Chapter 1
"SON GET IN HERE!" My father yelled strictly. Drearily walking in I sighed.
"What do you want father?" My smooth Scottish accent came.
"You are not going anywhere!" he screamed. Yes I was, I was going to New York.
"Yes father I am. I'm 18 years old and I am my own person! I'm leaving."
"No you're not! I'm not to have my son go to New York to get high with groupies and prostitutes!"
"Watch me!" I snapped. Grabbing my arm he pulled me back.
"You leave this house you're never coming back." He hissed.
"…Deal…" I smiled grabbing my jacket and heading toward the door.
"It's all that love baloney you believe in. 'Love is like oxygen…'" he mimicked me.
"Well you'll be wasting your life away in a puddle of smoke and a gun to your head! Good luck you loser!"
"Thanks dad." I called climbing into my 2002 red IMPRESSION. Roaring the engine I skidded out of the drive way and down the street.
After about 5 hours of driving and reaching New York, it took me a little while to locate my apartment. Calling constantly on my cell phone for directions, it was never any help. They were too high to tell which end of their body was their ass and which were their nose.
Finally reaching the apartment the streets were weary and cold but as soon as I stepped through the door I could smell the weed and smoke filled garret.
"Hello?" I called.
"Hello?" I tried again over the music.
"HEY!" I screamed pulling the plug.
"It is you! Our new roommate! Welcome, welcome. I am Toussaint and this is…"
"Arnaud."
"Jules."
"Donatien."
"Nice to meet you." I shook hands with each of them.
"I'm here to see if I qualify for the room." I spoke slowly.
"No worries Chris you gots it. It is Chris right?" I nodded.
"It's short for Christophe."
"Well now that we're all here, let's go." Jules said in a seductive voice.
"Go? Go where?" I asked worriedly.
"To 'Diamond's Palace' of course. We must celebrate our new member of our humble family of Illusions. It's great!" Toussaint smiled.
"I can't go there… I just got here and I don't even have anything to wear."
"Oh don't worry we can fix that. Besides you HAVE to look presentable for Bejewel." Jules giggled running her hands all over me.
"Oh my God!" I practically fell as she grabbed at 'me'. She giggled in amusement.
"He's a big boy." She smiled.
"Be- who?" I asked.
"Bejewel, she is the star of the show!" Arnaud prompted.
"Why am I seeing her?"
"Because Jules here is psychic and she saw you totally changing the lives of everyone who is an Illusion. Can you believe it? You're the Illusion everyone has been waiting for!"
The next thing I knew I was dressed in a costume of some kinds of really light material. However I wasn't about to complain, it was black and black was my best color.
"Is it a costume party?" I asked looking at myself.
"No of course not. It's a living Illusion."
"What?" I was completely confused now.
"You see Bejewel isn't an Illusion, and neither is anyone at Diamond's Palace. That is why so they don't worry about who comes and goes that they just suck up all of everyone's money they have everyone dress in costumes. Get it?" Toussaint explained. I so didn't get it.
"Got it." I mumbled.
"Good." They all called grabbing me and pulling me with them.
"Because here we go!" Everything began spinning and suddenly we were there! In a mad frenzy of singing! This was amazing! Never had I experienced something so dramatically exotic!
"I'm comin up so you better get this party started!"
Toussaint sang out as we burst through the doors and I was hooked through their arms.
"Get this party started on a Saturday night
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive
Sending out the message to all of my friends
We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
I got lots of style check my gold diamond rings
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up I'm comin
I'm coming up so you better get this party started!"
Everyone was singing and dancing and it was amazing! I'd never seen people having so much fun!
As the prostitutes danced around somehow I was shoved into the madness and was dancing with everyone. This was too shibby!
"I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up you better
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
Get this party started!"
They all shouted throwing their arms into the air and the lights going out. Glitter began falling in showers and I could hear my heart in my ears. Could anything get better? But I didn't know what to expect next.
Everyone watched in awe as a woman with such extinguishing beauty was flown into the room. Blue lights were everywhere and a techno type of music started and she began to belt.
"We're on the phone
We're all alone
And that just ain't good enough
I go around the world
Too see your face
'Cause that just ain't good enough
So I'm just kicking it
I'm counting the days
I hardly can wait for us to hang out
I'm really missing it in so many ways
I anticipate us making out!"
She sang. Oh how lovely her voice was. Everyone cheered as she sang and I couldn't help stare in disbelief at how such a beautiful creature could be in such a horrible place. Right then my heart practically screamed for her! I didn't know what to do.
"BEJEWEL!" Everyone screamed.
