A/N: Hi everyone! Yes I know what everyone is thinking and I promise I will update 'She Wasn't Always a Groupie' as soon as I remember where I was going with it. 'Rocky to Shocky' will be caught up once I actually sit down and post the new chapters and 'I'm in Love With my Sister' just got an update to hopefully help the you guys over! Now I've had this idea in the books for awhile now and just never worked it out so as always I'm open to ideas of what you, my readers, would like to see! I hope you enjoy!
~Chapter 1~
It was a foggy autumn morning in the town of Denton, the sun was barely peeking into the sky over the forest the lines the outskirts of the town among these trees stood a large castle seeming to be abandoned. Within the castle all was quiet, most of the residence still sleeping, or just starting to get into their second hour of sleep, apart from one. Magenta sat at the vanity table applying the last of her make-up before getting to her feet and going to the attached bathroom knocking on the door.
"Come on Collie, if you don't hurry I'm leaving you here to fend for yourself."
After she spoke she knocked on the door a final time before walking away to sit on her large four poster bed sitting down and pulling her boots on. In the bathroom Collie finished brushing her teeth before quickly fixing her strawberry red-pink hair as best she could for it being cut in a messy pixie style. Once her hair was more organized messy she stepped into her shoes and opened the door making Magenta look up and raise an eyebrow at the odd attire. Being the resident groupie for 2 years Collie had adopted the habit of wearing flashy costumes every day but today she was in a very worn and faded Pink Floyd t-shirt, a pleated black mini skirt, dark grey leggings, her signature tap shoes and a close fit leather jacket.
"What? I can't go into town wearing one of my costumes."
Magenta shook her head standing and heading for the door before pausing.
"Do you have the keys?"
Columbia pulled the objects in question out of the jacket of the pocket smirking.
"Swiped them last night. You driving or do you want me too?"
Magenta returned the smirk and held out her hand for the keys then taking them as they were placed in her hand. The pair headed out the door and to the old beat up pick up truck getting in.
"I still don't know why I had to grab the keys last night, if it's for necessities wouldn't Frankie have just handed them over?"
Magenta looked at her friend as she started the truck.
"Did you want to be the one to wake the master at 6am to get the keys?"
Collie grimaced shaking her head as they drove away from the castle. About 5 minutes into the drive they noticed a car pulled over to the side of the road, a man and a little boy sat inside the car as a woman with long blonde hair walked into the trees carrying a blanket. Collie watched as they passed before looking at Magenta.
"What do you suppose that was about? It's not every day we see people out this far."
Magenta shrugged as they entered town.
"It's not the first time families have dumped animals they can't handle in the woods, one of the dogs back at the castle was like that."
Collie gave a small hum in response her mind elsewhere as Magenta parked the truck outside the store.
"I need to go to the corner store I'll meet you back here when I'm done. Need anything?"
Magenta thought for a second.
"More lipstick, I've used most of mine and some mascara with both of us using it we go through it fast."
Collie nodded before walking down to the end of the street to the corner store where she got the needed make up, a new pack of cigarettes to replace the ones of Magenta's she'd smoked over the past couple weeks, and a new hair brush before walking back to the grocery store just as Magenta was coming out.
After putting the bags in the bed of the truck the pair got in and started driving back to the castle as it began to rain but as they approached the place where the car had been pulled over it was now gone but the blanket was left lying only a few feet away from the road.
"Hold on Genta, pull over for a sec."
Magenta gave her a look but stopped the truck then watched as her friend got out of the truck and ran to the blanket ignoring the way she was getting soaked by the rain. After a second she turned back to look at the truck and waved for Magenta to come over, groaning knowing the rain was going to make her make up run and her hair even more unmanageable she got out of the truck and hurried over to where Collie was now lifting the blanket.
Magenta looked at what was wrapped in the blanket expecting to see a puppy or some kind of animal but instead was shocked to find a young child, maybe no more than 2, shivering with slightly blue tinted lips wrapped in the drenched blanket.
"We can't leave it here, should we take it back into town?"
Magenta looked at Collie then shook her head wiping the running mascara and rain from her own eyes so it wasn't blurring her vision.
