A/N: HEY!!!! NEW CHAPTER! (obviously...)

Anyway, I hope you guys like! Last A/N I talked about having writer's block and then people reviewed two days after and I COULDN'T STOP WRITING! ahaha..It was so bad that I also wrote the first two sections of the last chapter! It was awesome! I think the last chapter will be my favorite:D

Um...I posted the first chapter for "Your Future Looks Bright, Kinda" so you can read that while I finish the LAST chapter. Yep, the nest one is it and as of right now, just with the two sections I'm hitting a little over 1,000 words, so I KNOW it will be long because I haven't even gotten to anyone performing yet. :D

Um, yeah.

That's it...no more rambling...

Oh wait. Must do this.

Monkeyluver42: don't be afraid. I would never make anyone do something that they shouldn't/wouldn't. Okay, scratch NEVER, maybe... Thank you for loving this:D

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Sadie yawned, sitting in Darius' office taking notes for the night's performance. She would be the liaison between G-Major and Vinyl Palace for the evening so that Darius could control the artists. He had only planned on Jude performing, but after his talk with Tommy, he decided Karma would perform as well. Knowing the two didn't get along, he decided a buffer would be the best idea.

"Call Vinyl to tell them about the addition," D said, sifting through some documents for the performance.

"Addition to what?" Sadie asked, curious.

Darius looked at Sadie as if she was hard of hearing. "The set list."

"And who might that be?"

D smiled as he let Sadie in on his idea that only two other people knew about; Portia and Liam. "I've decided to make it a night of Instant Stars."

Sadie stared at Darius incredulously. "And Mason knows this?"

"Yes, I discussed it with him earlier," D stated as if he were talking to a five year old.

"Just because he's gay doesn't mean he likes catfights," Sadie announced.

"Excuse me?" Darius asked, astonished.

"You're using him as your middle man. It's the classic gay move," Sadie said, matter-of-factly, "He likes what girls have, so he should be a part of the drama too?"

"I wasn't thinking that far into it, Sadie. I figured he's one of them," Darius said, fixing his choice of words as he saw Sadie's face, "Not a girl, but an Instant Star. He gets them like they get him."

"Oh," Sadie said, her face turning red.

"Plus the girls seem to like him," D said, shrugging.

"Yeah, too bad they don't like him back. But I guess that's a good thing. Less G-Major drama."

"Less is more, I always say," Darius said as he put his focus back on his documents.

Portia and Karma had done their best to make sure Jude was unseen leaving G-Major. They were practically magicians. Jude pulled out of the G-Major parking lot in stealth mode. No one and she meant no one could see her the way she was dressed. It would ruin everything; blow her attitude cover. Her Mustang was packed with all the essentials for a touch up. She was going to risk her cover by staying in it until she made it to Vinyl. Both Portia and Karma were worried she wouldn't be able to recreate the look they had already given her, so she had to keep it.

Jude pulled into the driveway of her house and parked her car. She looked out every window, making sure no one followed her home. Jude opened the driver door quickly and shut it just as fast. She thought about leaving the supplies in her car, but realized she may need them, so she opened the trunk and pulled out a black box; a very large black box that she had seen once when she passed the MAC store at the mall. She closed the trunk with a small push and started to walk to her front door with her keys in hand. She didn't get very far.

"Jude? What are you doing?"

"Call everyone in. Last minute meeting before tonight," Darius ordered Sadie when their meeting was over.

Sadie walked to the door and opened it slightly, leaning out so she could get everyone's attention. "GUYS! DARIUS-" Sadie started to yell.

"Sadie!" Darius exclaimed, "I could have done that myself."

"Oh, sorry," Sadie apologized smiling.

"Yeah."

Sadie walked to Darius' phone and picked it up, pressing the intercom button. In a very clear voice, she said, "All G-Major employees to the board room for a meeting."

Darius and Sadie walked together to the boardroom minutes later to see a few people already there; Tommy, Kwest, and SME mainly.

"What's this all about?" Tommy asked once he saw Darius.

"Tonight," D answered, taking his place at the head of the table in the boardroom.

"What about tonight?" Tommy asked.

"Once everyone gets here, I will tell you." Slowly the room filled with G-Major employees.

"Okay," Tommy resounded.

Portia and Karma were the last two to enter, looking anxious. "Alright. Everyone in?" Darius asked his sister who was standing next to the door.

"Jude, um, went to get coffee. I already told her," Portia answered, nodding.

