Around 5pm Rose and Harriet arrived back at the Uni campus and the Limo driver said he'd be back around 8pm to pick them up for the show. Rose unlocked her door and walked inside completely ignoring Harriet, she'd completely crossed the line today and she couldn't look at her.

"Wasn't that just awesome!" Harriet said unzipping her boots smiling to herself, "Yeah, terrific" Rose grumbled back as she kicked off her sneakers and threw her cardigan on the couch.

"What's got you so snappy?" Harriet said noticing Rose's negative behaviour.

"You! That's what's wrong"

"Me? Why me?"

"You promised me you'd behave today!" Rose nearly screamed out at her friend who looked amazed, Rose rarely lost her temper and when she did she meant business. "You promised you wouldn't scream and shout and act like a psycho crazy fan! And now you've embarrassed and humiliated me in front of my idol!" Then Rose stormed into the kitchen to get some food leaving Harriet still surprised. She hadn't realised she'd gone crazy today; she thought it was fun.

"I was only having fun"

"There's a limit between fun and too much fun" Rose shot back causing Harriet to frown

"At least I'm not uptight"

"I was acting like a normal human being, you know he's my idol and I couldn't even show him my work projects because of you and your big mouth!"

"You finished the tour without me!"

"You were acting like a crazy bitch in front of Seth!"

"I'm not coming tonight!"

"I don't want you to come!" Rose shot back snatching the tickets up from the table and glaring at Harriet, "And I don't want you in my room right now so get lost!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!" then Harriet stormed out and Rose kicked the door shut behind her. When she was mad she meant business and Harriet had pushed too many buttons this afternoon. Rose was supposed to be talking to her idol and discussing her work at Uni, but Harriet ruined it! She didn't even get their autographs! Tears filled Rose's eyes and she tried to wipe them away but it was no use. They just kept falling, but she had to stay strong as she still had more tonight. The show started in 3 hours and she needed to focus and relax herself before heading out the door. She couldn't care less if Harriet wasn't coming, she'd have fun on her own and get to speak to Seth this time without Harriet howling and screeching down his ear. That thought made her smile and wipe the tears away, "Better start getting ready" she said to herself as she put the tickets in a safe place before heading off to the bathroom to start getting ready for the show later tonight.

"Shoot where are my keys?" Rose said to herself as she stumbled around her room searching for her keys. She put them down somewhere and now they'd disappeared, this wasn't good timing, as the limo would be picking her up in 5 minutes.

It had taken 3 hours but she was finally ready, wearing a black knee-high dress with black strappy heels and her hair was curled and clipped back to keep it out of her face. She'd got a matching shrug to wear to hide her back, as the scars were visible. She only wore a tiny bit of make-up as she always looked much better without it, the black dress showing off her perfect tan and freshly waxed legs. Rose was feeling like royalty and felt proud of herself for dressing up so nicely.

She'd certainly calmed down since her little feud with Harriet but it was still a sore spot. "Ah-ha found them!" Rose said cheerfully as she picked her keys up off the floor and shoved them in her bag. Then she grabbed the tickets and passes and scanned the room to make sure she'd closed the windows and packed everything she needed.

Once all that was done with she opened the door to head out but jumped when she saw Harriet on the other end, "Err… hi" Harriet said awkwardly.

"And you want?" Rose replied coldly as she shut the door and headed down the corridor towards the doors to head outside, Harriet following behind.

"I just wanted to say sorry"

"Okay would that be all?"

"I shouldn't have screamed and squealed like I did, I was just star struck"

"Whatever"

"Are you even listening?"

"Nope I've got a show to get to"

"Yeah about that"

"Pfft please don't tell me you thought you were still going" Rose said stopping and turning around seeing Harriet all dressed up.

"I was actually"

"Fat chance"

"Look I know I was stupid"

"More than stupid"

"And I'm sorry for that, I love you and you're my best friend. I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for you, I'd still be chasing around losers for boyfriends"

"You still do that"

"But I am sorry, can you forgive me?"

