| Fan Fiction |
by Shweta
It had all gone so wrong. How could he have let this happen? He had taken a girl to Paris for two weeks. Not just any girl, the most whinny, irritating, and over sentimental girl. Two weeks he’d been with her. Two weeks! Even the press had been marvelled at the fact that he had been dating a girl for three weeks. And if he didn’t end this now, he might be dating the girl for four.
Joe shuddered at the prospect of spending more time with Ella. Another minute in her company, and he would swear off women for ever and live as a monk! He smiled at the thought. Nothing could keep him away from looking for his perfect woman. Not even Ella.
He pulled a face at that name. He didn’t want to hear or say the darn name again. Nothing should even rhyme with the stupid name. Nobody should say Ella, or...or...He paused for a moment thinking of words that rhymed with Ella. Shmella? Lella? Banella? Are these words?
Well maybe if he looked it up in his dictionary. He paused again thinking long and hard when he had looked up a word in a dictionary. He was pretty sure he didn’t even own a dictionary.
“Ahh well, just proves how smart I am, I don’t need a dictionary to understand words.” Joe grinned, pleased with the explanation he gave to himself. He bobbed his head as he walked into the set. He was desperate to meet Ariel, tell her about Ella, and then ask her how to get rid of the very...he tried to use a polite word...clingy woman. He grinned again, pleased with his amazingly gifted vocabulary.
He entered the studio. Mike and Ariel were shooting for their drama Love Contract. Well, it wasn’t exactly a studio, it was a school, but Joe was used to calling the shooting areas a studio, even though they were anything but. Mike and Ariel were shooting for a scene where they kiss after getting drunk. Joe narrowed his eyes. The scene was something like that. He had no idea where the drama was going, he had missed the show when it aired. Even though he promised Ariel he would watch it. But hey, he was in Paris for two weeks, trying to cater to the needs of the incredibly...he couldn’t use clingy twice...maudlin, Ella. He shook his head in disgust and decided to buy a darn dictionary on the way home.
“...And cut!” The director announced as Mike and Ariel finished the scene. Joe waved to Ariel trying to get her attention, but she wasn’t even looking at him. Just as he was about to call her name, someone from the other end of the room called for her, and she went running towards him.
Joe watched as like in slow motion, Ariel ran towards the man, and they kissed as he carried her off the ground. Joe felt a rush of anger rush through him. The beast! He’s kissing Ariel? How can he force himself upon her like that!
He made a mad dash towards them, and landed straight in front of them. He pulled Ariel aside, and flung a wild punch in the man’s direction, and watched with satisfaction as he landed on the ground. But Joe was not done with him. He picked him up by the collar, and was about to throw another punch, but was interrupted.
“Joe!” He heard Ariel scream from behind.
“Don’t worry Ariel. This idiot is going to pay for forcing himself on you.”
“Forcing?” The man in front of him dared to speak. Joe squeezed his collar tighter, and threw another punch at the man’s face.
“Joe! Stop!” Ariel yelled, and placed herself between the two men, as once again, the man landed on his butt.
“Get up and fight, you pervert!” Joe said trying to push past Ariel.
“Joe, what are you doing?” Ariel asked looking at him like he had grown two heads.
“Arie, this man forced himself upon you. He can’t get away with that...what are you doing?” Joe asked as he watched her turn to the man, and held her hand to pull him up. “Don’t help him, he’s a pervert!”
“Joe, this is my boyfriend. Enrique Iglesias. We’ve been dating for two weeks. I wanted to tell you, but you were unreachable. He wasn’t forcing himself on me, I willingly kissed him.” Ariel replied without even looking at Joe. She sounded in control but tired, as she brushed off the dust gathered on Enrique’s arms. The action was so intimate, that Joe pulled Ariel away from the man called Enrique.
“What?” Ariel asked looking up at him, eyes wide with surprise. Joe didn’t know how to answer. He just wanted to keep Ariel as far away from Enrique as possible. He could not, would not, let her be close to him. Clearly this man was using Ariel. He had cast some weird spell on her. Ariel was acting weird.
“Ariel, we need to talk.”Joe pulled her farther away from Enrique. The more the distance between her and Enrique, the safer he felt. On the other hand, the more distance between himself, and Ariel, the more worried he got.
“Yes, we do.” Ariel smiled up at him. It wasn’t her usual smile, Joe noticed. It was a patronizing smile, one that he’d never seen on Ariel before. This man seemed to be having a weird effect on Ariel.
“I’ll be in your trailer.” Enrique said, and gently squeezed Ariel’s arm. Again the action was so intimate, that Joe pulled at Ariel with such force, she bumped into Joe, and her head hit his chin.”
