AN: Hi guys, here's my first attempt at a one-shot. I hope you like it! This takes place during Unsweet Sixteen, right after the infamous Jommy kiss. But I changed the ending and the lyrics.

Disclaimer: I don't own Like The Rose, by BWitched. And I definitely don't own Instant Star or any of the characters. If I did, back off girls. Tommy's all mine!

Like A Rose

The rain beat down on us mercilessly, showing no signs of letting up. It was similar to the storm raging in my head.

Every little word

"You should go, Jude…"My voice broke with all the emotion I felt. I watched as her eyes filled with tears, but she fought to keep them from brimming over and spilling down her already wet face.

"Tommy, don't," Jude pleaded. My mind and my heart fought for control. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't help falling for this girl, this beautiful woman in front of me. But the other part of me screamed, "What will the media and everyone think? You're a pedophile, taking advantage of a young, innocent girl. Not to mention your artist!" I promised I wouldn't take Jude's innocence, no matter how much it killed me to let her go.

With every lesson learned
I think I know why hearts are made of stone
Every little pain
Fans a bitter flame

"I'll see you inside, OK? Just go," I begged, more for my sake than hers. I knew that if she stood there one more second, I'd do something that we'd both regret later on. I'd end up hurting her, and she'd end up never forgiving me.

Jude looked at me, hurt etched in every part of her face. Before, it had been full of hope and excitement, but now it looked tired and broken. She walked away, her pace quickening. With every step she took, the distance between us increased, and my heart echoed hollowly as it thudded painfully in my chest. I knew that I could never feel the same again.

"Jude…" I hesitated, not knowing how to express what I was feeling.

Nothing stops me loving you

Can't you see that we belong
That's how I want it to be
But I don't know how to tell you

That I feel the way you do

Jude froze, then turned around slowly. "Tommy, if you're going to tell me to forget it…"

I strode over to her purposefully, and as soon as I reached her, I took her face in my hands and kissed her with all the passion I felt. I kissed her deeply, passionately, longingly, like a thirst deprived man gulps down glass after glass of cool, refreshing water.

Baby like a rose
Oh darling you put color in my life
Baby take my heart forever
Cause I don't wanna be afraid
No no

At last we broke apart. Jude's cheeks were flushed from where I'd held them, and she was breathing hard. Once she'd gotten her breath back, she looked up at me quizzically.

"Tommy, are you sure about this?" Jude said anxiously.

Turn another page
The story will never fade
Sleep with thoughts of you until daylight
And when you're far away
Forever love will stay
Keep this loving feeling deep inside

"I've never been more sure about anything than I am right now," I said, my gaze penetrating her eyes, into her very soul. I kissed her again to reassure her that what we had was real, and it'd withstand anything and everything that came up against it.

I held Jude in my arms, and I felt her body sag with relief at my words. The two of us stood there, and the rain that had been drenching us this whole time made way for the sun, which peeped out from behind the clouds. The rain stopped, and the sun shone, and I glanced down into Jude's loving eyes, and I knew that what Jude and I had was just like a rose, just beginning to bloom. But unlike a rose, I'd make sure that what we had would stay in bloom forever.

Can't you see that we belong
Oh how I want it to be
So tell me do you feel the way I feel
'Cuz you're the color in my life