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Fifteen Minutes of Fame
By
Moonchampion
"Oh, I've got to get that CD!" shouted Kitty as she and the others watched the music video on television.
"I know!" cried Jubilee over the television. "Dazzler is the hottest thing out there!"
"Oh she's hot all right!" yelled Bobby. Suddenly, a pillow smacked Bobby in the face. He grinned across the room at Amara, who had thrown the pillow. "Hey, she is hot. That's why she needs me, Bobby Drake, to cool her down."
"Get real," said Amara.
Scott walked by the room, and shook his head. He had tried to study all over the house, and to his surprise there wasn't a quiet nook to be found. Now, that they'd found new students, it was hard to find a place to yourself. Scott decided he'd head to public library to study for his test on Friday. He only had two days to get ready, and between school and sessions here at the mansion, time was scarce.
"Headed out?" asked Jean from the stairs. Scott was a few feet from the door. He turned to see his friend and nodded. "I'd go too, but it's my night to help Ororo with dinner. Guess I'll see you when you get back."
"Bye, Jean," said Scott as he walked out the door and shut it behind him. He almost found himself running to his car, trying to leave before anything came up and forced him back into the house. The car's engine came to life as Scott turned the key. He revved the engine a few times, and then pulled the car to the gate. "Free at last," he said to himself. Scott's foot pressed down on the accelerator and he was home free.
Scott found himself walking through the aisle at the library searching for a particular book he needed. The catalog on the computer said that it was the last copy in stock. Scott decided to grab before someone else from his class showed up to check it out. Scott ran his finger down the rows and columns of books searching for the book. Finally, he found it.
"Yes!" whispered Scott to himself. Just as he grabbed the book, and turned to head back to his desk, he bumped into someone. It was a girl. She was short, and had short blonde hair as well. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans, a large, baggy, gray sweatshirt with a hood, a Yankees baseball cap, and a pair of sunglasses over her eyes.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Scott apologized. He bent down and helped the girl up. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," said the girl as she quickly pulled her arms away from Scott. "You always go around knocking over girls?"
"Hey, I said I was sorry," said Scott, annoyed by the girl's rudeness.
She scoffed and took a brief look at Scott. Then, she spotted the book in his hand. She started to reach for it. "Hey, that's the book I need!"
"Whoa!" said Scott. "I need this book too, and I found it first."
"Shhh!" hissed the librarian as she walked by and found the pair of teens bickering at each other. Once she was satisfied that they would remain quiet she left. Scott and the girl stared at each other hatefully. Then, the girl reached for the book again.
"Give me the book," she demanded.
"No," whispered Scott. "I need it to study."
"Well, so do I!" said the girl.
"Shhh!" The librarian had returned, and the scowl on face was much more severe than before. Yet, again, she left when it appeared that Scott and the girl were going to be quiet. Scott decided to follow the librarian's example and leave. Then, he felt the girl grab his shoulder. He turned around to find her acting a little more humble than before.
"Please?" she pleaded, "my tutor is giving me the test tomorrow. If I fail, I'm in big trouble. I'll bring it to you as soon as I'm done with it. I promise."
Scott sighed. He couldn't believe that he was actually going to give in, but reluctantly he handed over the book. "Here. Don't worry about it," said Scott, "I'll manage." The girl smiled and started to heads towards the check out counter. Then, she paused and turned around.
"Thank you…" she began.
"Scott," he added, "My name's Scott."
"Thanks, Scott. My name's Alison."
"You're welcome, Alison," said Scott with a faint smile. "Say, do you always wear sunglasses at night?"
"Do you?" asked Alison as she tipped Scott's glasses to the bridge of his nose.
"Hey!" cried Scott, as he pushed the glasses back over his eyes.
"Young man, I'm going to have to ask you to leave!" said the librarian. Scott tried to explain, but the librarian kept pointing to the door. Scott sighed and headed out the door and back to his car.
"Great," said Scott. "Oh, well, I guess I've still got tomorrow to study."
Scott crossed the parking lot and hopped into his car. He started the engine and began to pull out. Suddenly, he heard screams coming from behind him. Scott paused to see Alison running out of the library with a mob of people storming behind her.
"Oh my God! It's Dazzler! Dazzler, can I have you autograph?!" shouted the mob as the chased her.
Scott tapped his car horn, and Alison looked towards him. He waved his hand at her, signaling her to come on. Alison quickly ran towards Scott's car and hopped inside. Once she was in, Scott pulled off. He drove as fast as he could (within the speed limit) and made some clever turns to lose anyone that would have been following him.
"Care to explain what that was about?" said Scott. "I know they're strict on overdue book fines, but I didn't think they're that bad."
Alison looked at Scott, completely shocked. "You don't know who I am? I'm Alison Blaire. You know, Dazzler? I'm only the hottest techno-pop star out right now. Come on? I've totally eliminated any competition from Aguilera, Spears, Moore and even Shakira."
Scott glanced over at his passenger. He looked at her appearance and a smirk spread over his face. "So you're Dazzler?" he asked. Alison nodded. She pulled off her sunglasses and baseball cap. She ran her fingers through her short, dark blonde hair, and glanced at Scott again. He did recognize her. She was the girl from the video that Kitty and the others had been watching earlier. His jaw dropped. "I don't believe it!"
"So you have heard of me?" she asked.
"Actually, all I've done is heard you," said Scott. "My friends play you as loud as humanly possible. I give them about a few more weeks before they're permanently deaf." Alison giggled at Scott's joke. "So, uh, where should I take you?"
Alison sighed. "Just drive. I don't get out much you know. I never get to just hang out," she explained. "This life might seem glamorous, but it's really quite lonely. I rarely get to just… have fun like a normal teenager." Alison glanced over at Scott. "Got any ideas about where a normal girl can have a good time?"
"What about your test tomorrow?" he asked.
"Don't worry about it," replied Alison. "For the rest of the night, I'm not Dazzler, just plain old Alison Blaire out having fun on the town with her new friend Scott."
Scott looked over at Alison who was now smiling at him. "Fun, huh? Yeah, I've got an idea where we can go to have some fun."
TO BE CONTINUED…