Rating: PG-13 Warnings: none really Spoilers: none Genre: Humor,Romance, Music, AU, American Idol cross-over/Glee cross-over Word Count:: ~ Disclaimer: As much as I wished I did, I don't own any of them.
Summary: Adam Lambert and Kurt Hummel, both friends; and most importantly, both openly gay; sign up to audition for American Idol in New York. They both hope to make a singing career out of it, neither of them expecting to get so much more...
The night out between the four friends had gone extremely well for the most part of it.
Apparently Adam had lived in Hollywood for a while, so he knew the right place for them to grab something to eat.
What he also knew were the bars and clubs where they could go out.
Kris really wasn't a club kind of guy, and lucky for him, neither were Kurt and Noah.
Adam had tried to change their minds, had even pouted, but it didn't work so they settled with just walking down the streets of Hollywood while Adam gave comments about the shops they walked passed occasionally.
So it did went well, until the girlfriends decided to call to ask how their flight and their first day in Hollywood had been.
First was Dana, Puck's girlfriend and as if she felt it, Kris' girlfriend Ella called with just a few minutes in between.
They were just sitting on a bench in a park , both boys standing up and moving away a little to get a little privacy when they answered their calls.
That's how Adam and Kurt ended up alone on the bench, feeling slightly uncomfortable.
Both of them knew, without even telling each other, that their respective roommates were totally their types.
When Kris had told Adam that he had a girlfriend, Adam had felt something painful inside his chest.
He didn't really know what it was but it hurt, like a bitch.
Kurt hadn't found out about Noah having a girlfriend until his phone rang and he took the call with "Hey baby" , and well, it hurt.
It hurt a lot.
He and Adam had noticed the boys immediately, jamming their guitars and singing for all of the contestants. It really was kind of breathtaking.
Plus, their voices blended amazingly beautiful.
If they ever had a chance of doing that on the show, the judges, oh hell, all of America would be blown away.
It was quiet on their way back, Adam walking next to Kris and Kurt next to Noah. Even in their rooms they didn't say much.
Only who got to use the bathroom first and then a soft goodnight.
It was all a bit strained and strange to say the least.
And this was only the first day...What else would Hollywood week have in store for them?
The next day started pretty normal, at least the four boys tried to act like nothing happened, so, as normal as possible.
Actually, nothing had happened. Just a phonecall from Noah's and Kris' girlfriends.
But somehow that had somehow put a restrain on their build-up friendship with Adam and Kurt.
When it was time for their first time to perform, they split up into their groups and wished each other luck.
Kurt's group was first and Noah found himself mesmerized by the boy with the high range.
Of course Kurt got through and Noah was the first up on his feet to congratulate him, except the other members of Kurt's group of course.
Then it was time for Kris. Paula still seemed impressed with him 'cause she clapped her hands after Simon stopped him.
Paula wasn't the only one who was impressed 'cause Adam was staring at him and even Kurt was leaning over to whisper to Adam and Noah; "He's really good." Adam couldn't do anything but nod.
When Kris came over to them, a curly haired guy, who had been part of Kris' group, was walking next to him.
"Hey guys," Kris said to his friends, "So, what did ya think?"
Kris somehow looked a little uncomfortable to Adam, and he really didn't want to see that look on Kris.
"You were wonderful," he answered, mentally patting himself on the back when he saw Kris' eyes light up and smile at him.
"You're very talented," Kurt commented.
"Great as always, dude," Noah said, then turned to the other guy, "You weren't half bad either."
The guy smiled, "Thanks. I'm Matt by the way."
The others introduced themselves before they had to be quiet when another group of contestants took the stage.
After that group it was time for Adam's group and when it was time for him to sing, everyone in the whole theatre was gaping at him.
No matter how short the part was that they could sing in such a short amount of time, Adam's performance left them all speechless.
Kris, who had been talking with Matt; who had taken a seat with the four friends; suddenly stopped talking mid sentence and stared open mouthed at the black haired God on stage.
There was no doubt in anyone's mind that Adam sailed through and Kris was the first one on his feet to hug the guy when he approached them.
Noah was the last one of the four of them to perform and got the whole crowd singing along with his, extremely short, version of "Sweet Caroline".
He had the gift to be a crowd was Noah's biggest strength.
Another crowd pleaser was the curly haired boy in Noah's group called Blaine Anderson.
