A/N: Okay...my 5th Instant Star story. well...my fourth STORY...my fifth instant star anything if you count my oneshot. Hope yall like it!
Chapter 1-
"Hey" Jude greeted. "It's getting late...we should go"
"I want to finish mixing this song" Tommy replied. His hand fiddled with the nobs on the switchboard, his other hand combed through his hair. Jude sat next to him and placed her arm on his shoulder. He flinched a little, not expecting her to come in contact with him.
"Look...I know our little argument earlier sucked...but can we just forgive and forget?" Jude asked
"Our fight. Let's recap that fight. " Tommy stopped messing with the switchboard and turned to face Jude. His eyes were cold and glassy. "You had to try again, didn't you? You had to go and tell me how you felt, like you always do. You know I can't deal with that"
"Tommy you kissed me...doesn't that mean anything to you?" Jude asked.
"It means the world to me" He admitted "But I can't let it. Don't you understand Jude? You're 17. I can't be with you"
"Well what about when my birthday hits?"
"Will your parents think any different of me?"
"...Not really" Jude took a deep breath and looked away. Her eyes were getting teary, and she refused to let herself cry in front of him again.
"Okay then" Tommy's hand resumed roaming his scalp. After a long pause, he turned back to her. "We shouldn't talk anymore"
"What?" She asked.
"I mean, cut ourselves off from eachother completely. It's the only way that we're ever going to be okay with eachother." Tommy said. Jude could hear the pain in his voice. She didn't care anymore about being in front of him. She let the tears fall down.
"No...Tommy don't..."
"I have to Jude...it's what's best" Tommy insisted. Jude sniffed and stood up, walking out the doorway. Tommy slammed his fist on the side of the switchboard and cursed at himself. She was gone from him forever now.
Jude stormed home on foot. It was almost midnight, and there were predators in the neighborhood she walked through, but she didn't care. She knew she'd be okay, especially with the temper she had right now. The tears were flowing but she was angry. She was infuriated. Finally, her walking picked up to a jog, and then to a run. Before she knew it she was sitting on the front steps of her home, gasping for air. She leaned onto the railing and closed her eyes, trying to regain courage to go inside. She couldn't find it in her to possibly face Sadie and Victoria, if they were to catch her crying like this. Jude curled herself in a ball and let herself fall asleep on the steps of her own home.
"Jude!" Sadie called. Jude opened her eyes and looked up at her sister, who was kneeling down. "Have you been here all night?"
"Yeah.." Jude wiped her face incase there was still traces of tears.
"What happened?" Sadie asked.
"Nothing..I just..lost my house key" Jude lied
"You could have knocked..or called" Sadie said
"Yeah but I figured you guys were sleeping and you're really cranky when you wake up"
"I've heard of consideration Jude but...sleeping in the cold because of it...you're being crazy"
"What time is it, Sade?" Jude asked
"Almost Noon"
"Crap! I'll be home later" Jude took to the streets again on the way to G-Major. She burst through the front doors, walking straight past Tommy, and entered Darius' office. She took a seat and waited for him to get off the phone.
"Jude...What can I do for you?"
"Um, D, I need a new producer" She blurted out.
"What's wrong with Tom?" He asked. Tom was outside the door listening, his heart tearing at every next word.
"Everything" Jude replied. "I don't want Kwest either..."
"What you got against Kwest now?" Darius questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing personal, just that he's friends with Tommy."
"I don't know what's goin' on with you two lately...and I ain't gonna ask" Darius said "I'll get you my man Cory. He's top notch at Trinta"
"Trinta! The record label? You're getting me a producer from Trinta?" Jude asked, a smile pasted to her face. Trinta was the best of the best in Toronto, even higher than G-Major.
"If you promise me you ain't gonna dump him off just to get back in the studio with Tom" Darius explained "Trinta's people aren't to kind to that sorta thing"
Jude stayed quiet, rethinking this in her head. Could she really promise that? Could she really stay away from Tommy?
"I promise.." She said reluctantly.
"Good to know. I'll get him in here as soon as possible. Just go practice or somethin"
"Thank you...so much D" Jude was overcome with relief as she opened Darius' door and walked out.
"Ow!" Tommy yelped, rubbing his nose. "You slammed the door in my face"
"Sorry" Jude said sarcastically. She shrugged and walked away.
"Man, what's her problem?" Kwest walked up behind Tommy. Tommy didn't answer him, he just walked to his studio and began working with Mason.
Jude roamed G-Major, eyeing the place up and down. She never really noticed what all Darius had done to the place. She never got the time to. She found a quiet studio and pulled out her guitar, strumming it to make sure it was tuned. She started singing along with the chords, not really making lyrics, just humming to herself. She came up with a tune she liked, but the lyrics refused to come out. Her heart was skipping beats, becoming overwhelmed with emotion. The lyrics wanted to burst from her mouth but she wouldn't let them.
"I'm not making another song about Tommy!" She told herself "No!"
