The Storm Chapter 2
"Alex! you are on in five minutes girl you better be ready or I will drag your cute little hinny out'' Gary yelled at me through the door of my changing room.
Gary god bless his soul is my best friend, my main man, and my makeup artist. Standing at 5'8 and 120 or so pounds its fair to say Gary is a small man but what he lacks in size he makes up for in spunk.
And spunky he is with his neon purple hair, but that's Hollywood for you and now that's my life.
I buckled the last buckle on my heel and stood to face the mirror.
I was dressed in a black bodysuit with rainbow flowers and a yellow cross with red dots, my legs were open but covered in fish nets and I finished the look with a pair of black leather 7 inch heels and a blue wig.
With seconds to spare I ran out my dressing room and on to the stage ignoring the annoyed look I got from Gary as I passed him.
The Stage filled with fog and the lights dimmed just as I got to the microphone.
Yes! at least I made it on time this time
I shuttered at the memory of the time I had been late for curtain call.
Music filled the air and the curtain's opened.
There was a shocking number of fans in the crowd to say the least and this wasn't even a concert.
" Hello Alaska sound!" I yelled to the screaming crowd earning more chants of 'Alex' and 'Lexi'
Smiling I started to sing in to the microphone.
'' I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I'm wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong?
I'm wide awake
And now it's clear to me
That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on
On the concrete
Falling from cloud nine
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
Yeah, I'm falling from cloud nine
I'm wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I'm wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself, no
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I am born again
Out of the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
And it's too late
The story's over now, the end
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on
On the concrete
Falling from cloud nine
I'm crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
I'm falling from cloud nine
I'm wide awake
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I'm wide awake
I am trying to hold on
I'm wide awake
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
I'm wide awake
I'm not blind anymore...
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake''
As the song ended memories flashed to the front of me head. Memories of Charlie and me and Edward and Jacob...Bella's memories
Waving to my fans I walked to the interview area that consisted of a roped off and two very tacky loveseats.
I had to swallow back the lump in my throat when I saw her.
Haile Young. The Alaska Sounds Interviewer and not my biggest fan. Her red hair spun tight in a bun and her black rimmed glasses gave her the perfect 'teacher' look, well it was that or the pencil skirt and blouse...
As gracefully as I could manage I sat on to the red love-seat and crossed my legs.
" Welcome its nice to have you here'' she greeted me her red lips pulling into a tight smile.
" It's wonderful to be here" I said leaning back with an easy light smile on my face.
A bright smile graced her pale features letting me know she was playing. I let out a sigh of relief.
Thank god! she doesn't hate me!
" May I say you look sensational Alex" She commented giving me the 'once-over'
" Thank you, you do as well Haile '' I replied brushing the hair of the wig behind my ear, a nervous habit of mine.
" How are you liking Alaska? " she asked
'' Its very Beautiful Here, I'm loving the scenery "
" If you like scenery you must check out Denali it's Magical this time of year" She mentioned of handedly not realizing she was telling me to go to my own personal hell.
Stop! Bella Swan is dead Denali Would be her hell not yours.
During my mental debate the appropriate amount of time past for me to comment so I just waited for her to ask a question.
"Ok..." She trailed off looking at her papers "Your album 'The Very Best Of Me' has hit the top ten how do you feel about that?''
That was a good question how did I feel about that. Happy. Excited. Joyful. How else was someone to feel when they have a best selling album and multiple top 100 songs.
" I feel good Its a great experience for me and I love every second of it." I told her honestly
"What was your inspiration for your songs?"
With out thinking I answered
" Life most of my songs are from bad relationships and just living life and learning to be me"
" Relationships... so you really trashed your exes car?" she asked only to get a smirk.
Haile appeared to be in shock for a moment before she just shook her head.
"Would you like to take fan and viewer questions?" she asked I nodded having forgotten up until this point there where about 200 people and a camera watching my every move.
She pointed to a young man who looked to be about 20 that was wearing a t-shirt with my name on it and had a lightening bolt painted on his cheek.
" Oh My god! Oh My God! Ok How Would you describe your style?" The Man Asked He seemed to Be 'fangirling'
" Hipster Pop rock with a touch of Scenic but not too much, cause the Scene is dead " I answered cheekily, but to draw emphasis to 'the scene is dead' I stuck out my tongue and motioned my finger across my throat in a cutting action.
Next she pointed to the one person I never thought I'd see again.
Alice. Alice who was standing next to Rosalie and a Amazon-like strawberry-blonde.
This was just my fucking luck. They had to be here, the fucking Cullen's.
" Omagh, Alex me and my sisters are such big fan will you give us autographs?" she giggled out in her bell-like voice Sighing I nodding and waved for them to come on stage
Bouncing more than walking she came on stage followed by Rosalie and the unknown vampire.
She stood in front of me in all her 5 foot nothing glory and handed me a sharpie.
I looked at her with a confused expression .
Were did she want me to sign?
Giggling she pointed to her cheek. I uncapped the marker and signed a quick ' Alex S.' then motioned Rosalie forward.
Stepping towards me she held out her wrist. I signed my signature lightening bolt as well as my name 'Alex' and finally I motioned the blonde whose hands where in her pockets.
" Just my boyfriends iPod'' she said handing me the iPod.
It was Edwards the very same one from forks. I scribbled a quick 'Lexi 'on it so I could hand it back but in my rush my finger hit a button and a familiar tune filled my ears. My-Bella's Lullaby
I turned over the device and looked at the screen ' Tanya's Lullaby' then I realized it.
She was Tanya. She's who he left me-Bella for.
