1ST POV
I was going to meet the boys by the pool when I saw people with their suitcases checking out. Through my peripherals, the boys walked up to me as they were slurping their smoothies.
"Awe...every time you hear crying and the squeak of luggage...another Hollywood dream has been crushed." Buddha Bob stated as he stood next to us.
"I don't wanna go!" Some kid said crying as his parent dragged him out of the lobby. Suddenly, l heard crying from behind us, Camille was crying when she stopped and stood in between me and Logan.
"I know it's sad...but at least your Hollywood dream is still alive." Logan said to Camille.
"No!...I'm leaving the Palm Woods!" Camille exclaimed.
"What?!" I asked. That's when the guys started to scream and crumble to the floor.
"Wow...they're taking it really hard." Camille stated.
"Oh, that's just the brain freeze." Buddha Bob pointed out.
"Yeah, I was gonna join them but I got distracted by everyone's distress." I told her that's when Camille started crying again.
A few minutes passed by, the boys stood up after their brain freezes were over.
"Please tell me you're rehearsing for a part." Logan said.
"No, I haven't booked a part in six months and my dad's making us move back to Connecticut!" Camille explained.
"Don't worry! You're not going anywhere." Carlos told her.
"You're going to get me a part?" Camille asked.
"Nope, I'm gonna hypnotize your dad into letting you stay." Carlos answered which made us look at him confused.
"I've been practicing. You're getting very sleepy." That just made Camille cry more.
"Happy-happy." James said, hitting Carlos' chest.
"You're getting very very happy." Carlos tried again which didn't work.
"Hey guys, Gustavo wants you to come to the studio immediately to discuss your first music video." Kelly told us. The boys got excited and Camille kept crying loudly.
"Okay, say goodbye to the nice crying girl and let's go." Kelly said before leaving us. We looked at Camille as she continued to cry.
"Wait! Camille, we'll get you a part to be in their music video." I reassured her.
"Really?" She asked as she stopped crying.
"Stall your dad until we get back." Kendall told her.
"Got it." She said before walking towards her dad and dramatically tripped herself. We winced as we continued to watch her. She winked at us before faking she was in pain.
"Wow, she's good." James stated. We agreed with him before we left.
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All of us were in front of Gustavo's desk.
"Boys, Griffin just gave me a big old check to produce your first music video. The City is Ours." Gustavo told them.
"We have a perfect a girl."
"She's awesome." The boys said.
"Quiet!" Gustavo exclaimed.
"Camille." We simultaneously said.
"And we don't know who's in the video, because we don't know what the video is." Gustavo told us.
"Which is why we are meeting with the hottest video directors to find the right concept of B.T.R." Kelly added.
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Soon we were all sitting and watched as Marcos gave his presentation.
"The City is Ours. We start on the four boys in a car...a pretty, pretty car. Driving." Marcos was telling us. The boys and I looked at each other before looking back at Marcos.
"And?" Gustavo asked.
"That's as far as I got." Marcos stated. I looked at Kendall and nodded my head for him.
"What if there was a pretty, pretty girl in the car." Kendall asked.
"Yeah, like Camille from the Palm Woods-please?" Carlos asked.
"Look, if Camille doesn't get an acting job, she has to go back to Connecticut." I told Gustavo with pleading eyes and the guys were agreeing with me.
"Um, this is a music video, not a charity case!" Gustavo exclaimed which made us frown.
"Hayley, boys, as you start to get famous people will start to ask you for favors. Like a fashion photographer that wants to direct a rock video even though he has no experience." Gustavo explained as he walked up to Marcos.
"So, Marcos got the job?"Marcos asked.
"No. Do you see what I did there? Even when Marcos starts crying...I still say "uh, no." Gustavo stated. Marcos was crying while he walked away.
"Now, go tell your friend...that she's not in the video!" Gustavo told us. I sighed and looked down. I felt Carlos jump from his seat which made me look to see he was trying to hypnotize Gustavo.
