Chapter 2: A Friendly Fan's Advice
It was Sunday. Deciding to split the money Jessie had received, Jessie, James, and Meowth went to separate places to spend.
James and Meowth went to get lunch at a Chinese buffet, while Jessie had some serious shopping to do at the mall. They told each other to meet back in the town square at 3:00 sharp.
As Jessie approached the mall, she opened the door, and swiftly walked in. Passing many strangers as she walked, she smiled as she approached the shoe department.
"Oh, look at these adorable white boots! These would look fabulous with my uniform...", She said, with her eyes hooked on the boots she held.
Meanwhile, back at the Chinese buffet, James and Meowth were stuffing their faces full with egg foo young, dumplings, and lo mien. "Here's to Jessie!", said James as he held up his glass. Meowth responded be gently clanging his glass of lemonade with James' in celebration of Jessie's success. "To Jess!"
Back at the mall, Jessie lingered inside the dressing room. She had picked out a sparkly, red dress that was a halter top, and it was low cut. Dazzled, she couldn't believe how beautiful it looked on her. As she twirled around, Jessie's eyes sparkled with satisfaction. Her eyes faded, though, when she looked at the price tag attached on the side.
"300 dollars...?! Too rich for my blood. James and I split the money 50/50." She pouted as she took off the dress. Sadly walking out of the cramped room, she was stopped by a stranger.
"Um, Excuse me, Miss...", the teenage girl said rather shyly.
Jessie turned to look at her. Surprised, she responded. "Yes?"
"A-are you Jessica? Jessica Rocket?"
"Why, yes! How do you know my name?"
"Oh, well, I saw you perform yesterday in the karaoke contest. You were really good. Very good."
Jessie smiled. It was nice to get some recognition once in a while.
"The, uh, reason why I wanted to talk to you was because well, my dad is a music producer and he's really looking for some talent like yours. It's weird... Such a coincidence I ran into you. In fact, when I saw you perform, I wanted to get up and tell you how great you were, but..."
Jessie looked puzzled. "But what?"
"But I thought-well, um, It would be better may be if I, er... Um..."
None of the words coming from the girl were making sense to Jessie. "May be if what?"
"I'm shy, okay...", she softly said. "I didn't want to look stupid, so I just sat there with my friend." The girl blushed when she spoke.
"Oh, I see..." Jessie felt sorry for the girl. "So, uh, what's you're name?"
"My name? It's uh, Milly." She brushed her dark green hair off of her face.
"Milly. That's a pretty name." Jessie extended her hand for a shake.
She gave a half-smile, and returned the handshake. "Thanks. It's actually short for Melissa, but everyone's been calling me Milly ever since I can remember."
"So anyway..." Jessie continued. "You said your father was... A music producer?!"
"Yeah!" Milly perked up. "You're exactly what he's looking for. Or so he told me, at least. Actually, he told me to go there with a friend to look for the perfect person to be his next 'big project'. He would have done it himself, but he had some big conference to go to. I went home and told him that I didn't see anyone important. If I told him that I missed the opportunity to speak to someone with talent, he'd get mad at me."
Jessie looked like she misunderstood. A professional music producer would actually want to sponsor someone like her? "You're not joking?"
"Uh, of course not." Milly replied. She pulled out a little piece of paper from her pocket. "This is my dad's business card. You can call the number any time, but look for me and my father at the next karaoke contest. Are you going to enter?"
Taking the card from her, Jessie blinked. "All right..."
Milly felt a lot more comfortable now that she had talked to Jessie. "Please call, Jessica. It'd mean the world to my father and I..."
"I will. I promise. Oh, and by the way, you can call me Jessie.", she said approaching the register. Noticing that Jessie had put back the one dress that she had previously tried on, Milly looked up at her.
"You're not buying that dress? Why not, it's so pretty."
"Too expensive... I'm on a really tight budget, you see."
"Oh..." Milly looked back at the dress, and sighed. She really hoped that Jessie had taken her father's job offer into consideration.
