The X Factor! Chapter 2: Boot Camp, a twilight fanfic

BPOV

Quickly, I walked quickly out of the train and hoped a taxi would be waiting outside. I was going to be late if I didn't get one now! And I'm sure the judges would be SO happy to keep me if on the first day, I turned up late, I mean they'd obviously want to keep me. Not! I saw a taxi with a pixie girl getting in. I sighed, and she turned to look at me, "Oh hi! Where are you going? Maybe if we're going in the same direction we can share?"

Well, that was nice of her, but I really doubted we'd be going in the same place - luck was never on my side, "Oh, I'm going to the X Factor - "

"NO WAY!" She screamed, managing to turn all of the heads in the place, "I'm going there too! YAY! I have this feeling we're going to be BFFs! C'mon! Is that all you brought? We HAVE to go shopping later! You have so little things with you! I mean, how will you survive with one bag? Until then you might be able to survive or maybe you can share with me or Rose!"

Throughout the whole taxi ride, she filled me in on where she'd come from, who her best friend was, her hobbies, really everything. We shared childhood memories, but mostly, I listened and she talked - I liked it better that way. When we finally arrived there, all we could see was screaming girls and boys, something me and Alice both gave disgusted looks at. I mean they were just celebraties, still human and Edward, Emmet and Jasper were really pompous, especially Edward.

"Do you not like them either?" Alice asked me.

"No, not really. I mean, just because they're more well known, doesn't mean they're any better than us."

"Definately!" Then, a beautiful girl screamed and ran towards Alice, who hugged her. This, I assumed, was Rosalie.

"OMG! Rose, this is Bella! I met her on the taxi ride here and she's awesome! We're all sharing a room together!" Rose looked me up and down and by her expression she looked as if I was better than she expected. I must have read it wrong.

"Hi." I mumbled shyly.

"Hey! Its nice to meet you!"

"Thanks."

"C'mon, the judges will be mad at us if we stand outside for long. You know how they love attention."

"Yeah," We towed our suitcase in to the small courtyard outside the stadium. The judges glared at us with disapproving eyes, obviously not liking people chatting with each other and not staring at them. I glanced around quickly, making sure James wasn't here. He wasn't, but of course, they were.

Lauren and Jessica. The queens of my old school. My ex-best friends. My bullies. Two of the people that apart from James had made my life like hell on earth. They were wearing very little clothing - a bra and panties would have had more material covering their skin. Both of them were screaming and trying to look sexy, or at least what they thought was sexy. I would not let them know about James, and hopefully, James wasn't in contact with them. If he was, I was in trouble.

The judges left to go inside the building, leaving us to grab our suitcases and walk in. Our auditions started in an hour. Until then, we had time to explore or rehearse, really just do whatever we wanted. I hoped Lauren and Jessica didn't recognise me, but then again when has luck ever been on my side?

As me, Rose and Alice were walking past, Lauren snarled, "Well, well, well Jessica. Look at what the cat dragged in. Is this was you call a bag?" She looked at me. "Probably found it in the trash, where you live right? And who are your friends? Some people who feel sorry for you?"

I stood there, taking it without defending myself. After all, why deny something that you know is true? Rosalie and Alice on the other hand were looking at me strangely, as if wondering why the hell I hadn't fought back? I couldn't exactly tell them because I was used to it, seeing as my ex-boyfriend had abused me since about a month after we started dating.

"Who are you?" Rosalie asked, spitting out each word with fury.

"Know what, doesn't matter!" Alice continued for her. "After all, why would we want to be seen with you!" She took one glance at Lauren and Jessica before snorting with distaste.

"I can't believe you're trying to think of ways to insult Bella, when you could just look in a mirror and find plenty of things to insult yourself about."

With that, Rose and Alice walked off, pulling me after them. "Who were they?" Rose asked me, when we were out of hearing distance.

"Oh, you know. Old friends."

"Friends? Please tell me you didn't dress like that?"

"What? NO! Of course not! I went to the same school as htem, that's all."

"Why do they hate you then?"

"Um ... I don't know." In truth, I knew perfectly well, but I couldn't tell complete strangers about my deepest darkest secret so I kept my mouth shut.

