Chie: Naq, my dear, this is for you. I believe you know why. ;P
39. Inspiration
546 Words
Furui Chie-sensei, the scriptwriter of Inuyasha, the TV drama in the making, was absentmindedly chewing at the end of her mechanical pencil. Her brows were furrowed as she intently stared at the unlikely scene before her.
The studio was currently being used to film the flashback scenes of Inuyasha and Kikyo. Some of the actors that were not in the scene themselves were nonetheless lingering nearby, watching the shooting and waiting for their turn. Including them.
Chie's mind was whirling when she watched them, sitting in neighbouring chairs. He looked casual and relaxed and appeared to be intently following the scene being acted out and filmed before him. She was leaning away from him in the neighbouring chair, but despite that tell tale body language, her eyes kept periodically washing over his tall, lean form. There was a slight, confused frown on her face, while his dark eyes were sparkling in a way that made Chie suspect that the male was very much aware of the actress' attention on him. Her theory was proven to be true when the last time the frowning actress' eyes landed on him, he turned to meet her gaze. A slender eyebrow rose in a silent question, while his lips twisted into an amused smirk. She swiftly turned her head away, but neither Narita Ken nor Furui Chie missed the slight rosy tint that had swiftly appeared on the young woman's cheeks.
Now that was interesting.
Chie's eyes narrowed in thought as she sank into the depths of her quirky, fangirlish mind. The pair seemed an odd match at the first glance… But the more she kept thinking about it, the more sense it started to make.
The scriptwriter left the studio and sauntered off to her own office. Pulling her laptop closer to her, she began to type in frenzy.
o~D~o
It was lunch break when the scriptwriter walked to the director's office with a stack of papers fresh out of the printer. This time, she had truly outdone herself.
She knocked on the door, and upon hearing the "enter", stepped in.
"I have the tentative script for next week, Takahashi-san," the scriptwriter said politely.
The director nodded and gestured for her to sit down. Takahashi accepted the script and once the writer was seated, began to read through.
Kikyo and Inuyasha were having a rendezvous when Kagome accidentally stumbled on them. Feeling sad and betrayed, Kagome fled the scene, running blindly. She ran – literally – into none other than Sesshoumaru, and after the demon lord had questioned the distraught young woman, he –
Director Takahashi's eyes widened in disbelief.
What the hell?
"Chie-sensei, pardon me for asking, but what the hell is this?"
"The show would become much more interesting if we were to change the inter-character relationships a teensy bit. Much more opportunity for drama, and romance and –"
The director cut into the delusional writer's defence speech.
"You call replacing Inuyasha as Kagome's love interest with Sesshoumaru a teensy change?" Takahashi asked incredulously.
"Well…"
"No! The pairings were agreed upon in the early stages of this production! You were there when the producers okayed the plan! I won't accept this script. Sesshoumaru and Kagome are not going to happen. Do I make myself clear?"
The scriptwriter sighed disappointedly in defeat.