Onyx, the girl who loved life to the fullest. The girl who wouldn't let anything stop her from being herself. Yet, five men did. Five men destroyed her life in a matter of seconds, and she couldn't stop it. Still, she was so bright, such a strong willed girl, she got to know each and every one of those men, just a little bit. Just a taste of what made them so cruel, but her quest, was far different. She wanted to make them see a light, they hadn't seen in a long time. She wanted to make them smile.

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“Fucking shit!” Onyx yelled as she searched for her classy, black leather boot. She was a tad late for a gig she planned on doing. As soon as she found it, she slipped it on, running out the door to a bar nearby.

Onyx quickly got set up on stage. The crowd was of average size for a bar, no one really caring for a girl singing on stage, but as she scanned through the crowd, her eyes landed on a group of five men. They were littered with tattoos. To her, they weren't threatening. No one intimidated her. She was too care-free for that type of thing.

“Um, hey. I'm Onyx. I'll be singing for you guys,” She was awkward in crowds. Even such small ones as this on was, but still, she caught the group of men attentions. Her name, her voice, her appearance. She was their next victim, it was a silent agreement between all of them.

Onyx breathed out, hearing the guitar play softly. She closed her eyes and swung softly, letting the music flow through her.

“I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real. The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting. Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything.” Her voice voice echoed through the bar. The raw emotion that came out in it, caught everyone's attention. The song was already emotional, but with a girl singing it, letting her voice bear the pain she had been through, come out into the song, made it just that more hypnotic.

“What have I become, my sweetest friend? Everyone I know goes away, in the end. And you could have it all. My empire of dirt. I will let you down I will make you hurt. If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself. I would find a way.” Her voice faded away and she opened her eyes. The bar's attention was on her, even the mysterious men had given their attention to her. She smiled softly and bowed, before walking off and going to the bar for a drink.

People wanted to buy her some, but she smiled politely, thanked them and denied. She didn't want people buying her drinks. She wanted one simple drink, then she wanted to leave to her little apartment.

Notes

Song and title credits go to Hurt by Nine Inch Nails (covered by Johnny Cash)

So yea, this is the beginning of something new. I know this is kind of boring so far. But give it a chance. I promise it'll get better.