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Hitting Unexpected Notes
Andrew noticed that Darien continued to eye Mr. Flatt with suspision "So, how about we head to my studio, I believe you have the songs you want to record?" Said Mr. Flatt, arranging the briefcase under his arm.
"Uh..." Serena looked at her band members for an answer. The all nodded, except Darien, and she replied with a "Sure."
"Wow, this place is HUGE!" Mina said, observing the large recording studio.
"Tell me about it..." Raye said, almost dropping the songs she was carrying. Mr. Flatt laughed.
"Ok, this is what we're going to do. All of you will go into that room right there, play your instruments, and sing your songs. Is that alright with you Serena?" Mr. Flatt asked, turning the knob to the room.
"Umm.. yeah, I guess." Serena noticed how he kept asking her, not the band, but blew it off... It was probably just a mistake, she reasoned.
"Good, everyone in!" He nearly shoved them all in, a man bringing in there instruments.
Quickly Mr. Flatt flipped a switch, and they began to sing. Midsong, he cut them off.
"You know, I think Serena should sing a little more, and the rest of you, a little less." He said, twirling a pen between his fingers.
"But, Mr. Flatt, I think we're doing fine. I don't want to be the only singer." Serena grimaced, holding the neck of her guitar.
"Well, if you want to make a good album..." Mr. Flatt objected.
"Fine." Serena agreed, unwillingly. "You heard the man." She gritted her teeth, and they restarted there song.
Months Later
It had continued like that, Mr. Flatt suggesting that Serena be the star, though she really didn't want to be. They had there first album out, and they were starting a tour. There album had already gone gold, and was on the verge of Platinum. Serena and Darien were dating each other, and the girls were dating there body guards, Raye with Chad, a shaggy haired rock star wanna-be, Amy with Greg, a brown haired super genius, Lita with Ken, a brown haired wanna-be chef, who was excellent in Martial Arts, and Mina with Andrew, you already know him.
Tonight was the night of there first performance on a stage, with fans, coming to see THEM. Behind the curtain, Serena was pacing with anxiety.
"Serena, we'll all do fine." Andrew assured her, as she peeked out the red curtain for the 5th time.
She clapped her palms together, and replied. "I know, I know. I just keep remembering that bar and... all those people."
"Mr. Flatt says its time to go out." Raye said, walking out of a little office.
"Alright, we can do this." Serena said. She gave Darien a kiss on the cheek and all of them walked out, from either side of the stage.
"Howdy y'all. We're Star Struck. Tonight we're gonna have lots of fun. Now get those hands together for the next song!" Serena said, as she'd rehearsed. 'Ugh, that sounded so snobby.' She noticed.
They continued the routine they'd practice, and the night went well.
In Mr. Flatt's office, right before they went came back behind the curtain
"Yes, that's a very good plan. She would be very good at solo. And then I'll have her all to myself. Thanks again Carson." He hung up the phone.
He grabbed a little tape recorder, and waited for them to walk in.
"We did it!" Serena screamed, walking in minutes later.
"Serena, may I speak to you a moment?" Mr. Flatt asked.
Serena glanced to Darien and nodded. And he walked back to the tour bus.
"Hey Serena, wouldn't you just love being solo?" He asked, turning on the tape recorder.
"Would I love to go solo?! NO! Of course not! I love being in this band!" She screamed.
"Oh, I just needed to clear that up for the media." Mr. Flatt walked off, and Serena went back to the tour bus.
But Mr. Flatt was satisfied, he'd gotten what he wanted. He played the tape back.
"Would I love to go solo!?---" He turned it off.
"This is going to be easier then I thought." He laughed.
That Night
Serena, Raye, Mina, Lita, and Amy laid sleeping in the same bed, the guys in the next room over. Mr. Flatt lurked out side. Sneakily, he opened the window, and played the tape recorder.
"Would I love to go solo..." He had edited it, to make it sound like she was talking in her sleep.
Raye, Mina, Amy, and Lita's eyes opened, interested in what she was saying.
"Would I love to go solo..." It repeated.
Mr. Flatt then took his tape recorder and left.
The next morning, Amy was on the computer, with Lita, Raye, and Mina standing beside her.
"It says here, that sleep talking is expression of secret feelings. So, Serena must really want to go solo." Amy explained, spinning around to the girls on her office chair. Darien walked in to that scene, and smiled.
"Hey, is Serena here?" Darien asked.
"No, her and Mr. Flatt went into the mall." Amy replied.
