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Recap:
It passed over the town and the woods passing the mansion and passing Alek's bed… where he lied in eternal sleep.
Loud noises like people talking, moving around, and carrying things was the only kind of noise that came out loud and clear. Blue was standing closer to the stage's edge on the right side looking calm. She raised her hands over her head and stretched just as Chloe's slumpt form in the middle of the stage started moving. Chloe groggily opened her eyes due to the loud noises surrounding her. She blinked a couple of times trying to get use to the bright light of the room.
She slowly and groggily got up onto her knees rubbing her eyes trying to wake herself up. She blinked slowly as she looked around at her surroundings. Blue gave her a glance before hopping off the stage and headed to who know's where(though we all know that she's heading off to find Lili who still owes her a chocolate donut) Chloe sleepily took in her surroundings which consisted of the stage as she blinked confused. She then heard a muffled groan and looked to her left to see Alek lying down just like she had left him in his bed in the mansion hardly moving.
Her eyes suddenly widened as she got up at the speed of light and went running to Alek's unmoving form. She went down on her knees next to him and started shaking him frantically repeating his name every time her voice getting higher and higher and higher.
He wouldn't wake up. She felt tears threaten her eyes as she covered her face in his chest sobbing as she repeated his name softer and lower this time.
"Alek…Alek…Alek…please don't go…you can't die! You just can't! Don't leave me!" Soon she stopped talking and just continued to cry. Everyone working stopped and stared at the unconscious boy and the crying girl in the middle of the stage. No one was sure what had happened and no one knew how to react.
Blue came back from wherever it is she went and went to the front of the crowd to see what was going on. When Chloe's crying form over Alek's unconscious body came into her sight she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Chloe? What are you doing?" Blue questioned taking a step closer to the stage.
"B-BLUE!" Chloe yelled raising her tear-stained face to look at her. "A-ALEK! IT'S ALEK! HE'S DEAD! OH BLUE YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING! HE CAN'T BE DEAD! HE JUST CAN'T!" She yelled looking down at Alek's sleeping face.
"Um…Chloe…" Blue started but Chloe didn't hear her she just put her face back on Alek's chest and continued to cry for her lost protector…friend…or was he something more not willing to hear Blue no doubt say that she can't bring him back from the dead…no one can…it was an impossible feat.
Chloe was in such distress that she didn't notice the slight twitching of Alek's body. She didn't notice the slight movement or stirring from Alek. A muffled groan came out of his mouth but was unheard by the loudly crying Chloe. Blue had tried several times to catch her attention but soon gave up moving her hand in the "I give up" signal and had just walked calmly away to who knows where again.
Alek's eyes slowly fluttered open blinking several times to erase the grogginess he felt and to get used to the bright light he was seeing. He made a small hardly audible groan of pain as he tried to breathe deeply feeling as if he hadn't breathed in a long time and tried to get up but noticed that he couldn't because he saw Chloe crying on him.
He overheard Chloe muttering "You can't leave me. You just can't."
He struggled to lift his left arm that felt as if it were made out of lead and put it on Chloe's head softly burying his hand in her hair as he whispered in a croaking almost painful sounding voice "C-Chloe…I would never leave you…"
Her head immediately shot up like a bullet and she ended up gazing into Alek's tired eyes. "A-ALEK!" Chloe yelled out shocked in an "I was just crying" voice.
He tried to give her a smirk but it didn't work that well since he did feel a bit of pain everywhere. He struggled with his arms and got half way up as Chloe immediately got off him taking him in with her eyes. She still couldn't believe that he was alive.
"The one and only" Alek said in the same pain filled voice as he gave her a wavery smirk.
Chloe threw her arms around his neck as she enveloped him in a tight hug as tears of relief went down her face as she yelled out "ALEK! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Alek got stiff when he felt Chloe hug him but a second later he relaxed and softly wrapped his arms around Chloe returning the hug.
