Title: All In Love Is Fair
Author: Braz T
Rating: PG13
Keywords: angst, romance
Disclaimer: ok! Well the only thing in this story I don't own is the s club.
Everything else is my own material from my own head!
Spoilers: For story writing purposes I have added another member to the band
S Club 7. In this fanfic I will refer to the band as S Club. One of S Club will
come out as a bad guy in this story and looking around on the net, it is probably
a one of the more popular members. I have added the enrolment of the 8th Member
before I begin the actual fanfic.
::S Club Apartment – London::
The sun had just risen and the house was quite and still. Sitting on the couch
with a bowl of cereal and spoon in hand watching the big breakfast was Johnny.
As he crunched through his bowl of cereal a door behind him soon opened as Rachel
came out. Johnny looked over his shoulder and smiled at Rach as she walked through
into the kitchen as they begun to talk.
Johnny: Morning. You’re up early!
Rachel: I could say the same thing.
Rachel seemed a lot happier than she usual was when she woke up in the morning.
Then again she was never up this early.
Johnny: You seem happy?
Rachel: Because I am, I have the man of my dreams and I am working for a famous
band. I have a lot to be happy about.
Johnny: Man of your dreams?
Rachel: You know, Paul!
Johnny: Did he dump Hannah or something?
Rachel: Nope! Nothing against you Johnny, You’re a great friend you see and
we figured even if we stayed together you wouldn’t tell Hannah because it
would hurt the band. We know you don’t want that to happen don’t we?
Johnny: Wondered if you would actually figure that out. Took you long enough!
Rachel: Your supposed to get annoyed.
Johnny: You should know that I don’t normally get annoyed. Go ahead; lie to
one of your best friends. Risk the welfare of this band. I’ll sit back and
I won’t say a thing. It will be interesting to see.
Rachel: Interesting?
Johnny: See if you have the nerve and the guts to do it all behind Hannah’s
back. You see I don’t think you would risk the welfare of this band. In fact
I would guess you haven’t done anything with Paul since I found out. Am I
right?
Rachel: Just because I haven’t doesn’t mean I won’t.
Johnny: I mean, wouldn’t it be awful for the band to split before we got to
do a live show. Especially as it is being planned!
Rachel: Live Show! What are you talking about?
Johnny: I woke up and we had these papers at our door. You should take a look
babe.
Rachel hated how cool and calm Johnny was being about this. She knew that was
the kind of man Johnny was but she was sure he would have got angry over this.
Instead he was sitting there questioning her nerve and telling her about a Live
Show. Johnny reached onto the table in front of him as Rachel walked over and
took the papers of him. She read them quickly; it spoke about a live show in
April 2000 at Wembley Arena. They had even made a promotional banner for the
event.
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It had always been Rachel’s dream to perform live and Wembley Arena was nearly
always the place were she dreamed of performing at. She looked at it and couldn’t
stop herself from smiling.
Johnny: Just a year away and we will be live in Wembley. That’s if the band
don’t fall apart before then.
Rachel: I really want to dislike you at the moment but ……………
Rach runs over to Johnny and hugs him out of happiness. Johnny lets out a small
laugh.
Johnny: No Paul.
Rachel: Not under the circumstances but I have a plan B.
Johnny: Plan B?
Suddenly Rachel pulled her head from Johnny’s shoulder and leaned in to kiss
him before Johnny could react. From shock and surprise Johnny didn’t immediately
push her away, long enough for the plan to work as Paul came out of his room,
camera in hand.
Paul: Welcome back to day 2 of the lives of S Club and …………..
The camera finds Rachel and Johnny kissing before Johnny pushes Rachel off.
Paul: We find Johnny and Rachel making out on the couch.
Paul switches the camera off before Johnny can protest as Paul and Rachel smile
at Johnny.
Johnny: If I didn’t actually like you two I would be calling you every bad
name I know. You going to bribe me with that tape right?
Paul: You got it.
Johnny: Fine, let them find out without me saying anything, cause they will.
Suddenly Tina and Hannah walk out of their room together as Paul quickly takes
the camera back and Rachel acts as if nothing has happened. Soon after there
is a knock at the door. Johnny gets up and answers it.
Johnny: Hello …………..
For a split second he is speechless as he sees perhaps one of the most attractive
looking girls he has ever seen. He soon recovers.
Mandi: Hi, my name is Mandi and I’m your new stylist.
Johnny: What happened to Maggie?
