Author: SkyTate19

Title: Reluctant Idol

Summary: After being raised by only his father since he was 4, Bridge now has a new obstacle ahead of him: gaining the respect of his high-school classmates! Can he gain their respect by his hidden singing talent and maybe even find some true love? Find out!

Chapter 4

With Sky by his side, Bridge once again entered the theatre. Panic was starting to build up inside his body and the reason was that today he had to sing in front of all the hopeful contestants and that thought wasn't so good for his heart rate.

"Relax, Bridge. You're going to give yourself a heart attack otherwise," Sky said, patting his back reassuringly.

Bridge looked up and smiled a little at his friend\new found brother. He nodded and sat down in the first place he found free.

Suddenly, he heard a voice calling him from the other side of the room, "Bridge! Hey! Over here!"

He looked at where the voice was coming from and saw Syd running towards him and colliding with other people in the process.

"Hey… How… you… doing… Oh my god… I'll never do that again in my life…" she said, out of breath.

Bridge couldn't help but laugh at her; she was so funny.

Sky was surprised to hear the boy laughing, "You're laughing? Who are you and what you have done to my little brother?"

Syd looked at him and then at Bridge, "Won't you introduce me to your friend, Bridge?" she said, eyeing Sky.

Bridge nodded, "Yeah sure, sorry. Sky, this is Syd. She stayed with me yesterday."

Sky and Syd shook hands before she added "I can tell you're the rocker type of guy, am I right?"

Sky was shocked, "Yeah. But how did you…"

"Well, the leather jacket and the electric guitar on your back helped me a lot" she said, laughing.

Sky was embarrassed. Everyone could have guessed it. "Way to go, country girl. And before you ask, the cowboy hat and the acoustic guitar" he added.

They all laughed together before they heard someone start calling the numbers. Sky was in the first group so he left Bridge with Syd and walked off.

"He's hot!" Syd said. Bridge only nodded in response. He didn't like her saying that but he couldn't explain why.

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Sky was backstage, humming his song, when he felt someone looking at him.

He turned around and he found who it was: a girl with black hair was looking at him like she was going to make a hole in his back, "Do you have to stare at me like that?"

The girl stood up and walked to him, "Attitude - I like that in a man. The name is Elizabeth. But you can call me Z"

He nodded, "I'm Sky" he introduced himself, but didn't shake her hand.

Luckily, someone called his name, so he took his guitar and went on the stage.

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He stepped in the light and sighed. This was his moment. He prepared his guitar and looked at the three judges in front of him "Hey guys! I'm gonna sing "have a nice day" by Bon Jovi. Hope you like it!"

And with that, he played the first note of the song, and the power of his guitar rang throughout the auditorium.

After the intro, he started to sing

Why, you wanna tell me how to live my life?
Who, are you to tell me if it's black or white?
Mama, can you help me try to understand.
Is innocence the difference between a boy and a man.
My daddy lived a lie, that's just the price that he paid.
Sacrificed his life, just slaving away.

Oh, if there is one thing I hang on to,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to,
I'm gonna live my life.
Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice,
Standing on the ledge, I'll show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my FACE,
I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day-ay-ay

When The world keeps trying to drag me down,
Gotta raise my hands, gonna stand my ground.
I say, hey, Have A Nice Day-ay-ay.
Have A Nice Day!

He finished the song and everyone was cheering for him. He spotted Syd and Bridge jumping happily during the song in the back of the auditorium and he was happy.

Then it was time to listen to the comments of the judges, "Dawg, you're a real rocker! I love the jacket! It's a yes for me. Paula, what do you think about him?"

Paula nodded, "A sexy performance! I want to see you in the final of the competition! Two yeses till now," she turned to the person nest to her, "Simon, your turn. But don't worry, Sky. You're through even if he says no."

The man rolled his eyes, "Thanks Paula," he said dryly. "Nice as always, Sky, that was amazing. You can go, you have three yeses."

Sky nodded and said, "Thank you," before he left the stage, feeling proud of himself.

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Sky walked back to backstage and then he heard Z singing. He had to admit, she had a very powerful voice.

(Turnaround) every now and then I get a
little bit lonely and you're never coming around
(Turnaround), Every now and then I get a
little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
(Turnaround) Every now and then I get a
little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
(Turnaround), Every now and then I get a
little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
(Turnaround bright eyes) Every now and
then I fall apart
(Turnaround bright eyes) Every now and
then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

She finished the song with the help of the backup singers, leaving Paula in tears. She got two yeses and a no from Simon, but she was safe.

The next part of the competition was the group song performance, something Sky was happy about.

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After listening to many people who didn't pass, Bridge and Syd's turns had arrived. The former was shaking like mad but Sky and Syd managed to calm him down. He gave them a grateful nod and started to walk to the backstage with the woman.

He could only hope that everything was going to be alright…

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And chapter four is done! Sky is safe but will Syd and Bridge be safe too? Stay tune!

The songs used are:

"Have a Nice Day" by Bon Jovi for Sky's turn

"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by Bonny Tyler for Z's turn