I was on Sam's bed in a black tank top in shorts. One thing that I liked about California was that it was always warm, but never too warm unless the Santa Annas were blowing.
"So have you thought any about when you want to have sex?" I asked. I knew that he had a strong Christian background but I didn't know if he was someone who wanted to wait until marriage like the Jonas Brothers. We hadn't discussed it.
"Well I think that sex should be about love." He replied. "Though, I will say that I haven't exactly had it yet."
"Oh." I remarked. "I've never taken anyone's virginity before."
"So when did you first have sex?" He asked.
"It was on my prom night and it went really badly." I explained. "Well it started that way. The guy wasn't a virgin and I kind of…bit him."
"Bit him where." He asked. I just pointed down "Oh…"
"Yeah." I stated. "I think I'm better at it now. I've actually only had sex once since then. So what I'm saying is I really don't have that experience either."
"Well I think when the time is right, it'll happen and it's not something that we should plan for." He declared.
"Okay, that's probably a good idea." I agreed. It seemed like planning for sex caused it to not go as well. "So I heard that there's another celebrity mentor this week. He was in Nirvana."
"I thought Krist Novoselic was too busy being a politician." He declared. I just looked at him.
"Please tell me that you're joking." I remarked.
"Yes, I know it's Dave Grohl." He said. "I'm dyslexic, but not stupid."
"Good, because I might have to rethink this relationship if your IQ was too low." I joked with a smile.
"There's no way that you could resist this." He replied. I giggled and started to make out with him. I had enough impulse control to stop, which I felt was a good quality to have.
"Well I want you to know that when we do have sex, I want it to be special." I told him.
"I'll do my best to make it special." He promised.
"There is a good chance that just being with someone that I love will make it special." I pointed out. "I don't want anyone from you then for you to just be yourself."
Later in the week, we met up with Dave Grohl. I couldn't help but wonder what he was going to say about the music. I was a bit surprised that he even watched the show to be honest. It didn't seem like something that he would do. I actually didn't even know a lot about The Foo Fighters.
"So Faith, it's good to see you." He told me. He seemed like a pretty nice guy.
"I'm a bit surprised to see you here." I admitted.
"Well I'm here to help you." He declared. "So what song were you going to sing?"
"I was thinking of singing 'Savin' Me' by Nickelback." I declared. I decided that it would be best just to sing it for him and see what he thought.
"So this is a song that is primarily sung by two people." He stated. "Were you planning on doing it like that?"
"I didn't know that it was sung by two people." I replied.
"Yes, whenever the band performs it in concert, guitarist Ryan Peake comes in at certain parts." He explained.
"Well I really wanted to sing this one all by myself." I answered. "Do you think I'll have any problems with that?"
"I think you can probably find a way to make it work." He told me. "You just have to know that there isn't going to be anyone backing you up and you need to make sure that you bring it."
"Can I ask you something not related to my song?" I questioned.
"Sure what is it?" He asked.
"How did you know that you wanted to start your own band?" I questioned. "Actually no, that's not what I wanted to ask. Let's just go into the big question. What kind of person Kurt Cobain was really? I only know what the media says about him."
"Kurt was a nice guy generally. Sometimes he would be drunk or high but he was a visionary." Dave answered. "He was irreplaceable, which is why Krist and I didn't just look for a new singer. We didn't want the band to go on without him and I don't think he would have wanted it either. Speaking of which, his daughter actually had a request for you to give a shout out to her."
"I will do that." I promised. I then realized a problem. "What was her name again?"
"It's Frances Bean Cobain." He told me.
On Tuesday, I waited once again for my chance to perform.
"Good evening, everyone, and welcome to American Idol." Jesse declared. "This week our contestants will be singing rock music and there will be a special guest mentor."
He then went into a montage of clips about Dave Grohl. There was surprisingly a lot to say about him. I also found out that he was in another band called Them Crooked Vultures.
"Now let's meet our contestants." Jesse declared. "Sam Evans, Rachel Berry, Santana Lopez, Faith Hudson, Kurt Hummel, Quinn Fabray and Brittany S. Pierce."
I stood on the side of the stage and watched as Sam performed his song. I kind of wished that I was wearing a white shirt and nothing else at the moment.
I don't know where I'm going but I sure know where I've been
Hanging on the promises in the songs of yesterday
And I've made up my mind I aint wasting no more time
Here I go again, here I go again
Cause I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
Here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind
I aint wasting no more time
Here I go again
I'm just another heart in need of rescue
Waiting on love's sweet charity
And I'm gonna hold on for the rest of my days
Cause I know what it means
To walk along this lonely street of dreams
Here I go again on my own
Going down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
And I've made up my mind
I aint wasting no more time
Here I go again, here I go again
I thought that he did pretty well. I threw my hands in the air and did the "Rock on" sign a few times.
