Into My Arms

“Rachael, do you have any messages you want to send out to the people talking about Noah Cyrus? People have been saying her outfits haven’t exactly been child appropriate, it’s been said that she’s turning into Miley. Would you say that’s a good thing or a bad thing?”

“If she’s turning into Miley, it’s a good thing. Miley’s an amazing person and no one should criticize the Cyrus family. They’re great people. They were there for me when I needed them…Brandi acted like my older sister when I needed advice, Trace acted as a big brother when I needed protection and Noah has always had a mind of her own. She has an amazing imagination and if she turns out to be like Miley, it would be great. So I think everyone should stop picking on her. She’s ten! Just leave her alone”

“Are you excited for tonight? Can you give some detail?”

“I’m completely excited. Joe, Demi, Nick and I haven’t performed all togetherever since the guys’ Burnin Up tour. There will be new songs, duets, song covers and so much fun. We all can’t wait”

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“How are y'all doing tonight?!” I said into the mic on the stage in front of the hundreds of people.

The air filled with loud cheers, screams, whistles, claps. “I cant hear you” It got louder. “That’s more like it…boy, don’t we have a show for you tonight. Demi, Joe, Nick and I are so excited and happy to be here tonight. For us, it’s like a small reunion and this will be the first time we perform together ever since the guys’ Burnin Up tour…where have the years gone…but enough talking, we have a few surprises along the way but lets get started!” I yelled and punched my fist in the air as fire shot up on the sides of the stage and the band began to play Party In The USA and I started to sing.

Right when I ended, a different song began to fill the air and the cheers were to the extreme. “This next one is the one that got me to where I am today, it was number one for five weeks straight and it was the reason why my first album ever went double platinum…” I smiled brightly as the screams began to make me feel almost light headed and I began to sing with everyone singing along.

Bet you thought that i'd be broken
Mascara streaking down my cheek
Devastated, out the door way.
In a daze, a state of disbelief
I bet you'd like that seeing me get mad
but baby i wont satisfy your needs
cuz i've already been there, done that
I'll be fine even if you leave

Ohh i dont need you anymore
Ohh and dont you know that..

You were the one that made me strong,
you made me stand up on my own
with every cruel intention you helped me find my
independence

yeah its all because of you
that i have the strength i do
to turn my pain to passion instead of crashing
Boy im thanking you, Boy im thankin you

Thinking back on how you changed me
everytime you tried to put me down
and even though it really hurt me
underneath, myself is what i found
so take a look inside these eyes now
and say the things you want to say to me
cuz i've already spread my wings out
and your the one. the one who set me free

Ohh i dont need you anyone
Ohh and dont you know that..

You were the one that made me strong,
you made me stand up on my own
with every cruel intention you helped me find my
independence

yeah its all because of you
that i have the strength i do
to turn my pain to passion instead of crashing
Boy im thanking you,

For all the tears i cried
for all the sacrafice
for all the drama
cuz in the end it made me stronger
so trust me ill be fine
baby ill survive
and i want you to know

that you
were the one that broke my heart
but i wont fall apart
no.. im so moving on
and babyyy

You were the one that made me strong,
you made me stand up on my own
with every cruel intention you helped me find my
independence

yeah its all because of you
that i have the strength i do
to turn my pain to passion instead of crashing
Boy im thanking you, Boy im thankin you

~~~

I sang more songs, both old and new. Once I finished, “Nick Jonas everybody!” I announced and it got louder as familiar music filled the air as he came out to the stage playing guitar and I started to sing.

La la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la ooh...

I don't know you
I just met you boy
But somethin's got me
And I don't know why

He started to sing into the microphone as I went around the stage to grab some of the fans’ hands and some of them took pictures of me.

I don't know you
I just met you girl
But somethin's got me
Can you tell me why

I started singing as I worked my way to Nick.

Cause' I don't know why
From the moment I first saw you
I've been stuck in time
And it seems so right

No I don't know why {he started singing}
But the feelings that I'm feeling

They're so beautiful {I sang}

Incredible {he sang}
It makes me wanna say {we both sang}

Now we were face to face, singing to each other but at times we would also face the crowd.

What if
It was meant to be
What if
It was destiny
This trip
Baby you and me
We might never get another chance
So let's skip
All the history
And just click
To the you and me
And then maybe we'll see
If this what if could be

Yeah yeah {he sang}
If this what if could be
Na na na na na

I remembered our first time performing this song together and decided I would do what I did then. So as I started to sing, I began to step toward him and as if he read my mind, he began to step back and we moved to the beat.

It's not my style
To get so excited
But I like it
And I don't know why{he came in}

This time, when he started to sing, he started to walk toward me as I began to walk back…exactly like our first performance of this song together.

I'm fallin so fast {and began to sing alone}
Girl I've got it bad
No, I can't help it
Can you tell me why

We got back to the middle of the stage and faced the crowd.

Cause' I don't know why {I started}
From the moment I first saw you
You've been on my mind
Baby stuck inside

No I don't know why {he began}
But baby everything's so perfect

Yeah... {I sang}
It's beautiful

Incredible {he sang}

It makes me wanna say {we both started to sing}

What if
It was meant to be
What if
It was destiny
This trip
Baby you and me
We might never get another chance
So let's skip
All the history
And just click
To the you and me
And then-maybe we'll see
If this what if could be

We stepped closer to each other so our mics were touching and laughed silently, a little but we both kept singing.

Could be for real
We won't know
Unless we take the wheel
Roll the dice and see just how it feels

Feels to be in love
What if this is love

We both pulled away and the air vents beneath us began to blow up and my shirt rose a little so my flat stomach showed some but hey I wasn’t worried about it. Tonight was about having a little fun. I’m seventeen, it’s okay to not play by the rules sometimes. I’m not bound to Disney.

What if {I sang}
We were meant to be {we both sang}
What if
It was destiny
(Destiny) {he echoed}
This trip {I sang}
Baby you and me {he joined in}
We might never get another chance
(Never get another chance) {he echoed}
So let's skip
All the history
And just click
To the you and me
And then maybe we'll see
If this what if could be

La la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la ooh...
Yeah yeah