"You're only saying that because you want the ticket"

"I'm not honestly I swear"

"Whatever, fine you can have it. But we're still not speaking" then Rose turned around and headed outside to the limo which had arrived earlier. Harriet followed along behind Rose, with a vicious smile on her face…

Rose and Harriet arrived at the downtown theatre and were driven to the car park to escape the crowds. The queue to get inside was reaching back miles and Rose was grateful she didn't have to wait in that. "You look gorgeous tonight Rose, that dress was a good choice" Rose just cleared her throat and shuffled along her seat when the driver opened the door for them.

"Thank you Chris" Rose said as he helped her out and smiled. "You know his name?" Harriet asked with a smirk.

"Manners will get you far Harriet" Harriet knew she was still pissed off with her because she hadn't used her nickname.

"Still pissed off huh?"

"Yep"

"I said I was sorry"

"Well you can prove that by NOT screaming if you meet Seth and cast backstage again"

"I promise I won't"

"Pfft don't make promises you can't keep" then Rose walked off whilst getting the tickets and passes out of her bag. "Gimme" Harriet said trying to snatch for the pass and ticket but Rose moved and nearly growled at her.

"Wait will ya," she snapped before walking up to the bouncers who lowered their shades and the one said, "Names?"

"Rose Daniels and the idiot known as Harriet Michaels" The bouncer checked his list and nodded when he found their names.

"Go on through, the layout is pretty simple so you'll find everybody"

"Thank you" Rose replied with a smile before heading inside. She looked around and things were pretty busy.

"Can I have my pass now?" Harriet asked and Rose glared,

"It isn't your pass and you didn't say please"

"Okay can I have a pass please?"

"That's better" then Rose handed her a pass and Harriet snatched it away and put it around her neck, "Eugh it makes me look fat" Rose just snorted and then walked off heading deeper into the crowd of people.

"Rose!" Rose turned to see Artie and Spencer standing not to far away all dressed up. "Well don't you two look handsome!"

"We could say the same about you, you look gorgeous"

"Thank you" Artie twirled her around and Rose laughed,

"You watching the show?"

"Yep front row tickets"

"Really?"

"Yeah" Spencer replied pulling out his ticket, "It's not the same watching backstage"

"Oh wow you're next to me," Rose said as she looked at their tickets and saw their seat numbers were next to her. "I know, it was me who arranged the competition," Spencer said smugly making both Artie and Rose laugh.

"We better get seated then I guess" Artie said holding out his arm for Rose to take; she smiled and accepted and linked her arm in his, then laughed when Spencer linked the other one.

"Your psycho friend not here tonight?"

"Yeah she's around somewhere"

"You fall out with her?"

"Yep"

"Ouch"

"She was being awful in the studios; she humiliated me in front of my idol!"

"Yeah that did look bad, and you left in such a rush you left your artwork there"

"Oh crap I knew I was missing something!"

"Don't worry it's safe, it's in Seth's office"

"Seth's office?" she nearly squeaked out as they walked down the steps and into the main part of the theatre. It was a huge beautiful room with the orchestra set up at the front on stage along with microphones and stools and tables for the cast.

"Yeah he found out on the couch when Harriet finally left him alone"

"Did he look at it?"

"Yeah he looked all the way through it"

"What did he think?"

"He said it was some of the best work he'd seen in a long time"

"You're kidding me right?"

"Nope he loved it, the characters, plots, storyboards and everything else"

"Oh wow that's cool"

"He thought it was Harriet's but before she said anything I said it was yours and he was amazed"

"She was gonna take credit for my work?"

"Yep"

"That bitch!"

"Easy now, remember we're in a theatre"

"Sorry" she mumbled back to Artie who said "Chin up, you've got the show to look forward to and the meeting afterwards" Rose smiled but then frowned when she heard "Excuse me! Thanks! Hey get out the way!" it was Harriet barging through the crowds to find her seat.

"Oh man"

"Want me to switch seats?" Artie asked

"Please"

"No problem" then he switched seats so Rose was in between Artie and Spencer who had both stolen her arm rests, "Oh come on you've stolen both of them!" she whined and then laughed. She was slowly starting to open up and have fun with the guys, whilst thinking about Seth. He'd actually seen her work? And liked it? Wow that was impressive!

