Rock, Roll, and Gigs

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Orion felt his fingers press into the copper chords pf his black electric guitar. It was his solo and he was glad to finally play it infront of people. He was at one of the bigger clubs in town and his band was doing excellent so far. It was the last song of the night and he was almost done with the solo. He hadnt messed it up yet, but he had never gotten it down perfectly yet.

As his fingers stopped playing, the song came an end and the crowd erupted into cheers. Orion laughed at the unexpectedness of it all and high fived his other band members. "Thanks for having us. You've been a great audience and we welcome the next band to come up."

Another series of claps rounded through the room and Orion and his friends walked off the stage, waving.

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I came to this club tonight, just because I wanted to have a little fun. I nearly had a heart attack at what I saw walking in the place.

My favorite band is playing on stage.

They're new, you know, but Rush is probably my favorite band of all time. I repeat, OF ALL TIME. I think my favorite is the guitarist. Plus he sings. So the singer guitarist person. His name is... Well I can't remember it right now but it starts with an O I think. I think... I don't know. He's just sexy. He's good at the guitar though, too, you know, so that's even better. Plus his voice is amazing. I mean, amazing. I wish I could meet him, no joke. I seriously wish I could meet him. Being at a club and meeting him would be even better.

Oh my Lord he is walking off stage. HE IS WALKING OFF STAGE.

I CAN'T BREATHE.

Okay Crystal calm down. Just a guy right? Yeah just a guy. Just a normal guy. Just a normal guy, that's in a band, that also plays the guitar and sings, and is very sexy. Okay stop it he is just like anyone else, stop fangirling like a Capitol person watching The Hunger Games.

I see him. He's walking to the bar. I calm myself, walk over two seats across from him, and order a drink. Rum, preferably. I like rum the best. I hop up on the stool, crossing my legs. I can do this. I can do this. I'm suprisingly very good at keeping my cool on the outside, when I talk and how I act. But on the inside I could be having a heart attack. Like now, for example. I could just be a simple girl who doesn't even know about their band. But I'm not. Out of the corner of my eye I think I see him look at me. Either that or my mind is playing tricks on me. The bartender brings my drink and I take a big gulp of the rum, slamming the shot glass back on the bar. I fill it up again with the bottle the man put down with the glasses.

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Orion raised an eye brow and shifted his eyes to the left as he heard glass slam into the bar top. The glass rim of his whiskey rested in his mouth, and took a sip. The girl with the glasses and a bottle of rum had a shock of bright red hair that probably wasn't her natural hair color and very pretty eyes, or maybe was it the lighting? He shrugged and took another sip of whiskey, swirling the liquid in his mouth as it burned with its strong taste.

Orion shifted, facing more in the girls direction without looking at her. She was hot, that much he could admit, but if she was crazy... that was a bit of a turn off. Only a bit though, one night stands were always an option...

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I'm calm now. My mind isn't so jumbled. I think my brain has been tricked into thinking he's just a normal guy at a club. Of course. He practically is. Of course he is. The band hasn't even been playing for that long. He's just another boy. I allow myself a small smile as I calm myself, taking up another shot of rum. I see him out of the corner of my eye, just slightly turned towards me, but keeping his head foreward. I eventually start drinking the rum straight from the bottle, tired of filling the shots over and over. "You know," I blurt out, twirling the bottom of the bottle in circles on the bar top. "if I were to pick a favorite drink, I would pick rum." I give a crooked smile, barely turning my head to the boy. "Rum is good." I flick my bottle his way, gesturing to his drink. "But I'm assuming you'd prefer whiskey?"

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Orion nodded and turned fully towards the girl with the red hair. "Rum is good yes, but whiskey is stronger, leaves more of an after taste." He eyed the bottle of rum as the girl practically guzzled from the brown glass. "Careful now. Light weights get drunk fairly easily ya' know."

Orion emptied his glass annd knocked on the bar top for a refill. He could smell the spicey sent of the whisey as it was poured from the bottle. A familiar burning sensation sizzled in his abdomen from the potent alcohol. "So, are you a fan?"

