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Stephanie's POV

After Amy's dance practice I wait until all the students leave to come back out. Amy smiles and wraps her arm around me.

"I really wish you'd reconsider this hiding, Steph, you're an amazing singer!! You could be famous!" She says sincerely. I sigh at her insistence. It's not that I don't believe in myself enough or that I'm afraid I won't make it. It all boils down to the fact that when my mom died, a part of me died too. I don't want to become famous anymore, because it all seems so pointless without my mom at my side.

"Ames, I love you, I do, but I really don't want to go through this conversation again. Let's just go, please," I begged. She reluctantly agreed, and we got into my car and headed towards Amy's house.

For as long as I can remember I've gone to Amy's house after school. The Jamesons are my second family, and being in their house is 10 times better than being in my house with Carrie and Stacy. Of course, now that Amy's brothers were all in college things were much quieter,albeit with Haley's occasional chaos.

The oldest brother is Andrew who is in his second year of medicine school. Next came the twins, Hale and Hayden. They are juniors in college, both going for a bachelor's degree in engineering. The youngest brother is Jake. He's a freshman in college, and I've had a crush on him since the sixth grade. In reality, everyone from the Jameson clan was gorgeous and had good athletic genes. The boys all played football, Amy had dance, and even little Haley was starting ballet. They all had shiny and wavy black hair, and dark eyes that had a greenish hue that made them look exotic. They'd gotten me through the toughest times of my life, and I loved each and every one of them.

When we reached the house, Amy put her key in the door when suddenly it was flung open and all four brothers were there grinning at us.

"Oh My God!!" Amy screamed as she flung herself at them. "What are you guys doing here?" The boys all laughed and took turns hugging her and me.

"Hiya sis!" Andrew said while laughing. "We all had an early spring break and decided to come home early and suprise you guys."

Amy and I laughed in delight, and we all came together to the living room with Mr. and Mrs. Jameson and a sleeping Haley.

"So," Hale asked once we were all situated. "What's new with you guys?"

I looked at Amy, silently telling her to tell her brothers about Noah. She looked at me with fear, but silently nodded and told her brothers the story while they sat quietly with stony faces. When she finished they all remained creepily silent until Jake finally broke the silence.

"Who the hell does he think he is?!" He yelled. All the brothers yelled in agreement and started planning how to make him pay.

"WOAH!" Amy screamed at them. "Guys, seriously, I love you but no. I get that you want to avenge what happened, but I want to do this on my own. Am I understood?" She looked at each of them in the eye, as they looked at each other and finally nodded to say they understood.

"But you have to tell us what you're doing so we know if it's enough," Hayden with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes that promised all kinds of trouble. Amy laughed evilly with the same twinkle in her eye.

"Well, " She began. "My plan is to hit Noah where he hurt me: his reputation. As you know, Noah asked for another partner. So, I'll just email Ms. Stanton and tell her I'll be more than happy to take Aaron as my partner, and give Kara to Noah. Kara is a ditzy, mean blonde who can't dance to save her life. Noah will be happy that he gets a girl who'll be his type, but then his showcase piece will be the worst. It's perfect, because he doesn't know how bad Kara is, and once he realizes, Ms. Stanton won't let him change partners again."

Smiles spread on each of our faces at the admittedly genius evil plan.

"Gosh sis," Jake said jokingly. "Remind me never to get on your bad side! That kid is going to go through hell, and you barely have to lift a finger! When did you get so good at making evil plans?"

"Oh, you know, I have four brothers who played pranks on me until I was old enough to retaliate." She said smirking at them. "Plus, I've been thinking about how to get back at him all day. This is the perfect solution!"

"Ok, we concede to your plan, but we might have to teach him a small lesson." Hayde said grinning. Amy rolled her eyes, and went on to explain in detail how her plan would go.

All four brothers laughed and hugged their sister, complimenting her on her brilliant plan. I smiled wistfully at them, wishing my home life was like this. All I got was a stepsister obsessed with perfection, and a trophy wife stepmother. I still remember the days when I lived in San Francisco, before my mom died. My life was filled with chocolate chip cookies, and picnics under the stars with my mom. We used to plan my life as a popstar, my wedding, my first song, everything.

