Wheels of Steel, Book 2

by Pepper Pace

  Peter had already sent two text messages asking them where they were. To which Jason replied; fucking; will call you back after I make Robin cum. Then Peter sent a message; WHAAAAAT??? He returned the text; j/k. Then he erased it all before Robin saw it.

  They arrived at the Hall and it was bigger than the Omicron house. Not many people were present this early except for the brothers from the house and their dates, but it seemed as if the party had already begun. Peter was on stage playing some practice beats that sounded like the real deal. Robin grinned up at him and waved as they approached. He was dressed like Edward Scissor Hands! Oh my god, it was hilarious!

  He was more a bootleg Edward Scissor Hands, with a crazy black afro wig instead of the wild hair that Johnny Depp wore in the movie. He had the makeup pretty good, but instead of scissor hands he was wearing one rubber Freddie Krueger glove. He left the record spinning and wheeled down the man-made ramp to greet them.

  He gave Robin a quick hug. “Damn. You’re the sexiest Queen of Hearts I’ve ever seen.” His eyes took in the swell of cleavage that peaked above the costumes bodice.

  “Thank you.” She tried not to blush. “You make a great…um, Edward, Freddie, 1970’s R & B singer.”

  He laughed. “Yeah, this was the best I could do at the last minute.”

  Robin looked around. “Where is Amberly and Belinda?”

  “They want to make a ‘grand entrance’.” He said using finger quotes. “So they won’t be here until about seven thirty.” But I’ll show you where we set up for the CD sales.” He led them to the entrance explaining that it might get too wild in there. So a table was set up just at the entrance. Boxes of CD’s were already waiting.

  “I’ll get you a lockbox later with a bankroll already in it.” So that she could make change. That was good. “And you can start selling at about nine and then if you want to stop for a while, that’s cool, but start again at around midnight. How does that sound?”

  “Sounds good.” She nodded.

  Jason said a few private words to Peter who then returned to the stage to switch out the music.

  He then moved to take Robin’s hands. “Okay, Sweetheart, we have some time to enjoy the party.” She gave him a pleased smile. Wow, two parties and she had yet to ever enjoy it with her own boyfriend. He got them punch, tasting it first to make sure that it wasn’t spiked. It was. He left it and got them bottled water.

  Peter played Paramore’s The only Exception after the last song ended and she gave Jason a quick look. “Did you tell him to play that?”

  “Yep.” He took her hand. “Dance with me?” She sat in his lap and put her hands around his shoulder, her head in that special place beneath his neck and chin. Jason began to roll them in small, slow circles, figure eights, twirling them as he nuzzled his head against her. They danced for a few more songs once that was over, even a fast song where Jason threw his hands in the air in his typical move that ended in air guitar and his head being thrown forward repeatedly. Robin danced in front of him, in her full dress, dancing just for him.

  This few minutes before he had to perform was the best time that she had ever had. Jason moved onto the stage to join Peter and they spun records as people began to filter in. And then a while later Peter came down and joined her where she was watching them.

  “Hey. Do you want to dance?”

  “Sure.” She said happily. “Did my boyfriend send you down here to keep me company?”

  “Yep.”

  “Thank you.” Suddenly their Kings of Leon song played and Robin knew that they had saved it just for that moment. People began singing along and it became like an anthem! She looked at Jason while she danced and he looked very proud as if it was him singing it with her.

  Peter danced great for a guy in a wheelchair. He could break dance and cabbage patch and anything else that just required him to move his upper body. They danced for a while. He stopped, drank the punch despite the fact that it was spiked and then they resumed dancing. They were joined a few moments later by Amberly who danced with them in that strange spastic way that she had. Robin and Peter grinned at each other and just let Amberly be Amberly. Her costume actually looked damn good. She made a very wicked looking Cruella Daville.

  Peter looked around and so did Robin, for Belinda. Peter saw her first because he just stopped dancing all together. And then Robin saw her next. Belinda cut a path through the small crowd of people that had already arrived to the party. She had to be seven feet, no joke.

  She was dressed as Lady Gaga wearing a meat dress.

  People whispered and reached out to touch her. She looked just like Lady Gaga.

  Robin’s mouth was open. “Is that a real meat dress?” Was all that she could manage.

  Belinda threw her head back and laughed merrily. “Am I going to win this contest or what?”

  Amberly was grinning. “Yes, my extravagant friend. You will win. And no, Robin, that is not real meat or she would have had to ride in the trunk.”

  Robin reached out and touched it. “Latex? That is latex meat.” She laughed and clapped. “I love it!”

