I just thought it would be fun to write up something like this. Hope you guys like it. It will only have two chapters but I think they'll be good. I don't own anything (: Review Please
"Hey these'll be great in the studio!" Caitlyn Geller exclaimed excitedly to her best friend, Nate Ryan, member of Connect 3. She was reading four pretty good songs he had written while on the road that year. As Nate's best friend, Caitlyn had her own room at Connect 3's house and was staying there for a few months to spend time with the guys and learn even more about the music business.
"And how is it even possible to record them?" Nate ground his teeth, annoyed. "When I can barely drag the guys in here kicking and screaming?" Caitlyn shrugged, and propped her feet up on the coffee table. Nate pushed her feet off and organized the papers she had been using for a foot rest.
"Why not let them sing with you guys? Rewrite one of these lovely ballads so all of you can sing it. The media would eat up lovey dovey stuff between the couples like that." Caitlyn informed her best friend. Nate looked up, his eyes gleaming at the prospect.
"It would be fantastic PR..." He was mumbling to himself, running his hand through his curly hair. "Duets between Shane and Mitchie. Tess can sing while Jason plays. It's perfect!" he exclaimed. Caitlyn looked at him quizzically. "What?? This is a great idea!" Nate had now stood up and was pacing furiously, looking at the doubt on Caitlyn's face. "What? What is the problem!"
"Who are you gonna sing with? I know it would be great for Shane and Jason, but all the magazines will hold the same head line: Nate Ryan Still Remains Helplessly Heartbroken And Alone in Hit Song." She said in her dramatic news anchor voice, making a line with her hands. Nate stopped in his tracks.
"I don't need a girl. It's fine the way it is." Nate slowly talked himself into it and the chestnut haired girl snorted. "Caitlyn I don't have a girlfriend! I can't sing with one if I don't have one!" He exclaimed. Caitlyn put up her hands in exasperation. "It's fine."
But clearly even Nate didn't believe what he was saying as he held auditions for a girl to sing with on the song he had (re)written. Girls were flocking the building where the audition was being held. Mitchie, Tess, Jason, Nate, Shane, and Caitlyn were all seated at a long table as each girl was escorted in. They all had been given a song to learn beforehand and were resquested to sing a few bars. Some were decent, and were requested to come back and sing again.
And then there were like girls like Fiona. The gorgeous young woman walked in, causing every guys' jaw to hit the floor, Mitchie, Tess, and Caitlyn elbowing them agitatedly. Fiona smiled dazzlingly and continued to screech the song, bellowing out every note she had practiced. The six judges grabbed their ears and begged for her to be taken from the room. Fiona screamed vociferously how much she loved the boys, and Caitlyn hid under the table, refusing to come out until she was gone.
Shane laughed as Fiona's arms flew out and her hands clawed at the door to try and stay in the room and he leaned over to kiss Mitchie's cheek sweetly.
Tess turned to her boyfriend Jason and whined that this girl must be taken away immediately. "Yeah. Come on guys, get her out of here." He gestured to the tough looking security guards, and wrapped his arm snugly around his girlfriend.
"Caitlyn! Caitlyn! Come on!" Nate pulled his friend out from under the table, their friends laughing along. Hours later, Nate sat in the lounge of Connect 3's home with Caitlyn.
"Okay we have two great choices. Jessica Bernstein." Nick held the picture of the bottle blonde.
"She has a crooked tooth and that would be a huge emphasis during all the smiling shots you two would have to do." Caitlyn said without looking up from her lap top. Nate scrutinized the picture. "Right in the front, tilt your head to the side." He did so and his jaw dropped.
"Oh my god! You're right!" He placed her picture at the bottom of the pile. "Ooh. Liana Gold. I don't see much wrong with her." He smirked and Caitlyn rolled her eyes, reaching for the CD that was with the picture. She popped it into her lap top and played it. She jabbed her finger at the sound file as it played.
"Listen to her voice. It's squeaky. It'll clash with the combination of Connect 3 and the girl's voices." Nate sighed, she was right.
"Maybe I'll just sing alone." Nate sighed. Caitlyn shrugged.
"Maybe that's best." She hugged him to try and cheer him up.
"Yeah but if it bombs I blame you!" Nate grinned brightly, soqmething rare for Nate Ryan to do. Caitlyn laughed and nodded. After a few daunting weeks of Nate looking for the perfect girl to sing, Connect 3 was joined by Mitchie and Tess in the studio. Caitlyn sat at the sound board, helping them record. But as the group sang, there was something off.
"Nate?" Caitlyn pressed on the intercom. He looked up, one hand still on the headphone. "Can you come here?" He nodded and walked out of the studio to where she sat. "It sounds off. It was written for six people." She pointed out. Nate groaned.
"You think I don't know that?" He asked her angrily, leaning back against the board.
"No I know. I was just saying. Maybe if Mitchie takes the second chorus..." But Caitlyn's voice was cut off by Mitchie chipping in.
"Hey Caitlyn! Why don't you get in here? You do have an amazing voice!" She exclaimed, grinning toothily. Caitlyn blushed beneath her curls. "Come on! We've got the extra mic!" Caitlyn cleared her throat nervously and Nate reached forward, brushing her hand with his.
"Give it a shot." He smiled encouragingly at his best girl friend. "I mean you know every verse." He pushed her. Caitlyn looked helpelessly at his pleading face and then at everyone else's pleading voice.
"Okay. Sure." She grinned and followed him into the recording studio. She put on a pair of head phones and stood between Shane and Nate. As they began to sing, Caitlyn's voice meshed perfectly with everyone elses.
Within months, the single had actually gone platinum. The group was in awe. The song was all they heard on the radio when the group went out and frankly, it was getting annoying. But it was when Heart to Heart was nominated for Ballad of the Year at the American Music Awards, that it hit them all how big this song was.