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Never Walk Alone; Sequel to Black Friday Rule
Topic Started: May 13, 2008, 10:14 am (47,688 Views)
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awesome chapter
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Awesome. I want to know how Shane afforded first class tickets to Coppenhagen. I wasn't aware that roadie dudes made that much. :) Or wait, didn't Uncle Lars help him on that one. :wink
I hope the girls have a safe and fun flight.
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Here's another chapter for you ladies :)

Chapter 313

"We are approaching San Francisco International Airport. Please fasten your seatbelts and place your trays in the upright position", said the pilot over the loudspeakers.

Catriona woke up from her nap and sat up in her chair, putting her seat belt. "We're almost there, put on your seat belt", she said.

"Tak", replied Natalya. She sat up and carefully adjusted her seat belt around her pregnant belly, not wanting to have it too tight. Luckily my stomach isn't big, that must be uncomfortable, she mused, looking at the tiny belly revealed by the shirt.

Half an hour later, the plane touched down and taxied over to the gate. When the plane stopped, the lights went on in the cabin and the passengers gathered up their belongings. "Let's wait a bit, I don't want to get stuck", said Catriona, as Natalya nodded in agreement.

When the other passengers had gotten off the plane, the women got up from their seats and got their carry-on bags. They quickly made their way out of the plane, their hearts thumping in anticipation.

Catriona smiled in relief and tried to act calmly when she saw Jan and Ray waiting for them. Jan ran over to them and embraced them, while Ray had a mischievous grin on his face.

"Congratulations, Kitty. And how's the baby, Nat?", she asked.

"I'm fine, I'm not that pregnant yet", said Catriona.

"I am fine, Pani Burton", she replied graciously.

"Nat, how many times do I have to tell you, call me Jan. Pani Burton makes me sound like an old cat lady", Jan chided.

"I am sorry, Jan. It is an old habit", she mumbled.

"Damn, both my grandkids been busy. I reckon you and Dave did more than sing together", joked Ray.

"Ray, mind your manners. I swear that's how Cliff got his sense of humor, you Burton males are incorrigible", said Jan, shaking her head.

"You girls rest when we get to the house. Nat, we got the guestroom ready for you, and Kitty, you're staying in your Dad's old room", said Ray, as they retrieved the luggage from the carousel.

"Okay, I've been feeling tired a lot lately", said Catriona, stifling a yawn.

"I know, I went through this twice, Kitty. I'm just going to make tuna casserole for dinner, I suppose you don't want anything fancy", said Jan.

"Nie, Jan. I just want to sleep", said Natalya.

"All right, let's roll", said Ray, leading them to the parking lot.
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Well, we got it half done. The router is hooked up but the laptop can't connect, fuck :angry I have to call Dell later to see what's going on, but I hate talking to those people, they really give you the runaround :angry Hopefully we'll get this whole mess sorted out, because I'm on a roll with this story and I can't wait to show you the new chapters. BTW, this is going to be revealed in the next chapter, but can you guess who sent Kitty the tickets at the end of the chapter? :wink

Chapter 314

They arrived at the Burton's home in Castro Valley across the bay an hour later. The tidy brick house was the same house that Cliff had grown up in, where him and Avery had lived as a young couple. The house was fronted by green hedges with red berries in the green foliage, the lawn smooth and freshly trimmed.

"I'm gonna go prepare the food in a bit, I'm gonna let you rest, girls", said Jan, as Ray opened the door.

"Thanks, Grandma. I've been on some long flights, but never while pregnant", joked Catriona.

"Tak, I am so tired", whispered Natalya, struggling to keep her eyes open.

"You're staying in the guest room. Sleep all you want, we'll have some dinner for you", said Jan.

Catriona embraced her grandparents and led Natalya upstairs. "You look like hell, Nat. Sleep all you want", she said, concern in her hazel eyes.

"Tak, and I feel like hell as well. I need to sleep, see you later, Catriona", she whispered, opening the door to the guest room and flopping down on the bed.

Catriona opened the door to the room and turned on the light. She had to smile; this was clearly Cliff's room. The walls were painted pale beige and wore covered with heavy metal and black light posters, the black light standing on the nightstand he'd gotten from a flea market. The bed was long and narrow, covered in a heavy quilt depicting Cthulo, its flaming eyes wide and its fangs bared. A cheap bookshelf with chipped black paint held several thick, black, leather-bound volumes of Poe and Lovecraft, along with several ancient issues of Bass Player, Metal Hammer and Kerrang.

