Chapter 2:

Going to Hollywood

They next day they had to fly back home and the following days were back to their normal everyday routine. Everyone at school had seen the performance in England and wanted all of the details. Wherever they went they had people asking for their autographs and if they'd do more music.

And yet things seemed to be too normal. They were going to school and classes, doing homework, shopping at the city mall. Performing with Roxxi was so amazing that everything seemed to be too normal in comparison. They felt like they needed more excitement. Little did they know that they would soon get it.

They were in English class one day. It was boring as usual. The teacher, Ms. Davis, droned on about Shakespeare. The rest of the class was clearly uninterested. Some were asleep, doodling, anything but listening to the lecture.

Sasha texted Jade under the table.

Nevra's top is hideous

Jade glanced over at Nevra across the room and resisted the urge to laugh out loud.

Someone call the fashion police!

All of a sudden the door burst open and Byron Powell along with two of his bodyguards came into the room. Seeing one of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood come through the door was enough to wake everyone up.

"Can I help you?" Ms. Davis asked confused.

"Byron, what are you doing here?" Sasha asked.

"I need you, you, you, and you to come with me," Byron said pointing to the Bratz.

The Bratz looked at each other excitedly and stood up.

Ms. Davis however wasn't having it. "Now wait just a minute sir! You can't just come in and take these kids out of my class! Who do you think you are…?!"

Byron handed her a business card. "Byron Powell, producer and manager of Star Productions, TV show host, actor. Maybe you've heard of me."

People snickered at the look on Ms. Davis' face.

"Ever since the performance at Pinz, I've gotten a billion calls a day asking about these girls. They want more music, more concerts, videos, clothing lines, you name it! Girls, I am going to make you huge! You'll be as big as the Pussycat Dolls, Mariah Carey, the Beatles!"

"Oh my god," Yasmin said in shock.

"You're kidding!" Cloe said.

"Do I look like I kid?" Byron said. "If you accept I will get you signed with my record label immediately and we can start working on a demo."

"Yes! Yes we accept!" Sasha said quickly.

"Great! Now get ready to leave behind this dirty school and come with me to the world of Hollywood."

They followed Byron out of the room.

Sasha looked back at the class. "Next time you see us, we'll be on MTV!"

Byron took them out to lunch to discuss the terms of their contract. They'd work under Byron's label to create the first album, music videos, and whatever else. He'd move them to LA and get them all places to live for the time being. They'd tour, do photo shoots, have their own merchandise, and lots of other things. It was literally a dream come true. The girls all signed on to Byron's label excited to get started on this new chapter of their lives.

Now they had to go home and pack up and break it to their parents that they were leaving.

Sasha ran through the door of her house feeling like she was on top of the world. "Hey mom, I'm going to Hollywood!" she said as she ran past her mom upstairs to her room.

"Wait, what?"

Sasha got to her room and started throwing things into a suitcase.

"What's going on?" her mom asked coming into the room. "You're actually going to LA?"

"Yeah, my friends and I are going to form a band and be famous!" Sasha said still packing.

"But what about school?"

"I don't need to go to school, I'm going to be famous!"

"Did you talk this over? Did you…?"

Sasha stood up and put her hands on her mom's shoulders. "Mom, Byron Powell came to my school saying people want more music from us. He's going to make it happen."

"And this is something you really want to do?"

"I'm packing, aren't I?" Sasha said as she started packing again.

"Well...if this is something you really want to do then I will let you go. If you need me, I will always be here dear."

Over and Yasmin and Cloe's houses similar things went down with their parents. Jade's house was where the problems arose.

Her family was having dinner when all of a sudden they saw her dragging suitcases downstairs. "Where are you going?" her father asked.

"I got offered a record deal with Byron Powell to go to LA with my friends to make music and I'm going," Jade explained.

"No you're not."

Her face fell. "What do you mean?"

"You're in high school, you're not moving to LA. You're going to stay here and finish school and go to college."

Jade expected this. Her parents were so conservative while Jade was wild and rebellious. They wanted her to be a lawyer or something. Her and her parents clashed in every way but she would not let them take this from her.

"If I go I'll make enough money so that I won't even have to go to college," Jade said.

"Why would you want to be a singer anyway? Don't you see what people in Hollywood are like? Wouldn't you rather have a respectable job?"

Jade crossed her arms. "And be old washed up tight wads like you?"

Her parents got angrier and her little sister Jane just smirked and looked down at her phone. Jane was an angel to them, Jade was the problem child.

"You are not going and that's final!" her father said.

"You can't keep me here!" Jade said. "Byron booked us flights and everything. I'm going tomorrow whether you like it or not!" With that she stormed off upstairs. She didn't care what them or anyone else said. No one was going to stop her.

Later that evening Jade was sitting on her bed in her mostly empty room sketching out ideas for designs for their outfits once they became rock stars. Suddenly there was a knock on her door.

"Go away," she said.

Of course her parents came in anyway.

Jade narrowed her eyes at them. "What, are you here threaten to send me to boarding school?"

"No, not at all," Mrs. Parish said. "We're going to let you go to LA."

Jade was shocked. "Really?"

"Yes, but under conditions," Mr. Parish said. "You live with your Aunt Vicky. She'll keep you out of trouble and report to us everything that you're doing. Also, we want you to finish your education."

Jade shrugged. She could live with that. "Okay."

"Are you absolutely sure this is something you want to do?" Mrs. Parish asked sounding like she hoped she'd say no.

"I'm going. This is going to be amazing, I can feel it."