Imogen nodded her head to the beat of the song, staring at Chris behind the recording studio glass. Motionless In White was recording their third studio album called Reincarnate. Imogen was featured on it twice in a song called Contemptress and another called Wasp. They'd finished recording in both of those and now Imogen was listening to Chris sing on Dark Passenger- a song they'd written together based on their shared love for the show Dexter.

She grinned at him as he started screaming the bridge- her very favorite part.
Real Horror Show and Motionless In White were both going on Warped Tour this year, a huge accomplishment since they'd both be on mainstage.

"Sounds great, babe." She said into the microphone. He smiled at her and placed his headphones down. Ricky was behind her, listening to his best friend sing and the boys producer, Aaron, was seated next to her.

Chris walked out of the studio, running a hand through his hair. "Whew, I'm beat. Dinner?" He asked, coming in between Imogen's legs. She nodded and kissed him quickly.

"Can I come?" Ricky whined from behind them.

"Sorry, Rick. I'm taking my girl out." Chris winked at her and helped her up. "We can all have lunch tomorrow."

Ricky made a puppy dog face at them, and Imogen laughed. "Come on, Chris, look at his face!

Besides we had dinner by ourselves last night for our three year."

"Alright, come on Ricky." Chris laughed as Ricky jumped up and hugged Imogen. "Hey hands off!" He punched him playfully. The three walked out of the studio, laughing all the way.

---

"Hey Andy, quit working and come get something to eat with me would ya?" Megan, Andy's best friend, said crossing her arms. The young tattoo artists met working in the shittiest shop in the world before moving to a much more successful one called Wooster Street Social Club as seen on the TLC series NY Ink. Andy wasn't featured on the show except for in the background sometimes because he declined the offer. He didn't want the world knowing about Brooke or anyone finding out about his past.

Now Megan Massacre and a few of his other friends were the only ones around that knew of his still tense situation with his so called "wife" and they felt bad for the dude daily.

Especially since the woman he's in love with is dating Megan's ex boyfriend. Chris was an ass to her- he cheated and Megan was positive he was doing the same thing to the clueless looking Imogen Blaze. He probably plays dumb, saying she shattered him but Chris has had about a trillion relationships in his life and he did this to all the girls.

"Yeah, that would be cool." He said, standing up and sighing. Megan glanced at his left hand and cracked a smile seeing he had no ring on. In public and away from Brooke he never displayed her existence.

"I'm starved." She said, as they walked out of the shop together. She shivered a bit in the March air- in New York City it didn't get warm until April or May.

"Me too, didn't eat anything all day. I just wanted to get out of the house." He sighed.

"What did Brooke do this time?" Megan asked.
Andy shook his head, "What doesn't she do! She just..is awful! Megan I hate my life..." He said, rubbing his temples. She let her hand come to pat his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry Andy. I wish I could do something." She said as they walked into their favorite pizza shop down the street.

"I just want Imogen." He said, sitting down in a booth. "I love her so much- more if that's even possible."

"Hi Andy, Megan. The usual?" The waitress, Ella, said bringing them both their usual coke for Andy and tea for Megan.

"Sounds good." Megan said, and Andy nodding. Ella walked away with a smile and Megan looked sadly at her friend in front of her. "Look, you just have to be positive. Maybe you'll get her back one day. And what has Daniel done for you lately? Nothing to warrant all this torture you have to endure!"

He closed his eyes, sighing. "I know your right, Meg. But I can't just give up my family like that."

"I would do it." She sighed, "But it's very noble of you not too."

"I guess."

---

"Alright, New York! This is the hottest date I've been to so far but I need you to give me all you've got on this next song. It's called Beaten In Lips and I wrote it for an old friend of mine. It's about parents beating their children and how that is just not okay. This is a revolution against those shit parents alright? So go insane!"

Everything that I say won't mean anything less
When I'm down in a grave
And you've put me to rest

Everything that I say won't mean anything less
When I'm down in a grave
And you've put me to rest

Will the story end
Will it ever change

I never knew a person could be so deranged

Does it make you feel good
Do you feel strong ruining the lives of everyone you love

As if life isn't hard already
Add it to the list of things to forget
With one chance to define ourselves
We're gonna keep on living
Keep on living

This is for the kids with the beaten in lips
Whose parents try to shut them up using their fists

Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

This is for the kids with a soul like mine
When people tell you living is a waste of your time

Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

Pull the plug with a single decision
Your way of life is a contradiction
Go to rehab celebrate with ketamine

Mend the wounds and light it with kerosene

Light my wounds with kerosene

As if life isn't hard already
Add it to the list of things to forget
With one chance to define ourselves
We're gonna keep on living
Keep on living

This is for the kids with the beaten in lips
Whose parents try to shut them up using their fists

Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

This is for the kids with a soul like mine

When people tell you living is a waste of your time

Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

Listen to the sound of your children revolting

Listen to the sound of the lives you're ruining

This is for the kids with the beaten in lips
Whose parents try to shut them up using their fists
Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

This is for the kids with the beaten in lips
Whose parents try to shut them up using their fists
Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

This is for the kids with a soul like mine
When people tell you living is a waste of your time
Keep living loud and proud
They never can hold you down

Everything that I say won't mean anything less
When I'm down in a grave
And you've put me to rest

Everything that I say won't mean anything less
When I'm down in a grave
And you've put me to rest

In the back of the crowd, Imogen faintly saw two people standing next to each other. One had yellow hair that faded to orange and the other was tall with black hair. She could tell from the stage who it was.

