AN: Wow, everyone! I am so happy with the reviews that I have been getting from you all! I have been replied to you all and I am so thankful that you all are loving this story as much as I am. I, honestly, did not expect this kind of reaction to a story that I got inspiration for from a Panic! At the Disco CD.
If anyone is looking for a fantastic CD to listen to, it's Vices & Virtues by P!ATD. So good. All the time.
Now, one of my readers, jansails, sent me a message that alerted me to something I hadn't thought of. When the band is performing "Hallelujah" by Paramore, I forgot a credit. This version that I used is from their live album "The Final Riot." In it, Hayley Williams starts the song off with Leonard Cohen's version of Hallelujah, and then leads into their own song. I did not credit him, and I'm so glad you caught that, jansails, haha!
At any rate, here is the next chapter. It's time for the Masens, dontcha think?
Disclaimer: I own nothing from Twilight. All property goes to Stephenie Meyer and the singers of the respected songs that will be used in this chapter. Those artists will be credited at the end of this chapter.
Chapter 6: Bella Smiles
"Well, everyone, we sure have had a great time tonight," Izzy begins, a smirk playing across her lips as the crowd screams in response. "This is our last song for the night, and then, I will leave you all with the very talented and very handsome group, The MASENS!" she shoults the ending, hearing the crowd go absolutely insane. She smiles as she drops the mic by her side, tilting her head in either direction to crack her neck and relieve some of her tension.
"Na, na, na na na.
Na, Na na na na."
The music lead into what sounded like a march before the heavy guitar picked up behind her as she continued to chant the lyrics until the first verse. She took to instantly stomping her feet in rhythm with the song as she made her way across the stage.
"We came to battle, baby.
We came to win the war.
We won't surrender
Til we get what we're looking for.
We're blowing out our speakers.
There goes the neighborhood.
A little scissor happy,
Little misunderstood."
She took a breath and smirked. "Come on ladies!"
"We can turn you on
Or we will turn on you.
Daughters of darkness
Sisters insane.
A little evil goes a long, long way.
We stand together,
No, we're not afraid.
We'll live forever,
Daughters of darkness.
Daughters of darkness."
The chanting from before starts playing behind her as she jumps up and down, watching the crowd jumping with her. She glimpsed over to the left to see if he was still watching. He was. A chill ran through her as she quickly gathered her wits to continue the final song of the night for the band.
"We're all survivors, somehow.
We just broke out the pack.
And I DON'T NEED NO DOGTAGS,
My name is on my back.
We can turn you on,
Or we will turn on you.
Daughters of darkness,
Sisters insane.
A little evil goes a long, long way.
We stand together,
No we're not afraid.
We'll live forever,
Daughters of darkness.
Daughters of darkness."
Izzy smirks as the chanting continues behind her. She bends forward, reaching her hands into the crowd and touching, shaking, and smirking at her fans before her. This was what Bella loved about being Izzy. 'Izzy' didn't' give a fuck about anything. All she cared about was growling out her music. Bella on the other hand, was always a nervous wreck. She knew she was pretty, but lacked in confidence. The sex appeal that Izzy had was a complete stranger to Bella. She knew nothing of being sexy, and definitely nothing of being confident. Hence her inordinate clumsiness.
Izzy redirected herself back to the final verse of the song, knowing the concert would be over for her soon.
'Never down.
Never out.
Playing hard.
Living loud.
Keeping up
With the boys.
Making out.
Making noise.
And you better get me home before the sun comes up.
Up.
Uuuuup.
Daughters of darkness
Sisters insane.
A little evil goes a long, long way.
We stand together,
No we're not afraid.
We'll live forever.
Daughters of darkness.
We're the daughters of darkness!"
The chanting followed through the rest of the song as Izzy bounced again, her head bobbing with the beat. It soon came to a stop and the music finished out.
"Well, everyone, it's been a pleasure! I'm Izzy Hyde, we're Izzy Hyde & Co. Goodnight!" she yelled into the mic, putting it back in the stand before making her way off stage.
As she made her way off of the stage, she felt two strong arms wrap around her and pull her off to the side. Before she could say anything, she felt his lips press firmly against hers, causing her to gasp. She brought her hands up and wrapped them around his shoulders, her fingers running through his hair, tugging lightly. This resulted in a groan from him as he deepened the kiss. Their tongues danced and she whimpered into his mouth. He ground his hips against hers, causing a low moan to emanate from her throat.
All too quickly, he pulled away, pressing three soft, chaste kisses against her lips. She stared up at him, panting. "The fuck was that?" she asked, her hands still in his hair.
"Bella," he paused, looking down at her, his eyes searching into hers. "You were... fuck,.. sensational seems too cheesy to say."
Her lips perked up at the end as she brought her fingers up to feel how swollen her lips were from that kiss.
Before she could say anything in response, he started again. "Come early before it's your cue. I want you to hear the song before. Please. Promise me you'll come back early?" he plead, staring into her eyes.
She nodded, her voice all of the sudden having disappeared.
He stepped away from her, walking towards the side of the stage, his fingers running through his hair as the roadies finished setting up the stage for his band. She turned and watched him bounce back and forth, alternating which leg to land on as he prepared himself for his entrance. The lights were off in the venue and she saw him make his way over to a keyboard that had just finished being set up on the stage.
