A/N:Hey, my people! Italy was AWSOME! It was so funny when Marina discovered the hidden gum under her keyboard. We had to give her tons of hints for her to finally guess it. My aunt Katia didn't even believe that we would do something so mean when Marina told on us, the rat! But we ended up stealing her pretty princess pink diary! He he! I read a page and she likes some guy named Pablo, I couldn't really tell, she writes in messy Italian, and both me and Violet had to help each other out reading it. Of course, the Italian wasn't the hard part, me and Violet both know it fluently, but her writing is so0o0o messy it looked like a 3 year-old's writing with a splash of wetness to make it even messier.
Disclaimer:I do not own any familiar Zoey 101 or America's Next Top Model characters. If I did, well…this would be on the Zoey 101 all ready!
Chapter 9Zoey and Glen were lip-locked when she made her way into her hotel room. She used her hand to flick the lights on without looking and fell onto her bed, Glen on top of her. Glen's hand was running through Zoey's hair and Zoey's hand was running all around Glen's back. Zoey never made out with a guy like this before, and she was surprised that all of the natural making out movements were coming to her quicker than the cheetah Dana modeled as. Modeled…Zoey had America's Next Top Model Junior the next day! She broke apart from Glen and took a deep breath from all that kissing. "Glen…Glen, stop it!" she giggled when Glen made his way down to her neck. Glen stopped and smiled at her. She smiled back and kissed him on the nose. "C'mon, I have work tomorrow, I have to go to bed!"
Glen stuck his lower lip out and pouted. Zoey laughed and playfully pushed him away. He growled but then laughed. After kissing Zoey goodnight, which took a good five minutes, he left to catch the bus. Zoey smiled goofily as she toppled onto her bed and fell asleep in the clothes she was wearing. Little did she know that Chase was outside of the hotel, watching Glen and Zoey make-out from the window. He felt a deep surge of jealousy and stormed off.
Nicole had hit it off with a few guys at the party, but none were matched to her liking. She sighed as she walked into her hotel room, but much to her excitement she caught Quinn and Mark cuddling up with an encyclopaedia on their laps. She squealed under her breath and walked out of the hotel room. I'll hang around out here until they're moment is up…Nicole thought. She saw Glen with ruffled hair come out of Zoey's dorm. He looked pleased with himself. Nicole went to take a closer look and gasped at the site she saw. Glen had just walked over to Krysta Waters and just started kissing her! But he was an item with Zoey, wasn't he? She saw at the dance how they were making out. Nicole walked closer to Krysta and Glen and saw how they began to make-out. Krysta had put both her legs around Glen's waist and Glen was leaning against the wall. Nicole stayed there, watching in shock as Glen and Krysta departed. Nicole followed Glen to see how many girls he had been cheating on, but he ended up just going back outside and onto the bus. Nicole dashed to Zoey's dorm to tell her, but she was sleeping. Nicole cursed under her breath and stormed out into the hall. She peeked into her dorm and saw Quinn sleeping soundly in bed. Nicole breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got changed into pyjamas. She fell asleep imagining Zoey's face when she found out about Glen.
"Dana, baby, you have to model tomorrow, we'll continue this another night!" Logan said as Dana kissed his neck. It was 11:56 and Dana had to wake up at 6:00 am. The love potion was supposed to work for 24 hours, but Logan put an…
"Overdose!" Logan just remembered.
Only give a tablespoon of it. It will last for only a day, but she won't remember ever loving you after the potion wears off. And don't give her an overdose, otherwise it will last longer and she'll remember everything…
Logan just remembered what Quinn had said and quickly, but gently, pushed Dana away. Dana pouted and reached out for him but he dodged the embrace.
"Listen, Dana, I gotta go!" he said quickly, running out of the room. All he could think about was how angry Dana was going to be when she found out about the potion. Since he gave her an overdose, the potion should last about 5 days. He might as well make the most of it. He'll spend as much time with Dana as possible these next 5 days. Of course, he can't distract her from her work. Logan went on the bus and on the way home decided to spend as much time as possible with Dana then endure the pain she would give him for giving her the potion. He sighed.
