Hey everybody, this is the sequel to Hit The Wall. I would suggest reading it first but you don't have to. I'm going to summarize what happened anyway so yeah here it goes.
-Jude went on Shay's tour instead of the club tour.
-Jamie and Jude had a fight about the tour.
-Tommy hid the fact he was dating Sadie and Jude found out (Lots of drama happend)
-Victoria and Stuart did divorce, but there is a sweet moment between Jude and Victoria in Hit The Wall about why they divorced.
There's more but that's mostly the highlights. Like I said, you can read it if you want. I personally think this story is better. I'm proud of this one. So please let me know what you think. Thank you!
Disclaimer: I do not own Instant Star, only my ideas.
Chapter 1
"Thank you Minneapolis, it's been a blast!" Jude yelled over the screaming fans. "Now get ready for a real treat, S to the H to the A to the Y, Shay!" Jude hurried off the stage with Spiederman, Wally, and Kyle right behind her.
"That was an awesome show Jude," Wally said making her laugh.
Jude watched as her band calmed down after the amazing performance that had just gone on. Even Jude knew that she had never performed that well before. And she hated to admit it but the fact that they only had one more show which was in Toronto; where they would put on one hell of a final performance. Rumor was it would be televised too. But Jude didn't want the tour to end. She didn't want to go home and deal with all the drama she left behind three months before.
"Smile Jude," Spied said following her back to their tour bus. "You have nothing to frown about."
"That's what you think," Jude muttered as she walked on the bus. She had plenty of reasons to frown and there was three names at the top of the list. Tommy, Jamie and Sadie. Yes Sadie, she still couldn't believe that she told her sister that she didn't want to see her ever again. What kind of sister did that? Yeah Sadie was a bitch, everybody knew it, it was something you just accepted, like the fact that sun would rise and set every day and that water was wet. It was a fact, Sadie equaled bitch.
"Jude, please tell me this isn't about Tommy," Spied said following her back to the rec room at the back of the bus. Wally and Kyle were still outside hyped up on adrenaline.
Jude groaned as she sat down on one of the couches. "You know, I'm really regretting ever confiding in you about the whole mess."
"That may be, but I still hate to see you like this," Spied said sitting down beside her. "I know you miss Jamie and Kat. And that you are regretting how you left things with Tommy and Sadie."
"Sadie yes, Tommy never," Jude said making Spied chuckle.
"Okay, but don't get all sad and pensive-"
"Pensive, big word," Jude teased interrupted him.
"Because we only have days left before the real world will intrude, so lets keep the real world at bay for a little longer," Spied continued like Jude never interrupted him. He was use to it. After three months on the road, and one night of Jude crying all over his shoulder and confessing all the issues in her life; they'd become close. He was like her Jamie, on the road. And Spied only hoped that once they were home, that didn't end. Because he was falling for his little red headed singer.
"I know you're right, and I know that I'm probably worried over nothing. Tommy and Sadie are probably super happy together, they had a great time in Europe. And Jamie probably didn't even know I was gone, he was so busy working at G Major."
"Jude I've watched you during this whole tour," Spied started knowing that this conversation was a long time coming. "You've barely smiled, you don't laugh and it's almost like you are just going through the motions. We've performed at 30 different locations and tonight was the only night you really sounded like yourself. Oh I'm not saying you sucked at the 29 other cities but you weren't you. You need to get over it or write about it or something."
"Don't you think I've tried," Jude fired back. "I've wrote songs about it. And only three or four are any good. I barely sleep, I don't eat unless it's forced on me. I can't laugh, nothings funny anymore. I want to get over it. I dream about getting over it. But it hurts so bad, right here." Jude covered her heart with her hand.
"I know Quincy broke your heart," Spied started to say.
"No, it started with Shay, he cracked it. Then my dad made it a little bigger. Then the fight with Jamie made it even bigger. And Tommy, he just demolished it. Every guy picks somebody else. What is so wrong with me that guys find it so easy to just leave me behind?"
"There is nothing wrong with you Jude," Spied said placing both his hands on her shoulders so she was looking into his eyes. "Well, except, maybe the fact you keep picking losers."