"I don't like that guy." Darien said, thinking of Mr. Flatt's fake smile. And the attention he'd been giving Serena.
"Darien, has Serena ever mentioned wanting to go solo?" Mina asked.
"No, she loves this band, why? Something wrong?" Darien asked, taking a chair.
"Last night we over heard Serena talking in her sleep. She said she wanted to go solo." Lita explained.
"Ah, its ok. Serena talks in her sleep all the time... Usually its about food though..." He replied.
"And how would you know Darien?" Mina asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Ummm..."
"Girls, lets not get off subject." Amy interrupted.
"Actually, I want to know how Darien has all that information." Raye said, grabbing some cheesenips.
"Look, I'll talk to her, ok? Mr. Flatt gave me a recorder, I'll tape it on here so you'll believe me. Ok?" Darien said, pulling the exact same tape recorder Mr. Flatt had used the day before, out of his pocket.
"Ok-" But before any of them could continue the subject, Serena walked in.
"Hi all! Hey Darien." Serena said, noticing he was there too.
"Serena, want to go grab some lunch? I hear there's a real good restaurant down the street." Darien asked, motioning his thumb towards main street.
"Sure, I'm starved!" She replied.
Serena and Darien walked into Carol's Cafe and Restaurant, and were seated almost immediately. They were both looking at there menu, but Darien kept glancing over his.
"Serena, have you ever thought about going solo?" He asked, lowering his menu.
Serena put hers down too. Quickly, Darien turned on the tape recorder.
"You know, that's funny, Mr. Flatt asked me the same thing the other day."
"And what did you say?" Darien asked.
"I told him, well, my exact words were. 'Would I love to go solo? NO! Of course not! I love being in this band!' He said he just needed to clean that up for the media. Why? Is there some rumor going around that I want to go solo?"
"Uhh, yeah, a rumor." Darien replied
They ate there food in peace for the rest of the night. And Serena went straight to bed afterwards, because she was so exhausted.
Darien played the tape for the girls, and they agreed that it must have been something else, or a group dream.
None of them suspected Mr. Flatt....
To Be Continued
*Pants* That was SO long. I wanted to finish this chapter so bad... Need to eat... Anyway, please review. I've gotten back in touch with this story, so be expecting lots more chapters.
Ciao,
Rebel Dreamer
:O :) :D =D +_+
Hitting Unexpected Notes
Andrew noticed that Darien continued to eye Mr. Flatt with suspision "So, how about we head to my studio, I believe you have the songs you want to record?" Said Mr. Flatt, arranging the briefcase under his arm.
"Uh..." Serena looked at her band members for an answer. The all nodded, except Darien, and she replied with a "Sure."
"Wow, this place is HUGE!" Mina said, observing the large recording studio.
"Tell me about it..." Raye said, almost dropping the songs she was carrying. Mr. Flatt laughed.
"Ok, this is what we're going to do. All of you will go into that room right there, play your instruments, and sing your songs. Is that alright with you Serena?" Mr. Flatt asked, turning the knob to the room.
"Umm.. yeah, I guess." Serena noticed how he kept asking her, not the band, but blew it off... It was probably just a mistake, she reasoned.
"Good, everyone in!" He nearly shoved them all in, a man bringing in there instruments.
Quickly Mr. Flatt flipped a switch, and they began to sing. Midsong, he cut them off.
"You know, I think Serena should sing a little more, and the rest of you, a little less." He said, twirling a pen between his fingers.
"But, Mr. Flatt, I think we're doing fine. I don't want to be the only singer." Serena grimaced, holding the neck of her guitar.
"Well, if you want to make a good album..." Mr. Flatt objected.
"Fine." Serena agreed, unwillingly. "You heard the man." She gritted her teeth, and they restarted there song.
Months Later
It had continued like that, Mr. Flatt suggesting that Serena be the star, though she really didn't want to be. They had there first album out, and they were starting a tour. There album had already gone gold, and was on the verge of Platinum. Serena and Darien were dating each other, and the girls were dating there body guards, Raye with Chad, a shaggy haired rock star wanna-be, Amy with Greg, a brown haired super genius, Lita with Ken, a brown haired wanna-be chef, who was excellent in Martial Arts, and Mina with Andrew, you already know him.
Tonight was the night of there first performance on a stage, with fans, coming to see THEM. Behind the curtain, Serena was pacing with anxiety.
"Serena, we'll all do fine." Andrew assured her, as she peeked out the red curtain for the 5th time.
She clapped her palms together, and replied. "I know, I know. I just keep remembering that bar and... all those people."
