In the Spotlight
Disclaimer: Standard Disclaimer Apply, I don't own Gundam Seed/Destiny, because if I did, Shinn would have been toast long ago. No offence to Shinn lovers, but he's a brat!
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Chapter 2: You!
Cagalli Yula Attha ran about her penthouse flat, toast in mouth, digging through her sofa for her keys and the voice of her manager, Erika Simmons knocking at her door telling her to hurry.
One week ago, she had accepted the role of the lead in the movie entitled 'Desert Rose', her first...ugh... romantic drama. It was degrading, humiliating and nauseating! She was an action, sci-fi, fantasy, adventure, horror, and mystery sort of actress. How was she supposed to fit into a romantic role?
'I've never even had a boyfriend!'
Cagalli groaned.
"Dammit! Where are those blasted keys?" screamed Cagalli in frustration as a sweater went flying over her head to land on a potted plant. Scripts, tapes, discarded articles of clothing cluttered every available space.
So she wasn't the neatest of people, but celebrities were human after all. And Cagalli hated having a maid.
"Where else could they be?" wondered Cagalli aloud as she picked up yesterday's pizza box and headed towards the kitchen to throw into the dustbin.
Erika's voice grew louder.
"Cagalli! You're supposed to be at the studio in half an hour!"
The freezer. They just HAD to be there.
Ignoring her manager, Cagalli yanked open her freezer and peered into its cold depth.
"Jackpot!" grinned Cagalli as she held up her missing keys.
She did not even want to know how they had ended up in her freezer.
"Alright alright! I'm coming!"
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Athrun Zala bit back a curse that was beginning in his throat.
Gone ahead to the studio, see you there buddy!
Kira.
"KI-RAAAAAAAA!" screamed Athrun.
Of all the days to switch off his alarm clock, today was the worst day! He was going to be late for his first day of filming 'Desert Rose'!
"Right, that Orb actress isn't the only one irresponsible, Kira's another one!" ranted Athrun as he snatched up his car keys and slammed the door.
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Mwu La Fllaga checked his watch, almost all his cast was here except for the leads of the movie. He chuckled to himself. Cagalli was never able to wake up early but Athrun Zala was a surprise.
"Mr Lorrnoke? Neo Lorrnorke?" came a tentative voice.
Turning towards the voice, Mwu came face to face with a petite blonde with magenta eyes. He blinked in surprise, trying to place her face, before he finally recognized her.
'Ah, she's part of Phantom, the trio band from the EA Group.
"You're Neo Lorrnoke?" asked the girl.
"Uh, yeah.. but nobody's called me that since I stopped acting." laughed Mwu. "I'm going by my real name now, Mwu La Fllaga, and you are?"
"Stellar Loussier! I'm a big fan of yours, Neo- uh, Mwu?" said the blonde confused.
"Ah, it's alright. If it makes you feel better to call me Neo, go right ahead. And thank you." smiled Mwu encouragingly.
"Hey Stellar!" called a blue-haired young man.
"I'm looking forward to working with you, Neo!" smiled Stellar as she ran off to join the two men by the side. Most probably her band mates.
Lacus Clyne was sitting in her seat serenely and chatting politely with an older actor, Andrew Waltfeld.
Yep, all he needed now were his leading actors.
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Cagalli glanced at her watch as she entered the studio and started running. Not looking where she was going, she collided with somebody who had exited the lifts and was heading in the same general direction as her.
"Hey! Why don't you look where you're going!" exclaimed Cagalli.
"Me? You're the one-"
Both looked up and came face to face with each other.
"Cagalli Hibiki?"
"Alex Deno?"
Both disentangled themselves from each other and blinked in surprise. A blush bloomed on both their faces and an awkward silence ensued.
"Uh, fancy meeting you here." said Cagalli.
"You too."
Amber met emerald, and immediately, both looked away and began walking.
"Uh, I'm late, see you."
"Right."
Both continued walking in the same direction.
After a few minutes, glancing sideways, Cagalli broke the uncomfortable silence. "Are you following me?"
"No!" exclaimed 'Alex' in surprise. "I'm headed towards studio 5."
Cagalli blinked. "That's where I'm going."
"Huh?"
"Ah! Both of you are here! Finally! From her I expected, but you never gave me that impression, Zala!" came a voice.
Both turned to see Mwu La Fllaga headed towards them, his face smiling teasingly.
"Mwu!" exclaimed Cagalli.
"I see you've met each other. Good!"
"What?"
"Eh?"
Mwu frowned. "You mean you haven't? Oh bother. Ah well, Cagalli, meet your leading man, Athrun Zala."
'Zala? Athrun? What?'
"And this is the leading lady, Cagalli Yula Attha."
'Attha? What's going on? Wasn't her name Hibiki?'
It took a few more minutes before it registered in their minds what Mwu had said.
"SHE'S the Orb actress?"
"HE'S the lead?" exclaimed both of them at once.
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Mwu glanced at both his leads as he led them to the rest of the cast. He hoped this was not the sign of a bad start...
"Ahem, right everybody. Let's get the introductions going and the camera's rolling. I think plenty of you know who each other is. But I'll give all of you the run through once. Right, this is our lead actor, Athrun Zala who is all the way from England."
Athrun nodded in acknowledgement.
"Our lead, Ca-"
"CAGALLI HIBIKI!" exclaimed a voice in shock.
Cagalli looked up and felt her jaw drop in surprise.
"KIRA HIBIKI!"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" exclaimed both pointing at each other.
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Meyrin Hawke, Shinn Asuka, Youlan Kent and Vino Dupre stood by each other, all relative new comers to the acting circle and all of them from PLANT Productions watched the scene curiously.
"What do you think is going on?" asked Youlan.
"Think this is a sign there's going to be trouble for this movie?" asked Vino.
"Geez, you guys sound like gossip mongers." groaned Shinn.
"Quiet you three!" hissed Meyrin.
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Athrun stood next to Lacus and watched the scene before them in confusion.
"What are you doing here?"
"Me? Aren't you supposed to be in Japan?"
"Didn't you last say you were England?"
"Never mind that! Since when did you become an actor!"
"Hey! Shouldn't that be my question?"
"Cagalli, Kira..." said Mwu.
Both continued to argue and gesture wildly.
"Cagalli! Kira!" exclaimed Mwu. "Calm DOWN! What's going on here!"
Both turned to Mwu and then back at each other before giving a sigh of defeat.
"He/She's my twin!" exclaimed both of them at the same time.
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To be continued...
Another short chapter. I'm starting school again soon! -sob-
31/8/05