Johnny's POV

Well at least she looks healthy and fine... I sip the beer bottle in front of me with distaste, ignoring the glass that a waitress placed in front of me.

"THANK YOU EVERYBODY! YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL AUDIENCE!" David yells into the uproaring crowd.

"ENCORE! ENCORE! ENCORE!" The horde of teenagers and 20-somethings raged.

For a new band they've gotten unimaginable success in such a short amount of time.

Which is all thanks to you having Vick kicked out of the team, I grip my hand tight around the neck of the beer bottle.

Vick was staring dead at me from across the bar, I couldn't see much but I could definitely feel the hatred directed towards me. I knew with utmost certainty that if she could she'd choke the life out of me...and who could blame her?

I'd personally give her the knife myself to end my life. What I did was terrible...unforgivable. That was what I saw when I looked at her. But it was necessary.

Ben and Reed were right, I shouldn't have come here. It was a big mistake. The last thing Vick probably wanted to see was me, I should just go. But I can't risk getting up and leaving and someone spotting me, then things will get worse.

So I settle in my seat and just continue to look at her. She just continued to look and grow more beautiful, although it was clear she didn't want anyone to see her from the mass of spiky messy hair that obscured two-thirds of her face.

She's definitely taking the hiding and laying-low thing way too far. Reed's specific instructions were for her to keep a low profile. And ever since she moved out of the Baxter Building she did an exquisite job of doing so. A lot of people have tried to find her, super villains have used every resource to try and hunt her down, but all to no avail. Only Vick's closest friends and neighbors knew where she actually lived, and they weren't gonna just step forwards and reveal it.

"Heeeey!!! Boooooo!!!" a fat guy steps forward and yells.

"We came to watch her sing" the fat dude points at Vick. "Not you two!" he yells.

"Hey yea, he's right!" a girl sitting at the bar stool piped up.

The funny thing was that it was only one song scheduled to be played, that's how exclusive and wanted they've become, so playing an extra song wasn't probably in the agreement.

The crowd was backing up the fat dude, the two brothers who owned the bar were trying to keep everyone in control but as I look up at the stage all I see is Vick continually staring at me...I was actually becoming frightened about what might be going through her mind.

"We want Freeze to sing! We want Freeze to sing!" the fat guy stands on a table and begins to chant, the mass of people instantly begin to cry along. "We want Freeze to sing! We want Freeze to sing! We want Freeze to sing! WE WANT FREEZE TO SING!!!"

"SHUT AAAAAAA-UUUP!" Vick screams at the top of her voice. The whole bar goes dead quiet. "I...am not Freeze...anymore"

Her voice is so shaky, and I actually stand up from my seat to get a better look at her. She lifts her head up slightly and notices that everyone had their eyes on her. Something that Vick 6 months ago would love, but this Vick is afraid of.

And we have you to thank for that.

Vick, noticing she has everyone's undivided attention, walks up to the mic and speaks into it. "I'm not Freeze, I'm not a superhero, I...I never have been"

The agony in her voice can be heard clearly, the lights drop and only a center beam illuminates her. Her head is angled down so you couldn't see her expression, but I personally knew what her face must look like. I remembered the look she had when I burned her when we were alone for that one weekend. It's probably the look she has right now.

"I'll sing the damn song if you want," she adds nastily. "Just don't ever call me...that name...ever again."

She snaps her finger and Kevin rushes forward with her guitar in hand. Hmmmm, what's going with that? I wondered, because before they began to perform I was just sitting down and noticed a somewhat intimate exchange between them. Are...are they dating?

RED ALERT, RED ALERT, RED ALERT! Avoid that topic. It is none of your business!

I myself have a girlfriend, so it shouldn't matter if Vick has a boyfriend. It perfectly logical and it's the natural order of life. She can date whoever she wants, and I am dating someone so it'll be childish, foolish and selfish of me to not date her and also at the same time date someone else.

With that being said why do I still have the urge to bash in the head of anyone who so thinks of dating her?

As she properly puts the guitar over her head and shoulder, she again lifts her head and makes direct eye contact with me. I slip back into my chair and pull up the visors for my jacket.

"I wrote this song two months after I got ki-....I moved out of the Baxter Building" she moistens her lips so quickly that I doubt anyone else saw it. "You can say it...has a lot of emotions in it."

She turns her head back to her friends and sort of gives them a signal as to which song she wants them to play along with.

"Get your fat ass off the table" the Bouncer choked and dragged the fat guy of the table with one hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" the guy begs.

Everyone starts snickering at the unfortunate guy when the music comes quick and fast that it shocks everyone, even the Bouncer dropped the fat guy in surprise.

