Part Two

Hannah groaned as her alarm clock went off. It has so far been a long school week� and it was only Tuesday! She flipped over on her bed to turn off the beeping alarm clock. After several yawns and some stretching, Hannah made her way to her closet at the other end of her room. On the way she turned on her boombox, tuned into 101.3 KDWB, the local pop radio station. A BBMak song started to play, and Hannah hummed along as she looked through her closet for something to wear. She pulled out what she decided on, and had it on her by the time the song was over.

�And that was the latest from BBMak,� Dave Ryan, the morning show DJ said over the radio as Hannah began to brush her hair. �And we�re very happy to have them in the studio today.� Hannah whirled around, nearly dropping the hairbrush, and stared at the radio as the voices of the three British guys introduced themselves. Dave continued to say how BBMak was going to be back at the studio that night with Scotty Davis, and that fans were invited to come out and meet them.

�I am SO there,� Hannah said to the people on the radio, knowing they couldn�t really hear her. Hannah finished doing her hair and went downstairs to eat breakfast, hoping her parents will say yes to the question she was going to ask-- Can I go to the radio station tonight?

ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL

�Hey Cassidy,� Hannah said as her friend came down the driveway of her house. They lived across the street from each other, and walked to and from school together every day. They walked towards school with the usual �can�t wait for school to be over in two weeks for summer vacation� conversation.

�You gonna say hi to Scotty for me right?� Cassidy asked before Hannah had even mentioned going to the radio station studio.

�You listen to KDWB?� Hannah asked, surprised. �I thought you listened to 93X.�

�I do, most of the time,� Cassidy answered. 93X was the local rock station. �But I do sometimes listen to KDWB, especially the morning show and Scotty. So, you gonna say hi or what?�

�I don�t know. I�ll probably freeze like I usually do meeting celebrities,� Hannah answered, thinking back to what happened the last time she saw a celebrity�Youngstown.

�That�s just because you think about it too much. Celebrities are normal human beings like us, just more people know who they are,� Cassidy stated, giving her insight on celebrity status. She then asked again, �So are you going to say hi for me?�

�Say hi to who?� someone asked from behind. Cassidy and Hannah turned to see Lucky and Mari coming to join the walk to school. Denise was the only one that didn�t live close enough to walk.

�I bet Hannah�s going to see BBMak at KDWB tonight,� Mari said, looking at Hannah to see if she was right.

�Yes she is!� Cassidy exclaimed, throwing her arm around her friend�s shoulder. �And she�s gonna say hi to Scotty Davis for me, right?�

�Yes, because if I say no you�ll bug me all day until I say I will,� Hannah replied

�That�s right! I trained you well,� Cassidy joked, getting giggles from the other three as they turned into the school parking lot.

�Hey Hannah, what�s up?� Denise said while stopping to see Hannah at her locker. The first class of the day was about to start, and they had the same one together�history.

�I suppose since everyone else knows, you also know about BBMak tonight at KDWB.

�BBMak�s in town? I didn�t know that,� Denise said, �Probably because I was listening to B96 this morning. Are you going?�

�Yup,� Hannah replied as the bell rang. �Let�s get to class.�

AFTER SCHOOL

�So, you�re gonna remember to say hi for me right?� Cassidy asked Hannah walking back home from school.

�Gosh Cassidy! I don�t have that bad of memory,� Hannah said, slowing starting to get annoyed of her friends constant reminders.

�I know. It�s just funny when you get annoyed,� Cassidy explained laughing, getting a light punch on her arm from Hannah.

�And don�t worry. I�ll tell you everything that happened on our way to school tomorrow.�

�Oh yeah. I forgot to mention I won�t be able to walk with you to school tomorrow. I�m going early.�

�Why?� Hannah asked, slightly confused.

�I don�t really know. The principal said to come in early cause he had something for me to do.�

�Let me know what tomorrow, okay?� Hannah said as they came up to their houses across the street from each other.

�Sure will. And don�t forget to say hi!� Cassidy yelled to Hannah who was already running to her house, screaming.

�My work is done.� Cassidy said to herself as she was opening the door and walking into her own home.

AT KDWB STUDIOS

�Are you sure you don�t what me to come in with you?� Hannah�s mom asked as the pulled up to the front entrance of the KDWB studio.

