~~~~~~Violet's POV~~~~~~
Not long after our little conversation, Barry finished up with my back and left. I was gonna worry about the party at three 'o' clock the next morning. For now, it was time to have fun. I wrote a fake note saying that I'd went out to explore the area a bit more, put my bra and top back on and dug around my stationary for a bit until I found a paper clip. I bent it into a certain shape and picked a bobby pin out of my hair. I collected my phone and shitty earphones and headed upstairs to the boys' apartment. I looked left and right before bending down to their keyhole and fairly easily picked the lock. I can be a very bad girl sometimes.
I manage to lock the door again, without much trouble, and head into the living room. I had about three hours to find a suitable hiding place and lie. The lie was the first thought of. It was surprisingly hard to believe myself but they learn more about me every day, plus it's not like I hadn't performed the activity in the lie before. It took me the first 45 minutes to figure it out.
My hiding place was fairly simple. Behind the TV. I had to move it an inch forward before curling up behind it. I sat in a vertical ball behind a massive TV, listening to music really quietly. For the last five minutes, I began preparing myself to hold my breath. The only bad part about holding your breath, is that you go a little delirious and mostly likely will faint but I was never and am not that stupid.
Their door opened and I began to hold the oxygen.
"I wonder where she is… oh well. You wanna watch some TV?" Dan asks and I smile, devilishly.
"I bet she's just super excited but doesn't want us to see it or her excited face ever." Barry chuckles and he was damn right. They wouldn't ever see my excited face because I go so damn ugly… I look like a sneezing pug.
The sit on the couch pretty noisily.
"What did you get her for her birthday?"
"You'll find out on the day Dan, I don't trust you not to tell her." Barry smiles and the TV comes on blaring sound from my angle. By now, I knew I didn't have to hold my breath, so I regained the oxygen needed to pull this off. I had the 'SURPRISE MOTHA FUCKA' sound effect on my phone but I decided to scrap it. I had better ideas. I count down from 3 to 1 in my head.
I quickly rise from behind the TV while calling out- "MYAAAAAAAH SAVENYAAAAA!" I put my arms and point my view to the ceiling. Dan and Barry actually scream and jump back in shock. I begin to snort with laughter.
"AAAAAAGH!" Barry screeches holding his heart.
"I got'cha good!" I snort.
"Violet, what the fuck?" Dan asks.
"More like 'who gives a fuck about this?' How did you get into the apartment? I'm sure I locked the door." Barry turns to look at his roommate and then back at me.
"It was. The window was open."
"And?" Dan says.
"I climbed in through the window. Yes, I can fit." I answer.
"How in the hell?" Barry says as I slip out from behind the TV.
"I'll see you before we head to the party, alright?" I casually walk out.
"Okay, goodbye Violet." Dan answers.
"Buh-Bye!" I call exiting. 'Wow. That went amazingly. Nice job if I dare say so myself.' I head back down to my place and sleep for an hour.
I woke up and finished the other two energy drink cans I had in the draw. Throwing the cans away, I receive a text.
"Do you need me to come and help you get ready?" Suzy asked and I reply with a simple 'No, its fine.'
I look in my closet for my dress. I choose the black parasol with red lace occasionally wrapped around it, to take to the party with me. I begin my trial and error tutorial searching at 10 'o' clock at night. I find a hair tutorial that was a cute look using two bobby pins and many, many hair rollers, at around about 11:30 pm. I sit with the hair rollers in my hair for a good two hours, then, I get bored. I begin playing Facebook games, you do some weird things when boredom strikes. I promised myself that Facebook games were created by the devil himself and that I'd start wasting away for playing them. Pretty harsh, right? Nah, it's not harsh when you don't wanna invest money into it. I make the next step in the tutorial an hour later.
Step 2 of the tutorial was performed: Put the rollers more firm and tightly on your head. Wait like this for 3 hours.
Two hours into the wait, Dan messages me on Facebook. "It's a big day for you tomorrow. Get some shut eye."
"I already did. This hair tutorial is made to take for fucking ever."
"How many hours sleep did you get?"
"1. But I'm okay. I'll sleep like a frickin' baby tomorrow night."
"Whatever you say. You need to be waiting for us, outside your door for 10:15 am. Okay?"
"Alright, C U l8r. Kk!" I end it as far as actual words go, Dan replied with the otaku emoticon [:3]. I sat, trying to figure out what he meant by the emoticon but soon forgot about it.
I gather my make up to see what I can do with my face, as cleaving it off and getting a new one wasn't an option. I was passing by and caught a look at myself in the mirror. I moved so that I filled the view on the mirror. 'Mmm, look at you. Pretty sexy. Fuckin' strut it out! I am slimmer than I remember… Wow. Look at this. I'm almost a sheet of paper. Look! I did it mom!' I keep my jokes inside my little dome and smile. I looked like a stereotypical little granny at the hairdressers.
