A/N: So this popped into my head. Thought I would jot down a chapter and see what kind of feedback I get. This is rated M, because of some of the things I am planning for future chapters.

Summary: After being accused of being a sexist Gustavo put a female guitarist to in to work with the guys. But will her being there stir up some trouble?

Southern Belle

Chapter 1

Boys are idiots!

I was rolling my two bags up to the Palm Woods. I sighed and looked at the building for a few moments. I looked back and saw my father coming up behind me. "Come on, Lauren, don't be shy. Go ask for Mr. Bitters."

I turned around and started walking. "We're a long way from Tennessee." I muttered. Anywhere I had ever been other then Tennessee I had been made fun of because of my accent. I knew that it would be even worse in L.A. I was brought here after mega producer Gustavo Rocque had been called sexist, he decided a female guitarist would shut everyone up. And before Gustavo picked me, I was in the beautiful Miami.

I walked up to a desk with a computer and a phone on it. I rang the bell and saw a short, fat man with dark hair and glasses come out of his office and come up to the desk. "May I help you?" He asked.

"Yeah, reservation for Miller." I said softly.

He typed in the computer for a few moments and then looked at us. "I see that Rocque Records is taking care of your stay here. Is it just the two of you?" He motioned at my dad and I.

"Yes." I said. We were given a key to apartment 4H. I started making my way to the elevator. I saw three guys get out of the elevator. One had spiky brown hair and deep chocolate brown eyes, he wasn't all that tall but was attractive. The second one was a latino, he looked like a cheery person and was wearing a hockey helmet. The other simply said was a pretty boy.

They started to run out of the elevator but stopped when the saw me. "Hey!" The pretty boy said. I ignored him and walked into the elevator. Before it closed I heard all three guys say, "New girl, niiiice!"

I rolled my eyes. Guys, are idiots. We were at our apartment, I slid the key in and opened the door. The apartment was nice and had new appliances in the kitchen, nice furniture and from Bitters had said it had two bedrooms. "You can have the master bedroom, that way you have a bathroom attached to your room." My dad said.

Gee thanks, finally you think about me and what I want. I didn't acknowledge what he said, I just grabbed my luggage and walked up to my room. I instantly walked to the bathroom and looked at my reflection in the mirror. I looked at my light brown hair and my blue eyes. I sighed not even recognizing myself anymore.

I went back into the room and saw drawers and a nightstand. I unpacked my two huge bags and hung up all my clothes and organized my shoes. I took a picture out of my bag and set it on my dresser. It was a picture of my mother and me a year before she had passed.

My mother had died a year ago of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It was hard not having my mom, she had cared about what I thought and wanted in life. She knew my passion for ballet and encouraged me to pursue my dream of being a principle dancer at a ballet company. My dad on the other hand pushed me into being a guitarist.

My phone ringing broke my train of thought. I looked at it and it was my best friend from home, Adam. "Hey Adam!" I said with a smile.

-Lauren, how's Hollywood? Meet any celebrities yet?-

I laughed at him. "Not yet, I just checked into the hotel I'm staying at."

-Oh, how is it?-

I didn't get to answer because there was a knock on my door. I walked towards it. "Hey I'll call you back." I hung up. I opened the door and saw my dad standing there, with a woman with deep brown skin and dark hair, she wore a smile and I knew instantly that she would be a nice lady. "Lauren, this is Kelly Wainwright. She is Mr. Rocque's assistant."

I shook her hand. "Nice to meet you." I said politely.

"Hey, Gustavo asked me to come here and talk to you about what you will be doing at the studio, give you your schedule and introduce you to the band you will be playing for." She said with a smile.

I walked with her out of the apartment. "So, you will be working with Big Time Rush and Gustavo wants you to start immediately so that you can have a nice stage presence with the guys. We start our tour in a month and we need to be ready."

"A month? Isn't that a little soon?" I asked.

"Well, we had a guitarist, but we were forced to let him go. Anyways, your schedule will be in the studio from noon to whenever Gustavo tells you, you can go. You will also be attending the Palm Woods school and I will pick you up with the guys everyday at exactly eleven thirty."

I sighed. "When does school start?"

"You will have to ask the guys, it changes a lot." She said with a smile. "Now, here is the sheet music for all the songs you will need to know. Try and get at least one practiced and down before tomorrow, otherwise I think you will be in the studio for a while."

I let out another sigh. Great, now it sounds like I'm working for Adolf Hitler. This guy already sounds like a nightmare. We were finally at the ground floor and she was leading me to the pool. "Sweet pool," I said aloud. She gave me a smile.

We were walking to three pool chairs that were occupied by the same guys that I had seen come out of the elevator. "Lauren, this is Logan, Carlos and James. They are three of the four members of Big Time Rush. Guys this is Lauren, she is your new guitarist. Where is Kendall?" Kelly asked.