  Belinda reached out and fluffed Robin’s gown. “Damn, you are one smoking Queen of Hearts!” Robin placed an embarrassed hand over her the mound of her chest. Okay, smoking, sexy, hot was not the effect that she had been going for. Perhaps her boobs in Jason’s face as she worked on his makeup was the reason that he’d needed the handjob?

  “That’s a great costume, Belinda.” Peter said honestly.

  “Thank you. Yours is…well…”

  He just laughed. “Dance with us.”

  “No, I need to find my date.”

  “Your date?” Peter said.

  “Yeah. Chauncy couldn’t pick me up because he had to set up for the party.”

  Chauncy. Robin remembered the name. He was the big football player type that had been the body guard at the first part. He was pretty close to being seven feet tall himself.

  Peter gawked at her. “Chauncy? But you don’t even like Chauncy!”

  “What?” Belinda frowned. “I think that’s YOU who doesn’t care for him.” She turned away from him. “Amberly I’ll meet you up in the control room in a little while.” She reached out and hugged Robin. “And you are the sexiest Queen ever! Me and Chauncy will be back down to dance with you.” Then Belinda sauntered away amidst admiring looks and wolf whistles.

  Peter had the most evil look on his face. He didn’t even try to hide it. He swung around in his wheelchair and rolled angrily up the ramp. Jason removed the head set from one of his ears and said something to him. Peter just waved him off. And then he disrupted the nice groove that Jason had going by putting on hard techno. The crowd quickly switched gears and began club dancing.

  Amberly shrugged. “Do you want to come up to the control room and help me until Belinda gets there?” Robin checked the time on her cell phone. “Nah, I better not. I need to start selling the product.”

  “Alright come up if you want.”

  Before Robin even got out the door one of the Omicron brothers climbed up on stage and did his big welcome to the crowd. He introduced Link and Top of the group Wheels of Steel to which there was big applause. Robin stood in the entrance, joining in with those applause. The announcer gave a shout out to Belinda and Amberly who were working on the visuals and then lastly, Robin who would be selling the cd’s out front.

  At the mention of her name she gave Jason a surprised look. He raised his hand to her and she raised her hand in return. It was nice having your boyfriend be the star attraction. They got going with some simple scratching and beat making. And Robin asked the announcer where she would get the lockbox of money. A few of the brothers offered to sit with her and help her sale. She wasn’t going to turn down the company.

  There was a good crowd of customers and the guys kept the table loaded up while she took the money. After about forty-five minutes of this, Robin was ready to watch the party and not to mention her boyfriend. She had already sold
several hundred dollars worth of cds and so figured Peter would be happy. The Omicron brothers offered to put away the remainder of the cd’s until she was ready to sale them again.

  She returned to the auditorium and saw the light show going. Wow it was great. Amberly had outdone herself with this idea. She noted some people watching as she moved to the music. Not everyone had dressed as extravagant as they had, some just wore all goth or emo, but some had gone all out with the costume; witch’s, ghosts, super heroes, anime characters and it went on and on.

  “Excuse me. Are you here alone?”

  She turned to see a black guy wearing a Zorro costume. It was a great compliment to his already good looks.

  “Um…I’m here with my boyfriend.”

  “Oh. Well you’ve been standing here alone for some time. Would you like to dance?”

  She glanced at the stage where Jason was absorbed in his music making. Several guys had asked her to dance but she had declined each time. But it got boring dancing by herself…She gave the good-looking guy a smile.

  “Yes.” At first she worried that he would dance in some perverted way as she saw some of the others dancing. But that wasn’t the case. He pretty much followed her lead which meant that he pretty much shuffled his feet and moved his shoulders.

  “Are you a student?”

  “Nol” She laughed. “My boyfriend is, though.”

  “Ah. The infamous boyfriend.” He chuckled. His name was Duane and he was a Junior. He told her three times that he liked her costume and she told him once that she liked his. He offered to buy her a drink and she declined, settling for a bottled water. As they talked her song came on; Love’s End and she turned to the stage.

  “That’s my song!” She exclaimed. Jason was watching her intently and she smiled and waved at him discreetly. He made a brief kissing motion with his lips. Duane looked at her in surprise.

  “This is you singing? Is that your boyfriend?”

  “Yeah, Jason…or Top.”

  “Wow, cool.” He began to jam to the music even more as he watched the video play. “That’s you isn’t it?”

  She chuckled. “How can you tell?! You can’t even see my face.”

  “Because I’ve been dancing with you for the last twenty minutes. That’s how I know.” He said good naturedly. Belinda came up to her a few moments later. She was holding her regular Hennessey and Chauncy had his hands around her hips.

  “Robin! This is my friend Chauncy. Chauncy, Robin.”

