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Hey Jude I & II

You Make Me



A/N: Chapter Song is "Strong" -1D Play the song and imagine this as the music video. Enjoy!





The lights dim to complete darkness in the private theater. There's several murmurs and chuckles of anticipation and nerves. Harry is holding my hand, and with the faint light projecting from the screen, I see him chewing on his lip and leg twitching with anxiety. There's a bird's eye view of a neighborhood street projected onto the 22 by 52 foot blank canvas, with perfect painted houses and well kept lawns. It reminds me of the calm opening scene to a disturbing horror flick, right before the first killing, on Elm Street.

The word strong appears in the middle of the screen in bright yellow letters and capital bold font. As it disappears the camera narrows down to a specific house where a girl waves goodbye to Louis. She closes the door to her house and he's getting in his car to drive off. The next scene cuts to a darker brunette blowing a kiss to her computer screen and Niall waving goodbye through the web cam.

The first guitar riffs start ever so subtly until it consumes the speakers and we no longer hear the characters or the sound effects. Two more girls say goodnight over the phone and the last girl waves from her window as her boyfriend, Harry, crawls into his house from the tree branch.

"My hands, your hands, tied up like two ships..."

There's no actual script, no voices other than the song guiding you through the mini film. Its now dark and all five girls are sleeping in their beds. Things speed up, flashing each girl simultaneously. They're struggling, some tossing in their beds. The close ups of their facial expressions show they are caught in a series of nightmares.

There's a long pause before the breaking of the chorus and we are soon transported into each girl's mind. Flashing images of reality and comic strips, until we are now in a sketched world of thick pen strokes and vivid comic characters. There's a girl speeding out of control down a busy avenue. Headlights are constantly flashing on her face and you can see the panic as she tries to slam on the brakes but they don't budge.

We're immediately taken to the next girl who's walking alone on a train track. The moonlight is shining down on her sad countenance but you soon find a locomotive coming at a distance. The third girl is trapped in a cylindrical tank, puzzled as to why she is in there in the first place. Terror drowns her eyes when water begins to rise, reaching her knees too quickly.

There's still two more girls left. The fourth nightmare shows a girl covering her ears, hiding in a living room while her parents fight both verbally and physically in the kitchen. The last girl is scratched and bloodied up, running till she's trapped in a dead end alley way. There's a mysterious tall man all in black, the only thing your eyes focus in on is the sharp knife in his hands.

I hear the chorus again followed by what looks like a shooting star in the night sky. The train is seconds away from hitting the frightened girl, the white light growing over her body consuming her till the screen is almost blinding you to expect the worst. Louis swoops in with a second left to spare, flying faster than my eyes can keep up.

Next, we are taken to the dark room of blue hues. Liam is delivering punch after punch against the tank. His skin tight costume is similar to Louis's but his is black and yellow. The cracks are barely spreading. The water is now covering her head and Liam's eyes turn bright amber, throwing each blow stronger than the last till the glass completely shatters. He grabs the girl before she has a chance to slide out and cut herself on any sharp edges.

I recognize Zayn's voice in this next solo. He appears before the girl who's crying and shielding her ears. He takes her hand and touches the wall at the same time. Making her parents disappear and the room transform into a mystical garden with a pond and a flock of swans. Her face glistens and we zoom in to see the pupils in her eyes grow smaller.

The song dies down. The melody is so faint but the action takes over. The car is headed towards a huge pole, sure to split the vehicle in two. The terrified girl shuts her eyes and this comic animation goes into slow motion. A red laser begins to cut through the metals, slicing the car enough to free the victim. Niall voice is heard in a quiet solo as he snatches the girl just in time before the speed picks back up again.

When the chorus breaks in a final time, we are back in the creepy alley way. The girl is cornered with a blinking street light adding to the climax. She's fallen and is now crawling backwards. Just then Harry lands in between the two characters. He stands up in his black and red costume, hands glowing bright orange at his sides. Flames are soon dancing around in his palms as they intensify.

The evil man transforms into a beast, growing in size and coming closer. Harry's body is turning red. He screams till the veins of his neck and face are protruding from his skin. His hands fire the red-orange beams till the black monstrosity combusts, cooling down right after to embrace the girl.

The final shots take us back to reality with flashes of the girls sleeping peacefully. Louis is floating just feet off the ground in the night, watching his girlfriend's house. Liam is laying beside his girl on her bed. Niall is closing a door with his eyes turning from red to blue while Zayn finishes a garden mural on his girl's wall, painting a swan in the corner.

"You make me strong."

The last take is Harry looking to his neighbor's window from his room, taking off the top of his black and burgundy costume with the faintest of white smoke coming from his hands. The screen turns black and the boys begin to whistle and applaud.

"Whatcha think?" Harry faces me.

The lights turn back on and my jaw is still floored. "That was the best music video I've ever seen!"

I look over to see the rest of the band mates cheer and attack Ben, the director and producer of the music video. But he points and bows to the other gentlemen who were the illustrators and comic artists who accomplished the majority if not the whole mini movie.

"Are you nervous?" Harry asks.

