V & V - Rageous Road to Fame

Defining Debut

Kid Ritz: *ALRIGHT MOUNT RAGEONS, WE'VE HAD THREE GREAT PERFORMANCES SO FAR. NOW, IT'S TIME TO WELCOME EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE... ROLLIE ROY WITH "EARN THAT GOLD"!!!*

The crowd goes wild, the loudest we've heard tonight. We watch steam and smoke pour across the stage, a bright red Rolls Royce rolling through. Rollie jumps out, belting his iconic first note, his voice sounding as good as gold.

His jazzy and silky voice captures the hearts of everyone watching. If it weren't for what I know now about him, I'd have no idea about his personality and be smitten like I was. The more he performs, the more scared I get. He dances around the stage, landing softly for his ending note. The crowd goes wild, holding cheers the longest out of all the acts.

Kid Ritz runs on stage, shaking Rollie's hand while camera stars snap photos of them. Once the crowd dies down, Rollie says thank you before gracefully walking off stage.

Kid Ritz: *WOW! WASN'T THAT A PERFORMANCE, HUH FOLKS! I HOPE YOU ARE AS READY AS I AM FOR TONIGHT'S LAST PERFORMANCE BY THE NEW... VELVET AND VENEER! STAY TUNED FOLKS; YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!*

My heart pounds in my ears as Kid Ritz calls my name; I feel like I'm going to pass out. Camera stars flash at us as Rollie appears from backstage, smirking.

He saunters over, hugging and high-fiving all of the boys. As he reaches Velv and me, he hugs her before shaking my hand, then pulls us together for photos in the same fashion we've done with everyone else.

Rollie: "Hey, you two! So excited to see how tonight goes for you! I'll be watching!"

He smiles at us before heading to his cabana, camera stars flashing after him. Huh, that did not go nearly as badly as I assumed it would. Rollie doesn't seem too bad, but it could also be a facade for the public eye.

Johnny pulls the flaps closed, turning to us. I'm terrified now that it's time, yet I keep my composure so I don't appear worried. I'm reassured as Sammy and Jaye hug us, the pair looking at us with encouragement before heading to their cabanas.

As they leave, the assistant comes in and informs us it's time to follow her. I look up at Dom and bite my lip excitedly as he grabs my hips and pulls me close to him. His piercing eyes scan my face before he leans in and kisses me heavily. He breaks the kiss before his cool voice murmurs by my ear.

Dom: "Good luck."

I blush and nod as I breathlessly look into his eyes one last time before following after Velv. We follow the assistant backstage, where we're left to wait. Velv grabs my hand, ducking us behind a speaker and part of the side curtains.

Velv: "Ok, Veneer, this is it. We'll put on a little more troll since it's the real thing. We've got this."

She pulls out Floyd, spraying him feverishly. Once she's done, she hands me the bottle. Floyd grunts, and I watch as the life is literally sucked out of him. Even though I feel awful and I know it hurts Floyd, we need to do good tonight, as our careers are resting on this performance. Though, I'm only just realizing how unrealistic this was set up for us. We've had no official rehearsal, no have props, and we will be by ourselves.

Floyd: "Veneer... please."

His pleas stop me in my train of thought just as I was about to spritz him.

Ven: "I... I'm so sorry. I... have to do this. I need you to help me."

I ignore his scared face and spray a good amount until I feel it's enough. The more I spray, the more confident I feel. When I'm done, I feel beyond ready. I look to Velv, giving her a smirk. Velv hides Floyd as I stand. The troll high hits... and I begin to feel invincible.