Love Through Acting

Summary: To Amu's luck, she was accepted to permanently replace the role of the main female character in Japan's famous TV Series, 'The Guardians.' Its genre is romance and the main character is Ikuto, but what happens when Amu has never experienced love before to even be able to act it?

Pairing: Amu x Ikuto, Kukai x Utau, Rima x Nagihiko, Kairi x Yaya

Genre: Romance/Comedy

Rating: T

Alright so, as you guys know, this story was previously different but had the roles of acting in it all the same. When I was writing 'It's Impossible' I found out that the plot was kind of unclear so I wanted to tweak it a little bit and this is what I've got! Thanks to all my voters who chose which storyline they liked better, it helped out a lot!


( Amu's POV )

Sneaking my way up to the dining room and on to a chair, my mom looked at me with confusion and crossed her arms as if to show she was a little irritated. She was a great mom but sometimes I pushed her patience to the limit, even if it wasn't on purpose.

My family had started eating their dinner thirty minutes ago while I was in front of the TV, watching my favourite series. They didn't know how much it meant to me, these shows since not only does it teach me some very valuable life lessons, I just really like acting! Last month, I auditioned for my school production and got in; it was one of the most amazing time of my life! The stage, the crew, the lights, the performances all make me so excited! It's been my dream to be an actress ever since I was little and so far, nothing has made me change my mind about that.

"Amu-chan, I am afraid you are watching way too much television when you could be studying," my mom spoke as she took her glasses off. "Papa and I do love you but we think it's better if you limit the amount of time you spend in front of the television because it's for your own good," she ordered.

"But mom, I love the TV, it means everything to me! You can't just do that…" I mumbled, looking over to my little sister, Ami, who was quietly eating her food without complaining. You'd think she'd stand up for me or something!

"Yes I can, as your mom. Now go to your room after you finish your dinner please because you're not allowed to watch any more television for today." Opening my mouth wide, I stomped off and left without another word. I was sixteen, not ten! They're treating me like I'm a little kid!

"And just so you know mom, I'm sixteen, nearly an adult!" I shouted from my room, refusing to come out. I sighed deeply, took out a brush and then started to brush my bubblegum pink locks out neatly. It was a mess; one side was all knotty while the other was completely straight. When that was done, I scanned myself in front of the mirror, took a deep breath and then let it out. Some people say the most special facial feature was my golden eyes because they stood out from the rest. To be honest, I don't know what everyone's going on about because they're really not that special.

All of a sudden, my phone started to vibrate on the desk I left it on so I picked it up and answered the call, wondering who it was. "Amu-chi! Good, no, great news!" Yaya cheered so loud she was practically screaming through the phone.

"What's up Yaya? Shouldn't you be eating dinner like every normal person?" I asked her as I sat on my bed and put the phone to my ear.

"That's the thing; I bought a magazine earlier on and decided to read it while I was eating dinner. You have like, this obsession for acting right?" she asked me.

"Yeah why? It's not like that's got anything to do with it."

"It does it does! Utau Hoshina, the main female character in the most famous Japanese series 'The Guardians' has broken her leg and they're looking for a replacement, Amu-chi! Permanently as well because Hoshina-san told her director she was planning to quit anyway since she's going to start focusing on her music now and there's auditions! This is your chance, go for it!" she yelled, leaving me speechless. There was no way that could be true, right? Impossible. That only happened in the movies.

"Oh… Haha! Hah… Haha! You nearly got me there Yaya," I chuckled, hearing a growl from the other line.

"This isn't a joke Amu-chi; this is your big chance to be famous!"

"Yaya… you're not joking around are you?"

"No Amu-chi, I'm really not! Please do it, do it for me! Pretty pretty please!" she pleaded.

"A-Alright… B-But when are the auditions?" I accidently stuttered because I was so scared, and it was also out of habit.

"Meet me at the park tomorrow at one o'clock, I'll explain everything," Yaya told me before hanging up. She's always full of surprises, that girl!

Yaya and I are close friends, not best friends but close. We've been together ever since nursery and I think to be honest, if I didn't have her, I'd have no other friends. My popularity increased ever since I started hanging out with Yaya and she will never know how thankful I am of her because of the favours she's always doing for me, like this! She has carroty red hair that came up to her shoulders when they weren't tied up and amber coloured eyes. Yaya was known to being really cute from the way she speaks and her taste in everything (fashion, accessories, etc…)

As I looked at the time, I changed to my pyjamas (it's was half twelve and I didn't want to stay up late since I was too excited for tomorrow) to hop on to my bed and snuggle against my pillow. I had a fantastic feeling about the next day.

It was finally the morning and in just half an hour, I'd be meeting up with Yaya at the park. Nothing could make me even happier. "Amu-chan, I heard you and Yaya planning to go the park today, take some cookies I made for Ami and share it out between yourselves. I know you're not little kids, but Yaya sure acts like one and she loves my homemade cookies!" my mom explained (she came in to my room) as she handed me a small brown package which contained several chocolate chip cookies, Yaya's favourite type. My mom knew her very well since she comes round our house quite a lot.

"Sure, thank you. We've got something small to discuss so it's perfect for her because she doesn't like being serious. It's just the trick!" I giggled, packing my handbag and stuffing a few things here and there.

"What are you 'discussing' then, hmmm?"

"That's a secret, for now it is. You'll find out soon! I'll probably tell you when I come back because the explanation is quite long."

"Alright then, but whatever it is, make sure it doesn't contain the words fire, kitchen, cooking or cleaning!" she joked.

"Mu-um!" I moaned.

