And here it is :) Chapter 1 for Sound of Madness, I want to thank everyone for the feedback they gave me on the teaser, I'll leave it up for a little while, but I'll take it down eventually. If you don't know, the title Sound of Madness, is the title of a song by Shinedown. I suggest you guys check it out.
And of course I don't own anything related with Sons of Anarchy, but I do own Kaitlyn, and Taylor, and Paul.
Kaitlyn pulled her car in the lot and killed the engine. She grabbed her keys and her bag before exiting the car and heading into work.
"Hey Kait!" a voice called as she entered the diner.
"Hey Paul" she called back setting her stuff behind the counter and reached for her apron.
"You ready for the breakfast rush?" he asked coming out from behind the kitchen with a grin on his face. Today was her first say on the morning shift. Usually she worked the second shift, giving up her hours during the day to a different job bagging groceries at the local super market.
"Ha-ha very funny" She said looking at him, he laughed. "But yes, getting up this early is nothing new to me."
"Oh I see" he said coming to stand by her, looking out at the parking lot.
"Sam and Taylor here yet?" She asked.
"Nah, they should be here soon though." He said looking down at his watch. "Well people will start pouring in soon, better get things started" he said patting her on the back before heading back into the kitchen. Not soon after, people started coming to grab a bite to eat before work, and the diner filled up quickly. Sam and Taylor two more of Kaitlyn's co-workers managed to drag themselves in shortly after seven, lighting the load. Around ten o'clock the morning rush slowed down and Kaitlyn was finally able to sit down for a minute.
"Having fun?" Taylor asked her as she started wiping down the counter. Kaitlyn sighed.
"Oh I'm having a blast" She said with a smile. Taylor laughed and shook her head.
"And it just keeps getting better." Suddenly the roar of engines could be heard, and Kaitlyn and Taylor turning their attention to the parking lot out front. They saw two bikes pull into the lot. Taylor mumbled something that sounded oddly like 'oh goody' and went back to cleaning the counter. Kaitlyn, however, kept her eyes on the bikes as their riders got off and pulled off their helmets. She saw that they both had similar vests, Sons of Anarchy was written across the back. Kaitlyn knew they were a local bike club, but she had also heard plenty of rumors about them running back alley arms deals' amongst other things. She had driven past their body shop numerous times and had even taken her car there once when she first got into town three months back. There, she remembered meeting a guy who everyone seemed to call Prospect and another named Juice. They had both seemed nice enough asking her what brought her in and what not, they didn't seem like the guys she had heard rumors about.
As the two walked towards the door, Kaitlyn recognized one of them as Juice, the tattoos on his head made him easy to spot. The other guy had chin length blond hair and a tattoo on his right arm. She found that she couldn't take her eyes off him as they made to the diner.
"Hey, I'm gonna take a smoke break okay?" she heard Taylor say, snapping Kaitlyn out of her trance.
"Yeah that's fine" Kaitlyn said making her way behind the counter, just as the two walked. They walked straight up to the counter and grabbed the two seats closest to the register, and Kaitlyn. Another customer walked to the register to pay their check.
"Hey Kitty Kat" Juice said giving her a smile.
"Hey Juice" she said returning the smile.
"How's Charmin' treatin' you so far?" he asked. Kaitlyn saw the blond looking her up and down.
"It's been treating me just fine" she said resting her hands on the counter.
"Good" Juice said, he smile still getting even bigger. The blond cleared his throat and Juice looked at him. "Oh, this" he said pointing to the blond, "Is Jax." He smiled at her and waved. She waved back.
"Nice to meet you, can I get you guys anything?"
"I'll take a coke" Jax said.
"Make that two cokes" Juice said holding up two fingers. Kaitlyn laughed.
"Okay then, two cokes comin' right up" she said, heading to the kitchen.
As she was getting their drinks, she overheard Jax ask Juice how he knew her.
"She came into the shop 'bout three months back to get her car fixed." He replied.
"She live here long?"
"Nah, she moved in 'bout three months back, the same time she brought her car in I think" Kaitlyn quickly grabbed the cokes and made her way back to the counter.
"Here you go" she said setting the drinks down in front of them.
"Thanks" Jax said flashing a smile. She smiled back.
"So you guys ready to order?" They nodded and gave her their orders, which she then gave to Paul who said that he would get started on them.
"So how long you been workin' here?" Jax asked her.
