Finally got chapter 13 done! That was a whole cheeseburger load of a chapter. I hope you guys like it! :D

I woke up to the beat of our song, and my friends probably rehearsing. "Hey Micaela, we didn't want you to wake up so early, so you can rest and save your voice." Kendall spoke. "We did that to Carlos too."

"Your voice is back?" I asked in surprise. That was quick.

"Looks like you're loosing yours." He stated.

"No," I cleared my throat. "It happens all the time when I wake up."

"Okay. Logan and I were just rehearsing the steps," He said,

"And we're doing warm-ups!" Kyra announced from across the room.

"Can't you believe this day is actually here?" Kiana ran up to me. "We have to get outfits. Y-you should wear a dress, and Carlos wears casual stuff, and we can just party after we know who wins." She made it sound obvious and winked after 'wins'.

I saw Carlos come out of his room and saw us planning. "Hey, M, do you want breakfast?" He asked me. I nodded to him. He was probably going to make smiley-face pancakes or something. There's nothing like celebrating an awesome morning with friends.

At the moment, I was wondering what my mom was up to. I was also wondering about my dad. I never told my friends this, but he divorced my mom for some stupid reason, and moved away. I was only 6 at the time, and I picked to live with my mom. "Do you guys know is this is like, going to be on MTV or something?" I questioned.

"Yeah, it's going to be on national TV! Just make sure not to look stupid." Logan said.

"Thanks for the insult," I talked back sarcastically. I left to the hallway to call my mom and see what she's up to.

"Hello?" A low voice asked me.

"Uh, hi. Is this the Russo household?" I asked.

"Oh yes, this must be Micaela right?" He replied.

"Yes…" My voice trailed off.

"Anna- well, your mother has been talking about you!" He exclaimed.

"Can I just talk to her? And who are you?" I asked.

"Hello? Micaela?" I heard my mom's voice talk to me. After all those months. I'm relieved to hear her voice again.

"Mom? I was just wondering if you were okay." I breathed.

"Yeah I am," She threw a giggle.

"Mom, you don't sound like your 80's self. Did that guy do something to you?" I asked.

"No, but how's it like in L.A? Everything good?" She asked. "Ooh! And how's it like with that boy I've been hearing about for the past year? I forgot his name."

"L.A.'s fine, we're in San Diego, we're performing tonight on national TV. The boy is Carlos by the-"

"How are you two doing? I've heard you're dating." She interrupted.

"We've been dating." I scuffed my shirt.

"I thought you hated him in high school," She mentioned.

"High school Ma. That was high school. I have to go; I'll see you soon, bye." I made an excuse then hung up.

I didn't want to be talking about Carlos that whole conversation. I went back into the room, and noticed the pancakes were ready. Carlos cheerfully patted the chair next to him. "Thanks for making breakfast."

"No need to thank me," He said. "So are we going to find outfits later?" He took a bite out of his food.

"I think so," I muttered out of my mouthful of food. After breakfast, we all got ready to go to the mall to get outfits. We first went to The Malone, a place where every teenage girl can get their dream outfit. And I didn't make that up; it actually says it under the logo.

The guys went to Sceene Men, some sort of…guy's store. We were shopping at The Malone, and we saw our competition there. "Watch out guys, preppy chick alert." I warned.

"So, you're shopping here too. Well you better not get the same dress as me." Izzy rubbed in my face.

"Don't you think I would look great in this dress?" I think it would really woo Kendall." I overheard Micayla state. Oh no she didn't. "And that was meant for you to hear." She walked to Zee.

"When did you become so mean?" I asked her.

"I can't be sweet all the time. And that James friend or boyfriend of yours is conceited." She said.

"When and why would Kendall ever pick you?" Zee scolded.

"Keep the pressure low Zee. She's not worth it." I pushed her away from Micayla. "I knew we couldn't trust her." I muttered.

I browsed through the dresses until I found a dark-blue dress, with satin finishes. Perfect. "I found my outfit. How about you 5?" I asked. They held their clothes up.

