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The doorbell rang. Kendall's mother opened the door only to see her son and his four best friends on the porch accompanied by… two policemen.
"Mom. Remember that time when I saved you from choking. Wow, that was close. And I love you," Kendall said, trying to softened up his mother. It didn't seem like it was working.
They all went into the living room while Mrs. Knight talked to the policemen.
"Dude, how did you know those songs?" Carlos asked. They play Boy Quake on the 90's channel all day at work," Kendall answered. "And I made up the 'giant turd song'," Jasmine said. "It's catchy," Logan commented.
"What happened? The truth, now," Mrs. Knight demanded. Kendall's sister, Katie, trailed behind her mother, smirking.
"We tried to make James famous," Logan started explaining. "But this producer guy was super mean to everyone," Carlos continued. "So I sang him the giant turd song and there was a tiny fight," Jasmine said. "But nobody got hurt," Kendall added quickly. "And now I'm really sad," James said, not meeting anyone's eyes.
"Okay. Who wants a sandwich?" Mrs. Knight asked. All of them raised their hands including James.
"Wait, that's it?" Katie asked, somehow outraged. "That's your interrogation? You didn't put the screws to 'em or slap 'em with the hard cheese," she snapped. "I don't know what you're talking about, but you are not allowed to watch FOX anymore," Mrs. Knight said.
Then, she headed to the kitchen to make sandwiches.
"Well, can I at least hear the giant turd song?" Katie asked. "Oh you're such a turd. Oh yeah, a giant turd. And you look like a turd and you smell like a turd," Jasmine started off. Then, all the other guys joined in.
The doorbell rang again and all of them went to answer the door. Katie sat down on the couch.
They were still singing the song. When they opened the door, it was a dream come true and also a nightmare. Gustavo Rocque….. and his assistant who they came to know as Kelly. They all screamed in terror.
"Yes! I knew you'd come back for me," James said hugging the man. "I'm not here for you," Gustavo said, pushing James off of him. "I'm here for them." Gustavo pointed to Kendall and Jasmine. "What!" James yelled. "What!" the others yelled after.
"I'll make some tea!" Mrs. Knight yelled out from the kitchen.
They all found themselves sitting in the living room, listening to Gustavo's proposition.
"Mrs. Knight, I'm gonna take your family to Los Angeles and produce some demo tracks with Kendall and Jasmine," Gustavo said, pointing at Kendall and Jasmine at the end. "You can't be serious," Jasmine said, doubtfully.
"It'll take three months. We'll take care of all of your expenses and since you are officially the richest teenager in the world and you live alone here, I'm sure there's plenty to do in LA," Kelly said, ignoring Jasmine's doubt.
"Look, I… how did you know?" Jasmine said, realizing what Kelly had said. "we have our ways," Kelly replied, simply. Katie and the guys looked confused, but Jasmine and Mrs. Knight just smirked at their expression.
"Kendall, Jasmine, you guys have a gift. You guys have the fire. You guys also have anger management issues. Some people say I have anger management issues, but I also have FIVE HOUSES!" Gustavo said.
James thought that that was the perfect time to try to impress Gustavo. "People say I'm the life of the party bec-" "Stop it. Please. Don't ever do that again," Gustavo said. James stopped immediately. "Thank you," Gustavo said, emotionlessly.
"Guys, we've travelled to 22 cities. We've auditioned over 20 000 people and Gustavo's picked you guys," Kelly said. "But I'm not a singer," Kendall said to them. "Neither am I," Jasmine said.
"You guys sing all the time. In the car, at the table, you guys sing to me when I can't sleep at night," Katie said. "No, we don't," Kendall and Jasmine said simultaneously. "Yes, you do, honey," Mrs. Knight said to them.
"When you shovel the driveway, when you answered the door 2 minutes ago," Katie continued. "But that's not singing," they said. "Yes, it is, honey," Mrs. Knight said to them again.
"And, Kendall's always singing along to the 90's channel," Katie said unnecessarily. "Katie!" Kendall exclaimed, signalling her to stop. "Seriously?" Jasmine asked Kendall, looking amused. Kendall gave her a warning look and Jasmine raised her hands in defense, still smirking a little.
"So? What do you say, guys? Wanna go out to LA and be molded and shaped into a big ol' star by the Gustavo Rocque?" Gustavo asked, proud of himself.
Everybody was looking hopefully at Jasmine and Kendall, anticipating their answer. The two teenagers looked at each other, coming to a mutual answer. They looked at Gustavo and Kelly and said, "no," ever so plainly. It ticked Gustavo off and he smashed the cup he was holding in his hand.
