As Fate Would Have It, Chapter 4.
Disclaimer: I don't own any songs or characters.
So its exam week and surprisingly exam week always is when I get my best ideas for my stories… maybe I just have a lot of extra time to plan.
Chapter 4: Brand New Day
Beginning Quote: "Life isn't about finding yourself its about creating yourself."
Momo awoke, happier and more refreshed than she had ever felt in a long time. Though Rangiku, Renji, and Ichigo had just left the day before after visiting for a month, though Orihime couldn't make it, trouble with leaving where she was and coming abroad again. things had started to go her way. Her movie had become quite popular in the town she was living in. People on the streets would recognize her and come up and ask for her autograph or for her to say a line from the movie. Her favorite had been when I young girl and her best friend approached her a few days ago.
*flashback*
Momo walked happily down the street because she had heard some local townspeople talking about her in the movie, and it made her feel happy her dreams were coming true. Kind of. All of a sudden she was stopped by 2 hands tugging on the back of her jeans.
"Ex-excuse me miss?" A small girl said.
"Hey! Lady!" The smaller boy had said just a few seconds after when momo didn't respond
"Oh sorry what?" Momo asked the kids.
"A-are you Hinamori momo? The girl who played Charlene?" The girl asked
"Oh yes I am." Momo smiled at the kids.
"Wow! I'm Miki and this is my best friend takahashi. Weve known each other forever! You're my favorite actress!" Miki exclaimed her blue eyes shining.
Momo felt a pang deep in her heart, she and Toshiro had once been the same way, pure innocent kids, when who you were dating or how famous you were mattered. All you wanted to do was play.
"Listen, I have something very important to tell you." Momo said kneeling down the kids looking up at her with wide eyed interest,
"You two are going to always be best friends, and I want you to stay that way no matter what happens later on in your life. Okay?" Momo told the kids.
"Yes! Of Course!" Miki exclaimed latching onto takahashi.
"Yup. Well be best friends for sure." Takahashi smiled
"You were a lot like me and my best friend when we were younger. Just remember the worlds a cold and cruel place to be without a best friend." Momo said walking off.
"We'll Remember Momo-chan!" Miki screamed "You'll be our favorite actress forever and ever!"
Momo just laughed happily and continued on down her road.
*End Flashback*
Momo returned home to see Rukia immersed in a news report.
"Whatcha watchin?" Momo asked plopping down on the couch.
"News." Rukias monotone reply came. "Something bout Toshiro."
Momos heart stopped, and the one thing she feared about that situation was a wedding announcement from the two of them.
"Something bout his new music business and Karins 'rising fame as a soccer player'" rukia mumbled idly playing with a pencil between her fingers.
Momo sighed and turned to the TV report once again seeing Toshiro and Karin sitting with another generic reporter.
"So how is the music producing business Toshiro?" The reporter questioned.
"Aa its good. In a few weeks we're going to have a dinner with a group of actors for an upcoming movie." Toshiro shrugged.
"Amazing" The reporter breathed. "And Karin hows life as the youngest woman on the Japanese girls soccer team?"
"Ah well you see, its an adventure really. Its fun though some days Im away a lot and that can be depressing." Karin smiled. She had obviously been practicing.
Momo at this point was bored of the TV show and had went back to randomly reading one of her many acting books..
(Toshiro and Karin)
Karin skipped happily through her apartment. Her life was awesome. She had finally gotten toshiro after years of trying to take his attention away from that boring Momo girl. Though she didn't hate Momo it was just that seeing the person you like pine after the same boring girl for years was disheartening so she decided to take action. And apparently it had worked very well since well they hadn't seen or heard from Momo in 5 years. And truthfully she didn't mind one bit her life was better without the constant distraction of having to make sure Toshiros attention was fully on you. Even though at some points in the day Karin will catch him looking at a picture of him and momo, and then a picture of him and all his friends years later, that was a little depressing but she got over it. Because he assured her that on his desk at work it was mostly pictures of them.
Karin happily accepted that excuse and carried on with her life. As she laid down in her bed sore from practice she couldn't help but wonder, what that Momo girl was doing these days. She had heard a little from her brother something about an apartment in a small town. Which is just what Toshiro and she had assumed would be momos life after college and truthfully as she drifted off to sleep she could care less.
Toshiro sighed as he walked out of his music building Frosted music company, he thought of to his desk and the ongoing story he was telling his girlfriend the story about the picture fiasco,
Sure she was in a few frames, but if you looked at all of them, anyone could notice that momos face dominated half the frames. He wouldn't tell her of course its not like he was doing anything wrong.