“Oww. Joe, what are you doing?” Ariel asked looking up at him with anger. Joe winced. Ariel had never been angry with him, she only mocked anger, or irritation. She’d never looked at him that way. Had this man taught her to hate her friends? Ariel was so innocent, so vulnerable, and so gullible. She would believe everything the man said. Joe vowed that he would get her away from Enrique. The sooner the better.
“I’ll meet you in the trailer.” Enrique repeated again, but this time he didn’t touch Ariel. He just walked away, and gave a tentative smile in their direction.
“Now...” Ariel began, but looked around. “I think we need to borrow Mike’s trailer.” She said and walked towards Mike’s trailer, leaving Joe no choice but to follow.
“Ariel, could you tell me what’s going on? Why was that man all over you? And why did you allow him to kiss you? You know, don’t be so sympathetic to fans, if they touch you, that’s not ok. Let me go beat him around a bit, get him to understand that you’re not his property.”
“ Joe, I am his property...well, you cant exactly call me his property, but him touching me...it wasn’t bad.”
“It wasn’t?” Joe asked a little unsure of himself. Maybe he wasn’t hearing things right. Maybe Ariel was saying something completely different, but his stupid brain was mixing things up, making him hear the wrong things.
“Enrique and I, we’ve been dating for two weeks.” Ariel smiled up at him, oblivious to the tension drooping his shoulders at her words.
“Two weeks?” Joe asked amazed. “How have I only heard of this now?”
“Well, we aren’t so famous, that we’d make the Paris news, and also, I wasn’t able to call you. The contact number you gave never worked.”
“You’ve been dating someone for two weeks?” Joe asked as if in a trance.
“Yeah, and ya know, I’d be happy if you’d apologise to the poor chap for breaking his nose. I don’t know what got into you...and anyway, I’ve been dying to ask, how was your vacation with Ella?”
“You and Enrique have been dating for two weeks?” He asked again, blinking hard and long, as if when he opened his eyes, the truth would be something different.
“We went over that silly...I was asking about you and Ella.”
As if in a trance he glanced up at Ariel. Her eyes wide, and filled with joy. For the first time, in the past few minutes, he noticed her. Really noticed her, and everything about her. She had a faint blush to her face, and her skin glowed and seemed fairer than ever. She was radiating. A happy smile was upon her face, and her eyes were twinkling.
The man, Enrique...he probably did her some good too. The only time when he found such a glow to her face, was during the last scene for their very first drama It started with a kiss. And she had to have the glow for the wedding scene.
“You look...happy...” He said it more to himself, than to Ariel.
“I am...the shoot is going on well, I’ve been getting good acclaim for my new drama, a film contract is on the way, and Enrique, he’s just wonderful.” She beamed. “So, I ask again, how was the vacation with Ella?”
“Ella?” He asked, and suddenly he broke out of his trance. “Oh Ella, she’s a nag...I cant believe I wasted two weeks of my life with her. I’m going to dump her once I have the courage. She’s just too wrong for me. I mean, throughout the trip, she was a whinny little baby. Seriously, she kept asking me when we’re getting married, and even named our kids. I think one of them is named Tapioca...I don’t even want to go there. And man, she does not eat! I had to eat her share and mine in the restaurants, and I swear I have put on five pounds! I’m going nuts with her Arie, I need your help to get rid of her!”
“Now now, be gentle. If she’s such a nag, I’m sure there will be loads of drama created.” She smiled. “But I bet there wouldn’t be a broken heart, because she’s probably after your money.”
“Ahh, I knew that bit, when she asked me how much money I make.”
“No way, she actually asked you that?” Ariel looked astonished.
“Yeah, and many other questions I was too uncomfortable to answer...but I have to say she is hot! You wouldn’t believe one time in bed...”
“Lalala! I’m not listening to this!” Ariel said covering her ears. “I’m going for my shoot, any disgusting details can be discussed with Mike.”
“Arie, I wasn’t going to tell you about the process, just some details.”
“Shut up!” Ariel replied and ran out of the room. As she went up to her trailer, she bumped into Enrique, and they both began laughing. They weren’t exactly kissing, but just him touching her, was enough to make Joe retreat into the trance. “Arie...” Joe thought. “...has a boyfriend.” He looked at them for a moment longer, and then left to his car. He didn’t know what he was feeling, but whatever it was, had to wait...Ella was beckoning. He thought and pulled a face at the mere thought of Ella.
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Right, so I think I'm just as confused as all of you about the ending...should it be ArJoe or should Enrique steal Ariel away?
I have an ending in mind, but I'm willing to change my mind, or stick to the decision I made based on your comments, so please do comment! I would make an ending based on my readers decision.
Do check out my other story white horse, all those who stopped reading it, I think you guys would like it now coz of the new twist. (If I can call it that.) @ winglin.net/fanfic/shweta9
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Thnx for reading.