It was around about 5:30 am when I get to the 3rd step: Take out the hair rollers, slowly.
The tutorial gave me something more to do but I can't seem to describe it anymore. It was like an extremely curly wrap around on the back of my hair. Kinda like this but a lot more curly: s-media-cache- . .
It was around 7:45 am when I got around to starting my make-up but I couldn't think of something suitable. I surfed google images as it may have led me to victory. And eventually it did. I type 'red, black, white make-up design simple' into google. My choice was simple but divine: . .
After finishing my make-up, I grab my corset at 8:45 am. Pulling it on, I remember the promise I accepted when I last played GTA V with MiniLadd. The promise was to watch each and every #AskMini video that existed. After I put my outfit together, I sit at my computer to let the time pass. My gaming headphones didn't blast the sound they produced as they were special sound proofing ones.
I watched the first five and I look at the time, 10:16 am. SHIT! I turn off the PC and unplug it. I grab my contacts and slide them into my eyes. Picking up my parasol, I fumble for my purse at the same time. I make sure everything was in it and grabbed my red bag. I ran to the door, opened it, locked it again and took the elevator down to the lobby. It opened and I put my parasol over my face so I could see out into the world but no-one could see my face. I was so happy that I could suppress my emotions because I was so over whelmingly excited that I could've screamed. I looked like a mystery women in a bright red polka dot dress as the shadow that my parasol cast on to my face was a deep black.
I rested the parasol handle on my right shoulder with my right hand still holding it and adjusted my bag, which was on the same shoulder, with my left hand as I went close towards the men. I smiled unwittingly, my teeth were showing from behind the bright red lipstick. The purple in my hair fully stood out as I'd last minute curled each strand with a heated curling wand before sitting down at my computer.
"Wow!" Dan said and I just giggle nervously, covering my mouth with my hand in which was the start of one of my black flower patterned net gloves/sleeves. My black painted fake nails almost sparkled in the light in Barry's eyes.
"I said that I'd try not to swear but HOLY-SHIT. You look absolutely gorgeous." Barry smiled, lending me one of his arms to hook on to.
"Thank you. You each look gorgeous yourselves. Well, I mean as far as gorgeous as men can or will allow themselves to go." I smile back at him. Dan hooked on to my other arm soon after. They led me outside and told me to close my eyes.
"We'll tell you when to open them again." Dan told me. I just nod.
I wait about five minutes, looking down at the floor with my eyes closed, being surprisingly patient.
"You can look up now." Barry breathed. I open my eyes to find a dark purple limousine at the bottom of the complex waiting for us? I stared in disbelief.
'No way! NO FUCKIN' WAY IN HELL THAT THIS IS FOR ME!' I scream in my head. On the outside I smile and turn my head.
"So, what'cha think? This is only where the surprises begin." Dan chuckles, his smile almost ripping his face into two halves.
"THANK YOU!" I giggle again while turning and hugging them both. They expected me to slowly walk down the steps but I'm not normal. I'd held in my excitement for too long. I peck them both on one cheek and fly down the rail on the stairs. The shofar opens the door for me and I step inside to find Suzy, Arin, Kevin, Holly, Ross and Markiplier waiting for me, Barry and Dan inside. "This is already the best day of my life. And I mean best. And to share the best day with friends is all I could ever dream." I say excitedly sitting down and Dan and Barry were getting in. "This gorgeous things' massive to fit all of us in here."
Suzy and Mark just looked at each other, appeased at my reaction. The rest were smiling. On the way there I was in between Mark and Barry. I sat, looking at my phone, making the most of the free Wi-Fi in the limousine. After taking a group selfie for Instagram it took me five seconds to be the only one who didn't join in on the quirky conversation. I sat, endlessly scrolling, my face relaxed into my normal expression that made me look sad and bored. The gang's conversation ground to a halt due to an awkward silence.
"Violet, are you doing okay?" Mark asked and his hand slipped on to my shoulder.
I looked up at him and spoke the following sentence. "Yes… I just- I mean- Yeah! Hell yes!" In my head, on the other hand, I screeched. 'It's. My. Face. Isn't it? You know what they just have to do- Deal-With-It.' There was a music speaker with a USB port with it. I thought of MiniLadd and knew what to do. Without a word, I reached for it and plugged my phone in. I put the triple speed version of Rap God on.
"Umm, I didn't know you were into this stuff, Violet." Ross raised his eyebrows.
"I'm not just into it, sunshine-" I quickly speak before dancing while rapping at the exact speed. I only dance up to the fast rap and then that shit is rapped. I fall into the trance of concentration while doing it. After I finish, I bark out a strained gasp for air and cough like I have a cold as my friends have amazed expressions. "*Loud obnoxious uncontrollable coughs & asthmatic gasp for air* Oh my Jesus Christ. *Another rough cough & pant*"
"That was so awesome. When did you learn to do things like that, Lil-chan?" Arin asks.
