Model Behavior
By: Princess Ashley
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Chapter 2: The IT girl
After the competition, Usagi was called back with all the other new models, Yaten included. He sat away from everyone else, except Minako, who had chosen a seat that was right next to him. They still had their competition clothes on. Usagi sat with Naru and Yvonne, whom they had made friends with. She seemed to be really nice, and they learned that her mother had shoved her in almost every beauty pageant in the city since she was seven years old, and every man's eye had been on her.
Usagi smiled as the president of the competition came to the middle of the room and smiled at all of her new clients.
"Now, I would like to welcome you all. And some I have seen before, welcome back." She looked pointedly at Yaten, who smirked at her and nodded. Apparently he had been the IT guy before.
"I am Anya Yukito, president of the Gemini Models, the best modeling organization for six years running. Every year we triumph against all the other modeling companies, we make a lot of money with the models and they make a lot of money for us. We always come out with the best fashions, and come with the best models to show them off. I hope you are the next winners that we can count on the win this year again. Now, there are a few things I would like to remind you of. Of course you realize the pressures of being a model. There will be many magazine signings and many, many fans parading you when you get back to school. Mr. Kou has seen the lot of it, being both a model and a music artist." She nodded to him again, " But I must remind you, we have rules to go by. You are required to get good grades at school, if for any reason there is a conflict, you will be taken out of your position as a model."
Minako looked helplessly at Usagi, who returned her look, but she was confident that she could raise her grades to meet the criteria required. She, Minako, Naru, and Yvonne silently made a meeting after this to talk about it.
"And of course, our two IT guy and girl will get the height of it. But you are in this spot for a reason. You will have to get used to being copied, and many people will want to copy you. Many people are already copying you. Tomorrow is Friday, you will see people wearing your same hairstyle, get used to it. 'Tis the life of a model." She smiled at Usagi, who was looking nervously at the other people. That one boy, Nick Oriento, he was looking at her in a peculiar way. His eyes were full of lust, and she really felt uncomfortable under his gaze, despite how gorgeous he was.
Yvonne glared at Nick and smiled at Usagi. She smiled back, and then turned back to the woman.
"You may keep the contest clothes, they were just testers anyways. And lord knows, the crowd loved you in those clothes. Now, the photo shoots are going to be different for each of you, though most of the time, the IT girl and IT guy are going to be together.
"Fair warning to you two, people are going to start to get the impression that you two are together. Now, don't take it personal. It's all for the cause anyways. It's not true; you are just getting pictures made together. Settled?"
Yaten and Usagi nodded, looking at each other, disgusted at the fact that they could be mistaken for a couple.
"Okay, here are your schedules, and changes in it, you will be notified by phone, and if you have any questions, give me a call, the number is on the sheet."
***
After everyone had left, Yvonne, Naru, Usagi, and Minako met off to the side to talk things over.
"I can't believe this is actually happening. People are actually want to be us!! Do you know the impact of the situation!? I can't till school! I can get practically any guy I want now!" Minako squeaked, of course, she was going to go after Yaten first. "Oh my gosh, Usagi. I wish I could get pictures taken with Yaten and have people think we were a couple!"
"I'd gladly switch places if you want to." Usagi suggested.
"No, you got picked, I'll just sit here and watch the ducks swim in the pond." She pouted. "It must feel really great to be the IT girl. Everyone it going to be asking for your autograph Usagi! And ours as well, just not as many." Minako said, and she sat underneath the cheery blossom tree.
"Yeah, but we just lost a lot of our freedom. No pigging out anymore. We've got to watch our weight, and we've got to get good grades. This is going to be a tight squeeze." Yvonne mentioned to them, brushing out her light brown hair.
"Yeah, but anyway, did you see the way that Nick Oriento was looking at you Usagi? That was a really creepy look; I hope he doesn't turn out to be some homicidal maniac." Naru said, giving Usagi a sentimental look.
"Don't worry, he wouldn't go near you, especially with Yukito-san looking after you. She makes sure nothing bad happens to her IT girl and guy. I knew the last IT girl, she said that Anya kept all the maniacs away from her." Yvonne said, giving her an assuring smile.
"Okay, about the grades, I'm sure that we could get a little study group together. I mean, we could meet everyday after the fashion shoots and all that junk. We can get through it, I'm sure." Usagi said.
"Right, I'll give you my number," Yvonne wrote it down and gave it to all of the girls. "Call me if you guys get any other ideas. I gotta go, seeya!" She left to go find her other friends.
"Yeah, we'd better go to. I must go find my mom and dad. It's a big day tomorrow; I've got two photo shoots, one, just me and then with YATEN!!! Oh poo, how am I going to live this down?" She pouted, and Naru and Minako laughed as she spit her tongue out at them and then she ran off to find her parents.
***
"Usagi! Usagi! Over here!" Usagi found her parents talking with the inners and outers.
Usagi ran over to hug them all. "Way to go, IT girl!" Her mother congratulated her with a hug and kiss on her head.
Haruka and Usagi's father were beside themselves, haunted with all the male attention she was drawing to herself. "You'd best be looking out for yourself, koneko. Especially around those Kous, if it's not one, it's another." Haruka said, warningly, and Usagi's father agreed with her with a nod.
"You don't even know the third one's name, Haruka." Usagi said, giggling with the others.
"Yeah I do, it's Ti.um.Tai.. Taiki! See! I know his name!" Haruka announced.
Usagi smiled secretly. "Took her long enough."
"Odango!"
She turned to see Seiya and the other two coming to her, and Minako went starry eyed. "Hey guys, what's up?"
Seiya picked her up by the waist and twirled her around. "You're the IT girl! That's what's up. Way to go!" He laughed.