Toshiro sighed as he thought about the upcoming dinner party he was to have with the movie directors no doubt the actors will be a bunch of rich, annoying, bastards and he wont enjoy much time. Truthfully it was a day he dreaded and he briefly thought of skipping out.
Most likely.
Though Toshiro and Karin couldn't help but notice how quiet they were around each other, sure they were tired from the days work, and well Toshiro was just a naturally quiet person both could slightly detect the smallest hint of awkwardness in their silences.
When Toshiro had came home that day he found Karin who had just woken up sitting on the couch half asleep in pajamas. He couldn't help himself she was undeniably cute. Even though his next actions were out of character both could say they rather enjoyed it as Toshiro walked straight up to her and kissed her on the lips, which resulted in both her waking up and them engaging and a make out session that would go on for quite a few minutes.
But they couldn't deny the fact that after the initial passion of the kiss had ended and the talking had stopped both still noticed the awkward silence that seemed to live in the air around their apartment. But as the days passed, each day they tried talking a little more and some of the awkwardness left the silence and their week went better.
While Momo's, week just went downhill. First she and Rukia had run out of coffee which left her coffee less one very dreary morning, her favorite shirt had been spilled on was now ruined and she had gotten no other offers from any businesses to do adds or tv shows or even movies. On top of that it was raining, which always reminded her of the kuchiki beach house.
She sighed as she made herself tea instead of coffee that morning, since she and Rukia had both seemed to forget to go and buy some food and coffee…
She noticed the red light on their answering machine bleeping as she walked by half asleep, and as Rukia stumbled along into the kitchen.
Neither of them were morning people.
Rukia slumped into a chair and put her head on the table. She was contemplating going back to sleep when a loud beep woke her up.
'Beep. You have 15 unheard messages.'The answering tones monotone rang throughout the house almost causing momo and Rukia to fall off their stools. 15 messages? That was unheard of at their house.
'Hi. You've reached Rukia. And momo! We arent home so leave a message at the beep. Beep! Beep! Momo cut it out! …Fine. …Beep! Momo!'
Rukia and Momo cracked up at their answering machine message, it was right when they bought the apartment, and rukia had started to believe the paint fumes were getting to their heads.
The messages began:
"Hello. Im a producer of…"
"Hello I run a small business…"
"Im wondering if…"
"I was hoping you could…"
"Do you think you would be able to…"
"Star in my commercial?"
"radio ad?"
"Be my spokes model?"
Momo gasped, all of these messages were for her to star in commercials and adds.
Momo was ecstatic and so was Rukia who had jumped up from the stool ran over to the phone and immediately she and Momo began calling back all of the numbers accepting every single one.
As the weeks passed on by and Momo's commercials finished filming, it was almost as if she'd become a star overnight. Everywhere they looked her face or something she said or did was there. Momo couldn't believe it, this was actually happening to her, she was actually becoming famous. Around town everyone knew her name, occasionally she would catch a glimpse of herself on a tv commercial. It was a great feeling.
Soon enough all of her friends had caught word or saw it and they all sent their congrats via phone, though momo still thought it counted for something.
She was happy they at least called. She was happy that these friends were congratulating because with out them she would still be hung up over toshiro and Karin and she might be hating life.
Life with out Toshiro was a sad one, but a life none the less, though she missed his company and the fact that she could tell everything to him, the one thing she missed more than always having him by her side, was the fact that In the 5 years since theyd seen each other he had never once tried to call or see her or be better friends.
He never called, he never emailed, he never visited. From what Ichigo had told her Karin called home plenty, and she visited on holidays and on birthdays and other special events. The thing was in all the years she had known Toshiro she knew he was never one to forget things, but she hadn't received one call, or gift on her birthday and that is what hurt the most. Despite the fact she called every year on his birthday and sent little gifts in the mail, she never got anything in return.
Though, anonymously someone had sent her this chunky charm bracelet on her birthday 5 years ago, and now every holiday and birthday new charms were sent to her. She and Rukia had tried to figure out who it was but every time it ended in question. So they gave up and assumed it was just Kira.
Never once did it cross her mind, on that it could have been Toshiro for all she knew, because if she took the time to really study each charm she may have been able to find the hidden message that was lost to her before.
*Toshiro and Karin*
"Whatcha got there?" Karin asked toshiro who was sitting at the table surrounded by papers and one small box.
