Tattered and Torn

**CHAPTER 1: SLIPKNOT**

I walked into the house that I was, as sad as it was at my age, still sharing with my mom and step-dad to see my all-time favorite band sitting in the living room with a group of people I didn't know. Mom was there screaming on the phone with someone in French. As soon as the door opened up, all the people in the living room turned to look at me. Unable to do anything else, I headed up to my room which was the attic.

I'd converted the attic to my bedroom when I was 16. It was dark and gothic, which fit my personality perfectly. Almost all of the actual furniture (bedframe, bookshelves, tables, etc) were hand-made by one of my closest friends' uncles especially for me. The rest I found online that went perfectly with my decor. As gothic and dark as my room was, it was where I felt the most at peace. My carpeting was black and I had painted my walls blood red. The bedframe was a 4-poster bed and had the curtain that wrapped the whole way around it. The curtain itself was black velvet.

My decor:
Bookshelves (which I have 2)--

Mirror--

Coffee table--

Tables for various things--
and

Door knocker for my door--

Bookends-- and

Floor lamp:

Desk Lamp (of which I have 3)--

Wall clock--

"Lilly? Lilianna?! Do you realize fucking Slipknot is hanging out in your living room?" I heard my best friend Dani yell as she burst through my door

"Yeah. I immediately came up here because I was kinda freaked when I got home and saw them there." I exclaimed, plopping down on my bed

"How come? They're your favorite band of like all time!" She exclaimed

"Because something's up. Mom was screaming in French at someone over the phone when I got home. Them being here isn't something good." I stated, falling backwards

"Hmm, good point." She thoughtfully replied

We chatted as we hid out in my room. I knew it wouldn't be long before Mom came up to bother us. Maybe half an hour after Dani arrived, Mom came storming upstairs. Since I always lock the door, she had no choice but to use my door-knocker. Looking at one another, we both sighed as I got up to answer it.

"You need to come downstairs immediately." She said angrily

"Fine. Come on Dani." I flatly stated

Everyone was still hanging out in the living room and immediately got quiet when they heard us coming downstairs. Dani and I both stopped to look at them before making our way into the kitchen. The people that I didn't recognize had migrated into the kitchen. Mom seemed incredibly pissed off, which wasn't anything new, but was trying to hide it which was new.

"Lilianna, it's great to see you again!" My God-Father Blake exclaimed from the kitchen table

"BLAKE!!!" I yelled practically jumping into his arms

It had been several years since I'd seen him. He was the Father figure that I desperately needed in my life. He always remembered my birthday & Christmas and I always got the best gifts from him.

"Sweetie, things have come up that I think you should know." He told me solemnly

"Lilianna, I'm Mr. Moheegan the Jordison's attorney. You're being asked to take a DNA test to prove who's child you are." This tall middle-aged man in a pinstripe suit said

"Excuse me!?! What the fuck do you mean 'who's child you are'?" I demanded

"We believe you were kidnapped a few hours after your birth by this woman." He informed me

I just stood there staring at the group. The woman standing to my immediately left took a step forward like she was going to give me a hug. But I just backed away and then went to the living room. All 9 guys stopped their conversation to look at me. Joey smiled at me, stood up, and then started making his way towards me. Dani appeared by my side before following me upstairs to my room.

Slamming my door shut, I turned on my stereo and proceeded to scream loudly. I was so angry I was seeing red!! Then there came a knock at my door. Refusing to answer it, Dani cracked it open revealing Blake. He seemed upset so I told Dani to let him in. Immediately he made his way to me and engulfed me in a tight hug. Sighing I melted into his arms. It has been too long since I'd seen him. This wasn't exactly the type of situation I'd prefer, but I'll take whatever I can get.

He convinced us to go back downstairs so that he could introduce the band to us. Whether he knew how big a Maggot I was, was unclear. It didn't matter though, I'm related to the drummer! As awesome as that was, I wasn't in the mood to revel in the fact. Mom was arguing with the attorneys and the Jordisons.

"Guys, this is Lilianna and her close friend Dani. Girls, this is Corey, Chris, Mick, Shawn, Sid, Paul, Craig, Joey, and that's Jim." Blake introduced

"It's nice to meet you! You have a beautiful name." Jim said and then immediately blushing

"Um, thank you." I quietly replied, unable to meet Jim's gaze

"She's MY daughter! You stole my baby girl from us!" I heard the woman I now knew as Joey's mother screamed

"It's not my fault you couldn't carry a child to full term! She's mine!" The woman I hated and have known my whole life as my mother yelled back

Just then Gary came home with 2 of his "clients". The trio were all dirty looking, smelled horrible, and didn't even notice the house was full of people. Shaking my head in disbelief as one of Gary's people started preparing a line of Coke on the table in the foyer, I could feel all 9 guys' eyes on us and the creep.

"Honey, who the fuck are these people?" Gary yelled

"I know you! You were at the hospital when our baby girl was born! You were creeping around the nursery." Joey's dad stated angrily

"I...I... I don't know what you're talking about! Babe, why are they here?" Gary exclaimed as one of the lawyers and what I knew to be a doctor came over to me.

"Lilianna, we need a blood sample to do a DNA test." The doctor guy told me

"Just a vial?" I asked, earning a head nod from him

The guys, especially Joey, watched in what I believed to be horror as I expertly tied my arm off and stuck the needle into my arm before the vial to collect blood. Once the vial started slowly filling up I untied my arm. Joey walked over to me and just stared at me inquizzically. I knew he wanted to ask about what he'd just witnessed but seemed to be at a loss for words. The doctor gave me a cotton ball and some ouchless tape to place over the injection site. He immediately left to head to the hospital to start the test.

"Now what the fuck are we gonna do?" Dani asked

"We will have the results of the test tomorrow morning. We've put a rush on it. Mr. and Mrs. Jordison are staying in the same hotel the band is to await the results." Mr. Moheegan informed me

"And what's gonna happen if they are my parents?" I questioned, more to Dani than anyone else

"You could hang out with us." Joey offered

"We'd love to!" Dani piped up before I could even think of an excuse

"What do you ladies do for fun?" Chris asked

"We both love to skateboard," Dani started but was quickly cut off

"Ooooh, sounds like fun, let's go!" Corey exclaimed, jumping up from his seat like his pants were on fire or something

"What do ya say? Wanna show these boys what the fuck?!" Dani asked with a twinkle in her bright blue eyes

So Dani and I took Slipknot skateboarding. Much to my surprise most of them were quite good. Not as good as Dani and I, but they held their own pretty well. She was having a blast trying to teach Corey a trick so I went to sit down and drink some water. Jim noticed me and quickly found a seat next to me. There was something about him that interested me greatly, although I couldn't figure out exactly what it was.