Disclaimer: Anything you recognize not mine! The songs should be defined as well still not mine!
Chapter 1
Kelly sat in the booth she had snagged while waiting for her two best friends to show up. Kelley was an overall average person she thought. She was 5'4" average weight with straight blonde hair and deep blue eyes. As she sat there she looked around the cafe in downtown Las Angeles California. Beth had moved out here around two years ago and Kelly never understood the draw of LA to people. The cafe she sat in now was an older cafe that boasted patronage from old-time actors and mover and shakers, Kelly shrugged she'd never been one to get into the whole publicity craze never dreaming to actually meet a "famous" person.
Beth walked into the cafe and scanned the crowd looking for her friends. She was a little on the tall side for a female standing at 5'8", with a thin frame. Her face was heart shaped with wide set brows that framed her brown eyes. Her hair was a mass of curls that were a honey-blonde giving a pixyish look to her face. When she spotted Kelly sitting in a corner booth she navigated through the crowds to sit down.
"Wow I'm impressed you got a table."
"My flight got in early so I just came straight here, Rach not here yet?"
"There she is." Beth said pointing out a newcomer to the restaurant. Rachel was a little heavier then her two friends but still fit. She was short standing only at 5'. She had straight brown hair that flowed mid-way down her back with startling gray eyes that almost seemed to see everything about a person. "Rach over here!" Beth called out.
"How was your flight?" Kelley asked.
"Horrid, I got hung up in Houston and then almost missed my connecting flight at Vegas, but oh-well it's great to see you two?"
"Jeez I'm glad you go through all the trouble to see me." Beth said rolling her eyes.
"Yea next year you guys have to come to Ohio to see me," Kelly said with laughter in her eyes.
"I know I can't wait for the cold and snow I mean that's so much better then warmth and sun." Beth said equally sarcastic.
"So out with it Beth, I want to hear about this new guy you've been living with and not the shoggy details we've had in letters and phones for the past year but the in depth stuff!" Rachel said.
About that time the server walked over to their table to place the two new girl's orders, and left quickly.
"C'mon guys let me eat at least!" Beth said.
"NO!" the other two exclaimed together with laughter.
"Well, he's absolutely gorgeous that's for sure and is great with the you know what," she said slyly. "Anyways, we get along great. It was rocky when we first started and he still has stuff to work out. I know there's a ton I don't know about him but, every little scrap I get brings us closer. It took a while before he really started to trust me, but I think now he at least trusts me a little. His friend lives with us; well technically I guess I intruded, but who's counting. James just got custody of a cute little boy Teddy. Teddy is adorable and runs circles around us but I've never seen James latch on quicker to anyone."
"One of them has a kid, isn't that hard to get privacy?" Rachel asked biting back snickers.
"No," Beth says laughing, "I don't know he defiantly adds dynamic but James has his own wing of the house so it doesn't really bother Derek and me. Anyways I don't want to give you too much info and stuff cause I really want you two to make your own opinions unbiased from mine."
After that the meal turned towards more mundane topics as the girls caught up with each other. They made a pact when they all moved from home to make sure to keep in touch so every year they plan a two-week vacation and rotate destinations. This year was Beth's turn. After they finished the meals and paid the girls left the café gathering at their cars Beth said to follow her to the house.
Meanwhile
"Derek, how could you invite a host of people we don't know to come stay?" James asked crossly to his friend.
"James c'mon it's Beth's friends and hasn't she proven herself over the past year. You don't have to spend much time with them, just be civil." Derek said simply.
"What if they put the clues together and figure things out?"
"They're all muggles, do you really think they're going to recognize us?"
"Fine it's your ass on the line, I'm going to go swimming with Ted." James stalked out of the room. "Wanna come?" he threw over his shoulder.
The girls pulled into the long drive that led back to a house. Kelly caught her breath as she got her first view of the house. It was a large house with a main section that connected to others that went perpendicular on either side. The house was 2 stories, the lawn looked to be immaculate, and beyond the house she could catch glimpses of cliffs overlooking the ocean.
"C'mon" Beth called as she got out of her car, the other two pulling to a stop behind her. Rachel looked sideways at Kelly and both shrugged and followed Beth into the house. They were met by a gorgeous blonde hunk with closed gray eyes that quickly kissed Beth before turning to the guests.
"Hello, welcome to my home," he said formally with a light British accent. "I'm Derek; Beth's been talking about your visit for ages. Follow us and you can drop your bags, feel free to use the pool and stuff, I want you to feel comfortable here. James and I unfortunately have to run to get ready for the concert tonight which I think Beth said you were all attending so we'll see you afterwards." While speaking he was leading them through the house. The house itself was pretty Spartan in decorations compared to the outside. There were no pictures hanging on the walls and while the furniture they did see was obviously expensive it was also masculine. There wasn't a whole lot of 'female' touches around. They were led to three bedrooms on the east side of the house were Derek told them to leave their things. He explained that he and James split the house and this side was his. Here most of the colors tended to be shades of green with silver accents, and overall had a soothing feel.