"*Really rough cough* you don't just learn to do things like that." I answer and quickly flicking my head around. "Huh? I swear to god." I try not to rub my face in anger because I'd mess up my make-up. "Those hallucinatory spells… They're happening again. I haven't seen one in a good week."
"Huh?" Mark raises an eyebrow.
"D-don't worry about it. Let's just have fun today, okay! I don't want to ruin it for Barry, it's his day too." I smile turning back around. "I don't want to ruin it for anyone! Today should be about joy, celebration, you guys, Barry, me, everybody who cares, everybody that attends and food, mmm, food!" I cheer. "I want to live like there's no tomorrow or if the zombie apocalypse starts tomorrow! I just want to have a constant smile, today. For everyone, I want a smile! But that means I have to be as lady-like as possible. That's where the problem starts. I get super-super-super over whelmingly un-lady-like when I've had too much drink. Well, shit." I bite on to the nail of my right hands index finger and my eyes toss themselves around, nervously. They all just stare at me. My head shoots down and my face turns a burning crimson colour, particularly my cheeks.
The silence was broken by Marks cheerful chuckle. "My god, I can't wait to see how that goes down."
The death stare is pointed, quickly, in his direction. "There better not be any funny business that your telling me is a surprise! I swear to god!" I snap, and he flinches away.
"No-no-no-no, it's not like that at all!" He moves his flat hand by his neck.
"Calm down, Violet. Today, like you said, is gonna be a fun day for us all." Barry pulls me away from Mark by the shoulders and looks over them at my face, smiling. My mind was flooded with doubt. 'They don't seriously think I meant it to be like… the absolute best, surely.' I wasn't doubting them, I just didn't think that they'd waste cash like that on me (And Barry) never mind actually having access to that kind of cash.
"So, where are we going, anyway?" I ask, sitting up straight facing directly in front of me where Dan happened to be.
"Uuum, would you like to tell her Ross? You did get this bit fixed up." Dan turns to our Aussie colleague. Ross looks at Suzy for approval and she nods.
"We… Ihave rented the main hall and the couple of rooms off to the side in The Wilshire Hotel." Ross claims.
"NO WAY!" I speak, astonished.
"Hell yes!" Ross replies.
"I can fucking strut into there lady-like as fuck, and wobble back out after the party." I smile. Silence falls over us and I reach for the manga in my bag. I begin from where I left off a month ago.
"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, huh?" Holly compliments. "IS THAT THE JAPANESE RELEASE?"
"How else do you think I'd have privacy nearing the end of secondary school? Especially with all the nosey slags in my year!" I smile looking up. "The internet was so much easier to buy stuff off it back then."
"I know right?!" Mark smiled at me.
"There was less scam bullshit and I had more money than the average teen… Way much more money." I roll down the window. "It's fuckin' boilin' in here…." I return to the part in the manga when Kyon goes to punch Haruhi. I continue reading, accidentally out loud, my brain instantly translated it into English. "Let me go, Koizumi. It doesn't matter whether you're dealing with animals or humans. Anyone who refuses to listen needs a good beating before they'll learn! Or else… She'll spend the rest of her life as the asshole everyone avoids!" I look up to find faces trying to keep their eyes off me. 'Did I do something wrong… Are they shocked? Embarrassed? Can they r-relate to this with me? Oh no-no-no-no-no-no, what did I do? What did I do? What did I do? What did I do?!' "Is anything wrong with me reading manga right now? Can you trace that quote with me? What can I do to avoid you being able to?"
They all exchanged worried glances as I closed the book and put it back into the depths of my red bag. 'Welp, this is awkward. Shit-shit-shit-shit-shit-shit-shiiiiiit! What is going on right now? What's with they're faces?' "Umm, excuse me?"
The limo stopped because of the traffic lights that where beside us, on red. I unbuckled myself and reached over Barry to stick my head out of the window, without getting my ass in Marks face, or my tits in Barry's face. It's rude and perverted not to care about that. I did it for two reasons:
It was boiling hot in that limousine, due to every one expect for me wearing some kind of jacket, shawl or coat.
To try and stop the awkward silence and weird looks coming my way.
I noticed how spacious it was at the back of the limo, behind the seats. I walked to the back, with my back hunched due to my height, to find an openable sun roof and loads of floor space. I opened the sun roof and stood up straight again. The limo began moving again and the breeze was awesomely cool. I rested my arms atop the limousines roof and stood there, looking out at the world. Suzy, after a lot of trouble, joined me. She handed my parasol to me. "Thanks… It's so beautiful out today, the darkness of the limo made me forget." Suzy was having a hard time standing because of her heels. "Keep a tight hold of my hips if you need to. I don't mind." My friend thanked me and did as I offered her to do.
"Suzy! We're nearly there, okay!" Dan called.
"I can see that, but thanks Dan!" She called back. "Hey, listen. I'm sorry for freaking you out back there. It's just that-"
"You could relate to my stubbornness when you first heard it? I know deep down, I'll never be as stubborn as my sisters, dead or alive it doesn't matter… I should probably explain to Mark why I freaked out back there." I finish her sentence and begin my own.
