A/N: Okay, I'm in a rush, it's all busy, so I didn't want to give you a rushed chapter, but I haven't abandoned you! This is something I wrote and edited in about an hour, and the second half will be up tomorrow, as we take a behind-the-scenes look, The Office style, look at the making of AfI in a two-part filler! Beware of extreme OOC-ness and mild language on the part of one person… What are the actors behind the faces really like! Thanks for the reviews, I'll respond when we get back to the fic proper! Oh, Willowwind, I'm borrowing that T-shirt next chapter, okay... You'll guess which one...

Filler: Acting for Inspiration Part 1

In late February, 2005, BBC camera crews did something previously unheard of…

They followed the work of an Aspiring Actress as she did her first big job, Amusing for Inspiration

From the start to the end, in a two part series…

To get a real look at what goes on 'Behind the Scenes'…

Day 1…

"Well, I'm here." The young woman, no older then 19, said, hugging her coat closer to her, though whether out of nerves or from the cold wind no one could tell. "My first big job… I mean, I've done adverts before, but…"

"What adverts have you been on?" The director of the documentary asked, from somewhere behind the camera, smiling encouragingly.

"Um… Kids stuff, mainly…" She considered. "Did you ever see those Persil adverts? That was me."

"The 'Girl Next Door'?"

"No." She shook her head. "No. The one in the background when they went to the coffee shop." She sighed deeply. "That's the kind of stuff I'm used to. Extras and that. But this… 'Yu-Gi-Oh.'… This is like, a hundred times the size."

"Are you nervous?"

She laughed. "Am I ever! Still…" She smiled positively. "At least the director uses all the actors real names, so I won't forget anyone… I was worried about getting lost, but now... Well, I was a bit disappointed…"

The camera zoomed out so the people at home could see what she was gesturing at behind her.

"Call me Naive, but I was a little surprised that the entirety of Domino City is actually in a small studio just outside Surry." She shrugged. "Well, you know… I'm new to this… I'm the 'newbie', yeah? I mean, I don't know what to expect. I don't know any of the other actors- one of whom I'm supposed to have a relationship with- I don't know the director, or the way it works…" She ran her hand through her hair worriedly. "Yeah. The nerves are running high right now. I'm scared. That's the only way to put it. I'm scared to death." She smiled wryly, sucking in breath, and turned to go into the studio proper.

/Cut scene, Fading Transition/

In a small room, the BBC were preparing to interview the creator and director of the show, Kazuki Takahasi. Once he had his microphone on correctly, the cameras rolled and the interview began. However, only a few of the questions would make it when the film was edited.

"So, how do you feel about Anna? Do you think she'll do a good job?"

He nodded. "Oh, yes. I mean, sure, she's scared right now, of all the Big Bad 'Big Names', but I saw her and knew she was perfect for Azreal. I gave her the contract for all three of the 'Musing' Specials, and the spin off." He laughed. "Not that she had much of a choice! I wouldn't take no for an answer!"

"So you think she's good for the part?"

"Good?" He echoed. "She's perfect! I just hope she isn't too surprised by the other actors… Let's just say they act a bit differently to on camera…" He laughed. "But, no, we're all one big happy family here- except maybe Téa, she's never happy- and I'm sure she'll be welcomed with open arms…!"

/Cut Scene, White Fade Transition/

"Okay." Anna said, barely giving the cameras time to turn on. "I'm here, I've met the floor manager, and now it's time to meet the cast…" She looked around. "And I'm sure I saw Seto around here somewhere… Oh, there he is!" The camera turned quickly to where she was pointing, to where a tall man, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt was talking to one of the lighting operators. "Let's go see if we can talk to him…"

Anna walked quickly across the studio, approaching the man from behind. This was it. Her on-screen boyfriend, who she would have to kiss on the show. So it was important that she made a good first impression.

"I know that," He was saying to the lighting man. "But could we not just use a few less bulbs? Or at least get energy saving ones? I'm sure they're just as good…"

The man grunted and shook his head, so Anna took her opportunity.

