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Amanda's P.O.V.

Fourth song. Mom, dad, and the rest of the band are at their second song. No one knows what I'll do except dad.

When dad announces the third song, Don't Look Down, I walk over the drawer where all the mics are. I grab one and nervously walk over the backstage entrance. I stand over there and watch mom and dad sing their hearts out together. I'm so proud of my parents. I really hope I can make it in the music biz too.

Bella appears next to me. "Hey. What are you doing?"

"Waiting. I'm performing the next song." I tell her.

"Cool. What song?"

"Illusion with dad."

"Awesome. Like always, I'm guessing only your dad knows about it?"

"Yup." I nod. Most of the time, dad's the only one to know about my 'surprise performances'. Most people say I'm a daddy's girl. I don't bother argueing over that.

The song ends and dad looks over me. I give him two tumbs up and he nods.

"That's my cue." I tell Bella.

"Good luck!"

"Thanks."

"Alright. Does anyone here knows the guys' song Illusion?" Mom asks the audience, who cheers loudly.

"Well, that's the next song." Kira says, getting ready with the rest of the girls. When the guys are performing alone, the girls become their back-up dancers. Same on the other way around (for guys, they dance pretty well).

The music starts playing, and I stay backstage until it's my turn to sing. Dad and I practiced this all night. I know it by heart.

Austin Austin/Ethan back-up Dallas Amanda Austin/Amanda

I'll be your entertainer
I'm putting on a show
I'm gonna levitate ya
Leave you wa-wa-wanting more

I see you fascinated
I've got you hypnotized
White gloves with your dream up
A fantasy before your eyes

Dad sings the first verse. For the chorus, Elliot sings back-up with a higher pitch.

Step right up on the stage
Free yourself from the cage (from the cage)
Pick a card and guess it girl
Here's a lesson girl
It's just an illusion

1, 2, 3, I disappear
Coming right back
So stay right here
Ain't no second guessing girl
I'm impressing girl
But I'm just an illusion

Oh, Uh, Listen

I walk on stage and the crowd immediately start cheering. I smile. I love performing.

I ain't no fake Houdini
I put a spell on you
I'm something like a genie
Girl I make your wish come true

And now our time is running
With every grain of sand
So here's the grand finale
Watch me do my sleight of hand

Step right up on the stage
Free yourself from the cage
(from the cage)
Pick a card and guess it girl
Here's a lesson girl
It's just an illusion

1, 2, 3, I disappear
Coming right back
So stay right here
(Oh, yeah)
Ain't no second guessing girl
I'm impressing girl
But I'm just an illusion

Somewhere in a dream
We'll meet again, my baby
And I promise that I won't disappear
I'll be right here
And I won't be, won't be, won't be
Just an illusion
Yeah baby

Step right up on the stage
Free yourself from the cage
(from the cage)
Pick a card and guess it girl
Here's a lesson girl
It's just an illusion

1, 2, 3 I disappear
Comin' right back
So stay right here

Ain't no second guessing girl
I'm impressing girl
But I'm just an illusion

Step right up
On the stage
Free yourself from the cage
(from the cage)
Pick a card and guess it girl
Here's a lesson girl
It's just an illusion

1, 2, 3 I disappear
Comin' right back
So stay right here

Ain't no second guessing, girl
I'm impressing girl

But I'm just an illusion

"GIVE IT UP FOR AMANDA MOON!" Dallas shouts. The crowd goes crazy and I giggle, waving and the audience. I high-five dad, hug mom and the rest of the band, before going back backstage.

... Hehe... I just said 'back back'.

Anyway, as soon as I get backstage, I'm attacked by a group hug from all my siblings. Yes, I call my parents' cast mates' kids my siblings. I'm always with them, and my parents call their cast mates their siblings, so why can't they be mine? I know they'd technically be my cousins, but who are you to judge me? Oh, right... I'm talking to myself... Unless there's someone stalking me... I think I'm spending too much time with David.

"You did great, Ams!" Bella congratulates me.

"Thanks!" I smile at her.

"Good job, little sis!" Drew smiles at me.

"You're younger than me." I point out.

He shrugs. "I'm smarter than you."

"Really? Since when?" Becca asks him and I high-five her.

