Chapter 15 (I hate this one. It's a waste of writing material.)
After one last stroke, she put down the lip gloss, then opened her door. She flipped her hair to catch the scent, then smiled at her brother. "Well?" Rachel asked. He looked down, observing the dark blue sneakers, light blue shiny jeans, faded white at the front, finally, a velvet aqua tank top. "I'm sort of going for the 'water' look." He nodded. "You succeeded." She arched her shoulders, and descended the staircase.
At the bottom, all the guys were waiting anxiously. She looked at each face, "Ready?" "Yeah." said a soft voice. She looked behind Chris, and found Tymmie leaning against the door in a black sleeveless tee, silver chains glittering on his neck, and black pants. She tilted her head, and noticed a little smirk on his face. His way of reconciling. She smirked back, then faced them again.
"Okay, let's go." She said, and waited as Stanton took Michael, and Chris took Derek. She desperately turned to Tymmie, but he already disappeared. Her shoulders drooped in sadness. "You okay?" Collin asked. She looked at him for a second, then said, "Yeah." She took his hand, then faded. As she flew to Planet Bang, she bit her lip in pain, and at one point she almost lost her concentration and fell, but she managed to keep going.
When she made it, she let go of Collin, and rubbed her cramped stomach. Collin rushed over to the others, apparently excited about their first experience at traveling by shadow. Stanton put a hand on her shoulder. "What's wrong?" She look up at him, but at the worry in his eyes she shook it off. "Just a cramp," and they snuck inside. She smiled instantly at the pounding rhythm. She nodded to some of the faces she recognized.
The people, knowing that they were about to get great entertainment, backed out for them. She thrust her hip to one side, let her arms dangle, and waited patiently as Stanton fixed the DJ's mind. After a few seconds, the music began. Rachel kicked, then spun, twirling her arms over her head like a ballerina. They were all standing in their practice formations, but what they hadn't formatted, was their totally improvised dancing.
Stanton front left, Rachel front center, Tymmie front right, and the rest of the boys behind them. They all managed to make total synchronization when they danced. She laughed, delighted that they finally had the instinct. At her left, Stanton spread out his arms, snapped them in, and spun. She grinned, then looked to her right. Tymmie spread his arms out, but his move was different. He touched the ground, and spun his way up.
She kept a thorough inspection of the other guys too. They were really doing an awesome job. She grinned again, and as the final beats approached, she shouted, "Go for it boys!" The back row walked up. They copied Stanton's first move the night he had started dancing again. (See familiar love, C26) Finally, the song faded out, and they bowed, listening to the whistles, applause, and hoots.
Everyone began to dance again, and they congratulated each other. Then, a light finger tapped her shoulder. She turned around, and was immediately met with, "What did you do to them?" said a shrieking Jimena. "Hey!" Collin said, and walked over to her, and kissed her. Jimena just stared at him with a dumbfounded expression in her eyes. Serena however, was grinning, "Really good tonight boys." She complimented.
Stanton and Collin smiled their thanks. "Michael?" Vanessa whimpered in a scared voice. The tone of her voice caused Rachel to worry. So, she peeked into each mind to find out what they really thought. After a quick search, she smiled. While they were all totally stunned, they were also overwhelmed by the sudden sexiness of their boyfriends. Suddenly, she felt the invasion of her mind.
She grabbed the closest arm she could find, trying to warn them what was happening to her. They didn't take hint in time, and she found herself being swirled into a mental conversation with Gerard. 'How has your day been?' She made a grim face. 'Pretty much okay. Why?' Her face grinned. 'How was last night?' She gripped the arm tighter until it began to bleed. "Rachel, let go!"
After one last stroke, she put down the lip gloss, then opened her door. She flipped her hair to catch the scent, then smiled at her brother. "Well?" Rachel asked. He looked down, observing the dark blue sneakers, light blue shiny jeans, faded white at the front, finally, a velvet aqua tank top. "I'm sort of going for the 'water' look." He nodded. "You succeeded." She arched her shoulders, and descended the staircase.
At the bottom, all the guys were waiting anxiously. She looked at each face, "Ready?" "Yeah." said a soft voice. She looked behind Chris, and found Tymmie leaning against the door in a black sleeveless tee, silver chains glittering on his neck, and black pants. She tilted her head, and noticed a little smirk on his face. His way of reconciling. She smirked back, then faced them again.
"Okay, let's go." She said, and waited as Stanton took Michael, and Chris took Derek. She desperately turned to Tymmie, but he already disappeared. Her shoulders drooped in sadness. "You okay?" Collin asked. She looked at him for a second, then said, "Yeah." She took his hand, then faded. As she flew to Planet Bang, she bit her lip in pain, and at one point she almost lost her concentration and fell, but she managed to keep going.
When she made it, she let go of Collin, and rubbed her cramped stomach. Collin rushed over to the others, apparently excited about their first experience at traveling by shadow. Stanton put a hand on her shoulder. "What's wrong?" She look up at him, but at the worry in his eyes she shook it off. "Just a cramp," and they snuck inside. She smiled instantly at the pounding rhythm. She nodded to some of the faces she recognized.
The people, knowing that they were about to get great entertainment, backed out for them. She thrust her hip to one side, let her arms dangle, and waited patiently as Stanton fixed the DJ's mind. After a few seconds, the music began. Rachel kicked, then spun, twirling her arms over her head like a ballerina. They were all standing in their practice formations, but what they hadn't formatted, was their totally improvised dancing.
Stanton front left, Rachel front center, Tymmie front right, and the rest of the boys behind them. They all managed to make total synchronization when they danced. She laughed, delighted that they finally had the instinct. At her left, Stanton spread out his arms, snapped them in, and spun. She grinned, then looked to her right. Tymmie spread his arms out, but his move was different. He touched the ground, and spun his way up.
She kept a thorough inspection of the other guys too. They were really doing an awesome job. She grinned again, and as the final beats approached, she shouted, "Go for it boys!" The back row walked up. They copied Stanton's first move the night he had started dancing again. (See familiar love, C26) Finally, the song faded out, and they bowed, listening to the whistles, applause, and hoots.
Everyone began to dance again, and they congratulated each other. Then, a light finger tapped her shoulder. She turned around, and was immediately met with, "What did you do to them?" said a shrieking Jimena. "Hey!" Collin said, and walked over to her, and kissed her. Jimena just stared at him with a dumbfounded expression in her eyes. Serena however, was grinning, "Really good tonight boys." She complimented.
Stanton and Collin smiled their thanks. "Michael?" Vanessa whimpered in a scared voice. The tone of her voice caused Rachel to worry. So, she peeked into each mind to find out what they really thought. After a quick search, she smiled. While they were all totally stunned, they were also overwhelmed by the sudden sexiness of their boyfriends. Suddenly, she felt the invasion of her mind.
She grabbed the closest arm she could find, trying to warn them what was happening to her. They didn't take hint in time, and she found herself being swirled into a mental conversation with Gerard. 'How has your day been?' She made a grim face. 'Pretty much okay. Why?' Her face grinned. 'How was last night?' She gripped the arm tighter until it began to bleed. "Rachel, let go!"