Instant Star

Chapter 5: Skin

Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie

I don't believe I'll be alright
I don't believe I'll be ok
I don't believe how you throw me away
I do believe you didn't try
I do blame you for every lie
When I look in your eyes, I don't see mine

Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie

Oh my permission to sin
You might have started my reckoning
I've got a reason now to bury him alive
Another little white lie.

Skin: Alexz Johnson

As Bella entered G-Major camera flashes went off behind her gain for about the 100th time. This bothered Bella greatly but she got use to it since is has been happen here and at her house. Bella had dealt with this when she won the Instant Star: The World Search contest but this seemed to be on a scale. For the pass few day the TV stations had done nothing but run stories about Tommy and/or Bella. The tabloids were just as bad because they had pictures of her and Tommy hanging out with tittles like An Instant Affair, Steamy Forbidden Love, Isabella Livin' Life Wild With Lil Tommy Q Jr. At first the magazines really upset her but when she read them she realized that they were just article made up of lies. But even though Tommy and Bella weren't that worried Tommy(Sr.) and Jude were worried about the image they were trying to establish. They decided to come clean to the press and hold a press conference to clear the air.

Flashback

Cameras were flashing so brightly and at such a speed that they were blinding the young stars eyes. Sure she had been to places where there were cameras and interviews but never this many people. Once Tommy and Bella walked on to the front of the stage while there hand were together. The crowd got considerably louder as questions started being shouted at them from all angle. Once Tommy (Sr.) Came up on stage the crowd went silent as they awaited the "important" news. "As you have mostly likely heard there is indeed a relationship going on between my son Tommy and my new Instant Star Isabella. Before the rumors get out of hand my son and Isabella would like to formally address there relationship." Tommy looked at the reporters and cameramen, he knew that the only reason they were quite now was because they were about to get a story. As much as he loved the silence he knew that once he told them the story him and Bella could escape. So he told the paparazzi about there relationship while Bella also told them about her bother. Some reporters asked good questions that mattered but others asked stupid questions such as "Who does your hair?". But soon it was over and Tommy and Bella were able to escape to her apartment after picking up Jason from Kinder garden. Once they got in to the apartment Bella went to put Jason down for a because he was tired and fussy. Operantly Jason wasn't the only one tired because when she came out of Jason room she found Tommy passed out on one of her couches. She figured that he was tired after was they went through this afternoon so she didn't wake him. As for Bella she wasn't tired but she stressed as hell. So she did what she normally did when she was stress; she grabbed her guitar and sang.

I'm sitting in a room,
Made up of only big white walls and in the hall
There are people looking through
The window in the door they know exactly what we're here for

Don't look up
Just let them think
There's no place else
You'd rather be.

You're always on displayFor everyone to watch and learn from,Don't you know by now,You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, 'cause this is your night.
So smile, 'cause you'll go out in style.
You'll go out in style.

If you let me I could,
I'd show you how to build your fences,
Set restrictions, separate from the world.
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight.

Don't look up
Just let them think
There's no place else
You'd rather be.

And now you can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, 'cause this is your night.
So smile.

Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in.
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this, big talking
So now let's see you walk it
I said let's see you walk it

Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this, big talking
So now let's see you walk it
I said let's see you walk it

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, yeah oh oh open wide.Yeah, oh oh open wide,'Cause you'll go out in style.
You'll go out in style.

But even after all this she would not trade this world for anything because of all she found while in it. She has her brother back, two of the greatest friends ever, and a boyfriend that won't break her heart.

End Of Flashback

Tommy, Bella, Sarah, and Jesse were all in the studio working on a knew song that Bella was going to sing to this guy that was coming to G-Major. Carl Mendez was a representative from the G-Major branch in New York. If he liked Bella music he would take on the New York world tour that G-Major was hosting. This tour was going to happen in 6 month and it was going to be world-wide which ment that Bella could gain a much larger fan base. It was going to be like a mini concert because Carl was bringing a doctor friend of his along with the doctor's family because he was trying to get the doctor's youngest son to sign with the label. Bella would have to sing them 3 songs and she already had 2 picked out but the third one had to be brand new and was going to be the single for New York. So that is what the gang was working all morning and getting nowhere.

X- 30 MINUTES EARLY OUTSIDE OF G-MAJOR-X

7 inhumanly beautiful of "people" stand outside of the G-major with a woman who is not as lovely as the others but good looking in her own. The reason these 7 people are so stunning is because the are not people as all the are vampires. The Cullens stand outside with the brown haired human woman waiting to be ushered in by Tommy and Jude. The human girl with brown hair, who was Kelly Ash (AN: PICTURE ON PROFILE), did not no what the Cullens truly were and she didn't believe in vampires. Kelly Ash was planning on buying the to music from Canada and have dubbed in to french. She would get a huge bonus from her company if she brought G-Major a new artist. One day while out she heard the most lovely singing voice, which came from the Cullen's youngest boy Edward. Kelly manage to at least talk them in to going to G-Major with her to see the new Instant Star. The were no pictures of her out yet and Alice had just had a "feeling". That what ticked Alice of the most was that she could not see the girl so they naturally had to go find out what was so strange. Edward and the rest of the Cullens could see Tommy and Jude Quincy heading towards them to greet them. The minds were clouded with each other as well as the son there share who was with a girl that Edward could not make out from there minds. Tommy and Jude gave their greeting to the eight people and walked them to the studio where Bella and the gang were. As they neared the studio A a song began to fill the air.

X- INSIDE STUDIO A-X

Bella had finally had a break through with a new song that Tommy Sr. kindly requested. It was country and slow which wasn't really her style so she was a little worried how it would come. But after having the group read the song lyrics over a thousand times she was finally assured enough to sing it and record it. So Bella began to sing:

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm ok
But that's not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' It
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin' with this regretBut I know if I could do it overI would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

Not seeing that loving you
That's what I was trying to do

After the song was recorded Tommy gave Bella kiss and the Gang left with arms wrapped around the respective others. As she waked out she saw 7 pairs of topaz eyes that she thought she never lay her eyes on again. "The Cullens" were the only words that would come out of Bella. Instantly all of her three new friends knew what this meant and they tensed.

Before she even realized what she was doing she what running out of the glass doors of G-Major. Only he could make her lose the little cool she had built and the life the came with it. Before when ever she would lost her cool around him (which was often) it was out of love. Now he comes and it going to turn her world around and hurt her and her friend. Well then he's got another thing coming because she may be in pain now but she was also one angry bitch! Tommy and her friends has finally cuaght up to her when she stopped running. She knew she did need to say a word and just fell in to his arms and wept while Sarah and Jesse hugged her.

I'm heavily broken
And I don't know what to do
Can't you see that I'm choking
And I can't even move
When there's nothing left to say
What can you do
I'm heavily broken
And there's nothing I can do

What on earth was Bella going to do when it came to Edward Anthony Mansen Cullen?

Author Note: Okay so sorry I took so long but school started and my life right now is a total and complete mess. On the brights side this is one of the longest chapters every for this story. So that makes up for it right? I NEED 5 REVIEWS TO UPDATE.

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-JJ