"Days like this I want to drive away

Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade

You chewed me up and spit me out, like I was poison in your mouth

You took my light, you drained me down

But that was then and this is now

Now look at me"

From her stance you'd assume she was looking down onto the crowd, but I knew better, this girl had all eyes on me...and it was scary.

"This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

Throw your sticks and your stones,

Throw your bombs and your blows

But you're not gonna break my soul

This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no"

It's doesn't take a genius to know she's referring to me, and the more she sang the more like crappy garbage I felt like.

"I just wanna throw my phone away

Find out who is really there for me

You ripped me off, your love was cheap

Was always tearing at the seams

I fell deep, you let me down

But that was then and this is now

Now look at me"

The crowd was obviously enjoying the song, way more than the first one. But how could you enjoy a song that was made with anger and hatred directed completely towards you?

"This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

Throw your sticks and your stones,

Throw your bombs and your blows

But you're not gonna break my soul

This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no"

At this point Vick is completely absorbed in the music and she jumps around the small stage, singing her heart out into the mic.

"Now look at me I'm sparkling

A firework, a dancing flame

You won't ever put me out again

I'm glowin', oh, whoa

So you can keep the diamond ring

It don't mean nothing anyway

In fact you can keep everything, yeah, yeah,

Except for me"

Now she's making hand gestures in between guitar riffs and I was amazed at how this swarm of hormonal creatures couldn't understand that she was clearly indicating me!

"This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no

This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no"

I slam my head on the table, she's absolutely right, GOD I am an absolute worthless piece of ass wipe. But no matter what I stand by my decision and I'm grateful for what happen. It was for the best. All of it was.

"Throw your sticks and your stones,

Throw your bombs and your blows

But you're not gonna break my soul"

How long is this song?!

"This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no"

I guess pretty damn long. I look back up and see Vick finally take her eyes off me as she dancing around the stage, and playing her guitar mercilessly. Sara was accompanying her with some background vocals, of course, while the other two dudes kept their lips tightly shut. They must obviously understand that the song was totally a chick thing.

"This is the part of me, no

Away from me, no

This is the part of me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me..., no"

It seems Vick was winding down towards the end, she scanned the crowd, probably looking for me. I assist her by giving alittle wave, she frowns at me and I instant want to bite my hand off. To her that must've been such a douche thing to do!

"Throw your sticks and your stones,

Throw your bombs and your blows

But you're not gonna break my soul

This is the part of me

That you're never gonna ever take away from me, no"

She ends the song as abruptly as it began, with a lingering cord from the keyboard resonating through the bar. Everyone was alittle confused, not knowing what next to do.

"When times get tough, when things don't go your way," Vick reaches for the mic and begins talking, "just remember the good people in your life, those who stand by you and are there for you!"

"Yeah!" people in the crowd cheer.

"I owe every part of myself to my friends, who stood by me..." she waves back at her friends whom were all equally confused by her outburst. All of a sudden something tingled inside me, alerting me that Vick was gonna do something, and it'll probably be something I won't like.

"And also my loving boyfriend, who was the best thing that ever happened to me!" she then drops her guitar on the ground and jumps onto Kevin, legs wrapped around his waist, and kisses him with the ferocity of a starving lion.

"OOOOOOH DAMN!"

The thong of people erupt in cheers and applause, whereas I was unable to look away from the sight before me as I shoot up from my seat. She was doing this on purpose, she knew how I'd reach, she knows I could've burst out in flames from the shock alone and hurt dozens of people. Yet...she didn't care. Her blind rage towards me has made her blind towards anything else!

And that made me angry. Put our petty differences aside, innocent civilians should never be put in harms way. I see her angle her head to get a glimpse of me, I refuse to give her the reaction she wanted, I will not give her the satisfaction of that much.

Instead, I press my lips into the firmest line possible, and shake my head at her. I see her eyes go slightly wide in surprise, but she quickly recovers and untangle herself from her 'boyfriend' and surrounds herself with her friends.

With that I turn around and stomp out of the building, teeth grinding and fingers curled into a fist. As I walk out the door I hear someone discreetly ask,

"Hey, is something burning?"

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Author's Note

I wanna start doing this thing of having atleast on song in every chapter update. Thoughts?

Also, we finally get to see Johnny and what's he's thinking after so many months of his absence (but basically two chapters). So please tell me extensively what you think.

I told you I'd practically start spamming you with chapters. Expect to see A LOT more to come. Tis the merry season of giving!

Happy Holidays everyone.

Season's greetings from-

~Ya Gal Vicky<3

VA