Zoey woke up the next morning and stretched. She smiled when she remembered the night before. Jumping out of bed, she looked at the time. 6:01. Close! She got changed in a pink skirt with a white T-shirt that said 'Kiss me, fool!' and some hot pink flip-flops, woke up Dana, and went downstairs where they were supposed to meet.
Dana woke up just after Zoey shook her and rubbed her eyes groggily. She was acting her normal Dana self. See, the potion only worked when Dana caught site of Logan, or if Logan was ever mentioned. Then she'd be under the potion.
She got changed in a black t-shirt with dark red capris and black and white running shoes and followed out after Zoey.
Dana and Zoey saw Nicole and Quinn outside after they came downstairs.
"What do you think we'll be doing today?" Zoey asked the rest of the gang.
"Probably make-overs, that's what they did in America's Next Top Model!" Nicole said.
"No, I heard they won't be doing that in the Junior addition, as to some of the parents don't allow it," Dana said.
"Welcome, ladies!" Jay Manuel said, emerging from the doors that led to inside of the hotel.
"Hey, Jay!" All the Junior models cried.
"All right, today is going to be very interesting. You will need to know how to sing and dance for this challenge," Jay explained.
Dana gulped. She hated singing, and she was bad at it, too.
"All right, I'm going to put you into seven groups of two. One group will have a group of three. First pair," Jay said.
Nicole squeezed her eyes shut. Please be Zoey, please be Zoey…
"Dana Cruz and Violet Potter!" Jay exclaimed. He began to read the rest of the pairs out: Nicole and Zoey, Quinn and Julia, Stephanie and Jennifer, Lauren and Krysta, and Crystal, Arewin, and Pooch. Dana was upset about getting a different partner than Zoey, Nicole, or Quinn, but she'd get over that. She looked over at her partner, Violet Potter. Violet had long, black hair and big, violet eyes. She had a long body with skinny arms and skinny legs. Her pale, pale skin made her look like a ghost. She was sort of pretty, not a lot, but a little bit. Dana shrugged and walked over to Violet.
"So, I guess we're partners," Dana said casually.
Violet looked startled. "Oh…yah…I guess we are…"
"All right, girls. Now, for your challenge. I am going to give each group a song and you will have to sing and dance to that song tomorrow. Good luck!" Jay said, and he walked away.
All of the girls left to their dorms to practise.
Dana and Violet were sitting in the middle of Dana and Zoey's dorm, trying to find dance moves for their song, Lose My Breath from Destiny's Child.
"So, what do you think we should do?" Dana asked Violet, encouraging her to give some ideas.
"I don't know…" Violet kept saying.
After about an hour, Dana stood up. She was furious. "What is your problem!" she yelled. "You don't talk, you don't do anything that requires teamwork! I'm fed up!"
Violet stayed silent. "Do you really want me to tell you?" she asked quietly.
"Duh!" Dana said.
"Well…see…Ihavlukia…" Violet muttered.
"What?"
"I have leukemia!" Violet shouted. It was her first time shouting or talking louder than a whisper.
Dana's face went blank. Then it turned red. "I'm…really sorry…I…"
"It's okay, I'm used to my sisters doing that already," Violet said, angrily. She turned her face away from Dana.
Dana sat down and they stayed silent for a few minutes. Suddenly, Violet spoke.
"When I was a year old, I was diagnosed," she said. "I've been pretty lucky ever since. My mom used to treat me like a baby, never letting me go to school and stuff like that. I had to be home-schooled until I was 8, and then I was enrolled in a private school for girls only. Then, just last year, my older sister Abby came back from college. My mom has been ignoring me ever since, and my dad is always at work or on business trips. They only person that really cares about me is my caretaker, Amy. Being here was probably my only chance to make friends and live up my dream of being a famous model. I always wanted to express my sadness and happiness in modeling poses, or playing violin. Being here also makes me feel like somebody. Like, out of all the girls who tried out, I was chosen! It was one of those times in my life that I felt wanted, felt happy, and felt excited all at once. I love those feelings."
