Raven POV
I feel like Sandy from Grease sitting here on the side of this wash watching a car race about to happen, yeah just like in the movie. One of the drivers was someone who I was head over heels for, Craig Mabbitt he didn't even know I existed as anything other than bands den mother. I was hired to keep an eye on the boys since I was closer in age to them, yeah right, I was just much a party person as they were. Only difference my choice of drug was weed and Alcohol, I don't do coke, meth or even Heroin; nope I was the biggest pot head around. I could find it in whatever city we were in, well that was if I were out; I always tried to get enough to last me the entire tour, anyways he had been brought in after Ronnie went to jail.
At first, we hated each other, he was the new guy who thought he didn't have to listen to me; while I was the overconfident bitch who loved to push his buttons. The only reason I was sitting here on the side watching was because his ex-girlfriend who absolutely hates my guts is down there, she thought I was secretly fucking him; trust me if I were fucking him, it wouldn't be a secret. Plus, she was the biggest bitch in the world; she would call just to start an argument right before he was due on stage or she would accuse him screwing his fans. It's been about six months since they broke up, yet here she is trying to talk to him; ugh she needs to get over herself, she's yesterday's news.
Only reason I am here is because my bestie Max said that Craig wanted to talk to me, yet here I am sitting on the sidelines; why because I have a feeling that he is going to fire me. He can do it too, it's in my contract that at any time the lead vocalist can fire me; Ronnie never did, considering I kept turning him down when he wanted some. I wanted to spend as much time away from Craig to prolong the words "I'm sorry but we have to let you go." Come out of his sexy mouth, god I needed to get laid bad; my current distraction just happens to be on tour with his band. We were friends with benefits, it was a pact between the two of us; if we happened to be in the same city at the same time and we needed relief, then yeah strings free sex.
God why did he have to look so fuckable in that Misfits jacket, damn I need to get my head on straight; if I was going to get fired, I needed to find another band to work with. Maybe My Chemical Romance needed a 'den mother' or 30 seconds to Mars; I mean Jared Leto was some good-looking eye candy. Here comes the rest of the band with their girlfriends who adore me, unlike Amber they trust their boyfriends not to screw me. Even though half the time we wind up in a puppy pile when we are completely stoned, drunk or even both at the same time; I can't tell you how many times one of the three have copped a feel or I have accidently copped one on them. Hell, I have accidently walked in on them while they were taking a shower on the bus so I have seen them nude, mostly from behind but still. They might not agree that they have assess, I can say that they do and man are they great to look at.
Great the bitch Amber is trying to talk to Craig, oh here comes macho man the one she cheated on Max with; god what a punk, does he honestly think Craig wants her skank ass back. Now it is getting good, the race is starting; god I want to scream "GO CRAIG GO!" as they race by but I just here trying to figure out why he would want to fire me. It's not like I am hardcore drug user, if it weren't for the fact, I have tattoos and piercings I could blame a needle phobia; the hard shit just doesn't interest me. I saw what it did to Ronnie and the others who party way to hard, no thank you I will just stick to my pot. I can feel my phone vibrating from my back pocket, its Max texting me ~Raven, get your cute ass down here and join in the fun cheering Craig on.~ I just shake my head and text ~Does your girlfriend know you're talking about my ass and no, I am trying to delay talking to Craig for a while.~ I sent back. I could see him show the others who just shake their heads. Max's girl Angel grabs his phone and sends one back to me, ~Raven I agree with Max about your ass, trust me when I say what Craig needs to talk to you about isn't as bad as your thinking. Angel~
I sent a mass text them the six of them, ~Guys, please we all know that he is just trying to find an excuse to fire me. He's hated me from day one, so I am stalling as much as possible; besides you all will see me tonight at the party.~ My heart was in the back of my throat as I saw the other guy pull out in front of Craig, then it I swear it stopped when Craig came out and beat his ass. I silently cheered with the rest of the crowd. Sending one more message to the guys, not realizing I sent one to Craig at the same time; ~Hey guys I am taking my cute ass home to get ready for the party, besides if it's going to be my last one with you, I might as well go all out.~
As I was walking away, Angel sent me a text from her phone, ~Raven wear the outfit we bought right before you went out on tour last time, the one that makes you look like a 50's pin up girl. Wear your heels and if you want, I can come over to do your hair?~ I just smiled, fuck it; I was going to do it. I was going to make it extremely hard for Craig to fire me looking like I just stepped out of the pages of a 50's pin up magazine. ~Yeah, my house in a half an hour, bring the rest of the girls too. I have shit that will make us all look like that, might as well bring them to their knees tonight.~ Tonight was going to be the best or worst night of my life. I was either going to make Craig lose his fucking mind or I was going to get fired.