"You must be Jude Harrison"
Jude looked up to see a young man standing in the door way. He had a clipboard in hand. His style was more to the contemporary side. His brown hair shagged down over one eye. Thin wire-rimmed glasses sat on the bridge of his nose. He looked only to be about 21 or so. Jude thought he was kind of cute, but she wouldn't let herself fall for her producer again.
"I'm Pure" He introduced.
"Excuse me?" Jude asked. She's never heard of a name like "Pure" before.
"My name..it's Pure. Well, actually is Cedric, but I got the nickname Pure from saving my mothers life once. Everybody called me Pure after that."
"Oh..that's cool" Jude said. "How'd you save her?"
"Another story for another time" Pure replied. "Let's get started, okay?"
"Sure" Jude got into the soundbooth and plugged in her guitar.
"This what you've been working on with Tom?" Pure asked
"...Yep" Jude answered coldly. She hated hearing his name. Pure hit the record button, and Jude poured out yesterday's emotions into the microphone.
"I've got you wrapped around my finger
or so I thought
I've got a handful of mistakes I've made
but you, I forgot
I'm done with wishing we would be
I'm done with hoping you'll eventually see" Jude sang
"That's good Jude!" Pure complimented "Now go straight into the bridge"
"I'll break free from you forever
I wont stand and let my heart break..." Jude stopped singing, choking on the chorus. She knew this would happen if she sang about it now. She just knew it. Pure entered the soundbooth and took her guitar from her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, setting the guitar on the floor. She burst into hysterical crying, sobbing quite loudly. Pure wasn't sure what her boundary was, so he just stood there, staring at her. She lifted her head when she calmed down and wiped the tears. Pure sent her a sympathetic smile. She shook her head and stormed out of the studio.
"Where are you goin, Jude?" Darius asked, following her into the lobby.
"I can't work today" She explained "I'm goin' home"
"Jude!" Darius grabbed her shoulder and turned her face to him. She glared into his eyes and he could see the fire in them. "What happened?"
"Nothing, I just need some air" She said
"This isn't nothing. I just got Pure here all the way from Trinta. He gave up his job there to join us at G-Major. That's like a demotion. He did that for you."
"Yeah, well, I'll send him a thank you note later, I need to get away" She scoffed.
"You're not goin' anywhere" Darius said. Just then, Jude glanced over and saw Tommy walking up behind Darius. She started to freak out.
"LET ME GO!" She yelled. Darius finally let go of her and and ran out of the studio in tears. Darius turned to Tommy now, sending him intimidating eyes.
"What?" Tommy asked, looking up from his paperwork.
"In my office, NOW!" Darius ordered. Tommy followed him and Darius slammed the door.
"What the hell's goin on?" Darius asked, glaring at Tommy who was now sitting in the very chair Jude was sitting in earlier.
"With what?" Tommy asked "I've been working with Tina like you asked."
"What's going on with you and Jude? Why is she so worked up?"
"It's complicated" Tommy said
"Well un-complicate it. Right now"
"I can't, D. It's not like that. I'm un-complicating it by not talking to her anymore."
"Come on, explain, now"
"We got in a fight. I called her some things I shouldn't have, and she took it to heart. I don't wanna hurt her anymore" Tommy lied.
"Get out of my office. Tina needs work on her high notes. Fix it" Darius ordered. Tommy nodded and walked out of the office.
Jude once again found herself storming down the road to her house. The tears had long dried by now. She was just angry now. She walked in the front door and to the kitchen, pulling out a packet of pop-tarts and eating them without toasting them.
"Uh oh" Sadie mocked. She walked into the kitchen, her arms folded across her chest. "Jude's eating raw pop-tarts, first sign of anger"
"Shut up, Sadie" Jude snarled.
"What's been wrong with you?" Sadie asked.
"Nothing."
"Jude!"
"Sadie would you just get your nose out of my business for once!"
"Something is bugging you, Jude."
"Fine, you want to know? Tommy and I kissed okay? We kissed, and now we aren't talking" Jude exclaimed. Sadie became enraged. Before she knew what she was doing, her palm stung Jude's cheek, forcing Jude's head to jerk back and hit the cabinet. She grabbed Sadie's hair and stuffed her head in the sink, turning on the water. Sadie squealed and brought her head up, pushing Jude up against the door.
"Girls!" Victoria ran in the room, pulling Jude back. Sadie took advantage of this and kept striking. Victoria pulled Jude to the side.
"Sadie!" She yelled "Stop it, now!"
Sadie stopped and Victoria glared at both her daughters. She let go of Jude.
"What is going on with you two?" She asked
"She started it!" They said in unison, pointing at one another.
"You two are a little too old to be blaming eachother. What's going on?"
"Sadie's being a prick" Jude said. She ran upstairs and slammed her bedroom door. Sadie stomped her foot and walked out the front door. Victoria stood there, oblivious to what on earth was going on.
A/N: Did you like it? Do I get to dance once again? Hooray? we shall only see if you review