"No bring it back to the castle with us, it's closer and it needs to be somewhere warm and dry."
Collie nodded and hurried back to the truck with Magenta getting in, with a little more difficulty, and turning up the heat in the cab. As they began driving again Collie moved the blanket enough to take out the child's hands and enclose them in her own gently blowing on them to warm them. Under the blanket the child had on a pink dress that was dirty and soaked through, the hair was an auburn brown color and slightly curly.
Once at the castle Collie took off her coat and wrapped it around the small girl carrying her inside with Magenta at her heels until they reached their room. Collie quickly removed the drenched blanket and tucked the little girl into her own bed while Magenta left the room to get another blanket. Collie kneeled beside the bed gently brushing the stray strands of hair from the girl's face watching as the blue began to leave her lips and she stopped trembling, Magenta came back with another blanket and draped it over the child looking down at her.
"She's looking better. What made you decide to stop?"
Collie looked up at the domestic then back to the child as she coughed.
"It didn't feel right to just ignore the fact those people left any living thing out there to die, of course I was expecting a puppy or something not a child. She's getting warm."
Magenta lightly placed her hand to the child's forehead and headed for the door.
"I'll get a cold pack."
Collie nodded not really listening as she lightly stroked the girl's cheek. Magenta had no sooner left the room when Frank stepped out of the lift watching her go into the kitchen before following her blocking her exit as she grabbed the cold pack.
"Master?"
Frank crossed his arms looking at her.
"So you and Columbia did return, I assume you neglected to remember I told you to bring my breakfast to my chambers with Columbia."
She bit the inside of her cheek and shook her head.
"No master I did not neglect to remember, miss Columbia is occupied at the moment she got wet and cold when we came back so she is taking a bath to keep from getting sick."
Frank narrowed his eyes pointing to the ice pack.
"Then why do you have that?"
Magenta tried to think on her feet but as she went to answer Riff stepped into the room glancing at his sister's nervous eyes.
"Master there has been a change in the experiment in the lab."
Frank looked at Riff then back at Magenta before leaving making the domestic give a sigh kissing her brother's cheek.
"Thank you darling."
He returned the kiss before looking at the ice pack.
"Why do you have that? Did Columbia hurt herself?"
She shook her head.
"No, we found a little girl abandoned in the woods, she's starting to get a fever from being in the rain poor little one, she's only two at most."
Riff glanced over his shoulder hearing Frank in the lab before kissing her head.
"Go and tend to her then, and you may want to send Columbia to the master he's been needy since he rose."
Magenta shuddered not wanting to be on the wrong end of that mood set and nodded before hurrying back up to the bedroom. Collie was still sitting beside the bed keeping a close eye on the child who was now red in the cheeks. She wrapped the ice pack in a towel then lightly placed it on the child's forehead looking at Collie.
"The master wants to see you."
Collie's brows knitted together shaking her head.
"Tell him I'm not going or something, some one needs to keep an eye on her."
Magenta huffed a sigh grabbing the groupie by the arm and pulling her up so they were facing each other.
"I will watch her now go before Frank comes looking for a fuck in the bath I told him you were in."
Biting her lip Collie glanced back at the child then nodded.
"Alright, where is he?"
Magenta let go of her arm and pointed to the door.
"The lab, as normal, are you going to change clothes?"
The groupie looked down at her damp clothes and shook her head.
"It doesn't matter, it's not like he pays attention to what I wear."
Before Magenta could respond Collie left the room closing the door behind her as she headed to first the lift then down to the lab. When she stepped into the pink tiled room she found Frank lounging behind a desk while Riff was working with one of the machines.
"You wanted to see me Frankie?"
Frank looked at her and smiled beckoning her over with his finger making her sigh inwardly as she rounded the desk and perched herself in his lap letting his arms encircle her waist as his lips found her neck. After a moment of not getting a response he gripped her chin forcing her to look over her shoulder at him.
"Is there something troubling you Columbia?"
Collie looked into his eyes and gave a small smile.
"Not at all Frankie."
She did her best to make her tone convincing but it wasn't bought as he gripped her chin tighter making her flinch.
"Don't lie to me, what is it you're hiding from me."
