A/N: Okay Spica fans, here come your favorite gals…

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Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover

Hikari sat at her dressing table, staring at herself in the mirror. She was extremely nervous, rightfully so, since this was her first full day of shooting. It was also her first time starring in a project of this magnitude. Up until now, she had done low budget projects, which usually involved her getting molested by a man or a bunch of men. She was thankful for the all-female cast.

'Yesterday's 'read through' went well,' Hikari thought as she stared at her reflection and smiled.
'I just don't understand why there aren't any 'sparks' between me and Ootori-san,' She deeply sighed.
'Ootori-san sat at the opposite end of the table during the 'read through,' She thought as she felt herself getting upset about this.
'How am I supposed to be 'mesmerized' by Ootori-san?' She giggled to herself as she remembered Nagisa telling her about how she had to find a way to be 'mesmerized' by Shizuma. She thought, 'I tried Aoi-san's method, but Ootori-san isn't Hanazono-san.'
'What am I going to do before today's shoot?' She thought and thought. As she sat staring at herself, the answer came to her.

'Today is going to be a VERY long day with large shoots, using almost all the cast, crew, and extras,' Sakoi Masayuki thought as he washed down two extra strength aspirins. He deeply sighed, picked up his megaphone, and walked onto the set.

Hikari reported to the set after make-up. She took her place on the set and took a deep breath.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew.

Hikari clasped her hands in prayer and emoted in front of the statue of Mary.

"CUT!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew. "That was perfect Konohana-san. You'll do the voice-over later in the studio."

The crew set up for the Horse Ring scene. Hikari could feel her palms sweating. She was nervous and hoped her method would work. Hikari took her place around the horse ring.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew.

Hikari watched Amane ride the horse around the ring. As she watched her, she felt nothing. No sparks and definitely not 'mesmerized,' so Hikari pictured the woman she did find 'mesmerizing.' This worked! Hikari was indeed 'mesmerized' and it oozed out of her pores.

"CUT!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew. "Konohana-san, that was an amazing performance. I could feel your admiration of Ootori-san."

Nagisa was happy to be able to sleep in this morning, since her scenes didn't begin shooting until later. She woke up before her alarm, so she turned it off and sat in bed. The memory of Shizuma and Miyuki returned to her and she spent the next ten minutes rolling around on her bed laughing.

Nagisa was still sporadically laughing to herself as she entered her dressing room.

"STILL laughing Aoi-san?" Miyuki growled. She was seated in a chair in Nagisa's dressing room with her arms crossed across her chest.

'I have got to get a key for this dressing room and start locking the door,' Nagisa thought as she closed the door behind her.

"Rokujou-san, Hanazono-san…" Nagisa could feel the laughter bubbling up.

"Aoi-san, we just want to make sure you keep what you saw to yourself," Shizuma said. She would not meet Nagisa's eyes.

"No problem. I promise not to share…," Nagisa began to giggle "…what I saw with anyone else," Nagisa could no longer contain herself and began laughing.

"AOI-SAN!" Miyuki stood and yelled. She was NOT amused.

"Rokujou-san…," Nagisa snorted as she tried in vain to stop laughing. "Rokujou-san, if you would take that stick out of your butt, you would probably see the humor in all this," Nagisa began laughing again.

"Miyuki, let's go. I trust Aoi-san will not tell anyone what she saw," Shizuma stood and headed for the door.

"But Shizuma," Miyuki pleaded.

"Let's go," Shizuma glared at Miyuki.

They could hear Nagisa's laughter outside the dressing room.

Nagisa's short scene with Tamao went so smoothly, she wondered if she should have reported to the set later.

Hikari and Yaya stood waiting to sing. Both actresses really could sing. They were both given the music for the project at the first 'read through,' when they found out which roles they won. Sakoi Masayuki gave them each a key to the music room, so they could practice. They began practicing after the first 'read though.' After hearing each other sing, they admired the other's abilities and became fast friends. Being able to sing on film and on the soundtrack was yet another reason Hikari jumped at this role.

"Yaya-chan? Are you nervous about singing on film?" Hikari asked.

"A little, Hikari-chan. Are you?" Yaya asked.

"Yes, but having you next to me makes me less nervous," Hikari blushed.

Sakoi Masayuki was a little more than worried, and as usual, it showed on his face. 'There is definitely a lot of chemistry going on between Konohana-san and Nanto-san. That's definitely NOT good,' he thought as he watched the two actresses deliver their lines in front of the fountain.

The next scene was a large outdoor scene, so Sakoi Masayuki had to use a megaphone and it took the crew longer than usual to set it up. The actresses ended up standing in place for quite awhile.

