So this is the rewrite-ish-thing of my other story, Anything Can Happen! I know it's a little OOC. Bear with me for the first few chapter(s), because they'll be similar to Anything Can Happen. Some of you might not have read Anything Can Happen, so I'm not give any spoilers. Enjoy!
The deafening roars of the fans drifted backstage. The disco lights flashed on and off, riling up the crowd even more.
"God, they're going to deafen someone someday," Thalia winced, rubbing her ears. "Good luck, Annabeth."
"Thanks," I smirked at her, adjusting my green sequined top and jean shorts.
"Annabeth, you're on!" My manager, Chiron, called, gesturing for me to go to me the lift that would carry me up for my big entrance.
"Coming!" I waved to Thalia and Piper, my two best friends, who also are stars, but only came to cheer me on. And maybe do a special trio...who knows?
"Break a leg!" The equipment lady, Emma, whispered, before signaling to her crew for the lift to begin to move up to the stage.
The stadium was pitch-black when I rose from the "pit," as Emma's workers call it. The only light was on me.
As soon as my fans spotted me, their scream volume increased by about 10 levels.
"Hey, guys!" I called into the microphone. "Welcome to my New York concert!"
The audience cheered.
"Are you excited to be here?"
More cheering.
"I totally am. Are you ready?"
Can you guess how they responded?
"Are you going to cheer after everything I say?"
That answers that question.
"Okay, let's kick it off!"
Once upon time
A few mistakes ago
I was in your sights
You got me alone
You found me
You found me
You found me
I guess you didn't care
And I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard
You took a step back
Without me, without me, without me
And he's long gone
When he's next to me
And I realize the blame is on me
Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
So you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
No apologies
He'll never see you cry
Pretend he doesn't know
That he's the reason why
You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning
And I heard you moved on
From whispers on the street
A new notch in your belt
Is all I'll ever be
And now I see, now I see, now I see
He was long gone
When he met me
And I realize the joke is on me
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
So you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
When your saddest fear comes creeping in
That you never loved me or her or anyone or anything
Yeah
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
So you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble
(I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift)
"How was that to start the night?" I shouted when I finished.
The audience screamed back.
"Good, good," I said. "Now, I have a little surprise for you guys. But you have to show me you want it first!"
The cheers that I received next nearly blew me off my feet.
"Okay, you all want it, alright," I judged. "So please welcome, my best friends, Thalia Grace and Piper McLean!"
The two girls bounded on stage, waving and blowing kisses to people.
"What's up, everyone?!" Thalia shrieked into the mic. "Me and Piper are so happy to be here-"
"Piper and I," Piper corrected cheerfully. "This is an exclusive show! Thalia and I haven't performed with Annabeth at any other concert on this tour!"
"And we're gonna sing a song now!" Thalia interrupted.
Annabeth:
Yo, my best friend, best friend til the very end
Cause best friends, best friends don't have to pretend
You need a hand, and I'm right there right beside you
You in the dark, I'll be the bright light to guide you
'Member the times, times, times sneaking of the house
All of the times, times, times that you had the doubts
And don't forget all the trouble we got into
We got something you can't undo, do
Piper:
Laughing so damn hard
Crashed your dad's new car
All the scars we share
I promise, I swear
All:
Wherever you go, just always remember
That you got a home for now and forever
And if you get low, just call me whenever
This is my oath to you
Wherever you go, just always remember
You never alone, we're birds of a feather
And we'll never change, no matter the weather
This is my oath to you
Thalia:
I know I drive you crazy, mm, sometimes
I know I called you lazy, and that's most times
But you complete me, and that's no lie
You are my tuxedo, and I'm your bow tie
We in the car, sing, sing, singing our song
Rocking the building, tear it down, like we're king kong
And in my eyes, you can't do, do no wrong
You got the best friends sing, sing along
Piper:
Laughing so damn hard
Crashed your dad's new car
All the scars we share
I promise, I swear
All:
Wherever you go, just always remember
That you got a home for now and forever
And if you get low, just call me whenever
This is my oath to you
Wherever you go, just always remember
You never alone, we're birds of a feather
And we'll never change, no matter the weather
This is my oath to you
Piper:
I'll never let you go
All:
Woah, this is my oath to you
Thalia:
Just thought that you should know
All:
Woah, this is my oath to you
Annabeth:
Yoooooouuuuuuuuuu
All:
Yeah...
Wherever you go, just always remember
That you got a home for now and forever
And if you get low, just call me whenever
This is my oath to you
Wherever you go, just always remember
You never alone, we're birds of a feather
And we'll never change, no matter the weather
This is my oath to you
You should know, you should know, you should know
Woah, this is my oath to you
You never alone, we're birds of a feather
Woah, this is my oath to you.
(Oath by Cher Lloyd feat. Becky Gomez)
"Thanks so much, guys!" I called, starting to leave for backstage.
"We had a blast, thank you for having us!" Piper shouted.
"And that concludes Annabeth Chase's Go With It tour!" Thalia finished.
"Man, are those kids loud!" She rubbed her ears again when we were backstage, only this time it was for real. "I had earplugs in, too!"
"I don't think you can call them kids when half of them are teenage boys," Piper pointed out, grabbing a water bottle.
"Great job, girls," Chiron commented, walking over to us.
"Thanks, Chiron," I replied warmly. Chiron has been my manager since I started acting at age 8.
"We have to leave now, before there's a traffic jam," He ushered the three of us out the back door and into the black stretch limo that was waiting for us.
So, what did you think? I know it's very similar to Anything Can Happen, but that's the point :) Thank you to everyone who support(ed) Anything Can Happen and are now supporting this story!
If you haven't heard "Oath" by Cher Lloyd, you should totally check it out! It's really good. And if you listen to the radio, then you should know what "I Knew You Were Trouble" is like. My friend and I have this whole little dance to it. It's so cheesy :)
-Kassidy :)