Chapter Eleven
"It's a little bit Funny."
Ginny sat up on the bed and looked at Juliana Cross, who was playing Christian. She hated Juliana. The girl was smug and arrogant and didn't care what any one else thought.
"What?" Ginny automatically supplied.
She had learned her lines two weeks ago and she was irritated that Juliana, who considered herself bettere than Ginny, had only learned about half her lines. Hell Hermione, who had helped her study her lines and was now working in the eaves on lighting, knew Juliana's lines better than herself. They were still three weeks from production, but it rankled Ginny that Juliana wasn't taking this more serious. The insipid bimbo didn't even know her musical score.
If only someone else had auditioned for the role. But with the show set to start the weekend before Christmas, few were interested in auditioning. Most were out auditioning for a Christmas Carol, or some other holiday inspired play. Ginny was glad they weren't doing that this year. They actually had a better turn out when they did some love inspired musical during the winter season.
"This feeling inside!" Juliana blurted loudly.
Ginny let her mind slip from the practice as the lines flowed around her. Hermione was on stage, leading Chanse on a merry jaunt with the spotlight. The lines slipped from Ginny's lips as Hermione walked to stage left, then to stage right. The spotlight followed.
Juliana faultered to a halt as her spoken lines dissolved into the sung ones. She always had trouble on those ones. Ginny prepared to get up and be led around as the choreography demanded.
"Oh! Oh damn it!" Juliana swore. "What's my-"
"My gift is my song!"
The entire cast and crew turned to Hermione. Her back was to Ginny for a moment then she smiled at her over her shoulder.
"And this one's for you."
Hermione crossed from where she stood. For the first time since she had started the practices, Ginny wasn't herself. She was Satine and Christian stood before her. Christian reached out a hand and helped Satine from her bejeweled bed.
"And you can tell everybody.
That this is your song."
Satine smiled shyly at Christian as he led her to the center of her roof.
"It may be quite simple but
Now that it's done..."
Christian lifted Satine gently and set her on the short pillar in the center of the roof.
"I hope you don't mind."
He grinned at her and kissed her hand softly. "I hope you don't mind,
That I put down in words."
He lifted her again and held her close this time.
"How wonderful life is,
Now you're in the world."
Then he was bringing her down, slowly and their lips were scant inches apart and-
"Excuse me!"
Ginny and Hermione looked over from their embrace. Juliana was looking scandalized.
Hermione set Ginny down with a faint blush. "Like that if you please."
Ginny watched her go and touched her lips with an air of regret. So close.
(A/N: Ok, I promise there will be more singing and at least one kiss next chapter. No I will not tell you who kisses.
