Cheer for us!

Vanessa opened her eyes when she heard the screeching sound of her car and eyed the 'King' from the window, and she had a headache just by thinking of it. She was in no mood to go to the King and have fun, but she couldn't skip it since it was Fiona's birthday party. Moreover, knowing Fiona was a fan of night parties, Vanessa would get killed in her hands if she ditched it at the last minute! Seeing the lavish ambiance from the outside with all the luxurious cars parked right on their spots itself showed how much the rich visit the 'King' and for Fiona, who grew up in billions, this kind of expenditure for her birthday celebration wasn't a big thing. As Fiona prefers privacy, she had booked the majority of the club and all the people who were invited to the celebration were known to each other turning the atmosphere even more lively. Vanessa rushed out to the King straight after she wrapped up her business at the earlier banquet and she didn't get the time to change her costumes. As a result, she was still in an off-white suit paired with white high heels and had dazzling pearl earrings shining like stars while holding a white handbag in her hands. However, the frigid atmosphere had turned hot due to the crowd, and she had no option but to remove her coat and go in her off-shoulder crop top, which hugged her waist, and white slacks, but her long legs and soft skin gave her an enticing aura. She appeared modern and exuded the atmosphere of a strong yet seductive woman, causing the people around her to stare in awe. When she was walking forward, Fiona hurriedly came to her while a cheerful smile was plastered on her face, followed by a familiar man. When her eyes trailed across the familiar frame, she instantly recognized him as Jasper Morgan. Fiona took Vanessa into a light hug and draped her arm across Vanessa's shoulder and blurted in excitement while pointing her hands at Jasper, "Vanessa, see who is finally here!" Vanessa's lips arched upwards and a tiny smile engraved on her gorgeous face when she saw him for the first time in almost four years. With his tall frame and well-defined features, he had grown more mature and emanated a noble aura, which only added to his allure. She inquired, tilting her head with a grin, in her silky tone, "Jasper! Are you back for good?" Jasper's eyes shone seeing Vanessa, and he nodded. She squinted and raised her brows with a probing gaze, "when did you come back?" "A couple of days ago!" He stated and pulled her into a side hug while pleasing smiles danced on their faces. After a few minutes, they strode in to the party hall, and he grabbed a glass of drink, and Vanessa joined him. From afar, Evelyn Young waved her hand at Vanessa and Jasper and exclaimed, "Wow, this is incredible! Finally, we're all on the same stage." Almost instantly, Fiona chimed in, "That's fantastic! Our 'Fiery Ice' band members were reunited after such a long time!" Jasper agreed, and Vanessa muttered, "Indeed!" With that said, Fiona quickly yelled at the man with a drink in his hand, "Oli. Come here!" Hearing her, Oliver Cox stomped on his foot and groaned, "Come on, Fiona. Call me Oliver, Okay? It would be embarrassing for a grown up man to be called as a kid!" But soon, he caught up with them and his face was still the same as four years ago making him look even more younger than his age and Fiona shook her head in denial while her nose scrunched up, "that's my nickname for you because you were my buddy. Stop making a fuss on that, and don't be an ass!" "Damn, you!" Oliver exclaimed but didn't do anything since Fiona's temper was scary, and he quickly gave in, "alright. Do whatever you want!" "That's my boy." She patted him on his shoulder as if he was a child who had accepted his mistake, and he huffed in annoyance with a dramatic pout on his face. The others eyed Fiona and Oliver, mocking each other, and they reminisced their school days as a glimmer of shine settled in their eyes. Vanessa also felt as if they were back to their high school days and was in a daze when Fiona shouted at them, breaking their trance, "let's celebrate this night and make it a memorable one. Shall we?" They hummed when Fiona continued, "then be ready to play our instruments and let our band come alive once more!" Seeing their stunned faces, she added, "come on guys. It's my birthday, and we don't get together very often. Moreover, most of this club was booked by me. We can have a lot of fun if we played on stage." With her enthusiasm, Evelyn jumped in, "count me in. We're going to sing our assess off tonight." Eyeing them still the same even after all these years made Vanessa warm, but she was dragged onto the stage before she got a chance to retort by Fiona, and she was forcefully settled in front of a drum making her eyebrows twitch! "Fiona! No..." Vanessa trailed off, noticing her friends and their ardent stares. She didn't know what to say to them since she had never touched a drum in these four years, but before she could complete her sentence, a pair of drumsticks were landed in her hands by Jasper. "Gosh!" She really wanted to curse herself but when she heard his question, she was triggered, "What's the matter? Did you lose track of how to play?" Hearing his words, she was deep in thoughts and instinctively grasped the drumsticks and Jasper curved his brows as if he had predicted it! Vanessa eyed the sticks in her hand and swirled them lazily in her hands and muttered, "impossible!" She only had the impression that it had happened a long time ago, but how could she forget her talent? With that, Vanessa attempted to make a rhythm with the sticks in a leisurely manner, and she was successful. When she gripped the drumsticks, her hands seemed to have magical powers. Fiona and Oliver exchanged a knowing grin with Vanessa as they listened to the rhythmic sounds. Observing their stares, Vanessa poked at them innocently, "why weren't you joining me? Did you forget?" "Damn!" Seeing Vanessa back to her usual less, Fiona heaved a sigh of relief as she was still worried about her. But as she saw the reckless Vanessa again today, tears swelled in Fiona's eyes in happiness and she scowled, "Vanessa! Let me show you who had forgotten! Hmph!" Fiona was a bass player, Evelyn and Oliver were guitarists and Jasper was a singer while Vanessa was the drummer. Their five members were once a very famous group in their college and had won numerous awards in the name of 'Fiery Ice Band'. Later, when they had graduated they all went their separate ways and hadn't gotten a chance to perform on stage. As the years passed by, they weren't as naive and careless as they were in their youths back then, and Vanessa became famous for going all out to chase her love life. As soon as they heard the beat, their bodies marched to their respective seats and sat in front of the instruments with a grin on their faces, as if they had their own thoughts. Fiona leaped with pleasure and shouted into the microphone, "You were all fortunate enough to see our 'Fiery Ice Band' perform live. "Join your hands and welcome us on stage and Cheer for us if you loved our show!" As she finished saying, the members in the club were in an uproar and were all eager to see a live band performance. Pretty soon, they had their instruments tuned and ready to hit the stage, and Vanessa closed her eyes, raised her hands professionally, and slammed her sticks firmly on the drum, completely igniting the night's exciting atmosphere. ...