Faith and Halliwells
Piper, Paige, Phoebe and Faith pulled up outside the concert venue and hopped out of the car. They immediately spotted Ashley who was busy running around crazily, probably trying to get things just right.
"Whoa, there's a lot of people here," Phoebe commented, looking around.
Faith followed behind the sisters as they made their way to the end of the line.
"Well what do you expect, it's Hanson. Local famous talent and plus, they haven't done much performing lately." Piper closed her bag after putting the keys in.
"Do we need tix?" Faith questioned, looking somewhat worried.
"No, I don't think so. Ash said that we could probably just get in. Speaking of whom, we'll need to talk to him about that."
Paige began the task of trying to get Ashley's attention, she whistled and clicked and jumped around.
Faith looked at Piper. "Who are you trying to get?"
"That guy over there." Piper pointed at Ashley.
"And his name is?"
"Ashley."
"Alright then. Ashley!" Faith yelled. Paige stopped jumping around, feeling foolish.
"Yeah, I didn't think of doing that..."
Ash
Ashley looked up for a second at the mention of his name. Then he spotted the three sisters and Faith.
He turned to the guy with the camera he'd been bossing around.
"Ok. Hold this. Get some shots of just the fans lining up, screaming, whatever the heck they're doing. It'll make good shots for the documentary. Just try and keep the family out of it."
The guy nodded and put the camera on his shoulder and to his eye, before Ash headed off to greet them.
"Good evening ladies," he said as he caught up with them.
He turned toward the small crowd by the door.
"That guy at the door... his name is Ashley too. He's the guys' bodyguard at the moment, but they have security inside so he's manning the door. I'll tell him I know you so he'll let you in. We have a few other people coming tonight too. I think the Olsen twins are coming..."
He leant in closer.
"There's a few aliens and mutants coming as well, so you might see someone you know."
Then he stood back.
Olsen Twins
" "Wow, it's crowded." Mary-Kate bent down to fix her shoe strap.
"Did you remember the camera?" Ashley stopped impatiently, wanting to get there already.
"Yep. It's in my bag. I took the digital, coz it's easier." Mary- Kate finally fixed her shoe and they were on their way again.
As they rounded the corner, they saw a huge crowd of fans and they heard the deafening screams become louder.
"We can go straight through, right?"
"I think so."
Mary-Kate led the way, despite being the younger twin, she was the more outgoing of the two, while Ashley was a little more shy around people she didn't know. Holding hands, they made their way to the front of the line and were immediately let inside.
As they walked in, Ashley let go of her sister's hand. "We're reviewing the concert right?"
"Yeah... our little amateur review section."
"Can I have the camera?"
Mary-Kate handed the camera to Ashley and she took some shots of the empty stage, then some of Mary-Kate posing. Then Mary-Kate took some of Ashley.
"I wonder who else we'll see."
Taylor
"Ok you two," Taylor took charge of his backpack.
Or his 'fuzzle carrier' as it had been accurately named.
"I don't want either of you on stage at all. FLavian, this is just like on tour. The place is going to be swarming with humans, teenagers in fact, and I don't want either of you to be seen. Flavian, you know what to do if you are, right?"
Flavian let out a small squeek, then in a flash rolled himself into a tight ball. This way, he was more like just a ball of fluff or an accessory than a small creature. Taylor glanced at Meena.
"Wanna practice."
Meena hesitated, swaying from side to side, then copied the yellow fuzzle. Taylor grinned.
"Ok. That's settled. I'm gonna go out on stage and just do a last minute check before they let the herd inside."
He rolled his eyes, leaving the fuzzles to play on the benchtop, and made his way out to the stage.
He immediately spotted the Olsens 'fooling around' and groaned inwardly to himself. Great. Press already. He'd almost forgotten what a hassle it was.
Sighing, he made his way over to the keyboard and quickly checked the wiring one last time.
Isaac
Isaac glanced at Taylor out of the corner of his eye. He believed that Ash had rigged the wiring as they had previously talked about. And now Taylor was checking it. Would he notice?
Isaac busied himself with his own last minute checks. Hopefully if Taylor found it he wouldn't suspect him.
Olsen Twins
Mary-Kate and Ashley found some seats and a table and sat down. They wouldn't have to do much tonight, just really listen and then write about what they saw and heard. They both doubted they'd get a chance to talk to Hanson, seeing as it wasn't planned, they're publicist just thought it would be good if they went for a few reasons. One because the Olsens had old relations with Hanson, they'd met a few times, and two because they hadn't been seen at many functions lately, so it would be a good time to show themselves in public.
"Did you wanna come tonight?" Mary-Kate asked, sensing something wasn't alright with her sister.
"Yeah... I like Hanson, I really wanted to see them perform, but I'm still not feeling that good."
