Chapter 4: Where'd you go part 1
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I realized what I wrote is WAY too long to be squeezed into one chapter so I'm cutting it up into three parts. HERE IS Where'd you go part 1
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Utau POV (Technically they're speaking French but since idk French just imagine)
"Quickly! This way!" Marisa's body guard called to us. We fast walked past the crowd of screaming fans and the flashing cameras. We quickly entered the limo and the door was immediately shut. An entire crowd of people were surrounding the limo but we moved foreword slowly, as to not hurt anyone.
I sighed. "That was crazy." I leaned back against the seat. Marisa and I had just gotten off our interview and photo shoot.
"I'm really sorry about that. We usually have more security but we didn't realize so many people knew where we were." She apologized and laughed as she took out some of our photos from the yellow envelope she was given.
Marisa was a very spirited pop star. She loves the cameras and attention from the fans and she has a very lovely voice. Her songs in French are so beautiful. She's around my height, has wavy light brown hair with blond highlights and hazel eyes. Marisa is also a year older than I am.
"These pictures are so beautiful. You and I look lovely in violet. Your dress matches your eyes."
She was referring to the shot where she and I were both wearing violet dresses. They weren't the same design just the same color. We both were wearing dark brown, smoky eye shadow and in a dining room background. What will these photographers think of next?
"I did love that dress." I smile. "But I am definitely sick of pictures. If I see another camera flash my way, I think I'll attack that person." We both laugh.
Our chauffeur pulled up in a Marisa's mansion and we only changed cars. We were now driving in her white Lexus.
"So where are we off to?" I ask.
"One of my favorite cafe's. So put on this hat and your Chanel glasses." She tells me. Guess we have to be in disguise.
(To see what they're wearing. Go to the link on my profile.)
Once we arrived at the café. We ordered coffee, chocolate mousse, a strawberry tart and some cheese cake.
"So how do you like France, Utau?" She asks me as we sat down at a table outside the cafe. Our disguises were still on.
"It is so beautiful here. I am positively awe-struck with this place." I smile as I drink some coffee.
"If you like it so much here then why don't you just move here?" She asks as she takes a bite of the cheese cake.
"I could never do that. Despite how amazing this place is, I would miss my home too much."
"I see. I grew up here in Paris and I can't imagine what it would be like to be away from this place to go live somewhere else. It definitely wouldn't be the same." She smiled at me.
We continue eating and talking for a while longer. Marisa is a really nice person. She's very dramatic at times too but I just think that's funny. She's also a shopaholic, after we eat, we plan to go shopping.
As we are finishing up our food, someone then takes the seat next to us.
"I recognize that hat and shades anywhere, you should really get a new disguise."
"LUKE!" Marisa immediately shoots into the air and wraps her arms around the young man sitting next to us.
"Why did you not tell me you were back already? I wasn't expecting you until next week." Marisa cried.
"Well I came in early. How have you been in these past two years?" Luke asks Marisa.
"Wonderful! My career is growing so fast!" She smiles and sits back down in her seats.
"Oh how rude of me." She turns her attention back to me. "This is Hoshina Utau the girl I told you about. She is very big over in Japan, and has recently been making appearances in America and here in France."
Luke turns to me and smiles.
(If you want to know what Luke looks like, go to my profile)
"Utau. This is Luke Durand. He and I got our start here in France on a tv series that ended two years ago."
"Its nice to meet you." I offer my hand for him to shake but he kisses it instead. I giggle feeling flattered by his manners.
"Oh I know quite a bit about you Hoshina Utau." He pulls out a magazine from his bag. "You are quickly becoming well known here in France." I was on the cover of the magazine. It was just released.
"Thank you very much." He takes a seat with us and orders a coffee.
"I was very eager to meet you Miss Hoshina. Is it true that you and Marisa will be performing a duet in French next Saturday on Tv?" He takes a sip of his drink. We both nod our heads.
"Well I look foreword to seeing that and to getting to work with you myself." Why would I work with him? I mean not that I wouldn't want to but I don't have anymore jobs planned for me after I get back.
He noticed I looked confused and turned to Marisa. "Oh dear...have you not told her yet?"
"Not told me what?" I eagerly ask.
"Well I guess now is as good a time as ever." She sits up right and faces me.
"Utau.." she's smiling. "I was offered a leading role in an action movie. I play the leading female role who is also one of the antagonists and Luke here is my co-star who plays the hero."
"That is so wonderful!" My voice brightens with congratulations but what does that have to do with...