"You know, I wish that was it, but it's not," Jude said shaking her head. "I've gotten to know Shay again and he's not a bad guy. He's just not attracted to me like that. And my dad chose Yvette over our family without even looking back. Jamie is an idiot but he's always been my idiot. And Tommy, he's not a loser." She looked so sad when she said that. Spied just wanted to wrap his arms around her. "I wish I could say that he was but it's not his fault that he doesn't feel the same way. The truth is, I can see him and Sadie together. They're both beautiful and they look good together."
"Maybe to you but I still think that's way to much ego for one relationship," Spied joked hoping to make her smile but it didn't work.
"No, seriously, they are good for each other. Maybe that's what Tommy needs, somebody outside the business so he can balance his life more," Jude said thoughtfully. She'd been thinking about it a lot lately and she wasn't going to begrudge them their happiness. She just wasn't going to watch them either.
"Don't tell me you're going to forgive the ass," Spied said glaring at her.
"Oh no, I'm still plenty angry at him for hiding it," Jude said pursing her lips. "But I also know that I can't stay angry forever. And Sadie's my sister, if she's happy, I'm going to grit my teeth and let her be happy."
"Even though your not," Spied said skeptically.
"I can try at least," Jude said hopefully.
Spied took her hand and pulled her up from the couch. "You know what, this is dumb. Sitting here, talking about Quincy and all his idiotic mistakes. Lets go do something."
"Like what?" Jude said letting him lead her off the bus.
"Who pranked who last?" he asked her smirking.
"That'd be Shay who set all of our clocks ahead so when our alarms went off we all got ready even though it wasn't 8 in the morning, it was four in the morning," Jude said as she remembered. She'd been really surprised that he'd thought up such a prank.
"I was thinking we'd get him back, I think we came up with the perfect prank. The prank of all pranks," he said leading her towards Shay's bus.
"What prank is that?" Jude asked slowly. The boys were ruthless when it came to pranks and she was so glad she was on their team.
"Well, Shay prides himself on being, lets say, hot," Spied said motioning for Wally and Kyle to fall into step with him.
"He spends hours in front of his mirror on his bus," Wally added.
"And he spends thousands of dollars on his hair products and cologne, right?" Kyle asked her.
"So," Jude said confused.
"Well Jude honey," Spied said pulling a bottle out of his pocket. "Take a whiff of this."
Jude rolled her eyes and opened up the bottle and soon she was handing it back to Spied and gagging. "Oh my god, that reeks. What in the hell is that?" She was still holding her stomach and wiping the tears from her eyes when Wally answered.
"Dear musk."
"Please tell me you're not doing what I think you're doing," Jude said pausing outside Shay's tour bus doors. She wasn't sure she wanted to be in on this prank, only because Shay was so going to kill them when he got a hold of them.
"C'mon, Harrison," Kyle said grabbing her arm. "We started the prank wars together, we're gonna end them together."
"What makes you think this will be the end of the prank wars?" Jude asked putting her hands on her waist. She wasn't trying to burst their bubbles or anything but Shay wasn't going to just let this prank die. There would be a retaliation, she just hoped it wasn't towards her.
"How is he going to top this one?" Spied asked dumping Shay's cologne down the sink.
"Um…I don't know, but I'm sure he'll think of something," Jude pointed out holding her nose as they dumped the Dear Musk from one bottle into the other.
"You mean Shay actually have a real thought for himself, yeah right?" Spied said causing all the boys to laugh.
"I'm heading back to the bus," Jude said turning to leave. When they didn't say anything she walked out. She went back to the rec room again and sighed in relief when she was sitting in her favorite spot with her guitar. This was her favorite time, right after a concert, when the music was still pumping through her. She had wrote some stuff while on the road, most of it a little to sad for her but there were a couple that might be worth a second look once she was back in the studio. There was one song that was still giving her trouble. She'd been working on it since day one and she wasn't getting off this tour bus until it was done.
Tommy sat in the studio strumming his guitar, waiting for Kwest to arrive at G Major. He had a melody running in his mind and he wanted to get it out. Words would come later, but this melody wanted out.
"Hey Tommy," Georgia said from the doorway.
"Oh hey Georgia, thought you'd be gone by now," Tommy said laying the guitar down on the ground.
"Just heading out now." Georgia walked into the room and shut the door behind her. There were couple things she wanted to say to her favorite producer and she didn't want anybody to overhear. Especially Darius and his precious Liam. "You know Jude's going to be here in three days."
"It's all everyone's talking about," Tommy said wondering where this was going.
