. Her attention was suddenly diverted to the other guys.
"You're really loud last night" Slash said to Duff.
"Shit, ya heard that?" his eyes widened.
"Yeah, me and Izzy" Slash grinned. "Geez, sounds pfft..."
"You guys are sick!" Duff laughed a little bit, hitting Izzy's arm with his elbow.
"Ow!" he scowled. "I can't even remember that!"
"But Izzy, you're the one who-"
Slash was cutted off by a bag of chips thrown on his face.
"Shut up... " Izzy rolled his eyes.
"Hey, potato chips, I love these" Slash began tearing off the bag.
"I'll be back" Axl said to Crystal before walking upstairs.
She took her time to talk to her idols. Running towards the couch, she sat in between Izzy and Duff.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey sexy" Duff grinned down at her.
"Woah, I know you!" Slash suddenly pointed at Crystal. "You're the cover of Hot Topic magazine"
They all gave her a pleased look. She felt nervous.
"So you're a model, huh?" Matt gave her a lopsided grin. She smiled and nodded.
"Isn't it obvious? See her height and her perfect body? She could be a supermodel" Duff draped an arm around her. Crystal chuckled and politely shrugged Duff's arm off her shoulders because Axl's going to kill both of them.
It was really an honor for Crytal to receive compliments from a world famous band whom she really admires. But she suddenly noticed that there's only one person beside her who was really quiet yet giving her mischievous stares, Izzy Stradlin, Axl's childhood friend and the most mysterious among the band. She shot him a glance and felt weird to meet his bored-looking eyes that were directly looking at her. It was the same feeling she felt during the first time she met Axl at the backstage.
"Uhm, hello there, you alright?" she held back a smile.
"Yeah... " he deadpanned.
"I met Adler yesterday at the airport" Matt said with a grin. "He looked so dead serious"
"Oh, that druggy" Slash snorted. "I don't give a shit"
"You guys are talking about Popcorn, right?" Crystal commented.
"Yup!" Duff nodded. "He's a good guy but Axl kicked him out of the band 'cause he can't struggle from his heroine addiction"
"God... he preferred to be that way" Slash made another scornful reaction.
These guys are talking like they don't do drugs like Popcorn does...
Crystal thought for a while, she knows Steven Adler as the most cheerful and friendly among the members of Guns N' Roses before. But she never felt anything about his sudden departure from the band because she likes Matt's style and he has a better work ethic than Adler.
"Hey guys, let's move!" Axl came down the stairs in their usual leather clothing.
They all got up from their seats and rode a limousine to the arena. They arrived at the arena after a few minutes of chattering and laughter at the limousine, Crystal almost got crazy as they make their way to the entrance that seemed to be endless, together with some securities who were protecting them from the crowd of fans, the band members managed to wave their hands at the fans. A group of medias also started bombarding Crystal with questions. She didn't even cared to answer them.
I was once a noisy fangirl like them and I suddenly realized that I was also annoying before.
The noise of the people and the continuous flashing of cameras is totally giving her a pounding headache. Once they finally made inside the arena, the noise became muffled, but she still can't get rid of the annoyed expression on her face. Axl noticed her, he draped an arm around her waist, pulling her into the warmth of his body.
"Aww, my sweetheart is scared" he kissed her forehead.
"Be used to it, my dear" Duff blurted out.
"No I'm fine... " she held a forced smile.
"Good. 'Cause it'll be a lotta wilder in this place once the show has started" Matt said.
At the backstage, a guy with a very long, dark-brown in a black vest and jeans walked towards them, slapping hands with the band.
"Ready for the gig, buddy?" Axl smirked at the guy.
"Yep!" the guy's gaze went on Crystal, he smiled at her. "This girl's quite familiar, aren't you a model?"
Crystal couldn't talk in nervousness. He looks nice but maybe this feeling was brought by having my brain exposed to a very noisy environment.
"Yeah, she is. This is Crystal Watson, my girl. Crystal, this is Darren Reeds, our new keyboardist but just call him Dizzy"
Crystal felt a bit amused about the guy's weird nickname, "Hello Dizzy nice meeting you"
"It's really nice to meet that pretty face of yours, Crystal" he stuck out his hand at her and she shook it.
***
The show was about to start, Axl got out of his dressing room. His hair was teased and his eyes were surrounded with eyeliner. As well as the rest of the band members has their own punk look.
Crystal saw him, she squealed and ran towards him, making her long, copper hair tumble on her back.
"Oh my gosh Axl, so freaking hot!" she hugged him tightly, burying her face on the crook of his neck.
Axl smirked, resting his hands on her hips. "God, I love this girl!"
Duff and Slash rolled their eyes. Izzy was just staring at them with his deadpanned face while Matt is crossing his arms as he watch them. Crystal looked up to Axl, cupping his face with her soft, pale hands.
"I love you too, my Axl" she giggled, poking his nose with her finger.
"You're really sweet, you know. How'bout a good luck kiss" he made a naughty smile leaning towards her.
"Oh no... " Slash commented, making another disgusted expression.
"Sure" she pulled Axl into a rough and harsh kiss.
"Guys, get a room for you two" Matt threw a crumpled paper at the back of Axl's head. He broke the kiss, catching his breath. Crystal rested her head on his chest.
"Matt, you're a bitch!" Axl flipped the fair-haired drummer off.
"Woah, that's a wild make out. How'bout me Crystal!" Slash waved his hand.
"Maybe later" Crystal giggled.
"In your dreams, douchebag" Axl smirked at Slash, squeezing Crystal against him.
"Alrighty then! It's show time!" Duff announced.
Axl gave Crystal a quick kiss on the lips before following the other guys to the stage. In no time the muffled sound of Slash's guitar and the loud shrilling of the people blared through the whole place. Crystal was sitting on a couch at the backstage, watching her idols at the monitor screen. Damn, my Axl's so cool and sexy! she chuckled to herself. She had a little conversation together with some crews and technicians there while watching the band.
***
"Praise the Lord! Everything went perfect!" Duff slung an arm over Axl's shoulder as they stumble into the backstage. All of them were drunk right now.
Izzy suddenly yelled when someone pulled his pants down.
"Holy Shit!" he turned around to see Slash and Matt laughing behind him. He would literally kill them right now but he just shook his head and ignored them.
"Assholes..." Izzy mumbled under his breath.
"Hey, why're you harassing Izzy?" Axl glared at Slash and Matt. Dizzy couldn't help but laugh at them.
They saw Crystal on the couch, she was busy doing something on her phone. Her mother called a while ago, she had told her everything, except for the naughty thing she had with Axl last night. She shoved the phone into her pocket and got distracted with the guys' noisy voices. Looking up to them, she smiled brightly. Axl sat beside her, pulling her into his arms. The scent of liquor filled her nose.
"What can you say honey?" he said with his slightly slurred speech.
"Of course, you guys are always impressive!" she anwered.
His drunk mind boosted up his desire for her. They leaned towards one another and started making out. This time, Crystal was no longer nervous with his kisses that were really intoxicating.