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-Valerie

It was a gloomy Saturday morning. Windows were closed, curtains were drawn back, and the fresh smell of coffee existed throughout the room. Dianna was slumped on the hotel bed with her teal headphones and her phone in hand, mumbling "yes" into it every few seconds or so. She was tired, no, she was exhausted, and yet her manager was bombarding her with calls that Dianna didn't even pay attention to.

"And you're aware that there will be no touchy photos to be ever taken, right?" Shannon hissed from the other end of the telephone line.

"Yes," Dianna mumbled sleepily.

"No more interviews together, no talking about each other, and certainly no holding hands in public, understand?" her manager added.

"Uh-uh." the blonde muttered, on the verge of falling asleep.

"Dianna, I want you to listen to me carefully." Shannon added. "Are you clear about what I've explained?"

There was no answer from the other end of the telephone line. Just silence. A few seconds later, there was still no response.

Dianna had fallen asleep.

"AGRON! Are you there?" Shannon yelled into the phone once she realized that Dianna wasn't responding.

"Huh? …What?" Dianna said after she was just awakened by the loudness of her manager's voice. It was thrice as loud; after all, she had headphones on. "Wow, you were greatly influenced by Ryan. Calling me by my surname and all."

Shannon sighed exasperatedly. "Whatever. I'll call you sooner or later." she grumbled.

"I hope you don't." Dianna mumbled before hanging up. Her manager was annoying as hell. And she was now twice as worse after partnering up with Ryan several times to make her miserable. The blonde pulled the blanket closer to her chest and positioned herself comfortably before closing her eyelids. She was sleep-deprived, with all the touring going on, she never had sufficient sleep. And when she had the time, she was too bothered in her thoughts to fall asleep.

Five minutes later, the door unlocked loudly. Dianna woke up to its clicking sound. She turned her head and saw Lea skipping into her room happily as if something big happened to her. Lea laid her bag on the coffee table and approached her. She had a big grin in her face; as if she has accomplished something that she's wanted to do for years. "Hey, Lady."

"Hey," Dianna sleepily said. "Where have you been?"

Lea sat herself on the bed beside her girlfriend and played with Dianna's blonde locks. "Some office building. I had a talk with Brad." she explained, twirling a strand of blonde hair with her finger. "It was great."

"It was, huh? Is that why you're so happy today?" Dianna teased, resting her head on her girlfriend's lap. "You almost never play with my hair until it's tied up in knots while you have a big grin plastered on your face. What's up?"

"Sorry," Lea said as she untangled Dianna's knotted hair in her finger. "Not much, Di. I just made some arrangements with Brad and we did something to protect you from the big bad monster." Dianna sleepily got up from the brunette's lap and gave her a puzzled look. Sometimes, she really didn't understand Lea's intentions. Her girlfriend was truly one of a kind; having ideas such as giving her cats a spa treatment or doing her laundry in the free dishwasher, although sometimes she could be serious and caring as well.

"Lea… what 'big bad monster?'" Dianna asked half-exasperatedly, although she really felt like laughing. She managed to hold back a laugh when she saw Lea's 'Duh-of-course-you-know" expression. "Lea, seriously. What?"

"Oh, hell Di. I'm just gonna tell you, alright?" Lea asked before continuing. Dianna nodded, hoping that this plan of her girlfriend's was not going to involve another basket of clothing being dumped inside a dishwasher. "I talked to Brad."

"Yeah, I know. And?"

"We discussed the bad Ryan incident that happened a few days ago…"

"And?" Dianna asked curiously, hoping that her girlfriend will just go straight to the point.

"We decided that it was best to ban Ryan from the set and tour for the first few months, so that he won't do anyone any harm, and since we can't really sue him." Lea said. Dianna knew where this was going, and she knew that it wasn't gonna be pretty.

"Lea… we can't. He already apologized, and if the press finds out about this… I'm gonna be so screwed." Dianna insisted apologetically. "Baby, please don't bring up anymore attention from anyone. Besides, they'll think that I'm behind his suspension. Just please Lea, don't. Please don't cause us anymore trouble than we already have."

On the other hand, Lea felt like a horrible girlfriend to plan something that may have upset her girl. But at the same time, she really didn't like it when Dianna said "trouble" because she was just trying to be a good girlfriend and help Dianna. Her big smile faded away, because it seemed like Dianna didn't appreciate what Lea was doing for her.

