One Tough Bitch
Soul's POV
As we all walked off stage, we all couldn't wipe the grins off our faces. I watched as all my friends were extremely happy with the outcome of our announcement.
"WE'RE THE BIGGEST STARS EVER NOW!" Black Star shouted.
"Well I don't know about being biggest stars ever, but tonight I think we got the media's attention for a while." Liz grinned as we all smiled.
"I think this calls for a celebration." Kid suggested as I nodded to him.
"What like a party?" Tsubaki asked, but then Patti cut in.
"Let's go clubbing!" Patti exclaimed.
"Sounds like fun," Maka finally spoke up.
I was surprised to hear that from her as I really didn't see her as that type of person. I saw the girls look to her as she played it off with a small smile and nodded. So ultimately in the end, we went to a club! I knew a few that would give us some privacy and space. After getting out of the concert building, we were swarmed with paparazzi everywhere. Asking question and getting autographs from us. However, soon enough Stein and Maria took care of the situation as we made it safely back to the bus. Once we got on and situated, I told them a place that would be perfect for us which would be away from the paparazzi. Soon we got washed up and ready for clubbing. I wore a nice red dress shirt with a black jacket, long black pants with a chain on the side, and black shoes. I looked in the mirror and I thought I looked good. As soon as I walked out of my room, I turned and noticed Maka had walked out of her room and my eyes widen.
She wore a short dress that fitted her perfectly. The top part was a black strapless tub top and the bottom part was purple that flowed nicely, and she wore black high heeled boots. Her sand blonde hair was straight, she had a beautiful elegant black pendant with a black bracelet, she had a small black elegant purse, and she wore make-up that made her eyes stand out again. She finally glanced at me and I got a better look at her and her legs . . .
"What?" She questioned and I quickly shook my head and blushed a little before speaking.
"You look nice, that's all." I admitted for some reason and I felt like a complete idiot waiting for her to say something snappy at me.
"You don't look to bad yourself." She replied surprisingly as she gave a small smile to me, before walking downstairs.
I stood there a little awe struck at first, but then I gave a small grin to myself before following after her downstairs. Soon the tour bus dropped us off to our destination. The moment we got there though there we millions of people and paparazzi waiting for us as soon as we exited the bus. Our fans were everywhere as we tried to make our way to the club. As we made our way through, I noticed Maka's necklace came off and she didn't even notice it. I picked it up and then followed them inside. Once the doors opened the place was full of people, music, drinks, and lights.
"Where are we exactly?" Tsubaki asked.
"This place is called "Paper Moon". One of the biggest nightclubs in Nevada." Kid pointed out.
"Anyone who's anyone is here." Black Star said.
"Only world know celebrities, artist, actors, and athletes are here." I explained to the girls who nodded.
"Well let's get this party started then!" Liz exclaimed as we cheered in agreement.
Soon we got a table for all of us as we sat down and drank. Us guys were 19 years old while the girls were 18, but because of how famous we were our age didn't really matter. We could get anything we wanted and go anywhere we wanted. That's the life of a celebrity and it can be glamorous, but also very stressful and tiring. Soon Liz and Patti hit the dance floor, Tsubaki and Black Star to my surprise offered to order some food and bring it back, and Kid just said he'd get a refill on our drinks and left leaving Maka and I alone. I admit it was a little awkward at first as I would glance her way and notice her drinking her drink and looking at the dancing crowd. I watched as her hand lifted to her neck, but then panic began to rise in her as she noticed her necklace was gone. I casually lifted the necklace in my hand to her face as she stared at me and the necklace in relief.
"Where did you find it?" She asked sternly.
"It fell off you, when we came inside." I explained as she nodded to me and when she was about to take from me, I pulled back as she looked at me confused.
"First you have to tell me how good we were tonight?" I grinned, but then she snatched it from my hand much to my surprise as I lifted my hands in defense.
"Whoa, didn't mean to strike a nerve." I said and as she held the necklace in her hand she sighed and shook her head before looking at me.
"Sorry, this necklace just means a lot to me. Someone close to me gave it to me." She admitted.
"Oh well . . . I guess I can kind of understand." I said as she gave a small smile and nodded.
"Thanks," She said playing with her necklace as I extended my hand to her for the necklace.
"Here, let me help you." I offered.
She looked to me and slowly handed me the necklace. Soon she turned around and pushed her hair up. For some reason I felt myself feeling a little weird. I gently put the necklace on her and my fingers brushed against her skin slightly and I heard her give a small gasp I think. After I put it on she turned back to me with her hand on the necklace. She thanked me once again and I nodded to her. Soon we all got on the dance floor and for some reason as we danced I couldn't help, but glance a few times at Maka as she danced. She may not have a sex appeal, but she makes up for it with her long legs that she showed off tonight. As we danced we all had an awesome time, until I saw a guy come up to Maka and touched her shoulder. Kid, Black Star, and I noticed this and move closer to the girls and I started to hear Maka's conversation with the guy.