"It is wonderful but I denied the role for I am still busy with my first album and modeling. I cannot be away filming for 8 months."
"Oh...so.." Did I like where this was going? or...did I not?
"So the director talked to me about asking you if you would like the leading role in this new action movie." Both Marisa and Luke smiled at me...
AMU POV
The night life in this city is crazy. Everything is so beautiful. The city was lit up and what stood out to me most was the sky tower in the center of the city. I should go there sometime. But for right now, I just took my camera out to take a picture. I continued walking down the street, taking it all in, the different food, the cute clothes that were being sold. I didn't buy much but I still continued walking. Ran and the others were close behind me.
"Hey Amu-chan, I hear music." Miki said and I stopped for a moment.
"I do too." said Ran. We turned to the left and saw a very big restaurant but on the loft of the building, it looked like there was an entrance to a club.
"Hmm..." I headed up there and saw the entrance line was very long. There was a sign that said you must be 18 or older. Well...you gotta grab a hold a life and make the most of it. On a journey of self discovery, you can find answers anywhere.
I smiled. "Amu-chan, your not old enough to get into a club." Suu told me.
"I just want to check it out. Its not like I'm going in there to get drunk and dirty dance." I snuck in through the back door. Someone had come out and it was the type of door that's locked from the outside.
Once inside, the club was dark but there were colorful lights everywhere and the dance floor was packed.
"Cool." I smiled and walked around.
Its true what they say. The only way to get through a dance floor is to dance your way through.
"Amu-chan! Say cheese!" My charas called and took a picture of me with my camera.
I was so busy looking at them take the picture, I accidentally bumped into someone. I had cause the person to spill they're drink.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry." I had bumped into a girl with dark brown hair and green eyes.
"No its ok. I'm alright." She didn't have a stain or anything on her knee length white spaghetti strap dress. It was a simple look and her hair was in a messy bun. She looked to be about a year or two older than me.
We went our separate ways. I danced for a little while longer. 'In my head' by Jason Derulo was playing and my charas and I love to dance. During this time I was actually asked to dance by a few guys. Believe me, there is nothing more flattering than getting asked to dance buy a cute college guy and I was but...it just wouldn't feel right (if you know what I mean) so I kindly declined the offers.
I walked over to the bar and ordered a virgin Pina Colada. It was really tasty. I've tasted the alcohol one before but I personally think the one without it is better. This place looks like fun. It kind of reminds me of how everyone was back during my sweet sixteen...well minus the older crowd of people and the people dancing on tables. This made me laugh. Talk about party animals.
I then noticed a little bit down the aisle of seats was the girl I had bumped into. I followed where her sight was set and it landed on a cute boy who was on the dance floor talking with some friends.
"Aww...she's infatuated with him but too shy to go talk to him." Said Suu.
"Doesn't that sure sound familiar." Ran spoke referring to how I was back when I was twelve.
We then noticed her get up and walk over to him.
"Alright. You go girl." Ran cheered and I smiled, watching.
"This is very brave of her." Dia said. I moved onto the dance floor and got closer but not to close so they would think I was listening...which I was.
"I wanna see how this plays out." Miki said and my charas floated closer.
"HI Cody." The girl smiled. The boy turned away from his friends to face her.
His smile seemed to brighten. "Oh hi Tawnie. How are you?"
"Pretty good. And you?" She blushed.
"Pretty good. I heard you won an award for your sketch of the city."
"Yeah...I did...uh...I w-worked r-really hard on it and-..."
"HI CODY." I big group of girls came in and slightly pushed her aside.
Oh no...
"How have you been I haven't seen you in forever." A bleach blond with wavy hair hugged him.
These girls looked about four years older than me.
"I just saw you guys earlier at school." He rubbed the back of his head.
"We know but it seems like forever!" The other girls came in.
"Be a dear Cody and go get me a drink." The bleach blond batted her eye lashing.
"Uh sure." He said awkwardly. He gave a kind smile to 'Tawnie' and walked away.
All the girls then turned to her.
"You looked so pathetic trying to talk to Cody." laughed the bleach blond.
She glared at them.
"Stay away from him you lousy art freak, he's out of your league."
"WHAT DID SHE JUST SAY ABOUT ART!" Miki flamed.
"Tony is my friend and what's the matter? Feeling threatened or something?"
"Oh please! Being lab partners in physics so does not make you guys friends." Said the red head.
"Besides why would I be threatened by a stupid art major with messy hair, wearing a shower curtain and that looks like she's never been kissed."