"Congratulations, Tsukino-san, Aino-san." Taiki congratulated them as well. Yaten just stood silent, nodding at Usagi, and scowling as Minako clung to his arm. Usagi smirked. *Hope she squeezes the life outta ya, Kou. *
Yaten spoke up. "So, we've got a photo shoot tomorrow at 6:00 sharp, and you'd better not be late, Tsukino, or you know what the camera men will say. And frankly I'd tend to agree with them." He said, being his normal stuck-up self, giving her a look that clearly said, I'm-too-perfect-you're- not-good-enough-for-me.
Usagi steamed, and decided then and there that she would be the best model. She could out model Yaten any day. It's all based on the look. Do I look serious, sad, or happy, or just plain sexy? She smiled. The game was common, but who would ever guess Usagi Tsukino to be playing it to get Yaten Kou off his high horse and down to her level.
She smiled sweetly at Yaten. "Gee, didn't know you cared." She said, sugar sweet.
Yaten frowned, where were the tears and wailing he was aiming for? Hmm, oh well, he'd get her next time.
***
It was the next day that was going to get complicated. She got the many packages of clothes she was going to wear for the fashion contests, and many of the clothes were stiff. She got them at the cleaners the next morning, and decided to break in some of the clothes.
She pulled out a black leather trench coat that left off at her knees, a golden blouse, a pair of dark blue flares, and golden colored boots. She put some black streaks in her hair just to add some spunk to her appearance. She was happy with her new wardrobe, and spent the entire morning sorting them in the order in which she was going to wear them. Then she remembered to do her homework, and then rushed out the door.
But she was stopped by two sets of arms holding her back from running down the street to school. She looked up to see two large men in tuxedos and there was a limo in front of her house.
"Ms. Tsukino, we were assigned to guard you at all costs, I'm Mr. Bailey and this is Mr. Linard. We will escort you to school." They walked her to the car, and Mr. Bailey opened the door for her to get in. They got in after her.
"So, why were you assigned to guard me? I'm just a girl going to school." Usagi said, cheerily, trying to start up a conversation.
"Maybe, but you have just become and model, and for that reason, you need extra care, and we are here to provide that for you. And we make sure that you don't get bombarded a lot. However, we are not granted permission to enter the school, so you are on your own there, but after school, we are here to pick you up. Oh, and here's a diet schedule for you, provided my Miss Anya Yukito." He handed her clipboard.
She sweatdropped at the restrictions that were set. *Only fruits and vegetables!? Water?! No donuts! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! *
She looked up to see as Mr. Linard went through her lunch bag. He took out all the junk food her mother packed her, and set a few selected foods in the bag, then tightening the rope on the pink bunny covered bag and set it back beside her handbag, disposing of the junk food. Usagi sighed. *This is going to be harder than I thought. *
"So did Minako-chan, Naru-chan and all those other models get bodyguards as well?" She asked again.
"Yes, Miss Tsukino. Miss Hukiro and Miss Aino have new body guards as well." Linard stated.
"You can just call me Usagi, and what are your names? I just hate going into formalities." Usagi smiled her sweet and innocent smile at them.
The Men looked at each other. "Um.we couldn't." Mr. Bailey said.
"Please?" She pleaded with them, hoping her puppy dog eyes would get to them.
It seemed like it did. "My name's Dana." Mr. Bailey said to her.
"And my name's Lee." Mr. Linard said as well.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Dana and Lee." She smiled and shook their hands as if they had just met. They seemed a bit more comfortable with a smile on their faces.
But the smiled disappeared as they rounded on the school, and stepped out before Usagi as the whole student body stopped to see who got out. Usagi stepped out, and to her surprise, she could see at least ten dozen students in the court yard with the same outfit she had on the other day, and HER HAIRSTYLE! Usagi just shrugged. *Well, this is what Anya warned me about, oh well. * She smirked as she saw that every student had an outfit on that resembled one of those that the other models were wearing.
"Usagi!"
She turned to see Dana and Lee looking at her with serious faces. "Remember, we'll be here to pick you up a 3:45 sharp! You've got a photo shoot at 4:00 and another at 6:00 with Mr. Kou. You've got a tight schedule today. So be here on time! Oh, and if you need us, just yell!" They called.
She smiled and nodded. "I'll be here." She waved them off as they drove away. Then she turned to the school and started into the building.
All around her, there were people starring at her. Whispers followed her through the hallway.
"She's the new IT girl, that Tsukino girl."
"Don't you just love her outfit?"
"Could you die for that hair?"
"Wow, break me off a piece 'a that!"
Usagi smirked. *Typical comment from a guy. * She winking at the boy who had made the remark, making him turn red as a cherry.
"Hey, Usagi. Wait up!"
Usagi turned to see Naomi, a girl who had always called her a klutzy idiot who couldn't do anything right. She was actually smiling at her!? *This is wrong. * Usagi thought.
"Wow, I love that coat, and your make-up really brings out your eyes." She said to her, walking with her down the hall, making sure everyone saw her talking to the IT girl.
"Umm. thanks, yours looks great as well." She said.
"Oh, this mop? Nah but thanks anyways. Hey, you wanna come hang out later? My dad has connections at this really cool yacht. You wanna come?" She asked, her pale blue eyes pleading that she would say yes.
"Well, I'd love to but I've got a photo shoot at four, maybe tomorrow or something. I'll let you know if I'm free." She said, nodding at Naomi.
"Sounds fab, seeya later!" she hurried off, and soon she was crowded by her friends, talking about her encounter as she started to brag that she was friends with the IT girl.
*Poser. Why do I play along with it? * A voice in the back of her head told her 'you are to sweet for your own good.' *Probably right. * 'I know, aren't I always?' She frowned, and walked on. She saw Minako and Naru getting crowded as well, all the guys were jealous that a geek like Umino had a model for a girlfriend.
