Another Cinderella Story

Chapter 32 (Edited)

Ash's POV:
"Baby let's keep it between us
Phone off so no-one can reach us
I would go anywhere with you
Even abandoned peninsula." Gary started us off, holding tightly onto the notepad with the last established lyrics written on it. I reached to fix the headphones we all had on, moving the ear muff away from my ear so I would be able to tell how we all sound instead of the music.

"Come come on my come on my girl
If it seems regrettable, don't worry
Everything that you fear, that you're scared of, Know I'll make that go bang b-b-bang bang." To get into the music and my part of it, I pointed my middle finger, pointer finger and thumb towards the ceiling like a gun.

"I am the arc that you see staring at the horizon
If you are by me then I've got my own treasure island." Paul made direct eye contact with Dawn, which only she was able to see because the others were just smiling happily and enjoying the recording.

"I will get you out of this jail of gray buildings
Below blue sky with the sand's that's white, just lose your feelings." Drew rose his hand in a swift movement to associate with buildings and the sky like the lyrics suggest.

"Stuck on an island
Come let's get stuck on an island
Come stay with me and the waves here, let me embrace you, come to me baby." He 'hugged' the microphone both him and Gary were sharing.

"More more more, yeah you're invited
Yeah yeah yeah, come closer beside me
With the sun right there, you should find me, like I'm your endgame, come to me, baby." In the first part of Drew's assigned lyrics he he pointed at the girls who smiled brightly at him.

"Woah, Stuck on an island." Paul noticed how Gary was moving to the beat and followed afterwards, only moving slightly alongside the music while a sly smirk was printing on his lips.

"Woah
We got this island
Woah I~I~Island." Like we agreed on Cilan sounded like a wave would look like, up and down motion was seen on the screen before us informing us all of the notes he was making.

"Just stay with me, under the palm trees, sipping on champagne
I'll be your island." Drew made sure he pointed at himself when he sang the last part.

"Rather then blazing summer sun,
I want that smile of your lips, like a setting sun, Cocktail shake it, just how you like
I wanna be the one to mix with you tonight." I broke into my part of the written rap, my eyes suddenly made eye contact with Serena's sapphire colored eyes.

"Shimmy shimmy ya, Shimmy shimmy ya hey, Wanna take take a drive over your love, yeah, handle, skrrrr skrrrr," Gary pretended to be on a motorcycle whilst he rapped the sound effect. "I make that go bang b-b-bang bang."

(Time Skip)

Soon enough we all finished up the song, well balanced and revised it while going back to record once again just to edit the parts we may have messed up on while we all began to lose ourselves in the booth. "How was that?" Gary excitedly asked the girls who all gave us a thumbs up, grins and smiles portrayed on each of their faces. I took in the view of our guests beyond the booths screen, Serena and Calem were sitting on the couch, they seemed to entertained with each other it seemed like they didn't even notice we had wrapped up recording already.

"Alright we-" Before Drew could even finish communicating with the girls from inside the booth, the recording room door swung open, in coming the one person I didn't think would even be here.

"Ashton, we have an interview with the journalist, remember?" Melody smiled sweetly at the boys and I but a confused look took upon her when she noticed the girls in the room. "Did I miss something? Fan meeting? Did they win an award where they got to meet you or something?" She took off her shades and looked at the girls, examined everything she could see. I could already tell that Misty and Iris were getting annoyed meanwhile Dawn, May, and Serena were avoiding eye contact.

"They are our friends, we invited them over to hear us out." Cilan calmly walked out of he booth with his hands up in a surrendering pose as if Melody were a cop. "Aren't you suppose to be in Ireland? What happened to that?" Paul followed after Cilan, walking calming out of the booth. "Well I had to come back to see you boys . . . Besides," She directs her attention towards me, everyone facing me as well. "Don't you miss me? I wanted to see you so we could have some us time!" She smiled brightly, her facade was impossible to figure out when she did that but once you knew her you could easily tell from a simple glance her direction.

My eyes trailed once more towards Serena, in a way it seemed my vision continued to direct toward her way without my intention, she made eye contact with me like before but her blue orbs hesitantly and slowly turned towards her hands. As soon as I knew she wouldn't look back up until I looked away, my sight turned to Calem who just stared at me with a distant expression written on his face. Something I couldn't really read at all.

"I am currently busy with other work, I don't have time for you nor do I have time for the silly interview." I didn't break eye contact with Calem until I finished what I was saying which was when I turned to face Melody. "Tell the interviewer I'm sick or that I couldn't make it. Make up a lie or something, you're good at that." I took off the headphones and rested them on the microphone, I could hear Gary try to hold on his chuckle and I could see a small smirk forming on Iris' lips after I said what I said.

"What kind of work? I can help you if you need it? Is it lyrics, I have written some earlier this month. Or do you need help wit-"

I looked directly at her, I didn't know what it was that caused her to stop talking but whatever it was I was thankful for it. "School work, Serena is already helping me." When I realized what I said, when everyone realized what I had said they all looked at me in shock. Not wanting to bare humiliation with the boys I rushed to Serena and took hold of her wrist before pulling her out of the room. I was betraying myself and I didn't know how to prevent myself from doing the action I pulled.

Not even my brain could take some sort of consideration towards my situation, I didn't know what came over me that allowed me to have her name running out of my lips. I didn't know how it was possible to even come near her without, I still don't understand how the idea suddenly came up to me and why I had to say her name.

"Ash, this is Melody. Melody this is Ash. You both are to be the next generation power couple, publicity for Melody as a soloist and for Ash's group as a band. The outcome of this will help you in your journey to fame."

"You do realize jealousy is a thing, correct? We have fans who go to extreme measures to have us, some had gotten into our plane before others have found our hotel rooms. Do you really think having a fake relationship will bring us further population?"

"Yes, actually I do believe in this sort of publicity stunt you two will have to pull."