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"Yeah, yeah. Skinny girls get drunk easily. Blah blah." I laugh a bit playfully. "A fan of what?" I ask him, tipping the bottle upside down as nothing comes out. I let out a sigh, demanding another refil. "Why is the rum always gone?" The bartender slides me another bottle of rum and I take a sip. "Oh right, you're in that band, right? That, uh..." I snap my fingers repeatedly, like I'm thinking of the name. "Ahh, I can't remember the name of it. Rash? Something like that. Right?" I just sort of look at him with a confused look on my face for a minute. "Crash. Rash. Trash. Come on, help me out here."

(OOC: *hopes Orion doesn't get offended* XD)

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Trash... Ouch. Orion winced slightly but laughed it off. "It's Rush. And it also happens to be my last name."

Orion winked at the girl. "And if I remember correctly, I saw one little red head thats currently two seats to my left, that was cheering the most. Thats if I remember correctly of course."

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"Oh really?" I scoot up a seat, now sitting directly infront of him now, and rather close at that. I inocently look behind me. "I don't see any redhead back there." I return the boys wink, grabbing his glass and taking a sip on the whiskey. "You're right. It does have a rather nice aftertaste, doesn't it?" I hand it back to him, giggling a bit before taking another sip of my own drink. "I would still prefer rum over that, though, but whiskey would definatelly be my second choice."

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Orion felt a chuckle slip through his lips. He looked back at the bartender, whose boobs were so implanted and dyed neon that they werent even considered slightly attractive.

Orion turned back and faced the girl, who looked much more natural. "So which one do you like most? the 'cute drummer with the nice butt'? The 'toned bassist with the muscled bod'? Or maybe its the 'rhythm guitarist with amazing hair and washboard abs'? Maybe. Just maybe your favorite is.."

Orion leaned in close to the girl and whispered in her ear. "'The sexy lead guitarist with the amazing voice and lanky build'?"

He shrugged, leaning back against the counter. His palms up by his shoulders, facing upward. "I dont make up the nicknames, the fangirls do. The question is," He took a large swig of the whiskey and swallowd hard. "Which one are you going to claim?"

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"Well, I have to say, none of them are bad looking..." I put the bottle to my lips, tipping it up, taking a large drink, and putting it back down. "But right now? I think the, how you put it, 'sexy lead guitarist', has caught my eye." I run my tongue lightly over my lips before taking another drink.

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Orion felt his cheeks turn red as he tried to hide th fact that he was blushing by drinking his whiskey again. Suddenly some bimbo with very little on slid into his lap and whispered something in his ear. Orion nearly choked on his drink. "Haha. No."

The bimbo frowned in a not so sexy way, like she was trying too hard, and walked away. "So, my evening is wide open, since i just turned down boobs migee. Do you want to go somewhere?"

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The rum has pushed away all thoughts of him being famous. The sides of my mouth curl up. "I'm suprised you'd pick me over something like that," I say sarcastically. "Come to think of it, I don't have anything planned either. Where to?"

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Orion gave the girl a smirk andd finished off his glass of whiskey. "Oh sure, that's fun, but some bimbo doesnt last long. One night isnt the same as an actual relationship."

Orion flashed the girl a smile. "It depends on where you want to go... Whats your name by the way?"

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"Well I was thinking, maybe you could show me to your house, you know," I say, giving the boy a wink and taking another drink. "My name's Crystal. And yours?" I swirl the remaining rum around in the bottle. "Ahh, it's almost gone. I don't know if I should get another or not..."

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Orion felt himself blush when she winked at him. He grin and stood infron of her. Bending at the waist, he bowed goofily and held out a hand. "Thats a beautiful name for such a beautiful girl. And I have a wine cellar full of a variety of liquior at home."

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I drink down the little remaining rum I have left and take the boys hand, hopping off the stool, laughing a bit. I almost trip and fall on him, but I keep my balance. "I don't know your name, either come to think of it," I tell him. "Unless you're one of those people who like to keep things a secret. Don't worry, I'm not one to kiss and tell."

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"I'm Orion." He gently gripped her elbow to steady her wobbly legs as they walked out the door. They both slid into the back of his lamborgini and the chaufer drove the two back to his house. He thanked the man and gave him a hefty tip.

Orion was suddenyl glad that he had the top half of the house to himself while his mother ruled over the bottom half. He quietly lead her to his living room and smiled. "This is my home..."

