Okay, last time I got a bit spiritual and I'm going to do it again later on in the chapter 'cause I can :)
Btw, this chapter is more about Selena than Demi again
Selena Marie Gomez was 19 and atop one of the most prestigious TV networks in the entire world. The name of that network was Disney and Selena was the crowning jewel, the queen on the heavily desired throne. Her quick-witted, sharp-tongued, humorous character by the name of Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place won the attention of many and kept her on the pinnacle for years. She won golden awards that either sat on the shelf of her bedroom or somewhere nearby on a piece of furniture while she slept on her tour bus. Selena was beautiful and funny, loving and caring. She had fans by the millions, people who built her shrines in their room, people who would throw themselves on the ground at her feet, people who cared, people who would give anything for her friendship or her love. Even at the swelling peak of fame, her manager was still not satisfied. And never was another manager, afraid that his client would slip into obscurity even though he was nowhere near it. If his client was out of a job then so was he. That other person with the worried manager was the Canadian Justin Bieber.
Justin and Selena had chanced to met before. They were close friends until their respective managers wanted a way for them to be in the magazines for another reason besides their clothing styles. They were both huge stars, their managers pointed out the painfully obvious. But if they're star power was fading, why not take two of the biggest teen entertainers and put them together? Both of the stars' single mothers' disagreed without a second's thought. A fake relationship? Selena didn't want to pretend to love someone she knew she didn't. Justin felt the same way, maybe for a more selfish reason; he sang songs about his 'Baby' and 'Shawty' and if he was in 'love' with a girl his fans would suspect he wrote the songs for her wouldn't they? Would they stop buying? Selena saw the younger boy like a brother because she had never had a real one. Dating her brother?
Nevertheless, their managers started the relationship in February and instructed both Selena what to do and how to act. Selena knew how to act, she was an actress after all, and her character had been love struck before, but the acting off set felt strange. At first the managers wanted them everywhere, madly in love within barely a week's time of 'dating'. But they changed their minds, wanting to instead test the water with one foot first. They wanted to see if the ever persistent paparazzi would take notice. And they did. The violent onrush of the cameras caught Selena by surprise one day and she blurted a denial of the relationship. Her manager scolded her for it, but the camera sharks misinterpreted the blurt out as a shy teen in love. And so the rumors began to circulate.
When both managers saw the rapidly growing attention in the young couple they both gave a loud, joyous shouts and clapped Selena on the back. Selena and Justin meet each other's eyes with uncertainty and with the promise of more storm to come.
"There!" Justin's manager bellowed out one day, slapping a magazine down upon the wooden meeting table and making half the people present jump out of their seats. The picture sported was Selena and Justin walking together, hands brushing. "See, we're making covers now!" He said cheerfully. A meaty head clasped on Justin's shoulder and Selena's. "Be proud of yourselves, kids." Selena suppressed the tears gathering behind her dark brown eyes. She had hoped that the press would lose interest and the relationship would sink to save her the misery and strain of lying to the public when she promised children no older than eight at autograph signings that she wasn't a liar. But the sharks always circled for a scrap, no matter how small, and Selena and Justin were chunks of meat to sink their teeth in. If the majority continued to be enraptured by the century old story of young love, then the relationship would climb from one level to the next, and Selena was afraid of how high that would be. Justin put his hand over hers, limply lying on the tabletop. He reassured her that the mess that their managers had purposefully made would be said and done soon, then they could both put it behind their backs. They both smiled, even though they knew that those words were nowhere close to the truth.
Demi was caught up in the complications of her own world. She was now out of treatment, and even though someone had called or visited to keep her up to speed in rehab, she was still amazed with the amount of events that had happened in her unplanned absence. Her past best friend had called her in tears, even though that they both knew deep inside that this had been inevitable and it was for the best. Demi was plagued and scarred by the tragic past and the wounds couldn't stay unhealed and raw forever. When they had been children Selena has been Demi's rock and anchor, someone who cared and managed to her knife in its concealing drawer. They'd even become together. And then something drastic happened.
They grew up.
Selena might have been only 15 when she drew her lucky ticket, becoming a lead actress in an aired show, but she did her best to handle everything maturely and with style. The price she paid for reaching her dream was giving up the carelessness that everyday people took for granted and being in the spotlight quickly highlighted her mistakes, making the young teen self-conscious. She quickly found that privacy was almost unheard of; paparazzi trailed and gathered like starving dogs that frustrated her so much sometimes she just wanted to just lash out and kick, if only to see them drop their cameras for one day and run away with their tails between their legs. With the modern era and its technology, the price of fame became higher and higher, the hill steeper and steeper. Some of the stunts that the paparazzi pulled just to get a photo were preposterous. Once Selena had simply been walking to a coffee shop when a man with his oversized camera ran across the traffic-cluttered street shouting, "Selena! Wait right there!". She didn't wait.
Demi and her climb was somewhat slower than Selena's, but she made an impact when she got there. Mitchie Torres and Camp Rock excited their audience with humor and music that made children squeal with happiness. Sonny With Chance was Demi's milestone in Disney and critics saw her waiting in line for a seat on the throne. Even with her love for both acting and singing Demi's first passion was always the brighter of the flames. She preferred to put her energy into writing lyrics, not memorizing her script lines though she did fine anyway.
At the present, Selena's fame continued to grow to an unfathomable peak and Demi toured around the United States of America to meet her hordes of Lovatics. So far, all was well. Just like always, Selena was the compassionate, peaceful deer and the graceful, innocent swan. Her birthstone was the crimson ruby, a stone of peace and harmony, a symbol of sheer elegance and royalty. The jewel was believed to give the wearer good health and protect one from jealousy and rivalry. It was also said that the people with this birthstone release others from suffering. Ancients had used it in predicting the future and boasted the jewel round their neck for protection. Selena was a kind-hearted soul, any could see that and her stone protected her from those that sought to give her hurt.
Demi's birthstone, the lime green peridoit was a symbol of power, protection, and life. The beautiful gemstone had the power to shine away evil and whatever else that went hunting in the night. It cleared the pathway to damaged hearts, to heal the wounds and help move past the hurt and understand relationships. The crystal promoted clarity and wellbeing, was the stone of love, warmth and openness, a revered prize to ward off the evils of the world. The stone was faithfulness and loyalty, happiness and a stress-reliever, an ancient talisman; the Evening Emerald. Even though Demi had been hurt by jealously in the past, the stone now guarded the star from further harm. It was said to simulate new and healthy growth. Right now, Demi was a skyscraper and Selena was her brace that kept her from falling down.
Was it good? Yes? No?