Dana began to feel tears welling in her eyes. Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry…she kept telling herself over and over. Suddenly, she just burst into tears and hugged Violet. Violet was startled, but then hugged her back.
"Is…is this…one of those…those moments where you…you feel wanted…and…and happy…and…and excited all…all at the same…same time?" Dana asked through sobs.
Violet began crying, too. "Yes, it is." And the girls just sat there, crying and smiling.
After that evening, Dana and Violet became closer friends. Not as close as Zoey and Dana, but pretty close. She was Violet's only friend.
Just before all of the contestants were about to perform, Tyra showed up.
"Hey, girls!" she exclaimed.
"Hey, Tyra!" all of the contestants replied.
"All right, now behind this door," Tyra pointed to a door behind them. "Is a room filled with outfits. You and your partner are going to find tops, bottoms, shoes, and accessories to make you look like a group. When you're done, you have to choose a name for your group and then come out and tell us all of this information. Ready…set…go!"
All of the girls ran into the room and began picking outfits. When they were finished, they all put on some make-up and started discussing their group names. After they were finished, they walked outside.
"All right, let's start with Violet and Dana. What do you have for us?" Tyra asked.
Dana and Violet stood up and posed. They were both wearing brightly coloured tank-tops(Dana had hot pink, Violet had neon orange) and denim short-shorts. They each had white baseball caps on and white running shoes with different colour laces(Dana had hot pink, Violet had neon orange).
"Our group name is called 'Skittlez'" Dana announced.
"We chose our name because…because…" Violet said, scared of all of the eyes on her. She looked to Dana, who smiled. Violet smiled too and looked back at the audience. "We chose our name because we are both very different, both in our appearances and personalities!" Violet said all in one breath. Dana squeezed her hand and smiled. Violet grinned widely when everyone clapped. She sat down with Dana and took some deep breaths.
Zoey was gazing at Dana and Violet in shock. Dana was actually being…nice to this shy girl? This was all too weird, but her and Nicole were next, so they stood up. They were each wearing a pink and black skirt with a matching spaghetti-strap top and matching heels. Their hair was pulled into a high ponytail. It was extremely sexy and cute at the same time.
"We're called The Pink Ladies, from the movie Grease. We chose this name because it symbolized how feminine we wanted to be," Zoey explained. She and Nicole sat back down. The rest of the groups were named and then they were all going to perform in front of a live audience.
Dana and Violet were soon up next. Dana took a deep breath. She had become a slightly better singer with all of the practising. But that wasn't what was worrying her.
Dana looked over at Violet and saw her practising the dance steps. She hoped she wouldn't over-due herself. Violet was pretty strong, but Dana couldn't help but feel sort of scared. Suddenly, Dana heard a voice coming from behind her.
"Skittlez! You're up next!" Jay called. Dana and Violet quickly walked up to the stage and saw thousands and thousands of different people. Violet looked horrified. Dana was too stunned for words. Suddenly, the drum beat from the song 'Lose My Breath' came on. Dana looked at Violet and they both started doing their moves.
Can you keep up?
Dana and Violet both slid on the platform across from each other.
Baby boy, make me lose my breath.
Bring the noise, make me lose my
breath
Hit me Hard, make me lose my (Hah Hah)
Can you keep
up?
Baby boy, make me lose my breath
Bring the noise, make me
lose my breath
Hit me Hard, make me lose my (Hah Hah)
Dana walked to the front of the stage. It was her solo part coming up.
OOOh
Dana sang that part long and steady. She completed unique dance moves in confidence.