~*~
James and Meowth were already waiting in the town square, looking pretty full. As Jessie walked slowly towards them, she seemed to be thinking of something.
"Did you buy anything nice, Jessie", James said, looking at the bags she carried.
"Uh, I guess so...", she had still been thinking about what Milly said to her, and she held the small business card in her left hand.
"Hey, James... How long are we planning to stay in this town?", Jessie said, approaching the question slowly.
"I dunno. As long as you want to stay here. I mean, you're probably the only reason why we're still here, and not following the twerps and that Pikachu." Jessie smiled.
"Okay, in that case, I have something interesting to tell you..."
~*~
Meowth and James, puzzled at what Jessie had just said, stared at her, blinking.
"Say what...?", James said in an unbelieving tone.
"This girl said that her father was looking for some talent like mine, and that I may be liable to apply for a job in the music field.", Jessie said, holding up the business card that Milly had given to her.
"So... In uddah words, ya gonna be famous?!" Meowth's eyes shot wide open.
James still wouldn't believe it. Snatching the card from Jessie's hands, sure enough, it was a business card for 'Nilson music industry'. He looked up at Jessie.
"A-are you really going to try and get the job?", said James.
"James-Just think of what would happen if I became rich and famous! The best of food, the best of clothes, the money, the special treatment-All of it would belong to me. And of course..."
"We'd be along for the ride too..." Meowth smiled deviously.
James was thinking. Fame, fortune... It had been Jessie's dream to live the life of glamour. She had never experienced the good life before. She had nothing to call her own as a child. James on the other hand still had a miserable childhood, even if he was living in the so-called "good life" Jessie had fantasized about. Sighing, he still knew the right thing to do was support his friend. "I'm behind you all the way, Jess!", James said clenching his fist.
James and Meowth exchanged glances with Jessie, and vowed to help her become famous. "Best of luck to you, Jessica Rocket!", James said with a wink, and the three of them walked onto their next destination.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well, well, well... It seems as if everything is going cool so far. What will happen when Jessie auditions to be the next big star to hit Twilight town? Find out in the next chapter! ^__-
It was Sunday. Deciding to split the money Jessie had received, Jessie, James, and Meowth went to separate places to spend.
James and Meowth went to get lunch at a Chinese buffet, while Jessie had some serious shopping to do at the mall. They told each other to meet back in the town square at 3:00 sharp.
As Jessie approached the mall, she opened the door, and swiftly walked in. Passing many strangers as she walked, she smiled as she approached the shoe department.
"Oh, look at these adorable white boots! These would look fabulous with my uniform...", She said, with her eyes hooked on the boots she held.
Meanwhile, back at the Chinese buffet, James and Meowth were stuffing their faces full with egg foo young, dumplings, and lo mien. "Here's to Jessie!", said James as he held up his glass. Meowth responded be gently clanging his glass of lemonade with James' in celebration of Jessie's success. "To Jess!"
Back at the mall, Jessie lingered inside the dressing room. She had picked out a sparkly, red dress that was a halter top, and it was low cut. Dazzled, she couldn't believe how beautiful it looked on her. As she twirled around, Jessie's eyes sparkled with satisfaction. Her eyes faded, though, when she looked at the price tag attached on the side.
"300 dollars...?! Too rich for my blood. James and I split the money 50/50." She pouted as she took off the dress. Sadly walking out of the cramped room, she was stopped by a stranger.
"Um, Excuse me, Miss...", the teenage girl said rather shyly.
Jessie turned to look at her. Surprised, she responded. "Yes?"
"A-are you Jessica? Jessica Rocket?"
"Why, yes! How do you know my name?"
"Oh, well, I saw you perform yesterday in the karaoke contest. You were really good. Very good."
Jessie smiled. It was nice to get some recognition once in a while.
"The, uh, reason why I wanted to talk to you was because well, my dad is a music producer and he's really looking for some talent like yours. It's weird... Such a coincidence I ran into you. In fact, when I saw you perform, I wanted to get up and tell you how great you were, but..."
Jessie looked puzzled. "But what?"
