Ally, Wendy, Kelly and their friend, Jake, made their way over to Cafe la Paris, each sporting a t-shirt with a skull on it. Ally's shirt was blue and purple, Wendy's was green, Kelly's was red and pink, and Jake's was black.
Simon was waiting for them at a back table, apparently trying to be covert. He motioned the girls to come over.
"Why did they come along?" Simon asked out of genuine curiosity.
Ally wrapped her arms around Wendy and Kelly's shoulders. "Well, the girls and I wanted to become a band. So, we figured you were the first person we could show our stuff to."
"Who's this?"
"Oh, that's Jake. He's our friend from our forest. He came along when Ian discovered me."
"I see... well, let's see what you got."
Ally winked. "Trust me. You won't regret it."
The girls made their way to the small stage in the back, while Jake headed straight for the mic and started the track:
Yeah, Rihanna
Good girls gone bad
Take three...
Action
No clouds in my stones
Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank
Coming down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come, we gone
We Rocafella, we fly higher than weather
In G5's are better
You know me
In anticipation for precipitation
Stack chips for the rainy day
J, Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Ladies, where you at?
Ally immediately jumped in for the next part of the song:
You have my heart
And we'll never be worlds apart
May be in magazines
But you'll still be my star
Baby, 'cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
The other girls joined in for the chorus:
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)
Kelly took the next part:
These fancy things will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for infinity
Then, Wendy took the mic:
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because
Ally and Kelly sang with Wendy in the chorus again:
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)
Ally took over for the bridge:
You can run into my arms
It's okay, don't be alarmed
Come here to me
(There's no distance in between our love)
So go on and let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because
The others were on cue for joining in one last time:
When the sun shines, we'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be a friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh)
Under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)
It's raining
Ooh baby, it's raining
Baby, come here to me
Come here to me
It's raining
Ooh baby, it's raining
Baby, come here to me
Come here to me
It's pourin' rain
It's pourin' rain
You can always come here to me
Come here to me
It's pourin' rain
It's pourin' rain
You can always come here to me
Come here to me
Simon applauded. "That was great!"
The three girls blushed. "Thanks!"
The five laughed after the girls said their synchronized thanks.
"Hey, maybe we can hang out sometime, man," Jake suggested, shaking Simon's hand.
"Sounds good," Simon agreed.
"Alright. Well... Wendy, Kelly and I better scram. Nice meetin' you."
Simon waved. "Same here. See you guys around." In a few seconds, just he and Ally were left. "So, what do you want to do?"
Ally shuffled her feet. "I dunno. Want a coffee or something?"
"I'm game."
Meanwhile, Ian was watching TMZ in his newly-rented apartment, when all of a sudden, his cell phone rang.
He rushed over to answer it. "Hello?" he asked.
Louis, one of Ally's bodyguards, was on the other end. "Uh, we have a problem, sir," he answered.
"Well, spit it out. What's the issue?"
"Get on YouTube. There's something you need to see."
Ian rushed over to his laptop. "Okay, I'm already on."
"Go to the home page. You'll find the video. And it's not pretty."
He didn't even need to click the video. He already knew what was going on.
Ally was violating her contract, and Ian couldn't have been less surprised - or more angry - than he was.
"I can't believe this!" Ian yelled. "When she gets back, tell her to go up to her room. She's 'grounded' for violating her contract. And tell her she's getting cut off! I've had enough of her snooping around after that dressing room episode last night!"
Louis was quiet for a second. "You got it, boss."
"See, Louis, this is why I kept you. You've been loyal to me from day 1. Now, make me proud."