My Reality

Chapter 2~ Lucky in love

A/N: Chapter 2, yay! Hope you all enjoy! It's a little short than the last one but It's still pretty long! Hope you like it~!^^

"The main couple dropped out of the show a few minutes ago and we can't find a replacement. I need you two to play them."

"What?!"

Makoto and I stared at the director, mouths agape.
"Ma'am, we have no acting skills...shouldn't you find someone more qualified?" Makoto asked nervously.
"Nope! You two will do just fine! Now get to center stage! Here are your scripts." Beth said, handing us each a script and gesturing to our spots. We walked there and waited until the director said action. As soon as Makoto had to say his first line I could see him shaking. His eyes met mine in a panic. I understood immediately. He was having a panic attack due to stage fright.
"Please give us five minutes to study the script, we'll be right back." I stated calmly, dragging Makoto out of the studio and into my dressing room. By now he was hyperventilating and shaking even more. I sat on the bench in the room, with Makoto beside me. We'd been friends since middle school so I knew how to calm him down from panic attacks. He's always had terrible stage fright. I wrapped my arms around him and sang softly. His breathing slowly started to slow down. I rubbed his back until he looked up at me with a weak smile.
"Are you okay?"
"Thanks to you...but what should I do? I can't be on tv!" I touched his cheek gently.
"Yes you can, I'll be with you the whole time." He shook his head.
"My anxiety won't be able to handle it, I might be able to on one condition though."
"And what would that be-?"
"You'd have to hold my hand the whole time." I smiled softly and nodded.
"If that's what it takes, i'll do it, we're going to do this together !" He grinned and held out his hand to me. I took it and squeezed it. He squeezed back as we walked to the studio. Beth had on her huge smile and directed us to our spot. She was about to say 'action' before she noticed our intertwined hands. She nodded approvingly and gave us the 'okay' to start. I delivered my lines as did Makoto. He had me in a death grip the entire time, but I didn't mind. When we finished everyone started to clap.
"Excellent performance you two! Such naturals!" Beth exclaimed with a big grin. I just nodded in response. We were escorted back to our dressing rooms quickly after filming. I started to wipe off my makeup when I heard a knock on my door.
"Come in!" I shouted. To my surprise, the small girl from earlier came in.
"Good evening Miss Kirigiri. I'm your costume helper as I call it. My name is Allyson, but you can call me Ally." The girl said softly.
"Nice to meet you Ally, you can call me Kyoko. And may I ask...how old are you?" Her face flushed but she finally replied.
"I'm nine Miss..." I gasped.
"Why are you working at nine!?"
"My mom is Beth, the director. She pulled me out of school to work here as extra help. Any money I get goes to her, I have to lie that I'm a lot older. I'm technically working illegally." She said without skipping a beat. Although, the color drained immediately out of her cheeks afterwards.
"Shoot! I wasn't supposed to tell you that! Sorry!"
"No, it's quite alright. Listen Ally...I don't want your help. I promise by the end of this I'll get you back into school. When you're with me you can trust me and let me know what's going on. I'll help you in any way I can. Got it?" Tears welled up in her hazel eyes.
"Yes Kyo! I can count on you know!" She yelled, pulling me into a hug. I flinched at first but hugged her back soon after. I was going to protect this girl, she needed someone to help her."
"Hey Ally, I have one more question...is there anyway you could get Jessica Albright to come into this room?" I asked. She nodded.
"It'll take a little coaxing but I can try. She's a major diva...annoying as heck. We all hate her. Why do you want to talk to a creep like her?" I leaned down to whisper in the small girl's ear.
"I'm a detective investigating the murder of one of the actors on this show. I've got evidence that Jessica did it and I need to confront her about it. It's why Makoto and I are here. Promise you'll keep that a secret?" Her eyes sparkled with amazement. She nodded vigorously.
"You can count on me Kyo! I'm your friend now so you can always trust me! I'll go get that meanie and see if she'll talk to you. I hope you get some information out of her!" Allyson shouted as she ran out the door. I smiled at the young girl's actions. I was excited to help her. A few minutes later I heard a gentle knock. I answered the door to see a woman standing at it. Big blonde hair, blue eyes, and a red evening gown.
"Kyoko Kirigiri...you wanted to see me?"

907 words <3 Hope you enjoyed, next chapter should be out relatively soon~!^^