A/N: Round ten...DING! And this is going to be a multi-chaptered round. Just warning you. And this chapter is long and has a lot of stuff happening. Again, just warning you. Seriously...over 6,000 words. LONG!
Disclaimer: This is getting rather redundant. You all know I don't own it, I know I don't own it. But let's face it, if I did...this fic would be one bitchin' game! Playable OC's as well as a 'Create Your Own Turk' feature. Oh yes, I've been dreaming, but alas, lack of funds and knowledge of the Japanese language keeps me limited to the fic. One day, however, the gods at Squeenix will look down upon my little work and say, 'Hey...that chick's got something there. Let's give her a shitload of yen and get this game rolling!' And that will be the day that I find the Promised Land.
Kandi glared at her calendar. She hated this day. This day sucked. She had actually contemplated spending the day in bed, wallowing in her own self pity, but she didn't. She got up, showered, got dressed, fixed breakfast for herself and Andria, got the little Turk spawn up, finished fixing breakfast, yelled at Andria to get her little ass out of bed, physically drug her daughter out of bed, threw her into a cold shower, pretended she didn't hear her screams of protest from the cold water, made sure she brushed her hair, fed her, made sure she brushed her teeth and took her to school, all the while listening to her daughter cuss her out before Andria told her she loved her and to have a good day.
Typical morning at their household.
But the reason Kandi hated this day was probably the same reason Akalara hated this day. And Reno and Rude and Tseng. This was the day they found out about the incident in Nibelheim. The day their world was knocked off it's axis and life was never the same. Nine years ago today, their two friends were taken from them.
That's why Kandi was staring at the bottle of Bailey's in her bottom desk drawer and contemplating adding a teaspoon of coffee to it's contents. After the news of Zack and Seph's deaths, she had lost about four months of her life in the bottom of a bottle. But she had company. Reno was with her. Akalara had taken off to 'grieve the loss of her lover', translated to 'incubate and give birth to Sephiroth's spawn'. It was during this time that Kandi had been formerly introduced to Tseng and Rude by Reno, since two of their normal sextet (literally, sex) were dead, Akalara was gone and Reno had booted Lily out after catching her with Rufus. It was just the two of them left, so they hung out and drank for four months straight. She had no boss to report to and as long as she clocked in at ShinRa, she was still getting paid. She spent the majority of her work day hungover as hell and locked in Zack's office, curled up on his sofa and crying, clutching an old sweater he had left there. It had still bore his scent. When it started fading, she found a bottle of his cologne he had in his desk and sprayed the sweater lightly, trying to cling to him as long as she could. The work day would end and she and Reno would either head to a bar or back to one of their apartments and drink until they passed out. She always woke up in Reno's arms, her own wrapped around him tightly. Although they had been together sexually before, they never were during this time. They just drew comfort from each other, somehow trying to reassure themselves everything would be okay. And it would be eventually. Tseng and Rude had intervened and sobered them up. Kandi got a position in the IT department and was the head of it in less that two days when she proved she knew more than the current supervisor, who was a technological idiot who was more interested in downloading porn off the server and infecting the network with viruses in doing so. Her first day there, Kandi had patched all the viruses, designed an impregnable firewall, installed an anti-virus program that actually shut down websites and emails that held viruses, told the IT supervisor he was a fucking idiot who had no business anywhere near a computer let alone head of IT and to basically fuck himself on a flash drive. When he asked what a flash drive was, she punched him.
The Turks were called in after her violent outburst and Tseng actually smiled and asked her if she wanted to start with the Turk training program after her work hours. She agreed and the current IT supervisor was demoted to janitor and she took his job and pay, installing a retinal scanner on the computer room so that only she could access it. She still hated that guy. He never dusted her credenza.
But we digress in this story...
She joined the Turks and Akalara finally came back after about a year and things started becoming slightly normal again. Rude asked her out on a date and they'd been together ever since. But she still had Zack's sweater. Rising from her desk she moved to her closet and pulled the blue and grey garment out, lifting it to her nose, breathing in deeply, smelling the still lingering scent of him. She bit her lip and hugged the sweater. Nine years and she still missed him. She figured she always would.
