(A/N): Hey Guys! So uh, it's been less than half an hour since I last updated this story. Remember how I said I was stuck? Yeah, apparently, uploading that last chapter dislodged it. This chapter is pretty boring, but it does introduce a new character who may or may not be important in later chapters so...yeah. Have fun with it guys, and please review!
Disclaimer: While the books I am trying to write may seem similar, I do not own the Maximum Ride series.
Fang
The real reason I left Mercedes house before dark, and didn't accept her father's offer to drive me home was because very Thursday night, tonight, I performed at Bread Stix as part of their 'Dinner and a show' special. All I had to do was sing, and I got paid a little extra, even though I wasn't actually doing my job during that time. I landed, invisible, on the roof of Bread Stix, and slid down the drain pipe on the side so my boss, Alexis Recker, wouldn't catch me on the roof and dock my pay. Believe me, it happened before. I scanned the inside of the restaurant as I entered. The bell above the door chiming quietly. Alexis looked up, smiled slightly before gesturing to the stage with her head. I nodded, and climbed the short set of stairs to the stage before slipping my CD into the speaker system to the right of the stage. I held the remote in my hand as I walked back to the microphone.
"So, as most of you probably know, it's Thursday, which means it time for the 'Dinner and a Show' Special to begin. Now, as usual, I, Nick, will be the only act tonight, seeing as Alexis is a cheap-skate." I smiled at her with a wink to let her know that I was joking. "So, let's get this started, shall we." I pressed play on the remote, and my music started to play. It didn't have the words, seeing as I would be singing. The first song would be Bruno Mars – Today My Life Begins.
Oh
I've been working hard so long,
Seems like pain has been my only friend.
My fragile heart's been done so wrong,
I wondered if I'd ever heal again.
Oh, just like all the seasons,
Never stay the same,
All around me I can feel a change.
Oh, I will break these chains that bind me,
Happiness will find me,
Leave the past behind me,
Today my life begins.
A whole new world is waiting,
It's mine for the taking,
I know I can make it,
Today my life begins.
Yesterday has come and gone,
And I've learned how to leave it where it is,
And I see that I was wrong,
For ever doubting I could win.
Oh, just like all the seasons,
Never stay the same,
All around me I can feel a change.
Oh, I will break these chains that bind me,
Happiness will find me,
Leave the past behind me,
Today my life begins.
A whole new world is waiting,
It's mine for the taking,
I know I can make it,
Today my life begins.
Life's too short to have regrets,
So I'm learning now to leave it in the past,
And try to forget I only have one life to live,
So you better make the best of it, oh.
I will break these chains that bind me,
Happiness will find me,
Leave the past behind me,
Today my life begins.
A whole new world is waiting,
It's mine for the taking,
I know I can make it,
Today my life begins.
I will break these chains that bind me,
Happiness will find me,
Leave the past behind me,
Today my life begins.
A whole new world is waiting,
It's mine for the taking,
I know I can make it,
Today my life begins.
Today my life begins.
As I finished singing, I got a standing ovation from almost everyone, which made me grin at them. The next song started and I smiled a small, slightly sad smile as Here Without You by 3 Doors Down started to play - a song I could really relate too.
A hundred days have made me older,
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face.
A thousand lies have made me colder,
And I don't think I can look at this the same.
But all the miles that separate,
Disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face.
I'm here without you baby,
But you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby,
And I dream about you all the time.
I'm here without you baby,
But you're still with me in my dreams,
And tonight it's only you and me.
The miles just keep rollin',
As the people leave their way to say hello.
I've heard this life is overrated,
But I hope that it gets better as we go.
I'm here without you baby,
But you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby,
And I dream about you all the time.
I'm here without you baby,
But you're still with me in my dreams,
And tonight girl its only you and me.
Everything I know, and anywhere I go,
It gets hard but it won't take away my love.
And when the last one falls.
When it's all said and done,
It gets hard but it wont take, away my love.
I'm here without you baby,
But you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby,
And I dream about you all the time.
I'm here without you baby,
But you're still with me in my dreams,
And tonight girl its only you and me.
Everyone cheered for me and I grinned, blushing slightly at all the attention I was getting. One of the reasons I didn't talk much wasn't because I didn't like attention, but because I had never had a good experience with people paying attention to me. Now that I had seen people paying attention to me in a positive light, I realise that I actually like it. The feeling of everyone standing and applauding, the smiles on their faces, and that absolutely wonderful feeling of achievement, which could only be described as the warmth of a stagelight blaring down on your shoulders. I smiled and moved off the stage to take my first of many five minute breaks to get my breath back (not that I really needed to), and to have a drink of water. As I stepped off the last stair next to the stage, Alexis patted me on the shoulder, a wide grin on her face. She was only two years older than me, and already the manager of Bread Stix. She started working here when she was my age, and she had quickly risen through the ranks, faster than anyone else had ever seen. She wasn't bothered by fashion, she didn't see the need in it, just like Max, but she some how always managed to look good, even when she wore only a pair of faded and ripped loose blue jeans, a flannel shirt and a pair of cowboy boots. Even though she was born and raised in Iowa, she made it seem as if she had lived in Texas her whole life. She was a good boss, not too strict, but she was the first to speak up if an employee wasn't pulling his or her weight. She released my shoulder and went back to working behind the counter, or whatever she had been doing before. I sat down in a chair out of the sight of the crowd, mainly because I didn't feel like being watched, and sipped on a glass of water, waiting until it was time for my next performance.
(A/N): Please review if you can, and check out my other stories. This chapter is over 1,550 words without the Authors notes by the way!