"That was...BEAUTIFUL!" Blue yelled clapping her hands gleefully as tears glistened in her eyes. The rest of the workers dropped whatever they were doing (resulting in a lot of curses and cries of pain as heavy things were dropped on people's feet) and clapped.
Chloe and Alek immediate let go of each other but Alek kept his arms wrapped around Chloe loosely. They blinked as Blue hopped onto the stage in her Director's outfit. "That's the kind of passion we want to see in tonight's show!" Blue said gleefully. "Well done you two!"
"B-but…" Chloe whispered but never got to finish as Blue once again went into Director Mode.
"Alright everyone…" she clapped her hands several times to get everyone's attention. "Break Time!" Everyone cheered as they once again dropped what they were doing and went running out the door to eat, shop, sleep, and for the unlucky few who had to go hopping or dragging themselves to the hospital due to injury. A second later it was just Blue, Chloe, and Alek. "You guys did great! Let's just hope you can give that kind of performance again in the next rehearsal!"
"P-performance!" Chloe and Alek sputtered out as everything started to come back to them.
"What do you mean performance?" They said as they got up wobbly.
"Well a rehearsal is technically a performance…" Blue started moving her head lightly to the side as she answered their question confused.
"But we never did a rehearsal! You yourself said we were horrible!" Chloe yelled.
"But you did perform" Blue said.
"No we didn't! You did something and before we knew it poof we were somewhere else and you were no where in sight and I was singing and talking to mice and birds!" Chloe yelled out.
"And I was a beast! Who ended up talking to you! Though you were dressed as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother…" Alek started but Blue cut him off.
"I was a sorcerer alright! They ran out of costumes!"
Alek ignored her and continued "And…And… I… I DIED!" He yelled.
"Yeah I was in a doctor's office trying to convince the doctor…." Chloe started.
"Ah yes… Dr. Doctor…" Blue said nodding her head as recognition passed by her face.
Chloe ignored her too and continued "Trying to convince him to go save Alek and I felt it when he died!" She yelled.
"Are you two done now?" Blue asked annoyed. Alek and Chloe were both breathing heavily from the exercise that outburst gave their lungs and both red-faced from anger nodded their heads.
"Alright let me explain. I took you guys on a "fieldtrip" where you both played your roles except you really did experience it. Yes Alek you actually became a beast yes Chloe you actually were friends with mice and birds and yes Alek you did actually die." Blue stated as if it was an every day thing. You know…you died…don't worry it's nothing. No Biggie.
Chloe and Alek looked at Blue flabbergasted. They couldn't believe what they were hearing. "B-But we were gone for days!" Chloe and Alek said together both not being able to believe that Blue felt that what they had been through was perfectly normal.
"AHA!" Blue yelled pointing a finger up in the air proudly as if she had just discovered the meaning of life or something. "You see you guys were supposedly gone for "days" but really it was only a couple of seconds here in this world.
Chloe opened her mouth to question what Blue meant but Blue raised her hand up for silence and said "Don't question. Don't ask. Just take it as it is. Just take it as it is." Alek and Chloe slowly nodded their head giving up on the argument. Blue grinned, hopped off the stage, and started merrily skipping (which to be honest creeped Chloe and Alek out a bit. Blue's not usually this…preppy….) to the door. She stopped turned around and grinning said "Aren't you guys coming?"
"Um sure…" Chloe said as Alek and she walked off the stage but then something hit her. "But Blue we still have to change…"
"Oh for the love of…" Blue started. She snapped her fingers and in a blink of an eye Chloe and Alek were no longer in pajamas but instead in outing clothes. Chloe was wearing a green tank top, faded blue jeans, and sneakers. Alek was wearing his "famous small V neck blue shirt, with blue jeans, and sneakers. "Now can we go?" Blue questioned raising an eyebrow just daring them to stop her again.
"We can go" Alek simply stated putting his hand at the small of Chloe's back and lead her out the door following Blue. After 2 minutes of complete silence and seeing nothing they finally caught sight of a small city…town…cown(I combined city and town lol) Blue walked a couple steps in front of them with her eyes closed and hands stuffed in her pockets while Chloe and Alek gazed in shock at their surroundings.
