Chapter 8

Wow… I'm the author of this and I didn't realize how fast it was going. BTW, this has a LOOOOT of song lyrics in it. Bold is Beck, Italics is Jade, Bold italics is Cat, Underline is Tori, Underline italics is Robbie and Andre is Bold underline italics. And the ones that are just the boring font is everyone singing. Also, when beck and Jade sing, when it's bold italics, that means they're singing together. Yeah, I know, lots of weird things going on. I'm a little confused myself.

Jade's POV

I couldn't feel more mixed emotions right now. Dug under deep depression, nerves racking through my body and excitement roamed my mind. It was the night of the concert and I could not be any more bugged out. We were all backstage, ready to go on. Well, almost ready. Cat was running around everywhere, Beck was pacing nervously along with Robbie, Tori smiling away and Andre worrying about his songs he chose. Tori seemed to be the only calm and happy one right now. I looked down at my outfit. I had on a strapless black dress with a deep purple, ripped bow tied around my waist. I also had on black tights with my signature combat boots. Nobody suggested I should wear combat boots, but I was like pfft, like you're gonna change my mind.

"You're on in 5 with the introduction," Sinjin says to us backstage before scurrying back off to the lighting.

"Oh my God, oh my God," I kept repeating over and over. "I can't do this. Yes, you can do this! No I can't! You can't back out or else you'll look like a weenie!" Oh my God, look at me! I'm having mental conversation fights with myself!

"Cat, we're about to go on!" Tori yells and suddenly, the perky redhead joins us. "Okay, so I'm gonna go on first, Andre next, then Cat, Robbie, Beck and Jade. I'll say your name which will be your cue."

"Make sure you call my name last," I demand. I don't think I've ever been this anxious in my life.

"Nervous much, Jade?" Tori smirks at me. I glare at her, but still run my fingers nervously through my hair.

"Now, please welcome, the best of the best, Tori Vega!" I hear the script person say into his mic. I hate the way he introduced her. She puts a big smile on before walking out on stage with her mic. Oh my God, oh my God.

"Thank you!" I hear Tori says sickly. "But I'm not the only one here! First up, the talented musician, Andre Harris!" Of course, the crowd goes wild and he casually steps onto the stage. My heart increases in speed.

"Next, you know as the bubbly redhead, give it up for Cat Valentine!" Tori hollers next. Cat skips happily onto the stage and the crows goes wild, once again. She introduces Robbie, but I feel no need to mention it. Now it's just Beck and I. That's when I start panicking and freaking out. My heart is about to pop out of my chest right now.

"Hey, you okay?" Beck asks me softly.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I say in a shaky voice.

"I'm warning you right now, if you're next to a teenage girl you might wanna plug your ears," Tori begins. I hate how she words that. "Please give it up for Beck Oliver!" As I expected, he got a huge applause. He looks back at me.

"Go, Oliver." I smile at him. He smiles back before stepping onto the stage. I try to pull myself together. I'm next, I'm next.

"I know I and she don't get along well, and she's the tough, mean girl of the school, I love her anyways." I was not expecting her to say that.

"Jade West!" Beck cuts her off. I wasn't expecting that one, either. I take a deep breath and walk up the steps, facing the roaring crowd. Oh. My. God. There is so many people here it's not even funny. I take my place next to Beck.

"We're gonna start off with a little shine action!" Tori smiles widely. That was so cheesy. She could've just said Make It Shine. The music begins and my nerves begin to calm. We all each have a little solo, because we were all fighting over who gets what. Cat and I do our part successfully. The song ends with my arm leaning on Beck's shoulder and Cat on mine. On the other side was Andre leaning on Tori and Robbie leaning on Andre. Tori does some of her solos now, so the rest of us climb off the stage. I was satisfied. But after Tori's solos was me and Andre's duets. Well, I sing one of my songs first. We all chill in the small dressing room for the girls, including the boys.

"I can't believe you dragged us in here," Andre says, referring to him and Beck.

"Hey!" Robbie protests. "I'm a guy!" Everyone goes silent.

"And?" I break the silence. Everyone lets out a small chuckle except for Robbie. We all sit in there, talking about random things. Until Cat brought something up.

"Hey don't you guys love how Jade is doing some extra songs?" Cat giggles from her spot. Robbie, Beck and Andre toss her glares.

"WHAT?!" I exclaim at Cat, standing up. "EXTRA SONGS?!"

"You weren't supposed to know, we're you?" Cat says with a confused look on her face.

"Why do I have extra songs?!" I yell to her.

"Well, our time turned out to be longer so-"

"Spit it out!" I yell at her.

"Let her talk!" Beck butts in.

"You never listened to me talk!" I shot back at him. That brings back memories.

"So you have three extra songs," Cat says quietly.

"THREE?!" I scream.

"We're sorry!" Cat tries to suggest. "It's my favorite number!"

"Sorry?! I have to go on that stage with three extra songs that I didn't even know about and all you say is sorry?! Cat, I only prepared myself for the songs I was doing! Now I have to stay on that stage longer! I'm already nervous enough!" I shout at her, but direct to everyone else. The dressing room goes quiet. I take a deep breath.

