Scared By Twilight

C~28: Cheaters Never Win

Our group laughs with each other as we exit the stage and begin packing up our instruments to take back to the bunk, to say it was just fun is an understatement.

"We were on live Tv, half of America probably saw us!" exclaims Peter rolling a drum into a carrying case. Hayden nods along. "Who knows, I'm starting to hear the ringtone of recorded labels off my phone now!"

We all chuckled at his fantasy as the lights go back up. "Attention everyone our judges will now be deliberating, in about five minutes all acts called to be in the final three, please make your way to the stage." announces the PA.

It was all fun and game, really, plus who says I can't go to a Luner Riders concert on my own. We all could go to one, speaking of all, "Hey, Tana?"

"Yeah?" she asks, facing me. I take her hands, grinning. "You said that after all this, you would decide if you would like to be part of Twilight. if it's okay with your family, you could come to Forks with us, play at our friend Bella's with us."

"Really?" she asks, Peter swings an arm around her shoulder "Of course the band wouldn't be complete without you!" he shouts as Hayden comes over "You're our best friend Tana, we would love to have you with us."

She looks at all of our faces before looking back to me smiling, "Yes." she answers, we all pull in for a group hug. Win or lose, it didn't matter because we won something better, Tana.

Just then, a tap on my shoulder breaks us up, standing there was one of the judges "Group Twilight, please head to the stage." he says and moves off. My eyes bulge out of my head "Stage? Were in the top three?"

Peter pats my back, rushing forward, "Well, what are we waiting for?"

Chasing after him and smiling, we rush up onto the stage, taking our place between the Rockapellas and an acting group. One of the judges comes back up on stage as everyone is silenced.

He looks down at this clipboard and taps the mic checking it "Welcome back to Soul Night! We have seen many great performances, but behind me are our top three, one of these groups will be winning our grand prize!"

This earns cheers from the audience.

Biting my lip, I grip the hand closest to me, Tana looks to me and sends a squeeze back before taking Peter's hand, then Hayden takes my other hand. We stood united, waiting.

"In the third place we have...Thespines!!!"

Looking to the theater group, they nod at defeat but grin at getting third before walking off stage.

This was it.

"And now our first place winner..."

I clench my fist and close my eyes, please, please, please.

"ROCKEPELLAS!!!" the judge announces, I open my eyes to celebrating fans, the group didn't even look like they were excited it was a more of we knew we would win look. Our group lets go of each other's hands, casting our gazes down.

"At least we came second." jokes Peter, that was something to smile about.

"WAIT HOLD ON!!!" shouts Mr. Meledy rushing onto the stage and whispering something into the judge's ear. The judge seems surprised and steps back, letting Mr. Meledy take over "Excuses everyone, fellow judges, I am sorry I was not here to announce the winners. But speaking of which I just got off a very interesting call." he states, murmurs fill the crowd, and I look to my bandmates confused.

Mr. Medley looks back at us. "I got a call from a young man named Jacob Black, his words claimed that the song the Rockapellas performed was stolen from Eve who wrote the song for her boyfriend." he asserts.

Jacob! But he had no proof he couldn't just make a call!

"What are you talking about, we wrote the song about love and change." declared Aria. Lewis nods "Why believe the call, he clearly knows her and wants her to win."

Mr. Meledy shakes his head at them. "I thought so to Lewis until this young man sent me a video," he says, taking out a remote and clicking it. On the big screen behind us, a video plays, with a timestamp dating back three weeks, of Jasper sitting near the fire, and me singing the song and declaring I wrote it for him.

"As long as I have you!

I can live like there's nothing left to lose!

Unbreak every fracture in my heart!

Nothing in this world could ever tear my love apart!"

But how? The camera turns around to Emily, who makes an aww face before turning it back. Emily was recording? That's why she was so quick to notice when I collapsed!

The judge turns to the Rockapella's, who all hang their heads, "You are disqualified, for stealing another's personal work and passing it off as your own!" he commands, pointing off stage, we watch as they scoff and storm off.

"They're disqualified?" I ask the judge, he smiles at us, moving back to the mic, "Everyone your real first place winners...TWILIGHT!!"

At the words I put my hands over my mouth, we won! Hayden hugs me on my side while Peter brings us all in jumping for joy together. "I LOVE YOU GUYS!" he shouts. We scream in celebration as the crowd goes wild.

The Luner Riders!

We were really going!!!

I look at the faces of my bandmates and look up to the moon, Jacob, you did it, this was because of you.

I love you, brother.