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Craig POV
I can't believe I am doing this race, why did I agree to do this race; oh yeah, I knew that Raven was a huge fan of the movie Grease. I wanted her to know that I actually paid attention to the things she likes, I can even see her sitting down over on the edge just like Sandy in the movie. I can't believe Amber had the gall to even show her face today, this was about getting Raven to realize I was in love with her; I wouldn't be doing this stupid race otherwise. God she was a knockout; she had these long ass legs for only being 5'5, natural Raven black locks and these amazing blue-gray eyes that when she was sad looked like storm clouds. I liked the fact that she didn't take shit from us and that she put of the guys flirting with her, hell even their girls' friends flirting with her as well. I think that was another reason I broke up with Amber, she couldn't handle the fact Raven was a permeant member of the band; girlfriends and band members will come and go but she will always be there at least till she decides to leave on her own. I know that Max's girl Angel has made a comment or two about her ass, hell I think there might have a kiss or two between them once. Max said he has picture proof but he won't share it (damn him), I can't tell you how many times she has walked in on one of us while we are showering on the bus. We try and be polite by waiting until she is asleep to shower, except sometimes we don't always time it that way.
Max and the guys are finally show up which means I get the car for the race, "Why is Raven over sitting over there by herself?" Max asked as soon he came over; before I could answer him, the girl who I dumped six months ago Amber came over. "What do you want Amber?" I asked her as she approached; of course, the dude she was screwing behind my back the entire time came over and started getting in my face. I could care less what she had to say, I was hoping Raven would come down so I could ask her to that Party tonight that our record label was throwing. Shaking my head, I just got in the car to start the race, I could see out of the corner of my eye that Max was texting her. Once the race started, I gunned it as hard as I could and took off like a bat out of hell; as I passed Raven I could see the worry in her eyes, plus I could see she was trying not to cheer me on.
Behind all that I noticed a worried look in her eyes, which was when the asshole cut in front of me; that was it, first he screws my girl behind my back and now he was trying to make me look bad in front of the one girl I liked for the first time in a while. I floored it and took the lead coming back, I beat his ass; everyone on myside was cheering for me as I pulled back up, well everyone but Raven. Just as I was about to head over to talk to her Amber had to get in front of me, I was about to say something when I got a text from Raven. I knew it must have been accident because she doesn't randomly text me ~ Hey guys I am taking my cute ass home to get ready for the party, besides if it's going to be my last one with you, I might as well go all out.~
I was confused; what did she mean by last night, had she been signed on by another band, who the fuck was stealing our Raven. We gave her the name Raven, well not me cause I wasn't with band yet; but Max, Ortiz, Monte, Omar, and Ronnie gave that name due to her Raven locks. She can't leave, doesn't she know that I have been trying to ask her out for the past three weeks? By the I finally catch up to the everyone, I could see Angel looking at me with a Cheshire cat grin. I knew that look; I knew it well; the last time she had that look we were trying to get Raven to the top of the Strat Hotel to get over her fear of heights. Yeah, that didn't go well; by the time we got her back down on the ground she was in tears and swearing never to speak to us again.
Angel whispered something to the other girls, they began giggling while looking at me; then they whispered something to the guys and left. "Should I be scared?" I asked Max after the girls left, "Dude I am not even sure if I should be scared or not myself, Angel has something up her sleeve and she just roped the girls into it. All I know that this is going to be a night to remember. Let's meet at your house and ride over to the party together; the girls, including Raven will be arriving together." Max said as he scratched his head. So, with plans made, I went home to get ready. It was close to six-thirty before the guys showed up, have to admit we all clean up good; "Hey Craig, Angel wants everyone but you to wait inside. She said she has a surprise for you, except you need to be outside to receive it." Max said as soon as he walked in my front door.
"Whatever man," was all I could say, "I mean unless its Amber, then I am cool with whatever she has planned. Do we have any idea what their wearing?" I asked finally. "Yeah, Tammy sent me a picture of all the girls, including Raven but I am not supposed to show you that one." Monte said with a wicked grin on his face. Ok this was really starting to freak me out, Monte never smiled like that unless we needed to cheer Raven up. I just gave up and shook my head, then headed out to Ortiz's car, yeah, I know it was his car but I loved to be the one driving it. He has pictures of Raven sitting behind the wheel, she wasn't driving but she still was behind the wheel; except they had Ronnie in them so he doesn't show them every often. From what I heard; she took it the hardest when he went to jail, no they never dated but he was like her older brother once he realized he was never going to get in her pants.
From what I have heard, they all came up together as a band; it was Max who got her the gig she has now. She was seventeen and just kicked out of the house, because her parents were uber religious and hated the latest look. I liked her looks, she had just as many tattoos as I did hell, I once heard a rumor about a piercing that Max had to sit out in the waiting room for. I know the one over her heart was the last one she has gotten done; I was told she got it done not long before Ronnie went to jail. Max and the guys may flirt with her, but they truly would never go down that route with her. It was close to seven-thirty by time we got to the party, it was already in full swing as I parked. I did as Angel asked, I waited outside the doors for the girls to arrive.