Sighing, she placed the sweater back in her closet and sat down at her computer. She opened her email program and clicked the recipient group 'Turk Babes'. To all the female Turks, she sent the following message:
Nine year anniversary of Zack and Seph's deaths. I need to party and get shitfaced drunk in their memory. I'll get a limo for tonight and drinks are on ShinRa (don't ask; I won't tell you how I did it). RSVP if you're in. The night starts at seven and ends when we pass out.
Kandi
Clicking send, she rose from her seat and headed to the IT room. She didn't need a retinal scanner here. She trusted everyone. Besides, the stupid janitor knew if he stepped foot inside her domain, she'd kick his ass or shoot him one. She already had clearance from Tseng and Rufus to do so. Kandi sat down at the main server terminal and accessed the limo schedule. She reserved one and a driver until tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. That should be enough time. As far as work was concerned, she really didn't care. She had come to realize that Esuna cured a hangover hella fast. Besides, tomorrow was Saturday.
Whipping out her cell phone, she checked her watch and dialed Andria's number, knowing she was in gym class and pretending to be sick in the locker room.
"Hey Mom!"
"Hey Spawn," she said with a grin. Andria laughed at that. "How's school going?"
"Great," she said. "Coach thinks I'm maturing too fast. Told him I had cramps today."
"Andria, you're eight years old!" Kandi laughed. "You can't have cramps yet."
"I told him the Mako I inherited from my biological mother who was actually a male and a SOLDIER First Class was enhancing my biological make up and that I had actually predicted myself to start puberty in approximately seven months and three days," Andria explained. "He's such a simple minded muscle head, he scratched his balls and told me to rest in the locker room."
Kandi couldn't stop laughing. "Have I told you how much I love you, Kiddo?" she asked. "You are such a spaztard."
"So are you. Guess that's where I get it, huh?" she giggled.
"Guess so," she said. "Anyway, listen. I don't know if you knew it or not, but today is the day we found out Daddy and Seph were gone."
Andria was quiet. "Yeah, I knew," she answered. "Figured that was why you were so weird this morning."
"I'm sorry, Baby," she said gently.
"It's okay, Mom," she said. "I mean, I've come to figure you out over the past month or so. No worries."
"Cool," Kandi answered. "So, do you want to spend the night with Marlene? I'm going out with some friends."
Andria squealed. "Oh totally!" she exclaimed. "Axys is going to be there anyway. Is it a girls' night out or something? Is Aunt Ak gonna send Az over to stay with Denz?"
"She might," she answered. "More than likely."
"Cool!" she said. "Good thing there's no school tomorrow."
"Just don't kill Tifa and Cloud, okay?" Kandi said with a grin.
"As if," Andria snorted and Kandi could see her rolling her eyes.
"Okay, well, I'll stop by the bar and bring you some clothes and stuff, okay?" she said.
"Sounds good," she said. "I'll call Teef and make sure it's okay. See you tonight, Mom. Love ya!"
"Love you, too, Kiddo."
Kandi closed her phone and smiled. How did she live without this kid for so long?
Fourteen affirmative emails rested in her inbox. Good thing she reserved the stretch Hummer. Damn, that was a lot of chicks! She was actually surprised Nilto had agreed to come, but she had said that her kids were already spending the night with Marlene and Denzel and that Randak was too involved in his stupid paintball course he was building on top of the ShinRa building to do anything. She needed a night out with her girlfriends. Well, she was gonna get it. All of the Turk Babes were in on this.
Kandi sent out another massive email to the group.
Okay, seems like everyone is up for getting shitfaced drunk. Bitchin'. So, get off work at five and go home and get dressed. Be here by seven. Those of us with kids, I spoke to Tifa and she is all excited about a night with the spawn. Excellent to have such a motherly, sweet friend. Must remember to do something nice for her for Christmas. Which is in, like, three weeks. Anyway, see ya at seven. Dress accordingly. Meaning hotly. Nilto, we won't let you go home with a strange guy. We'll make sure he's nice looking.
Kandi
Hitting send, she smiled rising from her desk once more and heading to Tseng's office, closing the door behind her. The Wutain looked up and gave her a small smile. "Kandi," he said, inclining his head slightly. "You are dealing well with today."
