"Best Friends?"

Summary: Tommy Quincy hates Jamie Andrews with a passion. But why? Takes place after "Date With the Night."

Disclaimer: All chapter titles are songs by Fall Out Boy. Also I don't own anything related to "Instant Star" except for a couple of Jude-centric fantasies.

Author's Note: Well it rained where I live today so no moving just yet for me but another chapter for you!

Jude sat with Jamie in the back of the ambulance as it sped away from G Major. Jamie's lip was spilt, his left eye was swollen shut, and the paramedics feared that Tommy may have caused internal bleeding. The only thing that was running through Jude's head was 'Why?' Why had Tommy overreacted the way he did? And then, as she recalled how Jamie had taunted Tommy when he and Darius had walked into the studio, she began to wonder. How exactly was Jamie responsible for Tommy being fired?

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Jamie slowly opened his eyes and winced at the bright light that filtered through. "Shit," he cursed.

"Feeling better?" Jamie glanced to his right where Jude sat. Through the window behind her he could see Patsy, Spiederman, Liam, Sadie, and his Nana gathered around. He heard Kyle and Wally, though he didn't see them.

"That all for me?" he asked, weakly. When Jude nodded he added, "Then how come they aren't in here with you?"

Jude's look worried Jamie. "Because I wanna know what Tommy meant by 'he got me fired'."

"Did he say that? Cause I didn't..." He stopped when he saw Jude's look. "Okay."

Jude crossed her arms. "I'm waiting."

Jamie couldn't bring himself to look at Jude as he said, "Darius and Liam were worried about your relationship with Tommy and asked me to be on the lookout. If anything happened between you two, I was supposed to tell them."

"But you and Darius..." Jude stopped. "Why were you and D going into the studio?"

Jamie felt like crying but he held it in as he answered. "I saw you, Jude."

"And you told Darius what we were doing?" she replied, her voice taking on an edge.

"No." Jamie finally looked at her. "I saw you two kiss before Tommy left. I told Darius the night of your release party. But when Tommy disappeared and you hit number one Darius decided to give you a second chance."

Jude stood and backed away from Jamie's bed as if he had a second head and repated, "Did you see us in the studio, too?"

Jamie hung his head in shame as he said, "Yes."

"And you told Darius?"

Jamie started to cry. "Yes."

"I can't believe this!" Jude exclaimed. "I knew you were jealous of Tommy but this..."

"This had nothing to do with that!" Jamie exploded. "I don't give a flying fuck if you and Tommy marry each other and move far, far, away."

"Then why?" Jude whispered. "Why did you tell Darius you saw us?"

Jamie shook his head. "I can't. I can't tell you."

Jude stalked over to him and put her face inches from his. "You tell me, Andrews or so help me you'll be sorry."

Jamie took a deep breath and said in a shaky voice, "The blackmailer."

"What about him?"

Jamie closed his eyes and leaned away from Jude as he said, "Darius called Mason and got a description of the guy."

"And?"

"He knows him, Jude. Darius has seen the guy before."

"Where?"

Jamie opened his eyes and locked them onto Jude's imploring ones. "He was an intern at G Major. Darius thinks someone may have hired him."

"What does that have to do with me and Tommy?" Jude asked.

Jamie reached out and grabbed her handand was surprised when she didn'tpull away. "The intern...he was friend's with Tommy." Jude's grip tightened as Jamie continued. "Tommy is Darius' number one suspect. He may have hired the guy."

Author's Note 2: Just so ya know, Tommy is connected to the blackmailing but not the way Darius and Jamie think. And just for the full effect, the title for the past two chapters is "Snitches and Talkers Get Stitches and Walkers."