Library
As the challenge was coming closer and closer, the teens were becoming increasingly nervous. Some of them are working with those who they'd never work with, and others are working with new friends they're excited to be able to bond with. Denzel and Lila were together in the library, and Denzel was teaching her some English for their song, while Lila was saying what they meant in Italian. He looked down at their sheet music, pointing to the words as they sang.
"And what was just a world is a start." Denzel blushed as he recited it with her, and smiled.
"That was good." He told her shyly. "How do I say that in Italian?" Lila paused for a moment before stating it.
"E quello che era solo un mondo è un inizio" She smiled. Denzel was about to try to say it, but stopped himself as he realized it was too hard, and they both laughed. "That's okay. It's hard. But you will get it some time. Have you been to Italy?" Denzel stopped and thought about that for a second. He had never even been out of his own city before this, let alone out of the country.
"I've been poor all my life. Leaving just for this show has just been a dream in itself." Lila looked at him, feeling sorry for him as she put together what he said.
"Money problems." She said as he nodded.
"My parents are always fighting, my dad can't work, I pretty much take care of the household while my mother works and gets us money." Lila looked down, as she couldn't imagine not having a good relationship with her family.
"In Italy I am in band with family. Can't think of your struggle in my mind."
"Your English is getting better." Lila nodded as she smiled at him. "I'm glad we're doing this together."
"Insieme." Denzel looked at her.
"Insieme." She smiled as he recited it back, and looked at her, gazing at her beauty, and her gazing into his eyes. The two of them could feel the physical chemistry boiling between them, but just before he could lean in and make a move, he stopped himself, feeling too nervous to go on. The two of them then got silent, looking down and circling their own fingers. "Well, it's getting kind of late. We should go to bed. Big day tomorrow." Lila was a little disappointed, as he can tell he struggles with self-confidence, but nodded in agreement.
"Yes. Um, goodnight. Buona notte."
"Buona notte."
Confession Cam
Denzel: *looks down, sighing* Why did I turn away. She definitely noticed what I was trying to do. She's just so beautiful and I'm so not.
Screaming Sopranos Boys Room
Meanwhile in the boys room, Sami, Janice and Naomi were finishing up with Xavier and Jason, who they were helping with their song. The three of them had gone through their song inside and out, and were even getting along really well, so they thought they'd help Jason and Xavier out.
"That was really great, guys!" Janice said, blushing at Xavier. Naomi looked at them, as well.
"Yeah! We're gonna kill it in tomorrow's challenge!" Jason and Xavier smiled at the three.
"Thanks, ladies. Now, if you'll excuse us, it's getting late. We're gonna hit the hay." Xavier told them.
"Goodnight, see you tomorrow!" Sami said as they all waved to them. They said their goodbyes, and they walked out the door, and Sami looked right at Naomi as the coast was clear.
"Girl... I saw that look on you." Janice pretended she didn't know what Sami was talking about, but Naomi looked at her, too, smiling.
"Okay, maybe I like Jason a little bit." Sami looked at Janice, wide-eyed and smiling, excited that a relationship was budding in the mansion.
"JANIIIIIICE OH MY GOODNESS." Janice looked at her, shushing her, not wanting the others to know. "THAT'S AMAZIIIIING."
"Don't be so loud, the entire state of California might be able to hear you." Naomi said, shushing her as well. Sami looked down, promising to be quiet.
"Sorry, sorry. But this is great! Are you going to make a move? Are you gonna talk to him outside of challenge rehearsals?" Janice shrugged, looking at her and Naomi.
"I don't know. This is all so new and exciting. But was it really that obvious?" Naomi and Sami looked at her, not wanting to lie, but you could tell with the way they were smiling guiltily that it was obvious.
"I mean you were pretty much all over him the entire time. You said all this praise about Xavier and barely anything to Jason." Naomi said. Janice sighed. She was too much of a people pleaser, and tried way too hard to get people to like her. The feelings she had for Xavier were real, and she didn't want to mess that up.
"Look, I can get Jason to talk to Xavier, to see if he feels the same way." Janice perked up as Sami said that. "Now, it's getting late. We should go to bed. There's so much to do before the competition!"