"It's really nice seeing you again . . . I've missed you Maka." The guy spoke and I noticed the girls edging toward us as we looked at them confused.
"Who's the guy talking to Maka?" I asked as Liz sighed.
"One of Maka's old "lovers"." Liz sighed.
"Lovers?" Kid questioned lifting an eyebrow.
"She used to hook up with a lot of guys in the past after . . . an incident. She's never slept with them of course, but she's done other things with them." Liz explained.
Soon I started to just pay attention to Maka as she talked with this guy. I watched the way he touched her and how she tried pulling away, but he kept perusing her. For whatever reason that pissed me off.
"Seth stop!" She shouted pulling her arm away from his grasp.
Soon he grabbed her again, pulling her close to him as he grinned wickedly to her. I watched as he slowly caressed her cheek and without even realizing it I was already making my way to her. She stared at him expressionless really as he spoke.
"Come on Maka, I know you miss this. What we had and what we almost did do?" He grinned seductively and before I could say anything to stop him, she spoke.
"You can't be serious." She spoke with hint of laughter in her voice as he looked at her a little surprised.
"What?" He questioned defensively as she gave a small laugh.
"Seth it was just a hook up. You said it yourself, you didn't need romantic hassles. Just like I didn't want anything serious." She explained to him as he frowned to her now and squeezed her arm a little making her twitch and that was my cue.
Maka's POV
"Hey buddy take it easy." Soul suddenly cut in as her pulled my other arm and moved me closer to him and away from Seth.
"Stay out of this man, we're talking here!" He exclaimed.
"It looks like to me that you two were done, she gave you her answer." Soul replied as he looked to me know looking a little concerned.
"You alright?" He asked me surprisingly as I stared at him a little surprised as I nodded slowly.
Soon I saw the angry look in Seth's eyes as he looked to Soul and I. He let out a hollow laugh before speaking to the both of us.
"I see you got a new play thing Maka. She's a lost cause man; you're wasting your time. After all she's just some bitch!" Seth spat and I flinched a little by that word.
"She just uses and abuses you in the end!" Seth continued as he took another swig of his drink before walking away.
I watched him go and I let out a long sigh. Soon I realized Soul still had a grip on my arm. I looked to him and the moment I did he let go. He looked to me with seriousness in his eyes before he spoke.
"You seriously alright?" He asked and I nodded.
"I'm fine," I answered.
"Didn't realize you were attracted to those types of guys." Soul grinned jokingly as I rolled my eyes about to leave, until I felt his hand on my wrist.
I let out a small gasp as I turned back to him, but then he slowly let go. He put his hands up in defense and looked to me looking sorry.
"Sorry, I don't know why I did that." He explained as I looked at him a little confused, but before I could say anything to him I felt two hands twirl me around.
I came face to face now with Liz and Patti who now both looked drunk. I saw them smiling and laughing like idiots, but soon they began to speak.
"You'll never guess what we did!" Liz exclaimed.
"Got drunk," I answered as they both laughed.
"We signed you up to sing one of your songs tonight!" Patti giggled as I looked at them with wide eyes and looked to them a little upset.
"What!?" I shouted as they flinched as Patti hid behind Liz for protection.
"We thought this was the best way to help you cheer up more after seeing your old "lover"!" Patti explained as I lifted an eyebrow.
"Lover?" I questioned as they giggled.
"So you gonna sing or what!?" Liz shouted.
I looked at them in disbelief, but then I actually thought about it for a minute. Singing did usually cheer me up, but what the hell would I even sing. My mood right now was just annoyance and a little bit of anger. I thought and thought, then one song came into mind. I've had this song in mind for quiet sometime and was just waiting for the right time to use it. I think it fits my mood for tonight. So I told them I had a song and they immediately pulled me away to the stage where the band was playing for tonight's music at this club. I noticed Black Star, Kid, Tsubaki, and now Soul eventually came near the stage as they spotted all of us talking with the DJ.
"What's going on?" Soul questioned.
"These two drunks signed me up to sing tonight." I explained as he lifted an eyebrow.
"What song do you have in mind?" He asked as I gave a small grin as I borrowed Liz's black leather jacket and put it on.
"I've got a song tonight that will really fit my mood tonight." I answered.
"You ready," The DJ asked as I nodded to him.