"She will be in the video. She will be in the video." Carlos repeatedly said.
"Get out!" Gustavo yelled making us run out of Rocque records.
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We were sitting by the pool in disappointment.
"So...what do we tell Camille?" Kendall asked us.
"We got to tell her the truth. She can't be in the video."Logan replied.
"Guys...I can't keep this up much longer. Can I tell my dad I got the part in your video?" Camille asked.
"Yep." We stated.
"Yes! I love you guys! Whoo!" Camille exclaimed as she went to tell her dad the news. I groaned as I sunk in my chair.
"Not our best move." James stated. We heard crying which made us turn around to see the Jennifer's crying with their suitcases.
"Oh! Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa. Whoa, not you guys too." Carlos stated as he stood in front of them.
"We haven't booked a part...in a really long time." The Jennifer's told him. They hugged him which made him blab, "you could be in our music video."
My eyes widened as I looked between the other three. The Jennifer's stopped crying and were back to themselves.
"Told you that would work." Blonde Jennifer stated before they walked away from us. Carlos turned around to see we were staring at him which made him try to hypnotize us.
"You are not mad at me. You are not mad at-" Carlos said before he was interrupted.
"Yes we are." Logan stated. To make matters worse, Jo had a distressed look on her face as she was walking with her suitcase.
"No. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no." I said as I got up and walked up to her.
"Hayley, I need your help." Jo stated.
"You can be in their video." I told her.
"Really?" She asked with a smile.
"Yep." I said, smiling at her.
"I was just gonna see if you could fix this squeaky wheel, but...thanks." She stated, giving me a hug before walking away. I winced and plastered a sorry smile as I turned to face the boys. They were shaking their heads at me while giving me a look.
"Okay, so maybe I panicked! We'll just put everybody in the background as extras." I told them as I grabbed Jo's suitcase and walked back to my chair.
"Yeah, that is acting, right?" Logan asked.
"Yes!" Everyone including me exclaimed.
"Besides, whoever heard of a music video without girls in it?" James asked.
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We were back at Rocque records, sitting around the table reviewing directors.
"Four boys. Nobody else 'cause the City is them. They are...the City." Director number two told us. Me and the boys looked at each other.
"No girls." Logan coughed out.
"We love this idea. You, sir, are a genius. We're the city. I'm a skyscraper. Logan's a taxi." Kendall stated which made us understand what he was getting at.
"Yeah. Beep-beep." Logan said when he stood up along with Kendall.
"That's not the vision I have." The director stated as he crossed his arms.
"Yes, it is!" We exclaimed as James, Carlos, and I stood up as well.
"Gustavo, imagine it. Big Time Rush is a giant singing city." Kendall said which got Gustavo thinking.
"That is the worst video I've ever imagined...in my life!" Gustavo exclaimed.
"But, that's not my video..." The director tried to explain.
"And it never will be! Next!" Gustavo stated. Me and the boys waved at director number two as he grabbed his board and he left. Gustavo and Kelly were looking through a binder of directors which gave us the time to have a quiet discussion under the table.
"Okay, we know our mission. If the music videos don't have girls in it, we kill it." Kendall told us.
"Got it." We stated.
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"Big Time Rush all alone, nobody else, on the tallest building in Los Angeles." Director three told us.
"I'm afraid of heights." Carlos stated.
"I hate tall buildings." Logan added
"Nosebleeds." Kendall added.
"I get nauseous when I stand up." James said before standing up and falling to the ground.
"Next!" Gustavo yelled.
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"You're in a magical underwater city...without girls." Director four pitched her idea.
"What are they going to be mer-mans?" I asked.
"Can't swim." Logan stated.
"Me neither." Kendall added.
"I'm afraid of sharks!" Carlos exclaimed.
"I get nauseous just drinking water." James said before drinking water and spitting it out while falling to the floor.
