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"John..!" Evie called as she moved away from Leon towards her fellow crew member. "Is it okay if they do a sound check pretty soon? I think they are pretty much all set up."

Passing by Leon's Orange Combo amplifier, she clicked the 'on' the switch which automatically amplified his guitar within the theatre hall. Evie couldn't help but look over her shoulder quickly to get a glance of Leon and his beautifully made electric guitar. He seemed like such a nice guy, Evie thought. He seemed to know what he was on about, unlike a lot of guitarist she knew who seemed to always make out they knew loads... When in fact, they knew very little. Being the type of girl Evie was, she generally tended to nod her head and pretend she was interested in pointless conversations. But with Leon... It was actually interesting! He didn't seem like a snobby kind of guy, who liked to show of his knowledge and ability. No, he seemed down to earth with a friendly touch which pleased the young female stage hand greatly. Something else intrigued Evie... Leon's eyes and face in general. Maybe she was just crazy, but she felt as though there was a lot more too this guitarist that met the eye. His dark rugged features seemed there for a reason.. His eyes held his mysterious side. Hell no, Evie seemed to be going insane. He was a normal man.. That was all. Maybe the stage lighting had sent her a little bit... 'cuckoo'.

"Yeah, all is ready to go!" John called back to Evie, straightening up as he kicked a bit of wire out of the way. Very unprofessional, Evie thought. "Oi! Guys! Make sure you are careful when moving to the back of the stage! There are a few loose wires.. They should be fine as long as you don't stand on them or mess with them, you hear me?!" He shouted across the theatre, making sure each one of the band members heard him.

A little shyly, unsure whether or not John would be insulted by her upcoming offer, Evie advanced towards the wires raising an eyebrow. "...Would you like me to look at those wires for you..? They seem a little unsafe..-" She was interrupted by her crew members loud overwhelming voice.

"Nope, I don't want your pretty little hands touching those wires, alright? They'll be fine-" He was cut off by Evie's quiet voice.

"I really think you should let me check them out.. They simply need rewiring-" Evie was once again interrupted, as she glanced over to the wires, knowing exactly what the problem was. They were dodgy, only because this so called expert in front of her had wired them completely wrong, allowing them to send the odd spark or two flying making them very dangerous.

"I said no, Evie." John said firmly, making his decision clear and final. Walking past her with a light frown on his face, he called the band members together. "Come on men, put your drinks down for two seconds and lets do this sound check. Shall not be long until people start arriving."

Evie couldn't help but sigh at her fellow colleague... He was making such a huge mistake. Unable to touch the wires without getting in trouble with John, Evie remained on the side of the stage to see if any changes in equipment or settings were needed. Quietly, the red-head sat on an amplifier to the side and watched how the band came together on the stage. She felt quite upset that she had to question John's judgement on her first day... She didn't want him to get a first impression of a "little wannabe know-it-all"... But she knew how dangerous those wires were. Just by looking at them, it was so very obvious. Trying to take her mind away from it, Evie sighed and watched the band do their sound check.