The groupie swallowed thickly before an idea came to her.
"It's not a good day Frankie, I started my period."
Frank narrowed his eyes but let her chin go before bruises could form and gestured for her to get up, which she did without complaint, before he stood and went to observe Riff's work ignoring her all together now as he often did when she wasn't of use. She rolled her eyes but left the lab and returning to her bedroom finding Magenta sitting beside the bed sewing up a hole in one of Riff's suits humming.
"How is she?"
Magenta jumped at her voice pricking her finger with the needle and cursing under her breath before looking up.
"I thought you were with the master."
Collie carefully sat on the foot of the bed and looked at the child's less red face.
"I told him I started my period and he started ignoring me so I left."
Magenta said nothing looking at the child as well.
"Her fever went down, hopefully she will wake up soon."
Collie smiled relieved before it faded and she looked back at the domestic.
"What will we do then? She's young but she's old enough to know neither of us is her mother, she'll start crying and Frank will find out."
Magenta raised an eyebrow but didn't look away from her sewing.
"Is she too of to be made to think we are her new caregivers?"
Collie thought for a minute but shrugged.
"I don't know, it's possible it really depends how attached she was to her real mother."
Magenta snorted biting the thread and standing up draping the coat over her arm.
"Evidently she could have been very well attached if they just left her to die in the rain."
Collie nodded looking back at the child gently taking her hand as Magenta walked to the door.
"I'm going to begin lunch, is there anything specific you want?"
The groupie thought for a moment then shook her head.
"Anything but liver like yesterday and no more salmon. If I so much as look at another plate of salmon and crackers I'm going to be sick."
Magenta smirked and left the room closing the door behind her. Collie looked down at the girl gently stroking her cheek.
"You'll be okay little one, I won't let Frank throw you out. I'll keep you safe so will Genta, hopefully."
Collie smiled as the girl's hand closed around hers tighter in her sleep. After a while Collie was sitting on the floor looking through a magazine when the girl whined in her sleep making her turn to face the child carefully removing the ice pack as her eyes fluttered open revealing hazel irises.
"You're okay little one, you're safe now."
The girl merely looked at her making Collie worry something was wrong until she sat up sniffling a little as tears filled her eyes.
"Oh no no no, please don't cry sweetie. It's alright, you're okay."
The girl sniffled again then her eyes widened and she scooted back against the back of the bed as Magenta came into the room holding a plate in one hand and a glass in the other. Magenta looked at the girl then at Collie, who was now looking at her, before setting the plate of pasta down on the bed watching as the girls eyes darted from the food to her then back. After a moment the girl began eating the pasta making Collie sigh relieved she wasn't crying.
"That was close. Poor thing is scared I think."
Magenta sat beside her watching the child.
"Can you blame her? Remember how scared you were when you first came here?"
Collie nodded.
"Okay fair enough but now we have another problem. We don't know her name and an even bigger one named Frank."
Magenta nodded once looking at the girl for a long moment.
"Try asking her, if she can't tell us then we give her one."
Collie looked to her then back at the girl who was now having more fun playing with a noodle than eating it.
"Maybe we should just give her a new one, if she stays with us we don't want anyone recognizing her. But what to call her?"
Magenta nodded her agreement taking a rag from her pocket and wiping off the girl's face with it giving a faint smile as the girl let her without struggle.
"Ambrosia."
Collie looked up at her friend smiling a little.
"I was thinking more along the lines of Rose but I like that name too."
Magenta tucked a loose strand of hair behind the girl's ear as she began to eat more of the pasta again.
"Then we call her both, Ambrosia Rose."
Collie smiled brightly looking at the child as she looked up hearing the name.
"Well someone seems to like it. Ambrosia Rose it is then."
The newly named Ambrosia looked at Collie hearing her new name and smiled reaching out a hand.
"Mommy!"
Collie blinked surprised and shook her head.
"I'm sorry sweetie I don't know where your mommy is."
Ambrosia pouted a little still reaching for her.
"Mommy."
The word was a little more demanding this time making Magenta chuckle.
"She's not asking for her mother she's calling you mommy."
