{Dir en grey INWARD SCREAM TOUR07} Minniapolis, Minnesota [February 14th] - part 3/3
After the Concert
Applebees, stalking the band, the lobby camp out, going home
After Kelly disappeared with Wendy back in the venue, Reichu, Ron, Jason and I went to Applebees. While we were waiting for a seat, Ron asked if I was alright - and really, I wasn't. I was all over the emotional spectrum and I had been running off of a piece of toast and orange juice all day. Ron told Reichu to take me to the bathroom, and I got in there and gave Reichu all my stuff and proceeded to a stall where I cried and spewed the little food I had consumed all day.
I sat in the bathroom with Reichu for a moment to calm down, and I really appreciated her being there with me. I was a wreck, completely and totally.
We joined the guys a while later and I got some mozza sticks, but nothing more. Water too. I was afraid that it would all end up being vomited anyways. After we ate we went back to the hotel and ... and ... and ...
RON POINTED OUT THAT THE DIR EN GREY TOUR BUSSES WERE PARKED BESIDE THE HOTEL.
-gaspity gasp-
The three of us morons ran up to the hotel room, dropped off our stuff then headed down to the lobby. We were only joking about our Dir en grey stalking, and eventually we sat down and just chatted on how cool it was that the band was staying in the same hotel as us. I soon turned to look out the window and I saw a familiar figure walking towards the door. I then turned to Reichu and Jason and said very casually "Hey, look, it's Shinya".
Let the chaos begin!
Reichu jumped up, knees bent, arms out going "where? WHERE?!" and Jason was freaking out too. Shinya walked in and we just stared as Nora checked them in. Shinya had turned around and smiled at Jason - honestly, I could imagine him having his dog with him. He's so beautiful ... guh. Him and Nora got into the elevator, and Reichu just broke down. She was laughing and crying and completely broke down. I gave her a hug, but I was laughing too hard to do much else. Soon Kyo and Kaoru came through, then Die and Toshiya came out, and we were just staring. I tried to say hello to Die when he came out, but I could only wave and my words came out as a strangled sound. He smiled at me, but then went right back to staring at the ground. Toshiya seemed to keep close to whoever he was around, like he was afraid of being attacked or something. I remember Kyo came back out with Kaoru at some point too. We didn't leave the lobby because Shinya still had to come back out.
I went and sat beside the elevator, and soon Shinya came out of it. I didn't sit there to be beside Shinya if and when he came out, but to get a good view of the lobby doors. I was getting worried about Kelly - this was when I was told that if she got lost we would leave without her. I was panicking, no doubt. But, as I was saying, Shinya came out of the elevator I was sitting beside and looked down at me and gave me a "you're still here?" look (since we were there when he came in), then it turned in to an "oh, you're still here!" smile. I wish I said something, but I'm just so happy I got to be that close to them all. I had so much fun.
We went back up to the hotel room and squee'd to Ron, then Kelly came in and explained she had fallen asleep in Wendy's room. We then all ran down to the lobby and camped out there for a while and met a lot of random people. Drunks included xD The lobby memories are real foggy, I kept falling asleep and was in and out a lot. This one black guy was very fond of Kelly xDD When I get pictures, I'll show you. He followed us around a lot. Kelly said that she was keeping an eye on me though, cause he kept offering us alcohol and weed. It made me feel a bit awkward, but I kept saying no xD Yay me! And speaking of which, it's officially ten months since I last got high. Shit, two more months and it's been a year ... wow.
Anyways, getting off track.
The guys never came back, and we got a bit emotionally beat up for not saying hello, but I have promised myself that I will see them in concert again and I will talk to them if I get the chance. I'm not going to beat myself up for this, no, I don't care what anyone else says I am so happy and I will not let anyone defeat this feeling.
So we finally made our way back up to the hotel room and slept for a bit, then woke up and packed up, and left the hotel. We stopped at McDicks for breakfast, but Reichu and I didn't get anything.
The car ride was made up of us sleeping for the most part, then after we stopped at the Miller mall to pick up some more stuff we goofed off a lot. Getting back in to Canada was easy too. The woman there was much nicer than the first one.
Reichu was dropped off first, then Kelly, then myself. I took a bath, had something to eat, and cried myself to sleep. This trip was amazing, I am so happy. I'm sad it's over, but I will do it again next year, it was worth it. Mom also told me that we're gonna try real hard to go to Ozzfest this year, and apparently D'espairsRay will be opening? I've heard rumours here and there about it, and if it is true ... another jrock concert? Here I come ^-^
This trip was so much fun though ... I met amazing people, I got to see Dir en grey in concert, stayed in the same hotel as them, stalked ... so many memories ... it was worth all the tears that came before it. And I'd do it again in a heart beat ♥