"Would you like to go to ERSA with me?" Mike asked. We were in our dressing room in Sweden before the festival Bråvalla. I just stared at him.
"ERSA?" I asked.
"the European Rock Show Awards" he said with a grin. Then I knew exactly what he was talking about.
"You want me as your date?" I asked, a bit surprised.
"Why not? I don’t want to go only with my brother, Tone and Jaime" he said. I shrugged and looked at him.
"Sure, I’ll go with you" I said. He smiled and I just realized what I had said yes to.
"Do I have to wear a dress?" I asked.
"Well it would suit you" he teased.
"Shit" I muttered and he laughed.

I ended up in a green dress from Ted Baker, with black heels, black and golden bracelets and a black clutch with white and golden polkadots on. My hair was curly and fell over my shoulders. Framing my face that had almost light makeup. I could barely recognize myself with the red lipstick, mascara and the black eyeliner that formed small wings at the corners of my eyes. My skin was pale and I looked like a… doll. More than before at least. I sighed and decided that it was time to go down to the others that waited in the lobby. We were back in London for the awards. I was not invited since wasn’t rock. But Pierce The Veil was, and I was Mike’s date. Wow. I liked that. Mike’s date.

I got downstairs and just as the elevator doors opened I saw them. Mike looked surprised to see me and he just stared. Mesmerized.
"Fuck… I should have asked her to be my date" Vic said and looked at me.
"I’ll take that as a compliment" I grinned and looked at him. Mike held out his arm with a grin and we headed for the car the waited for us.
"So what are the ERSA? More specifically" I asked.
"Just like any other awards actually, just a little bit longer, a few bands performing and a lot of awards handed out" Vic said.
"Are you nominated for something?" I asked.
"Best music video, bulls in bronx, and Mike have been nominated for best drummer, Jaime for best solo project and the band as best post-hardcore band" Vic explained.
"Nice, that’s a lot of awards" I said and nodded.
"If we win" Jaime said and laughed a little. We got to the place and the first I saw was Black Scarlet Skies. I frowned a little and Mike followed my eyes. He squeezed my hand a little and I looked at him. I smiled and I looked out again. Now I saw Austin and soon the others in Of Mice ad Men. I saw Asking Alexandria, Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember. And I just stared. A DJ at the Rock Awards. Nice.

We got out from the car and a few photographers snapped some pictures. They whispered and pointed at me and Mike. I gave them a smile even though I felt so nervous. We got inside and the first thing that happened was that I ran into Jordan. He looked surprised when he saw me.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, with a cold tone.
"Sounds like you don’t want me here" I hissed and narrowed my eyes. He glared at me.
"Why not just tell me why you’re here?" he asked.
"Ah, there you are" Mike said and handed me a drink. Jordan looked at him and Mike looked back.
"You must be Jordan, I’ve heard about you" Mike said.
"I bet you have" Jordan said and gave me an evil grin.
"Well if you excuse me I would like my date back" Mike said and started to walk me away from him. I laughed a little when I saw Jordan’s surprised face. But my smile faded when I saw Austin and how surprised he was that I was there. He walked up to us and he had a smile on his lips.
"Didn’t expect to see you here" he said and looked at me.
"Well Mike asked me to be his date tonight" I said and looked at Mike. Mike smiled and shrugged.
"Well it’s better to have a beautiful woman by my side than my brother" he said.
"Hey, I heard that" Vic said and popped up next to Austin. Mike chuckled and Vic had a grin on his face.
"But I agree, I’m just sad I didn’t ask her before him" he said and looked at Austin.
"If I had known I might have asked you myself" Austin said with a smirk and I blushed. It felt weird having people talk to me like that.
"I just looked at our table, and we’re sitting with you guys" Vic said and looked at Austin. Austin nodded.
"I saw that, and I wondered why there was a fifth chair" he said and looked at me.
"You better get used to me popping up when you’re least expecting it" I laughed and Austin chuckled a little and shook his head.
"I guess" he said and we all made our way over to the big hall where the ceremony was going to be held.

A small band, on it’s way up, had just finished performing and everyone was giving them applause. I smiled and glanced over the table and the tables around. Everyone seemed to have the time of their life and I was just sitting there. On edge and feeling nervous. Mike leaned towards me and his lips touched my neck. I shivered a little and he chuckled.
"Relax" Mike whispered and kissed my neck as well before he sat up again. I felt Austin’s eyes on me and I looked over at him. He looked at me with a small grin and "I’m not judging" look.
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Jaime won the best solo project and performed his song Believe You Me. When he finished we all cheered on him and he came back with a huge grin.
"Congratulations" Austin said and Jaime grinned.
"Are you happy now?" I teased and he laughed and nodded.
The next category was “best international newcomer” and man I didn’t recognize walked up. He had a false smile on his lips and when I looked at him I noticed that he had a gun hidden away in his pants. Why?
"Why does he have a gun in his pants?" I asked, and the others laughed.
"Because he’s a man Essie" Austin teased, and the others laughed even more.
"No seriously, why does he have a gun in his pants?" I asked. The others continued to laugh but Austin looked at me, and I looked at him. The man took his prize and then when everyone thought he would get off the stage he just pulled out the gun and the whole room went silent.
"How did you know?" Mike whispered.
"You saw the gun?" Vic asked.
"Why do you think I asked?" I said and looked at him.
"Now everybody just stay the fuck where you are" the man said and I swallowed. He was serious.