�You�re really doing this aren�t you?� Alexandria�s friend Robert asked her as he drove down the highway.
�Yes,� Alexandria answered �And I can�t believe it,�
�I know you can do it,� Robert said. Alexandria turned her dead towards him.
�Thanks,� She said �I�m so nervous,� Robert laughed
�Don�t be,� He said �You have absolutely no reason to be,�
Alexandria and Robert had been friends for a few years. He was driving her to the L.A auditions for the same group that Kenna would audition for in Orlando. Once the two had gotten to the place of the auditions Alexandria got out of the car.
�Do you need me to wait in line with you?� Robert asked
�No, It�s ok,� Alexandria replied �I think I�m going to hang out and check out the competition,�
�Alright, See ya Alex,� Robert said using her nickname �Call me if you need a ride when you�re finished,�
�Alright,� Alexandria answered before Robert flashed her a smile and drove off. She sighed and turned to the group of girls behind her. �Do I need a form?�
�Yeah,� One of the girls answered �You can get one from the lady over there,�
�Thanks,� Alexandria said before walking over to the lady and getting a form and a numbered card. As she stood in her place in line she pulled out a pen and filled out the form. It had your basic questions. Age, Hobbies, Musical background, things like that. While waiting for her number to be called she talked to the other girls that were around her. Some were nice but others were total bitches. There wasn�t a lot of people there. Alex guessed that it wasn�t overly advertised.
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"We will be landing in Orlando international airport in 5 Minutes. Thank you for flying with Air Canada." the flight attendant said.
"Okay...relax Kennie, you can do this, just breathe" Kenna said to herself. She got off the plane, picked up her luggage, and made her way to the front of the airport, hoping to flag down a taxi to take her to her hotel. She had reservations at the cheapest semi nice hotel that the travel agency could find. Once out in front of the airport she easily got a taxi to take her to her hotel. She looked at her watch. It was 11:00 am and the auditions had started an hour ago. She knew she was going to have to wait in a long line before getting to audition herself. Hopefully she'd be there before 1 pm. Once she got to her hotel she checked in and went up to her room. When she got up to her room the first thing she did was shower. It didn�t take her long to get ready, only about 20 minutes.
The turnout for the Orlando audition was about the same size as the one in LA. A fair amount of people but not a whole lot. Like Alex, Kenna had to get a form and a number. The wait wasn�t extremely long. It was at least 2 hours before the group of numbers she was in was called. When she and 24 others walked into the room they were seated on the floor in front of the panel of judges, which included Nick and Brian of the Backstreet Boys and Ashley and Dan of O Town. The rest of the judges were either constipated looking business men or the younger people who worked behind the scenes in the music industry. When it came time for Kenna to sing, she was surprisingly calm. Still undecided about what she was going to sing she sang the first song that came to her head. A french version of How Much Longer by Sugar Jones. When she was through all four boys had impressed looks on their faces. Out of the 25 she came in with she was the one of two asked to come back for the second round of auditions.
Bethany Dawn Bardot, a 21 year old who was born in Canada but lived in New York City since she was nice, was also called back. Bethany had a voice like an angel. And she had the look to match. Her long straight dark blonde hair hung loosely down her back, while she word a white top and pants. Bethany�s blue-green eyes showed great emotion when she sang. Kenna and Bethany had easily became friends while waiting the few hours in line. They had talked about anything and everything they possibly could. Both girls had a fair amount in common. Their love for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the fact that they were both from Canada.
**Houston Auditions**
Countless hours they sat and listened to girls sing the same songs over and over. Erik-Micheal Estrada, Trevor Penick and AJ McLean were starting to think that this wasn�t such a good idea. Girl after girl came in, most weren�t good enough for the cut. In groups of 25 girls would come into the room and sing a song of their choice, few weren�t cut off in the middle of a verse. Alicia Raymond, number 252, was one of those few. She was a natural looking girl from Montreal, Quebec in Canada. It was winter where she was from but her face was still lightly tanned from snowboarding in a lot of her free time. Her appearance looked high maintenance, almost snobbish. Her long blonde hair was up in a pony tail, she was wearing a pair of sparkly hip huggers and a tank top that was cut to show her pierced navel. The song she had chosen to sing was Open Arms by Journey. Alicia the only one asked to some back for the second round of auditions.
**LA Auditons**
�So all I have to do is stand here an sing the song I choose?� Alex asked
�Yeah,� Jacob Underwood answered. He was in LA along with Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough.
�Alright,� She answered before flipping her long wavy brown hair, which bared blonde highlights. She closed her eyes and took a semi-deep breath before she opened her mouth and the words of Say My Name by Destiny�s Child poured out.
Kevin looked at both Jacob and Howie, both had small smiles on their faces. When she was finished the three conversed before Kevin turned to her and began speaking.
�Alex,� he said �We�d like to have you back tomorrow to see your dancing and if your voice is studio material,�
Alexandria broke into smile.
�Thank you,� She said before turning and leaving the room.
The next person to audition was Kristen McCain. Unlike most of the girls there she wasn�t dressed to look like a popstar, but looked rather, normal. She was wearing a pair of regular blue jeans and a tank top with a jean jacket over. Her light brown hair was left down, flowing down past her shoulders.
�Alright,� Howie said �you can just start whenever you like,�
When she was finished, the three once again huddled for a few moments before turning back to Kristen.
�Congratulations,� Jacob said �You get to come back tomorrow for the next round of auditions,�
�Thank you so much,� Kristen said before hugging each of the judges. Kristen was a Backstreet Boys fan but had tried not to show it in her audition. She was filled with relief for a few moments before the nervousness once again took her over. She had wondered if she actually had talent for so long, her auditioning was unexpected.
�You have to do this Kris,� one of her friends had told her. She had resisted for awhile before finally giving in. �fine, I�ll do it,� Kristen said, not at all expecting to get a call back.