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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

When she saw him come barreling through the crowd to her, Hayden giggled once more. He had such an awkward air to him, but she was really liking it. It seemed so sincere.
Brandon greeted her, commenting on the crowd building around them. I know! It seems us AFI fans sure are dedicated. She noticed he was standing a little distance away from her, so she reached for his arm, pulling him a bit closer to her. No awkward turtle! Hayden giggled and looked up at him.
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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

Brandon silently nodded at her comment and lightly scratched the back of his head in thought. Not expecting to be tugged, he almost fell over but quickly regain his balance. Feeling slightly bewildered, he looked down at Hayden,feeling a blush creeping up to his face"..A-awkward turtle? First time I've heard that phrase." He commented with a raised eyebrow. In a way, she seemed a little strange but straight forward in a way that he liked but being around her made him feel more flustered than usual. He tried to shake of the feeling and focused on her face. "So, do you live here in New York or are you visiting just for the show?"




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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

Hayden raised her eyebrow as well, surprised he'd never heard it before. She made the motion with her hands and moved on, unable to move the smile that seemed plastered to her face when she was with this kid. He asked her where she lived, to which she said Oh yeah, I'm here in New York now. From Cleveland, but needed to get away from some stuff out there.... Almost not realizing she was about to delve into her life story, Hayden caught herself. She usually kept to herself, but she felt more open all of a sudden. She looked up at Brandon, hoping to not see a confused look on his face.
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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

Brandon smiled and nodded at her response. He noticed that she stopped herself from saying more, but decided not to push for more. If she didn't want to share certain things, he wasn't going to force her. "So you're still from the north though. I'm from Texas, I'm a good ol' southern boy I guess. I don't have an accent though. I hope." He lightly laughed at his own comment, feeling a tad silly for it.

Letting himself stare for a bit, he noticed a bit of hair on her cheek and couldn't help but to brush it off. He let his fingertips linger for a bit until he realized what he was doing and quickly snapped his hand back, letting it drop to his side. "S-sorry about that! You had some hair stuck on your face and..yeah." Quickly looking down at his shoes, he mentally cursed himself for letting himself get carried away.




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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

After Brandon mentioned his Texan background, she realized that he did have a tad bit of a drawl. Wasn't a bad thing, though. A smile crept across her face, for a split moment Hayden pictured him with a cowboy hat on. Her mind went to weird places sometimes.
As her mind got off the supersouthern path, she looked up to see Brandon brushing a strand of hair off her face. He retracted his hand back and apologized, looking a bit embarrassed. The moment his hand left her face, a patch of blush appeared on her cheeks."You don't need to be sorry, thank you." She hesitated, her thoughts a little frazzled by his touch.
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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

Brandon nervously scratched the back of his head, not sure what to do with himself after that. Sure, he'd make an a** out of himself no matter what, but damn. This girl was different, different from any of the girls back at home. "Well, uhhhh. Y-your welcome. I hope I didn't invade your personal space or anything."

Feeling unsure of what to do, he started to randomly silly dance. Doing that always made him feel better and not feel so inadequate. "Woo!" As he started to get really into it, a guy behind him decided to push him, causing him to bump into Hayden. Keeping his balance he wrapped one of his arms around her waist and held her against him so she wouldn't fall over. Her tiny frame probably wouldn't be able to take that amount of force. "Crap! are you ok? You a*****e! what the hell was that for?" He yelled in out rage. This pissed him off so much that he didn't feel so flustered as he held her, just over protective.



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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

You're fine. Really. No big deal. Hayden flashed Brandon a courteous grin.
Suddenly, he broke out in dance. It took Hayden by surprise, but in a good way. She started to laugh uncontrollably, not able to believe how much awesome this kid had packed in him. Right when it looked like he was really letting loose, some a*****e shoved him from behind, straight into her. He embraced her, whether by consciousness or not, she didn't know at first. She almost toppled over, but his body against hers anchored them both. Hayden instinctively latched onto him, her arms around his neck. He shouted back at the guy, then asked if she was okay. Hayden replied, eyes wide from surprise, the blush back in her cheeks. "Y-yeah. Are you? What was that guy's problem?" She looked back at the stranger and scoffed. After a few moments, she realized he was still holding her, but didn't want to say anything. The butterflies in her stomach were very active and she didn't want to quiet them down.
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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

Letting out a exasperated sigh, he looked down at her and smiled "I don't know, but at least I didn't fall on you again." He was glad she was ok, but then it hit him that he was still holding her but he didn't exactly want to let go. He liked holding her tiny frame against him. Letting out a small sigh, he slowly let her go. "Sorry, I didn't realize I was still holding you."

Alright everyone! Line up in a single file! We'll be opening the doors in about 5 minutes! Finally! They show was going to start soon! He looked over at Hayden and held out his arm "You might as well hold on, lots of shoving will be going on once we get in there." He planned on protecting her during the show. Imagining her getting shoved by a whole bunch of people didn't settle well with him.
As the doors opened, a sea of people pour into the venue causing the people behind them to start shoving. Pulling her close, he shoved past the people in front of him and dragged her in, managing to get them in 1st row. Success! he thought. This meant he could enjoy the experience even more.Being so close he could almost touch the smooth, black stage. "Here, get in front of me. I'll make sure no jerks hurt you" Giving her a small smile, he moved back a little giving her space to stand in front of him.




