Chapter 3

Two hours, and much arguing, later standing in front of Stacey and Madison were two somewhat strange looking, yet slightly attractive women.

"Wow, Chris, I never noticed how feminine you looked!" Madison said jokingly to Chris as she brushed a strand of hair away from his glossed lips. He just stood there silently, his face reddening by the minute.

"Randy, if only you're hair was longer, then you'd look just as gorgeous as Chris in women's clothes!" Stacey told him.

"So I guess that's a good thing right?" Randy asked her, with a slight laugh. Chris turned and glared at Randy.

"I'm glad you're enjoying this so much Randy!" Chris said to him. It just made everyone but Chris laugh harder. "Hey…whatever." He said, crossing his arms over his chest. "What about you girls? What are you going to wear?" Chris asked them to pull the attention off of him.

"I thought you'd never ask!" Madison said as she walked back into her room. She brought out matching pinstripe suits that she had made for herself and Stacey. The only differences between the two suits were that for Stacey the pinstripes were light blue, and for Madison they were a dark red.

"Omigod Mads! Those are gorgeous!" Stacey said, taking the suit Madison gave her. They both went into their respective bedrooms, and came back out amidst the wolf whistles from the guys. Stacey had added a black fedora to her outfit, while Madison had added a black and red newsboy cap. They both did a little twirl to show off their outfits.

"OK, if you guys are done ogling us, we can get going." Madison said sarcastically.

"Oh, but I'm not done yet…" Chris said, looking at Madison appreciatively. Madison just grabbed his hand and pulled him out the door. Randy stood up, put his arm around Stacey, kissed her forehead, and walked out after Madison and Chris.

"Whose car are we going to take?" Randy asked the group. They looked at the guy's rental car, a 2004 Toyota Corolla; then to Madison's car, a 1995 Pontiac Sunfire; then to Stacey's car, a 2000 VW Cabrio.

"Well, my car is too small." Stacey stated.

"My car's small too, so I doubt that Randy will fit back there. So let's take the Corolla." Madison decided. So they walked over to the car, Madison got into the driver's seat since she knew the way there, Chris got in next to her, and Randy and Stacey took the backseat. As Madison drove off to Hollywood, Chris turned on the stereo which just so happened to be playing Linkin Park. He left it there, knowing Madison liked them as he did too. Madison and Chris sang along to the song, until Madison looked into the rearview mirror at the two in the backseat. She saw them kissing like to high school teenagers, and she elbowed Chris. He stopped singing and then looked into the backseat as she pointed. They both giggled, which broke apart the kissing couple. When Stacey noticed the two extra pairs of eyes on her, she blushed under her hat and hid her face in Randy's chest. Which made Chris and Madison laugh any harder, and made Randy just shake his head. Once they got to Hollywood and found a parking space, they walked around a bit as a group until Madison wanted to go one way, and Randy wanted to go another. So Chris suggested they separate. As Chris and Madison were walking, they passed by LA Tattoo.

"Oh, I've always wanted to get a tattoo, but I've never had the time. C'mon let's go in Chris!" Madison said, dragging Chris into the tattoo parlor. As they were looking at the flash on the walls, a man came up to them.

"Hey, I'm Matt, did you have any questions?" He asked them.

"Oh! Ummm…yeah…I was wondering if I could get a tattoo." Madison managed to sputter out nervously.

"Oh sure. Did you want something on the walls, or custom?" Matt asked her. Madison reached into her purse and pulled out a picture she always carried with her. It was a fairy-type woman standing on a pedestal, but bound by a vine that wrapped around her body, including her wings, preventing her from flying away. Matt looked at it thoughtfully, and then asked Madison, "Is there significance behind this tattoo? If you don't mind me asking." Madison looked nervously a Chris and then back to matt. "It's OK; you don't have to tell me. This tattoo will cost you $150 and I'll take about an hour to an hour and a half because of all the details."

Madison's face brightened instantly, and said, "Great! Can you do it now?"

Matt glanced at his watch and smiled at the excited young woman. "Yeah, I have 2 hours before my next appointment. Let me go make a copy of this and get set up." He turned around and went into the back. Madison whipped out her cell phone and called Stacey.

"Stace! Get over here now! I'm at the LA Tattoo shop at the corner of where we separated. Why? Cause I'm getting my tat girl! So get you ass down her ASAP!" Madison snapped closed her phone and stuffed it back in her purse. She turned to Chris and said, "I'm so nervous! I've heard from some people that it hurts like hell, and from others that it doesn't. Chris, help me!" Chris wrapped his arms around the brunette and rubbed her back, comfortingly.

"Mads, it'll be OK. Don't be nervous. You'll be fine. I got a tattoo and it didn't hurt me that much." Chris said.

"But you're a big tough wrestler; I'm a little fashion designer! Maybe this was a bad idea." Madison said getting up and heading towards where Matt went. But Chris grabbed her hand, before she had a chance to walk off and pulled her down into his lap.