"Hikari-chan? Hikari-chan?" Yaya asked an obviously distracted Hikari, but got no response. 'Hmmm…,' Yaya thought a moment. Her lips curved into a mischievous grin and she slipped her hand behind Hikari.

The sound that Hikari emitted was akin to a mouse squeak, only higher pitched. Yaya laughed as Hikari turned a deep shade of red and glared at Yaya.

"Yaya-chan! Why did you do that?" Hikari reprimanded Yaya.

"I wanted to get your attention," Yaya answered between giggles.

"Well, you have it now," Hikari huffed.

"Why were you so distracted?" Yaya asked.

"Sakoi-sama wants me to be 'mesmerized' by Ootori-san, so I'm preparing," Hikari answered.

"Nani?...'mesmerized?'…by Ootori-san?" Yaya asked incredulous.

"Hai, those were Sakoi-sama's exact instructions," Hikari answered.

Yaya didn't say anything for quite some time. She just stood there staring at Hikari with the same incredulous look plastered on her face. Hikari returned to psyching herself up for the next scene. After almost three minutes, Yaya finally burst out laughing. She laughed SO loud, Shizuma heard her from where she waited for her cue…on the other side of the Spica building.

"Yaya-chan! Stop laughing!" Hikari yelled at Yaya.

Yaya just continued to laugh. By now, she was holding her sides and laughing. Nagisa heard Yaya's raucous laughter and walked over to see what was going on.

"Konohana-san, why is Nanto-san laughing?" Nagisa asked.

"I told her Sakoi-sama instructed me to be 'mesmerized' by Ootori-san and this is what happened," Hikari pointed to Yaya, now doubled over laughing.

"Ootori-san, 'mesmerized,'" Yaya sputtered out as she laughed.

Shizuma popped her head out from the Spica breezeway to see what all the laughter was about. She saw Nagisa talking to Hikari, with a laughing Yaya next to them.

'Ano…I wonder if…no, Aoi-san promised and I trust her. I'm just glad Miyuki isn't here,' Shizuma thought and returned to her place behind the Spica building.

Every single time Yaya thought about what Hikari said, she would launch into a new laughing fit.

"So you used the method I used with Hanazono-san?" Nagisa asked Hikari.

"Well, not exactly. I tried your method of picturing Ootori-san's 'best assets,' as well as in my favorite sexual position, but neither one worked. I couldn't find anything sexual about Ootori-san," Hikari sadly admitted.

"What method are you using?" Nagisa's interest peaked.

Hikari whispered in Nagisa's ear. Nagisa turned a bright crimson red. Yaya, finally getting her laughter under control, wondered what could possibly cause Nagisa to turn that shade of red. Before Yaya could inquire, the crew finished setting up and everyone had to get in their places.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled into his megaphone to cast and crew.

As Amane rode in on her horse, Yaya could feel the laughter she was TRYING to control breaking free. Once again, she burst out laughing.

"CUT!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled into his megaphone to cast and crew. "Nanto-san! What is SO funny over there?"

"Nothing Sakoi-sama, Gomenasai," Yaya yelled back.

"PLACES, ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled into his megaphone to cast and crew.

Once again, Yaya broke out into loud raucous laughter and shooting grind to a halt. After the third take, Sakoi Masayuki excused Yaya from the scene. The cast and crew reassembled.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled into his megaphone to cast and crew.

Shizuma handed Amane the bundle of roses and looked proudly at her.

'Ootori-san…'Gay for Pay'…that's what Aoi-san said. I wonder just how straight Ootori-san really is. It might be fun to take her for a test drive,' Shizuma thought as she stood looking at Amane.

'Hanazono-san looks hungry,' Amane thought as she looked at Shizuma.

'Ootori-san is tall and quite handsome. Butch women aren't my usual drug of choice, but I can make an exception in her case. I wonder how she is between the sheets.' Shizuma's thoughts were happily and quickly heading for the gutter.

'Hanazono-san is making me feel like a Kobe steak,' Amane thought as she looked at Shizuma.

"CUT!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled into his megaphone to cast and crew.

As the crew set up the next large scene in the auditorium, the actresses took their places and waited. Hikari and Yaya were seated, going over their lines.

"Yaya-chan? Are you over your laughing fits?" Hikari looked up from her script at Yaya.

"I think so," Yaya looked up from her script at Hikari.

"What was so funny?" Hikari asked.

"The thought of Ootori-san as 'mesmerizing,'" Yaya started giggling as soon as she managed to finish her sentence.

"But I told you she's not," Hikari said. "Yaya-chan, who do you find 'mesmerizing' in the cast?" Hikari added.

