Chapter XI: Play The Fool, Be The Fool
FD: Hey you guys, what's up? How did Valon behave himself? Did he say I was a lousy writer? Well, anyway, here's another chapter to the fic. In this Jin, the servant to Malik, meets Sarah for the first time, and (can you believe it?) falls in love. Only problem, Alister's excellent disguises. L.O.L. Anyways, enjoy.
"Alister, do that impression of Steve?" Sarah begged during a recording session.
"Alright. 'Hey, you guys! Unless you're singing and making money, I don't want you to be dancing, you got that?!' " Alister imitated in a deep voice, and everyone cracked up.
"Is it true what Sarah says about you?" Ines asked.
"Depends, what does she say?" Alister asked, looking at a blushing Sarah suspiciously.
"She says you can imitate anyone, and disguise yourself as them so well, you can fool anyone," Ines said.
"Maybe," Alister said. He stood up and walked into the other room. A few seconds later a girl came out. A girl with shoulder-length, straight brown hair and exciting green eyes. She looked sixteen and about 5' 6". To Ines, it was like looking at a reflection of herself. It was scary.
"Why, yes, I can fool anyone into believing I'm someone else," the girl spoke in Ines' voice. Everyone laughed but Ines. She was more confused and startled than anything.
"Ines, what's wrong?" Yuji asked.
"It's me, Ines, Alister," said the clone Ines in Alister's voice. The girl stepped back into the room and a few seconds later, Alister appeared, holding in his arms a costume of the same clothes Ines was wearing, a wig of brown hair, and a small container that held a pair of green contacts.
"See? He can fool anyone into believing who he is impersonating," Sarah said.
"Pretty good, huh, Ines?" Alister asked.
A few moments later Ines just starred, then, suddenly, threw herself into a raging fit of laughter. Alister just starred as she gasped air into her lungs, trying to calm down.
"Oh, my God, Alister, that was awesome!" Ines cried.
"Heh. I wouldn't say awesome," Alister said modestly.
"But it was. It's really neat that you can imitate other people," Tiffany said.
"Took me years of practice. I can imitate anyone's voice naturally by just hearing it. For example, Valon, say something," Alister commanded to Valon.
"Oh, alright, Alister. Um...there we are, mates. Home sweet home," Valon spoke.
" 'There we are, mates. Home sweet home,' " Alister spoke in Valon's Australian accent. Everyone laughed at it, including Valon.
"Valon, that so sounds like you!" Sarah laughed, gasping in breath. She could hardly breathe.
" 'Valon, that so sounds like you!' " Alister mocked in Sarah's strong and delicate voice.
"Alright, Alister, you can stop," Sarah said, glaring at him.
"Sorry, couldn't help myself," Alister confessed.
Sarah smiled. Suddenly, Steve came in and took Sarah by the arm.
"Sarah, there's a red head outside, asking for you," he said.
"A red head? Tala!" Sarah said, turning to the boys. But Alister shook his head.
"Tala doesn't even know where we go during the day, Sarah. I seriously doubt it's him," he spoke.
Well, then who could it be? Sarah exit the recording studio. Outside, cars passed by, causing her hair to billow behind her. There was no one there. No red heads-
"Hello, there, Miss Sarah Lavigne. You're looking very beautiful today," said a boy's voice, speaking to damn fast for her. Sarah turned around to see a boy taller than her, age under twenty one, but over eighteen, with wild, thick red hair and excited, wild blue eyes. He had pointy ears and a small white horn emerging from his thick red bangs. A fang was exiting his mouth only an inch from his mouth. He was baring his chest, but wore a pair of white jeans. The stranger approached her and stroked a finger across her cheek.
"Okay....Who are you?" Sarah asked. The stranger smiled. Sarah couldn't help but think he was cute.
"My name is Jin, Miss Sarah Lavigne. Jin Gale, at your service," the stranger said, bowing. Sarah smiled.
"Well, Jin, what is it that you've come here for?" Sarah asked.
"I am your biggest fan, Miss Sarah Lavigne. I love all your songs, starting from 'Song of Tears' to the most recent one, 'Broken', from which you borrowed from Seether and Miss Amy Lee," Jin said.
"Oh, and do you want an autograph or something?" Sarah asked.
"Oh, no, what I want is something far more. I want to see you and your band recording a new song!" Jin said, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Well, alright," Sarah said. She led him into the recording studio and introduced him to the others. He didn't know Alister or Valon, which was good, but he seemed to know everyone else. He seemed to know the girls especially well. He knew Sarah got her nickname, Kitten, when she was six when she first met Alister and Valon, she was dressed up in all black, and her hair in such a style that it made her look like a cat. He knew Tiffany and David once dated last year, and they broke up when Tiffany became a pop star because she didn't want to get David into too much attention. He knew Ines was especially shy around boys, and she always tested people on when they were lying. He even knew that Yuji had lied about being a virgin to the reporters, and Sarah had to cover his mouth before he said anymore.
