Title: This Semi-Charmed Kind Of Life

Author: Britannia Eitwards

Summary: Keely Teslow is living the dream, she's a very successful news reporter on the hit 'Today Show' on MDP. She has a successful boyfriend and excellent friends, but she's always felt like something was missing. When little girl comes into her world, she realizes that what she's been missing isn't far from where she left it.

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I don't own 'The Today Show,' but the network "MDP," is based on another network, lol. I also don't own Phil of the future, or Keely. But I do own (I guess) Louis, Alice (Not DeLuca), and whoever else you don't recognize.

A/N: I don't know what the heck is going on, this story isn't showing up anywhere! Something tells me it's 'cause I uploaded it on the day the ff system was screwy, so this is a repost, but it's the same story.

A/N: I'm back baby! And with something totally different, that I hope is well received! Keely's a news reporter and lives in New York City, she and her friend meet a girl who changes their lives without even knowing it. Phil appears later, may or may not be a Pheely…;)

"Strangers in Their Own Studio"

"Good morning New York City, I'm Keely Teslow,"

"And I'm Louis Rochester."

"And this is Today on MDP. We've encountered more problems with the stock market,"

"Yeah the stocks just aren't ripe lately." Louis jokes, thinking he's just so darn hilarious.

Keely laughs, a false, posh sounding laugh, "Oh, Louis…What are we going to do with you?" she smiles, then he continues, "And the showers over Wall Street aren't helping, could be symbolic."

"Could be, Louis." Keely nods thoughtfully, "Whitney, what do you think?"

"Well, Keely, the storms circulating through the area are being caused by an over active storm in Russia. The storm should pass some time next week." she says.

"Why thank you Whitney, we'll be back with traffic after these messages," Keely says smiling with her perfect teeth.

"And…we're clear. Great job everyone. Take five." the director shouts.

"Phew!" Keely says stepping off the platform wearing a snappy coral Tweed suit and her favorite pair of gold Jimmy Choo's. She heads straight for the refreshment table and uses the Evian tap to get herself some water.
"Hey Keely." Louis says.

"Hey."

"So are we on for tonight? I was thinking Berchetto's at seven?"

"Sounds great. Seven it is." Keely says with a smile.

"Alright I'll be over at six…forty five…ish."

"Great." She smiles again.

Keely and Louis have been dating for the past few weeks, they've worked as co-hosts for the past three years, and they were bound to get together sooner or later. She couldn't be expected to stay alone after Phil left ten years ago. Although she did plan on staying alone for a long time.

"Ooh, Berchetto's. Fancy." The traffic lady's temp., Francesca had to take time off so her Botox could settle., Jada says, "The closest I get to Berchetto's is Howard's, the place behind it." Jada rolls her eyes as she takes a cup of water and fills it.

"Oh come on, Jade, Howard's is really charming. Although Louis says his credit card would get tainted by the people there…" the Keely rolls her eyes.

Jada laughs, "Really? Louis doesn't seem that superficial…"
"Ha! Obviously the work mask works very well."

"Isn't that the point…?"

Keely shrugs, "Yeah…good point."

"So, tell me again I stay in traffic until…"

"Francesca comes back. Her Botox has to settle. I mean, you know you're out of the News business once you need Botox!"

"Very true. Hey maybe she won't come back…then we'd be actually working together."
"I know! I love having you here, conversing with some of these bimbos is hardly satisfying."

"Yeah, I tried talking to Ophelia the other day, you know the adopt a pet lady, and she honestly was not listening to what I was saying, I actually think she didn't know what I was saying…"
"Likely, considering when I asked her if she was going to the Astigmatism Gala next week, and what she said was, 'that's a type of perfume, right?'" Keely shakes her head.

"Man…"

"Um-hum."

"Alright, places everyone! We're on in two!" Shouted the director.

"Okay, I'll talk to you again at the next break when JoJo is out there performing, okay?"
"Okay. See ya Keely,"
"Bye Jada."

Keely quickly downs the remaining water in her cup then quickly returns to her seat on the platform. Louis joins her shortly.

"And we're on in five, four, three, two…"

"Hello, I'm Keely Teslow,"

"And I'm Louis Rochester,"

"And here with our traffic report is Jada Sedelnd, in for Francesca Alouive. Jada."

"Thank-you Keely, today the roads of New York City are looking pretty jammed as usual, although there is an accident on Madison. Nothing too serious although there is traffic backed up about a mile and a half down the road. Back to you Keely."
"Why thank you Jada, I would not want to be out there right now."

"Neither would I, Keely." Louis says.

"And for the lucky ones not stuck in that jam, we have Kennedy Phillips with a report on the scene at Wall Street, when we return."