"What about the rest of us?"
"I… haven't said anything to you, like ever?"
"No… I believe not."
"Come on then." I duck back into the limousine. "What're you waiting for?" She follows me back into the main section of the long car. "Hey, back there, I freaked out a little. I just want to apologize and explain myself. Since I got to America, my mind has been… how do I put it…? Freaking out (let's say). I will see shadowy figures out of fucking nowhere… They take the shape of my family, a lot of the time. Recently, maybe like a month ago or something along those lines, I had a surreal (different to any other) panic attack. Well, at least that's what Dan would of witnessed if he had of gotten to me on time but in my crazy fucking head, one of those figures who at the time looked like my dad said that I was worthless and tried to strangle me… Welp. There it is… oh yeah, Barry, Mark. I apologise for getting all up in our faces before but it is fucking hot… I might consider doing the ice bucket challenge if it stays like this!"
"THAT'S IT!" Arin belts. "There is a way to get a decent face video for Violet. Redo the ice bucket challenge."
"I didn't actually mean-" I begin but I'm cut off.
"Yeah, I'm gonna record the reaction separately for her Instagram." Suzy smiled.
"You guys are unbelievable!" I fold my arms trying not to smile. After a few moments I get convinced. "Urgh, fine. You may wanna do it away from Mimi and Moch because I can go full on pet whistle screech. I scream like a banshee." I admit.
"Go on then, I need proof!" Mark joked.
"Alright, alright. Cover your ears just to make sure… You have been warned… I'll do a scale… My throat will violently vibrate, that's how you can tell. *sigh* Here we go…" I say. I begin from the 'Markiplier' type low. I go to normal, to a scream and then Ariana Grande high. After, the last stage there is no sound. I grab Marks hand and put it up against my neck. He just nods proving that I was still screaming. I stop and choke on my own flem for just a couple of minutes and then speak. "And all of the cats in the neighbourhood go deaf."
"Really?" Suzy thought I was serious.
"No-no, just kidding."
"Holy shit. Ms. Ariana Grande two-point-oh, there." Mark jokes again.
"Please, Mark. Do not call me version two of a 21 year old women that looks and acts that she's 7. Not cool bro. Plus, I can go higher than that." A smile breaks on to my face. "That sounded rather fucking cocky of me, I apologize."
Soon, we arrived. Upon exiting the limo together, Barry and I were treat like royalty. My, now, 26 male colleague hooked on to my arm. His smile was gonna rip his face in half, I swear. The people greeted us with a bottle of alcohol of our choice. Barry chose the classic champagne and I chose blue WKD vodka. I don't mean small enough to fit in a wallet or taster bottle, I'm talking official normal sized glass bottle full of the alcohol of our choice. I put them in my bag because Barry asked me to hold on to his and I wanted for both of my hands to be able to be used. The others were in front of us at this point because Barry gave me time to slowly take in my surroundings. The bright lights and beautiful architecture amazed me.
"It's so well built. I like this place!" I announce once I put my parasol down and into my bag. Barry puts his free hand on to my shoulder, specifically the arm he was hooked on to already. Before we were lead to the hall, the people took us to some lockers were we could store are things in. I had a plastic bag that I put everything but my purse, phone, headphones and lipstick. The plastic bag went into the locker along with Barry's hoodie and Dan's coat. Suzy, Mark and Arin shared another one and Holly and Ross shared the third one we were allowed. (Ross' foot was still in a cast right now, he had crutches.)
Someone crept up behind me and Barry as we were in the hallway going straight down to the room where the main event would be held. The person blind folded us and after a second or two Mark's little mischievous giggle along with the sentence- "You guys hold on to each other and I'll get Violets other arm and get you down the hall safely."-made us realize that he was responsible for the blind folds (Or so we assume). He did exactly as he said.
Mark continued to talk but he sounded pretty distant as my thoughts took over. 'This is so nice! I like where I am. In the clutches of two of my first male best friends. And they're two of my first friendship group too! I know I can be almost completely myself but there's something in my head that they'll find the things I haven't told them about myself out tonight. Try not to drink too much tonight, Violet. I trust you.' The calm and gentle pace I was once doing ground to a halt. My thoughts were interrupted, too.
"Earth to Violet." My hair was ruffled and my cheeks were slapped.
"Huh! Was I thinking out loud?!" I ask, startled.
"No-no. Just wake up. We're at the doors now." Dan chuckled.
"Oh, oh right!" I stand alerted, hitting something pretty hard.
"OW!" Mark boasted. "That's my skull when you're finished with it."
"Oops. I'm sorry Mark. It's not like I can see right now, though." I smile.
"You guys ready?" Dan asked.
"As I'll ever be." Barry and I reply at the same time. I put my hand over my mouth and giggle a little bit. The creaking of the doors opening was the second last sound I heard with my blindfold on.
