So this chapter turned out longer than I thought it would be but I like it. I hope you do too.
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In His Shadow
Chapter 10-A Song, her Dad, and an Interview
Andre sat down beside Tori, she was absentmindedly taking sips from her water bottle while humming a tune Andre didn't recognize. He watched her scribble something down in a notebook and then take a bite out of her sandwich. He cleared his throat and laughed when she jumped and squealed.
"Andre!" she exclaimed closing her notebook.
"What's up Muchacha?" Andre asked sitting down beside her. "Are you writing a love letter to our dear friend Beck?"
"No, did you write one to Jade?"
"I don't write letters, I write songs. As my best friend you should know that and I told her that 365 Days was written about her initially. Though I have written her another song since we started dating." Andre said reaching over the table for Tori's notebook. "So if you're not writing a love letter to your celebrity boyfriend, what are you writing?"
He opened the notebook to the page Tori had bookmarked. There were several lines that Tori had crossed out and others that she had rearranged. Andre could see that the words and idea had the potential of becoming a great song. Andre took Tori's pen and wrote down a couple of lyrics that just came to him the moment he finished reading what Tori had already written. The music to the song was already forming in his mind and when he looked up at Tori he had a satisfied smile on his face.
"I would like to help you finish this." Andre said handing Tori back her notebook. "Its great."
"Um thanks it just kind of came to me last night and of course you can help, I was going to ask you later." Tori laughed. She read over his changes and additions and liked them instantly. "Dude I love what you done."
"Thanks, so have you learned your lines and songs yet?" he asked just as Cat and Robbie joined them.
"Hi, hi." Cat said cheerfully.
"Greetings friends." Robbie said
"What are you an alien?" Rex said with a laugh.
"I am not an alien." Robbie said sitting down beside Andre.
"Where's Jade?" Cat asked as she sat down next to Tori.
"Talking to Lane about the latest play she wrote, her teacher thought that it was too disturbing even for Jade." Andre said casually. "She said that Lane's trying to analyze why she writes dark, disturbing, and morbid things."
"Poor Lane." Robbie sighed.
"Oh Tori have you and Jack practiced the kiss scene yet?" Cat asked.
"Sikowitz wants that to be the last thing we rehearse." Tori said. She shrugged and said, "I have rehearsed the scene though."
Her thoughts drifted toward the night she and Beck practiced the scene, the night her parents decided to come home from their business trip. Having her parents walk in while she was lying on the floor "unconscious" with Beck hovering over her about to kiss her was more awkward than when her mom walked in on her and Beck about to kiss the week of the Platinum Music Awards.
"Your eyes are open, I think that since you're unconscious they're supposed to be closed." Beck said sternly.
"I think I'm in an eternal slumber not necessarily unconscious." Tori said looking up at her boyfriend who ran his hand through his hair.
"Tori." Beck sighed.
"What? My prince is too handsome to look away from." She teased
"Close your eyes, Miss Fairest of Them All." Beck laughed.
Tori closed her eyes and folded her hands across her stomach. Beck knelt down beside her and brushed her hair out of her eyes. His eyes fell to her lips and slowly he brought his own closer to hers. Before he could "wake" the incredibly beautiful girl from her stupor the front door opened.
"Girls we're ba—oh what's going on here?" Tori's mom asked.
"Mom!" Tori shrieked sitting up quickly and hitting her forehead against the side of Beck's head. "Ow."
"You okay?" Beck asked moving away from her.
"Yeah I'm fine." Tori said.
"Honey why are you standing in the doorway, its our house you can go in." Tori's dad said from outside.
"I walked in on an interesting sight." Her mom said stepping inside.
"What is it?" Tori's dad asked appearing in the doorway.
"We were just rehearsing for the play." Tori said to her mom.
"I thought Beck didn't go to Hollywood Arts anymore." Her mom said.
"He's helping me rehearse for the play." Tori said correcting her previous statement.
"Mr. and Mrs. Vega I can assure you that Tori and I were solely rehearsing." Beck said charmingly. He glanced at Tori who nodded. "I would like your permission to date your daughter."
Tori saw her mom's face light up with joy while she saw her dad reach for his badge."Don't show him your badge."
"I'd like to have a talk with you Beck, man to man." He said ignoring Tori. "In the study."
"Don't take him to the study." Tori said.
"My gun is due for a cleaning." Her dad said continuing to ignore Tori.
"Oh don't clean your gun in front of him."
Beck stood up offering Tori a hand, she took it and he pulled her effortlessly to her feet. He smiled at her and told her that it was no big deal, that if he were a father with a beautiful daughter he'd probably do the same thing when she started dating a guy like him or any guy in general. He followed her dad to the study and watched as he took his gun out of the safe making sure to leave it open long enough so Beck could see that he had more than one in there.
"I don't think that I need to remind you that I'm a cop."
"No Sir, I am fully aware of the fact that you work for the Los Angeles Police Department." Beck said had to admit that the gun in Tori's dad's hands was rather intimidating but he's been in prison before and had rocks chucked at him by Yerbanian prisoners so compared to that experience staring down a gun that wasn't going to be used was bearable. "Sir I won't hurt Tori."