Songs:
"Get This Party Started": Pink
"Making Out": No Doubt
"SON GET IN HERE!" My father yelled strictly. Drearily walking in I sighed.
"What do you want father?" My smooth Scottish accent came.
"You are not going anywhere!" he screamed. Yes I was, I was going to New York.
"Yes father I am. I'm 18 years old and I am my own person! I'm leaving."
"No you're not! I'm not to have my son go to New York to get high with groupies and prostitutes!"
"Watch me!" I snapped. Grabbing my arm he pulled me back.
"You leave this house you're never coming back." He hissed.
"…Deal…" I smiled grabbing my jacket and heading toward the door.
"It's all that love baloney you believe in. 'Love is like oxygen…'" he mimicked me.
"Well you'll be wasting your life away in a puddle of smoke and a gun to your head! Good luck you loser!"
"Thanks dad." I called climbing into my 2002 red IMPRESSION. Roaring the engine I skidded out of the drive way and down the street.
After about 5 hours of driving and reaching New York, it took me a little while to locate my apartment. Calling constantly on my cell phone for directions, it was never any help. They were too high to tell which end of their body was their ass and which were their nose.
Finally reaching the apartment the streets were weary and cold but as soon as I stepped through the door I could smell the weed and smoke filled garret.
"Hello?" I called.
"Hello?" I tried again over the music.
"HEY!" I screamed pulling the plug.
"It is you! Our new roommate! Welcome, welcome. I am Toussaint and this is…"
"Arnaud."
"Jules."
"Donatien."
"Nice to meet you." I shook hands with each of them.
"I'm here to see if I qualify for the room." I spoke slowly.
"No worries Chris you gots it. It is Chris right?" I nodded.
"It's short for Christophe."
"Well now that we're all here, let's go." Jules said in a seductive voice.
"Go? Go where?" I asked worriedly.
"To 'Diamond's Palace' of course. We must celebrate our new member of our humble family of Illusions. It's great!" Toussaint smiled.
"I can't go there… I just got here and I don't even have anything to wear."
"Oh don't worry we can fix that. Besides you HAVE to look presentable for Bejewel." Jules giggled running her hands all over me.
"Oh my God!" I practically fell as she grabbed at 'me'. She giggled in amusement.
"He's a big boy." She smiled.
"Be- who?" I asked.
"Bejewel, she is the star of the show!" Arnaud prompted.
"Why am I seeing her?"
"Because Jules here is psychic and she saw you totally changing the lives of everyone who is an Illusion. Can you believe it? You're the Illusion everyone has been waiting for!"
The next thing I knew I was dressed in a costume of some kinds of really light material. However I wasn't about to complain, it was black and black was my best color.
"Is it a costume party?" I asked looking at myself.
"No of course not. It's a living Illusion."
"What?" I was completely confused now.
"You see Bejewel isn't an Illusion, and neither is anyone at Diamond's Palace. That is why so they don't worry about who comes and goes that they just suck up all of everyone's money they have everyone dress in costumes. Get it?" Toussaint explained. I so didn't get it.
"Got it." I mumbled.
"Good." They all called grabbing me and pulling me with them.
"Because here we go!" Everything began spinning and suddenly we were there! In a mad frenzy of singing! This was amazing! Never had I experienced something so dramatically exotic!
"I'm comin up so you better get this party started!"
Toussaint sang out as we burst through the doors and I was hooked through their arms.
"Get this party started on a Saturday night
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive
Sending out the message to all of my friends
We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
I got lots of style check my gold diamond rings
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up I'm comin
I'm coming up so you better get this party started!"
Everyone was singing and dancing and it was amazing! I'd never seen people having so much fun!
As the prostitutes danced around somehow I was shoved into the madness and was dancing with everyone. This was too shibby!
"I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up you better
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
Get this party started!"
They all shouted throwing their arms into the air and the lights going out. Glitter began falling in showers and I could hear my heart in my ears. Could anything get better? But I didn't know what to expect next.
Everyone watched in awe as a woman with such extinguishing beauty was flown into the room. Blue lights were everywhere and a techno type of music started and she began to belt.
"We're on the phone
We're all alone
And that just ain't good enough
I go around the world
Too see your face
'Cause that just ain't good enough
So I'm just kicking it
I'm counting the days
I hardly can wait for us to hang out
I'm really missing it in so many ways
I anticipate us making out!"
She sang. Oh how lovely her voice was. Everyone cheered as she sang and I couldn't help stare in disbelief at how such a beautiful creature could be in such a horrible place. Right then my heart practically screamed for her! I didn't know what to do.
"BEJEWEL!" Everyone screamed.
Songs:
"Get This Party Started": Pink
"Making Out": No Doubt