Catriona put down her bags and opened her briefcase, taking out her laptop. She plugged it in and turned it on, checking her email. She deleted the spam and smiled when she saw a Myspace message from Perttu, logging onto her account and reading it:

Paivaa, sauri punainen. I hope you are safe and sound at your grandparents' house, congratulations to you and Dave. We are on break from touring, we have two months off before we start the new album. We are still looking for potential singers, I have composed a piece that I thought you might like, I think it will be perfect for your voice.

Anyway, Antero and Olena are watching the Moomins, she loves them. She is such a smart little girl, she is learning Finnish quickly. Antero knows some Russian because his granny is Russian, he speaks to her in Russian and I speak to her in Finnish. I was thinking about visiting you in California, I am sure you would like to meet your goddaughter. It is okay for her to leave the country, the adoption is final and she has a green card, we are trying to get her Finnish citizenship as soon as possible. Please let me know, Perttu.

Catriona hit reply and sent a message:

Kiitos, Perttu. I'm fine here in Dad's old room at my grandparents' house, with the black light posters and his Lovecraft books. Dave proposed to me at the airport, it was like a movie, of course I said yes. Please send me the song, I'd love to hear it, maybe I can write some lyrics for it.

Olena's a smart little girl, isn't she? I'd love to see my goddaughter, she sounds like a pikku enkeli. I bet her Finnish is better than mine, you'd better watch out when she's a teenager. If she's as beautiful as she is smart, she's going to have the boys all over her. You might have to invest in a baseball bat. Just let me know when you're coming, unfortunately, there's no more room at my grandparents' house. There's a Holiday Inn just off the interstate, they got a pool and a playground. Talk to you later. Kitty.

Catriona hit Send and noticed another message from Myspace. She opened it and read it, her eyes wide:

I heard the news, congratulations to you and Dave, it's awesome that your Dad is going to be a grandfather, ma chatte. I'm sending you tickets to our show at the Winterland, we can hang after the show, but no moshing in the pit. See you at the show, Phil.

That is awesome, but I've got Dave now. I know he's my ex, sort of, but we're just friends now. Maybe I'll ask Nat or one of my grandparents to come along, Grandpa likes their stuff, she thought.
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Kitty should be rsting, not checking Myspace, lol.

MayI take a gues t who sent the tickets? Phil from Down :)
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I hope that you can get your router fixed. Connection problems are frusterating. I'm surprised that Dell Customer Service is sucky though. My husband has a Dell and has had pretty good look with them. Maybe you will reach someone who knows their shit better today.


At first I thought that maybe Andrew had rehabed himself, reformed, and sent the tickets to Kitty because it said something about "her ex."
But then the Phil part confused me. I have no idea now. :wink

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Ashley, I'm surprised you didn't know who Phil is, shame on you :P Just kidding, it'll be revealed in this chapter. Happy Saturday morning to you ladies :wavey

Chapter 315


"I hope this concert is gong to be safe, I do not want anything to happen to the baby", said Natalya, placing a hand on her belly.

"Don't worry, we're going to watch the show from backstage, I got earplugs if you want them", she replied.

"Okay, if you say. But I do hope nothing happens", she said.

"Nat, this is like when we saw Avenged Sevenfold, this is nothing. Besides, Phil said that no one is going to hurt us, nobody in their right minds is going to mess with Phil, unless they got good life insurance", he joked.

"And how do you know him? He seems like such an intimidating person", she said, her blue eyes wide.

"They've opened up for Metallica several times, they're awesome guys. Don't say anything, but me and Phil had an affair on the 2004 tour. Mom never knew and neither did Shane. Phil and Dave had some contretemps back in day, they're civil now, but I don't want Dave to get jealous", she said.

"Kurwa. But he was so much older than you, and so intimidating", she replied.

"I know, I prefer older guys, young guys are too immature. I'll tell you later, but now we gonna have some fun tonight, we gonna go to NOLA!", she bellowed, giving the metal salute.

Catriona and Natalya were ready to go see Down at the Winterland that night. Catriona wore black jeans and a Superjoint Ritual t-shirt, an enormous black crucifix around her neck. The shirt was tight and black, showing off an inch of pale, slightly rounded belly. Her hazel eyes were outlined with a thick ring of black eyeliner, her lids colored purple and her lips a bright, fire-engine red.

"Kurwa, you look like a real rocker girl. I look so dowdy", said Natalya in awe. She wore her blue maternity jeans and a large Avenged Sevenfold t-shirt, checkered Vans on her feet. Her blond hair fell in a loose braid to her shoulders, her blue eyes surrounded by a thin ring of eyeliner and pink gloss on her lips.

