And here's another, because I love you guys so much. It's my first fic about Peggy, but I have several I've wanted to do for a while now. This is for Chasing.Twilight because she dedicated one of hers to me. Oh, and before I start, go to my profile and vote on my poll, okay? It's for a good cause!

My first summer at Camp Rock, I met Tess Tyler. Back then, she wasn't how she is now. She was nice. She had real friends. She, Ella and I shared a cabin and became friends pretty fast. At first, we weren't Tess' back up band. We were the Sparkles, girl band extraordinaire. Give us a break, we were eleven!

The three of us were unstoppable. We had a great performance, and all three of us were good at something different, which gave us an advantage. Tess was a strong singer, Ella was a talented dancer, and I could play guitar, piano and drums.

We won that year, and the next, too. The Sparkles were the most popular girls at camp, and everyone wanted to be our friend. It was our second summer there when Tess changed. And when I say change, I mean complete change. Before, she was this nice, sweet girl who loved to sing and enjoy time with her friends. But then, well, we won two Final Jams in a row, and her mom actually paid attention to her. She wasn't as bad back then, but definitely not a good parent. And that was also around the time Tess' parents got divorced, which I think made it worse for her.

After Final Jam our second summer, Tess left camp early to go to her mom's concert. She came back the next day, and suddenly, we weren't her friends anymore – we were her minions. We were supposed to listen to her and follow her around like little puppies.

I was a bit reluctant at first, I have to admit. I didn't want to be someone's inferior – I've always believed everyone is equal. But Ella, who's always been more sensitive, thought maybe we could just go along with it to help Tess. Maybe this was how we could help.

Yeah, right. The next summer, we saw Tess had demoted us to her back-up singers and that we weren't The Sparkles anymore – our name was now Tess and the Sparkles. Um, is it just me or is that not how we planned it? Anyhow, Ella and I were now back-up singers to Tess, and boy, did it piss me off. If it hadn't been for Ella pointing out how many times Tess had been there for me before she became a total Queen Bee, I would've dumped her and done my own thing.

And now… Well, now Tess is a completely different person than she was when we first met her. Ella and I are no longer her friends, we're just people she hangs out with. We're the ones that follow her around and laugh at her jokes and wince but don't say anything when she demeans people in her Sharpay-like fashion.

But then, after Ella and I left Tess before Final Jam, after she ran off the stage, she comes over to us and apologizes. Did she really feel bad, or did she just want her friends back? Did she actually mean the apology? It's hard to differentiate honest Tess and mean Tess now – in fact, I stopped thinking there even existed an honest Tess anymore.

You can imagine my surprise when she apologized. I didn't really answer, either. But the day after Final Jam, Tess approached us during breakfast, and before I could do anything, Ella invited her to sit down.

"Look, guys, I just wanted to tell you that I meant what I said last night," she started. I was about to interrupt when Ella shushed me, and Tess continued. "And if you guys don't wanna be friends, I totally understand, but-"

"You won't make us your back up singers again, will you?" I interrupted.

Tess shook her head. "No, I-"

I finally smiled. "Then yeah, we'll be your friends again," I say.

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