I put it right there, made it easy for
you to get to
Now you wanna act like ya don't know what to
do
After I done everything that you asked me
Grabbed you, grind
you, liked you, tried you
Moved so fast baby now I can't find
you
OOOh
I'm startin' to believe that I'm way too much for
you
All that talk but it seems like it can't come through
All
them lies like you could satisfy me,
Now I see where believing
you got me
Gave you the wheel, but you can't drive me
Violet came to the front as well and they began to sing the chorus together.
Can you keep up?
Dana and Violet both slid on the platform across from each other.
Baby boy, make me lose my breath.
Bring the noise, make me lose my
breath
Hit me Hard, make me lose my (Hah Hah)
Can you keep
up?
Baby boy, make me lose my breath
Bring the noise, make me
lose my breath
Hit me Hard, make me lose my (Hah Hah)
Violet walked to the front. She froze as soon as she got up there, but then began to sing confidently.
OOOh
Two things I don't like when I
tryin' to get my groove
Is a partna that meets me only half way
and just can't prove
Take me out so deep when you know you can't
swim
Need a lifeguard and I need protection
So put it on me
deep in the right direction
Suddenly, Violet began to get dizzy. She ignored it, until she started to see all of the audience's faces turning into big black blotches. All of a sudden, the world seemed to be turning sideways. She heard the audience shrieking and screaming, 'What happened!' She tried to turn her head over to look at Dana, but all she saw was a sideways Dana looking scared and running toward her.
Violet fell to the ground, unconscious.
Dana stood in the waiting room, twiddling her thumbs. Violet had stopped during their performance, swayed a bit, and then fell to the ground. The America's Next Top Model Junior assistants took her to the hospital. Dana was horrified, and stayed with the unconscious Violet. Now she was in the waiting room. A lot of nurses came in and asked if she was all right. She kind of got annoyed after a while and snapped at one of them. The nurse just looked sympathetic and shook her head, then walked away.
A doctor came out of Violet's room. Dana stood and ran to see him.
"Is she all right? Will she live? Is she still sleeping? Is she under some kind of test?" Dana asked.
"We don't know, we don't know, yes, and yes. Please keep a little quieter, ma'am!" the doctor answered.
"Sorry," Dana whispered.
"All right, I'm afraid I have some bad news…your friend isn't doing too well," the doctor explained.
Dana's face went blank.
"There's only a 5 chance that she'll make it," the doctor said smoothly. "You might want to see her when she wakes up, just to say…you know…goodbye or something."
Dana felt the blood in her head drain.
"Are you okay, miss?"
"Yah, yah, I'm fine…" Dana stuttered. She sat back down and the doctor gave her some water.
Suddenly, Dana saw Zoey, Nicole, and Quinn rush through the doors.
"Is she all right?" they all said in unison.
"No…" Dana barely whispered. She began to cry. Zoey hugged her gently, then Nicole did and Quinn followed. Dana threw her arms around them, sobbing hard. They hugged tighter and some people turned to look at them. Dana just gave them a nasty look.
After they separated, a doctor came out of Violet's room and walked toward Dana. She stood up right away.
"She's awake?" Dana asked, hopefully.
The doctor nodded. "But only one person aloud in at a time," he added quickly, seeing all the girls in their crazy outfits.
Dana gave the girls one last hug and walked into Violet's room. She was afraid of what she would see.
When she walked in, she relaxed. It was a one-person room, so Violet was all by herself. She was staring at the ceiling when she saw Dana walk in. She immediately sat up.
"Dana!" she said. Her face turned scarlet. "I…I'm…really…sorry…that I…fell…up…you know…the stage…"
Dana could tell she was having a hard time breathing. Violet lay back down and let out a long deep breath. She had wires all around her and she was hooked up to some fluid and a machine.
"How are you…you feeling?" Dana stuttered.
Violet smiled warmly. "Okay, I guess…"
Dana wanted to hug Violet, but she was afraid of hurting her. As if she could read Dana's mind, Violet held out her arms shakily.
