Disclaimer: Hi every one! *Hi!* My name is Catmandu22. *Hi Catmandu22!* And I... don't own X-Men. *Good job!*
Everyone in this chapter is an OC. I created only two. The rest of the credit goes to the following: Kashagal and Natures Ruler- Zulie , Anony Mouse101- Elise, Rogue16101- Riley. They will be in the Newcomer and I give absolutly no credit to myself for these characters. Taylor and Cassie, however, are all mine. Thanks you guys! These characters are my present to you for sticking w/ me for the entire time I've been on this site!
Taylor played a short melody on her guitar. She sighed and crossed her legs. She smiled and started plucking the notes to 'Smooth Criminal' out on her guitar,
"As he came into the window,
It was the sound of a crescendo.
He came into her apartment
With the stains still on the carpet.
So she ran under the table.
He could see she wasn't able.
So she ran into the bed room
And was struck down, it was her doom.
Annie are you OK? Are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
Annie are you OK? Are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
Annie are you OK? Are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
You've been hit by
Struck by…
A smooth criminal."
Taylor plucked out the ending of the song and whipped around when she heard someone clapping. A brown haired girl was clapping behind her and Taylor spoke, "Sorry. I thought I was alone." She shook her head and sat down beside her. Taylor smiled and gestured to her gun holster on her hip. It wasn't weird that she had a gun holster (They lived in New York City for heaven's sake) what was weird was what she had in the holster. Drum sticks. Taylor smiled, "Cool accessory."
She grinned and stuck out her hand, "Riley Griffith. I play drums."
Taylor raised an eyebrow as she shook Riley's hand, "Taylor. Like in a band?"
Riley shook her head, "No. I want to be in one though."
Taylor snapped her fingers, "I saw you in the senior's talent show in high school last month. You totally should've won."
She smiled gratefully, "Thanks."
Taylor looked at her watch, "I'm gonna head home. You want to come over and jam?"
Riley nodded, "Sure."
Taylor opened the door and pulled Riley up the stairs. They walked into a room and Riley let out a low whistle, "Whoa." Taylor put her acoustic guitar on a rack with three others and walked across the room. She went to a guitar rack with four electric guitars, she picked up a purple and white one. After strapping it on, she played a quick Rock and Roll riff followed by a grin.
Taylor pointed with the neck of her guitar to a drum set in the back of the room, "Those work for you?" Riley nodded with her mouth hanging open. She sat behind them and pulled out her drum sticks.
She twirled them in her fingers and looked at Taylor, "You know Nickleback?" Taylor nodded and absentmindedly strummed a C-cord.
She snapped her fingers and looked at Riley, "How about 'When We Stand Together'?" Riley nodded and started playing the intro. Taylor did the same with her guitar. She stood in front of a mic-stand,
"One more depending on a prayer,
Yet we all look away.
People pretending everywhere,
It's just another day.
There's bullets flying through the air,
Yet we still carry on.
Watch it happen over there,
Then just turn it off."
Taylor's fingers flew across the strings and she was in a trance, absorbed in the music. She thrashed the strings and sung into the mic,
"Hey yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
We must stand together!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
There's no giving in!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hand in hand forever!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's when we all win!
That's when, that's when we all win.
That's when, that's when we all win."
Taylor stopped killing her guitar and calmed down her motions. Riley hit harder when Taylor went intense and softer when she calmed. Taylor stared off, singing to an invisible audience.
"They tell us everything's alright,
And we just go along.
How can we fall asleep at night?
When something's clearly wrong.
When we could feed a starving world,
With what we throw away.
But all we serve are empty words,
That always taste the same.
Hey yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
We must stand together!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
There's no giving in!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hand in hand forever!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's when we all win!
That's when, that's when we all win.
That's when, that's when we all win.
The right thing to guide us,
Is right here beside us.
No one can divide us,
When the light is nearly gone.
And just like a heart beat…
The drum beat carries on."
She hit the last cord and swung her guitar over her shoulder. Riley panted and looked at her, "Dang."
She smiled apologetically, "Sorry. I get absorbed in music and go overboard sometimes." Riley was about to reply when someone banged at the door below. Taylor groaned and ran down stairs with the guitar still on her back.
Taylor opened her front door and sighed, "Hi Elise." A teenage girl with brown hair with golden highlights stood at the door.
She tapped her foot, "Can you keep it down?"
Taylor sucked in her breath and cringed, "Can't do that."
Elise stuck her head out, "Why?" Taylor gestured for her to come inside. Once Elise was inside the two broke out laughing.
Riley came down the stairs and Elise looked at her, "Who are you?"
Taylor pulled them both back upstairs and told Elise, "This is Riley. She plays drums." Elise, Taylor, and Riley stayed up most of the night talking. In the morning the three of them woke up and ran to the garage.
Zulie walked to the address that was on the flyer. She bit her lip and walked to the surprisingly long line. Most of the people in it were men and Zulie shrugged it off. Zulie got to the front of the line and sighed. At least now she knew why there were so many men in the line.
Riley sighed with boredom. Elise and Taylor had convinced her to help them form a band. They had been plastering the neighborhood with flyers and now they were sitting in Taylor's garage listening to auditions. She shouted, "NEXT!"
The boy blinked and walked away. Elise and Riley snickered when Taylor leaned back into her chair. She sighed, "So cute, yet so dumb." At the end of the auditions they had two new members. Cassie Ransom- singer and second guitar and Zulie Aurora Breanna Kero - keyboard, bass, violin, and roadie. Both were welcomed full heartedly. They talked and, all being 16 or older, decided to pool money and stay at Taylor's house. They packed up and Taylor let them have a choice of roommates. Riley roomed with Taylor. Cassie with Elise, and Zulie got Taylor's guest room.
Everyone met up in Taylor's music room for the first meeting. Taylor fiddled with her guitar and everyone stared at her. She looked up, "What?"
Cassie rolled her eyes, "You're kinda the leader." She shrugged and sat her guitar down.
She looked at the group of girls in front of her, "We need a name. How about 'Femme Fatales'?" the girls looked around and nodded in agreement. Taylor grinned and cringed, "Now we need to move this stuff down to the basement." Everyone groaned and she grinned wider.
Two and a half hours later-
Taylor sat leaning up against Riley, "That was hard."
Zulie rolled her eyes at Elise, "Whatever!"
Taylor looked at Riley, "Those two have been going at it for an hour now. I've got an idea." She whispered into Riley's ear and they both stood silently. Taylor tiptoed over to the light switch and flipped it off. Taylor slung her guitar on and opened the garage door. Riley started playing the drums for 'Smooth Criminal' and Taylor started in on the lead guitar.
Cassie, Zulie, and Elise stared at her when Cassie smiled. She ran over to the guitar rack, got hers, and joined in on the rhythm. Taylor grinned and started singing,
"As he came in through the window.
It was the sound of a crescendo.
He came into her apartment,
With the stains still on the carpet.
So she ran under the table,
He could see she wasn't able.
So she ran into the bedroom
And was struck down. It was her doom!
Annie are you OK? Are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
Annie are you OK? Are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
Annie are you OK? Are you OK?
Are you OK, Annie?
You've been hit by
Struck by…
A smooth criminal."
Zulie and Elise joined in and they preformed the song without any interruptions. They started laughing when they were done but stopped when they saw a small crowd of people applauding them. They blinked in surprise and Taylor grinned, "Thanks! Now bye!" She threw her guitar-pick at the garage button and the door shut.
Okay so. I bet you're wondering who most of these girls are. BUT. If you go to my profile, in a few days, there will be a description of these characters. Thanks!