AN: Thank you everyone who's been reading this so far. You all rock!
Disclaimer: I don't own Instant Star or its characters. But I do own Jacques, Chris, and Monique. And my own crazy ideas.
Chapter 4: And Then There Were Nine
Jude, Kwest, Sadie and I all went back to work, while Chris and Monique got to watch what we did every day. Jude was awesome, as usual, and had written a few lyrics which we didn't have to change much. What can I say? I bring out the best in her. We finished early, showed Georgia and E.J. what we'd come up with, and Georgia smiled, knowing Jude had written another hit.
"Go record," Georgia commanded, as Jude ran off excitedly into our usual studio. Kwest was there, and Chris and Monique took a seat while Jude and I took our positions, one in front of the microphone, and one right at the soundboard. Jude did it in 1 take, which meant we could take off early while Georgia made her decision about whether it was done.
"It's good to go," G said as she smiled. E.J. was sitting in on our meeting, and she jumped up and squealed excitedly. "I've got the greatest idea. What about-?" E.J rambled, then glared as Jude cut her off.
"Sorry, E.J., gotta go. I've got plans. 'Bye!" Jude sprang up from her seat as if it were on fire, then ran out before E.J. could stop her.
"Go on," Georgia urged, knowing how little restraint I had in staying in her office. She winked, and knew it was Jommy time. "You guys too," she said to Kwest, Monique, and Chris.
"This would never happen in MY organization," Chris grumbled, then stopped as he saw Sadie sitting at her desk. He was about to go and ask her to take off for the day, but Kwest beat him to it.
"Hey, babe," Kwest said, smiling down at Sadie. Sadie smiled, stood up, and gave a long, lingering kiss to Kwest. Kwest wrapped his arms around Sadie and deepened it, as Sadie gave Kwest some tongue. She opened her eyes long enough to see Chris scowling at Kwest behind his back, and smirked at him.
"Why don't we finish this back at home?" Sadie suggested, after she'd broken off the kiss.
"I've got a better idea," Jude piped up. "Sades, Kwest, come on over to our place. I'm sure Tommy, Monique, and Chris won't mind. Would you?" Jude looked at me and Monique, knowing we'd let her do anything she wanted.
"Fine by me," I said, as Monique shrieked and said something about how she wanted to show Sadie her newest outfits. Sadie listened patiently, and said how she hadn't been shopping in forever.
"Let's go, then," Chris mumbled. So I decided that Chris would take Jude and me back, and Kwest and Sadie would take Monique back to our house. Monique looked happy that she'd get to talk about clothes with Sadie, and Kwest looked horrified, and Chris looked miserable that he wouldn't get to talk to Sadie, and Jude and I were so wrapped up in each other that we didn't even notice.
Jude and I started making out as soon as we got to the car. I pinned her against the door, my lips on hers, and she reached behind her and got in slowly, pulling me inside with her.
"Um, one of you can sit in the front, you know," Chris said, looking at Jude and me making out in the backseat.
"No thanks, I like it back here," I said between kisses. Jude smiled, and echoed my sentiments before capturing my lips with her own.
"Fine, just don't have another baby while you're back there, OK?" Chris said, teasing us.
Neither of us responded as we were too busy kissing one another.
Chris laughed, and drove back to our house. The ride was silent, but it was incredible. Every time Chris turned, Jude would hold me closer and tighter, afraid that I would move away from her. I held her close, reassuring her that I wouldn't.
We pulled up to the gate before long, and Jacques answered the intercom. He opened the gate for us, and we pulled up like usual. Jude and I broke apart before we got there, so that Jacques wouldn't tease us about how much like newlyweds we were.
"Is Monique back yet?" I asked, as Jacques shook his head. A few minutes later, Kwest pulled up with Sadie and Monique.
"Sorry, Jacques. I hope it's OK to have some people over. Jacques, this is Kwest, my sound engineer from work, Sadie, the secretary, who happens to be Kwest's girlfriend and Jude's sister. By the way, Sadie speaks French," I ignored the look I got from Chris, and noted that Kwest smiled at the reference. Jacques looked positively ecstatic, and started rambling on in French to Sadie. Sadie smiled and responded to everything he said.
"She's just like your Jude," Jacques said, smiling.
"Yeah," I said, even though they were complete opposites. "Listen, are my parents home?"
"No, they went out. Shall I get something to eat or drink for you?" Jacques asked.
"Strawberry Pop-Tarts and milk," Jude had been listening in on our conversation, and spoke up. Monique smiled at her, and added, "For me, too."
"And for you, Kwest and Sadie?" Kwest asked for some Ruffles chips and a Coke, and Sadie asked for some fresh fruit and a bottled water.