Janice and Naomi nodded as they walked next door to their room, and they saw Hinley, for maybe the second or third time this week, which is not a lot of interactions when you live in the same room and are on the same team. Hinley pretty much just showed up for rehearsals and that was it. She couldn't get herself to talk to Sami after what Arin said, and Sami was too busy to even try to go up to her, but the room was empty, and Sami finally saw her chance to talk to Hinley. She looked at Naomi and Janice, who took that cue as a way to get out, and they left the room, leaving Sami and Hinley alone. Hinley looked noticeably uncomfortable, and Sami seemed nervous.
"I don't think you're creepy, or weird. I just want you to know that if what Arin said is true... it's okay. And I'd like to be your friend."
Hinley looked at her, shocked at what she said, but didn't want to express her feelings. Sami chuckled, looking down, not knowing what else to say. She's never been in this situation before. "I mean, I'm just flattered someone thinks I'm pretty. I think Zakk was the only other person that liked me... is this getting weird? This is getting weird." Hinley chuckled, but hid it. She just looked at her, nodding that she understood, and just looked at her as Sami nodded back, an awkward pause between the two girls.
"Okay, I'm gonna let Naomi and Janice back in now." She said, gesturing to the door as Hinley flashed a thumbs-up at her. "I guess we can just drop this now and live our normal time in the show." Sami smiled and nodded awkwardly as she let Naomi and Janice, who were listening from the door and fell as the door was pushed open. Sami looked at them with disappointment, but then the three of them laughed it off.
Auditiorium, next day
The teens, sitting with their respective team members and duet/trio partners, were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Chris, who was currently 20 minutes late. Their nerves were getting to them, and they just wanted him to get in there before they forgot their lyrics or dance moves.
Suddenly, the stage dimmed, and the teens grew silent, awaiting for something big to happen. Instead, Chef appeared on the stage with a cue card, not looking like he wanted to be there, and the teens laughed. They hadn't seen him on the last season, so there must have been some sort of underlying reason he was here.
"Listen up, maggots!" Chef bellowed. "Chris is out sick today, so I came to fill in his shoes. You'll all perform and I'll choose the winner, the losers will vote out a member of their team to be eliminated. Y'all know the drill. Now, someone better volunteer to go first, you don't wanna see what happens if I have to choose names at random." The teens looked around at each other, and suddenly Mickey and Shawn ran out of the audience and onto the stage, not about to find out what torture Chef had in mind if the room stayed silent. Chef left the stage as they came on, nodding, and the two began.
Shawn: "Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face gettin' clearer
The past is gone
It went by like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay?"
Mickey: "Yeah, I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life's in books' written pages
Lived and learned from fools and from sages
You know it's true
All the things come back to you"
Shawn: "Sing with me, sing for the year"
Mickey: "Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear"
Shawn: "Sing with me, if it's just for today"
Mickey: "Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away"
Shawn: "Take you away..."
Both: "Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year"
Mickey: "Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear"
Shawn:"Sing with me, if it's just for today"
Both:"Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away..."
Shawn:"Yeah, dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until the dream comes true"
Mickey: "Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dreams come through"
Both: "Yeah, dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream on, dream on, dream on, ohhh...
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
He'll take you away...!"
Out of breath, Shawn and Mickey looked at each other, then looked at their team as they were cheering them on, and they took a bow together. They were starting to enjoy this friendship they had between the two of them. As Mickey and Shawn came down to the steps, Luke and Koda came up to the stage to perform their duet.
Luke: "I've always had the hope
That on the day I go to heaven,
Heavenly Father will shake my hand and say:
"You've done an AWESOME job, Kevin!"
Now it's our time to go out..."
Koda: "My best friend..."
Luke: "And set that world's people free!
And we can do it together,
You and me-
But mostly me!
You and me-but mostly me
Are gonna change the world forever.
Cause I can do most anything!"
Koda: "And I can stand next to you and WATCH!"
Luke: "Every hero needs a sidekick!
Every captain needs a mate!"
Koda: "Aye aye!"
Luke: "Every dinner needs a side dish-"
Koda: "On a slightly smaller plate!"
BOTH: "And now we're seeing eye to eye,
It's so great we can agree!
That Heavenly Father has chosen
You and me-"
Luke: "Just mostly me!
Something incredible...
I'll do something incredible!