They all countdown together. "3…2…1" After the blindfolds are removed, Barry's first then mine. My jaw just drops, in an astonished manner. I brought my hands up to my open mouth, shaking. It was beautifully decorated with black, purple, red and blue decorations.
"This… is beautiful!" I cheer, trying not to cry. My arms shoot down and my head turns to look at Barry, he was already looking at me. There were loads and loads of tables and chairs, a stage with instruments on it, a gift table and people were applauding at our reaction.
Even though Barry was short, I was shorter. I jumped and hugged his shoulders. My feet were only slightly off the floor. He hugs me back and then puts me back onto the floor. I notice the giant banner in the middle of the room in which read-'Happy Birthday Barry & Violet!' I was super-super overly excited. This was something I hadn't had aimed at me before. I'd been to a party, yeah. That was my parents' wedding party, when I was 3.
"Thank you, for coming out for this today. I more than appreciate it. This is one of the highlights of my life, I'm just putting it out there." I speak while waltzing in, pulling Barry in by the hand. "I am extremely excited to be here."
The grumps followed us in as Barry spoke. "Yeah, what she said." The crowd laughed. I instantaneously began id-ing people. I knew why I'd seen them before. The crowd was mostly my internet heroes. After I realized, the smile on my face became so wide it was starting to hurt. I greeted every individual and then sat down. I got my phone out, took a picture with my clan and put it on Instagram with the caption- 'My early and Barry's late birthday party! Picture 1. #gamegrumps #brokeninja #markiplier #birthday #party #IFeelOld #Aagh26! #hashtag' Ross and Holly both laughed at the #brokeninja part.
Arin walked over to me a little after they'd departed from the group photo shot. "Violet, were not gonna start drinking until all of our parents have left, alright."
"No problem, I don't usually start drinking 'til later on in the day anyway. Drinking in the morning and afternoon is more than bizarre." I smile.
"You look like you're having the time of your life there. Sitting at the table alone." Arin sarcastically jokes. "Come up and dance. You don't have to dance properly if you don't want to blossom." Suzy allowed Arin to call me things like 'blossom' or 'beautiful' because it was just a friendly nickname that wasn't 'Violet' or 'Lillith'.
"Arin, you're so sweet but… I need to sit for a moment." I quietly sigh.
"What's up, gorgeous? You can tell me anything."
"Well, it's just hard to believe I'm sitting here right now, ya know? Because I applied for an ad on the internet." Over Arin's shoulder, I stare at Barry and Dan talking far away from the table we were at.
Arin rests his hands on the table. "Well, put it into perspective. It's because you've finally got a family, not the perfect one you long for, who cares for you so damn much. Every day you're not over our house, at least once a day Suzy will say "I wonder what Violets up to right now." Do you think she'd say that if we didn't love and respect you like we do?" He smiles at me. Once I take in the information, my eyes widen and I jump towards him with open arms.
"You sound just like the dad I wish Marcel always was!" I yell over the music. Arin tightens the embrace and I could hear the sigh and smirk that was on his face.
He soon let's go. "You wanna come and talk to Dan, Barry and I?"
"Yeah, go on then." I get out of my chair smirking. We head over to the roommates on the far side of the hall. They were laughing by the time we got there.
"Oh, hi Arin your back!" Dan announced. I appear from behind Arin.
"Sup, bitches." I giggle after speaking like a Starbucks-white-girl. "How you doin', boo?" I look at them both.
"Boo? You're not trying to scare us, or are you?" Dan asks.
"Nicknames of 2014, what year do ya live in, hmm?" I joke.
"I've never heard that one before." Barry sniggers.
"Gyah, never mind. What'cha talkin' 'bout, hmm?" I sigh.
"Stuff."
"Must've been very eventful if stuff is your answer." I joke smiling.
~~~~~~Arin POV~~~~~~
The conversation went great until Violet zoned out and turned around slowly. Violet was humming, a tune I was unfamiliar with, as she wandered off. I pretended not to notice and continued talking to Dan.
"So, after that, you know, I tried doing something else." Dan finished.
"Yeah, yeah, totally dude." I smile.
"Arin you okay?" Barry asks.
"Violet just wandered off."
"Oh, yeah. I just noticed. Where is she?" Dan also asks a question. We look around for a bit and are unable to find her.
"Maybe we should check outside." Barry suggests heading towards the doors. Dan and I just look at each other as we follow him. Violet was outside, sitting on the metal railings, reading manga again. As we approached, she jumped off and lifted the skirt of her dress just slightly and began fanning underneath it with the book. We start speeding over to her even quicker than before, to save her anymore embarrassment.
When we got about 30 cm away from her we could hear what she was muttering. "Uuurgh… It's too ho-ot! Meeeeh, I'm dyin'. Meeeeh."
Barry crept up behind her quietly and then- "BOO!" He grabbed her shoulders and frightened her.