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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

Hayden frowned minutely to herself as he let go of her. She stood awkwardly for a moment, then heard the announcement that the doors would be opening soon. She knew the drill: get in a line, no pushing, first come=first row... Although most got overanxious and pushed anyways, regardless of the rules. She always hated that part. To her surprise, Brandon extended his arm to her, which she gladly took, shuddering to think about all the aggressiveness she'd face without someone protecting her.
The doors opened, and sure enough, people got too overzealous and tried to make their way through the small doors at the same time. He held Hayden close to him and he maneuvered through the madhouse ahead of them and straight into the front row."Wow...I've never been up this far before! We're so close!" she near-yelled, the crowd was rushing in and the volume in the venue was growing by the second.
Brandon reassured her that she'd be safe in front of him, so she positioned herself in the tiny space between him and the guardrail. As he smiled at her, she once again found herself smiling, too.

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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

"I know! I always shove my way through when I come to shows. Ended up with a bloody nose but hey! It was worth it!" Letting out a small laugh as he told her. He placed both of his hands on the railing, closing Hayden in between them. That actually made him giggle a bit but he mainly did it so no one could shove her from the sides. Feeling more comfortable around her, he stood a little closer to her, but far enough so it wouldn't be awkward.

Hearing a growl rumbling in his stomach, he thought that as soon as they got out of here, he was getting a bite to eat. Should he ask her to come along? Would she want to? He nervously bit his lip, feeling torn on whether he should ask. Mustering enough courage he let out a sigh and decided to go for it. "Hayden, you want to go eat something as soon as the show is over? I'm sure you'll be starving by then. "



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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

As Brandon shared his concert experience, he leaned in closer to her, giving her that safety feeling yet again. She was becoming so accustomed to this safeguard.
The moment he asked Hayden out to eat after the show, she realized she was famished! THAT was what she'd forgotten to do this morning. Eat... Oh, that sounds great! Completely slipped my mind to eat breakfast this morning and now I'm regretting it. Although the idea seemed good for more than just that reason. "There's this really awesome pizza place down the street from my apartment. Open til really late." In her head, she went off on a food-fueled fantasy of all the kinds of Italian goodness they had there. After her brief mental escapade, she snapped back into reality.
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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

Brandon's face lit up as soon as he heard the word 'pizza'. He freakin' LOVED pizza! "Pizza! Hell yeah! I haven't had any in ages and I love pizza!" He bounced in place, feeling excited for the pizza that would be going into his stomach in a few hours. He slowly began to drift into a trance, imagining the pizza but was snapped out of it when he heard everyone around him start to scream, followed by extreme shoving. Holding on to the railing as hard as he could, he managed to stay in place and kept Hayden from getting most of the shoving.

Out of nowhere a glass bottle was thrown at his head, shattering all over him "Dammit! What the hell? Are you alright Hayden?" He let go of the railing to rub his head and to check if any damage was done. Surprisingly, no damage was done and he felt relived. No visits to the hospital this time!
He finally looked up at the stage and saw the wonderful Davey singing. What a wonderful sight! Too bad he didn't bring his camera.





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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

Hayden was glad to see he seemed to share the same love for food as she did! Although she looked like a lightweight, she could definitely take down a 1/2 a pizza no problem. The crowd started to push and get rowdy, signaling Hayden that the concert was starting. Expecting to get pummeled by the audience around her, she closed her eyes and clutched her camera with both hands. After a few moments, she realized Brandon was still protecting her from the crowd. What a gentleman!
Amongst the screaming from behind them and the objects flying, a beer bottle smacked Brandon in the head. The glass rained down and even though she tried to dodge the pieces, she felt a stinging on her neck. Stupid drunks. Hayden looked up quickly to see if Brandon was okay, seeing as he'd taken the full blunt of the bottle himself. He seemed to be okay, asking her how she was. She pointed to the nick in her neck, not even bothering to project her tiny voice through the obnoxious crowd. The pain in her neck almost dissolved with the sight of Davey a matter of feet in front of her. Hayden debated taking out her camera, what with the state of the crowd...

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☠Brandon Elias Stratton☠

Upon seeing the nick on her neck, he frowned. Sudden;y remembering that he happened to have a band-aid in his pocket for no apparent reason, he quickly took it out of his pocket, unwrapped it and carefully moved her hair and softly put it on the small cut. "There ya go! That should help until you get home." A small smile crept up to his face and he quickly placed both of his hands back on thee railing before anyone tried to shove past her.

Hearing the crowd sing along to the songs gave him a liberating feeling, as if he was in a dream. Sometimes he wished he could be up on stage singing and playing his guitar but that seemed almost impossible for him. Boy, was he regretful for not bringing that camera.




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♬Hayden Violette Levesque♬

Hayden looked on at the band in awe, speechless at their stage presence. She'd seen a lot of bands in her life, but none that grabbed her attention like this. And Davey, so elegant and poised in his movements, seemed to be the perfect photographing object. She battled in her head over whether or not she should risk her camera and get some pictures.
After a few moments of watching in amazement and feeling the urge, Hayden gave in and turned on her cam. Taking a quick look around her, she picked it up and held the lens to her eye, putting Davey in focus in front of her. The flash exploded and her heart pounded faster.
Before she could get too many shots in, though, the band shifted to the other side of the stage and out of her view. If she was like a foot taller she'd be able to get it...Hayden proceeded to shut off her camera.

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