A/N ok so I liked the response I got to the first chapter I wasn't planning on updating this soon but here you go chapter 2. this story came to me in a dream I hope you like it. Also I listened to the songs featured in this story as I wrote it. A slight suggestion is to do the same as you read it , it really helps for the effect.
Disclaimer the songs and characters are the original property of the people who created them my plot line and original characters belong to me.
Songs in this chapter:
Wildflower By the Jane deer Girls
If I die young by the band Perry
X's and O's (an American girl) by Trisha Yearwood
Hip to my heart by the Band Perry
Celebrity By Brad paisley
Chapter 2 wildflower
Bella POV
I smiled as I looked out over the audience. This was my first gig and I had to make a good impression.
"how's everybody doin' tonight?" I twanged into the mic. The crowd raised there glasses. I smiled wide.
" I don't know 'bout you but I m just a small town Southern girl that wants to sing country music. My daddy god rest his soul is the reason I m here. He used to call me his little wildflower. So I ugh just want to say that this one is for him." the crowd was silent as picked up my guitar, and slipped the strap over my head. I looked out at the audience as I began to play the opening notes. The song poured from me and before I knew it I was lost in it.
"mmm yeaahh yeaeaa yeaaa"
"I was born off an old dirt road 40 acre farm no highway no interstate & I drive an old rusted out Chevrolet, the boys all rubber neck while their out makin' hay."
"Hey, I'm a wildflower, growin' in the sunshine, soakin' up the way of life I was raised in, runnin' barefoot bloomin' in a summer shower, ponytail dancin' I cant help it I-I'm a wildflower."
I danced around as I played the guitar my daddy hadn't called my wildflower for nothing.
"oooo yeahh oooo yeahhh "
"There's a little cotton dress hangin' in my sisters closet, I think I'm gonna borrow it, and wear it this weekend. Painted my toes, bought some cherry lip gloss. No rose, No daisy, can touch what I got"
"yeaah" "I'm a wildflower, growin in the sunshine, soakin' up the way of life I was raised in, runnin' barefoot bloomin' in a summer shower, ponytail dancin' I cant help it. I-I'm a wildflower."
I loved this song I had written while sitting in the middle of my daddy's corn field when I was sixteen. It had been hot and well I had a crush on the boy next door. I liked watching him work in the hay filed.
"oooo yeaah oooo yeahh"
(music Break)
"I'm just a girl that needs a little sun, a little rain, an open field to play"
"Hey, I'm a wildflower, growin' in the sunshine soakin' up the way of life I was raised in, runnin' barefoot bloomin' in a summer shower, ponytail dancin' I can't help it. I-I'm a wildflower."
"I'm a wildflower, growin' in the sunshine soakin' up the way of life I was raised in, runnin' barefoot bloomin' in a summer shower, ponytail dancin' I can't help it. I-I'm a wildflower."
As I sang the last few bits of the song I noticed that I had missed the arrival of Edward Cullen.. He was even better looking in person god and I was opening for him I hoped I could do him justice, course I was no where near as good as he was.
"oooo yeah oooo yeahh I-I'm a wildflower"
"oooo yeah oooo yeah I'm a wildflower"
"yeaahh yeaeaa yeaaa I'm a wildflower"
I brought the song to a close and the crowd cheered, I was thrown off by their reaction, I hadn't expected them to like me let alone my song. Especially when I knew they were all comparing me to the bronze haired country star that had walked in in the middle of my song.
"wow that was fun this next one is for my sister who I miss like crazy. We used to say we'd never be apart and that we would die at the same time on the same day. But well she's gone now this is for my baby sister."
I closed my eyes briefly as I was overcome with emotion I really had lost just about everything important to me. I stroked the guitar and began to sing.
"If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Oh ,oh, Oh, oh"
My sister had spoken those words to me as she lay on her death bed. The accident that claimed her life still haunted me and this song was a product of my loss.
"Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even gray, but she buries her baby"
We buried her at age eleven I was twelve. I can still see the coffin being lowered into the ground as thought it were just yesterday. I lone tear slid down my cheeks and landed on my guitar.
