Miss Flawless:Chapter Six
For the next hour or so they watched many of the contestants, Mimi and Maureen really getting into it, screaming and clapping wildly with everyone else as Joanne, Roger and Mark tried to act like they didn't know them. They just happened to be sitting near these strange people. Really. No relation whatsoever.
Just as they were calming down from clapping after the last contestant, they jumped up again when the announcer read off the next name.
"Miss Amazing Grace."
Maureen and Mimi jumped up screaming and clapping. Music blared from unseen speakers, and Mimi tapped Maureen on the shoulder.
"Hey…I know this song…"
An intriguing guitar melody echoed throughout the room. Amazing Grace's voice was heard before she was seen, talking the first lines in a low, smooth voice.
"You shot me down…and I hit the ground," she walked out slowly with a microphone wearing a stunning, snug fitting animal print outfit. "That awful sound," she stepped across the stage slowly, stopping in the center. "My baby shot me down."
"I was five and you were six, we rode on horses made of sticks. I wore black," her hand trailed along her dark skin, "you wore white. You would always win the fight-bang! Bang!" Her scars from Stormy ended up helping her presentation, the feel of the song.
She sang loud and clear, something she'd been practicing with Rusty on for weeks. She schooled her features into a hurt, yet cold expression. Her body language was perfect for Bang! Bang! and her voice was flawless.
"Now you're gone, I don't know why. Sometimes I cry. You didn't say good bye," she took a deep breath. "You didn't take the time to lie!" She sent shivers down every spine. "Bang bang! You shot me down! Bang bang-and I hit the ground. Bang bang-That awful sound! Bang! Bang! My baby shot me down!" She ran her fingers through her hair roughly, the way a distraught woman really would. "And you shot me right between the eyes!" Her hand ran slowly down her face to her grip at her heart. "You meant to paralyze! Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang baby! Oh-now I'm laying on the ground…I'll never come around. Oh baby, come on back to me. You'll see how sweet it's gonna be," her head snapped up to look directly to the center isle. "Bang Bang!"
The lights went out as Maureen, Mimi, and everyone else jumped to applaud.
"Miss Ivana Man," a light voice said from the speakers began as Ivana stepped out to the stage, "will model the latest of her designs."
Ivana's eyes glowed with her sultry smile, then beamed and spun around.
The crowd couldn't decide if it wanted to gaze in silent awe, or scream until it was hoarse. It found a level of noise in between.
Ivana had the white skirt she and Cha-Cha had been fighting over weeks ago. Though it was once a plain, floor length white skirt, it was now done up very nicely. She'd shortened it to around knee length to show off her legs more which, in her opinion, were her hands down best feature. She'd added two small black ribbon bows along the top, one on each hip, the tails of them long and dancing around her as she spun.
Her top was the white corset she and Angel had worked on together. It had light boning for shape, with four strips of black lace down the front of the front boning panels. They'd placed six black faux frog closures down the middle, and two more black ribbon bows at beginning of each black spaghetti strap.
She twirled about the stage, striking poses as she went, getting quite a rise out of the audience. She smirked at some of the suggestive calls, blew a kiss in their direction, and pranced off the stage.
Rusty smiled as she sat down at the piano. She had a glittery gold dress on, very similar to the one she often used in her club. Floor length and sleeveless, it was beautiful.
She flexed her fingers and winked at the crowd. After a deep breath she plunged into an original song she'd written over the past year, just for this occasion. It was fast. Loud. Exciting.
"Hey," Roger whispered to Mark. "Ivana was pretty good."
"Yeah," Mark breathed. Wow, he thought. She looked…wow.
"Hey Markie," Maureen leaned over Joanne to join them. "Your girlfriend is so cute!" Mark found himself unable to protest.
"Maureen," Joanne hissed. "Pay attention." She nodded toward Rusty.
"I am, I am." Maureen fell back into her chair, her eyes back on the one performing.
"Talk to her. Today." Roger crossed his arms as he spoke.
"Okay, okay."
"And don't forget," he said in a teasing tone, "you can always double date with me and Mimi."
Mark rolled his eyes. "Whatever."
Angel and Collins, who had been listening in from their seat beside Roger, snickered.
"Markie," Angel whispered from her spot on her lovers lap. "You two should come with us." She squeezed Collins, who grinned at his friend.
"You have to admit," Collins chuckled, "that'd be interesting." He studied Mark for a second, smiling suspiciously, causing the filmmaker to look awkwardly. "I knew you were gay," he finally laughed.
"What do you mean?" Mark choked.
"Well, you always said Angel was cute."
"Oh Collins," Angel giggled, "that doesn't mean anything. Everybody says that."
Collins laughed. "True, true. But there's something about you…I could tell."
Mark was about to say something, but Rusty stole their attention once again when a loud reaction spread throughout the crowd. Her three biggest fans were just as excited as the rest, for they hadn't heard the entire song before tonight. Rusty had wanted it to be a surprise, but of course they had all found a way to hear one part or another, unable to wait.
