A/N: Sorry it's been so long since the last post, I'm going to post a few chapters to make up for it. I'm going to try and get this caught up to the message board I'm posting this on, so there'll be a few chapters posted everyday, starting tonight. Probably 4 chapters or so each day, depending on where the cut off point is. :D I hope you guys enjoy the posts, I'll be responding to reviews tonight also. :D Enjoy the updates! please note: I do not own Boyz Attack or the lyrics to Pick Up The Pieces. They belong to the fabulous writers of Instant Star; please don't sue!

Chapter 7

Month Later

Jude and Kat sat on the couch in Jude's living room; the two girls were sharing a box of Kleenex and a bowl of popcorn. They were almost to the end of the movie and both girls had tears streaming down their faces. They were watching A Walk to Remember, a movie that always made both girls cry at the end no matter how many times they've seen it.

Jude handed Kat the tissues and the girl took one and dabbed at her eyes. The movie just ended and Jude grabbed the remote, aimed it at the DVD player and pushed the stop button. They sat there a moment to compose themselves.

"I miss this Jude." Kat said once she got her tears under control.

"What?"

"This, us hanging out and crying over some movie. I mean, you've been so busy with recording, and I've been designing; it seems we never have time to be best friends anymore." Kat said.

"Oh Kat, I'm sorry, it's just"

"I know Jude. You love making music and I love designing. It's just, I miss you. We need to do this more often." Jude nodded in agreement.

"You're right Kat." Both girls hugged and broke apart, both feeling slightly sad at how their friendship seemed to be going.

"So, when does Tommy return?" Kat asked. A smile appeared on Jude's face involuntarily. Tommy. Just the thought of him made her heart skip a beat and her body melt. She missed him; both as a producer and as a friend.

"I don't know. I think next month. He said he'd call, but I haven't heard from him." Jude said, sighing. Kat nodded, but said nothing. "I've got some song ideas in my head, but they're not coming out right. I'm hoping once Tommy gets back, he can help me. Thought he'll probably be too busy redoing my old tracks with Mark." Jude let out another sigh and waved her hand dismissively. "Enough about me, what about you Kat? Did you get that scholarship?" Jude asked. Before she could answer, her cell phone rang. Jude glanced at the screen and frowned when she saw the unknown number.

"Hello?" Jude said into the phone. Silence greeted her on the other end. "Hello?" Jude said again, feeling uneasy.

"Juuuuuuude." The voice sang out, and the phone disconnected. Jude stared at the phone, an icy feeling creeping down her back.

"Jude?" Kat asked. Her phone rang again. Jude nearly jumped out of her skin at the shrill ringing and picked it up without bothering to look at the screen; her hand trembled slightly.

"Hello?" She said, trying to sound cool.

"Hey Jude, are you too busy to talk?" Jude let out a sigh of relief. It was Shay. They became friends again after he returned from his tour. Jude suspected Shay wanted to get back together, but she wouldn't set herself up for another fall. She just couldn't trust him romantically anymore. She didn't want to worry about him when he left to do a show that he was going to be making out with some other chick.

"Can I call you back later Shay?" Jude asked.

"Uh, yeah. Sure." He said and hung up. Jude shut off her phone so it wouldn't ring again on her day with Kat.

"What was that?"

"Shay." Kat gave Jude a strange look. "We're friends…nothing more." Jude said defensively. Kat's phone rang and Jude laughed. "At this rate, we're never going to be able to hang out." She joked. Kat answered her phone and Jude could tell it was Jamie on the other end by the way Kat's eyes lit up as she talked. Jude tried not to eavesdrop, but it was hard not to when your friend was sitting right next to you.

"I don't know Jamie. I'm supposed to be hanging with Jude…"

"It's fine Kat." Kat turned to Jude. "Really, go hang out with Jamie. Have fun." Jude said sincerely.

"Are you sure?" Kat said, looking torn.

"Yeah, go have dinner. Have fun with Jamie. We've been hanging out all morning and afternoon." Kat told Jamie she'd call him back and turned to Jude.

"Are you sure? I don't care if you care…I mean, we said we'd hang out all day and night and do a sleepover thing…"

"I'm sure. Go, have fun with your boyfriend." Jude smiled knowingly. "Besides, I know you'd rather go and look at Jamie than me." She said teasingly. Kat smiled.

"OK, I'll go. Only because you told me to." Kat said, getting off the couch.

"Go knock 'im dead Kat." Jude said. Kat beamed at Jude.

"Not too dead." Kat stated, and winked. The girls waved goodbye and Kat left the house. Jude sighed and turned her cell phone back on. Two seconds after it connected, the shrill ringing pierced the air.

"Hello?" Jude said, walking up the stairs to her room. As she crossed by Sadie's room, she could hear her Boyz Attack cd blasting. Jude winced slightly.