Tawnie looked down at her dress and started to feel very hurt and insecure.
"Here why don't we add some color to it." The blond then grabbed a drink from near by and threw it right on Tawnie's dress. This made me fume. What a bitch!
Tawnie looked like she was trying to hold back tears as she looked down at her dress with a red splash. People around them were starting to take notice and started laughing.
"Here lets add some purple to that." The red head threw another drink.
"And some blue." The third girl joined in. More laughter was heard from those around them.
I immediately stood up.
"Looks like her cool and spicy character is kicking in!" Ran cheered as I passed them and onto where they stood.
The blond was about to throw another drink at the now tearing Tawnie, but I grabbed onto her wrist before she could throw it.
"What the hell? Who the heck are you?" The blond glared at me.
"The names Amu, and I say that's enough." I then slap the drink out of her hand and it shatters on the ground.
'Ooo's' were heard around us.
She completely turned towards me. She was taller because of her stiletto heels but I stayed strong.
"Alright listen kid-.." She was glaring viciously at me.
"No you listen." I strongly state. " Why don't you get off your high horse and stop bullying this girl so you can feel better about yourself. All your doing is showing the world what a bitch you are." I state and cross my arms.
I start to here whisper. 'that girl is so cool.'
"And why don't 'you' stick that little nose out of other peoples business and get it back to the play pen, pip squeak. You're in dangerous territory when you play with the big girls, and you won't look so tough when your sent running out of here crying like Tawnie was about too."
"I know exactly what I've gotten myself into and I'm not one bit phased." The blond gritted her teeth. "You were jealous of Tawnie and so your bullying her...How un classy...Not just attitude but appearance...Tawnie may not be wearing the most stylish thing in this club but at least her outfit doesn't make her look easy."
Loud 'OH's were heard from the poeple around us and 'cool and spicy'.
"You little bitch!" The bleach blond was about to slap me but someone then grabbed her hand. It was Tawnie.
"Back off Gretchen." She shoved the blond away.
"Oh trying to act like you now have backbone, why don't you run along to one of your art shows before we throw more drinks on you."
"I'm not afraid of you anymore." Tawnie then throws a drink onto 'Gretchen'
I smile at this and people then start laughing at Gretchen.
"You little Fucking Bitch! I'm gonna ki-"
"What's going on?" We then saw Cody making his way over to us. The other girls started making him back away.
"Oh uh n-nothing Cody. I'll be right there." Gretchen tried to fix herself up.
He was looking at all of us. "But what just happened?" They had pushed him away.
Gretchen sharply turned to us. "You two better watch your back." She dangerously threatened. I was about to respond but Tawnie beat me to it.
"Really? Cuz you need to stop spending so much time on yours."
At that moment, even louder 'ooo's' and laughs were heard.
Gretchen was about to turn around back to us but she was then pushed away by security.
"Alright thats enough ma'am you have to leave."
"What!" They escorted her out.
Tawnie and I then burst into laughter along with my chara's.
Once we stopped laughing Tawnie spoke. "Thanks for sticking up for me." I smiled as I pulled myself together.
"No problem."
"My name's Tawnie Williams." She stuck her hand out.
"Hinamori Amu." I shook it.
Rima POV
Well this week certainly was interesting. Nagi came over every afternoon just like he said he would but my dad and Michelle sure did make things awkward for him.
It was the morning before he would leave and we were all having breakfast together. I hated this feeling. It seems to me my dad and Michelle are happy he won't be coming around anymore. Dad because he obviously doesn't want me having a boyfriend and Michelle so she can rub in my face how Nagi will forget me.
"So Nagihiko-kun, today's the big day. Are you excited about leaving?" asked Michelle.
"Well yes I am very much but I'm a little sad at the same time." He commented.
"And why is that?" asked my father.
"Well I'll miss my family and friends...and Rima-chan of course." He placed his hand over mine and I blushed.
I heard giggling from beside me. Michelle was chuckling to herself at what Nagi had said but only I had noticed.
"So Nagihiko, tell me about your interest in dance." My father asked as he ate his scrambled eggs.
"Well I've been very into dance pretty much all my life." Nagihiko began to explain. "I was mainly into traditional Japanese dance for most of my life and as a kid I also studied waltz, ballroom and ballet, and tap."
"Fascinating." Michelle looked very amused and impressed. And she should be, Nagi's dancing is definitely something to gawk about.
"And you said you got into dancing because it ran in your family right." Father went on.
"That's right. My mother is one of the main people that taught me these styles of dance." he explained.