Rusty thundered through her piece, swaying back and forth, casting glances at the audience now and then to see their reactions. She was pleased to see them all beaming and clapping along to her beat.
When she finished she did a half bow, half curtsy. After a quick wave to her cheering friends, she walked off.
The bodiless voice announced a quick intermission, followed by a duet. Stormy and Pixie. The group groaned and stood up. They excused their way down the aisle and out of the large room, searching for a location far away from the stage. Refreshments were sought after as well.
They met up again in the Centers gym, where plenty of folding tables and chairs were set up. They stole a few chairs from the neighboring table so they could all sit together, crowding around one small, slightly broken table in the corner.
"Gracie, you were fantabulous!" Cha-Cha squealed. Amazing Grace raised an eyebrow.
"Don't call me that."
"What, 'Gracie'?" Cha-Cha giggled. "You know you love it." Amazing Grace narrowed her eyes. "Oh c'mon, it's pretty."
"Cha-Cha…" Amazing Graces' glare wasn't nearly as intimidating as she willed it to be. Her mouth was fighting against a growing grin.
"Rusty," Ivana began over the bickering two, "you were great. That song was amazing! How did you find time to perfect it like that without us hearing it?"
"When I was giving Walt his singing lessons, he'd need a break and I'd practice then." She smiled wickedly at Ivana. "That, and tell you three Carmine wasn't out delivering. I knew you'd girls would spend at least an hour staring at him."
"Rusty! We do not!" She tried to sound upset, laughter spilling into her voice.
Angel and Collins snickered. Collins pulled his lover from her chair to his lap, her preferred seat anyway.
"Angel baby, when are you up?" he asked, giving her hips a squeeze.
"Not for an hour, at least. I'm after Kitten." She snarled the name. Collins squeezed her again.
"What's wrong with Kitten?" Maureen whispered to Joanne.
"I don't know, I've never heard of her. Mark?" she whispered.
"Don't ask me-"
"Geez! Just ask them!" Roger interrupted. "Angel, who's Kitten?"
"Don't worry about it," she said dully.
"That whore stole her dress," Amazing Grace answered. Those who didn't know gasped, and questions flooded out of their mouths.
"Just…I don't want to talk about it," Angel said quietly, wrapping an arm around Collins' neck.
"We should do something," Maureen said loudly. "We can't just let her do that."
"He," Angel spat, "isn't worth the energy."
The others came up with an idea or two, but agreed to do nothing, like Angel asked.
"I refuse to sink to her level," Angel stated determinedly. She played with the collar of Collins' shirt. "I hate to see my dress on that…" her voice trailed off. She blinked, and suddenly smiled, confusing the hell out of them all. "Wait till she sees the dress we picked out," she smiled at Collins. They all sighed in relief, seeing her brighten up.
"Ivana," Angel turned to her, "I simply adored your outfit!"
"Thank you!"
"Yes," Cha-Cha agreed, "it was beautiful! Ain't that right, Gracie?"
"Oh for the love of-"
A/N: Hey all, Im sorry for the delay! I had winter break, and I was out and about for two weeks. I am going to finish this, don't worry. If it happens again, where its a few weeks without updates, never fear. I promise it shall be completed. My Flawless page has been remodeled and expanded. Take a look. Link in my profile. Don't vote yet.Yes, I am still making you all decide becuz Im tied between Cha-Cha and Angel. We still need to see a few more entries. Would you want to see Kitten/Stormy, or should we just skip them?
Law&Order/Flawless will be updated soon, too. If you havent looked at that one, check it out. I'm really working hard on that one, not that I'm slacking off on this one, and if you're a fan of Cha-Cha you'll love it. Green/Cha-Cha pairing. For those of you who dont know, if I havent told you already, Green is played by the fantabulous actor Jesse L. Martin, our lovely Tom Collins.
Tigerlily: Did you look at the profile of Wilson/Angel and see the others movies he was in? That's how I found Flawless. He was in another movie, but I can't find it anywhere. I agree, that cufflink part was halarious. I'm glad my homepage helped :) I added more, just for you ;)
philfan05: Dont worry, I'll continue. I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Godmother: I can't promise you Angel will win, but I think she probably will. (hides from Cha-Cha fans) Considering its mostly RENT fans, Angel stands a better chance lol
Queen of the Paperclips: again, I just wanna tell ya I love your name. Lol. Anyway, I would love to witness a drag queen fight. That would make my life ;) As for the contest results, it will be in the chapter after next.
Today4Angel: I thought Ivana and Mark were cute too :) and so far you're the only one who signed the sites guestbook ;) good job, buddy
Anglina: Getting lazy, eh? Heh heh.
BohemianCane04: Aww, shux. Thank you!
CanaceErinn: A lady like Angel puch someone? (thinks about it) yep, totaly see it ;) maybe she can later
Koishii-Kitsune-Akira: Yay! You're back! Yes yes, go buy it!
L. M. Ward: lol how am I doing with Mark?
A/N2: I was talking about Jesse L. Martin today, and I was trying to remember who he played in Flawless. It serioulsy took me five minutes to realize...he wasn't in that movie. This crossover is starting to get to me lol