Hey guys! So this is a new story I started 'cause I just couldn't get it out of my head. The next few chapters of "About A Girl" are basically done so those will be out soon! I promise that just because I started a new story doesn't mean I'll neglect my old one! Hope you enjoy this and please review!

Background Info: Jude, Jamie and Kat are all fourteen and freshmen. Spied, Wally and Kyle are all sixteen and sophomores. Shay is seventeen and a junior. Patsy, Sadie, Kwest and Tommy are all eighteen and seniors. Tommy and Sadie are dating. Jamie and Spied both have crushes on Jude. Jude, Kat, Shay, Jamie, Spied, Kyle, Wally and Patsy are all kind of one big group of friends who are trying to break into the music industry. (Instant Star doesn't exist). Stuart Harrison is not having an affair. He and Victoria have a steady marriage and aren't a source of drama in this story. It's all mainly revolving around Jude and Tommy (of course). Shay's uncle is Darius but at the beginning of this story Darius isn't involved in the music industry. Jude and Sadie have a much closer relationship than in the show. Tommy is an average high school student and not really a "bad boy".

"Sadie's got a boyfriend!" Jude taunted as she held the phone behind her back, away from her sister's reach.

Sadie desperately tried to pry the phone out of Jude's fingers. "Jude, c'mon, give it to me!"

The redheaded girl giggled and skipped away. "Not a chance. Not until you admit he's your boyfriend."

Sadie tucked her bangs behind her ears tiredly and chased after Jude. Unfortunately, the older girl was no match for her fleet footed younger sister. She was soon out of breath and

collapsed on the couch in the living room. "Fine, Jude! You win, he's my boyfriend. Now just give me the friggin' phone."

Jude smirked in victory and held the phone up to her ear. "Tommy? You still there? Yeah, you can talk to her now." She giggled and handed it to Sadie.

"Here, talk to lover boy." Sadie rolled her eyes at her and turned her attention to the man on the other end of the phone.

"Hi Tommy," she flirted. Jude mocked her, giggling loudly and twisting her hair around her finger.

"Of course, I'd love to. Um, how about seven?" Jude made a gagging gesture.

"Okay, I'll see you then. Bye, Tommy!" Sadie ignored Jude.

As soon as she hung up Jude burst into uncontrollable laughter. "God, Sadie you sound so stupid!"

Sadie threw a pillow at her head. "Oh yeah? What about you when you're talking to Spied? 'Oh you are soooo right, Spied, the C chord does sound wayyyy better'"

"I don't sound like that!" Jude insisted. "And a pillow, Sadie? Really? C'mon, you can do better than that." Sadie and Jude's fights were legendary, and usually involved throwing things

a lot more painful than pillows.

Sadie shrugged and hugged another pillow to her chest. "I could, but I'm too happy." She sighed dreamily, imagining her date with Tommy that afternoon. "Just four more hours. I can

hardly wait!"

Jude made a face. "Ew. When you get back tonight, spare me the details, kay?"

It was a pointless request however, because both sisters knew that they would be gossiping about the date 'till sundown.

"Whatever. Hey, wanna help me get ready?" Sadie sat up straight, looking like an eager puppy dog. Jude raised her eyebrows incredulously and plopped down onto the couch beside

her sister.

"Seriously? You want me, your fashion challenged, 14-year-old sister to help you, Sadie Harrison, prom queen?"

Sadie rolled her eyes. "I'm not prom queen yet, Jude. The votes don't go in until next semester. And what if I want to spend some time with my little sister? You're all grown up in high

school now. Who knows how often I'll get to see you nowadays?"

Jude elbowed Sadie in the side. "Nice try, sis. You just want me to help you 'cause you're hoping I let you borrow my boots."

"Okay, okay, you caught me." The blond girl held up her hands in surrender. "But, remember, I'm the one who told mom and dad to get you them for Christmas. You owe me."

Jude pretended to think about it, loving that she finally had some control over her prettier, smarter and more popular older sister. "Well....okay, I guess. Just don't get them muddy."

Sadie squealed happily, embracing Jude and almost knocking the wind out of her. "You deserve big chocolate chip cookies for breakfast tomorrow!"

"Don't think I won't take you up on that offer!" Jude laughed at Sadie's obvious excitement. Yeesh, the girl could get worked up over shoes.

