Oneshots (Book 2)

(SDS) Secrets Kept Until Broken

(Requested by Alexis4daw, hope you enjoy)

Ritchie pov (Finally! It's no longer Michael's pov!)

"COULD YOU STOP!?" that's the words i hear from Marila (Literally thought of marilia from Barbie Mermaid Tale) as i try to talk to her. I blink back the tears and close my mouth "Good, my god you are just so annoying! I thought dating the sin of lust would be a whole lot better than what i've gotten." she hisses and I bite my tongue to keep myself from crying. She growls at me and says "Get out." I nod, head downstairs into the basement, gather my things, and leave.

I walk around for days knowing, clear as day, I can't go back to those who I've only ever felt happy with.....despite their words, they made me feel happy, especially him.. I blush red, and rub my tired eyes and whisper "No! No thinking about him Rachel." I catch a glimpse of my reflection in a store window and realize my hair has grown out and my make-up job, and bandages around my chest have come loose. I sigh and realize I'm in my hometown, so I head into the bar I know so well, after all, it's mine, well my families, but I'll inherit it when my parents die. Inside I find the normal townsfolk who are usually there in the bar, they cheer when they catch sight of me, I smile softly back at them and wave, my mom points me toward the stairs and I head up to get freshened up, "So, what brings you back here Rachel?" Mom asks, sitting behind me and brushing my hair, I let out a sigh and tell her everything. She hums and kisses my head then says "why don't you re-join our work and be our singer again?" i smile and nod to which she walks over to my closet and pulls out a beautiful dress, i quickly put it on and do a twirl "thank you mom!" I say hugging her, she smiles and heads downstairs. I look into my mirror at me in my dress and instantly get bad thoughts "Ugh can you not! All you do is flirt" it's David's voice, "-yawn- leave me alone." Brandon, "I have things more important than you Ritchie." and Michael, I let out a sob and hold my arms close to my body hugging myself, wishing I could be happy with who I am, and not needing to rely on others to gain my power. I glare at myself through the mirror and force a smile, I frown and then my eyes cast down to my dress, and I smile, one that reaches my eyes and I head downstairs to entertain.

(time skip)

Weeks have passed, my old title was given back to me, Siren, my parent's bar is booming with business and from all over people come to hear me sing. Tonight Mom says there will be a special set of guests here, she won't tell me who though, so i wait patiently for their arrival. When they arrive my heart shatters and I give Mom a begging -please say this isn't them- look she smiles softly and I sigh because those who just entered, are the original Sins and my friends, Mom leads them to a table and i take my perch on my stool, ready to sing for the night. Song after Song I sing, then finally when it's time to wrap up so i can rest my voice i get a little evil idea, and i smirk and say "This next song i have written myself and it's how i feel about myself, despite what others have told me. I didn't always feel this way, at one point in my life I felt that if everyone else was a certain way, I should be too, so i hid myself away." everyone watches me and listens to my words "so i hope you enjoy this song." and i begin to sing

"Some girls feel best in their tiny dresses

Some girls nothin' but sweatpants

Looking like a princesses

Some girls kiss new lips every single night

They're stayin' out late cause they just celebrating life

You know some days you feel so good in your own skin

But it's okay if you wanna change the body that you came in