Kelly wandered to the window of the room that she picked which overlooked the pool. She could see a little boy no more then 3 splashing around with an older guy that looked about Derek's age. The guy was also a hunk with flashing green eyes and deep black hair that hung barley in his eyes. There was a tattoo of some kind on his right arm. His chest was chiseled with a hard six-pack abs that led down to narrow hips that were hugged by his swim trunks. She turned away from the picture and cocked an eyebrow at Beth. Beth simply shrugged saying she'd explain later.
Derek turned to give Beth a quick kiss as Kelly turned back to the window the guy and kid were gone though. Derek left quickly to meet his friend whom Kelly assumed was the guy.
"So who was that?" Kelly asked.
"That would be James, he's even more closed then Derek so I wouldn't even suggest it Kel."
"He didn't seem that closed to me," Rachel piped up.
"He was fronting," Beth said, "Sometimes I don't even know if I see the real him." With that the girls started getting ready for the concert that night.
"What about the kid, on nights like these?" Rachel asked.
"Well James hired a nanny that stays with Teddy year-round, especially since they do a lot of touring, Mrs. Goodpoke travels with them most of the time."
The girls all piled into Beth's car for the quick drive to the stadium where the concert was happening. As soon as they entered Beth headed to the security guard and showed him her ID which promptly had him leading them to a private room. The girls sat around chatting as Kelly and Rachel watched the huge stadium fill up.
"You never did say what band they were in, it has to be pretty big if they sell this big in LA?"
"The Phoenixes" Beth said with a smirk. The other two squealed getting even more excited about the upcoming concert. They chatted more with the other two teasing Beth for holding out. Before long the stadium darkened. The opening band came on to get the crowd pumping; they could look down and already see mosh-pits opening already. After 20 minutes of playing or so the intermission started and the stage crew came out to change sets. Within 10 minute break the lights dimmed again. Kelly's breath caught as the spotlight lit up only James with a guitar. His voice filled the stadium as the other band members were caught up.
On
the ground I lay
Motionless in pain
I can see my life flashing
before my eyes
Did I fall asleep
Is this all a dream
Wake me
up, I'm living a nightmare
I will not die (I will not die)
I
will survive
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel
alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for
you
In my time of dying
On this bed I lay
Losing
everything
I can see my life passing me by
Was it all too
much
Or just not enough
Wake me up, I'm living a nightmare
I
will not die (I will not die)
I will survive
I will not
die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I
will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying
I
will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're
beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of
dying
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I will not die,
when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In
my time of dying
"Time of Dying" Three Days Grace
The band played through several other songs (these include "Welcome to my life", "I'm just a kid" by Simple Plan, "Animal I have become", "Pain", "Riot" by Three Days Grace, "In the End" by Linkin Park, "The Anthem", "The Day that I Die", Young and the Hopeless" "S.O.S" by Good Charlotte, "Scars" by Papa Roach). As the last song faded James came on saying they had one more song to sing before they leave. With that the entire stadium went pitch black. His voice filled almost hauntingly filled with emotion.
I
opened my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I
can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here
tonight
And I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go
away
No I can't stand the pain
How could this happen to
me
I've made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night
goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just
wanna scream
How could this happen to me
Everybody's
screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I'm
slipping off the edge
I'm hanging by a thread
I wanna start
this over again
So I try to hold onto a time when nothing
mattered
And I can't explain what happened
And I can't erase
the things that I've done
No I can't
How could this happen
to me
I've made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The
night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I
just wanna scream
How could this happen to me
I've made my
mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm
fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How
could this happen to me
"Untitled" Simple Plan
As the last notes of the song faded the lights caught on the banner of the band of a phoenix taking flight. The lights came on with the band no where to be found. People started talking about what a great concert it was. Even Kelly who had never been interested before in concerts and stuff had to admit that they defiantly had a way with the crowd and that last song was a powerful one to end on.
Beth led the three girls out of the room and backstage where Derek greeted her enthusiastically. James rolled his eyes at them before catching Beth in a quick hug but shied away from physical contact for long. After stepping back it was almost like shutters came down on his eyes as he glared at the two other girls before turning and stalking away. Derek sighed but let him go, while Beth just shook her head and handed Derek a 5 dollar bill. The girls gushed to Derek about what a great concert it was hoping to embarrass him, but much to their chagrin he took the praise almost impassively.
After heading back to the house Derek and the girls hung out in the Dinning room just getting to know each other. For the next two weeks passed in relative calm the four of them toured LA as Derek took them around to see the sights. James remained startling absent and never acknowledged their presence if he saw the two extra girls although he still smiled at Beth. Kelly would occasionally see him out in the pool with his son, but the one time she tried to approach James abruptly grabbed Teddy and left into the West side of the house. Not before Kelly got a shocked view of his body that was riddled with scars. She also got a closer look at the tattoo, which was a lily surrounded by a stag, wolf, and dog.
A/N
I'm just getting started with this, yes Derek/Draco's and James/Harry's characters will be expanded upon within the next couple chapters. This story will have a few OCs but the main ones will be only Beth, Kelly, and Rachel everyone else will only be minor characters. Let me know what you think and if I should continue. I've got a couple of chap outlines done and have a basic idea of where I'm going to go with this but yea.