Starcrossed

And the winners are...

(Lyrics from actual songs will be used in parts of this story and credit will be given to the artist that sings it)

Eliza POV:

I bit my bottom lip nervously as the remaining competitors from the 3 month long talent contest filed into the auditorium. I still couldnt believe I made it this far. This was the finale, only 5 of the 25 remaining people will get to the grand prize of going on week long vacation with the judges who they had yet to announce. As we all took our seats the MC came out.

"Before we get started here are your judges. BIGBANG" he said with a smile.

A song I was unfamiliar with played and a group of 5 men I didnt recognize came out all smiles and waving as the girls and guys around me started screaming and going crazy.

They were all pretty handsome and one of them in particular caught my eye.

Wow, he is gorgeous. I thought to myself then shook my head. Oh get a grip he looks sweet as pie but he is probably a real jerk. Like all men.

The competition went on there were several dancers and a few singers. I was unlucky in a drawing and had to go last. After about an hour it was my turn. I got up and walked on stage. I usually wasn't nervous performing but this time my heart was pounding so hard I thought it was going to burst out of my chest. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

Jiyong POV:

I was losing interest in this contest thing real quick, most of the performers either sang a kpop song or danced to a kpop song. Didnt any of these people want to show something original. I sighed quietly and fidgeted in my seat. We were finally down to the final contestant. I looked up as I heard the person walk onstage. It took alot of willpower to not drop my jaw to the floor. She was absolutely stunning.

"Hi, im Eliza and I am 21. I am going to be singing a song a wrote when I was still in High School. Hope you enjoy it," she said her voice was soft and it gave me chills.

When she started singing my heart actually fluttered.

(Authors Note: no lyrics here are original, its just for the sake of the story)

"How can you see into my eyes, like open doors. Leading you down into my core, where Ive become so numb. Without a soul to call my own, my spirits sleeping somewhere cold until you find it there and lead it back home.

Wake me up inside, wake me up inside, call my name and save me from the dark. Bid my blood to run before I come undone. Save me from the nothing Ive become.

Now that I know what Im without, you cant just leave me. Breathe into me and make me real, bring me, to life.

Wake me up inside, wake me up inside, call my name and save me from the dark. Bid my blood run before I come undone, save me from the nothing Ive become.

Frozen inside without your touch, without your love darling. Only you are the life among the dead.

Ive been sleeping a thousand years it seems got to open my eyes to everything. Bring me to life.

Wake me up inside, wake me up inside. Call my name and save me from the dark. Bid my blood run before I come undone, save me from the nothing Ive become.

Bring me to life."-Evanesence (Amy Lee)

My god this girl could sing, her voice was so powerful and full of emotion I actually had to wipe tears off my face.
She got a huge applause and she smiled and bowed and walked off the stage. We left the auditorium so we could decide on the winners.

Eliza POV:

I had noticed that the BIGBANG member that had initially caught my attention had apparently been moved to tears from my performance. I smiled softly to myself but didnt think to much about it. That song made alot of people emotional because it was relatable. I suffered from severe depression and High School was one of the worst times for me.

It wasnt long before BIGBANG returned and handed their winner selection to the MC. I closed my eyes as the names were read off and I couldn't believe it when I heard my name called. I walked onto the stage with the other 4 winners. They selected a winner from, Korea, Japan, China, Paris, and America (me). Fortunately they all seemed fairly fluent in english also. If they actually spoke to me that is. For some reason they all were giving me unfriendly stares. Oh well I was use to it.

I tried to congratulate them but they gave such forced smiles that it made me want to cringe. BIGBANG congratulated us and then said goodbye. We were told by the MC that our ride to the airport to meet BIGBANG so we could fly to the vacation spot would be at our hotel at 3am. We were leaving early to try and prevent an over flow of fans at the airport.

I wasnt a morning person and I was a bit of an insomniac so this wasnt going to be fun. I had only entered this contest because a member of my family told me about it. She had said some band was the final judges and the winners got to go on a trip. I loved singing and traveling so I entered. She had omitted specific details though. I wasnt a kpop fan. Its not that I hated the genre. I just never listened to it. From what I had heard during this competition I like some of it. I didnt know groups or names. I guess BIGBANG would be my first introduction.

I ate alone in the hotel restaurant then went upstairs to my room, showered and tried to go to sleep. I ended up tossing and turning and finally drifting off at about 1am.