I quickly told James my plan and about the video if he wanted to check it out.
"That is a plan that might actually work." He says after checking out the video. "With the talent all three of us have and put that together, you would have be Lady Gaga good to be that."
"Hey now don't get too cocky, we're up against most of America and some of Canada. We'll have to start working hard." I say, I don't know who exactly I was talking to myself or him.
"Ok I guess I'll call Carlos and ask if he wants to come along with this plan."
"Yeah, cause Carlos doesn't agree with everything we do."
"I'm still gonna ask."
"Ok do you care what song I choose?"
"Nope, so talk to you later."
"Bye."
I hang up my phone and grab my iPod scrolling through my Logan Henderson playlist. I don't know what song to choose. After a couple minutes I had narrowed it down to Boyfriend, Any Kind of Guy, I Know You Know, and Famous. I guess I'll just check out all the video responses so far and see what songs they did. After scrolling through a couple pages and see that most of them are Boyfriend and Famous, I decide on doing I Know You Know.
Dividing up the parts was kinda tricky because I didn't know if they would work or not. With my background playing guitar and listening to the song so much that I knew where to put harmonies and everything.
Hey my house n about 20 min found the song-K
Kay b there with C-J
I printed out the song lyrics and highlighted everybody's part.
As soon as I was finished doing everything, Carlos and James came busting through my front door.
"This is gonna be so awesome!" Carlos yells obviously overdosed with excitement.
"Yes it is!" I said agreeing with him. "You just have to calm down a bit."
"We need a band name! We can't just go up to Logan and all those record producers and just say our names. No, we need an awesome band name!" James demands.
"Yes we do and wait! Did you just say when we meet Logan? What happened to your never going to meet Logan Henderson so get over yourself Kendall?" I ask kind of upset.
"Well back then you didn't have a practical plan you were just dreaming to meet Logan Henderson now you have a shot." He says explaining and trying to comfort me.
"Yeah, whatever. So band names."
"Whoa this is so gonna be a rush." Carlos says still amazed at our chance to become famous.
"It is big time." James says.
"THAT'S IT!"
"What's it?" They both say looking at me like I'm crazy.
"Our band name, Big Time Rush."
They think about it for a moment then break into a smile.
"That is brilliant; we're now not just Kendall, James and Carlos. No, we're Big Time Rush."
"Okay band name, check. Song?"
"I have decided on I Know You Know." I said handing them there song sheets.
"Interesting, I think I've heard it once before." James says.
"I haven't heard it." Carlos says. So I walked over to my dock and pressed play I put it on repeat. They listened to it twice before they wanted to try and give it a shot.
"Okay so you heard your guy's part, let me download the instrumental version. "
We did a quick run through and sounded horrible. Carlos just couldn't keep pitch.
"Okay maybe if we had the music we'd sound better."
So with music we sounded a bit better.
"You know we could go over and ask Kelly for some vocal help." Kelly was my next door neighbor, she was a college girl who was majoring to be a music teacher.
"That is what we should do." I say pulling out my cell phone.
"Hey Kelly."
"Yeah, what's up Kendall?"
"My friends and I just made up a vocals band and we're entering in a competition and we suck to say the least. Can you help us out?"
"Sure. I'm free right now, does that work with you?"
"That works awesomely, thank you."
"No problem be over in a minute."
"Okay so Kelly agreed and is coming over. If she throws a stapler at you don't take it personal. It's just what our choir teacher did when she was mad." I explain to Carlos and James.
"Okay you guys show me what you got." A voice behind us said. All three of us let out very manly squeals and turn around to see Kelly standing there. "Let me hear what'cha got."
Maybe this could be the line that starts the whole story….
"Well that was almost painful to listen to but not unfixable." We just shake our head.
"Okay some pitch warm-ups." She says.
We practice for about another hour before we call it a day and return tomorrow to practice again. We have to send the video in Friday so that gives us three days to practice and one day to shoot.
Dude it feels like we just went through pro vocal training, I hope we win. - J
I know I want to meet him, it's a win, win situation – K
I don't think Kelly likes me- C
Y – K
She kept yelling at me and telling me 2 get the right pitch- C
It's called training and I gtg talk to you tommorro- K
I smile and walk into my room. I have millions of pictures of him on my iPod, every album, all the magazines cover he's been on, and a couple posters in my closet. Yeah, I am a teenage girl. Buts it's not like I just want to follow him around and be a stalker, I just want to meet him and see what kind of person he is. I don't know my feelings are complicated and ack I don't know its just wow unnatural. If I don't win then I promise myself I will stop.
