Quinn Fabray walked in to the conference room where the production team of "A Date in Paradise" asked her to come. She didn't know why but she did feel a bit nervous. This is the very first time she's gonna involved in a reality show and it's about dating. Well, not actually dating. They'll pretend to date each other, swapping partners, but in the end they have to choose one person that they feel most comfortable with. After that, it was up to them whether they want to continue their relationship or just stay as friends.
As she walked in, she saw the conference room was still empty. The other casts haven't arrived yet. Of course I'm the first one to come, she sighed.
"Good morning, Ms. Fabray. Thanks for coming!" Will Schuester, the producer of the show greeted her.
"Good morning to you too," she politely greeted him back. Then she moved to the table and sat in one of the chair.
"I know you probably have some questions about this program but I'll explain it to you when the others here. It won't be too long though. Is that okay?"
"Sure, Will."
Not long after that someone opened the door. It was Rachel Berry, the newest broadway star.
"Oh! I thought I was the first to arrive. Hi, I'm Rachel Berry!" she said as she entered the room.
"Hi, I'm-"
"You're Quinn Fabray, right? I love your show! I watched it every week. That wasn't the last season, right?" Rachel said as she sat next to Quinn.
"Um... yeah. Thank you. No, we're going to start filming the third season next month," she said while shifted uncomfortably. She wasn't really comfortable when a new people get to close with her.
Rachel was about to say anything else when they heard the door opened. Came in to the room were Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce.
"Fabray!" Santana called Quinn.
"Oh God! Santana! Brittany! You guys are here!" Quinn stood up and went to them, hugging them. Rachel sat there with confusion plastered on her face.
"You guys know each other?" Rachel asked.
"We went to the same school until high school back in San Fransisco. We're known as the Unholy Trinity," Brittany explained.
"Who are you anyway?" Santana asked.
"I'm Rachel Berry. I'm new at broadway."
"Hi, Rachel! I'm Brittany and this is Santana," Brittany shook Rachel's hand.
"I know you girls! Brittany, you're Mercedes Jones' dancer, right? And Santana, you're the co-host for The Stranger?"
"Yeah," Santana shrugged. She went to the opposite side of the table and sat there with Brittany. Quinn and Rachel went back to their seat.
"So, Ladies. Welcome and thank you for coming," Will said. "As you all know, you're going to be paired up with male celebrities. And during your stay, you might change partners. This show is not scripted. You can do anything that you want but sometimes we'll give you a mission. We already casted the males, but I want to know if you have some preferences. Can we start with you, Quinn?"
"Well... I never really have a boyfriend before so-"
"Are you fucking kidding me, Fabray?" Santana exclaimed.
"Shut up, San!" Quinn glared at the Latina. "Well, I don't know but I like sweet guy."
"I like taller guy since I'm tiny!" Rachel said.
"I'm fine with anyone. As long as he's hot and a good kisser," Santana said. "Oh! No sweet guy for me. That one will be reserved for Quinnie. I like bad boys."
"I like a guy who can dance and can tolerate Lord Tubbington's ecstasy addiction," Brittany said.
"Who's Lord Tubbington?" asked Rachel confused.
"My cat."
There was an awkward pause between them.
"Are you going to tell us who are the guys?" Santana asked Will who was observing the girls.
"No. You're going to find out by yourself tomorrow. In the mean time, I have four pieces of paper here. Inside, there were four different places where you'll meet your date. Make your choice, Ladies!" Will said as he handed the four papers to the girls.
Everyone picked one and opened it. Some of them looked surprised, while the others looked confused.
"So... what did you get?" Will asked.
"Pedestrian crossing at Times Square? I'm gonna get lost," Brittany sighed.
"Are you fucking kidding me? Inside a subway?" Santana exclaimed.
"I think it's cute, San," Quinn said.
"Shut up, Fabray! What did you get?"
"In a cinema."
"I got to meet my date in a coffee shop," Rachel said.
"The most normal," Santana rolled her eyes.
"Okay. So now you know where are you going to meet your date. We'll send in more details later. Now, I want you to go home and begin preparing to meet your date tomorrow. Oh! Don't forget to pack for the trip!" Will instructed them.
"Wait. Where are we going for the trip? I mean, I don't wanna go on a trip in wrong costumes," Santana said.
"Did I forget to mention that? Well, we're going to one of the most exotic place in the world. We're going to Bali, Indonesia! Oh, and you must remember that your manager and stylist would be banned from this trip. So, prepare yourself really well," Will told them.
"Bali? Wow, I really wanna go there. I heard it was super beautiful," Quinn said.
"Where in the world is that?" Brittany asked confused.
"Just googled it, Brit. You'll love it."
With that, Quinn, Santana, Brittany, and Rachel left the room after exchanging phone numbers and they began preparing for the big day tomorrow.
Sam Evans walked nervously to the conference room. He was late for the first production meeting and filming of "A Date in Paradise". Blame New York's crazy traffic and his stubborn manager who managed to make him stay late at the studio.
He opened the door and he saw the other male casts were already sitting there. Then someone familiar caught him by surprise.
"Mike? What are you doing here?" That was the first thing he said when he entered the room.
"Hey, Sam! How are you?" Mike stood up from his seat and came to give Sam a brotherly hug.
"Fine, Dude!"
"Mr. Evans! Glad you make it here," Will said.
"Yeah, sorry I'm late."
