~* Hey again! Thank you so much to those of you that reviewed! I was glad to get positive feedback! So I'm continuing with the story. Please keep reviewing and letting me know what you think. Also, don't get discouraged with the relationship I'm starting with Serena and Darien. There will be many trials and tribulations for them and they won't get together that easily. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy!*~
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Sailor Moon.
Co-Starring In Love
~*By PuRpLeDiRt*~
Chapter 2
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It was the day after auditions, and the girls were meeting at the temple where Raye was now the priestess of, since her grandfather had retired. The girls couldn't stop talking about the previous day's events. While Serena kept quiet about her audition, because she didn't want to jinx it, Raye kept telling her story over and over again, making it a little more embellished each time. She made sure her phone was right by her side. Every little noise made Raye jump and grab the phone. Raye was so sure that they would call her. They had all been together since noon and it was now 3:30 in the afternoon. The group decided to break and go their separate ways. Serena had gone and gotten in her car to go home. She wanted to finish the movie that had been sitting on her table for the past three days.
On the way home, Serena heard her cell phone ring. While trying to keep her eyes on the road, Serena dug through her purse trying to find the phone that kept ringing. Finally having it in her grasp, she flipped it open and answered with a "Hello?"
"May I please speak to Serenity Solace?" A male voice asked on the other end of the phone.
"This is she." Serena answered cheerfully.
"Hi Serenity, this is Mac Sullivan. We met yesterday at the auditions."
"Oh yes, hello Mr. Sullivan."
"Please call me Mac, everyone else on the set does, and we were all hoping that you would want to join us.'
"Are you serious? Are you sure you mean me?" Serena was in complete shock.
Mac laughed at Serena's reaction. "Yes, I do mean you. Filming begins next Monday, so if you want to stop by the studio to pick up your script, you can go ahead and start learning your lines. While you are there we can go you're your contract for you to sign. Oh and when you stop by, go and talk to Darien. Maybe you two could rehearse your lines together. See you later!"
"Bye…" Serena trailed off, dropping the phone in her lap. She was in so much shock that she was still in a daze. Recovering as she pulled into her driveway, she grabbed the phone and called Mina up.
"Hello, Mina? Oh my gosh, you have got to come over right away! No, I can't tell you over the phone. No, no, nothing bad has happened. Just hurry up and get over here." Serena was gushing. Serena hung up the phone and just stood still for a moment. All of the sudden, she was dancing around, screaming "Yes, Yes, I got it!!!!" Finally, she calmed herself down enough to walk inside her house.
About 10 minutes later, Mina's car squeals into the driveway. A frantic Mina jumps out of the car. "Sere, Sere, what is it?" she screams as she runs to the door. Serena appeared at the door with the largest grin on her face. Grabbing Mina's hand, she yanks her inside and slams the door.
"I just got a phone call, want to guess who it was from?" Serena said excitedly. Seeing the blank stare on Mina's face, Serena continued. "It was Mac Sullivan, the producer of 'Midas', telling me he wants me to join the cast and that I should go pick up my script and rehearse with Darien! EEEEEEEE!"
Mina's blank expression turned into one of shock. The grab each other's hands and start jumping up and down, screaming. After about 5 minutes of this, the girls calmed down enough for Mina to start asking questions. Most of the questions were common sense ones, but then she asked one that really stumped Serena.
"Hey Sere, how are you going to tell Raye? I mean, you know, she thought that the job was hers." Mina asked with concern.
"Um…well, I hadn't thought about that. I guess I'll just have to come out and tell her. Maybe it will go better if I promise to try to hook her and Darien up. I mean, that was the real reason that she wanted the job." Serena reasoned while twiddling her thumbs.
"Yeah, I guess that might work. But for right now, let's not think about that, ok? How about we go shopping and buy you a new outfit to celebrate and for you to show up in that will knock Darien's socks off!" Mina giggled.
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Several hours and purchases later, the two girls exited the mall with loads of bags being dragged to the car. After depositing the bags into the trunk of Mina's car, the two jumped in and headed back to Serena's house. While driving back, the two of them were singing along to the radio, belting out the words, with giggles mixed in. It was something they hadn't done in years. Both were having such a good time that the thought of having to break the news to Raye had completely slipped their minds.
Soon, the girls had arrived at Serena's house. Mina helped Serena carry the bags of clothes inside while Serena went to make tea for them. On her way into the kitchen, she noticed a flashing red light. Going over to it, she saw that she had a message on her answering machine. Pressing the button, the message played back to her.