"I'm the devil and you're the angle", laughed Catriona, as she grabbed the keys to the Mustang.

Ray and Jan were watching TV downstairs. He was watching FOX News, some blabbermouth ranting about the president as she knitted a sweater. "Have a good time, girls. And don't go moshing in the pit, it's rough at Down concerts", said Jan, looking up from her knitting.

"Yeah, that was fun. But I'm too old. Have fun, girls", said Ray, not looking up from the TV.

"Bye, grandma and grandpa", she said, as they headed out the door.

Catriona opened the doors of the Mustang as they climbed in. She turned on the engine and inserted NOLA into the CD player, blaring it as she backed out of the driveway.
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Well that explained it all. :) I didn't know about Kitty's little 2004 fling. Bad Kitty!!! Phil Anselmo is a bit random but random=good. I like a story that keeps me guessing and that takes twists and turns.

I think it would be totally badass if Kitty went to New Orleans literally, but I guess she should wait until after she has her kid. It wouldn't be much fun for a pregnant lady. Speaking of New Orleans I get to spend tonight and tomorrow afternoon there. :dance But I'm working not partying this time. :wink

I can't believe Ray watches Fox News. I guess I always thought of him as a MSNBC or a CNN guy.
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wasnt Phil married in 2004?

good chapter, i really like it and both descriptions of what the girls were wearing sounded great,w ell done, Vanessa!
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Lyssa, I read that he got divorced in 2004, that's why I put that in there :)

Chapter 316

They arrived in city an hour later, NOLA cranked loudly on the stereo. It was a balmy autumn evening, the breeze coming in from the baby. They had the top down, playing Down as loudly as possible and banging their heads in time to the music.

Catriona parked the Mustang in a parking garage near the venue, getting a ticket from the attendant. Her and Natalya walked towards the venue, a stream of people heading their way. Most of them were fellow metalheads, with some goths and punk, and a few normal types.

"Hey, aren't you Catriona Burton of Beren's Dream?", asked a guy in a Slayer t-shirt. He was large, six feet tall with bulging muscles and a heavy beard, his dark hair hanging to his ass. His arms were covered with tattoos of runes and Satanic symbols including one of a demon fucking a blond with big tits.

"Yeah, dude. Cool tattoos, I love Slayer, they rule most awesomely", she said, giving the metal salute.

"Awesome, my girlfriend loves your band. She's waiting for me at the place, can you sign the CD?", he asked, handing her a CD and a pen.

"Okay", she said, signing the CD and handing it back to him.

"Awesome, I'm gonna get some tonight. Thanks", he said, putting the CD into his knapsack and walking away.

"Kitty, are all Down fans like that?", asked Natalya, her eyes wide.

"Most of them. They're harmless, though. I've been to Slayer concerts which are nuts, the fans look scary but they're nice. Just don't go in the pit", she said, handing her the All Access pass Phil had sent.

Catriona led them pas the entrance, holding up the All Access pass as the other fans stared enviously at them. "All right, who are you?", asked the security guard.

"Catriona Burton and Natalya Stankowski, Phil says we're on the guestlist", she said.

The guard looked at the guestlist and nodded, letting them in. Another security guy led them backstage, the sound of men talking and the squeal of amplifiers loud in the air. The smell of beer, sweat and the aroma of pot hung in the air, the scent of backstage at a metal concert.

Phil and Pepper were drinking shot of Jim Beam and talking when they noticed the girls. "Hello there, ma chatte", said Phil, walking over to them as Pepper took out a bottle of iced tea and two red plastic cups.

Catriona gave him a hug and kissed his cheek. "I'm fine, Phil. Nat, this is Phil Anselmo of Down. Phil, this is my future sister in law, Natalya Stankowski", she said, making the introductions.

Pepper came over to them, holding the red plastic cups of iced tea. "Howdy, ladies. Reckon you don't wanna drink on account of your condition. Congratulations to you and your men", he said gallantly in his Louisiana drawl, handing them the cups.

"It's just Lipton, not Long Island. I don't want your kids to have two heads", joked Pepper, as he poured himself and Phil another shot of Jim Beam.

"Yeah, I don't want to be in the Weekly World News. How's the tour going?", asked Catriona.

Phil drank the bourbon and handed the glass to Pepper. "Fine, no bad shows so far. Some shithead called my daddy a faggot at a show in Nashville, I threatened to beat the shit outta him. He wouldn't stop so the crowd dragged him onstage. The guy looked like he was gonna shit himself, he got right back in the crowd, the cowardly-ass motherfucker", he growled, his deep voice with the Southern accent making the words sound more menacing.