�No mom, I�ll be fine,� Hannah answered as she got out of the car. �I should be done it about an hour, okay?�

�I�ll be right here,� she said, Hannah shutting the car door. Hannah waited for her mom to drive off, before entering the building. Inside she found a few other BBMak fans, a lot whom she recognized from school. The ones she didn�t recognize recognized her, they were fans of *NSANITY. Hannah sat on a nearby bench, and took a look at the building. It was an old warehouse, redone to become Butler Square, home of KDWB studios. KDWB was located on the second floor, and could be seen from level one because of the TRL-like glass wall.

�You girls here to see BBMak?� a guy who came out of the nearby elevator asked the small crowd. A few said yes, while Hannah just nodded silently. They soon found out he was an intern at KDWB, and was inviting them into the studio to see BBMak. Some of the girls screamed with delight as they all were brought upstairs to the studio.

�Ohmigosh! There�s BBMak!� a girl screamed as the crowd entered the studio. The band was sitting next to Scotty Davis, getting ready for the interview. The three lads introduced themselves to everyone and signed autographs before the interview began. As Scotty interviewed BBMak, Hannah thought about how she was going to manage to say hi to him for Cassidy.

�So, will you guys play for us?� Scotty asked BBMak about 20 minutes into the interview. The small crowd in the studio cheered as BBMak picked up their guitars to play. Scotty moved out of the way, next to where Hannah was standing. As BBMak performed, Scotty asked her, �Why do you look so familiar?� I guess this is my one chance, Hannah thought.

�I�m a member of *NSANITY,� Hannah replied a little nervously, Scotty recognizing the group name. �And Cassidy, whose also in the group, wanted me to say hi to you. So, hi!�

�Maybe I�ll come by to see you guys, you perform at the S Club, right?� Scotty asked with some slight interest.

�Yeah, on Saturdays,� Hannah said as BBMak finished. Scotty went back to his spot in front of the microphone to finish the interview.

AT SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY

�Where�s Cassidy? She should be here by now,� Lucky asked, getting impatient. *NSANITY was having a group meeting during lunch. None of them knew where she was; just that she had been seen all morning with a guy they�ve never seen before.

�I�m here, don�t freak out,� Cassidy exclaimed as she slid into the last empty chair at the round cafeteria table.

�Good, now lets get down to business,� Lucky announced the start of the meeting, not giving the chance for the others to ask about the �mystery boy,� who was now nowhere to be seen. �I wanted to discuss ways to promote *NSANITY. We�ve already done the basic stuff like passing out fliers and things like that. So, does anyone have any ideas?�

�We could make a website about ourselves,� Denise suggested. �Something simple on Angelfire or Geocities.�

�I�ll volunteer myself to make it,� Mari said. The other four girls quickly agreed to it. Mari was the best with computers. They spent another minute or two discussing what should be on their site.

�We should also get around to making a demo tape,� Lucky said.

�Maybe we could make a video demo tape,� Cassidy said. �Like video tape our concert sometime.�

�We could borrow my dad�s camcorder and record on Saturday,� Mari suggested.

�That will work,� Lucky said. �Now, does anyone have any ideas for any special thing to do on Saturday for this tape?�

�After seeing BBMak perform last night, I would say playing instruments on a song or two would be cool,� Hannah suggested.

�That would be cool,� Denise said, agreeing with Hannah. �Sense only one of us can play an instrument good enough to do it on stage, we should probably see if it�s okay with her.� Four pairs of eyes turned to Cassidy who could play guitar among a couple other instruments.

�Fine with me,� Cassidy answered simply.

�Okay, then have a song in mind for Friday�s setlist creating meeting, okay?� Lucky asked.

�You got it!�

AFTER SCHOOL

Hannah ringed the doorbell of Cassidy�s house and waited for the answer. On their walk home Cassidy invited her over to help decide on a song to play at the concert Saturday. Also on the walk home she figured out who the �mystery boy� was. A student visiting from Australia. The principal had asked Cassidy to come to school early to ask she could show him around. Cassidy�s mother then answered the door.