"Because we left mom and dad and stuff?"
"Yeah... I guess that's the reason. Anyway, let's just enjoy tonight."
Taylor
Taylor caught sight of his brother over the other side of the stage.
"Hey Ike," he nodded to him, unknowingly skipping past where Ash had messed around.
He picked up his electric guitar and strummed a chord to check all was in order, and spotted the nearby harmonica and tambourine.
"Ike, I think they're gonna let everyone in soon. We'd better finish up," he informed him, putting the guitar down.
Just as he said that, they heard the outside door open. He raised his eyebrows.
"Which would be now. Let's go!"
He gave the instruments one last glance, then headed backstage before the people came flooding in.
Kitty
"Come on! Come on! we're going to be late!" Kitty said. A lot of the students from Xavier's were going to the concert, and Scott was even flying them there. Theresa, Kitty, Bobby, St. John, Rogue, Dawn, Spike (of course), and a few others all piled onto the plane. Kitty had Lockheed on her lap, because Mouse wanted to meet him. Very carefully, Scott set the plane down on the outskirts of the venue.
"All right, lets go!" he said, as they all climbed down.
Leonardo and Michael
Leonardo DiCaprio walked into the concert venue, he was supposed to meet his friend Michael there, and then they were going to meet up with Ashley Grayson, and possibly the Olsen twins, to talk about a new movie Leo wanted to make. He wanted to do something that wou8ld shock everybody, but was still good. Finally, he spotted the young mutant.
"Hey Mikey!" he said. The two men embraced, and Leo kissed Mike's cheek.
"See anybody you know yet?"
"No, not yet, Oh wait! There they are." They spotted Ashley talking to some girls. "Hey Ash, it's great to finally meet you," he said, shaking his hand, "beyoned the phone and computer, of course. This is Michael Pitt, you might have seen him in some things, he's an actor too."
"Nice to meet you," Michael said.
Ash
"Hey Leo, long time no chat!" Ashley exclaimed, hitting him on the arm.
He turned to the sisters.
"I'm not sure if I need to introduce you ladies, but this is Leonardo DiCaprio, and Michael Pitt. Guys, this is Piper... Phoebe... Paige and Faith," he introduced.
Then he took a deep breath.
"Sorry that I have to shoot off, but I've got to boss around a couple of kids with cameras. Have fun!" he grinned, before running back to the cameraman he'd been talking to before.
Faith
There was silence for a few minutes before Faith rolled her eyes and stepped forward.
"So, what's been new with you guys?"
Leo or Michael
"Hey girls, it's nice to meet you." He moved closer so that nobody around them could hear them. I saw you three on the YIRAAS site, right?"
Leo and Michael
"Nice to see you again Faith. Oh, by the way, have you talked to Angel again lately?" Leo asked. "He crashed my latest party, 'cause Cordy had a vision of some demon attacking me. Again. What am I, Mr. Demon Magnet?" Michael giggled.
"Yeah, but I had to kill it, Babe." Michael threw his arms around Leo and pretended to swoon over him "Shh!" Leo stage whispered, "You're gonna blow my cover!" the two joked around. The girls, who were obviously not used to their 'let's pretend to be flaming lovers' act looked a bit surprised. They looked at each other.
"Shall I explain?" Michael asked, "Or do you wish to do the honours?"
"Take it away, hun."
"I'm gay, he's bi, been best friends for ages, used to date, best friends again. So we joke around a lot. Don't let it put you off."
Faith, Phoebe and Piper
Faith grinned. "Yep, was recently in LA actually. Did you hear about Angel and the no soul thing? I had to give him a whoopin. Always fun."
"You're bi?" Phoebe raised her eyebrow, looking interested. "And you're gay? I love it."
Piper rolled her eyes. "Yeah, you would've seen us on YIRAAS. If you're not busy, you should drop in at my club, P3. We're getting Shakira in soon."
"And, I'll be here for a bit. So we can do some catching up." Faith winked at Leo.
Shakira
Shakira tried to maneuver through the crowds without being noticed. SHe was originally supposed to be having her own concert this day, but because of the Hanson concert, she decided to push it back to the next day. The one agreement she made with Hanson is that she's get to come onstage during a song, since she was moving her concert for theirs. Besides, she loved hanging out with them, she didn't get to hang out with other aliens often. Slipping backstage she bumped into Zac.
"Hola, hombre, ¿Qué tal?" She asked, which basically means "What's up?" But Zac knew at least that much from living in South America when he was very little.
Zac
"The sky," Zac replied automatically. "Hey 'kira. What song were you coming in on again? I forget."
He gestured around wildly.
"Everything is going blah right now."