Carlos started laughing. James gave him a skeptical look and he fell silent.
"I'm gonna take a minute. I'm gonna take a minute right now," Gustavo said, standing up and heading outside.
"For the teacup," Kelly said, putting some money on the coffee table.
Then, they heard a crash.
"And the planter outside," adding more money on the table.
We heard more crashes, screaming, car alarms, barking.
Kelly put down all the money she had in her hands onto the table.
"Here's my card," she said, giving it to Jasmine. "If you guys change your mind, call. You guys should think about this. We leave tomorrow at 2." She left.
"Idiots," Katie said, slapping Kendall and Jasmine upside their heads. "I'm taking a 20," she said, taking a 20 dollar bill from the table and headed to her room.
It was obvious that Katie was mad at Kendall and Jasmine for not taking Gustavo's offer. So was James, but he couldn't be that mad at his best friends. Especially Jasmine.
James couldn't go home now. He knew that Mrs. Knight must've called his parents as soon as she knew what happened. James was too proud to admit that he blew the audition. It only made it worse when his mother didn't really approve of his dream of becoming a famous rock star.
"I gotta go home. My mom would kill me if I don't get home by curfew," Logan said, startling James out of his worried state. "Yeah, me too," Carlos said, following Logan out the door.
"I miss my bed," Jasmine said, yawning. "See you tomorrow, Kendall," she said, kissing Kendall on his cheek. They all acted as if what happened with Gustavo earlier never even happened.
"Bye, Jaz," Kendall responded to her, smiling.
James left the Knight's household shortly afterwards, not saying a word.
"Jasmine." James caught up with her at the sidewalk. She smiled up at him. "Can I stay over at your house tonight?" James asked. "Sure," she replied, smiling.
To James, Jasmine has always looked her best. It doesn't matter what she wears. But that night she looked exceptionally gorgeous.
The moonlight was shining perfectly upon her, bringing out her blue eyes and glistening on her natural jet black hair.
James couldn't fight it anymore, he was in love with his best friend. He knew it was wrong, but he can't help it.
Jasmine looked at James and saw him staring at her. "What?" she smiled. James shook his head. "Nothing," he said, smiling.
After a short walk to Jasmine's house, the two each went to separate bathrooms.
When Jasmine got out, James was already on the couch which struck her odd because he usually took more time in the bathroom than herself.
Jasmine joined James on the couch and they watched "Wanted" together.
After a while, James yawned and Jasmine got tired too.
"Let's go up to my room. We can watch the movie in there," Jasmine said. James gave her a quizzical look. "I've been in your room. There's no TV in there," he said, still puzzled. Jasmine smirked.
"C'mon." Jasmine dragged him up into his room. When they got into her room, James just saw the same thing he did a thousand times before. The same queen sized bed, the same night stand, the same closet, the same drawer, the same painting on the same wall.
Jasmine picked up a remote control that even James haven't seen before and pressed a button. Instantly, the painting on the wall turned to reveal a Panasonic 40 inch wall screen TV.
James just stood there, staring in awe. Jasmine lied down on her bed, smiling.
"Are you just gonna stand there or watch the movie with me?" Jasmine asked the frozen figure before her. James smiled and went to join Jasmine on the bed.
Some part in the movie, Jasmine put her head on James' chest, so he put his arm around her.
The feeling of Jasmine's head on his chest was absolutely intoxicating to James. She was driving James crazy, but she had absolutely no idea.
When the movie ended, Jasmine realized that her head was on James' chest and his arm was wrapped around her. Jasmine turned her head to look at James.
"Aren't you sleepy?" Jasmine asked James when she saw that he was still awake. It was 1 o'clock in the morning and they've been dealing with a lot that day.
"I could ask you the same thing," James said smirking at Jasmine.
Jasmine scoffed and put her head back on his chest.
"You'd never leave me, right?" The question popped out of nowhere. James looked down at Jasmine. She wasn't looking at him. Her voice was low, but still audible. She wanted a serious answer from James.
"Never," James said, after quite a long pause.
Only then did Jasmine looked at James. Her eyes bored through his, in search of honesty.
"I promise," James said, whole-heartedly. He kissed Jasmine's forehead. She smiled softly in response.
She laid her head back to James' chest and she fell asleep almost instantly. James followed shortly afterward.
The next day, Jasmine and James woke up at about the same time. It was noon on a Saturday.
