I'm sorry for not updateing earlyer, but...I swear I do have a good reason! My laptop broke and I had to do a "Special Recovery Program" to get back the chapter...SOOO ANNOYING! Need characherts for a the nxt chapter! I know, this chapter is Shite, I kinda go bored half way though, but ahh well...
Violet XSXS
Valkyrie pointed us into the huge upstairs dinning room that had 3 en suite rooms leading into it. Me and Tanith were staying here tonight in the huge Bedrooms. They each had four poster beds, A dressing table, a big bookcase (with a copy of all of Gordan's books on each, and a dictionary), a full length mirror, a large wardrobe, a bay window-seat and a 51 inch plasma screen HD tv with all the channels possible and then a blue-ray DVD player with a collection of horror movies. The large dining room had a huge table that would sit up to 20 people, a dumb waiter and a wall of mirrors.
We got Fletcher to teleport 4 large sheets of glass and a large wardrobe, into the room and we put them agenst a blank wall. We all put our dresses in the wardrobe and then opened the suitcases and pulled everything out. I took out my I-pig and plugged it in. Teenagers by My Chemical Romance came on first.
"So, I got a date." I told no one in particular.
"But you've been with us the whole time how?"
"The magic of Starbucks...And magic, ironically... His name's Blake Dúnmharú."
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"Ok, so is he meeting you there or is he collecting you or what? He can come here to get ready if you want, I don't mind, and I'm sure Fletcher would love to play big brother." Born for this by Paramore.
"Oh, ok, are you sure?"
"Yurp, I don't mind. So I'm going to guess he's a mage..."
"Yea, he is. He can become invisible when ever he wants. I think he was born with it...Ok, cool. I'll ring him..."I paused, taking my hair down and shaking it out. I made a face at my -stressed induced- greasy lank hair, not believing that i only washed it last night!
"...After my shower."
We all agreed, and went off to our own rooms, I brought Bacon and a bag for my dirty clothes. I striped down into my underwear in the bedroom, went into the bathroom, and turned on the shower. I turned to get a towel. There was none. The idea of putting the clothes I just took off was not very appealing, so I turned off the shower, stuck my head out the door into the dining room and at the very same time as Tanith and Valkyrie.
"My Mam must have put them for the wash, but there is defiantly some in the hot press..."
"Well one of us has to get them, We'll flip a coin."
"Ok, You're heads, Val's tails and I'm the outside ridge" I said sarcastically.
"Rock, paper, scissors." We opened the doors and walked into the middle of the room.
"Rock, paper, scissors" I lost, 1 paper against 2 scissors.
"Damn it...I hate you..."
"We love you too, oh, I'll need 2 big ones, one for me and one for my hair." Do-Wha-Doo, by Kate Nash.
"Me too, Good luck." I braced myself, of all the underwear to wear, they were Matching sponge bob bra and pants. I yanked the door open and dashed out, only to run head first into Blake. We fell into a heap on the floor with a large thud. Tanith and Val were Clutching at the door , Fletcher and Skulduggery ascended up the stairs.
"Oie! Turn around now, or I'll kick your ass in my sponge bob underwear!" I told them all. Fletcher jumped at me, grabbing me by the arm and teleporting me to the en suite in my room.
"What the hell do you think your doing?"
"Respiring, circulating blood, breaking down that pasta I had for lunch using enzymes, pushing wind through my vocal cords so they vibrate, making me talk... Any or all of the above..."
"Don't be smart, pull a stunt like that again and I'm bringing you home. Got it?" House of Wolves, by My Chemical Romance.
"Oh, go get stuffed by a polar bear, you twat. I don't see you for 4 years and now you start to play big brother? No, it doesn't work like that Fletch, not anymore" he stalked off out side. I heard the girls scream as he walked through the room.
"Teleport, you dusch!" Tanith said before slamming the door.
"So where are the towels?" Val asked.
