A/N:
I came up with this story when I was having trouble writing for my other story.
Enjoy…..
"Guy's, this is the last one."
"Okay, thanks Alex."
We'd been in the studio for five hours, listening to and watching an insane amount of people audition for our band. We were in need of a drummer, another guitar player and possibly another vocalist, but it seems that the odds were against us.
So far, everyone, we'd seen was either too old, too young, or just too weird.
"Send them in." Rose was sitting impatiently beside me, with Alice or her other side. She had a date with Royce tonight and she was desperate to get out of here.
The next group was a last minute entry, so we didn't have any information on them. All we knew was that there were three of them.
They walked in and we all let out gasps. Let's just say that they weren't exactly the ugliest guys that we'd seen today.
The first guy was tall, full of muscle and had curly blonde hair. I made a mental note not the get on his bad side. The second guy was more on the lean side, but still muscular, with straight blonde hair that fell over his eyes.
The third guy, well, put simple, I stopped breathing when I saw him. He was tall and lean, much like the second, but his hair was a copper-bronze colour and and messy looking, but it looked good on him. His eyes were an amazing, striking green. Quite frankly, he looked like the modern day Adonis.
All three of them looked strangely familiar, but I couldn't quite place them. I turned to Alice and Rose and they both shrugged. Guess we were all thinking the same thing.
The guys got our attention again when the tall blonde started talking.
"Okay, well, I'm Jasper and I'm on guitar. That's Emmett," he pointed to muscle man, "He's on drums, and that's Edward," he pointed to Adonis. "He's on vocals and piano." After his little introduction, Jasper went back to helping set up for the performance.
I was vaguely aware of Rose and Alice whispering next to me. I was paying more attention to the nagging feeling that I knew these guys from somewhere. I did, however, turn around when a pair of loud gasps escaped their lips.
"Guy's, what's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong Bella." Alice had a smirk firmly planted on her face. "Don't you remember them?"
"Remember them? Have we met them before?"
"Bella, look at them, and I mean, really look at them!"
"Okay." I looked each of them up and own. I'm sure they noticed, but I didn't really care. They did look familiar, and their names were familiar too, but I still couldn't place them.
"Well?"
"Sorry Al, I still don't see it."
"Well, think back sixteen years!" Oh. Wow!
"Alice, oh my god... Is that?..Are they?"
"Yes Bella. Little Eddie, Jazzy and Emmy-poo did some growing up since the last tine we saw them"
"Yep." Rose smirked, obviously liking what she saw.
"Okay, let's do this." Jasper's voice pulled us back to attention. Alice gave them a nod to start.
Edward ran his fingers along the piano before he hit the first notes and started to sing.
I got troubled thoughts
And the self esteem to match
What a catch, What a catch
His voice was melodic, angel like. Emmett and Jasper kicked in next.
You'll never catch us
So just let me be
Said I'll be fine
Till the hospital or American Embassy
Miss Flack said I still want you back
Yeah, Miss Flack said I still want you back.
Jasper came in on the back up vocals and I swear I saw Alice smiling.
I got troubled thoughts
And the self esteem to match
What a catch, What a catch
And all I can think of
Is the way I'm the one
Who charmed the one
Who gave up on you
Who gave up on you
They were amazing. There was no other way to describe it.
They say the captain
Goes down with the ship
So when the world ends
Will god go down with it
Miss Flack said I still want you back
Yeah, Miss Flack said I still want you back.
No one dared to speak. The moment was to precious.
I got troubled thoughts
And the self esteem to match
What a catch, What a catch
And all I can think of
Is the way I'm the one
Who charmed the one
Who gave up on you
Who gave up on you
What a catch
What a catch
What a catch
I will never end up like him
Behind my back I already am
Keep a calendar
This way you will always know
When Edward sang, his voice held so much passion, there were no words to describe it.
I got troubled thoughts
And the self esteem to match
What a catch, What a catch
And all I can think of
Is the way I'm the one
Who charmed the one
Who gave up on you
Who gave up on you
The bridge was a round between Edward and Jasper.
Where is your boy tonight
I hope he is a gentleman
Maybe he wont find out what I know
You were the last good thing
We're going down, down in an earlier round
Sugar we're going down swinging
Dance Dance, we're falling apart to half-time
Dance Dance, and these are the lives you'd love to lead
Dance, this is the way the loved
If they knew how misery loved me
This aint a scene, it's a goddam arms race
This aint a scene, it's a goddam arms race
One night and one more time
Thanks for the memories
Even though they weren't so great
He tastes like you, only sweeter
Growing up, growing up
Edward finished the song with a solo.
I got troubles thoughts
And the self esteem to match
What a catch, What a catch
"Wow." Rose, Alice and I expressed our amazement simultaneously.
"You guy's are awesome." Rose was brimming from ear to ear with excitement. They guys exchanged glances before responding.
"Thanks Rosie. That means a lot coming from you
"You're welcome." Obviously, Rose didn't pay attention to what he said, but Alice did.
"Emmett, what did you call her?"
"He called her Rosie, Ali!" Alice was too shocked to respond, so I talked for her.
"Ali?" Edward looked towards me, a grin firmly planted on his face.
"Yeah. You remember Bellsy. We used to call Alice that when we were like, six!"
"Oh my god...You guys knew. You knew, and you introduced yourself and you played and you didn't say anything and you…"
"Alice, calm down!"
"Sorry. It's just. WOW, I can't believe you didn't say anything.
"We wanted it to be a surprise."