School had been boring today. Nothing special at all, James and I were walking down the hall when we hear a very high pitched squeak.
"JAMES, KENDALL!" We hear Camille and Jo squeal. "Guess what!"
"What." We automatically answer bored.
"WE'RE SENDING IN A VIDEO TO MEET LOGAN HENDERSON!"
"Cool. What song are you singing?"
"Famous cause that's what we're gonna be after he sees that video."
"Of course you guys are." James says politely not letting them know that we're sending one in. Once they walk away we let out a sigh.
"You ready to shoot tomorrow, dude?"
"Not really cause this video decides if I'm going to have my dream or not."
"But think about it we've put 8 hours of vocal training in just in the last 3 days. And we actually sound amazing."
"I know but still."
Kelly had helped us so much that I couldn't even imagine how grateful I felt towards her. Carlos was even more excited now then he was three days ago. I most say I was getting a tad nervous that we might actually win. Yes that's what I had been hoping for but never thought it would be true.
"How about we shoot tonight? That a way tomorrow we can watch our rough copy and fix it."
"And be able to send it in sooner, so Logan will see it sooner." James says.
"Just a bit."
After school I went to my basement and started setting up what would be our set for our music video. After that I started to panic what was I gonna wear, what if James and Carlos bailed on me saying my tween heartthrob crush was just ridiculous. I went to change and I was almost finished when I heard the doorbell rang.
"We're here!" Carlos yelled through the house.
"Go ahead and go downstairs I'll be there in a minute. " I yell back.
The doorbell rang again once I made it downstairs.
"Come in!"
"Hey it's Kelly."
"We're in the basement."
We heard the quick and quiet patter of feet coming down the steps.
"You guys ready to shoot?"
"Heck yeah, I've been waiting since I first saw that video. The only thing we have to wait for is Monday when he tells America the winner." I say all in one breath.
"Okay Kendall calm down and get into position I'll start the music."
J: Maybe this could be the line that starts the whole story. Maybe you could be the one, the one who's meant for me.
K: I know that I should wait but what if you're my soul mate. Slow when you say slow down.
All: We can party like the weekend. You got me thinkin', we could be a thing, yeah. I know you know I've got your heart pumpin'. I know you know we know we've got something. We could be on to something so goo, tell me that your mine. I know you know you got my heart pumpin'. I know you know we've got something.
C: Do you notice me at all? I'm usually lost for words, you know I can't help but fall. I've never felt so sure…..
We finished out just as we started, strong and sounding amazing. After we caught our breath we turned and looked at Kelly. Her eyes were wide and jaw dropped. Once she regained composure she ran over and jumped on us, squealing.
"I cannot believe that you guys are the same guys I started with three days ago. You guys sounded just wow! You guys are so gonna win this contest. If not you guys are performing at my colleges' spring break concert. I can hear your guy's future crowds chanting BIG TIME RUSH! BIG TIME RUSH!"
"So can we see the video or not?" Carlos asks.
"Come and look." She played it back to us and it was crazy how different we sounded.
"Did we age 5 years in 3 days or what?"
"I don't know but man, Big Time Rush is going along way we're making more videos if we don't win." James says loving that we looked and sounded so good.
"Okay so I'm gonna upload it and send it in a video response. Ready?"
"Do it." Once uploaded we went on with our lives.
We just had to wait till Monday. Oh lord.
MONDAY
Holy crap I woke up feeling sick. Not sick like I'm going be sick or a fever but like I'm going to explode from excitedness. Even if that isn't a word that's how I felt.
It's Monday! - J
Monday at last!" – C
Can't wait to find out tonight! – Kel
At least I'm not the only one that's excited about tonight.
"James! Kendall! James! Kendall!" Jo and Camille yelled running down the hall towards our lockers.
"What?" I ask.
"Tonight's the night." Camille says.
"What's tonight?" I ask like I didn't know.
"TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT THAT LOGAN HENDERSON IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE US THE WINNERS OF HIS CONTEST AND WE FLY OUT TO L.A AND BECOME FAMOUS!" Jo shrieks.