"Ahh shit, I forgot... 1 sec." I smiled and walked outside the door, past Fleatcher, and got the towels, as he fumed silently in the corner. Something gripped my arm.
"Jesus do you have a death wish?"
"No Blake, just a twaty big brother, Come in here with me." I walked through the big door, and threw the 4 other towels at the girls. They gasped, they didn't see them coming. We went into my room. He let go of my arm.
"Come in when you hear the shower." I told him. I went into the bathroom and jumped in the shower, trowing my underwear into my bag. I turned on the shower. You are the only Exception, by Paramore.
"Hey, I'm coming in ok?" He knocked on the door.
"Yea, it's grand." I told him as I stood under the water, rinsing out my hair. I heard the door open and click shut. Blake cleared his throat.
"So, my brother seems to like you." I started.
"He thinks I'm a knob."
"No he doesn't, I think he likes you"
"No, he really does think I'm a knob...He told me." I stuck my head out of the shower curtain. He was lieing -fully clothed- in the free standing bath.
"When...Why?"
Flashback ~ 20 minutes earlier, at Starbucks, Blake POV.
A queer looking blond hedgehog appeared in front of me.
"No thanks, I don't do drugs... Or you for that matter."
"Shut up, are you taking a girl called Violet Nymph to a ball tonight?"
"Ehh, yea, why? Did something happen her?"
"No, I'm her big brother...She seems to like you so I'm gonna teleport you to where you live, your going to get the stuff you need then get ready in the same house as all of us. But its a surprise."
"Ok...I guess." I told him where I lived and he teleported me to my apartment.
"Got everything?" He asked.
"Eh, yea I think so... She likes me, really?"
"Your a knob..."
Back to normal
"Oh, he is such a twat... And don't mind him, he was lieing...I don't like you..."
"W-w-w-w..." He stuttered.
"I'm only kidding, ohh your face is soo cute when your confused." I laughed, my head still Poking out of the curtains. He lazily reached over to the toilet plunger.
"Blake Dúnmharú...Don't you DARE!" That's what you Get, by Paramore.
"Look it's a sign, you can't ignore signs...Epically Paramore signs...I'm sorry..." He went to pull the chain. I held out my finger, and beckoned him to me. He put his hand on his chest, and lipped "Me?" cheesyly. I nodded. He walked over until he was nose to nose with me.
"God your gullible" I laughed as I pored a jug of water over his head. He gasped. Looking down.
"Oh, sorry, I'm just so darn klutzy, would you mind drying that up? I'm a tad busy." He ran his hand through his -now wet- hair, laughing quietly. I turned towards the shower head, washing out shampoo. He reached into the shower and grabbed my elbow to face him. I screamed and pulled the shower curtain around, under my arm. He kissed me quickly on the lips and skipped out of the bathroom.
"Perv!"
"You know you loved it!" This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race, by Fall Out Boy.
I fished my shower and hopped out. Drying myself, then wrapping my towel around me, the other held my hair. I walked out into my room. Blake was spread across the bed shoes off and watching Signs...I hated that movie. I turned, clamped my hands over my ears and shut my eyes.
"Oh, turn it off, turn it off. Blake seriously, TURN IT OFF!" He pressed the off button on the remote.
"God, you really don't like that movie do you?"
"What made you think that, the screaming or the turning?"
"Your face, to be exact."
"What ever, now get up, your getting the bed wet...Take the DVD with you too...I can feel it watching me...Out, go get ready."
"Erm...Ok. And I have 4 and a half hours before we leave." He said walking over to the DVD player and ejecting it.
"Well then you'll be pristine, won't you? Go... Shew" I opened the door. When I did, Tanith and Valkyrie fell in the door, they were earwigging.
"What...How...When..." Tanith stuttered from under Valkyrie.
"Ehh...We weren't ear wigging...We, eh...Set the door on fire...And we were trying to put it out...With our ears..."
"Even, I could come up with a better excuse than that..." Fletcher said opening the main door that lead out onto the landing, from which he was ear wigging from.