"Planned a girl's night out," she said nonchalantly, holding out her hand. "I need the company credit card, please. To buy drinks for everyone."
Tseng arched an eyebrow and leaned back in his chair, amused smile covering his lips. "And why should I do that?" he asked.
Kandi smirked and withdrew a 1 gig flash drive from her pocket. "Because I have footage of you masturbating in the men's shower last Thursday at 11:36 a.m. after your sparring session with Vincent," she said. "I also have footage of Vincent masturbating after his sparring session with you from several months back. Do you know how much money I could get selling these items as a set? However, for all intents and purposes, they are simply blackmail material to get what I want and or need. And right now, I need the company credit card, lest you wish to see your rather nice body broadcast throughout the entire building on each of the flatscreens in all the hallways that are set to ENN. You were rather vocal when you came," she continued, watching the blush creep up her boss' face. "Elena would appreciate you screaming her name out like that for all the company to hear."
Tseng took out his wallet and thrust the credit card at her. "You are too much," he chuckled, holding his hand out for the flash drive. "Give it here."
She smirked again, pocketing the flash drive. "Now, that wasn't part of the bargain, was it?" she purred. Kandi gave him a dazzeling smile as she left. "Thanks, Bossman!"
Tseng groaned and shook his head. That little Amazon was too much sometimes.
"I'll be right back," she told the driver holding the door opened as she stepped out of the stretch Hummer stopped in front of Seventh Heaven. She slung a backpack over her shoulder, carrying Andria's clothes, toothbrush, pajamas, GSP and laptop. She walked into the bar which was already filling and waved at Tifa.
"Thanks for watching the kids on such short notice," the Turk said, giving the brunette a hug.
Tifa laughed. "No problem," she said sweetly. "They pretty much stay in their rooms anyway and just do what kids do."
Kandi bent the fingers back of a drunk grabbing her ass, smirking as they snapped. "Well, I'll have my cell phone if you need me," she said, not paying attention to the screaming man beside her. "And Andria knows she can call me at anytime. I don't care when she goes to bed, but if she gets to be too much, just tell her to shut her yap and go to sleep."
"Nice, Mom," Andria said, coming up behind her and hugging her. "Shut my yap, huh?"
"You talk too much sometimes," she said, bending over to kiss her forehead. She stepped back and spun. "How do I look?"
Andria looked her up and down, tapping her chin. "Hot," she said. "I like the leather pants and the corset thing. Those fishnet gloves rock. Very Goth."
"That's the plan," she answered with a grin. She handed Andria her backpack and hugged her. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow. Be good."
"You too," Andria said, hugging her mom back. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do."
Kandi rolled her eyes. "Right," she said with a laugh. "Love you, Spawn."
"Love ya, Mom," she grinned.
The driver looked at the list Kandi had handed him. Fifteen female Turks in his vehicle and he was too make sure they all were in the limo before he left the club, otherwise the instigator of this night (Kandi) would, and he quotes, "Castrate him, stick his dick on a broom stick and rape him with it and then gut him." This was going to be a long night.
He stopped in front of the ShinRa Building and got out of the limo, opening the door so Kandi could climb out and greet her friends. The driver gawked when he saw the other female Turks coming out of the ShinRa Building. Tight pants, tight tops, short skirts and high heels except for one pair of Converse high tops. This was going to be a long night indeed.
Kandi placed a leather cuffed hand on a cocked leather clad hip. "Who's ready to party?" she asked.
"Fuck yeah!" came the collective response as the females piled into the Hummer. The driver took a deep breath when a short skirt flipped up and revealed a silky thong. Oh boy. Very, very long night.
He climbed back into his position in the driver's seat and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Where to ladies?" he asked hoarsely.
"Poison," Kandi answered instantly. "The new club on Nineth."
"That's a hard place to get in to," Feather told her. "I know some people who have tried and were rejected."
Kandi smirked. "Won't be a problem," she said.
"How do you know?" Brit asked. "I really don't feel like being booted out of a club before I even get there."
"I said it won't be a fucking problem, now trust me," Kandi hissed, pushing the button for the sunroof and opening it up. She stood up and breathed in the cold night air. She reached in and grabbed Akalara's hand, pulling her up with her. "I miss them still."
