Title: This Semi-Charmed Kind Of Life
Author: Britannia Eitwards
Summary: Keely Teslow is living the dream, she's a very successful news reporter on the hit 'Today Show' on MDP. She has a successful boyfriend and excellent friends, but she's always felt like something was missing. When a little girl comes into her world, she realizes that what she's been missing isn't far from where she left it.
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own 'The Today Show,' but the network "MDP," is based on another network, lol. I also don't own Phil of the future, or Keely. But I do own (I guess) Louis, Alice (Not DeLuca), and whoever else you don't recognize. And I do not own SClub7 or 'the band of two sisters' Aly and AJ and I didn't write 'Shine' they did.
"Penthouse, Sweet Penthouse"
"Alice," Keely says walking out into the living room.
"Yeah?" Alice answers almost snapped straight from her trance.
"Do you mind if I carry you back there with me? I don't want you to be out here all by yourself." Keely says.
"Sure…" Alice lets Keely carry her back to her room which is set up like a hotel room.
In fact, Keely's whole house was set up like a hotel. The front door opened to an extremely large room, where Keely's living room with a large wrap around or "L" shaped couch was sat against the window, then a glass coffee table and two oversized chairs on the other side, the area was set in front a stone covered fireplace. That was to the left, to the right was Keely's granite and dark wood kitchen. Beyond that down a hall was her guest suite, she called it. And back to the left, between the living room and the kitchen was a huge hallway where a door was visible a few feet back, that was Keely's room. In there was another huge window with a view of Central Park, and the Alice in Wonderland sculpture. Her bathroom was also attached to that, with as much stone and fancy towels with KT embroidered in all them as humnaly possible.
"Whoa…" Alice says upon seeing all of Keely's Donna Karen Home bedding.
"Yeah, Donna's an old friend, this is from her winter 2006 line." Keely states proudly.
"But it isn't Winter 2006 yet…"
"I
know."
"Oh whoa…! Does Jada know Donna Karen?"
"Oh,
no. Not all celebrities are as charitable as myself."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Jada isn't actually a regular anchor so not many know who she is."
"That kind of stinks. I mean, she's like the prettiest one in that whole studio…"
Keely raises an eyebrow.
"Well, not including you, of course." Alice laughs nervously.
Keely smiles, a closed 'I thought that's what you said' smile.
"So, Alice, do you like music?" Keely asks sitting down next to her.
"Yeah. I like pop music,"
"Great, me too." Keely smiles, "I also like to sing pop music."
"My favorite is…ugh what are they called…they're all British…or European…and there's seven of them…they're a posse, or a clan or…"
"A club? S Club 7?"
"Yeah. I think."
"I like them. I also like
this group of two sisters…their name's are escaping me right now,
but I love their song 'Shine'."
"I've never heard that one…"
"Do you
want me to sing it to you?"
Alice nods smiling.
"Okay." Keely picks up her hairbrush and says, "Turn around. When I was little my mom would always sing to me when she brushed my hair." She sighs, "She'd even do it when I'd go and visit her. Even when I was twenty years old. She didn't care. I always found it comforting."
"You must really miss her."
"I do." Keely's voice comes out shaky, "Every single day." She starts brushing Alice's shoulder length light blonde hair. She clears her throat and says, "Now, where were we?"
"You were going to sing me 'Shine.'"
"Right. Okay." Keely clears her throat again then sings, "When I've gone too far, when I've had enough, when I'm losing ground, feeling out of touch, I don't run and hide, I just look inside, for a simple piece of mind, like a neighbor hood, on a city street I know the path it knows my feet, and when I feel afraid, feel like checking out, you stand up and take a bow.
"You shine when others need you, you speak and I believe you. I know the light that guides you I'll join the line that walks behind you. You shine, you shine. Like a window to your heart I see, all the possibilities you shine, you shine. And every day's another opportunity to shine.
"The way you see the world, the way it see you back, you're the photographer, you take the photograph, if you don't like the way, the way it looks to you, you've got all the power to choose. Turn right, turn left, turn the other way. Make it light, make it dark, make it go away. I love the way you write the script to your own life, you're the star you're on tonight.
"And when I feel unnoticed, just two steps back from hopeless. You turn my world around with a single smile, that's who you are, that's who you are. You shine, you shine. Like a window to your heart I see all the possibilities, you shine, you shine. And every day's another opportunity to shine. To shine. I know the light, the light that guides you, I'll join the line that walks behind you, you shine, you shine. In my life I know you, you shine. Like a window to your heart I see all the possibilities, you shine. And every day's another opportunity…to shine."
"Wow…that's such a beautiful song."
"Yeah, I mentally dedicate it to my mom. And to Jada."
"Yeah," Alice sighs, "Me too."