"Master Chris and Tommy?" Jacques asked, finally turning to us. We asked for the same thing we had before, and Jacques said, "Very good. I'll be back soon," before going off to the kitchen to tell the cook.
"So, Jude, what was it that you wanted to do?" I asked, since Jude hadn't even told me why she'd asked us all over here.
"I thought maybe we could all get to know each other better. And what better way than to play Truth or Dare?" Jude said, her eyes sparkling with mischief.
"No way," Chris and Kwest said at the same time.
"Come on, guys, it'll be fun," Jude insisted. "Please?"
"Yeah, guys, please?" Sadie batted her eyes at them, and they crumpled like a house of cards.
"OK," Chris and Kwest mumbled under their breaths.
"YES!" Jude said, jumping up and giving Monique a high-five. "OK, who wants to start?"
"DUDES!" SME said, coming in.
"Speed? Guys? What are you doing here?" I asked. I'd have to tighten security around this place. I didn't want a bunch of crazy teenage boys running around and breaking things, let alone eating all the food.
"Oh, I don't know. Let me see," Speed said, tapping his chin thoughtfully. "Oh yeah. We went over to Kwest's place, only we couldn't get in because no one was home, and so we called Georgia to find out where you guys went, and then we found out that you guys were over here, and we didn't know where you lived, until E.J. told us." Speed said irritably. His stomach growled, and I knew I'd have to kill E.J. for telling them my address.
"What? You couldn't go out to eat?" I said, as Jude put a hand on mine to keep me from blowing up. Kwest looked gratefully at me, and knew he wouldn't have to pop a blood vessel or something.
"Have you seen what they put in the food?" Kyle said, as if it were the most obvious fact in the world that fast-food was not the most edible food.
"Oh, excuse me, Mr. Know-It-All," I shot back. Jude held up a hand to stop us.
"Guys, please," Jude said, as we gave her our attention. "I'm sure it's OK, right Chris?"
Chris still looked stunned, as if he never expected guys like Speed, Kyle, and Wally to ever set foot in his house.
"OK…Monique? Is it OK with you?" Jude said, trying to hide a smile as Monique looked dreamily up at the guys.
"Yeah…sure…fine by me…" Monique breathed, never taking her eyes off them.
"Uh, Monique?" I said to my sister. No response. I snapped my fingers right in front of her face. Nothing. Only one thing could snap her out of this.
"Pop-Tarts! Fresh out of the toaster! Come and get 'em!" Jacques quipped, just like a vendor would. Monique bolted out of her daydream and yelled, "MINE!" as she rushed over to the plate. Jude was there a split second later, and they each had a plate.
"Dudes, would you like something to eat?" Jacques said, smiling at them. Apparently they made their introductions earlier. I almost laughed as I heard Jacques addressing them that way.
"Yeah, sir dude. I'd like some pizza, and burgers, and…" Speed started to say. He was cut off by Kyle, who added, "Dude, I want some hot dogs, some fried chicken…" He too was cut off by Wally, who said, "Yeah, all of that, and some Cokes for all of us. Thanks, sir dude."
"No prob, dudes," Jacques said, his eyes twinkling. He winked at us, and took off.
"OK, now if we can get our minds off food for a few minutes," Jude said, pretending not to look at her own empty plate that was full of Pop-Tarts earlier. Monique nodded, licking the crumbs off her fingers as she finished off the last one.
"Let's start with Sadie. Truth or dare?" Jude asked.
"Dare," Sadie said. She loved a challenge.
"OK, I dare you to make out with Kwest for 10 minutes."
"That's it?" Kyle said, temporarily forgetting how hungry he was.
"That's easy," Sadie remarked.
"Yeah, that's just what I was going to say. We do that every day. Can't you choose something harder?" Kwest moaned.
"Yeah, how about this? Sadie has to make out with me for 10 minutes," Chris suggested.
"No way!" Sadie shrieked, just as Kwest roared, "Over my dead body!"
"No, that won't work either. OK, um…hmmm….Sadie has to strip. In front of all of us." Kyle suggested.
"Eww," Jude shrieked. "Kyle, she's my sister. I can't watch her do that."
"I wouldn't mind seeing that," Kwest said, just as Chris said it. They glared at each other.
"OK, what about this?" I suggested.
AN: Mwa ha ha ha ha! I know, another evil cliffie! So, what'd you all think? I hope you liked it. If you did, please review. If you didn't, please review anyway, and let me know if you have any ideas for what Sadie should do. I can't come up with any good ones, and I'm sure they wouldn't be great even if I did. Thanks for reading!