I handed - well lets be honest I tossed it at her and walked to back over to Haile who was ending the show I wave goodbye and walked off stage.
Well I tried to walk off stage, I ended up walking face first into a brick wall. Or so I thought.
" Omagh! I'm so sorry I just wanted to talk to you and I didn't realize you didn't see me and now you probably hate me and oh my god I messed up my only chance at be coming your friend -" I cut off Alice's rambling with a question.
" How did you get back here?''
It was a good question I mean I pay people a lot of money to keep me safe and how can they do that if I have rabid fans popping up everywhere, not that Alice is a rabid fan, but she could be.
'' I just walked back here it wasn't at all that hard'' she said with a dimpled smile.
Yep definitely getting new security guards.
''Well now you have me here what did you want?'' I couldn't help but ask and it was a good question normal people don't just corner their favorite singer.
I didn't know what to say so I stood there, my expression portraying my shock.
There was a time where I would have begged Alice to be my friend, and now she stood before me pleading with her golden onyx eyes to say yes.
'' I'm sorry for bothering you I'll just go'' She said taking my silence as rejection the look on her face broke my heart so I did something that shocked myself.
I stopped her from leaving.
'' Wait! Um sorry I was just shocked by how forward you were, not that I don't want to be friends.'' I was rambling. like a preteen. like Bella would have. I cut my self off and grabbed her hand taking the marker I had used to autograph her cheek and wrote down my number '941-402-7361'
'' Text me or call me when ever is good for you'' I said turning on my heel leaving a shocked Alice in my mist.
She called out the fact that her name was Alice, I only chuckled and continued walking to my dressing room.
I quickly changed into some 'street' clothes. A black leather jacket a black tank top with gray skinny jeans and dark gray leather ankle boots. I looked at my self in the mirror I looked at how much I had changed in the two years since I left forks, my body has matured very much since then my legs have grown changing my 5'5 to a 5'9 and chest has grown larger and my hips as well my stomach flatter.
Smiling I pulled of my wig letting the inky black waves fall from there place. Giving myself a final once over I put in my non-prescription sea green contacts and headed for the parking lot.
There where fans more than before. at least 300.
Security was desperately trying to block off a path to my custom dark blue limo.
I quickly walked out cameras flashed all around me making it clear these weren't fans, they were paparazzi. Or leeches as Gary calls them because 'they suck off of others fame'.
Getting into my limo I slammed the door with a sigh.
I was tired. I am tired. My life is draining.
Now with the added drama of seeing Alice and Tanya im going to pass out any moment.
"Hot and dangerous
If you're one of us, then roll with us
'Cause we make the hipsters fall in love
And we've got our hot-pants on and up
And yes of course we does, we running this town just like a club
And no, you don't want to mess with us-"
Kesha's voice filled the air signaling my phone was ringing.
Why!why now I'm fucking sleepy!
"Storm" I said into the speaker of my iPhone not even making an effort to be pleasant.
" Well Hello to you to Ms. Alexandria" Jenks said in return to my rude greeting
" I'm guessing you're not calling me to ask for my autograph, so what do I own this pleasure"
" Marie Helen Swan Died Last Week And she left everything to You and you left every thing to yourself so that's why I'm calling you"
Yet another piece of me was gone. I was starting to think I would never be whole.
My grandma was dead. She taught me how to play guitar. She taught me about boys. She taught me everything.
" What did she leave me exactly I don't remember very much about where she lived because she never spoke about it." I only saw her During Christmas time at my father's house and thanksgiving never once did she mention where she lived I knew she was well off but other than that I was at a loss about her.
" It seems she was a very wealthy woman she had a 5.7 million dollar home and over 6 Swiss and foreign bank account and 2 American that contain a total of 4.3 billion dollars"
Shock. I was fucking shocked.
'' I d-don't know what to say" and honestly I didn't he basically told me I won the lottery and my grandma died in the same sentence.
He laughed a deep throaty sound that boomed through my speaker.
"Just say you'll meet me in Mystic falls,Virginia bright and early Thursday morning so we can go over the will and visit the house ok?''
''Mystic Falls where in the hell is that?"
''Mystic Falls is a small town in the southwest part of Virginia, it was founded in 1859 by the founding some of which still live there this includes the Fell, Forbes, Gilbert, Lockwood, and Swan families.''
'' You totally just Wikipedia'ed that didn't"
He didn't answer he just chuckled out 'goodbye Ms. Alexandria' and hung up.
Then it hit me. The flight from Alaska the Virginia is about 13 hours long I can't get private jet on such short notice so I'd have to fly commercial, also I'd have to leave tonight or early tomorrow morning. Tomorrow seemed more convent but leaving tonight was easier despite the fact I was exhausted. With that in mind I dialed up veronica.
"Deaf Muse Records this is Veronica Speaking"
"Its me and I need you to do something"
" What?"
" I need you to arrange flight for Virginia As close to a town called Mystic Falls as possible''
The small clicks of her keyboard were audible as I waited.
'' when?'' She asked
'' Tonight"
'' Your flight leaves in 2 hours it lands in Delbert, Virginia its a town that's two towns over I've arranged for you to stay in the Hilton it's the only hotel in Mystic falls that's not family owned, do you want a rent-a-car or a limonene? '' she spoke quickly
"Rent-A-Car"
"Lamborghini Blue with black rims?"
''You know me so well" I could help but tease because she really did.
''Call me if anything goes wrong ok?''
'' Will do'' I hung up and sent Gary a quick text so he'd know where to send my bags, then I told the driver to take me to the air port.
2 hours later I was on a first class plane to Delbert, Virginia where ever the hell that place is hopefully this little adventure will go smoothly.
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