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Ravynlee

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That was great - really great. Cracked me up, especially the kids running amok on the stage! (rings a bell *smirk*)

Anyway - love it. Nice long update. Caring Rob as opposed to being his usual stubborn and driven self. Nice change. Love it all, can't wait for more!

The flashback cracked me up big-time though, I have to say. I can so see Rob doing that in real life, even as a kid I'm assuming (since he started playing drums early enough). Bet he drove his family wild so why not pass the insanity on to his brood, huh? Hahaha. Very sweet.

<3 Rav :D

 

Pheonix791989

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Fox sulked about the bus as she knew that this was the last time she would see chester in a while. She hid in the shadows since every one was asleep. Not wanting to wake any one up, she crept into the back room where Mel was still playing videogames against Mike and Phoenix. She watched them argue back and forth about rules and wether or not mel was breaking them in THUG2. Fox shook her head. Mel would win it hands down, she knew that game inside and out. Fox heard movement up front and went to investigate. She wasnt much of a sleeper any ways. Thats what classes at school were for. It was a bed speckeled chester.

"Hey dad."

Fox said to chester as he flopped down on the comfy couch up in the front of the bus.

"Hey fox."

Chester said as he ruffeled his daughters hair.

"Whats on your mind kiddo?"

Chester asked as Fox sat down beside him.

"Can I stay with you for a little bit before you leave for the studio work?"

"You'll have to see what Rob says I'm sure if you ask him nicely, he'd let you."

Fox shook her head again.

"I dont think he likes me too much after he found out what happened with you and mum. he keeps looking at me like im a piece of ****."

Chester lovingly patted his daughters hair.

"I think he just dosent know how to deal with it right now. I mean think about it, if someone told you that this kid youve known her whole life isnt your kid, it'd be like having a heart attack."

Fox casted a forlorn glance up at Mel, who was still playing videogames.

"Why cant I have a relationship with you like Mel does with Rob? He wants the very best for her, like if she messes up just the slightest in her school work, which I've never seen happen, he forgives her instantly or if shes slightly off in her drumming, Rob makes her play an entire set list untill she gets it perfect. I never got how she could do that to herself or how she could let rob play drill sergent from **** to her."

Chester cracked a smile.

"That, fox, is an unbreakable drumming bond. Just like the bond you and I have is through singing. And dont act like you dont do it, Rav tells me you sing in your room when Sara's not around and when your in the shower."

fox was glad that it was dark cuz right now she was blushing a deep red.

"And from what she tells me, you've been practicing so that you can match me pitch for pitch."

"I try, I just wanna be like my old man."

Fox said as she yawned widely. Chester laughed quietly.

"Who said anything about me being old? I think its time that you got some sleep."

Chester said as he forced Fox to go to bed despite her reluctance.

 

Ravynlee

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That was so sweet! Man, Chester seems like such a great role-model/influence/dad in most aspects that I feel so sorry for Fox. Man, very deep and meaningful. Lots of heart. I'd hate to be any of the characters right now - it would be a terrible predicament to be in (especially for Fox) given her life has been unstable for the most part - and now she's getting closer to Chester - and he's too busy with his work (like Rob usually is) to devote himself to her like it seems he wants. Plus I get the feeling he's used to Rob playing the role of father to Fox so he's content to sit back and just watch from the sidelines... and that's just sad all around. *sob*

But beautiful, as always. Can't wait for more. Really. When I get my head sorted out I'll update mine too... soonish. :rolleyes:

*hugs*

-Rav

 

Pheonix791989

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ok hers some more stuff. well rav we cant wait till you update but in the mean time im gonna work on mine.

Mel winced painfully as she kept an eye out on the younger martial arts students.

"Master ishihara, I'm sorry I couldnt be of more help with my injuries like they are. "

Mel said with a bow to her teacher. Her teacher dismissed it with a wave of his hand,

"Your apology isnt nessicary, How ever I do wish that you would stop calling me master."

"I'm sorry sir, its just habit I guess."

mel apologized again. Her teacher smiled warmly at her.