*At least he had a pure heart. * She thought
Minako was having fun flirting with all the guys crowding around her. Usagi shook her head, and walked on.
"Usa!" She turned to see Hugo Leerier, the other guy model, running up to her.
"Dude, this place is a mad house, isn't it? I've already had six ask outs, and form gals I don't even know. Crazy hugh?" He said, laughing as he saw a bunch of girls swoon over him.
"Defiantly, they're taking this model thing way to seriously. I've already got a plan to go to this really cool yacht from a girl who used to make fun me. Call that crazy." She said, laughing with him.
"Well, you are the IT girl, and Yukito-san did say to get used to it. I guess you're just going to have to put up with it. By the way, I saw those new body guards, they nice?"
"Yeah, very. That's Dana and Lee. They're my new buddies. They were even so nice as to give me a diet plan. Really bright fellas once you get to know 'em." She laughed, and Hugo was holding one back as he began to speak again.
"Yeah, Usagi Tsukino? On a diet? Oh, this will be on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow." He let out the laugh. She giggled.
"Well, I gotta get to class. Pray the teacher doesn't ask for an autograph." She said.
"Alright, seeya Usa!" Hugo ran off, schoolbooks in hand, and Usagi turned to her next class, Algebra III. She sighed.
***
As she walked into the room, there was a bunch of flashes, she was practically blinded.
"Ahh, STOP!" She yelled, the flashing stopped, and soon she was bombarded with a bunch of apologizing reporters.
"Will you all just please leave?" She yelled over them. They nodded and hurried out. She sighed.
The class was just looking at her, respect written on their faces. She nodded and sat down at the desk that was empty. Too bad it was right next to Yaten.
"You just got your first taste of fame." He smirked to her as he whispered, and she scowled at him, but then turned to front.
*I officially hate this class. *
***
Usagi received many stares and gawks, and she even saw that Nick Oriento lad around, still giving her very suggestive gestures and looks. She growled at him, and practically ran toward the pick up line to her 'new limo.'
Dana and Lee were already there. "What kept you!" Dana yelled.
"Sorry, I've been mobbed at least twice today. Once by students and a couple times by reporters." She smiled apologetically.
"What? Reporters were there? I'm beginning to think that we need to get in there. Yeah, Mr. Kou told Mr. Johnson and Mr. Archer about that. They're his bodyguards. He got mobbed a few times as well. Well, we'd better be getting to the shoot or else we'll be late." Lee said, smiling.
They hoped into the car and the driver stepped on the gas.
"Okay, let's see. You ate.?" Lee asked her, taking out a pen and a black clipboard with a chart on it.
"The tofu, which I could have done without," She said glumly. "Then I ate the yellow apple, the fat free French vanilla yogurt, the granola bar, the turkey sandwich, and half of the water bottle." She said.
"You ate half the water bottle?" Dana asked, a teasing smile on his face.
Usagi slapped him playfully on the shoulder. "NO! I'd be dead by now, thanks for the comment!" She sat back and pouted, as Lee and Dana laughed a bit.
"Hey, turn on the radio, I'm bored." Usagi said, and Dana pushed the button.
Instantly a song came on.
/Believe me, You'll be looking for trouble If you hurt me I can promise you Oh, you'll be looking for trouble Believe me Yayaya What you see Is what you get This is me Hey you If you want me don't forget You should take me as I am Because I can promise you Baby what you see is what you get/
Usagi sung along with the song for a while, then Dana turned it down. "Hey, that was my song!" she said.
"I understand that, Usagi, but we're here."
He hustled her out of the limo and through the studio doors.
"USAGI TSUKINO! Where were you!?"
Dana and Lee immediately took their positions in front of her as a mad photographer marched up to them. Usagi really didn't like being screamed at.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Koyoto, but Mrs. Usagi had some complications at school. And if I do remember correctly, we still have 13 minutes to the shoot. I'm sure you're make up artists are good enough to get her ready in that amount of time." Lee said, looking at Mr. Koyoto with accusing eyes, as if daring him to lay a severe hand on Usagi.
Mr. Koyoto sighed, and looked at Usagi's face. "Well, she's already got enough of that natural light. I'm sure the artists wouldn't have a problem fixing her up." He said, smiling apologetically at Usagi, Dana, and Lee.
Usagi smiled brightly, and Mr. Koyoto quickly shooed her off to the dressing room, where she was instantly tackled by the make up artists. She saw that Babe Levitz and Ken Atari were already getting their make up on, and on her other side, Yaten sat criticizing the artists on their work on his hair and face. Usagi smiled at bit as Yaten looked over to her. He just nodded and looked back at himself in the mirror. Usagi giggled a bit as the artist made a mistake and Yaten threw a fit. He looked at her again, scowling as the woman wiped his face, and then smiled a bit to himself.
*There's some change. Never seen that baka smile before. * She thought.
"Tsukino-san, would you please sit still?" Another woman asked, she was doing Usagi's hair.
Usagi blushed and sat still, while she heard Yaten snicker a bit. She scowled. *Baka. *
***
Her shoots had sixteen different outfits. She had to sign a contract with Teen Magazine, and then they gave her whole new wardrobe to put back in her closet at home. These were different. They were all peasant girl looks. Corduroy pants, some jeans with slits on the sides, laces tying the sides of them together, and other types. Her blouses and shirts were lacey, and tied up like the pants. A few different hats, and Indian-style moccasins.
