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!

Author Note: Can someone review my new story "Brothers & Sisters Season 1"? I really need to know if that sucks or it's good!

Chapter 16

During the rehearsal for the next week, Sky had a lot to think about. Especially what Madison had told to him the previous night.

Her words were still ringing in his head "Go for it… you know too well that you want it…"

She was right. He wanted it so bad. But there was also one thing that was stopping him: that memory.

Carrie's song made him remember his first lover. He missed him so much. "Why did you have to go there?..."

That's what was blocking him. The fear of losing someone else was killing him.

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Bridge was on the other side of the room near Syd listening to Adele doing her song with the vocal coach.

"She's very good… what song is that? I've never heard it before…" asked Bridge shyly to the rest of the guys.

Cole looked up from his lyrics and looked at the boy "it's called –The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face- by Roberta Flack. Jen and I played it at our wedding…"

Syd, Ronny, and Kira smiled dreamy at that "I would love a song like that at my wedding…" said Ronny

The other two nodded smiling and started bombarding the poor Cole with questions about his wedding, making him very nervous.

Tyzonne and Mack looked at each other and rolled their eyes "girls…"

Z then noticed Sky at the other side of the room very sad. She turned to Bridge worried "Bridge… what happened to Sky?"

The boy looked confused at her and looked at his roommate. He was indeed very sad. He never saw him like that "I don't know…"

He got up and walked near his best friend. He got near him quietly "Sky?"

The man looked up at the boy, but he didn't smile like the other times "What do you want?"

Bridge was taken back from his reaction. He never talked to him like that "I…I…I just wanted to know what was going on…" "It's none of your business. Leave me alone…"

With that, Sky got up and went out of the room without looking at anyone. If he had done it, he would have saw Bridge with a sad look and almost in tears at his reaction.

He will have a lot to explain later, if he wanted to keep all he had built…

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"Maybe he's just having a bad day that's all…" Syd tried to explain Sky's behavior.

Mack shook his head "that doesn't mean he had to assault him!" he said almost shouting.

He was right. Whichever was the problem, he didn't have to react like that. In that moment, Nigel Lightoe, the producer, entered the room.

"Good morning guys! I just wanted to let you know that for today you can stop rehearsing. Just make sure you have choose your song for tomorrow because you will meet your mentors for this week." He said smiling

Everybody was confused "wait… you said mentors? Not just one?" asked Wes

Nigel nodded "Yes more than one. Actually they are a group so that can be considered as one. Anyway, good luck with them!"

He waved at the guys and went out the room, leaving them curious as ever on who the mentors will be.

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Bridge went back that evening into his room and found Sky on the floor looking at him.

He totally ignored him and went to the bathroom to take a shower. He really needed it after all that happened that day. He still was wondering why Sky reacted that way…

He finished the shower and got ready for bed. When he got out from the bathroom, he found the man still looking in the same spot as before. He was now really worried "Sky…" "I'm sorry Bridge"

Bridge just nodded and went sitting near him. He waited a moment, then Sky took out his cell phone and handed it to him.

The boy was confused at what he saw. There was a picture of a blond guy with a young boy near him. He recognized the boy as Sky "Who is this guy?"

Sky sighed heavily. "That is Ryan. My First and only boyfriend…"

Bridge looked at the guy for a moment, than he looked back at the pictured. Suddenly, something clicked into him "Wait… your boyfriend?"

Sky nodded "I thought you had already figured out. I'm gay Bridge…"

The boy reddened and just said "Oh…" making the guy laughed softly. "But why are you showing me this?"

Sky got up and looked outside the window. After a moment, he started explain "When I was 17 I went on a road trip around America with some friends. When we were in Miami, we went on the beach. You totally can't go at the beach when you are there trust me!"

They both smiled at that. Then he continued "Anyway, I met him there. He was surfing with his friends. You can say it was love at first sight… but I didn't talk to him the first time. We talked a month later, when I drove for 4 hours just to look for him."

Bridge smiled as he got up and went near Sky at the window. When he looked at the man, he saw that he was fighting back the tears "When we went out for a date the first time, he told me he was 25. I was really shocked about that at first, but then I thought – what the hell? I love him! Who care about it! -. When I was 18, I moved in with him and we started living together…"

He got very sad with that. Bridge saw that he could fight the tears anymore and he started crying "I was 20 and he 27. One night he told me he enrolled in the army to help the USA fighting after September 11. I was excited for him, I knew he wanted it so bad. But after 5 months… a soldier come to our house and give me a letter…" he sighed hard as the tears grown "…He was dead"

Bridge didn't say anything. He just put a hand on his arm and the man turned around with his head down "I've never been with anyone else since him. It has been 5 years without him… today is the anniversary of his death… I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to get angry at you…"

Bridge didn't know what to say. Sky opened up to him with a big secret. "Don't worry it's not a problem…"

Sky looked up smiling. He stopped when he saw Bridge's blue eyes looking at him. He wanted to do it. Kiss him. But he knew he couldn't. The boy could freak out. So he let the thought alone and got up smiling. "OK. Enough with the sad moments. We have to go to bed. Now!"

He pulled the boy up laughing and went to bad. After a moment when they were in the dark, he heard Bridge calling for him "Sky?"

He set on the bad and looked at the other bad "Yes?" "I'm not going to say anything to the others…" answered Bridge half sleepy.

Sky smiled at that. If only he could tell the boy the true…

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The next morning, the contestants had to go to the hotel in downtown to meet their mentors.

When they entered the conference room, Syd screamed happily and shocked, and run to hug the guys in front of her, making everyone laugh.

When they entered the room, they found Shane Filan, Niky Byrne, Mark Feehily and Kian Egan, the members of Westlife. Their mentors for the week…

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Good! Another one is done. You now know about Sky's past. But how things will go with Bridge? What will Westlife will tell the contestants about their song choices? And how the next live show will go?

Stay tune to find out!!