"Anyways, Jin, why don't you go watch Alister and Valon record our new song?" Sarah suggested, pushing him into the recording room. When she slammed the door closed, she looked at Yuji and Tiffany, and they all sighed.
"We've been through this before, and we know how to get out of it," Sarah said. She eyed Alister, who gulped fearfully.
"Anyways, let's get this song over with," Sarah said, picking up her guitar and began playing pleasantly on it. She began singing, and her friends singing in the background.
When they were done, Sarah felt weak when she looked at Jin. He had changed all of a sudden. His eyes held a serious glare to them, and his smile was more of a satisfied smile then an excited one. His eyes were so cute, the way his hair was so wild, the way his ears pricked up, it was all so cute. And all the girls were awed by this. Jin smiled at her and then walked out of the recording studio. Sarah found herself dropping her guitar and running after him.
"Jin! Hey, Jin, wait!" she called. He stood by the curb of the street. He turned to her and smiled. He approached her and smiled at her.
"Miss Sarah Lavigne, you are the most amazing creature. Keep it up with your amazing work," Jin said, still in his fast way. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek, then ran off. Sarah then felt all feelings exit her body as she starred at the spot he once stood. All feelings, all common sense, all thoughts had vanished as she stood there alone, her hands limp at her sides, her body limp. It was until Alister and Valon came out to find Sarah on the ground, unconscious, when all that had returned to her body.
"Ines, what is your problem?" Johnny asked. When he had reached toward her, she stepped away, cowering.
"N-nothing," Ines quickly lied.
"That's a lie, Ines. Saying nothing when someone asks you what you're doing is nothing. Cowering in fear of me for nothing is something!" Johnny said. Ines' eyes trembled as she starred at him. "What's wrong?"
"I can't tell you. I made that promise years ago," Ines said, looking away from him. Johnny approached her and tilted her face back.
"You need to tell me. We aren't exactly a couple, but I'm still your friend, and you can tell me anything," Johnny said.
Ines looked away. Please forgive me, Sarah, she thought. Then she stepped back and looked into Johnny's eyes.
"It's Sarah. Today we found her unconscious in the middle of a street," Ines spoke.
"How aweful. Is she okay? What happened?" Johnny asked.
"It's an effect of the disease she has. She's the only one who has ever had it in centuries. In fact, the last person to have it was Cleopatra from Egypt, the queen," Ines said. "It's called Scarabium Virus."
"How did Sarah get it?" Johnny asked.
"It was supposed to be a secret, but I don't want to live knowing I might have caused her to die. She was raped twice when she was young, and one of the persons who raped her injected that virus into her," Ines said. Johnny looked at her, then away.
"What does this virus do?"
"It doesn't affect you physically, but it does mentally. It's affecting Sarah the worse, causing her to change her personality, the way she acts, and the way her body follows. It's like a machine, controlling her mind, making her believe things, making her to have these horrible nightmares. It's what caused her to go gothic and all. And the virus first affects her mentally, then works it's way to the physicall structures. It kills slowly, causing her to faint and fall asleep so suddenly. It's killing her slowly and painfully," Ines confessed.
"How do you guys know that when no one's had it in like a millennia?" Johnny asked.
"THe doctor, somehow, recognized it, said he was of Egyptian culture, explained how she got it and everything," Ines said. She looked at Johnny, then smiled.
"You'll be alright, right? The virus isn't contagious, is it?" Johnny asked. Ines smiled bigger.
"No, it's not. It has to be injected in order to get it. Thanks for listening to me, Johnny. You're the best," Ines said with a smile and approached Johnny. She raised her face to his and kissed him. It was brief and short, but there was a spark between them. Johnny felt it, and so did Ines. When Ines pulled away and walked up to her room, Johnny continued to watch. Did Ines truly like him like how he liked her? It was never officiall that they were a couple, but Johnny honestly hoped there was a chance for them to be together.
"Yuji, what's up?" Oliver asked, right after Yuji walked into the mansion, a depressed look on her face.
"Nothing, Oliver. Just a little tired from recording," Yuji said. She walked up the stairs, heading toward her room, when Oliver chirped up.
"Isn't your friend, Sarah's, birthday in a couple of days?" Oliver asked.
Oh, snap! Yeah it was! "How did you know?" Yuji asked.
"I read it up. Turns out she'll be seventeen, right?" Oliver asked.
"Yeah. She's the oldest out of all of us," Yuji said. "Thanks for reminding me, Oliver!"