"Only those who are slaves refer to a master, you are a student, not a slave."

Mel smiled but sighed.

"something troubles you?"

"Sensei, I'm worried about my parents and my family. Lately it seems tense despite the togetherness, like the calm before the storm."

Mel said softly as she gathered up her weapons.

"Remember that the journy of a thousand miles starts with one step, once you travel in the direction of your fears and accept them, you can overcome them."

Mel's heart lept as she saw her dad step out of the black SUV.

"Yes sensei."

"Mel?"

A little boy of only three tugged on her hand. She smiled as she bent down and picked up the little boy despite her pain.

"Yes danny?"

"Can you show us the Shadow technique again?"

"Of course."

She said as she looked up to see her dad step into the dojo. She smiled at him and clapped her hands as the little kids got into their ranks.

"Let's review the shadow technique. First take up horse riding stance."

She instructed as she demonstrated with the kids trying to mimic her stance. She then brought her hands up to her chest, holding them in a specail sign.

"Now take deep breaths in and out, in and out. concentrate on your breathing."

Rob looked on in intrest. Her teacher then suddenly spun a kunai and threw it at her dead on. Rob let out a gasp, ready to beat the old man with in an inch of his life for hurting his daughter. Rob blinked and she wasnt there.

"wow!"

"cool!"

The little kids choursed as she dropped down lightly from the ceiling and held a needle in the perfect kill position on her teachers neck.

"And that is the art of the shadow technique. Allowing your opponant to think your off gaurd while slipping under his defences."

Her teacher bowed out the class and Mel went up to hug Rob.

"Daddy! What are you doing here?"

"Cant a dad just come to see his daughter at training once in a while? That was really good."

Mel smiled proudly.

"Thanks daddy, Its my best technique."

Rob ruffeled his daughters hair.

"I can tell, didnt you use that technique on Fribby once when you were twelve?"

"I dunno, maybe."

Mel led Rob over to her teacher by his hand and bowed to her teacher again.

"Ishihara-sensei, this is my dad, Rob Bourdon."

Rob and her teacher shook hands.

"Your daughter has a talent for fighting and much dicipline for the arts of ninjitsu."

"You are a great teacher to be able to put up with her ADHD."

Rob said as he smiled at his daughter. Mel smiled as she went to go change in the locker room. Mel and Rob drove around LA for a while.

"Daddy what's wrong?"

Mel asked, knowing something was up.

"You know we're going into the studio right Mel?"

"Yeah what of it?"

"Well not only that, they want us to work on the bus while we go on the road. I want to bring you guys with me but your mom and brother cant miss work. I know you'd come in a heart beat and I want you to, but.........."

Rob trailed off.

"Daddy, I'm comming with you. I dont care about being on a bus or anything like that, I just want to spend time with you."

Rob cracked a small smile. He was trying so hard to not be made to look like the bad guy in the family. He was already letting fox stay with chester untill they go on tour. Fribby already resented him as it is and sara, Rob knew she was sneaking out late at night and comming back all hungover and drunk, but he said nothing. Mel was starteled as Rob pulled into a vacent parking lot and just brokedown crying.

"I dont ******* know what the **** I'm supposed to do any more. No matte how hard I try everyone seems to just push me away."

"That's not true daddy......"

Mel said as she tried to comfort her dad.

"But in the end it just seems like I cant do anything right any more. I know Fox hates me I know fribby hates me but its not like I have a choice Its my job."

Mel was speechless. She was at loss for words. She loved her daddy with all her heart and she knew what he was saying was true. She saw the icy glares he got from Fribby when ever they would pass on the stairs and how Sara refused to talk to Rob any more. mum was a nervous wreck, comming extreamly close to the razors edge of tipping over to a mental break down. Even she was being filed down by the stress mentally.

"People always think its easy going on the road playing music and touring the world. That's just the glamorous side. It dosent say anything about missing your family."

"We always miss you when your on tour."

"I know you do but Rav said if I left once more, we were done."

Mel gasped. How could mum want to split up the family. Without Rob it would be even worse then it is now.

