Hold On to this lullaby even when the musics gone (Motionless in White and D.R.U.G.S FF)

We are the children of the night.

****Devin Sola****

It takes us LITERALLY fifteen minutes from Balzs' to Ricky's house. But man in that short time I would never have suspected that we'd need her to even remotely feel sane. WE walk in, and they're lounged on the love seats like they've been friends forever.

 "wow." it just sort of slips out, and even though they both heard us walk in, they jump. "Hey Doll." it just sort of slips out, as I step up and kiss her temple....She gets back at me..... Turning her head she raspberries my jaw, leaving me paralyzed in the moment.

 "What the-?" She turns and grins at my confusion.

 "It's a whale kiss." that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. Wow.....

* Cassidy Owens*

Suddenly I'm surrounded by guys..... again, giving Ricky an uneasy look, I stick a cigarette in my mouth and huff a sigh. He offers me an uneasy smile, And push some of his hair behind his ear. 'It'll be alright. I promise' his eyes seem to say. "I'm going to turn in for the night," Pushing the blanket we're snuggled under off, I stand up. Not aware the fact that I didn't put pants on under my tee shirt, Just a pair of Ricky's boxers.

"Dude, Doll Face! is that one of my shirts?" Devin Smirks. Oh.... No pants......... Blushing, I pull the edges of the Joy Divison shirt I'm wearing, praying that there's enough fabric to cover the majority of my butt. My face gets hotter.

 "I'm going to.....uhhh....we have school....." Pointing in the general direction of the hall, and start scooting that way, back away from everyone. nodding, Ricky shoos me off with a smile and a small wave.

 "night." 

**** Devin Sola****

Jaw dropping that's what that girl is, so much in fact both Balz and I watch her as she goes. But at the same time Ricky doesn't.

 "Ricky are you sane?What guy wouldn't stare?" Balz raises a brow and I watch as he jostles Ricky's shoulders. "Took in some eye candies."Sighing I flop down onto the vacant spot she one inhabited and stare at the side of Ricky's face, "Dude what's wrong?" he doesn't meet my eye.

 "It's just............sigh...........I doubt she'll ever want anyone as trashy as......"

 I cut him off "you? yeah I know!!" To that he sighs again.

*Cassidy Owens*

         "so why'd you take her in?" Angelo's voice leaks in from under the door, and fills my ears, and I can just imagine the look on Allie's face. When did he get here? why does it matter? "Because she had no other place to go." I could taste the pity in Ricky's voice.

 " She needs me." Quickly I bury my head in these pillows that smell as foreign as they feel, all these new change are scary to me. Pulling my phone out, I hit my speed dial 6 and call Matt. He picks up after the first ring.                                                                                                                                                               

"Cass?" He sounds like he's just waking up, and judging by the time he just did, "whats up?" He sounds like he always does the days we'd sit together and drink our morning coffee at the kitchen counter. Immediately I breathe,

"Sing me to sleep?" and he laughs,a sound so familiar all my fear disappears. I forgot how much I love that sound.

 "No singers there?" He inquires.

 "Uh-uh, Nope" I shake my head against the pillow  

"huh... well, I suppose I could I could find SOME time." he rustles some papers on his side of the line. "how about.......... two weeks from now?" he teases me, "I'm sure I can come up with something."   Closing my eyes, I attempt to get comfortable, as he begins to sing I once was lost but now I am Profound, " I'd be a lying man if I said that "Everything was fine," But sometimes lying's really the truth in disguise. I've come to find my heart isn't right with my soul Two different loves with a similar glow, I'm two steps away from my subtle smooth escape. And opportunity is knocking on my door, I call in sick today, I regret all my mistakes, And opportunity is knocking on my door."  His voice lulls me away.

*****Matthew Aaron Good*****

The song ends and it's quiet on her end, save for the soft breathing. I miss that sound in close corridors. "Good night gorgeous.'' Sighing, I turn away from the early morning London view, and stare at my reflection mirrored in the darkened glass of the door. Lonely, dark, and pale.Reluctantly I turn my phone off, and go inside to ready myself for the day.

*****Ricky Horror*****

Leaving all the  guys in the living room,  I meander down the hallway to check on Cassidy. It being both her first and last night here, because we're moving her to the tour bus, after all. I pop my head in a little reluctantly, and become  semi aware of a small beeping noise like a dropped call. Curiously I inch farther into her room and over the spotless floor, to look at the glowing surface. A picture of her and some brown haired kid are forehead to forehead is displayed with the name "Matt" sprawled across in blood red. So was it your boyfriend you were on the phone with when you fell asleep?

"Ready to go Rick?"  Angelo asks sticking his head in the room. Yeah....sighing I get off the edge of her bed, and leave her room. Band practice time.