"Paperwork." Came his emotionless reply.
"Mhm mhm." Karin said plopping in a chair next to him, studying the box carefully from afar.
'Could it be for me?"She wondered. For a brief second she wondered if Toshiro was planning to propose, I mean they had been dating for quite a while and well though neither of them really planned on it, it could happen.
Toshiro flicked her aqua green eyes over to his girlfriend who looked like she was taking the time to contemplate something very serious. Since he had met her back when she was in elementary school she had barely lost her tomboyish demeanor. Sure she had gotten a little more girly over the years and was no longer mistakable for a skinny short guy, but she wasn't as girly as people he knew like matsumoto or orihime. But she must be doing something right, since they had been dating for the better part of 5 years and they were still on talking terms unlike him and some of his friends.
He had had luck in contacting most of his old guy friends, Renji was easier than Ichigo for some odd reason, that he had never quite figured out. He had just surmounted it to him feeling awkward about his little sister dating his friend. No one had really had luck reaching Orihime since she had gone abroad to America recently and she didn't have time to call or write really anyone. The three most troublesome people were Matsumoto, Rangiku and Momo. When Matsumoto or Rukia would answer they'd just mumble something into the phone and hang up. Momo however he had no clue what he number even was sure, he knew her address but when did he have time to travel all that way. He used to call her back in the early days of college but then something happened and her phone was no longer connected. He tried writing letters and sending cards to her but they were always lost. Her phone messages would come but it didn't suffice his old want to talk to her. Since he didn't have any way to call numbers back her number was lost to him forever.
But there was one thing he was able to do. He had recalled years and years ago momo had desperately asked his granny for a charm bracelet but had never got one, so now everyone important event he would send her a new charm that had something to do with them, their friends, or one of their inside jokes. This newest charm he was mailing was a phoenix and it represent their friendship no matter how many times it dies, it always gets reborn.
He just hoped shed get the charm.
(Momo)
Her life had thinned back out after the commercials and ads, and it wasn't until she got an offer that probably changed her life from that point on.
"hello?" Momo asked into the phone.
Rukia sat watching from the table wondering who was on the phone, and half listening to momo talk.
"Yes it is… My acting? … An offer? … Yes yes of course! …Sure it doesn't matter! I'll be there … No no thank you sir!" Momo said happily to the phone.
"Who was that?" Rukia asked yawning.
"Jun Hishiro" Momo said smiling.
"Wait! The famous director whos made so many famous movies?" Rukia said her mouth falling open in shock
"Yes! He wants me to come and audition for his new movie!" Momo yelled spinning around the kitchen.
"Are you going?" Rukia asked.
"Of course!" momo yelled. "But the audition things at this dinner party, because theres a music scene in it and when need to get the approval of all the music producer involved. Also theres 1 extra ticket coming so I was thinking that you could come…and he said that dates are mandatory."
"Sure sure that's fine! And id love to go!" Rukia yelled flinging her arms around momos neck. "I think ill take Ichigo…"
"Ok now I just need to get my date." Momo pondered on who to take.
"Oh wait when is it?" Rukia asked
"Um tomorrow night in Tokyo…" momo said sheepishly.
Rukia quickly turned and dialed Ichigos number, after a very fast explanation he agreed and now all momo had to do was find hers.
But who?
Toshiro sighed as he closed up his music productions for the day. Tomorrow was the dinner audition and he didn't want to go at all. Like Karin had told him earlier he should just skip, it didn't matter either way to him. But something at the back of his mind kept on telling him that he should go or otherwise he'd miss out on something.
Momo picked up her phone and slowly dialed a number.
'Hello?'A males voice on the other end groggily answered.
"Oh um hey Hisagi its momo." Momo said sounding oddly shy for some reason
"Oh yea? Whats up momo hows it been going?"Hisagi said his voice sounding clearer
"Pretty well." Momo said as she shrugged
"I saw you in a movie the other day? So you're an actress now? Cool." Hisagi said
"Oh yea I have a question for you?" Momo stated slowly
"What is it?" Hisagi asked apprehension in his voice
'Im going to this audition dinner and I need a date, I was wondering if you'd like to come…just as friends though…" Momo asked quietly.
"Sure that sounds awesome. Who else is going? And where is it?" Hisagi exclaimed
"Um Rukia, Ichigo and me. Its in Tokyo. Were going there tomorrow morning since its tomorrow night." Momo said
"Awesome you think I could get a ride there also?" He questioned
"Yea sure. Thanks for coming!" Momo said happily
"See ya, and no problem kid." Hisagi chuckled.