Yuji blew a kiss to him and ran up the steps to her room. Since the day they met, Yuji has been planning Sarah's birthday every year. Each year it was a different theme, based on what the girls have been going through. Yuji had to think real hard and be fast in order to plan this birthday.
As soon as she reached her room, Yuji reached toward a notepad and a pen and threw herself onto her bed. What had she and her friends gone through that she can throw into a theme for a party? She made a list of all the things the girls went through. Eventually, she had it written down.
1. Became a pop star band
2. Became famous and known
3. Traveled and treated like a princesses
4. Got thugged for all their money and possessions
5. Met boys that were rich
6. Became a couple with those boys
7. Became treated like real princesses
Suddenly, the idea hit her in the face around the third thing she wrote down. They were now living like princesses with rich, handsome princes, being treated and pampered. Why not have a Cinderella theme? Nah, Sarah doesn't like anything like that. She would prefer something darker, or rougher. Then Yuji made a list of how she could change the Cinderella theme to a theme Sarah would like.
1. Damsell in distress
2. Damsell saves herself
3. Damsell becomes the hero herself
4. Damsell is the hero
5. Is not like Cinderella
6. No prince saves a princess
Yuji smiled. That was it. It would be a Cinderella theme, but instead of a theme about a prince saving a damsell in distress and ending up with the glory, the princess is the real hero, saving herself and not waiting for a prince to save her. Sarah would like that theme a lot more, seeing how she was kind of a faminest. Yuji smiled, and began to put her plan into action. She reached for her phone and began dialing a few numbers. Within a couple of days, Sarah would have a party unlike any other, a party celebrating her seventeenth year, a party celebrating her way of life, her idea of how a girl should live. No fairy tale life for her. She would rather live a life where she was her own knight in shining armor.
"Hey, Enrique!" Tiffany said. She kissed Enrique's cheek and ran up the stairs toward her room just as her cellphone began to ring. She unhooked it from her diamond belt and looked at the screen at who was calling her. Yuji.
"Hello?" Tiffany answered.
"Hey, Tiffany, do you know who's birthday is in a couple of days?" Yuji asked.
"Oh, yeah, Sarah's! Do you have the theme and party all planned out?" Tiffany asked.
"I just started a few minutes ago. The theme would be Cinderella," Yuji said.
"Cinderella? No offense, but I don't think Sarah would like that," Tiffany said.
"No, no. Instead of the 'Damsell in distress' story, it's 'Damsell is the knight in shining armor' story. See, it's based on a princess doesn't need the prince. It's kind of like a faminism theme. But friendly also. Sarah would love it," Yuji explained.
"Yeah, she would. I hope she's okay," Tiffany said.
"I'm sure she is. Alister said he would keep her at the hotel until she wakes up, then he'd take her home," Yuji said.
"That virus is getting worse each year. They might not find a cure for her by the time it takes affect of her body," Tiffany said sadly, reaching her room.
"I'm sure they will, Tiffany. Anyway, I gotta call Ines and tell her of the plan. Do what you can to help, and don't worry about Sarah. She'll be fine," Yuji said, then hung up.
Tiffany sighed, but the phone dropped from her hand as she looked onto her bed where a beautiful bouquet of white and red roses laid, wrapped in a clear paper. Along side it was a card enclosed in a pink envelope. Tiffany approached it and picked up the card. It was from David.
Dear Tiffany
You have grown a lot since we broke up.
I want to congradulate you on working so hard
and getting this far. Hope you'll come home soon.
I miss you.
David
p.s. Say hi to the others for me
Tiffany smiled and put the card down and picked up the bouquet. She sniffed at the heavenly scent of the roses. David still cared about her. When she returned home, she would return to him and become his girlfriend once more. Though she believed she didn't deserve him, she still cared for him, and he needed her as much as she needed him.
"Hey, Tiffany, what you got there?" came a voice. Tiffany turned around to find Enrique leaning against the wall in the doorway, smiling at her.
"Um...nothing, just from a fan," Tiffany said, placing the flowers back down on the bed and walked over to the window. She starred out at the sunset and smiled. It was so kind of David to send her flowers, and a card congradulating her. She didn't deserve his kindness, she didn't deserve him. But she still cared for him and still loved him. Enrique smiled and walked out of the room. Tiffany knew she wasn't being really fair to Enrique, but it was never official that they were a couple, and her heart still belonged to David. She can't be with Enrique. It just wouldn't work right.
FD: Okay, for those who are just reading this fic for the romance, sorry, this fic isn't just about that. Yeah, there are pair-ups, but it's mostly about friendship and trust. It's about secrecy and deceit. If you like it, yeah, then go ahead and review and read, but please, don't just read this for the lemon and romance. Because that was only a one time thing. Valon swore not to do it again. Alright? That's cleared, and if you like it, again, review, and wait for the next chapter.
