Note: Yay over 2000 hits in two weeks. I feel loved! OK, well sorry it took a while to update. I haven't had much time to type in the past week because of having a couple of exams and my dance show is coming up so we are trying to get everything perfect and I keep forgetting my USB key, which hold all of the chapters, at school. Anyways...here is the next chapter.
Chapter 15: Head Banging Fun
BPOV
"The concert is tonight girls. Are you nervous?" Emmett had his arm around Rosalie and looked like he was really only speaking to me since my heart had sped up at any mention of tonight's concert.
Since I was the only human left in the group I was like a toy. Emmett loved to watch me lose my balance and fall or blush whenever he mentioned Edward. Rosalie and Alice liked to talk about things and see what would make my heart speed up. Edward and Jasper were more sympathetic. Edward liked my human reactions to things but he would help me before I fell and Jasper always liked to make me feel calm and relaxed when I was around.
I found out what Jasper's power was and I couldn't believe he could manipulate emotions.
"Alright, Listen up guys and girls," Edward handed out a sheet of paper.
"This is how everything is going to go down. Emmett, Jazz, and I will walk on stage and talk to the crowd a little. When I say 'let's get started' Jazz says, 'Aren't you forgetting something?' Emmett will add, 'Yeah, we're down a bassist.'"
He looked around to make sure everyone was following and continued.
"That's when I'll say 'That's right, since we lost James, and can't find him, we have a new recruit' I'll then call Rose out and you'll look a little lost and disorientated. I'll ask if you're ready and we'll start Master of Puppets. After that I'll call a second guitarist for some help and Alice, you'll come join us. We'll play The Unforgiven II. After that I'll say that we're looking to add an extra singer to our crew. That's when I'll pick Bella out of the crowd and ask her to join us. We'll sing A Tout le Monde together and then we'll sing Broken. Any questions?"
Everyone looked like they understood everything but Edward had a small worried smile on his lips.
"What's wrong Edward? Something you don't like about the plan?" I asked, seeing as I was the only one paying attention.
"The band before us, our opener, is called The Wolf Pack. An up-and-coming band from La Push."
All of the vampires stared directly at Edward with furry. I stared with ignorance.
"What's so bad about that? They sound kinda cool."
"The band is made up of Sam Uley as the singer, Jacob Black is the guitarist, Embry Call is the drummer and Quil Ateara is the bassist."
"Wait--Jakes in a band? I didn't know that! And the other boys, they're the guys we danced with in L.A." I'm a master at pointing out the obvious. The others didn't seem surprised, unlike me.
"Never mind for now, Bells. We should concentrate on playing tonight's concert." Emmett said.
"Whatever. I think we should play Broken, then A Tout le Monde. I could be in the crowd with a microphone and start singing the second verse of Broken and you can introduce me as the new singer. I'll make my way to the stage while I sing and we can do the chorus together, face to face." He looked like he was contemplating what I had just said.
"Let's got perfect it then. We only have a couple of hours." He smiled, which made me smile, which made everyone else smile, which made me blush and made Emmett crack up at my blush.
Everyone walked to their respective cars and headed to the club where we'd play our first show as the new and improved Cold Ones.
"That was an awesome practice. I think we're ready for tonight!" Emmett was jumping up and down, pumped with energy thanks to the hunting stop we made.
"Relax, Em. We're supposed to look a little tired and try to conserve our energy for the show." Rosalie put her hand on his chest, immediately stopping him.
"Yeah, and-" Edwards head snapped towards the door faster than I thought possible. I could see something in his eyes.
Why is he looking towards the door with so much hatred?
My question was answered when Sam, Embry, Jake and Quil walked in. I figured it was Quil since i knew the other three and Quil was their last band member.
"Hey Bella, what's going on?" Jake asked, pretending to be oblivious to the angry vampire next to me.
Well, to his credit, he doesn't know Edward is a vampire...
"Pretty good. I'm sure you've heard by now that we joined the boys for the show tonight."
He nodded his head and looked at Sam. He and Edward, who I hadn't seen move, were talking about something. I couldn't hear what it was.
"Let's give the guys the stage so they can warm up and get used to the stage." I didn't know why he put so much emphasis when he said 'guys' but I didn't want to ask in front of everyone.
When we were alone in the back room, Emmett and Rose went off somewhere and the same for Jasper and Alice, I decided to ask him about the sudden change in his demeanour when the La Push guys came in.
"Um...Edward?" I felt nervous and some of that seeped into my voice.
"Yeah?" he barely looked up from his guitar, which he was restringing.
"When we were on stage, you were going to say something...but as soon as the La push boys showed up, you stopped and changed the way you acted. I think I may even have heard a snarl..." I couldn't look at him in the eyes. I didn't want to.
"It's nothing Bella, forget it. Just concentrate on tonight." He still didn't look up.
I decided not to push it. I didn't want to anger the beautiful boy that, for some strange reason, wanted to spend time with me.
"I'm going to go walk around a little to get rid of the nerves...OK?" I got up, not really expecting an answer.
"Yeah..."
As soon as I thought I was far enough I let out a huge sigh. Knowing he couldn't read my mind was a huge help. I thought of a quick plan. Unfortunately it would have to wait until after the show. My watch rang, meaning it was already 9:00, the La push boys would be on or a half hour and then at 10:00 it would be our turn.