I looked back to everyone and my eyes lastly landed on Soul for some reason. I looked away though not trying to make long eye contact with him. For some reason when I look into his red eyes, I feel something strange. I shook off that feeling and just thought about what Seth said to me early. A bitch . . . right? Just wait until he hears this song. Personally I couldn't care what anyone has to think of me. This is just who I am now . . . nothing will change that. As I got on stage, I already could hear the crowd cheering loudly for me as I waved and grabbed the mic and electric guitar. There may be famous people here, but most of them are fans as well.
"Alright who's ready for tonight's song!?" I shouted in the mic as they cheered loudly in response as I grinned.
I turned to the band and instructed them to just follow my lead. I wasn't dealing with a bunch of amateurs thankfully so I knew they'd be able to follow my led with tonight's song. Soon I counted off to them and we all started to play perfectly just like I had imagine in my head as I played with them and got ready to sing. (You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing by Halestorm)
You took me to your little crib
Guess it must have been a big deal
Got me starring in your wet dream
Now it's time to get real
I'm not looking for love
No not today
But you call me up and had the nerve to say
See you next Tuesday
As I started to sing, I could already see the crowd getting into the music as we all played and I sung. I saw of the people start head banging as I sang and then without even realizing it I saw Seth staring at me not to far from the stage. I directly sang to him now as I conveyed my true feeling into the song. As I wrapped up the first verse, I made a fake phone to my ear and said the last words as I saw Seth scrawl at me.
You call me a bitch like it's a bad thing
You call me a freak like that means something
Can't get your way so you're sulking
I think we know the rest
Get it off your chest
I don't give a shit
I love it when you call me a bitch like it's a bad thing
Now I began to sing the chorus with all my heart as it was truly how I felt. The words may sound rude and maybe even crude, but truthfully I didn't care. This is how I felt . . . how I always felt.
You show up everywhere I go
Get a grip you're acting so weird
I don't need your jager bombs
I think I can take it from here
You gotta learn to leave when the party ends
I don't really care what you tell your friends
Tell me again
You call me a bitch like it's a bad thing
You call me a freak like that means something
Can't get your way so you're angry
I think we know the rest
Get it off your chest
I don't give a shit
I love it when you call me a bitch
As I continued to sing, I noticed Liz, Patti, and even surprisingly Tsubaki in the front row dancing and cheering for me as I sang with heart and soul. My eyes started to drift around the crowd as I sang fiercely into the mic. Suddenly my eyes met with Soul's again and for some reason I didn't look away just like he didn't either. He stared at me as he drank his drink. I don't know why, but it felt as if he was trying to read me. I felt a little uneasy, but I quickly shook the feeling off and continued to sing the nest part.
I think you hate me because you want me
You only want what you can't have
I'm just being who I want to be
But you can't deal with that
The music changed slightly as I played with the band which sounded really good. I glanced back a Seth now and saw how pissed he was now. As I sang I got louder and louder toward the ending and held the note for a long time making the crowd cheering even louder for me.
You call me a bitch like it's a bad thing
You call me a freak like it means something
Can't get your way so you're so pissed off
I think we know the rest
Get it off your chest
I don't give a shit
I love it when you call me a bitch like it's a bad thing
When the music paused I could really hear the crowd cheering for me as I continued to sing. The music itself was powerful. When I played with the band I gave it everything I had and didn't hold back anymore. Once we wrapped up the song on a perfect note the crowd cheered for me as I took a bow and waved them off before getting off stage. I thanked the band and then was greeted in hugs by Liz, Patti, and Tsubaki as they squealed with joy.
"That was amazing Maka!" Tsubaki exclaimed.
"I LOVED IT!" Patti shouted.
"I never heard that song before, but it was awesome!" Liz cheered as I gave a small laugh taking off Liz's jacket and giving it back to her.
"Thanks, it's a song I had been working on for a while and now I've put it to good use tonight." I smiled as they cheered for me.
Not soon after we were on the dance floor again and even though I wasn't a big dancer, I thought maybe it would be a nice change for me. Thankfully I didn't see Seth after my performance and I was kind of glad. Soon I told the girls I was going to go sit down and have a drink. Soon after I left I noticed Black Star had joined the girls in dancing. As I ordered my drink at the bar, I notice Kid come up to me with his drink in his hand and sat down next to me with a friendly smile.
"I liked the song," He grinned as I smiled back.
"Wasn't to rude or crude?" I asked taking a sip of my drink as he gave a small laugh.
"Well there were a few words, but who cares. It's your song . . . your feelings. Who cares what other people think." Kid replied as I was a little surprised by his answer as he took another swing of his drink before getting up.
"I think I'm going to go join everyone else. Care to join me?" He asked as I gave a small smile and shook my head.
"Rain check . . . Go have fun," I answered as he nodded.
"I hold you to it then," He grinned before leaving.