"Jade to the stage in 5," Sinjin says through the intercom. "I love you, Jade!"

"Whatever." I roll my eyes. "Let's get this over with." I stomp out of the room and fetch my mic from the script reader.

"Please welcome Jade back onto the stage!" Tori says from the stage. Everyone catches up as soon she joins.

"I'm sorry!" Cat screams nicely.

"Forget it," I try to smile at her before I walk onto the stage. I see a white grand piano in the middle of the stage since I'm starting with Beautiful. I place my mic onto the mic stand and the screams die down, but my nerves are still going up. I begin playing the piano softly, my fingers shaking.

Every day is so wonderful and suddenly it's hard to breathe now and then I get insecure from all the pain, feel so ashamed

I see the gang stand in the front row, staring at me in awe as I play the keys.

I am beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring me down I am beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no so don't you bring me down today

The beat picks up a little and my nerves unravel with every word. I begin to feel that comfortable feeling I get when I sing and my voice rises with power.

To all your friends you're delirious so consumed in all your doom tryin' hard to fill the emptiness, the piece is gone Left the puzzle undone, ain't that the way it is?

'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say Words can't bring you down, oh no You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring you down, oh no So don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do No matter what we do (No matter what we say) No matter what we say (We're the song that's outta tune)(Full of beautiful mistakes) (And everywhere we go)And everywhere we go (The sun will always shine) The sun will always, always shine!(But tomorrow we might awake on the other side)

I hit those long and high notes with perfection. I smile to myself as the crowd cheers for those notes. I quickly glance down to the others and see Beck go 'woo!' I stifle back a laugh and finish my last notes.

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no We are beautiful in every single way Yes, words can't bring us down, oh no So don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today don't you bring me down today.

The audience erupts into applause and I can't help but smile. The others cheer before heading backstage. I walk off the stage and meet them.

"That was amazing!" Beck beams, hugging me tight. It feels like we never broke up. Everyone else hugs me, like they did for Tori not long ago.

"Jade's coming back with another song now!" The script reader exclaims. I wonder why he didn't say Andre's name.

"C'mon," I motion to him.

"Look, Jade. I want to do the duets with you, but something's pulling me back. I'm sorry," he says as the crowd is cheering. I have to go out there by myself again? I just nod and walk out on the stage. E.T. starts playing, but this version is so much cooler than the original. I love Katy Perry and all, but this was just addicting how it starts off slow with the piano.

You're so hypnotizing

I open my mouth to sing the next line that was originally Andre's part, but a familiar voice beats me to it. My head snaps to the left, seeing Beck Oliver climbing the steps, singing the line for me.

Could you be the devil? Could you be an angel? Your touch magnetizing Feels like I am floating Leaves my body glowing They say, be afraid You're not like the others Futuristic lover Different DNA They don't understand you

I decide to just go with it and play along that this was the plan in the first place. Beck and I walk closer to each other.

You're from a whole other world (whole other world) A different dimension (different dimension) You open my eyes (open my eyes) And I'm ready to go Lead me into the light Kiss me, k-k-k-kiss me Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison Take me, t-t-t-take me Wanna be your victim Ready for abduction Boy, you're an alien Your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial

That's when the beat picked up and the drummer joined the piano. Beck and I got more into it, and I hate to admit it, but I was happy it was Beck instead of Andre.

You're (you're) so (so) supersonic (supersonic) wanna feel your powers Stun me with your laseryour kiss is cosmic every move is magic

You're from a whole other world A different dimension You open my eyes And I'm ready to go Lead me into the light Kiss me, kiss me Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison Take me, take me Wanna be a victim Ready for abduction Boy, you're an alien Your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial

The guitarist started shredding the guitar and an electronic beat picked up with the drums and piano.

I got a dirty mind I got filthy ways I'm tryin bathe my ape, (ape), In your milky way (way) I'm a legend I'm irreverent I be reverend I'll be so faaaaa-ar up We don't give a fuuuh-uh-uck Welcome to the danger zone Step into the fantasy You are not invited to the other side of sanity They're callin' me an alien a big headed astronaut Maybe it's because your boy alien has a lot

This is transcendental on another level Boy, you're my lucky star (you're my lucky star) I wanna walk on your wavelength (oooohhh) and be there when you vibrate for you I'll risk it all

Kiss me, k-k-k-kiss me infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison Take me, ta-ta-take me wanna be a victim Ready for abduction Boy, you're an alien your touch so foreign It's supernatural Extraterrestrial

It ended with us being so close to each other it was hard not to kiss him. Dammit, I can't think like that. We went backstage with the audience still pumped up from our performance. I don't see the others anywhere. Beck turns to me.

"Look Jade, I shouldn't have broken up with you in the first place. It was the most stupidest mistake in my life and I can't tell you how-"

"Shut up and kiss me," I demand, smiling and cutting him off. He smiles back and we kiss, his arms snaking around my waist and pulling me closer. I wrap my arms around his neck, melting into his arms once again.

Yeah, yeah. I know their part was really hard to understand. I somehow figured it out. But seriously, go on YouTube and look up E.T. The Voice and click on it. It's sooooo freaking cool. And this is only Part One of the concert. Part Two is next, obviously :p