I want to be the Mormon..
That changed all of mankind..."
Koda: "My best friend..."
Luke: "I'm something I've forseen...
Now that I'm ninteen,
I'll do something incredible,
That blows God's freaking mind!"
BOTH: "And as long as we stick together!"
Koda: "-And I stay out of your way!"
Luke: "Out of my way!"
Koda: "We can change the world-"
BOTH: "FOREVER!"
Koda: "And make tomorrow a latter day!"
Luke: "Mostly me!"
Koda: "So quit singing about it-"
BOTH: "-And do it!
How ready and psyched are we?!
Life is about to change for you,
And life is about to change for me,
And life is about to change for you and me,"
Luke: "But me, mostly!
And there's no limit to
What we can do.
Me... and you.
But mostly-
ME!
Koda and Luke smiled at each other as they bowed for the teens. A lot of the contestants have been afraid of friending Koda, and Luke had to admit that he was, too, but he was glad he shook that feeling aside and was put with Koda for this song. They had a lot of musical chemistry together, and strangely a lot in common. The two of them sat down as their teammates Lila and Denzel came up to the stage. They were both nervous, but had made great progress working together. They were both so different, but that was what made them great.
Lila: "Only you, you're the
only thing I'll see
forever
In my eyes in my
words and in
everything I do
Nothing else but you
Ever"
Denzel: "And there's nothing
for me but Maria
Every sight that I see is Maria"
Lila: "Tony, Tony"
Denzel: "Always you, every
thought I'll ever know
Everywhere I go you'll be"
Both: "All the world is
only you and me"
Lila: "Tonight, tonight
It all began tonight
I saw you and the
world went away
Tonight, tonight
There's only you tonight
What you are, what you
do, what you say"
Denzel: "Today, all day I
had the feeling
A miracle would happen
I know now I was right"
Both: "For here you are
And what was just a
world is a star
Tonight
Tonight, tonight
The world is full of light
With suns and moons
all over the place
Tonight, tonight
The world is wild and bright
Going mad
Shooting sparks into space
Today, the world was
just an address
A place for me to live in
No better than all right
But here you are
And what was just a
world is a star
Tonight
Lila: *spoken* I cannot stay. Go quickly.
Denzel: I'm not afraid.
Lila: Please. *pause between them as they look at one another, wishing their situation wasn't the case*
Denzel: Goodnight.
Lila: Buenos Noche
Denzel: I love you.
Lila: Yes. *as Denzel starts to leave, Lila flags him down one last time* Tony? *Denzel turns around* When will I see you?
Denzel: Tomorrow.
Lila: I work at the bridal shop across the street. Madame Lucia's.
Denzel: I'll come there.
Lila: At closing time, 6 o'clock.
Denzel: *his voices gets dramatically softer, as to not be caught* Yeah, yeah. *he looks at her again, gazing at her beauty*
Lila: Goodnight.
Denzel: Goodnight. *he starts to leave, but Lila takes his arm to tell him something, and he turns around*
Lila: Tony!
Denzel: Shh.
Lila: *her voice becomes increasingly softer* When you come, use the back door.
Denzel: Si. *he smiles as he really starts to go, but Lila stops him again, and he stops in his tracks*
Lila: Tony! What does Tony stand for? *Denzel turns around, smiling*
Denzel: Anton.
Lila: Te adoro, Anton.
Denzel: Te adoro, Maria.
Both: "Good night, good night
Sleep well and when you dream
Dream of me
Tonight"
Just as they thought they were done, Lila did something she never thought she'd do: she grabbed Denzel by her shoulders, which made him confused, this not being in the plan. Did he miss a line? Is there more to the song he forgot about? Lila slowly moved her head to his, and she interlocked her lips into his, Denzel stroking her hair and keeping at it as he's realizing what she's doing. After a few seconds, she let go, looking at him with amazement, putting her hands on her lips. She had never done that. The rest of the teens thought this was just part of the song, and clapped for them. Denzel was confused, but he really enjoyed that kiss. He had never kissed anyone before. She looked at him, smiling to show she was hoping he was okay with that, and he nodded back at her as they walked down to the audience together, staring at each other all the way down the steps to the audience.
