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"What are you going to sing, Charlotte?" Asked Baron Grinnit as the sweet sound of his boss' girl's laughter rang through his ears like bells. They had arrived in Miami, Florida as she was zipping up her dress for her concert that night. Carmen insisted that one of her henchmen would come with her incase one of ACME's agents try to ambush her which was unlikely but she couldn't be too careful and also brought Nica Pierce who was possessed by Charlotte's supposedly dead brother, Charles Lee Ray, also known as the Lakeshore Strangler so his sister's fans wouldn't try anything with her.

"That, my dear Baron, is a surprise~" she said, stepping out of the dressing room and stood in front of him as his jaw hit the floor in disbelief.

"Are you ok?" She asked, her sweet voice causing him to snap out of his shock. "I am. I just..wasn't expecting you to wear that." He gestured towards her dress as she smiled, applying a soft amount of ruby colored eyeshadow that matched perfectly with her dress. Even as a child, she loved singing for people as her brother once told her 'that her voice could bring heaven to it's knees before her while having that damn deep range that would cause shivers up the spine.' She heard him say to her when she was just the tender age of 14 and him 16, two years older than her.

She hummed while adding just a touch of cherry blossom blush on her cheeks to make the red eyeshadow match up and added a bit of rose on her lips to make the eyeshadow really pop. "Hey, Charlotte, you ready- holy fuck.." Nica was cut off as her sister looked so damn beautiful in her dress with red and pink makeup.. "you.. remembered that lotus necklace I gave you back then.." she mumbled softly under her breath as her eyes looked at the necklace and thigh garter band that had the exact same flower as the necklace and hair ornament. "Yep! Come on, Baron. Let's go!" She said, dragging the henchman out of the door and into the waiting car. Nica was driving as Charlotte was checking her teeth for any lipstick marks. She knew to add lip liner before adding lipstick as she was not stupid.

They reached the destination as it was in club Floyd. She went to the back entrance and went behind the curtain to avoid spoiling the surprise that would befallen her fans. They knew she loved surprising them with what she would wear or what song she would sing. Since it was Spring now, they figured she would sing something related to the season. Soon, she heard her name being announced and the curtains rolled back to reveal the beautiful woman as the warm spotlight shined down upon her tiny frame. 'Showtime.' She thought as she took a deep breath to settle her nerves as her face took up an alluring yet empowering look, her ruby makeup shining from the light as her lipstick joined in.

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Charlotte: "And she danced through the wood like a gypsy girl should, and she laughed in the face of the fire. Under black velvet skies, with the moon in her eyes, head held high, tambourine held higher. And she laughed at the fools who played by the rules and she wondered just what would have been if she set them all free into her fantasy, free to dance through the woods again. A dangerous game to know her name. She was wild, she was free, she was calling to me, sister gypsy, we're one and the same."

Charlotte firmly grasped the microphone in her hands as she kept her eye on Nica who was death threatening one of the regulars at the club into leaving her alone as he ran away with his tail in between his legs. She scanned the crowd for her beloved super thief but saw no sight of her. She closed her eyes, letting the music take over her mind and body, she knew some of ACME's agents, Ann and Polly were there too, but she paid no attention to them.

"And she danced through the trees for those who believed. She was one with the earth and the sky. In a moment, she's gone, but her memory lives on like a shooting star through the night. A dangerous game to know her name. She was wild, she was free, she was calling to me, sister gypsy, we're one and the same."

Ann was shocked, she never thought that Charlotte, a woman who turned Dee into a owl, would have that kind of voice! The beauty on stage was driving the crowd mad as Polly was hypnotized by the angelic yet deep voice singing and filling her head with many thoughts, as if she were a siren; mythological creatures who hypnotized sailors and made their ships crash into rocks. Nica was keeping an eye on the agents to make sure they didn't do anything to her. She knew it was impossible, due to her knowing how to deal with agents via her magic.

"I can see her in you. Kindred spirits are few. When you find one, you hold on for good. And if you lose your way, if your path goes astray, she will lead you back to the wood. A dangerous game to know her name. She was wild, she was free, she was calling to me, sister gypsy, we're one and the same. She was wild, she was free, she was calling to me, sister gypsy, we're one and the same..~"

The crowd went crazy after she sang the last note. She giggled and blew a kiss at the crowd, causing some of the girls in the crowd to faint and boys to nosebleed. Charlotte just had that affect on people, regardless of gender even when she and her brother were teenagers. She went backstage into the dressing room and changed out of her performance dress into a oversized sweater dress that was the color of wine, black satiny flats, and carefully removed her makeup, gently blotting the excess water away from it so it wouldn't drip onto her dress.

She heard a small laugh and opened her eyes. "Carmen!" She squeaked out of pure joy and wrapped her arms around the woman that she fell for. "I missed you while i was on stage," she then frowned. "Why weren't you in the crowd?"  She asked, her electric blue orbs that glittered like precious dark blue stones in the lighting. Her lover looked away, her fedora covering her eyes. "I was hiding from ACME." The singer pursed her lips in thought as she knew about Carmen's life as the leader of VILE. "I see. Anyways, I'm glad your safe." She chirped before kissing her girlfriend's cheek. "Also, I got you some flowers." Said Carmen as Charlotte let go of her.

She smiled as she looked at the bouquet that held her favorite flowers: red roses, red carnations, yellow primroses, white dahlias, white camellias, powder blue forget-me-nots, ranunculuses, and irises. The red flowers looked fragile with her sweater dress as they left through the same way they came in. She leaned into Carmen's shoulder and intertwined their fingers together. Nica was proud of Charlotte for finding love just as she wanted. The singer never thought she would secretly lead VILE alongside the woman she loved during their first meeting in one of her concerts..

Love could change you, that much she knew. She also knew it wouldn't be long until her friends found lovers of their own, people that would love them despite their flaws and who their siblings were long ago.

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