It was her Andy.

He was watching her perform. The fact brought tears to her eyes but her heart sank as she saw Chris standing side stage, ready to sing Angel Eyes after Sex Metal Barbie as the last song. For once, she didn't want to duet with him.

"Alright guys, that was fucking insane. Don't I didn't see those amazing pits!" She smiled. "It feels good to see so many dudes out there today, getting into it and loving the music. You know, a lot of people say that we're not hardcore enough or not heavy enough but those pits just proved all of those fucking haters wrong. I'm so grateful so for those who say we don't belong in this scene what do we say back!?" Imogen held the microphone to hear the crowd yell, "We're the Sex Metal Barbie, Homicidal Queens!"

Excuse me can you tell me what you've heard about my life
Maybe a dirty little fairy tale, a girl of the night
I heard that I grew up filthy, a trailer park queen
Drop out pregnant statistical teen

I know you heard about the bloody knife
About my daddy's perfect virgin and my mother's wife
You know I heard I don't belong in this game
Still you hold your hands in the air screaming my name
Let's go

Baby go ahead
I'll be your hatred and your pain
This is killing us all
I don't care if I fall
We're the dying, we are the damned

Baby go ahead
I'll be the villain you can blame
I'll be the belle of the brawl
Be the lust in us all
I'm the diva of the damned

I heard I don't belong in this scene
Sex metal barbie, homicidal queen

Excuse me can you tell me the worst thing you've heard about me
Maybe that I'm a little harlot homicidal queen

You know I heard that I don't belong in this scene
Sex, metal, barbie, whore, attention fiend

You know I heard that I'm a haters dream
Low class, white trash, I'm so obscene

You know I heard that I should be ashamed
Still they hold their fists in the air screaming my name

Baby go ahead
I'll be your hatred and your pain
This is killing us all
I don't care if I fall
We're the dying, we are the damned

Baby go ahead
I'll be the villain you can blame
I'll be the belle of the brawl
Be the lust in us all
I'm the diva of the damned

I heard I don't belong in this scene
Sex metal barbie, homicidal queen
So go ahead

I'll be your hatred and your pain
This is killing us all
I don't care if I fall
We're the dying, we are the damned

Baby go ahead
I'll be the villain you can blame
I'll be the belle of the brawl
Be the lust in us all
I'm the diva of the damned

I heard I don't belong in this scene
Sex metal barbie, homicidal queen

"Speaking of supporters, I've had a specific guy whose supported me and the band since the beginning. His name is Mr. Chris Motionless and he's coming out to sing our last song with me called Angel Eyes." The crowd screamed, and she motioned for them to scream louder and louder until Chris came running out. She noticed that Andy had a sad face and tapped the girl next to him and they moved a little father forward in the crowd.

There's something about you,
I can not explain
I just want to know you,
I just want to know your name
It's not what you said,
Not the way you said it
I'm under your spell and I don't regret it

Take my breath,
Baby reach inside my chest,
You can have whatever's left,
Cause baby I'm possessed

Don't you try to hide with those angel eyes
(If you let me inside, I wont hold back this time)
Such a deep disguise, the devil's right inside
(More than paralyzed, Oh its the chase you like)

There's a darkness,
I can feel it in your touch
I should get away,
I want you way too much

Take my breath,
Baby reach inside my chest,
You can have whatever's left,
Cause baby I'm possessed

Don't you try to hide with those angel eyes
(If you let me inside, I wont hold back this time)
Such a deep disguise, the devil's right inside
(More than paralyzed, Oh its the chase you like)

I don't care how many times it takes to get through to you,
This is a force that not even God can stop,

You're fucking mine

You have this power over me
And there's no way to fight it
I cant help but gravitate towards you,
This is a force I can't defeat

Take my breath,
Baby reach inside my chest,

Don't you try to hide with those angel eyes
(If you let me inside, I wont hold back this time)
Such a deep disguise, the devil's right inside
(More than paralyzed, Watch out the devil's inside)

Tears streamed down Imogens face as she saw Andy sobbing and hugging Megan. They walked away, not looking back at her.

Imogen shook her head and sighed as she ran off stage.

She never wanted this. For him to feel so unhappy. She would have thought he'd stay away but obviously not.

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