"Since forever, duh!"

"Really? I-"

"Guys, are you seriously fighting over this?" Eric interrupts our fight.

"No, we're just argueing!" Drew tells him.

"That's the same thing." Melody points out.

"Uh, no it's not." David says. "'Arguing', and 'Fighting'. Appart from the 'ing' part, I don't see any resemblance."

I roll my eyes. "What we meant was that the two words have the same meaning." I explain to him.

"Oh... I got ya." He says, pointing at me.

"Okay..." I awkwardly look away from him. I don't know why, but my conversations with David always end awkwardly. Maybe because he's weird. I mean, I'm used to him, but it's still weird, you know?

"Amanda!" I turn around and see Jimmy coming over us.

"Oh, hey Jimmy." I wave.

"Hey, grandpa!" Eric greets him.

"Hey, Jimmy." The others greet him.

"Hey, kids. Amanda, this performance was great."

"Thanks!"

"Did any of your parents tell you about the news?" He asks us.

We all look at each other in confusion. "Umm... No."

"Well, I guess I'll have to tell you, then. You're opening your parents' show, tomorrow night."

"WHAT?!"

"Seriously?!" I grin widely.

"Yes."

"Wait, tomorrow?!" Bella asks. "That's not enough time!"

"How many songs do we have to perform?" Becca asks him.

"Three."

"But, we have to plan the set list, practice the songs, see who'll do what-" Meody starts listing.

"Mel, calm down." I cut her off. "Jimmy, can we go back to the bus to rehearse?"

He nods. "I'll tell your parents. Just make sure the door is locked. Roger is there, but we're never safe enough." Roger is the bus driver, by the way.

I nod. "Will do."

"Thanks, Jimmy!" Adam calls back as we all leave. When we get outside, we're all blinded by flashes. Oops, forgot about them. Darn, we all forgot our sunglasses (come on, who thinks about their sunglasses at ten at night? I don't).

"Kids! How's the tour?"

"Do you like being on tour?"

"Amanda, are you going to sing more in the following concerts?"

"Kids, are you jealous of Amanda getting all the fame?" Okay, that one makes me feel guilty. I really hope they don't feel that way.

We finally get to the tour bus, and lock the door behind us, just like Jimmy told us to.

"Guys, all I see are white spots." David tells us, right before he trips over... nothing, actually. "Ouch." He mumbles before getting up.

"Who is it?" Roger asks from the front of the bus.

"It's us, Roger! We came back to practice some songs!" Adam calls.

"Alright! Please don't do too much noise! This is the only time I get to sleep before I have to drive for ten hours!"

"Alright! We'll do our best!" Becca calls. "Come on, guys. Let's go to the game room. He won't hear us if we're upstairs."

We all nod and make our way to the game room.

"Okay, what song are we going to do?" Eric asks.

"Umm... Roar? The song has a great beat and is really popular." Bella suggests.

"Yeah, I love that song." I nod.

"Roar, it is. Okay, second song?" Drew asks.

"Uh..." We stay silent for a bit.

"Heart Attack?" Eric suggests.

"I love that song!" I exclaim. "Definitely add that one to the set list!"

"Okay, so we have Roar, and Heart Attack. We need one more." Becca comments.

Silence again. Suddenly, Melody starts humming a tune. I immediately recognize the song.

"That's it!" I exclaim. Everyone look at me. "TTYLXOX! That song has a really good beat, and you girls all know the dance by the tips of your fingers!"

"Right! Yeah, we can do it!" Bella smiles.

"But that's a girly song!" Adam whines.

"Duh, I'm a girl. I certainly won't be singing Hot-Stuff, or something like that." I point out.

"Still, you could sing something less girly like Girl On Fire, or something."

"I already have a hard time singing Heart Attack all the way to the end, 'cause the notes aren't the easiests to hit. If I sing Girl On Fire, my vocal chords are the ones that are going to be on fire."

"Amanda's right." Eric jumps in. "If we want to open every concerts, she can't lose her voice at the first one."

"Exactly." I nod.

He sighs. "Fine. You're lucky I'm playing drums. I'll have the most manly instrument."

"Hey!" The other guys protest.

