Summary: Jude writes a song for Tommy after her 18th birthday. Just read it, i think it's pretty good. but then again, i'm biased.

Disclaimer: I don't own instant star or "Another Week" by Azure Ray

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"You did it first Tom." I said pulling the handle of the door and walking out into the common area, i was safe here. There was no way Tom Quincy would make a scene in the middle of G-major. That's what i thought anyway...

Now:

"JUDE!" He yelled after me. Where could I go? What was the fastest way to get out of here? I wiped my head arund wildly still trying to find someone, anyone to get me away from him.

"JUDE!" He called to me again. I flinched and looked again, I spotted Jamie and quickly ran up to him.

"Please Jamie, i can't... just get me... i can't." without a word he grabbed my hand and ran outside with me. "We will have to face him eventaully you know." He said when we got closer to my house.

"Until then can we just... not talk about him. Let's get SME and Sadie and just... just celebrate."

"Celebrate what exactly?"

"That we made it through another week when all the odds were against us."

I wake up each morning

Go to work at eight

Come home for dinner

Time to celebrate

So i round up my friends

"Here's to us." I nearly shouted two hours and a few drinks later. "To us!" Everyone shouted in unison. We all smiled wildly at each other, i stood up again and looked at Sadie and Kwest "To surviving, no matter what happens, to surviving." Sadie smiled sadly at me and i returned the favor.

"To friends, the only things you need on a night like tonight." Wally shouted. "Hear, Hear." We all yelled back, it echoed through the rehearsal space a bit. I smiled a little more with each toast because i knew that even if Tommy Q didn't there were people in the world who loved me. And i had all night to sit with them making toasts about life like we had seen it all.

We made it through another week

We may not have much

But we've got what we need

So we go all night

I got up from my spot in the middle of the group after everyone had fallen asleep. We were all scattered with our limbs intertwined all over the floor and couches. I smiled and walked toward the door, grabbing another drink, suddenly needing air. I hummed a gentle melody once i reached the door. I swayed gently, completing the party on my own now that everyone had gone to sleep.

I smiled to myself and started to hum louder.

"New song?" I turned towards the voice knowing very well who it was.

Until i see his face

Then the party's over

This drink has no taste

I took a sip from the glass i was holding, it tasted like water now, everything was tasteless when i craved him. And as much as i hated him, i craved him.

"Why are you here Tom?"

"I think you know."

"Then why would i ask?"

"Jude..."

"Don't do that... don't do the thing where you say my name in the pathetic tone that makes me love you. Because right now, i can't look at you, i can't talk to you and i really really don't want to love you." There, I said it, i told him that i loved him after three long years of trying to make it disappear.

He makes me lonely

When he comes around

I tried for years to beat this one down

He looked awe-struck as i walked back into the rehearsal space where everyone pretended like they were just waking up. "Nice try guys know you're up. When did you all awaken?"

"Uh about the time someone started to hum a cute lil' song." Sadie said with a smile.

"Oh god."

"No, we like it seriously what's it called."

"I don't know yet. Still trying to work it all out in my head."

We were all sitting there, smiling and chatting about my new song, trying to work it out when we heard the knock.

I've got all my friends

Couldn't ask for more

But he makes me lonely

When he knocks on my door

If there's one thing you can say about Tom Quincy, he's persistent.