The Ember In The Dark novel Chapter 17

Ash and I were so stuffed from lunch. We were just lazing about in our room for most of the afternoon. When the rankings were posted we went and looked. Of course I was ranked first and Ash second. Toni was ranked 3rd and then Tate was ranked 4th. I didn't look past that.

At about 5 I started getting ready for Josh's gig. I tied my hair back in a tight bun. I wore a lace black choker, a white shirt with red splashes of paint and tight black skinny jeans. I wore my black converse with red roses I had painted on them. I wore some eyeliner and thick mascara. I decided to go even bolder and wore a matte burgundy lipstick. Burgundy was always a nice color on dad and I.

"Well damn. I don't think I'm dressed right." Ash laughed looking at me.

"Yeah, hold on. I'll fix you."

I went to his room and looked through his closet. I found a pair of black jeans that weren't too baggy and a zooyork dark blue jacket. I paired it with some dark blue vans he had and gave him a silver chain to wear.

"There, perfect." I chef kissed my hands and he laughed.

A knock on the door had us both smiling excitedly. Toni and Rachel were there.

"Damn girl, you look hot!" Rachel told me.

"Looking hot yourself." I smiled back at her.

She had a black tulle skirt with sky high converse and a white shirt. She wore a 3 layered necklace made of paper clips and had her black glossy hair was straightened. She had a headband with a large white flower on it as well.

Beside her was Toni, who must have been dressed by Rachel. He had the sides of his hair braided and the top left straight and alone, all meeting in the back and tied in a bun. He had a gold chain, bringing out those red undertones of his. He wore a black shirt and white ripped jeans with fake black patches and black vans to match. He was looking really fucking sexy and I bit my lip.

He noticed my action and gave me that half smirk of his. If I didn't have any self control I would have grabbed him and taken him to bed right now. I can't handle this sexy look of his.

"We better go before we're late." Toni told us all.

We followed them out to Toni's car. I had admired this car in the school parking lot before, but I didn't know it was his. It was a classic 1967 Chevrolet Camero with a hardtop. Seeing him get behind the wheel only increased my desire for him.

We drove out as the sun started to set. The purple and pink hues gave a delicate setting to the sky. Our evening will be anything but delicate. Rachel blasted some all time low as we drove and she and I sang along at the top of our lungs. Ash and Toni gave us funny looks at times, but Ash tapped his foot along and Toni drummed on the steering wheel.

I was getting excited for my first real outing with my friends. I was really curious to see Josh play too. I hope his band is good. I really suck at lying.

We got there just as the sun had fully set, the night sky littered with small sparkling stars. A new moon tonight. We paid our gate admission and entered the club. There were a ton of people here.

Many pointy mohawks made it hard for me to pick Josh out from the crowd. There were girls with bright pink hair and girls with bright blue hair. There were all the colors of the rainbow here. The guys ranged from skaters, to punks, to goths and even some emos.

"Do you see Josh?" I asked Rachel.

"We won't see him till he comes on and then he'll come out here after his set. He's backstage right now." She yelled at me as the music started.

"Oh okay."

I could feel all the girls staring at Ash and Toni behind me. A lot of the boys were staring at Rachel's legs, that exposed area of her thigh, calling to them. The other guys seemed to keep staring at my lips or my slightly exposed stomach. Just an inch of flesh and these guys were going crazy.

"Don't get separated." Rachel yelled to all of us. "Ash, you're my buddy for tonight." She claimed him. I knew what she was doing and Ash seemed just fine with it.

"Oh, it'd be my honor to be your buddy." Ash smiled down at her small self. He was almost twice her height.

"I guess that leaves me as your buddy." Toni whispered in my ear, placing his arm around my waist and grabbing my hip. My cheeks felt hot the moment his hand grabbed me. My breathing became a bit erratic as I fought against the need to kiss him.

"Hello 220!" Josh yelled into the mic as the music died down. 220 was the name of the club. "Are you ready to rock?"

His bandmates came out, all boys. One had long hair that covered most of his face, sweeped to the side. The other had shaggy hair with a beanie on top. They were both pretty to look at. The drummer, beanie guy, had a tattoo on his hand of a little ghost dude that seemed to dance when he drummed. Hair for face guy was tall and very skinny, made me think of the bass he was playing.