She was put into three different outfits, and alas, soon came the shoot where she was to take with Yaten. *Oh, this is going to be hell. * She took out the outfit she was going to wear. A tan peasant top, with bell sleeves, (AN: think what felicity was wearing in the Austin Powers movie, when there were in the chamber with Austin's frozen self. Hold on, you'll see another outfit from that movie in some other chapter soon. ^_^) and a pair of jeans, with a large slit at the knee, and tan laces holding the two pieces together. She wore the moccasins she was given earlier. She wore a tan bandana, and her black streaks were taken out, and her hair was tied back under the bandana, making it look like she had boy-cut hair, and her bangs had extensions, so she could tuck them behind her ear if she wanted to, and they framed her face before the bandana came.
Then she was taken out to the shoot, there was Yaten. He was wearing a gray mid evil top, with the buttons unbuttoned to show off his chest. (AN: drool.) black leather gloves, his pants were black and tight, and he wore leather small heeled boots, (Okay, people, think Treasure planet, remember that dude who's surfing? That's the type of clothes he's wearing.) He turned to her, and smirked. She saw he had a black patch over his right eye.
The background was that of a pirate ship. She guessed he was the captain. She saw one of the pillars to hold the mast up; there was where she was supposed to stand, so she took off to the pillar where the photographer took Yaten. Usagi had to lean against the pillar, while the man put Yaten's lower arm to rest on the wood above her head, and the other hand to rest on his hip. He looked like he was a British pirate that was flirting with a common peasant. She figured that was the theme of the picture. Yaten smiled at her, seductiveness written all over his face. She frowned up at him.
"Hold it right there! Perfect! I knew you two were perfect for this picture. You even took your own pose. Great! Hold it, don't move."
There were tons of shot sounds, and Usagi and Yaten stayed in the pose. Then when they were asked to change, Usagi smiled back. And then she took up a pose of pushing him away; him gripping her shoulders; both of them arguing; and then the last pic, Yaten pulled her back to him, his arms around her waist, and his head leaned over her shoulder, a straight face at the camera, and Usagi was looked at the side of his face, frowning.
"Genius! Both of you! Absolutely classic! I must say, the best pair of models I've ever had! I will request another shoot of you two, I say, we've never had a more romantic looking couple." Mr. Koyoto hurried off to the other shoots to see how they were then took out his cell phone to call up Anya.
Usagi and Yaten looked at each other. * Never see a more romantic looking couple? * They both thought, and then looked away, spitting their tongues out in disgust. *Yeah right. That guy's been drinking. * They left for the dressing room.
***
Usagi got into her regular outfit, and put her sunglasses on, the sun was bright today, and Dana and Lee were waiting at the door to escort her out.
"Usagi?" They asked, looking a bit hesitant.
"Yes?"
"Well, you're going to have to a little careful once we get out the door. I'm afraid to say that all the fans and some boys and girls have gathered outside, even one girl that says that she's your best buddy, course we can only let the chosen models in the studio. I think her name was Naomi? Yes, I believe that was it." Dana thought for a minute, looking at her, his eyes asking her if she knew the girl.
Usagi groaned. "Yeah, she's trying to get me to go to some yacht with her when I have some free time. But you guys would have to come as well, since you're my bodyguards, right?"
"'Course. It's our job. We were just talking to Brad and Kay. They said they would have to attend to Yaten at a few dates, course they were just going to stand away at the door. If things got to out of control, Yaten had a beeper to tell them so. So we got you this." Lee handed her a small clip that had a blue button on it. "You can attach it anywhere you know it would be available to you at all times. Just to keep you safe but still give you some privacy as well." They smiled as Usagi attached it to the handle of her purse.
"Well, I best get this over with."
Dana and Lee went out the door first, and then Usagi.
Fans, girl and guys from her school and reporters were gathered around a wide fenced pathway for all the models to get through. She could already see Yaten, Babe, and Ken were all signing autographs and such, giving sexy smiles for the cameras.
"LOOK!!! IT'S THE IT GIRL! USAGI! OVER HERE!!!!"
Usagi looked to the girl who called it. Naomi. *Great. * She thought sarcastically. She walked down the stairs, Lee and Dana behind her. She took over to signing the autographs, giving kisses to some kids cheeks and a few men. She posed for pictures with some families, gave a few comments, and then one question popped up that scared her a bit.
"Ms. Tsukino, is it true that you and another model by the name of Nick Oriento are dating?" A reporter asked, turning the microphone to Usagi.
"Believe me, if I was dating someone, I'd have a comment." She turned and walked to the limo. Standing close to it was Naomi. She was waving frantically, trying to get Usagi's attention. Usagi forced a smile at her.
"So, have you found and free time yet?" She asked hopefully, loud enough so everyone could hear that she had plans with the IT girl.
*Wish she wouldn't show off like that. * Usagi thought. She nodded a bit. "Yeah, Sunday between 1:00 and 6:00 I'm free."
"Great, I'll give you the directions." Naomi had already written them out and she handed them to Usagi. Usagi smiled a bit. "See you there. Oh, bring your bathing suit, we're going out on the boat for a while." She smiled placidly and then left, a bunch of other girls followed her, thinking she was a good friend of Usagi's and wanted to talk to her.
Usagi stepped into the limo. Dana and Lee followed, and shutting the door, the ahhs and waves followed the limo out of the parking lot. Usagi smiled and waved back through the windows. *I could get used to this. *
"So, you've got plans between 1 and 6 on Sunday after church?" Lee pulled out his clipboard to write it down on her schedule. Usagi gave him the directions and he clipped them onto the top of the clipboard.
"So now what?" He asked.
"Home, I could fall asleep where I sit right now. It's about 8:30 isn't it?"
"Yep, well, closer to 8:45 but the same none the less." Dana said.
Usagi smiled. "Yep, big day tomorrow." She drifted off to sleep, Dana had to carry to her to her room that night, she was so tired.
