Chapter 3

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"Zayn! Get your lazy arse in here with that bloody popcorn! It's starting!" I hollered, nervous as all get out. I popped open a beer in my hands, listening to it hiss.

 

"Sorry, mate I'm coming!" he apologised while bursting in our hotel room while juggling a massive bowl of buttered popcorn, M&Ms, and four beers in his arms. I heard Harry chuckling as he ever so gently set everything down before giving each of the other boys their beverages, and leaving the snacks on the floor. "Bunch of lazy arses...," I heard him chuckle under his breath. Louis brought his hand up and swirled Zayn's quiff around in his fingers.

 

"I'm so goddamn angry! We should be the ones performing right now, and hanging out with Borderl- I mean the contestants!" Louis ranted.

 

"You mean Borderline Lovely, mate. We know. Did you know our fans already ship us with them?" Liam butted in. I sighed in annoyance as Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian, the hosts of the 2012 X Factor USA.

 

"And in the Teenager's Group with Demi Lovato, it's Brandy Peebs!" Mario announced. Everyone in the audience clapped, as a very fit blonde walked on stage in a tight black dress with a classy bracelet on her arm. She wore high sleek baby blue pumps, and honestly she looked terrific. Brandy was the only contestant along with Borderline lovely. She had such a rifty voice; it could soar high above others, much like Zayn's. Since the song category was Song You've Sang Before she began singing "Power and Control" by Marina and the Diamonds.

 

After it was over, the crowd nearly brought the roof down with their applause, making me and the boys even more nervous. I was beyond nervous for them. Borderline Lovely just seemed so well lovely. Horrible pun, but you get the picture. I want them to win so terribly because they deserved to, their voices were amazing. But Brandy was amazing as well, and that's what worried me. The judges gave their input on her performance, of course all good reviews. The boys’ and I were legit shaking with nerves. Once finished, the audience clapped once more flamboyantly.

 

The extraordinarily loud cheering stopped as Borderline Lovely entered the stage. My eyes immediately drifted towards Hazel Quinn Pyper. Her doe eyes were so engaging and were filled with so much emotion. She was gorgeous and my whole body knew it too. She wore a purple flared out dress with flowered lace overlay and black combat heeled boots. Her hair was curled and to sum it all up she looked like a chocolate goddess.

 

All five of them smiled sweetly, showing off their pearly whites innocently before beginning to sing "Take A Look At Me Now" by Greyson Chance.

 

God, their voices were smooth like silk and as passionate as fire. Me and the boys had trouble not drooling over them. I could have shed a tear if I wanted, but I was too entranced by Hazel for that.

 

All five girls wore tiaras, as they always do when performing, which I couldn't help but chuckle a bit at. But I'll admit they did look pretty damn cute in them. The girls shimmied and swayed to the beat and won over the hearts of millions. You could tell just by watching, or at least I could. But it really seemed like everyone loved them as much as me and the boys did. When the beautiful singing ended, all any one of us could say was a breathy, "Wow."

 

Immediately, all of us started tweeting about how excited and nervous we were for Borderline Lovely. Tweets like:

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