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A/N: Mature themes ahead. Don’t like don’t read.
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Vanity

It was barely noon and already I was irritated as hell. I was cramped in the van with five dudes, with most of the girls eyeballing all of them as I rolled my eyes and just focused on the moving road. Was this a damn Justin Bieber video? For crying out loud what was wrong with these people? I just wanted to go somewhere far away and instead I’m stuck with guys who wear eyeliner. Not to mention I feel Frank’s eyes on me most of the time still as I just ignore him.

“So…where were you guys headed?” he asked me softly as I sighed to myself and only turned half way to talk to him.

“I don’t really know to be honest. The point was just to get away.” I replied carefully as he nodded and chewed on his lip ring.

“Like a road trip?” he asked as I laughed inside at the idea but just nodded.

“You could say that.” I replied while he nodded once more.

“Well despite these circumstances, you should be in good hands.” he smiled at me. Yeah I’ll bet.

“Mm.” was all I could say while looking back out my window.

Perhaps my karma was finally catching up to me.

Gia

“So what do you listen to?” Gerard asked me as I looked at him. We had been talking for a while and I thought he was pretty cool, despite Vanity accusing them of being kidnappers or something. He was funny and rather intelligent. I thought it would be better to look at the bright side, while we were utterly fucked.

“I listen to anything. Metallica, Misfits, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Madonna.” I teased as he smiled.

“You like Misfits?” he asked surprised as I nodded.

“You seem shocked.” I teased.

“Well it’s just I don’t know to many gals who can say they love Misfits. What’s your favorite song?” he asked as I figured he was testing me or something.

“Horror Business.” I replied as he smiled.

“I think me and you are going to get a long just fine.” he smiled at me while I tried to contain the blush in my cheeks, but it was useless.

Willow

“What happened to you?” Mikey asked me while he hinted at the bruises at my face. I tried to hide them but it was useless while he waited for me to answer. It wasn’t polite, nor really his business to know what happened to us. They were just giving us a ride remember?

“Me and my brother got into a fight…play fight.”

“That must’ve been one hell of a fight.” he replied carefully as he could probably tell I was lying, but I stuck to it as I nodded.

“We’re pretty rough kids.” I said coolly trying to sound tough as he smiled at me.

“How long have you been in a band?” I asked changing the subject.

“Five years?” he said with a nod.

“Five?” I asked surprised as he nodded once more.

“Yeah. We’re not too big yet, but Warped has definitely boosted up the fan base. It’s been a rough coming, but we’re sticking it out.” he replied as I smiled at him.

“I know what you mean.”

I had lost track of where we were after the first hour. I thought I heard Kentucky, but maybe I was just dreaming. I felt the van start to struggle then it pulled over on the side of the road. That’s when I heard a chorus of groans. I peeled my eyes open as Gerard shook his head.

“Fuck, not again.” he mumbled as I sat up from my slouched position while Mikey got up and followed him.

“What’s going on?” I yawned as I wondered when I had even fallen asleep.

“God doesn’t like us that’s what.” Vanity retorted. “If both of our rides break down, I’m getting my shit and I’m walking my way wherever.” she warned.

“Van, just chill okay?” I asked her, not in the mood for her negativity. She looked the other way as I got out of the van to see what was wrong as I found the guys pointing at one of the tires that was sagging on the ground.

“Perfect.” I mumbled as they looked at me while I blushed.

“What happened?” I asked them.

“Fucking needle or something popped the tire. This is just great. We don’t even have a spare. And we’re still not close to the bus, and we’re going to be late. Fuck.” Frank cursed.

“I’m sure we can figure out something.” Ray put in as I come to find him the mother of the band. He seemed the most soft spoken.

“We’re screwed.” Gerard sighed as I looked around the streets we were on and the buildings that surrounded it. The rest of the girls had come out to see what’s wrong while I sighed.

“Hey ladies, you could help us out.” Frank smirked at the building behind us as I looked at it. It was strip club with neon lights that formed a martini glass and silhouette of girls.

“Yeah right.” Vanity mumbled as I looked at her and a thought popped into my head.

“Vanity…” I smiled at her as she growled at me.

“No!” she shouted. “I’m not taking my clothes off to fix a tire. I’m sorry, but I have some dignity you know.” she added as I rolled my eyes.

“It’s just a dance. And besides, that’s quick money right there. You’re strong, go for it.” I replied.

“Willow.” she warned me as I grabbed her arm and pulled her aside.

“Van, it’s just one dance. You don’t even have to take your clothes off. Normally I hate this shit, but as you can see mother nature decided to put us on her shit list. We don’t have anything else just each other remember? Once we get something situated we’ll be out of here. Please.” I whispered as she looked at me.

“Willow. I can’t.” she whispered.

“Yes you can Van. You’re stronger than all of us. I left home because I was coward. You left because you were brave.” I half smiled at her as she grabbed my chin.

“You are not a coward. You are just as brave for leaving when you did. Protecting yourself doesn’t make you weak.” she reasoned as I nodded and smiled at her. She sighed as she looked at the ground.

“I have a really bad feeling about this, but I’ll do it.” she replied as I put a hand on her shoulder.

“You’re our savior.” I smiled.

“Yeah, yeah, put that on my headstone.” she teased as she looked at the guys.

“Not a word.” she glared at them as she rolled her eyes and looked at the building before walking towards us.

We were going to hell weren’t we?

Lila

After twenty minutes of signing up and other useless shit, we found ourselves waiting in a run down bar with metal music playing as I squirmed in my seat slightly. This didn’t feel right at all.