"Next!" Gustavo yelled.
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"Big Time Rush are the last surviving members, of the human race. And they must reclaim a forgotten City."Director six said making us slap our foreheads.
"Interesting." Gustavo stated.
"Yes, I can see it now. A post apocalyptic, dirty, ugly nightmare." I said as I got up and walked over to Gustavo. He started to imagine it and obviously didn't like it.
"Next!" Gustavo yelled. Director six took his poster and ran away.
"Why can't I find a director I can work with?" Gustavo asked. That's when Marcos decided to make an appearance.
"Okay, what if the pretty, pretty car is going into a tunnel?" Marcos said.
"And?" We asked.
"That's all I got." Marcos stated, we all let out sighs.
"Lunch." Gustavo stated as he stood up and walked out.
"Come on!" Kendall exclaimed.
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At the crib, we were sitting around the couch.
"We're so dead." Carlos stated.
"Yep." James said.
"Which is why we need to find a crazy, creative Hollywood director that'll put Camille, the Jennifer's, and Jo in one video." Kendall stated.
"Oh, yeah, like they're just gonna walk right through the front door." Logan retorted. The front door opened and Buddha Bob walked in.
"Hey, fellas, I heard you got a nasty clog." He told us.
"You were saying?" I asked as I looked at Logan.
"That could work too." James said making Buddha Bob look at us in confusion.
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We stood behind Gustavo as him and Kelly were looking over the file we made for Buddha Bob's persona.
"It says here that you've directed music videos for lady Gaga, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the fresh beat band?" Gustavo read the information.
"Yeah, uh...I don't remember." Buddha Bob stated.
"What do you got?" Gustavo asked.
"Oh, the City is Ours. For one night make the City yours." Buddha Bob said as he looked at the boys gestures.
"Interesting. Go on." Gustavo said which panicked Bob and us.
"What? Uh...there's a bunch of kids in it. Tall kids. Weird tall kids. Uh...girls! Uh, uh, teenage girls." Buddha Bob started to get confused with our gestures.
"Uh, itchy, itchy girls. No, rockin' out! Teenage boys and girls rockin' out to B.T.R." Buddha Bob said as he put his glasses on.
"I...love it! You are the director that we've been looking for." Gustavo exclaimed which made us happy.
"Yo Gustavo, there's a clog in the toilet." Some dude informed him.
"Ooh, I'll get that. I'm a janitor." Bob said as he took his plunger out.
"No, you're not!" We exclaimed
"No...I won't! Uh, I am a director. Get your rockin' teens." Buddha Bob blew his cover.
"You are...fired! Hayley and dogs go back to the Palm Woods and tell your friends that they're fired too!" Gustavo told us.
"Got it." We said as we sadly walked out.
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There was crying people everywhere in the lobby which made it hard for us.
"Don't cry. Don't cry. You're in the video."
"Don't go anywhere. You're in the video."
"Hey, you, brown shirt, guess what-you're in!"
"Who wants to be in our video? You do, you're in." The boys told everyone.
"Okay, you can be in it too." James told guitar dude. They continued to tell people they were in their music video.
"We are really bad at this." Kendall stated which the other boys agreed.
"Are you sure? The only people that were supposed to be in it were our friends. Not everyone in the Palm Woods!" I exclaimed.
"Hey, you started this." Kendall retorted.
"Yeah i did. I just can't say no to my friends like I can't say no to you guys." I retorted.
"Fair point." They said before we made our way to the crib.
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"Okay, I did the math, and we lied to 14 people." Logan stated.
"17. I told three kids at the ice machine they could be in our video." James told us. I closed my eyes before I smacked James' arm. Carlos tried the hypnotizing again.
"Would you quit it already." I said as I grabbed the watch from him.
"It's not lying, if we put them in a video. That's all the parents needs to see, their kids "acting" in Hollywood." Kendall told us as he grabbed mine and Carlos' shoulder.
