Behind the Screen (Rosa x Curtis)

Understudy?

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I woke up to the sound of someone banging on my door. Fluffy rose from the couch, his face eyes covered with cucumbers, and his face layered with a clunky green mix. I presume it must of been his 'rejuvenating facial'.

"AMPHA ROS ROS, AMPHA AMPHAROS!" he yelled Get the freaking door, I need my beauty sleep!

 I quickly glanced in the mirror to make sure there was no drool on my face, and that my hair looked okay, and slugged over to the door. I swung it open to be greeted by a woman wearing a business suit skirt, and her purple hair put neatly in a tight bun. Her eyes were sunken and a tired grey, and her skin was wrinkled from worry and stress.

"You are Rosa correct?" she asked.

I nodded.

"You got the part of the main character..." she started, but was cut short by my shrieking.

"YES! OH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I WON'T LET YOU DOWN, I PROMISE..." 

"Understudy." She finished.

I froze. Was there such thing as an actor understudy?

"Sorry, an understudy?" I asked, calming down in disappointment.

"Whenever the main actor feels tired, or doesn't want to act out a long part that you can't see their specific face, you will take her place. You look exactly like the character we wanted, not sure why you didn't actually get the part, but whatever." She said, writing down something on her xtransceiver. "You start today, 1:00 sharp. You will meet the main actress, and begin filming the parts where you can't see the face and..."

"Sorry, but I didn't think that understudies exsisted in um...movies?" I interrupted.

"Usually they don't, but the main actor suggested that she had one so that she was 'not to ruin her perfect acting spark' or whatever. You filled the part perfectly. 1:00 sharp, Tim should come by to get you." She added, walking away.

I blinked, muttering goodbye I shut the door.

I turned to Fluffy, who was anxiously waiting in the kitchen, his facial and cucumbers gone.

"I think I ended up with the part of an understudy? I forgot to ask if that included you, but I assume so. I actually don't know." I rubbed my face.

"Ros Ros Ampha?" We are understudies? He asked.

I flinched. Fluffy wasn't going to like it. He started to breath heavily, and I prepared myself for a thundershock, before I realised he was controlling his breathing. He held his arm up high to the sky.

"Ampharos Ampha Ros Ampha!" He yelled, every amazing actor must start from somewhere!

I brought out my xtransceiver. I might as well tell my parents. Pacing myself as I pressed their number, I anxiously waited for them to pick up. One call...two call...and the ringing stopped.

"Hello?" My dads familiar voice rang.

"Hi dad!" 

"Hiya champ! Did you call me to tell me you got the part?" He yelled excitedly.

I gritted my teeth.

"I got the main parts..." 

"That's amazing honey, I'm so glad for you, oh you lucky thing, I have to tell your granny and your mum, oh here she is now, our dear Rosa got the part..."

"Understudy."

I cringed as my dad suddenly went silent.

"...understudy?"

"AMPHAROS!" Fluffy yelled I KNOW IT'S AN OUTRAGE!

I stared at him. A few seconds ago he didn't seem to mind at all!

"You know what honey, you would be the best understudy they could ever get." My dad chimed.

I was so happy that he didn't seem to care, and that he actually seemed proud until...

"Understudy? I didn't think they had one. That's weird." My mum thought aloud.

A bead of sweat dropped down my face.

"Honey, I love you but you can be so insecure and rude sometimes!" My dad said to my mum.

I could hear my mum storm out the room in her angry thuds. My dad sighed.

"She's fine." I assured him, as I always did when she got mad at my dad.

"I know, but now I feel bad." my Dad breathed "I'll have to go and apologize to the god that I have angered, I'll call you tomorrow! Bye my beautiful girl!" 

"Bye Dad, love you!" I said, pressing the end call button.

Almost at once, my xtransceiver chimed with an answer or decline call screen. I saw Curtis's number, and eagerly pressed the answer call button, in a few moments, his face filmed the screen. He beamed with a radiant shine.

"Hi Rosa! Sorry it's so early, I just really wanted to see your face, er I mean talk with someone." He blushed. 

I could see a really empty bedroom, that looked as though nobody lived in it. The bed was a plain white, and was very neatly made. The furniture was white, and the walls were white. Everything was white and clean. I embarrassingly looked around my room, staring at the dirty stained walls, the mess of my clothing and Fluffys items all over the room. I quickly maneuvered the screen so that it focused on a cleaner looking part of the room.

"What are you doing? Are you still in your pajamas?" Curtis laughed.

I glanced down at my Jigglypuff pajamas. Was there something wrong with them?

"I'm just moving the camera, and are my pajamas that bad?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

Curtis smiled. 

"Same here." He said, pointing down at his flannel button down shirt. "Well, did you find out if you got the part yet?"

I fumed, considering my options. I decided it was just better to tell him.

"I'm an...understudy."

Curtis blinked, then grinned.

"That's great Rosa, I'm so happy for you!"

A large bang came from behind him. Then a muffled voice.

"Look, I'm so sorry, I have to go, but I'll see you later!" He panicked, quickly ending the call.

Before I could think much about it, Fluffy shrieked from the kitchen. I ran, and saw a massive fire at the stove. Fluffy stared at it, holding a frying pan. I face palmed.

9:00am.

Four hours until it all begins.