***
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Chapter 2: The IT girl
After the competition, Usagi was called back with all the other new models, Yaten included. He sat away from everyone else, except Minako, who had chosen a seat that was right next to him. They still had their competition clothes on. Usagi sat with Naru and Yvonne, whom they had made friends with. She seemed to be really nice, and they learned that her mother had shoved her in almost every beauty pageant in the city since she was seven years old, and every man's eye had been on her.
Usagi smiled as the president of the competition came to the middle of the room and smiled at all of her new clients.
"Now, I would like to welcome you all. And some I have seen before, welcome back." She looked pointedly at Yaten, who smirked at her and nodded. Apparently he had been the IT guy before.
"I am Anya Yukito, president of the Gemini Models, the best modeling organization for six years running. Every year we triumph against all the other modeling companies, we make a lot of money with the models and they make a lot of money for us. We always come out with the best fashions, and come with the best models to show them off. I hope you are the next winners that we can count on the win this year again. Now, there are a few things I would like to remind you of. Of course you realize the pressures of being a model. There will be many magazine signings and many, many fans parading you when you get back to school. Mr. Kou has seen the lot of it, being both a model and a music artist." She nodded to him again, " But I must remind you, we have rules to go by. You are required to get good grades at school, if for any reason there is a conflict, you will be taken out of your position as a model."
Minako looked helplessly at Usagi, who returned her look, but she was confident that she could raise her grades to meet the criteria required. She, Minako, Naru, and Yvonne silently made a meeting after this to talk about it.
"And of course, our two IT guy and girl will get the height of it. But you are in this spot for a reason. You will have to get used to being copied, and many people will want to copy you. Many people are already copying you. Tomorrow is Friday, you will see people wearing your same hairstyle, get used to it. 'Tis the life of a model." She smiled at Usagi, who was looking nervously at the other people. That one boy, Nick Oriento, he was looking at her in a peculiar way. His eyes were full of lust, and she really felt uncomfortable under his gaze, despite how gorgeous he was.
Yvonne glared at Nick and smiled at Usagi. She smiled back, and then turned back to the woman.
"You may keep the contest clothes, they were just testers anyways. And lord knows, the crowd loved you in those clothes. Now, the photo shoots are going to be different for each of you, though most of the time, the IT girl and IT guy are going to be together.
"Fair warning to you two, people are going to start to get the impression that you two are together. Now, don't take it personal. It's all for the cause anyways. It's not true; you are just getting pictures made together. Settled?"
Yaten and Usagi nodded, looking at each other, disgusted at the fact that they could be mistaken for a couple.
"Okay, here are your schedules, and changes in it, you will be notified by phone, and if you have any questions, give me a call, the number is on the sheet."
***
After everyone had left, Yvonne, Naru, Usagi, and Minako met off to the side to talk things over.
"I can't believe this is actually happening. People are actually want to be us!! Do you know the impact of the situation!? I can't till school! I can get practically any guy I want now!" Minako squeaked, of course, she was going to go after Yaten first. "Oh my gosh, Usagi. I wish I could get pictures taken with Yaten and have people think we were a couple!"
"I'd gladly switch places if you want to." Usagi suggested.
"No, you got picked, I'll just sit here and watch the ducks swim in the pond." She pouted. "It must feel really great to be the IT girl. Everyone it going to be asking for your autograph Usagi! And ours as well, just not as many." Minako said, and she sat underneath the cheery blossom tree.
"Yeah, but we just lost a lot of our freedom. No pigging out anymore. We've got to watch our weight, and we've got to get good grades. This is going to be a tight squeeze." Yvonne mentioned to them, brushing out her light brown hair.
"Yeah, but anyway, did you see the way that Nick Oriento was looking at you Usagi? That was a really creepy look; I hope he doesn't turn out to be some homicidal maniac." Naru said, giving Usagi a sentimental look.
"Don't worry, he wouldn't go near you, especially with Yukito-san looking after you. She makes sure nothing bad happens to her IT girl and guy. I knew the last IT girl, she said that Anya kept all the maniacs away from her." Yvonne said, giving her an assuring smile.
"Okay, about the grades, I'm sure that we could get a little study group together. I mean, we could meet everyday after the fashion shoots and all that junk. We can get through it, I'm sure." Usagi said.
"Right, I'll give you my number," Yvonne wrote it down and gave it to all of the girls. "Call me if you guys get any other ideas. I gotta go, seeya!" She left to go find her other friends.
"Yeah, we'd better go to. I must go find my mom and dad. It's a big day tomorrow; I've got two photo shoots, one, just me and then with YATEN!!! Oh poo, how am I going to live this down?" She pouted, and Naru and Minako laughed as she spit her tongue out at them and then she ran off to find her parents.
***
"Usagi! Usagi! Over here!" Usagi found her parents talking with the inners and outers.
Usagi ran over to hug them all. "Way to go, IT girl!" Her mother congratulated her with a hug and kiss on her head.
Haruka and Usagi's father were beside themselves, haunted with all the male attention she was drawing to herself. "You'd best be looking out for yourself, koneko. Especially around those Kous, if it's not one, it's another." Haruka said, warningly, and Usagi's father agreed with her with a nod.
"You don't even know the third one's name, Haruka." Usagi said, giggling with the others.
"Yeah I do, it's Ti.um.Tai.. Taiki! See! I know his name!" Haruka announced.
Usagi smiled secretly. "Took her long enough."
"Odango!"
She turned to see Seiya and the other two coming to her, and Minako went starry eyed. "Hey guys, what's up?"
Seiya picked her up by the waist and twirled her around. "You're the IT girl! That's what's up. Way to go!" He laughed.