  She knew him already as one of the guys that had given her a hard time getting back into the Omicron party that first time. But she didn’t have hard feelings. The tall young man was built like a football player and he held out his hand and took hers gently in his big paw. She then introduced everyone to Duane, who after a moment excused himself, thanking her for the dance.

  “Are you having fun?” She asked, her voice slightly slurred. Robin nodded. It was true too, even though she was mostly alone she enjoyed the music and people watching. “Chauncy, can you get me another drink and Robin…another bottled water?” Belinda drained her half filled cup in two swallows and he nodded happily and went off to do as she had instructed.

  “What do you think of my date?”

  “Well he’s cute.”

  “Did you see the look on Peter’s face?” Belinda laughed. “Serves him right.” Robin peeked up and saw that Peter was periodically looking at them.

  “Do you want to be back with Peter?”

  Belinda’s response was just a short laugh. When Chauncy was close to them she said quietly. “Chauncy would have never given me a second look if it hadn’t been for the corset I wore to last Friday’s party. Peter…” She looked at Robin sadly. “He saw the real me before I ever looked any different.”

  She wanted to tell her not to do this, that Peter still loved her he just didn’t want to admit it and that two wrongs didn’t make a right—But Chauncy was already upon them and Belinda was already hooking her arm around his neck and kissing him. Robin looked away until they finished and then they all danced together.

  A while later Peter’s voice came over the mic. “Thank you all, we’re going to take a break, the music is going to keep spinning. And don’t forget to purchase your cd’s out front from our lovely Queen of Heart’s Robin. She will begin selling them again in about an hour. At midnight we will unveil the winner’s of the costume contest. First prize is $150, second prize is $100 and third prize is a $50 gift certificate to Dave & Busters. Also honorable mentions will receive free cd’s…and…” Link chuckled. “…if you’re cute a date with me.”

  There was a lot of whoops to that. Peter wheeled down the ramp and he was surrounded by bimbos. Several people crowded around Jason, as well. But since he didn’t stop wheeling towards Robin, they had no choice but to keep moving.

  Robin hid a smile. He truly did not care about the fame. He just thanked people and kept on moving. He was funny. When he reached her, Belinda and Chauncy who were still dancing, he slapped Chauncy’s hands and then he reached out to touch Belinda’s meat dress, laughing good naturedly.

  Robin handed him her unopened water and he swilled down half of it in one gulp.

  “How were we up there?”

  “Do you really need to ask?! Listen to that crowd!” He nodded happily. Amberly reached them and Belinda gave her a brief hug.

  “Cruella Daville! You rock!” They danced wildly to the music. Robin had so much fun that she was a little upset when midnight approached and she had to begin selling the cd’s again. She looked around to tell Link how good the first take had been but he was nowhere to be seen.

  “Where’d Link go?” Robin asked.

  “Probably in the bathroom getting his dick sucked!” Belinda said nonchalantly. Robin gave her a surprised look. “That’s how he does it, right Top? You band boys get your dick wet in the bathrooms during your parties.” Her words were bitter. She kept dancing up against Chauncy who was busily trying to grind against her and not even paying attention to her words.

  “You need to stop drinking now.” Jason said seriously.

  “Fuck you, Jason. You’re not my father! Ha!” She kept dancing. Amberly and Jason exchanged looks. Robin wondered why she drank like this each week if she was going to allow herself to get out of control?!

  She put her hand on her friend’s shoulder. “Hey, do you want to help me sell some cd’s.” She glanced at the nasty dancing guy. “You and Chauncy?”

  Belinda frowned. “Yeah. Yeah, that sounds like fun—NOT. Haha, I’m going to smoke a joint. I’ll be back later.” Robin watched the two of them leave. But what could she do? Belinda was a grown woman, over 21 and the guy that she had been in love with had already been doing another woman and was more than likely doing some random person as they spoke. But Robin could not get out of her mind what Belinda had said; Chauncy only asked me out once he saw me in the corset. But Peter saw the real me before that…

  Her stomach began to quake. She spoke quietly to Jason and Amberly. “I need to use the restroom.”

  “Are you okay?” Jason asked.

  She hurried away, calling over her shoulder that she was. The auditorium had two sets of male and female restrooms on the main floor. But she knew they would be crowded and she had to go right now. She hurried up the stairs where a few people were mingling, drinking, trying to find a quiet pace to talk or make-out.

  She found the toilet and hurried inside, using it quickly. She was washing her hands when she heard Peter’s voice from the hallway. He was talking quietly and she heard a giggled response. Robin sighed in disappointment. She left the bathroom in time to see him and two women simultaneously riding on his wheelchair, going into a room.