Finally, they did and man was I surprised; they looked like they stepped out of a 50's pin up magazine. I didn't see Raven anywhere, I was beginning to think she changed her mind last minute; but Angel told me to wait five more minutes, Raven was having shoe issues since she hadn't had to break them in yet. So, as I waited, I just kept going over everything I had to tell her under my breathe "Allison, I need to tell you something; I will understand if you want nothing to do with me after this and if you want to change who you work with. From the moment I set eyes on you that first day in the studio, when you walked in wearing those tight skinny jeans and Motley Crue shirt; I wanted nothing more than to kiss you."
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Raven
By the time Angel, Ember, and Tiffany showed up, I was just getting out of the shower; of course, they just let themselves in making themselves at home by raiding my closet. I had this weird obsession with the 1950's, so whenever I was home and had an excuse, I would dress up in one of my many vintage outfits. I never wore that stuff around the guys because I wasn't sure how they would react, hell the only one who knew was Ronnie; the only reason he knew is that he showed up at my house one night right before I was to go to a midnight movie in the cemetery. I was dressed in an out just like Marilyn Monroe wore when she was in the move The Seven Year Itch, except it was black not white. I even had my hair and makeup done, I was just getting ready to leave and Ronnie showed up; he was frozen in his tracks when he saw me.
From then on, I would be sent different outfits from this vintage store that was my wet dream, Ronnie set it up for whenever there anything new out to have them sent to my house in my exact size. He and I became good friends, it broke my heart when he went to jail but it was what he needed, he needed to get clean before it was too late. I loved these girls; I have known them and their boyfriends since before the whole band scene started; Ember was my sister best friend before my sister overdosed. I met Max and the guys by accident when I first moved here from Salt Lake Utah, I was just a skinny thirteen-year-old who was barely starting to fill out. Now I was 22 with a body that looked like I had way too much plastic surgery yet I never ever went under the knife except for when I had to have my appendix out when I was 17.
Max was in my room the entire time making me laugh so much it hurt, he was the one who got me my gig right afterwards; it all was because my mother and father threw me out when they saw what my life had become. I had forged their signatures just so I could get my first tattoo at 15, I got my first piercing a week later; by the time I had to get my appendix out I was addicted to them. When I was 18, Max went with me to get my clit pierced; he sat in the waiting room but he was still there. Monte was there when I got my plugs and my back piece done, Ortiz was there when I got my memory piece down for my Nana. Ronnie was there when I got the words Escape the Fate, Never look back done over my heart; that was done just before he was arrested. By the time the girls were done raiding my closet, I was in a back skintight halter top dress that showed off my cleavage.
After we finally got ready, we got in my black and white 1951 Chevy Convertible which had enough room for all us girls. When we arrived, I had to put my shoes back on. Angel and the girls went on ahead, once my shoes were on finally, I walked towards the entrance; my heart stopped. There was Craig, in a pair slim fitting slacks and a nice black dress shirt that was opened just a bit at the top; man did he look hot. He of course, wasn't paying attention; oh no he was muttering under his breath. As I got closer, I heard what he said "Allison, I need to tell you something; I will understand if you want nothing to do with me after this and if you want to change who you work with. From the moment I set eyes on you that first day in the studio, when you walked in wearing those tight skinny jeans and Motley Crue shirt; I wanted nothing more than to kiss you."
Wait what, how did he know my real name and what did he mean he wanted to kiss me that first day in the studio; this is not what I was expecting. I was expecting him to want me to leave, I was excepting him to be out here to tell me that I was no longer working for them; not to hear that he wanted to kiss me. Clearing my throat, I said "Hi Craig, you look really nice; I always knew you cleaned up good." He looked up at me with this deer in the headlights look. "Max, said you had something to tell me?" I asked as I got closer to where he was standing.
Craig
Holy shit this goddess, this woman who looked like she belonged in a pin up magazine or the movies; I couldn't believe that this was Raven, the girl who wears Ortiz's shirts to bed with peek-a-boo shorts. When I heard "Max. said you had something to tell me?" I could almost hear the faint sound of heartbreak in her voice, "Allison, there is something I have been meaning to ask you these past few weeks. You see it took me some time to get my head out of my ass and realize something, I never said this to you before mainly because I was dating Amber and you were hardly around. What I am trying to say is, um would you like to be my date tonight?" I asked as I looked in her blue-grey eyes.
Raven
Wait what, did he just ask me to be his date tonight, does this mean I am not fired, that he likes me? Taking a deep breathe, I tried not to show my exactment when I said, "Yes Craig, I will be your date tonight."
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Since that night neither of us even thought of sleeping with someone else, we got married a couple of years later. I am sad to say the girls didn't seem to last long but that's the life of being with a Rock Star.