"He deserved it, moron", she scoffed, rolling her eyes.

"The others are doing soundcheck, I just gotta do my warmups later, but I reckon I'm warmed up now", he chuckled, as Pepper opened another bottle of Jim Beam.

"Kurwa, you drink a lot", said Natalya.

"That we do, ma'am. I reckon you've never been backstage at a concert, I got a high tolerance. Me and Pep drank the bottle, I don't feel drunk. I like getting a buzz, later we're gonna smoke a joint, Rex got us some sinsimilla", said Phil.

"I haven't smoked sinsimilla since I worked at Hot Topic. My mom said that Dad asked the doctor if I was going to have two heads because he smoked pot. As you can see, I'm totally normal", s he joked, as everyone laughed.

"I gotta do my soundcheck, I don't want my guitar to sound like shit", said Pepper, drinking one last shot and going to sound check.
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Ha ha! Even drunk it is good that Pepper is going to do a soundcheck.
I would absolutely hate not being able to drink. Ugh. :ugh: Good thing we're not ever having children. I hate having anybody telling me what to do and that would include doctors telling me not to drink.
Kitty is a good sport though. :)
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Ashley, I think youd be a good mom. :)

Vanessa, I read that James liked 'Phil's wife's pecan pies' like a few days ago.
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Hmm, pecan pies :drool I haven't had a good one since I left Florida :( I haven't seen that interview, Lyssa, I'd like to read it. But for the purposes of this story, Phil is single, it's an important part of the plot coming up :wink

Chapter 317

"That was a great s how, guys!", exclaimed Catriona, rushing over to him.

Phil chuckled, a deep rumbling sound like the roll of thunder. "Thank you, ma chatte. The San Francisco crowds are always so intense, they're badass", he said.

"Kurwa, that was loud. I think the baby heard it", said Natalya, placing a hand on her belly.

"I reckon it did, ma'am. Hey, me and Rex and Kirk and Jimmy are going drinking. Phil, would you and these fine ladies like to join us?", asked Pepper.

"We can't, thanks for the invite, Pep. I'll tell Uncle James you said hi", said Catriona.

"Kitty, how do we get home?", asked Natalya.

"I'll drive you, Nat. I'll be fine", she said reassuringly.

"All right, but be careful", she chided.

"Don't worry, ma'am. Most people are not dumb enough to mess with me", he boasted.

"I see", she replied, a slight smile on her lips.

Phil took a quick shower and rejoined them backstage. He had changed into black jeans and a Slayer t-shirt, his dark hair still wet from the shower.

"The Mustang's in a garage several blocks away", she said, as they left the club.

Most of the fans had long since left, only a few stragglers out front waiting for the bus. They were awed to see Phil, as he patiently signed autographs and made small talk.

"A guy in a Slayer t-shirt asked me for an autograph, I gave it to him, and he joked that his girlfriend was going to lay him good. I'm glad I could play Cupid", she laughed.

"What are you going to do?", asked Natalya.

"We're going out for dinner, I'll be back later. We'll be fine", she said.

The attendant at the garage was reading Penthouse and looking at the centerfold when they arrived. He heard footsteps and hastily put down the magazine, his cheeks turning flaming red when he realized they saw him.

"Uh, uh, I was bored", he mumbled.

"I understand, this is the most boring-assed job. Please get Miss Burton's car", he said.

The attendant nodded as she handed him the ticket. He grabbed the keys from the wall behind him and handed them over, picking up the magazine with shaking hands.

"Don't blame him, no one's coming until later", she laughed, as she opened the door of the Mustang.

"I like, very metal", he said approvingly.

Catriona nodded and started the engine, putting on her seat belt as the CD player blared NOLA. She backed the car out of the space as she drove out of the parking garage.

Natalya sat in the backseat as Catriona drove across the Oakland Bay Bridge. She could barely see anything between them, both of them were so tall and Phil was so muscular.

I hope she does not cheat on Dave with him, they did have an affair once. But he seems all right, in spite of his appearance. She says they are friends, but how can you be friends with someone you had sex with?, she wondered.
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I'm with Nat. I have to wonder too. :wacko: I really hope that Kitty doesn't hurt Dave either. Dave has been very good to her. The parking garage dude was funny.
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I am reading now, lol, it's funny that all the girls are preggers at once :lol: I bet the kids will all be mates together too :)
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