"You took longest." Scarlette pointed out.

"Oh yeah. I knew that." But I really didn't. We headed over to Sceene Men, where the guys were. They were finishing their purchase. "Everything all good?"

"Yup. We bumped into the Demigodz and Ryan was all 'you two better back away' and we got in a fight and Andrew and Matt were both like 'Dudes, stop fighting man it's not cool.' And we worked it out but then we started fighting again." James explained.

"I didn't get a word you said." I said blankly. "All I know is that they're going to loose with that song, He-She."

"We are so going to win this!" Megan cheered.

Kendall's cell-phone started to ring, "It's Kelly."

"Then answer it!" We all yelled at him.

He put the phone on speaker and we heard Kelly talk. "Where are you guys? You have to be here in 30 minutes for sound-check!"

"We're at the mall, about to go back to our rooms." He said.

"Well, don't. If you got your clothes, then go change in them NOW. Meet me and Gustavo in the ballroom." She hung up.

"We have to get our clothes on. And be there in 30 minutes." Kendall said.

"But the country club is 20 minutes away from here, genius." Logan said.

"Then we have to change!" I exclaimed.

After a quick 10 minutes, we all dashed into the car, I was wearing Converse with my dress, and that was truly a terrible match. "Logan we have 15 minutes step on it!" James yelled.

"Do you think anyone will notice the Converse?" I asked as the car speeded up into the freeway.

"No, they don't judge the performance on your feet. It's on teamwork, love, and happiness." Carlos explained.

We arrived at the country club, with just 5 minutes to arrive and start sound-check. I heard, if you're late, you can't do the check anymore. We wouldn't see the Demigodz and Pearlz until the show actually starts, so we will have a clean area until whoever wins.

"We're here!" Logan yelled. "With just 3 minutes to spare!"

"New world record!" Carlos high-fived Logan.

"What would I do without you?" I laughed.

"Cry," He smiled.

"Dogs! Are you ready for sound check?" Gustavo asked us.

"Check!" We all shouted.

We did a quick re-run of the song, and 6:00 came faster than you can say cheeseburger pie. We were in our dressing room, as the Demigodz and Pearlz passed by. I noticed Izzy walked by in her dress. Humph, it had nice satin touches like mine. "Guys," I led them out of the room and pointed to Izzy's dress. "This makes me look bad now." I frowned.

"M, don't say that. You look beautiful in that dress. You even wear it better than her." Carlos said to me.

"Thanks. But the Converse, what am I gonna do about those?" I asked.

"I saw a shoe-bin at the front entrance. How about you check there?" Kiana recommended.

I dashed to the shoe box, and found flats that would go perfect. It's not as good as the white heels I brought with me, but it's not terrible "Hurry they're about to perform." Kyra stated.

"They're new, young, and cool, these guys put out all their energy for you guys in the crowd, and on national TV; give it up for the Demigodz and Pearlz!" The lady on the TV introduced them.

The tune sounded way different than He-She. Weird. We continued to listen to it, then words came up: 'We are the heartbreakerz, you know you're gonna cry when we keep you from running away-ay-ayy.'

I'm not going to continue. The lyrics are still terrible. But the song and harmony is amazing. I can't believe this. They changed the song. I think He-She was better.

"And that was Heartbreakerz by the Demigodz and Pearlz. Is this the right bands for you to vote for? Text to Godz & Pearlz to 2054 now to vote." The chick once again said. "Stay tuned for Big Time Rush and the Expectations coming your way."

"You ready?" Carlos asked.

"Just nervous. That's all," I rocked back and forth.

"Just breathe in and out. It helps," He suggested.

"Guys, you have to win this." Kelly encouraged us.

"We just have to remember. It's not all about winning. It's about friendship and how much fun we've had since the start of this trip." Kendall went with his speech.

"I can't believe we're going to be on national TV!" James exclaimed.

"We've been on more than this time, you know." Logan said.

"Well, happy-happy, joy-joy for you. I've never performed on live TV before!" I yelled.

"You'll do fine." James told me.