Leo
"Groovy, groovy. Actually, we're here to have talks with the Olsen twins & Ashley, 'cause we're hoping to all do an Indie film together. Any of you wanna try a shot at acting? I know that Faith can be the stunt double if need be." Leo said.
"Okay, this is freaky that we're gonna have so many celebs in one place. Pink's coming to visit too. We need a little mutant solidarity with all you aliens around."
Phoebe and Piper
"I think we saw the Olsens go inside. You guys can probably go in too on account of being celebrities. And I'd love to act!" Phoebe clapped her hands and giggled.
"Stunt double? Haha, well yeah, I guess."
"It's just a celebrity free for all." Piper replied.
Mouse
Mouse slipped into the concert venue via a back wall. The animals had all elected to stay at the apartment, which she was thankful for. She would have enough problems tonight without worrying about them as well. A headache was already forming behind her eyes as the sheer emotional storm whirled around her and pounded through her mind. But she was here to see Taylor perform. She recited the mantra inside her head as she fixed up her clothing and her hair a little, smoothing one last coat of lipgloss over her lips before descending into the maelstrom. She slid her slightly damp palms over the black denim of her jeans and adjusted her nearly sheer black blouse, then stepped into it.
Christina and Madason
Christina Rhodes handed the tickets to her cousin, Madison. They weren't going to come along to this Hanson concert, but then they'd scored some free tix through Madison's parents, who were desperately trying to get back into their lives.
"Damn all these teenies!" Christina rubbed her head. "I wish I could just cast an illusion!"
"Public, Chris."
"I know."
Madison smiled sympathetically at her cousin. "Don't worry, we'll be in soon, and we can just find a corner to sit in and to watch Hanson from."
Olsen Twins
Mary-Kate and Ashley found a little table to sit at which was relatively close to the front and sat down. There weren't many seats, this was basically a standing venue, but the seats that were there were reserved for friends, family and press.
Ashley pulled out some paper and a pen, ready to write down the set list and describe everything, while Mary-Kate went to fetch them a bottle of water each.
"Oh everyone's starting to be let in, I think."
Mary-Kate hurried back to her seat, carrying the water and handed one to Ashley.
"Hopefully no one will really notice us."
Leo and Mike
Leo and Mike managed to comp the girls into the front area, using their fame and flirting with the security guards. Spotting the Olsens, they wandered up to them.
"Mind if we join you, girls?"
Olsen Twins, Faith and Halliwells
Ashley nodded. "Thank god you're not a bunch of teenies. I know we cater for their age group in our movies and stuff... but honestly, sometimes enough is enough!"
"I'm Mary-Kate and this is Ashley." Mary-Kate looked at Piper, Paige, Phoebe and Faith. "Are you all sisters?"
Faith laughed. "No, I'm Faith, they're sisters, I'm just a friend."
"I'm Piper, that's Paige and that's Phoebe."
Mary-Kate smiled at them. "Cool. So Mike, what've you been up to lately?"
Michael and Leo
"Hmm," Michael began, "let's see. Hanging out at the Institute, hiding from Jason, trying to stop Leo from getting smashed, just the usual." Leo reached over and whapped Mikey on the back of the head.
"Keep it up and I'll tell everyone about that time I came over and you and Jason-"
"Okay, okay, I'm done, I promise." The two had developed quite the banter over the years.
Faith, Halliwells, Olsen Twins
Fiath rolled her eyes and Leo and Mike. "Lovers quarell?" She ducked a slap from Leo.
"We don't get seats, do we? Or did Ash reserve us some?" Piper asked.
"I think Ash reserved us some." Paige and Phoebe headed off to find their seats, sitting down triumphantly when they found them.
Ashley turned to Leo and Mike. "I haven't seen you in such a long time, we should catch up soon."
Mouse
Mouse spotted Ash and Faith through the crowd and made her way over. "Hey, Ash, Faith." She smiled around at the people with them. "Name's Mouse, or Jane. I prefer Mouse though."
Leo
"Oh! By the way, I wanted to talk to you. We want to make a movie, and indie flick. Wanna be in it?" Leo asked, totally hyper.
Olsen Twins
"Sure." Mary-Kate and Ashley said in unison.
"That'd be great. What were you thinking about doing in it?" Ashley unscrewed the cap of her water and took a sip.
Olsen Twins, Faith and Halliwells
"Hey Mouse. I'm Ashley, this is my sister Mary-Kate." Ashley felt a bit foolish. Clearly people could see they were sisters. They were twins, after all.
"And I'm Piper, this is Phoebe and Paige. We saw you at the tournament, but didn't get a proper chance to meet you."
"Hey Mouse, how've you been?" Faith smiled warmly at the girl. They had a few things in common, a not so good past, but for both of them, it was working out alright now.