"EEECK!" She squeal before turning around and smacking him in the face with the manga. He stumbles back holding his face. Instantly, Dan and I begin to laugh. "I am so sorry. I'm so sorry, Barry."
~~~~~~Violet's POV~~~~~~
I crouch down to his aid and then see something out of the corner of my eye. I properly look up and correct myself. "PIGEON!" I announce. Dan and Arin just look at each other as I walk over to it. They chase after me. "This place is just like fuckin' Gateshead Interchange. Stock piles of pigeons to stand on."
"What? Excuse me. Violet, what happened to you being lady-like?" Dan questions.
"In the hotel, yes. Lady-likeness all the way. But outside of it, where there's pigeons, no chance." I giggle. "Pigeons! Pigeons, everywhere! They're like a fuckin' disease!" I joke and turn around to see Arin, completely confused. "Oh, back in the North East, pigeons are fuckin' everywhere. Not as bad as seagulls though, the scrounging fuckers are always after your chips. "Oi, monkey boy! Giz a chip!" At every fuckin' opportunity, it's like they're waiting for ya!" I complain, heading towards the doors, again, where Barry was waiting for us.
Arin was laughing really heavily at my seagull impression. When he'd calmed down we stepped back into the hall. Suzy rushed over to us. "Where've you four been?"
"Pissin' about outside." I reply, rubbing my arm. I realize what I'd just said and slapped my hands on to my mouth. "Shi-ugar. I can't be sayin' things like that in 'ere!"
"Violet, it's alright, no-one heard you… hopefully." Barry smiled. I sensed someone else was here and stare off into the distance.
~~~~~~Suzy's POV~~~~~~
"Space cadet." I mutter. Holly turns around thinking I was talking about her but I point to Violet, putting my pink haired friend into context.
"This is getting to be an issue." Holly replies in a whisper back at me.
"~Woo~ Earth to Violet." I say waving my hand in front of my friends face.
"Huh? Whuyt, now?" She jumps coming out of the trance she was previously bound still by.
"I want you to head to the room on the right from here, don't ask why, just do it. Okay?" I order.
"I-urr- o-kay." She sounded a little nervous. Violet left the room.
"It's go time." I whisper into the mic of the ear piece that no-one had noticed. "Everyone! Your attention please. I'd like you to all watch this big screen here." I say while a projector screen comes down. "This is a big moment for one of our own. Violet!" I smile.
~~~~~~Violet's POV~~~~~~
I opened the door, my senses were right. She stood in front of me and began to sing.
A/N: This will be set out a little differently. I'm sorry if it confuses any of you! Basically this is a singing scene between the two sisters. A '~' will show you when it's singing and when you see it again, its speech. This will continue until you find another note from me. This is a little parody of the deleted song 'Life's Too Short' from Frozen. I hope you enjoy.
" ~Rose: I came all this way today to give us a fresh start, but now that you're like wow, it's all like warm in the heart.
Violet: I'm so glad you like it sis 'cause this is the real me! You have no idea how great it feels to be free!
Rose: We've been falling out for way too long, so let's forget who's right - Violet: And forget who's wrong.
Both: Okay!
Violet: Why don't you stay, there's room for family in my court!
Both: 'Cause life's too short
Rose: To always feel without and unloved by the sister I long to know
Both: Life's too short
Violet: To never let you celebrate me, the true queen of UK emo!
Rose: Wo-ho-hooo. I never understood, - Violet: I never understood - Both: but now I do!
Life's too short, to miss out on a sister like you ~
Rose: So you'll come with me, then?
Violet: With you?
Rose: To help with mam, she's been really poorly lately. I can't do much alone.
Violet: Oh.
Rose: Sooo..." Rose dangled keys on her finger, suggestively.
"Violet: I don't believe you!
Rose: What?! I just assumed that you would have to...
~ Violet: That I'll go live with you, that's how your story ends?!
Rose: It does! Nothing like it was, and, for sure, we'll be best friends!
Violet: Excuse me, don't you know my real age?!
Rose: Whoa, whoa! Don't get upset let's get back on the same page.
Violet: Gee, thanks for coming up to see my face. And showing off your mastery of tact and grace, okay! Run down the hall and spill my secrets, make a full report! Buh-bye!
Rose: Wait!
Violet: Cause life's too short!" I slam the door, exiting the room. Rose follows me out, opening it again.
"~ Rose: There it is! The door you'd love to slam in my face! You did well there for a spell, but now you're back in the same place. Kick me out if you want, but I'm the only one who- is not one hundred percent convinced the delicacy's you!
Violet: You can think whatever you want 'cause I don't care
Rose: You're a fool who worked with some strangers!
Violet: That is so unfair!
Both: I swear I'm through with taking your unshaking sisterly support! - Violet: Support! - Rose: Support - Both: HA! Life's too short!
Rose: To let the all of the people in here see how coldly you have always treated me!
Violet: La la lalala laaaa
Both: Life's too short!