"Congratulations, Tsukino-san, Aino-san." Taiki congratulated them as well. Yaten just stood silent, nodding at Usagi, and scowling as Minako clung to his arm. Usagi smirked. *Hope she squeezes the life outta ya, Kou. *
Yaten spoke up. "So, we've got a photo shoot tomorrow at 6:00 sharp, and you'd better not be late, Tsukino, or you know what the camera men will say. And frankly I'd tend to agree with them." He said, being his normal stuck-up self, giving her a look that clearly said, I'm-too-perfect-you're- not-good-enough-for-me.
Usagi steamed, and decided then and there that she would be the best model. She could out model Yaten any day. It's all based on the look. Do I look serious, sad, or happy, or just plain sexy? She smiled. The game was common, but who would ever guess Usagi Tsukino to be playing it to get Yaten Kou off his high horse and down to her level.
She smiled sweetly at Yaten. "Gee, didn't know you cared." She said, sugar sweet.
Yaten frowned, where were the tears and wailing he was aiming for? Hmm, oh well, he'd get her next time.
***
It was the next day that was going to get complicated. She got the many packages of clothes she was going to wear for the fashion contests, and many of the clothes were stiff. She got them at the cleaners the next morning, and decided to break in some of the clothes.
She pulled out a black leather trench coat that left off at her knees, a golden blouse, a pair of dark blue flares, and golden colored boots. She put some black streaks in her hair just to add some spunk to her appearance. She was happy with her new wardrobe, and spent the entire morning sorting them in the order in which she was going to wear them. Then she remembered to do her homework, and then rushed out the door.
But she was stopped by two sets of arms holding her back from running down the street to school. She looked up to see two large men in tuxedos and there was a limo in front of her house.
"Ms. Tsukino, we were assigned to guard you at all costs, I'm Mr. Bailey and this is Mr. Linard. We will escort you to school." They walked her to the car, and Mr. Bailey opened the door for her to get in. They got in after her.
"So, why were you assigned to guard me? I'm just a girl going to school." Usagi said, cheerily, trying to start up a conversation.
"Maybe, but you have just become and model, and for that reason, you need extra care, and we are here to provide that for you. And we make sure that you don't get bombarded a lot. However, we are not granted permission to enter the school, so you are on your own there, but after school, we are here to pick you up. Oh, and here's a diet schedule for you, provided my Miss Anya Yukito." He handed her clipboard.
She sweatdropped at the restrictions that were set. *Only fruits and vegetables!? Water?! No donuts! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! *
She looked up to see as Mr. Linard went through her lunch bag. He took out all the junk food her mother packed her, and set a few selected foods in the bag, then tightening the rope on the pink bunny covered bag and set it back beside her handbag, disposing of the junk food. Usagi sighed. *This is going to be harder than I thought. *
"So did Minako-chan, Naru-chan and all those other models get bodyguards as well?" She asked again.
"Yes, Miss Tsukino. Miss Hukiro and Miss Aino have new body guards as well." Linard stated.
"You can just call me Usagi, and what are your names? I just hate going into formalities." Usagi smiled her sweet and innocent smile at them.
The Men looked at each other. "Um.we couldn't." Mr. Bailey said.
"Please?" She pleaded with them, hoping her puppy dog eyes would get to them.
It seemed like it did. "My name's Dana." Mr. Bailey said to her.
"And my name's Lee." Mr. Linard said as well.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Dana and Lee." She smiled and shook their hands as if they had just met. They seemed a bit more comfortable with a smile on their faces.
But the smiled disappeared as they rounded on the school, and stepped out before Usagi as the whole student body stopped to see who got out. Usagi stepped out, and to her surprise, she could see at least ten dozen students in the court yard with the same outfit she had on the other day, and HER HAIRSTYLE! Usagi just shrugged. *Well, this is what Anya warned me about, oh well. * She smirked as she saw that every student had an outfit on that resembled one of those that the other models were wearing.
"Usagi!"
She turned to see Dana and Lee looking at her with serious faces. "Remember, we'll be here to pick you up a 3:45 sharp! You've got a photo shoot at 4:00 and another at 6:00 with Mr. Kou. You've got a tight schedule today. So be here on time! Oh, and if you need us, just yell!" They called.
She smiled and nodded. "I'll be here." She waved them off as they drove away. Then she turned to the school and started into the building.
All around her, there were people starring at her. Whispers followed her through the hallway.
"She's the new IT girl, that Tsukino girl."
"Don't you just love her outfit?"
"Could you die for that hair?"
"Wow, break me off a piece 'a that!"
Usagi smirked. *Typical comment from a guy. * She winking at the boy who had made the remark, making him turn red as a cherry.
"Hey, Usagi. Wait up!"
Usagi turned to see Naomi, a girl who had always called her a klutzy idiot who couldn't do anything right. She was actually smiling at her!? *This is wrong. * Usagi thought.
"Wow, I love that coat, and your make-up really brings out your eyes." She said to her, walking with her down the hall, making sure everyone saw her talking to the IT girl.
"Umm. thanks, yours looks great as well." She said.
"Oh, this mop? Nah but thanks anyways. Hey, you wanna come hang out later? My dad has connections at this really cool yacht. You wanna come?" She asked, her pale blue eyes pleading that she would say yes.
"Well, I'd love to but I've got a photo shoot at four, maybe tomorrow or something. I'll let you know if I'm free." She said, nodding at Naomi.
"Sounds fab, seeya later!" she hurried off, and soon she was crowded by her friends, talking about her encounter as she started to brag that she was friends with the IT girl.
*Poser. Why do I play along with it? * A voice in the back of her head told her 'you are to sweet for your own good.' *Probably right. * 'I know, aren't I always?' She frowned, and walked on. She saw Minako and Naru getting crowded as well, all the guys were jealous that a geek like Umino had a model for a girlfriend.