"Excuse me… Seto?"

He turned around, threw a quick glance at the cameras, but was then back to business as he smiled and shook her hand warmly.

"Hi." He answered. "You must be Anna, yes?"

"That's right…" She replied.

"Well, don't worry!" He said cheerily, laughing at her nerves. "I'm no where near as bad as I am on the show!"

"I'll say…" She replied, turning him round slightly so he faced the cameras. "I mean, come on, would the Seto Kaiba we all know from YGO wear a shirt like this?"

She pointed and the camera zoomed in on the front of his T-shirt where the words 'Save the Whales' were emblazoned on the front in large letters.

"Yeah, well, saving the planet is important." Seto defended, although no-one had said there was anything wrong with it. "And when you're an actor- like me- you know, a national icon, you have a duty to set a good example." He hesitated for a moment. "Not that I'm wearing this shirt just because I'm an actor. I mean, I would anyway. It's not like I feel obliged to wear it just because people will see me. I actually do believe in… well, Saving the Whales and the World and everything… It's an important issue. And the amount of electricity we use in this studio! We must be killing half the planet by now. Or, a small island, at least… I mean, I don't think TV is all bad, I make a living from it, but I don't think we need all those lights…"

"Yes we do!" The light man yelled in frustration, and as Seto went to get in another argument with him, Anna bade him goodbye and slipped away as fast as she could.

"That was surreal…" She muttered, shaking her head. "I mean, I've always seen him on the show being a complete… well, I won't say it before the Water shed… but he's actually… like that. Eco-warrior, type… I don't know what to say. Surreal, absolutely surreal... Speaking of which…" She looked at something behind the cameras, which quickly turned round to see what she was looking at. There, desperately trying to sneak past, was the woman who played Téa.

"She's actually forty-five," Anna narrated. "And she's been smoking twenty a day for as long as anyone knows, apparently. Just shows what you can do with a bit of make up…" She came back into view again, going to catch up with the older woman, who continued to hurry away, eventually forcing Anna to run to catch up with her.

"Hey! Hey, Téa!" She called. The woman sighed deeply and turned around.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Um… hi." Anna tried, slightly taken aback by the hostile tone. "I'm new to this… I'm playing Azreal?"

"Then let me give you one piece of advice." Téa replied, eying the cameras in distaste. "Get out while you still can. You're young, and reasonably pretty… You can still get out of this dump. Go do modelling or something. I'm sure they could do something about your face."

She stormed off as Anna blinked a little.

"Um…" She turned to the camera crew and simply shrugged. That hadn't been what she had been expecting… Suddenly, the floor manager came and talked to her briefly. It was time to go to make up.

/Ad Break/

Back in the small room taken over for interviews, Seto and Téa were taking their seats. This could be interesting.

"So, what do you think about your new cast member?"

Seto shrugged. "She's alright, yeah. Seems nice enough. Enthusiastic." He looked thoughtful. "I'm sure she's just nervous right now, but I have no doubt she'll soon get into it. She's got guts just to turn up."

"Bah." Téa sniffed, lighting up a cigarette while the floor manager wouldn't catch here. "You don't need guts to do this job. She's too spunky… That'll go. You don't need guts, you don't need spunk…" She laughed slightly. "I've got everything I need, right here." She waved the cigarette in her one hand and her cup of coffee in the other.

"I'm surprised you can still taste that." Seto commented, nodding at her coffee. "You're killing yourself with those things, you know that?"

"Good." Téa responded bitterly. "I'm sick of being stuck in kid's programmes… Acting a fifteen year old… It's so demeaning. Especially when she is such a twat!"

"We'll have to censor that…" The director of the documentary whispered to the person in charge of the sound, who nodded their understanding.