"Morning, James," Jasmine said, kissing James on the cheek. He blushed. "Good morning, Mrs. Diamond," James replied teasingly.
Jasmine slapped his arm playfully. "Shut up, Erik." Jasmine knew he didn't like being called by his middle name.
"Whatever you say, Cecelia," he said. Jasmine didn't like her middle name either.
"Fine. We're even." Jasmine gave up.
"You want breakfast? I mean, brunch," Jasmine asked. "Yes, please," James said, giving her his dazzling smile.
Jasmine jumped out of bed and got ready for the day.
She stepped out of the bathroom wearing a long-sleeved, black and red striped v-neck, a grey cropped vest, a pair of light-washed jeans and a pair of black knee length platform boots.
James teasingly gave out a wolf whistle. Jasmine rolled her eyes then headed down to the kitchen.
While Jasmine poured some batter on the pan, she heard James come down the stairs.
Jasmine took a glance at the boy. She took in the white long-sleeved t-shirt, a pair of dark-washed jeans and black boots.
She turned back to the pancake she was making.
"Mmm, smells good in here," James said. He wrapped his arms around Jasmine's waist from behind. "Of course, it does. It's my kitchen," Jasmine said, flipping a perfectly shaped pancake.
James chuckled and took a seat on the other side of the counter. He watched Jasmine make the pancakes.
Suddenly, the front door burst open.
"Afternoon, Jasmine." Carlos' voice cut open through the silence.
"Kitchen," Jasmine called out.
Logan walked into the kitchen and he smiled when he saw Jasmine.
The girl had always had that effect on him.
"Mmm, is that Ms. Ashwright's special pancake recipe I smell?" Logan asked.
"Why, yes. Yes it is, Mr. Mitchell."
Logan kissed Jasmine's cheek and Jasmine smiled softly at him. Logan sat behind the counter, taking James' place who was in the living room with Carlos.
Then, Jasmine and Logan set the table.
"Boys, brunch is ready," Jasmine yelled out to Carlos and James. She sounded like a mother calling out to her children.
"Yes, mommy," the two boys answered, going along with the joke.
Jasmine laughed. She sat beside Logan at the table.
James and Carlos walked in and sat down.
After they ate, they went to Sherwood where Kendall worked.
Jasmine didn't feel like driving, so she went with her skateboard. The three guys walked.
"Hey, Kendall," Jasmine said. She kissed the said boy's cheek while she still stood on her skateboard, but even then she still had to stand on her tip toe.
"Hey. Took you long enough," Kendall said to the other four.
"Sorry, man. We were too caught up in Jasmine's pancakes," Carlos said, practically drooling.
"What? Pancakes? Without me? That is unforgivable." Kendall pretended to sulk.
"Aww, Kendall. What if I make you my special home made apple pie?" Jasmine said.
"You're forgiven," Kendall immediately said, turning to Jasmine with a big smile on his face. Jasmine rolled her eyes, smiling.
"So I, uh, did the math last night on this whole singing thing, and Katie was right. You guys are idiots," Logan said, referring to the night before. He was lining up a shopping cart, but Jasmine slapped the upside of his head causing him to accidentally hit a car with the cart.
"It's breaking rights," Logan said to the others.
"Guys, we don't wanna go to LA with that jerk," Jasmine said. "I wanna stay here with you jerks and play hockey for our team," Kendall continued.
"But this is just like hockey. Only instead of crashing the boards and rushing the net, you're singing and dancing," Carlos said. "What have you got to lose?" Logan challenged.
"Dude, California. The girls, the beach, the stars, the girls," Carlos said to Kendall. Jasmine hit him upside the head. Carlos looked at Jasmine while rubbing the backside of his head.
"Yeah, but none of it matters if it's minus my best friends," Kendall said to the guys. "Add those numbers up, professor," Kendall said to Logan. Logan took out his phone and turned on the calculator app and pretended to count.
"Okay. Carry the 2... Ahh, nope. Still idiots," he said to me and Kendall. Jasmine raised an eyebrow, daring him to say it again. Logan gulped nervously and looked away, trying to avoid eye contact with Jasmine.
Kendall turned to James who was lining up a shopping cart. "What about you? You haven't said anything to me all day," he challenged James, knowing that the taller boy would break. He did.
"I'm not talking to you," James said. "You just did," Carlos and Logan said to James.
"You know what? Aight, dude. Part of me hates you right now. No, all of me hates you. But call that guy back." James said to Kendall and the last part to both him and Jasmine.