EPOV

The girls and the some of the guys started to scream and shout as soon as they saw us. I noticed 2 girls who were pushing their way to the front in significantly less clothing than the others. They stared up at us, a smile that was obviously supposed to be seductive but came out more of a grimace on their faces. Both faces were orange, making them resemble those Ommpa Loopas in Char And The Chocolate Factory. How pleasant.

About ten minutes after we had arrived, Ms Swan, Ms Hale and Ms Brandon arrived, not even apologising for being late, shooting disgusted looks at the screaming fans. What? They couldn't help it if they felt attracted to us, and I can't say I blame them.

The contestants would start their audition in an hour, something I was not looking forward to. Unfortunately, that hour came far too quickly and I settled down in my chair to watch their feeble attempts and begs to get in.

BPOV

As soon as we got to our room, Rose and Alice started to attack me. No, really, I'm not kidding. They made me sit down in a chair while Alice curled my hair and Rose did my make-up, before throwing me an out fit and forcing me to wear it. The end result, when I looked in the mirror was like I was some sort of an angel. I closed my eyes, waiting for the stunning girl standing next to Alice and Rose who were standing proudly to shift back to me but for some reason it never did.

The loudspeakers came on, telling us we needed to go to the reception room where we would be called in groups to face the judges. Everyone was scared. Me, Rose and Alice were holding hands, all hoping that all of us would make it. "Ms Swan, Ms Hale, Ms Brandon and Ms Mallory, please go into the auditioning room."

We walked out, all of us hand in hand except for Lauren who shot me a nasty glare, which Rose and Alice returned. Edward, Emmet and Jasper were waiting, sitting comfortably at their desk, a pen poised in their hand to take notes on our performance. "Evening, ladies." Emmet said, a smile across his face.

"Ms Mallory, would you perform first?"

"Of course!" She said, blinking loads.

"Um ... have you got something in your eye?" Jasper asked her.

She scowled and began her song.

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend

Verse 1
You're so fine
I want you mine
You're so delicious
I think about you all the time
You're so addictive
Don't you know what I could do to make you feel alright?
(feel alright, feel alright, feel alright)
Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious
And hell yeah
I'm the mother fuckin' princess
I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right
(know I'm right, know I'm right, know I'm right)

She's like so whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that's what everyone's talking about!

Chorus
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend

Verse 2
I can see the way, I see the way you look at me
And even when you look away I know you think of me
I know you talk about me all the time again and again
(And again and again and again)
So come over here, tell me what I want to hear

Better yet make your girlfriend disappear
I don't want to hear you say her name ever again
(And again and again and again! )

Cause she's like so whatever
You could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that's what everyone's talking about!

Chorus
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend

Oh
In a second you'll be wrapped around my finger
Cause I can, cause I can do it better
There's no other
So when's it gonna sink in
She's so stupid
What the hell were you thinking?
Oh
In a second you'll be wrapped around my finger
Cause I can, cause I can do it better
There's no other
So when's it gonna sink in
She's so stupid
What the hell were you thinking?

Chorus
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
No Way No Way...

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
No Way No Way...

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way!
I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I could be your girlfriend
No Way No Way...

Hey! Hey! You! You!
I know that you like me
No way! No way!
No it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You!
I want to be your girlfriend
No Way No Way Hey Hey...

EPOV

As Ms Lauren sang, she started dancing disturbingly, and touching a certain area frequently, always bending down low and squeezing her arms together to create the little cleavage she had. When she was done, she smiled what she must have thought looked like a sexy smile but instead came out more of a grimace. I saw her shooting glares at Bella, her eyes filled with hate and I briefly wondered what had happened seeing as they'd only just met.

Next up was Ms Hale. She glanced at Lauren briefly, her eyes showing hate, before beginnning ...

EmPOV

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home,
And ignite your bones,
And I will try to fix you,

High up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Each note was hit perfectly and unlike Lauren before her, she did not dance. Rosalie Hale looked beautiful, goddes like yet I would doubt that I wanted her. Perhaps for a one night fling? I highly doubted she wouldn't want a taste of the Emster! No more than a night though, after all girls were just some stupid toys, designed for the handsome princes like me, Eddie and Jas to use. They had no other purpose.

