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I'm Only Sleeping-Chapter Four
Nate's POV-
"And here is CONNECT 3!!!!!!!!!" the announcer yelled on his mike, only dimly heard by the band and crew. It was met with the deafening scream of a crowd of hundreds of teenage girls.
"Nate!" I heard a voice say, "It's time to go on!"
I got up and shook out my head. Deep breaths. Come on, you've got this.
I hopped a bit, like a baseball player going up to bat, willing myself to get pumped. I lined up behind Shane and Jason, grabbed a mike while fixing my ear buds, and when the light turned to shine on us as we entered the stage, I plastered a large smile on my face.
We jogged out in a line, waving and jumping about.
"HELLOOO CONNECTICUT!!" Shane roared into his microphone. His voice was met by an equally loud scream from the crowd.
He continued. "Now, I know you're all excited for this concert and the meet and greet, but there's something we didn't tell you!" He paused. "You already know there's costume contest, but what you don't know-until now that is- is that we're going to be judging it!"
I swear I saw a couple fans faint.
Then, Jason jumped in:
"But it gets even better!" Screams. "Whoever is the winner of the contest gets V.I.P. passes for them and their friends to come backstage with us and hang out!"
I swear it was a friggin' earthquake. Oh, my cue:
"Sounds good to me! Are you guys ready to rock?" I knew the answer before I asked the question. "Alright! See you guys in 30 minutes!"
Sara's POV-
The screams during they're little speech had been absolutely deafening. I was so ready for this contest. I was just a little competitive, and I wanted those passes. However, I wasn't as crazy as some other girls; I swear, the girl next to me fainted for crying out loud!
I just hoped that they would like my costume.
Nate's POV-
As we were getting ready to judge after putting on our own costumes, I felt a little bored. I had taken a look around at some of the costumes; not many were great. There were a lot of repeats: cats, Connect 3, the Spice Girls, and dogs among others. There were a few that were great, though; like that girl next to the fan that fainted, the costume she was wearing was-
"Hey, ready to go?" Shane asked.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see some of these costumes."
"Me too."
We walked wordlessly out of the room and went to the "Judges' table". It was kind of like the one that all judges sat at on American Idol, except ours was behind the stadium.
This would be fun.
After seeing what seemed like thousands of the same costume, a girl finally walked in, and my jaw dropped.
She was wearing a dark blue what looked like a gown, made of silk, with a black jeweled top, and an empire waist that went almost floor length. The girl had a black masquerade mask held up to her face. That was the girl! Her honey blond curly hair was held partially black with a sparkly clip, with a couple tendrils framing her masked face.
Shane elbowed me in the side to signal me to close my mouth.
I cleared my throat.
Sara's POV-
I walked into the judging room and I almost fainted. Nate Grey was staring, mouth open, at me. He had a mask covering half of his face- I get it! He was phantom of the opera!
Anyway, when I walked in I curtsied slowly and said "Good evening gentlemen," in my most sultry voice. I figured I'd get extra points if I acted the part too.
I heard a collective "Good evening" from the boys.
So the judging began:
"So, why do you deserve to win?" Jason asked.
"Well, first of all, I don't really like that word deserved, I would have rathered you said 'Why do you want to win this?' So I'm going to answer that question instead." I took a deep breath.
"I'm not really your biggest fan, but I'm sure you'd like me if you got to know me. I also enjoy music a lot so I'd love to talk with you guys about it." I paused to gather my thoughts. "Actually, I don't really know why I want to win this, I just do. I'm not looking to marry you or whatever, but you know, I'd love to actually meet you guys formally."
"Alright, thank you." Shane said dismissively.
My heart sank a little.
"Thank you very much." I heard Nate say.
For some reason, the sound of his voice cheered me up a bit.
I smiled and curtsied, and left the room.
Nate's POV-
We had to pick her, we had to. She was gorgeous. I elbowed Shane in the side after she left.
"Ow! Whadja do that for?" He whined.
"For dismissing that girl like that. Who was that anyway?" I asked Jason.
"Sara. Sara Garner.
"She was pretty."
"Yes she was" was all I got from the two of them.
"I think she should win."
My brothers nodded. "She was the most original." said Jason.
"Yeah, but I still likes that M&M." said Shane.
After 15 minutes of discussion, we came to a decision.
"Alright," said Shane. "Let's announce it."
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