"About two months now."
"Really? I haven't seen you around here before." He said taking a sip of his coke. She smiled
"Have you been lookin'?" she asked. He shook his head.
"Well then maybe that's why." He gave her a smile that made her blush. This exchange didn't go unnoticed by Juice.
"Well I had another job during the day bagging groceries at the super market but me and my boss didn't get along very well, so I quit. I didn't think it was worth it to keep working the late shift here so I switched."
"Order Ready!" Paul hollered. Kaitlyn glanced over her shoulder to the kitchen and saw their food.
"I'll be right back" she said before heading to the kitchen. Jax watched her retreating back, and Juice nudged him with his elbow.
"What?" He asked.
"I didn't say anything" Juice said putting his hands up.
"Whatever you say man" Jax said as Kaitlyn walked out carrying a tray with their food.
"Here you go guys" She said as she set their plates in front of them.
"Thanks babe" Juice said as he started to dig in. Kaitlyn rolled her eyes and Jax shot Juice a hard look. The front door swung open and Taylor walked in.
"Where've you been?" Kaitlyn asked her.
"Smoke break" She replied walking to the register. She looked around the diner and saw it was virtually empty, except for the counter. "It's not like we're busy" she added noting the look on Kaitlyn's face.
"Well in that case I think I'll go take a quick break." Kaitlyn said walking towards the kitchen.
'Whatever" she heard Taylor mumble. "What're you looking at?" Taylor asked Juice who was staring at her.
"Nothing" He said before gulping down the last of his coke. "Can I get a refill?" he asked flashing her a smile. She glared at him before grabbing his glass and heading into the kitchen.
"Well, looks like someone forgot to get their beauty sleep last night" Jax said. They both laughed.
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Once Kaitlyn was outside, she lit herself a cigarette and sat on the top of the old picnic table that was there. She took a long drag of her cigarette before pulling her cell phone out of her pocket. Two missed calls and one voicemail.
"Why am I not surprised" she said to herself.
"Surprised about what?" Kaitlyn swung her head around to see Jax making his way around the corner of the building.
"Huh?" He walked over to where she was sitting.
"What aren't you surprised about?" he asked as he lit himself a cigarette.
"Oh nothing, my mom's just been calling again." He sat down next to her. Kaitlyn noticed that even though they were now both sitting on top of the picnic table she still had to look up at him.
"She lookin' for you or something?"
"Not really, she knows where I am." She paused, "Sort of anyways, she just worries." Jax laughed.
"Don't all moms'?" She laughed.
"Yupp." She flicked her cigarette to the ground.
"Want another one?" Jax asked holding out his pack. She shook her head.
"I'm good." They sat in silence for a moment.
"So what brought you to Charmin'?" Kaitlyn shrugged.
"Seemed like a nice place to settle down." He laughed. She looked at him, "What's so funny?"
"You picked one hell of a place to settle down." He looked at her, and she saw something. Curiosity, wonder, he didn't understand her, but he wanted to, and she could see that. She smiled.
"I guess I did."
"Hey Kait!" They both turned to see Taylor standing at the back doorway. "Lunch crowd's coming in." She gave Jax a hard look; "Your buddy's looking for you" she said and then headed back inside. Kaitlyn jumped off the table.
"Well I guess I better head back in." She turned to grab her phone off the table but Jax grabbed it first, and then jumped off the table and walked over to her.
"It was nice meeting you" he said with a smile, handing her the phone.
"It was nice to meet you too" She said and started walking towards the door.
"Hey!" he called. She turned to face him. "What time do you get off work?"
"Two, why?"
"You lookin' for some extra work?" She stared at him curiously.
"Maybe."
"You should stop by the shop today. My mom's always lookin' for an extra hand, especially nowadays." She thought about it for a minute.
"I'll be there" she said. Jax smiled.
"I'll see you then" he said and then started walking back around to the parking lot. Kaitlyn made her way through the kitchen and to the counter where Taylor was ringing up a customer. The diner was getting crowded.
"So what were you and Jax talking about?" She asked turning to Kaitlyn who shrugged.
"Nothing really" she said turning her eyes to the parking lot where she saw Jax and Juice getting on their bikes.
"Mhmm, that one's trouble Kait, you just remember that" Taylor said before turning her attention to another customer. Kaitlyn just watched as Jax took one last look at the diner before riding off.
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