"The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time"
"If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song"
"The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time"
I'd written this song on the anniversary of her death when I was thirteen and tonight was the first time anyone besides me and my dad had heard me sing it. We had always dreamed of coming to Nashville together.
"And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I've never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by"
She'd never been kissed never known love….
"The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time"
"So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done"
"A penny for my thoughts, oh no I'll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin"
It really was truly amazing how much we missed people after they had left us but never truly appreciated them when they were there, I tried to care about everyone I met even my estranged mother. I felt another tear slid down my cheek and I shut my eyes as I played the rest of the song.
"If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Oh, oh"
The band of guys behind me were singing harmony and I liked how we sounded together."The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when your really gonna need them oh"
"The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had just enough time"
"So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls"
When the song ended the room was silent I surveyed the audience with wide eyes. What the hell did causing utter silence mean? I forced a smile and wiped my tears.
"well I think that the mood needs to be lightened." I forced a small laugh.
"this was my sisters favorite song," I grinned as the music started and I let my guitar swing and rest on my back. A huge smile graced my lips as I sang this had been me and Sky's song we would steel my dad's guitar and pretend to be the biggest stars. I was Faith Hill and she was Shaina Twain.
"Phone rings baby cries TV diet guru lies
Good morning honey
Go to work make up try to keep the balance up
Between love and money
She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's tryin' to make it in her daddy's world
She's an American girl"
The crowd was smiling now and I was loving every minute of this. I could die right now as a happy woman. Knowing that I had gotten to be on stage.
"An American girl"
"Slow dance second chance mama needs romance
And an live-in maid
Fix the sink mow the yard really isn't all that hard
If you get paid
she used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's tryin' to make it in her daddy's world
She's an American girl
An American girl"
Funny thing was I had a picture in my wallet of my mamma in heels and pearls.
"Well she's got her God and she's got good wine
Aretha Franklin and Patsy Cline''
"She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's gonna' make it in her daddy's world an American girl
An American girl
She's an American girl"
"She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's gonna' make it in her daddy's world an American girl
An American girl
she's an American girl"
"She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's gonna' make it in her daddy's world an American girl
An American girl
She's an American girl"
"x's and o's x's and o's"
I finished the song and smiled only two more to go. Then that would be it. I surveyed the crowd I'd seen people dancing as I sang. Some were singing along. I'd lost sight of the real Edward but I caught glimpses of girls and even a few guys sporting Edward Cullen t-shirts. I wondered shyly what he thought about my music. If he was listening right now. I smiled as the crowd finished clapping I didn't bother with an intro I simply launched into the next song.
(Guitar intro)
"I Like your Lips Like I like My Coca-Cola yeaa
Oh How it pops and fizzes
You like my shirt like I like it when you hold my hand the way it fits"
I blushed crimson red as I sang the opening lines because that was when Edward Cullen reappeared he was off to the side of the stage just watching me. This song had been inspired by him and every country boy like him. All I could think was I hope he doesn't think this song is about him. I smiled because it totally was.
Edward POV
"It's got me feeling lucky,
Lookie who is Stunnin' who you've got that somethin'
Boy I wanna be where you are and I'm gunnin' for you can't even fall for someother man
'cause brother man you know how to get hip to my heart
C'mon Now"
A smile graced my lips as I watched the girl on stage her voice alone was stunning but she was beautiful too. She was good her original songs as I assumed they were, were pretty well written. The song about her sister was extremely moving. Her raw emotions came through she was crying too but it didn't hinder her in the slightest.
"All the girls in town look you up and look you down
I know so c'mon and pick your kitten purr baby purr go ahead and say the word let's go
I think I'm the one you diggin'got me feelin' lucky"
That was exceptional in an aspiring artist, she didn't seem nervous at all, but then again maybe she was just a really good actress. In that case then she'd be better off in Hollywood.
