The Start of Stardom (hopefully) [OPENED TO ALL]

[Chris Taylor]

"Autumn leaves fall around...."

He sat at the piano on the stage, playing around and practicing before it was time to actually perform. The place was pretty much empty, but in a second it would be filled with the night customers and the partiers (hopefully). It would be then that Chris would have to do his best to impress them, because if he did not he was sure his music career would not launch.

It was his first time performing in the city, and he was extremely nervous, even though he'd been performing for a long time. He'd been in front of crowds of millions of people, watching from their tv sets as he sang on the MBI stage and the ANTS stage. And yet, he was even more nervous about singing in front of a room of people.

Maybe because more was at stakes here. He now knew music was all he wanted to do in life. When he was on GBI and ANTS, he was only in high school and he was only doing it for the experience. Now, it was for real. Now it was his life at stake, and that made him nervous.

Plus, this was also the night he would make his first move on Rori Hart, a fellow contestant on ANTS he had just met that afternoon. There was something about her that was so...attracting to him. She was such a hott girl and she had an attitude that he sorta...liked. He couldn't take his eyes off of her. She was the one, without a doubt.

"They should be coming in any second now, dude," the bar owner told Chris as he swept the floor clean.

"Thanks," Chris said. He took a deep breath. The time was here. Would he make it...or break it?

[Riley Hart]

Riley walked into the club for the first time. Next to her were Rori, her hunk of a boyfriend, Nick, and Tyler. They were the first ones to arrive. They sat in the front row together.

She saw Chris practicing. Once again, she was starstruck. She was sure he was the guy for her. He was so amazing...

[Ferdinand Dreaux]

Ferdinand and Kathleen arrived. Ferdinand was hairless from the chemo, and didn't feel the greatest. But Kathleen insisted they come tonight, so he did.

They decided to sit in the second row. In front of them were the Harts and Nick Esposito. He didn't feel like socializing.

'I thought the ANTS reunion was at Brooke's' he thought to himself.

[David Starfold]

David decided to check out the show tonight. He heard Chris Taylor was going to perform, and he really needed a new crooner in the wake of Tyler Hart quitting. He felt for the kid. He lost it all so quickly. But ,it was time to move on and Chris Taylor would be a great acquisition for him.

His only worry was that James would take him first.

[Brooke Chien]

Brooke wondered into the bar, trotting along slowly. She was very tired. The day had been filled with photoshoots, go-sees, music recordings. Brooke threw herself into the first chair she could find and laid her head down on the counter of the bar. Her eyes lids fluttered rapidly across the top of her eyeballs.

Brooke didn't have time to herself anymore. Her careers had taken over her entire life. She was single, she didn't really have any friends and she hadn't had a care-free, casual conversation with anyone is such a long time. Modeling and music were her two passions, but Brooke just felt they were consuming her entire life.

[Caleb Slater]

Caleb walked in. He was depressed as usual. His music career had gone nowhere since SYTYCS and he hadn't done anything social in forever. He'd been crashing at Ferd's place for a while until he got on his feet, which seemed unlikely at this point.

He noticed a face he'd seen all over. Brooke Chein! Model, singer extraordinare. He went over and sat one seat away from her, hoping to get a chance to talk to her.

[James Taylor]

James strolled into the Open Mic Bar and Club that night, his hands stuffed in his pocket as he walked, whistling a little tune as he went. He sat down in a seat at the counter, asked the bartender for some beer and turned around to face the stage.

Tonight was the night his baby brother Chris was performing. James was very excited when he had heard Chris was moving to the city to continue his dreams in music, like James had done years before. He knew his brother had talent, and he could not wait to sign him. James had already done work with Chris, re-releasing a single Chris had released independently three years ago. And now, James was excited about releasing Chris's album.

James looked through the crowd of people, spotting a familiar face. He had sensed the prescence of him. He could always do it. Competition was easy to spot and competition had to be dealt with efficently so it wouldn't come up and stab Taylor Recording Studios in the butt. James got up from his seat and sauntered up to the person his eyes had seen.

"Hello Starfold," James said with a slightly malicious tone, "What are you doin' here?"

[David Starfold]

David was finally getting relaxed when he heard the voice of his bitter rival:

James. Taylor.

Taylor Studios was a better recording studio, but Starfolds had a coffee franchise and a budding modeling agency.

"I'm just scouting some talent." he said

"I heard you were about to sign Tyler Hart, and with that big of a void, we need some fresh blood."

[Brooke Chien]

Brooke sat at the counter, sipping a glass of ginger ale that she had just ordered. Every now and then her eyes would completely shut, then quickly reopen and then shut again. She was extremely tired, but she was way too tired to get up, let alone walk all the way out of the door to the subway station.

Brooke turned her head and spotted a guy nearby, who seemed to want to talk to her. He was familiar looking, but she could not be sure. After all she was tired, and the ginger ale was not helping her wake up whatsoever.

"Hey," she said to him.

[James Taylor]

"Well, Starfold," James said walking threatenly nearer to the man, smirking as he talked, "Sorry to say, but the talent tonight has been taken. I'm pretty sure that my brother would want to be signed by me a lot more than...you...no offense."

Out of all the people in the city, James loathed David the most. It was a good thing James was so much more successful than him. After all, James was the producer of GBI and Idol Search, as well as the head of an acting agency and a recording studio. Sure, David had his little coffee house and his little recording studio, as well as the modeling agency that seemed to be going no where, but James still saw him as a threat.

[Caleb Slater]

"Hey... You're Brooke Chein correct?" he said

"I'm Caleb"

He reached his hand out for a formal handshake.

Thigns had been pretty rough for a while for Caleb. He was mooching off a guy with cancer and it made him feel terrible. He needed to get his life back on track soon. Maybe he would get a gig here in the near future.

[Brooke Chien]

"Yeah, I'm Brooke," Brooke replied to the guy who identified himself as Caleb. She shook his outstretched hand, "It's nice to meet you. I think I've seen you somewhere before. I'm not sure where though."

She was silent for the next few seconds as she looked at him. Brooke was not the best person when it came to socializing, and this time was no exception. She didn't know what else to say but just grin and look at him, then down at her feet, then back at him. He was sorta cute in Brooke's opinion, and he seemed sorta nice.

[Caleb Slater]

"I'm Caleb Slater, 3rd place on So You Think You Can Sing" he said

'Should've won though' he thought to himself

I he'd won, he wouldn't be in this situation. He'd be in New York or Hollywood making millions. He felt like such a screw up.

[Brooke Chien]

"Oh yeah, that's where I saw you," Brooke replied, "You were very good. I did support Chelsie, but I remember giving you a few vote on finale night."

There was another moment of uncomfortable silence, where Brooke again looked down at her shoes for a while, then looked into his eyes and then back down. She had actually given all her votes to Chelsie, but she wanted to be nice.

"So, you here to perform? I heard a few people were performing tonight. I'm not sure who."

[Caleb Slater]

((I'm just gonna make it so he is performing tonight =D))

"Yeah I'm gonna perform tonight. It's my first gig since I got eliminated, so I'm really nervous..." he said