Chapter One: After The Show

" I wonder why Nicole didnt come." Aelita said aloud, breaking the silence. Leslie just sat there smiling.

" Your right. Nicole didnt come." A voice behind them said. They all turned and saw a short, pale girl with blood red hair and black bangs dressed from head to toe goth leaning against the door-frame.

" Here, its Kat." The girl said as she walked over to them and took the empty seat next to Leslie. They all looked at one another then back at her, extremely confused.

Her eyes scanned them and she said in a joking way, " Whats the matter? Dont you recognize me?" She looked at Leslie and they both burst out laughing.

" Nicole?" Yumi asked.

" Took you long enough." She replied.

" Congratulations on 2nd place, Nikki." Leslie told Nicole.

" Wow Nicole, I didnt know that was you! You were great!" Aelita said to her.

" I didnt know you were in a band." Ulrich admitted.

" Me either. Why didnt you tell us?" Jeremy asked.

" Because I knew that you guys would be just like Charlie. He doesnt approve of what I do. " Nicole explained.

" Well I think what you do is cool." Yumi told her.

" You wouldnt if you knew about everything else I do." Nicole said as she heard arguing coming from down the hall.

" Sam and D.J are at it again. I better go separate them. Be right back." Nicole said and ran out the door.

" Sam! D.J! What the hell is going on in here?" Nicole yelled when she got to them. They all started to talk at once.

" Both of you just shut up!" She yelled. " Come on you guys! My friends came tonight, and I dont want them to be against me being in the band too. So can you please stop fighting?" Nicole begged.

" Your friends are here?" Sam asked.

" Yeah." .

" You mean Odd's here?" She asked.

" They all came. So what?" Nicole answered. Sam shrugged and left the room.

" You knew that my friends were coming." Nicole told him.

" Yeah. So did Sam." D.J pointed out.

After her talk with D.J, Nicole headed back to her friends. As she passed Sam's tech room, she heard not one, but two voices. One was Sam's. The other belonged to Odd. She backtracked to the door when she heard his voice. everything was quiet now. She noticed that the door wasn shut all the way, and pushed it slightly so she could see what was happening. They were kissing.

" No." Nicole whispered as she backed away from the door, stopped by the wall. She turned and ran back to her room. When she got back she started to pack up her stuff, eyes brimming with tears.

" Nicole, whats wrong?" Aelita asked her friend.

" Why dont you ask Odd." Nicole replied. " Come on Leslie, we have to go. Taz is driving and he's in a bad mood so we dont want to keep him waiting." Nicole told Leslie, who got up and helped her pack up.

" Wait. where are you two going?" Yumi asked.

" To a party. Jesse's friend Kyle is having a party, and he's making the rest of the band go. Leslie coming too. She wont let me go to a party unless she goes too." She replied.

" Where is Odd?" Ulrich asked. She stopped what she was doing.

" With Sam." Nicole replied, voice breaking. Not able to hold it in any longer, she started to cry.


I hoped you liked my first chappie! Sorry its so OC, though.REVIEW!I'd love advice, and flames are welcome...

BloodRayne