You Act, I'll Write
By: Sango Teyijin
Full Summary: Kagura Mayou was a comic artist whose work never got published. A few months after, the company CLAMP finally accepts her work. But in one condition: to make it into a movie. Later, Kagura finds out that the main character of her movie, played by the ultimate Sesshoumaru Takahashi… is her ex-boyfriend! How can we turn this film around while two of the most important cast members are always fighting?!
Rated: T, maybe M for language
Genre: Romance/Humor
Disclaimer: What! Do I look like Rumiko Takahashi to you? If I did… I would be her! I'd probably have her wrinkles too… (jk!)And I'd be able to make the mangas… like them acting out fan fictions or something… Well… the PLOT IS MINE! You can steal the characters… but no stealing that!
Author's Note: Wow… Tell Me My Story is seriously going down the toilet… I think I'm going to make an amusing one for now…
Status: Ongoing!
Chapter One: Introductions
LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION!
People could say a thousand words about this simple phrase. Whether you're a famous film writer, director, or just a kid fooling around, you must have used this phrase once in some way. But I, for one, am not going to take this phrase for granted, and make a regular movie out of them. Instead, there are actual things that go on behind the set, and maybe it's more serious than you think. So here it is, ladies and gentleman…
Meet Kagura Mayou…
"Geez… my hand hurts." The young artist yawned as she looked at every one of her hand drawn master pieces. "That damn Naraku… he lets ME do all the work… yet he has never sold ONE copy for my manga."
Kagura put the last touch on her new book. "Perfect…" She whispered to the book. "Let's see how Naraku can take THIS manga!"
Naraku Onigumo was Kagura's adopted father, much less her boss. He loved her work, but he hated her. Kagura, however, felt the same about her father. She hated him down to the last core, and also Kanna, her sister and competitor.
She looked passed her bowl of unfinished ramen, and onto the digital clock. It read 11:30 PM. She gasped. Who would be working at this hour? She needed to get home!
With the last of her strength, Kagura grabbed her bag and her 15th cup of coffee and left the office. She took the elevator down the sky scraper and finally landed back on earth, where she THOUGHT she belonged.
She unlocked her car and started the engine. She pressed the switch on the radio and dialed to her favorite R&B station. Hikaru Utada was on tonight. Her favorite. Just as she was about to drive, her cell phone reminded her that she needed to check her messages that people left for her today.
Kagura selected the buttons on her cell that led to the messages. There were only 5 messages. Only half of what she usually had. Three of them were advertisements, so she deleted those. Only two were left for her to listen to.
Hey Kagura! What's up girl? (Said one of the messages) This is Kagome! I was wondering if you wanted to go to Neon, a new night club, in your spare time! If you do… you can call me back, and I'll pick you up around –
Kagura deleted the message before hearing any more of it. "So that's what it is… everybody thinks I'm supposed to be having fun." She thought about it for 5 seconds, but then pulled herself back to her again. "Now…" She said, trying to act happy. "For the next message." She clicked the button and listened closely.
Kagura… I got it!
To her surprise… it was the infamous Kanna Onigumo.
I got a deal with SUNRISE! They're letting me write another series! I can't believe you still didn't publish a manga yet! I mean… father DID like your old comics… but, he liked MINE better! I guess you should work harder… like ME! Besides… now I finished 4 series already! How many have you finished? Well… it's kinda obvious now isn't it? NONE! That's all! Love ya, Kagu! Bye!
Kagura wanted to stab the phone. Well… maybe not the phone… but just the person speaking from it. Kanna was always bragging about her work, her fabulous boyfriend, and her exciting life… but deep down, Kagura wanted her life. Even though on the outside, she looked like she never gave a damn.
Focusing again, she hauled her self onto the road. There were no traffic problems to worry about tonight… all the cars were moving quite fast. She sighed and relaxed, listening to the radio, slowly remembering…
(X)
Why can't you put my work into Shonen Sunday?" Kagura stubbornly yelled. "Kanna always has hers in it!"
Naraku smirked. "But she COPIED your work! There would be no point in putting in your work!"
Kagura looked stern. "BUT WHY HER…? WHY DO YOU LET HER COPY MY WORK?"
Naraku turned around to face her. "I thought you understood."
"Understood what?"
Naraku stopped again. "Why you can't get your comic anywhere… is because…"
"Kagura, you are not my real daughter."
(X)
Kagura shook her head and resumed looking at the road with full attention. She was still in the part of town where all the restaurants and clubs were located-Shibuya. Lights flashed as she saw billboards of famous animes being filmed. She suddenly felt a jolt of pain and then heavily sighed.