"And we're back!" We heard the director say.

Just hearing those words made my heart thud. We were minutes away from standing on that stage singing. We listened to the girl's lame introduction on us, and we got in position. Carlos was on the other side of the stage from me, and he gave me a thumb up. There came the music, and we began singing.

(Carlos) They say that life is a two way street
When you're not sure, you gotta trust your feet
To know the right way

[Micaela (Carlos)] You can keep on moving with your head down (oh)
Or you can stop and take a look around
(Take a look around)
And that's the choice I've made
(I've made, yeah)

(Both)It's for that movie inside your head
Making memories we can't forget
But when you can't forget

(All) You're gonna know in your soul
This is what we came here for

(Carlos) So live it loud

(Micaela) Here and now

(Both) This moment, it won't be ignored

(Micaela) So why not open up that door?

(Both) It's what we came here for

[Micaela (Carlos)] For every song we let play outside
The melodies we get to write
(We get to write)
Every time we sing, oh yeaeaaah

[Carlos (Micaela)] The friends we've made the fun we've had
Memories gonna make me laugh
It's a beautiful thing
(So beautiful)

[Carlos (Micaela)] I wanna send it around the world
(Around the world)
'Cause everybody should feel this goo
When you feel this good

(All) You're gonna know in your soul

(Carlos) This is what we came here for

(Micaela) This is what we came here for

(Both) So live it loud here and now
This moment it won't be ignored
So why not open up that door?
It's what we came here for
No, the fun's just getting started

(Micaela) Just celebrating where we are
We're loving where we are

Guitar solo

(All) You're gonna know in your soul
This is what we came here for
So live it loud
(Carlos)Here and now
(Micaela) This moment, it won't be ignored

(All) You're gonna know in your soul
This is what we came here for
So live it loud (Micaela: live it loud)

(Carlos) Here and now
This moment, it won't be ignored
So why not open up that door?
(Micaela: Open up that door)
So come on open up that door

(Both) That's what we came here, oh yeah.
That's what we came here for

(All) That's what we came here, came here for!

"Truly amazing," The girl said. "If you want to vote for these heart-stealers, text Big Time Exception to 2055. If you want to vote for the Demigodz and Pearlz, text Godz & Pearlz to 2054. The voting only lasts until commercial has ended, so get voting America!"

We went back to the green-room, where I came in and noticed Izzy looking at my dress. "So you decided to copy me?"

"No. I didn't even know," I said.

"Watch after commercial, we're going to win," She nagged.

"Do I look like I care?"

"You will once we win, and you guys will celebrate your loss by crying," She imitated one of us crying our heads off.

I can't stand her sometimes. "It's time to get on stage," The director signaled to us. "We're back in 5, 4, 3, 2," He pointed to us so the girl could start.

"And we're back with our votes. Are you ready to know who our country club winners of 2011 are?" She began. The crowd roared with cheers and clapping. "And your winner of 2011 is," There was a rough silence before she announced the winner. I grabbed Carlos and James's hand. One thing they told me: They believe in me whatever I do. "The Demigodz and Pearlz!" She pointed over to them. I knew it. Izzy was cheering and eyeing me at the same time. That meant 'Ha! We won, it's time for you to fall on the floor and cry.'

"Stay strong," I said, then hugged the two.

"You were actually great," Brittany walked up to us.

"Don't get your hopes down. You were pretty good, and just visit up at Hawk's if you want to transfer," Izzy placed her hand on my shoulder and gave a creepy smile.

Their victory reigned for about 5 minutes now, and they had an after party. We just headed to our rooms and sat there in silence. "You dogs did great. But you should've done better." Gustavo came in.

"There's no way we would win, even if we tried our hardest." I complained.

"Hawk probably cheated. He's done that ever since we started competing at country clubs." He said.

"I'm going to go to the pool, and look over our memories, and just relax." I said. "You guys want to come? We can you know, jam out before we figure it's the last time we can stay here." I shrugged. They followed me to the pool. "We tried our best," I sighed.