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"Oh, wow." I take in the huge living room as Orion leads me in. "Nice place you got here." I walk a bit farther, spinning once to take in the place. Gorgeous house, really. "So how old are you anyway, Orion? Me, I'm seventeen, and proud of it. This is how my life goes - my parents are idiotic baboons that swoon over the Games when they're around, sometimes even when they're not. No siblings. No pets. Can't stand that crazy hair and makeup and crap people put on all the time here. How do they even think that is the slightest bit attractive? Can't stand the Games. At all. This place alone drives me nuts, how people can find children killing each other entertaining is beyond my comprehension. It's sickening." I plop myself down in a chair, crossing my legs and looking up at him. "Your turn, Mr. Rock-star."

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Orion smiled. "Well Miss Tipsy, I'm 17 with only a mom and thats it. I'm just a humble kid and I just try to get by."

He sat back in his chair and looked around the room. "What do you want to do? I'm up for anything."

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"Anything is fine with me. I'm just amazed at how gorgeous this house is." I look around one more time. "Heck, could I just have a tour of this place? I won't know what there is to do until I see it for myself." I smirk a little. "Well I see one thing I could do, but if that's happening, at least show me the house first," I say with a joking laugh.

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Orion smirked. "Well how about I show you my bedroom."

He took her by the elbow and lead her through that part of the house first, the whole house would have taken way too long. As they made it to his bedroom, he opened the door. The ceiling was painted midnight blue with LED fairy lights implanted into the ceiling as the actual star constellations. The real stars couldnt be seen because of the capital lights so he just stuck them into his ceiling. His bed lay up against the wall, a king with a black silk comforter with blue t-shirt cotton sheets and two simple pillows. The lighting was dim in the room, and he liked it that way. It made everything looked bathed in starlight.

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"Wow. Your bedroom is really cool looking. Looks like you're laying under the stars or something." I'm so tipsy, it's not even funny. Too much rum. Not saying I regret it. Not like I do this every night or anything. Fun is fun. "Got any music we could play? Movie? Something? Or we could just talk. Maybe a little more if you're up to it." I give a wink and clumsily walk over to the bed, standing up on it and reaching my hands up in the air. "I feel like if I reached far enough, I could touch the stars!" I laugh, rather loudly, before bringing my legs up and plopping myself down on the bed, laying on my back. Looking up at the "stars". I smile slightly as I look over the different constellations. "I like that one," I tell him, pointing one out. "Don't know why, though. It just sparks my interest." I just sort of wonder for a moment. "Do you know the name of it?"

(OOC: media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/10/91710-004-A3498610.jpg Yeah buddy. This is the star she likes. So rawr.)

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Orion looked up at the constellation she was pointing to. H smiled, having always liked the cluster of stars. "No, I dont know the name... Although I wish I could see the stars for real instead of my bedroom... The original names for them were lost a long time ago."

Orion looked back at his bed, only to find Crystal crashed. He shrugged and fell back on the bed himself and drifted... He planned to wait to do anything until she was atleast sober.

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I wake up the next morning, laying on my side with my head comfortably laying on my pillow. Or at least I think it's a pillow. I barely open my eyes. And what I see, is not a pillow. It's a body. It's a guys body.

It's Orions body.

Of course, Crystal. You hung out with Orion last night, remember? Had a few drinks at the club, came over to his house, and hung out for a while. No more, no less. I must have passed out on his bed after asking that question about the constellation. When I pass out from drinking, the next morning, my memory of the next night is usually a bit blurry untill later on. Like now, I can only remember like, half of last night. But nothing happened from what I remember. Just hanging out. I feel the gentle rise and fall of his chest and I close my eyes. He is just a normal guy. Honestly. I don't even know why I freaked out so much. Really. I keep my eyes closed as I listen to the sound of hsi steady heart beat. The up and down motion that signals he's breathing, causing my head to rise and fall aswell. I almost drift back off to sleep from the peace.

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Orion woke to finding a shock of red hair streaked across his chest, a pretty girl named Crystal lay somewhat on top of him and he smiled to himself. This. This was what he wanted, an actual relationship. He sighed happily and hoped Crystal could be the person he could have a relationship with.