"Show time" Spencer mumbled when the lights flickered signalling the show was soon starting. The band started playing the opening show theme and the cast came out one by one singing along and making the audience cheer loudly. Rose just stared up at Seth and blushed when he caught eyes with her and smiled as he sang. This was sure going to be an interesting night.

"Oh man that was truly amazing!" Artie said above the screams and shouts from the audience as they gave the cast a standing ovation. "I know! My ears are still ringing!" Rose replied making Artie laugh as the show finally came to a close with Seth singing "Bird Is The Word" and dancing off stage. The stage faded to black and the crowd cheered and applauded one last time before starting to file out of the building.

"That was so amazing!" Came Harriet's shrieks and cheers from the other side of Artie who frowned. "Ready for the backstage aftermath?" Spencer said to Rose who smiled.

"Yeah I can't wait"

"Good now hold onto me in case you get lost" then Rose took his hand and Artie's as they travelled through the flocks of crowds to get backstage with the use of their passes.

"Man that's crazy" Rose said as she sorted her dress out from being pushed and shoved by numerous people trying to leave the building. "Sorry, it gets like that sometimes" Artie said sorting his blazer out and then heading down the corridor to find the dressing rooms. They heard fun and laughter so they knew it was close. Spencer and Artie stood in the doorway and everybody cheered when they saw them, "Heyyy join the party!" Seth green said handing them a beer each.

"We've brought somebody along" Artie said above the noise making everybody go quieter, "Who?" Seth asked and smiled when Rose stood in the doorway looking incredibly shy and uncomfortable. "Rose!" some people shouted happily and welcome her into the group.

"The show was amazing," she said to Alex who hugged her "Thank you, I saw you front and centre with the guys"

"It was incredible I really enjoyed it"

"Well you need to thank this man" then Alex dragged Seth out from the crowd and he stood right in front of her. Wearing a gorgeous black suit showing off his chest Rose had to keep from drawling. "I loved the show it was amazing, you should be proud of yourself to get a 10 minute standing ovation, I know I was" Seth grinned at her words and said "Thank you that really means a lot, and I'm sorry we didn't get to speak before during your tour, I got caught up with things…" Seth trailed off and Rose laughed,

"Yeah I kinda noticed"

"She a friend of yours?"

"Not anymore no"

"Ouch that's a bit forward isn't it?"

"She embarrassed me in front of my idol"

"I'm your idol?" Rose realised what'd she just said and started to blush and curse herself quietly. She'd just embarrassed herself even more now. "Well I need some air"

"I'll come with you Rose" Mila said setting her drink down and walking over to Rose and linking arms with her. "See you guys in a minute" then they walked out of the room to go outside for some air.

"It was just such an amazing show" Rose said as they got outside and stood near the bouncers, but Mila's question took her by surprise. "Do you like Seth?"

"How'd you mean?"

"Like him as date material?"

"Oh… well… I don't know really. Why? Shouldn't I like him?" Rose asked quite worried but Mila laughed, "Don't worry about me babe somebody has my heart already"

Rose smiled and then said "I've always admired and respected Seth, he's been my inspiration throughout high school and university"

"I think he's diggin' ya"

"Really?"

"Yeah he was all smiles when you entered the room"

"He was smiling before though"

"Not as much as that, it looked like it was gonna reach his ears!" Mila laughed and all Rose could see was Meg. "I know I know it sounds like Meg" Mila said with a smile, "There's no history behind my voice, it's just me"

Rose laughed and said, "I love your voice"

"Thank you, I love everything about you, you're beautiful" Rose blushed and then looked down at the floor feeling slightly chilly.

"Ready to head back inside? I can see you shivering" Mila said with a smile.

"Yeah lets head back in" Mila led the way back in the building and then said "I just need to head somewhere but the dressing room is right back down there"

"Okay thanks"

"I'll be back in a minute so don't miss me too much" Rose smiled and then headed back down the corridor to find the gang again. But stopped outside one room when she heard a familiar deep voice, "So what can I do for you Harriet?"

"I just wanted to apologise for my behaviour earlier today, it was embarrassing and I wish it never happened"

"Well I appreciate your honesty"

"Can you forgive me?"

"Of course, I'm not a man to hold grudges"

"Great" Harriet laughed then and Rose knew she'd be twirling her hair and batting her eyelashes right about now.

