Title: The First Rehearsal

Disclaimer: I hate saying this but NOT MINE!

Dedication: For Kegel

A/N: A few OC's in this chapter…don't worry the only one of any real importance is Amanda, the acting coach, who will appear quite a bit. I spend most of the time I was writing this reminiscing about my acting but I was also watching Season 2 of Tru Calling.

"Do I have to go?" Sara sighed as she followed Greg into the building there rehearsals were to be held.

"Yes." Greg gave the same answer he'd given her two minutes before. "Now if you stop complaining, you might even have some fun." Greg said with a look of mock horror.

"Oh be quiet," Sara glared at him as she shoved him though the doors into the community centre.

"And I'm taking it that these two are Ryan and Sophie our leading lovelies." Greg and Sara looked up in surprise at the person who had spoken.

The female was petite, Sara noticed as she automatically scanned the woman, with large green eyes and cinnamon hair that reached her hips and swayed as she moved towards them. Confidence showed in her movements and voice as she introduced herself as Amanda Sawyer, their acting coach.

"Hi, I'm Greg Sanders and this is Sara Sidle," Greg introduced them each with a smile.

"Well we were just starting so make your way to the circle." Amanda said as she walked back to the others.

"Well everyone," Amanda started as the three of them joined the circle. "This is it. Today we'll start with introductions, some simple group activities and we'll see how well everyone can project their voices and go from there. We have eight weeks until opening night and I will expect everyone to be perfect well before then. You should all have your scripts by now; I want you to go over them for a few hours each day, in five weeks I expect you to know the script back to front. Now on with the introductions. I want each of you to introduce yourself, who your character is, what your job is, what you hope to achieve from doing this show and a strange fact about yourself." Amanda finished with a nod to the guy beside her.

"I'm Jamie Scott, I'm playing Daniel, Ryan's best friend, I'm a cop, I don't really know what I want to achieve I just thought it's be a laugh and a strange fact…ummm…I have a birthmark on my knee," Jamie finished with a shrug. Before the next person started.

The introductions continued, Greg and Sara already knowing a few slightly from work and others, such as Jim Brass, who was playing Sophie's father and Dr Robbins who was playing Ryan's, they knew very well. Finally it was Sara's turn.

"Umm…I'm Sara." Sara started with a nervous look around the circle. "I'm playing Sophie. I'm a CSI Level 3. I just wanna get though this without embarrassing myself too much. The strangest fact about me is that I actually enjoy working with Greg." Sara finished with a smile to Greg.

"Hey, not nice," Greg said poking his tongue out at her. " Anyways now that I've finished being insulted…I'm Greg, Greggo, Lab-rat, anything you wanna call me…we've all heard some of the things Sara's called me over the years so go from there. I'm an ex-lab-rat and currently a CSI Level 1, my strange fact is that I know Sara secretly likes my flirting." Several people gave a small laugh as Sara blushed slightly.

As Amanda finished laughing she turned to the group. "That was great everyone. Okay next we'll to some group trust exercises. I want you to go into pairs. The shortest I want to close their eyes and fall back. The taller ones will catch you as you fall. If there is any hesitation on either part, I want you to talk to each other, build trust."

"I'm with Sara!" Greg said as he jumped over to her and grabbed her hand pulling her into a clear area of the hall. He spun her round "Close your eyes."

Sara did as she was told but froze when she should have relaxed ready to fall back. "I can't."

Suddenly Greg's arms were around Sara's waist and his breath on her neck.

"What are…"

"Shhhh. What are you so scared of?" Greg whispered in her ear

"Getting hurt again," Sara said shocked into honesty.

"I won't hurt you. I promise." Greg said as he raised his head and kissed her hair softly. Sara felt a gentle tugging at her waist and slowly she fell back until Greg held her. Sara opened her eyes and smiled as Greg pulled her upright.

"I guess that wasn't too bad," Sara admitted after another three turns, when Amanda finally called a stop.

"Okay, now onto the fun part. When acting you take on the role of someone or something else, so everyone pull a slip out of the hat and that's your next task…to impersonate whoever or whatever you slip tells you" Amanda said passing the wicker bonnet hat around, watching each face that they pulled out their slip. "Okay, we'll start with Sara. Tell us what your slip says then act it out."

"Uh. It says model but I can't do this," Sara looked unsure of herself as she continued to look at the slip.

"Of course you can," Amanda said walking over to Sara. "How does a model look? Act? Walk? Take all that in and become that image, become a model. It's simple."

"It's not." Sara argued her hands already finding her hips.

"Okay then, just copy me. Head up, back straight, chest up, one foot directly in front of the other, sway your hips and smile." Amanda said as she walked the length of the hall looking the image of a elfin model.

"I can't do that!" Sara exclaimed.

"Just do it Sara." Amanda said in a sharp tone that Sara knew from experience with Ecklie she shouldn't disobey. Closing her eyes, Sara took a deep breath and did as she was told. Opening her eyes she could see Greg smiling as he looked at her, Sara looked to the floor knowing from Greg's face that she must look really stupid.

"Look up Sara," Amanda coached as she followed the other woman, "and smile. Good. That's right. Okay Sara, well done. Dr Robbins, if you can go next please"

Sara thankfully sat down in the chair Greg had pulled out for her. "I am never doing that again." She muttered.

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