Partly Parson's
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Disclaimer: Oh, sweet sorrow! My heart weeps at thy cruel declarations. Alas, I am not the constructor of all the wonderful words of Twilight. Cruel, cruel reality! I am only a lowly writer who hath borrowed Lady Stephenie Meyer's wonderful characters. No copyright infringement is intended.
Edward's POV:
We finally had everything we needed and were making our way out of the apartment building when Bella grabbed my hand and pulled me gently to a stop. "Are you alright Bella?" I asked trying to hide the panic in my voice. "Yeah, I just…" She began in a whisper. "Bella if you don't feel like going tonight nobody is going to be upset with you." I told her reassuringly "NO! It isn't that, I just… I just don't want to make any assumptions about tonight." She said meekly "What do you mean?" I asked her confused. "I don't want to think that we're on kinda a date, and not be. I mean if we're just friends then that's, but I don't want to think that you like me and get to this club and you have tons of chicks all over you…" Bella trailed off after her little ramble. "Bella I asked YOU to come with ME tonight to see us play. In my mind that constitutes more than just 'kinda' a date. I'm not going to lie to you and tell you that there aren't going to be chicks all over us, but it just comes with the territory." I told Bella honestly and we began to walk towards the corner of our street to join our friends, who were hailing a cab. "I actually figured you'd have chicks everywhere." Bella stated "Oh yea? How did you guess that?" I asked her teasingly. "I googled you and Jasper." She said while looking straight ahead. "You what?" I asked her amused. Bella sighed and then began to speak again. "I googled you and Jasper. I didn't know that you guys called your selves 'Flotsam and Jetsam'. Nice name by the way. So I found you guys all over the net. I didn't watch any of the videos because I wanted to see you guys first in person. I found out that you guys are the up and coming 'IT' in the music industry, I also found out that your contract is shit. You should really renegotiate that." Bella told me as we finally made it over to our friends. "Well then, I' am so glad to have you as my new manager." I teased and kissed her cheek. Bella turned her head quickly to look at me, and I just smiled at her.
The ride to "undiscovered" was interesting to say the least. Emmett had somehow managed to find out Rosie's biggest pet peeve. Rosalie absolutely loathed people touching her hair, which Emmett accidently found out when he tried to run his fingers through the ends of it. I swear you'd think Rosalie was straight out of poltergeist or something. Poor Emmett just sat there looking like he was about to be eaten alive by a bear while Rosalie chewed him a new one, from where I was sitting it was pretty fucking funny. After a few minutes Rosalie finally finished her rant about people touching her lovely locks when Jasper just had to go and open his big ole mouth. "Hey Eddie-Ward, I wonder how many chicks numbers we're gonna get tonight?" He grinned back at me. Alice, however, didn't find his comment very funny at all. Thank god she is apparently the type who gets even, not mad and so we didn't have to listen to her shriek for the remainder of the ride. Bella just smiled and looked out the window; I wish I knew what she was thinking.
We arrived at the club in one piece and in generally good spirits. Alice made her way straight over to the bouncer by the door and started to flirt her little ass off, getting the girls and Emmett through the door for free. Jasper and I just gave him our name and he let us right in, Jasper scowled at him the whole time because he gave Alice his number. I pulled Jasper away from the extremely large bouncer who was still grinning in Alice's direction. Our set started in less than twenty minutes so I found Bella and the rest of our group a good seat right up front.
"Bella, the set starts in just a few minutes so Jasper and I have to go get ready to play." I leaned in close to her ear so she could hear me over the band that was currently playing. She turned and gave me the most stunning smile I think I've ever seen. "I can't wait, Edward!" Bella said and if I didn't know any better I would say she was trying to be seductive. I reluctantly gave Bella's hand one last squeeze and headed to the back stage area to find Jasper. I found him standing with his back against a wall looking like he was about to murder somebody and it didn't matter who. "Jazz, what's up dude?" I asked. He turned to look at me slowly; his eyes were full of fire. "What do you think is up, dude?" Jasper answered me, his voice full of venom. "Look, I'm not the one who pissed you off so don't you give me your pussy bull shit." I told him, standing my ground. Jasper rolled his eyes toward the curtains and motioned with his hand for me to look, so I did. What I saw almost made me fall flat on my face. Alice was sitting at the table I had picked out for everyone but she seemed to have acquired an entourage consisting of every good looking male in the entire bar. I turned back to Jasper who was getting redder by the minute and tried to diffuse the situation as best as possible. "Jasper, man, you have got to calm the fuck down. We are going out there next, and I need you at the top of your game. She's just pissed that you made that comment in the car and she wants to show you she's got game too. So here's what you do…" I pulled Jasper closer to me and whispered the plan in his ear. I could feel his tension ease with every word I spoke. "You got it?" I asked him pointedly when I was finished. "Yes." He answered simply.