"That guy said you have no talent," Jasmine said, hoping he would understand. "Made you cry," Kendall said to Logan. "And broke my mom's teacup," Kendall finished.
"Yeah, but he wants to make you famous," James said, getting frustrated. He pushed the cart out of his hands, accidentally knocking a guy down.
"Sorry," the five teenagers hollered to the man.
The man got up to his feet, picked up his grocery bags and scrambled away.
"Okay, if I make a hole in one, you have to call that guy back," Carlos said. Carlos lined up the cart, let out a cry, pushed the cart, jumped in it and got hit by a car.
"You should still call him," Logan said to Kendall and Jasmine.
"He's been on the cover of Rolling Stone," James said, pulling out a piece of paper of the article.
"What other odd things do you carry in your pockets?" Kendall asked James. "And 8 by 10 personalized headshots. One "boy next door". One "bad boy." He finished showing.
"We just want the best for you guys." Carlos meant to say it to Jasmine and Kendall, but he put his arm around Logan instead. Who can blame him? He got hit by a car.
"I'm Logan," Logan explained to the Hispanic teen. "You?" Carlos said, pointing to Kendall before he passed out on the ground.
"He got hit by a car for you," Logan said. "yeah, opportunities like this comes once in a lifetime," James said, using Kendall's own words against him and Jasmine.
"Now, let me get this straight. You're saying that if you all had a chance to go to LA with a giant turd producer to record demos, you'd go," Jasmine asked the guys with a scheme played out in her head.
"Yes." Three hands offered their phones to Kendall and Jasmine.
Jasmine looked at Kendall with a smirk on her face. Kendall immediately caught on to Jasmine's plan. He turned and pushed the cart out of his hands. He aimed it perfectly.
Jasmine took James' phone and dialed the number on the card Kelly gave her.
"Kelly Wainwright. Rocque Records," a voice said on the other end.
"It's Jasmine. Kendall and I are reconsidering Gustavo's offer, but we need to talk to him first. Your flight hasn't left yet, so I don't think there'll be any problems. And if the offer still stands, we're waiting at the Sherwood's parking lot."
Jasmine hung up before Kelly could say anything else.
There was a long silence after Jasmine gave the phone back to James. Suddenly, "I'm gonna get something to drink," Jasmine said, already walking inside the market.
Logan just sighed at how random Jasmine could be. There are still a lot of things about the girl that those boys don't know about. They just found out that their best friend was the richest teenager in the world the night before. What else was she hiding?
A few minutes later, a white limousine appeared. Gustavo and Kelly came out and walked to wards the five teenagers.
Logan's throat got dry at the sight of Gustavo, so he took Jasmine's soda and took a sip.
"Don't think about him, think millions of dollars," Logan said. "But I don't think you'd need it," he said to Jasmine. "Think millions of girls," Carlos said to Kendall. "Think of me as a back up singer who hits off in his own solo carrier, you know, after your second album," James said to the both of them.
"Well?" Gustavo demanded.
"Okay. We'll go to LA with you and record some demos," Jasmine started off. "If you take my buds and make us a singing group," Kendall said.
"Dude!" Carlos exclaimed. Logan chocked on the drink. "Cola up my nose," he stated. James was just bewildered.
"Well, you guys said you'd go," Kendall said to the guys.
"But I think it'd be better if I go solo," Jasmine said, shrugging. She grabbed the bottle from Logan and took a sip.
"I'm sorry. Are you trying to make a deal with me? I make the deals!" Gustavo said.
"I won't go anywhere without these guys," Jasmine said, taking another sip of the drink. "And if you want me, you have to take all of us," Kendall said.
Gustavo started laughing. "Have you even heard your friends sing? Oh, that's right. They can't," Gustavo said.
"Well, I'm no mega producer like you, but I know they sing better than dogs and you can turn them into stars, right?" Kendall challenged the man while James held up the article.
"Is this supposed to sway me? I'm Gustavo Rocque. I'm amazing. I'm amazing. If you think for one second that I'm so desperate because of 2 or 22 cities and I haven't be able to find anybody, you can think again. Because there is no way, no way Gustavo Rocque is taking Princess Jasmine and her four dogs from Minnesota to Los Angeles to make them stars. It's never gonna happen. NEVER!"
It was obvious to Jasmine that he was desperate.
"So, we have a deal," Jasmine said confidently.
"Yup."
The other guys were ecstatic. They're going to LA.
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