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I've posted this in a couple of places, but thought this way most people can see it!! :)
Written after seeing a load of Jeminess for the Kids Inauguration.
Demi sighed.
She felt sick as she sat on the sofa looking at the people moving around the backstage area, all happy and excited and she just felt sick with nerves. She drew her knees up to her chest and tried to stop the shakiness that she also got when she was nervous about a show.
But today was worse, she was performing at the ‘Kids Inauguration’ and she was so scared. What if she fell like in Chicago or forgot her words, okay she’s never forgotten before but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen.
She wished her big sister Dallas was there, Dallas would make Demi calm down by talking about clothes, gossip anything to take her mind off the performance she had to give. Or her baby sister Madison, who was always doing something silly to make her laugh. She wanted her mom to be there, to hug her and tell her not to worry, she’ll be amazing. But they weren’t there; they were all back LA, ready to watch the TV to see her perform.
More than anything she wanted her best friend Selena. She wished she could call her but Selena was busy filming ‘Wizards’ and Demi didn’t want to interrupt. She really needs Selena to calm her down, just like she did when Demi was petrified on the first night on the BU tour.
*BEEEEP!!*
It was Demi’s cell-phone; she smiled to herself as the text-message tone that Selena had recorded a few days earlier went off.
*Good Luck, Dems! :)
You’ll be GREAT!! & I’ll be watching!
Love you, Sel x x x *
Just reading the text put a smile on Demi’s face and she straight away felt a bit better. She knew that no matter what she and Sel would always be best friends! ‘For better and worse, from our Barney days to our grown-up days’ as Selena used to quote to her to make her cheer up.
She flicked through her inbox, and read the Good Luck texts that had arrived when she was in make-up. Tiffany, Sterling, the guys from HS, Tony Oller, Cody, David Henrie, she was glad she had friends like them.
Her big sister Dallas sent her a text,
‘Go out there and Rock It kid, btw have you stolen my black boots?! I want them back, love you D xox’
Typical Dallas to be worrying about shoes, when Demi is about to perform in front of the First Family. Demi checked her watch; nope Miley’s still getting her hair done, can’t go talk to her yet. She did the breathing exercises that Papa J had caught her to calm herself down, feeling slightly calmer she pulled out her iPod selected a playlist and shut her eyes.
When she looked up a few minutes later and pulled an earpiece out, the room was clear but she could still hear people outside.
She shrugged, put her earpieces back in and starting humming ‘Get Back’. When all of a sudden Joe and Nick came running into the room screaming the lyrics to her song as they ran around the room in circles.
She started laughing, and stood up clapping as Joe hopped onto a chair whilst Nick did air-guitar on the floor. Joe flipped his hair and start just repeating
‘Get Back to the old days, Get Back’ over and over; he looked over and winked at her before carrying on.
She felt her cheeks heat up, and she mentally scolded herself telling herself; ‘to stop blushing, she didn’t even like Joe like that. God he was her best friend, what was wrong with her!’ As she carrying on laughing at them, she felt her nerves disappear.
She scanned the room, where was the oldest Jonas? But she spots Mama & Papa J as she calls them, watching them from the doorway smiling.
Joe sensed that he didn’t have Demi’s full attention on him, she was talking to his Mom. So he started mixing up her songs; going from Trainwreck, to Gonna Get Caught to La La Land. Nick was laughing whilst doing air guitar.
‘Ooooh, you’re a trainwreck but with you I’m in love / you’re wasting your time, you’re gonna get caught / in the La La Land of Fammmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.’
Joe screeched the last note, rather proud of his mix-up. Demi grinned, these boys always managed to make her smile. Then she noticed Kevin had walked in the room, she gave him a small wave to which he responded with;
‘well Dems, I know you’re nervous and all but I guarantee that you will sound better than that’ Demi smiled and thought yeah JB have definitely got my back!!
Joe smirked and said ‘yeah Demi you’ll be great. Heeyyyy, I just got that Kevin, how dare you insult the amazing, wonderful voice that is mine’
He joked with a pout on his face. ‘Quite easily when you sound like a cat being murdered’ Kevin responded with a laugh as Demi broke into a fit of laughter and Nick shouted ‘PONED!’
Joe looked insulted then picked up the gym ball that was in the corner and threw it at Kevin’s head, they started throught it back and forth, chucking insults at each other as they did, with Nick joining in whilst Demi just laughed at her trio of best friends. She flopped down on the sofa and sighed.
Denise then walked up, leaned down and gave her a hug. ‘You’ll be fine sweetie, don’t worry. We’re all proud of how far you’ve come.’ ‘Thanks Mama J’ Demi replied with a small smile on her face, she loved the Jonas family, all of them and almost as much as her own! Denise stood up, probably to find Frankie of playing, Demi thought.
She then felt a heavy weight flop down on the sofa next to her as Joe collapsed by her side whilst Kevin and Nick carried on trying to get the ball in the bin lol. Joe started playing with her fingers, it’s a habit he has when he’s excited.
‘Demmmmmmmmmmmiiiiiiii!’ Joe whinged. She turned to look at him, she must have been day-dreaming. She nodded telling him that he had her attention.
‘Stop being nervous, I don’t like it! Chillax Dems!’ She laughed and responded ‘thanks Joeyyy, you always know how to make me feel better.’
‘Well duhhhh that’s what I’m here for’ he smiled at her, ‘but you’re welcome’ She leant her head on his shoulder as they started a random conversation about the pranks that were pulled on tour.
‘5 minutes Demi!’ a stage hand called passing by the door. She slowly stood up. A chorus of well-wishes were heard before she left.
‘Sweetie, Good Luck!’ - Mama J.
‘You’ll be fine Demi, but Good Luck!’ - Papa J
‘Have fun and make the crowd ready for us!’ Kevin joked.
‘Go and Rock It!’ - Nick said putting on a fake fan girls voice that made her laugh. She smiled as a way of thanks as she met her band just outside her door.
One of the guys in Demi’s band draped his arm round her shoulders. ‘Are you ready to Rock It, D?’ using the nickname he had her Selena call her.
‘Yep, let’s go out and have a awesome show!’ She grinned back at him. We slowly made our way down the corridor to the main backstage area. Miley stuck her head out of her room ‘Good luck Dems, talk after we perform, yeah?’ Demi gave her a quick hug then carried on walking.
Stood backstage; hearing the crowd, lightly bouncing on her feet laughing with the band. Backstage was always total chaos. Most of her nerves gone, all she could feel was the excitement taking over. Suddenly she felt arms wrap around her waist and felt herselg being pulled closer to the corner of the room. By none other than Joe!
‘Good Luck babes’ he said with a smile before handing her a water bottle with her special cover on so she wouldn’t have to deal with water bottle sweat, yuck!! She smiled, touched he had remembered. ‘Now I gotta go before fro-boy realises that I’m not warming up with the band!’ She smirked, typical Joe. He gave her a quick hug, and as quickly as he showed up, he was gone again, before she even had a chance to say thanks. ‘Oooooooh, Demetria has a crush!!’ Drew teased. ‘Shut Up,’ she said blushing. Luckily her name was called so she got to run out with her band and give a amazing performance.