"Well this tour has done amazing things for her career." She sat down beside him and tactfully tried to bring up his and Jude's more personal relationship. "Tommy, I know you and Jude have gotten real close working on her first album. And then you seemed to cool off for awhile." When Tommy just stared at her without saying a word she continued. "And then at the airport I couldn't hear what was being said, but I could read in your eyes whatever she was saying wasn't good."
"Your point?" he asked softly.
"Jude's gonna need you now more than ever." Georgia watched as his body relaxed slowly. But it was a bit premature because the next thing out of her mouth wasn't going to make him very happy. "Darius has some crazy plans for her in the works. And I mean, crazy. She's going to either have to tow the line, or walk out. And I don't want her to do either. She's much to talented to do cover songs and follow his strict rules. She's done her own thing, always has. So I need you to be there, watching out for her. Making sure she doesn't do anything to crazy. And by that I mean, don't mess with her head anymore."
"What!" Tommy yelled standing up so he could pace back and forth.
"I'm not crazy Tom, I know something's there. And it's not all one sided. But she can't be worried about what screwy head game your going to throw at her next when her career here at G Major is on the rocks," Georgia said calmly. "I know you don't mean to."
"I don't know what your talking about," Tommy said between clenched teeth looking through the window at the recording room.
"The kiss at her birthday party, all the glances, looks. The song, Time to be Your 21, her sister, and lastly, your not talking to her and not flying out with us to some of her tour dates," Georgia said checking them off on her fingers. "I know that you are trying to stay away from her, and I commend you for that. But you suck at doing it. She's more confused and hurt now than she was after her birthday."
"She's hurt still," Tommy whispered.
"Oh yeah, she's hurt. But she's hiding it behind a wall of anger that's so thick that I don't know if you're going to be able to break it down. If that's what you were thinking about doing," Georgia said walking up beside him. "So please, just be her friend, her confidant, her wall."
"What does Darius have in the works?" Tommy asked curiously wondering what could be so bad.
"I can't tell you, that would be a breach of the contract I signed with him," Georgia said wishing she could. "But it's not good. Like I told you at the beginning of this whole mess. I wish I could take you, Kwest and Jude with me. But I can't."
"We're going to miss you around here, ya know?" Tommy said softly. He pulled her into a hug and smiled sadly. "Truth is, if it wasn't for Jude, I wouldn't be staying on here."
"Don't you think I know that?" Georgia asked chuckling softly. "She's going to need you Tommy, even though she's going to push you away."
"I know," Tommy said nodding. "I plan on doing a lot of damage control for all the drama that I may or may not have caused."
"Good luck," Georgia said kissing him on his cheek. She walked towards the door and before she opened it she said one last thing. "Oh and Tommy, you and Jude. You're made for each other. She's the ying to your yang, or some cheesy thing like that. So don't be a total idiot when she gets back. Fix things so down the road, when you do get together, and you will; it won't be to difficult."
Tommy stared at the doorway long after she left with this tiny little half smile on his face. Jude was the ying to his yang. He liked the sound of that, even if it was cheesy. What he wouldn't do to be able to call Jude and tell her about it. But they weren't talking and she was only 16. God must really hate him to bring him the woman of his dreams, of his fantasies and then only have her be a teenager. It wasn't fair to him or to Jude.
"What are you smiling about?" Kwest asked strolling in.
"Nothing," Tommy said sitting back down picking up his guitar.
Kwest nodded even though he knew what had put the smile on his face. He'd just got done talking with Georgia. She was matchmaking even though she knew the odds were against them. But she'd asked him to look after her favorite singer and producer and he would. And he'd see that they didn't screw things up to badly. After all, he was his best friend and Jude was the perfect girl for him.
"So, you going to the concert?" he asked already knowing the answer. He'd been asking the same question for the past week and Tommy always said no, there were enough people going from G Major that they would be well represented.
"Yes," Tommy said not even looking up from his guitar.
Kwest stared at him in surprise. "Care to tell me what changed your mind?"
"Jude's going to need me," Tommy said simply. He looked up to see Kwest staring at him and rolled his eyes. "Georgia's going to tell her about the buyout at the concert, Jude's going to be, lets say, vocal about her disproval. Especially when she finds out who's running her career now."
"So you're going to be there for her," Kwest repeated.
"Yes, have a problem with that?" Tommy asked staring at his best friend.
"Nope, just a question," Kwest said turning to the music board so he could hide his smile. "What took you so long?"