Collie's eyes widened as she looked at the girl still reaching for her getting impatient as she pouted tears in her eyes. After shaking off the shock she lifted Ambrosia off the bed and into her lap making her giggle happily clapping her hand and sending sauce splattering both of them. Magenta chuckled gently grabbing Ambrosia's hands and wiping them off.
"No more of that, you're making a mess young lady."
Ambrosia looked up at the domestic and smiled widely reaching for her.
"Mama!"
Magenta chuckled taking her into her arms.
"Well that was easy, just like a puppy, you bond with the ones that show you love and affection."
Ambrosia giggled before pointing to the floor.
"Down mama."
Magenta carefully set her on her feet watching as she walked over to Collie again putting her hands on the groupie's knees bouncing to get her attention. Collie smiled lifting her into her lap holding her close looking at Magenta.
"I'm going to give her a bath, if Frank comes looking for me for any reason tell him I'll find him later."
Magenta nodded before looking at Ambrosia's dress and stockings.
"Give me her clothes and I'll wash them."
Collie set the girl on the bed and took off her dress smiling as she giggled then sat down letting her stockings be taken off as well.
"I think I have an old shirt she can wear until we can get her better clothes, it'll be big but it'll do."
She handed the clothes over to Magenta watching her leave before taking Ambrosia to the bathroom and setting her on her feet beside the tub as she filled it with warm water and a little bubble bath.
"Okay little one in you get."
She smiled as Ambrosia lifted her arms and picked her up taking off the cloth diaper and setting her in the water among the bubbles. As she washed the girl's hair the brown tone vanished revealing vibrant red hair nearly the same color as Magenta's making her smile softer before gasping as she was splashed and drenched as Ambrosia giggled and clapped.
"Slash splash!"
Collie wiped bubbled from her face looking at the girl with a half hearted stern look.
"No more splashing mommy little missy, you're the one that's supposed to be taking a bath."
Ambrosia looked at her then continued to giggle making her shake her head and drain the tub before lifting the girl into her arms and wrapping her in a towel.
"There now let's see if we can find you something to wear until Magenta gets your dress washed."
Hearing the name Ambrosia looked around the room then pouted.
"Mama?"
Collie set her on the bed kissing her head.
"She'll be back soon I promise."
As she spoke she began to dig in the closet until she found a shirt she had bought at one of her first concerts she'd snuck out to see and held it up, it was a extra small so it wouldn't be too huge on the toddler. She went back to the bed and dried Ambrosia off before helping her into the shirt as the door opened and Magenta stepped in but didn't close the door.
"What's wrong Genta?"
Magenta didn't speak but looked at the floor as Frank stepped into the room crossing his arms as he looked at the groupie and toddler. Collie swallowed thickly pulling Ambrosia into her lap holding her close but stared Frank in the eye.
"What do we have here? Magenta told me you were in napping but I come here to find you both hiding this...this sticky fingered little thing!"
Ambrosia whined clinging to Collie as she held her tighter getting to her feet.
"Frankie please don't make us send her back out where her family abandoned her, she'll die without someone to look after her she's just a baby."
Frank opened his mouth to speak but closed it as Ambrosia started to try and get out of Collie's hold, confused the groupie set her down and watched as she walked up to Frank looking up at him, nearly falling backwards as she leaned back, before smiling reaching her hands above her head opening and closing them around the air.
"Up up."
Frank uncrossed his arms making both Collie and Magenta start to step forward to grab the child if needed but stopped in their tracks as Frank leaned down and picked the child up looking at her as he held her at arm's length and she giggled reaching out to him. Hesitantly he held her closer and watched her closely as she wrapped her fingers around the pearls around his neck then looked up into his eyes and smiled.
"Pretty."
Collie had to bite her tongue to keep from giggling in relief as she glanced at Magenta to find her smiling faintly as Frank smiled and kissed the girl's cheek.
"Well thank you little one, you're rather pretty too."
Ambrosia giggled happily clapping her hands drawing a chuckle from Frank. Collie went to Magenta's side wrapping her arm around her shoulders and smiling as Magenta put hers around her waist letting out a sigh of her own in relief and a little surprise to see prince Frank N. Furter smiling and interacting with a little earthling child as if it was normal.