"Mr. Flatt says its time to go out." Raye said, walking out of a little office.
"Alright, we can do this." Serena said. She gave Darien a kiss on the cheek and all of them walked out, from either side of the stage.
"Howdy y'all. We're Star Struck. Tonight we're gonna have lots of fun. Now get those hands together for the next song!" Serena said, as she'd rehearsed. 'Ugh, that sounded so snobby.' She noticed.
They continued the routine they'd practice, and the night went well.
In Mr. Flatt's office, right before they went came back behind the curtain
"Yes, that's a very good plan. She would be very good at solo. And then I'll have her all to myself. Thanks again Carson." He hung up the phone.
He grabbed a little tape recorder, and waited for them to walk in.
"We did it!" Serena screamed, walking in minutes later.
"Serena, may I speak to you a moment?" Mr. Flatt asked.
Serena glanced to Darien and nodded. And he walked back to the tour bus.
"Hey Serena, wouldn't you just love being solo?" He asked, turning on the tape recorder.
"Would I love to go solo?! NO! Of course not! I love being in this band!" She screamed.
"Oh, I just needed to clear that up for the media." Mr. Flatt walked off, and Serena went back to the tour bus.
But Mr. Flatt was satisfied, he'd gotten what he wanted. He played the tape back.
"Would I love to go solo!?---" He turned it off.
"This is going to be easier then I thought." He laughed.
That Night
Serena, Raye, Mina, Lita, and Amy laid sleeping in the same bed, the guys in the next room over. Mr. Flatt lurked out side. Sneakily, he opened the window, and played the tape recorder.
"Would I love to go solo..." He had edited it, to make it sound like she was talking in her sleep.
Raye, Mina, Amy, and Lita's eyes opened, interested in what she was saying.
"Would I love to go solo..." It repeated.
Mr. Flatt then took his tape recorder and left.
The next morning, Amy was on the computer, with Lita, Raye, and Mina standing beside her.
"It says here, that sleep talking is expression of secret feelings. So, Serena must really want to go solo." Amy explained, spinning around to the girls on her office chair. Darien walked in to that scene, and smiled.
"Hey, is Serena here?" Darien asked.
"No, her and Mr. Flatt went into the mall." Amy replied.
"I don't like that guy." Darien said, thinking of Mr. Flatt's fake smile. And the attention he'd been giving Serena.
"Darien, has Serena ever mentioned wanting to go solo?" Mina asked.
"No, she loves this band, why? Something wrong?" Darien asked, taking a chair.
"Last night we over heard Serena talking in her sleep. She said she wanted to go solo." Lita explained.
"Ah, its ok. Serena talks in her sleep all the time... Usually its about food though..." He replied.
"And how would you know Darien?" Mina asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Ummm..."
"Girls, lets not get off subject." Amy interrupted.
"Actually, I want to know how Darien has all that information." Raye said, grabbing some cheesenips.
"Look, I'll talk to her, ok? Mr. Flatt gave me a recorder, I'll tape it on here so you'll believe me. Ok?" Darien said, pulling the exact same tape recorder Mr. Flatt had used the day before, out of his pocket.
"Ok-" But before any of them could continue the subject, Serena walked in.
"Hi all! Hey Darien." Serena said, noticing he was there too.
"Serena, want to go grab some lunch? I hear there's a real good restaurant down the street." Darien asked, motioning his thumb towards main street.
"Sure, I'm starved!" She replied.
Serena and Darien walked into Carol's Cafe and Restaurant, and were seated almost immediately. They were both looking at there menu, but Darien kept glancing over his.
"Serena, have you ever thought about going solo?" He asked, lowering his menu.
Serena put hers down too. Quickly, Darien turned on the tape recorder.
"You know, that's funny, Mr. Flatt asked me the same thing the other day."
"And what did you say?" Darien asked.
"I told him, well, my exact words were. 'Would I love to go solo? NO! Of course not! I love being in this band!' He said he just needed to clean that up for the media. Why? Is there some rumor going around that I want to go solo?"
"Uhh, yeah, a rumor." Darien replied
They ate there food in peace for the rest of the night. And Serena went straight to bed afterwards, because she was so exhausted.
Darien played the tape for the girls, and they agreed that it must have been something else, or a group dream.
None of them suspected Mr. Flatt....
To Be Continued
*Pants* That was SO long. I wanted to finish this chapter so bad... Need to eat... Anyway, please review. I've gotten back in touch with this story, so be expecting lots more chapters.
Ciao,
Rebel Dreamer
:O :) :D =D +_+