"Tsubomi-chan, of course," Yaya smiled wistfully.

"Okuwaka-san?! She's so young!" Hikari exclaimed.

"Actually, she's seventeen. She just looks really young. Trust me, I checked before getting involved with her," Yaya reassured Hikari.

"You're dating Okuwaka-san?" Hikari asked surprised with a bit of disappointment in her voice.

"Yes, we started dating a week before we left for the resort," Yaya said happily.

The crew finished setting up for the scene. All the actresses took their places.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled into his megaphone to cast and crew.

Yaya came up behind Hikari, placed her hands on Hikari's shoulders and delivered her line next to Hikari's ear. Hikari could feel her face get warm at Yaya's touch and when Yaya's warm breath brushed past her ear, her nipples reacted. Hikari was thankful for the thick choir robe she was wearing. She wanted Yaya in a bad way. Hikari immediately thought of Amane and she was able to deliver her lines and finish the scene.

The rest of the Auditorium scene wrapped without any stops. Sakoi Masayuki was elated. He was SO thrilled he gave the cast and crew an extra thirty minutes for lunch.

Hikari was about to enter her dressing room when a noise made her stop and look. Leaning against Kaname's dressing room door were Kaname and Momomi locked in a passionate embrace kissing deeply. Hikari deeply sighed, which caught the lovers' attention. When they saw Hikari looking at them, Kaname reached behind her and opened the dressing room door. They practically fell into the room. Hikari entered her dressing room and sat at her dressing table to eat lunch.

'Everyone seems to have found someone,' Hikari thought and deeply sighed. She sadly bit into her sandwich.

Momomi fell back onto Kaname's couch. She reached up for Kaname. Kaname bent over Momomi and smiled. Momomi grabbed Kaname by the front of her shirt and pulled her down. Momomi's lips found Kaname's and they kissed deeply. Momomi began unbuttoning Kaname's shirt, but Kaname stopped her.

"Please Kaname," Momomi pleaded.

"No, there's not enough time. I don't want to be late on the set again. It was embarrassing last time. Everyone knew why we were late," Kaname said sternly.

Kaname got up from the couch and walked over to her dressing table. She sat down and began reading her script. Momomi quickly undressed and stood naked behind Kaname.

"Please Kaname," Momomi pleaded again.

"I said no…" Kaname looked up and saw Momomi's naked reflection in the dressing table mirror. Kaname's jaw dropped and she spun around in her chair to face Momomi. She stood, took Momomi in her arms, and gently laid Momomi on the couch. Kaname started removing her own clothes.

"What about the time?" Momomi teased.

"Let 'em wait," Kaname smirked, threw off her last piece of clothing, and jumped on top of Momomi.

Sakoi Masayuki looked at his watch impatiently. Ten minutes passed since his assistant called for the cast to report to the set. Once again, cast and crew were waiting for Kaname and Momomi to start shooting the next scene. Shion was seated behind her Student Council desk and Chikaru was in her lap. Shion had her arms wrapped around Chikaru's waist.

"Chikaru-chan, were we really as bad as those two?" Shion asked.

"Hai Shion-chan, we were…and still are," Chikaru leaned in and kissed Shion on the side of her neck. Shion closed her eyes, leaned her head back and to the right to give Chikaru more access.

"Hey Toumori-san, can't you and Minamoto-san keep your hands off each other for one minute?" Kaname said sarcastically as she and Momomi sauntered onto the set fifteen minutes late.

"Baka!" Shion glared at Kaname, who just smirked.

"Kenjou-san, Kiyashiki-san, nice of you two to FINALLY join us," Sakoi Masayuki said exasperated.

"Gomenasai Sakoi-sama," Kaname and Momomi apologized in unison.

Everyone took their places. Chikaru watched her beloved Shion from off the set.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew.

The performances were flawless and the scene wrapped in one take. 'If Kenjou-san and Kiyashiki-san weren't the actors they are, I would fire them right now,' Sakoi Masayuki thought as he watched them walk off the set wrapped in each other's arms.

All bath and shower scenes are shot on a closed set, using minimal crew. The crew set up for the project's first shower scene. Hikari nervously sat in a robe waiting to shoot the scene with Yaya giving her moral support.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew.

"CUT!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew. "Konohana-san, that was great."

The full crew was brought back to set up for the Bedroom scene. Once the crew finished setting up, Hikari and Yaya took their places.

"ACTION!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew.

Yaya covered Hikari with the blanket and delivered her lines. Yaya reached up and stroked Hikari's cheek. Hikari felt the heat rise in her face as she looked up into Yaya's eyes. 'Yaya-chan is so beautiful,' Hikari thought. They finished the scene in one take.