"Words are just words Beck but I can't deny that you haven't been a good friend to my daughter nor can I deny that you genuinely care about her because you have and you do. I will be keep an eye on you though, no funny business."
"Funny my dad said the same thing." Beck laughed.
"Know this though, that is my little girl out there and if you hurt her intentionally or otherwise you'll get to see the side of me that I reserve for only the worst of criminals." he said in a business like tone that reminded Beck that he dealt with some of the worst people out there on a daily basis.
"I understand." Beck said.
"You may go back and please rehearse a different scene."
Beck was brought out of his thoughts by the fact that Isabelle had nudged him in the ribs. He turned to look at her and she cocked her head in the direction of the stage, it was his turn to walk in and join Kelly Blake for their interview. He walked onto the stage, waved to the audience, shook hands with Kelly, and stood next to Tyler.
"She was on the hit television show Azreal Prep and the movie The Glass Slipper please welcome the girl behind Cassie Rhea Miss Isabelle McLean." Kelly said to the audience. Isabelle walked onto the stage and did the same things Beck had done. "As a special treat for you all we have one more guest on today's show, the woman who brought this dystopian world to us Mrs. Ellie Conway."
Ellie joined them on the stage and once she reached her spot beside Isabelle the five of them sat down. "So tell us Ellie what's it like to have your book be turned into a movie?"
"It's very surreal, I'm still trying to grip the reality that something I wrote was published." Ellie answered.
"The book that the movie is based off of is your debut novel am I correct?" Kelly asked.
"Yes, the second book is out now and I am currently working on the third and final book in the series." Ellie answered earning an applause from the audience. "To see that so many people have read the book and have loved it so much is truly touching. In regards to the movie I am ecstatic, it's been a wonderful experience working with the people at Paramound Pictures, with Harry Gills the director, and this talented cast."
"You helped right the script but did you have a say in who they cast?"
"I did help with the script writing process but no I did not help choose the cast." Ellie answered.
"You were present at mine and Tyler's audition though." Beck said looking at Ellie.
"Oh yes I was." Ellie laughed.
"How was that guys having Ellie at your audition?" Kelly asked Beck and Tyler.
"You want to go first or should I?" Tyler asked Beck.
"Go for it." Beck said leaning back in his chair.
"I'm not going to lie Kelly it was pretty intimidating. Originally I read for the part of Ky and I was confident that I would do well, that is until I saw that Ellie was there. Her presence intimidated me because she created this character and I was there to convince everybody that I was the person that should put a face to Ky. I did my audition and got a call about a week later saying that they wanted me to come in and audition for Xavier, so I did and here I am." Tyler said with a shrug.
"Beck how was it for you having Ellie present?"
"Honestly I didn't know that she was the author until after my audition. Auditioning for a lead in a movie was something new to me so I was dealing with that, in my head I kept thinking that they wouldn't pick me because I wasn't known like all of the other actors that auditioned." Beck answered. "I wasn't doubting my acting capabilities because I had gone to school to be an actor and I knew as an actor that I could play the part of Ky, it was me as a person that I doubted because until then I only auditioned for the role of a waiter in the movie Miss Fire and for roles in the plays my school put on."
"None of your doubts showed when you did your read through." Ellie said. "You really blew everyone away."
"Thank you." Beck said with a smile.
"How was your audition different from their's Isabelle?"
"Well I auditioned for Harry, and it was just as intimidating because he's like this really big director with so many successful movies under his belt. I'm like a huge fan of his too so I was initially starstruck and very flattered when he said that he liked my TV show and that he loved my performance in The Glass Slipper." Isabelle said.
"So I must ask so far has your life changed from what it was before the movie?"
"More girls are screaming my name." Tyler laughed.
"You had tons of fans before this movie, you've been in several movies and even nominated for a Globie." Isabelle said.
"How has your life changed Miss Globie Nominated Actress?" Tyler retorted.
"Not much, we can all agree that its Beck's life that has changed the most." Isabelle answered.
"It really has, I went from being a student at Hollywood Arts High School to being a movie star, as my good friend Tori says. It's a little weird suddenly having fans screaming and going crazy over you, I got that at school sometimes but it was nothing compared to how it is now. I went to the mall the other day and found myself surrounded by tons of fans asking for pictures and autographs. I don't hang out with my friends as much as I would like too, but I do find time for all of them and we still have our good times." Beck said earning an 'aw' from the audience.
After watching Beck's interview Andre and Tori resumed working on the songs for the play and the one Tori had started writing. Andre asked why when Beck was asked if he there was someone special in his life he didn't tell then about her, instead his answer was that everybody in his life was special to him in some way.
"His publicist thinks that it is better for his image if it didn't get out that he was dating someone." Tori answered. "So in front of the camera he and I are just friends."
"Are you okay with that?" Andre asked looking at her with concern-filled eyes.
"I don't have a choice. Do I love not being able to go out with him because we might get spotted by the paparazzi, no but I like him and I think that's all that matters." Tori said picking up her script. "Now lets get back to work because the play is next week."
Andre looked unconvinced but started playing the music for the first song anyway.
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