"Juuude…" The voice said. She felt a chill go down her spine. Jude entered her room and shut the door attempting to drown out the sound of Boyz Attack. Unfortunately, her effort was in vain as she could clearly hear the lyrics to I'm Not Just Some Guy (made that up).

"What are you?" Jude demanded.

"You're mine Jude. You'll see. You're all mine." The voice said and she could tell it was male, raspy, and slightly familiar. She felt her blood run cold as the words absorbed into her brain.

"Who are you?" She demanded again.

"You're mine Jude. Remember that." The line went dead. Jude stared at the phone for a minute and once the dial tone actually registered in her mind, she hung it up. She suddenly felt cold, though the room was warm a minute ago. She shivered and sat down on her bed, trying to figure out why the voice was so familiar.

Who could it be? She wondered. She was worried it was some psycho guy she signed an autograph for on tour and now he was stalking her; waiting for her to come out of her house and kill her or rape her or something. Jude shuddered. Stop it Jude, it can't be that bad…who could it…I'm not just some guy, I'm the guy who…No! I am not going to be singing Boyz Attack. Uh-hu! No way, no how! She leaped off her bed and ran to the wall. She banged against it like she had a million times before and yelled

"Sadie! Turn that crap down!" Of course her sister just turned the volume up and Jude was being completely serenaded by the band she hated most and the one guy she couldn't imagine living without. Messed up. She thought. She glared at Sadie through the wall. She could picture Sadie standing in her room, singing into the end of her hairbrush horribly off key. Jude winced at the image and sat back down on her bed, contemplating who the caller could be, but couldn't get much accomplished as the lyrics to all the annoying songs of Boyz Attack entered her head.

Her phone rang again, and Jude stared at it while it rang four times. Just answer it. Jude thought to herself. She picked it up and frowned slightly at the number. She didn't recognize it. If it's no one I know, I'll hang up. She reasoned.

"Hello?" Jude answered.

"Hey Girl." A voice on the other end greeted.

"Tommy! Hey, what's up?" Jude asked.

"I'm fine…are you listening to Boyz Attack?" Tommy asked, sounding shocked and she could hear the smile in his voice.

"Hell no! Sadie has been blasting that crap all morning!"

"Uh-Hu, blame it on the sister…We both know you're a closet fan. I seem to remember you singing at the studio." Tommy said, and she wanted to reach through the phone and smack him.

"I have you know, because of that crap, I can't think to get anything write."

"You poor baby." Tommy said, and she could hear the sarcasm in his voice. Jude scowled.

"I'm sure you didn't call to harass me about the Boyz Attack music my sister has been playing all freakin day, over and over again."

"How do you know that?" Tommy joked and paused. "OK, I agree, that has to end…I'm getting annoyed." Tommy stated. Jude laughed.

"You sang those songs."

"Don't remind me." Jude laughed at Tommy's expense.

"Hold on a sec, I'm going to get her to stop."

"Please do." Tommy said. Jude sighed and left her room and banged on Sadie's door. She waited a moment but her sister did not appear. Jude sighed and opened the door. Sadie had her back to Jude, doing the gay Boyz Attack dance to the music. Jude shook her head and crossed the stereo and pushed the off button. She was slightly puzzled when she could still hear the lyrics being sang to her, but quickly realized it was Tommy.

"…I'll write your name in stars across the sky
We'll drift away into each other's eyes…" Tommy stopped short when he realized the music had stopped.

"Please don't tell me you were doing the dance too." Jude stated.

"I think I would have to shoot myself." Tommy stated. Jude noticed Sadie had perked up when she heard Jude talking.

"Are you talking to Tommy?" Sadie asked.

"Tell her no!" Tommy said, his voice sounding panicked. Jude grinned evilly.

"Yup." She said, and she heard Tommy groan and Sadie squeal simultaneously. Jude rolled her eyes at her sister and stalked out of the room and shut her door behind her.

"So, what's up?" Jude asked him.

"Right, uh…what was I…oh! Right! Sorry I haven't called sooner, I've been working on"

"It's fine. I understand…Mr. Perfectionist." Jude said, playfully.

"Yeah, anyway, I wanted to let you know that I'm almost at a wraps here; my deadline is in about another week or so."

"In other words, I gatta get back to work?" Jude said.

"Yup, kiss goodbye all those sleep-in days and say hello to the endless nights at the studio." Jude groaned. "I've gatta get going though. I was supposed to be at a meeting about…10 minutes ago." Tommy said, and Jude could hear the wince in his voice.

"I guess I'll let you go." Jude said jokingly. They both said their goodbyes and they hung up their phones. Jude sat back on her bed and picked up her guitar and strummed a couple of chords and Sadie walked in.

"What'd Tommy want? Is he coming back?" She asked.

"Sadie, he dumped you." Jude pointed out.

"Only because he was leaving." Sadie defended. Jude rolled her eyes and gave her sister the yeah right look and continued to strum. Sadie took the hint and huffed before leaving the room.