*At least he had a pure heart. * She thought
Minako was having fun flirting with all the guys crowding around her. Usagi shook her head, and walked on.
"Usa!" She turned to see Hugo Leerier, the other guy model, running up to her.
"Dude, this place is a mad house, isn't it? I've already had six ask outs, and form gals I don't even know. Crazy hugh?" He said, laughing as he saw a bunch of girls swoon over him.
"Defiantly, they're taking this model thing way to seriously. I've already got a plan to go to this really cool yacht from a girl who used to make fun me. Call that crazy." She said, laughing with him.
"Well, you are the IT girl, and Yukito-san did say to get used to it. I guess you're just going to have to put up with it. By the way, I saw those new body guards, they nice?"
"Yeah, very. That's Dana and Lee. They're my new buddies. They were even so nice as to give me a diet plan. Really bright fellas once you get to know 'em." She laughed, and Hugo was holding one back as he began to speak again.
"Yeah, Usagi Tsukino? On a diet? Oh, this will be on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow." He let out the laugh. She giggled.
"Well, I gotta get to class. Pray the teacher doesn't ask for an autograph." She said.
"Alright, seeya Usa!" Hugo ran off, schoolbooks in hand, and Usagi turned to her next class, Algebra III. She sighed.
***
As she walked into the room, there was a bunch of flashes, she was practically blinded.
"Ahh, STOP!" She yelled, the flashing stopped, and soon she was bombarded with a bunch of apologizing reporters.
"Will you all just please leave?" She yelled over them. They nodded and hurried out. She sighed.
The class was just looking at her, respect written on their faces. She nodded and sat down at the desk that was empty. Too bad it was right next to Yaten.
"You just got your first taste of fame." He smirked to her as he whispered, and she scowled at him, but then turned to front.
*I officially hate this class. *
***
Usagi received many stares and gawks, and she even saw that Nick Oriento lad around, still giving her very suggestive gestures and looks. She growled at him, and practically ran toward the pick up line to her 'new limo.'
Dana and Lee were already there. "What kept you!" Dana yelled.
"Sorry, I've been mobbed at least twice today. Once by students and a couple times by reporters." She smiled apologetically.
"What? Reporters were there? I'm beginning to think that we need to get in there. Yeah, Mr. Kou told Mr. Johnson and Mr. Archer about that. They're his bodyguards. He got mobbed a few times as well. Well, we'd better be getting to the shoot or else we'll be late." Lee said, smiling.
They hoped into the car and the driver stepped on the gas.
"Okay, let's see. You ate.?" Lee asked her, taking out a pen and a black clipboard with a chart on it.
"The tofu, which I could have done without," She said glumly. "Then I ate the yellow apple, the fat free French vanilla yogurt, the granola bar, the turkey sandwich, and half of the water bottle." She said.
"You ate half the water bottle?" Dana asked, a teasing smile on his face.
Usagi slapped him playfully on the shoulder. "NO! I'd be dead by now, thanks for the comment!" She sat back and pouted, as Lee and Dana laughed a bit.
"Hey, turn on the radio, I'm bored." Usagi said, and Dana pushed the button.
Instantly a song came on.
/Believe me, You'll be looking for trouble If you hurt me I can promise you Oh, you'll be looking for trouble Believe me Yayaya What you see Is what you get This is me Hey you If you want me don't forget You should take me as I am Because I can promise you Baby what you see is what you get/
Usagi sung along with the song for a while, then Dana turned it down. "Hey, that was my song!" she said.
"I understand that, Usagi, but we're here."
He hustled her out of the limo and through the studio doors.
"USAGI TSUKINO! Where were you!?"
Dana and Lee immediately took their positions in front of her as a mad photographer marched up to them. Usagi really didn't like being screamed at.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Koyoto, but Mrs. Usagi had some complications at school. And if I do remember correctly, we still have 13 minutes to the shoot. I'm sure you're make up artists are good enough to get her ready in that amount of time." Lee said, looking at Mr. Koyoto with accusing eyes, as if daring him to lay a severe hand on Usagi.
Mr. Koyoto sighed, and looked at Usagi's face. "Well, she's already got enough of that natural light. I'm sure the artists wouldn't have a problem fixing her up." He said, smiling apologetically at Usagi, Dana, and Lee.
Usagi smiled brightly, and Mr. Koyoto quickly shooed her off to the dressing room, where she was instantly tackled by the make up artists. She saw that Babe Levitz and Ken Atari were already getting their make up on, and on her other side, Yaten sat criticizing the artists on their work on his hair and face. Usagi smiled at bit as Yaten looked over to her. He just nodded and looked back at himself in the mirror. Usagi giggled a bit as the artist made a mistake and Yaten threw a fit. He looked at her again, scowling as the woman wiped his face, and then smiled a bit to himself.
*There's some change. Never seen that baka smile before. * She thought.
"Tsukino-san, would you please sit still?" Another woman asked, she was doing Usagi's hair.
Usagi blushed and sat still, while she heard Yaten snicker a bit. She scowled. *Baka. *
***
Her shoots had sixteen different outfits. She had to sign a contract with Teen Magazine, and then they gave her whole new wardrobe to put back in her closet at home. These were different. They were all peasant girl looks. Corduroy pants, some jeans with slits on the sides, laces tying the sides of them together, and other types. Her blouses and shirts were lacey, and tied up like the pants. A few different hats, and Indian-style moccasins.
She was put into three different outfits, and alas, soon came the shoot where she was to take with Yaten. *Oh, this is going to be hell. * She took out the outfit she was going to wear. A tan peasant top, with bell sleeves, (AN: think what felicity was wearing in the Austin Powers movie, when there were in the chamber with Austin's frozen self. Hold on, you'll see another outfit from that movie in some other chapter soon. ^_^) and a pair of jeans, with a large slit at the knee, and tan laces holding the two pieces together. She wore the moccasins she was given earlier. She wore a tan bandana, and her black streaks were taken out, and her hair was tied back under the bandana, making it look like she had boy-cut hair, and her bangs had extensions, so she could tuck them behind her ear if she wanted to, and they framed her face before the bandana came.
