Short Kings Anthem

Untitled Part 3

Lauren cursed as she struggled with her trainers. It was the day of the Sidemen shoot, an assault course with the guys minus JJ and some other guests including herself, Chris and Theo. She was in her usual running gear, a pair of black Nike leggings, a grey T shirt with a sports bra underneath and she decided to wear a sideman hoodie over the top in order to represent the brand. She also had on black and air max's and her hair was down but she had a tie on her wrist for later as she detested having her hair up. She still had on her trademark eyeliner, rarely appearing on camera without it.

When Lauren arrived at the shoot everyone except for Ethan was already there. Kon takes Lauren to the side and brief's her slightly and she is informed she will be going last, the top five in terms of time will then go on to do another course which will be a surprise and the winner then revealed.

"Can we just get some shots of you talking about how you're feeling, first impressions that kind of thing?" Kon asked Lauren who nodded. As the camera was being set up she looked over at the group in front of her that consisted of Vik, Simon and Chris. Simon was the first to spot Lauren and waved politely causing the other two who had their backs to her to turn and then wave, Lauren waved back with a small smile on her face.

"Okay we're ready when you are, normal stuff if I ask a question answer it with the question words included." Kon gave a thumbs up letting Lauren know she could start and she nodded that she understood the instructions, it was something she was used to.

"Feeling a little nervous, I'm repping the girls so I feel like I have a lot to prove."

"What do you think your strengths and weaknesses are?" Kon promoted quietly knowing the question would be edited out.

"I think my strengths lie in my stamina, I run marathons so I will just keep going to matter what. I'm the shortest here, I even make Chris MD look tall so the rope climb is bothering me a little so we'll see."

"Thanks Lauren that's great. Can we just get some poses? We might do some graphics before each run," Kon asked, being in work mode he was polite but to the point.

"Sure, let me just take this off," Lauren removed her hoodie as it ended up being a warmer day then expected and it was restricting her movement slightly. As the hoodie slipped over her head, her T shirt got caught and also rode up exposing her torso and the bottom of her sports bra. This did not go unnoticed and it caused a wolf whistle from a newly arrived Ethan. Lauren decided to ignore it and filmed herself doing some kicks. When she finished she walked over to the closest group which was Simon, Vik and Chris.

"Morning," Lauren stated.

"Alright," Simon replied, then looked at Harry who was now approaching the group having been left by Ethan who was now filming.

"You okay?" Harry asked Lauren with a concerned expression on his face.

"I'm fine," she replied confused as to why Harry seemed so worried.

"Excited for the assault course?" Simon asked Lauren who nodded.

"As I'll ever be."

"I reckon you're a bit of a dark horse you know, you do a lot I reckon you're quite strong," Vik commented pointing towards Lauren who simply shrugged. Her size made people not think she was capable but not only was she a runner but she was also a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and liked to use the element of surprise.

"We'll see," Lauren smiled trying to hold her nerve.

"We need to all do a weight video, just so we can put the argument to bed for good." Simon suggested, it was something the fans had been asking for for a long time but the boys didn't know how they would make it entertaining it sounded more like a Sideman video from four years ago to now.