"But I thought-well, um, It would be better may be if I, er... Um..."
None of the words coming from the girl were making sense to Jessie. "May be if what?"
"I'm shy, okay...", she softly said. "I didn't want to look stupid, so I just sat there with my friend." The girl blushed when she spoke.
"Oh, I see..." Jessie felt sorry for the girl. "So, uh, what's you're name?"
"My name? It's uh, Milly." She brushed her dark green hair off of her face.
"Milly. That's a pretty name." Jessie extended her hand for a shake.
She gave a half-smile, and returned the handshake. "Thanks. It's actually short for Melissa, but everyone's been calling me Milly ever since I can remember."
"So anyway..." Jessie continued. "You said your father was... A music producer?!"
"Yeah!" Milly perked up. "You're exactly what he's looking for. Or so he told me, at least. Actually, he told me to go there with a friend to look for the perfect person to be his next 'big project'. He would have done it himself, but he had some big conference to go to. I went home and told him that I didn't see anyone important. If I told him that I missed the opportunity to speak to someone with talent, he'd get mad at me."
Jessie looked like she misunderstood. A professional music producer would actually want to sponsor someone like her? "You're not joking?"
"Uh, of course not." Milly replied. She pulled out a little piece of paper from her pocket. "This is my dad's business card. You can call the number any time, but look for me and my father at the next karaoke contest. Are you going to enter?"
Taking the card from her, Jessie blinked. "All right..."
Milly felt a lot more comfortable now that she had talked to Jessie. "Please call, Jessica. It'd mean the world to my father and I..."
"I will. I promise. Oh, and by the way, you can call me Jessie.", she said approaching the register. Noticing that Jessie had put back the one dress that she had previously tried on, Milly looked up at her.
"You're not buying that dress? Why not, it's so pretty."
"Too expensive... I'm on a really tight budget, you see."
"Oh..." Milly looked back at the dress, and sighed. She really hoped that Jessie had taken her father's job offer into consideration.
~*~
James and Meowth were already waiting in the town square, looking pretty full. As Jessie walked slowly towards them, she seemed to be thinking of something.
"Did you buy anything nice, Jessie", James said, looking at the bags she carried.
"Uh, I guess so...", she had still been thinking about what Milly said to her, and she held the small business card in her left hand.
"Hey, James... How long are we planning to stay in this town?", Jessie said, approaching the question slowly.
"I dunno. As long as you want to stay here. I mean, you're probably the only reason why we're still here, and not following the twerps and that Pikachu." Jessie smiled.
"Okay, in that case, I have something interesting to tell you..."
~*~
Meowth and James, puzzled at what Jessie had just said, stared at her, blinking.
"Say what...?", James said in an unbelieving tone.
"This girl said that her father was looking for some talent like mine, and that I may be liable to apply for a job in the music field.", Jessie said, holding up the business card that Milly had given to her.
"So... In uddah words, ya gonna be famous?!" Meowth's eyes shot wide open.
James still wouldn't believe it. Snatching the card from Jessie's hands, sure enough, it was a business card for 'Nilson music industry'. He looked up at Jessie.
"A-are you really going to try and get the job?", said James.
"James-Just think of what would happen if I became rich and famous! The best of food, the best of clothes, the money, the special treatment-All of it would belong to me. And of course..."
"We'd be along for the ride too..." Meowth smiled deviously.
James was thinking. Fame, fortune... It had been Jessie's dream to live the life of glamour. She had never experienced the good life before. She had nothing to call her own as a child. James on the other hand still had a miserable childhood, even if he was living in the so-called "good life" Jessie had fantasized about. Sighing, he still knew the right thing to do was support his friend. "I'm behind you all the way, Jess!", James said clenching his fist.
James and Meowth exchanged glances with Jessie, and vowed to help her become famous. "Best of luck to you, Jessica Rocket!", James said with a wink, and the three of them walked onto their next destination.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well, well, well... It seems as if everything is going cool so far. What will happen when Jessie auditions to be the next big star to hit Twilight town? Find out in the next chapter! ^__-