fool again


chapter three

"Right do you guys mind just quickly running through your names and ages starting from the left?"
Yes, I thought to myself, I'm finally gonna know what his name is.
"No probs, right I'm Mark Feehily and I'm 18 years of age," He finished with a nervous smile at me. I smiled back, and couldn't take my eyes off his, they were so blue you could get lost in them, he really was gorgeous, Shelly Feehily, and yeah that sounded good. Oh my god, I thought to myself I can't believe I did that! I mean yeah he's gorgeous and all, but changing my name at this stage? God I'd got it bad! I noticed he had gone slightly red and turned away, jeez was it that obvious??? I must have had a really strange expression on my face because everyone was just staring at me, "Um sorry what did you say?" I looked around the room. "Nothing, you just went all weird-are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine, sorry what's going on?" I sat up straight and tried my best not to look in Mark's direction as I feared I'd go beetroot red. "Guys could you sing us some accappella, have you got anything prepared?"
"Yeah," said the one in the middle, who seemed to be the natural leader. It then dawned on me that I only knew Mark's name, I wasn't even listening to the others. I hope I don't get caught out, I thought to myself.

"We're do a bit of 'If Tomorrow never Comes'"
"Great, take it away then guys..."
"1,2,3, If tomorrow never comes, will she know how much I love her, yet I try in every way, to show her everyday that she's my only one, if my time on earth were true, and she must face this world without me, all the love I gave her in the past, is gonna be enough to last, if tomorrow never comes.'

Mark sang it to me, and this time it was my turn to look away embarrassed.
"Wow guys, that was good, very good."
"Yeah that really was incredible," I joined in. Well it was, it truly was. I don't know much about music, but those harmonies were spot on and if they were nervous it didn't show. These guys had voices like angels with looks to match-they were gonna go far.
"I think we've seen enough, Shelly if you wanna join me out"


***bring bring*** ***bring bring***

"Sorry I'll just get rid of them quickly," replied my boss.
I rose from my chair and stood in the middle of the room not knowing what to do. One of the guys called me over. The one in the middle whispered, "So what'd'ya really think?"
"You're great!" I whispered back!
"Do you truly mean that?? I mean do you think that other guy thinks so too??"
"I really think you're amazing, and if he doesn't," I said looking over the other side of the room, "Then I'll sure do my best to convince him otherwise,"
"Thanks so much Shelly, I really appreciate it," the other guys nodded in obvious agreement and he squeezed my shoulder before I followed my boss calling me out of the room.

"So Shelly, I want some constructive criticism while they can't hear you."
"Well umm, well to be honest I thought they were really good. They're voices blew me away and they're all really good looking. I'm not sure about the name IOYOU though."
"No, there's no way that name's staying," he sat there with his chin resting on his hand, obviously thinking very carefully.
"So what did you think of them?" I asked daringly.
"Yeah, yeah I think Louis might have something, so if they released a single would you buy it? It's just I remember you saying you wouldn't buy anything but Boyzone."
I was in a difficult decision. I had to say yes, they guys obviously wanted this so badly, but the true answer was no. If I wasn't here now I would have seen them as trying to take away Boyzone's title and probably would have slagged them no end. If I said yes, and all the Boyzone fans did hate them then the company would have lost loads of money all down to me. It was one hell of a dilemma.

"You see the thing is it could go either way. They could either end up with all of Boyzone's fans and become massive if they played it the right way, or they could end up with Boyzone fans hating them and get no-where, and I'm not sure which way it might go."
He nodded in agreement, "Time to bring back Louis I think."
He explained how much he loved them, but then brought up the problem I had thought up.
"Hmmmm, she's right you know mate-you're one clever girl Shelly."
"Uuuh thanks I guess!" I replied not sure how to take a compliment from Louis Walsh.
They stood there in silence for a few minutes, until Louis clicked his fingers in delight.
"What if there was some sort of Boyzone connection?" He said to me.
"Umm yeah, I guess all Boyzone fans would then become fans of these guys, but how would you do that, I mean none of them are cousins or anything!" I said very puzzled.
"I've got an idea, I know just who to call."
"Who?" I replied intrigued.

chapter four