"I wasn't trying to stir up more attention from the press, Dianna." Lea told her girlfriend. "No one will think that you're behind his suspension."

"We already have so much going on. I'm in big trouble for intending to come out on stage, and now we have the tour going on, and with Ryan's suspension being spread to the media, it will be too much. Lea, please. We really can't do this." Dianna insisted.

"Jesus, Di! I was just trying to help you." Lea said in disappointment. Dianna sighed before nodding. "You're right, I'm sorry." she apologized. "I don't wanna ban Ryan; it'll be too much to deal with… and we've got a lot already going on."

"It's up to you." Lea said. "I mean, weren't you the victim?"

Dianna nodded. "Yeah."

Meanwhile in the office, the two troublemakers were heatedly discussing everything they have witnessed. Even Ryan, who was still trying to play nice seemingly agreed to whatever came out of Shannon's mouth. He would do anything to keep his show in order, at least, in his own way. And he was delighted to have another partner with him, a partner who would agree with his ideas and plans to cover up Dianna's coming out act, and not one who would protest against him saying that the blonde had rights. Ryan adjusted his reading glasses and lowered down his yellow cap while scribbling down notes on a sheet of paper. The woman in front of him was talking too fast for him to catch up.

"Whoa, Shan! You gotta calm down!" he interrupted. "I got it, okay? Dianna just won't—"

"Listen to what we're saying. That's right, it seems as if she doesn't care, or at least, pay attention." Shannon said. "We have to do something about this. She's indignant! She's too sneaky and full of plans… she can do something behind out backs without us knowing!"

Ryan eyed her casually. "Oh, you just knew, huh? That merchandise table lady reported to me a missing t-shirt, the one that says 'Likes Girls'. I ended up having to pay for… what blondie stole."

"We should do anything it takes for her not to be seen in public with Lea. From this time on, it should look like that they lost contact, or rather, have forgotten about each other."

Ryan stood up from his chair and stared at the woman exasperatedly. "I thought I told you to do that." he crossed his arms, sighing exasperatedly.

"I did! I specifically told Dianna what she's not supposed to do, but it she wasn't taking me seriously! It sounded like she was falling asleep or something… she had to be alerted to answer some questions."

"From everything that you've encountered, have you seen Lea always in sight when Dianna's there?" Ryan inquired curiously.

Shannon nodded. "Absolutely."

All of a sudden, Ryan's face lit up. Once an light bulb lit on top of his head, he snapped his fingers and shot up from his seat. "We have to make the fans believe she's not gay!"

"I thought that's what we were doing. We've been doing that since the shirtgate." Shannon said.

"I know! What if she is seen straight not through her words… but actions?" Ryan suggested. "Don't they speak louder than words?"

Shannon shrugged. "I'm not sure where this is going… but I'm starting to like this idea. Go on."

Ryan clasped his fingers together. "Dianna will be seen with a guy in public."

"I tried that with her and Pettyfer. Big mistake. I saw lamps being shattered on the ground and a lot of swear words whenever I had to stop by their place. Forced PR just doesn't work." Shannon remarked, reflecting on the times when she witnessed Dianna and Alex's fights, which was a common occurrence. He would say something rude, then she will get hurt, and he starts criticizing her, and she will fire back another comment, and it goes on and on until he loses his temper. And when he does, it gets pretty terrible. Dianna had to run for her life after their rough breakup, and luckily Lea was kind enough to let her crash in her apartment for a few days. She was wrong when she thought that there was no other man that was wilder than Tarzan.

Ryan shook his head cunningly. "No, this time we'll find a guy who's really willing to date her. As for Dianna, the only way we could get her to cope with us is to let her not take coupley photos if she doesn't want to. And it will be easier if she knew this guy… do you know anyone?"

"Well, based on what I know, Alex accused her of sleeping with her friend Sebastian." Shannon stated. "I think they're close friends, and I'm pretty sure Sebastian's really into her…"

Ryan rubbed his chin, feeling a mixture of curiosity and satisfaction. "Um… who's this Sebastian guy you're talking about?"

"Sebastian Stan."

"Ah, I've heard of him! Perfect, this is perfect!" Ryan cheered. "We'll make sure this plan will work."

Shannon smirked. "Oh, Di. I can't wait to see your reaction."

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