As if I could forget the important task I had been given. I nod and exhale before I get up and throw my laptop bag over my shoulder. I walk over to Ben and Calvin, who gives me a friendly nod.

"Do you have a minute now, to ask you a few questions?"

"Yeah, yeah. Let's head over to the foyer," Ben replies enthusiastically.

I make it there before he does, setting up my laptop to record his response while I ask the questions. I'm extremely nervous. Why Calvin asked me to do this, I have no idea, all I know is that something has been brewing between him and Harry. I had a feeling this was one big test.

"Hey Ben, this will only take like five minutes I promise," I say remembering to speak slower than how fast my nerves want me to go.

"Sure no problem. First! Did you like the video?!"

"I loved it! I seriously had no clue what to expect. I had only seen Harry in that uniform yesterday, and that was the first time I got to see any of the filming, so I was a bit lost as to what was going on," I smile and start recording.

"No one's going to see this coming."

"Now tell me, how did this whole idea come about?" I ask eagerly.

"Well Zayn's always liked Michael Jackson and the extended music videos he did back in the late 80s early 90s. And you'll see artists like JT doing some of his own now, so. . . Liam throws out the idea of super heroes, which was the concept from the Teenage Dirtbag segment from This Is Us. Except Louis was afraid it would to look too cheesy and fake."

"Did you already have the comic book effect in mind?"

"Not yet. Actually, Niall was ecstatic and started showing us all this fan artwork of the boys in these costumes, all scratched and beat up. The costumes were very similar to the ones in the movie documentary so we decided to keep them, but it wasn't till Harry mentioned the group A-ha and their video Take On Me, which starts out in a comic strip. How did Harry know about a music video that was out probably a decade before he was born, I dunno. But it was then that I knew we were onto something big, without being too cheesy. The boys and I love action comics, especially Zayn and Liam. And to put these two worlds together, would not only please them but the millions of fans that already see One Direction as their heroes."

"Who came up with the idea of the girlfriends and the nightmares?"

"Well the nature of the song itself focuses on relationships. Louis helped cowrite the lyrics and knew their had to be a picture of the guy saving and protecting his girl, because the love he has for her makes him strong. We thought it be pretty cool if we left the viewer guessing towards the end, not knowing if it was really a dream or not. Liam did emphasize the idea of the girls dealing with nightmares."

"I have a feeling this is going to be the music video of the year! Do you think they'll start selling the guy's dolls in their super hero costumes next?" I chuckle.

"Heck yeah! Then they'll be action figures. Hell, I'd buy those!"

I stop the recording and shake his hand. Now its time. He waves goodbye once more, then I see Harry and Calvin walking towards me. No pressure. Calvin looks very intimidating with his professional camera and I know he's about to point that thing at me.

"Quick picture?" Calvin points towards the wall for me to go stand.

"If this review is for you, why do you need a picture?" I ask nervously.

"Because that's what I do," he smiles slyly.

I walk back over to sit in front of my laptop and huff. Harry leans behind me and rests his head over my shoulder. I hear a few more clicks from the camera, and although Harry's probably dull to the sound, it rings in my ears regardless.

"Are you sure you don't want me to sit with you?" he whispers and kisses my cheek.

"As much as I would love it, you'll just be a distraction I can't afford to have at this precise moment."

"Don't be nervous, Jude. A simple few paragraphs will do," Calvin encourages.

"Right. Go on, I won't be too long," I tell Harry.

"Okay. Text me before you're done. Are you sure you don't want to head back to our room or a coffee shop?"

"No, I'm comfortable here. The sooner I start the better."

Harry kisses my cheek once more before walking off with Calvin. His eyes are so hopeful and I wish I knew what they we're plotting but I can only worry about so much right now. I feel my stress levels rising, so nervous to write this simple assignment. It makes my college papers seem like a piece of cake.

All I can think about is how I got in this mess in the first place. Yesterday we came to this studio, I hung around quiet as usual and stayed out of everyone's way. I was so happy to see Lou and Lux again, helping her get things when she needed them. Then out of nowhere Calvin showed up with his camera. I thought he just wanted to say hi but it turns out that he had bigger plans forming in that brilliant head of his.

It so happens that Harry had sent him the link to some of my written entries, from the university's website and the Phoenix Journal. Now Calvin was curious to see my skills in person and asked me to write about my whole experience from the filming to the end product of the music video screening. I feel as though I'm about to write for the very first time. Its one thing to write for Roger but Calvin is a whole other ballgame.

After a few deep breaths, I focus all my energy and creativity into these next paragraphs that could possibly change the rest of my life.




Notes

So how many of you played the song? Be honest ;)

That's my imagination ... hope you envisioned it as well as I did. Something is definitely in store for Jude... who can guess what? (and it may not be as obvious as you think)

I'm beyond grateful for your votes and comments. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (for those of you who celebrate it). Either way I'm thankful for each and everyone of you. Chocolate kisses! Muah Muah!

Comment below and lets start chatting :)

Comments

85............why am i commenting on dirty things!

48 Is really kinky......but im still readidng it

ok so chapter 35 tells me how to cup nuts...ok

woow not even half of the book and there already fucking!! chapter 6 and 5 are the reason i don't have a boyfriend :(

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