"Ok, is it just me or does nobody know about privacy?" I questioned angrily.
"I do, and why are the two of you wet?" Ghastly volunteered, poking his head out of Taniths doorway... 17, by Kings Of Leon.
"Out, if you have a Y chromosome, get out...And Fletcher you get out too." The guys trudged out solemnly.
"Have you two had showers yet?"
"Yurp."
"Yurp. And I know for a fact that Tanith was not alone. And by the looks of it neither were you." Val raised an eyebrow.
"He was lieing in the bath tub, talking to me while I was in the shower, then he left and watched a movie in my room. Fully clothed the whole time... Tanith on the other hand..." Sex On Fire, by Kings of Leon.
"What, Scars are-" She started, but me and Val covered our ears,
"La la la la la la, we can't hear you, la la la." We said in unison.
"Well, I feel very uncomfortable standing here talking with no underwear on..." I grabbed the long flat box from under the rest of my stuff in my suitcase.
"Yea, me too..." Tanith crossed her arms over her towel. I ran into my room.
Dance, Dance, by Fall out Boy. I turned on Comedy Central, "Two and a Half Men" was on. It was the one where Jake wanted a beer.
"I want a beer" I wined to my self as I pulled my hair up into a big grip at the back of my head. I opened the box and pulled out the matching underwear (You notice the pattern with matching underwear...yup OCD much) that I had bought for my dress. It they were black and white check, the bra had no straps because of the dress style, they were pretty awesome... I jumped on the bed and air guitared my -theoretical- socks off to FOB. I jumped off the bed and moved more of the tissue stuff in the box. I took out the under-dress corset. Can't Buy Me Love, by The Beatles. It was made by Ghastly so I didn't need to break it in which was a good thing, but I still wore it yesterday for about an hour, just to be sure. I pulled it around to my front and hooked in in place with the hook and eye fasteners, I was happy I didn't needed to re lace the back, again. Someone knocked on my door.
"Yea, whats wrong?"
"Tanith said you guys have my stuff..."
"Oh yes, lil miss "I'm too busy finding my Skeleton to go shopping." Here it's in my suitcase." I walked past Val, in her towel still, and Tanith, who was wearing the same style corset. I opened my bag, and yanked out another big box from the bottom of the bag.
"Jesus, it's like Mary Poppins, do you have a make-up stand in there...Or an industrial size hair curler?" She asked as I handed her the box. Brick By Boring Brick, By Paramore
"I went to see Mary Poppins when it first came out...I saw it in the Hibernia." Tanith said very, matter of factually.
"Well then, history lesson over, go and put the underwear on before my brother has a hart attack. GO!"
"Ok, fine." Val grabbed the box off me and stormed into her room, grumbling.
"I can't believe they...A ball...High heels... WHAT THE HELL! I AIN'T WEARING THESE!" she shouted through the door.
"Yes you are, now hurry up."
"These are not even underwear...ITS FLOSS...NO, I am not wearing these."
"Yes, you are wearing them because they match your dress." She poked her head out of the door.
"Match my DRESS! My dress is BLUE LACE?" Wounder wall, By Oasis
"No, its more silk...But lace under that...Then more silk...Then lace...Then a slip...Then a-"
"Shush, I think she's going to faint..." I stopped Tanith, pointing to the -now slightly green- floating head.
"I'm ok...But I'm doing my own hair and make-up..." she shouted through the door.
"Of course..." Tainth looked at me, confused, I shook my head
"She's not..." I whispered
"Oh, thank god... Hurry Up!" Tanith banged on the door with her fist.
"Ok, lace me up." Sh tottered out of the room with her hand holding up the front of the under corset, she turned around.
"Ok, Hold onto the door frame." I pulled the laces taught and wrapped them around my hands so there was only about a foot showing. I put my knee on her butt and pulled the strings. I laced it up, pulling it taught every few rows. I finished with a tight sailing knot.
"Ok, whats next?" Val questioned.