Akalara nodded and put her arm around Kandi. "Me too," she said, resting her head on the other woman's shoulder. She breathed in. "You're wearing Zack's cologne."
Kandi laughed. "Yeah, I am," she said, resting her head on Akalara's head. "It gets less painful every year, but it still hurts."
"I know," the green-haired woman answered. "It's unfair, but most things in life are."
"Bitter much?" Kandi teased.
"You know it."
The limo came to a stop at a red light and a car full of guys stopped beside them, their windows rolling down and whoops coming out from them. "Oh my gods, I will give you 100 gil if you kiss her!" a blond yelled.
Kandi winked at Akalara. "Give me the money," she said, holding her hand out.
The blond dug frantically in his wallet and produced the 100 gil, handing it to the red-streaked woman. Kandi stuck it down the front of her corset and took Akalara's face in her hands, kissing her cheek briefly.
"Oh come on!" the guys protested.
"You didn't say where, Assfuck!" Kandi laughed as the light turned green and the limo took off again. The car of guys followed them. Akalara and Kandi ducked back inside, laughing their heads off. "Easiest fucking 100 gil I ever made!"
"You really should split that with me," Akalara teased.
"Nope, I did all the kissing," she said.
"Okay, what?" Nina asked with interest.
"Never mind!" Kandi laughed.
"We're here!" Niki squealed, looking out the window, her backside in the air, boyshorts proudly displayed under her pleated mini skirt.
"Wicked sweet," Katrina said, adjusting her thigh high leather boots. "I am so ready to get shitfaced."
"Aren't you already?" Kandi sniggered, plopping down on her sista's lap.
"Get off me," Katrina said, pushing her playfully. "You know I don't swing that way. Even if you are fucking hot."
"Ah, I never knew you cared, Trina," Kandi grinned batting her thickly mascared lashes.
"You two are idiots," Ram stated with a smile. "I don't even know why I associate with you."
"You have no choice; you're an Amazon," Katrina stated. "We stick together."
"Fuck yeah," Kandi said hugging them both. "Now, let's show these girls how we party."
Katrina grinned. "Full out?"
Ram smirked. "Amazon style?"
Kandi produced an orb of materia. "I got the fire materia," she stated. "Let's find some ho's, kick some ass, fuck some guys and drink til we pass out."
The three women whooped in a very scary fashion and tumbled out of the limo. Feather looked at the rest fearfully. "Why do we need fire materia?" she asked weakly.
Brit scrambled from her seat with a grin. "I don't know, but I aim to find out!" she laughed, pulling Akalara with her. "Come on, Green Bitch!"
Niki bounded out of the limo next, yanking Feather with her. "Hooray! Pretty lights!" she laughed, jumping up and down, her skirt bouncing up and showing off her boyshorts again.
The rest piled out of the limo as well and the line to the club stared at the fifteen women warily. Kandi started toward the entrance grinning at the bouncers. "Hey guys!" she said, giving each of them a hug. She gestured to the female Turks. "These are my friends I was telling you about. Ladies, this is Jeremy and Drexwan."
The Turks said their hellos as did the bouncers. Jeremy stepped aside and let them through the door. "Go on in, my goddess," he said with a smile. "You and your friends are most welcome."
Drexwan eyed the ladies up and down. "Mmm!" he grunted. "Most welcome!"
"Thanks guys!" she said waving at them.
"The fuck!" screamed one of the blonde Barbie clones in line. "They just got here and we were here first!"
"Uh, yeah," said one of her clone friends. "And we are, like, so much hotter."
Sil stepped forward and punched one of their noses. She smirked. "Not anymore," she giggled and she followed the rest of her friends inside to the shrieks of protest from the Barbie's.
"You know the bouncers?" Nilto asked Kandi as they were surrounded by pulsating music and flashing lights.
"Yeah," she said, moving to the bar first thing. "They used to be bouncers at the Honeybee when I worked there. Good friends of mine."
"Sweet ass!" Magni exclaimed. She grabbed Nina by the hand. "Let's dance, Girl!"
"These girls I'm with," Kandi said to the bartender. "Get 'em anything they want at anytime and put it on this."
