The Conversation Continues [Book Two In The Hello Series]

Chapter 17- Homecoming Campagining And VMA Practice

The Conversation Continues Ch.17

Late August 2014

Artemis

"Y'all ready?" Prince asked as we pushed our way through the metal detectors.

"Yes. Let's get this shit over with." Roc rolled his neck .

"This is gonna be fun." I smiled as Juno went to the office. We waited until we heard music playing to run into the auditorium. Prod, Jari, Roc, and Isis started flipping down the aisles as Ray, Brittany, Prince, and I ran into the auditorium throwing candy, buttons, flyers, and everything else that said, "Vote Jacob and Artemis King and Queen".

Everyone was cheering as we ran through to the stage. We all hopped on stage and started singing and dancing to Yeah 3x by Chris Brown. Everyone was going crazy as we finished. I pulled out my sparkly microphone that said Princess on it that Prince got me.

"Hi everyone! How are you today? I hope you're having a great morning! Remember to vote Jacob Perez and Artemis Williams as your Homecoming King and Queen! We love you!" I smiled and waved at everyone as Prince jumped down from the stage and helped me down.

We walked over to our friends as the other candidates for King and Queen glared at us.

"I liked your entrance. That was dope." Desmond, a guy that graduated from Behrman two years before me and a junior, said as he sucked in a lollipop.

"Thanks." I smiled.

"Yeah. It better have been. Fuck. I almost fell." Isis snapped.

"Sorry, Royal. You know you my girl." Prince hugged Isis.

"Plus it's Artemis's fault." Germia said.

"Yeah. She wants to be queen. She's just dragging Prince in with her." Jari nodded.

Isis whacked me on the head.

"Bitch." I glared at her before pulling more buttons out off my bag. I went to some freshmen and smiled at them as I told them to vote for me and Prince.

We went to class as the bell rang. Everyone smiled and waved at us.

"So when do we have to go to rehearsal?" Ray asked.

"After school for 5PM Uptown." Brittany answered.

"Can you believe it? We're hosting the 2014 VMA's! In New Orleans at that!" Jari did a dance as we walked into class.

"Unique Royalty is just soaring to great heights." Yulissa smiled as I sat next to her.

"Really. We were nothing just four years ago. Now we're on our way to passing up Beyonce for superstar status. All we need to do is star in a movie and its over with." I smiled. We stopped talking as Coach Jones walked in and started teaching about Stress.

"What stresses you out?" Coach asked and hands went up. "Artemis."

"Being me. I have so much to worry about it's not funny." I sighed.

"Yeah." Isis nodded.

"Tell us what's so stressing about being you." Coach said. "It must be glamorous."

That caused all of us to laugh.

"No way is it glamorous. It's far from glamorous." Ray shook his head.

"If glamorous is sleeping in different hotel room every night, practicing and performing until midnight then staying up even longer to do homework. If getting back on the road to another city doing more interviews, meet and greets, and award shows, taking pictures and smiling even though inside you wanna break down in tears because you miss your home and family is glamorous then you can have it." Prod said.