There were really small modest wooden houses right next to super tall fancy glass buildings. Not to mention that the town side I guess you could call it had no electricity, had dirt paths and apparently no bathrooms in the household because they could see partially hidden from view in some bushes those old wooden bathroom doors leading into a porter potty but from the past.
Yet on the city side it was all modernized buildings. Heck, even the sidewalk was electric moving on its own so instead of actually walking you could just stand there till you got to where you wanted to be. They weren't walking on either they noticed. They were walking in this wooden floor metallic fenced bridge that was on the ground that constantly had parts where if you pushed it would open like a door or a gate to whichever side you pushed.
"This place is…" Chloe started looking around wide-eyed.
"Out of whack…" Alek helpfully supplied.
"It's unique" Blue answered insulted. "I helped construct it."
"Huh?"
"I gave them the idea and I overlooked it a bit. People are always saying that this and that invention has combined the past and the present together but it's not true. Now this though…" Blue started grinning cheekily. "Has made the past and present come together literally."
"It's certainly something right Alek?" Chloe questioned. Alek nodded his head in agreement.
They soon were coming to the end of the "bridge." There right at the end standing by itself was a small (yet comfy) white wooden building. It had a small white picket fence surrounding it and through the cracks you could see specks of the neatly trimmed carefully taken care of vegetation (bushes with flowers).
Three small little white steps led into a wooden patio that looked to be quite aged yet well kept. Chloe and Alek figured it was a small café due to several small round white tables and white chairs were scattered about elaborately placed to give the little café a spacious yet not spacious comfortable size.
There was a white French door that seemed to also be suffering from age and a couple steps next to it was a small wooden window that was opened to a decent size old homey wooden counter with small worn out red vintage swirly chairs. There were three pots each with a small pretty tree in different parts of the area. Chloe and Alek followed Blue up the steps and sat in a middle table next to the small hardly noticeable wooden rail (it was covered by the vegetation and the white picket fence)
A modestly dressed waitress came towards their tables immediately. "Hiya Blue" The waitress said with true happiness and fondness apparent in her voice as she got to the table.
"Hey Sunny" Blue responded back smiling slightly. The waitress called "Sunny" apparently was a lady in her early 30's. Wisps of her dark black hair was falling out of the funky bun ponytail she made falling into her face slightly giving it a nice frame though. From what Alek could see "Sunny" (He internally scoffed at that name) was of medium height he'd guess about 5'5 with dark yet bright black eyes and it seemed that she and Blue were pretty fond of each other so he immediately assumed the only obvious answer…that Sunny used to be Blue's babysitter because the thought that Blue was a regular in this café never crossed his mind.
"I haven't seen you around here for awhile. How ya holding up the fort?" Sunny questioned. It was then that Chloe and Alek noticed that she had a small tinge of a southern-western country accent.
"Yeah it's been busy and hectic…way hectic." Blue answered grinning leaning back on her chair slightly putting her hands behind her head. "It's a tough job but somebody has gotta do it."
Sunny smiled but she saw something or someone in the corner of her eye and her face immediately changed. It went into overly friendly and a large fake plastic smile appeared on her face and she said a bit too chipper for Alek's taste "Welcome to The Portal. It is a pleasure to serve you. My name is Sunny and I'll be your waiter today. Is this your first time here?" She questioned.
Alek, Chloe, and Blue raised their eyebrows at her. They all looked discreetly(which of course means they made it plainly obvious) to look in the direction they had caught Sunny glancing at to see a chubby man in his late 50's almost bold but the hair that he did have was a dark black looking at Sunny before turning to scold a waitress that had dropped a plate. Manager Chloe and Alek thought understanding Sunny's change of attitude. Wannabe Blue thought. The manager soon stormed into the kitchen.
Sunny let out a breath she was holding and said "Anyway what can I get you guys to drink?"
