This Is Really Happenin' - One Direction FanFic (HIATUS)

Chapter 23 - The Boring Stupid Conference...

Jazmine POV

"Where are you taking us Harry?" I ask, not looking at him. He responds quietly, "To meet with our managers, and possibly Simon."

"And why am I going to meet Simon Cowell?" I ask, trying to remain calm.

"I don't know. All they told me was to get you 2 and bring you to our managers' office." I breathe in and out through my nose, trying not to explode.

I mean, c'mon. I was just trying to forget meeting the boys, then Harry comes and ruins it all. Now i'm confused as hell, thanks to him.

We pull up to some building. Once Harry gets out the car, I begin to undo my seat belt very slowly. When I finally get out the car, I Bella's smirking at me and Harry's tapping his foot impatiently. I smile at Harry brightly and hook arms with Bella as we walk into the building.

It all glass and about 12 stories. We walk over to an elevator and Harry presses the number 8. As soon as the doors close, we are engulfed by awkward silence. Only the elevator music playing.

I've always liked elevator music. I don't know why. I just do. I tap my foot lightly and adjust my glasses on my nose as I look through the glass walls of the elevator. As we pass up floors, I see the sun shining brightly. Here in New York, it seems like its rarely sunny. Always cloudy.

The doors of the elevator open with a 'Ding'. Bella and I follow behind as Harry leads us to a door at the end of the hallway. Harry knocks on the door before letting himself in.

Now inside, I see that everyone is here. Thanh, Amber, and Emily are sitting around an oval silver table with the rest of the 1D boys. What i'm guessing is their manager and body guards are standing in a corner. Simon Cowell himself sat at the end of the table.

"What took you so long?" Zayn asked.

Harry looks at me before replying. "We had a... complication." Bella lets out a loud snort, sending us girls into a fit of giggles.

Harry glares at her before sitting down. Me and Bella do the same, sitting next to the girls. I notice in front of each of us on the table that there is a pen, a notepad, and coasters. What, are we suppose to take these or something? Are they like presents or something?

"So why did you want to see us?" Liam asks Simon. "2 reasons." Simon says simply.

"First, we need to sort out this 'dating' thing. Are any of you guys dating each other?" To me, it seems like this question is directed to Harry and I.

We all shake our heads no. Simon sighs. "I was afraid of that." We all look at him confused.

"Well, since Jazmine and Bella have already been spotted with Harry, there's no doubt with all of you being friends, you'll all be spotted together." I cut Simon off before he could go on.

"We' don't want anything to do with the boys. We're just... aquaintences, really." I said, Gesturing to me and Bella. Simon raised an eyebrow. Out of the corner of my eye, I see the boys faces. They all look hurt.

Well, whatever.

"Then why did they say you were? And why did they send me this tape of you singing?" Simon questions.

Standing up, I look at Simon. "They WHAT?"

I turned to the boys. "You WHAT?"

Niall scratches his neck nervously. "We showed him the video of you singing."

I look at them incredulously. "And you did that because?"

"You have an amazing singing voice." Simon cuts in. I sit back down in my chair and slam my head against the table.

"OW."

"As I was saying, you'll all be accused of dating the boys. Since no one has seen the rest of your faces yet, you'll upset the fan base if you don't tell them you're just friends." Simon tells them. "As for Jazmine and Bella-"

"We'll just pretend we don't know them.." Bella says. I nod in agreement.

"I don't know if that's possible. You've already started getting hate and death threats from fans who have seen the news."

Simon directs his attention to me suddenly. "I didn't know you knew celebrities."

I nod. "I'm a songwriter."

"So how come you don't get hate for that?" Simon asked, truly confused. "The people I write for usually tell fans that I write for them and know i'm not in a relationship with them. I'm friends with all of the people I write for and sometimes we all hangout." I explain.

"That goes along with my next reason you're all here. I want to offer Jazmine a record deal."

I look at Simon, my mouth agape. "Simon say what now?" I see his eyes dart around to everyone, and he chuckles. They must all have the same expression as I do.

"I want to offer you a record deal. You have an extraordinary voice, and you've got the look down." Simon says, gesturing to what I was wearing now.

I straightened out my vest. "Why, thank you."

"So, what do you say?" Harry asks from across the table. I thought about it.

This is what i've dreamed of! I've always wanted to be famous, going on world tours, red carpets, doing what I love.

"I'm sorry, but I can't." I say as I get up. I run to the door, and down the hallway to the elevator ignoring everyone calling my name.

Your probably thinking, 'What the hell you do that for?'

I'm afraid.

I've never sang in front of a large crowd of people. I rarely play at gigs if I get any. Yea, I was pretty famous on YouTube, but out here, not much. And there was a difference.

I was singing to a computer screen or camera not thousands of creaming girls.

I walk into the elevator and press the 1. As the doors slowly begin to close, I see all the boys and girls coming. Bella's at the front, and is the only one who makes it into the elevator before it closes.

"Why'd you say no?" Bella asks once she regained her breath.

"I can't do it Bella. I'm scared." I say, not looking at her. "Really? You don't seem like the type." Bella says, tilting her head to the side alittle.

"Well, I am."

"C'mon Jazmine! It's the opportunity of a lifetime? Do you really want to pass this up?"

'I've probably passed up one of the most greatest opportunities EVER. What is wrong with me?'

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