Celebrity Issues - Chapter Two

Gojyo wasn't going to say he wasn't positively thrilled upon being told that Hakkai accepted the opportunity of being his co-star in the film. He'd never worked with the man before, and he wasn't entirely sure if he was gay, or even bisexual. He'd been the love interest of a woman in nearly every single one of his movies, so having a male as his other lead would be rather interesting.

Weeks of waiting for filming to begin led him here, walking down the hallways of a studio h'ed been in too many times to count. Sanzo was a few steps ahead of him, jotting several things down onto a notepad. It wasn't even 7AM yet, and the blonde appeared to have all the energy in the world. Gojyo was envious. He could barely keep his eyes open, let alone think about everything that needed to be done. Sanzo already informed him that he'd be pulling a fourteen hour day, doing the basic/boring stuff that he always had to go through on the first several days-if not weeks-of production.

Screen tests. Wardrobe fittings. Meeting the rest of the cast and crew. Shit like that.

Gojyo yawned loudly, making Sanzo pause mid-rant. He nodded for him to continue.

"-You're going into hair and makeup now," The blonde spoke, the faintest hint of irritation in his voice. "-I can probably think of an excuse as to why you weren't there twenty minutes ago." He turned a corner, then proceeded to venture down the next corridor. "I'm not sure how Cho Hakkai's schedule correlates with yours, but if it's the same, I'm assuming he'd been on time."

Gojyo's brow twitched. "Hey-! It takes time to look this good."

Sanzo shook his head. "That explains how you so cleverly managed to hide those dark circles under your eyes."

Gojyo instantly brought a hand up to his face. When it came to his looks, he was extremely self-conscious. "Shut up. Even you know you're not suppose'ta show up to the set with your makeup already done."

Seconds later, Sanzo pushed open the door labeled 'Hair & Makeup', to see five women and a young male brunette already in the room.

"Pardon our tardiness. Important business had to be taken care of." Sanzo glanced over to the redhead that followed him inside. It was somewhat of a shitty excuse, considering that even Sha Gojyo, one of the more famous actors in the industry, didn't have anything that urgent this early in the morning.

Gojyo waved off the comment. "Anyway, I'm here now. So lets get to work, shall we?" He offered one of his trademark smiles, a couple of the women, presumably the makeup artist and hair stylist, sauntered over to him, shaking his hand and oogling over what an honor it was to finally meet him.

Early wake up calls had become a customary part of his job-after years in the industry, he realized it was a rare luxury to be able to sleep fast four in the morning. The first few weeks of production were especially difficult, and no matter how dedicated he was to the role, he still found himself nearly unable to make the six o'clock call time. Had it not been for Yaone's persistent phone calls and eventually knocks on the door, he would have still been lounging peacefully in bed instead of sitting in a rather uncomfortable chair with women hovering around him.

"Coffee?" Yaone was suddenly beside him, plastic cup of steaming brew in hand. She certainly had plenty of energy that morning-despite the early hour. She'd been marching around the studio or talking on the phone the entire time. Even now, the phone in the pocket of her skirt chirped loudly, drawing her attention away from the brunette and to more pressing matters.

"Thank you." Hakkai interjected quickly, taking the cup from her hands so that she could answer the phone. He offered her a smile as she walked off, mouthing the words "just a sec" before she completely turned her back on him.

The make up artists and hair stylists made simple small talk as they worked-asking him what he thought of the script, his other projects, and his feelings toward meeting the elusive Sha Gojyo, in hopes of gaining some sort of insight. Hakkai answered as politely as possible, taking the occasional sip of his coffee so that he could finally wake up.

He realized Gojyo was late and that irked him slightly-while they were not on an extremely strict time schedule, it was their first day. From across the room, Hakkai could see Yaone roll her eyes and snap her phone shut before she marched his way.

"They're late." She stated matter-of-factly, perching in the empty chair next to his. She drummed her fingers on her exposed knee, an impatient gesture that Hakkai was all too familiar with by now.

He laughed quietly. "I'm sure they'll arrive shortly." He said. "Don't worry."

The words had barely left his mouth before the door to the hair and makeup department opened and two men stepped inside-one a blonde he didn't recognize immediately. The other-the very obvious and easy to identify-Sha Gojyo. Hakkai stood as the artists and stylists dispersed around him to greet the new arrival.

"Good morning." Hakkai greeted warmly, flashing another smile. "I'm Cho Hakkai. It's a pleasure to finally meet you."

-End of Chapter Two-

Author's Notes: Here is chapter two! There are many more to come, I promise. xD Reviews greatly encourage us to keep on writing. Or at least, positive ones do. Thank you!