"And…we're clear!"

"Ugh!" Keely sighs, "This is taking so much out of me," she says as she rips her microphone out of her ear and tosses it on the news desk.

"Keely, are you okay?" Jada asks.

"I'm alright, I'm just tired."

Jada nods.

Then the weirdest thing happens, there a horrible noise, a metal bending smash, then comes a small girl tearing into the studio. She slams the door behind her amidst all the people outside with signs staring into the studio, and before the director can tell her to get out, she faints. Full on collapses right there in the studio.

People gasp, and Keely jumps up from the desk. "What the…?"

Keely and Jada push their way through all the people trying to get to the girl.

"Excuse me! Excuse me!" Keely shouts as she, holding tightly to Jada's wrist makes her way through the crowd of people.

Once they reach her they kneel by her side, the girl, though she's small and not over twelve, is quite pretty.

Keely puts her acrylic French tipped nails hand on the girl's forehead as she says, "Sweetheart, can you hear me?"

Jada returns to the scene with a cold rag, she gently dabs the girls face with it.

The girl gasps and sits up perfectly straight scaring the living daylights out of everyone.

She coughs and shakes her head, then when she looks up and realizes there's a million people staring at her she says, "AHHH!"

"It's alright, honey." Keely says, "Everyone, get back to work!"

They all immediately do as she says and the girl clams down a little.

"So are you alright?" Keely asks the girl.

"I…I think…" she answers.
"Do you have a name…?" Keely asks.

She turns away from Keely and looks at Jada, who's eyes are shifting from Keely, to the girl, and back again, "My name's Alice. And I was running away from someone, but I can't remember who or why…"
And she did remind them of Alice, the one from Wonderland. She had the same hair, and skin tone. Although her eyes matched Alice's dress, she wasn't wearing a dress or a black bow. She was just a normal girl.

"Alice," Keely says, but Alice didn't turn and look at Keely she kept her clear water blue eyes on Jada.

"Alice, honey, where are you from?"
Alice still doesn't look at Keely, but she pinches her brow in thought as she stares at the floor, "I don't…remember…" she says.

"Well, wherever your from I'm sure we'll be able to get you back there," Keely says, "But for now, let's get you something hot to drink, you must be freezing. The storm out there is awful." Keely stands, "Now, let's get you up."

"No…I don't think I can…" Alice says.

"We'll help you," Keely says, reaching out for her hand, "Jada. Jada!"
"Huh!" Jada says, as if snapping out of a trance.

"A little help."

"Oh, right, of course." Jada says reaching down for her other hand.

When their hands touched, they both felt something. Not like a spark but a familiarity, like this wasn't the first time they'd met. Keely notices what is going on and quickly says, "Alright on three,"

"One, two, three." They count together then lift. "Alright, now we just have to— "

"Ah!" Alice cried as her knees went limps and she fell to the left, where Keely caught her.
"Oh my, honey, we need to get you to a doctor."

"But you can't leave, Keely."
"I have to! Uh…Louis!"
"Yeah, baby?" he says.

"Can you please cover for me? Jada and I have some business we have to tend to."

"Other than here…?" his brow furrows with confusion.

"Yes."

"Alright."

"Thank-you." she says leaning up to kiss him on the cheek.

He smiles, waves and heads off to the desk.

Keely begins taking charge, "Jada, we need to get her something hot to drink. I'll carry her."

"No…" Alice whines.

"What?" Keely asks her.

"I want her to carry me." Alice says looking at Jada.

"I really c— "

"Alright," Keely says, obviously hurt, "Jade, you take Alice, and I'll her the drink."

"…Okay…" Jada says. Keely hands Alice over to her as she lifts Alice, and rests her on her hip.

Jada could not help but feel like she knew her. This was too weird. She knew Alice must have felt the same way because she seemed to prefer her to Keely.

Keely returned with hot cocoa in a Styrofoam cup and handed it Alice.

"Be careful, it's very hot." she says.

Alice nods.

"So, should we take a taxi or walk?" Jada asks.

"You heard you, there's an accident! Traffic's worse than usual! We'll just walk…I guess…"

Quickly the two and cargo, were beating the street. They walked up Rockefeller, and headed towards their destination. Many people stopped to stare, and then alerted others who stared, and before long they were getting mobbed by people shouting, "You're Keely Teslow!" "And You're Jada Sedelnd!"

Getting to the doctor's office was not going to be easy.

A/N: Well…? This is something totally different than I've ever written or read before, so I hope everyone likes it! And Phil will eventually come to play in the story! Please review! And I would really appreciate it if no one flames this please! Thank-you!

Regards,

Britannia