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Chapter 5

'So, when exactly were you going to tell us you were dating Justin Tyler?'

Jake was holding the newspaper that so drastically changed, no ruined, my life. On the front page of the entertainment section was a picture of me and Justin, snapped God know when. Headlining the picture, words blazed: JUSTIN TYLER'S KNIGHT IN SUNDRESS??? Below was a ridiculous article, written by some jerk, claiming, once again and even more assuredly than before, that Ivory Knight (meaning I) was Justin Tyler's girlfriend. Quoted frequently was the saleswoman who'd seen me with Justin; I'll never know what she had against me to make this mess of things. I mean, when had I swooned on Justin's arm when he had complimented my dress??? And I had no idea Justin was taking me on a date next Saturday.

I scowled at my plate. We were having a late lunch, Saturday evening.

Adrian already had made enough fun of me; even now, he was barely bothering to hide his grin; and now Jake, in a tone peculiarly similar to Adrian's, was asking me the same thing.

'For the last time, I am not dating Justin Tyler. Don't say that again.' Much as I wanted to yell, I had no intentions of spoiling my chances with Jake. Adrian chuckled; my frown had no effect on him whatsoever.

'Really?' Jake winked at Adrian. 'You guys look pretty chummy to me.' He indicated the picture; Justin and I were laughing. Probably snapped backstage.

'Ha ha.' I said sarcastically, snatching the hideous newspaper from him. The morning news had already announced my alleged relationship to the world and I was simply dreading returning to school on Monday. The girls had both threatened me and tried to chummy up to me because of Jake. I hated to think what they'd do for Justin. I hadn't had the nerve to go out, even though I was bored to death.

'Oh come on, V. It's not that bad, really.' Adrian apparently had decided that there was a good side to this whole fiasco; this was so typical of him, I couldn't even be annoyed. 'I mean, what is wrong with you hanging out with Justin Tyler? Huh? Quite apart from the publicity you'll get, think of all the good you'd do to me.' He sounded as that was the only thing that mattered.

I stood up, taking my plate to the sink. 'I am not dating Justin Tyler; I am not hanging out with him. And I don't want publicity.'

The bell rang and I escaped Adrian and Jake. Who could it be? Please don't be someone from school, I prayed fervently. I opened the door.

'Hey girlfriend, wanna hang out?'

It was Justin, grinning broadly. I shut the door with a bang. Adrian had followed me out, though. 'Ivory, this is very rude.' He opened the door and let Justin in, 'I'm sorry about Ivory, she's a bit upset right now.'

I didn't linger; I made my way straight to my room. I could hear the guys talking and laughing. I heard them come upstairs and then, there was a knock on the door.

'Go away.' I called, presuming it was Adrian.

'I will but I need my clothes.' Justin's voice made me jump. Cursing, I got up to let him in. I'd planned to return his things to the mall but the morning news had changed my mind. I'd stuffed them in the closet.

'Hey…' His smile faltered when he saw my expression.

'C'mon in, then.'

I glowered at him as he passed by; this wasn't, of course, his fault but I wasn't feeling really reasonable. Leaving the door open, I went to my closet and rummaged to take out his things. The shopping bag had been thrown in the back somewhere. While I was thus occupied, Justin whistled cheerily, and I heard him walking around my room.

'So… you play guitar?' He was fingering my guitar.

'Obviously.' Politeness, as we already know, isn't my thing.

'Mmm hmmm.' He looked at the desk; several things were scattered on it, including my song journal. His eyes lingered on it. 'You sing?' He asked. I didn't reply; he didn't notice. 'Do you mind?' He didn't wait for a reply this time but picked it up. He read through a few pages, and then flipped to the end.

'You wrote all these by yourself?' Now, I might have been feeling annoyed that he was going through my personals like this but his tone stopped me from showing it. He sounded really impressed.

'Yeah,' I told him, less than graciously. 'They're originals.'

'And you have, like, their tunes all figured out?' I nodded.

'Wow. Cool.' He looked at me. 'I actually came over to return your dress.' He had placed my shopping bag on the bed; I hadn't noticed it.

'Thanks.' I handed his bag over to him. He didn't leave immediately. I waited, for he obviously wanted to say something.

'About the news…' I sighed. He ignored me. 'Um, I'm sorry about that… but it's like you said, they just twist the events…'

'I know.' I told him.

'Yeah, but it's different for you.' I shook my head, not understanding. 'I mean,' he pressed on, 'I'm a known figure. As long as your identity remained hidden, there really wasn't anything to worry about. They could make as many stories as they like; the only people that matter know the truth.' He eyed me with muted intensity. 'But now… well, people know who you are now. I'm afraid your life might take an ugly turn now.'

'I know.' Somehow seeing him upset for me gave me resolve. 'But I can handle it.'

He grinned a little. 'I know you can… but, unless you want yourself to be plagued by cameras until someone else comes along, you'd better do something about it.'

He was right of course. I slumped on my bed. All the things I'd worried about (and Adrian had so easily discarded as baseless) came back; given his experience, Justin knew what he was talking about.

'Yeah, but what should I do? I can hardly call a press conference.' I had considered this before; there really wasn't anything I could do except bear it.

'You can't… but I can.' His eyes glinted and his smile was suddenly mysterious.

'What do you mean?'

'You know how to sing?' He was suddenly brisk.

'Yeah….' Hadn't he just been going through my diary?

'Sing then, will you?' He sounded utterly serious. I looked at him incredulously. 'C'mon, please?'

'Okay…' I cleared my throat, suddenly nervous. Then, I started singing my favourite song; it was one of my own. 'Wish I knew… who you are, standing near and yet so far… Like a dream…'

I didn't see Jake come in but when I ended both Jake and Justin clapped. 'Well, that settles it then.' Justin rubbed his hands excitedly. 'I'll announce it tonight.'

'What?' I was sort of distracted by Jake's presence; it made me feel self conscious.

'I'll clear up the matter, you know. I'll tell them exactly why we were hanging out. That way, they won't have a lot to speculate about… and they'll leave you alone easily.'

'Okay but what are you going to tell them? That I was helping you pick clothes?' That would be rather stupid; Chloe Rage was an excellent stylist and he didn't need a new one.

'That you're doing a duet with me.'

'Brilliant!', said Jake.

'What?' I was aghast. Justin grinned, delighted to have surprised me.

'You have a great voice; I'll just tell them you're a recent discovery and I'm helping you to boost your career.'

'It still doesn't clear me of the media.' I pointed out.

'No but it puts you in a definite spot. No one will be suspicious if you're seen with me again; it puts an end to all the discussions about us and saves you a lot of hatred from my fans.' He rolled his eyes expressively. I looked at Jake. He shrugged, 'You've always wanted to sing.'

'That settles it then.' Justin got up, picking up his bag. 'Here's my phone number.' He scrawled his number on a piece of paper. 'Let me know when you're free and we'll set up a schedule for you, okay. Pick the songs you'd wanna record. When you're done, let me know. See ya around, guys.' Shaking hands with Jake and Adrian, who'd just arrived, Justin made his way out.

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wow she gonna sing wid him...nice!

u knw i love this fic. Awesome update. Ivory singing with justin! Thats so cool!

Wow life is unpredictable right?
So they are going to sing together. The boys teasing her was so typically boys. Nice part.

Everything changed overnight. She is getting a chance to sing with Justin.

great update

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