Chapter 4

"Oh my God Brooke, I'm so nervous" Willow said, her whole body shaking "Willow, I've known you less than a week, but I already know that you are gonna win this competition" Brooke replied, hugging her new friend "thanks Brooke" she replied "I guess that I would feel a hell of a lot happier knowing if Matt had made the journey to come and see me tonight" "honey, you might wanna check out the audience" Robin whispered in her ear, as Polly came backstage for the fifteen minute warning "ok guys, its fifteen minutes until Showtime. We are opening the show with Spencer and closing it with Willow. The full running order is posted on the back of the doors to both dressing rooms" she said before running off to see the hosts, Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme, leaving the contestants alone with their nerves.

"Hello and welcome to a special version of the X Factor" Jeremy said, his natural presence on screen made him the obvious choice for host. "Over the next ten weeks, ten celebrities will sing their hearts out for the chance to win $1 million for the charity of their choice" Christy added "but before we meet our ten, extremely nervous celebrities, let's meet the three people who hold their fate in their hands" as the shows music started up again, revealing the three judges, Simon Cowell, Idina Menzel and Randy Jackson. "And now to meet our contestants" Jeremy said as the contestants made their way out onto the stage, as Jeremy announced them in the order that they would be singing that night "Spencer, Heidi, Barry, Robin, Dean, Khloe, Drew, Brooke, Mario and Willow"

As predicted Spencer, Heidi and Barry were terrible, Drew had improved since the karaoke night, as had Khloe, Robin and Mario, Brooke had a lively rendition of Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls, but it was Dean who had the show stolen with his performance of Bruno Mars Just the Way You Are, that was until Willow stepped on stage and opened her mouth and started singing Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler:

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

Turn around, bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turn around, 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 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, 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
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart

If Matt is here, please let him realise that I'm singing this song for him she thought to herself, looking through the audience, trying to get a glimpse of him but she couldn't see him as everyone in the audience was on their feet for her, and then she saw the unmistakeable blonde and dark Mohawk of her good friend Shannon Moore who had come down to support her, along with Trish, Jeff and to her delight, Matt. Willow was just so happy to see him, that she didn't take in what the judges were saying. As she left the stage, Jeremy and Christy came back on and announced the end of the programme, "make sure to return tomorrow for our results show, when we will be saying goodbye to one of our contestants" Jeremy said, as they shows music started. Matt and the others made their way down to the stage to see Willow, who ran towards them before flinging herself into Matt's arms.

"I didn't think you were gonna come Matt" Willow said as the two lovers embraced "did you really think that I wasn't gonna come see my baby girl perform?" Matt asked "I've missed you like crazy this last week, not knowing if we were ok after what we said to each other last week." "Matt, I've missed you so much and I love you so, yeah, we are ok" Willow replied before pulling him into a passionate kiss, unaware that someone was watching from the wings, their heart breaking into a million pieces. I will win her back, even if it's the last thing I do. And I know the one person who will help me do it.