"Lookie, who is stunnin'
who you've got that somethin'
Boy, I wanna be where you are and
I'm gunnin' for you can't even fall for some other man 'cause brother man you know how to
get hip to my heart"
After a minute though I realized that that was probably the wrong assumption to make. She was just so engrossed in the music that she didn't really comprehend all that much, I knew the feeling all to well. The music just hijacks you and takes control. Hence why you feel higher than a kite when you first walk off stage.
"Tell me now who ,who
Tell me now who , who"
"You play cool
You play so c-coo-cool
Mm. and what I'm I supposed to do
When you play it so cool and I got the hots for you"
As she sang I found myself listening to her lyrics. I laughed when I realized she was singing about me or well every country boy like me. She really was a down home southern country girl. I vaguely wondered were she'd grown up. If it had been on a farm like I had or somewhere else. This was the first time an opening act had really caught my attention. I would have to recommend her to my record label. I thought that she could be huge.
"Lookie, who is stunnin'
who you've got that somethin'
Boy, I wanna be where you are and
I'm gunnin' for you can't even fall for some other man 'cause brother man you know how to
get Hip to My Heart"
She had the makings of a young Shaina Twain or Faith Hill. I sighed she really was pretty hmm. I wonder what she's like when she isn't on stage. How a person is on stage and when there singing songs that they are passionate about. Says a lot about the person. If she was this cool on stage I hoped she was just as cool off of it.
"Lookie, who is stunnin'
who you've got that somethin'
Boy, I wanna be where you are and
I'm gunnin' for you can't even fall for some other man 'cause brother man you know how to
get Hip to My Heart"
"I said you know how to get hip to my heart"
"I said you know how to get hip to my heart"
When her fourth song came to a close I noticed the brightness and excitement in her eyes, they were a pretty shade of brown, I noted without really realizing it. She smiled a wide toothy grin and it was beautiful. She grasped her guitar in on hand and smiled wider.
"wow this has been one helluva' night I get the pleasure of singin' you one more song so I hope you'll like it but before I do I think I need to take a moment and thank the amazing boys standing behind me." she turned and flashed a grin at the band. " so thank you to Nick on lead guitar." he grinned at her and it was obvious in his eyes that he had been thinking some of the same things I had. She was beautiful and talented. He played a short solo on the guitar before waving to the audience. She smiled at him before addressing the next band member.
"give it up for Alec on Drums, Beau on bass and Luke on guitar." they all played short little solos and saluted the audience. The audience clapped and she grinned wider.
"I couldn't have asked for a better first gig." I froze no way in hell this was her first gig. She seemed so, so together like she'd been doing shows for years. I smiled but I guess that was a good thing. You needed confidence to survive in the music biz.
"I think you'll recognize this next song" She grinned, devilishly. Before placing her fingers on the strings of her guitar and she started to play. I smiled hugely when she started playing the familiar tune. The band joined in and the crowd cheered her on.
(music Intro)
"Someday, I'm gonna be famous,
"Do I have talent? Well No,
these days you don't really need it,
Thanks to reality shows."
"Can't wait to date a supermodel,
Can't wait to sue my dad
can't wait to wreck a Ferrari,
On my way to rehab."
I smiled if only Brad were here to see her sing his song. I thought while trying to contain my laughter and smiles. Not only was she singing it better but the fact that she was a girl singing a Brad Paisley song in the first place was some how funny to me. She was pretty brave to attempt one of his songs too and that just made me like her more. I couldn't wait to talk to her.
"'Cause when you're a celebrity,
it's adios reality you can act just like a fool;
People think you're cool just 'cause you're on TV.
I can throw a major fit,
When my latte isn't just how I like it when they say I've gone insane,
And the pressures that go with bein' a celebrity.
Ah ha."
She had his moves down too. It was just down right cool to see. She was tapping her foot and strumming the guitar with careless ease.
"I'll get to cry to Barbara Walters,
When things don't go my 'way
An' I'll get community service,
No matter which law I break."
She was a natural. I made a quick mental note to get her number before this night was over, and to send the video I was taking of this with my phone to Brad.
"I'll make the supermarket tabloids,
They'll write some awful stuff but the more they run my name down,
The more my price goes up."