As they sat down, Lizzy, Ivy and Piper got up to the stage, the last performance of Terrific Tenors before their group song. They were dressed in character of their song, which was a song from "Heathers the Musical".
Ivy: "Are we gonna have a problem?
You got a bone to pick?
You've come so far
Why now are you pulling on my dick?
I'd normally slap your face off
And everyone here could watch
But I'm feeling nice
Here's some advice
Listen up, biotch!"
All: "I like!"
Ivy: "Lookin' hot
Buying stuff they cannot"
Piper and Lizzy: "I like!"
Ivy: "Drinkin' hard
Maxin' Dad's credit card"
Piper and Lizzy: "I like!"
Ivy: "Skippin' gym
Scaring her
Screwing him"
Piper and Lizzy: "I like!"
Ivy: "Killer clothes"
All: "Kickin' nerds in the nose!"
Ivy: "If you lack the balls
You can go play dolls
Let your mommy fix you a snack"
Piper and Lizzy: "Woah!"
Ivy: "Or you could come smoke
Pound some rum and coke
In my Porsche with the quarterback"
All: "Woah! Woah! Woah!
Honey, whatchu waitin' for?
Welcome to my candy store
It's time for you to prove
You're not a loser anymore
Then step into my candy store"
Ivy and Lizzy: "Guys fall"
Piper: "At your feet
Pay the check"
Lizzy: "Help you cheat"
All: "All you"
Piper: "Have to do"
Ivy: "Say goodbye to Shamu"
All: "That freak's"
Lizzy: "Not your friend
I can tell in the end"
All: "If she"
Piper: "Had your shot"
All: "She would leave you to rot"
Lizzy: "'Course if you don't care
Fine! Go braid her hair
Maybe Sesame Street is on"
All: "Woah!"
Lizzy: "Or forget the creep"
Piper: "And get in my jeep"
Ivy: "Let's go tear up someone's lawn"
All: "Woah! Woah! Woah!
Honey, whatchu waitin' for?
Welcome to my candy store
You just gotta prove
You're not a pussy anymore
Then step into my candy store"
Ivy: "You can join the team"
Piper and H. Lizzy: "Or you can bitch and moan"
Ivy: "You can live the dream"
All: "Or you can die alone"
Ivy: "You can fly with eagles"
All: "Or if you prefer"
Ivy: "Keep on testing me"
All: "And end up like her!"
All: "Woah!"
Piper: "Honey, whatchu waiting fo..."
Ivy: "Shut up Heather!
Step into my candy store!"
Lizzy and Piper: "Time for you to prove
You're not a lame ass anymore!"
All: "Then step into my candy store!
It's my candy store
It's my candy!
It's my candy store
It's my candy!
It's my candy store
It's my candy stoooreee!"
The three girls finished their song off with a bang, and out of breath. Though this was a widely overplayed song, they did the song justice. They walked into the corner of the stage as the rest of their teammates came onto the stage, and then the team got into formation as the music began.
Piper: "In the midst of this nothing. This miss of a life.
Still there's this one thing just to see you go by"
Lila: "It's almost like lovin'. Sad as that is."
Ivy: "May not be cool, but it's so where I live."
Lizzy: "It's like I'm your lover or more like your ghost.
I spend the day wondering what you do, where you go."
Piper: "I try and just kick it but {R: then} what can I do.
We've all got our junk, and my junk is you."
Girls: "See us, winter walking after a storm.
It's chill in the wind but it's warm in your arms.
We stop all snow blind, may not be true
We've all got our junk, and my junk is you."
Shawn: "Well, you'll have to excuse me, I know it's so off.
I love when you do stuff that's rude and so wrong."
Luke: "I go up to my room, turn the stereo on.
Shoot up some you, in the you of some song"
Lila: "I lie back just driftin' and play out these scenes
I ride on the rush, all the hopes, all the dreams."
Ivy: "I may be neglecting the things I should do.
But we've all got our junk, and my junk is you."
All: "See we still keep talkin' after you're gone.
You're still with me then feels so good in my arms.
They say you go blind, maybe it's true.
We've all got our junk, and my junk is you.
It's like we stop time. What can I do?
We've all got our junk, and my junk is you.
My junk is you.
My junk is you.
You. You. You."