"So, we shoot our own video." James said which made us nod in confirmation. Logan opened the door and everyone was there.
"Hey, so my dad wants to know when we shoot the video?" Camille asked.
"Who's the director?" The Jennifer's asked. Everyone started to ask us a bunch of questions. Logan walked to us and mouthed, "start lying now."
"The record company wants Big Time Rush's video to be directed by...Big Time Rush with the help of Hayley." Kendall stated.
"It's the high concept." I told them with a smile.
"So what's the concept?" Jo asked. We stammered to come up with an answer til Carlos said, "There's a car. A pretty, pretty car."
"And we are driving because the City is Ours." James said. Everyone liked the idea.
"What else?" Guitar dude asked.
"Uh, it's a video about a flash party." Logan answered.
"Yeah, on a rooftop overlooking the City." I added.
"Because no matter what City you're in if you have friends and music, you can make the City yours." Kendall concluded. Everyone loved it and started to clap.
"That's actually really cool." James quietly stated.
"I know it is." Kendall quietly told him.
"And once my dad sees the video-boom! I can stay at the Palm Woods." Camille stated with a smile.
"Let's shoot a video!" All of us exclaimed making everyone cheer.
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I watched the video along with everyone in the lobby. Once it was finished, nobody liked it including me, the boys looked at us for our input.
"That is the worst music video ever." The Jennifer's stated.
"We know." They simultaneously stated. The crowd was talking amongst each other while I stood and walked to stand next to the boys.
"What's really going on?" Jo asked.
"The truth is, Gustavo said we couldn't have you guys in our video." Kendall revealed.
"We're so sorry."
"So sorry." We apologized to them.
"So you put this entire charade on to trick our parents into thinking we had acting jobs?" Camille rhetorically asked as she walked up to Logan.
"Uh, yeah." Logan said which made Camille slap him.
"That is so sweet." Camille stated with a smile.
"Well, then why did you just slap me right there?" Logan asked.
"It seem like the right thing to do." She replied which made him understandingly nod. Then everyone started to leave and it was just Camille and Jo.
"Guess I gotta go finish packing." Camille said as her and Jo smiled sadly at me before they left.
"Gustavo was right, I guess you can't make everyone's Hollywood dreams come true." Kendall stated.
"I'm such a horrible friend. I gave them hope only to crush it." I sighed and put my hands to my face.
"No, no, you're not. Do you know how many times you have been there for us." Kendall tried to cheer me up which only worked a little bit. All of us heard someone crying and squeaky wheels. We looked to see it was Marcos.
"Marcos, you're leaving Hollywood too?" Carlos asked.
"No, I am moving in. I was dancing while making a ham and started a fire." Marcos explained which made us nod.
"By the way your video was horrible." He pointed out to the boys.
"Oh, and you could do better?" James asked.
"My dead chihuahua could do better." Marcos retorted making us all look at him weirdly.
"But the flash party was inspired. What you need is a pretty, pretty roof." He added making us look at each other with smiles.
"And it's your dream to direct a music video, right?" Kendall asked.
"Everybody always, "no, no, no!" Marcos just needs one "yes." Marcos told us.
"Yes!" We exclaimed which made Marcos happy and hug us.
"Okay, now all Marcos needs is a camera, lights, you in pretty clothes, all the crew, the equipment, and a pretty, pretty car." Marcos listed but we just looked at him until Kelly came.
"Hey, guys, we're shooting the video tomorrow at 9am at colossal studios. Bring your smiles, wear these, and no, you can't direct." Kelly told us.
"Gustavo is." She gave us papers and we waited til she was gone.
"Okay, I know where we can get our lights, camera, crew." Kendall stated.
"And...we have the clothes." James added as he held the clothes.
"But we still need a pretty, pretty car." Carlos said.
"You need a cool car? I can get you a cool car." Katie told us as she stood next to Marcos. We looked and smiled at each other.
