Eliana's POV

"I'm just thankful to be here." Meghan says as we sit in our room, trying to decide on a song. "This is like a dream come true."

"I'm thankful all the people in my life are with me on this journey." Ashlee says. "Without them I would be nowhere."

"I'm thankful they all believed in me for all this time." I add.

"Yeah, this isn't a normal dream and most people feel like it's a long shot." Leti says. "Especially where I'm from."

"Eliana, what did you say?" Jessica asks.

"I said I was thankful they believed in me..." I say hesitantly and she smiles.

"Does anyone else know where I'm going with this?" Jessica asks and Meghan and Ashlee smile.

"Where would I be if you didn't believe?" they sing in sync and I understand.

"Believe, thankful for our families and friends who have believed in us and made our dreams possible." Leti says.

"Exactly!" Jessica says.

"Would it work?" Meghan asks.

"Why not? It is strong vocally, has separated parts." Ashlee says.

"Sounds kind of perfect to me," I say.

"Believe by Justin Bieber for thankful week, alright." Leti says. "Any ideas on how to perform it?"

"Don't look at me," Jessica laughs.

"Cmon Jess, you're a genius!" Meghan says. "You can't leave us hanging."

"Anyone could have a better idea than me," Jessica says.

"It should be simple again. I mean last week we did a little bit more eccentric," Ashlee says.

"This week is all about the people we are thankful for," Leti states.

"Unpretentious is best then." Meghan says.

"So maybe we should just stand and sing in plain clothes, or we should all wear one solid color." I suggest.

"That sounds great, now should we talk to Simon?" Jessica asks.

"Let's go," Ashlee says and we head off to tell Simon our plans.

Ashlee's POV

"I hate school so much!" I shout and Meghan nods.

"I'm right there with you, the only reason I'm doing my work is because I have to keep my grades up to be on the show." She says.

"I need help on my algebra," Jessica whines.

"I'm good at math, let me help." Leti says and Jessica hands her the math book.

"I'm almost done. I'm so close I can smell freedom." Eliana says and I laugh as she sniffs the air. "No, wait I really smell something that smells good."

I sniff the air and she is right. It smells delicious. Someone was cooking.

"To the kitchen!" Jessica shouts and we follow her downstairs and into the kitchen. We walk around the corner and there are five boys with chef hats on, and one without.

"Guys stop! You have to wait until it's done cooking." Logan says annoyed.

"But it took so long to make," Carter complains.

"It wouldn't have taken as long if you guys weren't screwing around." Logan says and the other five start rubbing their stomachs.

"I'm so hungry," Kyle sings.

"What are you guys cooking? It smells amazing." Eliana says.

"Cupcakes," Jordan says and I laugh.

"Are you serious?" I ask and they all nod.

"What, is it weird that six teenage boys are making cupcakes for themselves and the other wonderful contestants?" Garrett asks and Eliana and I laugh.

"It's so not manly," she says.

"I'm just wondering why they smell so good. What kind are they?" Meghan asks.

"Surprise." Jack says.

"No really guys, tell us." Leti declares.

"It's a surprise!" Logan shouts.

"Will they taste as good as they smell?" I ask.

"Or are they nasty where you all act so nice but for real they will probably make us sick?" Jessica adds.

"They will be delicious, and no they aren't poisonous or anything. We felt since it's thankful week we might be extra nice." Carter says.

"I'm a little worried," Leti says.

"Don't be. They should be done in just a few minutes. Ladies we will have to let them cool, then we will use our home made frosting and bring them to you." Logan says and I am with Leti. This doesn't seem right.

"Promise they will be good?" Eliana asks.

"Promise." Jordan says. We decide to trust them, and we walk out of the kitchen and out onto the patio.

"I hope they are good, otherwise that would be a major disappointment." Jessica says.

"I honestly don't remember the last time I had a cupcake or anything sweet like that..." Meghan says quietly.

"What? That's crazy! I eat that crap all the time!" Leti laughs.

"Yeah, I don't. I can't really." Meghan says.

"Why?" Eliana asks, but I can guess the answer; I had been on the same boat.

"Some people just don't eat those things, I don't." I say before Meghan has to answer. She looks at me and smiles slightly, and I take that as a thank you.

"Ladies, ladies, please control yourselves." Jack says and they walk out with three plates full of cupcakes.

"One for everyone and some leftovers!" Garrett declares.

"Did you guys have one yet?" I ask.

"Not yet, we will eat with you guys." Jordan says and they set the plates down and we all grab a cupcake.

"They look pretty good, let's all take a bite at the same time." Jessica says and I watch Meghan hesitantly grab a cupcake.

"C'mon Meg, it's not going to bite you!" Carter laughs and she fakes a smile and slowly brings the food to her mouth.

"We promised they would be good, take a bite." Logan says and everyone takes a bite. Well that was delicious. It tasted like heaven; chocolate cupcakes with cookie dough in the center and amazing frosting. Who knew the boys could cook?

"Oh my god, these are awesome!" Jessica shouts and the guys laugh.

"Told you!" Carter exclaims and we all joke around and enjoy our cupcakes. After a while I sit next to Meghan who still hadn't finished all her cupcake.

"Meghan it's ok, you don't have to eat it." I say and she looks at the ground.

"I want to eat it, and it's really good, I just can't. I feel horrible just looking at it." She says.

"I understand, I went through this." I say and she looks at me.

"You have an eating disorder?" she asks.

"Had, I can help you."

"I'm a lot better than I was, it's just things like this." She says and I side hug her.

"I'm always here for you if you need to talk cause I totally understand." I tell her and she smiles.