She was the mother everyone wanted, and I was the luckiest girl in the world.

Now, looking at Mrs. Jameson cooking with a smiling Mr. Jameson and Amy with all her siblings, nostalgia crept up in me, and tears of loss threatened to come out.

"Hey, hey," Andrew said softly as he saw me about to cry. "What's wrong Steph?" I sniffled and Amy looked at me with sympathy.

"Is it your mom?" She asked softly, knowing instantly as my best friend what was wrong with me. I nodded and all of the boys immediately grew somber. Hayden and Hale looked at each other, then both came and engulfed me in a hug. Gradually, the other two boys came and joined in the group hug, and I closed my eyes at the wonderful feeling of being loved surrounded me. My loss never seemed that big when I was with the Jamesons, and it was one of the reasons I loved all of them to death.

"Alright dears," Mrs. Jameson said from the kitchen entrance with a small, gentle smile. "Food is ready so come and get it while it's hot." The boys immediately raced to the kitchen, each giving me an individual hug before leaving.

I walked to the kitchen with Amy's arm around my shoulder, and Mrs. Jameson gave me a kiss on the forehead with a kind smile.

"You may not be my child biologically, but you are mine in my heart dear." She told me. I teared up again, this time with joy, and let her steer me toward the dining room.

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The next day, I picked up an excited Amy who was actually waiting for me at the door for the first time ever. She had on a halter neck red dress that stopped mid-thigh, and her hair fell in shiny black waves down her back.

"Well," I said as I drove to school. "You're sure are all dolled up." She smirked, and checked her lip gloss in the rear view mirror.

"It's all part of the plan," she said. "Not only will I give him a bad partner, but I'm going to make extra sure he regrets it." I shake my head in amusement, and we go into school once I've parked.

"Alright girl," I said once we'd reached her class. "Break a leg. Preferably Noah's." We laughed and I left for my own homeroom.

Upon entering, I immediately knew something was different. It wasn't the girls giggling and twirling their hair in a corner, or even the guys glaring at the corner that told me. It was a gust of charisma that slapped me in the face upon entering. Collin Jacobs was here.

I sighed in resignation to it, and sat as far away as possible. Of course, this is my life we're talking about, so obviously the universe is against me, since the second I sat down Collin was making his way over to my desk. I ignored him, hoping he'd take the hint, but of course he didn't.

He came over smiling and said, "hey, Stephanie was it? How are you feeling today?"

I looked at him with cold eyes, and watched confusion cloud his face.

"Class is about to start so do you mind leaving me alone so I can get prepared. I have a lot to make up since I couldn't be here yesterday, what with the whole accident." I said in an expressionless voice.

Hurt clouded his eyes and he started to say something, but Mr. Rogers came in at that moment and he had to go sit down. I've never been so happy to see my english lit teacher in my life.

The rest of the day was spent dodging Collin and trying to catch up with the school work I missed. Apparently, you miss one day in high school and you have a ton of stuff to make up.

By the end of the day I was ready for a break and I was so happy it was Tuesday. The reason I loved Tuesday was, because on Tuesdays Amy doesn't have class, and instead she makes dance moves for one of the songs I've written. It's a way for the both of us to relax while doing something we love.

I head to the auditorium, and find an agitated Amy sitting on the stage.

"Hey, what's wrong? You're supposed to be happy, why aren't you happy?" I ask, dreading the answer. Amy groans.

"God Steph, I swear the universe is against me!!" She says angrily.

"Why, what happened." I ask as I put my stuff down and stand in front of her with my arms crossed.

"Well, apparently we can't switch partners because Aaron is moving and Kara has already dropped the class. Steph, if I have any hope of putting on a good show I need an excellent dancer whose also strong enough to hold me up in the lifts. Aaron was the only person who fit the bill, and now that he's gone I have to use Noah, because as much as I hate to admit it, he's the only person left who can do what I need." She says. She wrings her hands together in front of her, completely distraught.