The Screaming Sopranos team members clapped for them as they finished, and Terrific Tenors took a bow together, glad that they got their first performance as a team over and done with. They were extremely excited about what would come, as they were pretty confident in everything they did today. As they sat down, Chef came onto the stage.
"All right, team! You know the drill. If someone doesn't volunteer to go first… you don't wanna know what will happen." Chris stared contently at the team as they racked into their brains who would go first, and Hinley and Dustin, frightened at the silence, jumped onto the stage, ready to get this over with. They were both the odd ones out and did not have a choice in each other, but they tried to make do with what they had.
Hinley: "Mark?"
Dustin: "Hi."
Hinley: "I told her not to call you"
Dustin: "That's Maureen
But can I help since I'm here"
Hinley: "I hired an engineer ..."
Dustin: "Great!
Well, nice to have met you"
Hinley: "Wait!
She's three hours late
The samples won't delay
But the cable –"
Dustin: "There's another way
Say something – anything"
Hinley: "Test - one, two three –"
Dustin: "Anything but that"
Hinley: "This is weird"
Dustin: "It's weird"
Hinley: "Very weird"
Dustin: "f**kin' weird"
Hinley: "I'm so mad
That I don't know what to do
Fighting with microphones
Freezing down to my bones
And to top it all off
I'm with you"
Dustin: "Feel like going insane?
Got a fire in your brain?
And you're thinking of drinking gasoline?"
Hinley: "As a matter of fact –"
Dustin: "Honey, I know this act
It's called the 'Tango Maureen'
The Tango Maureen
It's a dark, dizzy merry-go-round
As she keeps you dangling"
Hinley: "You're wrong"
Dustin: "Your heart she is mangling"
Hinley: "It's different with me"
Dustin: "And you toss and you turn
'Cause her cold eyes can burn
Yet you yearn and you churn and rebound"
Hinley: "I think I know what you mean"
Both: "The Tango Maureen"
Dustin: "Has she ever pouted her lips
And called you 'Pookie'"
Hinley: "Never"
Dustin: "Have you ever doubted a kiss or two?"
Hinley: "This is spooky
Did you swoon when she walked through the door?"
Dustin: "Every time - so be cautious"
Hinley: "Did she moon over other boys -?"
Dustin: "More than moon –"
Hinley: "I'm getting nauseous" *They begin to dance, with Dustin leading*
Dustin: "Where'd you learn to tango?"
Hinley: "With the French Ambassador's daughter in her dorm
room at Miss Porter's. And you?"
Dustin: "With Nanette Himmelfarb. The Rabbi's daughter at the
Scarsdale Jewish Community Center.
*they switch, and Dustin leads*
It's hard to do this backwards."
Hinley: "You should try it in heels!
She cheated"
Dustin: "She cheated"
Hinley: "Maureen cheated"
Dustin: "f**kin' cheated"
Hinley: "I'm defeated
I should give up right now"
Dustin: "Gotta look on the bright side
With all of your might"
Hinley: "I'd fall for her still anyhow"
Both: "When you're dancing her dance
You don't stand a chance
Her grip of romance
Make you fall"
Dustin: "So you think, 'Might as well'"
Hinley: ""Dance a tango to hell""
Both: "'At least I'll have tangoed at all'
The Tango Maureen
Gotta dance till your diva is through
You pretend to believe her
Cause in the end - you can't leave her
But the end it will come
Still you have to play dumb
Till you're glum and you bum
And turn blue"
Dustin: "Why do we love when she's mean?"
Hinley: "And she can be so obscene"
Dustin: "Try the mike"
Hinley: "My Maureen (reverb: een, een, een...)"
Dustin: "Patched"
Hinley: "Thanks"
Dustin: "You know - I feel great now!"
Hinley: "I feel lousy" *the phone rings, and Hinley answers it* "Honey, we're... [pause] Pookie?!
You never call me Pookie...
Forget it, we're patched." *she hangs up, and looks at Dustin*
Both: "The Tango Maureen!"
Their performance wasn't as bad as they thought it'd be – though they'd be lying when they said Hinley had the best singing voice in the world, but they did well for two people who were polar opposites. The two took a bow as Sami, Janice and Naomi came onto the stage.
All: "Doo-doo-doo-doo!
Doo-doo-doo-doo!
