The Man Inside the Mirror

Chapter 1:Black Roses Red

Damon blew air through his lips as he tossed the sign up sheet on the table. Today had been one of the worst possible days for his band ever because these the people auditioning for Damon's band were no where near good enough.

Damon had been against the idea of having a female vocalist in his band, but the guys told him it would make them seem less sexist and having a hot chick to look at wouldn't be that bad to have either. Damon had said they did fine on their own, but of course he had been out voted, so here he was now in his garage trying to find a girl who was halfway decent to match up to his powerful vocals.

So far every girl he had seen audition had been too horrible for words. It was like they didn't even realize how tone death they sounded. Damon couldn't allow that in his band, because he was actually looking for a legit singer, not a dumbass bimbo who just stood there to look the part .He had wished that he had been smart enough to wear ear plugs for some of these performances. After all it wasn't his plan to allow a girl in the band so why did he have to suffer?

Then like an angel who had been cast down from the heaven, she had appeared before him. The brunettes' hair curled down to her breast as her brown eyes looked warm. She looked like a goddess in human form. She looked like the kind of girl who guys begged for. Who was this dark eyed beauty?

One of his band mates grabbed the sign-up sheet and read out her name.

"It's good to meet you Katherine Pierce. What will you be singing for us today?"

"Hello my name is Katherine Pierce and I'll be singing 'Black Roses Red' by Alana Grace."

"Excellent song choice. Go on and show us what you got."

Damon had expected for her voice to be as horrible as all the others had been, but what came out of that girls mouth was anything, but horrible. It was the kind of voice that just wrapped you in and refused to let you go. When she had finished her song, Damon had found himself clapping for the girl who was new and exciting to him.

"Thank you Ms. Pierce. That was excellent and we'll let you know if you're in as soon as we can." He said looking into those intense brown eyes.

If she did this to him without really touching him he wondered what she would do if she actually did.

She nodded as a reply and without a single word of thanks to Damon or his band she excited the garage looking twice as hot as she did it. After the auditions had finally ended, the group had sat down and unanimously voted to put Katherine in their band. After all with her and Damon's talent they should be selling out in no time.

After a quick farewell to his band, Damon had went inside his house and grabbed a piece of pizza. Today had been hard work for him with school and those auditions, so he was starving and exhausted. He finished off his pizza and went into the living room to see that his mother was asleep on the couch.

He always hated it when the hospital made his mom work extra shifts, but she said a job was a job and ever since his father had left them to go be with his mistress money had been too tight around the house to actually give up an opportunity to work. Sometimes Damon had wished that he had taken his father up on his offer and moved with him so that his mother could actually enjoy her life, but at the time Damon didn't want to leave his mother alone, so he chose to stay with her. He sighed and tucked his mom in under the covers like she did to him so many times as a child.

A smile spread over her face as she pulled the covers closer to her, but she remained asleep. Damon smiled back and went upstairs to his own bedroom to rest. Hopefully the Katherine thing worked out for his band or else he would be screwed.