The Starting Point (Short Story)

The Starting Point

She stared out into the crowd. An auditorium full of fans, all for her. She felt so grateful. You could hear the happiness in her voice as she sang Dangerous Woman. She sang louder, and clearer with every note. She looked into the crowd again, suddenly she noticed a particular person. She looked even closer and froze with shock. Was that THE Trevor Moran in the crowd? She felt like screaming, and wanting to cry at the same time. She didn't know what to do, she tried to continue singing but couldn't. All she did was stand there, not a note coming out of her mouth. Suddenly Arianna started to hear shouting, people were booing her! She tried to stay strong but she began to cry. Devastated, Ariana tried to run off the stage but fell. A fan had thrown their soda at Ariana and she had slipped. Everything went black.

Ariana woke up with a massive headache and what felt like a sprained ankle. She stared up at the auditorium's black ceiling until she heard a voice. "Are you okay, babe?" Trevor asked. Ariana quickly backed up frightened but then hit her head on the auditorium chair."Slow down, babe, are you okay?" Trevor asked. Ariana looked blankly at Trevor and didn't reply. Trevor opened his mouth and Ariana knew she was about to get slayed. Trevor stared into Ariana's eyes and soul as he said "Wake up and smell the money, Boo". Ariana immediately blushed and exploded with laughter. "Hi, Im Trevor Mor-" Trevor began. "Moron!" "Trevor Moron I know, I'm one of your biggest fans", Ariana interrupted. "Honey", Trevor said, "The only moron in this room is you for 1, falling off the stage, and 2 dressing up like your a cat going to a Halloween party". Ariana smiled slyly and replied "You should talk, Trevor, you are wearing so much gold you look like Lenardo di Caprio's Oscar!"

Two teenagers dressed almost exactly like Ariana appeared. One of the teenagers asked "Ariana! Are you okay?" Ariana replied, "Yeah, Natalie I'm fine, I just think I sprained my ankle". The other teenager looked at Trevor and said "Oh my gosh! Are you Trevor Moran!?" "Yes," Trevor said, "Trevor is correct but apparently my last name is Moron". The other teenager giggled and said "Hi Trevor, I'm Iris" Trevor replied "I think I've seen you on Twitter!" "Yeah, that would make sense, I tweet you like everyday haha" Iris said. Ariana introduced the two teenagers. "Trevor, these two young ladies are my backup dancers". Trevor smiled and replied "That explains why the look like they just came out of a haunted house".Both of the teenagers punched Trevor in the shoulder and giggled.

"Me and Iris are going to go clean up the stage so no one else falls." Natalie said "Okay, thank you guys!" Ariana replied. As the two teenagers left Ariana thought of a plan. "Trevor can you do a massive favor for me?" "Sure, babe, what is it?" Trevor asked "Could you go spy on Iris and Natalie for me?" Ariana asked. "Wait what, why would i do that?" "They've been acting really odd. Whenever I try to teach them new dance moves they seem like they are thinking about something else." "Okay I'll do it" Trevor finally agreed. As Trevor walked to the stage he started hearing two lovely voices singing what sounded like Soap by Melanie Martinez. Trevor got as close to the stage as he could without being spotted. The two girls finally stopped singing and started to whisper. "Hey Iris?" "Yes?" Iris replied "Do think we should tell Ariana we got a record deal and have to quit being her backup dancers?" Iris stood there motionless and then finally spoke, "Well yes and no, I wanna stay here and help Ariana and talk to Trevor of course haha, but I do also want to sing as well." "Don't we all want to talk to Trevor, but that's not the point we need to tell her sooner or later."

Trevor gasped so loudly that Iris and Natalie heard him. Trevor tried to stay as quiet as possible but the girls found him. "TREVOR! H-how long have you been here!?" Both screamed. "Long enough to know you guys are leaving Ariana!?" Trevor replied. "Please don't tell Ariana yet! We are still deciding if we want to take the deal or not." Natalie said. "Okay, sing for me." Trevor said. "WHAT!" both the girls screamed. "You heard me, sing for me, please". "Umm, what song would you like us to sing?" The girls asked. "Anything you like, babe." "Can we sing Get Me Through the Night? Your unreleased song, p-please?" "I'd be honored, babe." The two girls began to sing. They sang with such an amazing range, and when they sang, they didn't just 'sing', they sang with a passion. When they were done all Trevor could say was "Well, I do see why you have an opportunity to take a record deal".

 Trevor and the girls walked back to Ariana. "Hey Ariana" Iris said softly and quietly. "I already know what your going to say" Ariana said. "I heard you guys talking with Trevor, you whisper really loudly". Ariana then got a text. Almost immediately after reading it she shouted "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" "Whats wrong Ariana?!" the girls asked. "MY TWO BACKUP SINGERS JUST QUIT TO GO SING WITH KATY PERRY! UGH! SHE STEALS EVERYONES SINGERS AND DANCERS!" she shouted. Both of the girls looked into Ariana's eyes and knew. They didn't want to leave Ariana, in fact, they didn't really want to become that popular. Fame fortune and paparazzi didn't seem appealing to them. All they really wanted was to have fun with their careers so they asked the question. "Could we be your backup singers? We know all your songs".

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So I hope you guys liked this short story, it was a lot of fun to write! Please comment and vote!

NatalieNIris ❤