Soon I was left alone again. I stared at the drink in my hand and sighed. I looked at my reflection in the drink and saw a different person. It was like I was staring at complete stranger. This wasn't who I used to be. I wasn't a freak . . . I wasn't a bitch . . . I used to be such a goody toe shoes and did everything I was told without complaining. I used to follow the rules and not break them. That all changed though . . . Now I'm known as a cold hearted bitch who uses people and doesn't care about anything or anyone. I lost my way a long time ago and now I don't even know who I truly am anymore. Suddenly I heard someone sit right next to me and to my surprise it was Soul as he took a sip of his drink and not making eye contact with me as I stared at him.
"So I have something written on my face?" He questioned as he turned to me slowly grinning playfully as I rolled my eyes and looked away taking a sip of my drink.
"That was one interesting song tonight. Sending a message to someone?" Soul asked.
"You could say that, but it's more of just me expressing my feelings and who I really am." I answered.
"So you're a bitch?"
I froze when he said that. I didn't know how to answer or even what to say. Instead I just gripped the drink in my hand, but soon enough he spoke again.
"I don't exactly think you're that type of bitch everyone might think you are." Soul spoke as my eyes widen a bit as I turned to look at him confused.
"What do you mean by type of bitch?" I asked as he grinned slightly.
"Well you're definitely not a female dog," He joked as I slightly laughed as he continued.
"You're not some slut or whore like that one guy you were talking to you described. You are a bitch, but I think in a good way. You don't break down or give up, if anything you're more motivated and strong willed. You don't care what anyone says or thinks. So your just one tough bitch just like I descried before." Soul explained.
I was completely speechless. No one has ever said something to me like that before. My expression was a mix of surprise and a little confusion. I watched as he now turned to the bartender and spoke.
"Can I get two tequilas," Soul ordered as the bartender nodded and poured two tequilas.
Once the bartender gave them to Soul, he then passed me one of them as I lifted an eyebrow to him as he grinned mischievously. I slowly passed back and shook my head.
"No," I spoke as he passed it back.
"Oh yes tiny tits, because we're going to play a little game." He smirked.
"What game?" I questioned as he grinned even more lifting his tequila up.
"Each shot you do I'll revel something about myself and every shot I do you have to reveal something about yourself. It has to be something interesting though, nothing I already know. This way we'll be bonding a little more and thus creating a friendlier relationship." He explained.
I was actually surprised that he actually wanted to take the time and bond together. I may have misjudged Soul a little. He was actually really thinking of the well-being of our band and maybe even me. I gave a small smile and lifted the shot in my hand to him as he grinned.
"So who goes first?" I asked.
"Not an alcoholic," He grinned knowing why he said that from our previous first encounter as I gave a small laugh.
"Not a virgin," I smirked as he lifted an eyebrow in surprise.
Then we clanked our shot glasses together before taking the shot. Once I finished the first shot, I felt it burning a little down my throat, but it tasted pretty good. I looked to him as he ordered six more shots and then turned his attention back to me as I put the empty shot glass down on the table.
"You sure you aren't just trying to get me drunk?" I questioned as he gave a small laugh before answering.
"That depends if it's working." He smirked passing me three shots as I held one of them in my hand grinning a little.
I quickly drank the shot with ease now that I was used to the burning sensation in my throat and placed the empty shot glass on the table. I saw Soul a little surprised, but then I spoke.
"Alright hot shot, let's hear it." I spoke as he grinned slightly.
"My family are renowned musicians like my brother who plays the violin." He said as I nodded my head.
"I heard rumors about that and how you left all that fame and fortune and created a band. Pretty big decision is you ask me." I replied as he nodded slowly.
"You wouldn't really understand, but being compared to your brother constantly just pissed me off. He played the violin and I played the piano, but I wasn't as nearly as good as a musician as him. I could never surpass him, nor have the desire to do so. So that's why I created "Lost Souls". To get away from all that and start a new life with my friends and I think we're doing a good job so far." Soul answered before taking one of his shots and then turning to me for an answer.
"My parents are divorced as my mother left me alone with my abuse father when I was only 6. I ran away when I was 16 years old, on the day I graduated from high school early. I stayed with a friend for a while and eventually decided with the help of the girls to start a band as I had taken an interest to music thanks to my friend." I explained.
"Whoa," He spoke as I nodded.
"Yeah,"
"You really are a nerd. You graduated when you were only 16! God did you even have a really life?" He joked as I shoved him a little.
Soon after a couple more rounds of shots, we really started to bond a lot. I found myself laughing a smiling without even realizing it, which was kind of unlike me. Or at least the new me. Soul really cheered me up tonight. Overall I had a pretty fun night thanks to Soul surprisingly. However, the next day really sucked as I got a huge hangover just like everyone else, but I think I would have done it all over again if I could.