"Great show tonight by the way"

"Thanks"

"The music was perfect"

"Well Walter does bring out perfection"

"Yeah totally! And you look gorgeous tonight"

"Thank you, your dress is amazing as well, you look beautiful" Harriet giggled then and Rose frowned, not liking where this was going. "You doing anything after the show tonight?" Harriet asked Seth who replied, "Yeah we're all heading out for drinks down at the Brass Monkey"

"What's that?"

"A karaoke bar"

"Ohh awesome"

"It's always been a favourite of mine"

"Interesting"

"Maybe I could get you up on that stage" Harriet giggled and then said "There are plenty of other things I'd rather you do" Rose heard Seth laugh and then felt her heart rip in two, he wasn't going to... surely…

"Maybe we can test that out later after a couple of drinks"

"Are you asking me out Mr MacFarlane?" Rose heard Harriet say seductively to Seth who actually agreed! What?!

"Yeah I am actually"

"Well I'm gladly accepting"

"Excellent we just need to round the gang up and get moving"

"I can't wait"

Rose had heard enough, she quietly walked away from the room and headed down a corridor not remembering where to go. Her eyes were clouded with tears so everything was just a blur right now. But she recognised the voice behind her, "Rose? Rose what's wrong?" she turned around after wiping the tears away and saw Alex, "Hey" she said quietly and Alex instantly knew there was something wrong.

"You alright?"

"Fine why'd you ask?"

"Because you're sad and you've smudged your eyeliner by crying"

"Honestly I'm alright" Alex still looked sceptical but couldn't say anything as the whole gang had arrived behind her. "So we all ready to go?" Seth asked the group getting a chorus of replies back, "Right lets head out"

"Rose? Honey you coming?" Alex asked rubbing Rose's arm out of sympathy, "No I'm gonna pass" Rose replied hearing some people groan, "Rose you've gotta come!" Artie replied but Rose shook her head, "Honestly I can't I've gotta get back, I'm tired and I've got assignments that need my attention"

"You'll have to swing by tomorrow maybe and pick your artwork up" Spencer said with a small smile,

"Shoot I forgot about that, err yeah that sounds great"

"Great, well I'm there all day so just swing by whenever"

"Okay then, well it's been a lovely evening but I will bid thee a goodbye for now"

"You sure you won't come?" Alex asked slightly disappointed, "Yeah we were gonna embarrass Seth on karaoke, show him how the girls do it" Mila said with a wink making Rose smile but not look at Seth. Harriet was practically hanging off his arm and she was still feeling her heart shatter to pieces.

"I'm sure"

"Well we'll walk you to your limo" Alex said taking Rose by the hand and leading her through the gang once she'd bid them all goodbye. "Man I really thought she'd come" Artie said disappointed getting Spencer to agree with him. "Enough about her, let's party!" Harriet screeched as they all headed down the corridor towards the exit where the limos were waiting to take them all to the brass monkey.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Alex asked Rose when she noticed how quiet she'd gone since the show ended.

"I'm fine"

"Have you heard or seen something you don't like?"

"No really I'm okay"

"It wouldn't have anything to do with Seth would it?"

"No" Rose lied and Alex could tell.

"I think it has"

"There's nothing to be upset about, just me being silly as usual"

"She's all wrong for him" Alex assured her making her smile slightly,

"She's got a boyfriend anyway"

"Ohh one of those girls is she?"

"Yep"

"I hate women like that, why can't they just stick to one man?"

"Harriet goes out with a man nearly every day of the week"

"Seth will come to his senses soon sweetie don't worry"

"I'm not worrying, I don't care for the things she gets up to, she's been this way for years"

"Well she'll learn her lesson soon don't worry"

"Anyway I'm heading off now so I guess I'll see you round some time"

"Oh don't worry I plan on seeing you again"

"You do?"

"Yeah you're lovely and Mila loves you too"

"Well I've got swing by tomorrow to collect my artwork"

"I saw that, it was amazing"

"Thank you"

"And we've signed them too"

"You have?"

"Yeah when Harriet finally walked off and gave Seth some space, he signed all of your things"

"That's nice of him, I wish I could have gotten some photos with you guys but she just ruined it all" Rose felt her temper rising again, she did actually hate Harriet for that.

