Miss Mercury

Opening Night

It's been three weeks since Amelia moved to Cardiff and they have been a busy three weeks, learning lines and being at the theatre for costume checks and rehearsals. She's met all her castmates.

There's just a week to go until opening night and this week is about making sure everyone knows their lines off by heart, back to front and inside out. Gwilym has been a godsend with helping her to learn without the script.

She's thankful for her education at ArtsEd now, it's given her the skills to learn lines quickly. It's late Saturday afternoon and Amelia has just finished rehearsing the ballroom scene with Daniel. It's one of the more simple scenes in the show but getting the dance routine is pivotal. She hasn't even tried it in the proper dress yet. That's the treat she has to look forward to on Tuesday.

In her dressing room, Amelia changes out her dancewear but keeps her door open chatting lightly with the others. She gets on well with her castmates, most of them are older and have more experience but there are some in the same boat has her, one of them comes speeding into the room shouting her name, "Milly!!"

Chuckling Amelia looks up from tying her shoes, "Yes Molly?"

Molly is a year older than her, she's playing Plumette (the feather duster) in the show and she's always full of energy, "Loverboys waiting outside for you."

Amelia grins, "He has a name you know and he's early so he can wait."

"I can't believe you just bumped into a guy and he asked you on a date. That never happens to me," Molly grumbles dropping her cigs into her bag and waits for Amelia to finish.

"There was more to it than that but I'm as surprised as you. But he's good looking so I'm not going to complain," Amelia walks with her down to the backstage door, "Just walk past the Uni when all the students are back a bump into one, it worked for me."

Laughing they push the door open and go their separate ways, Amelia spots Gwilym a few yards from the door. He meets her here every Saturday when she finishes work so they can spend Amelia's days off together, "Are you going to do this every week?"

"I've got to make sure the Disney princess makes it home alright," He holds his arm out in a gentlemanly fashion.

"Well sorry to disappoint but I left the princess on stage," She links her arm with his, "But I'll take the escort if you don't mind."

By the time they make it to her flat, it's starting to get dark and Amelia is surprised to find two blondes sat on her doorstep, "Rory? Rufus?"

Rufus looks up from Rory's book, "Oh thank you, I thought I was going to be out here all night."

Standing from the cold stop on the floor Rory pulls Amelia into a hug, "I've missed you, sis."

"I've missed you too but what are you guys doing..." Amelia is interrupted by a cough from Gwilym.

"Maybe we should go inside?" He suggests.

Huffing Amelia agrees and they head up to the flat, "Rory, Rufus kitchen, Gwilym living room," She orders them following Gwilym, "I'm sorry I won't..."

Gwilym interrupts her again, "Maybe I should go you've got your hands full here."

"But we were going to have a movie marathon," She whines pouting.

He leans in kissing that pout, "I know but they're your family and we can do I another night, I promise."

She sighs in agreement giving him another quick kiss before he leaves, "Rory, Rufus in here now!"

The two blondes come through Rory looking sheepish, "Sorry we ruined your date night."

"Dad and Uncle Brian are going to flip when they hear you're seeing someone," Rufus grins.