Violet: To listen to a reckless fool who only ever hears the things she wants to hear!
Rose: You don't know - Violet: You have no idea
Both: What I've been through, because of you! Life's too short to waste another minute- Life's too short to even have you in it! Life's too short! ~
Rose: I've been so wrong about you!
Violet: You?! You've been so wrong about everything.
Rose: Maybe you are the delicacy!
Violet: I am NOT the delicacy!"
A/N- I'm done with all the singing for a little while but fortunately, and maybe unfortunately for some of you loyal readers, there will be more! (Not in this chapter, don't worry!) Link to the actual song: watch?v=POwXz4VUmuc
I stop in my tracks, angrily crossing my arms with my back turned to Rose. 'HOW DARE SHE COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY, AFTER RUNNING WITHOUT GIVING ME HER NUMBER OR A MEMORY FROM THE LAST PARTY I SAW HER AT AND TRY TO TAKE ME AWAY FROM MY NEW FAMILY?! ALL I WANTED IS THE PERFECT DAY, BUT SOMEONE HAS TO INVADE AND TRY TO TAKE ME BACK! IT'S NOT ON! IT'S NOT FUCKIN' HAPPENIN' WHAT-SO-EVER!' I was absolutely fuming with her for 'invading my life'. This wasn't a new feeling, as I'd always been angry at Rose for something in my teen years. Rose stormed out as my thoughts changed.
'Violet, you're an idiot! All she wants to do is apologise. You can't let this happen again, she's escaped from you grasp once already in America. This is not happening again.' I slip my shoes off and run out, three times her speed.
~~~~~~Barry's POV~~~~~~
I still wondered how they were both good at finding the best times to start spontaneously singing and turn life into a musical. I follow the girls in pursuit of the truth. I ran and checked every room, no Violet or Rose to be seen. For the 4th time today, I go outside and see a figure or two on the pier. I get closer and closer, trying not to run.
"I just… felt so sad… when-when you left me to fend for myself… And Rose…" Violet spoke while crying.
"What is it, sis?" Her sister looks down on to Violets head which was buried into her chest.
"I-I-I-I love you and I don't want you to ever leave me on my own again. Are we clear?" Violet asked as her right hand was red from gripping on to her older sister's shoulder.
"Crystal." Rose replies.
"Let's get going!" Violet tried to escape from her sisters clutches and dry her eyes.
"No." Rose bluntly says. "Not yet. I want to stay here for a bit longer because… You're my little adorable petal of a sister, the best sister on our Family Flower." I'm sure she meant 'Family Tree' but considering their names and Roses and their mothers occupation, the 'Family Flower' sounded a hell of a lot better.
I couldn't help it, I put Suzy onto face time.
"Hey, what do you need?" Suzy asked.
"I need you to put this face time session on to the projection screen." I reply.
"Why?" Suzy asks. I change from the front to the back camera.
"That's why." I softly reply. "It gets you right where it hurts to see them together like this."
"It's on screen now." Suzy smiled.
"By the way, Violet is physically crying. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what real love is." I sigh. Violet looks over her sister's shoulder to see me, eventually.
"Aaagh! Not right now!" Violet starts walking back and loses her footing. At lights speed, Rose lends her hand out to her little sister who, just in time, grabs at her palm. Violet climbs her arm until her balance is centred again, it was probably time to run.
"This is Barry, signing off." I say before rushing to turn face time off.
"I swear to god, Kramer! When I get a hold of you, I swear." Violet angrily rubbed her eyes clear of moister and lose tears. "Your mincemeat! Tomare! Tomare! I just gave you a head start. YOU SHIT! GET BACK HERE!" She called after me as I started running. Tomare means stop in Japanese. "Rose, come on! Follow that crazy man!" I check behind to see the sisters sprinting up the beach, there arms were far behind they're backs. This meant their speed was increased from what it would have been… SHIT! They were getting closer and closer and- BAM! Just like that, Violet had caught up with me. She'd knocked me over and was now on top of me slapping the living daylights out of me.
"Ow. Ow. Ow. Please- ow – stop! Why the abuse?" I ask while being slapped.
"You nearly made me fall into the water! My dress could have gotten ruined!" She claims, but there was a look on her face saying that answer was unsatisfactory for her.
"Are you sure?" I ask back. "It seems that's not the only reason."
Violet, rolled to the side of me in embarrassment. "We'll finish this some other time." Violet pants while facing away from me. Rose wolf whistles, while helping me up. "Rose, you're such a fucking prick."
"Barry, I'm just sayin' son, if you like my Violet don't be afraid to talk to me about, alright." Rose teased. "But in all seriousness, if you do. I want to be first to know. I need to do what my dad can't anymore. On his behalf… That's a warning to Dan as well."
"O-Okay." I awkwardly say while helping my colleague up. Violet storms up the beach and I walk alongside her sister. "Violet was really unhappy about when you left her without anything at Halloween."