He would get a huge kick out of this. This girl was pretty cool. I took a quick glance out at the crowded bar. I smiled when I spotted my parents, my sister Alice and my brother in law Jasper.
"Cuz, when you're a celebrity,
it's adios reality no matter what ya do;
People think you're cool just 'cause you're on tv ,
now I can fall in and out of love,
Have marriages that barely last a month when they go down the drain,
I'll blame it on the fame,
And say: "It's just so tough, bein' a celebrity."
They all seemed to be enjoying the girl on stage just as much as I was. I could see Alice's feet taping and her head bobbing. Carlisle's foot was tapping and Jasper and Esme were silently mouthing the words to the song.
"So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west,
To the land of fun in the sun
We'll be real world, bachelor, jackass millionaires Hey, hey Hollywood, here we come."
I noticed that the entire place seemed to be taken with her. Hell I didn't even know her and I was taken with her.
"Yeah, when you're a celebrity, it's adios reality
no matter what you do,People think you're cool just 'cause you're on tv'
Bein' a celebrity.
Yeah, a celebrity.
Ah ha."
When she finished the song the place went nuts. It was like she'd been doing this all her life and the audience simply loved her.
Bella POV
I felt in that moment as the song came to a close like I could fly. I was so filled with adrenaline and happiness that I felt like I would never come down. I let go of my guitar and just stood there smiling for a moment. I took a deep breath.
"thank y'all for havin' me before I leave I have the pleasure of introducing the one and only Edward Cullen." when I finished my intro I danced happily off the stage, and into my best friends arms.
She hugged me fiercely around my middle before stepping back into the hall off to the side of the stage and pulling me with her. "you were amazing" she complimented me.
"thanks" I grinned. She smiled warmly at me and her eyes widened as they landed on whomever was coming up behind me. I spun around a small smile on my lips.
"Nick you guys were great. You really helped me tonight." he smiled as he reached us, Alec, Beau, and Luke were behind him in the entry way to the narrow hallway.
"thanks" he grinned pulling me into an unexpected hug. "can we talk in the green room?" he asked quietly as if he 'didn't want anyone else to hear. I nodded and we followed Ange into the room.
When we were all situated on the various chairs and the big couch with the door closed. Nick finally addressed me.
"Bella you were simply amazing tonight and we noticed you didn't have an actual band that it was just you and what we were wondering was…" I beamed at him and cut him off by jumping up and hugging him. I knew exactly what he was asking and I was ecstatic.
"yes, yes a million times yes." he laughed and hugged me back. I liked Nick he was a nice guy and even though I didn't know him I felt like I'd known him all my life. Not to mention those pretty blue eyes. I had a thing for blue eyed country boys, but I was a sucker for green eyed country boys. The rest of the guys joined in on our laughter.
"god" Alec exclaimed. "you have no idea what a relief it is to hear you say that. We've been stuck playing in this hell hole for four years. You're the most talented one we've ever played with." I stared at him in shock. My mouth flopping open. Did they just want me because of my talent? He caught my look and back pedaled.
"I didn't mean it like that we like you but this could be a chance for all of us to make it big in this town. With you and Nick on vocals and guitar who knows what we could accomplish." Alec was a nice guy too and I decided that what he said was entirely true. This could be good for all of us, not only that I could see the six of us being great friends. I could see them becoming the family that I had needed for so long.
"all right." I spoke a smile playing at the corners of my mouth. "what are we going to call ourselves?" five pairs of eyes were suddenly on me all of them wearing huge smiles. Angela stood up and moved to the center of the group.
" I have and idea" she said with a giggle. I smiled at her.
"OK what is your idea?" I asked. She suddenly got serious.
"I think the band should be called…" she paused for dramatic effect and I narrowed my eyes at her.
"out with it Ange?" I mock growled at her before grinning like a Cheshire cat. The guys laughed and Angela and I joined them.
"all right all right." she chocked out between laughs.
"I think the band should be called Georgia heart." she looked at us expectantly. The five of us shared a look, then simultaneously shouted a good hearted.
"Hell yes!"
A/n ok please review what did you think" let me know.