D nodded in return and continued with his speech. "Good. Tonight is an important night. It will be the first night that all three Instant Stars will share a stage."

"Wait? Together?" Karma asked, not sure if she should believe her own ears.

"No. Separately. I don't need the drama," D answered, shaking his head.

"Neither do I," Tommy whispered softly, thinking no one could hear him. Kwest shoved his best friend at his comment, smiling.

"So this is how it's gonna go down. We're gonna go backwards. Karma will start us out, then Mason will bring us in, and we will end with Jude's brilliant new hit," Darius said as he looked at the large group before him.

Darius found his next victim. "Patsy, I want you to emcee."

Patsy almost choked. "Are you serious?"

"Do I look like I am kidding?" Darius asked.

"No," Patsy resounded, "So I'll take what I can get."

"Good. I have already ordered a couple cases of each I.S. single for tonight. They will be handed out to any industry guys for free and those that bought a VIP ticket. Everyone else will have to buy them. Also, Kwest and Tommy will be doing double duty tonight; mixing and semi-producing."

Tommy's eyes widened and he looked over at Kwest, who shrugged his shoulders. "Excuse me?" Tommy asked.

"I want a live version of the performances for sale tonight as well. So during the performances and breaks, you will be mixing so we can copy them to cds for purchase at the end of the night. Give the kids something special to hold on to."

Seeing the look in Darius's eyes, Tommy knew he meant business and drama was not something Tommy needed more of in his life, so he went along with it. "Sounds like a great idea, D," Tommy said, less than enthusiastically.

"I knew you'd like it," D said, smiling and knowing he had gotten his point across.

Everyone started to get restless and D could sense it. "One more thing. Sadie?"

Sadie looked up from her notepad and glanced at the room. "Oh. Vinyl is sold out tonight."

Karma and Mason smiled. "So. Get out of my face."

Everyone looked at D as if he was crazy. He looked at them the same way and realized his mouth was working against him. "Take the next couple of hours to refresh, rejuvenate or whatever. Be ready to rock the house at five 'o'clock sharp!"

"I-" Jude started.

"Yeah?"

Jude turned around and noticed the man standing in front of her. She couldn't do this outside. It could ruin everything. "Can we do this inside?"

"Sure."

Jude opened her front door and put the black box down next to the door and sat on the couch. The man followed suit. "Look, it's not what you think."

"Care to tell me what I think?" the man asked.

"Please don't be mad. This was my choice. Honest," Jude said, almost pleading.

"Why?"

"Attitude," Jude told him, matter-of-factly.

"What?" the man asked confused.

"Okay, Dad. Let me start from the beginning," Jude answered.

"And you'll be at the airport in an hour?" Darius asked, talking on the phone in his office after everyone left to get ready for Vinyl.

"Yeah," a voice nonchalantly answered.

"Okay, good. From there, a town car will pick up and bring you to Vinyl," Darius said, thinking the conversation was over.

"Does she know?" the voice asked, warily.

"No and I'd like to stay that way."

"Are you sure this is how you want it to go down, Darius?" the voice asked, unsure of how things might turn out.

"Don't 'Darius' me!" Darius yelled into the receiver.

"Sorry. I'll be-" the voice started.

"I will deal with it when you get here. Just get here," Darius said, forcefully.

"Okay," the voice resigned.

"Bye."

"Bye, D," Darius hung up the phone once he knew his plans were in order.

"And so I had to search for attitude," Jude offered.

"Jude, you make it sound like a person," Stuart said.

"It's personification at its best," Jude said, playfully.

"If you say so," her dad replied, unsure of how Jude's antics would affect the night.

Jude braced herself for her next question. "But you aren't mad, are you?"

Stuart thought for a second, already knowing his answer. "About you and Tommy? It was bound to happen, I guess. Overall, no, I'm not. This was your choice. You better be able to deal with it."

Jude smiled with the thought that the most important man in her life was okay and stared at the floor. "I don't know if I'll be able to deal with these boots anymore."

Stuart chuckled. "That's my Jude. You go on at 8?"

"I think so, but maybe not," Jude shrugged.

"What do you mean?"

"Karma, remember?"

"Oh yeah," Stuart replied, remembering.

"And then I heard from Portia before I left that he was adding Mason to the mix. Something about an Instant Star night."

"Well that shouldn't be too bad," Stuart replied, trying to get his daughter to think less about the night's performance.

"Nope. As long as there are no more surprises. I don't know how much more I can take."