God, how long do these stupid auditions take anyway? I want some chocolate cake! I can't believe Eddie didn't let me have it last time we had a break! I'm starving! And I want cake now! Grrr.

JPOV

I could almost feel how obnoxious Lauren was feeling, it was almost radiating off her! I highly doubted she would be one of my flings. Perhaps the smaller one. I checked the page to see what her name was - Alice Brandon. Interesting. Perhaps she would do for a night? I looked at her as she started to sing.

I know your kind of girl
You only care about one thing
Who you've seen or where you've been
Who's got money
I see that look in your eyes
It tells a million lies
But deep inside I know why
You're talking to him

I know what you're all about
I really hope he figures it out

She's one of those girls
Nothing but trouble
Just one look and now you're seeing double
Before you know it she'll be gone
Off to the next one
She's so good that you won't see it coming
She'll take you for a ride and you'll be left with nothing
You'll be broken, she'll be gone
Off the next one

Oh Oh, Oh Oh
Off to the next one
Oh Oh, Oh Oh

She's gonna be the end of you
At least that's what they say
It's been a while
You're in denial, and now it's too late
The way she looks, it makes you high
All the warning signs
Cause her blonde hair, her blue eyes
It makes you wanna die

I know what she's all about
I really hope you figure it out

You know it's a game, you know it's a game
She keeps playing around with you head, playing around with you head
She's so insane, so insane
She's the one to blame, she's the one to blame

Oh Oh, Oh Oh
Off to the next one
Oh Oh, Oh Oh
Off to the next one

Unlike most girls, who wouldn't have had enough energy to sing the song, Ms Brandon managed it perfectly. Perhaps she would be a good on night stand? I would have to see.

EPOV

Time for the last one of the group - Ms Swan. She looked like she was carefully hiding her feelings behind a mask of indifference, but I could see an emotion peeking out of her eyes, that seemed to be so strong, so intense that she couldn't completely hide it. Pain. I could see pain in her eyes. I may have been imagining it, but I could have sworn I saw a tear come out of her eye before she lifted her hand up under a pretense of brushing her hair away from her face, and dried her eyes. I could have sworn I saw her taking deep breaths and looking around, making sure no one was there.

I dismissed it though. I was probably imagining it, and even if it was true, I didn't like secrets. Ms Swan would serve as a one night stand at the most, no more. I would not take any personal interest in her. She was a girl, a toy, nothing compared to me! I told her to sing, and out came the melody.

Got up on the wrong side of life today yeah
Crashed the car and I'm gonna be really late
My phone doesn't work cause it's out of range
Looks like it's just one of those kind of days
You can't kick me down I'm already on the ground
No you can't cause you couldn't catch me anyhow
Blue skies but the sun isn't coming out no
Today it's like I'm under a heavy cloud

And I feel so alive
I can't help myself, don't you realize

I just wanna scream and lose control
Throw my hands up and let it go
Forget about everything and runaway yeah
I just want to fall and lose myself
Laughing so hard it hurts like hell
Forget about everything and runaway yeah

So So is how I'm doing if you're wondering
I'm in a fight with the world but I'm winning
Stay there come closer it's at your own risk
Yeah you know how it is life can be a bitch

But I feel so alive
I can't help myself, don't you realize

Runaway Runaway……
Runaway, Runaway...
Runaway, Runaway...

She had started off softly, but after the first two lines, she gained confidence and put her whole soul into it. She sang with truth, with feeling as if what she sang about, she had experienced. I wondered - No! I would not think about what was wrong with her! She was just some stupid contestant!

Me, Jasper and Emmet conversed about who we wanted in, and we decided.

"The people who are going through to the next round are ... "

OVER HERE!! OVER HERE PEOPLE!! HELLO!!

Well, now that I have your attention, I want to say something. Oh, yeah, one thing first. I suppose you all think you know who's going through and all, but who knows? Well, apart from me. Lauren could go through. Hey guys, there are some other people from Bella's past who will be here so can anyone guess who?

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