"Sere, it's Amy. Raye, Lita, and I are at the shine, were doing a girl's night, so when you get this, head this way, ok? We trying to cheer Raye up a little and make her forget about the phone call she's hoping for. See you later, bye!"
The automated voice came on afterward informing Serena that she had no more messages. She deleted the one from Amy and went to find Mina. "Mina, where are you?"
"In your room, raiding you closet." Mina's voice carried into the kitchen. Serena walked into her room to find a puddle of clothes on the floor that was continually growing by the second, and the butt of a certain blond haired girl, who's body was hidden by the closet door.
"Hey, Mina, how about we save this for later ok? Amy call and said they are having a girl's night at the shine, so we need to head over, ok? And you need to help me find a way to tell the girls, mostly Raye, that I got the part."
"Yeah, ok, um… give me a sec." Mina said while trying to climb over the massive mountain of clothes that blocked her exit from the closet.
After Serena had help rescue Mina from the treacherous clothes mountain, the two girls grabbed their coats and headed out the door to the shine.
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Fifteen minutes later, the two girls arrived at the shine and decided they would wait to tell Raye about the part until they had a better idea. Both of them had not actually formulated anything, so they figured they would tell Amy and have Amy help them. Serena opened the door to the shrine and called in. "Hello, is anybody home?"
"Hey Sere, come on in, we're in the living room." A voice called from within the house.
Mina and Serena found their way into the living and before them was two girls on a couch and one on the floor, who was clutching the telephone while watching tv. Mina looked at Serena, who responded with a sigh. How were they going to tell Raye? Serena just couldn't bring herself to do it.
"Hurry up you two!" Lita called from the couch. "It's about to start."
"What's about to start?" Serena questioned with a confused look.
"The new episode of 'Midas' is about to come on." She responded.
"Yeah, and they are going to announce who got the part to play opposite of Darien Shields." Raye chimed in without taking her eyes off of the tv.
Serena and Mina went to grab a spot on the couch. The opening for the show started and when they showed Darien's picture, a couple of sighs were emitted, from all of the girls except Serena. She instead just rolled her eyes, because she couldn't believe they were so infatuated with someone they didn't even know.
"He's so dreamy. He looks just like my ex boyfriend." Lita sighed.
Amy turned to look at Lita. "I agree with your first statement, but Lita, why does every boy you see remind you of your ex boyfriend. I have no clue what he would look like because every guy you say that about looks completely different."
"Oh, hehehe, um…" Lita blushed.
All five girls sat and were completely engrossed by the show that played before them. At the end of the show, all of them were disappointed because they hadn't had enough of the show. All attention was turned back to the tv as Mac Sullivan appeared on the television.
"And now, for all of those who have been waiting, I'm here to announce the name of the girl who will be taking on the role of Angel Fenton. She will be appearing within the next couple of episodes, so keep a look out for Serenity Solace!"
Serena groaned, Mina held her breath, and the other three girls turned to stare.
"Are they serious, you got the part?" Lita questioned.
"Um, yeah, I got the call earlier today…" Serena said trailing of and looking down into her lap.
"Why didn't you tell us ear-, oh." Lita said, stopping herself when she realized she already knew the answer to that question. Serena lifted her eyes to look at Raye, who was staring daggers at her. Raye jumped up, slammed the phone onto the floor, and stormed out of the room.
Serena wanted to cry. She never wanted to hurt Raye, but why couldn't Raye be happy for her? She just couldn't understand. They were close friends and Raye shouldn't let this come between them.
"Serena, it'll be ok, I'm happy for you, and I know, inside, Raye is too. She's just jealous and it will take her awhile to get over it. I'll go talk to her." Amy consoled.
"I'll go with you, I want to apologize to Raye for not telling her." Serena said with a note of sadness in her voice. The two girls walked down the hall to Raye's room, where Amy knocked on the door.
"Raye, please open up. It's Ami and Serena. We really want to talk to you." Ami said to the door.
There was silence on the other side, then the girls her the fumbling of the lock. Raye opened the door, and anger was written all over her face. "SERENA, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW, AND DON'T YOU EVER BRING YOU'RE FILTHY ASS BACK HERE!" Raye screamed at the top of her lungs.
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Hey guys, I know, this chapter was kinda slow, but it had to happen, so now that that's out of the way, the plot is beginning to take shape, and the next chapter should be very interesting. Please keep Reviewing to let me know what you think. I love to get feedback from you guys!
~*PuRpLeDiRt*~