"So those are the only type you know then..." father inquired.
"Well actually, just before I turned 13 I decided to expand my horizon and learn more styles of dancing than just what was custom in my family."
"Well that's nice. What other styles do you know?" Michelle asked him.
"Oh trust me the list is endless..." I said and smiled as I took a sip of my juice, then went on. " Hip hop, jazz, swing, Salsa, Cumbia, you name it." Nagi rubbed the back of his head.
Michelle and my father grew determined faces.
"Mambo?"
"Yes."
"Irish dance?"
"Yes."
"Traditional Chinese?"
"Quite well."
"Merengue?"
"Uh huh."
My father put his hands down on the table determined to keep the questions coming. Nagi was smiling as they asked away. I grew very amused as well.
"Bachata?"
"Yes."
"Two-step?"
"Uh huh."
"Contemporary?"
"Yes."
"Break dance?"
"that's right."
"JIVE?"
"Yes."
"MOSH?"
"Tried it, didn't like it."
"BLUES?"
"Yep."
"JERK?"
"Hee hee yes." I giggled as well.
"CHA-CHA?"
"Yes."
"Street dance?"
"Yep."
"Foxtrot?"
"Yes."
"...tango?" asked my father slowly.
"Definitely." Nagi answered still smiling.
"Oh wow." Michelle was still agape.
"As you can see, dance, is something Nagi is serious about." I informed them.
"Indeed." Michelle crossed her arms. "So how did you get interested in someone who is your polar opposite?" She had a that familiar sleazy smile on her face.
I glared at her. What she really means is why is he with somebody who has barely any athletic ability and two left feet.
"Well, I don't think Rima and I are that different just because we have different interests and goals for our future but hey, also they say opposites attract." Nagi intertwined his fingers with mine, and our hands were on the table where my dad and Michelle could see them. Good, because its sending them a message.
I noticed them both glance at our hands and I smiled at this.
"I've actually shown Rima a bit of the dances I know before and she has taught me some of her jokes and comedy asked." Nagi informed them.
"hmm...Rima? 'Dancing'?" My father held his chin. "Curious..."
"We'll show you." Oh no.
Nagi stood up and tugged me to get up.
"I don' think this is such a good idea, Nagi." I could tell Michelle was amused at my response.
"Oh come on Rima-chan. Lets show them just a bit." I refused to get up and showed an apologetic look. I've danced with Nagi before but it didn't really go that well. I'm not that good. (The ch. where they were practicing dancing in 'My special sweet sixteen was one of the times)
"Nagi, you know how clumsy and nervous I get." I started to feel bad.
"Wow Nagihiko. I can tell that you absolutely love to dance but isn't it hard being with someone who doesn't like too?" Michelle taunted. Nagi was still looking down at me. I REALLY started to feel bad. It's not that I don't like too, its just it can never run smoothly when I dance with him. He usually has to beg me to do it and we've never had anyone watching us before. Nagi seemed a little upset by that comment too.
"Indeed. Don't you think you would like to...you know...have someone that shares your passion for dance." My father commented and my mouth dropped open.
"FATHER!" Both Nagi and I could not believe he said that. "What in the world are you saying!" Both Nagi and I stared at them shocked.
"Well I mean you got to admit, we have a point." Michelle came in.
OH I GET IT. They want Nagi to forget me. I can expect this from Michelle but from my OWN FATHER.
I glared at both of them.
I AM BEYOND FURIOUS. Now look what they did! They made the atmosphere completely awkward now.
"Mr. Mashiro..." Nagihiko started out calmly. "I am perfectly happy with Rima. I care about her for who she is and who she isn't." Oh Nagihiko...tears of bliss came to my eyes.
Wow. Thats so sweet.
...for who I am and who I'm not. This actually makes me wish I enjoyed dancing a little more.
"That's very passionate..." my father spoke...I tugged at Nagi's arm to lead him out of the room..."...But kids your age change they're minds." He finished and I sharply turned back around.
"FATHER!" I yelled unable to believe what I just heard. Nagi's expression was very hurt. "...T-thats...You..." I was completely agaped.
"...I stand by what I said.." Tears began to spill out of my eyes.
I spun around and began towards the door.
"Come on Nagi I'm going with you to the airport."
My father immediately stood up from the table.
"Rima you cannot be serious! Get back here!" He ordered.
We both ignored him and stepped out the door.
"I'll take a bus back after I see Nagi off!" I yelled back and slammed the door.