Tokyo really is beautiful in the night She thought; too bad I can't live through any of it…
Having said that, Kagura felt a slight tear roll off her cheek. She used to have a boyfriend. A REAL boyfriend who used to spend his time with her in every one of those night clubs. A boyfriend who cared about her, and understood her. But it turned out that he was loved by too many people, and he fell in love with a sophisticated celebrity. Kagura couldn't compete with her, and she decided that the whole "love me and make me smile" thing was going to be over.
She shortly arrived at her apartment complex. She rode the elevator up to her floor, and unlocked the door to her big yet fancy suite. Naraku had given each of his children multiple amounts of money, each to live their lives in luxury. Besides, he was the owner of Shonen Sunday wasn't he? Kagura got the smallest portion of the money; she also had to work more than the others. She didn't understand at all why Naraku never appreciated her, even if he adopted her. Instead, Naraku sometimes acted like Kagura was poison… or a "missed spot" in his life. Kagura didn't care what she meant to him… because she didn't care for him anyway either.
The only reason why she was working for Naraku now was because she wanted to prove something to him. She wanted to prove that her mangas were worthy of him. And now, every single comic was hidden away from the mischievous Kanna, who would ALWAYS copy her work. She had a plan, which would lead her to success.
She jumped on to her bed with her jeans still on. Her digital clock read 1:00. EXACTLY. There would be no reason to change. She only had 5 hours to sleep. Before she would face her harsh work again. She closed her eyes, and enjoyed her time asleep.
Sheesh…Talk about NOT living the life!
(X)
Meet Sesshoumaru Takahashi…
"Oh MY GOSH!!! It's HIM!"
"Sesshoumaru!!! Can I get your autograph???!!!"
"Sesshoumaru!!! I LOVE YOU! I'M THE ONLY ONE FOR YOU!"
"NO! Don't listen to her! I can be your wife! I'll be faithful; I'll do whatever you want!"
"Sesshoumaru!!!!!! Sign my butt!!!!!"
"GET HIM!!!"
"C'mon! When will they learn to stop?" The 6 foot 1 movie star complained as body guards surrounded him. "What the…! No I will not sleep with you! You will pay me for it? Hey… do I look like a prostitute to you?"
He finally settled back into his limo and poured himself some champagne as the driver drove away. Those stupid fans… all they can do is yell in your face and say that you're hot… not REALLY appreciate who you really are. Sesshoumaru thought as one of his body guards fixed his shirt. Everybody in Japan was completely OBSESSED with him. His fan sites ALONE made up 15 of Japan's sites. Well what could he say? He was loved.
He arrived at the airport, and boarded his private plane. He was going back to Tokyo, after his last movie in Osaka. Tokyo was his home, and it was also where he first became famous and started in school. He owed something to Tokyo… and that's why he lived there.
"Good evening, Japan!" The TV suddenly came on in the plane. "This is Ayumi Kiseki with the latest news on the manga world!"
Sesshoumaru's eyes trailed right over to the screen. He loved to read manga. But most of all… he wanted to see if any of them were going to be made into movies.
"Kanna Onigumo finally came up with her 5th series of manga: I can't wait until summer." The reporter said again. "This manga has also made extreme profits for Shonen Sunday, and will soon be made into a movie!"
Sesshoumaru focused again. Shonen Sunday? Shonen Sunday? Where has he heard that phrase before? Was it a newspaper? Or a church… that was on Sunday? Or…
He finally remembered.
THAT'S WHERE KAGURA MAYOU WORKED.
He didn't even want to think about her right now. Inside, he despised her. He never wanted to see her again. But, a while ago, she was his first and only love over all the years and all the opportunities. But ever since Sesshoumaru became famous, Kagura started suspecting that he was with someone else. Someone else more fabulous than her. And with those assumptions, Kagura finally broke up with her movie-star boyfriend.
Sesshoumaru suddenly felt coldness coming together in him. She was his only love, the one that the "cold-hearted Sessh" actually fell for. Though she broke up with him, he never wanted to forgive her; neither did he want to stop regretting that he loved her.
I have the good life… kinda…
(X)
They didn't know that they would hate each other.
They didn't know that they would have such different lives.
They didn't know that they needed each other, even though they were over.
…And…
They didn't know that they would meet again, and this time, for good.
Ok… I know, I know… this was like my other story… but I really got sick in writing in first-person! I wanted to do something different! And it's not EXACTLY like Tell Me My Story!
Well, please review it! Because you know you want to… right? You will, you will, you have to!
Or else I'll kill you! But you will review it right? Review it please…?
Sorry about that… it's your choice to review…
Well…Until next time!
Sango Teyijin