Then she was taken out to the shoot, there was Yaten. He was wearing a gray mid evil top, with the buttons unbuttoned to show off his chest. (AN: drool.) black leather gloves, his pants were black and tight, and he wore leather small heeled boots, (Okay, people, think Treasure planet, remember that dude who's surfing? That's the type of clothes he's wearing.) He turned to her, and smirked. She saw he had a black patch over his right eye.
The background was that of a pirate ship. She guessed he was the captain. She saw one of the pillars to hold the mast up; there was where she was supposed to stand, so she took off to the pillar where the photographer took Yaten. Usagi had to lean against the pillar, while the man put Yaten's lower arm to rest on the wood above her head, and the other hand to rest on his hip. He looked like he was a British pirate that was flirting with a common peasant. She figured that was the theme of the picture. Yaten smiled at her, seductiveness written all over his face. She frowned up at him.
"Hold it right there! Perfect! I knew you two were perfect for this picture. You even took your own pose. Great! Hold it, don't move."
There were tons of shot sounds, and Usagi and Yaten stayed in the pose. Then when they were asked to change, Usagi smiled back. And then she took up a pose of pushing him away; him gripping her shoulders; both of them arguing; and then the last pic, Yaten pulled her back to him, his arms around her waist, and his head leaned over her shoulder, a straight face at the camera, and Usagi was looked at the side of his face, frowning.
"Genius! Both of you! Absolutely classic! I must say, the best pair of models I've ever had! I will request another shoot of you two, I say, we've never had a more romantic looking couple." Mr. Koyoto hurried off to the other shoots to see how they were then took out his cell phone to call up Anya.
Usagi and Yaten looked at each other. * Never see a more romantic looking couple? * They both thought, and then looked away, spitting their tongues out in disgust. *Yeah right. That guy's been drinking. * They left for the dressing room.
***
Usagi got into her regular outfit, and put her sunglasses on, the sun was bright today, and Dana and Lee were waiting at the door to escort her out.
"Usagi?" They asked, looking a bit hesitant.
"Yes?"
"Well, you're going to have to a little careful once we get out the door. I'm afraid to say that all the fans and some boys and girls have gathered outside, even one girl that says that she's your best buddy, course we can only let the chosen models in the studio. I think her name was Naomi? Yes, I believe that was it." Dana thought for a minute, looking at her, his eyes asking her if she knew the girl.
Usagi groaned. "Yeah, she's trying to get me to go to some yacht with her when I have some free time. But you guys would have to come as well, since you're my bodyguards, right?"
"'Course. It's our job. We were just talking to Brad and Kay. They said they would have to attend to Yaten at a few dates, course they were just going to stand away at the door. If things got to out of control, Yaten had a beeper to tell them so. So we got you this." Lee handed her a small clip that had a blue button on it. "You can attach it anywhere you know it would be available to you at all times. Just to keep you safe but still give you some privacy as well." They smiled as Usagi attached it to the handle of her purse.
"Well, I best get this over with."
Dana and Lee went out the door first, and then Usagi.
Fans, girl and guys from her school and reporters were gathered around a wide fenced pathway for all the models to get through. She could already see Yaten, Babe, and Ken were all signing autographs and such, giving sexy smiles for the cameras.
"LOOK!!! IT'S THE IT GIRL! USAGI! OVER HERE!!!!"
Usagi looked to the girl who called it. Naomi. *Great. * She thought sarcastically. She walked down the stairs, Lee and Dana behind her. She took over to signing the autographs, giving kisses to some kids cheeks and a few men. She posed for pictures with some families, gave a few comments, and then one question popped up that scared her a bit.
"Ms. Tsukino, is it true that you and another model by the name of Nick Oriento are dating?" A reporter asked, turning the microphone to Usagi.
"Believe me, if I was dating someone, I'd have a comment." She turned and walked to the limo. Standing close to it was Naomi. She was waving frantically, trying to get Usagi's attention. Usagi forced a smile at her.
"So, have you found and free time yet?" She asked hopefully, loud enough so everyone could hear that she had plans with the IT girl.
*Wish she wouldn't show off like that. * Usagi thought. She nodded a bit. "Yeah, Sunday between 1:00 and 6:00 I'm free."
"Great, I'll give you the directions." Naomi had already written them out and she handed them to Usagi. Usagi smiled a bit. "See you there. Oh, bring your bathing suit, we're going out on the boat for a while." She smiled placidly and then left, a bunch of other girls followed her, thinking she was a good friend of Usagi's and wanted to talk to her.
Usagi stepped into the limo. Dana and Lee followed, and shutting the door, the ahhs and waves followed the limo out of the parking lot. Usagi smiled and waved back through the windows. *I could get used to this. *
"So, you've got plans between 1 and 6 on Sunday after church?" Lee pulled out his clipboard to write it down on her schedule. Usagi gave him the directions and he clipped them onto the top of the clipboard.
"So now what?" He asked.
"Home, I could fall asleep where I sit right now. It's about 8:30 isn't it?"
"Yep, well, closer to 8:45 but the same none the less." Dana said.
Usagi smiled. "Yep, big day tomorrow." She drifted off to sleep, Dana had to carry to her to her room that night, she was so tired.
***
Damn, how many words was that? 4,858 words. That's a record! 13 pages. I outta get a good pat on the back for that, even if it did take a few hours. Thanks for the reviews, you keep reviewin, I'll keep updating!
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