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!
You could drive a person crazy,
You could drive a person mad.
First you make a person hazy
So a person could be had,
Then you leave a person dangling sadly
Outside your door,
Which it only makes a person gladly
Want you even more.
I could understand a person
If it's not a person's bag.
I could understand a person
If a person was a fag.
But worse than that,
A person that
Titillates a person and leaves her flat
Is crazy,
He's a troubled person,
He's a truly crazy person himself."
Janice: "When a person's personality is personable,
He shouldn?t oughta sit like a lump.
It's harder than a matador coercin' a bull
To try to get you offa your rump.
So single and attentive and attractive a man
Is everything a person could wish,
But turning off a person is the act of a man
Who likes to pull the hooks out of fish."
All: "Knock-knock! Is anybody there?
Knock-knock! It really isn't fair.
Knock-knock! I'm workin' all my charms.
Knock-knock! A zombie's in my arms.
All that sweet affection!
What is wrong?
Where's the loose connection?
How long, O Lord, how long?
Bobby-baby-Bobby-bubbi-Bobby,
You could drive a person buggy,
You could blow a person's cool.
Like you make a person feel all huggy
While you make her feel a fool.
When a person says that you've upset her,
That's when you're good.
You impersonate a person better
Than a zombie should.
I could understand a person
If he wasn't good in bed.
I could understand a person
If he actually was dead.
Exclusive you!
Elusive you!
Will any person ever get the juice of you?
You're crazy,
You're a lovely person,
You're a moving,
Deeply maladjusted,
Never to be trusted,
Crazy person yourself.
Bobby is my hobby and I'm givin' it up!"
The girls ended their song with a pose as the contestants cheered for them, and they smiled as they walked on stage, wishing Xavier and Jason luck as they came onto the stage.
Xavier: "Valjean, at last,
We see each other plain
Monsieur le Mayor,
You'll wear a different chain!"
Jason: "Before you say another word, Javert
Before you chain me up like a slave again
Listen to me! There is something I must do.
This woman leaves behind a suffering child.
There is none but me who can intercede,
In Mercy's name, three days are all I need.
Then I'll return, I pledge my word.
Then I'll return..."
Xavier: "You must think me mad!
I've hunted you across the years
A man like you can never change
A man such as you."
Jason, in counterpoint: "Believe of me what you will
There is a duty that I'm sworn to do
You know nothing of my life
All I did was steal some bread
You know nothing of the world
You would sooner see me dead
But not before I see this justice
done
I am warning you Javert
I'm a stronger man by far
There is power in me yet
My race is not yet run
I am warning you Javert
There is nothing I won't dare
If I have to kill you here
I'll do what must be done!"
Xavier, in counterpoint: "Men like me can never change
Men like you can never change
No,
24601
My duty's to the law - you have no
Rights
Come with me 24601
Now the wheel has turned around
Jean Valjean is nothing now
Dare you talk to me of crime
And the price you had to pay
Every man is born in sin
Every man must choose his way
You know nothing of Javert
I was born inside a jail
I was born with scum like you
I am from the gutter too!"
Jason: "And this I swear to you tonight"
Xavier: "There is no place for you to hide"
Jason: "Your child will live within my care"
Xavier: "Wherever you may hide away"
Jason: "And I will raise her to the light."
Both: "I swear to you, I will be there!"
The two new friends took a bow as the contestants cheered for them. It was an overplayed song, but they had fun, and they had a lot of help from Janice, Sami and Naomi that helped it be unique and not just another cover of an overplayed song. As they sat down, Carson and Jackson came up to the stage for the final duet performance before the group song. They were nervous for their first performance together, but ready.
Jackson: "Everytime you see his face you get annoyed,
And if ignorance is bliss, he's overjoyed.
And can we talk about that stuff he calls his hair?
But what would happen if one day he wasn't there?
Caught by surprise,
Could you wake up one day and realize
The one that you want is right in front of your eyes?
Every night a hundred guys come through the door.
They take your breath away each time they take the floor.
And they've got the bucks, the tux, the killer face,
But you're still thinking of that jackass with the bass.
You're caught by surprise.
Could you wake up one day and realize
That the one that you want is right in front of your eyes?
