Famous Friends

Chapter 19

I am sitting at the bench of my favourite park near my home.
We have to do this for the school. We have to make sure we are remembered.
But how? We have to survive the preliminaries to get to the real thing. Against A-RISE and all odds.
Wait, survive? Just survive?
We have to do more than that. We have make an impact. Stand out. That's what we have to do.
We can't surrender. At all.
But how? When we have so little faith?
I think about the other day, when I was talking to the girls. Breaking point. How far can we go? How much are we even capable of?
I don't know. Oh, I don't know.
Sometimes you can find that you're capable of more things that what you thought.
Is that the case that we are so doubtful of ourselves? I think so. We don't know what we're capable of. I believe that we can do more than just survive.

Oh dang it, I think I've got the first line.

xXx
"Yes!" Marlene and Christina exclaim.
I finally finished the song and managed to finish the recording by the end of the next two days.
Now we just have to do the dance.
"It can be like a dubstep style performance. I think it will really look different." Christina says. She is already thinking about dance.
"I am thinking of like a hip-hop style dress themes. Are you guys okay with that?" Marlene asks. She is already thinking about the costumes. Looks like pretty much I have done my job.
"Sounds awesome you guys!" I say.
"Yeah it does." Christina smiles.
"Let's start singing practice. This song's got high notes guys." I say.
"Yeah we really need vocal practice." Marlene says.
The door opens, "Knock, knock? Can I come in?" Uriah's voice sounds.
"Yeah, sure." Marlene answers, blushing.
He comes in followed by Tobias, I smile at him. He grins at me, taking my waist.
"Hey," He says.
"Hey." I reply.
"Whatcha' doin'?" He asks.
"Nothing much." I say.
Uriah grabs Marlene by her shoulders and locks lips with her.
Oh. My. Freaking. Goodness. Me.
"When did that happen?!" I scream, grinning like a crazy person.
"2 days ago." Marlene says, putting tomatoes to shame.
"And you didn't think to tell any of us!" Chris screeches at her. Marlene blushes yet again.
"Oh well, you know now. Better deal with it." Uriah grins.
"So what's this?" Tobias asks, picking up my notebook. Oh shoot, I didn't think to hide the songbook! Oh no...
I quickly snatch the book away from him, putting it behind me.
"Uh, Four? I wanna go hang out outside." I say.
He smiles. "Sure, let's go."
Phew.
xXx
"We almost got busted!" Christina exclaims. "I am sorry. I didn't think of hiding it." I say.
"He didn't pester you about it? Not even one question?" She asks.
"Nope. Thank god." I say.
"Let's all be more careful next time alright?" Marlene says. We all nod.
"Let's start practice, right now." I say.

When we finally finished, we were all worn to the bone.
"Let's go home. I wanna sleep." Christina says.
"Same." Marlene adds.
xXx
Its finally Saturday. I wake up with a smile on my face. Weekends are like the only days where I get to be in peace. My phone beeps.

T/F - Can't wait to see you today!! XOXO

Oh! I totally forgot that I promised to hang out with Tobias today. Well, since I have nothing to do...I might as well.
I finally get out of the shower after half an hour and start picking out what to wear.

I decide on a knee length dress and matching heels. I decide to let my hair down. I remember Tobias telling me to meet him at the beach. We weren't going to swim or anything but just hang out, that's what he told me.
So I grab my phone and set off.
xXx
I finally reach the beach and Tobias is nowhere to be seen. Maybe he hasn't gotten here yet? I decide to wait for 5 minutes then if he still isn't here, I am gonna call him.

I don't really see lots of people. I sit down near the shore, enjoying the breeze. Its relaxing to sit here. Its like I have entered a different dimension of some sort, where life is just perfect, you don't have to give a damn about anything. I think about Starlight Live. Will it be okay if we fail? Why am I thinking this? How will Tobias react when he finds out that I have been keeping this from him? Will he hate me?
But I don't want anything to backfire at us. I don't want to ruin my friends' future. This is public. We could be famous. Or it could be what we feared.

"Hey, didn't know you got here." I hear his husky voice behind, making me jump. The voice that I have grown to love. I turn around to find him grinning sheepishly at me.
Should I tell him? I feel like I can trust him.
"Finally, we get to hang out." He sighs, sitting beside me.
"Yeah." I say. He makes me want to tell him everything. But can I? I feel him slinging his arm across my shoulders, his lips on my cheek. He nuzzles his head into my neck.
"You're so beautiful." He chuckles. I smile.

I love it when he calls me that. He makes me feel like I am the most beautiful woman in the world. I feel like I can trust him like nobody else. But I can't seem to figure out what's keeping me from telling him about this.

"Something on your mind?" He asks me. Crap, he caught me. What am I gonna do now?

"Um, nothing. I'm fine." I say.

"You sure?" His eyebrows furrow in concern.

"Yes." I state. With that, he pulls me closer to him.

"Hey." He starts.

"Mmm?" I ask.

"I wanna tell you something." He says.

"What?"

"I...love you." He says, a smile growing on his face.
I look at him, smiling equally bright. My heart flutters like there is no tomorrow. "I love you too."
He smiles wider and leans in to press his lips to mine. "I love you and only you. Forever."
I really feel bad for keeping a secret from him. But then again, I have to. I can't wait for the day where I can tell it to him. I hope it comes soon.