"What?" Keely asks.
"Oh, nothing."
Keely smiles and sets down the hairbrush, "Okay, I have to get ready for my date."
"Keely?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks. I'm sorry I've been acting like I like Jada better, but I just feel like I know her…"
"Yeah. And you look like her, too. It's okay. Who you like is who you like,"
Alice nods.
Keely smiles and heads into her bathroom. Alice looks over her shoulder out the window, the rain's coming down and the dark clouds make it look like it's midnight instead of three in the afternoon.
Keely quickly made herself up and then proceeded to putting an outfit together. That's what would take the three hours.
And it did. She had finally decided what to wear when the front door opened. Keely's deciding what shoes to wear so she says from the closet, "It's Jada."
Alice shrugs and continues to stare out the window.
"It's like a ghost town in your living room." Jada says coming into the room, "And your door wasn't locked."
"Oh…oh well." Keely says.
"Deciding on shoes…?" Jada asks.
"Yes! And I can't pick! Should I go with the open toed, the pumps, or the stilettos?" Keely exclaims, obviously frazzled.
"Keely, calm down." Jada says, then steps back to asses the situation, "Well, seeing as we have an elegant look going here, the stilettos are the obvious choice."
"Duh! Why didn't I see that…?"
"You're
stressed out, I'm sure Miranda Priestley will forgive you."
Keely laughs as she heads back into her closet to get her other shoe.
"Who's Miranda Priestley?" Alice asks.
Jada laughs, "Have you ever heard of 'The Devil Wears Prada'?"
Alice shakes her head.
"Okay then. Well, she's the devil in Prada. She's
the head editor of this magazine and takes fashion very
seriously."
"Ohhhh…" Alice says.
"Jada…!" Keely whines.
"What now?"
"Now my eye shadow doesn't
match the shoes!"
"Keely, the shoes are black."
"Yeah. And the eye shadow is silver."
"Well you're not putting on black eye shadow. OR
silver shoes. So it looks like that'll have to do."
"But it
doesn't— "
The door bell rings.
"OhmyGod that's Louis!" Keely says.
"Okay, go get 'em, girl." Jada says.
"Thanks. Do I look okay?"
"Gorgeous. Now go before he leaves."
"Thanks, Jade." Keely says hugging Jada quickly before heading out her bedroom door.
"Have a good time," Alice calls.
"Thanks." Keely says.
Keely heads through the living room to the front door, adjusts everything before opening the door.
"Louis." She says, "Hi."
"Hey, Keely." He says, "You look amazing," He says.
"Aw, thank-you. You're not so bad yourself." She says as they greet with a mutual kiss on the cheek.
"These are for you," he says handing her a bouquet of pink Daisies, her favorite flower.
"Oh, Louis. Thank-you. Daisies are my favorite." She says as she takes his hand saying, "Come in."
She takes a vase out of a cupboard and fills it with water.
"This will make the best center piece." She sets it on her round glass table, "There."
She steps back to admire it. "So, are you ready to go?"
"Sure."
"Okay," Keely grabs her beaded silver clutch bag and heads toward the door, picking up an umbrella. "Bye Jada, bye Alice." she calls over her shoulder.
Jada appears from around the corner, "Bye, and be
back before eleven. We have work tomorrow. You two, Lou."
"Yeah.
Eleven it is." Louis says.
Keely waves and shuts the door behind them.
Jada turns to face Alice who's still staring out the window, as if it was telling her a story.
"Alice," She says.
"Hm?" Alice replies as if just snapped out of a trance.
"Let's get you out into the living room, the window's a lot bigger out there."
"Okay."
Jada picks up Alice and carries her to
Keely's L couch.
Jada sits in one of the oversized chairs across from her. Alice stares at the ceiling.
"What? Is gum stuck up there or something?" Jada asks.
"No. I'm just thinking."
"About what?"
"A lot. Who I am, why I'm here…y'know, Gandhi stuff."
"Well, it would be if you actually knew the answers to both those questions."
"True." She pauses, "Are you originally from the city?"
"Yup. Born and raised. Why?"
"I don't know…I keep thinking that someone told me I was too…"
"Well, if you were here running from someone chances are you didn't run from another city…"
"Well, yeah…but…I just wish I knew. Why can't I remember!"
"I know this must be incredibly frustrating, but it just takes time. You'll remember, eventually."
"But what if I never do? Will I just go on wondering where I came from and who I am?"
"That's not going to happen."
"How do you know?"
"I just do. Trust me, you'll remember."
A/N: Well? I hope everyone likes this one, and Phil will be making an appearance any time now…and some other mysteries will be solved also. Please Review! I know you want to…no flaming though, please. )
Regards,
Britannia
