A/N: This is my first BTR story and hopefully you will like it. This is total AU and some things are the same and some aren't. Read and review please :)
Disclaimer: I don't own BTR or any of the songs mentioned in this chapter. All rights go to their respectful owners.
"Dear Diary,
It is the last week of high school. My last week of being a Senior in high school. Next week Charlotte (my best friend) and i and everyone else in our year are graduating and in the fall we will attend college. I will be attending the University of Michigan getting my bachelors degree in music performance doing singing whereas Charlotte will be getting her Bachelor degree in music business whilst minoring in video making. I have loved singing since I was 4 years old and now 14 years later I would get to do what I have always loved. Anyway diary I have to go now as I can hear Charlie downstairs. Ttyl Amelia xo"
"Amelia hurry up there is a Big Time Rush special on Chart show tv" Charlie shouted from my kitchen, thankfully my parents had already left for work so I started running down the stairs and didn't miss the special. I grabbed the remote an turned the volume up.
"And here we are with Carlos, Logan, Kendall and James from big time rush. You have some big announcement for us boys right?" James turned to the camera "yes Amy that's right. Our record company that we started rush records is holding a nation wide competition for one talented guy or girl to join us on our upcoming tour for 2 weeks and the chance to record a song with us. You have until the end of the week to send us in a video of you singing and/or dancing to one of our songs. Good luck and we can't wait to see all the entries"
"Well you heard it here first. This is Amy Clark for Chartshow TV"
I turned over to Charlie "oh my god Charlie this is what I have always dreamed of. Can you please help me film something later today?". She just smiled at me "of course I will. It gives me an opportunity to test out my new camera. But now we really have to leave or we are late to pick up our graduation gowns".
After we got our gowns we were free to leave and didn't have to be back until graduation which was 2 days away so now we could concentrate on making the best damn video there could be for the competition. As we walked back home Charlie started talking about her ideas "So I thought that most people will probably do something over the top and their videos will have so many effects that it seems fake. So how about this...you sitting on a stool in front of a plain white background playing the guitar and singing your favourite song". I just started at her "that is exactly what I was thinking. Are you sure that you're not my long lost twin somehow?".
We couldn't stop laughing and after we grabbed my guitar we went to her house which luckily was next door.
"Have you decided what song you are going to sing?" Charlie asked me whilst trying to secure the black cloth in her basement. "Yeah I'm going to sing Time of our lives...the lyrics changed just a little bit so they fit me" I said tuning my guitar. Soon we both were ready and I sat on the stool...guitar in hand waiting for Charlie to turn out the main lights and put a spotlight on me. She gave me the sign that the camera was rolling. Well here goes nothing:
"Hi my name is Amelia Fleming and I am 18 years old from Michigan. I'm going to sing Time of our lives and hopefully you like it." I took a deep breath before I start playing. I decided that I would slow down the song so it would sound more intimate.
" I'm lookin at you, yeah
You're lookin at me
Something about you's got me goin' crazy
So what should I do? What can I say?
He's beautiful, unusual, the prettiest thing in the room
No one else compares to you
Just do what you do and I will be there for you
If you take my hand (my hand), just give me the chance (the chance)
Don't worry about a thing
Just dance, dance, dance
Hey!
It feels right boy just give me a sign
We're gonna party all night,
Have the time of our life, yeah
I can't fight how I'm feelin' inside
We can party all night
Have the time of our life, boy
Oh oh woah
Oh oh woah
We're gonna party all night
P-par-party all night, boy
Oh oh woah
Oh oh woah
We're gonna party all night
Have the time of our life, boy
I can't help myself, cause boy you're so fly
I knew from the minute that I looked in your eyes
That you could be the one, you're just my type
Can't let you get away, it's obvious
I'm into you
No one else compares to you
Just do what you do and I will be there for you
If you take my hand (my hand), just give me the chance (the chance)
Say don't worry about a thing
Just dance, dance, dance
(Don't worry boy)
Hey!
If feels right boy just give me a sign
We're gonna party all night
Have the time of our life, yeah
I can't fight how I'm feelin inside
We can party all night
Have the time of our life, boy
Oh oh woah
Oh oh woah
We're gonna party all night
P-par-party all night, boy
Oh oh woah
Oh oh woah
We're gonna party all night
Have the time of our life, boy
No we don't have to leave tonight
We'll stay together on the dance floor
Turn up the sound, turn down the lights
(The lights, the lights, the lights)
(Don't wanna let go, yeah)
Let's make a night we won't forget
And livin' with no regrets
And no one else but us
Til the sun comes up
It feels right boy just give me a sign
We're gonna party all night
Have the time of our life, yeah
I can't fight how I'm feelin inside
We can party all night
Have the time of our life, boy
Oh oh woah
Oh oh woah
We're gonna party all night
P-par-party all night, boy
Oh oh woah
Oh oh woah
We're gonna party all night
Have the time of our life, boy
I hope you liked it". I gave the camera a smile before Charlie turned the camera off. "Millie" that was her nickname for me "that was beautiful and if the guys don't pick you then they shouldn't be singers. Now lets upload it to my laptop and send it off with your contact details".