"Sprite" Chloe and Alek said together.
"Coke" Blue said. Sunny scribbled everything down.
"I'm taking that your going to have your usual" She questioned looking at Blue with a perfectly arched eyebrow.
Blue grinned at her cheekily and said "Yup. What else would I have?"
"Figures. Always the same" Sunny teased wryly. She then turned her attention toward Alek and Chloe her eyes widening quickly before going back to normal as she asked them what they would like.
"Um…" Chloe started looking at Alek for help since she didn't know what this place served since she never got a menu. Alek of course was just as lost as her so he was no help. They then turned to Blue who in turn looked at them with her eyebrow raised as she straightened in her chair. It then dawned on her.
"Oh! Sunny! They'll have my usual" Blue said.
"Of course. I figured as much." Sunny said. The manager came out again and Sunny instantly changed attitudes again. "Alright so I'll bring you your drinks and your food will be out shortly." She then did a weird skipping-saunter as she walked away grinning fakely as she passed the manager who glanced at her and then looked away.
"Babysitter" Alek stated out of the blue.
"Wha?" Chloe and Blue looked at him weirdly as they were derived from their fascinating conversation of fashion by his odd outburst.
"Sunny was your old babysitter" Alek accused. Chloe gave him a what-the-heck-are-you-doing look and Blue raised an eyebrow at him before cracking up.
"No she wasn't. Never had a babysitter." Blue stated. Alek opened his mouth to reply but Blue stopped him. "Ever heard of the words regular customer."
Chloe started giggling and Alek felt a light blush creep up his neck. Sunny then came back with the drinks placing them down skillfully. She looked both ways and when she saw that the cost was clear went back to her true self. "Your names are Chloe and Alek right?" Sunny questioned.
"Y-Yeah…how did you know?" Chloe questioned surprised.
"Just like ol' Blue here is a regular here I'm a regular viewer of the show."
"Oh…" Chloe said.
"Speaking about the show…" Sunny said whirling around to face Blue. "Where's your beau?"
"Who?" Blue questioned.
Sunny rolled her eyes and said "Your sweetheart? Your boyfriend? Red?"
Blue blushed and said "He ain't any of that."
"Right" Sunny said rolling her eyes. "You keep telling yourself that sweetheart. I've seen you enough times with him here to know that there's something more going on and I've seen you kiss enough times to confirm it."
Chloe and Alek never thought they could see Blue turn as red as she did. They couldn't help but react though. Chloe giggled and Alek snickered. "Where is he anyway?" Sunny questioned. "He usually comes with you…oh wait never mind. I forgot he only comes with you when you're not with your two lead actors."
"So is it safe to assume that you two are together you know boyfriend and girlfriend?" Sunny asked whirling around to question Chloe and Alek.
They both blushed immensely and yelled out "NO!" so loud that the birds around the area flew away. Sunny looked at them wide-eyed and shocked.
Blue was dying of laughter. She composed herself long enough to gasp out "There not but they will be" before going into another heaping mass of laughter.
"Oh I see. I see chemistry when I see it and boy do you two have it!" Sunny cried out gleefully but her boss glared at her and she made a swift dash for the kitchen.
As the trio waited they started drinking their respective drinks. Blue couldn't help but crinkled her nose as Chloe and Alek drank their Sprites. "What?" they questioned.
"I don't know how you two can drink that. Heck I don't know why you like it."
"What do you mean?" Alek questioned.
"I can't stand it. I hate Sprite! Now Coke on the other hand…" Blue started.
"Hey don't hate on our drinks. We like it" Chloe defended.
Blue shrugged and said "I don't know why I've never liked it. Maybe because it's lemony. Or maybe it's just cause I'm a Coke girl."
"A Coke girl?" Alek questioned raising his eyebrow.