"Then i dont care what mum or Fribby says, I'm going with you. where ever you go I dont care as long as I can be with you daddy."

Rob gave her a watery smile as he ruffeled her hair

 

Ravynlee

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OMG *sob* That was so touching... Rob breaking down on the side of the road like that to his daughter was not what I expected - I guess we're all used to him (and the rest of the band) being stronger - mentally, physically, even emotionally I guess, given that it's their job and has been for many long years... but it's not until you stop to think about it, even in the conext of the story as you've writen here, of the costs involved that you don't hear about in the awards show speaches, the magazine articles or interviews. That, holy ****, they'r just people like us who've managed to find themselves in a very privelaged position in life but not without a lot of hard work and sacrifices - and the sacrirfices yet to be made as Rob has to make the biggest decision of his life it seems. Man, I almost wanna slap myself (Rav) in this... but then when I stop and think about it I realise if I reckon, as much as I adore (what I know of) Rob and the fact in this there's a whole family to support, that if I were in her predicament I'd probably be doing the same thing. Wow. Tough call all around. It's a lose-lose situation for everyone really. *tear* Can't wait to see where it goes...

Excellent as always.

<3 Rav :D

 

Pheonix791989

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Mel and Fribby winced again as their parents were going at it.

"Fribby will it ever stop?"

Fribby just shrugged as he watched his sister gather up her stuff, including her favorite stuffed animal named after Rob.

"I dunno, I dont want this to happen as much as you do. But maybe it will make everything better. Who can tell?"

He said bitterly. Mel smiled painfully at him. She then got up and hugged her brother.

"I'm sorry it has to be like this. But someone has to go with dad to make sure he dosent over work himself."

"Pfft! like thats gonna stop him."

Fribby scoffed. Mel gave him an apologetic look as Rob called for mel. Rob was also carrying a duffel bag with a backpack. He smiled slightly at his daughter.

"Lets go so we can get something to eat before we go to daves."

Mel nodded sadly as she looked back at sara and fribby. they sighed and turned their backs on them and went back into the living room to comfort their mum.

"Is this how it feels to be treated like your the lowest of the low?"

Mel muttered to her dad.

"Yup. welcome to my life."

Rob said with a roll of his eyes.

It had been almost three weeks since things were split up. Mel did her studies online while her dad was in the studio. Sometimes fox would come in to see chester, but other then the daily phone calls from fribby, she had no contact with her family. Mel sat once again in the lounge with her laptop sitting in her US history class. She found it hard to concentrate today. It wasnt the comming and going of the people who worked with her dad, but it was something else in her mind. In a way, she couldnt help but feel that she betrayed her family, but it felt like the right thing to do. Mike came in and sat down beside her, moving her huge US History book to the table infront of the sofa.

"What are you learning about today?"

"World war II."

Mel said with a bit of disdain. Mike nodded sagely.

"That was not a good time for either one of our families. The Jewish people being locked up in the concentration camps while the Japanese were being put in internment camps."

Mike said as he gave Mel a slap on the back. Mel rolled her eyes.

"Its not that, its just I have never met a teacher who can make the most grusome wars sound so **** borring."

Mike started laughing.

"I had a history teacher like that once, her name was Ms Edmonton. *** I swear she was so ancient and senile."

Rob and the rest of the LP guys came in. Rob pulled his hat off and plopped it down ontop of Mel's head. She automaticaly reached up to adjust it.

"We've been asked to play in the celebrity paint ball tournament. The only thing is though, we need two more players. we'll be playing agains Avenge Sevenfold and three guys from Green day."

Joe said as Fox came in to the studio. I gave her a quick hug as we both sat down on the couch with mike.

"Well I know where the other two players can com from as long as they want to do it."

Rob and chester said as they turned to look at Fox and Mel.

"what?"

Fox said trying to play dumb.

"You know what im thinking."

Chester said with a wicked grin on his face.

"Maybe it would be something good. We can do it."

Fox said excitedly. Mel raised an eyebrow.

"What's this we, you're refering to? you got a mouse in your pocket?"

