Chapter 1: Nerves

(Rpov)

Deep breath. In. Out. I can do this.

"I can't do this!"

"Yes you can Rose, you have an amazing voice, it's time for you to show it off." Lissa's green eyes sparkled as she spoke.

"What if they don't think so?"

The 'they' I am referring to are the judges. The judges to one of the most popular singing competitions on the planet, Beautiful Voices. A competition where I must face their backs and sing much like the Voice except the world votes whether or not the judges chairs are turned. Assuming they press the button that will turn their chair once there are enough votes. So not only do I have to face the judges but I also have to win over basically the whole freaking world because they all watch this blasted competition.

"They will. I didn't sign you up for nothing."

"Yeah thanks for that by the way…" I say with a snarl and a grimace. Let's just say that when I woke up this morning I had no knowledge of even knowing I was going to be in the studio of the auditions let alone participating in it.

"Your welcome." She responds with a tone of sadistic sweetness.

I'm about to open my mouth with another remark when a producer bursts through the curtains, "Contestant number 331, you're up next!"

Oh my… world swallow me up now!

"Don't suck!" Christian oh so helpfully demands with a smirk and arm draped around a giggling Lissa. Those two are absolutely disgusting, if I didn't feel like I was about to be sick I would call him a not so child appropriate name. That'll have to wait until later, but until then I walk back towards the entrance of the stage.

I'm handed a mike as stand there. I don't notice it being thrown into my hands until I realize I'm gripping it like a life line. "Don't suck!" is on repeat in my brain as I wait my turn and barely listen to what's going on. I take a deep breath and close my eyes and barely hear a faint Russian accent in the far off distance just before I walk out to meet my fate…