New Life

Just Another Secret

As soon as the announcement rang through the speakers, cameras flooded the room. Several hung from the ceiling while others were planted right in front of people's seats. All of the celebrities sat up a little straighter, or smiled a little brighter. Kyara and Emma were no exception.

The boys smiled like they knew the secret of the universe while the girls just kind of looked dazed and out of it. When the camera in front of them started blinking, all of them tried to look natural and perfect.

This was especially hard for Kyara, seeing as how her hand was gripping the arm rest again like she was bracing for a tornado. She relaxed slightly when Ana Kendrick walked on the stage with a mic pinned to her purple gown.

"Hello everyone! Welcome to the 5th annual Awards. You all look so beautiful tonight! Especially you, Zayn." The cameras went to capture Zayn's small smile and Kyara's attempt to hold in a small chuckle.

"Tonight we have a great line up of performances for you including One Direction, P!NK, and Kyara and Emma! How exciting is that?" Ana paused for the cheers and clapping.

"As much as I'd love to stand up here and look cute all night, we have to move on to the actual awards. Presenting the award for Best New Artist is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis!" The spotlights found the two men walking on stage with small smiles.

"Thank you for that introduction, Ana. Much appreciated." Macklemore gave her a thumbs up and held up the heart shaped envelope.

"Alright. This award goes to some people who have literally came out of nowhere, and stolen our hearts. These musicians are amazingly talented, and we can't wait to hear more of their work. And the iHeart award goes to..." Ryan Lewis did a little drumroll on his legs while Macklemore paused dramatically.

"Kyara and Emma!"

Wait, what? The girls looked at each other, a little stunned as they stood up. They had been informed that they had to sing, but they didn't know they were nominated.

With a little coaxing from the boys, Kyara and Emma made their way up to the stage with bright smiles.

Macklemore and Ryan gave both of them a glowing red heart on an obsidian base and handed them a mic to share.

Kyara was the one who spoke first, after Emma shied away.

"This is absolutely amazing, like I can't even get it through my head how great this is. I was seriously an unknown kid sitting at home taking classes online only 4 months ago. To be standing up here with my best friend holding an iHeart is just..." Kyara shook her head slightly in disbelief. "It's so incredible, and I just want to thank all of our crazy fans who voted like there was no tomorrow. We love you all so much."

Emma figured Kyara had said the gist of it so she only added "We truly do love every single fan out there tonight. Without you guys, we wouldn't even be out of our hometown."

The audience clapped and cheered for the girls, some 'awwww'ing and the fact Emma was getting a little choked up. Before they could make fools of themselves, they hurried off stage and back into their seats.

When Kyara sat down she had to take a deep breath to calm down. She looked over to see Niall leaning over Louis and Zayn to whisper to the girls.

"Good job, girlies!" He beamed at the two of them "Aw, Emma. Don't cry, deary! The fans love you guys." Niall somehow managed to pat Emma's knee without getting up from his seat.

Emma was sporting a small stream of tears of joy now. Kyara gave her a sympathetic smile and gave her a one armed hug, trying to pay attention as another award was being given.