"I know. I have to make it up to her somehow… Well, I technically have, but she doesn't need to know until later." Rose smiles.
"Are you proud of her?" I ask.
"Wouldn't you be if your younger sibling is living your dream? Of course I am, more than you could ever know! So, are you proud of my little blossom?" Rose asks.
"Yeah, I am. She's come so far from the first day I met her." I smile while admitting it quite quietly.
"How was she, ya know, when you first met her?"
"Very shy and introverted."
"Well, she was always bullied. No one stopped until that one day… in primary school anyway. When she was eleven to put that into a bit more perspective for you." Rose smiled.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, she was such a boss assed bitch. Someone tugged on her hair every lesson at least three times for a good seven weeks. They stopped because she turned around, punched them in the face, smacked their head into the desk and then flipped the desk on their head. She wasn't allowed to go near the school for a good 5 month, the person was in intensive care for about 1 month." Rose sighed looking ahead. "I lost friends because of that, but she showed me that I hung around with a bad crowd. She opened my eyes to the real world."
"Excuse me, wait what?" I ask, surprised. "Because they pulled her hair?"
"Everyone hated her in the class and after that, they were too afraid to pick on her." Rose smiled through her blue lipstick. "My little thorn, she was. No one touched her again."
"Why did people pick on her in the first place?" I ask looking up at Rose.
"You know how she always wears natural coloured contacts. Little children triggered her hate for her eye colour. They called her an alien because of that and her skin condition. Kids in Britain are always disgustingly behaved. This also should explain her hate for little kids." Rose brushes her fringe back to the right of her face and puts her long hair plait on her left shoulder. "That's why she's special to me. Someone so rare to find."
"Oh, I see. It all makes sense now. I suppose people thought she had anger issues too, huh?" I ask.
"No… People thought she was insane and in touch with the devil, picking off the good kids. The reason was that my mother insisted that she went to only catholic schools, as she was catholic at the time." Rose smiled. "Oh, Violet was so antichrist when she started secondary school… before I left her."
"Hey, you're here for her now, alright. Don't worry about the time you left her, now, your back into her life and personally she's most happy when your there. Anyway, as you were saying." I awkwardly rubbed Roses back, sympathetically.
"You're a good lad, Violet needs someone like you to be with her… Anyway, In the first year of secondary school, or to you high school, she went to a catholic school and decided it'd be funny to turn all of the crosses upside down." Rose smiles creepily for a moment.
"Really? Are you sure you're talking about the women over there?" I ask, completely shocked.
"The teachers knew it was her because she signed each cross before turning them around. She was only there for five month, before moving to another catholic school where she did the most hilarious but insulting thing ever. She was removed and put into a non catholic school almost instantaneously." The older sibling looked down as the wind blew her hair to the side.
"What'd she do?" I get way to curious.
"She drew Hitler moustaches and Nazi symbols on religious posters and continued to flip any crosses that were there." Rose giggles. "That is something we'll leave Dan to find out himself from the women herself, shall we? I don't want to him to think of me as an offensive twat. Violet must be thought of how she was and like or hate it. Discipline at its finest."
"Are you actually fucking kidding me?"
"Why would I be kidding, hmm? This is real. Oh, you know her bedroom?"
"What about it?" I raise an eyebrow.
"It was painted pure black. The walls, the floor, the skirting boards, the door and the ceiling. Even her bed frame was black. The only things that were a different colour where her purple bed covers and teddy bears… You heard me right, she had and probably still has a weakness for teddies!" Rose exclaimed as we stepped off the sand and onto the path. "The window was never opened and neither were the blinds, no-one ever went in because we couldn't see. If she needed to find something, Violet would have sunglasses and a torch at the ready. She was afraid of the light, almost completely. Oh, if you wanted to know, she started buying parasols at the age of 12. It was a decorative hobby and now she physically, literally can't live without one."
"I don't mean to be a tattle tale but, Violet almost always forgets to take one with her now." I knew I, in fact, was being a complete and utter tattle tale.
"Thanks for grassing 'er up like that. I shall give her a talkin' to. She could make trips out so often, her organs will hate her. That will be a problem for her life." Rose teases lightly. "Don't worry about it! If she fails to continue to use it in hot weather, I'll beat the shit out of her and knock some sense in to her." She exclaimed and Violet opens the doors to the hotel and instead of walking inside she just holds it open for us, patiently waiting.
We reach the doors without any further conversation. She was peeking out from behind the door, a shy expression on her face. I think it's because she wanted to be lady-like and was still really unsure what it meant to act like that. Violet honestly looked like one of the shyest, moé anime girls on the planet.
A/N Anyone who finds what Violet did in secondary school offensive or incomprehensibly unneeded, please forgive me. My intention was not to offend anyone, it was simply to add a little bit of eccentricity or strangeness about my fictional characters teenage shenanigans. Please do not sue me, loyal readers.
The Midnight Gamer xxx