I walked to the back of the stage and watched the boys play some unknown song called In the End (a/n: by Linkin Park).
They were done around 9:30 and it was now our turn to get everything ready and for me to get in the crowd with a microphone hidden in my pocket.
I went to my mini dressing room and got dressed. I wore a pair of baggy black jeans with pockets big enough for the mic to fit in them. I also wore a tight blood red tank top with a fishnet shirt over that. I had my hair straightened and left it down, bringing the least amount of attention to me was key. I put on a new pair of boots that were in my room, apparently a joint present from the boys, and put on a little black eyeliner and blood red eye shadow. I finished it off with some blood red lipstick and left the room on my way to the main floor.
I walked by the boys and they all said something encouraging.
"You look real good, Bella!" Embry said, while trying to get his sweaty shirt off his body.
"Break a leg sweetheart!" Jacob called
"Knock 'em dead!" Quil encouraged next.
Sam's message was a little strange. "Be careful."
I just smiled at them all and continued until I saw the door. I took a deep breath and stepped out.
The room was full of people dressed pretty identical to myself. Just talking and hanging out, waiting for us to put on one hell of a show.
I headed towards the bar to get some water since my throat went dry when I walked out. I bumped into someone and I didn't like what I saw.
"I'm sorry, I—Oh, it's you. What are you doing here, dressed like that?"
Lauren and Jessica smiled at me, not in a nice way.
"Oh, look, if it ain't poor little Bella, left alone by her fake friends while the boy who wants to use her and lose her is playing with his band. Why can't you just understand he wants me but he's just using you to get me to go to him. Which I won't do. Boys need to come to the girl. I have the power and he's just a toy."
I wanted to tell her to fuck off and that I was in the band too but restrained myself. I wouldn't ruin my night and the first concert I had with Edward.
I asked for water and walked away, trying to be as close to the stage as possible. There were three stairs being added so I could walk up when we were singing Broken. Some girls tried going to it but the body guards pushed them back.
My watch rang again, signalling it was 10:00 and that the boys, and girls, were going on stage.
Everyone cheered for them. I joined in since I didn't want to look strange. I saw the boys make their way to their instruments and Edward went to the microphone.
"How's everyone tonight?" Girls screamed as loud as they could. "I hope we're going to have fun tonight! Let's get started!"
"Hey, aren't you forgetting something?" Jasper spoke on cue.
"Yeah, we're down a bassist here." Emmett added in.
"That's right, since we lost James, and can't find him, we have a new recruit. Hey, Rose, get out here!"
Rosalie walked out a little awkwardly, and looked around with fake nervousness.
"Are you ready?" Edward asked. At her nod, Jasper started the song. Master of Puppets (by Metallica) started and everyone went crazy. There was a mosh pit forming and I needed to move out of it. I walked over to the wall, still close enough to make it up to the stage in time.
After that song ended they continued with the script.
"Man, that was awesome Rose, but I think we're going to need a second guitarist for the next song. Alice, get out here."
She walked out gracefully and went to stand near Rose.
She gave a nod to Emmett who counted them in. They began the opening of The Unforgiven II and the crowd went wild again.
The mosh pit became rougher as the song went on. By the end there were a few people hurt and quite a lot of people trying to catch their breath.
"We're going to slow down a little bit. This song was written long ago."
Jasper started the song and my breathing hitched. I was nervous to start singing. Edward started.(Broken by Seether ft. Amy Lee)
I wanted you to know
That I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph
And I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't wanna feel right
When you're gone away
You've gone away
You don't feel me here anymore
I was nervous but I pushed it back, took a deep breath and started to sing.
The worst is over now
And we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high and steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn
And no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
Edward and I faced each other and looked into each other's eyes as we sang.
'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
(Instrumental)
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone
Edward finished alone. His beautiful voice just made the song better.
You've gone away
You don't feel me anymore
Everyone was on their feet and cheering as loud as they could. I felt slightly shocked that so many people like my voice. The only ones not cheering were Lauren and Jessica. They were pouting.
"Alright, we've got one last song for all of you!" I called out, turned around and nodded to Jasper and Alice. The music started and Edward sang. (A Tout le Monde by Megadeth)
Don't remember where I was
I realized life was a game
The more seriously I took things
The harder the rules became
I had no idea what it'd cost
My life passed before my eyes
I found out how little I accomplished
All my plans denied
So as you read this know my friends
I'd love to stay with you all
Smile when you think of me
My body's gone that's all
A tout le monde
A tout les amis
Je vous aime
Je dois partir
These are the last words
I'll ever speak
And they'll set me free
If my heart was still alive
I know it would surely break
And my memories left with you
There's nothing more to say
Moving on is a simple thing
What it leaves behind is hard
You know the sleeping feel no more pain
And the living are scarred
A tout le monde
A tout les amis
Je vous aime
Je dois partir
These are the last words
I'll ever speak
And they'll set me free
So as you read this know my friends
I'd love to stay with you all
Please smile, smile when you think about me
My body's gone that's all
A tout le monde
A tout les amis
Je vous aime
Je dois partir
These are the last words
I'll ever speak
And they'll set me free
[2x]
Everything was perfect. I turned to look at Edward and he surprised me with a kiss.
Note: You all hate me now, huh? Lol well I thought it was a good place to stop and I wanted to update. I hope you guys aren't too mad that I forget my USB and end up having to wait until I get it back before I can type...Please R&R!!!