"He had a date with Jo." Logan said simply.

I didn't say anything to them. They were all practically staring at me. I looked down at my feet. "Well, this is sufficiently awkward." I said aloud. They didn't take the hint. I looked at Kelly for help.

"Sorry, they do this all the time. GUYS!" They finally looked away and muttered sorry. "Well, I have to get back to the studio. Take this time to get to know each other. I will be here tomorrow at eleven thirty."

The guys nodded and then Kelly finally left. "Lauren, why don't you have a seat." James motioned for me to sit down. I sat down.

"What time does school start?" I asked.

"Seven." Logan said. "Ms. Collins is really nice though."

"So, cute accent. Where you from?" James asked with a smirk.

"Tennessee." I said. "Please don't make fun of my accent."

"I wasn't going to. I think its adorable." James said smoothly.

"So adorable." Carlos assured with a goofy grin on his face.

I smiled. I couldn't help it. No one had ever said that my accent was adorable. It was a nice little change. "I'll be right back." I said.

I walked back up to my apartment. I walked into my room and picked up a light blue bikini top and threw on some board shorts to match and flip flops. I walked out of my room and my dad was sitting on the couch. "Where are you going?" He asked.

"I'm going the pool. The band is down there and Kelly suggested we get to know each other." I said. I didn't let him respond, I slammed the door and walked back down. When I got there a blond haired boy with green eyes and bushy eyebrows was sitting in the chair I was in before I left. When I walked back up they looked at me.

"Hey, you must be Lauren. I'm Kendall." I shook his hand. I stood there awkwardly having no where to sit. Kendall stood up. "Here, sit here." He kicked Logan's legs of the chair and sat there.

"Thanks." I said. "So what's Gustavo like?"

The guys looked at each other nervously. "Well we don't want to scare you but he is kind of a hard ass. He demands perfection and takes nothing less." Kendall said.

"Great, another hard ass. The last producer I worked with like that I was constantly butting heads with him."

I thought of producer Ethan Sullivan. To say the least, we had a lot of differences and were constantly at each others throats.

"Oh god, another Kendall to piss Gustavo off." Carlos sighed.

Kendall laughed. "Gustavo is going to love you."

"So what's your story?" Logan asked me.

I thought for a few seconds about what to say. "Well my name is Lauren, I'm from Knoxville, Tennessee. I'm sixteen and have been playing guitar since I was three years old. I moved to Miami last year after Ethan Sullivan heard me play and was doing some recording with him and one of his bands as their guitarist. Now that everyone thinks Gustavo is a sexist I am here with my dad." I said.

"Where is your mom?" Kendall asked.

I looked down for a second. "She actually passed away last year." I said softly.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I lost my dad two years ago." He said in a soothing voice.

"What about you guys?" I asked.

"Well, we are four hockey players from Minnesota. I'm seventeen and they are all sixteen." James said. "We are here because Kendall told Gustavo if he wanted him to come sing that he had to make us a band."

"Hockey? That sounds fun." I said.

"Oh it was. We were all on our high school hockey team. We have a blast on the ice." Carlos said.

"Is that why you wear a hockey helmet?" I asked.

Everyone laughed. "No, Carlos wears a hockey helmet because he is uncoordinated and runs into things." Kendall said.

I smiled. "That sounds like my friend Adam. He is always tripping over his own feet." I said.

"That sounds like Carlos."

In no time at all, we were all in the pool having swimming contest and seeing who could hold their breath the longest. I blew them all out of the water when it came to holding our breaths under the water.

We finally got out and dried off in the sun.

"So what is your current relationship status?" James asked, thinking he was asking smoothly.

"I'm single. I had a boyfriend in Miami, but something I've found out is long distance never works so I broke it off before I left." I said. I thought back to Michael. He was a member of the band I played with. I hadn't loved him, but I had cared about him. "Well, I still need to get settled in. I'm gonna head up to my apartment. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

I started walking into the lobby. I sat down in one of the couches when I heard Logan, James and Carlos start arguing.

"Mine! I call dibs!" James said.

"That isn't fair you always get the girl." Carlos said.

James scoffed. "That isn't true. Kendall got Jo." James said in a matter of fact tone.

"I never get a chance." Logan finally piped up.

"Logan, you barely said five words to her." James yelled.

"Guys, why don't you let her choose?" Kendall finally stepped in.

"Fine, first one she shows interest in gets to date her." James said in a different, kind of goofy tone.

I rolled my eyes again at the three of them. Once again, guys are IDIOTS! And with that I made my way to my new apartment.

End Chapter

A/N: So this will be a lot deeper then just Logan, Carlos and James fighting over Lauren. I swear. You will find out Lauren's back story and more about her and her life and of course you will see some jealousy from Jo.

Please Review and let me know what you think so far. This one won't be updated a lot until after I finish Tainted Love.

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