"CUT!" Sakoi Masayuki yelled to cast and crew.

The next scene by the fountain did not take very long to shoot, because the majority of the scene is done with flashbacks, which were already shot and given to the editors.

The next scene, which takes place during the early morning hours, needed to be shot the next morning, so Sakoi Masayuki bid cast and crew a good night. Before he left for his trailer, he gave instructions to Amane and Hikari.

"Ootori-san, Konohana-san, please report back to the set at dawn. Since it will be dawn in a few hours, please stay close to the set," Sakoi Masayuki said to Amane and Hikari before they left the set.

Both Amane and Hikari chose to sleep in their dressing rooms, rather than return to their homes. Hikari tossed and turned on her couch. She was too nervous to sleep, so she decided to take a walk around the set. After a few minutes of walking, she found herself at the gazebo. As she got closer, she noticed someone was sitting in it.

"Hello?" Hikari gently said to the person in the gazebo.

"Konohana-san?" Amane asked.

"Hai Ootori-san," Hikari answered. "Gomenasai, I didn't know anyone would be here. I didn't mean to disturb you."

"You're not. Please join me Konohana-san," Amane said.

Hikari entered the gazebo and chose to sit far enough away from Amane, so she didn't make the self-professed heterosexual girl nervous.

"Couldn't sleep?" Amane asked.

"No, I'm a bit nervous about the shoot," Hikari admitted and looked down.

"Me too," Amane said.

"Really?" Hikari asked brightly and looked at Amane.

"Yes," Amane looked at Hikari's smiling face. "Did you think I don't get nervous?" Amane added.

"N…n…no, you seem so confident all the time," Hikari said.

Amane didn't respond verbally to Hikari's comment, but the blush in her face and the shy smile spoke volumes to Hikari. For the first time, Hikari really looked at Amane and realized she never truly saw Amane. Hikari shivered.

"Konohana-san, would you like to share my blanket?" Amane held the blanket open for Hikari.

Hikari hesitated for a moment, but the cold wind helped convince her to accept Amane's offer. Hikari moved next to Amane, but made sure not to make bodily contact. Unfortunately, this left a gap in the front of the blanket.

"Konohana-san, you're going to have to move closer so the blanket closes," Amane said.

Hikari scooted closer to Amane, but not close enough, because Amane reached around Hikari and pulled her closer.

"There, that's better," Amane said as she wrapped the blanket around them.

Hikari tentatively rested her head on Amane's chest. The smell of Amane's cologne made Hikari heady. She giggled softly to herself that Amane, a self-professed heterosexual woman, wore men's cologne, rather than women's perfume. Hikari snuggled closer, enjoying the warmth of Amane's body and the soothing sound of her heart beating. Without thinking, Hikari wrapped her arms around Amane's waist.

'I really miss this,' Hikari thought. 'When was the last time I was in another woman's arms like this? Too long ago,' Hikari's eyes began to tear up as she remembered how her ex-girlfriend held her like this.

Hikari tightened her hold on Amane and purred her contentment. Amane looked down at the younger woman in her arms and smiled.

'She has the face of an angel,' Amane thought. 'She's so soft and warm. She smells so good.'

A warm feeling was rising in Amane's chest. This unfamiliar feeling startled Amane and she loosened her hold on Hikari. Hikari felt Amane's hold loosen and looked up at her with questioning eyes. Amane looked down at Hikari. Those big, bright blue-grey eyes exuded warmth and a need. Amane was being drawn into those eyes and soon found she was drowning in them. Their lips met and the warmth in Amane's chest spread throughout her entire body. Amane drew Hikari closer and deepened the kiss. Hikari parted her lips and Amane tentatively ran the tip of her tongue over Hikari's parted lips. They kissed in the gazebo for quite some time before Amane broke their kiss. Amane stood, held out her hand to Hikari, and helped Hikari up. Amane wrapped the blanket around them and walked back to the dressing rooms. When they reached Hikari's dressing room door, Amane leaned down and softly kissed Hikari. Hikari wrapped her arms around Amane's neck and drew her closer. Amane deepened the kiss. After a bit, Hikari broke the kiss. Hikari turned and unlocked her dressing room door. Once it was opened, Amane turned to leave. Hikari grabbed Amane's wrist and stopped her. Amane looked at Hikari puzzled. Hikari pulled Amane into her dressing room, closed, and locked the door.

Needless to say, with the exceptions of both actresses being five minutes late to the set and their excessive blushing, the remaining episode scenes wrapped quickly.