The bartender took the credit card. "Turks?" he asked with a grin, swiping the card. The confirmation came back instantly. "You got it, Babe. Whatcha wanna start with?"
"Tequilla and keep 'em coming," she and Akalara said at the same time. Kandi grinned at her and Akalara grinned back. The bartender handed them their drinks and they turned to each other, lifting their glasses.
"To Zack," Kandi said
"And Seph," Akalara added.
"Asses like theirs will never again be seen."
"Fuck no," Akalara laughed clicking their glasses together. They drank the shots down straight, sucking on a lime wedge afterwards.
"Holy hell, that shit's good!" Kandi exclaimed, listening as the DJ switched to some pop shit. "Ah hell! I thought they played good music here! Not this bubble gum shit! I don't wanna listen to some prepubescent girl shrieking about how she can't find a man to please her!"
Widdow smirked and nodded her head. "On it," she said, saunteering over to the DJ. She tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey, Sweetie, listen up. See that group of girls over there by the bar?"
The DJ nodded, grinning as he looked Widdow up and down, taking in the tight red leather she was covered in, her strapless dress hitting her mid thigh. "Yeah," he answered. "Friends of yours, Doll?"
"And co-workers," she said seductively. "We're Turks. And we don't like this type of music. Give us something hardcore. The softest shit you're allowed to play is Ephemeral, got it?"
"For hot Turk babes, I'll give you anything," he growled, flicking his pierced tongue at her. "Besides, this shit is only for a little while. We got a live band coming up in about 30 minutes."
"Really?" she asked with a smile. "Who?"
"Katrina, slow down," Feather protested. "You've already drank an entire bottle by yourself and we've only been here five minutes!"
"The purpose of this evening is to get shitfaced drunk and fornicate with lots of hot guys and I'm going to do just that!" she exclaimed.
"What about Vincent?" Kandi snickered. "Won't he be upset if you come home smelling like some other dude's spunk?"
"Ah, the vampire can suck my neck any old time," she said with a grin. "I told him I was going out with some friends and told him to do the same. It's free pass night and I'm on the prowl for Coq and Dik."
The bubble gum song stopped midway with a scratch and Ephemeral came blaring through the speakers. "Sweet ass!" Ram exclaimed, turning to see Widdow coming back toward them excitedly. "Good job, Wid!"
"Oh my gods, you guys!" Widdow exclaimed, grabbing Ram's hand. "Okay, so the DJ said that he would play whatever the hell we wanted and then he told me that there was going to be a live band here in about 30 minutes!"
"Who?" Kai asked as she downed a shot.
"Organization XIII!"
"Oh my gods!" N.C. shrieked jumping up and down like a fangirl on a sugar/caffiene high. "Oh my gods! Oh my gods! Oh my gods! I LOVE THEM!"
"I've heard of them," Kandi said nonchalantly. "They're pretty good."
"They sound familiar," Akalara added. "I'm sure if I hear their songs I'll recognize them."
"They've been around awhile," Elena told them, sucking on a lime wedge. "They just made it big. They used to open for Ephemeral, a long time ago."
"Cool, must be good then," Nilto said, sipping on a bottle of Sam Adams.
Kandi felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around. "Hey," said a blond.
A very familiar blond.
The one who was at the stop light.
Uh oh.
"Hey," she said back with a grin. "You again?"
The blond grinned, running a hand through his mohawk/mullet thing. "You owe me 100 gil or a kiss to the green-haired girl," he said playfully.
"Oh my gods," N.C. whispered pointing to him. "You're Demyx!"
The blond smiled and took N.C.'s hand, kissing it suavely. "Yep," he answered with that ever present smile. "What's your name?"
"N.C."
"A pleasure," he said smoothly. He gestured over his shoulder. "These are the guys. Zexion, Roxas and Axel."
"Organization XIII is talking to us," Widdow giggled. "Oh my gods."
"I have a dog named Axel," Kandi said with a grin, pointing to the red head. "He's not as cute as you though."
Akalara arched an eyebrow. "And I have a dog named Zexion," she said, staring at the silver/lavender haired emo looking guy. She looked over at Kandi. "They opened for Ephemeral."
"Sephiroth loved Ephemeral," Kandi grinned, following her friend's train of thought.
