Hello ladies and gents. Welcome to my first attempt at a Moonlight fanfic. I sure hope you will enjoy it.
Author notes: This is going to be a multichapter kind of thing... and for the first time I'm trying out the first person view when writing.
Rated R for safety reasons...
Disclaimer: If you recognize it then I don't own it. A few of the characters are mine though, such as Cat, Mia, Maria and Tina. Any resemblance between them and any living, dead or fictional characters is purely coincidental!
Remember, comments are the only food my muses accept so please... send any comments you have, good or bad
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Cat
I can't believe I let them talk me into this
I can't believe I'm here. Only a few short hours ago I never would have believed it. I still don't. This is so not the place I would normally get invited to.
I was lying in my bed feeling awful. Watching soppy love storied, crying over the love I lost and eating way too much chocolate. It was another day in my life without he-who-shall-not-be-named. The difference was that I had started to feel restless. Just when Titanic had once again hit that infernal ice berg, my friends came barging through the door.
"This is an intervention", Mia said, turning off the TV.
"You are no longer allowed to mope, it's time to join the living, no excuses", Tina continued, pulling back the curtains allowing the harsh light of day show exactly what a mess my room was.
"We are taking you out on the town tonight so it's time to get up, we're giving you a makeover", Maria finished and took my arm, trying to drag me out of bed.
"I don't have anything to wear", I said sourly, trying to resist but secretly thanking them for doing this. They were right; it was time to stop moping.
"We've got it covered. Jump in the shower", Maria said, pushing me toward my bathroom. Muttering under my breath at them I did as I was told and took a nice long refreshing shower, feeling better by the minute.
When I came out they all swooped down on me. Fixing my hair, makeup, checking I had shaved all the necessary places and what not. Stunned, I just complied. Allowing them to fix me up any way they wanted. Only time I broke my silence was when they pulled out a tiny piece of purple fabric.
"What's that?" I asked, eyeing the thing suspiciously.
"Your dress for tonight", Tina answered with a grin as she continued putting on more make up than I'd ever worn in my entire life. I could feel my eyes go wide. There was no chance I would ever get into that tiny little thin masquerading as a dress.
"It won't fit" I warned them in a sullen voice. For some reason that made them giggle at me.
"Don't worry, luv. It's supposed to be tight", Maria told me, winking at me with a mischievous grin. I shook my head, making the curls fly and decided to keep my trap shut. I'd give them this and then I'd have some peace for a long time.
Once the excuse of a dress was on and the make up and hair was all fixed they turned me so I could look at myself in the mirror. I had to admit the curls and the make up was stunning. But the dress… The purple made my skin shine but it showed more cleavage than I had ever felt comfortable showing and the hem was much too high on the thigh for my taste. It showed off every curve on my body, the wide hips, the big breasts, everything I disliked about my body was painfully clear in this dress.
"I'm not wearing it!" I said and turned to them, hands on hips.
"Yes, you are!" Maria said to me, mimicking my stance.
"You look hot Cat! All the guys are gonna drool all over you tonight", Mia said and Tina nodded to show she agreed. They all stood there in front of me, frowns on their faces trying to convince me to let it go. Taking one deep breath I turned around again but I still couldn't see what they apparently saw. All I could see was a somewhat plump woman wearing a dress much too tight for her. Finally I shrugged and decided that maybe this was exactly what I needed. To go out with my friends and make a total fool of myself. That was when the night took a surprising turn. Tina's phone started ringing all of a sudden. As she checked caller id she held up a finger to ask for silence. We all turned toward her and listened when she answered.
"Hello. Yes, this is Tina. Yes, they are here. I don't know they probably turned off their phones since this is our night off. I'm sorry, but we already have plans. We are taking our friend out to cheer her up after a bad break up. No, I'm sorry; we can't take her with us. She's not like us that's why"
That simple statement stung more than anything had in weeks. I always knew my friends were more beautiful than me and that I didn't exactly belong in their midst but they had always claimed they didn't think so. Now I had it from her own mouth. I wasn't like them. They didn't think I belonged with them. I turned away, trying to hide the pain I felt.
"It's ok, you can go. I'm going back to bed, this was a bad idea" I said and made a move to start trying to get out of the dress. Maria's hand shot out and grabbed mine. She shook her head.
"No, you're not. We are taking you with us" she said, making sure I met her eyes. The love that shone in her eyes almost made me cry with relief. I had to blink several times to keep the tears from falling as they all moved in to hug me.
"Alright, we'll come and we're taking her with us but you better make sure no harm comes to her", Tina said on her phone before she closed it and hugged me tightly.
"Where are we going?" I piped up from the middle of our group hug, starting to feel slightly embarrassed.
I noticed the look the others shared before they answered and it made a slight shiver run down my spine. For some reason this turn had made them nervous.
"You know that we go to special parties sometimes right?" Mia started. I looked at her and nodded. We had had our discussions about that in the beginning when I had thought they were party girls in the form of luxury prostitutes. They had vehemently protested and after some discussions, with many vague details, I had finally been convinced that they were not. Though they were paid for providing some sort of service at these functions they had assured me it was all good and proper. I still had my doubts but I kept them to myself.
"Well, apparently a lot of the girls have food poisoning and they need our help tonight. We were planning on taking you to one of the clubs but..." Tina continued after I had nodded. I looked at her, nodding again to show I had understood.
"So, where are we going? You said something about bringing me along?" I said, eyeing them curiously. Even though I had my suspicions I was still very curious about what they did at those parties and who they got to meet.
"Yes, where are we going tonight?" Maria asked, winking happily at Tina.
"Yes, we are bringing you" Tina said, looking at me affectionately though there was a hint of worry deep in her eyes.
"Well, where are we going tonight?" Mia asked, poking Tina to get her to answer.
"To the mansion of Mr. Kostan" Tina answered her voice blank of emotions but the eagerness in her eyes gave away her excitement. Mia squealed in excitement at this and Maria smiled eagerness in her eyes as well.
"The mansion? Really? Oh, Tina! We've really made it now!" Mia squealed and almost jumped in excitement. We all looked at her half amused and me also half puzzled.
"MR Kostan? Isn't that the finance guy? He's pretty big in his area right?" I said, still smiling at Mia's excitement.
"Yes, Cat. That would be him. We've heard he throws the best parties. Only the A-list gets invited", Tina answered me, still holding her blank face in place. Mia squealed once more then calmed down. Both she and Maria had broad smiles on their lips.
"The limo will be here in five minutes picking us up", Tina continued and left the room to get her coat and purse. With one last squeal, Mia followed her.
"Don't worry kitty Cat, we'll take care of you". Maria told me before beckoning me to follow. I took one deep breath to steady myself. I was going to go to a private party with the A-list wearing a dress that made me look like a prostitute. Shaking my head I muttered curses under my breath as I followed my friends out the door, coat and purse in hand. As I took a seat in the stretch black limo I had no idea I was leaving life as I knew it behind.
To be continued