An Unlikely Match

[hannah]

This is my first fic, so I hope it's good! Obviously the story..is well just a story and is entirely fiction! So enjoy chapter 1! ;D
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The bright oranges and pinks glowed over the horizon as my feet dangled above the ground. The comforting pattern of roof tiles beneath me tickeled my fingers that were clutching them tightly.

I let out a deep sigh of relaxation as I watched the sun's rays shrink more and more with the passing minutes. Leaning back carefully, I rested my hands behind my head, now getting a full view of the sky glowing dimly above me.

"I would sit up here forever if I could." I whispered contently.

"Izz!" I heard a voice below me faintly shout out, breaking the silence of the cooling wind. "Izzy are you up on the roof again?"

I inhaled deeply. "Might as well get up, now that my peace has been disturbed."

"Izzy! You know that we have to go out tonight! Don't sit around up there all night!" I now distinctly heard Lindsey's voice yell up at me.

"I'll be down in a minute!" I shouted down to her, "I just want to watch the stars." I whispered the last part to myself.

I gazed intently up at the stars that were slowly becoming visible in the now night time sky.

I got up slowly, pushing myself up onto my feet and awkwardly heading towards the window that lead to my haven on the roof. I pushed my small body through the window and collapsed to the floor with a slight drop.

"You okay Izz?" Ashley asked me with a concerned look on her face.

"Just peachy." I admitted sarcastically.

Ashley offered me her hand, which I took without needing a second thought.

"Why are you so...distant tonight?" She calmly asked me, trying repeatedly to get me to look her in the face.

"Why don't you go ask Calvin?! Why don't you go ask that snot bag-cheater what's wrong?!" I spat at her, now losing my cool.

Ashley only stared at me in awe and a look I could only explain as sympathy.

"Wait...he...cheated on you?"

"YES!!" I screamed, throwing my body right back down to the floor. I started feeling the liquid tears rush down my cheeks, even against my efforts to hold them back.

"Oh Isabelle, it's alright, don't worry about him. He was just a stuck up jerk anyway." Ash said, hugging my weeping form.

"What's going on here?" Megan questioned as she slipped into the room.

"Don't worry about it." I mumbled, wiping away the tears as I pulled out of Ash's hug.

"You sure?"

"Yes, I'm fine. I'll be fine." I reassured her.

"Well, we have to get going soon...you know...the gig tonight at the club." Megan said, changing the topic.

"Well I guess we can also call the whole 'getting signed' bit off. Seeing as Calvin is such a...such a..." I furrowed my brow, trying to think of a nasty name to call him.

"I think we get the point." Ash said, patting me on the back.

I sighed and straightened my shirt.

"I guess we should hurry up and get ready so we can go out for dinner first." Lindsey said, entering the room. She got a confused look on her face, and then she looked at me knowingly.

I told Lindsey everything, all the time.

And even if I didn't. She just knew me so well that she could figure it out on her own.

[hannah]

Chapter 2--Strangers Aren't All Bad
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I stared silently into the night as we drove along in our junky van. It was our only form of transportation, unless we called a taxi or rode the bus.

"So where are we eating tonight?" Meg asked from behind the steering wheel. It was obvious that she just wanted to break the chilling silence.

"I don't care, let's just go to Applebee's or something." Linds said from next to me.

Instantly the ride became silent once again, no one having much else to say tonight.

I kept my eyes on the passing people, the cute couples on the sidewalks; holding hands and just glowing with happiness.

Why can't I ever have that?

I felt a single tear drip down my face and land on my lap as I saw an older couple walking along and enjoying the evening together.

Just someone to grow old with. Someone to hold me...someone who won't cheat on me for some bimbo.

"Izz?" I saw a hand streak through my vision.

"Huh?" I asked, snapping out of my daze.

"I asked if you noticed that we're here?" Linds said, eyeing me suspiciously.

"Oh, no. Sorry." I said, and then my face went emotionless again.

I followed Linds out of the back of the van and slammed the door shut behind me. I leaned up against the van softly and stared up at the stars for the second time tonight.

"You guys go ahead. I'll be in in a minute."

