In A Real Love Chapter 5: Surprise, Surprise, an instant star fanfic

Chapter Five: Surprise, Surprise

While Jude was on stage performing her heart out, Tommy was on a plane flying to where she was at. He had told Darius that he wanted the next week off to work with Jude and to see if she had any new songs to put forth. Kwest had tried to tell him that he needed to do more than work with Jude but Tommy didn't listen.

When his flight landed, he got in a cab and told the driver where to go. As he was sitting in the cab he couldn't help but smile at the fact that he was about to surprise Jude. It had almost been a month since he last saw her and it wasn't exactly on good terms. He had been jerk, he knew this. He just couldn't deal with the fact that Jude was going away from him for three months. Tommy recalled what Kwest had told him the night before and mentally slapped himself. If Kwest had seen his feelings for Jude, what was stopping everyone else from seeing them? He had to distance himself, even if it killed him in the process.

Tommy was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't realize that he had arrived at the stadium. He paid the driver, grabbed his bag and made his way through the throngs of people. He kept his head down hoping no one would recognize him and cause some form of riot. He didn't want anyone in the way of him seeing Jude. He got to the backstage entrance unseen and waved his pass to the security guard stationed there.

"You're a little late Mr. Quincy." Bob, the security guard, said. Tommy smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

"Flight was delayed and the traffic was terrible." He replied walking through the door. He grinned when he heard Jude performing and the crowd loving it. He continued on his path to Jude's dressing room where he would surprise the superstar. When he opened the door, he was surprised to see someone already in the room, laying on the couch and watching TV. He cleared his throat to get the person's attention.

"Excuse me, what exactly are you doing in here?" Tommy asked, putting his stuff down by the door. The "intruder" sat up and looked Tommy over.

"I could ask the same of you." came the reply. Tommy looked over the intruder. He didn't look like he would put up much of a fight if it came down to that.

"Let me try this again, who are you and what are doing here?" Tommy asked, mentally preparing himself for a brawl. The intruder laughed.

"I'm Tristan and I was relaxing and watching TV. Now it's your turn." Tristan replied, smirking at Tom. Tommy's eyes widened in shock at the fact that this guy didn't know who he was and when Tristan realized this he laughed.

"I'm Tom. Tom Quincy and I'm here to see Jude. I'm her producer." He replied smugly.

"Oooh, so you're the guy Jude complains about left and right. Well I must say it's a pleasure to meet the man who annoys Jude so much." Tristan said, holding his hand out for Tom to shake. Tommy looked at the boy in front of him and wondered just when Jude had time to talk to him. Tom ignored Tristan's hand and walked further into the room, closing the door behind him.

"How exactly do you know Jude?" Tommy asked as he sat down in one of the chairs. Tristan pulled his hand back in and laughed.

"Now there's a funny story. Oh where do I begin?"

After Jude finished singing her song "Impossible" she announced that she would be performing a new song that she had just wrote.

"I hope you guys will like it. It's dedicated to a good friend of mine who I just met and I hope he knows how much he means to me. This is 'You Found Me'."

Jude cued the band and waited for her time to come in.

Is this a dream?
If it is
Please don't wake me from this high
I've become comfortably numb
Until you opened up my eyes
To what it's like
When everything's right
I can't believe…she sang beautifully. The audience clapped in appreciation and Jude smiled as she began the chorus.

You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know just where I would be?
Yeah, you broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
You found me
You found me…she paused to take a breath and when it was her turn to come back in, she finished out the song with the audience with her all the way.

So, here we are
That's pretty far
When you think of where we've been
No going back
I'm fading out
All that has faded me within
You're by my side
Now everything's fine
I can't believe

And I was hiding
'Til you came along
And showed me where I belong
You found me
You found me
When no one else was lookin'
How did you know?
How did you know?

(You found me)
(When no one else was lookin')
You found me
(How did you know just where I would be?)
You broke through
All of my confusion
The ups and the downs
And you still didn't leave
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
The good and the bad
And the things in between
You found me
You found me…she grinned as the band ended the song. The audience applauded loudly showing her that they loved the new song. She stood up from her stool and gave a bow.

"Thank you guys so much! You all were an awesome crowd!" she said into the microphone before running off stage. She grabbed the towel and bottle of water that was given to her and began her walk to her dressing room where Tristan was waiting for her. When she got to the door she paused before opening it when she heard two male voices inside. 'Who else is in there?' she thought to herself. She slapped herself on the head when she realized how stupid she was being. 'It's my room, just open the door Jude' she told herself. She opened the door never expecting to see him on the other side.

When Tommy heard the door opening, he stood up and walked away from Tristan and stood in front of the door. He smiled when Jude's figure came into view. The smile quickly left when he saw how shocked, hurt, and angry Jude looked when she saw him.

"What are you doing here Tom?" she asked, closing the door behind her. She noticed Tristan sitting on the couch watching the interaction. She smiled and waved at him before turning her attention back to the man in front of her.

"I came to see you Jude." He said as he reached for her hand. She quickly moved it away from him and looked at him coldly.

"Why? Don't you have other artists to attend to back home? They need you there." She said her voice as cold as ice. Tommy's eyes widened when he heard her tone. He had no idea that she was angry with him. He knew she would be hurt but he hoped she would eventually understand why he did what he did.

"Jude, I want to apologize to you for…" he wasn't able to finish his sentence because Jude had slapped him.

"I don't want your apology Quincy. It means nothing to me. Now if you could excuse me, I have things to do." She said as she walked over towards Tristan. She sat down beside him and Tristan's arm wrapped around her shoulders. Tom rubbed his face and turned to face the duo on the couch.

"I guess I deserved that. But Jude, I really am sorry about not coming to see you off. I just couldn't…couldn't say goodbye to you. I'm here all week and I've…missed you." He said before grabbing his stuff and walking out the door. He closed the door silently behind him and sighed.

"I messed up big time." He muttered before making his way down the hall and away from the broken girl inside the room he just left.

When Jude heard the door click closed she let go of the tears she had been holding in. Tristan felt her shoulders shaking from the crying and pulled her in for a hug. He slowly rubbed her on the back to help calm her down.

"There, there Jude. It'll be alright." Tristan whispered in her ear before kissing her on top of the head. Tristan slowly rested his chin on top of her head where he kissed her and closed his eyes, hoping to comfort the girl he was slowly falling for.