Chapter 1
Hi! This is my first fanfiction so, yeah!
I don't own Karen or Matt. And I don't own Macbeth.
Karen's POV
It had been a month since I auditioned for the role of Lady Macbeth. I sat by the phone waiting for the call that would tell me if I got the role. I was getting more nervous by the second. Suddenly, the phone rang. I immediately answered and said, "Hello?"
There was a brief pause before I heard a male voice. "Ah, is this Karen Gillan?"
"Yes, who is this?" I asked even though I already knew.
"This is the casting director for Macbeth, I'm sorry, but you didn't get the role."
Tears immediately welled up in my eyes. "Oh, thank you for calling." I said, quickly hanging up before I started crying. I fell back onto my bed, my body shaking with sobs.
I let myself lay there for a few minutes later, when my phone rang again. I checked the caller I.D, and saw that it read "Stupid Face Matt". I answered the phone and said, "H-Hi, Matt.", fighting back tears.
"Kaz? Are you okay?" Matt asked.
I swallowed. "Yeah, Matt. I'm fine.
"You don't sound fine. Please, tell me what's wrong." He pleaded.
"I didn't get the part, that's all." I said, my voice cracking a little at the end.
"Okay, I'm coming over." Matt stated.
I sighed, "Matt, you don't have to-"
"No, I'll be there in 10 minutes." He said, and hung up, leaving no room for argument.
Might as well make myself look presentable. I thought, and went into the bathroom to wash my face and change into some sweatpants. Just for stupid face Matt.
About ten minutes later, I heard the doorbell ring. I walked out of my kitchen where I was preparing a Nutella sandwich, and opened the door to where Matt stood smiling at me.
"Hello, Kaz!" He exclaimed and walked in.
I stepped back as he walked in and closed the door.
I looked at him and replied, "Hey, Matt."
I was walking into the kitchen to finish making my Nutella sandwich, when I felt Matt pull me into a hug. He kissed my forehead and said, "It's alright Kaz. Everybody loses a role sometimes."
I couldn't control my tears anymore, and started softly crying into his chest. He walked us to the couch and we sat down, me on his lap.
We sat like that for a few minutes, neither of us speaking, before Matt exclaimed, "You know what! Let's make our own Macbeth!" and smiled at me. I tried to smile back, but it turned out more like a grimace.
"I guess that could be fun." I said, lacking any enthusiasm. Matt picked me up bridal style and set me down in front of the closet where I keep my camera.
"That's the spirit!" He said. We took out my camera and tri-pod, and set them up in the kitchen. I gasped and started towards my bedroom.
"Where are you going?" Matt asked, and started following me.
I smirked at him and replied, "Don't we need costumes?"
Matt laughed. "Kaz, you genius! Of course we do!" We walked into my bedroom and I opened my closet, pulling out a bed sheet and a fuzzy blanket. I picked up some paper, markers, and safety pins and we were ready to start working.
I cut out two crown shapes from the paper and handed them to Matt.
"Here, start decorating." I ordered. Matt took them and walked into the kitchen. He returned with some glitter and glue. He started rubbing glue over one of the crowns, while I just stared at him, an amused look on my face.
"What?" He asked, "It isn't a crown without glitter!" I laughed and picked up the bed sheet. I wrapped it around my neck and fastened it with a safety pin; It would be my cape. I made another cape like item from the blanket and put it on Matt. He had finished making the crowns and handed me one.
"Well these are… interesting." I said as I examined the crown he had just handed me. It was decorated with pink and blue marker, green glitter, and… a badger sticker?
"Hey! It's original." Matt stated, obviously proud of his work. I put it on and walked up to the camera.
"Shall we begin?" I asked.
Matt nodded, "Indeed we shall."