"Don't call me a kid!" Momo blushed furiously.
All she heard was a deep male laugh on the other end and then the phone was hung up.
(the next day)
Momo sat in her hotel room, Ichigo, Rukia, and Hisagi were all in different rooms. Momo decided on taking a small nap before getting ready. I mean what could it hurt?
Toshiro sighed impatiently as he waited for Karin to finish getting ready for the dinner. Girls were so troublesome. Finally after what seemed like hours she walked into the room in a sort of elegant black dress. He thought she looked nice enough. Then again he never really cared what she looked like. Was the only thought passing through karins head as they got in their car and went to the dinner.
Rukia, and Ichigo had finished getting ready before momo, and she knocked on momos door and told her that the other 3 were going ahead without her.
Rukias dress was a red strapless dress, with a black bow on the waist. Needless to say she looked amazing and no one could try to tell her otherwise.
Though the knock on the door to tell momo that they were leaving was actually the knock that woke her up. She had to be there in 10 minutes and she need almost an hour to get ready.
This was a problem.
Rukia, Ichigo, and Hisagi sat at their assigned tables when they noticed who else was at their table. Toshiro and Karin.
"Yo Karin." Ichigo said surprising his little sister.
2 heads whipped around at the same time and gazed in shock at their 3 new guests.
Toshiro himself was surprised when he saw Rukia, there sort of surprised momo wasn't with her but, he figured she must have been busy with most likely her husband or something.
"Wow. 2 dates Rukia?" Toshiro asked dryly reminding everyone of their high school days.
"No Ichigo is my date, the other one is…for a friend." Rukia said smirking as she took her seat, the others following suit.
Ichigo and Hisagi immediately caught on that they probably shouldn't say momo was coming, It was obvious Rukia had something planned.
Momo meanwhile was freaking out. She was going to be so late! She hurriedly did he make up and threw on her baby blue dress that had a black bow wrapped around it. To her it seemed like the perfect dress, and on a sadder note the colors kinda reminded her of toshiros eyes.
But that thought aside she jumped in her car and sped towards the dinner.
Rukia knew something was up. Momo was never late and now the auditions had started.
She quickly dialed her phone number as an announcer got on stage.
"Hello, these are the people auditioning for the male and female lead. They will each be singing a few songs for you tonight to judge their talent." The announcer said as he walked off stage announcing the name of the first person auditioning.
'Where are you?" Rukia asked into the phone.
The rest of the table watched her with mild interest including the director and other music producers she just shooed them away with a wave of her hand. As she hung up the phone she leaned over to Hisagi and Ichigo and whispered one thing.
'shes late.'
As momo pulled into the place where the dinner was taking place she was quickly ushered backstage, she was almost too late.
"And that's all folks please talk amongst yourselves and pick the best one." The announcer said leaving the stage.
Toshiro shrugged. "I don't care who gets it."
He took a sip of water as the announcer got back up on stage. "Sorry folks theres one more. Miss Hinamori Momo."
Toshiro eyes opened wide and he almost spit out his water all over the table, next to him karins eyes had widened as well. Rukia and the other 2 just watched with a smug smile.
"Well were gonna go join the dance." Rukia said as the 3 of them left the table leaving behind a shocked Karin and Toshiro.
"M-momo?" Toshiro asked quietly turning around only to see his childhood friend on the stage, and though he hated to admit this she looked breathtaking. It was like he was seeing a ghost of his past.
"Who's that Hitsugaya?" Another producer asked.
"That's momo." He said, still watching the stage as momo stepped up to the mike.
"Well who is she to you. You both obviously know her." The producer explained.
"Shes the person who ive known the longest out of any of my friends." Toshiro said a little quieter.
"But I thought Karin?" The producer asked dumbfounded.
"We lied." Karin said,
Momo started singing.
Just talk yourself up and tear yourself down
You've hit your one wall, now find a way around
Well, what's the problem? You got a lot of nerve
The people on the dance floor got more into it as couples and random people got up and danced. Karin stared with her mouth wide open.
"I had no fucking idea she was this good." Karin thought to herself angrily.
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
You wouldn't
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away
I'm not so naive, my sorry eyes can see
The way you fight shy of almost everything
Well, if you give up, you'll get what you deserve
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
So what did you think I would say?