"Madison, look at me." Chris said. As soon as Madison's hazel eyes looked into Chris's blue ones, she felt the anxiety melt out of her. They were interrupted by a loud cough.

"Am I interrupting something?" Stacey asked with a grin on her face. Madison and Chris jumped apart like school kids caught kissing by their parents.

"Uh…no. Chris was just trying to calm me down. I don't think this is such a good idea Stace. What if I do something stupid like pass out from the pain?" Madison said, as she felt the nervousness start to build up inside of her again. Luckily Matt came out right then, so Madison could no longer debate.

"Ready?" he asked her. She looked at her friends and they all nodded. So she turned to Matt and, like them, she nodded too. She walked into the back with him, wringing her hands in apprehension. Chris, Stacey, and Randy all sat out in the lobby, talking. 2 hours later, they looked up and saw Madison come out, just positively glowing and with a huge grin on her face.

"Let me see it! I wanna see it!" Stacey said excitedly. But Madison just shook her head.

"Nope, sorry, no can do Stace. I have to leave the bandage on for several hours. Maybe at the end of the night I'll show you. If we're still out and about." Madison said to her friend. Stacey's smile faded, but was not deterred.

"Well, since I'm your best friend, I get to see it before they do!" she said, pointing at Randy and Chris. Madison just laughed.

"OK, sure, Stace, well let's go you guys. The night is still young!" Madison said, taking Chris's hand into hers and walking out, she turned and waved at Matt as she walked out and yelled another thank you to him. They ended up staying in Hollywood until 12 and then went to the Burger King to grab something to eat. Madison got up to go to the restroom and motioned for Stacey to follow her.

"What's with women going to the bathroom together?" Chris asked them as they both got up.

"We may go into the restroom together, but at least we don't stand next to each other as we piss and steal glances at each other's equipment!" Stacey retorted. Madison and Stacey laughed and then high fived each other and walked off to the bathroom.

"What's this about? You want to gossip about the guys?" Stacey asked her friend mischievously.

"Nope, you said you wanted to see my tattoo first, so I decided to that enough time had passed." Madison took off her jacket and then lifted up the back of her shirt. Going from the base of her spine to the middle of her back was an almost exact replica of the picture Madison kept in her purse. At the last minute, Matt and Madison had decided to change the colors of the fairy from purple to black and pink, and they added a full moon in the background. Stacey gasped at the sheer size of the tattoo.

"Wow…that's beautiful Mads." Stacey said in awe. Stacey knew what Madison had gone through as a child and the tattoo had fit her perfectly.

"Finally getting the tattoo makes me feel…free." Madison said as she slipped her jacket back on.

"I know what you mean." Stacey replied, her expression suddenly turning hard. Madison shook her shoulder slightly and shook Stacey out of her trance.

"He's gone Stace. Don't think about him." Madison said to her softly. Stacey nodded silently. They hugged, smiled at each other, and then walked out of the restroom. Randy and Chris stopped talking when they saw the girls head towards them.

"About time!" Chris said as Madison sat back down next to him. She just stuck her tongue out at him in response. Chris leaned towards her and pretended to try to bite it. She laughed and leaned back.

"I got to see the new tattoo! And you two didn't! Haha!" Stacey said to the two guys.

"Stace, has anyone ever told you that you're 23 going on 12?" Chris said jokingly to her. All she did was frown and stick her tongue out at him. They went back to talking and eating until Stacey announced that she was tired. Madison agreed with her. So they all got up and piled tiredly into the car. Chris took over driving since Madison was too tired. As he was driving, he kept glancing at Madison as she drifted off to sleep and then he glanced back at Stacey and Randy also. Stacey was falling asleep on Randy's shoulder and he gently stroked her hair. Chris caught Randy's eye, and Randy just smiled at Chris then kissed Stacey on the top of her head. Soon enough, but too soon for the guys, they were back at Madison and Stacey's house. They gently woke the girl up and half walked and half carried the girls into the house. Once inside, the girls started to wake up a bit more.

"Ouch! Shit, this things stings." Madison muttered and she shifted on the couch from lying on her back to her stomach.

"Hey Mads, can we see it now?" Chris asked her, speaking for himself and Randy.

"Huh? Oh yeah…yeah…just um…jacket, shirt…damn sleepiness…" Madison mumbled as she tried to wake up and lift up the back of her shirt at the same time. She finally got her suit jacket off, and managed to untuck the back of her shirt and lift it up.

"Wow…that's pretty fucking awesome Madison. What's it mean?" Randy asked her. Madison mumbled something incoherently and pulled her shirt back down. Randy and Chris just laughed at Madison, never being around her while she was sleepy. Obviously, there was no point in trying to talk to her while she was in this state. The guys said their goodbyes and left quietly, locking the door for the girls. Madison and Stacey lay where they were for a while more until they both decided to get up and get into bed. Madison took off the bandage and gently washed her new body art then got into bed, carefully. Even though she was in slight pain from the tattoo, she went to bed with a smile on her face thinking about it.