�I can�t believe I let Laura drag me to this.� Brynn thought to herself as she stood outside of Identity, a club/bar where all the local rock and punk bands played. �Are any other bands playing tonight?� she questioned her friend.
�No, Just Brakish.�
Brakish was a pathetic local girl band who named themselves after a Kittie song. Kittie was their idol. Brynn couldn�t for the life of her understand why. Brakish was one of Laura�s favorite bands, but Brynn, however, didn�t share those same feelings.
Laura heard her friend let a huge sigh. �Oh, its not like you had anything better to do tonight.� She said kinda annoyed at Brynn.
�She�s right� Brynn thought to herself. Her parents were at home packing for their 2nd honeymoon that would last the summer, classes were finally over, her brother was out with his friends, and she had absolutely no love life to keep her occupied.
10 Minutes into Brakish�s set, Brynn told Laura it was getting to hot in the club and she was going outside for fresh air. When she stepped out of the club she noticed that the sun had faded away and the bright moon now claimed the sky. She looked down at her watch amidst the few bracelets and noticed it was only 10:30. She let out a little sigh and walked around to the back of the building where she could sit until Brakish�s set was over, then she would go back in and join Laura. She pulled herself up on the concrete slab that was probably once a loading dock. She looked up at the stars and closed her eyes for a moment wishing that she would�ve stayed home instead of being tortured by going to a Brakish show.
�Escaping from the so-called music to?� a male voiced questioned from the corner of the brick building.
She opened her eyes, somewhat startled, and looked over her shoulder at the figure. Because of the darkness, she couldn�t make out who he was or what he looked like. All she could tell is that he was smoking a cigarette.
�Yeah, thank god I�m not the only one.� She replied.
�My sister dragged me to the show,� he told her and he finally walked over to where she sat. �to hear her talk Brakish is the best chick band in all of the U.S.�
When he finally stood in front of her smoking his cigarette she could make out his face. He looked familiar to her and she couldn�t figure out why. She studied him for a minute hoping that would strike a memory of where she had seen him before. There wasn�t anything unusual about him. He was wearing a black Rancid tee, black dickie pants, and black shoes. Half the guys that hung out at Identity had the same fashion since, or lack there-of, as Laura�s younger sister would say. His lip was pierced several times and she could see that he had sleeves tattooed on his arms, she couldn�t make out of what. He was cute though.
�Do you mind?� Brynn reached her arm out for the lit cigarette in his hand.
He shook his head and handed the cigarette to her. She took a drag off of it, before realizing that he had Made tattooed on the knuckles of one of his hands. Then it hit her why he looked so familiar. She was sitting right in front of Benji Madden. At least she was pretty sure she was, but then again for the first week of classes she swore Cyrus from New Found Glory was in her psych class. She decided she better find out who he really was before she jumped to conclusions and asked for his autograph. She didn�t wanna make an ass out of herself if he wasn�t Benji. She took another drag from the cigarette again, before speaking.
�I would much rather be at a Good Charlotte show. I hear they have an awesome set.� She stated.
�Yeah cause that would be a whole lot better.� He replied sarcasticly.
�Your not a fan?� she said trying to sound shocked.
�Not really, they kinda suck in my opinion.� He informed her.
Brynn laughed as she threw the cigarette on the ground and hopped down to the ground.
�What�s so funny?�
�The fact you look like Benji Madden and have Made Man tattooed on your knuckles like him, but you hate Good Charlotte.� She clued him in
�Oh yeah, well you look like Christina Augilera,� He said looking from her platinum blond black streaked hair down to her fitted black NFG shirt and her khaki dickies that were cut off slightly below her knee. ��if she were in a punk video.�
�Your only saying that because I have black streaked platinum hair like hers.� She said putting her hands on her hips.
�No, its more than the hair�you�ve got the body too.� He said giving her a second once over.
Brynn blushed and looked down at the ground.
�My names Brynn Matthews,� she told him, offering her hand.
He took her hand in his and gently kissed it. �Levi Combs.�
Brynn gave him a look as if he were lying to her.
�What? You expected me to say Benji Madden?� he said half-joking half-seriously. �Sorry to ruin it for you but I�m not him�Besides people usually tell me I look like Joel, not Benji.�
This made Brynn laugh, because obviously he looked nothing like Joel�even though the two were twins.
�Yeah right, you could only hope to look like Joel.� She said playfully pushing him. �No offense but Joel is deffinatly cuter than you, and I�m not just saying that because his face is plastered all over Mtv.�
Levi faked a frown before bursting out into laughter. �Are you always this charming to guys you just meet?�
Brynn smiled �Only the ones I think are cute.� She said flirtatiously.
Levi cocked his head to the side and a smile played on the corner of his mouth. �You think I�m cute?� Brynn rolled her eyes, smile still on her face. �How bout Hott? Sexy?� he continued. Her face turned red and he could tell she was getting kind of embarrassed.
�Well, Levi� she interrupted him, hoping he would get off the subject. �as much as I would love to stand here underneath the moonlight and talk to you I have to be going. It sounds like Brakish is finally done torturing the crowd with their so-called music.�
�Maybe I�ll see you around.� He said more as a question than a statement.
�Maybe,� she said over her shoulder as she walked back around the building.
Brynn rounded the front of the club just in time to see her friend step out the door. Laura�s almost shoulder length layered red streaked brown hair, that was perfectly in place when the entered the club, was now pulled back in a messy pony tail. Brynn noticed that the plain fitted white t-shirt and faded jeans Laura was wearing looked slightly wet.
�What happened to you?�
�Beer,� Laura said pulling her shirt away from her body for her friend to smell.
The two linked arms and began walking down the street to where they had parked a couple blocks away.
�So where did you disappear to?� Laura continued.
�Outside for air like I told you.�
Laura gave Brynn a disbelieving look. �For 20 minutes?�
A huge smile appeared across Brynn�s face. �I met a guy.� She said slowly, but happily.
�A guy?� Laura said raising an eyebrow. �Is he cute?�
Brynn let out a hesitant �Yes.�
�You don�t sound so sure about that.� Laura noted.
�He is cute�its just that he kinda looks like Benji Madden from GC.�
�And that�s a bad thing?� Brynn scrunched her nose and shrugged her shoulders. �Please don�t tell me this is gonna be like the guy in your psych class who you thought was Cyrus from NFG! I mean seriously Brynn this whole you-thinking-every-cute-guy-looks-like-a-rockstar-thing just isn�t cool.�
�I know, I know� she said sighing while getting into the car.
�So whats his name?�
�Levi Combs.�
�So, he�s named after a brand of jeans and a grooming utensil?� Laura asked with a slight giggle.
�Shut up. I think its cute.�
�You would think its cute�so did you get his number?�
�No,� Brynn said looking out the window, almost disappointed in herself. �But he did say he�d see me around.�
�Brynn, your hopeless. Next time get the number, then maybe you might actually be able to go on a date for once. You remember what that is don�t you? A date? 2 people who are interested in each other��
Brynn turned up the radio and pretended not to hear Laura over the music. She was seriously tired of Laura talking about her dating life, or lack there-of. Just because she hadn�t been on a date in a few months people thought she was a loser�a hopeless loser at that.
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