"Shoes...Here are yours" I handed her a bright pink box. She lifted the lid gingerly, move the crepe-paper aside, and gasped. She piled out the open toe 5 inch high heels, they had lodes of -almost black- dark grey skulls bunched tougher and on top of each other. There was also 3 or 4 big purple roses on top of the grey skulls and one small white skull at the toe.(A/N, My friend, Louise, sent me a pic of these shoes, about 5 months ago, telling me that Val should wear them, them in July, on my birthday, I saw the exact ones in Shue and, yes, I did Buy them...) Skeleton Song, By Kate Nash.
"These. Are. Awesome!"
"Yes, we know." I took out my shoes, which were painfully high, and painfully -not surprisingly- expensive.
They were Nina Devito's, she is an Irish artist who had a gallery opposite Mareln Park in Dublin City. She painted shoes, in the most peculiar of ways, with legs attached, she then created a shoe of the ones in her paintings. My ones are a brilliant white; And twisting up the long, 6 inch, sleek, heel is a black vine, at the top, on the outside of the heel, there is a blood red rose head, about the size of a golf ball, on both shoe; The heel protctor is raven black, an outstanding clash among the colours. I slipped them on, now knowing how Dorothy felt when she said...
"God I'm hungry" I blurted. Death By Diamonds And Pearls, By Band Of Skulls
"Again? You eat more than Fletcher!" Tanith exclaimed as she slipped on her bright yellow, patented high heels.
"Your point is..." I shot her a questioning look.
"Fine then, go get something to eat...But the lads are having a poker tournament in the kitchen, so...Good luck." Tanith stuck up her thumbs at me. I smiled back and took my Pajama hoddie out of my bag and my shorts and pulled them on. I walked downstairs, and stopped behind the closed door. Listening to the guys.
"I'll see you, and raise you 5."
"Ok, errm...I'll see you and raise you 10."
"I'll see you and raise you 300..."
"I'll see your bet spiky, and raise you...400" There was a bet fight going on among Blake and Fletcher. What were they doing betting soo much.
"I'll see your bet, lord knob, and raise you 750. You ready to fold yet?" the others must be out.
"My name's Dúnmharú you londen'er', That means Murder in Irish...I'm only getting started. 900"
"1000!" It kept on going to the high thousands. My stomach made thee loudest noise/ growl on earth. I Shushed it. Every thing in the kitchen went completely was alot of whispering and shifting of chairs. I palm smacked my forehead...Several times.
"Damn-it...These shoes are NOT made for this!" I half whispered, half hissed, after trying to open the door I realised that it was locked. I pulled my PJ hoddie up a bit so I could kick. Kicking down the door seemed to be some feat, there must be some elemental pressure on the door, sure there is, Skulduggery and Ghastly, the elementals. They know I'm hungry...
"BANG"
...They're not going to let me in...
"BANG"
...They heard my anatomy growl...
"BANG"
...And they knew I was listening to what they were saying
"BANG, BANG, BANG"
I gave up on kicking the door. You know you can last a night in a pair of shoes if you can try to kick down a door 6 times and have no blisters, cuts, or discomfort, and the only thing you have lots of are...Toes. I stood back in fighting stance and traced my finger in a swirl in the middle of the door, I then drew on a lock, the whole thing glowed a bright blue. Taking a few steps back, I made a gun shape with my right hand and mimicked shooting the hand gun. The door exploded.
"What was that?" Val shouted in a hesitant, cautious voice.
"Nothing!" I shouted back. The 4 guys looked up from their cards, and froze. Blake disappeared and Fletcher teleported to a press across the room. Skulduggery had his gloved flat palm, towards the door, displacing the air in the room towards the door. His fingers -that were bent backwards under pressure- slowly hid them selves under the table. Blake reappeared, slowly turned and looked at me.
"Eyes up here buddy boy..."
"Told you she'd force her way in here, that nothing stops that girl from getting bia, but nooo, you's said shes a girl, she wont bother...You want in on this bet?"