"Well, you certainly did." As if she couldn't hold it in any longer, Alice ran over to Jasper and pulled him into a hug. We all started laughing.
"I missed you too Ali!"
Rose and I walked over to them and before I could do anything about it, Emmett was pulling me into a bone-crushing hug.
"Em…Can't…Breathe…Let…Go!"
"Emmett, we've only been here for ten minutes and you're already strangling Bella!" I glared at Emmett as he put me down and ruffled my hair.
"I missed you Bellsy!"
"I missed you too Em. So, how have you guys been?"
"We all just moved down to LA."
"All of you? Wait, don't tell me that you're sharing an apartment?" That made Emmett laugh and I couldn't hold my laughter in as I watched the grimace appear on Edward's face.
"Unfortunately, we are. Let's just say that we're lucky they haven't kicked us out yet cause of Emmett's amazing singing voice. Some old guy from the third floor actually came up yesterday and told us that Emmett's singing was actually impairing his hearing. We nicknamed him Dr. Deaf!"
"Ha. That's hilarious. Guess you haven't changed much Em?"
"Nope!"
We continued to reminisce and catch up, but we were interrupted a few minutes later.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt, but there's someone else that needs to use the studio." Alice turned to answer her.
"Oh. Okay. Well, we're pretty much done here, right girls?" She turned to Rose and I and we both nodded.
"Great. Did you make a final decision?"
"Well, we haven't really talked about it, but I think we can all agree that they guys are the best that we've seen today." Rose and I nodded our heads in agreement. The choice was so obvious, it wasn't funny.
"Okay." She turned back to the guys. "Do you guys have a manager for me to contact or is it just you?"
"Nope, just us." I had to stifle a laugh as I saw the huge grin plastered on Emmett's face, obviously happy at being chosen. Edward and Jasper were smiling too, but they were being much more subtle about it.
"Okay, well, we have all your contact details." She turned to face us again. "I'm heading out. I've got to get down to the tennis club. You guy's need to be out of here in five minutes. I'll give you a call on Monday and we can start working everything out."
"Okay. Bye Alex."
"Bye!" She walked out the door and we started to help the guys clean up. There wasn't much to do as the only instrument they brought was Jasper's guitar.
"So, do you guys have any plans for tonight?"
"Well, Rose has a date and Alice and I are having a girls night in, drowning our sorrows in a giant tub of chocolate ice-cream1"
"And why would you do that?"
"Because we both have very pathetic love lives at the moment, me more so than Alice."
"Ummm, okay. Well, I hope you have fun."
We finally made it out of the studio. We exchanged phone numbers before going our separate ways.
As soon as we got the apartment, Rose raced to her room and started getting ready. Royce was taking her to a new club, Flava, and she was really looking forward to it. Alice and I stayed out of her way as she darted between her bedroom and the bathroom.
As soon as she left, Alice got to work making the popcorn and pulling out the ice cream whilst I put the fire on in the living room a chose a DVD. I eventually settled on Marley and Me. I could use a good cry!
Alice placed the food on the floor and we both sat down we our back against the couch in front of the fire, facing the TV. We pulled a big brown blanket over us and made sure that the tissues were within reach.
I hit the play button and took a big spoonful of ice cream. We talked as we waited for the opening credit's to finish.
"So, what did you think of the guys?"
"The looked good. They played really well too."
"Anyone in particular catch your eye?"
"Alice, I am not going there. They're part of the band now anyway, so we can't do that." Alice face dropped and I knew all too well what that meant.
"Alice, did anyone catch your eye?" A sly grinned appeared on her face.
"Maybe."
"Mary Alice Brandon, you have a crush. Now, which of the three is it?" Please don't be Edward, please don't be Edward!
"Jasper." Her voice was barely above a whisper, but I heard it."
"Alice, that's great!"
"But what about what you just said. About them being band members and all."
"That's just me. You know how I am about relationships!"
"Yeah. Well, what should I do? I mean, this just feels different to all the other guys I've dated. And that isn't a lot!"
"Just take it as it comes. Next time you're around him, watch how he acts around you, look for clues."
"Thanks Bells."
"No problem. Now come one, I need a good cry!"
We turned our attention back to the TV and lost ourselves in the many antics of Marley.
Alice and I continued our movie marathon with Role Models and took a bathroom break before deciding to watch Juno next. It was close to one am but neither of us felt like sleeping.
Alice put the movie on whilst I made some hot chocolate. I popped the marshmallows in and took them out to the living room. Alice was back at her spot on the floor. I handed her the hot chocolate and took my spot next to her.
We were watching the store clerk tell Juno that 'That aint no etch-a-sketch, this is one doodle that can't be undid, home skillet,' when someone started banging on the door.
I wasn't expecting anyone, and Rose said that she was probably staying at Royce's because they would be getting back late. I turned to Alice and she shrugged. She wasn't expecting anyone either. The banging on the door was getting louder and more frequent.
We cautiously stood up and walked to the door. Alice grabbed the phone on her way, just in case.
What I saw was not what I expected. Emmett was standing in the doorway, his expression full of worry and concern.
"Em, what's wrong?" Alice beckoned for him to come in, but he shook his head.
"You guys need to come." His voice was distant.
"Come where? Em, you're scaring us. Can you please just tell us what's going on."
"It's Rose…"
A/N: good, bad, do tell….. just so you know, I write for this story when Im having trouble with my others, so updates won't be frequent, but at least once a fortnight. R&R… updates will probably come faster for all three of them!
xx….lysa (RedChevy93)