Here's the second chapter. Let's get into the story! I don't own Shugo Chara!
I slowly walked up the stairs, dread filling me with every step, as I got closer and closer to the place where we were going to film the drama.
"Do I really have to do this?" I asked, falling behind the group.
"Of course, you said you want to do this with your own mouth," said Yaya, turning around and frowning at me.
"It's not going to be as bad as you think it is. It's an idol's duty to film movies, and appear on television," said Utau, without any hesitation.
"You're not the one acting out the main part in this drama," I whispered to myself quietly.
"What did you say?" asked Utau, turning around to face me too.
"It's nothing. Nothing you would want to know," I said, trying not to show any emotions through my face.
"It's going to be great Amu. This drama's going to be a hit!" said Mrs. Yuki, her eyes literally sparkling.
"What if I can't manage to-," I said, before I got interrupted by Rima.
"You even signed the contract," said Rima, holding out a piece of paper with my signature on it.
"Wait a minute. I never signed the contract...what's going on?" I asked, catching up with everyone else.
"It's easy if you use human technology. You should study more. Computers can be useful. You have to participate in this drama," said Rima, her thoughts bursting out all at once, failing to make complete sentences.
"Rima can be really evil. Good luck, Amu," said Utau, sounding like she didn't really care about me.
"I feel like I was betrayed by my own friends," I said, sighing.
By then we had arrived in front of a very large door, and Mrs. Yuki opened the door with one of her keys. The wind blew on us as we stepped out of the door. I could see all the buildings and houses in the city, and the view was amazing.
"The drama's first scene is going to take place on top of this building. The beginning is really sad," said Mrs. Yuki, as she gave me the script.
"Wait. I thought you already gave me the script. The one about the Kingdom of Tomatoes...," I said, looking befuddled.
"Oh, that was the wrong one! Did you really think this drama was about something like that?" asked Mrs. Yuki, staring at me.
"I actually thought that was the right script. There was a kissing scene in there too," I said.
"Well, but the whole "tomato" thing is too childish. I thought you knew. I even e-mailed you the new script...," said Mrs. Yuki, pointing to the script she had given me.
"Amu only checks her e-mail once a year," said Rima, almost immediately.
"Anyway, I memorized the wrong script, and the filming is today. The conclusion is that I can't participate in the drama," I said, looking quite happy.
"Oh, don't worry. Amu can skim through the whole script, and improvise through the first scene. Then, she can memorize the second scene tonight," said Rima, coming up with the idea as soon as I had finished talking.
"That's a great idea, Rima!" said Mrs. Yuki, looking proudly at Rima.
There was no way I could escape this drama. I had no choice, but to start filming...for now.
Mr. Unomi, the director of the drama, turned out to be a stout little man. He had a long beard that reached the floor, and his height barely reached up to my waist. In other words, he looked a little...weird. The Moonshine group was standing next to Mr. Unomi.
"It is a great honor to meet the Starlight and the Moonshine group. Let's all try our best to make this drama a big success!" shouted Mr. Unomi. His voice was very loud despite his height.
"It's a honor to meet you too, Mr. Unomi," said Mrs. Yuki, bending down to shake hands with him.
After shaking hands with Mrs. Yuki, Mr. Unomi introduced the Moonshine group to us.
"So, this is Ikuto, Kukai, Kairi, and Nagihiko," said Mr. Unomi, pointing to each one of them in order.
"This is Amu, Utau, Yaya, and Rima," said Mr. Unomi, pointing to each one of us this time.
"..."
"..."
"They all look like vagabonds," said Rima, unexpectedly.
"For once, I agree with Rima," said Utau, nodding her head up and down.
"Rima, Utau, stop being so serious. It's annoying!" said Yaya, whining.
"This is not a place to whine and talk about vagabonds. Please go out of this place if you don't want to film the drama," said Kairi, looking extremely serious.
"Don't be so serious about everything. It's weird," said Yaya, turning her face around towards Kairi.
"Sometimes being serious is a good thing. It's one of the best qualities of human nature-," said Kairi, but he got cut off by Yaya.
"I said to stop being so serious!" Yaya pouted.
This went on forever, and eventually Kairi and Yaya were out of the group. They started debating about being serious, and about not being serious. That's when I tried to break the awkward silence between the remaining group members.
"Um...when did your group debut?" I asked, thinking that it was a good question.
"That was an extremely random question," said Rima, looking at me with emotionless eyes.
"You should be more respectful towards your own teammate," said Nagihiko, turning his head towards Rima.
"You have no right to tell me what is right or wrong," said Rima, turning her head towards Nagihiko too.
"Everyone has the right tell anyone anything," said Nagihiko, smiling.
"That was repetitive...you should re-learn English," said Rima, looking at Nagihiko.
Nagihiko and Rima started to argue about learning English, and this time it was all because of me. I sighed.
"Sorry, my group members are a little weird," said Kukai, shrugging.
"It's fine. Our group members are weirder," said Utau, looking at Rima and Yaya.
"No, our group members are crazy," said Kukai, looking at Utau.
"No, our group members are crazier," said Utau, glaring at Kukai.
There goes the third group. Utau and Kukai started arguing about whose group members were the worst. In other words, they were insulting their own teammates. Great. The only ones that stayed planted on the ground, was Ikuto and me. I didn't dare speak, since Ikuto was playing the male part in the drama.
"So, this is the best girl idol group in Japan...not much of a challenge," said Ikuto, looking at Rima, Utau, and Yaya.
That had me speaking.
"Well, I think your group members are similar to our group members," I said, looking at Nagihiko, Kukai, and Kairi.
"No. They are all different. Can't you see? They all look different. Do you think Nagihiko and Rima have the same hair color?" asked Ikuto, looking at me directly in the eye.
"Not the physical appearance. Their personalities are similar," I said, rolling my eyes.
"I still don't think they're similar," said Ikuto.
"This is a weird topic. We sound like stalkers. You know what I'm trying to say," I said, my thoughts bursting out all at once.
"Well, we should be getting ready for the filming," said Ikuto ignoring me completely.
"Aren't you nervous? I mean...the director looks weird," I said, changing the topic too.
"Why should I be nervous? It will turn out to be a great drama if you don't make any major mistakes," said Ikuto, smiling slyly.
"You should be worrying about yourself. I'll show you that I'm better at acting than you. I'll show you how talented the Starlight group is," I said, impulsively.
"We'll see about that," said Ikuto, a challenging look on his face. He turned around to get ready, while I stood there, glaring at Ikuto's back.
Then I realized that this was Starlight's first drama debut, and none of us had any experience in acting. I had heard rumors that the Moonshine group were pros at acting...I shouldn't have shouted at Ikuto like that so confidently. Well, now I was really stuck. It's either acting out the drama, or embarrassing myself by saying that I can't film the kissing scene. I sighed. I felt like I was a fish, tangled up in a net. Unable to get out.
Eventually, the arguments stopped, and Mr. Unomi organized the actors in their places.
"Alright, the first scene is about a girl named Okawa who is trying to attempt suicide. Alright, let's start filming!" said Mr. Unomi, with immense concentration.
The camera was on, and the filming began.
Second chapter finished. I kind of rushed everything. All of my second chapters are weird for some kind of reason. Well, I guess it's because it's the beginning. I will promise to update every A.S.A.P, until school starts. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it!