�Hi Hannah,� she greeted. Hannah could hear Cassidy playing her electric guitar. �Cassidy has already started, so just go on up.�

�Thanks, Mrs. Knight,� Hannah said as she entered the house. Up the stairs and down the hall was Cassidy�s room. As she neared Cassidy�s room, the guitar became louder. Hannah slowly opened the door. Cassidy noticed her and motioned for Hannah to come in. Cassidy was playing the riff of a Lenny Kravitz song on her red and white guitar. Hannah listened to Cassidy play as she glanced around her room.

Hannah thought Cassidy had the coolest room. The walls were painted black with red, orange and yellow flames coming up about half way. Above the bed was painted a music note with a dragon wrapped around it. The ceiling, also black, was covered with tiny glow in the dark star stickers. On one side of the room was the bed Cassidy and Hannah were sitting on. It had leopard print bedding. On the other end of the room was a large glass tank containing Cassidy�s pet- a baby Ball Python.

�So, is that the song you�re thinking about playing?� Hannah asked once Cassidy was finished.

�Nope, but it�s close,� Cassidy said as she set the guitar in its stand in one corner of the room. �I was actually thinking of a different Lenny Kravitz song.�

�Really? Which one?�

��Let Love Rule.� I think it has the right sound for a group to sing. And it has a great saxophone solo I�ve learned to play on guitar.�

�I think that would be a great one for us to sing.�

�Can�t wait for Saturday!�

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE S CLUB

�Look who I found in the audience!� Denise shouted as she brought a man with spiky blond hair backstage. *NSANITY were taking a quick break before doing the last song of the concert. Both Cassidy and Hannah recognized him right away.

�Hi Scotty,� Cassidy said. �Hannah told me you said you might stop by our concert sometime. You picked a great day to come.�

�Yeah, I hear you�re filming the concert tonight for a video demo tape,� Scotty said.

�Girls, it�s time for our finale,� Lucky announced. �Cassidy, you ready?�

�Ready for what?� Scotty asked, not knowing of the special song.

�I�m playing the guitar for this last song,� Cassidy answered before the five girls came back on stage.

�Hey everyone!� Mari addressed the crowd. �This is our last song of the evening. We�re gonna do something special for this song. Cassidy is going to play the guitar for us.� The crowd clapped and cheered as Cassidy picked up the guitar and put the strap over her head. *NSANITY stood behind the microphone stands as their backup band started the song, Cassidy strumming with them:

Love is gentle as a rose And love can conquer any war It�s time to take a stand Brothers and sisters join hands

We got to let love rule Let love rule We got to let love rule Let love rule

Love transcends all space and time And love can make a little child smile Oh can�t you see This won�t go wrong But we got to be strong We can�t do it alone

We got to let love rule Let love rule We got to let love rule Let love rule

They stopped singing as Cassidy did the saxophone solo in her Electric guitar format. It sounded amazing, and the crowd was just roaring. All five girls came together to finish up the song:

Let love rule You got to got to got to Let love rule

You got to got to got to, yeah Let let let let love rule

The girls took a bow and thanked everyone for coming before leaving the stage. Scotty Davis was waiting backstage. �Great job,� he said to them. *NSANITY all said thanks before he continued. �I was wondering if you needed a manager. I manage Below Zero right now, but I would love to help out you girls too.� They all stood in shock of the offer.

�Umm,� was all Lucky could say, �Group meeting.� *NSANITY went off to a corner of the room to discuss the idea.

�We could really use a manager,� Hannah said to the other four.

�I know we need one,� Lucky started, �But Scotty? I mean, he�s a radio DJ.�

�Exactly, radio.� Cassidy said trying to talk Lucky into the idea. �Someone working at a radio station must at some point come in contact with plenty of record label execs.�

�Perfect way to get our demo out to labels,� Mari added on.

�Yeah, this could be a great opportunity for us,� Denise said.

�Okay, you guys convinced me,� Lucky said. �Let�s go tell him we accept the offer.�

�We decided yes,� Denise said once they came back to Scotty. �So, where do we sign?�

�No contracts to sign,� Scotty said, �I think a verbal agreement will be fine.�

�Good with me,� Mari exclaimed. They spent a half-hour talking about what they would be doing for promotion before leaving for home.

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