"You sure Izz?" Ash asked me, wrapping her hoodie tighter around her body as a gentle wind blew.

"Yeah, I just need some fresh air."

I watched the girls walk into the restaraunt before I continued my star gazing. It was quiet out in the parking lot, except for the sound of a car parking in a parking space directly across from where I was.

I kept to myself and bundled deeper into my jacket as four loud men got out of the car. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched cautiously as the men laughed and headed towards the entrance of Applebee's.

But something struck me as odd, I noticed that one of the four men was standing there, apparently staring at me.

I gulped and felt a shiver run down my back. I forced my back further up against the side of the van as the one man made his way over to me, the other three men calling after him but then obviously not interested in what he was up to. The other three men went inside, leaving me now alone outside with this stranger who kept walking towards me.

What could he possibly want?

"Excuse me miss? Are you alright?" The man asked as he came into view enough for me to make out some minor details.

I faintly detected an accent that graced his words.

"Yes, I'm just fine, thank you." I told him, I still wasn't sure whether I should trust him or not.

Why is he being such a gentleman?

Duh, maybe because he IS!

"Not to be rude or prying, but why are you just standing around outside?" He asked.

"I just needed some fresh air."

"Would you like me to walk you back inside?" He asked kindly.

I hesitated, but then found no harm in it. "Sure."

I could faintly see a smile on his face through the dark.

"So are you here alone?" The mysterious man asked me as he held the door open.

"Umm...no, actually my friends are right over there." I said, pointing at the table where the three girls were now staring interestedly at this stranger.

"Well, have a lovely evening miss." He said as he took his glasses off I noticed his crystal blue eyes and just how handsome he was.

Okay, he was hot.

I couldn't help but find myself drooling unnecessarily over him, but I tried to catch myself before he caught me.

"You....too." I stammered out.

He smiled at me before he walked off and headed over to the group of men I saw him with earlier. Once he left I turned and made my way over to the girls who were now still eyeing the stranger.

"Holy crap!" Meg whispered harshly.

"He is soooo hot!" Linds added, smiling widely at me.

"Oh my gosh, did you see the way he was looking at you!?" Ash added in, still trying to get a good view of him on the other side of the restaraunt.

"Who was he?" Meg asked, leaning on the table towards me.

All the girls now leaned in as well, waiting for me to explain what had happened.

"It was nothing big. He just saw me alone in the parking lot and asked if I was okay. And then he walked me in here and told me to have a lovely evening."

"Oh come on! You're hiding details!" Ash pushed.

"No, really I'm not, he was just a nice gentleman."

"A really hot gentleman." Meg mumbled in.

This caused the four of us to giggle for a minute.

"Are you girls ready to order now?" The waitress asked.

[§ilvercell]

i absolutly love this, please continue!

[mandourage]

continue!!! woohoo.

[hannah]

Yay, I have readers!! ;D I'm glad you guys like it so far!

Chapter 3--Am I Alright?
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I sat back in my chair as the girls smiled and laughed for the passing half hour. Frowning, I picked at the remains of my salad, not hungry enough to finish it.

"I'm gonna use the bathroom." I said, quickly rushing to my feet and heading towards the ladies room. I walked at a fast pace down the narrow hall where the bathrooms were located. I just lightly bumped my shoulder into someone and knocked them up against the wall.

"I'm so sorry." I began, turning around to see the gorgeous blue eyes from only a half an hour ago.

"Hold on." He spoke into the cell phone he was using, "Don't worry about it. You alright?" He questioned me.

I looked down at the floor.

That makes how many times I've been asked that lately?

"I'm fine." I said for what felt like the hundreth time tonight.

He looked at me curiously, and then a smile set on his lips. "So, what were you in a hurry for?"

I brought my gaze back to his penetrating eyes, and I gave him a light smile. "Just trying to get away from all of the excitement I guess you could say."

"Well, I guess this makes the second time I've met you tonight." He stated with a chuckle.

I let out a light giggle. "I guess it does."

We both soon fell into a silent staring contest, eyes locked onto each other's.

"I should let you get back to whoever's on the other end of that." I pointed to his cell phone.

