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It was nearly time for them to be side-stage for their performance – but the five girls that made up the group LaVie were still transfixed by the current performers on the AMA stage.
“Bro… what are they?” Birdie was blinking stupidly, brown eyes following the movements of the colourful clothes that the seven boys on stage were wearing.
The tallest of the group shrugged, short blonde hair moving with her. Lex narrowed her eyes at them. “They’re not actually singing though.”
The shortest of them, still by far the smallest even in her heels craned her neck to see, a smile playing on her full lips. “So? They’re dancing…” Gigi bit her lip. It looked good.
“They’re rapping live. I think.” Sophia’s accent pulled at her words, her focus only half on the conversation.
“Hmmm.” Was all Val contributed to the conversation.
“We should go.” Lex said. None of them moved.
“Ladies! You’re on in five! Side stage now!”
The sharp voice of their manager finally made them move reluctantly away from the small screen.
The second the sound of the upbeat and unfamiliar song left them – the nerves returned. Now they not only had to impress an audience of people that may not know them – they also had to follow that. Gigi shuddered. All they did was sing. Sometimes they would move around a bit. A little jumping – but that was the extent of their abilities.
But singing was what they were good at, so singing was what they would do tonight. They needed more exposure to a wider audience. Lex nodded to herself, as she clutched her microphone, and looked the others over one last time.
Gigi – Genevieve Harper was closest to her, eyes closed as she whispered something to herself. The tiny woman barely pushed 5”, but her curves were all woman. Their stylist had decided to show off the olive skinned woman’s body tonight – and instead of Gigi’s usual choice of jeans and a long sleeved shirt – she was wearing a dark red, off the shoulder, velvet dress, paired with a thin gold belt – matching earrings and skyscraper heels. Lex thought she looked somewhat like a Kardashian impersonator, but kept the thought to herself. Her dark green eyes and natural black curls, and her sweet full featured face set her apart from the plastic family – as well as her sweet nature.
Behind her, leaning against a wall as if she was at another photoshoot was Valerie Silva – who went by Silva onstage. The beautiful redheaded woman was wearing all white and red – with a long sleeved red body suit on under a semi-transparent white slip dress, and white and black Adidas sneakers. She looked – as always – perfect, with her perfectly smoked red and black eyeshadow, and red lipstick – but she had covered her freckles again. There was a reason that Valerie was front and centre in most – if not all – of their shoots. She was visually and physically stunning.
Sophia Martinez was laughing, usually feline-like face transformed as her smile made her face scrunch adorably. The Spanish-born American was often portrayed in a certain light – the ‘bad girl’, the ‘sexy one’. The slutty one. She knew that Soph hated it. The woman was wearing red, white and black as well - and Lex was definitely sensing a theme – the shorts the woman was wearing were black, and embodied with red flowers – and the white crop top she was wearing had the same floral print, and the black thigh highs she was wearing had the flowers too. Her dark hair was up in a severe high ponytail, emphasising her almost black eyes, and high cheekbones.
What – or who – she was laughing at was upside down next to her. Birdette King fell out of her attempt at a handstand, and grinned at the woman next to her. Birdette’s honey coloured eyes were shining with mirth as she waggled her eyebrows. The woman’s dirty blonde hair was up out of her face in two space buns – and the red and white gingham dress she was wearing was scrunched up around her tanned thighs – and she hastily rucked it down. She looked like a high-end farmer’s daughter-meets-Dorothy from the wizard of oz. Yet somehow, the bouncy young woman pulled it off. Of course she did. She wore ‘quirky’ as if it was a fucking accessory. Lex rolled her eyes fondly at Birdie as the woman met her gaze.
She knew what she saw. Alexis Grey was a damn perfectionist and she had studied her reflection intently before she had come out here. She knew there was no room for mistake in this industry. She knew she looked severe compared to Birdie, in her leather pants and tight black turtleneck, with her platinum blonde bob straightened without a hair out of place. Even without heels, she was still the tallest in her group, and she smiled at Birdie, red painted lips matching the rest of her group. She turned her head towards their manager, who had just arrived with microphones, large silver hoops bouncing off the side of her face. She fought back the urge to take them off. They were already annoying her.
“Time to go ladies.” Thomas Brown had been with them since the beginning of their formation, and she could practically see the excitement for them in his voice, as he tremulously handed them their microphones. Before tonight, they had only been touring in small venues, paying for recordings out of their own pocket – barely managing to afford hiring the venues from the ticket sales they made. However, their fan-base was incredibly dedicated, and they’d slowly but surely been growing. Without even knowing – one of their songs; Fall – made its way into the top ten, and somehow they’d scored the performance slot.
It was their one chance.
The five girls huddled for a moment side-stage, the lights down. Nothing was said. The understanding was absolute. Tonight they would give their all. They separated, falling into line behind Sophia, who started the song.
“Ladies and gentlemen – after this incredible group performance from the talented boys of BTS – I think it’s only fair we present to you, another outstanding group on the rise… Now introducing for their first ever television performance of their hit song, Fall; the lovely ladies of LaVie!”
There was barely even time for a steadying breath. The opening chords started, and Sophia started forwards, into the blinding spotlights.