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Jude sighed in exasperation and flung her spiral notebook across the room. It hit the wall violently, the loud bang satisfying Jude. She had been sitting in her bedroom trying to write a

song for two hours. It was proving to be quite a fruitless effort, for although she had an acute ear for pitch, when it came to songwriting she was absolutely hopeless. Jude sighed

again and glanced at the hot pink alarm clock on her nightstand. '9:00' it read. Sadie wouldn't be home for another hour. She was just wondering how to kill the remaining time when

suddenly there was a noise coming from outside her window. Jude smiled widely. Jamie always knew when she needed company. She immediately left the comforts of her bed and

opened the window. Outside, Jude's best friend Jamie Andrews was balancing dangerously on the edge of her roof, both hands on her windowsill.

"Hey, dork," she greeted him teasingly. "What brings you here?"

The brown haired boy rolled his eyes. He wore big brown glasses and his hair was highlighted in blue streaks. "Could you just help me up already?"

Jude tapped her chin in mock indecision. "Hmm, I don't know if I should. What would daddy say if he found a boy in my room?" Jamie rolled his eyes again. The two had been

inseparable since they were five years old, and he knew Jude's parents wouldn't give a second thought to her being alone in a room with him. "C'mon Jude, I'm losing my grip here. You

wouldn't want to be responsible for sending me to the hospital now would you?"

Jude giggled and extended a hand. "I guess not." She helped pull Jamie through her window and into her room. He landed heavily on his backside.

"Gee thanks, Jude. You're a real pal." Jude ignored him and retrieved her abandoned notebook, suddenly not in a teasing mood anymore. Jamie noticed her weary expression and was

immediately concerned.

"Hey, what's the matter?" She shot him a small smile to prove it wasn't anything serious. "It's just…this song I'm trying to write. The words aren't flowing well,"

She handed Jamie the notebook, knowing if anyone could save her disaster of a song, it would be him. As he quickly skimmed over her lyrics, Jude noticed the approval in his eyes.

"It's really not a bad song," he began, grabbing a pen off of her desk and pulling Jude down to the floor with him. She watched over his shoulder as he made some quick adjustments,

already feeling better about the song.

"See, it's all in the editing. I didn't change much, just added in some more transition words."

Jude nodded in agreement. He never failed to amaze her. "Looks good," she mouthed some of the chorus to herself, liking the ring of the new words.

"Like I always say, writing a song is like…"

"Writing an essay," Jude rolled her eyes as she interrupted him. Jamie smiled at his best friend affectionately.

"Except with more heart," he added. "And you definitely got heart, Jude."

She bumped his shoulder teasingly. "What would I do without you, Jame?"

"Oh, I dunno, fail the ninth grade, go crazy, never be able to write a song again…"

Jude grinned. "You're the best, Jamie."

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"Spied, would you please give me my book back?," Jude whined and stomped her feet, on the verge of a full on temper tantrum.

"No way, freshman," said a tall boy with messy auburn hair and big brown eyes. He was holding Jude's Geometry textbook in one hand and a black guitar case in the other. Trailing

behind him laughing were two other boys, one holding drumsticks and the other a bass guitar case. Jude tried to catch up with the older boys but was starting to get lost in the crowd.

It looked like she would have to go to Geometry without her book, and face the wrath of evil Mrs. Benson. Just as she was ready to admit defeat and turn around, an idea occurred to

her.

"You give me that book right now or I won't go to the Welcome Back Dance with you." She said with her hands on her hips, grinning in triumph as Spied stopped dead in his tracks and

turned back towards her. Still not handing over the book, he raised one curious eyebrow.

"Oh? And what makes you think I'd want to go to the dance with a freshman?" Confident now and gaining attitude, Jude rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I'm not stupid Spied…or blind. I know you like me. And besides, you're only a year older than me. That's not exactly pedophilia." He whistled approvingly.

"Touché, Harrison." Spied handed her the textbook. She hugged the book close to her, silently reveling in her victory.

"So?" He questioned. Jude smiled coyly, knowing exactly what he was getting at but wanting to make him squirm.

"So what?" She cocked her head to the side innocently. Spied groaned in frustration. He usually loved her wit and cleverness but today it was getting damn annoying.

"Will you…go to the dance…with me? There, I said it!" Jude giggled and hit him lightly with the book.

"Of course I'll go with you Spied, nobody else asked my and you're my last resort.." He gasped and clutched his chest dramatically. "That hurt, Harrison." She opened her mouth to

respond when the bell rang obnoxiously.