She, then , saw his bandmates appear from nowhere and make their way to their respective places on stage: Emmett on drums and Jasper on bass. Edward had a guitar not too far behind him for him to use when performing. He stepped over to it, sliding it on, pulling a pick from his pocket to ensure he had it. He then slipped it between his guitar strings at the neck of it.
The crowd was chanting "Masens… Masens… Masens…" as the band finished getting into place. Suddenly music that sounded almost like a church organ blew through the venue, causing the crowd to quiet down.
"I'm coming apart at the seams.
Pitching myself for leads in other people's dreams.
Now, buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Doc, there's a hole where something was.
Doc, there's a hold where something was."
The music quieted down as Edward backed away from the keyboard, beginning to play heavily on his guitar, walking up to the microphone stand before continuing on with the first verse.
Bella shakes the remnants of 'Izzy' out of her head as she turns away from the stage. She grabs her cigarettes and her lighter from where she stashed them earlier, lighting one as she made her way back to hair and makeup to be touched up before she has to go back on stage and perform 'Broken' with the boys. As she inhaled the nicotine into her lungs, she felt the slight anxiety she got from performing drifting away. She ashed into a coke can she had found earlier that day that was half full of soda.
Upon arrival of hair and makeup, she took a seat in the chair, hearing the coos of women teling her how wonderful she did. Bella gave a soft smile and said "Thank you," quietly as they finished making her beautiful again.
Twenty minutes later, she was freshened up and ready for one more cigarette before she went back out on stage. She lit the cigarette distractedly, feeling the butterflies creeping back into her stomach. Once she reached the side of the stage, she put her cigarette out, stashing her pack and her lighter away again. She quickly slipped a mint between her lips. Not that the crowd would know, but she would know.
As she watched his band perform, her eyes were locked on him, watching every move he made. She really enjoyed watching his muscles tighten and loosen as he played different notes on the guitar. He sang with everything he had and she smiled, shaking her head at him. She leaned cashually against the doorframe, her ankle crossed behind the other, her hands in her pockets.
The song the band was performing came to an end and Edward began to speak to the crowd.
"This song is a new one. I wrote it a few months ago, after meeting this girl who I couldn't seem to get out of my head. I hope you all like it," he says quickly, ignoring the random 'boo's he was getting from other women in the crowd who wanted him all for themselves.
Music that sounded like a harmonica began to play and Bella was instantly intrigued. She would listen to a little bit of this song before she needed to become Izzy again. Then she remembered that he had asked her to watch the song before Broken. One of the roadies had told her that this was the song before she was due on stage. She nodded, remembering his request and began to listen to the lyrics intently.
"I was fine; just a guy living on my own.
Waiting for the sky to fall.
Then you called and changed it all. Doll.
Velvet lips and the eyes to pull me in.
We both know you'd already win.
Mm, you're original sin.
You fooled me once with your lies now, honey.
You fooled me twice with your lies and I say,"
His eyes flitter over into her direction, causing her to feel a catch in her throat.
"Bella smiles like Bella doesn't care.
She lives in her world, so unaware."
'The FUCK?!' she thought to herself, trying to figure out what in the fuck he had just been saying. She began to feel anger rising up in her. How dare he write a song about her in the first place, but second place, why write something so afwul? Was he trying to be an asshole? Or did he think that this passive-aggressive shit would be cute?
It was the next line that caught her completely off guard.
"Does she know that my destiny lies with her?
Bellaa
Oh Bella
Are you saving me?"
Her jaw drops as she stares at him, a smirk playing across his lips as he stared at her. Her heart falters in her chest, causing her to rub it again. He wrote a song. About her. And she's his… destiny? Her heart began to beat rapidly in her chest, and she felt something shift inside of her. Izzy wasn't coming back out tonight, apparently. She was going to have to go out there as Bella. And she was happy about it. She listened, eagerly, to the rest of the song.
"Waking up with a kiss and you're on your way.
I really hoped that you would stay,
But you left and went your own way. Babe.
I don't mind,
Take your time.
I've got things to do
Besides sit around and wait for you.
Oh, and I hope you do, too.
You fooled me once with your eyes now, honey.
You fooled me twice with your lies and I say,
Bella smiles like Bella doesn't care.
She lives in her world so unaware.
Does she know that my destiny lies with her?
Bellaaaa
Oh Bellaaaa.
Are you saving me?
And it's killing me inside.
Consuming all my time,
You've left me blind.
And when I think I'm right,
You take away my pride.
You cast it all aside but I say:
Bella smiles like Bella doesn't care.
She lives in her world, so unaware.
Does she know that my destiny lies with her?
Bellaaaa.
Oh Bellaa.
Are you saving me?"
The lights go out in the venue again, signaling that it's Bella's cue to walk on stage before the next song plays. She sprinted over to Edward, pushing him back slightly from the microphone. She planted a kiss on his lips, feeling him react almost instantly. His hands land on her hips, his guitar pick between his first and middle fingers.
Pulling back quickly, she leans up to his ear, her hand pulling his ear bud out so that he can hear her.
"I'll try, Edward."
-CFC-
AN:
Well, folks! What did you think of the Masens, huh? Now, time for credits:
Daughters of Darkness- Halestorm
Bella Smiles (It's actually called Sarah Smiles) – Panic! At the Disco
This song is what inspired this story for me! I hope that you like it! Keep reading because there is still PLENTY more to come.
Till next time,
-Bree a.k.a. SillyBeautifulOversensitiveGrl