"Oh, yeah! I entirely forgot about someone being on there...." He said, now staring down at the phone like it had just completed some impossible mathematic problem.

I lightly laughed at him, "I guess I'll run into you again."

"I'm sure you will." He smiled at me.

I quickly waved and turned to head into the bathroom. Opening the door, I found it empty and silence filled in around me.

I pressed my back up against the door once it had shut, closing my eyes and breathing deeply. That's when I noticed it.

There was butterflies fluttering about in my stomach.

I let out a long sigh and stood in front of the large mirror. I stared long into my reflection, ten minutes before I noticed another woman was now washing her hands in the sink beside me. She quickly rinsed off her hands and shook them above the sink. Her eyes fluttered in my direction for a few seconds before she went to grab a towel.

"You alright dear?" She questioned as she dried her hands off on the towel.

I felt a tear slip down my cheek.

"I'm fine."

[queensilvershoes]

this is cute! please continue! I want to keep reading!

[hannah]

I'm glad so many of you like this one!! I'll try to post a new part either tonight or sometime during the day tomorrow. I've kinda become obsessed with writing my Red Eye fic...hehe! But I promise to try to get a new part up soon!

[hannah]

Okay, so I got another one up!! This one needs to get moving a bit! And I'm glad some people are enjoying this story so far! ;D

Chapter 4--Those Blue Eyes
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Standing in the back stage room of the club, I felt my knees shaking. I was nervous again.

"You all warmed up?" Lindsey's voice called from the small couch in the room.

I pulled my gaze from the door to her face. I nodded slowly, fighting back my stomach that was doing flips.

The room started to lose its volume as our time onstage neared.

"I saw him again."

All eyes turned to me.

"On the way to the bathroom at the restaurant, I bumped into him." I confessed.

"Did you get his name?" Meg asked, leaning in with interest.

I shook my head.

"His number?" Linds offered.

I bit my lip.

"A chance to meet up?" Ashley tried.

I hung my head low, "Nothing. I'm an idiot."

"Aww, hun! You're no idiot, watch, I bet you that you'll see him tomorrow." Meg said, a smile covering her lips.

My head shot up, "You think so?"

Linds laughed nervously, "I'm sure you will Izzy. Now, we need to get onstage."

"Time to be rock stars!" Meg laughed out, throwing an arm over my shoulder.

I joined in on the merriment this time, joking and laughing with them as we entered the small stage.

Everyone who had been dancing looked up at us, and a few people chatting stopped to notice us, but then continued their conversations.

Linds gave the introduction for us this time, wrapping her bass guitar strap over her shoulder.

"You guys are fricken awsome!!" A guy next to the stage shouted.

"Thank you, and so are you!" Meg shouted back from behind the drum set.

I felt a pair of eyes on me from the left side of the room. Of course many eyes were on me, but I could feel these ones. I kept my head from that direction, not wanting to see some pervert or something that might make me down.

Instantly after Lindsey's intro for us, I started singing the first verse of our song 'Waiting For Something'. It was a song I had written in my loneliness only months back.

As I started singing, only accompanied by the deep plucks of Linds' bass, I started the simple chord on my guitar, Ashley's guitar following mine, and then once Meg came in, we hit the chorus and everything broke out into fast paced rock.

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As Ash's guitar held out the last note of our performance, Meg screamed out a thanks to the club and the manager, and I took the brave leap of faith.

I looked to where I felt those eyes on me, and my mouth dropped to the floor.

There were those blue eyes.

Again.

[§ilvercell]

MORE!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[paddykitten]

*adding on* moooooorrrrreeee!!!
very sweet

[justanotherday]

Those blue eyes do a lot of damage, don't they? Gosh, I love them. Just as much as I'm loving this. And that's a whole lot of love!

[Saucerful of Secrets]

This is a sweet story! ;D I like it a lot. So, update soon, cuz you have a new reader<<< haha.
Gosh, i wish i was in a band.

[justanotherday]

Saucerful, I honestly laughed out loud when I saw your avatar!

[Saucerful of Secrets]

Lmao. yeh, i still laugh when i see it. lol. it's pretty funny. ;D

[Pukkina]

Don't stop its AWESOME!