Blaine seemed impressed with Noah because when the part of the group that got through left the stage, he walked up to Noah with an outstretched hand.
"You were great man."
"Thanks," Noah smirked, "You're not bad either."
Blaine shrugged, "I'm used of singing in a boys group. Even though I always get the solo's, I've never been a real solo singer. I always had the guys to back me up, now I don't."
"You'll be fine. " He led Blaine over to his friends and introduced them, "Guys, this is Blaine. Blaine, this is my good friend Kris, my roommate Kurt, Kris' roommate Adam and Matt just joined us after his performance."
"Hi everyone," Blaine smiled and waved, a little dorkily if you asked Puck.
The group of four greeted him back and much to Noah's chagrin, Blaine took his seat next to Kurt and immediately started talking to the boy.
He caught Kris' eye and huffed at the knowing look on his friend's face.
As if he wouldn't be jealous when someone would just sit down next to Adam, on his chair, and just started talking to him like he'd known him for years.
Talking about Adam, Noah had seen him glare a little at Matt, who was getting on really well with Kris, a few times, which was very interesting in Noah's opinion.
After all the groups had done their thing and the people who got cut said goodbye, Kris, Adam, Kurt and Noah all went back to their rooms together.
They were free until they would be called back to be seperated into groups again, but this time to perform a group number.
It would be the hardest part of the Hollywood week; the group round.
The fights between group members were always shown on TV, so everyone was a little anxious about them.
Suddenly they were stopped by one of the co-producers of the show; mister Nigel Lythgoe.
He asked Kris and Noah to come with him without any further explanation.
Kris, Noah, Kurt and Adam all looked at each other in confusion before Kris and Noah followed Nigel to, what they thought would be, his office.
Leaving Adam and Kurt alone in confusion and a little fear of what this all could mean.
"I really hope they haven't been send home for some reason," Kurt said nervously to Adam, Matt and Blaine when they were sitting in the theatre, waiting to be paired up for group round.
"What would that reason be then?" Blaine asked curiously.
"Maybe they kept something a secret when they signed up for Idol and the producers found out about it?" Matt asked, just as curious about the reason why Kris and Noah still hadn't returned from their talk with Nigel.
"I don't think Kris is a person who could keep such an important secret that the producers should know," Adam spoke up, "Not when he knows it could put him in danger of being thrown out of the competition. That's just not like him at all."
"That's not like Noah either," Kurt chimed in, "There must be something else..."
"Is their stuff still in your rooms?" Blaine asked.
Both Kurt and Adam nodded.
"Then I don't think they're send home," Blaine said with a smile that he hoped would come over as reassuring, "If that was the case, then they would have returned to their bedrooms allready to pack."
"He has a point," Matt said thoughtfully, "But that still doesn't explain why they're gone that long without telling you guys something. Does one of you have one of their cellphone numbers?"
Kurt and Adam both shook their heads and Matt let out a sigh.
"Guess we'll have to wait until they show up again then..."
They didn't have to wait long, because suddenly, very much to everyone's surprise, the judges came filing into the theatre and took their usual places in front of the stage.
Everyone was confused and started whispering to each other.
What could possibly be the meaning of this?
This wasn't just gonna be their pairing up in groups moment, was it?
Then Ryan came on stage with a microphone in hand and everyone went quiet.
"Hi guys," Ryan spoke up when he thought it was quiet enough to speak, "I'm sure you're all curious about what's going on right now. Well, I'm here to explain it to you. A co-producer of American Idol, mister Nigel Lythgoe, wants for this year to not let the group round be so dramatic; or try at least...That's why he asked two of the contestants to perform together on this stage to show you all how it's supposed to be done and to give you some courage. He and me myself have seen them perform in the lobby yesterday, so I know you're in for a treat. I'm not gonna let you guys wait any longer. Give it up for Kris Allen and Noah Puckerman!"
Kurt and Adam stared at each other wide eyed, then stared at the stage as they heard someone strum their guitar and saw Noah in the middle of the stage, the band behind him.
Everyone clapped politely. The one a little more enthusiastic than the other.
Kurt and Adam didn't do anything but stare.
How the time passed away All the trouble that we gave And all those day we spent out by the lake Has it all gone to waste?
All the promises we made One by one they vanished just the same
All the things I still remember Summers never looked the same Years go by and time just seems to fly But the memories remain In the middle of September We still played out in the rain Nothing to lose but everything to gain Reflecting now on how things could've been It was worth it in the end
While Noah and the band played, Kris stepped onto the stage with his guitar in hand.