"Look Ames," I say once I've thought everything through. "He's the only person who can do the dance moves you need. So, as hard as it sounds, you work with it. Make sure to establish that you're the leader in the project, and try to find some way to work with him and be civil so you're showcase piece can rock."

She swallows and takes a deep breath, and she nods decidedly.

"You know what, you're right. I won't let that idiot ruin the most important piece of my high school dancing career. I'm going to use him for what I need, and then I'll never have to see him again. And anyway, even though my plan didn't work my brother's plan sure did." She says suddenly mischievous.

"What do you mean?" I ask worriedly. She smirks.

"Noah walked into class today with a black eye."

"WHAT!"

Amy laughs and says, "Yeah, he came in with his left eye completely black and his duffle bag coated in pink sparkles! Oh man, I couldn't stop laughing! Of course, the girls in the class instantly started coddling him, and he was basking in the attention like the player he is." She rolls her eyes.

I shake my head and try to picture Noah coming in with a pink sparkled bag, and I suddenly can't stop laughing. Amy joins in, and soon enough we're rolling on the floor clutching our stomachs in our hands.

"Okay, okay," I say once the worst of the giggles have passed and I've composed myself enough to speak. "Let's go get changed into our workout clothes and get this party started!" Amy high fives me, and we both go and get dressed.

Once we're done we walk out and get the speakers ready with the music our friend Mack mixed for me to sing to. We stretch ourselves out and then begin the track as I start to sing.

Oh oh! Oh oh oh oh! Oh!

Beauty in the mirror
You see what I see
I can see all that you want from me
I hear something strong, yeah!
It sounds like my name
But if I answer
Are you talking to me?

You say the sun's brighter
The moonlights behind ya
The world's a playground
Pick a ride and you'll see

Sometimes you'll go up and
Sometimes you'll go down then
Sometimes you must fly
So that you can be free

When you feel you took your last breath
I promise you got more left
There's a chance if you take it
Don't be afraid to just dance

Look, look at me now! (Look at me now)
I'm starting to be stronger
There's no time to stop now, no!

Oh! I'm touching the clouds
I'm flying higher and higher
I'm not trying to come down

Can you look at me now?
Can you look at me now?

Nothing's impossible
The spark is in you
Light up the whole world
And just look, look, look at me now

Yesterday's gone now
Today's a new day
Tomorrow's my future
And it starts here today
The beauty inside
Is coming alive
I'm so happy it did oh!

When you feel you took your last breath
I promise you got more left
There's a chance if you take it
Don't be afraid to just say

Look, look at me now! (Look at me now)
I'm starting to be stronger
There's no time to stop now, no!

Oh! I'm touching the clouds
I'm flying higher and higher
I'm not trying to come down

Can you look at me now?
Can you look at me now?

Nothing's impossible
The spark is in you
Light up the whole world
And just look, look, look at me now

When I look up at the stars
Even though they maybe far away
It's OK, I can reach them
Won't ever change who I am
I'll make the world understand me
From beginning to end, to end!

Oooohhhh!

Look, look at me now! (Look at me now)
I'm starting to be stronger
There's no time to stop now, no!

Oh! I'm touching the clouds (I'm touching the clouds)
I'm flying higher and higher
I'm not trying to come down

Can you look at me now?
Can you look at me now?

Nothing's impossible
The spark is in you
Light up the whole world
And just look, look, look at me now.

I sigh with happiness once we're done, Amy hugs me while laughing.

Suddenly a voice comes out of nowhere saying, "Stephanie?"

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A/N: I know, I'm evil! Sorry to leave it at a cliffhanger, but I need to start giving you guys more motivation to read!:-D Anywho, the picture at the top is of Amy's brothers. Liam Hemsworth is Andrew, the two Taylor Lautners are the twins Hale and Hayden, and Siloh Fernandez is Jake. The music video I added is of the song Stephanie sings in this chapter called "look at me now" by Keke Palmer. So, who do think found her? Will Amy and Noah get through the showcase without her killing him? Comment and tell me, because seriously it's your comments and votes that tell me this book is still worth writing. So please comment, vote, and share!! Peace!