~~~~

Then as more familiar music began to fill the air, Demi and Joe rose up on a platform and I ran to the second set of drums that we had on the stage and I started playing a little bit of the symbols as we began to play This Is Me.

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Then the four of us began to sing some songs we all wrote together and the crowd seemed to really like the songs. After Blowin It Up, Nick, and Joe ran off the stage to go do a quick change and Demi and I took over by doing a few duets we did together and after about two of them, I knew I needed a small rest.

“Everyone welcome to the stage, Justin Bieber!” I announced and he came running out with the crowd screaming like crazy.

He came right over to me, hugging me tightly. Then he hugged Demi and we both got off the stage as he took over. Anna handed me my water and I chugged most of it.

“It’s going great so far,” Anna cooed and I just smiled.

I handed her the bottle and Nick walked over to me so she took it as the cue to walk away. “Kevin couldn’t make it?” I asked with a sad expression.

He sympathized and gave me the same one…but it quickly changed to a happy one when he moved to the side so I saw Kevin fixing his cuffs on his sleeves. “Where do you want me first?” he asked.

“Kevin!” I cheered as I ran toward him and jumped into his arms so he caught me.

“You didn’t think I’d let down my little sister did you?” he asked, rhetorically and then set me down.

“Well now that Kevin’s here, you three are up next after Justin,” Anna instructed.

~~~

The Jonas Brothers performed songs, new and old. When I went back on stage to perform We Got The Party, we were taken by surprise when everyone started to chant Please Be Mine. We agreed to it and the guys started playing it. I was about to walk off but Nick grabbed my hand to stop me and he started to sing to me as I blushed like mad and some girls awed while I saw the most dirtiest looks ever. He was singing the song he wrote for me so many years ago. After it, Joe and Kevin ran off and Kevin ran back to his seat in the audience with Danielle as music started to play and I started to sing.

There's some things that I regret,
Some words I wish had gone unsaid,
Some starts,
That had some better endings

Nick started to sing.

Been some bad times I've been through,
Damage I cannot undo,
Some things,
I wish I could do all, all over again,

I started to sing.

But it don’t really matter,
Life gets that much harder,
It makes you that much stronger,
Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were,
Lessons learned.

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
Everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night {he sang}

We both started to sing.

Every change, life has thrown me

I'm thankful, for every break in my heart
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned.

He started to sing.

There's mistakes that I have made,
Some chances I just threw away,
Some roads,
I never should've taken,

I started to sing.

Been some signs I didn't see,
Hearts that I hurt needlessly,
Some wounds,
That I wish I could have one more chance to mend,

We both started singing together.

But it don't make no difference,
The past can't be rewritten,
You get the life you're given,

Oh, some pages turned, {I sang}
Some bridges burned, {he sang}

We both started to sing together.

But there were,
Lessons learned.
And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
Everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night,
Every change, life has thrown me, {he sang}
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart, {I sang}
I'm grateful, for every scar {he sang}
Some pages turned, {I sang}
Some bridges burned, {he sang}
But there were lessons learned. {we both sang}

And all the things that break you,
Are all the things that make you strong,

I started to sing.

You can't change the past,
Cause it's gone,

He started to sing.

And you just gotta move on,
Because it's all,
Lessons learned.

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes {I sang}
Everyday I wondered how I'd get through the night, {he joined in}
From every change, life has thrown me,
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm grateful, for every scar,
Some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned,

Oh, some pages turned,
Some bridges burned,
But there were lessons learned,
Lessons learned

The crowd went wild. I looked at Nick. There was absolutely no one else I the world that I would want to be sharing moments like these with…he was the one…even if he didn’t feel the way about me…for me, he was the one.