"I'll just watch, thanks. Scouch over."
"Here" he pulled me onto his lap. I tried to peak at his cards. "Hah, ain't no chance in hell"
" Fine"
"Let's cap it at 10G"
"Deal, I'll meet it. What do you have, pretty boy?"
"Go find an band, Indie, flush"
"Four aces...I'll take my prize now." Fletcher gritted his teeth and pushed a large pot with the lid on over. Blake peeked inside
"10G, This'll keep me me fed for awhile."
"Not if you yet her near it..." Skulduggery said from down the hall. Blake stuck his hand in the pot.
" Want a M 'n' M?"
"Is that what you were bettin with? M'n'M's?"
"Yep...so do you want some?"
"Hell yea I do..." I accepted a -Huge- hand full before skipping up to the room.
Howl, by Florance and the Machine
We diced to do our make-up then hair. Then me and Tanith deiced to do Val's make-up had to sit on her as I did her foundation. Then we had to get Feather to calm her down. We finally got to finish her make-up, she looked stunning with her pink pale lips, rosy cheeks, and dark eyes. She then went off to find something, so we let her be. I then settled down to do my make-up. It was a relief not to have to do eyeshadow because of the masks. I gave myself my normal pale skin, then a pair of ruby red lips. I left my eyes with a small bit of blue eyeliner that made my eyes even more blue. Tanith on the other hand, has been using magic soo long that she no longer needs foundation, because the magic purifies her skin. She wore a light brown lipstick and eyeliner.
This Ain't a Love Song, By Scouting for Girls.
I took down my hair and shook it out, brushing my fingers through it.
"Can you give me over the hair dryer?"
"Ehh...Didn't you bring it..."
"No, Tanith, I brought the GHD... Never mind I'll go look for one." I searched all 3 of our rooms, coming up blank. I went to ask Fletcher if he had one.
"No, did you not bring it?"
"Nupe,I brought the GHD, do you know where Val is?"
"No, haven't seen her in a while actually..."
"I'll go ask Skulduggery and Ghastly if they know." I said. I walked out and to another door, I went to knock, but heard a familiar, yet unexpected, voice.
" Dear Alice, I saw him, I mean really saw..." Skulduggery went to say something,
"Shush, this part always makes me cry..." Ghastly shushed him, while sniffling.
I burst in the door. Only to see the two of them curled up in a ball on the bed, sniffling, and watching New Moon. I just walked out and shut the door behind me. Walking past the study I heard her voice.
"I'm just going to a ball with the sanctuary, we're driving so gonna leave at 6, its in 's Park." She's on the phone to someone, I think.
"Who are you going with?" A middle aged mans voice inquired. Was it her dad?
"Me, Skulduggery, Ghastly, Tanith, Fletcher, Violet, and Blake."
"Who's Violet and who's Blake?"
"My friend and her boyfriend...I think he is at least..." I pulled that ever so attractive face you make just before you sneeze.
"ACHOO"
"Who's that?" the man said. I decided to make myself know and knocked on the door and walked in.
"Er...H-hi?" I stammered.
"And This Is?" the man said.
"I could say the same to you"
"Mr. Gordan Steve John Edgly, author extrondair, and Steph-Vals -favourite- Uncle..."
"General Violet Curious Wings Nymphodora, Violet Nymph for short... 16 year old mechanic..."
"Nice, very well played. How do you do?" he said, going to shake my hand.
"Gordan" Valkyrie said cautiously.
"Ahh yes, I cant shake your hand as I am an Echo, forgot about that. Please don't tell skulduggery..."
"I promise not to tell anyone. Valkyrie do you have a hair dryer?"
"Ehh yea... Its called elemental powers..."
"Ok, I'm going to go, ok, don't be too long... Nice to meet you " I gave him a smile. A China Smile. He slowly gasped, then looked at me scornfully.
"I see, and how long has been teaching you?"
"About 2 years..."
