MS. PRISSY MARISSY

The Priss With the Press

MICHAEL P.O.V.
We end up spending over six hours on the album. I walk out of the studio, my head aching. Kendra shakes her head disaprovingly and chuckles. "Mr.Jackson, we had a schedule for the day, you missed everything." I smile tiredly. "I lost track of time." I admit with a small laugh.

Cooper walks up to us, his mouth in its usual straight line. "Uhm Mike, you might wanna see this." He leads Kendra and I down the hall to the security room. The tv is on and flashing at the bottom of the screen is: 'Jacko cheating on Lisa with Guard?'. Kendra's jaw drops and my heart falls as we see Lisa with an interviewer, fake tears trailing from her eyes. Someone turns the volume up and Lisa sniffles. "I-I just couldn't believe it. I trusted Kendra! Michael too! Yesterday I went to go rehire Kendra and she was with Michael. I knocked on the door and she answering saying that her and Michael had always been together, behind my back. They laughed and she slammed the door in my face and just-" She burst out crying and I screamed. Uncontrollable tears were streaming down my face I ran over, grabbed the remote out of another guard's hands and beamed it at Lisa's face. The remote hit the tv, smashing the glass and falling into the tv. I ran out crying.

KENDRA P.O.V.
I stood frozen, staring at the destroyed tv. No one spoke. I sighed and then said, "Cooper, I need you to reschedule Michael's interview, the rest of you, I need that tv off the wall and replaced. And the news should not be on when Michael is in the building until this bullshit with that.....woman is over. Got it?" They all stared at me looking bewildered. They'd obviously never been ordered around by a woman before. But there's a first for everything, isn't it? "Excuse me, I don't know if you heard me, but I gave orders! Get your heads out your asses and move it!" One chuckled and said, "I like her, we need her around here more often." The rest muttered a quiet 'yes ma'am' and began working. I slipped out the door and went around the corner to find Michael against the wall, bawling his eyes out.

"Michael?" I say gently, reaching out to touch his shoulder. He flinches when I touch him and looks up momentarily. "Kendra....she-she really didn't love me, did she?" I pull him into my arms as he slides down the wall and crumbles to his knees. "I gave her my all....but she didn't even love me for real...." I lift his chin up with my forefinger. "Michael...Michael look at me, please. This will all blow over, okay? You'll get through it cuz I'm gonna help you. We can beat the Priss with the Press. I know we can. All you gotta do, I'd keep your head up high. She wants you down I  the dumps and I won't let her have the satisfaction of seeing you that way. I promise Michael, I'll do everything in my power to make you happy again." He looks up at me with his big brown eyes. "Y-you promise?" "I'll be by your side til the very end of this mess," He puts out his pinky and I interlock it with mine. "I promise." And he gives me a small smile.

Cooper walks around the corner as I help Michael off the floor. "Miss Banks, the new interview is set for Thursday at six, is that okay?" "That's perfect Cooper, now we gotta get Mike here back to Neverland. He's exhausted." Cooper nods and Michael grabs my hand then squeezes it. As Cooper walks ahead, Michae, whispers to me, "Kendra, would you mind....going with me...to the interview?" I chuckle. "I'm already going silly, I'm your bodyguard, remember?" "No...I mean....like with me, on stage." "Oh......." C'mon Kendra. It's not like he's asking you on a date or anything, right? I give a slow nod. "I'd be happy to go with you Michael. Make sure they don't ask too many questions about you know who. They'd probably have questions for me too," He nods. We get in the car and ride back to Neverland in silence.