Mandi: She retired last week. So I have been hired to get you ready for the
video for Make It Happen. I have to sort out your clothes today as you begin
shooting tomorrow.
Johnny: A bit of warning would have been nice!
Mandi: You don’t get warning’s in showbiz.
Johnny let her past as she walked into the room, Johnny’s stare following
behind her. He shakes his head and whispers Tina’s name to himself. Mandi
walked in and immediately grabbed Paul’s attention. However Mandi hardly noticed
Paul and went straight to Hannah and Tina.
Mandi: Hi, I’m your new stylist. I’m here to get you ready for your video
shoot tomorrow. My name is Mandi and I’m 23.
As if his ear’s were trained to hear the mention of a girls name suddenly
Bradley comes out of the room he shares with Johnny and his eyes also immediately
fall on Mandi. However she takes no notice of Bradley either.
Tina: Hi, nice to meet you.
Bradley: Yeah, it’s great to meet you, my names Bradley.
Mandi: I know your name, by the way Tina your first okay so if you can wait
in your room and I’ll bring the girl’s clothes. Your lucky as you get first
choice.
Tina: Cool!
Mandi exits the room to get the clothes as Bradley sits down joining Rachel
and Johnny.
Bradley: Damn, she is fine!
Johnny: No chance mate, no chance for any of us.
Bradley: What do you mean?
Johnny: It’s funny how she played hardly any attention to us and went straight
to Tina.
Rachel: That was a bit rude.
Johnny: She might be a really nice person; just she only had eyes for Tina.
Do I have to spell it out?
The rest of the group all suddenly realize as they all say oh yeah apart from
one member.
Bradley: Sorry bro, you’re going to have to spell it out for me.
Johnny: She isn’t interested in us guys; she is interested in Tina one of
the girls!
Bradley: Oh yeah, sorry.
Rachel: Hey, where is Jon!
Paul: He is with Stacey, in his own room he asked for.
The whole band gives each other knowing look apart from one member.
Bradley: What is with all these looks?
Rest of Group: Bradley!
Bradley: I’m joking!
::Jon’s room::
Together they lay in bed, Stacey wrapped in Jon’s arms. Stacey was still asleep
but Jon had woken a little while ago. He brought one of his hands and stroked
Stacey’s hair as he continued to smile. The same smile he had been showing
since he met Stacey. They had only been together a couple of weeks yet it felt
so right being together. The press still hadn’t found out about Stacey and
Jon being together. Then again they hadn’t found out about Paul and Hannah
or Johnny and Tina. They had told Simon about Stacey and Jon but not the others.
The rules stated they weren’t supposed to date each other and it was all a
secret. Simon didn’t want the press to find out about Jon and Stacey yet just
in case it didn’t work out. Jon didn’t see any chance of that happening.
Stacey’s eyes begun to open as she looked over to Jon and they smiled at each
other before embracing in a quite long and passionate kiss.
Jon: Morning darling.
Stacey: Morning.
Jon: I was thinking we could do something special today.
Stacey: You mean like we did yesterday. You spoil me Jon Lee.
Jon: It’s fun spoiling you.
Stacey: It’s fun being spoiled.
Jon: We could go ……….
Jon is interrupted by a knock at the door. It’s Johnny.
Johnny: Jon mate, if you have anything planned you’re gonna have to cancel
it mate.
Jon: Why?
Johnny: We got the stylist sorting out our look for the video.
Jon: Maggie’s here?
Johnny: No, it’s Mandi!
Stacey: That name sounds familiar.
Jon: What happened to Maggie?
Johnny: Apparently she has retired. Don’t worry though, I’d say you got
another hour to spare; Mandi is taking her time with Tina it seems. Already
been with her an hour.
Jon: Okay, thanks mate.
Johnny: No problem. Later Jon!
Jon: Later!
Johnny: Later Stacey!
Stacey: Yeah, later!
They can hear Johnny walk away as they cuddle up to each other.
Stacey: How did Johnny know I was here? We got a different room to the rest
and we came back late.
Johnny: I saw Jon leave at about 9:00 when the rest were engrossed in some TV
show in a different room. If you weren’t here, Jon would have been up already
and come over.
Jon: Are you going to stand out the door all day trying to listen to us?
Johnny: I was just interested to know if you were getting a bit frisky. I’ll
go.
Jon: Good.
This time Johnny actually does leave as they both close their eyes and enjoy
their last hour together and alone this morning.