"Nah, no problem. I see you know Mike Chang already?"
Sam nodded. Mike was one of his best friends in high school back in Tennessee. Both moved to New York but to pursue different dreams. Sam as a singer, while Mike as a dancer.
"Hi, I'm Finn Hudson, playing for Jets," the tallest guy introduced himself to Sam.
"The name is Puck. I'm pretty sure you know me since I'm the guitarist of Damned," said the mohawk guy.
Sam shook their hands and went to sit on one of the chairs.
"Since you're all here, let's get started," Will said. "First of all, welcome and thank you for coming. As you all know, you're going to be paired with female celebrities. This show is not scripted at all but we'll give you guys some mission sometimes. We already casted the girls, actually we already met them earlier today. But I wanna know if you guys have some preferences. Can we start with you, Sam?"
"Well, I never really have girlfriend-"
"Are you kidding me, Dude?" Puck exclaimed.
Sam just rolled his eyes before he continued, "So any girl would be fine. As long as she's a sweet one. I like that kind of girl."
"I like ambitious girl. They kinda turned me on," Finn said.
"I like girls who have common interest with me. That would be dancing," Mike said.
"Any girl is fine as long as she's hot and a good kisser," Puck said.
"Well... this is interesting," Will said with amusement.
"What's interesting?" asked Sam.
"You see, we already met the ladies and we asked them that exact same question. Your answers are kind of similar."
The boys stunned. It was such a weird coincidence.
"You're not going to tell us who are these girls, right?" asked Puck.
"No. But I need you guys to do something right now. I have four pieces of paper. In each of this paper, there is one place where you'll meet your date. Make your choice, gentlemen!" Will said as he handed the papers to the guys.
Everyone took one paper and opened it.
"I'm going to meet her in a cinema," Sam said.
"I'm going to meet her in a coffee shop," Finn said.
"Wow, this is interesting. Gonna meet her in a subway," Mike said.
"Pedestrian crossing at Times Square? That's like freaking huge. How the hell I'm gonna find her?" Puck exclaimed.
Will ignored Puck's protest and said, "Okay. So now you know where are you going to meet your date. We'll send in the details later. But now, I want you to go home and prepare for your date tomorrow. Oh! Don't forget to pack for the trip to Bali, Indonesia."
"We're going to Bali? Man, that was cool!" said Sam.
"Where in the world is Bali?" asked Finn confused.
"Googled it, Dude! You'll love it."
With that, the boys left the conference room after exchanging phone numbers and began to prepare for the big day tomorrow.
Quinn arrived at her apartment later that day. After the meeting, she went to the department store to buy some of the things that she'll need for the trip. They would leave for Bali straight after their first date so she'll need to pack now.
Bali was a tropical island. So she put some sundresses, shirts, shorts, bikinis, and sandals into her suitcase. She also brought her sunglasses. She didn't care about sunscreen though. A little bit of tan would be nice. Well, sure the producer from her show won't be too happy about it but she didn't care.
Earlier, she had been told that she had to buy a shirt that they would like their date to wear during the trip. Since everyone still pretty much didn't have any idea of who would their date be, they were asked to buy any male clothes that suited their personal style. Quinn decided to go casual. She packed the clothes, and then she packed her own similar pieces of clothes. We could wear a rather matching clothes and look totally cute together, Quinn lost in her thought.
After clothes, Quinn packed some books for her to read during the plane ride. It would be more than 24 hours flight so she could use her time to read. She also packed her camera. Unknown to many people, besides acting, Quinn also loved photography. She never showed her photograph to other people though, only to her family. She knew that Bali was a place with many beautiful scenery so she wouldn't want to miss the chance to take many beautiful pictures.
After she finished everything, she just threw herself to her bed. She needed to sleep. It's gonna be a long week for her.
Sam arrived at his apartment around midnight. After the meeting, he went to a jewelry store to purchase a necklace for his date that the production team asked the guys to buy. Sam decided to keep it simple. But he was pretty sure that girls would like it.
When he arrived at his apartment, he just started to pack his things for the trip. He knew Bali was a tropical island so he put some shorts and shirts, also swimming trunks into his suitcase. He almost forgot to pack his sunglasses though he remembered it the minute before he locked his suitcase.
Besides clothes, Sam also packed his game player for him to play during the plane ride. He never flew that long before, so he wouldn't know what to do. Just to be safe, he decided to bring his games. Sam also packed his camera. He loved photography. During his first album cover shoot, he even directed the photo shoot himself. He knew that Bali was such a beautiful place so he would like to take some photos while he was there.
Next, the production team had asked the guys to choose a song 'that they would want to hear during their date'. Since he had zero experience with girls, he just picked whatever song he thought girls would love to listen to it. He surely hoped that he didn't make a wrong choice. It could be terrible though cause he's a singer.
After he finished everything, he went straight to his bed. He was nervous yet excited for the trip. It's gonna be fun, he thought before drifting off to his slumber.
Hey guys! This is the new story that I told you. This story is inspired by a Korean variety show called The Romantic & Idol. It's about 8 idol group members who were thrown into a situation where they have to pretend to date. I modified it a little bit but some things will be based on the show.
In the show, they went to Jeju Island, Korea. I chose Bali, Indonesia cause Bali was one of my favorite holiday destinations and I'm familiar with that place.So, give me some comments and reviews. Let me know what do you think of it. Thank you :)
