So Damn Clever Chapter 23: Kite Fight, an instant star fanfic

A/N: HERE IS ANOTHER CHAPTER!

I know promised it today and technically like yesterday, I have an hour and a half left. Anyway, I spent most of today finishing Jude's performance. It was pretty interesting to say the least. I am almost done with it; a few more words and it will be up tomorrow. This entire fan fic will conclude on Wednesday. PROMISE!!!

Um, what else to say? Oh I'm working on another fan fic, but I'm not gonna post it until I'm pretty settled on it. It was an idea and the idea has only produced one very short chapter, so I still have lots of work to do, but that is only going to happen after SDC is done and after I post more for YFLB, K. We'll see what happens.

Oh yeah, I forgot this last time, DISCLAIMER: I do not own the song that was used; 'Waste My Time'. It was Jude/Alexz's, now Karma/Cory's.

Nothing else, I think?! I hope you like. (A/N at the bottom.)

THANKS MUCHO!!!

Jude turned the lock on her dressing room door and heard it click. She took a deep breath and placed her back against the door, slowly sliding down it until she sat on the floor with her forehead leaning against her knees. It took a few seconds before her body shook and she cried. Alone in her dressing room.

SME was already in place as Patsy took her rightful spot back on stage after a quick stage set-up. Things were a little harried backstage as word got round that no one was hearing things; S to the H to the A to the Y, The Shay was actually in their presence.

"Though he usually dons his trademark cowboy hat, your second Instant Star isn't doing traditional tonight. Performing with The Spiederman Mind Explosion, here is Mason Fox and his brand new single, KITE FIGHT!!!"

Girls screamed loudly as Mason blushed his way on stage. 'If they only knew,' Mason chuckled to himself. He pulled the microphone stand closer to him and looked over to his left. Spied looked back Mason and nodded, just once. Everything was set in motion.

Kyle counted off as he banged his drumsticks together. "1, 2, 3, 4!"

Mason started playing and the riffs from his guitar pounded through the room. Wally started as well. Spied started to clap his hands in what most of the crowd found to be a very hard rhythm to replicate and slightly shook his hips to the riffs as girls looked on, blushing.

Mason started to sing as SME continued playing; Wally on his guitar, Kyle on the drums, and Spied started to play his guitar once he stopped clapping, but he never once stopped shaking hips.

Said you like to fight
Through the night
Oooooo

Jude heard a light scratching on her door, but she refused to open it. She had been sitting on the floor for a short period of time, crying, when she shot up as if a firecracker had been lit under her ass as she realized that's not what she should be doing. She thought about boycotting the performance altogether, but after all the craziness that had occurred in the past couple of months, she felt like she needed it. Darius firing her also floated through her mind. You never knew what he was capable of pulling. Obviously; example number one: his nephew, her ex, magically appearing on stage with Karma. The one actual thing holding her back from not boycotting: the look on Quincy's face when she got on stage.

Said you like to fight
Let's go outside
Ooooooo

Mason put his mouth next to the microphone and looked over at Spied like he had done before they had started. Spied's eyes seemed to glow.

I say we test our might

Spied mimicked Mason and almost whispered the lyrics his friend had asked him to sing.

Brace for

Mason and Spied continued to share the lyrics as the song went on; Mason's voice heard above Spied's whispers.

Flying kites (Impact)
Ooooooo (Come again)

The crowd started to sing "ooooo" each time it came up. They were starting to love Mason's new single, confirming not only that Mason was a hit, but that SME was not just Jude's back-up band anymore.

When we're flyin' high (Outcast)
Cross our lines (Mismatch)
Ooooooo (Bring a friend)

Dadada dadada dadada dadada

Jude sat in her chair and looked at herself. Her eyes were a little red and puffy as were her lips. The make-up around her eyes brought out a raccoon-like resemblance when mixed with tears. Jude used a tissue to wipe off any excess eyeshadow and pulled out the big black box she had carried into her dressing room earlier. She opened it and pulled out a few items, trying to touch up the little mess she had made.

Said you like to fight (Brace for)
Through the night (Impact)
Ooooooo (Come again)

Said you like to fight (Outcast)
Let's go outside (Mismatch)
Ooooooo (Bring a friend)

Shay had done a round backstage, meeting all the stage hands and technicians that called Vinyl Palace work, when he spotted his uncle talking to some other Vinyl employees. "Can I say-" Shay started, walking up behind Darius.

"Don't," D said, never turning around.

Shay walked around him as the Vinyl employees walked away realizing Shay was there. He stood in front of D and shook his head. "Hell hath no fury like Jude Harrison scorned," Shay whispered.

"Did you come up with that on your own?" D rebutted, his eyes narrowing.

"No. You wrote it for me. Like you do everything else," Shay responded, bringing some of their past into the mix. He shook his head and walked away, leaving D to ponder Shay's original comment.

I say we test our might (Needless)
Fighting kites (Contact)
Oooooooo (A tear to mend)

I bet you start to cry (Graceful)
Cut your line (Dispatch)
Oooooooo (Is it the end?)

The crowd started to shake their hips and pound their head to the infectious rhythm pouring out of the amps in Vinyl Palace. "Dadada" came flowing from every guest's mouth as the guys turned to each other and smiled.

Dadada dadada dadada dadada

Dadada dadada dadada

Jude spun around in front of the mirror in her dressing room. She looked over her shoulder and smiled. "Not bad, Harrison. If this thing doesn't work out, you could always try to steal Portia's job," Jude said to herself. Hearing Mason through the walls, Jude sang to herself as she tried to muster up any and all energy for her performance.

Ohhhhhh

Ahhhhhh

Ohhhhhh

Dadada dadada dadada dadada

Spied brought the house down. He stood on the amp next to him and sang his heart out while the rest of the guys played their hearts out.

Said your bending all the rules
You're broken and abused again

The house screamed as the guys finished. There wasn't a frowning person in the bunch. Everyone loved Mason, even more so with SME right alongside him. Patsy walked back on stage as the four guys came to the front of the stage and bowed; three guys bowed, Spied curtseyed, and Patsy shook her head.

"Give it up for Spiederman, Wally, Kyle, and your Instant Star, Mason Fox!"

A/N: I do not own the song used in this chapter.Kay, "Kite Fight" is an actual song by an awesome band called Sweet Thing, of which the actors who play Spiederman (Tyler Kyte) and Mason (Nick Rose) are members (for those of you who don't know; I think you should listen to them, they are really good). Tyler plays drums and Nick plays guitar and vocals. Nick (Mason) sings lead on "Kite Fight" with another member, Owen, who sings the part that I have Spied doing in this chapter. I just thought it'd be nice for SME to have the spotlight for once, kinda. I wanted to use "Kite Fight" because it is my favorite song by Sweet Thing and I felt since the actual actors are in the band it would better then if I just used a Nick Rose song, even though I like him too.

Oh, PREVIEW: (be ready for Jude and a little showdown backstage. :D)

SME filed past her and never said a word; it was if she wasn't even there or better yet that they didn't recognize her. Jude went for the latter. The boys settled into their appropriate spots when Jude heard yells from the floor. It was time to rock.

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The crowd went wild. It was a side of Jude they had never seen before. Sadie watched her sister from the staircase and looked below her as a guy whistle at Jude. Sadie laughed and shook her head. 'Boys,' she thought.

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"Do you know when they are bringing the lights up on her?"

"Slow your roll, Cowboy."

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She stood at the top of the stairs as a Vinyl security guard scooted closer to her. She put her hand on the man's shoulder and leaned down to his ear, whispering a secret.

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"I did that for Tommy and now it seems to be biting me in the ass."