"Dreaming big again, Jo?" Carlos asks coming out of nowhere somehow.
"You can't dream what's reality."
"I know our realities are different but I didn't know that they were that different."
"Whatever just log onto YouTube tonight and see it when he announces Jo Taylor and Camille Roberts." Jo says.
"I thought we agreed on Camille Roberts and Jo Taylor." Camille says from her little spot in the group.
"Why did you think that? It will always be Jo and Camille."
"Camille and Jo."
"No Jo and Camille."
"Ladies, ladies why don't you just come up with a band name and settle that fight?" I say trying to calm down the seething girls.
"Great idea, Kendall. Thanks." Jo says prancing over to me and kissing me on the cheek.
"Come on Camille lets go think of a band name." And they start to prance off.
"Girls are weird." James says.
"And you see why I'm bi."
"I have to second that statement."
That night it was 6 o clock our time and 4 o clock California's time, the time Logan said he'd post his video. Yes, it's up!
"Hey guys its Logan here to announce the winners of my contest. I must say I had three top favorites but one of them stuck out just a bit more then the other two. And without further or do the winner is…drum roll please. .Insanity! Congrats to them and I thank you all who sent in videos."
Once the video ended, I couldn't even think of any way to define the emotions I was feeling at that moment. I was disappointed, heartbroken, and jealous.
Wow-K
I know. I can't believe but our dreams were crushed in a matter of seconds.-J
That sucks I'm sorry K. - C
I'm sorry guys you guys were wonderful and have the gig at our spring break kickoff concert- Kel
I guess I have to keep my promise that I made to myself and have to give up on Logan Henderson forever now. I can't give up over night but I have to start.
1 WEEK LATER
"Dude you look horrible." James commented on as we walked to our lockers.
"Thanks." I say. It's been a week since I've seen any pictures of Logan Henderson, listened to any of his songs and I completely redid my room taking out any thing that reminded me of him.
"I know it's been rough but stay strong buddy and you'll make it through this." Carlos says trying to make me smile and be happy.
"I know Carlos and thank you for trying."
"No prob, a brother helps another brother out."
School went without a problem and I smiled and laughed along with all my friends.
I logged onto my email account and saw that Logan's channel had another video, probably of him and the band that won.
"Hey guys you know me so I don't think I have to say my name but back to the reason I posted this video. .Insanity cheated and used a software to enhance there voices. But I still wanted to keep my promise with the whole contest and everything. I have one small problem though I have a tie for who should win it. I have even sent this video through 5 recording artist and they couldn't even choose. The winners are Jo and Camille and-"
I had to cut it off there I don't know if I could take the heartbreak again. I felt jealous that Jo and Camille won and happy that Jo and Camille won.
Congrats I watched your guy's video and you guy's rocked! - K
Thanks so much I haven't watched the video yet but people keep telling me we won. But it's a tie and I want to know who else won. – Cam
Idk I didn't watch the rest-K
Oh well I gtg- Cam
I guess we weren't as good as we thought we were. I mean Jo and Camille sounded great but I thought we sounded just a bit better. Oh well, I felt proud of myself I let go of Logan pretty easily after all the help with my friends.
Dude we won!-J
I can't believe it we won-C
You guys did it! You did it! I knew you guys could do it. I'm so proud of you guys!-Kel
What r u guys talking about? – K
We tied for Logan's contest. – J
Dude that is so not funny to joke about. I thought you guys were gonna b supportive. Wow you guys are good friends. –K
I can't believe they all ganged up on me like that. They knew how I felt at the moment.
Really take a chill pill and just watch the video all the way.- J
It couldn't hurt.
"Hey guys you know me so I don't think I have to say my name but back to the reason I posted this video. .Insanity cheated and used a software to enhance there voices. But I still wanted to keep my promise with the whole contest and everything. I have one small problem though I have a tie for who should win it. I have even sent this video through 5 recording artist and they couldn't even choose. The winners are Jo and Camille and Big Time Rush. Both of you guys prepare another video and send it back by Friday that gives you four days. Cant wait to see them."
I quickly pick up my phone and dial.
"James were pulling out the big guns and performing the song Worldwide. We have to be so good we sound better than Logan Henderson himself."