I feel good ;) I got the best Christmas gift ever, and my friend said I gave him the best Christmas gift ever(in case you were wondering, I got a turtle and I gave my friend a hamster). Ha, if we had a duckling in the classroom at the same time we had the turtle and the hamster, we could've had the Wonder Pets!
Okay, whatever…
And because of my turtle, Sheldon(my best friend, who gave it to me, named it…I wanted to name it Pistachio), I am starting Collide's sequel, A Little Too Not Over You!
Oh yeah, I'm not putting the dates and other stuff anymore…Sometimes they confuse me.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything…not even the title. David Archuleta owns that. And the title for this chapter is from I'll Take Us Home by Matt and Kim(the title is actually supposed to be Hey, New York, Our Old Friend…from the same song…yeah…but then I realized they were in California…maybe it'll be the title for the next chapter…)
A Little Too Not Over You
Chapter One – Here We Stand In The End
"This just in. Derrick Harrington, our favorite suspended soccer superstar, just broke up with his socialite girlfriend, Jasmin Collins. Now, there are no details about this break-up yet, and neither parties have given any statements, but is this break-up somehow connected to Derrick's suspension from the English pro soccer team last week for punching Germany's coach? Well, whatever the reason, I'm sure all you ladies are excited that Derrick Harrington's sexiness is now free for all of us to admire," Alicia Rivera reported. If there was one thing she hated about her job, it's when she has to talk about her friends that way. Derrick Harrington's sexiness? She knows Derrick Harrington. And if you've known him for as long as she did, you so would not think he was sexy.
Alicia Rivera was now the proud host of her own gossip show, Point!
And yes, the name was taken from when she was young.
Actually, she wasn't just a host. She's also choreographer to the stars, and finally a Ralph Lauren model. Do you know how hard it is to become the top Ralph Lauren model?
Oh well, at least she wasn't the busiest among her friends.
The Pretty Committee(no, they don't officially refer to themselves as TPC anymore. Old habits just die hard) all went into the entertainment industry. If you loved attention as much as they do, Hollywood is perfect for you.
Claire Lyons is still the same sweetheart, and she's still with Cam Fisher. In fact, they own a candy company(that of course sells tons of gummies) that has over 70 braches worldwide. Claire is also an actress(like they all knew she would be) and a top model. Cam is one of the youngest(and hottest) director and producer, and those good looks have to be put into good use somehow, so he also models.
Dylan Marvil is now the host of her new talk show, Dylan, that is swiftly rising up to the ranks of shows like Tyra and Ellen and Oprah. She's also the spokeswoman for You love you, an organization that aims to help young girls embrace themselves and accept their flaws and be content with who they are because who they are "is a star." She's also a top model.
Kristen Gregory now owns a famous magazine that is even bigger than Vogue(and she did that in less than four years!), and she's a top model. Of course, she couldn't let go of her shoes, so she started her own shoe line that mainly specializes in stylish rubber shoes, but she also has very comfortable heels and sandals and other kinds of footwear. Surprisingly, Kristen and Kemp were the couple that lasted until now.
Kemp Hurley and Chris Plovert, the inseparable duo, started a men's magazine. Somehow, Kemp's perverted-ness (he's not so perverted now, though. Kristen got that out of him), and Chris's management skills worked together to make one heck of a men's magazine. They were, like, Playboy heirs now. Except that Kemp is taken. Chris is currently single. During sophomore year, he and Dylan drifted apart. Oh yeah, they're both models, too.
Josh Hotz, aside from Derrick, was the only one who really pursued soccer. He and Derrick were both part of the English soccer team. Josh is also a model. And one very surprising thing he did was start a fashion line for boys, called Hotz, that made them look stylish yet not gay. Those jokes about his Ralph Lauren 'obsession' had a good effect, after all. Alicia and him were Hollywood's on-again-off-again couple.
Now, Derrick Harrington. He's the new David Beckham. Soccer player, sought-after model, every girl's fantasy. But then, Derrick punched the Spanish team's coach, and got a one year suspension. This made him even more wanted. There are modeling agencies calling him day and night, and brands practically begging him to be the new face of their products. There are also movie offers. And, he accepted one, saying, "I better make good use of my one year suspension."
Finally, Massie Block. Everyone said she would end up doing great things, and she did. She became a singer, an actress, and a top model. Triple threat. More than a triple threat, actually. She also has her own fashion line, called Massie, and a cosmetics company, called 135. She's currently one of the most sought-after celebrities of today, and one of the hottest. Of course, a girl as gorgeous as her needs a beau, and he comes in the form of the sexy Landon Crane.
"Alicia, we're on in 2 minutes!" someone, Alicia didn't see, called out. She walked to her post and smiled.
"3…2…" the cameraman said, lifting his pointer finger for "1."
"It's a beautiful Saturday today…"
~^*^~
"Massie! The movie producers for that other movie have been calling me non-stop, checking to confirm whether you accept their movie or not," Pamela Curtis, Massie Block's manager-slash-agent-slash-publicist said over the phone.
"What movie?" Massie Block asked. She had about ten movie offers right now.
