Note: I am not now, nor have I ever been a HIM fan. I just know a few things about the band and I have a great imagination.

Chapter one

Bam peeked around the dark corner and then pulled his hood over his head. He adjusted his dark sunglasses and made sure that he had his car keys. He then picked up his shoes and carried them in one hand as he slowly crept over to the front door. Taking one last quick glance over his shoulders, he made sure that no one had heard him sneak downstairs. Knowing that he was in the clear he walked outside, slipped on his shoes, and got into his car to drive off into the night.

Forty-five minutes later…

Bam pulled his car into the parking lot and shut the engine off. He got out and locked the car and then he began to walk along the sidewalk towards the party a couple blocks away. Once he made it to the two-storey house, he smiled to himself and hopped up the concrete steps. Before ringing the doorbell he removed his hooded sweatshirt and balled it up under his arm. A couple seconds later the door opened and Bam was greeted by a familiar, smiling face.

"Bam Bam! You made it!" She said with a little squeal. She reached one arm behind his neck and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek

She was a petite woman, normally standing just at Bam's chin. Her dark brown hair was streaked bright pink and done up in curled, flat spikes that resembled flames. Her bangs came down and separated in the center. They stuck to her forehead and were curved inward, looking like devil horns what were pushed down and flattened. Her gothic makeup gave her the appearance of some sort of dark immortal creature of the underworld: blood red lipstick with black lipstick in the middle of her lips and black lip-liner, the same shade of red eyeliner around the bottom edge of her bright aqua eyes with black eye shadow on her lids, and black and silver eye shadow up higher following the curve of her eyebrows, coming out into a smooth point past the brow. She wore a black mini-dress that came to just above her knees in blue, red and deep purple flame-shaped fringes. The long sleeves hung over her hands with the same flame-like fringes. On her feet she wore laced, black leather ankle boots with a thick four inch heel. The heel brought her height up to where she would reach Bam's nose.

"Nice to see you again, Hellen." He said with a smile as he stepped inside the doorway
"Likewise." Her voice was deeper than the previous squeal. "Here let me take your sweatshirt and I'll hang it on its usual hook. You just say hello to everyone and… well you know the drill." She smirked with a wink before turning away from Bam with his sweatshirt

Bam entered the house further and closed the door. He reached up with one hand and removed his sunglasses, revealing his eye makeup. He wore purple eyeliner and aqua eye shadow that matched the color of Hellen's eyes perfectly, and thick black fake eyelashes. His all black outfit showed off his trim form nicely. Around his neck he wore a black satin choker with black roses printed on it. Clipped to the collar of his shirt was a small blinking pink light. His semi-sheer black top clung to his upper body and bore a soft velvet pattern that imitated the sleeve tattoo on Ville Valo's left arm.

The house was full of people that were all in black clothing, and most of them were wearing garish gothic makeup. Some wore wigs or other accessories that made them stand out a little bit in the sea of black. Bam recognized a bunch of the usual people, as well as a few unsure newbies grouped together against the wall away from everyone else. He smiled and gave the newbies a wave as he walked past them. Two arms wrapped around his neck and a pair of lips ran across his mouth. She pulled away and looked into his eyes with a broad smile. She had bright, long, straight purple hair and a day-glow green plastic headband upon her head. The headband had two green stars attached to bobbing springs. The only makeup that she wore was soft pink lip-liner.

"Bam Bam!"
"Hey Sandra! How have you been?"
"Great. You been here long?"
"No I just got here."
"Oh! Then let me get you a drink!"

Sandra took Bam by the hand and dragged him over to the bar. There were margarita glasses lined up on one end of the bar, and Sandra picked one up and filled it with a fruity daiquiri. She handed the glass to Bam with a smile.

"There you are!"
"Thanks." He said before taking a sip of the daiquiri
"Meet me in the Gas Lipstick room in a little bit." She whispered in his ear before walking away

Bam walked around the lower level of the house drinking his daiquiri and taking everything in. The general décor of the house (Which belonged to Hellen) was dark colors and heartagrams. There were HIM posters hung sparingly on the walls throughout the house and the stereo was set up so the same HIM song could be heard playing in every room. Each room in the house had a different theme and was named after either a band member or one of HIM's album titles. The house seemed to be a sort of house of worship for the fans of the band.

The party, which was hosted by Hellen, was for the die-hard HIM fans to celebrate their undying love for the band and for each other. These parties, thought part of the underground society, had become notorious and were held once a month at Hellen's beautiful home. Each party was the same, but had a different dress code each month. The dress code for this month's party was black clothing. The guests didn't have to wear black from head to tow like most were wearing, but black had to make up the majority of their outfit. It was these parties that Bam had been secretly going to ever since he discovered the band. At these parties he wasn't known as the professional skateboarder, the former Jackass who had his own show. In fact none of the guests were the people they normally were during the day at these parties. Everyone was able to relax and let loose, breaking free from their every-day personas. The best part was, no one outside the house even knew about these parties. This had been a well kept secret amongst HIM fans around the world since the band had formed. (There were many party hosts around the world, including a few in America, but Hellen's house was the only HIM party house located in Pennsylvania. Which is what made her parties so special to those who attended.)

Right as Bam finished his daiquiri, the song "Beautiful" began to play. He sat his empty glass and headed upstairs to the Gas Lipstick room to meet Sandra.