"Seph named the puppies..."
"After Organization XIII!" Kandi concluded as the two women laughed.
Demyx scratched his head. "Am I...missing something?" he asked.
"There was a Roxas and a Demyx, too," Akalara said, ignoring the blond.
"Who's Xemnas and Saix?" Kandi asked Demyx.
"They're our managers."
"Luxord, Lexaeus and Xaldin?"
"Bouncers."
"Marluxia,Vexen and Xigbar?"
"Sound crew."
"Larxene?"
Axel cringed. "Demented bitch groupie," he shuddered. "And Marluxia's girlfriend."
"That is hilarious," Kandi said with a grin. She reached into her corset and took out the 100 gil, handing it to Demyx. "Okay, you can have it back."
Demyx took it and stuffed it back down her corset. "Nah, it was worth it just to get to put it back in there," he said with a laugh. "So...you guys gonna stick around for the show?"
"As long as you play something we can dance to," Kandi said with a grin.
"No problem there!" Roxas said with a smile, his bright blue eyes lighting up his face. Nilto wanted to pinch his cheeks, he was so cute.
"So, who plays what?" Katrina asked, eyeing her fellow red-head. She pointed to him. "You're hot."
Axel eyed her up and down. "So are you," he whistled, sliding over to her. He held his hands out at his side, flaming drumsticks spinning and materializing in his hands. "I'm the drummer."
"I'm guitar and lead vocals," Demyx stated. "Zexion is bass and back up vocals and Roxy is keyboard/piano and back up vocals, too."
"Bitchin'," Kai said, eyeing Zexion. She loved emo hair. It was hot. "Can't wait to see you in action."
Zexion looked up at her, a slow smile spreading over his lips. "Likewise," he said lowly. He slapped Demyx's shoulder. "Come on, we need to get ready, Dem. You guys be here afterwards?"
"Yep," Kandi said, leaning back on the bar and smirking at Demyx. "We will be."
"Sweet," he said, turning to follow his bandmates. "Where's Axel?"
Roxas laughed and pointed. "Works fast, huh?"
The girls stared with Roxas and Demyx, watching as Katrina and Axel were making out like crazy. "No," Ram laughed. "That's just how Trina does it."
Demyx grabbed Axel's hair and pulled him off the other red head. "Show?" he said, gesturing to the stage.
Axel gestured to Katrina. "Hot babe?"
"Later."
"Fine," Axel grumbled, giving Katrina another kiss. "Dance for me."
Katrina smirked. "Beat it for me," she purred.
Axel growled and kissed her again. Demyx pulled him bodily from her. "Dude, I think I'm in love!" Axel yelled as he was dragged away by Demyx and Roxas.
Katrina grabbed another shot and downed it, grinning like and idiot. "This is fun."
"Slut," Kandi teased.
"Whore," Trina shot back.
"Bitch."
"Tramp."
"Sista."
Trina smirked and nodded, tipping her glass to Kandi. "Forever."
"They can take care of themselves, Dudes," Reno drawled out from his place in the corner table. They were hidden in shadows, unseen by any of the clubs patrons. But they could see all they needed.
Rude adjusted the bandana over his head, hiding his bald scalp from the flashing lights. "Right, and we're just here to make sure that no one takes advantage of them," he answered lowly.
"Besides," Joel added, sipping his beer. "We get to watch them dance."
"I thought the point of a girls night out was to leave the guys behind," Vincent said, arching his brow. He was uncomfortable in club clothes, but had allowed Reno to pick them for him. "They will not be happy when they find out we are here."
"Well, they ain't gonna find out," Revan stated.
"Right," Torr said. "I really don't want to get my ass beat."
"Don't know," Sage said with a smirk. "Might be fun, all of them on ya at once."
Wei grinned and sipped his sake. "I agree."
"I'm just here to make sure my wife don't get groped by some asshole," Randak snarled.
"Or my sister," Black added, downing a shot.
"Or my girlfriend," Tseng stated. "Besides, you all are getting your drinks paid for by accompanying me on this...mission."
"Are we getting paid, too?" Joel asked with a smirk. "I mean, technically, we are on the clock, right?"
Tseng arched an eyebrow in amusement. "No, but I commend your efforts," he chuckled.