Bella's POV:
Edward found us a table right up by the stage. My mind kept wondering to what he would look like with a guitar strung around him, singing on that stage. The thought really was enough to make me feel a little warm. Soon enough the lights dimmed and Alice's little entourage dispersed, at her command. I saw Edward and Jasper come out on the stage and my little fantasy became reality. Edward stalked up to the microphone, almost like a cougar with its prey. Edward looked amazing up there, a god among men. A dim spotlight illuminated Edward and Jasper fully and they began to play. Jasper's fingers began to move along the neck of his guitar. He was caressing it like a lover. After a few notes Edward and the rest of the house band began to play the notes along with Jasper. I saw that damned smirk cross Edward's face as the crowd began to cheer. He was eating this up. "This one is called Notion." Edward said quickly and then I heard his voice, it was smooth and velvet like. The words flowed from his tongue like silk across your skin.
I got a notion that says it doesn't feel right
got the answer in your story today
you gave me a sign that didn't feel right
As Edward sang he looked up and his eyes met with mine. Though the song wasn't about me or us it was still very romantic for him to be singing to me. His eyes left mine to find Jasper's as the chorus began and their voices blended seamlessly.
so don't knock it, don't knock it, you been here before
so don't knock it, don't knock it, you been here before
The chorus finished and Jasper's voice began. He sang like the words like a dying man would ask for his last drink of water. His voice was full of desperation and longing and his eyes were skillfully trained on my sister.
i just wanted to know if i could go home
been rambling day after day
everyone says they don't know
And then their voices blended again, staying that way for the remainder of the song, causing another wave of applause and screams from the patrons of "undiscovered".
so don't knock it, don't knock it, you been there before
so don't knock it, don't knock it, you been there before
I got a notion that says it doesn't feel right
I just wanted to know if I could go home
so don't knock it, don't knock it, you been there before
so don't knock it, don't knock it, you been there before
The last few chords of the song played out and Edward and Jasper stood there, smiling and laughing together as if they were at home playing in the basement.
"Alright guys, we've got another one for you. This one's a little slower. It's called 'cold desert'. Jasper wrote this a couple of years ago and we haven't been able to get enough of it. We hope you guys feel the same." Edward said to the crowd before he began their next song. The chords coming to him and Jasper once again, like a long lost friend. Jasper's voice began this song. It was thick and mournful and extremely sexy.
I'm on the corner waiting for a light to come on
That's when I know that you're alone
It's cold in the desert, water never sees the ground
Special unspoken without sound
Jasper looked over to Edward as the second verse began and Edward began to add his voice to the song.
Told me you love me, that I'd never die alone
Hand over your heart, let's go home
Everyone noticed, everyone has seen the signs
I've always been known to cross lines
Edward and Jasper were singing in full unison now. Their voices mixed flawlessly and the emotions they portrayed were phenomenal.
I never ever cried when I was feeling down
I've always been scared of the sound
Jesus don't love me, no one ever carried my load
I'm too young to feel this old
Jasper took a step forward on the stage and began to play his guitar alone.
Here's to you, here's to me
On to us, nobody knows
Nobody sees, nobody but me
The song ended and I found myself staring open mouthed at Edward. He was simply amazing and I couldn't believe he asked me here tonight. He shook his hair from his eyes and stepped back up to the microphone. "Thank you guys so much. We have one more song for you. It's called 'Sugar, we're goin down'. Jasper and I wrote this one together and it is a good song to end things on. We do want to spice things up a bit, so here's what we want to happen. At the end of the song, and I mean very last note, we want every guy in this place to pick his girl for the night. That means until you leave this bar, you are buying her drinks, after that it's completely up to her." Edward said with a smirk and looked down at me pointedly before stepping back and beginning the next song. Jasper began to really hammer away at his guitar while Edward played some rhythm and began to sing with that damned crooked ass smirk on his face. A mass of girls who were here to see the guys play had made their way to the front and were now standing by the stage.
Am I more than you bargained for yet
I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear
Cause that's just who I am this week
Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song
(A notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song)
Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
[x2]
Is this more than you bargained for yet
Oh don't mind me I'm watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans
Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song
(Notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song)
Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
[x2]
Down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down in an earlier round (Take aim at myself)
(Down, down in an earlier round)
And Sugar, we're going down swinging (Take back what you said)
(Down, down in an earlier round)
I'll be your number one with a bullet (Take aim at myself)
(Down, down in an earlier round)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down (down, down)
Down, down (down, down)
We're going down, down (down, down)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
We're going down, down in an earlier round (Take aim at myself)
And Sugar, we're going down swinging (Take back what you said)
I'll be your number one with a bullet (Take aim at myself)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
The song ended and Jasper and Edward practically threw their guitars and ran. Jasper made it to Alice quickly, sweeping her up into a very NC-17 kiss. Emmett had his arm wrapped securely around Rosalie who was giving some death glares at the guys who were trying to approach her and the girls who were eyeing Emm. I sat there waiting for several seconds, but Edward never came. "Hi, I'm Jake. Can I buy you a drink?" I turned to the voice and saw a very beautiful man. He was clearly Native American, but his hair was cropped and a little shaggy. He had a nice smile. "Um, I guess, but I was actually waiting on someone." I said unsure. "I promise that whoever you're waiting on will be fine if I buy you a drink. I'm the least of his worries tonight." Jake snickered "Huh?" I questioned him "Let's get a drink and I'll explain." Jake said placing his hand on a tasteful spot on my back and escorting me to the bar. Jake seemed really nice, but all I wanted to know was "where the fuck is Edward, and how DARE he tell me this is a date and then abandon me!?!"