No, you can't run away, no, you can't run away
You wouldn't
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
You threw it away
You were finished long before
We had even seen the start
Why don't you stand up? Be a man about it
Fight with your bare hands about it now!
I never wanted to say this (say this)
You never wanted to stay, well did you?
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
I never wanted to say this
You never wanted to stay
I put my faith in you, so much faith
And then you just threw it away
Rukia seemed to be one of the only people to know who this song was directed at. Toshiro may have a small idea it was about him, but Rukia knew every word was dedicated to him and Karin
Toshiro stared at the girl he had known since they were babies, and suddenly he felt as if the rest of the room had melted away, he had known her so well before and now he felt as if he didn't know that much, and up there on the stage she looked content.
Momo started her next song as she smiled happily, she didn't feel as if it was an audition she felt like she was just joking around with a bunch of friends.
Crashed on the floor when I moved in
This little bungalow with some strange new friends
Stay up too late, and I'm too thin
We promise each other it's 'til the end
Now we're spinning empty bottles
It's the five of us
With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust
I can't resist the day
No, I can't resist the day
Jenny screams out and it's no pose
'Cause when she dances she goes and goes
Beer through the nose on an inside joke
And I'm so excited, I haven't spoken
And she's so pretty, and she's so sure
Maybe I'm more clever than a girl like her
Summer's all in bloom
Summer is ending soon
It's alright and it's nice not to be so alone
But I hold on to your secrets in white houses
Maybe I'm a little bit over my head
I come undone at the things he said
And he's so funny in his bright red shirt
We were all in love and we all got hurt
I sneak into his car's cracked leather seat
The smell of gasoline in the summer heat
Boy, we're going way too fast
It's all too sweet to last
It's alright
And I put myself in his hands
But I hold on to your secrets in white houses
Love, or something ignites in my veins
And I pray it never fades in white houses
My first time, hard to explain
Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain
On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think
He's my first mistake
Maybe you were all faster than me
We gave each other up so easily
These silly little wounds will never mend
I feel so far from where I've been
So I go, and I will not be back here again
I'm gone as the day is fading on white houses
I lied, wrote my injuries all in the dust
In my heart is the five of us
In white houses
And you, maybe you'll remember me
What I gave is yours to keep
In white houses
She laughed a bit and took a sip of her water bottle, she was having fun she had almost forgotten about why she sang that song or who it was about or how much she missed her old best friend.
I wanted to be like you
I wanted everything
So I tried to be like you
And I got swept away
I didn't know that it was so cold
And you needed someone
to show you the way
So I took your hand and we figured out
That when the time comes
I'd take you away
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted
was somebody who cares
I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me
Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
Momo finished her last song and jumped off the small stage as the crowd cheered around her. She flung her arms around Hisagis neck as he, Rukia, and Ichigo all complimented her. She laughed as she danced a bit with her friends, as she was spun outwards her dress fanned out around her a bit which was another reason why she loved the dress so much.
Toshiro found himself oddly pissed off at that moment as he was watching momo and her friends and he quickly left the table and stalked off to the bathroom.
When he got back Karin quickly pulled him to the dance floor. Saying the director requested everyone dance at least once. A man on the stage began singing a song called Dark Blue. He didn't really like dancing so for the better part of the song he was zoning out as Karin babble on, he was broken out of his daze when a couple ran into him.
"Sorry!" a female voice said. "Hisagi watch where your spinning me!"
Toshiro recognized the voice, and he whipped his head around only to be met with Momos retreating figure. Seeing her again was surreal, he thought, he still couldn't believe out of all the places they'd meet again it would be here.
The rest of the room faded out and melted away and all that was left was him staring at momo, and the chorus of the song repeating in his head.
Dark blue (dark blue)
Have you ever been alone in a crowded room
well I'm here with you
As momo spun around once, her eyes locked with Toshiros.
"Those eyes look like toshiros…"Momo thought. If he view of the body hadn't been obscured by the other people she would of known that her assumptions were correct and that was in fact toshiro.
Karin however had thoughts of her own.
" I can't believe that girl is an actress? Why would she do something like that?"Karin thought. Suddenly she remembered talking to momo in the hallway at the Kuchiki summer home"…This was all because of what I had said to her! She actually took what I said and now shes an actress!"
The song had ended and everyone was being served. Rukia, Momo, Hisagi, and Toshiro were the first to make it back to their table.
Momo sat down and was too busy looking around and admiring the room, that when she finally turned back around Toshiro was sitting right in front of her.
