A/n: How to explain the concept of Big Brother to an outsider? Basically you take a load of annoying commoners, stick them in a house together…. And torture them for 3 months. There you have it. Big Brother.
Summary: A children's version of BB comes to PCA in search for some new house mates. C/Z L/D… slight L/Z I guess…. No strike that. Slight L/everyothergirlontheplanet!
Chapter 1: The announcement.
Zoey and Dana sat on the sofa. The two were as bored as beavers… which is a stupid saying considering beavers are usually busy doing something interesting like building things out of small wooden logs.
"Change the channel?" Zoey asked Dana lazily.
"You change it." Dana said kicking the remote across the table only using the edge of her foot. She was feeling extra-especially lazy today.
"Aww." Zoey moaned, reaching her hand half heartedly. She couldn't be bothered. Some stupid chat show was on. Who really honestly cares if a forty year old woman is scared of balloons. Go on raise your hands. Nobody? Thought so.
"Quick!" Logan rushed into the room and grabbed the remote. He switched it over.
"Thanks Logan. Now we get to watch some other load of junk." Dana said cheerfully. Logan plonked himself between the two girls.
"Cram it Cruz. You'll thank me. Well… if you pass."
"Pass what?" Zoey asked. Nicole who had been sat on the chair at the far end of the room tuned in. Chase and Michael hurried in.
"Did we miss it?"
"No, not yet." Chase sat on the chair arm beside Zoey. Michael crossed his legs and sat on the floor.
"What exactly are we watching?" Zoey asked cluelessly.
"Shh!" Chase urged.
"It's not like anything you've ever seen before!" Said the presenter. "Taking the idea of Big Brother one step further…"
"Big brother? I watched that show once." Nicole said. "I went on holiday to England. It was fun." (I am not sure as to whether the US actually has Big brother… or if it's just a demented British thing… please inform)
"HSSSH!" Hissed Michael. Nicole pulled a face.
"Next month we will be starting Bigger Brother, the Big Brother show with an interesting twist. All participants are UNDER sixteen. That's right kids. Get your parents permission and head on down to your nearest audition centre." Zoey raised her eyebrows.
"What a lame idea…" She commented.
"Are you kidding! Do you know what Big Brother is?" Nicole asked.
"Who cares? I'm auditioning." Logan said proudly. He cracked his knuckles. "Any publicity is good publicity."
"Where's the audition centre?" Dana asked.
"PCA's gym. Me and Chase went on-line and requested." Michael said, proud of himself.
"PCA? When?" Nicole asked.
"Next week. Tuesday. We're going to need to email our parents."
"Already done." Logan said holding up the permission form.
"I wanna audition!" Nicole screeched. Dana and Zoey shared a slightly annoyed glance.
"The whole point of Big Brother is to bed the other housemates isn't it?"
"If Logan's going to be a housemate…. I think I'll pass." Dana said coyly. He sneered at her.
"Very funny."
"Well I'm not auditioning. Big Brother is objectifying and invasive." She huffed.
"I agree." Zoey said crossing her arms.
"No! Zoey, Dana…. One of you has to audition. I can't do it on my own!" Nicole cried.
"You'll have me." Logan said as though this was some consolation. Dana clicked her teeth and rolled her eyes. Hardly the best companion in the world.
"And me." Chase said.
"And not forgetting me." Michael said.
"I want a GIRL friend… please Zoey please?" Nicole begged. She sank to her knees and clasped her hands together in her form of begging.
"No. Absolutely not! No way in hell am I auditioning!" Zoey protested.
"I can't believe I'm auditioning!" Zoey sighed. Chase smiled at her. He was laid across her bed.
"It won't be so bad… and hey you might be famous." He encouraged.
"I don't want to be famous for who smooched who on day 33 in the Bigger Brother household!" Zoey said.
"Say what you want Zo. It'll be fun." Zoey glared.
"You're not helping!" She growled. Chase shrugged.
"If you really, really don't want to do it… then that's your thing." Chase wrapped his arm around Zoey lightly. "And I respect you for that. You know what you want and what you don't." She smiled slightly. "I have an idea? You really don't want to be in it? But you want to keep Nicole sweet too? Two words for you Zo: Screw up." Those weren't two words Zoey was very familiar with.
"What?"
"Just screw up the audition." Chase said simply. "Be really obnoxious, loud, pushy and of course swear a lot. They won't want you." Zoey looked ecstatic.
"Chase you're the best!" She hugged him. Chase blushed slightly.
"I mean it's not like me Logan and Michael have much of a chance anyway." Zoey grinned. She lay her head on his chest.
"I guess you're right. I mean what're the chances of Nicole being the one in a million?"
A/n: Well. If you don't understand the concept of Big Brother yet… the fic is still half way decent. Please read? Even better… review?