"Guitar is really cool, and most of the persons who play it and are famous are guys." Drew points out.

"Whatever." Adam rolls his eyes.

"Okay, let's not fight." Becca interrupts. "Let's just practice until our parents are back, alright?" We all nod. "Great. Go get your stuff."

We all spread around the room. I grab a mic, Adam goes sitting behind the drums, Eric behind the keyboard, Drew grabs his guitar, and David grabs his bass. The girls get in position (all the girls are my back-up dancers, and sing a bit back-up. They have mics hanging on their ears and behind their necks, and the mic goes right infront of their mouths. (A/N: I have no idea how to describe those mics. I just hope you get what I'm talking about) I have one like that too, 'cause sometimes, I just join their dancing.

"Alright. We do Roar first, right?" I ask them. Everyone nods.

"One, two, three, four..." Adam counts.


No one's P.O.V.

"THANK YOU, PHILADELPHIA!" Austin shouts in his mic as the crowd cheer loudly and the others wave goodbye.

"Another great show, guys." Jimmy tells them as they get backstage.

"Thanks!" They all exclaim, still pumped by the adrenaline of the concert.

"Hey, where are the kids?" Ally asks him, being the first one noticing the place being calmer than usually.

"Oh, they went back to the bus. I told them about opening your next show, and they immediately went practice." He explains.

"You let them outside alone in the middle of the night?!" Cassidy starts to freak out.

"Relax, they left by the backstage door. The bus is only a few feet away." Jimmy tries to calm the girls down.

"Backstage door?! That's where the paparrazzis all wait for us!" Now, it's Trish's turn to freak out.

"Don't freak out. Roger is in the bus, he'll do something if he notices something wrong."

"Roger sleeps when he's waiting for us! He won't see anything!" Brooke protests.

"Will you guys stop freaking out? I went to check about half an hour ago, and they're fine! They're practicing like perfect little kids, and I can tell they really try to be perfect for the concert, tomorrow. Now, come on, go change, and we'll meet up in the bus."

Everyone nod and go to their own dressing room.

IN THE BUS, WITH THE KIDS

"Okay, this isn't working!" Melody snaps. Amanda has been trying to get Heart Attack perfectly for an hour, and there's always one note that she can't hit or messes up.

"Mel, I need to hit that note!" Amanda protests.

"Why don't we just change for another song?" Becca suggests.

"We don't have time for that! It's midnight, and our parents are going to be here soon! They'll want to sleep, and we won't be able to rehearse until morning." Amanda protests again, slightly freaking out.

"We just need to choose a song that we already performed and that doesn't need a lot of practice, and that's it." Drew shrugs.

"Ugh, alright! We'll do that! I don't care, I just want to get this over with so that I can get some friggin' peace!"

"Woah, Ams, calm down! We'll get this done on time, don't worry." Adam tries to calm his sister.

"Am I the only one worried about this? We'll be performing infront of millions people, tomorrow. And the concert's gonna be broadcasted on TV. This isn't some stupid gig! This is serious!"

"We know that, Amanda! We take this seriously too! You know what, let's just call it a night. We'll talk about this in the morning." Bella decides. Everyone nod and go in their room. Amanda ignores her brothers, get changed, and quickly goes to bed. Adam and Andrew undestand that their sister's pissed, and decide to give her some peace, hoping that everything would be back to normal between everyone in the morning.

If only they knew how much problems and worry this fight would give the kids.


Dun dun dun... Anyway, guess what! I'm on a four weeks weekend (I don't have school today and monday)! Plus, all my siblings are gone (my step-siblings are at their mom's house, and my brother's gone with my dad until tuesday), so I'm alone with my mom and my step-dad for the weekend! You know what that means, right? I'll write more chapters! Yay! I'm sick, though, so I told my mom I'd stay in bed all day tomorrow, but I'll update anyway, 'cause I do everything on my iPad, so I'll definitely write more! Next chapter will probably be up by tomorrow. Depend on what time I wake up, tomorrow, and what pace I'm writing. Oh, and if I'm too sick (when I'm sick, I get tired really easily). Probably late tomorrow. I promise I'll post a new chapter, even if it's midnight ;)

Until next time,

R5AAFan :)