I really hope they pick me...what would be better than 2 weeks on a tour bus with Kendall. I had a crush on Kendall ever since Big Time Rush got their own tv show.
*2 days after the competition ended, somewhere in Los Angeles*
"Come on we have watched every entry we received at least twice...even the top 3 that we have in front of us. Can we not pick one already" Logan started moaning before falling down on the couch not very gracefully.
Kendall and Carlos who were in the middle of an arm wrestling game didn't really pay much attention to their surroundings but Carlos took a quick break just to say "I agree with Logan. We need to find someone by tonight. I mean we go on tour next week. James who are the last 3 people we have?".
Logan,Kendall and Carlos turned around to see what James had to say. James turned back to the laptop screen "Well we have 17year old Adam Coleman from Miami who sung 'Any kind of guy'. Then we have 18year old Amelia Fleming from Michigan who did a cover of 'time of our lives' and finally 16year old Maisy Morgan from San Diego who covered 'Worldwide'. So come over here and let's find someone".
The guys spend the next half hour watching the top 3 entries over and over again until they finally found a winner. James looked at the guys "so we all decided on this? This person is our winner ". He saw the guys nod their heads "So lets organise their surprise to tell them that they won".
Because all 3 of the entries were under 21 they had to phone the parents and ask the permission.
*Back in Michigan 1 week after the contest ended* (let's just say the date is Sunday the 11th of June)
"I wonder when we will find out who won", I looked over at Charlie who lazily lied next to me on the trampoline " I know what you mean Millie but come on don't let this get you down. We still have our night out tonight at the club. Remember the place where you get to sing weekends till 10pm".
Yeah I knew she was right so I didn't protest when she dragged me inside and up to my room to get us started for our night out. And of course as my best friend she had to make sure I looked 'hot'..her words honesty... So she decided that I wore my favourite pair of brown cowboy boots, some jeans cut off shorts, a tight white tank top with a red checkered shirt above it.
It was 7pm now and I was about to go on stage and although I should be used to it as I get to do it every weekend I am so nervous. Just in the last couple of weeks the organiser has started to pay me as apparently people liked hearing me sing. Oh god it's time ...I heard my name introduced and Charlie pushing me on stage. I took a deep breath "hey everyone tonight I'm going to sing 6 songs and hopefully you like it. I'm going to start off with 'Brokenhearted' by Karmin"
"This is more than the typical kinda thing
Felt the jones in my bones when you were touching me, uh oh
Didn't wanna take it slow
In a daze, going crazy, I can barely think
You're replaying in my brain, find it hard to sleep, uh oh
Waiting for my phone to blow
Uh oh yep
Now I'm here in a sticky situation
Got a little trouble, yep and now I'm pacing
Five minutes, ten minutes, now it's been an hour
Uh don't wanna think too hard, but I'm sour
Uh oh, I can't seem to let you go
See, I've been waiting all day
For you to call me baby
So let's get up, let's get on it
Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight
Come on, that's right
Honest baby, I'll do anything you want to
So can we finish what we started
Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight
Come on, that's right, cheerio
What's the time, such a crime
Not a single word, sipping on a Patrón
Just to calm my nerves, uh oh
Poppin' bottles by the phone
Oh yeah
Had me up, had me down, turn me inside out
That's enough, call me up
Maybe I'm in doubt, uh oh
I don't even think you know, no no
See, I've been waiting all day
For you to call me baby
So let's get up, let's get on it
Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight
Come on, that's right
Honest baby, I'll do anything you want to
So can we finish what we started
Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight
Come on, that's right, cheerio
Anything you wanna do, I'll be on it too
Everything you say is like go with the view
Business on the front, party in the back
Maybe I was wrong, was the outfit really wack?
This kinda thing doesn't happen usually
I'm on the opposite side of it, truthfully
I know you want it so come and get it, cheerio
See, I've been waiting all day
For you to call me baby
So let's get up, let's get on it
Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight, ohhhohohhhoohhhh
Honest baby, I'll do anything you want to
So can we finish what we started
Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight
Come on, that's right, cheeri, cheerio
When you gonna call
Don't leave me broken hearted
I've been waiting up
Let's finish what we started, oh oh
I can't seem to let you go
Come on, that's right, cheerio, uh! "
People were clapping and they liked it "the next song is 'Raise your glass' by pink"
"Right, right, turn off the lights
We're gonna lose our minds tonight
What's the deal, yo?
