AN: This is something I just felt like writing, so please review and tell me what you think, OK? I don't know whether this is going to be a short fanfic or an average length one, so I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. And I won't be posting that often, just when inspiration hits or I have some time to kill.

Disclaimer: I don't own Instant Star or any of the characters. If I did, Jude and Tommy would be together already. But since they're not, obviously I don't. Duh.

Note: This is in Jamie's perspective, and takes place in Unsweet Sixteen, right after Tommy makes Jude promise that it never happened. I know, it's been way overdone by a lot of other people, but I just wanted to get it out of my system anyway. So please review, even if you hate it.

Same Old Story:

Here she was, all broken and in tears before me, and I'd seen how the past few months seemed to have changed her. And although it wasn't necessarily in a bad way, it wasn't necessarily in a good way either. She'd won a recording contract with G Major, and since then her life had been a whirlwind, to say the least. She got to do what she loved every day, but along with living her dream of becoming a major artist, she'd had to deal with a lot of drama. Not that dating, school, and the pressures of an average teenager aren't enough, but try living through it in the spotlight. Where reporters and paparazzi are waiting behind every corner to find out every little detail about her next single, her next album, her professional as well as personal relationships, and to top it all off, she'd had to deal with the pressure of going to school, and having your classmates treat you differently now that you're famous. Sure, some people may like her music, and some may be die-hard fans of hers, but then there are others who could care less, others who hate her music and think she can't sing to save her life, and still others who are so jealous of her sudden rise to rock-stardom, but they would rather die a long and painful death before ever admitting to it. When you think about it, it'd cause anyone to wonder: Is it all worth it?

All of these thoughts were running through my head as I saw how hurt she was. I tried to be strong for her, and tilted her chin up so that she was looking right at me.

"Jude, forget him, OK? He's an idiot. He doesn't realize how great you are," I murmured gently. "You're beautiful and talented beyond belief, and if he can't see that, he doesn't deserve you." I glanced at Kat, trying to get her to say something.

"Yeah, Jude, you don't need him. Not that he's not drop-dead gorgeous. Too bad he's blind though. Maybe you should just screw him and get him out of your system," Kat suggested.

"Uh, OK, Kat, let's think about this for a second. Jude screws Tommy, they both get fired, Tommy finds out it's our idea, and bam! He'll make sure I'm hospitalized for the rest of my life," I whined, instantly tossing out her idea.

Kat smiled to herself, and said, "So, what's wrong with that? It's not like you have any better ideas, Andrews."

"Kat? Focus? Wait, I got it," I said, an idea forming in my mind. I had the perfect way to get Jude and Tommy back on good terms with one another.

"What?" Kat looked annoyed with me, but I knew she was just being her usual, unbearable self.