"Ooh, sorry, gotta go. Benson will kick my ass if I'm late." Jude smiled apologetically and gave a quick wave before walking away. "Hey," Spied called from behind her. "Don't forget.

Band practice at Wally's house today."

"I'll be there," She assured him.

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Jamie thrashed his head about wildly, earning a few laughs from Jude. They were in Wally's garage trying to write the music to Jude's song. Kyle had been demonstrating an

outrageous drum solo and Jamie was openly making fun of him. Noticing Jamie's obscene head gestures, Kyle stopped drumming and threw a stick at his head.

"Dude, it's not funny. I worked really hard on that," He sounded so serious Jude almost felt sorry for him.

"Oh, c'mon Kyle, it doesn't fit in. This isn't a heavy metal song, it's a soft rock ballad," She urged.

Kyle sighed loudly. "Well fine then. Let's see you come up with something better."

Jude was saved from answering when Wally, the bassist, spoke up. "No need for drama, dude. Jude's right anyway. The solo isn't right for this song." Kyle rolled his eyes.

"Oh, sure, stick up for the chick," He muttered. Spied sighed, tired of all the arguing they had done that afternoon.

"Maybe we should just take a break. It's obvious we aren't going to get anywhere today."

Jamie shook his head. "No, we have a deadline. I booked you guys at the Vinyl palace for Saturday night. That's only four days from today. We need to finish this."

Jude shrugged flopped down next to Spied on the couch. "So? We'll just play our old stuff."

Spied, Wally and Kyle all nodded in agreement but Jamie was still doubtful. "Are you guys sure? Our old stuff isn't as good as this song."

"Yeah man, but at least our old stuff is finished. We're never gonna get this song done in time," Spied argued, pulling Jude's head into his lap and stroking her hair. Jamie noticed the

seemingly innocent act and anger flashed in his eyes.

"Our old stuff was crap! Especially your guitar playing, Spied. This is a chance to redeem ourselves," He knew it was unfair to mix band issues with personal issues, but this was the

only way to lash out at Spied without formulating suspicion. He had kept his feelings towards Jude a secret for years and he wasn't about to tell her now.

Speid glared at him. "Excuse me? How the hell would you know crappy guitar playing, freshman? It's not like you play an instrument. All you do is sit on your ass and book gigs. The

only reason we keep you around is because Jude insists."

At this Jude finally sat up and spoke up. "Hey! What's wrong with you two today? You're both talking shit right now."

At that point Kyle had retreated back into the house and Wally was busying himself practicing chords.

Jamie looked at Jude in disbelief. "I'm talking shit? I'm your best friend, Jude! You're supposed to be sticking up for me!" He grabbed her hand and tried to pull her off the couch. "C'mon

Jude, let's go home." Jude would have obliged had Spied not grabbed her other hand.

"Maybe she doesn't want to go with you!" Then he let go of Jude's hand and stood up, his face only inches away from Jamie's. Jamie however, was not at all intimidated. He scoffed

and clenched his fist.

"Oh, and you think she wants to stay here with you? Dream on."

Jude dropped her mouth open in shock. What the hell was going on here? She then stood up and broke the two boys apart. The last thing she wanted was a fist fight.

"Okay, that's enough." She picked up her backpack and songbook and opened the garage door. "I'm leaving before this gets ugly." Jude exited the garage and Jamie soon joined her,

but not before shooting Spied a 'told ya so' look. Spied was not to be defeated, however. Just as Jude and Jamie were crossing the street, he yelled, "See you at the dance on Friday,

Jude!" Jude winced, and much to Spied's pleasure, Jamie looked appalled. "You're going to the dance with him?????"

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Sadie laughed hysterically when Jude finished retelling that afternoon's events.

"Jude, that's like, the third time they've fought over you in like, a month!"

"Yeah, it's the dreaded best friend versus boyfriend ordeal," Jude sighed loudly and put her head in her hands. Sadie rubbed her shoulder comfortingly.

"C'mon, you should be used to this by now," She pointed out.

Jude muttered, "Doesn't mean I have to like it."

Sadie rolled her eyes but instantly brightened as a thought occurred to her. "Well," she began "I have something that'll cheer you up!"

Jude looked up in half curiosity and half suspicion. "What's up?"

The blond haired girl clapped her hands in excitement. "I invited Tommy for dinner on Friday so you guys can meet him!"

Jude raised her eyebrows, "Hmm, should be interesting…"

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