"I'll see you when you get home then, have a good time with Yaya." I nodded once I finally finished packing my bag and put on the right outfit. I headed out of the house and walked to the park since it wasn't really that far away, just a five minute walk so there wasn't any point in getting the bus or being dropped off.

"Amu-chi!" a loud voice yelled from the ice cream van, running towards me.

"Yaya, why am I not surprised you're getting an ice cream?" I rolled my eyes as a joke and then started to giggle. She was licking it like it was a lolly.

"You should get one too," she advised, pointing to the ice cream van.

"Nah, not hungry right now. Might get one later. Oh speaking of which, my mom made some cookies for Ami and she told me to share it with you." Yaya's eyes widened and you could see a sparkle in the corner of her eye, glistening. She suddenly snatched it out of my hand and gobbled them all up as quickly as she could. That's our Yaya. "So…? What about the auditions?"

"What auditions?" Yaya asked. Oh are you kidding me?

"You were talking about a magazine yesterday with the auditions for The Guardians?"

"There are auditions for The Guardians? Go for it Amu-chi!"

"Yaya! Snap out of it! Look!" I shouted, stealing someone's magazine out of their hands and trying to regain Yaya to her normal self.

"Oh! Oh! Oh… Ohhh… Ohhhhhhh… Why didn't you remind me earlier on?" I covered my face with the palm of my hand and sighed deeply. This was impossible, I'm telling you. "Anyway, I've got my magazine in my bag; can you get it out so I'll be able to explain easier?" I nodded and handed it to her before she started to flick through the pages. "Ah-ha. The auditions are really simple but challenging. You have to print this script from this website here and do a few scenes that all equal up to five minutes, but you have to record it and post it as a response to The Guardians trailer on Youtube so the judges will notice it. The person that gets through is going to start in season three, they've just finished season two. Final thing, they'll pick the chosen contestant in two weeks. Anything else you need to know?"

"Nope, thanks for everything Yaya, I truly appreciate it!" I thanked her, giving her a quick hug. "Let's shop, but first, I'm going to get an ice cream." Yaya nodded in agreement and pointed to the van which had a long queue. It wasn't surprising since it was a hot summer's day after all. I quickly ran there and after waiting for a bit, I finally got my chocolate ice cream. Turning around, I by accident bumped in to a tall guy who was wearing a hoodie (who wears a hoodie in the summer?) and his hood which was covering his face slightly fell down, revealing his identity. He had silky navy blue hair that covered his eyes so you couldn't completely tell who he was.

Unexpectedly, he grabbed my arm and ran in to the nearest forest. "W-What are you doing you creep?" I shout, slapping his hand away from mine. For all we know, he could be a pedophile although he only looked a little bit older than me.

"A creep, eh?" he replied with a smug look on his face. The guy took his hood off completely and showed his face. "Not such a creep am I now?"

"What are you talking about? I've felt like I've seen you before. Do you go to my school?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow.

"You don't know who I am?"

"Obviously not, I can't just tell who everyone I make eye contact with is, so I apologize."

"Hmm… Do you watch The Guardians?"

"No, I'm going to start watching it today because of this audition I have to do."

"Ah, so you're auditioning for Utau's role?"

"Utau? How come you're talking about her so freely?" I asked him, a bit suspicious. It seemed as if he was… Related to her in some way or just knew her.

"I mean Hoshina-san, is that what you call her?" I nodded. "So answer my other question, pinky."

"Okay for one thing, I've got a name! And two, yes I am."

"What's your name then?"

"Amu. Amu Hinamori. What's yours?"

"All will be revealed, Amu, just be patient. Show me some of your acting. Only the pros can get through so if you have some crap acting then your chance of taking over her role is zero. Prove to me that girls like you don't just have pretty face," he teased, smirking. That guy sure is full of himself.

"I'm going to upload my entry today, look through the video responses on Youtube when you get home. It's not that hard to spot my hair, it stands out too much."

"Oh yeah, is that natural? At first I thought you dyed it."

"No freaking way would I dye my hair pink! I'd rather dye it white. But your hair is definitely not natural. I mean, blue?"

"Trust me, it is natural. You're the first to act that way around me, you know."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry. Anyway, if you pass the auditions which will really surprise me if you do, we'll be seeing each other… A lot... Lot more." The guy winked and took a lick of my chocolate ice cream before vanishing in to thin air. Maybe he was a magician? Anything was possible. But what did he mean by we'll be seeing each other a lot more? All of a sudden I felt different questions clogging up my mind until I realized Yaya was running up to me and panting.

"I've been looking for you! Why are you here? I heard you bumped in to that guy but I blinked and then you disappeared!" she questioned me.

"Oh… Don't worry. Now let's go shopping. It was absolutely nothing, so don't worry a thing," I reassured her, walking back to the park. She might never actually know about what just happened to me.

After our shopping was done, I told my mom about the audition and she encouraged me to do it. It was just my father that I was worried about, but he'd have to agree once I'd got the part. That's if, I got the part. I wasn't planning on telling Ami about it since she'd just get really excited and start bugging me for the next two weeks.

The first thing I did was print off the script. It was quite a few pages long but I picked the hardest scenes in there to impress the judges. After that, I started to practise in front of my mom (she use to be an actress but then became a magazine editor) as she started to give me some feedback. I took a few takes and on take twenty-five, I had it perfect. Even though there was going to be over a thousand contestants, I was confident in myself for trying, so even if I lost, it would be okay.

"You should upload it on Youtube now," my mom suggested with a nod.

"You're right."

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"If you pass the auditions which will really surprise me if you do, we'll be seeing each other… A lot... Lot more."


So the first chapter for this fanfic finally out! :D

I hope you enjoyed it, all reviews appreciated! :3