"Well, fine, if you want to kill yourself, fine." Seto said angrily. "But you shouldn't smoke around other people! You're killing us to, you know, with your second hand smoke…"

"You are such a twink." She responded, deliberately blowing smoke in his face. He chocked, but recovered quickly, refusing to shout back. "You are such a ponce, Seto…"

"You're a murderer!" He said coolly. "And you're killing the planet…"

"Good riddance…" She muttered, just to annoy him.

"Murderer!" He muttered again.

"Oh, grow up…"

"Murderer!"

"I don't have to listen to this!" Téa stood up.

"Murderer! Murderer! Murderer!" Seto taunted over and over until she slapped him and stormed out the room, the door slamming behind her.

Seto rubbed his stinging face. "And she called me immature." He snorted, circling a finger round his ear to symbolise madness. "Actresses…" He murmured conspiratorially. "Highly strung."

/Cut scene, Fade Transition/

Standing before the cameras now was Azreal Kiyoko, complete with professionally messed up hair, emerald contact lenses, glasses, jeans wearing into holes, and the multicoloured jumper that would be replaced by a jacket in the sequels.

"Well, for the first time, I am now officially Azreal." She smiled. "Apart from the wings. See, this is the high-tech wizardry bit." She turned around, and they could see wire frames strapped to her back.

"See? These fold out, you see, and it's lightweight, so the movement will be as natural as possible." She craned over her shoulder, and pointed to a small white pad stuck to one of the joints. "There's these little sensor thingamabobs on each of the joints. They're gonna add all the feathers and stuff in later…I don't really get it." She laughed. "You'd have to ask the guys down at CGI about that. Now look!" She pointed, and the camera turned to reveal that she had just been standing in the corner of the make up room, where someone was getting sorted.

"Do you recognise him?" She laughed excitedly. "I didn't at first!"

The guy, a young brunet, looked up and smiled. "Hello again."

"Can you believe it? This is what his hair is really like!" She giggled, pointing at the short brown hair. "In case you don't get it yet, this is Yugi. And his hair is completely normal!"

"It's Alan's- the guy who plays Yami- hair that's like that." Yugi explained. "And, you know, we have to look the same, and he'd have to spend hours in make up to get his hair like mine, so…" He shrugged. "Mine's just a wig. Oh, look who decided to show up…!"

The camera swivelled to the door, where the Bakura twins were standing, looking at the cameras in bewilderment.

"These," Yugi said. "Are the guys that play Ryou and Bakura, which is their second name. Except they couldn't decide who should play who, so they just change."

"Hi." One said, and then he spotted 'Azreal'. "Oh, are you our new colleague?"

"That's right." Anna replied. "I look forward to it."

"Well, there's only one question to ask…" the other twin said, seriously. "Do you think Seto is a very sweet, very caring, complete and utter nerd?"

"Well…" She said, not wanting to be rude, but the three guys laughed.

"Then you'll fit in here just fine…" One laughed.

"So, who's acting Ryou today?" Yugi asked.

"Which scenes are we filming?" He asked by way of reply, grabbing a clipboard and flicking through. "Oh…" He said to his twin. "You can do it today. You said you needed the money…" He left the room quickly, laughing.

"Either he's being nice for once, or…" The remaining half of the twin set said suspiciously, looking through the schedule for himself. "I knew it!" He howled. "I'm being locked in a shed with Téa!" he pulled the door open. "You're supposed to be my brother!" He howled, giving chase, leaving the door hanging open, Anna bewildered, and Yugi laughing.

/Final Transition/

Back to being Anna again, at the end of her first day of filming, and it was time for her to be interviewed.

"This place is insane!" She said delightedly, slightly disbelievingly. "It's a nuthouse! And the people…" She shook her head. "These people are awesome actors. I mean, they are incredible. They just assume completely different characters…" She smiled tiredly. "Well, it was a long day, but I can't wait for tomorrow…"

/End of Part One…

A/N: Well, gotta dash- it's packing time! However, part 2 will be up tomorrow- now that we've had a nice introduction to the cast, we'll see what they get up to on set! Gotta run!