AN: Hi everyone! Sorry it's taken so long to get this up here. But I've finally written the first chapter with tommy4eva, who if you don't know by now, is one of the most amazing writers on here. So go on and check out her fanfics. Seriously, they're awesome!

Disclaimer: We don't own Instant Star or any of the characters. But we wish we did. Tim Rozon is the hottest man alive, no matter how old he is! LOL!

tommy4eva and ilovetommyq

Chapter 1: The Truth

When Eden heard that a fifteen-year-old was going to compete against her, she wanted to laugh. What talent could a fifteen-year-old possibly have? But when she heard the girl sing, Eden was jealous. She had gone through so much shit to get here, and her career was being threatened by a fifteen-year-old. So she was a bitch to her. Hoping that maybe she could crush her that way. But she was wrong. Fifteen-year-old Jude Harrison had beaten her. That reminded her of what had happened many years ago.

Flashback

"You won't win. You're a useless piece of trash." Her mother said, slapping her across the face and spitting on her. Eden had only been ten. She was entering a local talent show.

"You're wrong, mom. I'll win. I'll show you and Dad." Eden promised, tears threatening to fall.

"Are you talking back to me?" Her mom screeched. "I'll show you not to talk back to me!" She shoved her to the ground and began kicking her.

"No, Mommy! Please stop! Not again!" Eden sobbed. But her mother ignored her cries of pain.

End Flashback

Between her mother and her father, who took turns beating her and telling her she was worthless, Eden had become hard and cruel. She had gotten into drugs at a young age and gotten involved in prostitution, just like her older sister Candy, who had introduced her to them.

After a while, Eden got tired of living that kind of life, and got her act together. She began taking singing and dancing lessons, and was told by her instructors that she was a natural. Pretty soon, she became as confident as any prima donna would be. She had the looks, the talent, and the endurance to take any insults anyone else threw her way. Then one day, she saw an ad for the Instant Star contest. She knew she could win, and promptly entered it. She'd show everyone that she would win. That she was better than everyone thought she was. She vowed that she'd prove everyone wrong. Everyone who'd doubted her and told her she was nothing.

So it came as a surprise when a 15-year-old loser named Jude Harrison, who clearly had no respect for her own self-image, much less her music, beat her and became the next Instant Star. Eden was even more devastated, but hid it well. There and then, Eden had only one thing on her mind. She would get revenge on Jude Harrison if it was the last thing she did.

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