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I stood behind the camera with Gustavo and the crew as the guys were in front of the green screen.
"Are you ready to make the best music video of all time ever?" Gustavo asked.
"Oh Gustavo, Kelly said she wanted to see you outside." Kendall told him.
"Fine but do not move!" Gustavo exclaimed before running outside.
"Guys, change of plans, Gustavo just texted me he wants to shoot the music video at the Palm Woods. So, chop! Chop!" I yelled at the crew making them carry the equipment and we left before Gustavo and Kelly realize they were played.
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I was in between Camille and Jo as we looked at the boys who were in the car.
"Wait, you only have a learner's permit." Camille pointed out to Logan.
"Yeah, don't you need an adult in the car?" Jo asked.
"Oh, there is an adult...in the car." I told them. That's when banging came from the trunk and Bitters' voice, "Let me out of hear!"
"We're good." The boys told them.
"Lights. Camera. Music video!" Marcos exclaimed, the guys drove off.
"The City is Ours
The City is Ours
Rollin' past graffiti walls,
Billboards lighting up the block
Everyone of us on a mission
Got a whole crew by my side
Cars beep, beep when they pass us by
We ready to get down to business
We pull up, open the door
All the girls, scream there they are
It's packed from wall to wall
And, everybody is calling
Here they come, it's almost time
Feel the rush, now hit the lights
We gonna get it all started
Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but,
Tonight the city's ours
Live it up
Until the morning comes
Today was crazy but,
Tonight the City is Ours
The City is Ours
The City is Ours
We gotta believe
It's destiny calling
So night after night
We rock the whole place out
As hard as it seems
I know if you want it
Then it's gonna happen some how
Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but
Tonight the city's ours
Live it up
Until the morning comes
Today was crazy but tonight
Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but
Tonight the city's ours
Live it up
Until the morning comes
Today was crazy but tonight
The City is Ours
The City is Ours
The City is Ours
The City is Ours
The City is Ours."
The music video ended and we all applauded.
"Looks like we're staying at the Palm Woods for awhile." Camille's dad told her. She let out squeals of happiness before pouncing on Logan. We heard the sound of slow clapping which made us turn around to face Gustavo and Kelly.
"We came hear to chew you guys out! But...great video." Gustavo stated.
"And?" Kelly said after nudging him.
"Great director." Gustavo said making Marcos let out a shout before he jumped on Gustavo. Me and the guys smiled at the sight of Marcos and Gustavo.
"Marcos loves you!" He exclaimed before jumping off of Gustavo.
"Let's hear it for the guys! And Hayley for being a great friend." Jo stated before her and Camille hugged me. Everyone started to clap for us but as usual Bitters ruined the moment.
"How do you plan on paying for scratch removal, leather replacement, and trunk pain and suffering?" Bitters complained.
"Well, with the money we saved with the guys shooting the video. How's this?" She asked showing him a check.
"That could work." Bitters told her.
"Add another zero. We'll buy the car and make it the Big Time Rush mobile." Gustavo stated as he put his arms around Logan and James.
"Done." Bitters stated as he threw us the keys.
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The next day, we were driving the car around. Logan was driving, I was on Kendall's lap in the passenger seat while Carlos and James were in the back.
"How did this happen?" Kendall asked.
"Gustavo buying us a car?" James asked.
"Oh, whoa. I told you this baby would work." Carlos added showing us his hypnotizing watch which made us laugh.
"Hey, in two more months, I'll have my full license!" Logan stated.
"Yeah!" We exclaimed then pounding from the trunk interrupted our celebration. I grabbed Kendall's phone when it started to ring.
"Guys? How much longer do I have to be in here?" Bitters asked, through speaker once I answered the phone.
"Two more months!" We told him. I turned the volume up on the radio to block out Bitters' scream. We let out victorious yells before we drove off.
Authors note: don't forget to vote and comment
Should Hayley have a concert and tour too or just a concert along with the boys?