"Come on Mel, you know you'd love to shoot some rockstars."

"But they're Avenge sevenfold and green day. If it was like any other bands Id do it but playing against them would be like sacriligious."

"But it'd be a great way to meet them."

Fox said trying to reason with mel. Fox knew it would make her give in, and sure enough, it did.

Fribby and Sara sat down to watch the Celebrity paintball tournament with their mum. even though Mel and Fox wernt here to continue with the tradition that happened every year, they did it any ways.

".......And playing against team Avenge Sevenfold is team Linkin Park. they have two new members on their rosters this year...."

Fribby looked on in intrest trying to figure out who the two n00bs were.

".......It looks like joining the LP ranks are Chester Benningtons daughter, Fox, and Rob Bourdons daughter Melissa."

Fribby's Jaw dropped as rav came into the room right then. She screamed and dropped the bowl of popcorn on the ground upon the sight of her daughter(s) hitching up their paint ball guns.

Mel was excited. Two of her favorite bands were standing a mere three feet away from her. She saw a black mohawked kid coming through the crowd. Her heart lept, Jimmy made it to the tournament.

"I'm glad to see you made it St Jimmy."

She said as they kissed quickly. Jimmy gave her a hug.

"Go kick some ***. Even if its green day."

Jimmy said with a smile. He was wearing a green day shirt but nudged Mel forward to join her dad, sister, and other team mates on the field.

 

Pheonix791989

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This is for fox. even if I should be using this time to study for my EOC I guess I'll just update my story.

Mel and Fox were back to back on the field as they dodged paint ***** that wizzed through the air. Suddenly Fox jumpped and started shooting off rounds of her paint ball gul like there was no tomorrow. Chester ran up while dodging more paint *****.

"Stop Fox, hes out already!"

Chester had to shout above the roar of the crow and the wizzing of the paint ball guns. Billie Joe struggeled to get up as Fox popped another round off at him. Mel rolled her eyes as she took a peak up from her position as someone was about to shoot her dad. She pulled the trigger as fast as she possiably could, nailing the guy in the ***. Chester gave a smile from under his helmit as he ran off some where else. Fox and Mel bumped knuckles as they then proceeded to nail the remaining two green day members.

"And Melissa and Fox take out the last two members of green day. Watch out boys these girls are vicious with a gun."

Mel and fox quickly changed positions and fired again on a passing by other colored jersey. They both took refuge behind a wooden wall.

"This is so much fun, Mum would so die if she knew that we were doing this."

Fox shouted over the roar. Mel nodded as she adjusted her goggles.

"I know that makes it even more fun."

Mel shouted back at her sister. Fox just smiled as the buzzer sounded to tell them that one team's members were all out. She and fox cheered as they high fived each other. Them and brad were the last three standing. Mel and Fox ran to their dads aand hugged them. Rob had gotten knocked out by being shot by Billie Joe armstrong in the helmit. Chester was out because of as shot to his chest. Mel and fox traded looks. Chaz would have a bruise the size of a fist the next moring. Rob checked his phone to see a message on it. He played the message back and instantly threw the phone a foot away from his ear. it was rav ans she sounded ******. Chester got a message similar to Robs on his cell phone.

Rav paced back and forth angrily in the kitchen while Fribby tried to calm her down.

"I cant believe that Rob and Chester would let too girls play paintball with a bunch of men!"

She said exasperatedly.

"mum, Fox and mel are both capable of taking care of them selves."

Fribby tried to argue. His head still throbbed painfully from the memory of Fox swinging her messenger bag filled with books at him and leaving him almost unconcious.

"I dont care they're still girls."

Rav said as she ran an exasperated hand through her hair. Suddenly a revelation came to her. Someone was missing in from the living room.

"Fribby, wheres sara?"

Fribby shrugged his shoulders as he went off to check up stairs. He knew where she was. Matt texted her about a party. If it was a party and there was free booze, sara was attracted like a moth to the flame. Fribby shook his head. Rob, Fox, and mel needed to come back. Mum was a compleat mess, and got riled up over anything these days.

 
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