“What we doing?” I asked Willow as she looked at me.

“We’re doing what we got to do. Don’t worry about it.” she replied softly as I looked around. I felt dirty as I waited for Vanity to come out. This was a lot more than I signed up for.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Bob asked me as I jumped slightly from at the fact that he had spoken. It was much more softer than I thought it would be. He even took off his sunglasses as I noticed his eyes were a beautiful icy blue.

“I guess so.” I replied with a shrug as he smiled at me.

“You guys aren’t like most girls are you?” he asked as I blushed and shook his head.

“We’re very different.” I nodded. “You have no idea.” I added as he looked at me before a voice blared over us.

“Gentleman, we have a new face today. Welcome Vanity.” it said in a creepy voice as I watched the stage. ‘Phenomena’ started playing as I saw a figure start to walk out slowly.

“Don’t touch kid, sleep with the lights on
Touch kid, how you surprise me
Now roll kid, rock your body off.” the words seeped out as Vanity came into full view. She was wearing a red corset with black lacing and black shorts to show off her goods. Her face was hidden by a Phantom of The Opera style mask, except it was covered in gold glitter. Her once sneaker covered feet were in black stilettos that showed off her long legs, as she crept closer to the pole in the middle of the stage. I felt every guys eyes fall on her as I looked at Willow and shook my head. She was truly the bad ass in our messed up circus.

“You’re something like a phenomena
Something like an astronoma
Now roll kid, rock your body off.

Something like a phenomena, baby
You’re something like a phenomena
Something like a phenomena, baby
You’re gonna get your body off

Don’t fall asleep with a murderer
She’ll make you sweat in the water
Don’t fall asleep with a murderer
She’ll make you sweat in the water” the music picked up and Vanity twirled around the pole with gracefulness and sensuality while singles were being thrown onto the stage. It was almost sad how you could make this happen simply by swinging around a pole. I looked to my left where the guys had their jaws dropped and drooling as I scoffed and turned back to Vanity who finished the song with a little more attitude. The song ended and cheers filled the place as Vanity picked up the singles off the floors and scampered off the stage in a hurry.

My mom should light a candle for us before it’s too late…

Vanity

I counted the singles in my hand and hurried to get dressed. I never felt more degraded as I got off that stage. I threw the mask away and knew I was not the same bitch I was when I entered this place. I thanked the boss who had put this together, although I don’t know why I was thanking him. This was place was appalling in all the wrong areas as I only wanted to douse myself in sanitizer.

“Well?” Gia asked me when I walked up to them.

“250.” I gleamed at them while they smiled in relief as I looked at Gerard.

“So what’s it going to take for us to get out of here?” I said serious as he smirked at me.

“Thanks to you sugar, probably not too long.” he winked at me as I rolled my eyes and put the money in my pocket as I felt Frank stand next to me as usual.

“You looked hot up there.” he said to me as I looked at him.

“Thanks.” I said with a wink before both of us were walking out of the building while I didn’t know why but I found myself blushing. I thought of Justin Bieber and went it away.

Gia

It took us a while but we found a mechanic that worked on the van thanks to Vanity. I’m sure we’ll be hearing about this all the time from her.

“So have you guys decided what you’re going to do?” Gerard asked me as I looked at him and shook my head.

“Not yet. We just…we kind of just left our worlds without really thinking about it. We just wanted to get away.” I replied softly while he nodded at me.

“So you don’t have anywhere to go, much less a car.” he stated the obvious as I flushed from embarrassment and nodded.

“Pretty much.” I replied while he shifted on his feet and looked around.

“Well…” he said into the air. “Me and the guys were talking, and we thought you could come with us…on tour for a little bit until your situation clears up…” he shrugged as I looked at him dumbfounded.

“Really?” I asked as he nodded.

“We just figured you were runaways.” he retorted as I smiled.

“Way to keep on a string.” I teased.

“We just know cause we’ve been there. I know it’s not my place, but there’s something deeper to you guys isn’t there? I could sense it.” he told me softly while I looked at the ground and just nodded. He put a hand on my shoulder to show some means of comfort.

“It’s okay though. Really.” he smiled at me sympathetically as I nodded.

“Thank you Gerard.” I said genuinely.

“You’re welcome Gia.”

Willow

“Go on tour with them? That’s a little much don’t you think?” I asked Gia as she explained Gerard’s proposition.

“Well what are we going to do? Visit every hotel in the country?” she asked.

“I thought that was the plan.” Lila said confused as I shook my head.

“That’s better than going on tour with five guys we barely know. I don’t know about this.” I put in.

“I second that.” Vanity added as Gia rolled her eyes.

“I don’t know about you, but this better than searching for nothing. We could still have an adventure, that’s what we wanted right?” she asked us as we all shrugged.

“But this is much different.” I clarified.

“Then you guys come up with a better solution. Right now they’re our only way out of here at the moment. If we stay, we’re stuck and we’re fucked.” she replied as she looked at me while waiting for an answer as I groaned inside. I hated that she was right. I hated this whole situation as I shook my head.

“Well? What’s it going to be?” she asked impatiently as Vanity threw her hands up.

“For fuck sake, I don’t care anymore. We can go or we don’t go. Just whatever.” she sighed as Lila nodded.

“Fine.” she said shrugging.

“And you?” Gia asked me as I looked at her then ground and kicked my feet.

“Whatever.” I replied as she smiled and nodded. We walked back to the guys where they laughing and talking amongst themselves as Gerard looked at us.

“Well ladies?” he asked me as I shrugged.

“Guess we’re going.” I replied as they smiled cheered.

It didn’t get much better than this.