Blind Love is True
By Tonya
Preface
This is an alternate universe Philip/Mimi fan fic based on the book/movie "Pride & Prejudice." I want to say that this is my first Phimi fic, but I started one a few years ago around the time that Mimi was homeless. (I may start working on it again, along with a few other ideas I have revolving around the current storyline.) I've actually always been a Shimi fan and thought that they should be together, but I guess I saw potential for Philip and Mimi (especially when they were on the island). What can I say…I'm a Mimi fan! I tend to root for the underdog. A lot of people may not understand it, especially if you haven't been watching Days for a long time. I miss the old Days when Mimi, Philip, Shawn, and Belle were best friends (you'll probably be able to tell that I miss the old Days because, as you'll see, I brought back some characters for my story). I wish there were more Phimi fics out there! Anyway, just so there isn't too much confusion, I'll be keeping the original last names of the characters in the book, but I'll be using the first names of the soap opera characters. It was really difficult to match the soap opera characters to the characters in the book. I could really see Philip as the rich and uptight Mr. Darcy and, being a Phimi fan, I thought Mimi would make a great Elizabeth Bennett, the quick-witted heroine who captures Mr. Darcy's attention. Here are the other players involved:
John Black as Mr. Bennett, the reserved father of five daughters.
Bonnie Lockhart as Mrs. Bennett, the meddling mother who is desperate to marry her daughters off (Yeah, I know John and Bonnie would never get together--well, never say never in soap opera land--but, if you're familiar with "Pride & Prejudice," you would probably agree that, of all the women on Days, Bonnie would make the best Mrs. Bennett.)
Belle Black as Jane Bennett, the eldest and fairest of the Bennett girls.
Chloe Lane as Mary Bennett, the awkward Bennett girl with a musical gift. (I'm thinking of "Ghoul Girl" Chloe for this story).
Chelsea Benson as Kitty Bennett, the Bennett girl lost in her younger sister's shadow.
Abby Deveraux as Lydia Bennett, the bubbly Bennett girl who thinks very highly of herself.
Shawn Brady as Mr. Bingley, the debonair bachelor who is immediately put on display for all the available girls in town.
Willow Stark as Miss Bingley, Mr. Bingley's snooty sister (I am in NO WAY a Willow fan, but I thought she'd make a great Miss Bingley considering it seems like she--Willow--is interested in Philip, or may be down the line, and Miss Bingley seems to take an interest in Mr. Darcy.)
Brady Black as Mr. Collins (Okay, so their personalities are VERY different, but I said that this story was BASED on "Pride & Prejudice," I don't necessarily want it to be verbatim…I believe that's called plagiarism. I decided to make Mr. Collins less of a brown-noser and more of a know-it-all.)
Max Brady as Mr. Wickham, the handsome military man who captures the attention of the Bennett girls.
Stephanie Johnson as Miss Darcy, the shy younger sister of Mr. Darcy.
Kate Roberts, as Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the distinguished aunt of Mr. Darcy.
Cassie Brady, as Anne de Bourgh, the daughter of Lady de Bourgh.
Rex Brady, as Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr. Darcy's cousin who is taken with Miss Elizabeth Bennett.
The story takes place in Salem in modern day, but Salem is a small town that is stuck in a time warp where mothers push their daughters to marry in order to lead fulfilling lives. Also, I may use some of the Days characters' names if they are minor characters (i.e., "Henderson" will be Mr. Darcy's butler). I do not own any of the characters. As mentioned before, this story is based on the book "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen. I really hope you enjoy it, and I hope I do justice to the story. I usually don't like to post unfinished stories for fear of them remaining unfinished, but I'm really excited about this story and I hope you will be too. I will try to update as often as I can. Please let me know what you think!