"Gosh dang it Meghan, if you're not going to eat that then I will!" Kyle says and takes her cupcake.

"Who said I wasn't going to eat it?" she asks and stand up to face him.

"Are you?" he asks handing her the cupcake.

"Well," she says looking at the pastry then she smiles at him. "No," she says and pushes it into his face.

"Meghan!" Kyle shouts and everyone looks at the two in silence waiting for a reaction.

"Oops," Meghan says and Kyle wipes some frosting off his cheek and quickly rubs it back on her face.

"Now we are even!" he says and everyone laughs. These people were like a family to me and for that I was thankful.

Meghan's POV

"Garrett are you okay?" I ask and he hunches over more.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He says in a rough voice. Clearly something wasn't right. I walk closer to him and kneel down to his level.

"Whoa, Gar are you sick?" I ask and enough to answer my questions he throws up into the trashcan he is bent over. "Does anyone else know you're sick?"

"No, I have to perform tonight." He says quietly.

"You can't perform if you're sick Garrett."

"I'll be okay! I have two hours to get better."

"So you're going to sit back here in a corner puking until then? Won't people wonder where you are?" I ask and he looks at me. He looks horrible too.

His brown eyes don't have the familiar sparkle, his face is white as a sheet and he looks like he's almost asleep; or maybe dead.

"I can't let the boys down Meg, and if I have to sit here and puke my guts out to feel halfway good then I'm okay with that. I'll do anything to stay." He says and instantly turns back to the trashcan. I pat him on the back and feel so bad. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

"Do you want me to go try and find something to make you feel better?" I ask.

"Would you?" he asks without turning back to me.

"Of course," I say and go to find someone who would know what to do. Even though HoJo was my competition I had to help Garrett. I just had to.

Jessica's POV

"Of course we are all thankful for our families and friends. Simply to everyone who has helped make our dreams come true, this is for you."

We all take our place on stage as our preview plays. Eliana squeezes my hand and I take a deep breath. It was just another performance.

"TFM!" the lights start to come on and then they dim again so the spotlight just covers us five all standing together dressed in white.

"Believe, believe, believe." Eliana starts the song

"I don't know how I got here. I knew it wouldn't be easy. But your faith in me was so clear. It didn't matter how many times I got knocked on the floor, but you knew one day I would be standing tall! Just look at me now," Meghan sings.

"Cause everything starts from something, but something would be nothing, nothing if your heart didn't dream with me. Where would I be, if you didn't believe?" we all sing together.

"Where would I be, if you, if you, if you didn't believe. Wouldn't know how it feels to touch the sky, if you didn't believe. Believe, believe." Ashlee sings.

"It didn't matter how many times I got knocked on the floor. You knew one day I would be standing tall. Just look at us now." I sing and feel the tears form in my eyes.

"Cause everything starts from something, but something would be nothing, nothing if your heart didn't dream with me." Leti belts.

"Cause everything starts from something, but something would be nothing, nothing if your heart didn't dream with me. Where would I be if you didn't believe?" Eliana and I sing and we finish out the song all of us in tears.

"Well that was emotional for you ladies," Mario says as we all join him and Khloe in front of the judges. We wipe our eyes and put our arms around each other.

"Girls I'm going to be honest, it wasn't your best." LA says and the crowd boos. "I'm just being honest, you have had better weeks."

"I disagree; I thought that was very beautiful." Britney says and the crowd cheers. Well the crowd at least liked us.

"I was looking for emotion this week, and you girls brought it." Demi approves.

"At first I wasn't sure of your song choice, but it was perfect. Don't listen to the grump at the end, you did great." Simon tells us and I feel relieved. Simon liked it, Demi liked it, Britney liked it, and the crowd seemed to like it. Who needed LA anyway?

"Well America it's up to you. If you want to keep the girls in for next week be sure to call, voting is now open!" Mario says.

"If you missed the voting information, here it is one last time." Khloe says and the performances play back. Everyone had done so good, how safe were we?

~~

"Can I just repeat how much Taylor Swift annoys me?" Leti asks. "Like really, all her songs are about shit relationships and how the boy broke her heart or something. It's dumb!"

"Tell her yourself, that would be funny." Eliana says as Taylor performs stage.

"No, I'm not that mean. It's just my opinion too it wouldn't matter because she is rich and famous and dated Taylor Lautner." Leti says and we all laugh.

"Too true, she's almost done so let's get ready to go on." Meghan says and we set up just off stage. Naomi had already been sent home and we were waiting to see who was singing for survival. There were nine of us left and I was kind of worried.

"Trouble, trouble, trouble!" Taylor finishes the song and everyone claps as she walks off stage.

"Wow Taylor that was awesome!" Khloe says and Leti rolls her eyes.

"When we come back two acts will sing for a spot here next week!" Mario says and as it goes to commercial.

"Go to your places," a stage hand says and we all walk on stage and wait for what feels like forever. Finally we are back and our future is being determined.

"The first act that is safe this week is, Jordan Chesser." Mario announces.

"Next act through to next week is George Man. Hunter Finch, you are safe, along with TFM." The girls and I all hug each other and go off stage and wait for the others. Once again we were safe!

"Jason McMan, Carter Smith, and HoJo are all safe. That means that Bianca and Lisa Hamar will be singing against each other. Demi how do you feel about this?" Khloe asks.

"Finally Bianca can go home when Lisa kicks her butt!" Eliana exclaims as the witch prepares to sing. May she be put in her place.

Bianca sings, and Lisa sings, but to everyone's dismay Bianca is saved. Eight people left and we are one of them. Through to week five.