"I will keep it between the three of us. But while you are here - I need you to be Nicole, not Serena. I don't even know if I should let you around the DOGS now." Gustavo sighed.
"Look, I promise that I will be really careful, but please still sign me on for a recording contact. That's why I asked my dad to let me stay at the palm woods." I said as I looked at him.
"You did say that you wanted to sign on Nicole." Kelly pointed out.
"Ugh! Fine! I'll do it, but only to keep and eye on you, and then you will go to the bathroom and change back to yourself for lunch." Gustavo nodded his head.
"YES THANK YOU!" I screamed with joy.
Today was the best day of my life. I got to sing for my uncle - as Nicole, and get a recording contract, and I got my own place. Today couldn't get any better. Though I do wonder why he called that boy band Dogs. Is that their name or...or is something else and he just chose to keep to call them that. Once we were inside his office, I looked over the contract and I couldn't be any happier to know that my dream was going to be coming true.
"Are you sure you really want to do this?" Gustavo asked. "Once you sign this, you'll have a new life as Nicole Sunny. Albums, photo shoots, going on tour, talk shows."
"I know. I want this. This is something I've always dreamed about." I nod as I pick up the pen and sign Nicole Sunny on the paper.
"I hope you have a bunch of other songs ready because you will be making your first CD at the end of this week." Gustavo nodded.
"I got this, don't worry. I have plenty of songs at my place to sing. So what about that lunch now?" I asked as my stomach let out a growl.
The three of us walked out of office and I quickly grabbed my bag and went to the bathroom. I had to change out being Nicole as this was going to be embarrassing if I walked out the building looking like Nicole and got into the same car Kelly and Gustavo. As I grabbed my bag, I walked back towards the area the two were waiting for me.
"Alright, let's get going." Gustavo said as we walked towards the car that was waiting for us.
"Where did you want to go for lunch?" Kelly asked me.
"Oh...Um...I don't know." I answered. "I don't know what's around here."
"Let's go to Maccheroni Republic." Gustavo mentioned. "You'll like it, trust me." He nodded.
"Sure, what kind of food do they serve?" I asked.
"Italian, they have fresh homemade pasta." Kelly responded.
"I do love pasta!" I smiled.
After Lunch, Gustavo dropped me off at the Palm Woods so that I could relax for the rest of the day and work on some songs. I walked up towards my room until I spotted the Dogs from earlier. There was just something about them that I was drawn to and I couldn't understand why. I had to keep my word to my Uncle. It was to NOT cross paths with the Dogs - which I still found weird on why they were called that. I made my way to my room and shut the door. I had to come up with new songs - and I don't know what type I should sing for my first album.
I locked my front door and I walked to the second bedroom and it was how I wanted. Uncle Mikey and his crew is the best. Uncle Mark - who is Uncle Mikey's brother was out of town when dad called him earlier today. I walked towards the studio part and started to mess around with some sounds and sighed.
"What am I going to even write? I have no idea what I should do. Have I gotten myself into the worst predicament..." I sighed as I kept playing with the sounds to figure out what was going to sound great.
Just then I started to mess with the guitar sound and the words flowed out -
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night
Just call my name, I'm yours to tame
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night
I'm wide awake, I crave your taste
All night long 'til morning comes
I'm getting what is mine, you gon' get yours, oh no, ooh
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night, oh
I stopped as I knew that I had a good chorus section and that I just needed to write more. That was one song down that needs to be written, I just need ten more as I was going to have A Demon's Fate on that album. I walked out of the studio and into my bedroom to change clothes into something more comfortable, then I heard screaming - screams of fun and I opened my balcony doors and saw that it was the group having fun and watching them with two other girls. I sighed as I wanted to have that life - a carefree life, but that can wait until later. I did get the idea of another song though which made me happy.
I quickly backed away from the balcony and walked into the studio to the board and started to changing the instruments on it.
If you got game, boy, you can pass go
We can go fast or we can go slow
We can get high or we can get low
No, there ain't no rules tonight
If you got youngblood, live to party
Red hot, feeling naughty
Get loose, go grab somebody
(Woah-oh-oh, oh-woah)
If you got youngblood, this is our time
Hands up, touch the skyline
Tonight, yeah, I'ma get mine
(Woah-oh-oh, oh-woah)
I walked back to where my desk was and I started to write more lyrics to the two songs that came to my mind. This was something that I was sure that I can do before I go back to my uncle.
Just then as I was writing my phone rang - It was Uncle Mark.
"Hey Rena!" Uncle Mark said over the phone, "So how did the rooms turn out?"
"They turned out great! I'm happy. Uncle Mikey and his crew did a great job. Sorry that dad bothered you."
"I always answer my phone for family. Mikey was telling me that if you need anything else from us, just give him or me a call and I can have it delivered to your place."
"Thanks Uncle Mark."
The call ended and I then got started to finish these two songs. I knew that I had to have a total of twelve songs for my first album. I sighed as I only had the course written for the second and third song and now it's just the fact that I had to write the beginning and the ending and the pre chorus. I wonder if I would be able to do duet songs for my first album because that would be better and I could gain more of an audience if I had other artist on my first album - right?
After the songs were done being written, I wondered if I should introduced myself to the Dogs - as myself. Though, I don't know how well Gustavo would like that since he didn't want them near me. I grabbed my keys, making sure that I lock up as I leave. I remembered that they were going to be by the pool - so I headed over there but I stopped - how was I going to introduce myself to them. Damn. I only a few more minute's to quickly think of something.
Just then the Elevator Dinged. The doors opened and next think I know a group has walked out of the elevator and one of them bumped into me.
"Hey are you okay?" One of them asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." I said as I looked at them and saw that it was exactly who I wanted to see. "I gotta go now." I said quickly getting onto the elevator.
"Stupid stupid stupid. Of course you would listen to Uncle Gustavo, making sure to stay away from them as Serena. But maybe I can get to know them better as Nicole. He can control Serena - but Nicole he can't," I thought as I had to come up with a plan.
