Chapter 3- Red Hearts, Red Cross and Duets
Lenina Huxley's office…
"Okay girls," she started, flicking her neck length brown hair, "Guess what?"
"What?" chorused the girls in unison, wide eyed in interest.
"Red Hearts for Red Cross is being held for the first time!" she exclaimed.
All five looked very confused.
"Red…"
"Hearts…"
"For…"
"Red…"
"Cross?" asked all the girls, each repeating a word each.
"Yes," Lenina continued, "Red Hearts for Red Cross. It is a Valentines Day fundraising concert for the Red Cross. You have been asked to perform."
The five faces lit up in happiness.
"Wow!" exclaimed Serena.
"Cool!" continued Raye.
"Excellent!" cheered Lita.
"Smashing!" shouted Mina.
"Exceptional!" smiled Amy.
Lenina smiled a Hollywood smile. "I knew you'd be pleased. Some other celebrities attending are Bardot, *NSYNC, Craig David, S Club 7 and X5."
"X5! Why them?" burst Serena, ignoring the love-struck looks of her friends.
"Because," Lenina replied, "they are as popular as you guys are. Anyway, tomorrow you'll be going to a guest appearance at hospital conclave. There, you'll meet and greet some of the kids you'll be raising money for. Any questions?"
"No," they all replied.
Meanwhile, at X5's manager's office…
"Great show guys!" congratulated a short and stocky man with brown hair and eyes and a gentle smile. "It was fantastic!"
"Thanks Kevin!" replied the group.
"I've got some great news!" Kevin Done said, excitedly.
"What?" the boys chorused in unison.
"You guys have been asked to perform at Red Hearts for Red Cross!" he answered.
"Red…"
"Hearts…"
"For…"
"Red…"
"Cross?" they all asked each repeating a word.
"Red Cross is holding a Valentines Day fundraising concert. This is the first time it will be held, though."
"Fantastic!" exclaimed Greg.
"Wow!" continued Andrew.
"Neat!" cheered Ken.
"Do we get to see SpiC?" asked Chad.
They all sweat dropped. They turned to stare at their longhaired bass guitarist.
"What?" he asked.
"Anyway, tomorrow you'll be going to a guest appearance at a hospital conclave. You'll get to meet some of the kids receiving the fundraising money. Okay?" he asked.
"Yep!" they all answered, filing out the door.
When the last person, Darien, left the office, Kevin picked up the phone and dialed.
RING RING RING
"Hello, Lenina Huxley's office. How may I help you?" came a sweet female voice on the other end.
"Hi. This is Kevin Done. Can I speak to Lenina?"
"Sure. I'll patch you right through." She replied, putting him on hold.
"Miss Huxley?" asked the sweet voice of Lenina's secretary.
"Yes, Angelica?" Lenina answered.
"Kevin Done on Line 1," Angelica informed.
"Okay. Thank you," Lenina responded. "Hello?"
"Hello, Lenina darling," said Kevin, smoothly.
"My dear Kevin. How are you?" she asked.
"I am very well thank you," he replied. "Anyway, this is about the guest appearance tomorrow and the Red Hearts for Red Cross concert."
"You didn't tell them that they might have a chance of doing a duet with each other, either huh?" she confessed.
"No," he replied, sheepishly.
"Well, we'll just have to hope that the Polls will be on our side," Lenina hoped.
The Polls the next day…
The MC prepared himself to tear the red envelope sealed with red wax.
"Ladies and gentleman. This envelope contains the name of the two most popular bands in all of the hospitals. They will do a couple of duets for the concert on Valentines Day," informed the MC, slowly opening the envelope to build suspense.
In the audience, a pretty blonde girl and a cute black haired dude squirmed in uncomfort.
'Why did they have to be in the running with us?' Serena and Darien thought identically, 'I hope we are not with them."
"And the two bands are…"
The drum rolled.
"SpiC and X5!"