"Don't worry we can arrange something tomorrow and have some fun"

"You'd do that Alex? For me?"

"Of course I will. That wasn't fair on you. It was you that won the damn competition!"

"I know but she gets like that sometimes"

"Do you know what I see when she looks at you?"

"No"

"Jealously"

"What?"

"Yeah it's clear to me"

"How do you know all these things?"

"I'm old and wise"

"Which meant you were young and crazy"

"Exactly. I was never thin when I was younger so I always made fun of myself to get it out the way, people were jealous of me because I was happy with myself and I had the ability to make everybody laugh and make friends"

"So how does that fit in with Harriet being jealous of me?"

"You haven't screwed your life up; you're doing something you love. You're beautiful, smart, funny and charming. You've charmed a lot of the guys today"

"I have?"

"Honey you must walk around with your eyes closed"

"I'm just not used to guys paying me attention"

"How come?"

"They always preferred Harriet"

"Pfft then they're obviously not worth it"

"I hate the way she cakes herself in make-up"

"I must admit she does look like a clown"

"So why do guys like that sort of stuff?"

"It's because they know she's easy and will open her legs at the drop of a hat"

"Wow you've basically figured her out already"

"It's just a gift"

"So why does Seth want her?"

"Easy… he just wants to get laid"

"Is that the type of guy he is?"

"Not really but he can vary sometimes, he's only 30 and he's bordering on the settling down phase so he's just freaking out and humping everything he can"

"What like a dog?" Rose giggled and felt herself blushing listening to Alex about Seth's sex life.

"You seem shy about Sex" Alex suddenly mentioned making Rose look at her,

"Well I err… haven't really had… any sort of…"

"Ohhh I get ya"

"Is that bad?"

"Nope I think it's a respectable thing"

"You do?"

"Yeah you haven't fell into the trap of being used"

"I don't think any guy wants me"

"I think you've got Artie's attention"

"He's pretty cute I guess" Alex smiled but then turned her attention to Seth Green when he shouted from across the lot "Alex get a move on!"

"Right that's my cue to go"

"Okay, well it was nice chatting with you"

"Yeah we'll have to continue it tomorrow when we see each other"

"I look forward to it" Rose said with a smile as Alex pulled her into a hug. "You take care now and I'll see you tomorrow"

"Bye Alex" Alex smiled as Rose shut the limo door and it drove out of the parking lot to take Rose home. Alex sighed and then headed back over to the gang, Rose was a lovely young woman and Alex could see she was falling head over heels for Seth, but was he worth it?

Rose was sitting on her couch in her room trying to fight tears; her night had certainly been emotional. She was angry and sad at the same time, and all it was causing was frustration and rage. Harriet had completely betrayed Rose by going out with Seth. She knew about Rose's love and respect for Seth, yet she went behind her back and went on a date with him. The other students in her classes were right when they called her a cheap, easy no good slut. She'd certainly lived up to that reputation tonight by hurting her supposed best friend.

"I should have known you weren't worth it" Rose mumbled to herself as she pulled off her shrug and threw it on the couch. "When others left you in a state 2 years ago I should have just walked on by" Rose got up from the couch after taking her heels off and ventured into her kitchen. She'd been saving a bottle of wine in her fridge for few days now, and tonight was the perfect excuse to drown her sorrows. So she unscrewed the cap and instead of getting a glass, she just drank straight from the bottle. The wine burned down her throat and she almost choked, she hadn't drank in years so it was a shock to her system. But it felt good so she continued drinking, hoping it'd take away the memories of tonight, seeing Seth and Harriet together made her angry.

"She shouldn't be with you" Rose mumbled as she carried the wine back into the living room and plopped down on the couch. She drank and drank and drank until the bottle was almost empty; it made her feel good and a lot happier.

"I don't need anybody" she slurred out then hiccupped and giggled. "I only need myself and that's all that counts, screw them all!" then she giggled to herself again, feeling a lot happier. The alcohol made her forget about the pain of seeing her idol walk around with some no good slut.

"I don't need anyone…" Rose mumbled to herself as she felt her eyes drooping and she soon fell to sleep on the couch, the bottle of wine still in her hand.