AMU POV
"Thanks for helping me out back there." She damped a paper towel and tried to clean off the stains on her dress.
We were both in the ladies restroom of the club and I was sitting on the counter next to our purses.
"Its no trouble, girls like her just make me so angry." I responded.
"I know, they really piss me off too but...well...I just get up the nerve to tell them off." She attempted to dry her dress. "I just always realize that what they say is right."
She grew an upset expression. "I'm definitely not the drawer of attention, or the apple of Tony's eye. People don't look twice at me."
"What makes you say that?" She looks up from her dress to me.
"I know your being nice but seriously look at me." She held her arms out. "Not the prettiest flower in the garden of lilies."
"I meant, what makes you think your not the apple in his eye?"
She was taken aback by this question.
"Well...Cody and I get along pretty well and speak every now and then but..." she sighed. "why would he want me out of all the other beautiful, fun, glamorous college girls around?"
I smiled. "Because right in front of him is a sweet, down to earth, dedicated, creative girl who's world doesn't revolve around what she sees in the mirror."
Tawnie stared back at me in aw of my words. As if these thoughts never crossed her mind. A smile then came to her face. "If only life was like that."
"Its is like that." I reassured her. "I personally don't know Tony...but the way his face lit up when you spoke to him earlier, its as if he was saying 'finally, somebody real ...and deep'. How just told me he's snuck up on you to tell you art jokes even though its not his major-"
"That only happened a few times-.." she interrupted but I interrupted back
"I can tell...Cody is the type of guy who likes what's inside." Her eyes seemed to light up and glisten.
"Really?.."
"I'm pretty sure." I nod and smile. "And besides that, there is a saying my mom once told me. 'Girls are like apples in a tree. The boys that pick the apples often go for the ones at the bottom that are easy to get and dull. So the shiny, bright, sweet apples at the top think that something is wrong with them, but nothing is wrong with them. They just need to wait for the strong, noble and true boy to come along that isn't afraid to climb to the top for his goal."
"...that's beautiful..."
"Come on, I'll show you what I mean." I handed her her purse, took mine and led her back out to the dance floor.
"What are we doing Amu?"
I looked around the dimly lit room. We moved our way around people and tables and I finally found him.
Tawnie noticed we were going in Cody's direction and attempted to pull back. "Amu, what are you doing?" She began to sound alarmed.
I moved behind her and began to push her towards him.
"Go talk to him." I nudged her.
"No! I look terrible!" she pleaded.
"Trust me on this, just go!" I kept trying to push her but she refused to go foreword. Unfortunately for her Cody noticed us and began to walk in our direction.
"Oh crap." she muttered and looked to the ground.
"Hey Tawnie." Cody came up seeming eager to talk to her.
"Uh, hi again Cody." She blushed.
"Listen, I heard what Gretchen did to you. Are you ok? Look what she did to your dress."
"Oh uh...I'm fine, i-it w-was no big deal."
"Why in the world would she do that? You never did anything to her." He was looking over her dress
"Ah...well I don't know but...i-its ok...I mean...its not the first time I've had colors splattered all over me." Both she and him burst into laughter.
"Always able to smile in a bad situation...I've always liked that about you Tawnie." She blushed beat red at this comment.
"R-really?"
"Of course. Your dedication to art is something to admire as well."
"Oh..u-u-uh thank y-you." Tawnie smiled. "OH! How rude of me. Cody this is my new friend Amu. She's from Japan."
"Its nice to meet you Amu." he shook my hand.
"Likewise."
"Amu actually defended me when I was with Gretchen."
"I still can't believe she would sink to doing something like that." Tony looked upset. "Some of my Buddies told me she was threatening you Tawnie. I know that she has a thing for me but doing something like what she did is just ridiculous. I want to apologize to you both."
"Oh its not your fault." I commented.
"Thats right."
"But you still said it was no big deal...your too nice for your own good." He then grew a smile.
Tawnie rubbed the back of her head.
"Listen my friends and I are going out for breakfast tomorrow morning. Why don't you come along with us? You can come too Amu."
"Oh...u-uh..."
"We'd love too." I finished for her.
"Great then meet us in front of the science building at 9 am tomorrow. We'll head out from there."
"S-sure o-ok." Tawnie stuttered.
"Your so cute when you stutter Tawnie." with that said Cody turned to head back with his friends.
Tawnie had gasped a little and was blushing like crazy.
I would have been going crazy with giggles and joy for Tawnie if Cody's words hadn't been repeating in my head.
'Your so cute when you stutter'
I've heard that before.
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