"Right well, Goodbye then!" I left the room, and returned to the one where we are getting ready. Valkyrie followed me about 5 minutes later. We stared on her hair.
East Jesus Nowhere, Green Day.
"So, what are you going to do with it?"
"We, M'dear, are going to leave it down, but put some waves and curls in it." We finished her hair within 15 minutes, it was soo easy.
"So, what are you guys doing with you're hair?"
"Well, I'm putting half my hair up in a turquoise clip, leaving the rest down, and leaving out a bit in the front. What about you Vie?"
Erm... I'm doing a few really small plats from random places, then putting it back in a low messy bun, then some curly tendrils around my face, and then a really thin peace of ribbon, and wrap it around my bun, then around the place where a hair band would sit, yea-know?"
"Honestly, no, not at all... I'm sure it'll be really nice"
Cosmic Love, Florance And The Machine.
We set about doing hair and stuff, it was nice and girlie, not what any of us are at all! About an hour and a half hours later it came time for the dresses...Oh the Dresses... Dancing Shoes, Arctic Monkeys.
"Here you go Valkyrie, this dress is very...I would say 'you' but, well...You don't strike me as a dress sort of gal, more like a jeans and tee girl... Anyways" I took her dress out of the garment bag, and lid it on the ground so that she had to step into the little hole to get it on. She did so with her eye's closed. Me and Tanith pulled the dress up on her, and zipped it up. It was a full length dark blue dress, except the bit at the top, which was strapless, that bit was white, with a blue design stitched into it. It sort of bunched around the sides, and went slightly out, prom style, it was a silk material. She opend her eyes, and her jaw followed. She twirled a few times before going,
"I'm thirsty" And wandering off.
"DONT GO DOWNSTAIRS! HERE I HAVE A BOTTLE OF WATER IN MY ROOM YOU CAN HAVE!" I shouted across the room.
"Ok..." I got the water and gave it to her, then told her to stand on the table, so she wouldn't get dirty, it was like having a 2 year old!
"Tanith your next! Hop In!" I did the same to Taniths dress. She hopped in giggling like a little girl. Her dress was a Slinky material, that fit like a glove, it was a turquoise colour, that clashed perfectly with the Bright yellow Paten high heels. It was a one shoulder, that split into two just behind her left shoulder, then reattached on both sides. She hopped on the table, happy and giggling.
I unzipped my dress and stepped into it, it was slightly dramatic as Tanith zipped it up. It was Classic Masquerade ball dress style. Blood red bustier top and then puffed out and bunched up in random places. It matched my shoes. It wasn't heavy at all, and didn't seem to crease at all. The only jewelry I had on is the necklace that my aunt bought for me and sent over from Australia when I was 10, I never took it off. I also was wearing 4 rings, a claddah, a Edwardian detail ring with a large purple stone, a thumb ring, it is a blue-ish diamond, with a petal like pattern, and a ring that have 2 feet on it, i know, weird, but I got it in candem market. Ratt was coiled in my hair, shimmering throughout my hair. I had plain drop down earrings.
Perhaps A Vampire Is a Bit Strong But..., Arctic Monkeys.
"So," Tanith said "How're we gonna do this? Just walk downstairs?"
"How bout we tell Skulduggery to act all father like and then kick the lads out, make them drive around the block, then come back, knock on the door, and have Skulduggery answer it, being all, 'and what do you plan on doing?' to them, that'll be funny!" Me and Tanith turned around and stared at Valkyrie, who was still twirling dangerously fast on the table, giggling.
"What" She said defensively, "Its the dress, plus, I'll probably be fighting a monster of some sort on my debs day so I wanna have fun!"
"Ok..." So we called Skulduggery, and told him about the idea. We had to make a deal to keep making him human throughout the night, and see if anyone recognises him. 10 minutes later there was a knock at the door. Skulduggery called up the stairs, Dancing Shoes, By Artic Monkeys.
"TANITH, DOOR!"
"Let the music begin" I thought sarcastilcy...