"Yeah! A Coke Girl!" Blue cried out indignantly. Sunny came back moments later with the two orders of Blue's usual. The usual contained: 8 mini sandwiches(think of those adorable little sandwiches people in England have with their tea cept without the tea) Along with a small cup of this Italian soup that was delicious but left a slight burning sensation in your mouth and down your throat with every sip but was oddly welcomed.
As they ate Blue informed Sunny, Chloe, and Alek that the first show was tonight. Sunny ran away to serve her other costumers and Blue took that time to explain something very crucial to Chloe and Alek.
"The first and last show are the most important ones. If you mess up in the first show it has a great negativity on the rest of the production involving the audience. If they don't like it all the money I've invested on you guys will be gone so we would have to cut the rest of your shows out. You do good: It does the opposite. All the money I've invested on you will probably double… triple even and you might even do more shows then. The last performance is important because it's the LAST performance. You do bad and all your hard and excellent work in the other shows means nothing. You do good everything counts and it's amazing the results. No pressure!" Blue said of course making Alek and Chloe feel more pressure by saying no pressure.
Sunny came back to collect their plates. When she found out the time of the performance she got disappointed. She was going to miss it! Because her stupid boss is making them all leave hours later then there usual time. As she left with the dishes and to go retrieve the check Blue got up and told Chloe and Alek that she was gonna go to the bathroom.
Instead of going to the bathroom though Blue turned into the manager's room. The manager looked up from some paperwork with a scowl on his face but it immediately disappeared when he caught sight of Blue. No doubt he recognized her. Who wouldn't?
"Words going around that your making the waiters stay hours later than the regular time…" Blue started.
Chloe and Alek were quietly talking amongst themselves about the craziness they've been in for the past couple of days. Sunny came with the check. "Where's Blue?" She questioned.
"Bathroom" Chloe and Alek replied. Sunny left to another table. Blue finally got back a content smirk on her face. Chloe and Alek exchanged looks. What did Blue do now?
"SUNNY!" A booming voice yelled. Sunny's head snap. It was the manager and he didn't look happy…not that he ever did…but still. "When you finish with that table you may leave. I'm giving you the rest of the day off!"
"Y-Yes Sir! T-Thank You Sir!" Sunny yelled. She noticed Blue grinning cattishly and said "BLUE! What did you do?"
"I just had a little chat with him…asked him to give you the day off and he complied."
"I don't know if I'm suppose to be mad or happy."
"Both" Chloe said. Sunny nodded her head in agreement.
Blue leaned back on the chair again and said "Honestly I don't know why you insist on working here. Especially with Mr. Grouchy-Pants as the manager. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Quit this job and go work in my show. Better employee treatment, better hours, and better pay. I honestly don't know why you keep refusing the offer."
"You keep refusing the offer?" Chloe questioned. "I would take it immediately. Actually…can't I take it?" Chloe asked jokingly.
"Nope. I won't give you the job till you and Alek confess to each other and start dating" Blue said jokingly yet seriously.
"N-Never mind!" Chloe stuttered out blushing. Alek smirked lightly and put his arm around Chloe's shoulders loosely to tease her. Chloe glared at him but didn't make him take his arm off her.
"I've told you. I like my job. I love it actually! It's not bad at all! Besides Mr. D is only the manager until Mrs. E comes back from her childbirth leave."
"You mean the manager's not the manager?" Chloe questioned.
"Assistant Manager." Blue and Sunny replied as Chloe, and Alek stood up.
"Just know that the offer's always there if you ever need it" Blue said before her, Chloe, and Alek departed from the café and made their way back to the coliseum studio thing…you know what…let's just call it Blue's Place. Once they were in front of their "hotel" door Blue turned to them and said "Relax and rest up because tonight is the first show!" Before they could say anything else Blue disappeared in a puff of purple smoke.
M: DONE! HOPE YOU LIKED IT! Sorry I took so long. I tried to make it up to you by making this chapter 15 pages long. Next chapter is the first performance! How will they do? And here's a little spoiler alert: Lot's of unexpected guests appear! Anything you have to say write away in a REVIEW! BYE!