"Ah, at least the music'll be good," Reno said, stretching his long legs out. "Organization XIII is a cool band."
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" came an announcer's voice. "GIVE IT UP...FOR ORGANIZATION XIII!"
Screams and cheers came up from the crowd as the band took the stage.
"I LOVE YOU, DEMYX!" N.C. screamed, tears pouring from her eyes.
The Amazon's laughed at her, Kandi holding her stomach as she wiped tears from her own eyes.
Demyx grinned out at the weeping woman. "I love you, too, N.C.," he said, causing screams to come up again and N.C. to collapse on the floor with a massive nosebleed. Demyx paled. "Shit," he said, tossing her a handkerchief. "Don't die or anything, okay?"
N.C. punched a couple of girls to get the handkerchief and nodded at him. "I won't," she said holding the cloth to her nose.
"Okay!" Demyx said grinning to the crowd. "You guys ready to party?!"
Screams again from their legions of fans.
"Hey, we got some new friends out there, bunch of hot girls who the DJ told us were Turks," he said, grinning at the women. "So don't get in their way, cos me and the guys wanna watch them dance. You piss 'em off, you might find yourself in the hospital."
The female Turks shouted their approval and the other fans cleared away from them, leaving them front and center in front of Organization XIII.
"So, this first song is for our Turk Babes cos we wanna make ya move!" Demyx grinned back at his bandmates. Roxas shook his head and smiled, Zexion rolled his visable eye and grinned and Axel laughed, firing up (literally) his drumsticks and counting out a beat and the song started, Demyx's raspy voice chanting out the lyrics.
I hold on so nervously
To me and my drink
I wish it was cooling me
But so far, has not been good
It's been shitty
And I feel awkward, as I should
This club has to be
The most pretentious thing
Since I thought you and me
Well I am imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my place
Well, I'm not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you're standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You'll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
The girls were dancing, all of them. And they could move. All of them. It wasn't a prerequisite of a Turk, but it helped if they could dance. You never knew when an undercover mission called for it.
I hold out for one more drink
Before I think
I'm looking too desperately
But so far has not been fun
I should just stay home
If one thing really means one
This club will hopefully
Be closed in three weeks
That would be cool with me
Well I'm still imagining
A dark lit place
Or your place or my place
Roxas got Demyx's attention and pointed to Nilto who was bellydancing expertly. Demyx's lips turned up in a grin as they played an instrumental. "Hey!" he said, getting her attention. Nilto looked up at him and he held his hand out, pulling her up on stage. Demyx started singing directly toward her as she smiled and continued her bellydancing.
Joel had to pull Randak down and hold him still. "You move again, I'll set Wei on your lap," he snarled. "They can't see us. She's just dancing, Man. That's all."
"But she's my wife," he growled.
"Yeah, and look how many guys think your girl is hot," Joel told him. "Consider it a compliment and just enjoy it."
Well, I'm not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you're standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You'll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
Demyx held his hand out to N.C. and pulled her up beside him, grabbing the microphone in one hand and slinging his guitar around his back, sliding another hand around her waist and pulling her back against him, the music stopping except for Zexion's bass and Axel's drums. Demyx danced with N.C., her body pulled flush against his as he continued to sing.
Well, I'm not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you're standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You'll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
Demyx released her and slung his guitar around, placing the mic back in the stand, making his guitar screetch out a killer note.
I'm not paralyzed
But, I seem to be struck by you
I want to make you move
Because you're standing still
If your body matches
What your eyes can do
You'll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
You'll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
You'll probably move right through
Me on my way to you
The crowd went wild as they finished the song. Demyx took Nilto's hand and kissed it, helping her back down to the floor. He kissed N.C. on the cheek and whispered in her ear. "After our set, you owe me another dance," he said with a smile.
N.C. giggled and nodded, allowing herself to be set back down on the floor.
Organization XIII played about ten more songs before they finished their set. They turned their instruments over to their sound crew and hopped down on the floor, joining their new Turk friends. Axel went right to Katrina and picked up where they had left off.
Tseng stopped Vincent from reacting with a raised hand. "No," he snarled. "Remain where you are. Are you exclusive?"
Vincent growled. "No."
