Chapter 1 - auditions

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I sat there on a plastic chair twiddling my thumbs. Children's voices seem to crowd the place and chatter loudly. I looked at my tag
51
The number now was 47 I watched TV screen that showed the huge stage and all the judges. Her voice was amazing she was singing "girl on fire" all of the judges had turned their chairs around. I thought to myself
"Wow this girl is amazing she's only 11!". I suddenly felt nervous as if the whole room was spinning, I felt as if I could puke. A boy came towards the chair next to me and sat down. He had black hair and brown eyes, he had a side fringe and he kept running his hand through it, he was wearing a green and white baseball top with black jeans. His tag on his shirt said
50
He was before me,
"Nervous?" I heard a voice say,I turned to look at him,
"Really nervous" I sighed.
"Me too" he responded back
"Oh by the way names Chris" he said holding out a hand,
"Leia " I said shaking his hand.
"So what are you singing to the judges" I asked,
"A team, hopefully they'll like it" he said
"Well I'm singing photograph" I responded, he raised an eyebrow
"Fan of Ed Sheeran?" He asked
"Definitely he's one of the best singers I know" I said smiling,
"Me too that's why I'm singing one of his songs" Chris said. I heard number 50 being called out backstage,
"Well I guess good luck and it was nice meeting you Chris" I said smiling,
"You too Leia" he shook my hand and stood up following the stage director back stage. Wow I thought to myself he's cute! Woah hold on Leia your meant to be focusing on the song not a cute boy. I focused on the song closing my eyes and humming the tune. I soon heard someone calling number 51 I stood up and followed the man backstage, it was quite dark but there was a single TV lighting up showing the stage from outside, I tried to see if Chris was here but he wasn't. He was on the stage talking to the judges. I saw a man press a button and the music started to play, I watched the TV as he sang the first few notes of a team.

"White lips, pale face, breathing in the snowflakes"

Wow, I had to admit his singing was amazing none of the judges had turned around and I prayed that one of them would turn around to make him happy, then I heard the chorus

"And they say, she's in the class  A team stuck in her daydreams, been this way since eighteen but lately her face seems"

As he finished the chorus Delta Goodrem and The Madden brothers pressed their buttons to face him, I felt so happy for him, it was only Mel B left before he got all the judges. He started to sing the last few notes of A team

"For angels to fly, to fly, to fly for angles to die...."


At the exact moment Mel B pressed the button and turned around I heard his family give a cheer and I smiled to myself. I listened to the judges talk to him I could hear his voice backstage,"I will have to go with The madden brothers" I heard him say. Chris was amazing, I sucked my breath in and let out a loud sigh, my hand started to sweat and I felt my stomach churning. I watched as Chris came down the stage steps with a grin on his face. He smiled at me
"You did an amazing job" I said
"Thanks, I bet you'll do good too" he gave my hand a squeeze before I heard my number being called. The stage director gave me a microphone and a thumbs up indicating it was ready to go on stage. I walked up the steps and the huge binding lights hit me, I tightened my grip on the microphone and walked to the middle of the stage. All the judges had their chairs face the opposite direction.

This is it.
I heard the song starting to play, I took a deep breath and started,

"loving can hurt, loving can hurt sometimes, but it's the only this that makes us feel alive"

I close my eyes and everything seemed to disappear, I imagined I was the only one singing, singing to myself. I suddenly heard a sound and opened my eyes, Mel B had turned her chair around. I smiled to myself and continued singing.

"We keep this love in a photograph, we make these memories for ourselves, where our eyes are never open, hearts are never closed and times forever frozen and still"

Then all of a sudden The Madden brothers turn around and I'm thinking to myself:
"You're doing it Leia!" The songs almost over and Delta hasn't turned around yet, but I had two judges that want me on their team so I keep singing.

"Well on the way, I will remember how you kissed me under the lamppost down by sixth street hearing you whisper through the phone"

At that exact moment Delta turned around, I wanted to scream in joy but I still had to finish.

"Wait for me to come home"

A roaring applause came from the crowd and a smile lit up on my face, the judges clapped and I felt as if I could melt. All the judges talked about what they could do if I chose their team, but what interest me the most was Mel B's offer. I took a deep breath,
"I guess I'm going to have to go with Mel B" I said smiling, Mel B let out a whoop, I laughed and started to walk off the stage waving to the crowd.
"WELL DONE LEIA!" My mom came running over to me and pulled me into a bone crushing hug. Everyone was congratulating me when I noticed Chris standing in the corner smiling, he walked over to me
"Great job Leia!" He said pulling me into a hug, I was so shocked I couldn't even think what to do.
"We're both into the next round!" I said squealing jumping up and down. He laughed and ran his hand through his hair. Were moving on to the next round!

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Hey Lanzon fans, this is my first fanfic and hope you enjoy, excuse and grammar mistakes or spelling 😂 - fictionfiasco🌅

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