I love when it's all too much
5 a.m. turn the radio up
Where's the rock 'n roll?
Party crasher, penny snatcher
Call me up if you're a gangsta
Don't be fancy, just get dancy
Why so serious?
So raise your glass if you are wrong
In all the right ways, all my underdogs
We will never be, never be anything but loud
And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
Won't you come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Everyone started raising their glasses now.
Slam, slam, oh hot damn
What part of a party don't you understand?
Wish you'd just freak out
(Freak out already)
Can't stop, coming in hot
I should be locked up right on the spot
It's so on right now
(It's so fucking on right now)
Party crasher, penny snatcher
Call me up if you're a gangsta
Don't be fancy, just get dancy
Why so serious?
So raise your glass if you are wrong
In all the right ways, all my underdogs
We will never be, never be anything but loud
And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
Won't you come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Won't you come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Oh shit! My glass is empty
That sucks!
So if you're too school for cool
(I mean)
And you're treated like a fool
(You're treated like a fool)
You can choose to let it go
We can always, we can always party on our own
So raise your (oh, fuck)
So raise your glass if you are wrong
In all the right ways, all my underdogs
We will never be, never be anything but loud
And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
So raise your glass if you are wrong
In all the right ways, all my underdogs
We will never be, never be anything but loud
And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
Won't you come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and
Raise your glass!
Won't you come on and come on and
Raise your glass for me!
Just come on and come on and
Raise your glass for me!"
At this point everyone in the room was raising their glasses and dancing on the floor and having a great time.
"Here is my third song of the night after this I will take a quick break. Here's 'People like us' by Kelly Clarkson, enjoy"
We come into this world unknown
But know that we are not alone
They try and knock us down
But change is coming, it's our time now
Hey… everybody loses it,
Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes
And hey… yeah I know what you're going through
Don't let it get the best of you, you'll make it out alive
Ohh
I noticed 5 guys walking up to Eric the organisers. He pointed to me and then led them to the backstage area. I wonder who they are
People like us we've gotta stick together
Keep your head up, nothing lasts forever
Here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten
It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We are all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us
Hey, this is not a funeral
It's a revolution, after all your tears have turned to rage
Just wait, everything will be okay
Even when you're feeling like it's going down in flames
Ohh
People like us we've gotta stick together
Keep your head up nothing lasts forever
Here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten
It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We are all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
You've just gotta turn it up loud when the flames get higher
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us
They can't do nothing to you, they can't do nothing to me
This is the life that we choose, this is the life that we bleed
So throw your fists in the air, come out, come out if you dare
Tonight we're gonna change forever
Everybody loses it, everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes
Ohh
People like us we've gotta stick together
Keep your head up nothing lasts forever
Here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten
It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We are all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
You've just got to turn it up loud when the flames get higher
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We're all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
You've just got to turn it up loud when the flames get higher
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us"
People stood up and clapped for me. As I got off stage Charlie gave me a huge hug and a bottle of water to drink which I needed desperately. Just as I was about to get something to Eric came up to us "Hey Amelia, there are some people that need to speak with you backstage". I just looked at him confuse but politely replied "thanks Eric I go see what they want" Eric left us and I turned around to Charlie "Do you think it's those people that came in later?". She just shrugged her shoulders and we walked backstage. I put my hand on the door knob and slowly opened it. When I saw who was waiting for me I was speechless.
I stood there for 10 minutes just staring at them I couldn't believe Logan, Kendall, Carlos and James were here...for me. James walked over to Charlie "is she ok? Do we need to get someone?". Carlos stood up and everyone turned around to him "I can give her mouth to mouth". A groan went around the room and we all said the same thing "SHUT UP CARLOS" he sank back on the couch grumpy. As he sat down I slowly got out of my dazed bubble "ehmm hey...sorry about that. I am Amelia but please call me Millie and this is Charlotte or Charlie as she prefers. I know who you are..obviously who doesn't know...but could you tell me what you are doing here?".
It was Kendall who spoke up this time "Well I thought it was quite obvious...we are here to congratulate you on winning our contest next Wednesday you will join us for 2 weeks on your around the country. What do you say?".
My head was spinning with everything that happened in the last 20 minutes and my body did the only response possible...I fainted and fell on the floor. The last thing I heard was Charlie calling my name.
