Song lyrics in bold and flashbacks in italics.

- If you have Audioslave's Be Yourself and Gorillaz Feel Good Inc. on your playlist, play both tracks to get into the whole feel. It makes a big difference!

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Citizen high met citizen low at the beach house. Everyone from Tree Hill High made it out to the masquerade ball even people from different schools. The adequately large sized house actually fit the hundreds of oncoming guests pouring in and out. Of course it wasn't a mansion so a bunch of them were out either on the patio, the beach, or in front of the house. Everyone was in costume from red m&m's to ninja turtles, so it was pretty hard to recognize anyone unless their face was showing.

It was a perfect night for a party. The children were scurrying from house to house chanting 'trick or treat' in their own little get ups. For one night everyone could be something else, and they loved it! Darkness had already set in even though it was only seven in the evening and to make for perfect timing a full moon dawned the town. All was dark except for the glow of the round shaped moon.

Jill slowly drove her jeep down the street. She was extra cautious with all the small children running about, it was hard to tell if they were on the road or not. Luckily the town mayor inforced the rule that on Halloween, children had to wear fluorescent bands. That helped a lot.

She scoured the side of streets in search of a parking spot. Great she thought, there weren't any. Every spot was taken probably by all of the students at the jam. She shook her head as she tried to locate a free spot. She thought she was such a dink for even driving when she knew she'd come across this problem.Well it wasn't like she was going to walk, Nathan's beach house was a ten minute drive away and she wasn't willing to walk which would've taken a hefty twenty minutes. Plus with the costume she was wearing, walking was out of the question.

It took a good ten minutes before she could find a parking spot. It wasn't the best place but it was something so that was good enough for her. Slowly getting out of the jeep she made sure she never flashed anyone her nooners, with her skirt well more like wrap exposing so much skin.

The wind chill was right on key for October weather, chilly and breezy. It was more so since they were next to the shore. She was getting chill bumps as she approached the house. The music was wailing Audioslave's Be Your Self that shouted louder the more she came close. Looking at the house and everything she couldn't help but have a flashback of her in front of Vegas' house the first night she was in Tree Hill. She shivered once again but this time it wasn't because of the weather.

'...Someone finds salvation in everyone Another only pain Someone tries to hide himself Down inside himself he prays Someone swears his true love Until the end of time Another runs away Separate or united Healthy or insane../City's breakin' down on a camel's back. They just have to go 'cuz they dont know whack So all of you fill the streets it's appealing to see.
You wont get out the county, 'cos you're bad and free You've got a new horizon it's ephemeral style.
Melancholy town where we never smile And all I wanna hear is the message beep. My dreams, they gotta catch me, 'cuz I don't get sleep, no...'

She could hear a boom box blaring Gorillaz Feel Good Inc. She could even feel the ground under her tremor as a result of the sub woofers. What a change in mood she thought but continued on with her motive. As she approached her initial destination, she noticed that the noise was coming from none other than the place she was looking for.

'...And to be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
Yeahhh.
To be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
To be yourself is all that you can do(all that you can do)
Heyyyy.
Be yourself is all that you can do...'

Pulling her self out of the daze she began walking up the wooden steps to the house. She rubbed her face and sighed. She hated thinking about that dreadful night. There were a lot of people hanging out outside where one of the many beer kegs were, of course it was hidden just in case the police decided to make a surprised visit. Jill noticed a couple of people from school so she waved hello, concentrating on other stuff made her feel more at ease. After, she made her way up to the door, stopping in front of it.

'...Even when you've paid enough Been put upon or been held up Every single memory of the good or bad Faces of Love Don't lose any sleep tonight I'm sure everything will end up alright You may win or lose...'

She turned the doorknob slowly making sure she wouldn't open it on someone.

'...But to be yourself is all that you can do Yeahhh.
To be yourself is all that you can do...'

Shaking out the thought she started to feel queasy. Closing her eyes for a second she took a deep breath. Why did she keep seeing that night in her head? Why was she so scared about going to this party? Was it because it reminded her so much of that horrible day? Her mind was analyzing every question in the book. She kept breathing in and out to keep from hyper-ventilating.

Finally coming back to reality, she went to reach for the doorknob but it was too late, someone had already opened it. On the other side of the door, he stood...