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Chapter 2:
As Kate left the building, she had mixed feelings. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed Tanya's number. It rang a few times before Tanya answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Tanya, guess what-I got signed!" Kate exclaimed after she was out of the building and on the sidewalk.
"Really? That's great!" Tanya said enthusiastically. "So when are you going to start?"
"I have to come back in tomorrow morning to meet some people. We should celebrate."
"How about you, Aaron and I go to dinner tonight?"
"That sounds great! I'll be home soon, and I can tell you more about it."
"Sounds good! But I probably won't be home when you get back. Aaron and I are going shopping. But we'll definitely want to hear all about it!"
"Okay, well, I've gotta get a cab, I'll talk to you later," Kate said as she looked down the street for an oncoming taxi. Even though this was L.A. taxis were pretty common in the downtown district.
"Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye!" Tanya said, the last word partially a giggle, thanks to Aaron tickling her. Both of them hung up, and Kate whistled again, a little less desperate this time. A taxi came to a stop in front of her and she climbed in.
"24th and Harris, please," she said to the driver. He nodded and got back on the road.
The ride was rather uneventful, excluding the small bit of drama from the front seat when someone cut the driver off on the road. A few obscenities were uttered, well, more liked screamed, but it was short lived. As the cab came up to Tanya's apartment building, Kate paid the driver and exited the vehicle. She walked past the doorman who nodded and uttered a quiet "Ma'am" as she passed. She said hi to the doorman and entered the building. Walking through the lobby, she remembered she needed to check for mail.
"Excuse me, is there any mail for Kate Suthern or Tanya Belong?" she asked politely.
"Let me see. No, not today," the receptionist replied.
"Alright, thank you," Kate said sweetly. She continued to the elevator and proceeded to the top floor. As she dug the key out of her purse, she looked up as the quiet ding announced that she had arrived. She entered the apartment and went to her room to unpack. She had to find something to wear for her meeting tomorrow! Entering her room, her eyes found the box she had grabbed her clothes out of for that morning. She picked up the box, walked to the bed, and started taking out clothes. The first few items she brought out weren't very promising. They were normal t-shirts. It was true that Kate had never been a girly girl, but now that she had a chance at becoming a major celebrity, she had to start being a girl. I hope I don't change too much she thought to herself. Shaun, her brother, had always criticized celebrities for changing from their original images. Kate hoped she wouldn't be one of those people.
"Alright Kate," she said as looked up into a mirror on her dresser. "I promise you that I'm not going to change too much. I'm just going to be more of a girl." With that said, quite literally, she had a new excitement in her heart about her future. But as she unpacked her t-shirts, plain tank tops, and a very few shirts like the one she had on. The next box she chose didn't do much to help her. She found sweat pants, sports bras, sweaters, and plain jeans.
"Maybe I should've hung out with more girls," she said, scrutinizing her wardrobe. But then again, if she hadn't been around so many boys, she wouldn't be a black belt. She probably would have had a date to prom though. Oh well, no use dwelling on the past. Kate finished unpacking all of her clothes and surveyed them dismally. She would probably have to go shopping. But she decided to try to make do with what she had first. She threw together three possible outfits: a jean skirt with a tight purple tank top and a darker purple mini jacket, a pair of dark jeans and a blue long sleeve underneath a light blue t-shirt, and a purple and blue sundress with purple heels. Not much to work with, but she could pull it off. Kate glanced at the clock and noticed that it was 5:00, almost dinnertime. Almost on cue Tanya and Aaron walked through the door.
"So then I told him- Oh hey Kate, you need to tell us all about the interview!" Aaron said as he noticed Kate standing in the doorway to her bedroom.
"Well, there's not really much to say. I walked in, he played my demo, I signed a contract, and I'm meeting with more people from the company tomorrow," Kate said.
"Well, we have to go to dinner. My treat," Tanya said, putting her shopping bags on the floor.
"Alright, where to?" Aaron asked, clapping his hands together.
"Ooh, how about Golden Lotus? Their sesame chicken is to die for!" Tanya said, an excited look on her face.
"That sounds great!" Kate and Aaron said in unison. Within fifteen minutes the three were seated at their table. It helped to have very rich parents.
As Tanya, Aaron and Kate glanced around the restaurant, they could smell the food cooking. The restaurant was decorated in the fashion of ancient china, with golden dragons and lotus flowers all over. A waitress arrived to take their orders, and when it was Tanya's turn she ordered in Chinese. Kate and Aaron gave her surprised looks, which Tanya had expected.
"I'm being tutored by my friend Yule, her parents are Chinese and she's fluent," Tanya explained.
"Oh, I didn't know," Aaron said, slightly embarrassed. "So Kate, what label are you working for now?" Aaron reached to take a sip from his coke.
"Fire Nation Records," Kate said, smiling. Aaron responded by spewing his drink all over the floor beside him.