Momo gasped inaudibly, she had envisioned meeting Toshiro again after years apart. Now it was finally happening and she was sure her heart was beating so loud that everyone at the table could hear it.
"Hey Momo." Toshiro said quietly, momo was sure she was the only one who heard it.
She had wanted to hear him speak to her so badly and now it was happening.
She felt like she was dreaming.
"Hello Toshiro hello Karin." Momo greeted as soon as she composed herself.
Rukia smirked, for a second she was worried Momo would be a wreck.
"Why are you guys here?" Momo asked
"You don't know what toshiro does?" Karin asked.
"Nope." Momo answered plainly.
"Im a music producer im here to vote on the people auditioning." Toshiro shrugged.
"Oh my god Toshiro! There he is!" Karin screeched pointing happily at a person in the crowd.
"Who?" Ichigo and Rukia simultaneously asked.
They shot each other a glare.
Momo laughed. "Are you guys still like rivals or whatever? Or is it just the unresolved sexual tension?" Momo smirked.
"M-momo!" Rukia yelled.
"Good one kid good one." Hisagi laughed.
"Didn't expect that from you momo." Ichigo muttered laughing as well.
Toshiro sat silently and wondered how much had changed about her since high school.
Momo stuck out her tongue. "Whatever Ichigo. And don't call me a kid Hisagi were almost the same age!"
"Sure sure" Hisagi muttered.
"So um who is it?" Rukia said trying to change the topic
"Kira Izuru! And Nanao Ise! Shes a world famous business women and so is he! I also heard he likes to play sports!" Karin said happily. Apparently she was a big fan of them.
"Kira?" Momo asked looking at Rukia.
"Nanao?" Rukia mumbled.
They both turned their heads around and as Karin said there stood the both of them in the middle of the group. Momo jumped up from her, and ran towards Kira and Nanao, Rukia trailing behind her.
"What are they doing?" Toshiro asked.
"They cant do that!" Karin yelled
The rest of the group turned around just in time to see momo hug Kira and Nanao. Rukia also gave a happy wave to the two as Momo was spun in circles by Kira, much to her protest.
"You guys didn't know?" Ichigo asked with a mouthful of food.
He and Hisagi smirked.
"Know what? Ichigo you better tell me they are like my idols!" Karin yelled at her brother.
Toshiro merely raised a white eyebrow.
Hisagi smirked.
"Rukia and Momo, are almost best friends with them." Ichigo explained.
"Yea we all went to college together." Hisagi shrugged. "Those were some crazy times. Also, Kira and Momo there dated for about 2 years."
Karin stared at her wide mouthed. "W-what?"
"Aa" toshiro said looking back to his food. What did he care that they knew some famous business people, or who momo was dating. He had Karin.
The rest of the night went, pretty uneventful. Until the director came over to Momo while everyone was eating.
"Ah, Miss Momo." A new voice said walking to the table.
"Jun Hishiro!" Momo gasped.
"I saw your audition tapes and your song performance. Also I saw you in the Complicated trip, your portrayal of Charlene was brilliant" The director smiled.
"So it was her in the movie"Toshiro and Karin thought
"Oh! Thank you!" Momo smiled.
"Ah yes, now about this new movie" Jun said he leaned towards he and whispered something in her ear. "Now I have to go make the announcement bye."
Momo smiled happily but didn't answer any of her friends questions.
"Ok, the votes are in. The male lead is Ulquiorra. Our female lead is Hinamori Momo." The director said.
"Oh my god Im so proud of you momo!" Rukia said hugging her best friends neck.
Everyone around the table gave her compliments as they all walked away to go home. Momo was walking to her car when an arm stopped her.
"Momo." A deep voice said.
"Ah Toshiro." Momo said without turning around.
"Congratulations Momo you deserve it." Toshiro said walking away.
"Thanks Shiro!" Momo called after him.
He stopped in his tracks and allowed a smile on his face, it had been so long since he heard that name he kind of missed It.
"Ah. Bye bed wetter momo it was good to see you."
"Good to see you to." Momo said even though he was already gone.
Momo walked to her car and drove home that night happier than she had been in a long time. She had done what she wanted to, she had seen Toshiro and Karin, she hadn't broken down at all that night, and now she was in a major upcoming movie.
From the way Karin was staring at her all through dinner, she could tell that Karin felt threatened a bit.
"It'll only get worse from here."Momo thought. Though she did feel bad about how crushed Karin might be in the end.
But she was determined to win.
Ending Quote: "Dream as if you live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow."