Girl Code (ONE DIRECTION FANFICTION){editing}

C27~ Girl on Fire

Baileys p.o.v

Casey had been annoyingly pacing around the room for half an hour, until Harry arrived. She hugged him, then continued with her strides across the room. Which was fine, because if the attention stayed on her, I might not have to face everyone about earlier.

"Bailey I totally respect your decision of not being on x-factor." I sensed a but coming, "Just know if you change your mind, that you still have two weeks to sign up." She said for exactly the 67th time today. "Casey you know I would, but I can't so I shan't" I said to her as a reference from Big Bang Theory.

The room went through another deep silence. "Come on why not? What is your problem with singing? Ever since we were eight, you quit singing in pageants, you haven't sang. Not in the shower, not in the car or anything! Come on what is the problem?" She asked me. Her eyes flickered to the bed where Niall was endlessly scrolling on twitter. "Look Niall, do you think that Bailey and I could have a sister moment? Without any of you boys eavesdropping!" Casey asked him. He looked up from his phone at her.

"Of course. I'm going to go grab a bite, I'll tell the lads, but  they might be tempted to continue their eavesdropping." He said as he placed a kiss on my cheek and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. While I stared into space and let the events from eight years ago replayed yet again. 

"Now what is this about?" She asked as she sat on the bed. I didn't think I was ready for anybody to know why I was so sensitive when it comes to that topic. "Come on you know you could trust me with anything at all in the entire universe." She told me. I nodded, even if I weren't ready, I was going to open up.

"It was the weekend when you were on vacation to Florida, and I stayed over Lily Janson's. Remember her?" I asked her. Casey nodded slowly, we'd all been friends before the incident.

"We went canoeing, which you knew. Well I was singing before drown. My singing caused her to drown, she was dancing to my voice. And we fell in." I wasn't facing her anymore, but towards the window that over looked the street below.

The bed dipped beside me, "Bailey, she was rocking the boat. That's what caused the accident. Yeah you were singing but, you can't put that on you." Casey's voice was thick with emotion, as if all of what I'd been feeling for the past ten years had hit her.

Harry walked in when we were both crying, "Niall," He shouted down the stairs, "CODE RED, OUR WOMEN ARE EMOTIONAL," Niall was up the stairs in ten seconds flat.  

We ignored their presence completely, "Bailey, she would want you to continue. She was enjoying your voice, she was dancing to it. She would want you to share your voice with the world." Part of me agreed with what she said. But part of me, was still scared. What if I'd lost the ability and sounded like nails on a chalk board? Either way something had changed in me, I was thinking about it, actually singing.

"Can I use your laptop?" I asked facing Niall, he nodded smiling. So that's what my whole day looked like, sitting on his lap watching youtube videos of song covers. At the end of the week, after talking with Niall and Casey. I mustered up enough courage to audition. Day in and day out, I became more confident. I practiced singing, but that was only when I was away from everyone else.

 *Two weeks later at audition*

I felt like I was about to puke. My mom was here but dad wasn't. Great. Same for Casey, our dads were on some business deal. I desperately wanted to hug Niall until It was my turn, but he couldn't be. He is performing what makes you beautiful with the boys but he they can't be near me or Casey. Simons direct orders. I looked down at what I was wearing, a long sleeve navy blue fitted shirt, that had two yellow stripes on the upper arms. Ripped mid wash jeans, with white converse. Thinking about the fact that I'm next, formed a lump in my throat. I walked over to where there was a cooler, which happened to be right next to where the boys were waiting. There stood twins, I think they were Brittany and Nicole. Anyhow you could tell they were flirting with the boys. Instant jealousy panged in my chest, but I couldn't exactly walk over and stop them. So I just yanked up a bottle of water, then returned to my mom.  

"Which one is it?" She asked. 

At first I wasn't sure what she meant. "Which is what?" 

She looked over to the boys. "Just that you lingered over there, checking out the competition for the auditions or for them boys?"  The corner of her mouth turned up a fraction of an inch.  

"I don't think they'll be much of a problem," I admitted. "Those are the boys I told you of,"

"So one of them is the one who spent the night in my house, without my permission?" She asked.

"How did you know that?" I said.

"Mother knows all, just be glad your father hadn't been home," She laughed as she patted my shoulder.

Casey's p.o.v

Just then the other girl walked down the stairs crying, they'd  probably said no. I walked up to the stairs and my nerves were in my stomach. I turned to my mom she waved I looked over at Bailey and her mom waved, then gave me a thumbs up. The stairs seemed to stretch into the distance, making me knee's feel weak. How had I actually gotten myself into this? The camera man smiled at me, giving a nod of good luck. I walked all the way up to the center stage, I'd been face to face with Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Brittany Spears, and L.A. Reid. If I weren't about to pass out of nervousness, I might have had time to fan girl.

"Hey, what's your name?" Demi asked.

"Hi, I'm Casey Carty." I returned a smile to the judges,

"And where are you from?" Brittney asked.

"New York, but my father lives here in England,"

"How old are you Casey?" Simon looked at me with a knowing expression.

"I'm eighteen." I replied amble.

"And I understand you've got a friend here who is also auditioning?" She said more of a question than a statement. 

"Yes, that is true." I confirmed, which might have been a little game for them. Which friend is better, I imagine the title they'd call it. Or, the X-Factor.

"And what will you be singing today?" Demi asked."Well I'm going to sing the Inferno Version Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj," I myself was a little excited for this, if not more terrified. Simon gave a nod to the dj, and the music started quickly after. Here's my shot.

An: Cliffhanger haha!!!!! How will Casey do? Will she get voted on? Idk ask Bailey it's her turn!!!!!

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{Edited Version: So it's getting trickier and trickier, because back then everything was really rushed, which calls for a lot of editing. So I'm doing my best to keep it slow, but up to speed. Thanks for reading. ~B. x}