Dana walked slowly over there and hugged Violet. Gently at first, but she began to hug tighter when tears burned her eyes.
She began to bawl after letting go of Violet. Dana looked away so Violet wouldn't see her tears.
It's not fair! her brain shouted. It's not fair at all! Violet can't die, she just can't!
Suddenly, a doctor came in. "Violet needs to rest now," he said.
Dana nodded and kissed Violet on the forehead. Then she said her goodbyes and left.
All the girls were standing in front of Tyra, waiting to hear how they did. Dana, on the other hand, was freaking out in her mind about Violet. She still wasn't out of the hospital room.
"The first pair we are going to evaluate are," Tyra said. "Dana and Violet."
Dana walked alone to the front. Tyra looked sympathetic. "Violet will not be joining us at the moment, she's-"
"Sorry, I'm late," Violet mumbled shyly as she walked in wearingly. Dana smiled so wide her cheeks hurt. She hugged Violet and held her hand as she waited for Tyra to say their evaluations.
"Are you feeling okay?" Tyra said sweetly to Violet.
Violet smiled a bit and said quietly, "I'm fine."
Tyra smiled. "Good. All right, you had to sing and dance and here's your best and most original move."
The screen beside them showed a clip of when they slid across each other.
Janice spoke first. "Well, I loved it! This isn't something you'll see on an everyday dance show!"
"Yes, I do agree," Nigel said, his accent flowing nicely(A/N:Had to add that, I LOOOOVE Nigel's accent!).
The rest of the groups presented and the judges were left to talk.
"Poor Violet," Nole said. "How do we know she'll even live with all of this pressure during modelling?"
"You have to remember, though," Tyra said guiltily. "Half the reason we chose her was because she had leukemia."
"Screw you all, she made it on time today, she's strong enough to do it again!" Janice said as she slammed her fist down hard on the table.
"Yes, like you said, she barely made it! What if she doesn't the next time?" Nole argued.
"What if she does?" Janice stuck her tongue out at Nole.
The judges talked more about Violet and the other girls and they brought them back in.
Tyra stood in front of them, holding a bunch of photos.
"The first name I am going to call," Tyra took out a photo. "Dana."
Dana walked up to the front, thanked Tyra, and walked to the side.
"Zoey."
"Stephanie."
"Pooch."
"Lauren."
"Julia."
"Jennifer."
"Arewin."
"Crystal."
"Nicole."
"Quinn."
Violet
and Krysta stood before Tyra. "Two beautiful girls stand before
me," Tyra said. "But only one will make it through." Tyra
looked at Krysta and looked back down at the photo. "I guess I
should explain how dancing and singing have to do with modelling.
Well, you see, dancing and singing and creating original moves helps
you gain confidence, balance, and uniqueness. These are very
important when modelling." Tyra took a deep breath. "The next
name I am going to call is…"
She pulled out a photo.
"Violet."
Violet fell to her knees and began crying loudly. Dana flung her arms around her oh so tightly. She smiled and cried and laughed. Krysta walked out silently, an angry expression on her face.
Serves you right for stealing Zoey's…Nicole remembered what happened with Glen and Krysta. "Zoey!"
"Yah?"
Zoey said, following Nicole out into the hall.
"See…here's
the thing…" Nicole started. Man, am I bad at this!
A/N:OOOO a cliffy! Anyways, sorry I haven't been on in SO0O0O0O0O0O long! Guess what? A new season of America's Next Top Model is on! YAY! My favourites are Bre and Nik. As you must have noticed, Violet is the same name as my cousin, who I was inspired to write about. And yes, it IS hard to believe but my cousin Violet is EXTREMELY shy around strangers, except online. I'm more of the outgoing one, we are VERY different, but that's what makes us so lovable. HUGGLEZ TO ALL OF MY VERY LOYAL FANS HURRAH!MAIYUNA OUT!