Hagens
Isis, Taryn and Zada Hagen pushed their way to the front of the line, stepping on whomever's feet that they had to.
"I can't believe we're going to see Hanson!" Zada squealed.
"Again." Isis laughed.
"I'm going to see my Taylor! Hey, why don't I just teleport us in?" Taryn looked around them but Isis shook her head.
"Doesn't matter, we're being let in now anyway."
The sisters practically ran into the venus, elbowing anyone and everyone that they could. Once inside, they made their way to the very front and found the best position to stand in.
"Guys... I'm going to throw my underwear at Zac!" Zada grinned evilly, laughing while she pulled it out of her bag.
Leo and Michael
"Well, I wanna do it on a combination of handhelds & 16mm, make it look like an amateur film. The only probglem is, we don't have a script yet! I figure, we stick enought talented entertainers in a room together, and something has to emerge. To remember the movie 'Secrets & Lies'? well, the hwole cast just made that script up themselves. I'm directing, Ash is producing, I hope, but I want everyone to have input. AM I too crazy to think this'll work?"
"I don't think so, Babe," Mikey said, reassuringly. "I think that even if the movie sucks, which it won't, we'll have great fun, and that's what matters.* He grinned and poked Leo in the side until he began to smile, and stopped ranting. "Really, girls, what do you think?
"Ah," Leo said, "so you're the famous Mouse." Leo hoped he wasn't embarrasing her too much. "I've heard so much about you. I'm Leo, and this is Michael." he extended his hand.
Shakira
"Zac, your joke loses something in translation. Pues, yo creo que es 'Dying to Be Alive," and some covers that you are doing, ¿sí?"
Zac
"Umm, right," Zac replied. "I think you should know 'kira, that my Spanish is a little rusty. Anyway, as much as I'd love to stay and chat some more, if I don't get to the bathroom soon, I'm going to embarrass myself. Ike and Tay'll never let me live it down, I promise you."
Mouse
"Famous? Me? That's a bit of a laugh, seeing as how the things I'm famous for are usually blacking out. Pleased to meet you." She took his hand for a moment, and then let go. "Don't take that personnaly. It's a bit of an empath thing, and I am so remembering *why* I stay away from big gatherings like this." She flinched as someone brushed against her back, sending their feelings jangling through her. "How do you know Faith?"
Leo
Leo looked at Faith and they both laughed. "Well, have you heard all about the LA Fang Gang, AKA Angel Investigations? Well, their seer, Cordelia, has had a few visions about me, apparently I'm quite the demon magnet."
Mouse
"Ohhh, Angel." Mouse got quite the evil little grin on her face. "Nyx and Sabre promised me and Spike front row seats when they go round to take him to task for a few things." She even giggled, eyes gleaming. "I just wanna see Nyx and Sabre go for it." Then she blinked and looked worried. "I have so gotta stop spending so much time with my wolf. These personality swings are becoming quite disturbing."
Olsen Twins and Faith
Mary-Kate nodded enthusiastically while Ashley looked thoughtful.
*What do you think?* Mary-Kate asked.
*I don't know. It sounds fun. I think we should give it a go. But I'll only do it if you do it.* Ashley replied, smiling at Leo and Mike so they didn't think anything was wrong.
*Well I'll do it if you do it. I'm not going to leave you alone.*
Ashley turned back to Leo and Mike. "We'll do it. It sounds fun."
Faith interrupted the converstaion by waving at someone who was staring at her. "I don't know who that was, but I didn't like the way they looked at me."
Shakira
"Yes, please do not wet the stage. AAre Taylor & Ike about?" She asked, as Zac ran out of the room, she decided to look around for herself. Spotting Isaac, she decided to wish him some good luck.
"Oh, Isaac, buena suerte," she said, smiling, and giving her old friend a big hug. "Are you happy about tonight?"
Isaac
"Absolutely. My fingers are itching with anticipation," Isaac grinned. "How have you been lately?"
Michael
"Well, I'm thinking we should all go sit down, I think the concert's about to start" Michael said, pointing at the table right next to the Olsens'.
Leo
Leo staged a dramatic sigh. "You telepaths, always talking to yourselfves. Oh well, I guess that's the way it's supposed to be. Now Faith, how about a dance?"
Faith
"With you? Hmm... why not? Grab my ass and you're a dead man."
Faith stood up, and pulled Leo away from the table.
And so they danced, grooving to the wonderful sounds of Hanson.
Shakira
"I have been very bored. I took a break for a while, and missed it, so I came here for some fun. How have you been?"
Isaac
"Oh, I've been pretty good," Isaac replied. "And aside from having a girlfriend now, nothing's new."
Shakira
"Very cool. But I think you need start now," Shakira said.