"The chick-flick about the young couple? The guy had to move to a different country, and they were separated. Five years later, the guy returns and he finds the girl, but the girl has to chose between her fiancé and the guy she loves. She doesn't tell the guy about the fiancé. Then, for three days, they do things they've never done before, and the girl says it will help them get to know each other again. In the end, she picks the guy after the guy gets mad at her for not telling him about the fiancé. Semi-light acting. Directed by James Altnoy."
"Queen Of Hearts?" Massie asked.
"Yeah."
"I'll take it."
"Really?"
"Uh huh. I like the script. Who's my leading man?"
"He hasn't given his response yet, and they said that even if he did, he would be top secret."
"Top secret?"
"Yup."
"They can't even tell me?"
"Only when you sign the contract."
"When's contract signing?"
"Tomorrow, 2 p.m."
"Tell them that we'll be there."
~^*^~
"So, who's my leading man?" Massie asked the producers in front of her after she affixed her signature on the contract.
"You'll meet him next week, during the photo shoot. We want to do the photo shoot early, so we're starting with that, then the next day, we start filming," James Altnoy, director and producer, said.
"Okay."
~^*^~
[photo shoot day]
"You have the photo shoot for Queen Of Hearts today, then a meeting with the designers of Massie, so that they can show you their new designs and you can approve them. Afterwards, you have a song offer from your label, then you have dinner with Dylan, Alicia, Claire and Kristen," Ella Nelson, Massie's personal assistant, said.
"Mmm. Where's dinner?" Massie asked.
"Dylan's house."
~^*^~
"Since you're early, why don't you go to hair and make-up first, Massie?" James asked. They were in a photo studio somewhere in downtown Hollywood, and Massie came a little early. There wasn't anything much that was happening. Interns and stylists and make-up artists were just mulling about, waiting for the photo shoot to start.
"Sure," Massie said, shrugging. She set down the magazine she was reading and sat down in front of a big mirror while her favorite make-up artist, Harmony Jones, and her favorite hair stylist, Susan Jacob, worked on her face and hair.
"Massie, darling, do you have any idea who this "secret leading man" is? He's quite the talk of the town," Harmony said in her British accent.
"Actually, they won't tell me who he is. I find out today," Massie answered.
"Whoever he is, I hope he's sexy," Susan mused.
"Susan! Dear God! You're married!" Harmony exclaimed.
"So?"
"So, you should give me a chance! I'd like to have a sexy American actor," Harmony joked.
"Oh, Harmony, Harmony, if you had the same appeal as me, you just might," Susan said.
"Susan, we're corrupting the young girl's mind," Harmony said.
Massie stopped laughing to frown. "I'm twenty-one years old."
"Massie, you're still young. Our ages are almost unmentionable," Susan said.
"Consider yourself lucky, darling. Twenty-one, the prime of womanhood!" Harmony said.
Sometimes Massie wondered if her make-up artist and hair stylist were on drugs.
"Prime of womanhood?" Massie asked.
"Don't talk too much, darling, I can't get the lipstick on. And yes, the prime of womanhood. When you're free to do whatever you'd like. When young, sexy lads hit on you in the bar. When boys stop and stare at you as you walk down the streets. That time of womanhood," Harmony explained.
"Harmony, shut up. No one wants to hear about your sad love life," Susan said.
"The men I like are all wankers that hate hippies. When they ask me about my name, and I tell them that my folks were hippies, they all leave!"
"Harmony! I'll go on a date with you if you finish with Massie early!" James shouted from across the room.
Massie loved this crew team.
Thirty minutes later, Massie was done.
"Hey, James, pick me up at seven!" Harmony shouted while Massie walked towards the clothes racks that lined the walls. The stylist, Savannah, already had an outfit for her. She changed, then she stood in front of the white backdrop that covered half of one wall. She let the photographer take some sample shots of her.
"Happy, Massie, you won the lottery! You're happy! Good! Now, sad. You lost everything, now your sad! Perfect! Now, angry! Pull out your hair, angry! Great shot!" the photographer ordered, and Massie obeyed.
"Ah, there's the leading man!" She heard James say the same time that the photographer shouted, "Shocked! Give me shocked!"
And Massie was shocked. So shocked that the only thing that came out of the photographer's mouth were praises of how accurate her facial expression was.
Of course she would be shocked. Why wouldn't she be shocked? Her leading man turned out to be a very familiar dirty blonde with caramel eyes, and he looked better than ever.
Derrick Harrington tentatively waved at Massie Block.
Massie Block just stared at Derrick Harrington.
Mwahahaha! A cliffhanger, right at the beginning!
Yes, I know that sounds evil, considering all you guys were waiting for this sequel…
…but it somehow felt right to end it with a cliffhanger.
Plus, cliffhangers add more excitement to a story, dontcha think?
Admit it.
It does.
No matter how much you guys hate cliffhangers.
You guys might've noticed that they're all models…it's because I think I want to be a model or something…
And, the reason I didn't specify Josh and Derrick's soccer team is because I don't want to look like a poseur. Yes, I know some of the European soccer teams (like Manchester United and Chelsea and Arsenal…), but I'm not an expert at soccer, so I can't really say which team is better and things like that.
And oh yeah, I doubt that I got the process of making a movie right, or what celebrity lives are really like, but I did my best :) Please just bear with it.