Chapter 19

Everyone stood in silence as they waited for the mysterious voice to appear. Mason, Kyle, and Wally had one thought running through their minds, don't let it be Quincy. Speed didn't know what to think and Jude was unsure who was about to appear.

"Stealing my reporters now, I don't mind, but whatever." The voice said as it grew closer.

"Shay!" Jude yelled as she ran across the room and jumped in his arms.

"Glad to see you too Shortie. Have fun running from the reporters; it can be a thrill can't it?" Shay asked as he put Jude down.

"What are you doing here?" Jude asked back.

"Have a concert tomorrow night; Uncle D flew me in a day early to watch you and SME." Shay replied as he noticed Speed giving him the death look.

"Wow that is awesome; I haven't seen you in forever. So much has happened." Jude said.

"Yea, I broke up with Eden, heard about the whole Tommy fiasco, and that Vincent over there has managed to win you heart back. Congrats dude, you two make a perfect couple and she is one terrific girl." Shay replied as he extended his hand to Speed.

"Uh, thanks dude. How did you find out?" Speed asked unsure.

"Well, there are rumors about you two being back together, then I saw how Jude was holding on to you on the couch and it clicked." Shay replied.

"What kinds of rumors are there?" Jude asked.

"All kinds, ones that say your together with Speed, your with Mason, Kyle, Wally, and even me. You want to have some real fun with the media?" Shay said with a grin on his face.

"Spill, we are so in for some fun around here." Kyle said.

"If you listen to me, the media will report you with a different guy every other day; it is always hilarious to see what stories come up." Shay replied.

"I don't know." Jude said.

"Listen Jude, I will tell you and then you can decide. Start out, tonight, jump off stage and give me a hug. After the show, give me another hug and say thanks for coming. Tomorrow, refuse to walk anywhere in public, make Kyle carry you on his back. Two nights later, go clubbing with Mason and only dance with him. Then the next concert, stay extra close to Wally and run off stage with him." Shay directed.

"Seems to leave me out." Speed stated madly.

"I know the media, just listen. Then for two days, be yourself, the media is going to be going crazy. They will then come up with you are with Speed, because you show little affection towards him in public. Then once that comes out, I give it a day after the Wally act; kiss Speed on stage after Soft Spoken. Then it will be Juderman everything." Shay said.

"Lets do it, it will be a good laugh, you can still have her at night dude." Wally said.

"I still don't like it." Speed said being stubborn.

"Will this change your mind?" Jude asked as she sat down on Speed's lap and kissed in fiercely.

When they pulled apart, Speed replied, "I don't know."

Jude looked at Speed to realize he wasn't joking. She then whispered something in his ear. Mason and Shay were really wondering what Jude was saying when Speed got a huge grin on his face.

"Ok, I guess I am in." Speed said. Jude then got up and left.

"Dude, what did she say?" Wally asked once Jude was gone.

"Well, remember the deal I made with her on the tattoo?" Speed asked.

"Yea." Kyle replied.

"It is ten times better then that." Speed said.

"What?" Shay asked confused.

"You don't want to know." Wally replied.

"Well, let's rehearse. Do you know where I can get some handcuffs?" Speed said jokingly as he left the room or so they hoped.

"I don't think we even want to know what she said." Wally said to Kyle with an odd look on his face.

"Totally." Kyle replied.

"Do you feel left out?" Shay asked Mason.

"I wish I could say yes, but sadly, no. Let's go get something to eat while they rehearse." Mason replied as he left.

"Ok, do I want you to fill me in or not?" Shay asked as they left the club.

Mason didn't reply, he just gave Shay a 'don't ask look'.

For the next week, Jude and SME followed Shay's plan. Sure enough, tabloids one night read "Jude Harrison and Shay again?" Two nights later they had "Instant Stars Jude and Mason now a couple?" Everyone was getting a kick out of it; Speed though, didn't find it as funny. Of course, there were the tabloids that had "Which SME member does Jude Harrison want?" Then Jude laid off for a couple of days and the media went crazy. Just like Shay predicted, Speed was now drawn into everything. Tabloids were going crazy with them. It was now time to let the onstage kiss happen.

Jude had called her mom and Sadie and told her the news about her and Speed. That night when they came to the last two lines of Soft Spoken, Jude and Speed got closer and closer. Then when the last cord was fading, Jude kissed Speed right then. The kiss was supposed to be quick, but show the passion they had for each other. Well, Jude of course had to do things her way. The kiss was intense and lasted until Kyle threw a drumstick at them. When they pulled a part, the crowd went wild.

"Well dudes, care to explain what happened on stage?" Kyle said as the band went backstage.

"Yea, what happened to a quick kiss? That was almost a make out session." Wally added.

"I don't know what came over me; I guess I was caught up in the song and all the emotion in it." Jude replied as Speed wrapped his arm around her.

"Well, that kiss made this whole torture week thing better." Speed said as he kissed her on the head.

That night, once Speed was asleep, Jude snuck out to meet Wally.

"Is it ready yet?" Jude asked as she sat beside him on the couch.

"Almost, what do you think?" Wally asked as he showed her the card.

"I love it! I am going to leave it on his bunk in the bus." Jude said as she looked over it.

"Ok, I can't print it till we are on the bus though, so tomorrow morning, you distract him when we take off and I will print it." Wally instructed.

"Thank you me some Wally." Jude joked as she kissed him on the cheek.

"No prob dude. You better get back to bed before he notices that you are gone." Wally replied.

"Night, and thanks again." Jude said as she left the room and went back to bed.

When Jude climbed back into bed, she felt Speed wrap his arms around her.

"Where did the lovely Red disappear too this late at night?" Speed whispered in her ear.

"Went to get a glass of milk and talked to Wally, he was showing me his collage stuff, it is pretty cool." Jude replied as she snuggled close to Speed.

Jude and Speed quickly fell asleep. Wally was putting the final touches on his collage when he came up with an idea. He decided that in the morning before they left, he would finish it.

That morning Wally got up early and ran out to the news stands. Like he expected, the front of almost every tabloid had Jude and Speed plastered all over it. He bought a couple of them, he then returned to the bus. He found the scanner and scanned in a couple headlines and pictures then added them into his collage. He didn't print it yet because he had to make sure Jude approved.