Chapter 1: A New Job?

It was wonderfully warm and beautiful day today in Cape Mary. Birds chirped merrily, chasing one another in a flurry of beating wings. The sun was high above the clouds and shone brightly down onto the crystal clear waters of the ocean which reflected twinkling lights.

Layla Hamilton was observing all of this from the bench where she sat facing towards the beach. The refreshing scent of sea water washed over her, making her long, rich waves of golden hair billow majestically behind her. The smell filled her nostrils as she breathed in deeply and gave a contented sigh. It had been quite a while since she had been able to sneak out of Kaleido Stage to enjoy peaceful days such as this.

'Why was life never this comforting and peaceful?' she thought placidly.

Glancing down at her watch, she noticed that she was already late for practice and Yuri would definitely kill her this time. Layla winced. She had had enough of all of his complaints and bickering about all her faults. Any more and she would might as well become deaf.

Irritated, she stood up and gave the beach one last longing look before she turned and took her leave.

As she entered Kaleido Stage, Sora came running up to her, panting heavily and thoroughly out of breath.

"Layla!" Sora gasped. "Where were you? I've been looking all over for you!"

"No where in particular," Layla lied. "Is there something you need?"

Sora shook her head. "Carlos wants you in his office. Someone is here to see you."

Layla, wondering who it was, thanked Sora and released her to do as she wished. Walking over to Carlo's office, she knocked the door softly.

"Come in," a gruff voice answered.

Turning the knob, Layla entered the room. Carlos was sitting at his desk as usual someone different was with him this time. It was a very beautiful and stylish lady with dark, wavy hues which fell around shoulder length. Her skin was very fair and made her dark eyes stand out in contrast. She wore a red tank top covered with a black leather jacket and a matching mini-skirt. Black stilettos around three inches high were also perfectly fitted.

"Konnichiwa," the lady said, bowing politely.



Taken aback, Layla certainly knew what 'konnichiwa' meant from Sora's Japanese lessons and hastily bowed back in reply.

"K-Konnichi-w-wa," Layla attempted, blushing madly.

The lady straightened and gave a slight chuckle behind a delicately raised hand. Layla automatically liked her. She did not feel a sense of aloofness or cold demeanor from her, only warmth and kindness. Layla also rose and turned to Carlos.

"I assume you guys have now been accustomed to each other," Carlos started. "Now I'll explain why you're here, Layla."

He gestured towards the dark-haired lady. "This is my long time friend Tomaya Amara. She is the manager for the Enchanted Waters Modelling Agency in Japan. She's here to ask a favor from you today."

Layla still could not comprehend what Carlos meant. "What exactly do you need from me Miss Tomaya?"

"Oh, please just call me Amara." She grinned, "Like Carlos said, I am in charge of the Enchanted Waters Modeling Agency. Basically, what I do is look for potential people to become models for me. I like to invite people from all parts of the world to work for me."

"So are you trying to say that you would like me to join?" Layla asked, putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

"Exactly." Amara strode over to Layla and took her hands into her own. I've seen all your performances and movies and I believe you are exactly what we need for my agency to grow. I've asked Carlos and he said it was fine."

Layla could not meet Amara's eyes. "I'm very sorry, but I was never interested in anything other than performing in Kaleido Stage. Even the movies I make never made me as happy than if I'm on the trapeze in front of thousands."

"I see…" Amara looked very disappointed.

It pained Layla to see her that depressed. Suddenly, her ears picked up some sound from outside the door. Smirking, she walked over the door and swung the door open. Sora, May, Ken, Mia and Anna tumbled down in a big heap on the floor with a crash. Sora scratched the back of her head and gave a pitiful laugh.

Carlos took this time to intervene. "Just give it a try, Layla. Business during these months is kinda slow since its not the show season. Anyways, Sora's Angel Act with Yuri has been quite a hit right now so we don't really need you."



"I don't know…" Layla said indecisively.

Sora gave her thumbs up. "I can always cover for you. You've been working really hard lately so it would be nice if you had a break. Trying something new and different won't hurt. Who knows? You might end up liking the job."

May Wong put her hands on her hip. "Don't worry, I'll be in charge of Sora and make sure she does everything perfect. If not…" She swiveled around and bared her teeth at Sora who sweat dropped.

Behind her, Ken, Mia, and Anna nodded enthusiastically.

"Are you sure?"

Layla then turned faced Amara and smiled. "I guess I'm in your care then."

"Yay!" Amara cried and squeezed Layla's hands even harder. "I'll be waiting then! Oh, I better inform everyone at the agency! See you later, Layla-chan!"

"Layla-chan?" Layla inquired confusedly at first but laughed and shrugged it off. It would be a very exciting journey.

A/N: And that's the end! Wow, I can't believe I got the first chapter done already. The next one should be up pretty soon so keep on checking. If you don't mind, could you also R&R pls? I really like to know how my stories are so I can improve them.