Next up was Rachel who sang "We Will Rock You" by Queen and I even though I didn't like her, I was clapping along with everyone else. Since it was such a short song, she got to perform the whole thing. I almost expected her to transition into "We Are The Champions" like Michael Johns did when he performed it, but she didn't do that.
After her was Santana, who sang "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüe. I was a bit surprised that she was able to perform that song because it did have some drug references in it with Dr. Feelgood actually being a drug dealer. It didn't really sound right for her voice either.
I then headed to the stage where they showed the video of my session with Dave before I went into my song.
Prison gates won't open up for me on these hands and knees I'm crawling
And oh I reach for you
Well I'm terrified or these four walls these iron bars can't hold my soul
And all I need is you (come please I'm calling)
And oh I scream for you (Hurry I'm falling, I'm falling )
Show me what it's like (to be the last one standing)
And teach me wrong from right (and I'll show what I can be)
And Say it for me, say it to me (and I'll leave this life behind me)
Say it if it's worth savin' me
Heaven's gates won't open up for me with these broken wings I fall
And all I see is you
These city walls aint got no love for me I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And all I scream for you (come please I'm calling)
And all I need from you (Hurry I'm falling , I'm falling)
Show me what it's like (to be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right (and I'll show what I can be)
Say it for me, say it to me (and I'll leave this life behind me)
Say it if it's worth savin' me
"I didn't think that was one of your better performances." Will declared. I pouted since it was one of my favorite songs.
"I think that you look great and you sounded great." Emma told me.
"I don't think that was the right song choice for you." Sue stated. "I would have liked to see you sing something by Joan Jett."
"If you wanna vote for Faith, dial 1-866-IDOLS04." He declared.
"Before we got to commercial, I wanted to give a shout-out to Frances Bean Cobain." I remarked before giving him back to the microphone.
Next up was Kurt who sang "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams and I thought that it wasn't really a rock song. Bryan Adams is more of an adult contemporary singer and if he was going to sing a Bryan Adams song, it should have been "Summer of 69", even though I wasn't sure that he could pull it off.
Quinn then headed to the stage.
It's easier not to be wise and measure these things by your brains
I sank into Eden with you alone in the church by and by
I'll read to you here, save your eyes you'll need them
Your boat is at sea Your anchor is up, you've been swept away
And the greatest of teachers won't hesitate to leave you there, by yourself, chained to fate
I alone love you
I alone tempt you
I alone love you
Fear is not the end of this
Oh, now, we took it back too far, only love can save us now,
All these riddles that you burn, all come running back to you, all these rhythms that you hide
Only love can save us now
all these riddles that you burn yeah, yeah, yeah
I alone love you
I alone tempt you
I alone love you
Fear is not the end of this
Fear is not the end of this
I thought it was a very strange song choice. In fact it was probably a mistake for her to sing that and I really hoped that it wouldn't cost her.
Brittany closed the show by singing Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" and I had basically accepted what I thought of Brittany's performances didn't matter anymore.
On Wednesday night, we were performing a big rock hit from a few years ago.
This world will never be what I expected
And if I don't belong who would have guessed it
I will not leave alone everything that I own
To make you feel like it's not too late, it's never too late
Even if I say it'll be alright
Still I hear you say you want to end your life
Now and again we try to just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around cause it's not too late
It's never too late
The world knew won't come back
The time we've lost can't get back
The life we had won't be as I came
This world will never be what I expected
And if I don't belong…
Even if I say it'll be alright
Still I hear you say you want to end your life
Now and again we try to just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around cause it's not too late
It's never too late
It's not too late, it's never too late
Jesse then split us into two groups. Rachel, Brittany and Sam were on one side of the stage and Kurt, Quinn, and Santana were on the other.
"Faith, you safe." He explained. "Now I need you to figure out which group you belong in."
I was pretty sure that I knew who the Bottom 3 was, but I didn't want to do it. I crossed my legs and took a seat in the middle of the stage.
"Okay, just scoot over a little bit then." Jesse instructed. He then went to the Bottom 3 and sent Santana back to safety. "The person in danger of leaving tonight is…Quinn."
She started to sing her song to determine if she would be saved or not. I couldn't help but wonder if she would be because the save would only last for one more week.
Let it go, let roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know the hardest part is over
Let it in, let your clarity define you in the end
We will only just remember how it feels
Our lives remain in these small hours
These little wonders these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away, but these small hours
These small hours, still remain
All of my regret will wash away somehow
But I cannot forget the way I feel right now
And these small hours
These little wonders, these twists and turns of fates
Oh, these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away, but these small hours
These small hours, still remain
They still remain
These little wonders still remain
"So, Quinn, we have decided that we are going to save you." Sue declared.
"Okay, we'll be back next week with Taylor Swift, where two contestants will go home." Jesse told us as the show ended.
So Quinn was saved and Dave Grohl was the guest mentor. Also when will Sam and Faith have sex? The songs are "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, "I, Alone" by Live, "Never Too Late" by Three Days Grace, and "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas. Please don't forget to review.