You might have a champagne wish or two,
Plus a caviar dream.
But are the lifestyles of the rich and famous
Really all they seem?"
*There's a short break for music, where they dance with each other, holding each other lovingly as Carson leans in and kisses her*
Carson: "The one that you want's right in front of your eyes."
Jackson: "You're caught by surprise.
Could you wake up one day and realize
That the one that you want,
The one that you want,
The one that you want
Is right in front of your eyes?"
Carson and Jackson looked at each other, still enthralled by the magic of their performance and how well the two of them worked together. They took hands and took a bow, then stayed on stage as the rest of their team came on for the group song. As soon as everyone was in formation, they began.
Jackson: "I'm not a stranger to the dark
Hide away, they say
'Cause we don't want your broken parts"
Carson: "I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
Run away, they say
No one will love you as you are"
Sami: "But I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me"
Jason: "Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me"
Denzel: "Another round of bullets hits my skin
Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in"
Lila: "We are bursting through the barricades
And reaching for the sun"
All: "(we are warriors)"
Lila: "Yeah, that's what we've become"
Dustin: "Won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious"
All: When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
Gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me
...This is me"
Hinley: "And I know that I deserve your love"
Naomi: "There's nothing I'm not worthy of"
Janice: "When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out"
Sami: "This is brave, this is bruised
This is who I'm meant to be, this is me"
Girls: "Look out 'cause here I come"
Boys: "(look out 'cause here I come)"
Girls: "And I'm marching on to the beat I drum"
Boys: "(marching on, marching, marching on)"
All: "I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me
(Whenever the words wanna cut me down
I'll send the flood to drown them out)
This is me"
The Terrific Tenors clapped for the team as they took a bow. This was really a great song for them, as they were all different and had their own insecurities and flaws. They sat down, ready for Chef to announce the winner, and they were all nervous. It was the first competition that mattered, and each team hoped they did well enough to win. As Chef looked over to the contestants, pondering over who gave the best performances, he became ready to announce his picks.
"The winners of today's competition… Terrific Tenors!" The Terrific Tenors cheered in the audience, jumping up and down and hugging each other. Screaming Sopranos clapped respectfully for them, but they couldn't lie and say it didn't hurt seeing them win. "Which means Screaming Sopranos will be voting someone out. Now, everyone get outta here. I don't wanna see your faces. Go group up, get ready for tomorrow's elimination." Chef looked over at the camera. "And you there, watching on TV, go away. Go read a book, go outside, do something else."
A/N: OOF. It's always so difficult making these challenge episodes. It gets boring after awhile. I started putting the songs in italics, just in case y'all would wanna just skip to the dialogue, or if you want to listen to the song while reading the chapter. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Screaming Sopranos, please vote someone out! Anyone but Sami and Shawn, but don't worry – the alum are able to be voted out starting NEXT challenge! So if your character has beef with alum being here, next challenge would be when they can start voting them out.
To sum it up, if you are the owner of Hinley, Dustin, Xavier, Jason or Naomi, please send in your votes by the end of the weekend! Last time I didn't put a deadline, but seeing the amount of time it took to get everyone gathered and ready, it's necessary. If you don't do it by the end of the weekend I'll choose for your character.
And as always, here's the list of songs that were used. They will also be posted in the forum that's linked on my author profile. Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions, suggestions, anything at all, my inbox is ALWAYS open! I love hearing anything you guys think of the chapters, good or bad, 1 sentence or 5 pages. This story series is basically my baby at this point, and I want to do everything I can to make it great! If you've made it this far, tell me about your favorite song this week!
Terrific Tenors:
Shawn/Mickey (Dream On – Aerosmith)
Luke/Koda (You and Me (But Mostly Me) – Book of Mormon)
Denzel/Lila (Tonight – West Side Story)
Ivy/Piper/Lizzy (Candy Store – Heathers the Musical)
Group song: My Junk – Spring Awakening
Screaming Sopranos:
Carson/Jackson (Right In Front Of Your Eyes – The Wedding Singer)
Sami/Janice/Naomi (You Could Drive a Person Crazy – Company)
Jason/Xavier (The Confrontation – Les Miserables)
Hinley/Dustin (Tango Maureen – RENT)
Group song: This Is Me – The Greatest Showman
~Sami