Now it all seems so clear There's nothing left to fear So we made our way by finding what was real Now the days are so long That summer's moving on Reach for something that's already gone
All the things I still remember Summers never look the same Years go by and time just seems to fly But the memories remain In the middle of September We still played out in the rain Nothing to lose but everything to gain Reflecting now on how things could've been It was worth it in the end
Noah and Kris both rocked it out on their guitars, which earned a standing ovation from the whole crowd.
Including Adam, Kurt, Matt, Blaine and Paula Abdul.
Then Kris took the lead vocals with Noah easy going to backing him up, but still almost in unison.
Yeah, We knew we had to leave this town But we never knew when and we never knew how We would end up here the way we are
We knew we had to leave this town But we never knew when and we never knew how
We never knew how
As Noah belted the last "we never knew how" out in his higher register, everyone cheered and Paula threw up her hands.
Then it was both of them together again.
All the things I still remember Summers never look the same Years go by and time just seems to fly But the memories remain In the middle of September We still played out in the rain Nothing to lose but everything to gain Reflecting now on how things could've been It was worth it in the end
The music stopped and Noah and Kris held their one arm wide as they did the last strum on their guitars.
Everyone was still on their feet and they erupted into cheers, whistles, catcalls,... Everything you can imagine.
Randy had stood up next to Paula for a standing ovation, and even Simon was clapping in his seat.
Noah and Kris smiled widely as they took a few bows, then pushed their guitars to their side and wrapped each other up in a one armed hug.
When the crowd had calmed down a little and they all had taken their seats again, including the two judges, Randy spoke up into his microphone.
"Dudes, that was HOT!"
He said some more things but they couldn't really be heard throuh the screaming of the other contestants again.
Then it was Paula's turn to talk.
"You can see you two are used to sing with each other. It was amazing! You two both are amazing! Anyone who will have one, or the two of you, in their group can consider themselves very lucky."
Another round of applause, before there was complete silence again.
Simon was gonna speak and no matter what some people said about him, everyone always wanted to hear what he had to say.
"I think you guys just set the bar for everyone,' he turned to the other contestants, "You better have been watching them, 'cause I'm expecting you all to be that good. Anything less and you're out."
Silent murmurs could be heard all through the crowd.
They were impressed by what they had seen Kris and Noah do on stage and were all beginning to doubt their own compatibility to work in a group just a little bit.
True, Kris and Noah were used to singing together, so they didn't know how they would be compatible with complete strangers, but they were so good, in duet with each other and on their own, that somehow nobody thought they would be in trouble with the group round at all.
Plus, the part that probably spoke in their favor the most was that they were extremely laid back guys. Which meant that they were probably pretty easy to work with.
The people who were in awe with them the most were, of course, Kurt and Adam.
They couldn't keep their eyes off of their roommates the whole time they were performing on that stage.
Their professionalism and confidence just radiated from them and Kurt and Adam found themselves wanting to see more and more and more.
Kris and Noah both went off stage, still high on adrenaline and the judges' praises.
When Nigel had asked them to sing for their fellow contestants, they had said yes without thinking about it first.
They had been picking a song and rehearsing together ever since they left Nigel's office.
They knew Kurt and Adam might have been worried because they hadn't let them know anything of where they were or what they were doing.
But now, wrapped up in both of those guys arms, they know they're forgiven.
Blaine and Matt both pat their shoulders and congratulate them before everyone gets send out into the lobby where they get split and paired up into groups.
Kris and Matt got paired up together in a group of four, Kurt got paired up with Blaine in another group of four, Noah and Adam both get seperated and ended up in a group of strangers.
After a few hours of rehearsing and barely any, or no, sleep at all; it's time for all the groups to hit the stage, one after the other.
Kris and Matt sailed through, partly because of the rap girl. She made them all that much better.
Blaine and Kurt got through, but the other two were cut because they forgot their lyrics and Simon was relentless about it this time.
Adam was the star of his group, but the other four; he was in a group of five; scraped through, mainly because of him.
Noah relied on his entertainment level again and it didn't hurt that the extremely talented Jewish girl, Rachel Berry, was in his group to let them all sail through.
Now the only thing that rests for them is their last solo, and then it's time to see if they made it to the top 24.