My 1D Brothers

Dancing On TV

ERIKA POV:

"5 minutes honey. You can go stand by the stage." I was told backstage at the X Factor. The boys came up behind me and they each hugged me and gave me advice.

Liam..."Keep calm and do what you do best."

Harry..."Flip your hair a couple of times, make the boys overwhelmed."

Niall..."Think about something you like, like food, for example"

Zayn..."Think about my awesome hair, and you'll be fine."

Louis..."If you get nervous, just imagine everyone in the audience is a carrot."

I laughed at what the boys said. They all gave me a kiss an I went and stood by the stage.

"Alright honey. You can go onstage now. Good luck." the lady said.

"Thank you." I said and walked onstage.

"Hello, little thing. What's your name, how old are you, and where are you from?" Simon asked.

"My name is Erika, I'm 14 and I'm from Long Island, New York." I said.

"And what will you be doing for us today and why?" Simon asked me.

"I'm going to be dancing today because five of my good friends suggested I do this. They're like my brothers." I said.

"And who are these five gentlemen?" Simon asked.

"That's a surprise for after you make your decision." I say, smiling.

The music starts, "Rock Me" by One Direction.

I start my routine. It's a mix of hip-hop and a little bit of contemporary. I finish the routine making sure I make eye contact with the judges and have different expressions on my face to go with the music and lyrics. I imagined food, I kept calm, thought of Zayn's hair, flipped my hair, and imagined everyone as a carrot.

"Well, I don't know who suggested you do this, but they are pretty damn smart!" Demi said. The other judges agreed.

"Now it's time to vote. I say yes." Demi said. "I'm sorry, but no." Brittany said. The other guy said yes, and last was Simon. Uncle Simon.

"I think you have the body, the skill, and the emotion while you dance. I feel your emotion pouring out into the dance. I also saw how you flipped your hair. How many guys out ther like her?" A bunch clapping and whooping. I smile which makes them go crazier. "I'm saying..."

There was a long silence. I tensed up.

"Yes." Simon said as he smiled.

"Boys, come out here!" I say and the five boys come out and Simon looks surprised.

"Well, well, we have the five boys." Simon says.

"Erika, why did you come out here?" Demi asked.

"Well, I want to be a professional dancer, and I want to show the kids at school that bully me that I can do something. I want to show them that I can achieve something." I answered.

"So if you could say something to the bullies right now, what would you say?"

The camera came close to my face and I said, "Suckers!" and Demi laughed.

I got off the stage and my parents and my sisters hugged me. Then, the boys hugged me.

"You have a few more auditions." Liam said.

"Miss Erika! How did you overcome your nervousness and get the dance down perfectly up there?" Louis asked, pretending to be a news reporter while Harry recorded it with his phone.

I went along and said, "Well, I took some advice from my friends. I kept calm, flipped my hair, thought of food, imagined Zayn Malik's perfect hair, and most inportantly, I imagined that everyone was a carrot." I said smiling and drinking my water.

"Thank you. You look damn sexy when you drink water and your costume makes you look sizzling hot." Louis said and I laughed.

Best. Day. Ever.

author's note....

thanks everyone for reading this! love you all xoxo-Eri