"Then you have no right to interfer," the Wutain stated. "The only one's who do are Randak, Rude, Sage and myself. Reno can't even do anything since his girls are...well, his girls."
Reno smirked. "Why would they?" he asked. "They have me to come home to."
"Or me," said Revan with an evil smile.
"And me," Torr added.
Reno crossed his arms and grumbled. His ears perked up when he heard 'Buttons' by the Sexy Kitties come on. He grinned. "Boys," he said, eyeing the two girls he'd known the longest. "Get ready for a treat. Anniversary night and this song plays? Show time."
Kandi and Akalara started their routine, still fresh in their minds even after all these years. Seconds into the song, the area around the two women cleared. Kandi strutted over to a table and kicked a chair to Akalara, sliding one over for herself. They then proceeded to put the Sexy Kitties to shame as they performed the routine with a decidedly sexier feel. A former Honeybee girl and a former topless dancer held the entire crowd at Poison captivated, a path clearing as the song ended and they strutted over to the bar.
Cheers went up and another song started, the dance floor filling swiftly. Kandi lifted her glass to Akalara as they sat, watching their friends and new friends dancing. "Good night?" the red-streaked woman asked.
Her green-haired counterpart nodded. "Good night," she said, clicking their glasses together. "Let's do it again next year."
At four in the morning, the women crashed in either Kandi's apartment or the other Amazon's penthouse upstairs. As the night had progressed, the three Amazon's had shown them what it mean to party like an Amazon. A fight had broken out when the Barbie's were finally permitted into the club at around midnight, trying to whore their way into Organization XIII's arms. Considering Trina had lain claim to Axel, she didn't take too kindly to some peroxide blonde, silicone based tramp trying to take her man of the night. So, she punched her. Feather had been making out with Roxas and Kai with Zexion when the Barbie clones struck. N.C. was dancing with Demyx when one cut in on her. All hell broke loose. Female Turks were taking shots of liquor while throwing punches at the Barbie clones. Once the carnage had settled, none of the Turk women were scratched. Niki had lost one of her shoelaces in her hair, but that was it. Kandi took a chair a broke it, whipping out her fire materia. Axel had smirked and had her put it away, summoning his flaming drumsticks and setting the kindling on fire himself. More chairs were added and cheap booze was sacrificed to the fire, sending flames into the rafters. The Amazons stripped the Barbie clones of their clothes, discovering their breasts were totally fake and stuffed of all things. Their bras went up instantly, made of nothing but silicone inserts. The sprinkler system activated and the fire was extinguished, the Amazons and their friends, new and current, dancing around in the smoking rain to the beat of the music.
Until they were kicked out.
Numbers were exchanged between the members of Organization XIII and the Turk Babes they had hit it off with and the night ended.
Akalara found herself in Kandi's apartment, drunk off her ass and slumped against an unconcious Niki. Brit had ended up in Andria's room on the top bunk and Widdow and Nina were scrunched up on the fullsize fouton of the bottom bunk. Kandi was in her room with Nilto, both women out cold. Akalara listened as Niki murmured something about Reno in her sleep, her cranberry red eyes narrowing in jealousy.
Nine years ago, Akalara lost the love of her life. Now, she was fighting for Reno with Niki and Brit. Brit didn't bother her as much as Niki since her partner had Torr as well. But Niki was full out after Reno. Akalara couldn't have that. In her drunken mind, she devised a plan, giggling to herself as she stumbled through her friend's apartment to her home office, snatching a black Sharpie from the desk and heading back to the living room. Niki's shirt was riding up, leaving the small of her back exposed. Akalara snorted, covering her mouth as she uncapped the Sharpie and began writing the incriminating evidence of Niki's 'betrayal' of Reno on her back. He would hate Niki for this. And then, he would be all hers. Reading her handy work, Akalara capped the Sharpie and passed out.
The words scrawled across Niki's back?
Razor Worthington hit this.
A/N: OMG, long journey just to get to that last little bit! Hope you all liked the set up. And the band Organization XIII! Oh, and the song they sang is 'Paralyzer' by Finger Eleven. Those four in a band is just cream worthy. REVIEW and stay tuned for the rest of this huge edition of Operation: FFR!